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... Ban Lin watched them stay stuck in the middle of the intersection. I can't help but wonder six

His heart moved, could it be that there were remnants of the enemy in the city? No, if so, shouldn't they have drawn their swords and rushed forward, or should they run away?

At this moment, I heard a loud and enthusiastic commotion in front of me.

For the sake of safety, Lorraine hurriedly ordered his troops to prepare for battle, and then rode over and said, "What's going on?"

Geraldor was stunned for a moment, then turned around and saw Lorraine, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then stepped out of the way and said, "Count, you still see for yourself"

Lorraine gave him a suspicious look, then looked up. I was immediately taken aback.

I saw that the street was crowded with people, and it was a large area of black pressure. No, it should be said that almost the whole city of young people came from a distance in a noisy,

They came over in a hurry, all elated, and their honest and loyal faces were all with bright smiles from the bottom of their hearts, as if they had won the ** lottery. There are all kinds of things in your hands, tables, chairs, cloth rolls, dinner plates, and even toilets.

When they saw the army here, they also hurriedly stopped and confronted everyone silently.

Everyone on this side looked at each other, and their hearts were furious.

Looking at the ordinary people who don't advance or retreat, these brave warriors don't know either. What are the people trying to do?

But who has ever seen someone welcome someone with a toilet or a bench? But if they want to resist their own invaders, why do they smile so brightly, as if the sun is shining all the way to the bottom of their hearts?

These young warriors were not afraid of swords and swords, and fought bloodily. But in the face of this strange situation, there is nothing to be done.

They racked their brains and couldn't figure it out. I don't know what they should do in the face of such a group of people.

Someone asked in a low voice, "Sir, what should we do?" Did Shangsu kill them?"

Geraldor glanced up at Lorraine, then turned and scolded, "You idiot. Kill a bunch of unarmed civilians. Do you want the picket gendarmes to trouble me?"

"So, let's run, run?"

Geraldor was furious, raised his hand and struck the man's whip, and said, "Are you still a soldier?"

This year, Ji Qingqing, and even some naïve soldiers hesitated: "Sir, then" then what are we going to do?"

Geraldor looked up, and then helplessly, said, "We, we'll wait here and see"

After finishing speaking, he couldn't help sighing, obviously he couldn't hold the idea.

Lorraine looked at it, and a strange flash suddenly flashed in her eyes about a scene she had seen a long time ago. Then he laughed and said, "Don't worry. They should have taken advantage of the fact that the guards in the city had fled and jumped out to loot government property, without the slightest sense of the overall situation, just the common people who knew that they were taking care of their own selfish interests. ”

Gerardor couldn't help but be startled, and said in a lost voice: "He, "That's how they treat their country, aren't they taking up arms to resist our invaders?"

Lorraine looked at him strangely and said, "Don't forget jì, this country has written the "nobility's first night right" into law. How much do you expect these ordinary people to have a good impression of those dog officials?"

Geraldor's eyes widened suddenly, and he said, "Chuchu, Chuchu"

Lorraine saw that he was stammering excitedly and couldn't even say a word, and couldn't help but flash a trace of mockery in his eyes, and said: "What? You want to try it too? I really don't see it, you guy has a straight nose and a square mouth, and his heart is so coquettish."

Gerardo Zhuo immediately blushed, waved his hand repeatedly, and said, "No, no, no." I didn't mean that. Just saying"

He paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and calmed down, and said, "I just mean that those ordinary people don't know how to resist, and are willing to be bullied by them like this? What are their long hands for?"

Lorraine thought for a moment, then pointed to the elated people not far away, and said, "Aren't they resisting now? But he's busy looting things, isn't this the best rebellion against the Empire?"

Geraldor was speechless for a moment.

Lorraine smiled for a moment, then asked softly, "Do you still think they are any threat to us?"

After speaking, he swept the war horse under his crotch, took the lead, and swaggered over.

