The next day, with the farewell of Stein, Earl of Osrigg, and the local nobles, Richard left Randost City and headed towards the place where the refugees had appeared as the two viscounts said.

As Richard’s commanders are all cavalry, the marching speed is very fast. In order to speed up the speed of finding the refugees, the crossbow cavalry spread out and spread out in a fan shape. After only a half day of marching, some crossbow cavalry found the refugees. Mark of.

It was easy to find the traces. After following the traces all the way, they finally found the refugees who stopped to rest on the bank of a small stream. These refugees had set up a fire, and the fresh fish hunted from the stream were stringed with branches. Get up, set it up on the fire and grill, white smoke rising slowly, looking around, the black human head is really spectacular.

When Richard and his party discovered the refugees, the other party also spotted the hundreds of cavalry. The crowd screamed in horror. Then, the originally orderly scene suddenly became chaotic. Yu Mingqing stood in front of the crowd with simple weapons in a straight line, watching Richard and his cavalry warily. However, even though they had weapons in their hands, they still couldn’t change the fact that they feared. Looking at Richard and the more than 20 heavily armored knights around him, as well as the more than 400 crossbowmen armed with small cavalry crossbows, they tolerated I couldn't help the legs trembling, and the hand holding the spear was also trembling, as if it would fall to the ground in the next second.

Seeing all this, Richard couldn't help but shook his head. He was too weak. These people, even if the crossbow cavalry were removed, he could crush these refugees with just one charge by his own 20-odd early generals and guards.

Fortunately, he didn't come to kill, otherwise the stream would be stained red with blood, or it would be blocked by layers of corpses. At Richard’s sign, a crossbow cavalry rushed out on horseback. Seeing a cavalry rushing towards him, the refugees wavered again. They wanted to retreat in horror, but they were blocked by the people behind them and could only squeeze in. At the same time, they couldn't move, and those who were standing in front with weapons wanted to retreat, but the belief in protecting their families still made them forcibly stabilize their positions, sweating profusely and staring at the cavalry coming over.

After running to a distance of less than 20 meters from the refugees, the crossbow cavalry stopped and shouted in Vadasian common language: "On the order of His Majesty the Great King Winster, I ask you, are you? War refugees who fled from the Principality of Lijin?"

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It was quiet. Everyone stared at the cavalry with horror, as if they were facing a scourge. After a while, when the crossbow cavalry looked a little impatient, one of them came out and he Trembling, but still trying to maintain stability, he replied: "Master cavalry, we are indeed refugees from the Principality of Lijin."

"Okay, you humble refugees, listen carefully." The crossbow cavalry said in a haughty tone, "According to the laws of the kingdom, we should have driven you back to your country, but our king is generous and kind and can't bear to see you continue to suffer. Tortured by the war, he is willing to place you on his own land!" "Great."

"God bless you."

The crowd suddenly cheered in a low voice, but the crossbow cavalry was obviously not ready to make them happy too soon. He went on to say: "However, if you want to live in my king's territory, you need to be miners and work in his silver mine. Unless you get permission, you will not be able to leave without permission!"

"What? Be a miner?" The refugees exclaimed, with unbelievable faces. Seeing their appearance, a look of impatience flashed across the crossbow cavalry's faces. He asked: "Why, don't you guys? Will you?"

"Master Cavalry, can we not be miners?" one of them shouted boldly, and then the others agreed.

"No." The crossbow cavalry shook his head and said: "You only have one choice. Those who disagree will be deported and returned to your original country."

Hearing that, the crowd was arguing, seeming to be arguing over the choice given by the crossbow cavalry. He quietly looked at the arguing refugees and did not speak. No matter what choice the other party makes, it has nothing to do with him. He is only responsible. Pass the words of His Majesty the King, and bring back the answers of these refugees.

After a while, the refugee came out just now. He no longer had the timidity he had just now. He said loudly: "Master Cavalry, we are willing to obey the king's arrangements, as long as he can guarantee the food and safety of all of us."

"There is no problem." The crossbow cavalry nodded and replied. After receiving the answer, he transferred his horses and returned to the cavalry group in the distance to report to Richard.

Listening to the report of the crossbow cavalry, Richard nodded, and then led the cavalry to the refugees. The refugees on the opposite side also put down their weapons and respectfully waited for the arrival of the new lord.

"Refugees from the Principality of Liguin." Richard shouted to them, "I am glad you made the right choice. You have chosen a path full of light. I can assure you that as long as you can obey the law, you Your safety will be guaranteed ~lightnovelpub.net~ There will be no more forced relocation due to war!"

Richard’s promise is like a shot in the arm, and most of the refugees’ doubts have been dispelled. In their eyes, the king is generally not deceiving, and the promise made by the king is more greedy than those who are greedy. The nobles are more credible.

In this way, Richard got a thousand new leaders.

Only after collecting statistics on these new citizens did Richard get accurate data. The total number of refugees from the Principality of Lijin is 1,128. They are not from the same place. They came from all over the country, gathered together on the way to flee, and marched in a common direction. Among these one thousand one hundred and twenty-eight people, there are 674 adult men and 328 adult women. The remaining 126 are either elderly people or young children. .

More than 600 miners should be enough, Richard thought to himself, and among the more than 300 adult women, some of the stronger ones were selected and included in the miners, and the rest would be responsible for other chores.

After making simple arrangements, Richard let the brigade commander of the Crossbow Cavalry Brigade be responsible for escorting these refugees to the silver mines in the Kingdom of Pravia, and then he only took the early general guards of these two dozen men back home. , Return to Nord City. Oh, one thing I forgot to say, in order to facilitate the connection to the large silver mines in the Kingdom of Pravia, Richard also asked King Nickles II to agree to open the military access, so Richard’s army can walk unscrupulously On the territory of the Pravia Kingdom, although this is a shame to the Pravia people, they have no way to defy it.

The huge explosion pits left by Richard are still being filled, and the shadows left by the siege will never be easily dissipated.