Chapter 69 The City Defense of Sanqiao Town

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"Instruct the prisoner of war camp to immediately mobilize all prisoners of war who have a relationship with Eufael Mondrich for interrogation." What made him sneeze was not really the magician who was trying to win over the mountain in Garcia, but the Elta side who was interested in the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army. "Also, immediately pull Comrade Wei, yes, that zero zero seven from Mendong City, he has seen this guy, and the things in this guy's hand."

The chamber of commerce's motorcade left the town of Three Bridges and walked west for less than a day and a half to reach Elta's line of control. The Chamber of Commerce's leader's information was immediately forwarded, and within a few minutes, the general information about the Magic Spear Team - including the number of people, the appearance of the weapons, and their trainer Eufe Mondridge - was almost revealed.

A senior officer and strategist of the Western Expeditionary Army were all prominent figures in the Elta Army Staff. Uffy Mondridge's "Preparatory Surrender Faction" suddenly became the "Bimonthly Church Westernization Faction", which really surprised many people.

Originally, the self-defense police revolver that Dr. Wei saw was indeed written into his report. It is completely understandable that the lost weapon is in the hands of the enemy chieftain, and it is inconceivable that Eufe Mondridge actually managed to line up and shoot the army.

The Elta Army General Staff even had a plan to bribe or convince the Grand Supervisor who was unclear to them. Now, however, the card representing the threat level behind the Westernist has been raised two levels in a row, turning into the most vivid red, which is as threatening as the present god.

The offensive plans of all front-line troops were stopped. This was great news for the entire Western Expeditionary Army and for the commanders of the Western Expeditionary Forces, who were both enemies and friends--although they had just learned that the last stronghold in the eastern part of the region under their direct jurisdiction had completely fallen, even if this good news could reach their ears, the upper and lower levels of the Western Expeditionary Army would not be happy for the time being.

The town of Three Bridges is named because there are three stone bridges, old and new. The town is divided in half by a tributary of the Mineva River, on which stand three fine stone bridges. At the same time, the town to the east also has a wharf, which can be called one of the most prosperous "satellite towns" on the outskirts of the imperial capital.

After the chaos in the imperial capital, there was a small bustle here. The night of the chaos in Baccarat and beyond, a large number of wealthy people fled the city of Garcia with their families, and the town of Tri-Bridge served as a temporary residence for the lucky and a transit point for those who had fled high and high to the south and west. After that, in addition to accepting merchants on the river and on the road, Sanqiao Town is not at all as crowded with tourists as in previous years, and the shouts of merchants come and go.

In order to prevent the enemy from breaking through the eastern defense line directly from the west side of the town of Three Bridges, the defenders of the town of Three Bridges, that is, more than 1,000 people of the magic spear team scattered here, set up iron and stone barriers at the western intersection, the head and end of the three bridges, and the main road of the town of Three Bridges.

The men were reinforcing the walls and doors of their houses, and some were pushing ugly iron thorns into the roof on the wooden roof.

The streets that used to be bustling with people have changed. Small stones, broken bricks, good bricks, wood, and all sorts of disorganized iron weapons were collected from all over the place, and iron farming tools were piled up seemingly randomly on the road.

"This is? Why smash the broken bricks that are still usable? When Alena saw that several migrant workers who had been sent to work were smashing the broken bricks with hammers, she was immediately curious, and pointed to the rows of workers who were smashing bricks and asked Padan.

"That's it." Thinking that this Northland lady did not eat the fireworks of the world, Bai Dan still had to smile and replied: "If you mix broken bricks the size of a fingernail with lime and sand, the wall can be very strong." ”

The original wooden walls of the house were completely vulnerable to the fire of the magic powder gun. So Paedin ordered that all the houses along the street that could be used to hide the soldiers' shots from outside should be "fortified", at least the outer surface should be covered with such a brick wall.

The specially built city walls and the large walls of the houses are all made of bricks and stones, and the joints between the stones are plastered with "Elta mortar". Even when the first city walls of the city of Garcia were being demolished, the workers found a lot of stones that could be worn without mortar.

The parapet walls and fortifications that are being built in a hurry simply do not have the financial resources and time to implement the principle of the "Centennial Project". The hastily built brick wall was only used to block the enemy's weapons in a week, or a month—not at all, but in the hope that it would be able to shoot those hiding behind it with its own broken bones, just like it did with the Powder Gun.

Elena also watched under the guidance of Paedin as the workers on the ground mixed with hot water and mortar - sifted sand as the base, while lime powder and crushed brick powder were wrapped in the center. The perimeter is wrapped in a special wooden frame to prevent the mortar from spilling.

