Iron Powder and Spellcasters

   Chapter 249 The Plan

  Shuangxi Town belongs to Baishan County and is located on the east bank of Anya River, across the river from Manyun Valley.

   She is a quiet agricultural town with only 22 resident families.

  Tonight, this tranquility is destined to be smashed by iron hoofs.

   A group of cavalrymen quietly approached the town, and after dark they launched an attack.

   Horse hooves rumbled like thunder, and the mayor and his wife were so frightened that they fell off the bed.

   Ignoring the old wife's obstruction, the gray-haired mayor rushed out of the door to ring the bell.

   He was barefoot, and as soon as he ran into the street, he heard a cracking sound from behind him.

   He turned his head in horror, only to see the bright blade coming towards him.

   The old mayor threw himself in the dust.

   "The army is in chaos! It has nothing to do with you!" Andre shook off the blood on the knife with a sullen face.

   He didn't know who this crazy old man was. He wanted to cut off his ears to scare him off, but the knife went to the back of his head.

  Andre couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. He sharply warned the townspeople behind the doors and windows: "Whoever goes out! Die!"

   No one answered him.

   "Don't force me to kill you," he whispered, so softly that only he could hear it.

  The townspeople hid at home, peeping at the street from cracks in doors and windows.

  The small town was almost overwhelmed by the sound of hoofs, and they didn't know how many cavalry came.

   If the comers break into the house to burn, kill, and rape, they may have the will to resist.

  But the people who came just occupied the street, and the momentum was extremely terrifying, they really couldn't have the courage to go all out.

   Seeing that the doors and windows of every household were closed, and no one dared to take to the streets, Andrei put his knife in the sheath.

   His right arm was a little inflexible, and it was only aligned a few times.

   A ten commander galloped up to him and saluted and reported, "Sir, the defenders have all surrendered."

  Lieutenant Cellini spit out a word coldly: "Burnt."

   "The warehouses are all empty."

   "What to burn."

  The ten commander saluted again, beat his horse and left.

  Andre chose to raid Shuangxi Town, because this is the warehouse of the army of Baishan County.

   He crossed the river much earlier than the enemy.

  The garrison in Baishan County was still gathering its forces, so Winters had already concentrated his horses and people who could ride, and handed it over to Andre to take the boat from the upper reaches of the Anya River to cross the river.

   Once it was confirmed that the Baishan County army had entered Iron Peak County, Andrea Cellini, the war dog, let go of the bridle on his own.

   However, the surprise harvest of Shuangxi Town was very limited.

  There is nothing in the warehouse, and the baggage has been taken away by the Baishan County garrison officer, leaving only a ten-person team to guard.

   Seeing the cavalry attack, the eight defenders surrendered their weapons very simply.

   "Centurion!" Another ten centurion rushed over and shouted from a distance of more than ten meters: "What is written on the paper, we can't understand it!"

   "What are you screaming about?"

   His old subordinate shut his mouth and handed a roll of paper to the centurion with both hands.

  Andre took the scroll and looked through the moonlight.

   His right arm trembled slightly involuntarily, making it difficult for him to see the small words on the paper.

  The moonlight is dim, and it is even more tiring for the eyes.

  Andre was upset, he threw the scroll back to his subordinates, and said angrily: "Look at the fart! All the paper with words on it will be taken away from me!"

   Ten Commanders saluted and left.

  Andrei's left hand grabbed his right arm, so hard that his fingers turned white.

  …

   For Andre, Winters has only two requirements, the rest is up to him.

   First, don't damage the property of the common people. Burning the houses of farmers and townspeople won't hurt the Baishan County garrison.

  Second, we must collect the archives, land deeds, files and newspapers kept by the towns of Baishan County at any time.

   After capturing the material warehouse, Andre's cavalry broke through the gate of the town hall as soon as possible.

   Then they had a hard time because no one could read...

   Fortunately, Lieutenant Cellini has a simple and crude solution.

   Can’t read? Take away all the paper with words.

  …

  Nightmare cavalry roared in and out, like a brief but lucid nightmare.

