Chapter 208: Shipmaker
"It's time for us to go!" Yarrow stood at the prison gate, watching the fires light up in the distance, "In three minutes, the black cavalry will spread out and the heavy cavalry will fight for the light cavalry to break through." ”
Spreading out the front meant that the cavalry's most powerful form of attack would collapse, and this practice would undoubtedly leave the heavy cavalry to die in order to make way for the more agile light cavalry.
"Regardless of the outcome of tonight, it is unlikely that the Duke and the Norrington family will be as safe as ever, in any case, a large number of soldiers have died on both sides, and I am afraid that when the Duke of Norrington returns to Tallinn, a war will inevitably break out. Sturt sighed, "This is the purpose of the Holy See, to let the two dukes go to war, so that they can take advantage of the emptiness of the defense line to garrison troops in the Tieliu Kingdom. ”
"It's a shame. "Tallinn is a beautiful city, and the thought that such a city will be destroyed in war makes me feel a little heartache," Yarrow said. ”
Bran didn't say a word, but there was some indescribable emotion in his eyes, and he didn't know whether he was regretting the failure of his plan or grieving because of the terrible battle situation in front of him.
On the other side, the heavy cavalry had already begun to launch a suicidal attack, the heavy cavalry unreservedly vented their last anger, completely abandoned the defense, and devoted all their strength to the charge, while the light cavalry broke through to the outside under the protection of the heavy cavalry.
The heavy cavalry was terrifying, and the heavy cavalry with the belief of death was enough to be called unstoppable, and they roared through the crowd, and the killing intent as strong as a lion and tiger made all the enemies standing in front of them tremble, and they were like a majestic mountain overwhelmingly overwhelmed the sky.
Before the soldiers in the front row could let out an exclamation, they were knocked away by the force of the impact, and then fell under the iron hooves and were trampled into flesh, and the sharp spears pierced out, each time passing through the bodies of two or three soldiers.
The soldiers of the headquarters fell in pieces like paper paste, and some of the soldiers were even frightened, crying loudly and fleeing to the rear, while the officer in charge of the battle slashed at the deserters, "Go back!
"Those who dare to run away will be killed!"
With the enemy in front and the generals in the rear, the soldiers had to turn around and use their flesh and blood to intercept the cavalry's iron hooves.
"Kill!"
The cavalry suddenly roared, and the earth-shattering roar crushed the last desire of the other party to resist, and the soldiers scattered and fled, and the encirclement of hundreds of people was finally killed by dozens of cavalry to collapse.
Under the tide of cavalry, the soldiers of the Norrington family could not resist even for a moment, the gap between the two sides was too big, and the gap at this level could not be made up by the number of people.
It can't be said that the soldiers of the Norrington family are all waste, they are very brave, but the weapons in their hands are of no avail to the cavalry, and the only hammer soldier who can cause damage to the cavalry is very slow, and if he is not careful, he will be dealt with by the opponent before the weapon smashes on the opponent.
No matter how much the officers oversaw the retreating soldiers with their whips, they would not come forward to fight the cavalrymen.
They watched as the black-clad cavalry faded into the darkness.
......
"Do you want to say goodbye to Miss Lina?" On the damp street, Yarrow looked at the brightly lit Norrington Fort in the distance, and asked Bran beside him, "After leaving this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet again." ”
Bran's expression was dark, and he couldn't see what he was thinking, he looked at the night watch soldiers looming at the gate of Fort Norrington, shook his head and said, "Let's go." ”
"Aren't you sorry to leave like this?"
"It's only the failure of the plan that makes me regret," Bran chuckled, "and as for Linna, she's just a little girl, do you really think I'm going to like her?"
"Uh...... You've been doing a great job during this time...... Passionate, so I think you might be really in love with ......"
"As the son of the Duke, don't you think love is too far away from me?" Bran interrupted Yarrow with a blank face, "as long as it can help me fight with Ron for inheritance, even if the other party is a sow, I can still treat her as a goddess." ”
So everything you did to Miss Lina's relationship, was it faked?
Yarrow raised an eyebrow, a little surprised, and he glanced at Bran with some sympathy.
Disguise yourself, put on a mask and live in lies, and year after year, just thinking about it makes me tired.
"This time it's really self-defeating, not only did it fail to get the assistance of the Norrington family, but it will cause a war ......" Bran had a headache, once the war started, Ron's Seventh Legion would definitely have to participate in the war, with his character and the combat power of the Seventh Legion, he could quickly accumulate his exploits and prestige in the war, so that Ron's position was more stable and unshakable.
