Chapter 33: A Call for Help
Dwab feels that he has really been unlucky lately, and since taking over his father's grocery store, there have been few things that have gone well. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoOriginally, there was a serious street shop in the green city where merchants from the south and north gathered, but Dwab's parents got up early and worked hard to make sure that their children and grandchildren could have a stable income and a shelter from the wind and rain, but I didn't expect that since the old Dwab officially handed over the grocery store to his son last year, within a few months, His Excellency Wagner, the Grand Duke of the South, announced the independence of the three southern provinces. At this moment, as the city closest to the empire in the south, not to mention the merchants who came and went from the south to the north, even the residents of the city were in a panic, for fear that one day the imperial army would come and bury the entire green city in the flames of war.
Last month, the establishment of a front-line military camp outside the city, and the sudden announcement of a curfew in the city in recent days, all indicate that war is coming. There seems to be a dark cloud over the city, which weighs on everyone's heads all the time, making people gasp for breath with tension. In such an environment, Dwab has no intention of doing business, anyway, there are few customers all day long, so he can only idle in the store to fight flies, and the only pleasure is probably to chat and fart with two foreign merchants.
Said to be those two foreign merchants, but it really made Dwab admire, one older and one young, I am afraid that they are only seventeen or eighteen years old, but they can already come to the south from the imperial capital to do business, and they can only stay in such a small shop, I am afraid that they may not be able to leave the south to see all parts of the empire in this life, and they are unwilling to think about it.
In the past few days, thanks to the two young merchants who came to brag and chat with him every day, the curiosity of the two teenagers was too strong, and they were about to empty the inventory in their stomachs, and they especially liked to pay attention to the war between the empire and the Grand Duke of Wagner. Thinking of this, Dwab's heart suddenly stirred, could it be that those two teenagers were spies.
However, Dwab thought about it again, in fact, it is no wonder that those two teenagers, who have been blocked by the war in the south for so long and can't go back, of course they will be anxious and concerned, looking at the noble temperament that naturally flows between people's gestures, it is obvious that they have been influenced by family inheritance, how can they be spies?!How can such a child of a family be willing to be a spy? !
Today, Dwab was especially looking forward to the arrival of the two teenagers, because he had heard that the Imperial Counterinsurgency Army had advanced to the border mountains and was about to arrive at the Green City, and His Excellency Wagner, the Grand Duke of the South, had already led his soldiers to the Green City, obviously preparing to confront the Imperial Counterinsurgency Army in the area near the Green City. This is really a good topic, enough to brag about with the two teenagers, after all, the Grand Duke of Wagner's army is a little stronger than the Imperial counterinsurgency army.
Thinking about it, Dwab even laughed out loud, in addition to the Grizzly Legion being a little tricky for the Imperial Counterinsurgency Army, the so-called aristocratic private army is famous for its lack of military discipline, maybe there can be a scene on the battlefield that will break up before fighting, which is an interesting thing that the people of the south talk about and look forward to every day. On the Wagner side, the Archduke Wagner is a legion composed of elite men from the south, although the training time is not as good as the four major armies of the empire, but the weapons and equipment are much better than those so-called elite legions, and speaking of the commanders of both sides, the hard-working Grand Duke Wagner is enough to crush the Marquis of Griffins who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun in the north. At least in Dwab's view, the battle of the Grand Duke of Wagner can be described as a victory.
It is a pity that Dwab waited in vain for a day, but did not see the two young merchants who appeared on time in the past, I wonder if they had heard the news of the imminent war and hid in other cities first? Dwab secretly speculated, but there was a trace of envy in his heart, if it were not for this shop to restrain him, maybe he would have run away to take refuge.
The reason why Leo and Raymond, who went out every day to inquire about the news, did not appear at Dwab's shop was because they were blocked at the door by little Henry early in the morning.
"Everyone, don't leave yet, I have something important to look for you!" said little Henry, who stopped the crowd as they were about to leave the door, as soon as he entered.
Leo and Griman glanced at each other and raised their chin slightly in the direction of little Henry, and Griman asked knowingly, "Little Henry, what's wrong?"
Little Henry closed the door of the inn with his hand, and then said to everyone with an anxious face: "Everyone, something big happened last night! Last night, Grand Duke Wagner secretly led his army to several mountains where the Imperial counterinsurgency army must pass and set up ambushes, intending to encircle and annihilate the Imperial counterinsurgency army through the mountains and dense forests. ”
After listening to Little Henry's words, everyone looked at each other, Old Henry had always refused to provide information about the Southern rebels, and Little Henry had come to deliver information early this morning, which seemed a little strange.
"Little Henry, how could you tell us this information?"
Hearing Griman's question, little Henry showed a look of embarrassment and shame on his face, and said cowardly, "This...... This one...... Uncle Gleman, actually...... Actually......"
