Chapter 448: Late Reinforcements
When the fat man Abbott led his peasant army to the "map" of Angus, he just caught the last train, and if they were a little late, maybe Xia Zhe and his party would have left. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It's a pity that these three or four thousand miscellaneous troops almost collapsed on the spot after seeing the batches of imperial troops and the black crater that could not be seen at a glance.
Fortunately, Xia Zhe also discovered them, which stabilized the wavering farmers. It's just that even if they barely stopped the mutiny, most of these peasant soldiers armed with scythes, hoes and dung forks did not look like they could fight, and they were even more frightened than the Imperial soldiers who had been defeated and came to the disappeared city of Angus only a few days ago.
Village Chief Abbott, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, followed Andreina to find Xia Zhe in the tent.
It wasn't until he saw this man that he was relieved, and finally he didn't have to be frightened by the might of those imperial armies.
"Xia Zhe, I haven't seen you for a few days, I didn't expect you to do so many big things. Abbott, who was a little flattering, squeezed the folds on his face and asked cautiously.
"That...... Lord Xia Zhe, will the "Freemasonry" you set up really help everyone?"
"If you heard me right, then I should have done that, yes. ”
Xia Zhe happened to be discussing with Michelle about the placement of the rescued children at this moment. And Abbott's appearance made him feel that things were much easier.
"Coincidentally, Abbott, I was still thinking about how to solve the affairs of those children, you first see if there are any people who have lost their children in the troops you brought, let him come to me to recognize people. ”
As soon as Xia Zhe's words were finished, several men who followed Abbott jumped up excitedly, and even because they might see children they hadn't seen for a long time, they cried in front of Xia Zhe.
"Okay, okay, it's okay to cry, the child cried when he was arrested, and now the children are still crying when they get it back, it's really a shame for Lord Xia Zhe. Abbott was embarrassed that his men had disturbed the atmosphere here, so when he got a new mission, he took the initiative to take his men and walked out of the tent.
"Ah, by the way, Abbott has some bad news to tell you in advance......" Xia Zhe took a deep breath, and then his tone became heavy, "I'm really sorry, I couldn't save everyone, maybe some parents will never see their children again, especially ...... over 16 years old"
When Abbott heard this, he was shocked, and then, he shook his head with a smile, "It is one who can save one, after all, it is because we are too weak to have such a result, if we ...... from the beginning" Abbott said and suddenly found that his voice could no longer make a sound, because his own child was just 16 years old this spring.
Holding back the uneasiness in his heart, Abbott dragged his men away from the tent.
In a short time, thousands of peasants, who looked like raging zombies, poured into the area where more than 300 children were housed like a flood. Immediately afterwards, a moving cry resounded through the calm "Angus Pit".
Xia Zhe, who stayed in the tent, looked at Horus beside him and asked softly, "How is it? These peasants look ridiculous with weapons in their hands." ”
However, Horus, who was originally dismissive, listened to the crying outside with a solemn expression at this moment, and shook his head, "I know what you want to say, maybe you are right, they are the masters of this land for generations, but these fools may not have noticed it." ”
"It's good that you can figure it out, I'm still worried about how to arrange those soldiers, and now it seems that I'm relieved to have you. Xia Zhe took a map from Kun's hand, and then motioned for Horus to lean over.
"Old Man Locke and Uncle Kun have analyzed it with me, you see. As he spoke, Xia Zhe pointed out the Western Realm, which had been painted light blue, "This is the entire Western Territory, this is Angus City, and this is the sphere of influence of the Governor of the Western Territory." ”
"Now the western frontier of the empire is completely devoid of forces that can resist the peasant soldiers, and even the governor is estimated to have less than a thousand soldiers in his hands. ”
"What do you want me to do? I'll say first, I'm not going to take my brothers to fight the Empire, it's not just going to die, it's going to make them the people the whole world spurns. Horus frowned, he didn't want Xia Zhe to give the order to attack the empire. Even if the more than 10,000 people under his command are very dissatisfied with the betrayal of the empire, and even have many calls for revenge, he still knows very well when he calms down that it is easy for the empire to destroy them, and it is meaningless to do stupid things.
"What are you thinking...... Did you hear that I was going back to the imperial capital, so you thought I was going to attack the imperial capital?" Xia Zhe understood Horus's thoughts, and immediately patted the other party's shoulder.
"I don't mean anything else, I just hope that you can continue to protect this land, so that the people here can live under the same blue sky with their heads held high, and you don't need to attack anyone, and you won't be hurt by anyone......"
Horus didn't understand what Xia Zhe meant.
"I have decided to place the headquarters of the Freemasonry in the land of the West, and the address will be chosen by Uncle Kun and Old Man Locke at that time, with them, plus the big pit behind you, I think this time should be able to give you time to recuperate. ”
Horus nodded, with the deterrence of Xia Zhe, the man who had just threatened the whole world, at least if no one went crazy, the western border was safe.
However, at this time, Xia Zhe pointed to the map near the border of the empire and kept poking, "The only thing I need to worry about now is whether the surrounding countries will encroach on the land of the western border little by little, you must know that if you swallow a few meters every day, after a long time, the western border will be gone." And the Sidfi family will not just give up, they will definitely take advantage of my absence to find trouble. Xia Zhe looked at Locke, Horus and Kun solemnly, and asked for them, "So, these soldiers and peasant soldiers will be handed over to you, let them become guardians who can defend their homeland, this first piece of the puzzle that changed the world, must not be lost." ”
Locke, Kun, and Horus glanced at each other, nodded slowly and heavily, and their determination, Xia Zhe did receive it.
Just as Xia Zhe and his "Freemasons" were methodically planning the future mileage, the northern horizon came from the smell of not belonging to human civilization, and then the roar of wild beasts and the vibration of thousands of footsteps came towards Xia Zhe's camp.
"Huh, where did the army come from? Doesn't sound like an empire...... No, could it be ......" It wasn't until Horus rushed out of the tent and saw the endless brown leather armor of the north that he remembered that he seemed to have a reinforcement that he had coveted before.