Chapter 1405, Passing the Five Passes (4)(1/2)
"Surrender and not kill, those who want to escape will be killed on the spot!"
When the defenders of the Koksu Fortress began to be defeated on a large scale, a team of Condor Empire troops, who were on somersault clouds, stopped the defeated soldiers who wanted to escape outside the west gate.
Looking at the soldiers of the Condor Empire who were raising the arrows in front of him, recalling the scene where the shield was broken and armor was broken before, many indigenous defenders threw away their weapons, and then squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands.
"Leave five thousand people to clean the battlefield, recycle arrows, and take care of the surrendered troops. The others continue to advance, with the goal of the Saretash Fortress sixty kilometers away."
Capturing the Fortress of Koksu was only a small step in the entire plan, so after defeating the defenders of the Fortress of Koksu, James immediately signaled the army to continue moving westward.
As James' order was conveyed, the Somersault Cloud Legion immediately split into two, and they marched westward along the north and south sides of the Alay Valley.
At the same time, a large number of troops regrouped outside the fortress and rushed straight towards Saretash Fortress.
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"Reported to the Marshal, a total of 12,316 enemies were captured in this battle, and the food that could be eaten by 20,000 people for half a year, as well as a large amount of other materials."
"Qi Zhuo Zheng, all the broken shield arrows have been recovered, and 30% of them have experienced serious deformation and breakage."
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As the army continued to move westward, James stayed at Fortress Cokesu, and he had to deal with the prisoners of war from Fortress Cokesu to leave.
After listening to the report from his subordinates, James immediately ordered the guards around him: "Breaking the shield is related to the next series of wars, and it must be repaired as soon as possible.
Nian, you stay here and wait for the follow-up of the Dwarf Craftsmen. Once the broken shield arrow is repaired, you personally lead people to send all the broken shield arrows to the front line."
"Yes, Marshal." Nian nodded and agreed.
"Pedro, come with me to meet those prisoners of war for a while, and then those prisoners of war will be under your command."
After saying that, James took his men to the place where the prisoners were being held.
At this time, more than 12,000 prisoners of war were taken into custody on the open space outside the Xicheng Gate.
When James climbed the West Wall, he could see every prisoner of war condescendingly.
Looking at the dense prisoners of war squatting under the city wall, James cleared his throat and shouted loudly: "We are not going to ask for any prisoners of war during this expedition, because we do not have any extra troops or time to watch over the prisoners of war."
As soon as James said that, the prisoners squatting on the ground suddenly changed their faces. They looked at James standing on the top of the city with a blank look on their faces, wanting to resist but not daring, because around them were full of bears walking men holding crescent shovels.
Seeing that the result he wanted was achieved, it would be counterproductive if he continued. So before the prisoners below could react, James shouted again:
"But God has the virtue of life, and our Eagle Empire has always been known for its kindness, so even on the battlefield where time is tight, we are willing to give you another chance to choose.
Now I announce that any warrior who voluntarily joins our Condor Empire and is willing to immediately take up weapons to fight for our Condor Empire, please stand on my left hand.
Those who are unwilling to join our Condor Empire and who are unwilling to fight for our Condor Empire please stand on my right hand.
Those who stand on my left, you only need a brave battle to become 100% of our Condor Empire and our close partners.
Those who stand on my right hand will be executed immediately, because we do not need prisoners of war, nor do we have any extra time and force to guard prisoners of war.
OK, I'll give you five minutes to choose, and now you can choose freely."
After saying that, James looked at the crowd below with a smile.
"Damn, do you still need to choose this TMD?"
After listening to the plan for survival given by James, almost all prisoners of war showed a look of laughter and crying on their faces.
Isn’t the reason why they chose to put down their weapons and surrender because they wanted to save their lives?
Now, James has given two choices in a fake way. In fact, isn’t you just want everyone to stand on your left?
Now everyone's lives are in your hands. You can just say what you want to do, is it necessary to cover such a big circle?
True TMD is extremely hypocritical.
Although I hated James' hypocrisy, I was a fisherman. Almost the moment James announced the beginning, all prisoners of war moved to James' left hand involuntarily.
"Very good, congratulations on being part of the Condor Empire for the time being."
Seeing that all the prisoners of war walked to their left, James showed a satisfied smile on his face.
"Pedro, let these people be handed over to you. After the integration is completed, you will lead them to attack the Fortress of Saretash.
Remember, the weapons and equipment that should be given to them must not be missing.
If they succeed, they will become the backbone of our notifications to Central Asia in the future, so they cannot be used as pure cannon fodder."
Without any concealment, James said this directly in front of everyone.
"I understand, Marshal, as long as they are successful, I will definitely give them the opportunity to become their own people."
Pedro assured James.
"Okay, I'm going to go ahead to command the next few key battles, and I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, James stepped onto a somersault cloud and floated straight to the west.
After James left, Pedro immediately shouted to the prisoners of war under the city wall: "You all listen to me. From now on, you will be a member of the Tajik Legion of the Condor Empire.
