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Chapter 137 Chaos in Jinhou Town
Viscount Jin Hou's report made the two deputy knight commanders and the general at the military meeting feel a little dizzy.
Because the Earl had previously sent the deputy knight commander to lead the knight squad, and this time the deputy knight commander led the team again, which resulted in the two of them being of the same level. Zhang Wei did not define who was higher and who obeyed whom, but instead made the two of them equal in level and restrained each other.
On the contrary, the century sent before was a centurion, whose rank was lower than that of a general, so according to regulations, Zhang Wei asked the general to incorporate the earliest century.
Zhang Wei assigned tasks to the two deputy knights. One team was to investigate the situation of monsters looting the village, and the other team was to investigate the situation of humans looting the village.
As for the general, he would take over the task of public security and defense of Jinhou Town, and use the three hundred-man teams in his hands to restore order in Jinhou Town.
"As for your army and adventurers, please consult with the guild on how to restrain the adventurers' behavior. At the same time, please send troops north to recapture the town of Huai'en."
"It's easy to restrain the behavior of adventurers, but what do you mean by recovery?" Viscount Jinhou wanted to know clearly what Zhang Wei defined the current situation of Huai'en Town as, so as to avoid being blamed for misunderstanding.
"When I went south with the Duke of Lionheart, we found a stone wall and a stone watchtower on the north of the town of Wynn. The humans inside launched indiscriminate attacks on the Duke and me, and even raided our base at night. My Lord Viscount, you should know what the appearance of a wall in the Barony means."
Upon hearing this, Viscount Jinhou swallowed his saliva and did not dare to answer Zhang Wei's question. As a viscount, he had the responsibility to supervise the baronies under him. If Huai'en Town really rebelled, it would be difficult for him to shirk responsibility.
"You don't have to worry so much, Viscount. Perhaps the city was captured by enemy conspiracy, not by Baron Huai En's rebellion. Maybe Baron Huai En has already died for the benefit of the kingdom and His Majesty the King." After Zhang Wei finished speaking, he looked at Viscount Jinhou with a smile.
"Of course, of course, he must have died for his country." Viscount Jinhou quickly took out his golden handkerchief to wipe his sweat. Zhang Wei's words undoubtedly meant that no matter what the situation in Huai'en Town was, it was not worth it for Baron Huai'en to rebel. Of course, even if Baron Huai'en was alive, he was already dead.
The two deputy knight commanders and the general looked at each other, thinking that they could not mess up the job. Zhang Wei clearly wanted to keep the matter under wraps and not let anyone use it to make a fuss.
The two teams of knights worked very efficiently. The villagers were naturally afraid of the knights who were riding on horses and looking high and mighty. The two teams divided the work and cooperated with each other, and quickly sorted out the four documents.
"The first one is the information about the village attacked by goblins. The second one is the information about the village attacked by ghouls. The third one is the information about the village attacked by the same group of humans. The fourth one is the information about the village attacked by humans that cannot be classified for the time being."
The intelligence documents compiled by the two deputy knight commanders were very clear and easy to understand, and Zhang Wei gave them high praise.
"What do you think about this?" Zhang Wei asked.
The two deputy knight commanders looked at each other and then spoke one after another according to the order of reporting they had agreed upon.
The first deputy knight commander suggested that order in Jinhou Town should be restored as soon as possible, so that villagers from each village could return to their respective villages instead of flocking to Jinhou Town.
"The current situation not only seriously consumes the limited resources of Jinhou Town, but also makes it overcrowded. If the enemy launches an attack on us, it will easily cause chaos." The first deputy knight concluded.
"That makes sense." Zhang Wei nodded and agreed with the suggestion of the first deputy knight.
The second deputy knight commander then suggested that the responsibility for restoring order and protecting villages attacked by monsters be handed over to the Adventurer's Guild, which would be the responsibility of registered adventurers, and the expenses would be borne by Viscount Jinhou.
"This can solve the problem of some adventurers taking advantage of the chaos in Jinhou Town to steal and extort villagers. It can also solve the problem of village defense. In addition to relying on adventurers, we can also distribute some weapons to the villagers and let them form a militia to defend their homes."
"Very good." Zhang Wei also agreed with the suggestion of the second deputy knight.
"What do you think about the human attackers?" Zhang Wei asked the last question.
The two deputy knight commanders looked at each other, and one of them said, "We want to investigate separately, but if we all go, it may put pressure on the defense of Jinhou Town. Moreover, we are of the same rank, so we cannot allocate investigation targets."
"This is easy," Zhang Wei said as he tore two pieces of paper, one blank and the other with a 1 written on it. Zhang Wei then crumpled the paper into a ball and placed the ball in the hollow of his two hands. He shook it up and down a few times, then separated his hands and let the ball fall freely onto the table.
Zhang Wei made a gesture of invitation and indicated that he should draw lots.
When the two teams of knights from Diplano City left Jinhou Town, people saw Zhang Wei's determination to quell the riots, and they became more worried about their own safety. However, Zhang Wei would patrol the streets on horseback every day. His presence in Jinhou Town would make people feel a little relieved, and they would subconsciously think that Zhang Wei would not put himself in trouble.
The basis for this judgment is more based on Zhang Wei's act of admitting defeat in the final of the Brave Selection Competition, which makes people believe that Zhang Wei will never do anything without confidence or take risks that are beyond his control.
A few days later, the knights who went out to investigate had not returned yet, but the three hundred-man teams heading north from Jinhou Town returned in defeat.
Two of the three centurions were killed in the battle, one was missing, more than half of the squad leaders and sergeants were killed or wounded, and most of those who escaped were ordinary soldiers.
In order to prevent the defeated soldiers from disturbing the city, Zhang Wei ordered his troops to gather the defeated soldiers together, go around Jinhou Town from the north side of the city and rest on the south side.
Zhang Wei originally wanted to rest directly in the north of the town, but the defeated soldiers had lost all their morale. When they found that they were heading north, they were so scared that they cried for their parents, and some even became incontinent.
Faced with the ugly behavior of the army, Zhang Wei could only personally promise to settle them in the south of the town for rest and march with them. Only then did these defeated soldiers regain some courage. However, when they arrived at the resting place designated by Zhang Wei, they collapsed to the ground one by one, and no one was willing to get up and work to build their own base.
That night, Zhang Wei was unable to find out what happened, so he handed the task of investigation over to Viscount Jinhou.
Two and a half days later, Viscount Jinhou mustered up the courage to report the results of the investigation to Zhang Wei - he found out nothing. Whenever he asked about the situation in Huai'en Town, the officers and soldiers would have a stress reaction and were unable to answer the questions at all.