The moment the workers pushed the two-wheeled carts to pour hot water into the bunkers, and the moment the colors converged in an instant, Elena jumped up like a child with excitement - something she hadn't seen in her previous life.

The people who were requisitioned didn't have time to watch the beautiful girl jump and shake her chest. A few wooden shovels and sticks were used in a multi-pronged manner, and the colors that were still distinct just now became cloudy after a few rounds of stirring.

Of course, it is not enough to change the color, only the mortar that has the same color and appears viscous can really be called "pulp". At that moment, there were wallbuilders waiting with small wooden barrels, and one of them hurriedly left with a bucket.

Offy Mondridge approached the parapet with a shooting hole, which had been erected next to the building on the corner. The walls were indeed rougher than he had imagined.

As long as it's stable. With this in mind, he stood on his feet and pushed the wall hard—without shaking.

"My lord, this wall will not be shaken." The man who came obviously didn't know that Uffy Mondridge was the head of everyone here, and he just judged by his clothes that the identity of the person was not low. "When I built the wall, I already glued it together with the wooden wall behind it with mortar."

Whenever the enemy wanted to attack the imperial capital of Garcia from the west, he had to cross this tributary of the Mineva River. Unless the enemy bypasses the entire western gateway of Garcia, they will have to face the town of Three Bridges, a river-crossing fortress that they run themselves. And this fortress, naturally, the stronger the better.

"The soldiers are all across the river, right?" Offe Mondrich asked casually, stroking the bricks on the wall.

"Yes, my lord, there are only a few overseers left on this side of the river."

The defense of the town of Three Bridges was a "three-stage" in Eufay Mondridge's plan. The town bridgehead on the west side is the first point and is the main point of the entire town keeping plan.

Without Paedin's order, the thousand-man squad on the other side of the river had to fight until the order was given before they could retreat—the three stone bridges were guarded by special personnel, and they were not allowed to pass without official or handwritten orders.

This ban should be well enforced in normal times. Offet Mondrich looked up at the road leading to the river—at least he couldn't see his soldiers here.

As for the military discipline of the magic spear team, or "the resoluteness of carrying out orders", Eufe Mondrich has always been torn between trust and distrust - he has seen the various departments of the church army have the state of "happily entering a desperate situation", but this time the mage troops under his command will give up glory and dignity for their lives.

It is possible to reach that point - or rather, if the elite soldier reaches that point is equipped with the right weapons or magic, no one will be able to stop him. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly sneer at the "elite" brought from Lancas - a bunch of soft eggs who only bully the barbarians and the unskilled. But when you think that their "glory" and "dignity" come from bullying the barbarians, it is only natural how they would give up all this.

Once the enemy is stronger than the Western Expeditionary Army, most of the Western Expeditionary Army will run wild without looking back. If the enemy is strong enough, just like the Western Expeditionary Army to clean up the Elta Route, then the speed of the rout will be much faster than the speed of the Western Expeditionary Army, or rather, the Western Expeditionary Army will not even be able to see what the other side looks like under the threat of such an enemy, so they will hold their heads and run at the speed of a fifty-meter sprint for several hours.

That's why he chose the Elta as the backbone of his new army. Whether the Western Expeditionary Army is a warrior or a magician, even if it is not Lancas, they are also across the sea from Elta, and it has nothing to do with them how Elta is controlled by the other world - it's a big deal to hide his name and sneak back to his hometown to abandon his military position and become a small citizen.

And most of the Eltas, especially the Magic Lancers, are soldiers and even officers of the former Elta Imperial Army. They had seen the firepower of the Atlas for a long time - Eufe Mondridge didn't even need to insist that they had no way to escape, the new weapons gave the shrimp soldiers and crabs the confidence to "drive the devil out of Elta and restore the power of the Empire". The experience of hugging his head in front of the battle turned into shame, and shame was turned into a constant source of confidence and motivation by Padan, who was also a former general of the Imperial Army...... From this point of view, the magic spear team that is always looking forward to how to "make meritorious contributions" and "revitalize Elta" should make him more reassured.

The carriage drove over the beautiful long stone bridge. Thanks to the technique of building the vaults between the pillars of the stone bridge, the second and third stone bridges are noticeably much wider than the long bridge, which is made of stone slabs to the right of the carriage.

Excited, Alena pointed and shouted to Ofeymondridge to look at this and that—but Ofemitsch only smiled and remained silent. He and Paedin both knew that an iron frame had been placed under the pier, and that the bombs placed on it during the retreat would blow up these "beautiful works of art" into the sky—this was all they were thinking about at this time, and he didn't want to disturb his beloved wife No. 2 Yaxing like this.