A large expanse of bright red welled up on the sheriff's cheeks, who had been controlling his emotions all along, but was utterly enraged by the arrogant and ignorant Miria. Holding both ends of the document with both hands, he unfolded it in public, pointed to the end of the page and said loudly: "Look clearly, this is His Majesty's signature, and it is also stamped with the royal seal." ”

"You dare to question Your Majesty's majesty, and offend the earl approved by Your Majesty, you are really guilty of the following, and the crime is unforgivable!" The sheriff stared at Miria with fierce eyes and roared and ordered, "Arrest her!" According to the laws of the Saxon kingdom, insulting a nobleman in public with twenty lashes is added to the crime of insulting the king, fifty lashes, which adds up to seventy lashes. Drag her out and give me a hard beating! ”

screaming, pleading, crying......

The county soldiers had professional executioners, who said they were shackles, but they were actually enhanced versions of handcuffs. Miria was handcuffed with her hands and her whole body firmly fixed against the wall, and the whip bearer obviously had some bad taste, deliberately cut her clothes with a knife, revealing a large white back, and briefly admired the sunlight and her cries for a few seconds, and the whip made of animal crust swung high above her head and slammed down on the soft body of the noblewoman.

Miria didn't make it to the end, and she was silent when she was more than fifty lashes. When she was released from the wall at the end of the execution, she was completely out of breath.

According to the laws of the kingdom, death during an execution is normal**, and neither the executioner nor the person who gave the order is responsible for it.

With living examples in front of them, no one dared to speak anymore. They packed up their things very quickly, and that evening, Elizabeth walked into Elp Manor again, and it was empty.

Bonnard followed in her footsteps, smiled and said, "Congratulations, young Countess Elpsso. ”

"It's time to carry out the plan arranged by the master." There was no third person, and Elizabeth didn't need to hide her words: "Let Bob go south and sell those diamonds as soon as possible." Putting the news out, the quality of the furs we have is very good, and we can sell them for a good price. ”

Bonnard maintained a respectful attitude, but the tone of his voice was not negotiating: "I asked Rajesh to keep someone on the side of Eptown and continue to maintain a secret shipping channel. The number of guards has increased by twenty, and you should meet them tomorrow. This estate is going to be re-managed, and now it's a mess, and it doesn't deserve your title. I've asked the craftsmen to come over tomorrow and redecorate, and it's going to take about two months. ”

Elizabeth nodded slowly: "Don't forget to collect seeds and intelligence, these are what the master needs most." ”

Bonnard said "um" and was noncommittal: "Viscountess Civera will hold a ball tomorrow night, the Blackshire Warden has announced the news of your succession, the Viscountess wants you to come tomorrow, this is an invitation." ”

As he spoke, he took out a card with silver jewelry from his pocket.

"I'll go." Elizabeth reached out and said, "You help me pick a gift for her." ”

Bonnard bowed slightly, nodding in agreement.

……

More and more barbarian armies arrived at Suolong Pass.

More than a month has passed since Hu Yong first issued the highest reinforcement order, and various tribes have sent elite troops to Suolong Pass. In addition to the nearest lion clan, the second group of troops to arrive was 30,000 tiger cavalry, followed by the eagle clan, horse clan, deer clan, cockroach clan, and ox clan......

The hilly area behind Suolong Pass has been turned into a military camp, and the total number of troops that have been assembled is as high as 820,000.

Tianhao saw Niu Weibang and Gangdian, who led the team, and a few people made an appointment to gather some simple food and have a party.

"I didn't expect this to happen." Niu Weibang rolled up his sleeves, cut a piece of fresh meat from the wooden frame, skillfully threaded it into a long strip with an iron chisel, held it with one hand and roasted it on the charcoal fire, and said seriously: "I also fought with the whites in the south before, and they didn't have so many artillery pieces at that time, and the scale of the war was not large, at best, there were only 200,000 or 300,000 people. ”

Liao Qiu shook his head, the scar on his face reflected in the firelight, making the whole person look more and more hideous: "This time is different, those white people are very well prepared, they built a wall in the distance, and it is clear that they want to fight for a long time. And their artillery has changed a lot compared to before, the range is longer, the fire is more intense, and the tubes are ......"