"The Holy See intends to guide the conflict between the Norrington family and the Duke, and wants to sit back and enjoy it," Yarrow muttered to himself: "Such a simple conspiracy, the Duke will not be fooled." ”
"But the Black Horsemen broke into Tallinn after all, and killed hundreds of garrisons, which, for whatever reason, was an intolerable provocation for a Grand Duke. Bran smiled bitterly, if Duke Norrington did not react to this, then his majesty would plummet, and even if he was hard-headed, he would have to follow the will of the army to attack the Capetian family.
The sound of rumbling horses' hooves came from behind him, and Yarrow glanced back, and the figures of the black riders came into view.
"It's time to leave. ”
......
Rand awoke abruptly from his sleep, gasping for breath and drenched in cold sweat, until a few minutes later he felt the sound of his pounding heartbeat calm down.
Touching his wet underwear, he lowered his head and unbuttoned it.
This damn dream is so real.
In the dream, Rand saw the flames of war reigniting in the Empty Ferry Territory, a large number of troops from the Holy See breaching the town of Cabins, the hard-built houses and factories were burned, a large number of his own soldiers died, the demons were beheaded, their bodies burned on the fire, and he himself was pushed to the gallows......
It must be the reason I've been stressed so much lately.
Rand looked at the sky outside the window, there was already a misty light, the sun had not yet risen, and the entire empty collar was shrouded in a light veil-like mist, which looked particularly hazy and beautiful.
Looking west from the castle, a verdant field is embedded in the ground like an emerald patch, and industrious farmers are already weeding the fields and digging a canal to divert water for irrigation.
Since the reform of land ownership, the enthusiasm of farmers has been mobilized to the maximum.
In the distance, there was a distinctly audible singing voice, which was McHill practicing the new song that Rand had just taught her.
"We workers have the power to ......"
Rand forced a smile, McHill's delicate voice was really not suitable for this kind of enthusiastic song, like a pop singer forcibly singing bel canto, there was a strong sense of dissonance.
Rand wondered if he would wait for McHill to teach the soldiers the military songs before writing a few pop songs for her.
When material needs are met, spiritual needs are exposed.
In this era, entertainment was extremely limited, except for gambling and visiting brothels, and Rand felt that listening to music was more in line with his current needs than these two entertainment items that were both ruining and hurting his body.
And in the opera house in the Tieliu Kingdom, those old-fashioned tunes and scripts are still played, and the stories are just unappetizing.
Thinking of this, Rand felt that he could build an opera hall, and then ceremoniously package McHill, a new generation of music superstars or something, how many or how many are not?
Just as Rand was thinking about it, the voice of the servant came from outside the door.
"My lord, the assistant minister asks to see you. ”
......
Lindong City, a boat manufacturing factory.
The apprentices, wearing thick deerskin gloves, were polishing the spikes and protrusions on the keel, a time-consuming task that usually required a dozen apprentices for several days at a time, but the young craftsmen were diligent and somewhat relieved.
As a veteran craftsman who has worked in shipmaking for more than 20 years, he has brought out not 1,000 but 800 apprentices, and it is no exaggeration to say that 80 percent of the shipwrights in this shipmaking factory have worked as apprentices under him.
Considering that Modo is getting older and his physical condition is declining, his job now only needs to go around the shipyard once a day to guide him through the difficult problems.
With his qualifications, he no longer has to operate it himself.
"Teacher, there is a letter from you. Seeing Modo approaching, one of the apprentices took off the deerskin gloves in his hand, took out a tightly sealed letter from his bosom and handed it over: "The messenger handed me yesterday seems to have come from the empty collar. ”
That barren area, I don't remember anyone I knew there.
Mordo frowned and took the letter from the apprentice's hand, and the letter stamp was marked with a golden symbol indicating the identity of the master.
Lord of the Airferry, Rand Capet.
It's that bastard who doesn't know how to learn......
What's the matter with him looking for me?
In my impression, this gentleman seems to only drink and play with women, and he has many tricks, full of vices, brawls with nobles, instructing guards to beat people into disabilities on the street, robbing gambling houses, arguing with others, and spending a lot of money for prostitutes.
Although he has been assigned to the frontier for several years, his notoriety is still widespread.
Even Modo had been ridiculed and ridiculed by him, and if it weren't for the fear of Ron's might, I'm afraid he would have gone even further.
But considering the identities of the two, Modo couldn't give him too much face, so he forced his disgust to open the letter.
After only two short lines, he understood the other party's intentions.
"You want to ask me to go to the empty ferry and teach their craftsmen how to make boats," Modo pouted impatiently, "what kind of bird doesn't would the devil want to go!"
"Do you want to reject him?" the messenger from the Kuto Collar is still waiting for your response at the guild hall. ”
"Let him fuck off, tell him I won't grant his request," Mordo sneered twice, "I'm never going to work for a guy like Rand who doesn't know what respect is." ”