   Left a body in Shuangxi Town, as well as the burning warehouse, town hall and police station.

   The townspeople walked out of the house in fear until the sound of the hooves completely disappeared.

   They surrounded the mayor's body, mourning for the old man who had always done his duty.

   For Sungai Town, tonight's disaster is over.

   But for Baishan County, this devastation is far from over.

   Winters originally had a hundred cavalry, and Andre couldn't help but eliminate most of them, leaving only forty-six cavalry, less than one detachment.

   Just these forty-six riders, each with a war horse and four slave horses.

   In order to facilitate water for irrigation, the settlements on both sides of the river are close to the river and are densely distributed, which saves Lieutenant Cellini a lot of trouble.

   Andrea Cellini's cavalry team swept across eleven large and small villages and towns on the east bank of the Anya River overnight.

  …

   That night, the bald Colonel learned that Baishan County had been attacked.

   The fire on the other side of the river is soaring into the sky, and you can't hide it if you want to.

   But Geisa didn't give any orders, and the messenger who woke him up was reprimanded.

   reprimanded the messenger, and the colonel fell back on the bed.

  Baeksan County soldiers also continued to sleep soundly in their houses and tents until dawn.

   Early the next morning, as soon as the wake-up call rang, Captain Hudson delivered a briefing to Colonel Geisa.

The    briefing was casually thrown on the table by Gisa, who went to the house first and then urinated.

   "It's a small town, and there's no place to take a bath." Mr. Colonel paced, yawned and walked back, complaining to his subordinate: "If I don't take a bath, my whole body hurts."

  Captain Hudson disagreed: "The Anya River is right next to it, you can just wash it in the river."

   "You must use hot water to take a bath!" Colonel Geisa was furious, his scalp was wrinkled: "Can cold water be called a bath?"

   "Okay, yes, you're right." Captain Hudson responded perfunctorily, handing the briefing to the colonel: "The rebels have made a lot of noise."

   In just one night, the east bank of the Anya River was full of beacon smoke.

  The large and small villages and towns have either been raided by the rebel cavalry, or they have found traces of the rebel cavalry around.

   "This little **** has made all the tactics of Heard barbarians." Colonel Gisa swept the briefing with one glance, then threw it on the table, stretched his waist, and asked, "What do you have for breakfast?"

   "White bread, red soup, boiled eggs." Captain Hudson spoke quickly, and he pressed: "Whether he can really do it? Send some people back, and the rebels should not be allowed to do whatever they want."

   "I asked what the big bosses eat in the morning?"

   "Rough bread, mixed vegetable soup."

   "That's not bad."

   "Really leave him alone?" Captain Hudson asked again.

   "What's he doing?" Colonel Geisa wiped his face and scalp with a towel dipped in water, and he was supposed to wash up.

   "The rebels are looting our villages and towns!"

   "Let him grab it." Colonel Gisa sneered: "Don't look at twenty or thirty villages in emergency at the same time, it's actually a small team of horses. Even I don't have a few cavalry, so how many rebels can there be?"

   "Even if there are only thirty cavalry, the villages and towns cannot stop them."

Gaisa sat down with a golden knife and motioned Hudson to bring his breakfast: "This is where the rebels are stupid. He made the tactics of the Hurd barbarians, but he is not the Hud barbarians. The barbarians kill, burn villages, rob Stuff. With the cavalry of the rebels, if they dare to do this, the militias of the villages and towns will be able to exhaust them."

   "You mean, let him rob?"

   "Let him rob! The more he robs, the less likely it is to occupy Baishan County. The rebels will not occupy Baishan County. What are we afraid of him?"

Captain    Hudson sighed: "You are the garrison officer, you have the final say."

The captain    turned to go.

   "Wait a minute, I have a question." Colonel Geisa raised his chin and asked, "The tip says that Rebel Bard and Rebel Mason have been stripped of their military power?"

   "That's right." Captain Hudson nodded expressionlessly.

   "The traitor Cellini died?"

   "Assumption of death."

   "The traitor Montagne is in Gervodin."

   "Yes, it is said that he is still selling his bonds."

