Chapter 55
Alfred was fast, as he led the cavalry first, followed by the infantry. However, they were discovered early on by the scouts, who were all elite brought by Hunter from the royal city, and when they saw the banner of Alfred, they immediately hurried back to report it. According to the scout's report, the hundred generals stationed in the south immediately used the letter eagle to send a message to Ying Zihan. Because this place is not far from Ying Zihan's location, Ying Zihan received the news in an hour.
Ying Zihan immediately replied, if the other party is not hostile, don't do it, you can let them come. Ying Zihan doesn't want to start a war with the other party for no reason, Ying Zihan's favorite thing to do is to be reasonable.
In the past few days, the "plague" infected people have basically recovered, and Ying Zihan asked people to escort the Silver Moon Elf back, and then wait for the arrival of the other party. Ying Zihan has now occupied this territory, and the salt mines of the system's rewards have also been distributed. However, Ying Zihan has not checked it for the time being, and the rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the most important thing for Ying Zihan now is to keep this land.
It took two days for Alfred to travel from Stormwind, to the edge of Duke Field's domain, to Thorn Ridge. However, in one place, it was blocked by someone, and if it was still the garrison of the previous Viscount Hall, I am afraid that Alfret would have to report his home first and then go over. But he was very surprised to see that the people guarding the checkpoint were violet cavalry, could it be that the heavy cavalry far away in the royal city received the news and arrived before them?
It's just that there was no time to delay, and Alfred stepped forward and asked: "I am Major Alfred of the North County, and the Governor sent me to take charge of this matter when he received a plague in Thorn Ridge, because the situation is urgent, I will lead the cavalry to go first, and there will be infantry and medical personnel behind, may I ask your troops?"
(Western military ranks are replaced by sergeant, lieutenant, colonel, in the future.) The Western lords in this book, including the protagonist, are not qualified to appoint officials, so the Eastern military rank under the protagonist is appointed by himself and is not officially recognized by the Dawn Empire. )
Verus, a hundred generals stationed here, replied: "I am Verus, a subordinate of Count Yingzihan, and I have been ordered to garrison here, and my Count has received the news of the plague and rushed to the rescue of the people one step ahead of schedule, so now please come over Lord Alfred." Verus ordered the men to get out of the way and let them pass.
Earl Yingzihan?Al Verret had to think for a while to know who it was, he didn't expect this little-known earl to actually arrive first, but he didn't think too much, and when he himself went, he would understand everything. As for doubt, it is even more impossible, the violet cavalry is the elite of the empire, and Ying Zihan was only given two hundred people when he came to Qin from the royal city, and Alfret was not worried about someone pretending to be a fraud. So he told Verus not to stop the army behind him and left with the cavalry. It's just that after he left, another Beacon Eagle flew out of the level.
When the falconry saw the eagle falling, he quickly took out the dried meat and fed it, and then took off the letter. These eagles are treasures, and they have a big temper. If you don't wait, they will peck you a few times and leave a bloody hole, and if they fly away with the news, it will be a big problem.
After Ying Zihan received the news, he led the Yulin Army and the Tiger Battalion to meet Major Alfred from Beijun. In addition to the necessary garrison troops in various villages and towns, the Tiger Camp and Yulin Army brought by Ying Zihan have exceeded 1,000, even if they start a battle with a thousand cavalry, Ying Zihan is sure to destroy them when the other party is tired and hurrying.
The village where Ying Zihan is located is the closest village to the checkpoint where Verus is stationed, and it is also the only way to go to Rock Town, so Ying Zihan is not worried that the other party will not go here.
Sure enough, as Ying Zihan expected, the other party finally arrived here after Ying Zihan ate and drank well for a long time, and Alfred also discovered this abnormal village.
Yingzi Hanyi was bold and walked towards Al Frede. In fact, Ying Zihan was very afraid of death, but these cavalry did not bring bows and arrows because they were not here to fight. In this case, Ying Zihan has no problem running after the conflict.
"I'm Ying Zihan, the minister of the north, and I came here after receiving the plague here, who is your Excellency?"
Seeing that Ying Zihan had just brought someone over, Alfret glanced at the earl, then explained the reason why he came here and asked Ying Zihan: "Where is the lord here, Viscount Hall?"
"Ah," Ying Zihan pretended to be sad, "when I came, Viscount Hall had already been infected with the plague for a long time, and died soon after. ”
After hearing this, Alfred was silent and asked, "And how is the current situation with the plague?"
Ying Zihan replied: "Please rest assured, Major, we have found a cure for the plague, and now the plague has been effectively controlled... So now the plague is not a big problem. ”
Okay, Alfrete listened to what Ying Zihan said and then said to Ying Zihan: "Lord Ying, because the governor attaches great importance to this matter, I will personally go to check the situation of the plague, and I hope that the lord will give it a convenience." "Alfret also has a headache, because the title of Ying Zihan, the minister, was directly canonized by the empire, and he didn't specifically explain his official position and responsibilities, otherwise he wouldn't have to ask Ying Zihan's consent.
"No problem," Ying Zihan took out a document and said to Alfred, "This is some of the situation in the villages and towns infected with the plague in Thorn Ridge, and I believe it will be of some use to the Major." "As long as the other party doesn't go to Yanzhen to conduct a specific investigation from door to door, other places don't care even if the other party digs three feet into the ground.
"Then thank you, Lord Ying, I'll go first. Alfrete glanced at Ying Zihan's information, and he was not worried that these were fake, after all, as long as he inquired, he could know something, and the other party didn't need to lie to himself. And Alfred also found a suspicious point, Ying Zihan came here very quickly, and according to Ying Zihan's words, then the other party could easily solve the plague that Hall was helpless...
It's just that Alfred now has to know first whether the plague that Ying Zihan said is true or not, and then it's time to think about other things.
Alfred divided the army and sent people to check on the various villages and towns where the plague occurred, and also sent three teams to investigate the villages where the plague did not occur, and sent two henchmen to Rock Town to investigate the cause of Viscount Hall's death. Because the Fallen Leaf Village where Ying Zihan is now stationed is an infected village, Alfred himself is here to investigate the situation.
Ying Zihan welcomed the arrival of Alfred, and ordered people to receive the major with good food and wine in the evening.