In the era of flying warships, the Norman army's large-scale military occupation of enemy territory was no longer the traditional model of setting up cards everywhere and stationing troops everywhere, but concentrated troops stationed in military key places, and the control of non-garrison areas was mainly carried out by appointing local people to serve as administrative magistrates and inducing local people to provide intelligence. This mode of military occupation saved the Normans a lot of troops and reduced the probability of being attacked, but it provided a vast space for the resistance to survive and operate in guerrilla warfare!

Two-thirds of the Federal State of Lorraine is mountainous and one-third is relatively flat basins and river valleys. In the mountainous area, the Norman army chose the four towns of Slien, Balai, Wallens, and Somsonas to send troops. In the last major war, the Normans had established military strongholds in Slane and Balai, ignoring Wallens and Somsonas. More than 20 years later, Slane and Balai are still military strongholds, the Norman army is no doubt about the station, and Warlens has built the largest thermal power station in the Lorraine region, and the scale of the metallurgical industry has been further expanded, and it is not surprising that Somsonas has re-established itself as the largest military production base in the Lorraine region in recent years, and it is not surprising that it is targeted by the Normans.

Located in the valley of the Sans River, about 300 miles north of Somsonas, Wallens is one of the few river port towns in the Lorraine region, where coal mined in the upper reaches of the Sans River arrives by water, providing cheap and stable raw materials for metallurgical companies and thermal power plants.

Weiss and the "Lorraine guerrillas" fought a beautiful series of ambushes near Slyen, and although the Norman warships roamed the mountains of Lorraine every day, this crisp and neat combat method and devastating combat results forced the Normans to adopt a more cautious attitude in the use of ground forces - without the cover of battleships or less than a battalion of troops, they did not dare to operate in the mountains outside the stronghold.

Guerrilla warfare is fought with skill and patience. After the "incident", Weiss led the "Lorraine guerrilla fighters" to lie dormant for more than a week. After that, they began to reconnoiter the Norman garrison at Wallens. Through repeated and meticulous reconnaissance and exploration, it was determined that the Norman army had stationed a regiment of troops here, about 2,000 men, equipped with various military vehicles, including armored combat vehicles, and reached the semi-mechanized level. In addition, due to the proximity to the Norman army's air base at Klaver, it was possible that the Norman battleships would arrive in about half an hour in the event of a battle.

The attack on Wallens, in addition to its military-political influence, was basically more than worth the loss.

In Wallens's tavern café, the news of the "bounty on the rivers and lakes" was announced, whether it was cheating and abduction, stealing and robbing, as long as it could get the field artillery shells of the Norman army, they could be purchased at the price of 1 pound of pure gold per shot, and there was no upper and lower limit on the quantity.

Most of the Wallens residents reacted with a laugh at the brainless work, but word spread, and naturally reached the ears of the Norman garrison, who tried to track down the source, but found nothing but two uninformed brokers.

Soon, Weiss, who was sitting in a secret stronghold, received a mysterious message from Wallens, and someone managed to get two boxes of 21PIR caliber shells, each with 3 rounds, demanding the gold of the "bounty".

This thing sounds like an elegant and free classical martial arts bridge, which may seem unbelievable to professional soldiers who have received formal military education, but driven by interests, it is not impossible for opponents who fight each other on the battlefield to negotiate business in private.

Through the brokers contacted by the outside line, the supply and demand parties who have never met before finally agreed on the time and place of the transaction.

When the night is dark and the wind is high, it is inaccessible. A gray-haired old man drove a carriage to the hill. The surrounding mountains are rocky, the vegetation is sparse, and a little further away is a ruined castle with only broken walls.

On the pile of carriage and goods, there was a man in a cloak, his head bowed, it was difficult to judge his age and appearance if he did not approach, but looking at the silhouette of his body, he should be a man with a strong physique.

After a moment when the carriage stopped, two men in black cloaks rode from the direction of the ruins of the castle, silently like ghosts coming out of hell.

As they got closer, the sound of horses' hooves walking through the dirt became clearer.

The man in the carriage shouted, "Gentlemen, please don't go any further."

Hearing this thick male voice, two black cloaks stopped thirty feet away, and one of them asked, "Where is the goods?"

"Let me see the gold first." Said the man in the carriage.

The two black cloaks looked at each other, and the taller one slowly pulled out two rectangular pieces of metal from his pocket, one by one, and knocked them against each other with a crisp and pleasant sound.

The man in the carriage rolled over and jumped to the ground, removed the sacks piled on top, moved the next one in a completely different position, untied it, "dug up" a cannonball about the length of his arm from a pile of metal bottles, and turned it towards the two men in black.

"We're carrying our heads to get these goods out, don't try to cheat, it's a big deal!" As he said this, the man threw a look at the old man who was driving, and the old man raised a hand with a pineapple bullet in his hand.

The tall black cloak replied, "Gold can't buy victory, but cannonballs can."

"You guys come here alone...... Dismount and come over. The man asked.