The rest of the crowd saw it, fearing that they would lose, and hurriedly followed. At the same time, seeing the dense crowd, he was also ready to fight, planning to kill the game on the spot as long as there was something wrong.

Lorraine came to the front of the people, neither descended nor spoke, and walked slowly with no one in his eyes. When the people saw that Lorraine's horse's head was almost touching their heads, they hurriedly retreated, retreating to either side like a tidal wave, giving way to the avenue in between.

Lorraine didn't pick the corner of his eye, and swaggered over to the middle.

Behind him, a group of soldiers glanced at each other and hurriedly followed.

And the people also looked at each other, and then each took what he had just robbed. Rubbing shoulders with these soldiers who invaded their land.

The people went home and closed their doors and windows tightly. Even though the people of Lorraine acquiesced in their robbery, no matter what, they were also aggressive to these people

However, this did not prevent the bricks of the Ruman Empire from swiping their pens and writing in the history books in an elegant ancient language that represented the profound knowledge: Si is the time, and the people of Hacheng all ate pots and oars to welcome the king's army.

This is understandable, because the government of the Jiman Empire is the second, and if the situation at that time is written, it is difficult to ensure that it will not be sued by some people in court, saying that they have tampered with history. Even if it is not even, the imperial gendarmes invited them to coffee one day, and it is possible to cut raw pork.

Because of this delay in time. Lorraine finally got the lead.

He led his cronies and guards to take the lead at the moment, and occupied a large comfortable and luxurious area for his troops in the wealthy area of the eastern part of the city.

He wielded all the heroic traits of the soldiers and threw out all the original owners of these houses. Then let your troops rest in peace here.

Lorraine's wise move won everyone's praise. Everyone is now under the leadership of this lord, and they no longer have to worry about food and accommodation, and they all give him a thumbs up, calling him the intimate person of all the soldiers!!

Later, even General Vabador abandoned the official office of the garrison and came to huddle with them. In his old man's words: I can't help it. Those bastard people, robbed it all there. Not to mention the bed, not even a toilet was left. How does that make people sleep?

For the next few days, the Maple Leaf Danlin Raiders had been stockpiling supplies at Hafs. Trim the troops.

General Vabador and Lorraine and Rest, a group of officers, sent scouts to work out a plan of action for the next step.

Lorraine even bribed some foreign businessmen in Hafs in order to get something of value from them.

The whole army was repaired and restored. When the young soldiers had regained their strength, every day they were grinding their fists and screaming anxiously, looking for an opportunity to have a good fight with the Almohads.

Early that morning, the sun had just risen. Lorraine arrived at the dining room, eating and chatting with the crowd.

At this time, Leo also put on his clothes and ran in. As soon as he rushed in, he ran to Catherine's side, and cried out, "I think it's good, I'm good."

Everyone ate their own breakfast, and paid no attention to it. For him to run to Catherine's side every morning and announce his governance plan, "and then Catherine dismissed this one Zhengtai cultivation, uh" The future emperor's cultivation plan is no longer strange.

Lorraine's view of this was that Catherine was simply making fun of the ruffian.

Catherine casually buttered the bread in her hand and said, "Well, let's hear it." ”

Leo shouted, "I've figured it out. Collect heavy taxes from the common people, and then recruit the army and give them the best treatment and equipment, no ordinary people will dare to rebel at this time, right?"

After saying that, the big eyes did not blink for a moment, and looked at Catherine with a blank eye.

Catherine sneered and said, "Dismissed." ”

Leo couldn't help but "Huh, sigh." Stubbornly said, "Why? Why did you reject it again?"

Catherine sneered and said, "The common people may not dare to rebel. But your generals want to be emperors and rebel against you. ”

Leo was stunned for a moment, then became angry, pointed to Catherine's nose, and said, "It's not okay again." You, you're just lying to me."

