In the morning, the entire camp was full of mercenary remains. Vidi, Bird, Watson and others who had never seen such a bloody scene were vomiting. There was no one alive in the mercenary group, and they were all killed.
Vidi didn't understand why Cage didn't leave a single one alive. Looking at Cage who was coldly looking at the entire battlefield, Vidi felt a sense of fear. Now he understood what kind of army this group of remnants was. At the cost of zero casualties, they annihilated a force twice their size. It turned out that this group of people was not the kind of low combat effectiveness seen on the surface, but a strong iron army. At the moment of issuing orders, they fully executed and quickly killed any enemy in front of them.
Vidi now finally understood what his grandfather said. How could a genius-like person not leave any tricks? He didn't even see Cage take action, and the battle had already ended. House's strength also made him understand what a warrior close to level nine was.
Even Vidi's guards were terrified. These guards didn't care about their opponents' swords at all. Their movements were fast and efficient. They didn't change because of their broken hands and feet, blindness and other unfavorable factors. They almost killed one by one with one sword, without any drag.
After cleaning the battlefield, they looted all the things brought by this group of mercenaries, and then burned their bodies collectively, and continued on the road.
For two consecutive days, these people who had never seen death couldn't eat anything. They ate and vomited, vomited and ate again, and barely got better on the third day.
Every time they passed a city, they would be well entertained by the city lord. They were great nobles from the imperial capital, and they were all powerful people. Compared with the nobles of these small cities, they were no different from heaven and earth. The legend of Prince Cage also spread to every corner of the empire. Who didn't know Prince Cage, the military genius of the empire, and the top ten famous generals on the continent? Many people were eager to see him and see the heroic appearance of this genius. Everyone who saw him would admire that he was exactly like the legend, a figure like the sun god, and completely in line with the description of gods in mythology.
This road was indeed not peaceful. They encountered three robbery teams along the way, but all of them were killed. Seeing this, Vidi and others were numb, and even a little eager for the pleasure of bloodshed. Even a coward like Bird dared to draw his sword to guard in front of Cage.
Finally, they arrived at Tongtas Pass, a majestic pass in the north. The city wall as high as more than ten meters is daunting. This majestic pass is built between two mountains, and the two mountains are connected by a city wall. The shining jade-like city wall shines brightly in the sun, and it is even a bit dazzling.
The majestic pass is guarded by 50,000 troops all year round. Before Cage entered the city gate, the guard commander of the majestic pass, Van Bus, personally went out to greet Cage. Cage still has a good impression of this commander who has been stationed in the border city for ten years. He is also a hawkish general of the imperial army and a subordinate of the old commander Cato.
"Meet His Royal Highness." Van Bus greeted him and saluted Cage. He had heard about Cage's deeds. Even Marshal Cato could not defeat his opponent, but he was defeated by His Royal Highness Cage, which in itself showed his extraordinaryness.
Cage dismounted the moment Van Bus saluted, and helped the middle-aged general. He looked at him carefully. He was nearly two meters tall, taller than Cage. Although he was weathered, he was straight, his eyes were bright, and his hands were strong, showing the qualities that a soldier should have. "General, you are too polite. It is my honor to see your demeanor." Van Bus was also looking at the prince whose rumors were getting more and more mysterious. He really lived up to his reputation. His figure and face like the sun god, his gentle attitude, and his smiling expression were completely in line with the demeanor of a prince. The murderous aura revealed in his temperament also made Van Bus, an old general, understand that his prince was definitely someone who had experienced the battlefield. Looking at the guards behind him, he was immediately shocked by their strong murderous aura. Even though his army had been stationed at the border for many years, they did not have this kind of solemn and murderous aura. Only those warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles on the battlefield had this kind of temperament. Even if each of them is physically impaired, it cannot conceal the temperament in them. Their eyes are always on following Cage. They are a loyal iron-blooded army. Van Bus now fully believes that only a general who has truly experienced hundreds of battles can gain the loyalty of such a team. "Your Highness, please." Van Bus made a gesture of invitation with both hands. He did not understand why the empire would assign this remote and dangerous town to His Highness Cage.
Van Bus did act like a general. He entertained Cage directly in the big tent and deliberately let Cage take the first seat. The actions of the guards shocked everyone here again. Before Cage gave the order, they kept sitting upright on horseback like war spears. When Cage ordered to rest, they disarmed and prepared to eat.
"In the bitter cold land of the north, there is nothing good to entertain Your Highness. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Van Bus said embarrassedly.
"General Van Bus is too polite. This is much better than what we ate during the war. And you have worked hard to get these things in the bitter cold northernmost part." Cage said with a smile. Van Bus knew that this was definitely not criticism, but praise for their enthusiasm. At the same time, he was slightly dissatisfied with how luxurious the table was.
Van Bus felt that this was the temperament that a general leading an army should have.
"General Van Bus, can you tell me how big the city of Landis is and how many people there are?"
"Your Highness, the city of Landis is only half the size of a first-level city, like a small town. The whole city has only two main streets and less than 4,000 people."
"What kind of people are they? I heard that barbarians often attack this city." Cage asked curiously.
"Yes, Your Highness, generally at the end of autumn, the barbarians will attack this city and seize the food of the civilians here. The people of Atlantis City who can leave have basically all fled. Now there are only some women, children and the elderly. Even if the barbarians come, they can't grab anything. Now it is no different from a dead city. It may be because the people inside are still breathing, so it has not completely fallen."
"Oh, is that so." Cage roughly understood what the situation was. It seemed to be much worse than he imagined. The most terrifying thing now is not that the city is invaded, but that there are no people. Without people, urban construction is useless. If the city cannot be built, there is nothing else to think about.
"Your Highness, if the barbarians or the other two empires attack, you can come to my place and stay for a while."
Cage still understood what Fanbus said. Fanbus didn't directly say to avoid, probably because he didn't want to hit Cage. "Do the two empires pay attention to this place? Do they often attack this place?"
"They don't care about this place at all. A small town with no value is dispensable to them. Five years ago, they occasionally patrolled at Tongtas Pass. They also came here recently for the Eastern War. Seeing that there was no movement here, they went back."
Now Cage is relieved. Judging from this news, there should still be a long time for construction. What is most needed now is to solve the problem of manpower.
"If I need a large number of manpower, can I summon them nearby?"
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. If Your Highness wants to summon manpower for city construction, you can try several nearby cities. The time for growing grain in the north is very short. After it ends, they are basically idle at home. There will be some manpower. Now it is late autumn, and there are more manpower. In another three months, there will be heavy snow, and it will be more difficult to recruit people."
Cage carefully calculated the time and had to hurry up. There was nothing in the city now. It was estimated that there was no place to stay. At least there must be a place to live before going there. Cage decided to go and see first, and then consider what to do.
"General Van Bus, I want to stay here for a while. I don't think there is a place for us to live in Landis City. I will move there after my mansion is built. I will pay the corresponding fees according to the time." Cage thought about it and said.
"Your Highness, you are too polite. As long as you are willing, it doesn't matter how long you stay. It doesn't matter whether you pay or not."
"No, no, this will affect the normal training of the soldiers guarding the pass, and it will greatly increase your burden. You don't have to be polite." Cage waved his hand to reject Van Bus's help. He didn't think it was a help. It was an underestimation of his ability. He was full of strong confidence in himself.