The meeting lasted until sunset, and when the lights were on, the reception, control, renovation and other tasks of the Rock Fortress were finally arranged roughly. Among all arrangements, the most important thing was who should guard this crucial northern portal next.

Gao Wen did not choose the "veterans" Philip and Byron.

Of course, the loyalty and ability of the two knights are unquestionable, but they are not suitable to guard the Rock Fortress. The First Combat Corps they led, as the main force of Cecil, is responsible for maintaining the security of the entire southern border and defending against the dark mountains. Especially the second point, which Gao Wen dared not relax no matter what.

In Gaowen's eyes, the threat of the wasteland opposite the Dark Mountains was far greater than that of the human kingdom in the north. Although the Rock Fortress is an important gateway to the southern border, no matter how important it is, Gaowen cannot weaken Cecil's local defense for this.

Byron and Philip could not be tied to the fortress, and apart from them, the young generation of commanders trained by Cecil locally lacked experience, and there was no talent among them who could take on this important task.

In the end, Gowen chose the old knight Wald Peric from the Kant area.

With the help of Philip, this highly qualified knight successfully transformed an old-style aristocratic private army into the Second Cecil Combat Corps. Although this corps still has many things to be perfected, the ability of the old knight has been reflected in this process. What is even more commendable is that Valde Perridge's ability to accept new things and new ideas is unexpectedly strong. As the oldest knight in Kant's area, he was faster than that of those young people when learning new weapons and tactics and new military rules. Even Philip praised this specifically to Gao Wen.

In addition to his abilities, Waldperic's character is also trustworthy.

The task of guarding the Rock Fortress and renovating and modernizing the fortress fell on the Second Combat Corps.

After the meeting, Gao Wen stood in the deserted hall and fell into deep thought as the map hanging on the wall was hanging.

The Beida Gate is set down.

The King Capital may soon know this news, but with the current situation of the Western Region and the Northern Region Dukes are tired of dealing with the rebels in the East Region, they will be unable to solve the crisis in the south. They know the combat effectiveness of the Rock Fortress, and naturally they can estimate how powerful the Cecil army that broke through the Rock Fortress within one day. As long as they are not stupid, the two great dukes will realize that even if they piece together a team in this situation, it will be impossible to get the Rock Fortress back. Instead, it will only add to the cost. Therefore, the King Capital's most likely reaction is to send envoys to contact us in order to seek temporary "stability".

Whether the king sends envoys or troops here, it is almost the same for Gao Wen. What he wants is a Principal of Cecil, who is not disturbed by the outside world and is completely under his control. He will temporarily close this door to isolate all the forces that want to be involved in the guide, and then absorb it quietly, digest the vast territory that has just fallen into his hands, completely stabilize his basic stadium, and enter the benign stage of industrial operation. This process may take several years, even if the pressure of the demon tide makes him have to speed up everything, this process is also indispensable.

The emergence of modern weapons will eliminate traditional castle tactics, but this does not mean that a portal like Rock Fortress is meaningless. At least at this stage, this North Dao gate will firmly guard the land of the Principal of Cecil.

The nearby air twisted slightly, and a shadow emerged from the air. Gao Wen turned his head and looked in the direction where the shadow appeared: "How is the situation outside?"

Amber picked up the water cup from the table next to him, poured half of the cup of cold tea, and then began to report the situation outside: "Everything is in order, the main force has completed the takeover, the original defenders of the fortress have been detained, and the Iron Rangers just found the last group of hiding guys from the mill in the west of the city, all of whom were originally exiled knights from the southern border. Their ability to escape and hide has really improved a lot."

Gao Wen nodded: "Where are the civilians in the city?"

Amber grabbed another piece of snack and stuffed it into her mouth. While chewing, she said, "The inner city is martial law and the wartime curfew is implemented. Of course, the civilians stay in their houses. However, the female knight named Margarita has taken the soldiers to read the 'Announcement of Announcement', and sent the supplies and medicines for comfort. Both of these things are quite effective. At present, the civilians in the inner city are not only a little nervous, but the order is quite good."

Gao Wen exclaimed: "Because we did not bomb the civilian area."

The Rock Fortress is a fortress-shaped city that is both a fortress and a city. Nearly 10,000 soldiers are stationed here for a long time. In order to maintain the operation of the fortress and the stability of the army, the central area of ​​the fortress is a fully functional town. In addition to the soldiers, a large number of civilians also live here.

In order to prevent accidental injury to civilian areas, during the entire previous shelling process, Cecil's army only bombed the southern city walls and the military facilities behind the first city wall. Even when Saldrin and Roppenni carried out sabotage operations in the inner city, their burning and attacking targets were all military camps, posts and mage towers. Although the urban areas where civilians lived were slightly affected during this process, compared with other places, the damage was almost negligible.

