A few days later, Cliff's caravan moved south along the road and approached the outskirts of Bagram. At Bran's request www.biquge.info McLegare's eldest brother stretched out his hand and pointed ahead, leading the convoy to the place where the Crimson Flame mercenary group was: "Ahead is the village where Crimson Flame is hiding. ”。

Seeing this, Bran, who was sitting side by side with Cliff in the carriage, asked Lars Merchant very politely: "Mr. Cliff." I decided to go meet Angelie and them first. If anything is inconvenient, I'll get out of the car now. Your caravan can go to Bagram City first. ”

Cliff replied with a pleasant face: "Nothing inconvenient. Everyone's goal is exactly the same. I also want to get to know the local situation before I plan for the next step. Therefore, a meeting with Crimson Flame is a must. At this time, at the far end of the front pointed by Big Brother McNugget, a large cloud of smoke was billowing up.

I saw that a village that had broken into the hiding place of Crimson Flame was standing in the middle of the street of the barnyard, and the captain of the hoplites of the Republic of Vosfitta held the halberd in his hand high and was shouting loudly: "Damn! What about the people!?Where are the virgins!?Where are the people in the village dead!?"

A soldier of the Republic of Vosfita stepped out of a house made of white marble and covered with cyan tiles, ran up to the captain of the street soldiers and proposed, "Captain. Let's go back and report to the captain. There is no one here at all, let alone a virgin. ”

When the captain of the hoplites heard this, he couldn't help but be furious, and pointed his halberd at the soldier's nose and scolded: "Bastard! Crops planted in the field. Livestock in enclosures in corrals. Are you blind and don't you see? Nobody is a fart of Tama!"

The soldier replied helplessly: "But... But the captain. We did not find a single figure. What the hell should I do now?"

So, the captain of the heavy armor gathered dozens of his subordinates together and shouted to them: "We have come here this time by the strict orders of His Excellency the Governor, in order to hunt virgins and hunt down the bandits of the Crimson Flame mercenary group. In any case, it can't be left at that. Listen to my orders: Remove all the things that can be removed from this village, burn all the things that cannot be moved, and take away all the livestock that can be taken away, and all the livestock that can be taken away.

Then they set fire to the dwellings and the crops, everything that could be burned. Then poison the well. I don't believe Crimson Flame can stay here. This is also in accordance with the Governor's intention to give the untouched people who harbor the rebels the severity of the punishment they deserve. ”

As far as the eye could see, I saw a brigade of more than 500 officers and soldiers of the Republic of Worthfita blocking the entrance to this village. A small team, dozens of soldiers of the Republic of Vosfitta, were in the village, moving valuable belongings out of the houses and piling them up next to the captain of the heavy armor in the middle of the barnyard. After moving all the valuable items out of the houses, the soldiers in the village began to set fire to and wreak havoc. Billowing smoke followed.

At this time, the captain of Crimson Flame, Angelie in a crimson dress, Duodu with a staff of Aoki, Carly, the vice-captain, Parker with a steel rod, and Marlon with a tall horse, were hiding on a hill behind the village with other mercenaries and villagers.

Halfway up the hill, a plainly dressed young male villager was lying on his stomach, holding a pair of brass binoculars in both hands, and he could not help but exclaim: "Amazing! The village chief! -- The Vosfitta army did not evacuate, but continued to loot property and set fire everywhere in the village!"

Not far behind the young male villager, the village chief, who was also dressed simply, with a stick in his hand and a gray beard, hurriedly ran up to him and shouted, "Let me see!" The village chief snatched the male villager's binoculars, straightened his waist, and began to pay an anxious attention to what was happening down the mountain.

The village chief watched for a while, his eyes widened to the extreme, and his heart was as painful as a knife; he hurriedly handed the telescope back to the male villager, and ran all the way to the top of the mountain, in front of Angeline; he knelt on the ground, unable to suppress his emotions, and the old man wept loudly: "Your Excellency, the Viscount! The enemy is burning our village! The enemy is burning our village!--..."

Surrounded by a large group of entourage mercenaries, Angeline sat on a stone bench with grace and composure, completely unable to understand the words and actions of the village chief, and responded: "Burned." Isn't it enough to rebuild?" because Bran is not in Bagram. Ever since Andy was detained by the Vosfita Army. Angeline, the highest-ranking of the mercenaries and a viscount, naturally became the leader of the mercenary association and the resistance.

When the village chief heard this, he couldn't believe his ears, and hurriedly raised his head and asked in a loud voice: "Reconstruction!? It's hard enough to just survive. Is it possible to rebuild the village if it is rebuilt?"

Seeing this, Carly, who was serving on Angeline's right hand, immediately scolded the village chief with a fierce voice: "You old man, is this the way you talk to the Viscount!?"

At this moment, the young male villager who was standing guard also ran in front of Angeline's eyes, completely ignoring the courtesy that commoners should have towards nobles, and raised his arms indignantly to the viscount's face, and his face was flushed and he fell loudly: "Speaking of which, you are still an official mercenary of the Mercenary Association and a nobleman of the Duchy of Bagram, but you don't even have the slightest sense of honor.

