Chapter 242: The Siege (I)
The early morning in Banji was still the same as usual, and the early merchants and adventurers had begun to prepare for today's livelihood one after another. Merchants navigate the streets of the bazaar with their goods, and adventurers choose the appropriate quest at the quest window, and then trigger the city with their companions.
The residents of the area also woke up to start their day, and the women got up with happy smiles to greet their neighbors and friends one by one, expressing their joy in cheesy words.
The men started another day's work, and they were responsible for supporting their families, sweating and starting their work early for a little happiness.
The happy smiles of the townspeople infect this remote but vibrant land, and this hard-won precious happiness and joy makes all those who have the ability and responsibility want to protect them from the bottom of their hearts.
Dressed neatly in the uniform of the officers of the garrison, Bent, who has been full of energy and enthusiasm for the past few days, looked at this beautiful picture outside his house, and couldn't help but silently swear an oath to protect this place in his heart.
"I'm out!" After eating his wife's elaborate breakfast, he took the standard long sword that had been issued to him after taking office, tidied up his appearance, and after bidding farewell to his wife and children, he walked out of the house with strong steps.
The shiny officer's leather boots, which crackled on the ground, made a calming sound.
With a gentle and happy smile, Bent greeted every pedestrian he met along the way. With warm words and a familiar smile, Bent once again vowed in his heart to do everything in his power to protect them: 'This hard-won routine. Leave it to me to protect!'
Of course, the people he wanted to protect in this oath only included the residents of the town. The foreign merchants and adventurers, Bent had a completely different expression when he faced them, and the serious and wary look in his eyes was the way he usually communicated with them.
In his opinion, these people are the main culprits in the chaos that the town has become, driven by greed, with selfish purposes, to demand everything in this town, but to leave them with countless disasters and sorrows afterwards.
'Thank you, Lord Kellius, for giving me this to protect you. Protect your home. Protect everyone's chance of happiness. Praise be to you, honorable priest, Praise be to you, Your Majesty, Lord of Order. ’
That's it. Bent had a diametrically opposed attitude towards the two people in the town. With gratitude to Kyrlius and the Lord of Order. Came to the garrison headquarters, and then began the day's work with his men.
Today it was Bent's turn for the squad to be on duty, and they were responsible for the post area. It is the southern wall of the town.
To the northeast of Bangui is the high mountains that surround it, and to the west is the river called 'Zusa'. Towering mountains and wide rivers can stop enemy attacks militarily, but with good preparation, these obstacles can be crossed.
And to the south is the hinterland of the kingdom, and no matter how arrogant the kingdom's army is, it will not innocently attack the towns of its own country. Because of this special geographical location, the south is the safest direction for Banji in peacetime.
At the same time, for this reason, Bent's team is responsible for maintaining law and order and patrolling in almost half of the southern town area, in addition to the defense of the city.
Although this is one of the heaviest assignments in the daily tasks of the garrison. But because he is a retired soldier himself, has received a long-term patriotic education, and because he has firm ideals and beliefs in his heart, Bent does not seem to care about this heavy work at all, but seems more excited and happy.
Because it's meaningful work that can help and protect more people." Bent thought.
After Bent had led his men to the south gate, he sent half of his men to patrol the town, and he himself took the rest of the men to the city, and spent more than an hour doing nothing.
Just when Bent and the others were gradually feeling a little bored, suddenly, Bent, who was standing on the wall higher than about five meters at this time, suddenly received an alert from the lookout, "Report to the captain, about five kilometers away, there is a group of more than a thousand humanoid creatures in number, and they are moving towards this side at a slow marching speed, the specific number is unknown, and the affiliation is unknown. ”
When Bent was debriefed, he was puzzled by the Lookout's words, but he quickly explained to him: "A force of humanoids? But what are they doing here at this time, and they haven't heard of any signs of war on the border?"
Just as Bent was pondering where this team had come from, a vague black shadow had gradually appeared in his vision. The shadow of black pressure is slowly emerging from the distant horizon, and the dense number of small black dots is becoming more and more numerous.
"Signal that unit to stop for inspection. Although I don't know why the army of the Dao Kingdom appeared here at this time, for the sake of safety, I still hope that they can understand. Just tell them that......" Bent commanded the herald beside him.
This is also the most basic response of the garrison, and no one present has any objection or incomprehension. You must know that most of the families of these garrisons are here, and for the safety of this place, it is not a big deal to offend the commander of the regular army a little.
In Benth's opinion, even the troops directly under the kingdom would stop and be examined even if they were not satisfied with the signal they had ordered the herald. After all, leading an army without permission to be stationed in a town in your country is almost a great crime of complicity, and no one will do it if it is not necessary.
But things turned out a little unexpectedly.
After the herald had conveyed the signal three times through the flag, there was still no intention of stopping on the other side. At this time, Bent was a little anxious, and he shouted anxiously to several soldiers around him:
"Quick! Hurry up, and go to the house of Lord Rick, the town government office, the Lord Bishop of Kellius, and His Excellency the Earl of Steyer, and send a message to inform them of the situation here. By the way, there is also a garrison there that will also send someone to inform them to gather troops to reinforce here. (To be continued......)