Chapter 277 Civil War Victory
Under the attack of the spears, the gold, silver and treasures on the carriage were exposed.

Looking at the dozens of carts of gold, silver and treasures in front of them, the cavalry also stopped.

In such a chaotic situation, there are still convoys moving around outside. Anyone who is not a fool will know that these convoys are abnormal.

Moreover, there were so many guards in this convoy, which seemed a little strange at first glance, but I didn’t expect that I would actually catch such a big fish.

The leading thousand households took a look at the gold, silver and treasures in front of them, turned around and called the name of a ten households, pointing at the gold, silver and treasures in front of them and said.

"Take your people with you and guard these gold and silver treasures until the follow-up support arrives."

"Yes."

The captain who was called out responded loudly.

After the centurion responded, the thousand-householder led the cavalry towards the nearby city.

And Shihu, with his own team of ten, silently guarded these gold and silver treasures.

Although so much gold, silver and treasures would easily make people jealous, as they were originally legion soldiers, they still restrained their desires.

You know, Roland's military regulations are very strict. If they dare to steal, the best result is to be interviewed and the items will be confiscated. If they refuse to admit it afterwards, or if it affects the war situation, expulsion or execution is not impossible.

Besides, Roland treated them well, and it was not worth committing a crime just to steal some gold and silver treasures.

Therefore, the ten-man team was very cautious and kept a distance from the gold, silver and treasures and did not dare to approach.

The ten-man team didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the infantry arrived from the rear. After reporting the situation to the captain of the infantry, they rode their war horses and rushed forward.

Under the command of the captain, the infantrymen quickly loaded all the gold, silver and treasures back onto the carriages. Then, they pulled these dozens of carriages with gold, silver and treasures and continued to move forward towards the city not far away.

When the infantry arrived at the city, the cavalry that arrived earlier had already broken through the city gate and were galloping through the city.

Looking at the broken city gate that was blasted open by the cavalry, several infantry captains looked at each other, shook their heads with a bitter smile.

"Go in quickly, or all your achievements will be taken away by their cavalry."

"Alas, being fast is great. No, I can't run with the cavalry next time. I won't get any credit at all."

Several infantry captains were communicating with each other while commanding their infantry to charge into the city.

As thousands of infantrymen poured into the city, the last resistance of the local factions in the city was quickly suppressed. In less than an afternoon, the city was decorated with the temporary flag of the War Council.

Since the time was relatively close, the temporary flag simply cut off the green side representing the local faction from the original two-color flag of the rebels, leaving only the red side symbolizing revenge.

After capturing the city, the centurions reported the intelligence of Giacomo's escape.

It turned out that the local faction did not have the courage to engage in a civil war with Roland.

Especially after realizing that the leaders of the local factions had all been wiped out by Roland in Black Rock City, the remaining local factions no longer had the courage to start a civil war.

After learning about the War Committee's fierce offensive and its ruthless purge, the remaining local factions in various places began to flee.

Except for a few stubborn ones who still planned to struggle, most members of the local factions packed up the wealth they had amassed over the years and tried to escape.

Although Roland blocked the passage to the outside world, the stable and safe passage to go out could not be used, and they could only take some dangerous paths.

However, as long as they brought guards and extraordinary people with them, they would be able to leave through the small road. It was better than staying there and waiting to die. In response, Roland immediately ordered all the troops of the War Committee to speed up their advance and keep as many local factions as possible, so as not to let them leave with the wealth.

At the same time, Roland also ordered all troops on the border to intensify patrols, and to allow any caravans attempting to leave to be dealt with first and questioned later.

It is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go.

In short, the local people can escape, but every penny of their money must be left behind.

At Roland's urging, all the armies of the War Council also began to advance rapidly.

With local factions fleeing on a large scale, the army was able to advance smoothly, encountering almost no obstacles.

The few local troops almost all surrendered at the sight of the enemy, and basically dozens of soldiers were able to guard thousands of local captured soldiers.

Moreover, since the high-ranking officials of the local faction had either died or fled, the courtiers and vassals in charge of the management of the city, who had good relations with the high-ranking officials, had already run away together. The only ones left were insignificant small fry.

If they were smart enough to surrender unconditionally, Roland could spare their lives.

Therefore, in many cities where high-ranking officials fled, those that were still able to maintain order basically surrendered tactfully, while those that lost order were unable to organize military forces to defend against attacks, and the mobs in the city basically collapsed at the first touch.

Later, a hundred soldiers dared to attack a town, and a few hundred soldiers dared to attack a city.

However, as more and more cities came under the control of the War Council, the demand for soldiers responsible for military control increased.

Even if Roland pulled all the city defense troops that were not incorporated into the battle sequence to various places to maintain military control, it would still not be enough. In desperation, Roland could only put all the new recruits in the military barracks into it, using the method of veterans leading new recruits to meet the soldier needs of military control.

On December 12, the War Council won the civil war as the last disorderly city was bloodily suppressed by soldiers, forcibly placed under military control and raising the committee flag.

Although this civil war was about to end, Roland and the top leaders of the Border Region had already anticipated victory after the coup in Black Rock City.

After all, all the top leaders of the local factions were wiped out. Without a leader and unprepared for civil war, what could the local factions use to fight them?

But the quick victory in the civil war still surprised Roland and the top leaders of the border faction.

Among the top leaders of the Border Region Faction, the most optimistic ones estimated that the civil war might last for a year, while the pessimistic ones believed that it might last for three or four years.

As for Roland, although he was also very confident, he also knew the approximate strength of the local faction through the channels of the United Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, after comparing the strength of both sides, Roland estimated that if there was no interference from external forces, the civil war should be over in half a year.

It's just that the local faction is even weaker than they all imagined. It's just that the top leaders were wiped out. How could the seemingly strong local faction collapse on its own? There is no resistance at all.

Where are your troops? Where are the millions of troops you sent to threaten the border areas?

Oh, there are less than 200,000 soldiers in the million-strong army. Except for a few elite soldiers from the headquarters, nearly 80% of the soldiers are just ordinary people or refugees, and they don’t even have weapons.

Moreover, the local soldiers who were disposed of during the Black Rock City coup were not ordinary soldiers as Roland and the top leaders of the border faction believed, but the so-called elite troops of the headquarters.

In addition, these few elite troops did not have the courage to fight. They either fled with the local factions or led their troops to surrender.

After receiving the true statistical report, Roland and the top leaders of the Border Region Faction were dumbfounded.

Is this all there is to a million-strong army? Then why do we carefully and painstakingly mobilize the army and prepare so many logistical supplies?
They originally wanted to have a big fight with the local forces, but the other side gave them a big one instead.

I can only say that I dare to say it and I dare to believe it at the same time.

(End of this chapter)