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Although these people had some complaints in their hearts, many smart knights had already begun to wonder why this battle was won so easily?

There were still more than 2,000 Ansa people. Why did they all surrender?

If they all fought to the death and refused to surrender, the Celtics would suffer heavy losses, which was a foreseeable necessity.

In the end, no one will be the winner.

"..."

The Ansa looked at each other in silence, and did not answer Kelar's question. In fact, as enemies, it was difficult for the Celts to distinguish each Ansa who killed people. Only they themselves could tell the difference.

But how difficult is it to get them to identify each other?

This is not something that can be resolved by Kelar's kindness. After all, betraying teammates is something that not everyone can do, and the psychological pressure will be very great.

But Kelar is not without a solution. He is not a pedantic and foolish person. The methods used by good people are sometimes much more evil than those used by bad people.

"You took the initiative to invade Maple Ridge, but now that you have been defeated, you don't even have a means of transportation to return. You can only rely on swimming to return to your Ansa territory."

Kelar smiled and said, "But swimming also requires physical strength and food. If there is no food, at least half of you will die on the way, right?"

"...But Powell and his men said that you would give us food." A braver Ansa said respectfully, "Lord Kelar, Powell called you a righteous man."

"You may be a righteous man or a saint!" Kelar said calmly, not moved by his flattery: "I can give you food, but the premise is that you must follow the laws I set. What I say is that killing is not good!"

"For those who are willing to identify me, I can give you double the supplies. I can even give you far more supplies than what we looted. For me, this is not a burden."

Kelar smiled and said, "If none of you are willing to identify me, then I can only cut the supplies for all of you in half. With half the food, you can barely return alive, but you may get seriously ill or get injured."

"During this period of time, if we don't encounter sea monsters, there should be no problem."

Kelar was very good at mathematics. After winning the battle, he began to calculate in his mind the food these Ansa people would need and the supplies needed to maintain the minimum baseline vital signs.

He could give abundant supplies to two thousand people with a wave of his hand, or he could just let them survive. If they encountered a crisis like a sea monster, they could only leave it to fate.

It seemed that the Ansa people returned with a great harvest, while Kelar suffered heavy losses. As for the result, it seemed to be the same as before.

But in fact, it is not like that. What I give you is yours. If I don’t give it to you, you can’t snatch it away.

These are completely different things.

Kelar's move of both attacking and defending was very clever. He was a master at dividing and winning over. He transformed the conflict between the Ansa people and Kelar into a conflict within themselves. The idea of ​​solidarity against a common enemy that the Ansa people had finally raised disappeared in an instant.

Most people still think - they didn't kill anyone, so why should everyone share the punishment?

Finally, someone stood up. A red-haired Celtic... no, he should be called a Gaul. He pointed at his 'comrades' next to him and said, "I saw Old John kill someone. They can testify for me!"

The Gauls and Celts are of the same origin, but they separated hundreds or thousands of years ago. Some of the people invading Britain today are Gauls.

Kelar gestured to the serfs beside him...

No, the lord's guards stepped forward and pulled out the Ansa man who was so horrified after being identified that he wanted to hide.

"Very good. I'll remember you. You can get double the supplies later."

Kelar nodded at him, and the man, who was originally a little ashamed, instantly perked up. He didn't look like he had betrayed his comrades, but rather like he had done something proud.

With this person leading the way, it was much easier for the others to sell out their teammates. Eventually, hundreds of people were caught one after another. Even Kelar was surprised. In this battle, less than a hundred Celts died, and they were all temporarily recruited and untrained serfs.

None of the knights who had received military training since childhood died. Only one knight was dragged off his horse by the Ansa people. When he was about to be killed, he was saved by the serf soldiers who were accompanying him.

This is the power of the coordinated tactics of infantry and cavalry. With cavalry to break the formation and infantry to provide defense, the combat effectiveness of both sides complement each other and can confront forces several times their own in the front, or even defeat unorganized guerrillas that outnumber their own forces by several times.

"..."

Kelar couldn't help but fall into deep thought. There were less than a hundred deaths on my side, so how come you sold more than four hundred people to me?

Kelar immediately stopped this behavior and pulled someone over to question him: "My Lord's Guards only lost less than a hundred people in total. Why have you reported more than four hundred people and you still have no intention of stopping?"

"Could it be that you deliberately deceived me, Kelar, for supplies?"

"We would never dare to have such delusion." The Ansa man who was held by him almost fainted from fright. After coming to his senses, he explained tremblingly: "Lord Kelar, you are talking about the murderer, not the murder on this battlefield..."

