As the New Year drew closer, Renault paid the workers of Sequoia and gave each of them an extra five silver coins, and the mighty group of 500 people rode the walking birds and reluctantly bid farewell to Black Iron Town. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

With five hundred people missing, Black Iron Town was suddenly deserted, and Renault simply asked the distillery to suspend work for a holiday.

On the first day of Chinese New Year's Eve, Renault slaughtered a dozen cattle and sheep, chopped the beef into large pieces, sprinkled with seasoning, and steamed them in the winery's steamer. More than a dozen sheep were marinated with spices and prepared to be roasted.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, before it gets dark, a row of blazing bonfires are lit in the auditorium, all kinds of food are put on the table, hot steamed beef exudes an enticing aroma, and the roasted whole lamb on the coals begins to nourish the oil.

In fact, everyone is puzzled, this is a festival that suddenly appeared for no reason, and it is so grand.

Not to mention the shutdown of the factory, how much does it cost to buy this food alone!

Renault also knows that it is not difficult to make these people happy, but it is still impossible to make them understand the true meaning of the New Year.

But he still insisted on celebrating this festival, the celebration will deepen the sense of belonging of the people, and there will be a lot of hope for the busy year.

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Winter in the West is coming and going fast, and the ice of the Liucui River has begun to melt.

This means that spring is coming.

Black Iron Town has spent the first New Year, and everything is starting to go on a normal trajectory again.

Both breweries are in operation, using up 5 truckloads of grain per day, and after a month, the daily output of Liucui wine will reach 4,500 catties, which can generate 450 gold coins for Renault.

Solo's blast furnace has also been completed, and it will be ready for production as soon as workers are available.

The snow on the mine turns into a clear stream that flows into the Liucui River under the warm sunlight, and all kinds of fish begin to jump out of the water to feel the fresh air of the warm breeze after a winter of lurking.

With a freshly produced pencil in his hand, Renault was discussing with the blacksmith Ferré how to improve the turbine so that it could be used as a power for milling and lathes.

As the affairs officer, Badge waited very dutifully.

A water turbine is not complicated, it is just a modified water wheel.

Waterwheels are everywhere, but Badge knows very well that only a genius like Lord Renault can transform such ordinary things into magical powers.

At this moment, a guard hurriedly broke in, and his face was full of panic:

"Lord Renault, no! Roshi is here with a large army!"

Renault was slightly stunned, and Roshi really arrived as scheduled.

"Is the reconnaissance clear, what kind of troops are there?"

"1,000 cavalry, 800 hoplites, more than 200 logisticians, and 10 trebuchets. ”

More than 2,000 people, half of them cavalry!

Baggy and Ferret both turned white.

Blackiron had only a hundred guards, and although they were equipped with the sophisticated equipment invented by Renault, they were always only infantry, let alone heavy armor.

In the face of the charge of a thousand cavalry, it may not be able to resist even for a moment.

Bucky looked at Renault worriedly, only to find that he had calmly flipped through a map, inquired for the detailed address where Roshi's army was found, and drew two circles on the map.

"Roshi is now thirty kilometers away from us, and this nameless pass is the way he must pass, and we ambush here. ”

Ambush?

Both Badge and Ferret's eyes widened.

Even people who don't understand war know that with a hundred against two thousand, if you rely on the cover of the city wall, and then use the range advantage of the double bow and crossbow, you may be able to hold out for a while.

But Renault actually said that he was going to ambush, didn't he give his life to others?

Facing the surprised and puzzled looks of the two, Renault didn't explain much: "Ferre, how many of those things I asked you to make last time?"

"There are only twenty of them loaded, and we don't have much gunpowder. ”

"That's enough, let Lauren gather the guards, and we'll go receive the big gift from Roshi. As he spoke, he stood up and straightened up, "It's been a long time since I moved my muscles, Bucky, you go with me, I have an important task for you." ”

More than ten kilometers away from Black Iron Town, a huge army was slowly moving on the muddy road.

It was a team of cavalry and heavy infantry, followed by horses dragging ten huge catapults, and the carriages pulling all kinds of supplies were not in sight.

The knight at the head was a burly man, wearing heavy black armor, a broad-bladed sword at his waist, and a long bowed foot on his back that was two meters long.

Beside him, Rosie was wrapped in thick fur and lay asleep in a comfortable carriage.

At this time, a fast horse rushed to the front of the team, and a lean soldier reported to the black-armored knight that they were still more than ten kilometers away from the town of Black Iron.

After hearing this, the black-armored knight woke up Luo Xi angrily: "Lord Luo Xi, it's already dark, or let's camp and rest first." ”

"How far is it?" Roshi asked lazily, opening half of his eyes.

"More than ten kilometers, if you leave tomorrow morning, you can arrive at noon at most. ”

Roshi waved his hand and said, "Can't rest, keep going." ”

When the black-armored knight heard this, he immediately frowned. These days have been in a hurry, and the soldiers are exhausted to the extreme.

If you don't have a good night's rest, how will you fight tomorrow?

"Lord Roshi, the soldiers are tired......

"Didn't you hear what I just said, Commander Boole?" Roshi sat up impatiently, "It's just more than ten kilometers away, and I have to wait until tomorrow?"

Bull was "borrowed" from his father by Roshi, and the fifteen hundred soldiers under his command, plus Roshi's men, formed this huge crusade.

In the West, this can already be called a major war.

In his opinion, there was no need for such a stirring crusade.

With only fifty cavalry, no matter how powerful Renault's crossbow bolts were, he could easily take Black Iron Town.

So he suggested to Roshi: "If you can't wait, you can send a hundred cavalry to raid overnight, and by the time you arrive tomorrow morning, the Black Iron Town will already be open to you." ”

Roshi wasn't afraid of Renault's crossbow arrows, he was afraid of the magic rat, and last time he didn't run fast, he almost lost his life.

That's why he won over so many people, to put it bluntly, most of them are human shields to prevent the attack of demon rats.

However, Bull's proposal is also very attractive, and it is a good idea for them to find out if there are any magic rats first.

"Alright Commander Bull," Roshi pointed to the team behind him, which was completely out of formation, "but you also have to make these bugs move quickly, my Lane family paid them to come, not for them to mess around!"

Bull suppressed the anger in his heart, and soon called in a hundred-man cavalry team, who raised their torches high and galloped away on the bumpy and muddy road.

The cavalryman who led the group was named Nick, and like Bull, he scoffed at the move.

The 100 men behind him have followed him for many years, and they are brave and good at fighting, and they are on a par with the cavalry of the Lake family, known as the "Whirlwind of the Prairie".

A mere Black Iron Town, maybe not even a decent horse, not in his eyes at all.

He decided to level the town of Black Iron before dawn.