Chapter XIII The Fort of Fesdena
"What are you doing here? Not to mention the firewood that was finally found, you still give money to those bandits, this is really the first strange thing in the world! When Joy saw Rolf drifting away, he angrily scolded Witt.
"I have my reasons for doing this, everyone has difficulties, not to mention that there is a war outside and people are fleeing everywhere. Everyone sees what they are doing from their own point of view, and what they do is the most effective. You can't say he's wrong to do that, he's right to do that. The bandit leader named Rolf is still a teenager, but he is the leader of the bandits, and he must have experienced a lot of setbacks and joined the bandits in desperation. Everyone has difficulties, the so-called gift of roses, hands have fragrance! Witt wanted to interpret what he did with his own worldview, but it was difficult to shake Joey's stubborn feudal kingship mentality.
Joey thinks that bandits are bandits, and they must be the leaders of the gangsters to show the public, kill chickens and monkeys, and prevent future troubles, and should not be slightly indulged, so that the spark can be burned and the future troubles will be endless. What's more, since ancient times, the aristocracy is the ruling class, even if they live in poverty and hardship to survive, and the land property declines, but the income of the lord will be reduced accordingly, and the untouchables should not get an inch, and even riots, bandits, etc., this is all done by the chaotic people, let alone understandable.
Joy also believed that war was a cyclical product of human existence, and that only a war of armed confrontation could be exchanged for the temporary stability of society and the peace and contentment of the people who ruled it. And for war to exist, the aristocratic ruling class must carry the banner and strive for victory for the people. If the aristocratic ruling class is busy with wars and causes riots among the people, it is disrespectful and invisible murder to all the people, and the crime deserves death. In Joey's world, Joey is merciless to any mob against the aristocratic ruling class.
"Come on! Come on! "I don't care what you say, anyway, I'm helping you find the firewood, and this condition is completed. As for what it was called, if I remember correctly, she seems to have said that her name was Emia, and I will settle that girl in my house for the time being! Now that both conditions have been met, you should go to the Lord's Fortress with me, right? Witt's worldview Joey couldn't accept it, and seemed a little impatient, so he had to change the subject.
Witt saw that the axe had been found, and the girl named Emiya who had heard Joey had been temporarily settled, so he could only go with him to the Lord's Fortress to find out what was going on with Old Joey. I haven't seen him come back for so long, and something has happened more or less.
It's just that Witt's stomach growls again as he speaks, and the scene looks extremely embarrassing.
"Did I say you did it on purpose? When it comes to helping me with errands, he always stabs Lou Zi! Witt was helpless by Joey, but he couldn't refute it forcibly, so he had to let the other party go, "Bear with it first, go back to my house to eat roast rabbit meat!" Joey's words changed, and he was bold again.
The two of them hurriedly packed up and walked out of the forest towards the highest and most conspicuous fort of Fesdna, and the wonders of the forest that remained behind could only be witnessed by the century-old trees, flowers, plants, beasts and insects in the forest.
When the two teenagers came to the lord's fort, they saw that no villagers were allowed to live within a radius of thirty meters of the fort, let alone any unofficial buildings. The open space outside the fort is covered with fresh grass, which looks neat and orderly, and must have been handled regularly by special personnel.
The fort is mainly made of bluestone bricks and looks more like a fortress without walls, and from a distance, the entire building is connected. The perimeter of the fortress is square, and the four edges and corners are rounded. Each of the fort's four sides has a dome-shaped arrow drill, allowing the defender to widen the direction of the attack and shoot at different angles. The arched gate is flanked on each side of the rampart. As a strong stronghold. The wooden turret protrudes from the flat city wall in the form of a horizontal rectangle, about ten meters long, and there is an archery port every one meter, so that the defenders in the arrow tower can shoot in the direction facing the wall.
The arched gates were topped with iron gates. Gates are sturdy fences that sit on the passage of the gates and can be lowered if necessary to block the doorways. The rolling mechanical action can be used to lift or lower the gate above the gatehouse for solid protection. The gates themselves were usually heavy wooden or iron fences, with defenders and siegers shooting or stabbing on either side of the gates.
There are battlements above the fortress, but they cannot be strictly called battlements, because there are no independent walls, but only passes have been built in the open space above the fortress. A platform at the top of the fort allows defenders to stand and fight. A pass above the fort allows defenders to shoot outwards or partially cover up during combat. These passes were reinforced with wooden flaps for additional protection. The narrow firing port is set in the city wall, and the round arch main gate fortress wall alone is equipped with as many as 20 firing ports in addition to the arrow tower, and the upper and lower left and right levels are orderly and orderly, so that the archers can be completely protected when shooting.
During an attack, a wooden platform will protrude from the top of a fort or turret, allowing defenders to shoot directly at enemies outside the walls, and if they are prepared, defenders can drop stones or boiling liquids at them. The wooden platform hidden above would keep it moist to prevent fire, and the stone arches that had a similar function were called moats and were placed above the gates or other important strongholds.
In the center of the fortified fortress stands a square building, which is connected to the perimeter, and at the top of the building hangs a beautiful flag of equal width and equal width in red, yellow and green, which is the lord's hall in the fortress, and the flag is the noble flag of the Boyer family. The hall of the lord was a gathering place for the nobility, and its architecture was characterized by the use of narrow windows, semicircular arches, low cupolas, and door frames protruding from each floor. Due to the extensive use of columns and vaults of various shapes, the whole building achieves a solid, heavy, balanced and stable aesthetic effect, and the narrow windows form a strong contrast with the vast space inside, making the interior of the castle dim and deep, giving people a sense of mystery and darkness.
Between the lord's hall and the outer perimeter of the fortress is the living place of the nobles, including guards, servants, office staff, etc., not only the necessary housing needs, but also the small garden of the nobles next to the lord's hall and the training ground for the soldiers in peacetime. Although the fortress is not as large as the castle, it covers an area of 5,000 square meters.
The strong defense of the fortress is to protect the lives and property of the nobles, and it is also a part of the property of the nobles, and it is also a symbol of the status, honor and strength of the nobles.
Although the two teenagers grew up in Feysdna, and often passed by the fortress, they spent most of their time shuttling in the mud huts, and every time they saw such a magnificent building, their eyes lit up, as if this was heaven, and they were reluctant to give up, looking forward to living in it for a day, even if it was just to take a look.
"Let's go!" Joey was the first to break the silence, his eyes still on the fortress, and slowly walked forward.
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