"We thought..."

Kelar understood that these Ansa people thought that Kelar wanted to bring up old accounts and settle previous scores.

No wonder they were so hesitant before and formed a group so quickly.

If we really want to look back on the past, there must be some innocent people among these people who were killed, but if we kill every other one, there will definitely be some who are missed.

But Kelar had no intention of killing without teaching. What was the difference between the previous Ansa people and those uncivilized beasts?

He was not prepared to dig up the past.

If after receiving his teachings, one still harbors evil thoughts, that is unforgivable!

But now that things have come to this, more than 400 people have been exposed. It is not possible to let them go. Isn't this pure betrayal? Next time, no one will be willing to obey Kelar's orders.

Kelar ordered: "Al, take out the supplies I prepared in advance and give the remaining 400 supplies to those who reported it."

As soon as Kelar said this, the Ansa people who were originally worried felt relieved instantly. Especially after the incident of mutual denunciation, these Ansa people didn't even dare to trust their own comrades. It can be said that their psychological security has dropped to the lowest level...

But Kelar's trustworthy behavior won them back and their trust in Kelar reached the highest level.

It’s just a little psychological application, similar to the Stockholm and Suspension Bridge effects.

But Kelar didn't pay anything extra. He had prepared the corresponding supplies in advance. Now this lift and this drop has achieved the effect of killing two birds with one stone.

It is useless even if you see through Kelar's plan, because this is an unsolvable conspiracy.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 14 I have long been famous in Britain

"You are truly a righteous man, Lord Kelar." An Ansa asked hesitantly, "Will you...will you forgive me?"

This is the confession culture unique to the Ansa people, or the Christian culture. Kelar did not find it surprising, but was a little surprised that these Ansa people actually confessed to him?

Shouldn't you confess to your God?

Kelar's answer was always the same: "As long as you did not come to Maple Ridge voluntarily, and as long as you did not voluntarily harm the lives of others, I am willing to forgive you."

"Killing is unlucky. If you don't want to be killed, then don't kill."

"This is my teaching, you need to remember it."

After distributing the supplies, Kelar turned around and saw that the Ansa people had already left one after another. Now it was time to deal with internal issues.

The conflicts within Maple Ridge did not disappear, but were forcibly suppressed by Kelar.

As a lord, Kelar forcefully recruited the knights' slaves for his own use, which greatly infringed upon the rights and interests of the knight class. This can be said to be an alternative reform.

The reason they did not resist was because Kelar's majesty was too heavy.

But if Kelar doesn't deal with it now, this conflict will definitely erupt in the future.

In other words, they are now preparing to counterattack.

A knight stood up and questioned Kelar's order again: "Sir Kelar, please forgive me for being blunt, but if you don't kill them, they will come a second time, a third time. This kind of thing will never end!"

"Besides, why did you give Maple Ridge's supplies to the enemies who invaded us?" The knight continued, "These food and dried meat can also be rewarded to the slaves to reward their heroic fighting."

Another knight stepped forward and said, "Aren't you afraid that Maple Ridge will never have peace in the future if you do this?"

"This time it's supplies for 2,000 people. Considering the wealth of Maple Ridge, it's insignificant to take out these supplies. But what if it's for 20,000 or 200,000 people? Do we have to take out these supplies as well?" The third knight stepped forward and joined the team that questioned Kelar's order.

Kelar looked at the knights who were almost connected as one and knew that this was their counterattack. While all the knights were gathered together, they tacitly chose to unite in order to safeguard their common interests.

Only a small number of knights were loyal to Kelar, some because of Kelar's bravery, and some because of their family's generations of loyalty.

"First of all, regarding the first question, they will definitely come up with it a second, third, or even countless times. As long as the white dragon of disaster still exists and as long as the Ansa people have not gained true dignity and freedom, this kind of thing will never stop."

Kelar answered this question in the affirmative: "But they will surrender to me again and again. A righteous person has no enemies. They will not risk their lives and choose to fight with me."

"Because I am not a useless and kind person, I, Kelar, am a hero famous throughout Britain."

"Secondly, give the supplies of Maple Ridge to the Angsa people. These are all my property and have nothing to do with you."

"I will only give food to the Angsa people who surrender to me and accept my teachings." Kelar finally said: "If there are really 20,000 or 200,000 people who surrender to me, then the King of the North will no longer be a concern."

Two hundred thousand Ansa surrendered to Kerala...

