Iron Powder and Spellcasters

   Chapter 248 Newsletter

   The hairless Colonel [Gesa Adonis] confirmed through the tip that [Winters Montagne] was in Gévoudan.

  The four infantry battalions of Baishan County left the Iris Castle without a sound and rushed westward towards Tiefeng County.

   At the same time, the counter-insurgency forces in Vigne were also ready to go.

  The battle is imminent, the enemy is fierce, and Gervodin is also cloudy.

  The city councilors were once again "invited" to the town hall by the ferocious soldiers.

  Frightened, he came to the council hall, and Shao Yi, the blacksmith, was surprised to find that the former city councilor and tobacco dealer Priskin was also present.

  Seeing old Priskin, Shao Yiti dropped two inches from the heart of his throat.

   He thought old Lipskin had made some sort of agreement with the blood wolf.

   And the well-informed city committee members know: This morning, the military police broke into Priskin's house and took away the grandson of the old man. Little Priskin is still alive and dead.

  Old Priskin leaned on crutches and closed his eyes, his expression calm.

   But his thumb almost scraped off a layer of paint from the cane.

The    committee had arrived, and before everyone could communicate, a blood wolf in military uniform walked into the council hall with a saber.

   Some city councilors were trembling subconsciously.

   In an attempt to show goodwill as much as possible, Winters never wears a weapon when he meets with the councillors.

  This time, he brought a saber.

And as soon as he opened his mouth, he was murderous: "I said before that there would be a public trial, but it has not been held until now. It is not because I forgot, but because there are more and more people to clean up, it is better to gather together and have a great time. liquidation."

   A few timid city councilors were about to cry.

   "It's fun to play intrigue, isn't it? You think I don't know anything, aren't you proud?" Winters slapped the saber on the table: "Come on! Bring him out to me!"

  Heinrich led a young man into the chamber.

   Seeing this scene, Old Priskin's cane fell from his hand.

   The young man is the grandson of the old Priskin, little Priskin.

   "Speak." Winters said calmly: "Tell you honorable gentlemen, what have you been up to lately?"

   Although the young man's clothes were dirty, he couldn't see any blood, but his face was extremely pale.

   "I..." The young man fought with his knees, swallowing hard: "I..."

  The council hall was silent, and people's heavy breathing could be heard clearly.

  Old Priskin stood up abruptly: "What the **** did you do! You..."

  The old man couldn't finish his words, he coughed violently, and the people next to him hurriedly supported him and sat down.

  Heinrich pushed the young man to the center of the venue, who fell to the ground.

   "Benting, the pseudo-mayor hiding in Langtun Town, is that you?"

   "Yes." The young man answered in a trembling voice.

   "A tip to the New Reclamation Corps, isn't that you?

"Yes."

   "Secretly prepare weapons and secretly seize the city gate." Winters sneered: "I didn't expect you to have such courage."

   The young man's head almost dropped to the ground.

   There was an uproar in the council room, and old Priskin felt a tightness in his chest and almost fainted on the spot.

   Pierre has been looking for Big Bentine since the attack on Gervodin.

After    Winters entered the city, he even sent people to search the whole city.

   However, after rummaging through the hotels, brothels, and pubs in the city, there was neither a living person nor a body.

   That means someone must be hiding Big Bentine on purpose, and someone who can use considerable resources.

Big Bentine has neither money nor power, and the only thing of value on him is information about Winters Montagne - apart from Winters' subordinates, he is probably the person who knows Winters best in Gervoudan .

  At the same time, Winters received a report that hoof prints were found during the patrol of the sentry, and someone tried to cross the blockade.

  Who wants information on Winters Montagne? The list can be written down on a piece of paper.

   And who has the will and ability to send letters to the outside world? The list narrows again.

   Anyone who walks by will leave traces.

   Backtracking along the trace, the two lines finally meet on the grandson of the old Priskin.

   Winters waited patiently.

   And now, it’s time to close the net.

   "Who else is involved in Mr. Priskin's lovely plan." Winters glanced at the city commissioners: "Stand up for yourself."

   Anyone else? The blacksmith Shao Yi exclaimed in his heart. He didn't dare to take any action, for fear of being misunderstood.

  Suddenly, the city councilor sitting next to Shao Yi stood up with difficulty.

   "Oh, he was the only one." Winters smiled.

The voice of    just fell. Another city councillor also stood up.

   Winters waved his hand lightly, and Heinrich led the gendarmerie into the commissars and dragged the other four from their seats.

   The blacksmith Shao Yi, the two who stood up, and the old Priskin were not touched.