It can only be said that the fragility of the noble army in this era helped Gao Wen a great help. Those recruits without discipline and belief almost immediately lost their will to resist after the city wall collapsed. Therefore, the Cecil army could only take down the entire fortress with limited artillery bombardment. If the defenders of the Rock Fortress were a tenacious army with modern experience, if they continued to resist after the city wall collapsed, even retreated into the inner city and rely on the intricate streets and houses to fight street battles with the Cecils, then this battle would never have been so easy.

The civilian damage in the inner city will definitely not be so minor.

After reporting the situation, Amber began to stare at Gao Wen straight at her. She was still holding snacks in her hands, and there was a scum on her mouth, but her eyes were very serious. When Gao Wen saw this guy's condition, he knew that she had a problem again and couldn't figure it out, so he casually said, "If you want to ask, just ask."

"How are you going to arrange that Maryland Jazz?"

"What is this problem? Of course, it is handled according to prisoners of war," Gao Wen waved his hand, "send Cecil back to Cecil, work, educate, indoctrinate Cecil's laws, and then see if he is willing to become a member of Cecil and become a good citizen who abides by the law. In this way, I can still retain his aristocratic title, although the 'new-style aristocrat' basically only has a title and annuity..."

When Amber heard this answer, she looked disappointed: "I thought you would treat it very well."

Gao Wen was silent for a moment and asked slowly: "Do you still remember what I said in front of you and Wright last time?"

Amber thought for a while: "Those about the land nobles?"

Gowen nodded: "Yes, there are also 'good' among the traditional land aristocrats. They retain the chivalrous spirit and pursue true aristocratic virtues. The character is admirable. Sir Maryland is such a nobleman, but this still cannot change the nature of his land aristocrats and the limitations of his 'noble virtues'. He is a respectable knight, but this is not enough. In his personal capacity, I admire him very much, but as a lord, I must transform him equally."

Speaking of this, Gao Wen couldn't help laughing: "Of course, there is still a difference between Sir Maryland and those Southern nobles. I believe that the Sir will be able to realize smoothly, complete the transformation, become a law-abiding and harmless to the territory. I saw the shadow of Philip in him. Although such people, although they are old-fashioned and difficult to reverse, will be very reliable as long as they realize the right direction. Unlike those who are hopelessly hopelessly accused of the Southern nobles, they may be willing to be loyal to Cecil on the first day of collective labor, but they yelled that I dare not fully believe them for ten years."

"Those traditional nobles..." Amber couldn't help but mutter after hearing this, and then stuffed the last bite of snack into his mouth. "But it doesn't matter. You finally knocked down the North Gate that you were thinking about. Now the entire southern border is completely controlled by you. You have time to slowly cook those guys."

"The entire southern border? No, I haven't controlled the entire southern border yet." Gao Wen's mouth curled up, and his eyes crossed the amber with biscuit slag on the military map, and landed on the "Lu'an City" where St. Lu'an Cathedral is located.

The city is located in the northwest of the southern border and has been circled in a red circle.

Amber noticed Gao Wen's gaze, turned his head to look at the map, and immediately showed a surprised look: "You are going to... attack those charlatans?"

"No, surround them for a while," said Gao Wen, shaking his head, "St. Lu'an's Cathedral is not a rock fortress. Physical destruction or occupation of that church can only be worth the loss. To destroy the foundation of the old Holy Light Church in the southern border, one should be punished, and this requires good preparation."

Amber keenly noticed the word "Old Church of Light" mentioned by Gao Wen, and laughed with understanding.

Three days later, the situation in the Rock Fortress basically stabilized, and all registrations and statistics were completed. It was confirmed that Knights Waldperic and his Second Combat Corps had achieved complete control of the fortress. Gao Wen rode the Aurora battleship using Siren power and left the fortress together with Amber, Byron, Roppenni and others.

Under the convenient Magic Network communication, the news of the victory on the front line was actually transmitted back to Cecil City through wireless signals long before the army returned to the local area.

In Cecil City, in the Government Affairs Office, Hetty ended the Magic Net communication with Rebecca. After filtering out the cheerful chat and irrational nonsense of the big niece, she had figured out Rebecca's needs.

A moment later, she called Carmier.

Carmere, full of arcane glory, entered Hetty's office. He greeted the "Master Cecil" who was of low level but had outstanding internal affairs: "Wu An, Ms., has the message been sent back from the front line?"

"Yes, a big victory," said Hetty with a smile, "and Rebecca said there was one thing you need to do to do it was ordered by the Lord."

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Chapter completed!