Chapter 27, The Fog
The torrential rain for many days has caused the water level of the river to rise, and there is no need to build a special embankment, just create a gap in the river embankment, and you can release a fierce flood of turbid waves, which will ravage in all directions with a terrifying impact, and countless trees will fall in the east and west, and the flat land will become a country in the blink of an eye!
Herbert's army of 2,000 had all disappeared into the surging torrent.
Night fell, and the rain was pouring down so that the torches could not be lit at all.
Langton, Chris, Bethhorn and others sat on the fishing boat prepared by Thomas Locke, and in the rain and fog, the lanterns lit up from time to time went out, but they were like stars above the dark Ze Country.
Holding a spear and holding a bow and arrows.
Finding that there are enemy survivors in the water, everyone beats the reservoir dogs mercilessly!
After escaping from the castle dungeon, he was chased by the enemy all the way, Chris thought that he was dead several times, but he didn't expect that everyone would turn defeat into victory in the blink of an eye.
Today's experience felt like a dream to him!
"Gabry, we've eliminated Herbert, what's your next plan?"
Hearing Big Brother Cheap's inquiry, Langton groaned for a moment, feeling that there were some things that needed to be faced after all, so he said, "I want a boat." ”
Chris was stunned: "What do you want the boat for?"
"Do business. Langton said.
Hearing this, Chris's expression immediately became complicated, and he didn't know what his brother was thinking.
Bethorne next to him frowned and said, "Gabry, you are Miss Hannah's legal husband, and the Craig family needs our help now, you go and do business... Not much help for the Craig family. ”
Mark Towne also said: "That's right, it's not much use to do business, so it's better for you to learn martial arts from Sir Bethorne." ”
"Learn martial arts with Sir Bethorne?"
This is a very good proposal, but considering that the Craig family is about to face the wrath of Mrs. Theron, Langton immediately shook his head: "I didn't cherish the family business left by my father, so I want to revive the family business." ”
Moreover, the three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and no matter what the Craig family wanted to do, they could not do without the support of money. ”
Bethorne nodded in agreement: "Makes sense." ”
"If you have time, you can also come to me to learn swordsmanship. ”
Hearing this, Langton was stunned, he didn't want to be dragged into the whirlpool of war with Mrs. Theron by the Craig family, but when he saw the excited Chris, he reacted: "Thank you very much, Sir." ”
"But ......"
As soon as his thoughts turned, Langton wanted to take the opportunity to help Chris ask for a squire status, so that he could be canonized as a knight when he obtained military merits.
It was interrupted by the Donn family soldiers at the bow of the ship.
"Sir, I see a fat guy swimming over there!"
"He could be Herbert!"
"Hurry up!" Bethone, Mark and the others, who were boiling with murderous intent, immediately pulled arrows, and did not want Herbert to continue to live.
"Lord Tywin Lannister?"
Seeing the fishing boats surrounding, Herbert in the water did not swim, clenching his sword and waiting for them to approach.
Bethorne raised her crossbow and aimed: "Lord Tywin is not here, the person who killed you will be me Bethorne Evans!"
"And me, Mark Donne!"
Mark said and hurriedly commanded the soldiers: "Don't get too close to the boat, you can't give him a chance to counterattack." ”
"Archers release arrows!"
"Woo Woo Woo ~ "
"It's not that easy to kill me!"
can be a general, even if Herbert is old, he has the strength of the bronze junior rank, the sword aura is vertical and horizontal between the silver light and the dancing of silver light, and the fat body is like a cannonball!
"Want to get on board?"
Seeing Herbert falling like a meteor, Bethorne and Mark did not panic, threw away the bow and crossbow in their hands, and immediately drew their swords and spears to face the battle.
Seeing that there were nets, chains and ropes in the fishing boat, and the soldiers picked up the chains and ropes and waited for the opportunity to move, and before Bethorne and Mark fought with Herbert, someone immediately threw the fishing nets.
Herbert had just stood firm in the fishing boat, and his fat body was covered with fishing nets!
In the flash of light, Mark's spear and Bethhorn's sword are all as cunning as poisonous snakes!
"Despicable!"
Faced with spears and swords, Herbert, who was entangled in fishing nets, was furious, but he could only swing his sword to block, and he couldn't get rid of the restriction for a while.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldier holding the chain and rope made a move, and Herbert's feet were instantly entangled!
"Get down for me!"
The strength of the bronze rank is not trivial.
Only Bethone, who is at the peak of black iron, thinks that he is not an opponent, even if he has Mark's help and specially prepared some gadgets that can cause trouble for Herbert, they still have little chance of winning.
Not head-to-head.
Taking advantage of Herbert's inability to escape, Bethorne immediately knocked him into the water with a single blow.
"Hurry up and release the arrows!"
"Let's stay away!"
Mark's spear was smashed, entangled in chains, fishing nets, and ropes, and Herbert, who was bound, was so frightened and angry that he fell into the water and sensed the danger, and hurriedly swung his sword to block.
