Iron Powder and Spellcasters

   Chapter 327 Stirrup Wine

   Gervodin.

   As the hussars lined up, Colonel Scull strolled along the banks of the St. George's River, inspecting the familiar and unfamiliar city at last.

  The stone-paved roads are shrouded in pale cyan smoke, piles of pine branches and wormwood are burning in the middle of the street, and the air is filled with a strange fragrance - which is said to ward off the plague.

   Huge logs kept drifting down the smoky curtain through the smoky curtain.

The   log was pulled ashore by boatmen, and men with sharp axes had been waiting for a long time. The branching branches are chopped for firewood, and the thick trunks are sent to the rumbling hydraulic sawmills.

  Rebuilding homes requires wood, and heating in winter requires fuel.

  The rebel government has lifted logging restrictions, and the material and energy accumulated in the forest for hundreds of years is being re-released.

  Skull's gaze rested on the giant waterwheel outside the workshop - while one sawmill was in use, five more were being built.

  The sound of hooves was crisp, and Colonel Gaisa rode a black horse and quickly came to Skool.

   "What are you looking at?" Geisa asked.

  School sniffed the scent of pine wood in the air: "Actually, I don't know."

  Gisa followed Skool's gaze and couldn't help laughing: "Isn't it a waterwheel?"

   "It's a waterwheel." Skool replied, "It's not just a waterwheel."

  Boom!

  Boom!

  Boom!

   A rhythmic dull tremor echoed through the air.

  Gisa looks across the river, towering wooden towers looming in the mist.

   "Well, it's not just a waterwheel." Geisa smacked his lips: "And a pile driver."

   Across the river, thousands of ordinary people are doing something very unusual in winter - building houses.

  The weather was cold and the construction was difficult, so those people built a lot of construction machinery: tower pile drivers, cranes driven by animal power, cranes that could move…

  Those people use huge machinery that is only used for major projects such as building churches, fortresses, palaces, etc., but the houses they build are ridiculously simple.

   What kind of house is that?

   Four wooden stakes are nailed to the plank to form the four walls, and then the roof made of the same plank is buckled and the construction is completed. It's more of a prison than a house.

   Meanwhile, at the construction site on the opposite bank.

   "Come on to me a little more!" Mason's voice was hoarse, and he waved his arms wildly, directing the operator of the crane: "Okay! Okay! Put it down! Put it down! Slow down!"

  The roof that was suspended in midair slowly lowered. After the roof was firmly seated, the carpenter with a small hammer pulled out the bracket and fixed the roof.

  Different from the normal process of building a house, where “beams are built first, and roofs are being built”, the houses Mason is responsible for building all have roofs built on the ground in advance, and then hoisted up with cranes.

   The people of Tiefeng County, who were stunned at first, are now not surprised.

   If anyone thinks these houses look like prisons - he's absolutely right!

  Because the design of these houses is completely copied from the board house of the labor ranch where Mason once worked.

   What's more, in order to further save building materials, these prefab houses in Revodan also adopted a "column" structure. That is, the house is next to the house, and one wall and two houses are used, which greatly saves wood.

   You must know that even the board house of the labor pasture can barely be called a "single house". And Gervodin's prefabricated room is inferior to the prisoner's prefabricated room.

  The townhouses of Ocean Blue are stone buildings, the stone is solid and heavy, and has strong sound insulation ability.

  The townhouses in Gervodin, the two houses are only separated by a thin layer of wood, which can't be isolated except for the sight.

   But the people of Tiefeng County who are building these prefab houses can't wait to move in. Everyone worked hard for this, racing against time to build.

  Because except for the women and children who were evacuated to the old city, the vast majority of people in Iron Peak County who were stranded in Gervodan still only had simple tents that could not keep out the cold.

   And the weather is getting colder every day.

   So aesthetics and comfort are not currently considered.

   Construction site, men, women, old people, children—construction workers who are not construction workers have a clear and orderly division of labor.