Lorraine glanced at him and smiled in his heart, you ruffian only now understands

Catherine raised an eyebrow and said, "What? Do you want to be canceled from tomorrow's test?"

Leo originally thought that he could win this time, but he didn't expect that his wish was disappointed again. Xie was also temperamental at this time, and shouted angrily: "I'm afraid that you will be beaten up today, and I have to let out this breath in my heart."

As he spoke, he screamed, shook his fat fist, and rushed over with his teeth and claws.

Catherine immediately raised her hand, grabbed him by the collar of the neck very wreckantly, and then lifted him up, and flicked it in mid-air, turning Leo over. Then he put it on his back and put it on the table, and then unceremoniously raised his ass.

Leo immediately screamed in pain. But his temper came up at this time, and although the tears in his eyes were like not asking for money, he said that he would not say anything and beg for mercy.

Lorraine saw it and couldn't help sighing, and the net wanted to speak out to persuade her. At this time, I saw a soldier running in quickly, saluted him, and said, "Sir, the commander has an order, summon you to the headquarters, and there is something important to discuss."

Lorraine immediately stood up and saluted back, "I know, I'll go." ”

After speaking, he said hello to everyone, and then stretched out his hand and pulled Catherine up. said: "Okay, if he's wrong, just hit him twice and let him know that he's wrong." ”

Catherine snorted coldly, and then shook her hand and put Leo aside.

Lorraine turned his head to look at Leo, and saw that his face was full of flower noses and twitching, looking extremely pitiful. couldn't help sighing, and said secretly in his heart: You just want to fight and estimate your strength, now fight hard with Catherine, aren't you itchy to find a beating?

He reached out and took out a handkerchief, handed it over, and said, "Wipe your tears, if it's okay, come with me to the command headquarters." ”

Leo immediately burst into laughter, then picked up the handkerchief and wiped it on his face twice, and then picked up from the table what Catherine had just buttered for him, and then put it on the plate of bread, and while biting indiscriminately, he urged, "Go, go"

Lorraine saw it and couldn't help sighing, if a person has no heart and lungs to get to his point, it is not easy, just from this aspect, he has the talent to become a great politician.

He took Leo, rode his horse, and came to the headquarters that had been temporarily converted from the garrison in the city.

As soon as he entered, he saw that all the officers had gathered there, all leaning over to examine the map carefully. The atmosphere is extremely strict and busy.

Lorraine casually pulled someone over and said, "What's wrong?"

The man smiled and said in a low voice, "At six o'clock, the enemy sent a large group of reconnaissance horses

Lorraine's heart moved. Said: "New troops?"

The man said, "Yes." ”

At this time, General Vabador asked the scout: "Where is the enemy's scout?"

The scout points out the location on the map.

General Vabadol looked at it and said, "At this distance, they are probably about fifty miles away from Hafus. ”

As soon as he turned his head and saw Lorraine, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Earl, what do you think?"

Lorraine thought for a moment and said, "It seems that the team sent by the neighboring province of Sfax was able to come so quickly. ”

He pondered for a moment, then took out a copy of the text from the table, unfolded it, and said: "According to the information we have obtained, Sfax only has about 50,000 regular troops, and it can recruit 50,000 to 80,000 civilian troops in wartime. They can come so quickly, it seems that they are regular troops. ”

General Vabador nodded and said, "Yes, it takes at least one simultaneous time to recruit 10,000 militiamen. It seems that we must win this war within a month, or if we are dragged down, the Almohads army will be able to overwhelm us. ”

The other generals nodded approvingly.