We have provided for you for so long. Today the village is going to be destroyed. The crops will be burned up. But you are like a bunch of cowards, one by one, you only know how to hide here, and let the Vosfita army do whatever they want. In the future, where will the whole village live, and what will they eat? Do we want to sleep on the streets, drink the northwest wind, and starve to death!?"

When Carly heard this, she angrily scolded the young male villager: "Bastard, don't you want to live!??, the Viscount's affairs, and you are a pariah who deserves to interject!?"

When the village chief heard this, he hurriedly turned around, and shouted at the young male villagers with anxiety and fear: "Liji, what are you talking about!? Why don't you quickly kneel down and apologize to His Excellency the Viscount and admit your mistake!" The weapons of the villagers have all been confiscated by the Vosfitta army, and every fifth household shares a kitchen knife, where is the mercenary's opponent. Therefore, the village chief is now very worried that these warriors who will not leave will be angered by Riji's remarks, and suddenly become angry and go on a killing spree.

When Liji heard this, he was still standing there with his waist straight, and he retorted loudly with great anger and excitement: "Why should I apologize and admit my mistake? Because what I said is not wrong at all! We provide for them! They can't even protect the village! Why do we want to offer them like uncles!"

When the men, women, and children at the scene heard this, they all stood up, some holding hoes and other farm tools, some holding children, all facing the direction of Angeline's side, silent, dumbfounded, and their eyes were full of indignation.

At this moment, Carly was about to rush to Liji's side with an arrow step, cutting off the other party's head, trying to use terrifying means to shock the onlookers of the villagers: "Look at me if I don't take your head..." Carly, who grew up with Angeline since she was a child, despite the death of both her parents, was born into a noble family and held the title of baron. Therefore, she served Angeline completely voluntarily, because she liked the Viscount, and in order to repay Angeline's parents for their kindness to her.

Parker, who was standing next to Angelie, moved very quickly, and rushed forward with an arrow, grabbed Carly's left wrist with his right hand, and dissuaded the other party: "Stop! Carly, calm down! Let the captain decide this matter." We'd better not meddle. ”

Carly struggled to get rid of Parker's restraint and rushed forward, reprimanding the other party sharply: "What do you know, this guy!? We didn't eat and drink for nothing when we stayed in the village? Not only did we give money, but we also gave double land. As a citizen of Bagram, for the sake of his country, but he is not willing to sacrifice even such a little, don't you deserve to die!? Let go of me!-"

His eyes burst into flames, and Liji, who stared at Carly fiercely, had already reached into his arms with his right hand, and tightly grasped a short sword that was sharpened and dipped in three-step snake venom, and beads of sweat continued to drip from his forehead, and his nerves were tense and ready to fight to the death: "Hmph!" The three-step snake is a highly venomous snake that is rumored to die after taking three steps after being bitten.

Angeli, who was paying attention to everything at the scene, still did not change in her face, and instructed in a particularly calm tone: "Carly, stop." The villagers are not our enemies. When Carly heard this, she immediately stopped her movements and retreated.

The village chief, who was kneeling in front of Angeli, raised his head when he heard this, his eyes were full of infinite hope, and he looked at the viscount's face and asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, the viscount." Have you decided to save our village?"

Angelie still felt that the burning of the village was not a big deal, and replied to the village chief calmly: "No. "The captain of Crimson Flame rarely goes out due to physical reasons, and when he does, he is surrounded by his teammates and followers, and he is introverted and reticent, and he has never been in contact with strangers, especially those from the bottom of society. Therefore, the viscount has no concept of civil suffering at all, and is only very reluctant to manage the mercenary association and the resistance organization.

When the village chief heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, obviously unable to adapt to Angeline's unhurried personality at all, and couldn't guess what the other party was thinking, so he was so anxious that he sweated profusely and asked: "What!?

Angeline spat out a few words of reason, which she heard from others: "Because... Our strength is insufficient... So... It is necessary to avoid a head-on confrontation with the Vosfitta Army. The village burned down, but it could be rebuilt. ”

Then Angelie turned her head again, looked at Duodu who was standing on her left, and sought confirmation from the other party without assertiveness: "Duodu, do you say that's the case?" Due to Andy and Bran's strength in managing the Mercenary Guild, as well as Captain Crimson's own personality. Angeline was completely uninterested in and ignorant of political and military matters. So she seemed very at a loss about the village chief's question.

Hearing this, Duodu, who was also not deeply involved in the world and had no self-confidence, was very cautious with the memories and dogmas in his mind, and answered Angeline's question with a smile: "There have been fires in Bagram City before. But the burned building was soon rebuilt. I don't think it would be very difficult to rebuild the village, right? As for the Vosfitta Army, the president was careful to explain when he left, and he couldn't come into direct conflict with them. ”

Angeline received an affirmative reply, calmly turned her head, looked into the village chief's eyes, and replied with confidence: "Hmm." We will help you rebuild the village..."

