Law of the Devil

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Chapter 237 [Win-win]

The news of Dewey's departure for the Northwest Army of “Bao Lao”, with all his heart, when he was truly passing on, and he didn't know what the real situation was, he really thought how much the Northwest Army had done this time.

Though the Tulip Gentlemen had a whisper in their hearts, after all, Dewey was becoming more and more prestigious and highly respected in the hearts and minds of everyone, so they all endured it.

Dewey spent two days preparing a generous gift. The flag that Alpha sent the craftsmen to make was even more magnificent. Dewey stood a long flagpole, seven or eight metres tall, stuck on a wagon and dragged by four golden horses.

Without going too far, he took a guard of 200 men and went to the Northwest Army.

One of my men wondered if there were too few guards with 200 men. And Dewey laughed, "Anyway, I went to his old nest, and there were hundreds of thousands of horses in his old nest. Even if I took 2,000 people, would that really be enough? If they really want to kill me, I'll take 20,000 people with me. ”

All the way to the eastern province of Nurin, Dewey, day and night, let people hang that golden flag on the flagpole, cross the village over the town, it's all a big swing.

Especially after Nurin Province, Dewey deliberately slowed down the pace of progress. In his heart, he thought, "I'm sure the Northwest Army would have received news by now." Just wait and see how they react.

Governor Bohan, who had not appeared on the road through Nurin Province, ordered the local guards wherever Dewey was to send cavalry to protect him.

After the war in Gilliant City, Dewey's staff, Philip, had arrived in Gilliant City with a letter. It was Governor Bohan who wrote it. However, when Dewey was not in the capital and did not receive the letter, Governor Bohan first ordered the army to be sent into Dewey's territory.

There is nothing else in this letter. Bohan was a smart man, and he knew Dewey was a smart man too. Smart people talk, and smart people don't have to bend too much. The content of the letter is just one sentence:

“State matters matter! ”

Bohan believes that even if he doesn't explain much, Dewey sees the phrase and understands his intention to send troops across the border.

When Dewey saw this letter that day, he couldn't help but sigh.

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“My lord, if you go any further past that small town in front of you, you will be within the reach of the Northwest Army.” Philip was sitting next to Dewey, looking out the window, smiling: “Speaking of which, I really felt helpless for Governor Bohan, who, although he was the Governor of the Hall of Fame, controlled only half of the territory of Nuringham Province. It is also sad to be under the influence of the Northwest Army at all times. ”

“Oh?” Dewey smiled.

Philip pointed out the window and sighed: “Duke, look outside… To be honest, the more I look at the topographical situation in the northwest, the more I feel a little envious of this Governor Bohan! Geographically, Nurin is definitely much better than our Desa. At least it doesn't have to face the threat directly from the prairies. With us at the forefront, their lives are much better. From the landscape, the province of Nurin is also much better than the poor province of Desa. The population is also almost double that of Dessarong province. Of course the land is landless, money grain or something, with your means, Duke, naturally you will not worry, even if the territory has less income, you will not worry about money grain. But... our biggest limitation right now is still the issue of force strength! ”

Philip said, looking at Dewey's face, seeing that Dewey was not dissatisfied with what he had said, which was reassuring to say: "My lord, we are now at full strength, but only 20,000 men. I know you may be a little dissatisfied with General Lombardon's elite tactics... but think about it, our territory is a little populated. Even if you open up the conscription, how much do you get? Even if households contribute to youth and strength... don't say it's impossible, even if you can really do it... there aren't many people! Based on my calculations and those of my division and brothers, with the population base of Desargon province, we can summon up to about 50,000 troops, and it seems we have reached the limit! Our total population is just over 800,000. With the exception of women, elderly children and young men, it is only 300,000. 300,000 young strong men, we have achieved one out of five, it is already a heavy proportion! If it weighs any more, I'm afraid it will cause some panic below. It is absolutely impossible for all of us to be soldiers unless a critical moment is reached in the destruction of our homes. ”

Dewey nodded. Why doesn't he know that?

How easy would it be to get a 200,000 Northwest Army in your own territory?

“More importantly, we also face one of the biggest problems.” Phillip grinned, “Even if we wanted to recruit, we couldn't recruit the Northwest Army. Sir, have you forgotten the war order? ”

The Northwest Army is located in the two Northwest provinces, and although it holds 200,000 troops - but people always get sick and die, and the soldiers of the iron battalion end up with veterans and recruits.

And the Northwest Army is coming from the Northwest!

By decree, every two years, the Northwest Army may recruit in Desa and Nurin governorates to supplement the regiment's strength. The most headache… Imperial decrees, local governments and lords must not compete with the Northwest Legion! If a family has young adults, then if a conscription order from the local guard army and the Northwest Army is issued at the same time, the Northwest Army will be replenished as a priority!

In this way, even the Northwest Army will have to compete with the small population and forcefully expand the army, which is not an easy thing.