   "That's weird." Colonel Geisa's smile was quite playful: "Then who is in command of this cavalry in Baishan County?"

  Captain Hudson snorted softly: "It may be a newly promoted person by the traitor Montagne. It is said that he has a lot of Dussacs in his hands."

   "In my opinion, there is no small problem with your tip."

   "It's the information sent by the big family in the city of Gervodin." Captain Hudson frowned: "They won't turn to the rebels."

   "Okay." Colonel Geisa laughed: "Go on, eat and drink, and continue to march to Gervodin!"

  …

   Although his **** was on fire, Colonel Geisa was not moved at all.

   Leaving two centenarians stationed at the pontoon bridge, the army of Baishan County moved out again.

The    fist did not change its course and still swung towards Gervodin.

   And all of this was seen by Winters.

   Because he is in Manyun Valley.

   To be precise, it is the forest between Manyun Valley and Tuosong Street.

   And he took Bud, Andre, and Mason's troops—currently organized as the 1st, 2nd, and 300th.

   After the declaration of martial law in Revodan, Winters rushed to Manyun Valley in the night and joined the three centenarians who had been waiting here.

  Andre's cavalry team can contain the army of Baishan County, of course it is the best.

  If the cavalry can't do it, then Winters himself.

  Tiefeng County is far wider than Baishan County. Manyun Valley is 150 kilometers away from Revodan and less than 60 kilometers away from Iris Castle.

If the fire on   's **** is not enough to shake the garrison officer of Baishan County, then stab him again.

   So after the Baishan County army left Manyun Valley, Winters waited patiently for a whole day.

   Until the charr who followed the enemy's reconnaissance returned.

   "We're off camp!" Ciel's voice couldn't hide his excitement: "As you might expect, they camped 30 kilometers away, between Tuosong Street and Manyun Valley."

   "Go!" Winters raised his saber and stepped on his horse: "Follow me to defeat the pontoon defenders!"

  The soldiers in the woodland got up one after another, and the military order strictly forbade speaking, so the soldiers beat **** their chests.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

   The dull voice was like a **** beating a war drum, and the birds were so startled that they flew in flocks.

   Entering Tiefeng County means entering the enemy territory. According to Winters' judgment: if the intelligence of the garrison officer in Baishan County is not wrong, he will try his best to avoid a forced march.

  The sixty kilometers between Manyun Valley and Tuosong Street will take at least two days.

   Now, the Baishan County army is in a very delicate position.

   They are about 90 kilometers away from Iris Castle, and about 100 kilometers away from Gervodin.

   They are at the midpoint of the route from Gervodin to Chateau de Iris - a little closer to Chateau de l'Iris.

  Choose this moment to launch, Winters is almost teasing the garrison officer in Baishan County, because the enemy's position is just right.

   If we walked another day to reach the Rue de la Camel, maybe the enemy commander would be overwhelmed, and he would go straight to Gervodin regardless.

   glanced over his most elite troops, Winters raised his saber, and the sound of drums in the forest disappeared in an instant.

   fell silently in the direction of the pontoon, and Winters Montagne rushed out of the forest first.

   His flag-bearer Heinrich was second out of the forest, followed by three centurions.

  Three to two, and a powerful spellcaster like Winters, the defenders of the pontoon were crushed at a touch.

   Winters didn't have time to chase down the remaining enemies. After crossing the river, he burned the pontoon to a clean slate.

  …

When Colonel    led the troops back to Manyun Valley, they were greeted by the remains of the pontoon bridge and the remnants of the remaining troops.

   They found Lieutenant Matt, who was guarding the pontoon bridge, by the river.

Lieutenant    Matt sat on a large rock, his face was pale and his body was shaking.

   He stared at the toe of his boots and muttered, "Amazing... Really awesome..."

Lieutenant   Mat resisted until the last moment, seeing that the defenders were completely defeated, he jumped into the Anya River and escaped with his life.

   "Blanket." Colonel Geisa looked at Captain Hudson: "And wine."

  Gesar first wrapped his centurion in a blanket and filled a glass of spirits.

