Chapter 189 Leon’s interrogation methods are too advanced.
For most humans, creatures like elves are rare species, and were even considered to have disappeared in the long river of history.
Therefore, most of them had only heard the name of elves in legends before.
Even though news had spread a few days ago that the young and promising Lord Marquis had had some contact with the elves, the elves even sent envoys.
But because Elte has always traveled lightly and headed straight to the Thorn Territory, the people living in the southwest highlands have actually never seen elves.
Now, four hundred and fifty elven longbowmen suddenly appeared in the southwestern highlands, naturally attracting countless civilians who were taking a break to watch.
This is an elf! Still alive!
If you pick anyone at random from the team, they can be called handsome men and beautiful women, which will naturally make these rich old haters in Antolia marvel over and over again.
It's just that...
compared to the people who were admiring the appearance of the elves, what Leon was most concerned about was actually the combat power of these elven long archers.
These four hundred and fifty elven long archers are Antolia's important military force in marching into the Principality of Norton!
You know, Leon has never been a greedy person.
Although most of the nobles in this era are people who eat people without spitting out their bones, Leon feels that his thinking has always been relatively clear.
Even though he had decided to send troops this time, he actually did not expect to be able to carve up much of the territory that belonged to the Principality of Norton in this war.
After all... if too much land is eaten at once, even if there will not be a siege network targeting Antolia, even if it is just the impact of the [over-expansion penalty], it is not something that Antolia can easily bear today. .
The so-called overexpansion penalty is actually a game term from EU4.
In short, if you occupy too much land at once, you will face changes in the territorial rebellion, stability, diplomatic reputation, annual corruption, faction influence, territorial foreign trade competitiveness, etc. Debuffs on multiple levels.
It is precisely because of the above that although Leon has made up his mind to get a piece of the cake, he also needs to pay a little attention to the international outlook of Antolia and the Jimena family to avoid dragging down the development of the entire Antolia. .
Therefore, Leon's goal has always been very clear for Antolia's troop dispatch.
The Antolian army will set off from the southwest highlands, advance all the way west, and seize the port of Idar, the outlet to the sea in the southern part of the Principality of Norton.
As long as Port Idar is obtained, the Antolians will not seek the possibility of further expanding their victory.
That's what the saying goes.
Otherwise, if they lose their minds because of the success of the war and blindly raise the established strategic goals, then the Antolian army will inevitably fall into the Norton quagmire.
And this is something Leon must be wary of!
Afghanistan, which was called the graveyard of empires in the previous life, is a good example.
And today's Norton Principality has also been in chaos for a long time.
As the city of Bolton was captured by the army of the Kingdom of Walras, the war in the entire Principality of Norton was no longer a matter of the three forces of the northern pagans, the remnants of the restoration of the country, and the Norton nobles working together on that land.
It won't be long before the Kingdom of Andal, the Kingdom of Idrit, and even the coalition forces from the east and the expeditionary force from the southeast will also step onto the battlefield.
In addition, the nobles consolidated by Norton have already been fighting on their own...
To be honest, even Leon, who was able to bet on Wilbert I without hesitation during the civil war in the Andal Kingdom, would find it difficult to win in this pot at this time. From the hodgepodge, we can judge the final direction of the war in the Principality of Norton.
If not, he wouldn't have made a special trip to the Abandoned Land to bring back 450 elven longbowmen to Antolia to strengthen Antolia's military strength.
Just like the ancient saying that Leon had always heard before traveling through time: "Soldiers are the most important thing in the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival." Even though he has full confidence in the strength of the Antolian
army , we also need to be 100% vigilant and make every possible precaution.
For example, first interrogating the two remnant believers who were imprisoned in the Thorn Territory was an extremely important step before Leon ordered the dispatch of troops.
It was also out of this consideration that after arranging the temporary residence of the Elf Longbowmen, Leon rushed back to the Thorn Territory without stopping.
Compared with the large army in the north of the Principality of Norton, the remnants of the restoration of the country in the south of the Principality of Norton are the main opponents that the Antolian people have to face. It also happened that the dungeon of the Thorn Territory contained two relict believers brought back from the Principality of Norton by the Antolian caravan, so Leon naturally wanted to interrogate them.
At least we have to figure out the purpose of the relics of the restoration of the country suddenly popping up, right?
"How are you doing?"
Compared to the vitality above the ground, the dungeon was filled with a depressing atmosphere.
Leon stepped on the slightly cold stone slab and asked the guard on the side.
Hearing this, the guard who was leading Leon couldn't help but trembled:
"They are all still alive."
"According to your request, the two prisoners have been kept separately."
Since Leon had personally taken care of him, he said that he was going to Give the two survivors of the restoration of the country who are imprisoned here more strength.
So...
being locked up in a dark and narrow little black room can only be said to be an appetizer. Punishments like waterboarding and not being allowed to sleep are repeated treats.
Many of these methods are unheard of even by the dungeon guards.
And the most important thing is that because Leon had never considered interrogating the two remnant believers immediately, for more than a month, the Antolian people just tortured them blindly. As for the two prisoners locked in the dungeon, they almost felt like they were going to have a mental breakdown in the next second.
But they deserve it.
The reason why the relics of the restoration of the country are notorious throughout the northern continent is naturally not just because of their so-called slogan of reviving the Holy Brun Empire.
Looking at all kinds of human tragedies that have happened in various countries in the Northern Continent, behind most of them are the figures of survivors of the restoration of the country.
"Bang..."
When the prison guard finally opened the heavy door lock, the dying prisoner who had been tortured for a long time could not even raise his head to look at the person coming.
"The Marquis is here!"
It wasn't until the dungeon guard poured a basin of cold water on his head that the bloody prisoner was suddenly startled and stared blankly at the blurry figure in front of him.
He wanted to speak, but he coughed up a pool of blood.
Leon waved his hand and signaled the people behind him to retreat slowly.
"You have to answer whatever I ask."
Leon said lightly.
"I...I said..."
The prisoner tied to the cross nodded with great difficulty.
You know, he has been waiting for this moment for a long time.
During this period, what awaited him every day was endless execution and torture.
Such an experience has already brought his mental state to the verge of collapse. Rather than being imprisoned in this dungeon without seeing the light of day, it would be better for him to die!
"So...how can I become a believer in the restoration of the country?"
Leon walked up to the prisoner and asked sincerely.
(End of chapter)