He wasn't wounded by a spear, but he was a reservoir dog!
"Keep casting fishing nets, and never let him come up again!"
"Damn, open it for me!"
In the water, Herbert had nowhere to focus, cold arrows continued to strike, even the strength of the bronze junior rank was hindered and it was difficult to swing the sword to block, and he wanted to jump out of the water again, but it was even more difficult to move because of the fishing nets tied to the stones!
"Woo Woo Woo ~ "
"Poof~"
There is a transcendent power in this world.
The power tiers are divided into Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold!
The Black Iron Rank is the extraordinary power of ordinary people to break through the limit and awaken!
And bronze, is to master the extraordinary power, according to different exercises, swordsmanship, secret arts, the extraordinary power can be collected and released freely!
Herbert has the strength of the Bronze Beginner Rank, and can easily defeat a hundred!
As long as the physical strength is sufficient.
It's not a problem to fight a thousand against one!
But if he falls into the water and is bound by fishing nets, chains, and ropes, his powerful strength cannot be used at all!
Even if you have supernatural powers, you have the power of the Bronze Primary.
Herbert is still just a mortal after all, without an invulnerable and invulnerable body!
Sharp arrows began to shoot at him one after another!
After the consumption of hundreds of feather arrows, there was no movement in the water soon.
Seeing this, Betthorn and Mark ordered the soldiers to carefully close the net, and after a while, Herbert, who had lost his life and sank to the bottom, was caught by the crowd when he was covered with arrows and turned into a hedgehog.
The general who was in charge of 2,000 soldiers and horses and suppressed one place died like this!
"Let's go, we can go back to Craig Town to celebrate!"
......
The other side.
Thomas Locke, who had dug the embankment, had ordered the soldiers to work on both sides of the gap with the prepared dirt and stones to re-plug the gap.
He didn't want the flood to expand and continue to encroach on his home, so he also specially strengthened the river embankment.
The method of flooding is what Tywin thinks.
He made meritorious contributions to this, but he could not leave the aftermath of the flood alone.
After helping Thomas fill in the gap and strengthen the embankment, the two men led their men to the west, where there was no flooded Locke family estate.
Mrs. Cranston and others were placed on the Locke family's estate.
"Is Herbert's army really annihilated?"
When Mrs. Cranston received the news that Herbert's army had been flooded, she was incredulous.
"It's true. ”
Remembering his own digging of the embankment, Thomas Locke is still very excited: "They can't survive the flood!"
Tywin said, "Ma'am, we can inform the others and take the opportunity to reclaim Craig Town!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Cranston immediately nodded: "That's right, this is a good opportunity for us to recover Craig Town!"
Hearing this, Thomas did not rest when he returned home, and rode on his horse to lead people to find the nobles who had escaped.
If there is no way out, no nobleman is willing to abandon the feudal lords that have been passed down from generation to generation and flee.
With someone from the Cranston family leading the way, Thomas quickly found someone and told them the news.
"In that case, what are we going to run?"
"Go back and reclaim Craig Town!"
Knowing that the enemy's army was completely wiped out, the nobles who fled in confusion discussed for a moment, immediately made a decision, and turned with their men and horses.
Even if the flood waters don't recede, they will reclaim Craig overnight!
Braving the torrential rain, listening to the thunder, carrying lanterns.
Passing through the slowly receding floodwaters, hundreds of people made their way to the town of Craig, which was guarded by only a handful of soldiers.
Herbert's 2,000 main forces, as well as the 500 Craig guards, were all killed in the flood.
There were only a little over a hundred guards in the town.
The people with high morale don't care about any rules at all, and they will directly attack the town when they set up a ladder!
"Attack!"
Looking at the aristocrats attacking the city, Tywin shook his head and grabbed Thomas, who was also about to rush up, "Let's enter Craig's Castle through the secret passageway. ”
Thomas: "Good!"
In the middle of the night, when the rain was pouring down, it was suddenly attacked by the enemy.
Because of the departure of General Herbert and the head of the swordsmanship sect, Pierre Nord, there was only one garrison captain in the town who was directing the soldiers to defend.
But the captain of the garrison was very calm.
The soldiers were ordered to defend strictly, and only the ladders were brought, and the nobles, who lacked siege equipment, could hardly break through the parapet under the torrential rain.
However.
Tywin and Thomas sneak into Craig's Castle in the town through a secret passage in the woods to the south, without creating any chaos in the town or attacking the enemies on the parapet.
Crash down on the guards, and Craig Town will change hands!
......
The night passed in the blink of an eye.
Like Thomas Locke, who dug the embankment to destroy Herbert's army and reclaim the town of Craig, although he was very tired, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep at all because of these exploits.
As a result, the nobles had completely taken over the affairs of the town.
Arrange everything in order.
As Betthorn and Mark bring Herbert's body back, the fat general is hung in the town square!