   Anyone who participated in the preparations for the battle of Revodan could see at a glance that these men, women and children followed the form of organization during the fortification period.

   Even in the case of defending the city, "whoever builds the section of the city wall will go to the section of the city wall to defend it", building a house is also "whoever built the prefabricated house will live in the prefabricated house".

  Coordinator of the house construction project Mason looked at the busy construction site and suddenly felt a little worried: "This... is probably the most humiliating work of my life."

   "Your Excellency?" [Demon] Ances, whose half of his face was covered with terrifying birthmarks, noticed the strangeness and asked, "Are you unhappy? Isn't the project going well?"

   "Easy to build." Mason smacked his lips: "It will be difficult to dismantle in the future."

   "Demolish? Why do you want to demolish it?" Demon Anse's mood was as cold as ever: "But it's not difficult to demolish. This kind of wood plank house can be burnt down with a fire."

   Mason shook his head with a wry smile, suddenly thought of something, and his expression became horrified: "Broken! These houses... shouldn't they be called 'Mason's houses' in the future?"

  …

   "What about now?" Gaisa asked Skool, "Do you think a colonel's uniform can bribe them?"

  School looked indifferent: "At least I'm sure now that Captain Montagne is absolutely impossible to be bought."

  …

   "Negotiations?" Andre asked Winters: "Can you really trust them?"

   "Trust is one thing." Winters sighed: "But I always feel like they can't really accept us."

  …

   "Doesn't letting them go is like raising tigers?" Gaisa frowned.

  …

  Andre propped his chin, and said nonchalantly: "After all, there will still be a battle sooner or later."

  …

"At the moment, the cost of using force will be far beyond what we can accept." Skool looked at the busy figures on the other side of the river and at Geisa: "When he allocates the land, things will become more troublesome. ."

  …

   Winters was a little depressed: "They want to negotiate, so let's negotiate. You know the current situation in Iron Peak County."

  …

   "You also know the current situation." Skull said heavily: "In any case, at least stabilize them first. Be sure to avoid incidents and disrupt the 'more important' strategy."

  …

   "Anyway, if you can bleed less." Winters made up his mind: "It's better to bleed less."

  …

  The hussars were ready to go, and Colonel Skool and Colonel Geisa stepped on their horses.

   In addition to the original see-off, many soldiers from Iron Peak County and citizens of Gervoudan came to see them off spontaneously.

  Winters held his wine glass steadily and walked slowly to the three officers' horses.

  According to the Palatine tradition, in the case of a hostess, the "stirrup wine" should be served by the hostess.

   However, Winters was determined to bring the stirrup wine to the three officers in person, so there was no kissing the hostess, which was a favorite part of today.

   Winters was reluctant to utter those frivolous rhetoric. Standing in front of the horse team, he raised his hand to salute extremely solemnly.

   Anyway, when the Heard tribes invaded, these Platonic cavalry came to Ironpeak with their sabres, and Winters was grateful to them from the bottom of his heart.

   Although it may sound vulgar, sharing the enemy is always the fastest way to build friendship. I once fought **** side by side with "comrades", but now it is always a bit reluctant to part.

  Andre was the most emotional, and his eyes were a little red. That is, there is no alcohol in Tiefeng County, which makes everyone more rational.

   In strict accordance with the customs of the Platonic people, the two would have hugged each other drunkenly, with tears, snot, and said some strange things by now.

   "Okay, okay." Colonel Geisa shuddered: "Don't say anything nasty, I can't accept it."

   "Actually, I still hope you can stay in Iron Peak County for a while longer."

"Don't worry, how can there be no plagues in wars?" The old story was repeated, and Geisa was quite helpless: "If people gather too much, they will naturally get sick. When the refugees disperse in a few days, the Aachen plague will naturally disappear. there is none left."

   There have been many conversations about this. Colonel Geisa could not be persuaded before, nor could he be persuaded by a few short words at the farewell.

  Winters sorted out his emotions and nodded in tribute: "Thank you."