   The blacksmith Shao Yi was horrified to discover that half of the twelve city councillors in the city were involved in this conspiracy.

None of the nine members of the    village district were taken away.

   Shao Yi is both angry and thankful that no one has disclosed any rumors to him about such a big event as his anger, and he is also thankful that no one has disclosed any rumors to him.

"I don't have any extravagant expectations for you. I win, you continue to live. If I lose, you will still be obedient to the New Reclamation Army." Winters held the saber, and he spoke very slowly: "Just this little request, You can't do it, can you?"

   As if an invisible cold wind swept through everyone, the blacksmith Shao Yi was suddenly very cold, so cold that his upper and lower teeth were bumping.

  No one dared to guess what the man known as the blood of the wolf in front of him could do. A group of city councilors finally understood what Old Priskin said - "He tore his face and started killing, are you satisfied?"

"My lord." Old Priskin got up, and he seemed to grow old in an instant: "Please deal with my grandson severely. But please also understand that this is only a conspiracy of a small number of people. Gervodin will try his best to help you. To supply military resources, I am also willing to donate all my family property, and please be merciful."

   Winters laughed: "Do you really think I like your money? Bring it up!"

  Ciel led someone into the council chamber carrying several heavy small wooden boxes.

   "I forced you to subscribe for bonds, but it's just a loan, not a robbery. It's just to make some noise and show it to the audience."

   Winters kicked down the wooden boxes one by one, and gold and silver coins flowed out: "Your money is all here, and one silver coin is not a lot. Not satisfied? Well, I'll give it back to you now."

The reason why   Winters forced the big businessmen of Gervoudan to subscribe for bonds is to create an illusion; the second is to lure snakes out of their holes; and the third is to raise funds for the redemption of the manor land in Forge Township.

  The third item cost far less than expected, and did not use the money raised through bonds at all.

   "Please wait until you win, and then pay us back." Old Priskin's body became more and more hunched.

   Old Priskin did not participate in the grandson's conspiracy, and he did not know about it.

   But it's pointless to say these things now, where did his grandson get the prestige that half of the city councillors would follow?

   must be acting in his name.

  The old man knew very well that he could only count on the kindness of the blood wolf right now.

   He is now sitting in the town hall, not on the edge of the courtroom or even the execution ground, which in itself is the greatest kindness.

"Okay! Since you asked for this, I am disrespectful." Winters raised his saber: "From this moment on, Gervoudan has entered a state of martial law. No entry! No exit! The living materials needed by the citizens are stationed in their own camps. In charge of transport."

   "Gentlemen, pray for victory for me." Winters smiled playfully: "If I lose, your money will die with me."

  …

  …

   Colonel Geisa's troops marched very fast, and in less than two days, they traveled 50 kilometers and reached the east bank of the Anya River.

Colonel    dispatched cargo officers in advance to collect supplies in the villages and towns along the way, so his troops could advance lightly.

After    arrived at the Anya River, the army of Baeksan County worked non-stop to erect the pontoon bridge.

  Anya River is the natural dividing line between Tiefeng County and Baishan County. Because she is gentle and kind and rarely overflows, it is named "Mother".

  [Note: Anya/Anya, which means mother in the Plato dialect, the literal translation is the mother river. ]

  The villages and towns are scattered along both sides of the river, but at the junction of the two counties of [Tiefeng] and [Baishan], the main way to cross the river is by boat.

  There was originally a bridge over the Anya River, located in Manyun Valley.

  Manyun Valley is only 50 kilometers away from Iris Castle, but 150 kilometers away from Revodan.

   Therefore, after Winters captured Revodan, he immediately sent someone to destroy the Manyun Bridge.

   The rebels can destroy the bridge, and the counter-insurgents can build the bridge.

   After all, it is to suppress the rebellion. If there are conditions, it should be pacified. If there are no conditions, it should be pacified.

   Colonel Geisa's temporary headquarters is located on the hillside south of the pontoon, where you can see the movements of both sides of the strait at a glance.

   "It seems that the rebels do not intend to defend against the river." The colonel said to the centurions in a rather disappointed voice: "It will become more troublesome."

   All the centurions laughed.

  Captain Hudson brought marching chairs for the colonel.

   Hearing this, he mercilessly returned to the top: "You still expect him to defend against the river?"

  The bald colonel held the handle and sat slowly on the chair.

   "Of course." He straightened his legs, exhaled a long breath, and the scars on his face were trembling: "The river defense can stop me, but Zipper can kill him with one punch."

When    learned that Gervoudan had fallen, Colonel Geisa immediately dispatched troops to **** the Manyun Bridge.

