Chapter 34 Red is the red of the mask
In the night, against the backdrop of torches, the beggars helped the disciples to stand with guns. Skar rode his horse and wandered in front of the phalanx, constantly giving orders and dispatching troops.
Oster muttered in his heart, in just a few days, he has pulled up such a large number of well-equipped and well-trained armed forces, where are these beggars, they are clearly bandits; Even ordinary gangs can't compare at all.
He tried to find a chance to slip away, but he ran into the sentry head-on and was pulled to the front of the line, standing with the other hall masters.
After Skar explained the task, the hall masters took orders one by one, reorganized their teams, checked their weapons and ammunition, and prepared to draw;
The first column was a cavalry corps, led by two capable hall masters, who were lightly armed, carrying tar flints, and quickly attacked the location of the granary of the government located in the south of the county;
According to reliable sources, a new batch of official rations has just arrived there, and by tomorrow morning, it will be guarded by less than two squads of guards.
After the attack was successful, Skar asked the first column to immediately set fire to the outside of the granary, creating the illusion that all the grain had been burned.
The second column was a convoy of horses, divided into two routes, one way under the escort of the musket team, to transport the grain that had been grabbed last time to the north of the town, and the campsite of a large number of victims was distributed to the victims on the spot;
The other way followed the first column, and when the battle was over, the grain in the official warehouse was transported into pieces and evacuated to the various cellar points dug in advance.
The third column, led by Skar himself, with a group of engineers and heavy firepower, set up an ambush on the outskirts of the town of Montenegro to intercept the main forces of officers and troops who might have been dispatched from the barracks to support the granary.
Then, Skar arranged a scout team in charge of reconnaissance and a support group in charge of maneuvering, and told all departments to keep in touch, and once the situation changed, they should not be forced, and focus on preserving strength. After receiving the order, the various departments acted quickly and in an orderly manner, obviously not the first time that such a big battle was engaged.
Oster was startled when he heard this, and the whole person was not good; Robbing official food and helping the victims, it feels so wrong, as if I've heard it somewhere.
After the task was properly assigned, everyone raised their guns and shouted "Kill, kill, kill!" ”。 Then, as Oster watched in amazement, everyone put on their red masks.
Oster had stopped thinking. Skar, wearing a red mask, rode past Oster and said to him;
"Brother Brown, I know you're very good, and you must have been gearing up for a long time. But this time, when you first arrived, the audience was not united, so you first grieved and guarded the house with the reserve team, and by the way, you were optimistic about someone who was locked up. I promise, you'll have a chance to play next time! ”
After speaking, he whistled and rode away. The men and horses scattered with their respective leaders, and in a short time they set off;
Oster stayed where he was, thinking blankly that there would be another time.
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The next day, all the major newspapers in Montenegro County published the news that the bandits had launched a large-scale campaign, the official warehouse had been attacked, and the official grain had been looted and burned.
On the side of the "beggars", all the departments returned victorious before dawn. According to the post-mortem, except for the resistance encountered by the first column which was more tenacious than expected, the rest of the divisions went relatively smoothly. There were actually four squads of guards stationed in the official warehouse in the south of the county, and they resisted stubbornly and could not be attacked for a long time, and one of the hall masters was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot. Skar urgently dispatched an ambush team with artillery to support, and finally took it;
As for the expected barracks and fortress garrisons that might rush to help, they didn't come across it at all. Seeing that the friendly forces were in trouble, the distress signal lit up half of the sky, and this Stormwind City direct subordinate corps did not move like a mountain, and waited until early in the morning when the order from the higher authorities was approved before it was dispatched. By this time, the attackers had long since pulled the grain and disappeared without a trace. It seems that the intelligence that the royal army and the local army have been separated from each other for a long time, and what is said is true.
The next day, at the memorial service for the owner and soldiers of the sacrificial hall, Skar complained to the crowd:
In the year of the catastrophe, the people were struggling to make a living, and the kingdom not only did not help the people, but also demanded taxes, conscriptions, and conscription to ensure that the Northern Expedition still carried out large-scale taxation, conscription, and conscription. Not to mention the local governors and ecclesiastical lords, they were not merciless in collecting land rents, and even hoarded large quantities of grain when the people starved to death, and transported them to the ports for export to the northern industrial zones at high prices;
Afflicted by natural and man-made disasters, land annexation, and soaring prices, the people were unable to afford the exorbitant taxes and heavy taxes, and a large number of them went bankrupt and wandered, and were even sold into slavery. The food that was snatched back this time was just forcibly requisitioned from nearby towns and counties, and although it was not much, it could also support many victims to tide over the difficulties for a period of time.
When Skar said, "All the soldiers gathered here, not for fame or profit, but for the sake of the survival of their fathers and fellow villagers, and for the sake of helping the oppressed to breathe a sigh of relief." The red mask is stained with the blood of the martyrs, and their souls and wills will not die and will always be with us", everyone wiped away tears. After a few moments, everyone cheered up, waving their fists and shouting;
"Fair! Justice! "Those who die will not die in vain!" "Make the dog mongrels pay!"
Oster stood in the crowd very nervously, even if he was a fool, he understood at this time that Skar was none other than the gang of thieves who robbed the rich and helped the poor with a bounty of tens of thousands of gold on the wanted warrant, or it was more appropriate to call them rebels;
The beggars are just a disguise they use to disguise their identity, otherwise the beggars can ride horses, resist artillery to attack the government, and distribute food to the victims?
As for the red mask, although it is not explicitly admitted, the advanced magic engineering weapons used by these righteous thieves should also be inseparable from the craftsman brotherhood that was suppressed ten years ago.
In the following weeks, the Red Mask Rebels repeatedly took advantage of the night to attack the government facilities in the surrounding townships and counties, robbed the commercial ports of the wealthy people who hoarded goods, and distributed the seized food and materials to the people;
The local residents who could not bear the harsh government and heavy taxes, the tyrannical extortion, and the large number of victims who were stranded here, starved and exploited layer by layer, became the soil for the rebels to come out of nowhere. They spontaneously and enthusiastically covered and supported the actions of the rebels, and even many of them directly signed up for the team.
By the time the main force of the state and county guards arrived, the soldiers of the rebel army had already dispersed to the fields, dark alleys and villages with the help of the people, and disappeared without a trace.
In just one month, Montenegro County and several nearby kingdom states and counties have changed. With the huge momentum, a large number of adventurers, street performers, and green forest heroes with two brushes were also absorbed into the rebel army, and the team grew even stronger.
In broad daylight, the rebels are like entering a no-man's land, coming when they want and leaving when they want. The guards can't catch up in a group, and they can't fight when they disperse; Exhausted and exhausted by the nimble guerrilla tactics, he was completely cowered in the towns and fortresses.