The blazing flames on the docks managed to stop the wild pirates who screamed "hehe" from trying to rush to the center of town. But the marauders, wielding axes, torches and knives, seemed to be trying to clear a usable passage from the fire.

As for the spellcasters who had covered the fleet's raids on the harbor, they were now all gone. I don't know if it was for the purpose of hiding themselves or saving spells, but the casters who hid themselves mysteriously did not take action to solve the fire in front of them.

Behind this barrier of flames, Mr. Yodel, who had wrapped most of his body in iron, was busy directing the evacuation of the members of his union. He knew that the line of defense he had set up was only enough to delay the attackers for a moment. Even if the other party completely allowed the flames to spread, the combustibles on the dock were still limited after all.

"Hurry, hurry! Don't grind around anymore. Mr. Yoddle waved his metal gloves and shouted, "Didn't everyone be confident when they were training before?" Why did they all wither when it was time to get real? ”

If it had been in the past, Mr. Yodle's words would have been even more unpleasant. But his training in the church reminded him all the time that such a tone was the limit in the current situation. If it were more severe, the long-standing dock workers in front of them might have a psychological breakdown and do something irrational - the pirates and flames in the harbor alone had put a lot of pressure on them.

'Looks like there was nothing wrong with the previous preparations!' If I hadn't asked them to send their families away beforehand, I don't know what the mess would have been! Mr. Yodl thought with some amusement now.

You must know that the difficulty of organizing hundreds of strong men is completely different from organizing hundreds of strong men with their families in tow. There are old and young. Evacuating quickly is not an easy task. The cries of children, the sighs of old men, and the scolding of women are mixed together. Maybe the pirates' scimitars won't have time to retreat when they hit their heads.

However, before the attack, he wanted the aborigines of Dongquan Town to arrange for their wives, children, and mothers to hide in the countryside. But it's not an easy task. After all, most porters themselves do not have much ambition, and being able to eat a hot meal after work every day and tease their children to sleep well with their wives at night is the source of their happiness.

What Mr. Joddle was doing was destroying their daily lives—the separation of husband and wife was already a torture for a sturdy adult man. Not to mention the other problems that can arise from not being able to see each other for a long time. For example, the cost of food has risen - it is torture to have to cook for yourself after a tiring day. Like the bachelors in the porters, they tend to spend their money in taverns. At the same time, the resettlement of those family members also requires a certain amount of cost. What's more, this also gives the 'old king next door' a suitable space for activities.

So if it's possible. The porters in the dock union were absolutely unwilling to agree to such a decision. However, as a believer in the god of tyranny, Mr. Yodl is still very old in his hands. He was open and honest about the reason for his decision—the Temple of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce was in a period of weakness, and the current town of Winterspring was completely undefended. To prevent possible pirate attacks. So for the time being, let them arrange for their family to go outside to avoid the limelight. Wait until the temple of the 'Goddess of Wealth and Commerce' returns to normal, and then bring people back.

In addition to his strong statement, Mr. Yodel promised to provide a certain amount of support to all families who need to be transferred. Although this subsidy does not fully compensate for the additional costs caused by the transfer of households. But in connection with the dangers that may be encountered if you stay in Wintersprings. Most of the dockers don't have much opposition in their hearts.

At the same time, as an 'authoritarian black hand' Mr. Yodle. It is impossible to give only carrots to your subordinates without taking out a stick. In addition to explanations and subsidies, he also announced that in the event of an attack, he would not spend any effort to help the families of the employees who remained in Wintersprings. At that time, all the consequences will be the responsibility of the employee himself.

Such a decision had caused considerable controversy among the dock unions, and not all porters understood and accepted Mr. Yodel's statement. Not to mention those thorns that are indispensable everywhere, and want to show their differences.

If it were in a region where the 'God of Tyranny' was strong, those who had blatantly opposed their authority in the past would have been cleaned up by Mr. Yodel. But this is in Wintersprings, in an area where the influence of the Church of the 'God of Tyranny' is weak. In order not to provoke much backlash from other forces, Mr. Yodl had to tolerate their presence in the past.

This time, however, Mr. Yodel took a relatively strong stance and pulled them out of the union. Even if it's the town office, it's possible to take the opportunity to find trouble. He also pulled the temple of the 'Goddess of Wealth and Commerce' to form a temporary united front. So I'm not very worried about the troubles of the so-called 'decent people'.

It was precisely because Mr. Yodel unabashedly declared his concerns to the public that there was a movement to strengthen the defense forces in Wintersprings. It's just that this wave is just a spontaneous action of the indigenous people, and the rulers of Winterspring Town have not reacted much to it. Perhaps in their eyes, the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce temple and the dock union's approach are nothing more than unfounded.

But now that the attack has happened, those characters with heads and faces in Winterspring Town are no more elegant than these mud legs they look down on. Craike, who is the mayor of the town, is now in disheveled to ask Sheriff Uhtred, "What's going on in the harbor?" ”

"According to the patrol teammates who escaped, it seems that pirates are coming! And a large group of pirates. As he spoke, the sheriff wiped his big round head with a handkerchief. Sweat droplets the size of beans kept spilling out of the big 200W light bulb, as if a water pipe was connected to it.

Mayor Craike asked as he straightened his clothes, "Pirates?" Did you really get that goddamn guy guessed by Yodel? Let's talk about the current situation in our town. Are you sure you'll be able to stop those pirates? ”

"Stop those pirates? Craik, don't be embarrassed, it's not like you don't know about the security team. After the first five of those guys died, the rest didn't make it to the docks. He became a deserter under the propaganda of the escapees. Even the prison guards I arranged don't know where to go. "As a sheriff, Uhtred is very good at scraping, but he also knows how to arrange a few cronies in the security team. lest they not know when they will be slaughtered as fat sheep by the soul winners of the earth.

