Chapter 057. The Governor's Guard from Grey Mist
"Boom, boom, boom—"
The rain fell as soon as the North Roaring Sea fell, and the wind swept through the fishy smell of the sea, and the seemingly endless curtain of rain struck the earth fiercely. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info thick as ink clouds have shrouded the entire sky, countless lightning and thunder are also in the roar of the faint and faint, pouring rain like pouring down the water of the ocean, crackling extremely dense, even in the process of rapid marching have to block the eyes with their hands, can barely open their eyes to look at the road ahead.
The torches had already been extinguished by heavy rain, the most common stormy weather in the summer of the Roaring Sea, and Levi was already familiar with the brisk walk on the rough road. The black trench coat on his body was already soaked, sticky and sticky to his body, and it was very uncomfortable as Levi took every step forward. But what made Levi's brows furrow were the Spanish sailors around him.
Unlike the Ottoman sailors who wielded scimitars, these Spanish sailors all used flintlock muskets, a powerful weapon with an Achilles' heel, which was extreme fear of rain. Even a light rain could make the flintlock muskets soaic, and the damp air could prevent the powder from igniting when it was damp. This is an unavoidable weakness of modern gunpowder weapons, and it was only after the invention of metal fixed ammunition in the nineteenth century that the earth finally solved this problem.
But Li Wei, who was still in the era of front-loading gun technology, obviously couldn't let all his sailors change their breech guns, and pondered the invention of fixed ammunition by himself. Although the most primitive version of the paper tube ammunition is not very technical, but when it comes to the casting process and the cleaning of the chamber, I am afraid it is not as good as the front-loading gun and the strip that are now mature, after all, Levi does not understand the metal casting process, and he was just an ordinary person before he crossed.
Therefore, their march was also extremely cautious, who knew what would be hidden on the dark roads and the woods on both sides, and Levi was a little jealous even for the faintly lit town of Barr at the top of the distant hills. The influence of the drowning believers is not only this group of people, and those who have fled back have more than dozens of drowning believers, and I am afraid that they have also entered the town of Baal at this time, waiting for the next plan.
"They're gone, but it's brave enough to dare to ride on such a road in such a heavy rain."
Next to Levi, First Officer Green had also walked over quickly, and his face couldn't be seen clearly in the pouring rain, but there was a little mockery in his tone. The group of Senge Chamber of Commerce's escort cavalry didn't even say hello to them, and rode their horses away from the hill, a kind of contempt and arrogance made him snort coldly: "But for this group of people, it's really stupid." ”
"At least they said thank you." Reaching out and brushing his already soaked hair, Levi's eyes blinked vigorously in the heavy rain, and he could barely see the road ahead by the light of the lightning. The road in the woods in front of him was getting darker and darker, and the sailors were barely separated by walking in two rows, and the group of escort cavalry of the Senge Chamber of Commerce had already disappeared, and Li Wei couldn't help but shake his head and said, "A lot of money." ”
"Oh, that's nice."
First Officer Green also nodded, and continued to walk briskly on the rugged mountain road full of mud. The Senge Chamber of Commerce can be regarded as one of the most powerful chambers of commerce in Gray Mist City, but there is a little business in the fingers, which is a good cake for them now, and they even have to think about whether they can eat it. But all in all, it is much stronger than when it was down, at least in the reputation of the Senge Chamber of Commerce, it is really too easy to arrange some money-making tasks for small businessmen like them, and they don't even need to pay too much attention.
They didn't continue to say anything, but the pace of their feet was a little faster. Spain and the Ottomans were also mountainous countries, so even after a few years on the ship, the sailors were not slow to march through the mountains. The cowhide boots under their feet stepped on the muddy and rugged mountain road, and the large amount of muddy water had already made the lower half of their bodies dirty, but the shadowy lights of Baal Town finally appeared in front of them.