   But he was a step too late, the bridge was already destroyed.

   So Colonel Geisa turned to dispatch engineers to measure water depths, prepare pontoon components, and stockpile supplies in border villages and towns.

   He prepared for this battle even before Maplestone gave orders.

   "I and Zyber beat someone with two fists. If our two armies join forces at the city of Gervoudan, then the rebels have already lost."

   Colonel Geisa said lazily, teaching the centurions a lesson: "His only chance of winning is to concentrate his strength to repel one fist, and the other fist will not attack itself."

   "No, I don't see him winning." Captain Hudson snorted.

   "There are still some." Colonel Geisa stared at the soldiers who were carrying the pontoon: "You might as well think about it, if you were Montagne, would you hit me first, or would you hit the Vigne troops first?"

   "Fight Colonel Zeppel's troops first."

"why?"

   "Because of Colonel Zeppel's experience, intelligence and morals..." Captain Hudson considered his words.

   Colonel Geisa slapped the captain with a whip: "Why don't you just say Zebble is a waste!"

   "You can't say that." Captain Hudson was a little embarrassed.

   Colonel Geisa smacked his lips and said, "I'm far away from him, and Zeppel is close to him. From a common sense, we shouldn't be far away. So I have to be fast here, and Zeppel has to be slow and steady."

   "You also think he will fight the Vigne troops first?"

   "He only has about a thousand descendants." Colonel Geisa sneered and rubbed his scalp: "By common sense, how do you win?"

  …

  [Claw Town] is located in the northwest of Gervoudan, 140 kilometers away from Gervoudan, in Vigne County.

The four battalions of   Vogne County engaged in the war against the rebellion are currently stationed here.

  The "trash" [Cyber ​​Zoltan] as the bald Colonel called a meeting for his subordinates.

The    army tent was dead, and most of the centurions stood and listened.

Colonel Zipper fiddled with a small spellcaster's emblem and said casually: "Information shows that the rebel leader Winters Montagne is still in Gervodin. Judging by the time, the bald side should have moved. already."

  Communication and coordination have always been key issues in warfare.

  Revodan, Iris Castle and Iron Cavalry are also 150 kilometers away from the nearest, and 200 kilometers away.

  Vogne County troops and Baishan County troops all rely on fast horses to send messages, and there is at least a one-day delay for one-way trips, and two or even three days for round-trip.

   So the coordination of the two troops can only rely on tacit understanding.

  No one spoke in the tent, because the centurions knew that Colonel Zipper would not listen to his subordinates.

   Colonel Zipper's question is actually an affirmative sentence. And his affirmative sentence is actually an imperative sentence.

   "Then let's go too." Colonel Zipper pinned the spellcaster's emblem to his chest: "Let's start tomorrow morning."

   All the centurions answered in a low voice.

  …

  The pontoon bridge was successfully completed, and the army of Baeksan County crossed the Anya River on the same day.

   That night, they stayed overnight in the small town [Manyun Valley].

   Except for the residents whose houses were occupied, the rest of the town did not resist the arrival of the army of Baishan County, because none of them supported them.

   If you insist, the townspeople still prefer the "official army", and they are very dissatisfied with the rebels blowing up the Manyun Bridge.

  Manyun Bridge was built with funds raised by the townspeople, and a lot of bridge tolls can be collected every year to subsidize the public use. If it is destroyed, it will be destroyed, and no one has asked their consent.

  In addition to Lao Jun, the mayor of Manyungu, he also tentatively asked if he could borrow the army's pontoon bridge.

  The villages and towns on both sides of the Anya River are very closely connected with each other. Compared with Revodan, Manyun Valley and the villages and towns on the other side of the river are more like one family.

  Manyun Bridge was destroyed, causing a lot of trouble for the people on both sides of the Strait.

  Gisa rejected the request of the mayor of Manyungu, but he settled an account for the old mayor.

  The bald colonel uses mathematical tools to prove that hiring his troops to build another bridge is far superior in terms of time and money than hiring other builders, masons and carpenters.

"I have first-class engineer officers and reliable labor under my command, and I guarantee that the bridge will be built sturdy and durable, and the construction can start after the battle is over." Colonel Geisa took the old mayor's shoulders and patted his chest to assure: "As a Middleman, you can also get paid—confidentially, of course.”

   The Mayor of Manyungu was flattered and nodded desperately.

   When the garrison officer of Baishan County was trying to expand his business scope to Tiefeng County, a group of cavalry was on a rampage in Baishan County.

   Colonel Geisa's four infantry battalions had just crossed the Anya River when Lieutenant Andrea Cellini lit a fire on his ass.

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