Chapter 323 The complex situation in the valley

After discussing the business, everyone gathered around the campfire and chatted for a long time with ghost wine.

They talked about a lot of things, but there were a lot of things involved.

The Hammer of Justice has been standing in Taser Valley for more than 400 years, and Valon has been the Chief Judge for more than 30 years. No one can match his understanding of the forces around the valley.

Even the cavalry commanders of Shaburg, the ruler of Taser Valley, were respectful when they saw him and called him the Chief Judge.

Valon took a sip of wine and sighed: "The reason why Sembia didn't swallow up the Taser Valley in one gulp is not because of the influence of our Hammer of Justice.

The real concern is the reaction of the other ten valleys. If the other valleys are strong enough, Taser Valley can maintain its current independence and still be the only valley in the valley.

If the other valleys fall into weakness and the Battle Valley and Feather Valley are swallowed up, do you think that the defenseless Taser Valley is the opponent of those jackal-like rich mercenaries?"

Even Anna, who knows nothing about military affairs, couldn't help shaking her head.

Although Taser Valley has a dangerous area like Dun Hills, it is not at the border, but in the center.

Once it is driven to Dun Hills, Taser Valley will basically be destroyed.

"Since you know the harm of division, why doesn't the valley unite again? Even if you elect a common leader to form a closer united whole, it is better than the current scattered sand." Gavin took the opportunity to ask humbly.

"It's a simple idea. Let's not talk about so many valleys and so many interests involved. Can people's hearts be united? Just think about whether Sembia and Zhentarim will sit back and watch this happen? The previous experience of Scar Valley is there. Do you really think that the coalition of Misty Valley and Shadow Valley defeated Lashan's army?" Valon smiled meaningfully.

The previous experience that Valon mentioned was an event in 1356.

Lashan Omesser, the ruler of Scar Valley, launched a war to conquer the southern part of the valley. In just a few months, he successively captured the Plough Valley, the Feather Valley and the Battle Valley.

But in less than half a year, he was defeated, just as fast as he rose. Now Scar Valley does not have its own autonomy, but is occupied by a coalition army. This coalition army not only has representatives from various valleys, but also the armies of Cormyr, Sembia and Zhentarim.

"Is there a hidden story?" Gavin asked curiously. The outside world only knows that Lashan's army was defeated by the cavalry of Misty Valley in Misty Valley, but how it was defeated is not very clear.

"Before Lashan's army was defeated, Sambia's mercenaries had already entered the Scar Valley and occupied Lashan's lair." Valon laughed and said, "Lashan is a great man, but not a qualified king, because his vision is limited to a few valleys, but he did not find the real reason why the valleys could not unite together.

When all the external powerful forces do not want you to unite and do not need you to unite, how can you unite?

If you don't pull out all the claws of the Sambia jackals, when you start a war internally, they will give you a fatal blow from behind."

"I've learned a lesson." Gavin said sincerely.

Although he has his own understanding of the situation in the valley, it is far less clear than Valon's.

After a moment of silence, Gavin put forward his own opinion: "I think there is still a fatal problem in the valley."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Valon was aroused.

"The land is vast and the population is too small. The total population of a valley is not as much as that of a medium-sized coastal city. Normally, the geographical environment of the valley is very supportive, especially the Asaba River.

If it were Tesser, the population supported by both sides of such a convenient river would be at least more than three million, but now, there is not even a fraction of that.

With a small population, there is no chance to unite, and it is naturally easy to be bullied."

This is Gavin's biggest feeling after nearly a month in the Battle Valley.

The rocky land is vast and sparsely populated, and it can be said that the living conditions are too harsh.

The valley is vast and sparsely populated, but it is a bit unreasonable.

"You are right about this question, but have you ever considered what caused this situation?" Valon asked back.

Gavin answered without hesitation: "Because the Valley has never had a strong, unified regime, and has never systematically governed the Valley, especially the taming of the Asaba River. Without a strong regime to mobilize enough manpower and material resources, it is impossible to succeed with individual spontaneous governance alone.

And Sembia does not want to see such a regime appear. Once it appears, it will stab you from the back."

"You are only half right." Valon sighed, "There are many people raised in the Valley, but too few people choose to stay in the Valley. When many people grow up, they can't stand the temptation of Sembia's wealth and run there to pan for gold. After they have achieved a little success, they also take their families away. At least one-tenth of Sembia's population now belongs to the Valley, or once belonged to the Valley."

Sembia, a young country, is itself an immigrant country, and it values ​​wealth far more than origin.

As long as you have enough strength and enough wealth, you can occupy a place in this country, even if you are born in the Valley, it doesn't matter.

This kind of policy often attracts wealthy elites to join the country.

After going around in circles for a long time, Valon brought the topic to the point: "Sambia's attention to Battle Valley and Feather Valley far exceeds your imagination. Once you gain a firm foothold in Battle Valley, you want to achieve something." career, you have to be careful about their little moves.

This small move may not necessarily be done by Sembia himself, but may rely on the power of other valleys, including our cavalry commanders in Taser Valley. "

Gavin suddenly became confused. The chief emotional judge saw his ambition and used this topic to remind himself.

His intention to do something big in Battle Valley is not difficult for anyone with a discerning eye to see.

This was especially obvious after the massive efforts were made to move hundreds of Tethyr refugees from the Good Luck Tooth Mountains to the Land of Three Rivers.