   He scratched the back of his head and asked solemnly, "Can you be sure that it was Winters Montagne who led the raid last night?"

   Lieutenant Matt drank the whole glass of spirits in one go, and the hand holding the empty glass was still shaking: "I can't be sure."

   Colonel Geisa waited for the centurion to continue.

Lieutenant Matt's throat turned, he had just drank a whole glass of wine, but his mouth was still dry: "That guy kills like a target, he has no feelings at all... Kill, kill, kill... There is blood everywhere... The court mage also But so be it..."

   Colonel Geisa's face became solemn, and he silently filled the centurion with another glass of wine.

   "I don't know if that person is Montagne." Lieutenant Matt poured the whole glass again: "But that person... can only be him..."

The lieutenant grabbed the Colonel's hand suddenly, the glass fell on the rocky beach, and his eyes were full of fear: "You must be careful! You must be careful! That guy can burst into the phalanx and kill you! He can definitely do it. Point! You must be careful!"

   Colonel Geisa patted the centurion's hand: "Don't worry, you have a good rest, don't worry."

   Lieutenant Matt returned to his world, his eyes fixed on the toe of his boots, and he whispered: "It's amazing...how can it be so amazing..."

Colonel    Gisa stepped aside and couldn't help sighing.

   "What is it?" Captain Hudson gritted his teeth: "Can you get rid of Matt?"

   "What does it mean to be abolished?" Gaisa glared at his subordinates: "When I return to Iris Castle, I will take the child to eat and drink some good food, and then take a bath, and it will naturally be fine."

  The leader of the rebels, Winters Montagne, was a powerful spellcaster - Colonel Geisa had informed his centurions.

  The officers of Baishan County knew that the enemy was strong, but the degree of strength had obviously exceeded expectations.

   In the clearing by the river, Colonel Geisa convened an impromptu meeting of all the centurions.

After explaining the latest situation, the colonel grabbed his jaw and frowned and analyzed: "According to the description and battlefield survey, Montagne's combat mode is very simple, all direct kills. He should not use poisonous smoke, etc. Indirect killing spells, so except for the musketeers to continue to use them intensively, all other anti-magic combat configurations are removed."

  The centurions nodded solemnly, and the situation of Lieutenant Matt made them shudder.

"All the items that can identify the officers and sergeants should be removed. The military flags are also put away." Colonel Geisa narrowed his eyes and ordered the centurions: "You all change into civilian clothes and get a little dirty on your face. From now on, orders will be delivered only with snare drums and bugles."

   Let the officers mix among the soldiers, which will inevitably reduce the command efficiency. But it also reduces the risk of the officer being killed first by the caster.

   This is a matter of trade-off, and no centurion will question Colonel Geisa's judgment.

   "Is the battle going on?" Captain Hudson narrowed his eyes and smiled sternly: "Sir."

"Go on! Montagne may be a good spellcaster. But I see his brain must have been screwed up during the battle with Heard barbarians. I'll use this thing to clean up Ronald, and now I want to use it again. I."

  The bald man slapped his thigh and laughed wantonly: "I'm so **** despised!"

   His centurions held their swords, smiling and fierce-eyed.

Colonel Geisa stood up abruptly and ordered fiercely: "In this battle, our target is still the leader of the rebels, Winters Montagne. Kill him, and the rebels will naturally disintegrate. Let him go, and the rebels will come back. Wodan, don't go! If he dares to enter Baishan County, then don't leave!"

   "Uukhai!" The centurions shouted in unison, beating their breastplates.

   West Bank of Anya River.

  The soldiers tore off the covering of the carriage, and many of the heavy carriages were not loaded with food, but prefabricated components of another pontoon.

   The new pontoon bridge was extended towards the east bank at twice the speed of the first pontoon bridge.

  The bald head carried two pontoon bridges, just in case the rebels jumped outside.

   Hakusan County is a trap.

   Winters didn't know this for the time being, he was busy grabbing the mansion newspaper.

Colonel    didn't know this for a while, he was being blocked by a fort.

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   (end of this chapter)