Chapter 175: Rapid Expansion
It is said to be welcome, but in fact, there is not much difference with vigilance.
The carriage came to a halt in the middle of the mountain, and through the door, Donn could see several lightly armored soldiers walking down the hill in the distance. In the woods at the top of the mountain, you can faintly see the reflected blade light.
Despite such a formation, of course they are not bandits, after all, no bandit would be stupid enough to show up so far away.
Michau jumped out of the carriage and stepped forward to talk. A moment to return,
"Boss, they're scouts of the Fourth Army, and they're ordered to keep an eye on this area. ”
"Fourth Army?" Don was a little surprised.
Of course, he knows the military establishment of the Gray Clothes Army, to be honest, this establishment is a little chaotic, for example, it is normal for the gap between regiments to be a few hundred people, and for example, there is no battalion under the regiment, and there are also some who jump directly to the brigade establishment...... But in any case, as far as he knew, there was only one army in the Gray Army, which was under the command of General Oumeng. Where did this Fourth Army come from?
Mi Xiu has always been delicate, and this one has obviously been asked, and he relayed: "I heard that because there are more brothers who have joined recently, the military establishment has been replanned, and now there are a total of four armies." ”
Don asked casually, "How many people are in one army?"
Mi Xiu's face was a little strange: "Uh, ten thousand ......"
"What, one, ten thousand?" David's eyes widened and he stammered.
"How much, how much?" Tang En was also shocked and cried out in a lost voice.
It's no wonder that they are so shocked, even Josia, who doesn't know much on the side, is also a little confused. Counting silently with his fingers, one army is 10,000, and the four armies are not more than 40,000 people? The number of people has only just returned to the standard before they were hunted down - twenty-five thousand. But in just over ten days. It's already 15,000 troops? Is this Nima going crazy......
And that's the result of township propaganda. If you then spread the word about the city...... Uh, Josia's mind is a bit of a mess and her thoughts are a mess. But there is one thing she can confirm, that is, the spring of the Gray Army seems to be coming, and the future is bright!
After being stunned for a while, Tang En was the first to come back to his senses, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled it. Calm the mood of the shock.
Although this result is surprising, it is actually reasonable. Most of the predecessors of lords and knights were meritorious warriors, and after retiring from the army, they were canonized by the empire and lords. This kind of title cannot be inherited, and it is a one-shot deal. So after they grasp the power of a place, what they basically do is to keep looting and accumulating wealth. Correspondingly, the people in villages and towns are naturally the most oppressed. Now that I have seen the resistance group, I naturally joined one after another.
Touching his nose, Don sighed, in a way. This aristocratic rule of the empire has also gone downhill, even if there is no gray army now. In the long run. In the future, there will be green armies, red coats and other similar organizations that will continue to rise up to resist......
But in any case, judging from the current situation, the speed at which the Gray Clothes Army pulls the team is really amazing and terrifying!
With this inexplicable feeling of shock, Don and their carriage set off again, and there were still many scouts out to check on them along the way.
Tang En's previous turmoil of killing a large number of lords and knights has not passed, coupled with the continuous looting of armaments and materials. The lord's soldiers are still outside to clean up the bandits. The Gray Army is now in a period of rapid development, so naturally it can't let these things spoil the overall situation. Therefore, although it was still more than ten miles away from the station, there were still a large number of scouts spreading vigilance.
Half an hour later, Don and the others rounded the mountains and turned into a hidden path. When you come out of here, the buildings in the distance burst into view.
First of all, there was a black-and-gray wall that stretched for miles, and although it could be seen from the gaps in the corners and above that many of them had not yet been repaired, this did not affect its majestic appearance in the slightest. Even because of the ant figure above, it is even more majestic and tall.
The pale daylight, the dull metallic sheen, the open gate in the middle...... In Tang En's eyes, what kind of city wall is this, it is clearly an ancient giant beast that is crawling, or with its mouth open......
Josia and David raised their heads, looked into the distance in a daze, and stood on the spot for a while.
Don's mood is more complicated, as a modern man, he is accustomed to seeing all kinds of creative reinforced concrete buildings, and after traveling to another world, he has also seen many exquisite and gorgeous aristocratic manors and castles. He thought that he was also experienced, but the unformed purely military city in front of him still shook him inexplicably, and even faintly felt a sense of awe...... Such a behemoth was accomplished by the smallest human beings?