Marshal James has made it clear just now that as long as you engage in a heroic battle, you can become a member of our Condor Empire army and enjoy the same treatment as those Condor Empire soldiers around you.
Next, I will have someone prepare your weapons and equipment, and then lead you to attack Saretash Fortress.
Attacking Saretash Fortress is a test for you.
If you pass this test, you will be free from the identity of prisoners of war and become part of our Condor Empire army.
If you turn against the fortress in the attack on Saretash Fortress and take the opportunity to escape into the fortress, then when Saretash Fortress is broken by us, everyone inside will die and we will no longer take in any prisoners.
Listen to it, we will not take in any captives in the entire territory of Tajikistan, because you Tajiks do not trust first, so don’t blame us for being ruthless at that time.
Now I will give you another chance to choose.
If those who are unwilling to participate in the next attack on the Saretash Fortress can stand up now, and I will give you a decent body.
Now that you die, you will not implicate anyone.
If you defect in the last battle when attacking Saretash Fortress, many Tajiks will be implicated by you, so you must think about it before doing it.
In a while, I will have someone put all the weapons and equipment inside the city gate.
Those who want to join us later can go directly to the city to receive the corresponding weapons and equipment.
If you want to get a decent corpse, you can just tell the soldiers who are in charge of you, and they will help you.
Okay, now you can think carefully about your future. In two hours, I will lead my army to the Fortress of Saretash, and there will be no more alive prisoners of war here."
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"These are all rags. Wearing these rags, let alone can't stop the shooting of the broken shield arrows, even some ordinary arrows can't resist it!
Come on, go and take off all the armor from the dead, and then send it to the prisoners of war who came into the city to collect equipment, so that each of them must wear double armor."
"Don't there still have some shields in the material warehouse in the city?
You bring me all the armor and shields in the warehouse, and make sure that each prisoner of war is wearing double armor and holding a shield."
"You go and look at the captured cooks and ask them to make a big meal for the soldiers and bring them a portion for the prisoners of war.
Let’s check if there is a wine cellar in the fortress.
If you have wine, give each prisoner a small bowl to strengthen your courage, so that everyone can lose their legs.
We must not give it to our own people. If the marshal finds out, he will definitely punish him by military law."
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In the next few hours, Pedro took over the entire fortress's affairs and kept dealing with all kinds of trivial matters.
Two hours later, more than 12,000 prisoners of war officially embarked on the road to attack the Saretash Fortress after being full of wine and meals. From now on, they had a new number - the Tajik Legion of the Condor Empire.
When Pedro led the Tajik army to Saretash Fortress, the Condor Empire army, who first arrived there, had successfully completed the encirclement of the entire Saretash Fortress.
The Condor Imperial Army, which passed through the ground, firmly blocked the eastern gate of Saretash Fortress.
The Somerunk Cloud Legion, which was circling the north and south sides of the Alay Valley, divided part of the troops to block the western gate of Saretash Fortress, while the other part of the Somerunk Cloud Army continued to advance and rushed directly to the western exit of the Alay Valley, Karamek Fortress.
If the Condor Empire does not launch an attack, then once it is launched, they will take down the entire Alay Valley on the first day of the attack.
Even if they cannot capture the entire Alay Valley within one day, they will completely cut off the connection between the Alay Valley and the outside world, especially with the capital Dushanbe.
To this end, James sent the Somersault Cloud Legion, which could ignore the terrain, to Karamek Fortress, and arranged a seraphic army to the west of Karamek Fortress, who was responsible for intercepting and killing everyone who came out of Karamek Fortress.
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In Karamek Fortress, Tajikistan players have arranged a total of 30,000 defenders, including 5,000 players' army and 25,000 indigenous troops.
When James led the main force of the Somersault Cloud Legion to the near Karamek Fortress, the defenders in the city immediately covered the entire city wall and sent dozens of cavalry to the rear to inform the news.
Facing the city walls covered with defenders, James was not polite at all. He directly ordered the Somersault Cloud Legion to launch an attack on Karamek Fortress.
With countless broken shield arrows pouring down from the high point, the defenders on the walls of Karamek Fortress quickly collapsed. After leaving behind corpses all over the ground, everyone retreated to the safe stone houses inside the fortress.
Seeing that there was no more figure in the entire Karamek Fortress, James immediately ordered the soldiers of the Somersault Cloud Legion to land on the city wall and start recycling the armor-breaking arrows shot out.
After most of the armor-breaking arrows were recovered, the soldiers of the Somersault Cloud Legion transformed into the land squad that immediately attacked the toughest.
At this time, the importance of the combination of one, two, three, and three, that Ning Yuan had to insist on at the beginning was immediately highlighted.
The combination of angel warriors who drove somersault clouds with two angel shields, three elves of magic shooters and three barbarian warriors immediately brought deep despair and fear to the defenders who hid in the house.
To be continued...