Chapter 521: Windsor, Southsk, Snatch
A few days later, in the middle of the night, a camouflaged carriage quietly drove under Windsor Castle.
After a while, the originally closed city gate opened silently, revealing a small gap. Immediately, the carriage slowly drove through the door and disappeared.
After a few more hours, the sun rose and the gates of Windsor Castle opened again. Then, a convoy loaded with supplies and ordnance, escorted by a large number of sergeants, drove out of the city and slowly drove along the county road in the direction of Ogurshire to the north. In the convoy, a converted carriage followed, and a group of soldiers were closely guarded at all times.
"I'm going to leave now, and I'll be in York City in about a week. At present, the demons in the northern area of this county have been eliminated, and there should be no problems along the way. β
At the same moment, at Windsor Castle, the Salk family's butler stood on the side and whispered to Martiel, who was watching the convoy slowly move away.
"Yes." Mathil nodded, her brows furrowed slightly, and the light of the morning sun shone on her slightly round cheeks, and there was a beautiful halo: "Have you counted the things you sent last night?" Is the number sufficient? β
"Yes, it's all counted." The old steward glanced at the booklet in his hand and lowered his voice: "There are a total of thirty 'Armor-Piercing Blasting Arrows' and fifty 'Armor-Piercing Burning Arrows'. The Rheinberg side is quite refreshing, but the price is not low. β
"Heh, at a time like this, it is a victory to be able to get such a sharp weapon. As for the price, my father had seized a lot in Ogershire, and it was nothing. Matiel smiled softly without care: "When this batch of armaments arrives at my father, it can support a medium-sized battle attrition." In this way, our Kent Coalition will have more say in front of those arrogant guys in the royal capital. β
"Indeed." Hearing Salk Mingzhu say this, the loyal old steward couldn't help but nodded: "Now the alliance between the lord and the Baron of Ensberg is competing for chips with the royal legion in Aug County, and Viscount Merillan welcomes the 'uninvited guest' into the city, which is really the disdain of the nobles of this county." β
"He's old and confused. I thought that leaning towards Standwell would be able to turn the tables and re-prop up the faΓ§ade in the county. But he never imagined that in just half a month, at least half of the lords, knights, and vassals who were originally attached to his family had taken refuge in us, either explicitly or implicitly. Hmph, being a dog for the royal family, which time can take advantage. As she spoke, Matiel couldn't help but sneer again. There was disdain in his tone.
"Yes, anyway, I'm in great shape at Windsor Castle right now. As long as the lord wins another big victory in the north, then the matter of 'Jin Bo' will be a certainty, and no one can stop it. The butler nodded in agreement, then looked at Martil again, and said, "Recently, however, news came that the guests of Merillenburg had announced that the Rhineberg would be responsible for Sosk's affairs, and had threatened to cooperate if Olympus did not comply with the request. It is necessary to intervene by force. β
"Interference? Oh, it's just a new church that has taken a fancy to the Rhineberg and wants to take it for himself. Hearing this, Matiel's face quickly turned cold, and the smile that remained was also cold: "At the beginning, that guy politely wanted to get the 'friendship' of Rheinberg, but once he learned that Morty was missing, he quickly changed his face, and it was really ugly to eat. β
"I heard that this matter has also been supported by His Royal Highness Prince Haiber..."
"Hehe, of course I did. Use someone else's castle to win over your own sanctuary. No one will object. Salk Pearl hit the nail on the head.
"However, in the face of a Templar threat. On the Rheinberg side... And it's been more than half a year, but Lord Moriarty is still..."The crux of the problem is that the master of the Rhineberg has disappeared and does not return, but the old steward looks at Martiel, and he can't say anything more.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Moty will be back soon. At that time, all these clowns will pay for their stupidity today. Martil shook her head. The gaze is firm and powerful.
"Miss, the morning breeze is a little too cold, please go back."
At this time, the maid who had been serving beside her whispered a warning, and at the same time gently draped a velvet robe over Matiel's body.
"Yes. Let's go. β
Looking at the team, which was moving away, Matiel slowly turned around and returned to the inner fort.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew, blowing the corners of Salk's robe, revealing the waist and abdomen that had been quite round and bulging in the robe...
At about the same moment, in Southsk, between Windsor and the Rhine, a heavily armed cavalry was ready to go. And behind these cavalry was an infantry force of nearly three hundred.
However, compared to the brightly armoured and murderous cavalry, the foot soldiers clearly seemed to be good and bad, and many of them were only dressed in ragged single clothes, holding pitchforks or sticks in their hands, and at a glance they knew that they were civilians who had only just been recruited. But the countenances of all the soldiers were firm and fanatical, as if they were about to carry out some kind of gifted mission, even if it was to pay with their lives.