The tall black cloak turned over and dismounted briskly, and walked unhurriedly to the side of the car: "The shells are all on the car?"

"Of course." The man said, "Give us two horses, and the carriage will be yours." ”

Black Cloak was noncommittal, and he handed one of the pieces of metal to the man.

The man put down the cannonball, took the piece of metal, and inevitably bit it with his teeth.

The black cloak crouched down to inspect the shells, touched them a few times, and asked, "What about the fuse?"

The man was stunned for a moment: "Isn't the fuse on it?"

The black cloak stood up, looked at the man with cold eyes, and saw that the man's blank and innocent eyes showed a little panic, so he said: "This cannonball is equipped with a wooden stopper, and before using it, you need to pull out the plug and put in the fuse, which is useful."

The man hurriedly argued: "But that's the kind of shell we got in our hands, there was nothing else in the box at that time, right!" Old guys? ”

The old man in the carriage also hurriedly responded: "No, absolutely nothing!"

"In order to ensure safety, the shells are of course transported and stored separately from the fuse." The black cloak turned and walked to the side of his companion, and the two talked in a low voice, then walked back to the carriage and said coldly: "There is no fuse, only half of the gold can be given."

"That's not going to work!" The man said hurriedly.

The black cloak spread out his palms: "Either accept the conditions or cancel the transaction."

How could the man be reluctant to hand over the heavy gold nuggets in his hand, he gritted his teeth and made a difficult decision: "4 pounds of gold, no less!"

It's a deal, but it's a deal like no other. Apparently not wanting to waste time on the bargain, the black cloak immediately agreed to the counteroffer, and after examining the remaining shells, he handed the other three pieces of gold to the man, walked to the front of the carriage, and took the reins to go.

"You'll have to give us the horses." The man said.

The black cloak said coldly, "If I were you, I'd rather walk away, that wouldn't be easy to attract attention."

Thinking about what the other party said, it also made sense, and the two black cloaks had been as cold and gloomy as undead since they appeared, and the man exchanged glances with the old man, and after sharing the spoils on the spot, they quickly disappeared into the thick night.

The two black cloaks also exchanged glances with each other, and then one drove the carriage and the other led the horse, moving unhurriedly in the direction away from Wallence City.

On a moonless night, the clear night sky was dotted with a few stars, and at that chilly altitude, the three Norman battleships were arranged in a seemingly random triangular formation, the propellers used to propel the battleships horizontally at the back of the ships were stationary, and the hot smoke from the chimneys was neither bright nor faint, and the smoke dissipated into the endless night sky along with the faint roar of machinery......

At the bow of the lead battleship, there was a fish-eye observation room, and two Norman crew members each used a high-powered telescope to observe the situation below, and behind them, one was responsible for recording, one was responsible for communication, and one officer was on the spot. Every few minutes, the Norman officer would walk under the dimly lit cabin lamp, roll up his sleeve and look at his watch. After a long time, he paced behind the two observers, and said in a low voice: "Half an hour has passed the appointed time, pay close attention to the target area." We flew too high, and the light of the explosion on the ground was weaker than the light of a match from a hundred feet away, so we must not let the tragedy that took place outside of Slane appear right under our noses. ”

An observer close to him responded, "Don't worry, sir, the lights of Wallence City are all there, and our observation range will not deviate from the target area. It's always dark, not to mention the explosion, and even if someone shoots, we won't miss it. ”

The impatient but confident Norman officer said: "There are two possibilities that there is no firefight, one is that the fish did not have the guts to come, and the other is that the fish has taken the bait." If it's the first one, then we're all in vain this time; If it's the second option, there's a lot going on - the Hunters will follow the enemy's trail to find their lair, surround and attack, and then we will need a little support to get rid of the trouble once and for all, and devote our precious flying power to the more important front lines. If all goes well, maybe we'll have a flower in the federal capital at New Year's Day! ”

The observer who answered the call raised his head, moved his neck, changed his eyes to continue observing, and said, "If the enemy's lair is far away from the target area, won't there be no fighting before dawn?" ”

The Norman officer thought for a moment: "If there is no movement within half an hour, we will take double shifts and take turns to monitor the situation on the ground. ”

At this point, the recorder proposed, "Maybe we can make a small bet on whether there will be a fight before dawn...... The odds remain the same, 2 to 1. What do you think? ”

The officer replied almost without thinking: "I bet 2 gold mattis, there will be no war tonight, will you take it?" ”

Without much hesitation, the recorder replied, "Yes!" ”

The correspondent on the side shouted: "Ha, Dosera, I will say that you must have made a windfall in the last landing battle!" 2 gold marti bets, you can take it if you want to...... Good! I'm also betting on 1 gold martis, and there will be no war tonight! ”

"Don't be jealous of me!" The recorder grinned, "It takes a lot of courage to participate in a landing operation, and if you are a little unlucky, you may die in battle!" Besides, we should have a lot of battles to fight before the New Year, and you all have a chance! ”

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