Chapter 458: Green Mountains and Green Waters (54)
Suddenly there was a cry in the darkness, and he jumped up immediately.
"Stand firm!" Borges grabbed Filmin suddenly, "Wait for the instructions first, don't act rashly until you figure out what's going on!"
After a while, the queen's guard sentry went to the campfire and stood in front of the fox's glove to report.
"There were troops attacking the beach under the South Tower in two directions, trying to break through the siege, and some people passed the ......"
An arrow pierced her, and people could no longer hear what she was trying to tell people next. The Outer Islanders suddenly attacked the people, outnumbered more than Filin had imagined, and all gathered towards the queen's tent.
"Go save the Queen!" cried Filin, a little glad that his cry had reached the back of the line.
Three guards burst out of the tent and met the fragile parapet, while Borges and Filin stood in front of the tent to defend.
Filin reached out and raised his sword, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Borges's silhouette reflected red fire. At this moment, the queen suddenly appeared at the door of the tent.
"Don't guard me!" she rebuked. "Go where there is fighting. ā
"The battlefield is here, my queen. Borges muttered as he slammed forward to block an enemy who was too close, and cut off one of their arms.
Filin remembered those words vividly, and he remembered the big step Borges had taken.
This is the only memory I have of that night, followed by a flurry of swords and swords and constant roars and bloodshed. The soldiers and robbers around Fei Lin fought each other to the death, and waves of emotions hit Fei Lin's heart.
Before that, someone had set fire to the tent, and the towering flames lit up the battle scene, which looked like a scene from a stage play.
Filming remembered seeing Floya tie her robes with rope, Red Fruit barefoot on the frozen ground with her calves in her hands, holding her ridiculously long mountain sword in both hands, and gracefully dancing a deadly battle dance that would have distracted Filmin at any other moment.
Outer islanders continue to appear. Filin was sure he heard Hermes shouting orders at some point, but couldn't understand what he was saying.
The eye of the night also appeared from time to time, always fighting on the edge of the firelight, only to see a ball of toothed hairballs that had been lying on the ground suddenly jumped up, rushed out to bite off the robber's heel, and then pressed the weight on the robber to make the robber who had been charging into battle trip.
Borges and the Fox Glove faced back to back when Firin's situation was critical, and Filin thought she was in a circle defending the queen, at least Filin thought, only to realize that she was already facing Filin.
At some point, Filin dropped his sword and grabbed the axe of a robber who had been killed in battle, only to retrieve the sword from the icy ground the next day, stained with mud and blood. At the time of the fight, Filin did not hesitate to put aside Hermes's gift and choose a more brutal and effective weapon, because he could only take the moment into account when fighting.
When the tide of battle finally turned, he pursued the scattered fleeing enemies without thinking, and shuttled under the night sky through the burned ruins of the village of Jieyiwan.
Nighteye and Filin do hunt together here. Filin and Filin's last foe engage each other with axes, and Nighteye roars as he dodges the sword of a smaller robber, taking out his foe a few seconds before Filin can kill him.
The last massacre was a wild and cruel joy for me. Fei Lin didn't know where Nighteye stopped the slaughter, and where Fei Lin continued to fight, only remembering that the people were victorious and all were still alive.
After that, the people searched for water together, and then they fetched several buckets of water from the communal well, and he washed the blood from his hands and face, and then leaned against the brick well and watched the sun rise over the misty flats.
Nighteye leaned warmly on Firin, and people didn't think anything at the time.
Filmin thought he had dozed off for a moment, and then woke up when it quickly left Film. Filin looked up to see what had scared it, only to find a terrified Jie Yi Wan girl glaring at Filin.
Her hairline shone with morning light and she carried a bucket in her hand. Filin stood up and smiled at her, and raised her axe in greeting, but she quickly dodged like a frightened rabbit and escaped into the ruins.
Filin stretched his limbs, then walked back to the queen's tent in the fading mist, reminding him of the night and the night-eye hunt as he walked.
These memories were so vivid, full of blood and darkness, that he pushed them deep into his heart. Is this what Borges meant?
Even in broad daylight, it's hard to understand what's really going on. The queen's tent had long since been burned down, and the dirt around the charred wreckage had been trampled into a mess, and this was where the battle was fiercest and where the number of robbers killed was greatest.
Some of the bodies were dragged aside and piled up, while others lay in their place.
