Chapter 200 Evacuation
"Focus on the governance of the territory, and keep a close eye on those Skitarii?"

Moralich put the letter in his hand back into the envelope.

"Prepare to evacuate. Only a small number of troops will be left behind to maintain the outer blockade."

Although Lania did not explain, Moralich would still carry out his orders, even though he had many doubts about the order. Even when being chased, the resistance group of Lisabel continued to expand.

If left alone, it wouldn't be long before they continued to generate enough strength to cause a greater wave of rebellion throughout the principality.

But every time Lanya disagreed with Morari in the past, facts would eventually prove that Lanya was right.

"Maybe she noticed something that I overlooked."

Morari could only think so. He trusted Lania's judgment, a trust that had been accumulated over the years.

"Deploy the extra ones behind the church's crusading army, if necessary."

The adjutant frowned as he recorded Morari's orders.

"But if that's the case, will the church overreact to this?"

Although that crusader army seemed to have been forgotten by the church, they were still a member of the church. Such direct expression of vigilance and hostility would have caused a corresponding reaction from the church in the past. However, given the current situation of the principality, even if the church stopped assisting them, many of its territories would fall into chaos.

"The current situation of the church is very abnormal. Ask the garrisons in various places to keep an eye on the activities of church personnel. All abnormalities need to be recorded."

This is a move that treats the church as a potential enemy.

The church now seems to be operating as usual, and to those who do not pay attention to the church, there seems to be nothing unusual, but now there are more and more signs that something seems to be happening inside the church.

Moralich has sent more and more people to keep an eye on the church's every move. Lania is as wary of the church as Moralich, but she goes a step further and expresses her distrust of some of the church members without hesitation.

"Also, how do we deal with those nobles? After all, the Duchy has a legal obligation to protect the interests of the nobles."

Maura glanced at his lieutenant.

"The Principality's troops have already carried out search and clearing missions here and have found nothing that could harm the interests of the nobles."

"But those nobles' men were indeed attacked."

Maura waved her hand impatiently.

"That was just an occasional act by the local dissatisfied people. There is no evidence that there is any force behind it that could harm these nobles."

The adjutant nodded and recorded it all.

"I will inform the nobles of this."

Just before the adjutant was about to leave, the tent was opened and a guard walked in.

"My Lord, the latest letter."

The guard handed the letter to the adjutant.

All incoming letters need to be opened by an adjutant to avoid any harmful spells on them. Even if this letter has a sun god emblem shining with warm sunlight, the process will not change. "What does it say?"

Archbishop Lemming hopes to adjust the previous agreement and asks when you can return to the capital of the Principality.

Laming is trustworthy, this is Lanya's judgment, at least until there is any sign that can overturn this judgment, Morari will believe this judgment.

"Tell him I'll be back in the capital of the principality soon."

The Principality and the Church signed a long-term agreement, which is the basis for long-term cooperation between the two parties. It should remain stable and minimize revisions and changes. Adjusting these terms does require further negotiations between the two parties. Molaric really needs to be present.

"They left the mountains?"

Lisabel was a little bit unconvinced about the news brought by the resistance fighters.

After changing their commanders, the efficiency of those Duchy soldiers was indeed much higher, and they quickly exhausted almost all the misleading means prepared by the resistance.

Recently, they even seemed to have noticed something and have begun to station troops in some villages, which have forced the resistance fighters to significantly reduce their activities.

"Yes, the Principality troops in the two nearby villages have already withdrawn, and those who were forcibly conscripted to work for those Principality troops have also returned home. They seem to have given up the intention of continuing the search."

The search of those principality troops did not encounter much obstacles. Their personnel and supplies were still reorganized. According to common sense, they could continue searching for a long time. And based on their previous relentless pursuit, it was hard to imagine that they would voluntarily give up the siege of the resistance.

"There must be something more important happening within the Principality that requires these troops."

Although this mountainous area is far from being a remote area in the principality, it still takes a long time for the news to reach the ears of ordinary villagers here. What's more, a lot of news will never leave the capital of the principality and the circle of aristocrats.

That information will never reach the ears of the villagers here.

“It seems that we need to find a way to infiltrate those circles.”

Now the resistance fighters no longer need to think about how to escape from the encirclement of pursuers every day. They can think more about the future and development. With all kinds of intelligence in the principality, they can see the future path more clearly.

"Any news about other resistance fighters?"

News would come from other resistance fighters from time to time. Whenever there was a chance, the resistance fighters would spread intelligence to each other. When the resistance fighters first dispersed to break out, this intelligence helped many resistance troops find loopholes in the encirclement of the Principality's pursuers and escape.

"Most of them were about how they fought off pursuers in that noble territory, and asked when we would arrive."

The resisters seemed to be living well within the scope of activities assigned to them by the Principality, and the nobles seemed completely unable to deal with them. The resisters were often able to successfully launch attacks on some settlements that lacked garrisons and loot enough supplies. The size of their personnel also increased significantly during this period.

"Those nobles have focused their energy on the principality troops outside, and, up to now, they have only been able to operate outside the core area of ​​the nobles. Every time they try to develop into the core area of ​​that territory, they have not achieved any practical results."

The resistance fighters around her understood what Lisabel meant.

"I see. The response this time is the same as last time."

In response to the inquiries of the resistance fighters, Lisabel's reply was always "It is difficult to give an accurate time under the pursuit of the Principality's pursuers."

This was just perfunctory, and Lisabel never thought of jumping into the activity area prepared by the Principality.

(End of this chapter)