After attending Isenbol's aristocratic banquet again, Ulian came back worried. "Isenbor is becoming increasingly unstable. Three villages in the north have already been plundered by bandits." "Ligolav proposed to establish a joint patrol team. Normally, each patrol team is responsible for the security of its own territory. As long as they get news of the bandits' nest, they will unite to eradicate them as soon as possible to prevent them from becoming too powerful." Leo had no objection, "You have the final say, you can do whatever you want." He was not too worried, as this side of the river bend was relatively safe. With the existence of the Western Watchtower, it is difficult for large groups of bandits to form on the World Tree Avenue west of Isenpol like in the north. Most bandit groups are small units of less than a hundred people. They do not need too much baggage and can move and hide in the mountains and forests. However, although they did not dare to attack nearby villages, they could secretly take away cattle and sheep, attack lone villagers, and even attack some small caravans that were not well-armed. There were many small caravans that only moved around Isenpol, with no more than thirty people, mostly driver and traders, and very few caravan guards with combat experience. As long as the number of people is similar, the bandits will dare to show up to intercept and extort.
Larger bandit groups would even kill all the merchants and steal their goods. There were also smaller groups of bandits who attacked at night and stole a few carriages. Although the situation is not as serious as in the north, with the increase in the number of refugees, it has become much easier for the bandit groups to recruit soldiers. It is hard to guarantee that a bandit nest of more than a hundred people will quietly appear in any corner. Although Hewan is powerful and no longer afraid of these bandit groups, their daily necessities are basically obtained from trade. If those small caravans and the Petukhov family's caravans were frequently attacked, it would also be an extremely serious threat to the river bay. As the two discussed, Uliyan watched Leo sitting on his lord's throne, teasing the little mice and the little dog-headed men while enjoying Olivia's feeding, looking like he was enjoying wealth and glory. But I am exhausted and toil day and night. Wu Liyan couldn't help but feel jealous and angry, "What do you mean I'll take care of it? You have to get involved!" Leo thought for a moment and suggested, "Let Vicky take the second squadron's infantry and form a patrol team to be responsible for law and order around the river bend. When it's time to clear out the bandit's lair, we can send troops based on the situation." Uliyan thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense. He nodded in agreement and said, "The Second Squadron has seen too little blood. We need to let them gain more experience. Rigolav is cautious and steady in leading his troops. Even if the Second Squadron follows him, they won't be in too much danger." "The First Squadron is the foundation of our Hewan. If the situation is really serious, let them go into battle." Leo nodded as well, and the matter was settled, so he asked, "Very good, anything else?" Uliyan kicked Leo off the lord's throne and said, "Am I the lord, or are you? Get back to work!" The square-flag knight Rigolav Petukhov earned his reputation for bravery by winning military exploits in exterminating foreign races and bandits. His suggestion was approved by most of the military lords. Militia patrols were set up around Isenpol, led by experienced veterans who patrolled around the territory and responded to the entry and exit of caravans. Even if no trace of the enemy is found, they can still demonstrate their military power to intimidate refugees and bandits and force them to choose other targets. At that time, Ulyaan served in the Western Watchtower, and the commander of the watchtower was Knight Rigolav. They worked together to train a group of soldiers, and cleared out bandits and foreigners everywhere. Within a few years, they had completely wiped out the cancer west of Isenbor.
As a result, in the following years, there were no traces of bandits or foreigners in this land. This was one of the reasons why Uliyan led everyone thousands of miles south and chose the river bend to develop. The northern territory is vast and sparsely populated. Apart from fighting over a few essential territories, the major earls usually value peace, and large-scale wars break out less frequently than once every ten years. But the people of the North claimed to be descendants of the God of War. Since they had no place to fight, they devoted all their bravery to conquering the wild people and foreign races. The wild people here include not only the real wild tribes that have not been naturalized, but also various bandits, robbers, and robbers who have fled into the mountains. The same is true of Rigolav, but he is a steady person and has considerable military strategy. The way to suppress bandits is to take steady steps and use the power to bully others. First, train a group of elite wilderness scouts to scout out the locations of bandit nests and alien tribes. Once bandits and foreigners were discovered, they would summon the surrounding knight lords and crush them with five or even ten times the force, trying to encircle and suppress them instead of simply expelling them. Once he destroyed a bandit's nest, it would take him three to five years to recover. An ordinary knight lord whose military capability is limited to the level of rural fighting. He likes to lead his poorly equipped lord army and militia to chase after bandit groups, fight bloody battles with them, and demonstrate his personal bravery. If you win, it will be a pyrrhic victory; if you lose, your reputation will be ruined. It would be fine if they died in battle, but the captured knights would have to pay a huge ransom to the bandits. Some wealthy knights could give the bandits a year's worth of income from looting in one round of suppression. Compared to the knight lord who fights messy battles, Rigolav, who is good at fighting stupid and steady battles, is simply a famous general who is invincible in every battle. His worst record was being able to escape from the encirclement of a large group of bandits, but he had never lost a battle. His most famous battle achievement was the encirclement and annihilation of a large force of nearly 500 horse thieves and bandits in a valley. The identity of the Rigolav Banner Knight is inherited from his family, but his own fame is gained through his own abilities. Compared to those famous knights who relied on banquets and bards to flatter each other, Rigolav would undoubtedly be more likely to gain the trust of the lords with military merit. After Uliyan left, the little dog-headed man on the side stared at Leo. Seeing that he was in a good mood, he slowly walked forward and reported weakly. "Big brother, I have a headache!" Leo grabbed the little dog-headed man's head and rubbed it violently, then asked, "Are you feeling better?" The little dog-headed man nodded and left, and came back after a moment, "Big brother, it still hurts." Leo shouted directly at the busy Olivia: “Mother of the child, your godson has a headache!” "I know you have a headache!" Olivia dragged the little dog-headed man over with disdain and started stroking him wildly, then warned him, "It won't hurt if you listen to me, okay?" "Got it, got it." The little dog-headed man showed fear and quickly got under the lord's throne. Leo felt something was wrong when he heard it. The kobold cubs raised by Olivia were the most dependent on their godmother.
Olivia gave a little praise, and the dogs were as ecstatic as if they had found gold. Olivia treats them all equally and never looks down on the dog. Leo, on the other hand, showed little concern for the kobold cubs and was frightened by them. I saw something wrong today. Why did the little dog-headed man look for him instead of his mother when he had a headache? So Leo asked curiously, "What happened? Why did the dog have a headache when he was fine? You, as a mother, don't care!" Olivia replied angrily: ""I know he has a headache! He deserves it! Do you know what he did?"