"You'd better thank Colonel Bode." Colonel Geisa grabbed a bare back of the head and spoke quickly: "Besides, we are not here to help you. Heards, no matter what you want to kill... It's all to blame for General Adams, what [interception strategy], it's complete bullshit! If Tiefeng County is finished, wouldn't the Hurds return to the wasteland from Tiefeng County in a detour? What else could he intercept at the boundary river in Vigne County? With... we have to wipe his ass..."

   Colonel Winterslyugesa defended himself, took another glass of wine and went to Major Ronald's horse.

   "I'm sorry, Major."

   Major Ronald smiled and shook his head, took the glass and drank it.

   Finally, Winters walked up to Colonel Skool's horse with a glass of wine.

  School took the wine glass, stared at the younger generation who was a lot late in front of him, sighed long, and the last sentence left after a thousand words: "If you came to Leiqun County...that would be good."

   Winters didn't speak, just nodded.

  …

   Behind the window on the second floor of the city hall, a man in a mask silently watched the farewell people.

   "Just go with us, Morrow." Another lieutenant in a hussar uniform tugged at the sleeve of the masked man and persuaded hard: "You still have a fiancée waiting for you!"

   Captain Morrow was silent.

Captain   hussars knew that once the same period in front of him made up his mind, he would be as stubborn as a rock.

The    cavalry team could move out at any time, and the hussar captain asked anxiously and angrily: "Why on earth are you staying here, at least you have to convince me?"

"There are many, many people who are being driven like slaves by the Hurds like I was before." Captain Morrow looked at the back of the man who was serving stirrup wine: "The guy said he would... No, he said he could take our People brought it back... so I won't leave here for a while."

  The Hussar Captain was speechless. He stomped his foot: "Then you must at least write a letter to Dunia! Let her know you are still alive!"

   Morrow touched the mask unconsciously, and the cold touch of the iron mask returned to his fingertips, he said coldly: "It's better to let her think I'm dead."

  …

   The sharp bugle sounded, and the majestic hussars rode out of the city. The battle in Vigne was not over, and the hussars continued to wield their sabres.

   However, for the people of Tiefeng County, the departure of the hussars was like a kind of "sign", dividing tomorrow and yesterday into two parts.

Although there are still a small group of Telton people wandering in Lower Tiefon County, although they still have to guard against the enemy from Vigne County, and although it is extremely difficult to rebuild their homes, the darkest days are finally over, and people can start to look forward to it. With some good things to come.

   Along with the Palatine hussars was Antonio Seretti.

  Antonio is in the military, and it is impossible to stay in Iron Peak County for a long time.

   He came with only a small team of escorts, and when he left, it was the same team of escorts—plus Lieutenant Don Juan.

  Don Juan came to Iron Peak to bring Winters back to Veneta. But for now, this is an impossible task.

  According to Senior Juan’s own statement, the weather in September was not bad, but it’s too cold in Palatu right now, and he’s a little homesick…

  Respecting the wishes of Don Juan himself, Winters did not force the headmaster, and Antonio did not force Lieutenant Juan to stay.

   As for Lieutenant Colonel Moritz... After a closed-door conversation with Moritz, Antonio made a "personnel adjustment".

Moritz received an oral appointment, and in terms of organization, he is no longer affiliated with the 3rd "Great Veneta" Legion, but has become a member of the [Venetta Military Advisory Group] - which theoretically will be Military entity providing assistance to the Second Republic of Palato.

   Winters didn't realize that, in fact, Antonio had already sent him the best subordinates.

  …

  Antonio, Senior Juan, Ronald, Geisa... Many people left at once, and Winters' heart suddenly became empty, and even became a little at a loss.

  Fortunately, he finally had a lot of time to tease the puppy, brush Changsheng, sleep, and more importantly - spend time with Anna.

   But Anna... Anna has Anna's troubles.

   There will definitely be another chapter on the weekend! I promise! Not FLAG! This chapter is actually Thursday!

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