Chapter 89 I am a regular soldier, but I can also be a robber
In fact, if the food shortage is not serious, Rand can follow the example of Cao Mengde and borrow the heads of quartermasters or grain transport officers. Then he can reasonably reduce food rations and suppress the soldiers' resentment.
But the infantry regiment commanded by Rand was completely different. The ignorant conscripts under him had no right to complain because they did not have the ability to mutiny.
But the problem now is that the food gap is too big. Unless Rand can create food, the problem cannot be solved.
Just when Rand was hesitating whether to launch a general attack, the Black and Brown Count came back.
They brought back a lot of food, furs, meat, and other valuables.
With just one glance, Rand knew where all this wealth came from.
robbery.
In fact, the nobles of the Frost Moon Kingdom are already considered civilized. At least it is a proper monarchy, and the nobles have a bottom line.
Further north, those countries close to the ice sea may have nothing to do with humans except that they look like human beings.
Eating raw meat and drinking human blood was commonplace, and robbing in longboats was even more common.
If it weren't for the threat from orcs and trolls, these barbarians would have no chance of uniting with other countries and becoming part of the Northern Union.
But this does not mean that the nobles of the Frost Moon Kingdom will not rob.
As we all know, there is no money for participating in a war. At least the nobles cannot receive any salary before they win.
Since the beginning of the feudal system, obligations have been set. If there is a war and the feudal lord calls for troops to join the war, the vassal needs to provide his own weapons and food to join the war, which naturally requires no money.
But it is not completely without benefits. After the war, or even during the war, the nobles can start to enjoy their military pay.
Well, that is robbery.
Perhaps in this era, every noble who is good at fighting is a qualified robber.
As a modern man in his previous life, Rand could not think of this point immediately, but now, seeing the wealth and food brought back by the Black and Brown Earl, he immediately understood the key.
It seems that the quartermaster's calculation of food and fodder was not wrong, as there was not enough food to begin with.
If these corps want to survive on the front line, they either have to rob or simply reduce their numbers like the 2nd Corps on the opposite side.
But having said that, the 5th Army now also has a huge advantage.
Now, the 5th Army is fighting in enemy territory!
Fighting in enemy territory means losing the advantage of home ground, lacking familiarity with the terrain, and lacking the support of the people, but you can still rob!
They are all robbers, and Rand can be one too.
Even if Rand didn't rob it, his own nobles would have done so, and if Rand did it, he could give them a chance to survive.
Because the den is not short of food, but people. The den had previously fallen to the point of buying slaves to fill the population. Now the people in the territories of the three princes who don't know which nobles are also people! Rand can completely rob money and people, although it still cannot be called any morality.
But Rand could completely convince himself that he was saving people. If the Black and Brown Earl led his men to rob, the strong smell of blood and burning ashes on their bodies would prove that they would not only rob, but also burn, kill and loot.
It would at least be better if Rand took action.
In fact, even if he couldn't convince himself, Rand would do it. Most of the time, Rand thought he was a good person, but on the battlefield, kindness and righteousness were meaningless.
It is not just a saying that a merciful army cannot be commanded. Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to one's own side. If it really comes to the point where it has to be done, Rand will order even the most cruel things.
Once the issue of position is involved, Rand must prioritize the interests of the den.
The food and fodder that Count Black and Brown brought back was just a drop in the bucket, but it undoubtedly set an example for Rand.
After forcing the captives to serve as local guides, Rand immediately selected a group of people from the frontal combat troops and the logistics troops and began the robbery.
Rand sternly told them to try not to hurt anyone, as these people were also valuable assets.
As for how to transport people to the hideout, there is a way to do that.
Because Rand also sent people to rob the Black and Brown Earl and the nobles in the army, it was impossible for Rand to take it all for himself, and the things robbed would naturally not only be food and fodder, but also treasures.
The heavy goods would naturally slow down the march, so they needed people to transport them to the rear. The people Rand had captured were just the right people to take on this transportation task.
Well, transport these treasures to the nobles' territory, and then transport them to Crescent Moon Territory. At least Crescent Moon Territory can guarantee that they will not starve to death because of being robbed.
Well, other nobles robbed money, but Rand robbed both money and people, doubly robbing.
Just as Rand was making careful preparations for the robbery, the enemy, the commander of the 2nd Legion sent by the Third Prince, became anxious.
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Because he was fighting on his home ground, he actually received the news earlier than Rand. On the opposite side, the 2nd Legion sent by the Second Prince was rushing towards this side and would soon surround them.
The Third Prince's nearby legions could not arrive in a short time.
This is a very serious problem. Although he received the news in advance, he has no way out!
The front was blocked by Rand's 5th Legion, and there was another legion on the back that was about to outflank them.
He has been forced into a corner, and will surely die if attacked from both sides. So all he can do now is to try to defeat the one in front of him.
His previous fantasy of slacking off in this war had become a bubble, and he was very clear that although the enemy's command was very fragmented, at least the commander of the infantry regiment was much more capable than him.
Even when the confrontation began, he was never given any chances despite commanding so many civilians who couldn't understand his commands.
The chances of defeating them with a frontal attack are slim, so we can only take risks.
The most senior professionals of the Second Prince’s faction must be guarding around the Second Prince’s faction, so theoretically, the highest-ranking professionals of the 5th Legion on the opposite side should only be their superiors.
Then the assassination may not be impossible.
As the commander of the 2nd Legion of the Third Prince, a noble marquis, although the top professionals were arranged to be with the Third Prince, he still had a very small special forces regiment composed of top professionals.
There are a total of fifteen senior professionals, from all kinds of professions, but since he had recruited them long ago and often arranged for them to complete tasks together, they have a tacit understanding in cooperation, and their combined combat power is much stronger than that of one or two top professionals.
Such a force has a certain probability of successfully killing the enemy's main general by launching a night attack when the enemy is caught off guard.
Of course, first of all, we have to kill the disgusting scout troops on the opposite side.
Elsa was on duty as usual in the 5th Legion's scout unit, with the thief girl still beside her. She blinked her eyes and asked in a low voice, "Does your butt hurt, Elsa? Do you want some herbal medicine?"
Elsa's eyebrows immediately raised, and her beautiful face became stern: "Shut up and forget it!"
(End of this chapter)