"Boom!"

Over the endless Great Plains, thick black cumulonimbus clouds rolled together layer by layer, and dull thunder echoed over the Great Plains, and sometimes a thunderbolt flashed, and the light pierced the dark clouds and illuminated the land on the Great Plains - this is the common scene of the rainy season in the Great Plains of the Hanpo, and it is by relying on the abundant rain and fertile soil that the Great Plains of Hamp has become an important food base of the Principality of Noah.

For the peasants, the arrival of the rainy season is undoubtedly happy news, but for the army, the rain is definitely not good news.

Because of the outbreak of war, all the peasants who worked in agriculture took refuge in the inner cities of Noah, and the dripping raindrops soon made the land of the Great Plains muddy and wet, and the soldiers without rain boots soon felt the pain of the rainy day, and the armor on their bodies may be able to resist swords, guns, swords, and halberds, but there is no way to take advantage of this pervasive rain.

"Meria, how far are we from Yod?"

Ron wiped the rain that had flowed into his eye sockets, and it was difficult to see in the distance in the vast plains under the dark clouds, and in the gray rain curtain.

"Soon, if we have no problem in our direction, in half an hour, depending on the speed of our march, we will be able to reach the town of Yod. Meria wiped the rain from her face: "I just ran into this ghost weather, but along the way, I didn't run into Beru's army." ”

Such weather will cause great distress to both sides of the battle.

"I estimate that the troops sent by the Second Army of Belu may have skipped the town of Yode and went directly to the west to reconnoitre, and now the question is whether the town of Yode has been violated by the enemy. Ron said in a deep voice, "This weather, the visibility is quite poor, and if we can't get close to Yoder Town, we can't tell if there is an enemy garrison in the city." ”

"I've got everyone ready for battle. Meria patted her chest: "I don't care about anything else, if there is a real fight, I will definitely die at the front." ”

As the rain increases, the plains become more and more muddy – and in a world and era without cement, even ordinary gravel roads are severely affected on rainy days.

In this kind of weather, the war affects not only the front-line combat troops, but also the transportation of grain and grass, and the logistical supply, which will be delayed because of this, which is good news for the Principality of Noah, this vast plain, on the contrary, has formed a very good buffer zone, Ron can guarantee that in a short period of time, at least until the end of the rainy day, if the Principality of Belu is not hot-headed, it will definitely not launch another large-scale military operation.

"It's almost there. ”

Meria suddenly stopped her advance, stretched out her hand to signal the troops behind her to stop advancing, and following Meria's gaze, everyone saw the outline of Yoder Town in the rain.

The height of the walls of this small town in the middle of the Great Plains could not be compared to that of a large city like Hamp City, and Ron roughly estimated that the tower was only about five or six meters high.

Strangely, there is no sign of a living person near the castle tower here.

"Beru's cavalry, once passed through here. Meria crouched down and pushed aside the muddy water that had accumulated on the ground, and the marks of the horseshoe were faintly visible on the road: "I can't be sure if there are any infantry, judging from the situation of this horseshoe print, the Belu cavalry has been in the past for some time." ”

The soldiers immediately turned their attention to Meria, and at this time, it was up to their commanders to decide whether to continue or detour.

"Ron, what do you think?"

"Brother, don't keep asking me, isn't it you, commander. Ron shrugged his shoulders: "I still stick to my previous opinion, and along the way, I haven't found any shelter from the rain, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the brothers' bodies will have big problems." ”

Meria was stunned, indeed, the heavy dark clouds in the sky did not have the slightest intention of dissipating, but the rain was getting heavier and heavier, it had been raining for a long time before, and the Ka who had been soaking in the water felt uncomfortable, and if it went on like this, morale was a big problem.

"Okay, then let's slowly approach the tower, all the crossbowmen are ready with weapons, if they are ambushed by the enemy, the crossbowmen will cover, the rear team will turn to the front team, and evacuate directly!"

Bean-sized raindrops fell on the muddy road with a dull crackling sound, and a small force of a few dozen people slowly approached the town of Yoder.

As the distance approached, Ron could clearly see the city defense of Yod, as in the medieval knight era, there were also dug trenches and moats in front of the castle towers, the arched gate was closed, and there was a stone bridge in front of the moat, which was not very wide, and the army that wanted to attack the city either rushed over the bridge or had to find a way to fill the moat and attack.

Of course, if Hamp City gave up resistance and was bombarded by trebuchets and magic, such a city defense would only have the effect of delaying time.

At this moment, on the originally empty city tower, behind the battlements, a row of archers suddenly stood up, and the full bows and arrows were directed at Ron's team.

"No, it's Beru!"

Behind Ron, there was a burst of exclamations, and the originally neat team suddenly stirred.

"Wait! these people don't seem to be enemies!" Meria suddenly shouted, "These people seem to be the residents of Yoder Town!"

Ron looked in the direction of the battlements, and his heart shook slightly, as Meria said, these archers who suddenly appeared, and when they looked closely, they didn't even have military uniforms on them, and they were more like hunters hunting with bows and arrows than enemies lurking here.

"We are the troops of the Independent Brigade of the Principality of Noah! I am Commander Meria, friends lay down their arms!"

Merial shouted.

"Separate Brigades, didn't the Independent Brigades run away with their tails between their legs a long time ago?

As Ron expected, a crisp female voice suddenly sounded from the castle tower.

"Lay down your arms!"

Meria suddenly turned around and said loudly, "Everyone lay down their weapons!"

As she spoke, Meria herself untied the saber from her waist and gently placed it under her body.

"The fall of Hamp City, as a Noah soldier, my heart is also bleeding, but along the way, we are also fighting against Beru's troops guerrilla, and now that the enemy army is pressing the border, we hope to help here. ”

Ron looked at Meria with some surprise, the young commander was indeed the best way to deal with this matter at the moment. But if these self-organized city defense teams in Yod are unwilling to open the city gates, then there is nothing they can do.

At this moment, the gates on the other side of the moat let out a dull creak and slowly opened to the sides.

"Keep your weapons in place, I'll send someone to get them later, you can go straight to the city!"