Chapter 828 March Spring Breeze is Like Scissors
“Look.” Millson, the shipping tycoon of Qianhe Valley, slapped the newspaper in his palm. “Look, it’s different with a new person.”

Even on the rolled-up newspaper, one could still see that the first page contained a lengthy report on the Battle of Marunouche.

The title is obvious: “Great victory in the Battle of Marenbo, nearly 100,000 prisoners!”

Of course, the so-called nearly 100,000 prisoners is still the charm of journalism.

Because among the prisoners, there were more than 10,000 soldiers and more than 40,000 civilians, which added up to nearly 100,000.

If an uninformed person saw this, they would think that the Battle of Marunouche wiped out Leia’s 100,000 troops.

Listening to Milson’s flattering speech, Horn glanced sideways at the newspaper, then looked up, shook his head and smiled, then rode his horse forward.

Milson was not annoyed. He shook the reins and followed Horn closely.

His biggest purpose in coming to the detention dock this time, besides taking over the transportation of prisoners of war, was to please Horn.

In the reports of major newspapers, the results of the Battle of Malenbo have been spread to all parts of the Holy League along with the communiqué.

The first batch of prisoner ships even arrived at the detention dock yesterday.

The Mound Noble Newspaper, which had been speaking for Meliati, was reporting on the marriages of several nobles as if nothing had happened.

Who was the first to achieve the victory in the Battle of Marunouche?
Of course it was the great sun, Saint Sun Horn, who made the plan and directed the entire operation.

It can basically be said that after the Battle of Malenbo, the bloodless winter night, which had loopholes before, was completely set in stone.

Before the founding of the Thousand River Valley, Horn was always victorious in foreign wars.

After the founding of the country, Meliati became the autocratic prince, and then he suffered repeated defeats, didn’t he?
If Horn himself is substituted in, it will be another big victory. What else is there to say?

Even the most die-hard aristocrat had nothing to say at this point.

Having consolidated his position in the Holy Alliance, Horn was naturally in high spirits.

The Holy Sun, in a good mood, encountered the spring breeze of March, and learned that the second batch of 100,000 gold pounds from France was about to arrive.

In addition to the income of 100,000 gold pounds, there was also 60,000 gold pounds in compensation for the Lilac Corridor, a total of 160,000 gold pounds received.

As for the tax revenue of the Thousand Valley itself, the economy would have declined significantly after the loss of Hotam County.

However, due to the war and the working capital supported by the King of France, commerce and river transportation became unusually prosperous.

As for the farmland in the countryside, due to the large number of able-bodied laborers joining the army, each hundred-household district was forced to use new horse-drawn seed drills and threshers.

This forced the development of a number of farm tool factories, the North Mound County Iron and Steel Guild to give in, and the cheap miners brought in by the flood, and a large number of iron ingots entered the market.

Even as the war was going on, the economy was actually booming, and tax revenue did not decrease much.

In the first quarter, it is estimated that there will be 20,000 to 30,000 pounds in tax revenue.

Taking into account the French king’s subsidy of 100,000, it is close to 200,000 gold pounds.

On top of this, with this big win, Horn can open Jihad bonds again.

The recruiting officer has gone to Norn County on the eastern foothills of the Dragon Sleep Mountains to recruit new Norn soldiers again.

As for Black Snake Bay, a second local regiment has already begun training.

It is expected that in two or three months, another 10,000 new troops will be able to enter the battlefield.

Together with the restored mountain knights, Horn’s Holy Alliance will recruit 350 troops with 150 million people ( million from Thousand Valley + million from Black Snake Bay).

Although this will inevitably lead to a huge fiscal debt, it doesn’t matter, as Horn has several treasure troves such as the Black Snake Bay Holy Equipment Court.

Besides, when he defeats the Leia people in the future, he will not just expel them. If nothing else, he will definitely bite off the Gravel Plain first.

Horn was in a good mood and, rarely, put aside urgent matters and inspected the surrounding towns along the Nauan River.

Wherever the Holy Grandson went, he could hear the sound of “Piety! Sincerity!” Following Horn, Milson did not dare to ask the Pope about worldly affairs, but only asked Bonard, the new privy monk beside him.

“Sir Bonard, do you smoke?”

“No, just tell me what you want to say.”

“Then I’ll be frank. Did Your Majesty say what to do with these prisoners of war?”

Bonard glanced at him warily: “Why are you asking this? Don’t think of anything crooked.”

Milson waved his hand naturally: “No, the nobles will naturally be handed over to the Franks. I have prepared everything. I will ask the common people.”

“You might as well make your words clearer.”

“Well, let me put it this way. Since the sugar mill in Jeanne d’Arc opened, the demand for spices and sugar has been increasing.” Milson chose his words carefully. “If these prisoners of war are transported to Black Snake Bay, they can fill the gap in population and also be used to open up new land…”

“No need to say more, no need to say more, I understand.” Bonard pondered for a moment, “You can write it as a proposal. Your Majesty has no opinion on this matter.”

Milson was satisfied with Bonard’s words.

Apart from anything else, this is a huge order, and behind Milson there are a large number of shareholders of Black Snake Bay Spice Company.

Recently they have opened up a new trade route, which transports spices from the mountain pass in Moundshire to Norn for sale.

The Norn Lords do not have the bad habit of monopolizing the area east of the Wyrmrest Mountains and can easily exchange for precious furs.

These furs can then be sold to the French nobles who love luxury goods, making a fortune again.

These days are so prosperous. Have the people of Leia ever experienced such prosperity?
Looking up at Horn’s waving back, Milson’s eyes became even more passionate.

But Horn was not thinking about this matter.

In the Battle of Malenbo, it was the new mountain army led by Das that finally captured Adam Castle.

After this battle, it was basically difficult for anyone to question Das’ qualifications as the commander of the Guards.

The new mountain army was composed of farmers who lost their homes due to floods in Upper River County and young and strong men drawn from various mountain counties.

After three months of training, this was the first time on the battlefield.

They assembled 36 three-pound Falcon cannons, 6 six-pound Sand Sculpture cannons, 2 twelve-pound Griffin cannons and three plasma grenade launchers.

After intensive bombing, it took only two days to capture Adam Castle, where the morale of the troops was already extremely low.

With the retreat route of Adam Castle cut off, Leia’s 20,000 troops could only be trapped between Malenbo and Adam Castle.

In this way, nearly 20,000 enemy troops were surrounded by the Holy Alliance’s 10,000 troops, and the two sides confronted each other in the wild for three days.

It was not until Leia’s army ran out of arrows and food and the soldiers fled that the remaining army chose to surrender with their commander, Dreta, in arms.

The killing of nearly 20,000 Leia soldiers in this encirclement and annihilation was secondary, and the main thing was to open up the current situation.

As the balance of forces between the two sides changes, it is almost certain that Horn will switch from strategic defense to strategic counterattack.

More importantly, even if the Leia people figured out this tactic, so what?
In the final analysis, the Holy Alliance Army is highly efficient and fast, without any constraints.

As a new country, the Holy League maintains a highly innovative temperament, and corruption and power struggles are almost unseen.

This is the gap in hard power, just like the number of Leia troops is also a gap in hard power relative to the Holy Alliance.

Besides, it is still unclear whether the nobles can figure it out.

Speaking of nobles, Horn turned around and waved to Milson, who rushed over like a pug: “Your Majesty, what do you want?”

“My friend from Black Snake Bay, whose name is Carrie, how is she doing in school?”

(End of this chapter)