And the commander of this large number of soldiers is none other than the "Punishment Paladin" White, who is dressed in Carrera compound infantry armor and holds Kosygin's one-handed spiked shield.
Similar to half a year ago, White in front of the battle still maintained a hard and cold face. Under his gaze, the procession of five hundred men, though chaotic, miraculously remained silent. And each soldier looked at the commander with awe, for many of them had seen how White had single-handedly slaughtered a troop of wandering demon warriors, including even two mid-rank horned demons.
Therefore, even though the knights and noble priests of the Church of Light were stationed in Southsk one after another, White still maintained considerable prestige among ordinary soldiers.
But perhaps no one noticed that in the past six months, White has never laughed.
"Are you ready, Paladin Tower and Paladin White?"
After a few more moments of waiting, a mid-ranking Light Priest dressed in gold and white came out of the town and came to the cavalry and a large number of foot soldiers.
Immediately, both the cavalrymen on horseback and White saluted the comer. Many of the infantry knelt down and bowed to the Priest of Light.
"Ready, Lord Milan. In this battle, our 'Holy Sword Cavalry Company' will definitely be able to defeat the transport guards at Windsor Castle as soon as possible, and seize the supplies they have transported to the north. β
The commander of the cavalry was a tall brown-haired man, wearing silver inlaid with radiant cross armor and wielding a standard dragon lance, and had already reached the seventh rank of the intermediate Knight of Light. And behind him, there were two younger knights, also at the intermediate level 5 level, both of whom were eager and had a very strong fighting spirit.
"Good."
Looking at the cavalry company at the ready, the Milan priest nodded with satisfaction.
Although Thorsk is not large, it is an important node and transit center in Kent, which is why the church leaders will send this elite and capable cavalry to garrison here, so as to use the town of Sosk as a nail and firmly embed in the chaos of Kent.
"Lord Milan, the infantry wing is also ready." At this time, White on the side stepped forward and said in a deep voice.
"Okay." Glancing at the crowded infantry team, the Milan priest nodded slightly, but looked at White again: "White Paladin, are you still not supporting this operation?" β
"Yes, sir." Unabashedly, White said directly: "The reason I have already said before is that robbing Windsor Castle of the military supplies sent to Augshire in the north will not help the church to gain a foothold and develop in the local area, but will completely anger the local nobles of Kent, and even lead the combined forces of Salk and Ensberg to kill back." Externally, destroying the overall situation of the human anti-demon war will also damage our reputation. β
Speaking of this, White paused for a moment before finally saying, "So, I don't think this operation is strategically beneficial. But I'm a paladin of the Church, and if you have made up your mind, I'm sure I'll stick to it. β
"Hehe, White, you're an honest man, but not a devout Christian." Looking at White with a stern expression, the middle-ranking priest suddenly smiled, but shook his head again.
As soon as these words came out, not only White's face suddenly became ugly, but even the arrogant tower on the side couldn't help but change his expression.
Deemed not to be religious enough by a mid-level pastor?
This can be said to be a sin in the Church of Light, and it can even punish the "ungodly believers" severely. What does the pastor of Milan mean by saying such a comment now? Is it to arrest White in public?
To tell the truth, the seventh-level Knight of Light, who was born in the headquarters of the church, looked down on the believers in the newly established diocese, thinking that they were just cannon fodder, and they were all vulnerable to the battlefield. However, when he came to Sosk and stayed for a while, he had to admit that the middle-level soldier in front of him, who originally belonged to the local aristocratic general and later surrendered to the Church of Sincerity, was a real soldier, and he was not inferior to himself in terms of personal combat strength or military quality. So even though there was little communication on weekdays, the tower recognized White's status as one of the military commanders of Southsk alongside him.
But now the Milan priest meant to torture White's piety, and if one failed to respond, he might really be punished. In this way, it is undoubtedly a serious drain on Sosk's military strength.
Just as the tower was considering whether to persuade him, he saw the middle-ranking pastor say slowly: "Actually, if we take the Holy Spirit as an example, everyone here is still far from the word 'piety', so we should always be afraid of self-examination and self-discipline. Only in this way can we continue to draw closer to the great God of our God. β
"Yes."
When they heard this, both White and the tower changed their expressions, and they all bowed in agreement.
"Well, let's go, and fight for the glory of my God. Whether it is a demon or a nobleman, we must expel them all, only in this way can we rebuild a flawless kingdom of light on this filthy land. For this, even the greatest sacrifice is worth it. β
"Yes!"
With an order, led by the rolling religious cavalry, a large number of soldiers poured out and quickly drove towards the north. (To be continued......)