Everyone knows that Tywin Lannister has contributed a lot!
But.
When all are enjoying the joy of victory.
When he returned home, Landon felt irritable for some reason, his mood became a little anxious, and he even felt faintly uneasy in his heart!
He didn't know how......
Seeing this, Chris, as the eldest brother, couldn't help but say, "Brother, the way you are now, the same situation you were when you pursued Miss Hannah before." ”
"What?"
Hearing Chris's words, Langton didn't suddenly realize, and he still felt bad.
But.
The feelings of the original body, he must pay attention!
"I'll meet Hannah. ”
After a day of running yesterday and getting enough sleep, Chris was in good spirits at this time, but because the Langton family mansion had no servants, he could only wake up hungry.
Thinking that there must be a servant at Craig Manor preparing breakfast, he proposed, "Why don't you go now?"
"Now?" Langton hesitated, then nodded helplessly, "Okay." ”
After all, he wants to meet the woman who has fascinated Gabriel for ten years.
The downpour continues.
Because of the flooding, the streets of Craig Town also overflowed the foothills, but fortunately it was late autumn, and there were not many crops in the wild, otherwise there would be nothing left when the flood washed away.
After a night of purging, Craig Manor has returned to calm.
Entering the manor, Langton met Erin Craig, who had begun to deal with the affairs of the town with the assistance of many nobles: "Gabry, you are back!"
"Hmm... I am back. ”
Seeing his enthusiasm and joy, Lan Dun tugged at the corners of his mouth and nodded shyly.
Erin: "My sister is in the room. ”
"Then I'll go up first. ”
After saying hello to everyone and taking the eldest brother to the kitchen to order food, Langton walked to his familiar room with a complicated expression.
"Tuk Tuk~"
Hearing a knock on the door, Hannah Krieger in the room didn't seem to have gotten up yet, and was a little upset because she was disturbed from sleeping: "Don't bother me!"
"It's me, Gabry. ”
Hearing this, the room was quiet for a while, and then Hannah slowly came over and opened the door.
It's the same as Lanton.
Her expression was equally complicated.
After staring at each other silently for a moment, Langton broke the silence and said, "I brought breakfast." ”
“...... Come on in. Hannah hesitated, then nodded.
Even if he has the memory of the original body, Langton, as the leader, can stay calm and rational, and will not be affected too much by the feelings of the original body, but the two sat together, he suddenly didn't know what to say, and he didn't want to be embarrassed, so he asked, "You... How's your body?"
She looked at the man in front of her who was obsessed with her, and there was a smile on her face: "It's much better." ”
"That's good. Langton fell silent again, hesitating about the showdown.
The atmosphere is still awkward!
Looking at Langton, who was full of hesitation, Hannah felt that he was a little strange, as if he was completely different from the boy she had met ten years ago.
Langton took a deep breath and asked, "Hannah... Can I call you that?"
Hannah smiled, "Yes." ”
"You... Belch... What do you think of what happened to Rune Mather?" Langton thought about it carefully, and then had a clear idea.
"Brother-in-law Lune?"
Before Hannah fell into a coma, her sister Bara Craig married Rune Mather.
She didn't think that this brother-in-law, who was good to herself and loved her sister very much, would betray the Craig family to help outsiders, sighed, and said helplessly: "I have some hatred, but what can I do?"
Langton immediately asked, "Are you afraid that I will control the Craig family?"
"You?" Hannah smiled when she heard this.
Gabrie used to be business-minded, but he had no force or amazing intelligence, and he was notoriously infatuated in the Northlands, but he was good for nothing.
She didn't see any threat to Langton.
"Don't laugh. ”
"No, I'm not kidding. Langton said in a deep voice, "The old Gabriel is dead." ”
"I want to be a nobleman and take power!
Ambition is a plus, but even though Hannah has been in a coma for ten years, she knows that the family's recent situation is not good, and the situation in the Northland has become tense, and she doesn't understand what Langton means by this.
"So what do you want to do?"
"I want to fulfill my father's last wish to make the Lanton family noble," Landon said. ”
"And... Hannah, you deserve better......"
"But this man... Not me. ”
"What do you mean by that?" Hannah suspected that something was wrong with her ears.
Langton looked at her and said, "I want to let go." ”
"Let go?" Hannah suddenly stood up, anger on her face, "You want to divorce me?"
Langton nodded, "Yes." ”
"You're disgusted with me?" Hannah knocked over the breakfast and vase on the table next to her, full of anger.
"Nope. Langton said frankly: "I want a better future, but staying in the Craig family, I'm just an insignificant son-in-law." ”
"Didn't you join the gang of your own free will?" Hannah asked angrily, "Do you regret it now?"
Langton wanted to answer "yes", but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything, and he felt distressed by her anger.
"What's going on?"
At this time, there was a commotion in the manor.
Outside the window, the torrential rain stopped, but a white fog appeared.
...... To be continued......