From the moment it was founded, the city was destined to endure constant wars. So under the agitation of the mood, Tang En seemed to have such a scene in front of his eyes, rows of soldiers carrying ladders and rushing madly towards the city wall, and the people above relied on the height to sprinkle the rain of arrows one after another...... Among them, only the cold city stood still, quietly watching all this, allowing these tiny creatures to change themselves into new clothes with blood......
"Ahem......" cleared his throat, and Don said in a slightly hoarse tone, "Let's go." ”
Josia and the others finally came to their senses, looked at each other, the atmosphere was a little solemn, and the carriage set off again.
As the walls approached, the solemn atmosphere slowly dissipated, replaced by bursts of excitement.
Everyone naturally has reason to be happy, because this is their city, and it will always be like a barrier to protect them in the future.
In a few moments, the carriage came under the city gates.
Up close, it's a busy scene. The people of the Grey Army shouted and carried the log boulders up the city wall, where there were special people to direct the dismantling or placement of these things......
"Well, Miss Josia is back. ”
"Hello Miss Josia!"
......
When they arrived, some people also recognized Josia and waved hello. Of course, there are more unfamiliar faces, but they must have heard the name, and they have learned to wave and take off their hats.
Josia looked very excited, her eyes were slightly red, and her smile never went away, and she kept returning the salute. As more and more people greeted, Zuihou simply bowed to the four directions.
As for Don, they are completely reduced to supporting roles. Although there are many people who know them here, after all, the names of the heroes in the past are there, but because of some of the influence of the follow-up events, it is inevitable that people will not be able to get in touch with them.
"Say something!" Don said to Josia suddenly.
"Huh?" It was so noisy that Josia turned her head blankly.
"I mean, you can say something to them!" Donn repeated aloud.
Josia was stunned for a moment, then looked at Don's eyes that kept signaling, and pursed her lips suddenly. looked around at the lively people, hesitated slightly, and reflexively kicked on the roof of the car.
Done's intention for this move is simple, since Josia is the hero of the future Gray Army, then such a scene should not be missed. There are a lot of familiar and strange people here, and it's worth making an impression. Then, when her deeds in the city are dispersed, her prestige will surely rise to another level.
Josia, who dared to face the propaganda of thousands of strange citizens, naturally did not have stage fright, bowed down, and pressed his hands slightly. Like the conductor of an orchestra, the surrounding sounds immediately became much quieter and slowly quieted down.
"Hello everyone, I am a head of the Propaganda Department, my name is Josia. ”
Pointing to the wall beside him, Josia's smile was bright: "First of all, I have to thank you. Thank you for building this magnificent and far-reaching city. It will be the first fortified fortress of our Grey Men and our warmest home. xiexie too!"
He bowed straight and his long golden brown hair hung down.
Bang Bang Bang ......
In the thunderous applause, everyone held their heads high and looked proud.
"Maybe some of you don't know when I left here a dozen days ago. The walls aren't like that......" Nodding his head, Josia thought playfully, "Well, it was so bad, like, like cheese that had been rotted for a long time. ”
“haha......”
"Oh, forgive me, I really haven't eaten cheese in a long time. ”
“haha!!!”
"Come here tomorrow, Auntie will make it for you!"
“haha......”
Don raised his eyebrows, looking at Josia, who was performing in his true colors above, but could naturally drive everyone's emotions, and secretly gave a thumbs up.
People have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away. Some people often go on stage and carefully prepare long speeches, spitting lotus flowers, foaming at exhaustion, and even hoarse speeches, but the result may not be able to get a sincere response from the people below. But some people just stand on the stage so simply, even if they don't have a few experiences, a few words can make everyone listen willingly, applaud, and daxiao...... This is talent, innate, envy does not come!
Josia's speech didn't last long, just a few minutes. But the effect is unquestionable, which can be seen very straightforwardly from the continuous praise and discussion of those people who are still full of spring breeze after they left.
After entering the city gate, except for the excessively large area, the city did not give everyone any surprises, and it was still a simple wooden house when it started, but now there are more of them. This makes everyone who has just seen the majestic city wall feel like they are in the midst of gold and jade, and they are ruined.
However, this is understandable, although the project is moving forward rapidly due to the increasing number of participants. But of course, all this must be based on the city wall, after all, everyone knows that according to the purpose and concept of the Gray Army, it will be a matter of time before it is attacked by the Bran official.
They didn't go far before Tang En and the others were stopped by a young man in gray. The news was that Losha and the ministers were waiting for them in the hut.
............ (To be continued.) )