“That's why I envy Governor Bohan.” Philip laughed, "Although the Northwest Army has a low eyelid, the biggest advantage is that Nurin is twice as populous as we are! The potential troop population is naturally much larger than ours! If we were in Nurinhang province, my estimate would be enough to pull up 100,000 troops. Even if the Northwest Army were to compete with us for a source of troops, the population base in Nurin would be larger and less affected. What I'm worried about now... My lord, last year was not the year of conscription, the Northwest Army did not have any trouble with us in this regard, but this year is the idea of conscription. By autumn, the Northwest Army will be sending people to recruit recruits everywhere, and then... we'll have a headache. ”

“I also understand what you're saying, but this thing, it doesn't mean that it can increase. It takes more than a dozen or two years for parents to leave their children behind and pull on adulthood. Without two or three generations of time, according to conventional means, the population base in Desachon cannot be increased. Even if we encourage childbearing... who would be willing to have more children if the family had difficulty living and couldn't even support them?” Dewey shook his head: “Philip, after thinking about it in recent days, I have always felt that there are so many difficult issues to face, and that it is difficult for the Northwest Army to pin us down... ”

Philip laughed: "My lord, I think we might as well get in touch with Governor Bohan... although you and he were a little unhappy before. But this time around Gilliant City, I think, is an opportunity for Governor Bohan, although a little overpowered, to be a man of his own good will. At least he's the same as us against the Northwest Army and the Prairie. There is no shortage of money in our hands, but the army and the population! Governor Bohan has enough people for this… he just can't pull the army. ”

Rising up in Bohan is not short of money to distribute food. After all, a smart man who can even create things like "auction” is less capable of enrichment than Dewey, but is also a stranger in the Roland mainland.

However, unlike Governor Dewey, Governor Bohan is, after all, only a local official, unlike Dewey, who is a noble lord. So he's facing more difficulties!

The hardest part is that Governor Bohan's guards, money and salaries, cannot be paid by him. According to the Imperial Wartime Forest, the northwest local guard army's armament money and grain salaries must be distributed uniformly by the northwest army!

In other words, if Governor Bohan wants to pay for the army, he must also send the food to the Northwest Army, which will distribute it! In this way, it's like putting a neck around someone!

Nothing else, but if you look at the guards of the Sin City in Uluru City, they are so poor that they can't open the pot, you can think of how the Northwest Army did the article on "unified distribution”! The problem with Bohan is that he clearly has money in his warehouse, but he can't send it directly to his army. Wait for it to be sent to the Northwest Army camp, then divide it up... Then you can really send it to your own army, you can get two or three percent for ten percent of the time, it's already the Northwest Army way!

On this point, Dewey, because he is a noble lord, his army is a family private army, but far less within the scope of this decree than Governor Bohan is free!

“The parties may wish to cooperate.” Philip laughed, "You have the right to build an army at will, not limited by the money of the Northwest Army. And Governor Bohan has a population! It would be a good thing if the two of you would cooperate. ”

Dewey came up with an interest: "Tell me about it! ”

“We can send in an agreement with Governor Bohan to recruit this fall. We're sending direct conscripts from within the province of Daunulin! In any case, the Imperial Decree also allows for transit conscription, so long as the local government agrees, it is sufficient to report it to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Didu for the record. At this point, with your relationship in Didu, the military will definitely not jam us! ”

“Can Bohan agree to our enlistment on his land? ”

“That's the point.” Philip laughed very cunningly...... I must say, even Dewey couldn't help but feel that this young man, who was supposed to be pure, had been around him for about a long time, even smiling, quite a bit of a rhyme...... cunning, insidious!

“We can trade him.” Philip explains: "Bohan wants to recruit too! Too bad he couldn't afford it. But we can! You can negotiate with him… for example, we recruit in his territory, we recruit troops, if it's two battalions, one family. If it's two divisions, it's still one family! Just..."

Dewey was also a smart man and immediately understood what Philip meant. Without waiting for him to finish, he went on to laugh: "However, nominally he hung up on my tulip family! The number still says the Tulip family's private army. And in fact, half of the troops recruited were his Bohan, right? ”

“Yes,” Philip said softly, "if Bohan is not comfortable, he belongs to his army, he appoints his own officers and chiefs, and we don't care. A large military camp could also be built on the border between us and Nurinhang province, where the army would be stationed. Aside from nominally hanging in the name of our Tulip family's private army... everything else listens to his Bohan, what's he not comfortable with? He can't expand now because he's a local government, and we're different to receive restrictions from the Northwest Army! ”

“Good idea!” Dewey said without a shred of praise: "Phillip, you're looking a little more and more like a clerk now. ”

Philip laughed, “My lord, that's a good idea. But Bohan has to nod his head. In my opinion, Governor Bohan, I'm afraid he's going to come up with a few more conditions. This Governor Bohan, though, is a geese who pulls hair after all, haha. ”

“Just let him pull it.” Dewey smiled: “If he wants the benefits, if he wants the money, I'll give him some. Anyway, Bohan lost a thousand cavalry for me, and I owe him a debt of gratitude. Besides... I'm not short of money right now. ”

Philip said: "Well... it shouldn't be too late, my lord, while we're in Nurin, you write a letter and I'll go to the Nurin capital myself. ”

Dewey thought about it and shook his head: "No! It's best not to leave any text or letters, but if something goes wrong in the future, it's always a handle. When I get home from the Northwest Army, meet Bohan myself. ”

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