Speaking of this, Liao Qiu couldn't find the right words all of a sudden, so he simply raised his hands and parted the tiger's mouth: "Their cannonballs are so big, sometimes the cannonballs fly from the city and can break a person on the spot." ”

"I've seen it today......" Niu Weibang sighed, looked down at the meat on the iron chisel was almost edible, casually twisted a little salt from the animal skin pocket placed on the coffee table, sprinkled it evenly on the meat, opened his mouth and took a bite, and the blood was immediately squeezed out of the half-cooked meat, flowing down the teeth to the corners of his mouth, and down his chin.

"The artillery of the white man has indeed improved a lot compared to before, and it will be more and more difficult to fight in the future." While eating, he said vaguely: "Hu Yong is also embarrassed, no matter who changes his position, he will do this, except for issuing reinforcement orders, there is really no better way." ”

Tianhao has no interest in this kind of barbecue. There was no second condiment other than salt, and the origin of the meat was suspicious, he did not see any slain livestock, and the carcass of the animal hanging on the shelf had been skinned and could not be determined...... He held a piece of bread in his hand, slowly broke off the corners, put it in his mouth, chewed it as if he didn't have anything, frowned and said: "I think the problem now is not as simple as increasing troops, the lock dragon pass must not be able to be defended, the key is how to fight the next battle." ”

Niu Weibang swallowed the food in his mouth and smiled helplessly: "This is not something we should think about. ”

This answer was unexpected by Tianhao, he was stunned for a moment, and his eyes that looked at Niu Weibang were full of doubts: "What did you say?" ”

Liao Qiu interjected from the side: "What the king means is that we don't need to worry about this matter. ”

Tianhao was very surprised, and the action of breaking the cake in his hand also stopped: "As soon as the lock dragon pass is broken, there will be no barrier to stop the white people." If we ......"

Niu Weibang raised his hand and interrupted his later words.

"Hao, I can understand your feelings. But you have to understand that this time the situation is different, this is a national war, and it is a major event that affects all the tribes. His Majesty issued the Supreme Requisition Order, Thunder Point City dispatched all the troops, and the garrison troops you left in Rock City were also transferred by me, just the two cities together are 70,000, and you can count other cities and other tribes. ”

Tianhao knew this, and he nodded slightly: "I understand." There will be follow-up reinforcements, and the total number of troops assembled in the end will not be less than two million. ”

Niu Weibang sighed: "Yes! Million...... With so many people, it is very troublesome to recruit and deploy, and it is even more troublesome to assemble and fight together. If you look at the gate of Suolongguan, don't say it's two million, even if it's one million, five hundred thousand, or even one hundred thousand, if you send these troops out, it will take a lot of time just to march normally. If you look at the posture of the white men outside the city, do you think they will give us time to prepare calmly, relying on the ballistas on the city to cover the whole army as before? ”

"No, it won't." Tianhao is very calm, as long as people with a little military common sense know, this is not a secret.

"There are too many artillery for the whites. The situation has changed a lot from the past. They can hit us, but we can't hit them. Forcing the way with more people is a solution, but doing so is definitely a lot of casualties, and there are far more whites than we are, plus that damn drug...... The situation is clear, this battle is very difficult to fight, and many people will die. ”

Niu Weibang bit off a piece of half-cooked meat from the iron drill again, and said seriously with a strong bite: "So we need some special help." ”

Tianhao frowned: "What do you mean?" ”

Gangdian, who had not spoken, came in, raised his right hand, pointed to the roof with a look of reverence and awe, and said in a pious voice: "The gods will help us." ”

Tianhao's eyes couldn't help but widen.

He swore it was the funniest and most boring thing he had ever heard.

Jinni?

Niu Weibang seemed to see the question mark emerging from his heart: "The gods are everywhere, and he has great power beyond your imagination." The gods bring us abundant harvests and food, but they also cause anger and calamity for some reason. As far as I know, white people also have their own gods, but white gods are not as powerful as our gods. Don't worry, the current situation in Suolongguan is indeed very bad, but it is not to the worst extent. You have to believe in the tiger bravely, hehe...... He's not an ordinary person, and he's not as simple as you think of a "good commander". ”

Tianhao struggled to digest the words he had just heard, and nodded slightly: "I know, he is a wizard, and he is the great wizard here. ”

"He's the best and strongest wizard of all tribes alive at the moment." Niu Weibang put down the empty iron drill in his hand and wiped the grease off his body with rude movements: "The ability of the tiger to be brave is far beyond your imagination. Believe me, the Lock Dragon Pass has not yet reached the most difficult time, otherwise he would not have issued a reinforcement order to the tribes this time, but a request for help. ”

The difference is only one word, but the meaning is completely different.

