Brad's mouth turned up slightly, gave him one last look, and then jumped off the ledge, and disappeared into the night like a bat. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Duke trotted to the window, his hands propped on the edge of the window and looked down, nervous and agitated, as if he had not yet recovered from what had happened tonight.

The look of panic lingered on his face for a long time, he smiled bitterly with relief, looked up at the dark night sky, his brows furrowed from sorrow became more and more relaxed, and he sighed slowly.

I had to compromise, he thought. This is the only way to save yourself and your family's lives, knowing that the other party is Brad and will do anything.

After froze by the window for about ten minutes, he thought about the future arrangements, opened the door and shouted outside, "Butler Roy, come here!"

"Go and move my fleet to the docks, and after daybreak recruit a group of laborers, and load all the valuable goods and the wine from the cellar. ”

"Uh, what's going on, master?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, do it!"

"Yes. ”

The butler hurried away, and the Duke returned to the window again, gazing at the silence of the night, and on his seemingly calm face, there was an unbreakable apprehension.

......

Two days passed quickly.

That evening, Zheng Fei and Brad, accompanied by hundreds of Spartan soldiers dressed as laborers, arrived at the predetermined location.

This is a barren wilderness, there is not a tree within a radius of a thousand meters, there is no shelter, and the field of vision is extremely open, in order to prevent the duke from setting up an ambush.

Through the lens of the telescope, Zheng Fei saw the duke alone in the field, standing alone on a small dirt slope, frowning and pondering.

"Sure enough, he came alone. Zheng Fei outlined the corners of his mouth upward.

"He didn't dare to joke with his life, especially his daughter's. ”

But he would lose a lot of wealth and status because of it. ”

"Maybe wealth and status are not the most important thing in everyone's heart. ”

The two talked softly, slowly moving closer to where the Duke was standing.

When there were still two hundred meters to go, the Duke finally noticed them, and immediately ran over, and arrived in front of them half a minute out of breath.

The Duke cautiously looked at the hundreds of tall and strong Spartan warriors, then looked at Brad in fear and lowered his head.

"I'm all ready to do what you ask. ”

"A word of caution, don't play tricks, your family's fleet has just departed this afternoon for London. Brad stared at him and smiled.

The Duke was stunned, and couldn't help but raise his head, and surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Understood. He whispered, clenching his fists to himself. It's uncomfortable to be coerced.

"Don't worry, as long as nothing goes wrong, I won't hurt you and your family. Brad shrugged his shoulders and motioned to Zheng Fei: "It's time to go, captain." ”

Zheng Fei raised his eyebrows and looked at the duke: "Mr. Tuckerman, lead the way ahead." ”

The Duke nodded, silently turned around, and walked in the direction of the artillery base.

Half an hour later, hundreds of people arrived at the base gate, which was still as well defended as ever.

"Master Tuckerman. ”

At the door, two columns of guards bowed in unison to greet the duke.

"Hmm. The duke took a deep breath, his expression was serious, and he asked in a deep voice: "How is it today, nothing unusual happened, right?"

"Yes, everything works. ”

"Well, tell everyone to stop training, load all the gunpowder in the warehouse onto flatbed trucks, and transport it to the docks. ”

Hearing this, a hint of surprise suddenly appeared in the guard's eyes.

"Is the expeditionary force finally going out?"

After eight years of hiding, I finally waited for this day.

"Hmm. The Duke replied simply, and the sorrow hidden in his eyes was unnoticed.

In an instant, the guards jumped up excitedly, cheered and high-fived each other and hugged each other, as excited as men and women at a bonfire.

"Guys, the gunpowder has been moved! the expeditionary force is on the march!" they shouted, eager to inform their companions of the great news of the day.

The base suddenly became agitated, and the money-counting soldiers poured into the warehouse like a tide, and they were full of joy and threw themselves into the carrying work.

They longed for expeditions as much as they longed to see God.

Expeditions mean meritorious achievements and promotions, even if it is very risky, but they do not want to be just a soldier for the rest of their lives.

What's more, war is the cradle of heroes, and in this era, almost every man has a heroic dream in his heart, some of them believe in the god of war, some worship Christine, and a small number of people like Brad as idols.

In short, they want to be heroes and be a spectacle, not a person who stops to watch the scenery.

The expedition was the only opportunity for them.

Looking at the base working in an orderly manner, the Duke put his hands behind his back and sank his head to think about things.

"Can you tell me what you're thinking?" Zheng Fei asked indifferently.

"I'm wondering, is he really Brad?" the Duke glanced at Brad more than a dozen meters away, and his voice was as high as a mosquito.

"Or else?"

"People say Brad is a lone wolf in Europe, but why did he become a dog willing to follow you?"

"He's not a dog, he's a very capable person. Zheng Fei said lightly, and then ignored him.

After nearly five hours, under the toiling of thousands of people, all the gunpowder in the warehouse was finally loaded onto flatbed trucks, and more than 4,000 carts of gunpowder from 200 ships were loaded, and the two carts were lined up in a long line of thousands of meters, and they marched through the city of Copenhagen.

By this time, it was about twelve o'clock in the night, and the streets were long gone, except for the occasional three or two drunken men who emerged from the tavern, stumbling and swaying in the cold wind of the winter night with flasks.

The sound of the convoy as it drove through the streets inevitably woke up the residents living on the side of the road, who opened their windows to look curiously and chatter.

"Oh my God, that's a long convoy. ”

"Delivering goods overnight, is it really as rumored that the expedition is about to begin?"

In the midst of these discussions, the Duke frowned, and sat side by side with Zheng Fei Bullard in the carriage at the front of the line, staring at the street in front of him, distracted.

The whole journey was safe and sound, until they reached the gates of the city, where they were stopped by the defenders of the city.

"Hey, who are you, and where are you going so late?" the garrison officer raised his hand and stood in the middle of the road.

Brad gave the Duke a look, and the Duke understood, jumped out of the carriage and walked over to the officer.

"Oh... You're Duke Tuckerman, aren't you?"

"That's right, it's me. ”

"Where are you going so late?"

"The expeditionary force was about to go on an expedition, and the king ordered me to send the stockpile of gunpowder to the naval port. (To be continued.) )