It's one thing for Filin to avoid looking at them, and it's one thing to kill out of fear and rage, but it's another to think back to the results of his slaughter in the gray and bleak morning light.
It is understandable that the outer islanders tried to break through the encirclement of people. They may also have the opportunity to approach their own ships and then reclaim one or two.
However, their attack on the queen's tent is incredible, so why not take advantage of the situation and return to the beach after completing their tasks on the ground?
"Perhaps," Borges said, gritting his teeth as Filmin thoroughly examined his more swollen leg, "they didn't want to run away at all." This is the way the outer islanders are, determined to fight to the death and then wreak as much damage as possible, which is why they think of the queen who came here to kill the people. ā
Earlier, he noticed that Borges was limping down the battlefield, and although he didn't say that he was looking for Filin's body, the relieved look on his face when he saw Filin made everything clear.
"How did they know the queen was in that tent?" Filin thought. "People didn't hang flags, they didn't take the initiative, so how did they know she was here?
"The wound was dry and clean, and the bandaging seemed to relieve the pain.
There's more to Filin than he thinks people can do, and he suspects that whenever he pushes his legs, the wound swells and heats up again. ā
He was as careless as he was talking about a horse's leg injury. "At least the wound didn't open. They seem to be coming for the queen's tent, aren't they?"
"As a bee is to honey. Filin said tiredly. "Is the Queen at Fort Guardbay now?"
"Of course, everybody's there. You must have heard them cheering as they opened the gates to greet the people!!, Queen Floya stepped in, her skirt still tied to one side, and the blade still dripping with blood.
The Duke of Kirva knelt down and kissed her hand, but Madame Shyun, when she saw her, said, 'Oh, my God, he should help you get ready for the bath at once.' 'ā
"Now they have the theme of making up songs again. Filin said this, and everyone laughed.
But not all of them stayed in the castle. Filin had just seen a girl come out to fetch water, and then go out into the rubble. ā
Filin thought that those who stayed in the castle were happy, but there were still people who were not in the mood.
The fox gloves were wrong, the people of Jieyi Bay would not easily give in to the Red Boat, and many died in battle before the masses retreated to the castle. ā
"Aren't you surprised by that?"
"You mean the people are resisting for their own safety? No, it'sā"
"Don't you think there are too many outlanders here, more than five ships combined. ā
Borges paused, looking back at the scattered corpses. "Maybe the other ships will leave them here and go out to sea for a cruise......"
"That's not their way. Filming suspected that there was a larger ship carrying a larger force. ā
"Where?"
"Already left. Filin wanted Filin to catch a glimpse of it heading into the fog. ā
The people were silent. Borges took Filin to the place where the red and soot were tethered, and then the people rode together to Fort Weiwan.
The gates of the castle were wide open, and the soldiers of Fort Stag and the people of Fort Weiwan gathered together to shout in greeting, and then brought a full cup of mead before they could dismount.
The boys asked to lead the horses, and I was surprised that Borges agreed.
Heartfelt celebration within the walls would have brought shame on any of His Majesty's feasts, for all the people of Fort Guardbay welcomed them with open hearts.
The hall was filled with pots and pots of fragrant warm water for people to wash and refresh, and the tables were full of food, and hard bread and salted fish were gone.
The people stayed in Jieyi Bay for three days while burying their fallen compatriots and burning the bodies of the outer islanders.
The soldiers and queen's bodyguards of Fort Buck and the people of Jieyi Bay worked side by side to repair the fortifications of Fort Weiwan and rescue the town of Jieyi Bay after the war.
Filming secretly investigates and discovers that the beacon's flame is lit when the Red Ship appears, but one of the Red Ship's primary goals is to extinguish it.
And where are the members of the Mystic Spells team on the beacon tower?" Filin asked. Kerva looked at Filin in surprise, and then said that Boli had been called back to the interior a few weeks earlier to carry out some necessary tasks, and that Kerva believed that he had arrived at the commercial beach.
Supplies and personnel arrived from Little South Bay the day after the war. They did not see the signal flame, but received news from the messenger on horseback.
I happened to be present when Floya praised the Duke of Kravard for his foresight, and she praised him for his ability to send messengers to relay the message, and also thanked the Duke of Clausius Schimsey for his immediate response.
It was also suggested that they disperse their captured ships into ranks, so that they could send their ships to defend each other without waiting for the ships to arrive.