The village chief couldn't believe his ears again when he heard the conversation between Angelie and Duodu, and both eyes were wide open, and he interrupted the viscount's speech with great excitement, and interjected and asked: "How can our place be compared to Bagram City? The current world is so chaotic, where can we get the manpower and material resources to rebuild the village?..." The village chief obviously couldn't believe that Bagram was famous, and had always been known for its unity and pragmatism, and the top of the mercenary association had become so stupid.

Seeing this, Liji, who had been waiting impatiently, raised his right hand, and raised his arms and shouted in righteous indignation: "Village chief, stop grinding and chirping with these cowards! The village will be guarded with our own hands! As long as you can carry a hoe and are still a man, you can go down the mountain with me! Let the invading army of the Republic of Vosfitta understand that we are not easy to bully!"

When the men, women, and children who were watching heard this, their eyes lit up with flames, but they remained silent and did not immediately take action.

When an old man with gray hair heard this, he raised the hoe in his hand, and was the first to respond to Liji's generous statement and encourage the villagers present: "Liji said it well! Protecting the village is everyone's own business, so how can they rely on foreign cowards? Although the old man is more than 60 years old this year, he can still afford the hoe. Whoever burns our village, we'll fight with whom!

When the villagers heard this, they were inspired, waved the farming tools in their hands, and responded loudly: "Yes!" "Outsiders can't be relied on at all!" "They won't understand what the village means to everyone!" "Our village will be protected with our own hands!" "Whoever burns our village, we will fight with whom!-"...

So with a wave of his hand, Liji was about to lead a group of peasants to rush down the mountain: "Okay! Then everyone will go down the mountain with me now! Let the mercenary cowards see what they should do to defend their homeland!"

Seeing this, Carly stood aside with an indifferent expression, crossed her waist with her left hand and a knife in her right hand, and commented in an extremely disdainful tone: "Hmph-you want to provoke us with such a childish agitation method." If they want to go, let them go. Let the Vosfitta army kill them all. The self-righteous untouchables naturally sobered up. ”

Parker, who was standing next to Carly, heard this and asked the vice captain of Crimson Flame, "How can you be so cold-blooded?"

Carly asked Parker loudly, "Isn't what I'm saying true!?"

At this time, among the villagers, a girl dressed plainly, with delicate eyebrows, and a jade necklace hanging down to her chest, suddenly ran to Liji, shouting, "Liji! Please wait a minute!" The necklace around her neck was made of a crystal clear, warm and dazzling droplet-shaped jade worn on hemp rope to make an amulet.

When Li Ji heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then the excited expression on his face calmed down: "Kira..."

With tears in her eyes, Kira took off the necklace around her neck and told Liji in a soft voice, "I know, you have to lead everyone to protect the village." May God bless you. Please wear my amulet. ”

Seeing this, Liji was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say: "I..." Kira then gently placed the amulet in his hand on the neck of the young male villager.

Then, as the witch of the water in the village, Kira finally couldn't help but use her pair of jade hands to tightly grasp Liji's two calloused palms because of years of farming, tears trickled down her face like a clear stream, and she emotionally instructed the other party: "Also, you must come back alive..."

Seeing this scene, although Liji also understood that the man had tears and did not flick, he still couldn't help but shed two lines of tears; he raised his right hand and wiped the corner of his eyes with his sleeve, unable to suppress his sad reply: "I... I will definitely be back. Please believe me..."In fact, the young male villagers knew very well in their hearts that if the people of the Mercenary Association stood by and watched, they would definitely die if they went with these peasants.

At last, because he had made a big statement, he was ready to send it, and Riji had to push Kira's hands away, turn around, and go straight down the mountain without hesitation, and at the same time turn back and shout loudly, "I'm gone!"

Just as the male villagers parted ways with their loved ones and prepared to follow Liji down the mountain. Suddenly, a little girl who was about eight or nine years old and seemed to be more sensible took the lead, and the children of the whole village rushed to cry loudly:

"Whoa... Daddy! Daddy's leaving, never coming back" "Whoa, whoa!—The bad guys are coming! The bad guys are burning our village... "Wow!—... Of course, these children are following the secret will of their parents, especially their mothers, desperately trying to release their feelings.

Parker, who has an upright temperament, is the first to be hit. Seeing that he lifted the steel rod in his hand, he couldn't bear to stride towards Liji, and said to himself loudly: "No!"

Seeing this, Carly hurriedly stopped Parker: "Parker, what do you want to do!?"

When Parker heard this, he didn't stop his steps at all, and replied loudly: "I can't do this! I can't stand by and be a spectator like this! I want to fight with the villagers!"

Carly took a big step in Parker's direction and asked loudly, "Didn't you hear Mistress Angeline!?We must avoid a head-on confrontation with the Vosfeta Army!"

When Parker heard this, instead of reflecting, he turned back, pointing the steel rod in his hand at the faces of Duodu, Marlon, and the other mercenaries standing beside Angeline, and proclaimed loudly: "Of course I heard it! But I'm not a coward!" Duodu! Marlon! And you people, as long as you're still a man, go down the mountain with me! Carly, you! And Captain Angelie can choose to stay!"