"What the hell is he going to do?" A strong curiosity choked Tianhao's brain like a devil's claw, and he suddenly realized that he knew very little about this savage and uncivilized world.

"The gods will help us win against the damned whites."

This is Niu Weibang's explanation. He didn't deliberately sell off, but his personal understanding could only go so far.

The party quickly dispersed.

Tianhao sat alone in his room and pondered.

Jinni......

He remembered the sacrifice, when there was a sudden and heavy rain in the sky without warning.

Tianhao was sure that an artificial rain rocket had exploded in the deepest part of the clouds at that time.

"Old Mama" said that all human beings in this world are created by computers, and they are the result of the automatic execution of human beings in the era of civilization in response to the destruction and reproduction of nature.

"Old Mama" doesn't lie.

How many secrets are there in this world that I don't know?

……

Cattle Clan's territory, Fierce Horn City.

Wu Yuan sat alone in the quiet room, touching his face with trembling fingers. There was a large and noticeable swelling, and the dark purple color peeking out from under the skin indicated a large bruise. Nerve conduction is particularly sensitive, and when fingertips touch the skin, the excruciating pain immediately burrows into the brain, causing anger and humiliation.

With a slight "hiss", Wu Yuan put his hand down, his eyes were a little distracted, and his movements became mechanical because of the pain, and it took him half a minute to turn around simply.

In fact, the body did not lose its mobility, he just fell into deep thinking.

On the table was a fist-sized bag of animal skins, filled with metal currency through the hard bulges on the surface.

Wu Yuan likes to think, and "meditation" is a necessary lesson for a witch practitioner, but his thinking is not without logic. For example, now, Niu Lingxiao set off from Fierce Horn City with as many as 50,000 elite troops, and along the way, he will also gather soldiers from other walled cities of the Fierce Ox Department and go to Suolong Pass collectively.

"The whites of the south are strong...... "Wu Yuan let out a seriously ill moan, a voice that only he could hear.

It is now certain that Niu Lingxiao is not an ideal collaborator.

Wu Yuan had come to the same conclusion before, but at that time he didn't dare to say it, so he could only keep his thoughts in his heart.

He smiled miserably, and after a moment he had already retracted his smile, his cold expression shining from under his skin, and the fire of hatred and anger was released from the depths of his eyes.

"I'll make you pay for it." Feeling the swelling and pain on his cheeks, Wu Yuan slowly muttered to himself. The number of beatings has increased, and the hatred has gradually deepened. I thought that the King of the Fierce Bull was a good partner to work with, and I could also use his strength to deal with Niu Weibang and get some kind of benefit from Rock City...... Unexpectedly, Niu Lingxiao was a madman with a strong tendency to violence.

The reason why I stayed here and didn't leave was to wait for the right time.

Hehe, I didn't expect the opportunity to come so well.

Wu Yuan is very patient, and he is not in a hurry to implement the plan.

Finally, and most critically, there is an issue that needs to be identified.

He swallowed hard in his throat, reached for the money bag on the table, untied the tether with excited anticipation, and poured all the coins into the bag onto the table.

The amount of money was not much, only fifteen silver coins. They are all regular circles, and the patterns on both sides are exquisite, and they are heavy in the hand, which has a comfortable texture.

Holding a silver coin in his left hand and a long-handled file on the table in his right hand, Wu Yuan deliberately moved his chair so that the area where he was about to work could be shrouded in sunlight from the window.

"You'd better not let me down." He squinted his eyes and carefully examined the delicate silver coin in his hand, "I have lost so much because of you...... I admit that it was a misjudgment to be cold to you in the first place. In fact, we can become very good friends, and together we can control the whole clan with great wealth and control. ”

The object of self-talk is Tianhao.

If there was a regret medicine in this world, Wu Yuan swore that he would not treat him like before.