Unknown Knight

Although the loss of territory in the second war against Zion was minimal, the sudden attack of Ogbai Liano caused the siege to end in failure. This made Aix angry and helpless at the same time. Although he had the halo of a prophet, he did not really possess divine power, and could not predict what was going to happen.

Fortunately, Mathilde handled the situation properly and did not allow this unexpected attack to have serious consequences. Instead, a lot of spoils were seized in the battle.

The most important trophies were the four large cogs, which were specially used by the Ogbai family for the slave trade. They were larger than the three cogs originally owned by the territory, with a more reasonable design and a newer and stronger hull.

If these four cogs could form combat effectiveness, together with the original three cogs and more than ten sampans, judging from the tonnage and number of ships alone, Aix's navy would already be a force that could not be underestimated.

The territory's special catapults and crossbows were used as attack weapons. These weapons were improved, with lookouts and pulleys to increase efficiency. They were not only more accurate and farther than others, but also used the territory's unique fierce fire oil as ammunition, making them even more powerful. In fact, from the perspective of overall strength, this fleet was already a dominant force in this area.

In addition, the various military supplies and weapons and equipment seized on the ship were no less than those seized from the fleet of Lord Humamu last time, not to mention the weapons and equipment stripped from the soldiers of the Ogbai family.

After a battle, all the weapons and equipment of the regular army in the territory were replaced. The shields and spears made of reed were collected by Aix and handed over to the high priest Velen, who was asked to arm the religious militia. After embroidering the unified emblem, all the regular army was equipped with the unified standard equipment.

As for the more than 500 prisoners, they were also a very tricky problem. After screening and interrogating them, Aix finally figured out the causes and consequences of the attack. It made him laugh and cry, but he had to sigh at the greed and sinisterness of human nature. Partners who once toasted with each other would unknowingly become enemies who coveted you.

More than 300 of these captives have various relationships with the Ogbai family, such as blood, marriage, employment, affiliation, etc. The relationship is very complicated. These people have deep interests in the Ogbai family and are a type of captives who are unreliable and difficult to win over.

After some consideration, Aix simply locked these people up with the remaining captives in Berbera, using them as cheap labor. He then used some tricks to stir up conflicts among them and let them fight each other.

The remaining nearly 300 people are mostly mercenaries. They have basically no direct relationship with the Ogebai family. They are a group of poor people who do things for money. They mainly come from the remote mountainous areas of Gronia and are known for their perseverance and hard work.

Aix handed these people over to the high priest Velen, and asked him to form a Second Redemption Regiment. He selected some soldiers with good performance from the First Regiment to take charge of them temporarily, and let them gradually carry out labor reform in the form of personal experience.

With ready-made examples, the territory has the best policy for its citizens in this era. I believe that in the near future, they will be as happy to join the big family of the territory as the Redemption Group.

After dealing with various miscellaneous matters after the war, Aix thought deeply about the reasons why the second attack on Zion City failed. Aix believed that the main reason was that he did not have a clear understanding of the surrounding situation.

In order to prevent such a disappointing incident from happening again, Aix also organized an expanded meeting, which included several Bedouin chiefs represented by Majid, as well as chiefs of several large settlements with hundreds of people in the nearby river bend.

These clan leaders are now believers of the Church of the Supreme God, and they were happy to be invited to attend the meeting held by Fort Standstill, which represented Fort Standstill's recognition of their ruling status in the tribe. At the same time, Aix was generous in rewarding the clan leaders who attended the meeting, and everyone received a lot of good things that satisfied them.

Through the meeting, the top leaders of the territory gained a better understanding of the situation in the vicinity, and also thoroughly understood that apart from the hostile forces in Zion City, the only other hostile forces in the territory were probably the city of Berbera and the Ogbai family.

The most threatening ones are the enemies in Zion and Berbera. These two hostile forces are very close to Zion and are side enemies that Aix must eliminate.

Although the city of Berbera suffered a crushing defeat last time, most of its strength is still there. Given the great feud between the two sides, the possibility of the lord of Humamu raising an army to attack again cannot be ruled out.

In addition, Berbera has an established navy and can take advantage of naval raids. After five or six days of sea voyage, it can attack the territory from Berbera. This can be said to be the biggest hidden danger of Fort Standstill at present.

As for the threat posed by the Ogbai family, it was already insignificant. According to the intelligence obtained from interrogating the prisoners, their entire army was wiped out this time, and most of their family's armed forces were lost. They no longer had the ability to launch another attack on the territory.

In addition, the Gronia continent is very far away from here, and it takes at least a month to travel by sea. With the current level of ships and material conditions, the number of troops deployed this time is already their limit for such a long distance. After this heavy loss, it is estimated that they will not launch another attack on the territory that is not worth the cost.

As for the enemies in the city of Barie, which was also very close, everyone agreed that they would not pose any threat at all. This was mainly due to the huge logistical pressure. Not to mention that the marching route in the Death Desert was nearly ten days long and was difficult to travel. There was no water source along the way, and even drinking water had to be transported here. How large a camel caravan would be needed to carry enough drinking water and food for a large army, as well as the necessary military supplies.

Therefore, over the years, only a caravan of dozens of people from the direction of Barieh City could cross the Death Desert and venture to Zion City to sell spices with huge profits. It was impossible for a large army to defeat them.

After the expanded meeting, we had a clearer understanding of the situation around Aix, and we felt more reassured and at ease.

He is now eager to return home, and he is thinking about getting back to Tangquan Fortress as soon as possible. However, he cannot just ignore this place. After all, it is the foundation built by everyone with great effort. In order to leave with peace of mind and not leave any hidden dangers to the territory here, he decides to launch an attack on the threatening cities of Zion and Berbera and completely eliminate these two hidden dangers.