Valon has made it very clear that Sambi regards the Tase Valley, Battle Valley, Feather Valley and Scar Valley along the Asaba River as his own meal and does not allow anyone to touch it, including the rise of relatively powerful local forces. They will kill whoever comes forward.

Does Lord Ilmet, the titular lord of Battle Valley, really not want to make a difference?

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.

But when Gavin heard Vallon mention the cavalry commanders in Taser Valley, he couldn't help but be surprised.

There is no large city in Taser Valley. It is mainly composed of twelve Taser. Taser means villages and towns in the local dialect.

These Taser jointly invested money and personnel to form a cavalry team to maintain local security. They were composed of twelve cavalry commanders, and a commander was elected every three years.

It can be regarded as a relatively regular armed force in the local area.

"Are these cavalry commanders also unclean?" Gavin asked.

"It has never been clean at all. No matter how clean people are, they can't withstand the corruption of money in Sambia. When they counterattacked Lashan in 1356, the cavalry commanders in Taser Valley were the vanguard. They now have a nickname, The sheepdog named Sambia, at least two-thirds of the time, is on another salary over there in Sambia."

Valon sighed quietly, "Not to mention those ordinary knights, even our paladins of the Hammer of Justice, many of them cannot resist the temptation of money."

Even if there are strict legal restrictions, there is no way to completely prevent corruption, let alone when these knight commanders themselves represent the law.

Don't be too easy when being bribed.

And this is what Sambia does best.

"It seems that my trouble is not as big as usual." Gavin suddenly felt a little headache.

The Land of Three Rivers is indeed a good place, but it is also a troubled place.

"If you do nothing here and just want to be a small manor owner, there will naturally be no trouble. But if you want to make a difference and make a big difference, all kinds of troubles will come to your door. I hope you are here You must be thoroughly prepared before taking any action.”

Valon said solemnly, "You just need to remember one thing. As long as you seek benefits for the people of the valley and do good things that benefit the country and the people, we, the Hammer of Justice, will stand firmly behind you." ”

"With these words from His Excellency the Grand Judge, I feel relieved." Gavin, who was somewhat shocked, felt the pride in his heart was completely aroused, "If it's just a conspiracy, I've never been afraid of anyone. If those jackals in Sambia dare to stretch out their claws, I will chop off their claws. If they want to stretch out their heads, I will cut off their heads. If they attack in large numbers..."

"If you can really force Sambia to attack in a big way, then the entire valley will stand behind you." Valon laughed.

"Then I will try to do this." Gavin responded with a laugh.

"I've been waiting for this day." Vallon laughed again.

This trip to the Hammer of Justice made Gavin feel that he had gained a lot.

At least there is a clearer plan for the development direction in Battle Valley.

The method of rushing around to gather Tethyr refugees is really inefficient.

It is also treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

If you want to attract more people to live in the territory, the key is to cultivate your internal strength and turn the land of Three Rivers into the most suitable place for human habitation.

There is no need to go out and look for them, the refugees will come to your door by themselves.

The key to changing the land of three rivers is to control the rivers.

The downstream is not concerned for the time being. The focus of early management is to build large dams in the upper reaches of the Asaba River, especially along the Yewen Pond.

If it were someone else here.

This is an impossible task.

Because there are not enough soldiers and civilians, there is no way to build large dams and control rivers.

If the river section is not managed, the river will overflow and fail to attract residents.

It's a vicious cycle.

But Gavin is not an ordinary person. He does not have any ordinary residents, but there are many kobolds.

The 800 kobolds transferred earlier were far from enough, and kobolds had to be recruited on a large scale.

It’s time to start Zalanda’s line.

Instead of looking for Tethyr refugees all over the world in the valley, it would be better to recruit them directly from Tethyr.

Vallon and the others were very efficient. By the time Gavin left the Hammer of Justice the next morning, all the relevant information on the cursed items had been compiled into a manual and handed over to Gavin to carry.

Gavin did not personally escort the food back to the Land of Three Rivers, but handed it over to Anna and six tree people.

He and Luna took off directly from the cliff behind the Hammer of Justice and flew back to Vizeme Manor.

Of course, it's not riding, but flying with energy dragon wings. The progress of the relationship between the two parties is not that fast.

This is the trouble with high-intelligence mounts, which must be cultivated emotionally.

But once tamed, the benefits are also huge.

This kind of mount will cooperate highly in battle.

Previously, Gavin and Awinsa had played a lot in the rock land, and airborne attacks were not once or twice.

Although Awinsa fell into the growth dragon sleep, the red dragon Roderick did not, but this kind of mount is too eye-catching in the valley, more eye-catching than the dog demon. Gavin is not going to use it unless it is absolutely necessary.

Luna also has a huge advantage that dragons do not have, both air and land.

It can fight in the air and run on the ground like ordinary war horses.

She has huge angel wings like Pegasus, but like Gavin's energy dragon wings, it can be hidden in the body.

Although Gavin has never seen her flying at full speed, her speed is definitely not slow, and can even be comparable to Awinsa.

Luna has another advantage, that is, her appearance is high enough, and she comes from the forest good camp. In the future, riding her to contact good races, including forest races, it is easy to get good impression points.

He had suffered a lot from using a dog demon as a mount before, and had long wanted to find a mount of similar origin, but he never had the chance.