Humble king?

What is a humble king? Are you talking to me?

"As for you not understanding me..."

Kelar paused, and said with dignity: "It doesn't matter! I, Kelar, don't need to be understood by others, but you must obey my law. This is my teaching. Not only the Ansa people need to obey it, but the Celts must also obey it!"

"If you do not obey my laws, I will expel you."

"Finally, I tell you again, there are no slaves in Maple Ridge. I promise that all slaves who have made contributions will become free citizens, and I am also preparing to enact a bill to abolish slavery. You still need to remember the laws I, Kelar, have established."

Kelar doesn't need to be understood. A person with great desires is destined to go against common sense.

Moreover, he also believed that what he did was right. Isn't human life more precious than those foods?

Duke Mu of Qin, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, had three hundred savages from the horse-eating tribe steal his horses. By the time the Qin army captured them, nine of them had already been eaten.

The ministers of Qin advised Duke Mu to kill all 300 horse-eating barbarians...

Yes, in order to buy nine horses, three hundred people had to be killed. This was the truth of that era, the truth of the Spring and Autumn Period with its various schools of thought.

Duke Mu laughed and said, “I would rather lose a horse for a man than kill a person for a horse.”

Duke Mu not only did not blame them, he also rewarded the horse-eating people with his own wine.

Finally, in the battle with the Jin army, when Duke Mu was about to be defeated by the Jin army, it was these three hundred horse-eating savages who rushed out and attacked the Jin army fearlessly to repay Duke Mu's kindness, which eventually enabled the Qin State to defeat the giant Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Perhaps Duke Mu did not expect that he would be saved by just three hundred people.

If you haven't reached that point, how will you know whether your kindness can work?

When times are tough, one's loyalty is revealed and recorded in history.

"But……"

One knight wanted to resist with some reluctance, but was held back by another. He suddenly came to his senses and realized that he was not facing Kelar alone, but Kelar and his lord's guard of nearly three thousand people.

Serfs who were not armed and had no leader were useless slaves even if they gathered together. However, with the support of Kelar, the serfs were no longer serfs, but the lord's guards.

In other words, Kelar no longer relies on the knight class as the only military force. With guns, Kelar can force everyone to obey his laws.

Because only he, Kelar, is right, even if he is not understood by others, he is right.

If they insist on depriving the lord's guards of their free citizen status, the conflict will be directly intensified, and will eventually lead to a fight between the knights and the lord's guards.

And whoever Kelar helps will win.

The knights knew very well that Kelar might not... no, he would definitely not help them.

These slaves were freed from slavery by Kelar and were promoted to the status of soldiers. This was a huge class leap, so they were very loyal to Kelar.

Moreover, the knights are still considered the upper class, but their power and interests have been partially taken back by Kelar as the lord. Their status and resources are still countless times that of civilians.

The lord's guard is composed of serfs. There is no manor that produces money, and all these people need to be supported by Kelar. The knights are waiting for the day when Kelar goes bankrupt. When the time comes, these people will be disbanded by Kelar and will still become slaves.

Thinking of this, most of the knights chose to endure. Facing such a strong and powerful lord, they were helpless.

"Kailar, if the Ansa people come again next time, it may not be so easy."

Morgan's cold voice appeared in his mind. Kelar was not surprised and replied calmly: "I know this, but it doesn't matter how many people come."

"Because I'm Kelar."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 15: Punishing without teaching is cruelty

Morgan had promised to teach Kelar magic for ten days, but Kelar actually extended it to one month...

After all, no one was willing to give up such a talented disciple. Kelar could learn any magic at once. Morgan started teaching him from the difficult ones to make things difficult for him, but Kelar's talent for magic was extremely high. Except for certain magic that he could not learn, he mastered other types of magic very quickly.

At this time, the contradictions and repetitions in Morgan's character appeared. On the one hand, she felt that the stronger Kelar was, the lower the possibility of her becoming king in the future. After all, this guy was a die-hard Red Dragon faction...

Imperial Master, isn’t that the Red Dragon Sect that has been locked down?

But on the other hand, I felt that if I really gave up teaching, I would definitely regret it in the future, and I might never meet a disciple as talented and hardworking as Kelar again.

Kelar studied the magic taught by Morgan without sleep for nine days and nine nights. He had very little time to sleep and rest in a month, and worked hard to the point of desperation.

Morgan didn't know why Kelar worked so hard, but she admired Kelar's attitude of cherishing any opportunity to become stronger.