However, at the wooden gate of Baal Town, it seemed that a group of people were gathering there, and under the specially canvas shed, seven or eight burly men with torches were standing there motionless, and seeing Levi and their rapid march, they stood directly in the crowd in the heavy rain, and ten equally burly and sturdy figures had already been divided into ten equally burly and sturdy figures who came over, and without waiting for Levi and them to get closer, they loudly reprimanded: "The Governor's Guard of Gray Mist City is ordered to block the gate of Baal Town, strangers, tell me what you mean!" ”
"Grey Mist City Governor's Guard?"
Levi quickly raised his hand, signaling the caution of the sailors behind him who had already put their hands on their weapons. His eyes narrowed slightly, for by the light of the thunder in the sky, he was shocked to find that the black crowd in front of him, almost forty or fifty people, had surrounded the gate of Nabal Town. Even Levi found that all the strong men were wearing chain mail, and the dozen or so people at the front were still holding crossbows with good arrows.
The sailors behind him also slowly dispersed, looking at the burly strong men in front of them, but they did not make drastic moves. The anti-lethal crossbow is not afraid of rain, compared to the gunpowder weapon that is pale and weak due to heavy rain, this long-range weapon in the era of cold weapons, on the contrary, shows its hideousness. And Levi also slowly raised his hand, took half a step forward and said loudly: "I am Levi, a merchant from Grey Mist City, and I and my sailors have just resolved a rebellion in Baal Town!" ”
"Stand there and don't move!"
It seemed that Levi's words made it difficult for the members of the Governor's Guard to make up their minds, and one of them loudly warned Levi ten meters away, and quickly turned around and returned to the gate of Baal Town, as if to report to the subordinate leaders. It didn't take long for the member of the Doge's Guard to return quickly, and his tone was devoid of his previous warning and reprimand, and he said loudly, "Your hands are not allowed on your weapons, and then you and your men may enter." ”
As he spoke, the group of governor's guards lined up in the heavy rain also moved slowly, giving way to the wooden gate of the black hole in Baal Town. However, there seemed to be a similarly dressed governor's guard in the city gate, and it seemed that he had received news from the outside, and a person walked towards Levi quickly, and at the same time said to Levi with an expressionless face: "Now that the town of Bal is under martial law, you and your sailors must obey our arrangement." ”
"We don't need that, we have our own ship."
The pouring rain was still dripping quickly, wiping the rain on his face, Levi looked at the expressionless man in front of him, his face under the nose guard seemed to have been drenched in heavy rain for a long time, and his lips were already faintly pale. However, he didn't mean anything close, but turned his head to look at the dock under the city gate, pointed behind him, and said, "But I also rescued three hostages who were kidnapped by the rebels, I think you should know some details." ”
At the back of the line, Old Harvey, who was still wearing the black hood and robes of the drowning believers, little Soros and the honest militia of Baal Town were still standing alone, as if they were aware of the terrifying power of the group of governor's guards in front of them, and they all took down the hoods covering the rain on their heads very uncomfortably, for fear that they would be associated with the drowning believers who tried to subvert the rule of Baal Town.
"Come on, take the three of them."
And the member of the Governor's Guard seemed to be the position of a squad leader, and the three of them waved behind them without hesitation when they looked at Old Harvey, and the three burly men also immediately walked over and made a gesture towards them. However, although it meant to leave, before the three of them could take a step, the three members of the Governor's Guard had already half pushed them to go faster. However, the squad leader looked at Levi deeply and said, "You can go back to the ship and rest, but tomorrow morning when the storm subsides, I hope to be able to see you and your sailors." ”
PS: Thanks to the 100 starting coins of the "suicide with feces" pro-reward ~ Thanks to the 100 starting coins of the "Coastal Border City" pro-reward ~ Thanks to the 100 starting coins of the "Nanshanqiao 1983" pro-reward ~ Thanks to the 1000 starting coins of the pro-reward of "Words of Objection" ~ Wow ~ Thanks to the 100 starting coins of the pro-reward of "Really Lonely and Thin" ~ Thanks to the 100 starting coins of the pro-reward of "Chen Yu Yan" ~ Thanks to the 500 starting coins of the pro-reward of "Please Call Chic" ~ Thanks to the 100 starting coins of the pro-reward of "Seeking Joy 13" ~