"Actually, my father and his men have already been arrested by Grand Duke Wagner!" said little Henry, embarrassed.
"What? How could this be? Why did Grand Duke Wagner arrest old Henry?" Griman was shocked when he heard what little Henry said, if it was because of his own group that he had caused trouble to old Henry, it would be so sorry for others.
Little Henry said with a sad face: "Grand Duke Wagner moved the front camp forward in the direction of the mountains, and as a result, the location of our Henry Farm was close to the mountains, so they directly set up the military camp in the farm. When my father was negotiating with them, he was recognized by Grand Duke Wagner's men, who ordered my father to be arrested because of our family's underground forces in the south, in order to prevent us from tipping off the counterinsurgency, and I secretly escaped through the tunnel of the barn. ”
"Why don't you go to your men in the city?" Leo didn't believe little Henry's words, but asked rhetorically, seizing on a hint of suspicion.
Little Henry smiled bitterly and said: "My subordinates are all natives of the south, and the Grand Duke of Wagner has accumulated great power in the three southern provinces, who would dare to confront the Grand Duke with me? If I go back and tell my subordinates that I will take them to fight against the Grand Duke of Wagner, maybe I will be tied up by them and sent to the Grand Duke!"
Little Henry's words also reminded everyone, yes, after all, he is the Grand Duke of the South, who can fight against the duke who dares to break the wrist of the empire in the three provinces?
Seeing that Leo and the others fell into silence, Gleeman was in a hurry, he didn't care about any politeness, and said to Leo in a slightly higher voice: "Young Master Leo, old Henry and I are a lifelong friend, we can't see death without help! Besides, when we come to the south, even if they don't help us collect intelligence, they can at least help us lurk into the green city, which can be regarded as benevolent and righteous, little Henry is my eldest nephew, since he opened his mouth to ask us, we can't just watch!" If you're afraid of getting into trouble, then I'll go by myself! Even if I give up my body, I'll have to save old Henry!"
Gryman's words moved little Henry to tears, and he couldn't wait to kneel down for Griman at once, and hurriedly thanked Gryman. Raymond and Little Tom, who were next to him, also felt sympathetic, and looked at Leo with burning eyes, waiting for him to speak and go directly to Henry's Farm to save people. And Feng Xifan, Cahill and Olix are quiet, the life and death of old Henry has nothing to do with them, and whether to save or not is just a matter of pros and cons.
Leo was not moved by the urging of Griman and others, nor was he soft-hearted by little Henry's plea, but silently calculated the success rate of the matter in his heart to judge whether it was possible.
"Little Henry, you said that you escaped from the tunnel, where are the entrances and exits of the tunnel, did anyone find out when you escaped, can the tunnel be used again?" Leo asked as he stared at little Henry.
"One end of the tunnel was in a hidden corner of the barn, and the other end was in the cornfield outside the farm, and I came out unnoticed, and the tunnel was still well hidden. Grand Duke Wagner used the area around the farm as a military camp, and I believe my father must have been imprisoned around it. Little Henry saw Leo asking, and hurriedly replied.
After listening to little Henry's answer, Leo did not make a decision immediately, but paced back and forth in the room, and said to himself as he walked: "The tunnel is intact, so as long as you sneak in quietly and find out where old Henry is imprisoned, it should not be a big problem to rescue old Henry." But the question is how to get out, and if we all go to save old Henry, who will send information to the counterinsurgents? The rebels set up an ambush in the mountains, and if the counterinsurgents are ambushed, then the reconnaissance battalion will be to blame, and then we will probably be dealt with by military law, but it is in the hands of Frank and them. ”
Hearing Leo talking to himself, Raymond took out his wooden staff, and then said to Leo quite confidently: "Leo, don't worry about transmitting information, I'm a magician, and when I came out, I had already recorded the frequency of magic transmissions in the barracks, and I could use magic transmissions to send information back, which would be faster than if we sent someone to send information back." ”
Now that Raymond has expressed his attitude, Cahill can only follow behind and say: "Since we can sneak in through the tunnel, as long as the movement is not too big, we can naturally sneak out through the tunnel again, with me and Master Feng to take action, it shouldn't be a problem to evacuate safely." ”
Raymond and Cahill's words succeeded in receiving grateful glances from little Henry, and also made Gleman's impression of the two of them greatly changed.
"Well, in that case, let's go and break into the camp of the Grand Duke of Wagner, and Raymond will immediately prepare a spell to send back the information about the rebels' ambush, and little Tom will stay here to wait for our news. The others pack their bags, and let's get ready to go!" Since they all agreed to rescue old Henry, and there were no worries, Leo immediately made a judgment and went to Henry's farm to rescue old Henry.