Lorraine said: "It is imperative to destroy this army in front of us, otherwise we will be entangled in flies, and if Almohads have one or two more reinforcements, it will be difficult for us to advance." ”

General Vabador: "To conduct an armed reconnaissance, we need to find out the size of the enemy, the level of combat effectiveness and the direction of the march, and see if they are coming towards the city of Hafs, or if they are going to intercept us on the way south." ”

Noramo then said, "I'll go, Your Excellency, just my knights." The Templars were beyond the reach of any cavalry, and with a few mages to cover them, they would be foolproof. ”

General Vabador said: "Yes, detection is the main thing, the enemy will retreat when there are many people, and the safety is not yet the time to fight the enemy." ”

Lester also said, "I have arranged for you five of the most experienced mages, and you have to protect them." ”

Noramo saluted and said, "My lord, I know what to do." ”

Noramo took the order, and General Vabador said to his generals: "Now, strengthen the city's defenses, strengthen the security of the city, send all the soldiers up, and be fully prepared. Ladies and gentlemen, time is pressing, and I will tell you about your spirit. ”

Half a day later. Noramo returned to Hafs with the team and walked into the headquarters with his men. The knight behind him dragged the Almohad's captive.

Seeing Noramo walk in, Lorraine hurriedly asked, "You guys have worked hard, how is the situation?"

Noramo saluted and said, "My lord, judging from the size of the enemy's march, there are about 40,000 to 50,000 men. Look at the appearance of the march is a regular army. The enemy was coming straight towards Hafscheng, forty miles away. We encountered a group of enemy cavalry on the way, and after the engagement, we cut down almost half of them, captured a few prisoners, and the rest fled, with only a few minor wounds on our side. The equipment of the enemy cavalry was okay, but the plain zhì was average. ”

Lorraine smiled and said, "Su zhì generally depends on who he compares to, and he can get a general evaluation from the Templars, and he is considered elite in Almohads." It seems that they are the garrison of Sfax. ”

General Vabador said, "Well done, Noramo, I've taken credit for it, so that your people can rest well." Take these captives down and interrogate them properly. ”

Vabador turned to Lorraine and the generals and said, "Everyone understands the basic situation, let's talk about what to do." ”

Lorraine said: "In this way, the enemy will probably come to Hafs tomorrow, and if you want to attack the city, it will be the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will either wait for work and fight a defensive counterattack" and then counterattack when they are frustrated in the siege, or we will directly meet them under the city, relying on our mages to quickly defeat them. ”

The other generals also nodded yes, and some of them ambushed an army and attacked them from behind when the enemy attacked the city.

General Vabador pondered for a moment and said, "Keep a close eye on the enemy's movements. We waited for them to come, but we did not have many troops, and if we collided with the enemy, it would be difficult to fight the battle in the future.

The infantry went up to defend the city, and the cavalry rested and prepared for battle. Rest, it's up to you to fight. ”

Lacey nodded. said: "Don't worry, I still have four hundred mages under my command who are idle, haha, it is definitely enough for them." ”

General Vabadol said: "The terrain near Hafs is flat, we have no place to hide an ambush of several thousand men, and it is pointless to lay ambushes far away, but unfortunately, we cannot be sure whether the enemy is going to attack the city. ”

Lorraine said: "Judging from the Almohads we have captured, I think the enemy will definitely attack the city. Lorraine said with a smile: "At least attacking Hafs is a political task for the Almohads generals. ”

General Vabador thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Lorraine is right, organize three thousand cavalry, transport them upstream by the fleet along the river, and make a detour back to the enemy's flank, and act on camera. Out in the middle of the night tonight. ”

The leader of the Knights Templar stood up to receive the order, and General Vabador said to him: "Don't fight hard with the enemy, we can't afford to lose." ”

The next day, Lorraine could already see the enemy's vanguard on the walls of Hafs, and a cavalry team of several hundred men advanced to Hafs a few miles away, pointing at the city of Hafus, and General Vabador sent a cavalry team of his predecessors, and as soon as the enemy saw that the gate was open and the cavalry ran out, he immediately turned and retreated.

The cavalry of the crusading army did not pursue but retreated.

Soon, a large black shadow appeared on the horizon, and Lorraine looked over the city, and they covered the originally yellow earth like patches of ants.