In the minds of most people with reason and independent thinking, war is a serious, dangerous, bloody and cruel thing, full of all kinds of unforeseen surprises and sudden turns.
Therefore, no matter who uses war as a means, they must think repeatedly and be cautious.
Otherwise, it will bring unimaginable devastating disasters to yourself, your family, and even your country.
But as long as you look at the history of the earth before modern times, you will know that the real situation is actually the opposite of what most people think.
The reasons for the outbreak of many medieval wars are almost the same as jokes.
Or even simply personal grudges between some noble lords and even kings, as well as verbal humiliation, offense and trivial neighborly disputes.
Moreover, the things done during the war are often full of magical colors, which makes people wonder whether these guys are really fighting a serious war?
If this is true on Earth, which has almost no influence from supernatural forces, then naturally there is no need to say more in Faerûn, which is full of magic, dragons and monsters.
The so-called "people's view of history" simply does not exist in this world.
Ordinary people without any power, no matter how many they are, cannot create history, change history, or promote social progress and technological development.
Everything is accomplished by gods, heroes and powerful arcane magic users.
Without Iolum and a group of talented great arcanists, Netheril would not be as glorious as it is;
Without Karthus, an arrogant madman, Netheril would not have been destroyed;
Without the old Akaba Shane, there would not have been a huge empire occupying the south coast of the west coast;
If it weren't for the greed of Shane IV, Ivicola Sagram's "Sharp Teeth" wouldn't have launched an attack like crazy and destroyed the Shane Empire.
Since a very small number of people decide the rise and fall of a country or even a civilization, it can almost be said to be common sense in Faerûn.
Without their intervention, there would not have been the rise of races and civilizations, not to mention so many lost empires, and countless ancient ruins buried in the wilderness and ruins.
To this day, adventurers and archaeologists can still often find treasures from thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago from all over the world.
Especially if the individual power is too strong, power will inevitably be concentrated in the hands of a very small number of people.
As for civilians...
Sorry, they have no sense of existence in this world at all, neither in history nor in reality.
There is no historical turning point caused by a small person like the Sarajevo incident.
Even if ordinary people set off resistance and rebellion, they can easily be suppressed by powerful rulers.
Unless this ruler is both kind and weak, he finally chooses to give up power and let the common people seize power.
However, Sarevok obviously has nothing to do with the words kindness and weakness, and he also does not allow anyone to dare to defy his will.
After seizing control of Baldur's Gate through a series of conspiracies and plans, the first thing he did was to overdraft the finances, hollow out the chamber of commerce industries controlled by the shapeshifters, and use the money to recruit more soldiers.
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Under normal circumstances, the total number of Flame Fist mercenaries and other peripheral garrisons does not exceed one thousand.
On the one hand, due to the deterioration of the economy, tax revenue has decreased, and it really cannot support too many troops.
On the other hand, after the defeat in the last war, the size of the army was restricted by the Nelanser Islands, so it can only maintain this number.
Otherwise, you will be hit and sanctioned from all aspects.
But Sarevok obviously doesn't care about this.
His goal is to inherit the Blood Throne through war and killing.
As for what Baldur's Gate will eventually be destroyed into, he doesn't care at all, he doesn't care.
Generous military pay coupled with the previous hate propaganda recruited a large number of young and middle-aged people in a very short period of time.
The number of the army has also expanded from more than 2,000 people after the previous integration to more than 8,000, and even some orcs, orcs and hobgoblin bandits were recruited as soldiers.
You must know that the total permanent population of Baldur's Gate is only about 50,000.
Sarevok's behavior is equivalent to draining the most important labor force in society from the age of twenty to thirty-five, and it is completely a militaristic posture.
Women can even be seen in places with heavy manual labor such as docks, warehouses and workshops.
In addition, he also drained the entire Baldur's Gate steel resources to build weapons and armor, and conducted simple training for the new recruits.