So when most of the members of the security team fled in all directions, there were still people who came to his mansion to report the news. And Uhtred, who got the first-hand information, immediately rushed to the mayor's house to discuss countermeasures. After all, such a big thing happened, he couldn't handle it alone!

Mayor Crake put on his shoulders and said, "You shouldn't have been so bad in the first place?" Isn't there trouble now? ”

"Am I badly deducted? I don't carry this pot. What is the budget you send out each year? It's impossible for me to post my own money! Sheriff Uhtred immediately retorted.

If you want to say that the armament of Winterspring Town is weak, you really can't blame Sheriff Uhtred alone. As a town that is excellently protected by the big powers, it hasn't been under any decent threat for a long time. So in the defense budget, there is always a little bit of deduction today. Appropriated a little tomorrow. And the legendary 'Great Drifting Technique', which is popular in the multiverse, is an indispensable thing in any regime.

In fact, if you really want to evaluate performance, take Barrett's opinion. Sheriff Uhtred is doing a good job. First of all, with limited funds, he didn't put a lot of it into his pocket. Instead, he weaved himself a team of 5 pro-soldiers to ensure that in the event of an accident, he could pull out a reliable combat force. At the same time, a reliable downline has been developed in the security forces. Woo up those grassroots officers who still have some skills. Prevent the accident of mutiny.

Of course, both of these are not small expenses, so in the end, there is not much left of the expenses that fall on each soldier. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be problems with the soldiers, weapons and training of grassroots soldiers. However, the tactics he used at the moment were somewhat similar to the family system in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, which was more or less a way out under the situation of financial constraints.

Unfortunately, Sheriff Uhtred and his limited combat strength had yet to assemble with the city guards, who were already intimidated by the pirates' prowess of prowess. Most of them don't know where they've gone - of course, as things stand, even if Sheriff Uhtred were to join them with his own soldiers, the outcome would not be much better.

In fact, according to their strength, the defense force of the entire Winter Springs Town is against the larger group of bandits. You can only choose to defend. In the face of the large group of pirates assembled by the Mammoth Dynasty, I am afraid that whether they can survive the first round of charging is a big question!

And when the two powerful figures in Winter Springs Town passed the buck to each other. Those residents who had been watching the excitement in a daze, under the reminder of the rout, also understood what they were going to face this time - it has to be said that the quality of the army is too poor and it is not all good, for example, those rout soldiers are now unable to rob civilians at all. The so-called situation of bandits like combs, soldiers like grates, and officials like shavings, at least in Dongquan Town, there is no way to happen.

However, after confirming that the fire in the harbor had a direct connection with the pirates, the originally peaceful town of Winterspring immediately exploded. Most of the residents, who had never seen blood before, fled home in panic. After all, when order still exists, that earthen wall and a wooden door can ensure their safety to a large extent. Even when chaos was imminent, they had the false impression that this place would bring greater security to their lives.

At the same time, many of them were glad that they had been cautious before, and after hearing the message from the dock union, they had somewhat gotten themselves some tools for self-defense. Although for the untrained civilians, the blades handed down by their ancestors may not be as easy as the sticks and stones they usually used in fights. But those things can give them a certain amount of courage psychologically. It's just that when the pirates actually come to them, it's still unknown whether these people will be able to save a small life.

The rest of the men were relatively brainy, and they immediately fled down the road to the town gate—the night wilderness was dangerous, but it was still much safer than the approaching pirates.

Of course, compared to the hesitation and helplessness of the low-level civilians, many of the decent people in Winterspring Town with a slight status have set their sights on the town's most sturdy building, the Temple of the Goddess of Wealth and Commerce. Faced with threats to their lives, many of these creatures sensibly abandoned their bulky possessions, packed up their slackness, and headed straight for the temple door.

Therefore, the entrance to the temple of the 'Goddess of Wealth and Commerce' is as complex as a vegetable market at the moment. At this time, Pastor Gatsby took a rare tough attitude: "Tonight's situation is special, everyone who wants to enter the temple must pass the test of the Realm of Honesty. ”

"Gatsby, you're not going too far. We are not prisoners, so why should we go through such an inquiry? Are you 'goddesses of wealth and business' ready to humiliate us? One of them, the Humpty Dumpty lady with a package in her hand, scolded hysterically. It's as if I've been greatly insulted.

"It's a wartime rule, and I won't let that person into the temple unless I can prove that you're not a pirate spy." Pastor Gartzby said very firmly, and what supported the power of his words was the temple armament at the door.

The most conspicuous of these are the heavily armed swordsmen with sharp blades, shields and heavy swords as standard, and these well-balanced warriors are especially suitable for carrying defensive lines. These sword and shield men are flanked by long weapons such as spears and halberds, who are mainly responsible for pressing the opponent's path, covering the sword and shield men, and incidentally supporting the assault charge.

This is followed by several ranged firemen, whose bows and arrows serve as cover and harass and weaken enemies. At the same time, Barrett on the side didn't look up at the abusive outside, and he adjusted his breathing with his hands on his blades to prepare for the next possible battle. Don't look at the pirates who can't rush in for a while, but who knows if the next second will suddenly be a close fight. (To be continued.) )

PS: The modification is complete. Thanks to "Yue Ren Yutian" for the big monthly pass and reward.