Chapter 0333: Charge
The servants leaned against the wall, baring half their heads and looking out. Lehman stood under the wall and asked in hatred, "Idiot, what do you see?" Speak quickly. Do you want to kill me, master? β
The servants at the head of the wall stared wide-eyed, staring at the movement in the barracks diagonally opposite. But no matter how long they watched, they didn't notice the confusion in their lord's hope.
One of the servants turned his head down and said with a bitter face: "Master, the gang of barbarians on the other side is indeed fine. They weren't poisoned, they weren't running around. β
"Idiot." Lehman couldn't hold back his anger and kicked down the ladder that was building the wall. The ladder tilted, and the slave above screamed and fell, and even the man with the ladder knocked Lehman himself down. The other slaves hurriedly came to pull, and the screams of oooh were endless.
Lehman was smashed by the wooden ladder, and he kicked the slaves with a few kicks. He was so angry that he picked up the fallen ladder and climbed up the wall to look in the direction of the barracks.
Coldwind used to be a military fortress against demons, and the barracks were small fortresses within the city. Instead of an open door, it has permanent fortifications. There were hundreds of people crowded at the gate of the fortifications, and they were slowly queuing up to enter.
It really doesn't look like it's going to be messy, but it's orderly.
"What about the people who were sent to deliver food last night? They didn't say what's going on? Lehman turned his head and asked the servant who was escalating the ladder below.
The slaves looked at each other and shook their heads. After a while, someone whispered, "Master, I sent someone to bring food to those barbarians last night." But the things went in, but the people didn't come out. β
"Really didn't come out?"
"It really didn't come out."
One question, several answers, the more you ask, the stranger it becomes.
Yesterday's farcical duel caused His Excellency the Deputy City Lord to lose face, and also damaged the subordinate knights, and this kind of humiliation naturally cannot be stopped. Before it gets dark, Lehman's plot will come - if I can't beat you, I'll poison you in the name of the Longlegs.
This routine is simple, and after seeing through it, you will feel that it is not worth mentioning. But Lehman used this trick against an unknown number of people, and it was effectiveβas a result, 'meat buns beat dogs, and there was no return'.
In order to bring down all of Zhou Qingfeng's manpower at one time, His Excellency Lehman gave up a lot of money. But the wine, meat and food were sent in, and there was no reaction at all. He pinched the time to send someone to collect the body in the middle of the night, but found that the barracks were in good shape.
Then Lehman sent people to trick the hungry people into storming the barracks, but the agitators were identified from a distance and shot one by one. Only then did he realize that he had really kicked the iron plate, and he had to come and see for himself.
After reading it, he couldn't see any clues, but it made Lehman's mind very confused. He got down from the ladder with a calm face and asked sharply, "Those barbarians don't even have one to buy?" β
The servants still shook their heads, "Those barbarians are indeed a little different. They did not come out when they entered the barracks, and they did not even see anyone outside. We tried to send people close and were also scolded and driven away, let alone bought. β
It's a team you've never heard of, and it's different everywhere. Lehman had a kind of 'rat drags the turtle, and there is no way to start'. It was the first time he had encountered such a disciplined unit in all these years.
Seeing that their master was about to be embarrassed and angry again, the servants hurriedly said, "It seems that those barbarians are recruiting craftsmen, and we have sent people to mix in." It won't be long before you set them on fire, and they will surely burn them to death. β
Hearing that his men had sent someone to infiltrate, Lehman set up the ladder again, wanting to see what was going on. At the entrance of the barracks dozens of meters away, a team of more than 100 people had already entered the training ground one after another, waiting for screening.
There is no agriculture in Coldwind City, and if you want to make money, you must rely on handicrafts. There are quite a lot of craftsmen in the city, and each powerful family will raise a group. If you don't raise it, you can't even solve the pots and pans in your life.
But the Fils family of the Banshee Castle was stimulated by Zhou Qingfeng, and in order to force the other city lords to submit, they directly cut off the food supply of the rebels. This has forced the dissenting forces into a great predicament, and also put the bottom of the cities in a desperate situation.
Zhou Qingfeng ordered the containment of the craftsmen of Cold Wind City, and the number of people who poured over was far greater than expected. In one breath, thousands of people appeared outside the barracks, all hungry people with their chests and backs.
So many people want relief, which is completely beyond the capacity of the team of Harmony Village. Wilson, the chairman of the craftsman's council, was both happy and anxious. He was not only happy that Zhou Qingfeng was willing to give food, but he was also afraid that the team would have too many people, so he forced Zhou Qingfeng to stop containment.
Looking at more and more hungry people entering the barracks, Zhou Qingfeng was expressionless, and the faces of Luke and the others were extremely ugly. Who hasn't been hungry these days? All have extremely painful memories of starvation. Nobody likes to give food out.
In order to survive, but also to cling, I can't care about any human face. Wilson was willing to be a dog in front of Zhou Qingfeng, but as soon as he turned his head, he gritted his teeth and summoned the backbone of the craftsman association, with only one order......
"Now food is life, and the only one who can save us is Master Hugo. But Lord Hugo's kindness cannot be endless. Therefore, people who are not from our artisan association must not be accepted. Whoever dares to release people indiscriminately, I will kill him first. β
This does not need to be explained, everyone understands it. Without any mobilization on the part of Zhou Qingfeng, the contained craftsmen organized themselves. They have their own set of criteria for determining who gets relief, and they show no mercy to those who want to get by.
The crowd that entered the barracks training ground was quickly cleared out of more than a hundred. Either they are not members of the artisan guild, they are considered technically incompetent, or they simply have a personal vendetta.
The craftsmen who confirmed that they could stay naturally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately turned around and drove out the people who were not recognized. When strife arose, Wilson even borrowed weapons from armed men and did not hesitate to expel them by force.
Blood quickly appeared on the training ground, and the sound of pleading and crying rang out. Zhou Qingfeng stood on the sidelines and turned a blind eye, he at most summoned Wilson and ordered in a low voice: "Young women and children can stay, but they must be strictly guarded."
In addition, a combat-ready contingent is necessarily organized. You should know very well how I manage the people in the Black Forest, and follow the old rules.
A group of five, a team of three, and a company of three teams. Manage people well for me, and you will be a meritorious person. Anyone who disobeys the order is to be put to death. β
Wilson was on the verge of death and let Zhou Qingfeng pick up another life, he was convinced at the moment and strictly followed any orders. To protect the interests of Lord Hugo is to protect his own interests.
It's just that so many hungry people were suddenly sheltered, and the food carried by the team was simply not enough to eat, and it would not take a few days to run out of food. Luke suggested to Zhou Qingfeng, thinking about how to make the craftsmen eat less.
Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand, "Let's get lunch early, everyone is full, and they are ready to go out to find someone to fight." Believe me, someone has already prepared the food and is waiting for us to get it. β
Luke listened to Zhou Qingfeng's affirmation, and immediately understood what was going to happen. Outside the barracks, Lord Lehman, who had expected to see a mess, kicked his servants around again.
"Didn't you send someone in? Why was it blasted out again? Why are you useless? What more can I expect from you, sir? If those barbarians come to kill me, will you just make a fuss like this? β
His Excellency the Deputy City Lord scolded vigorously, and several servants below looked at each other, all of them silent.