Chapter 101 Uxhall

Uxhall. ()

If there is one last loom in the earth, it must be in Uxhall.

The number of townspeople here is the most densely populated area on the entire continent. Uxhall sits on a plain between two tributaries of the Bluewater River.

In ancient times, it produced the finest timber and stone on the continent, and these two industries eventually made the Uxhall people the most dexterous apprentices, and under the tutelage of the Zen masters, the Uxhall people became the best craftsmen.

Although the Rhodoks have lagged behind in recent years in terms of production efficiency, it is amazing that many of the tools used by the Rhodoks have to be custom-made from the hands of the Uxhall people. A Rhodoc workshop could make a thousand scythes in a day, but the molds, hammers, and files they used were all made by the Uxhall people--- although the same workshop in Uxhall often produced dozens of excellent tools a day.

There is a saying among craftsmen that it is impossible to make a more precise product than the tool itself, and the most delicate things are always made by hand.

This statement is somewhat absolute, but it is true at the moment. In Uxhall, many skilled craftsmen were respected more than scholars and officials. Around Uxhall, there is also a general tradition of valuing craftsmanship and commerce.

For the ruler who owns Uxhall, he will have the confidence to face any war. Because as long as needed, Uxhall can produce hundreds of fine armor pairs and countless spears in half a year. Any craftsman who receives an order to do so can place several sturdy shields in front of the door for the soldiers to take away within a few days. It is also said that the city of Uxhall has so many arrows that it can crush one of the largest Rhodoc merchant ships to the bottom of the sea.

All of this makes Uxhall incredibly tempting--- especially for the fierce Emperor Fiedred, and there is nothing more valuable than Uxhall's full arsenal and talented artisan guilds.

Emperor Fiderick's soldiers had already cut across the hinterland of the plains from the upper reaches of the Blue Glacier to Uxhall. When the Highland infantry entered the outskirts of Uxhall, the Kugit cavalry joined the Mamluks and then headed north across the Laurel River to guard the Lurens Plain south of Suno--- where his father had met the Kugit Kazak many years earlier.

This is the time when my father's camp is closest to Su Nuo in the past few years.

At that time, I also felt nervous in the White Pigeon Valley, where countless men were dangling, and people often came to take away the horses, cattle and sheep from the family, and many farmers were beaten by the soldiers at the bottom of the mountain. I don't know why these people are doing this, my grandfather has been actively contacting the people in Suno City all these times, but the situation in my family has not improved at all.

Once, a couple of drunken soldiers broke into my family's castle and let loose inside. At that time, I was hiding in my mother's arms, she was holding me, and I saw a dagger in her hand. It was the worst offense my family had, and my grandfather was furious and ordered a few servants and tenant farmers to throw the soldiers into prison.

I have never seen these honest farmers so angry, they grabbed their sturdy farm tools, and stood together in a dense group to beat the unprepared soldiers to the point of turning their backs. The Nords stood guard at the castle gate like sea gods, and they dispersed only when their grandfather ordered them to leave.

For the first time, I felt that my life was changing dramatically.

In the past, I felt that White Dove Valley was my home, and no one would change it, but now, more and more hostile people are flocking to the valley.

On one occasion, a group of women dressed in black came to the castle, and it was said that their sons or husbands had died on the front lines. These men threw stones and eggs at the gate of the castle, and they insulted my father, saying that he was a traitor and an executioner.

I was puzzled and asked my grandfather, "Didn't Dad go to serve the emperor?" Why do they call him a traitor? How could Daddy kill a Svadian? ”

There are a lot of things I can't understand.

The men cursed their father, they cursed Dimitri, and they cursed General Wright.

Hearing them scold General Wright, I began to worry about Della. I've always wondered how Della is doing, whether she's been terrorized by a group of fierce soldiers or vicious women at her doorstep.

My grandfather told me: Avoid the soldiers, don't insult the women.

Farmers began to leave the valley, some fleeing out of fear, others because they had been requisitioned--- people said that to the south of the city of Suno, the generals were building a fortress defense there to prevent the thieves from going north--- I had a vague feeling that these so-called thieves were probably my father's troops.

The decay of the family is evident in the abandoned mill, in the burning wheat fields, in the filthy castle square.