In order to maximize morale, this guy actually publicly promised that after defeating the Zhentil Fort army, the most heroic soldiers would become the bureaucrats and ruling class of each town, giving them noble titles, money, houses, land, women, etc.
Waiting for a series of rewards.
In short, whatever you want from Fu Zouer Chamberi, you will get it.
Because everyone knows that the army of Zhentil Fort has brutally purged the ruling class in the occupied areas.
As long as they can be defeated, the entire West Heartland region and the richest land on the Dragon Coast can easily be collected, and even a country can be established.
And Sarevok is very likely to be the king of this new country.
Following him can be said to be quite promising.
In this way, under the stimulation of constant blood-raising, pie-making and money-splitting, the entire Baldur's Gate fell into a state of war fever.
The merchant class was also beguiled and persuaded by the shapeshifters. They donated generously and provided large loans with high interest rates and various war materials to the Baldur's Gate government, hoping to make a huge profit from them.p>
They did not realize that Sarevok had no intention of paying back the money.
Just kidding!
The money was borrowed in the name of the Baldur's Gate government, and of course the Baldur's Gate government will be responsible for it.
What's more, in the plan of the Son of Baal, he will already be the new God of Murder by the time the war is over. Will anyone dare to come to him for debt?
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Just as Sarevok was making final preparations for the war, Fuzor Chamberry, who had swept through various towns on the north bank of the Chongsa River and successfully joined forces with the Dark Fort Legion, also completed the final repairs and led an entire army.
An army of 15,000 marches towards the scheduled battlefield of Troll's Claw.
In this army, various monsters account for more than two-thirds, and the rest are humans, dwarves, dwarves, elves and other races.
Most of the latter are composed of neutral or evil camp adventurers and mercenaries who joined halfway.
They are either doing it to earn fairly generous rewards, or to get closer to Zhentil Castle and gain permission to join the powerful forces in this region.
Aberdare and his party are now one of them.
Although they were shamelessly blackmailed by Xi Manmeng and forced to pay 15,000 gold coins for "channel usage fees", the team did not change their original plan.
Because with Sarevok completely controlling Baldur's Gate, the only one who can fight it is the power of Zhentil Keep.
As for Zhentil Keep controlling such a huge land from the Dragon Coast to Baldur's Gate, Aberdare doesn't care what impact it will have on the situation in the surrounding areas.
To be precise, after seeing several orderly towns under the control of the Bann Church, it even gives people the idea that this is not a bad idea.
There is absolutely no situation like the war we just experienced, where there is chaos, disorder, smashing, looting and burning everywhere.
At this moment, the son of Baal was lying on a carriage filled with food and military supplies, and asked without looking back: "Do you think Sarevok will go out of the city to fight?"
"Yes! Because if he wants to realize his ambition, he must prove himself with a crisp victory to win the support of his soldiers."
Jasila answered in the affirmative without thinking.
It can be seen that this half-elf druid has not been sleeping well recently. Not only does he have very obvious dark circles around his eyes, but he is also very nervous and anxious.
She had already obtained information about Sarevok through the Harpers' intelligence network, and knew that this would be a battle that would determine the fate of the two Sons of Baal.
From a personal point of view, Jasira certainly hopes that Aberdare can kill Sarevok and avenge the death of Gillian.
But the Harper hopes that the two of them can die together.
In this way, they don't have to worry about two overly powerful Sons of Baal fighting each other, which will eventually lead to the birth of a stronger, more terrifying, and more threatening Son of God.
Jasira has recently been caught in the conflict between her personal emotions and her responsibilities as a Harper.
"In other words, as long as we continue to advance with the army, we can find an opportunity to kill him on the battlefield?"
Aberdare did not notice Jasira's strange reaction, his eyes flashed with naked and undisguised anger and hatred.
As a typical warrior with a simple mind and well-developed limbs, what he hates most is thinking too much, preferring to pursue simple pleasures and grudges.
To be continued...