The walls of the white dove-like castle were splashed with dirty water, some of them were writing vicious words on them, and once a mob tried to burn down the gates of my house, but was chased away by Grandpa Bianwen.

The grandfather went to Suno to find someone to complain and ask them to stop harassing the family, but received no response.

Many rogue soldiers and homeless people were arranged to go to the valley to get food on the spot--- Suno City recruited many of these people to supplement the army, but they could not pay the military salary, and the city officials led them into the surrounding lord's house to solve the problem.

These lords are 'dishonorable' families. The so-called 'dishonorable' is said to be due to the fact that some members of the lord's family had the same disease as their father, a disease that was contracted by the 'pioneers'.

I was looking forward to it when I was in White Dove Valley, and I was looking forward to my father coming back.

I look forward to the time when the mill that had been damaged by the soldiers will be repaired; I look forward to the time when Grandpa Bianwen will be able to lead the farmer to take care of a messy wheat field; I was expecting that time when my father's best friend, Wright, would come back to visit White Dove Valley and bring Dela. I've knitted a couple of new bracelets that Della will love.

The days I missed seemed to have disappeared all at once, as if they had never been there. I often saw the beaten farmer sent to the castle, and my grandfather would put on his clothes and whisper about his injuries, and ask Grandpa Bianwen to fetch the ointment.

The days are getting worse and worse.

I would always go to my grandmother and mother in fear, and they would often go to the shrine to pray.

"Mom, is Dad really going to ruin the valley?"

When I asked this question again, Grandmother Sumi's face would turn very pale, and at this point, she would stop arguing with me. I felt that my mother was very eager for my grandmother's support, but Sumi's grandmother's silence made my mother very disappointed and aggrieved.

My mother would pull me by, look at me with her eyes and say, "No, Daddy won't." ”

I already knew by then, my mother couldn't see me. Her eyes weren't fixed in mine. Mom seemed to be looking at something far away, and that gaze seemed to pass through my body, through the castle, through the forests and fields, all the way to my father.

Mom said firmly, "No, Dad won't." ”

Uxhall.

My father was inspecting a military barracks.

On this expedition, although Fidelik repeatedly retained, his father still insisted on going to Uxhall. In the end, Fidelik did not agree to his father's request to return to the Third Army, and he arranged for his father to be an inspector in the army. Fathers need to constantly monitor the army to prevent problems such as malfeasance by officers and slackness by soldiers.

When his father took office, he went to Lorenz to hand over his position, and Lorenz made one last time for his father to leave the palace.

"Young man," said Lorenz, "do you think that if you go to the army, you will be cleaner than the palace?" It's even more dangerous there. I didn't know what was going to happen, but I was always worried, and I always felt that it was not a good thing to rush into the army in this situation. Just look at the composition of the army, the nobles and the pioneers are tangled, the army is in chaos right now, everyone has their own plans, you want to go there, I really don't feel at ease. Stay in the palace, the pioneers will not be difficult for you, and so will I. ”

The father thought about it, but still tactfully expressed his apology. "I'm sorry, I have to get out of here."

"Why?" Lorenz frowned, "Why do you have to go?" ”

The father smiled, "It's close to home, and I feel like I'm going home." ”

Lorenz looked at his father, nodded helplessly, and then stamped his own paint on the document approving the transfer.

"Arcadio." As his father was about to step out of the door, Lorenz stopped him.

"What's wrong, General?"

"Last time you went to visit my brother, I already knew it'''Anyway, thank you. You are very upright--- in other words you will not protect yourself. However, the Normans will remember you. No matter how worthless you think it is, I take it very seriously. People in our family don't say this to people very often, maybe one day, we will do something for you. ”

"'''Thank you, General. I just do what I'm supposed to do. ”

The father saluted, turned and walked out of Lorenz's room.

That was the last time Lorenz saw his father.

From leaving the palace to arriving at the front, my father did not feel that a long time had passed. The itinerary has always been very tight, as if he had just stepped on the war horse, and he had already been involved in the battlefield full of flames.

The earth is burning, but the sky is still blue.

Flames and sky split the world into blue and red at the end of the view, and the warriors poured into the city of Uxhall with shouts.

In the autumn of that year, Uxhall was besieged.

The moonlight is gentle, and the sky and the earth are silver.

The wind blew his father's cloak, and his father waited for the dawn to come.

The father lay asleep in the harvested field.