Conquest

    Chapter 548 [殃和城门]

    Chapter 548 [殃和城门]

    Hasting smiled, but he did not answer Shaar.

    The caravan went all the way east, first south, and then east. Although it is not a war zone along the way, it is also the place where the warlords are separated. Gradually, going to the southeast, the atmosphere becomes more tense. The towns along the way, the troops of the local warlords, the guards are becoming more and more strict. Although the inspection was strict, it still did not cause a real blockade for this caravan.

    The Father Ade quietly explained to Shaar: "Now mess, these warlords around the governor want to continue to cut, supply need the support of those trading Company on the mainland, at least, those military materials and equipment, such as grain and grass strategic reserves, Without the help of these great trading Company in the world, it would never have been a thing, so the warlords of these localities governor, although the plate is harsh, but if they encounter these first-class large merchants team, but do not dare to be too embarrassed people. ”

    Suddenly, whispered: "So, these small families, in this troubled world to survive, they can only rely on these big mercants, and pay some money to buy a road, and seek peace."

    It took about another ten days. This day has entered the eastern part of the Byzantine Empire and came to the important town of the Covestry Military District in the eastern part of the Empire. This time, the caravan finally met the iron plate. Even if the Chief of the Trading Company came out, the other party would not buy it.

    I saw the team stopped, just in front of it, but it was a small town. The small town was across two hillsides, but it was an "angled city". The city was built between the mountains and the mountains. At the gap, it looks like a level in the distance.

    The team stopped outside the city, only to see that the gates were half-opened and half-closed. The soldiers under the city were fully armed. As the enemy looked like, the leader of the former merchants negotiated with the military under the gate. For a long time, but the other party just shook his head again and again. I saw that the leader had stuffed a pack of heavy things into the officer's hand. The officer's result, although his face looked a little better, but still shook his head, although his attitude was much more amiable, he still refused to let go.

    Even if the caravan Chief pointed to his own business banner, the words of the soft and hard have been said, the attitude of the other party remains the same.

    Shaar and others watched the excitement in the back. After watching it for a while, they saw Ade’s old man squeezing back from the front, his face sweating, his eyes sighing and shaking his head: “damn it, it’s just bad luck! It is said that it is going to fight in front of it. Good words are all over the place, and money is useless…It seems that this time the trip is unfavorable, I am afraid that I have to pay for the big loss. ”

    Shaar listened, and he looked at each other with Hasting, and they all read a strange look from the other's eyes.

    fight?

    What can be beaten here?

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    You know, this is the eastern part of the empire, not far from the eastern frontiers of the empire, and can be regarded as the only "land of peace" in the entire Byzantine empire.

    In the eastern part of the empire, where is the beating?

    It is far from the Imperial Capital Osgiliath in the south. Osgiliath's Imperial Capital defense has never been seen here.

    The Odin invasion in the north has not been hit by this place.

    Later, the Great Southern Rebellion, Duke Minas went south and rebelled, which is far south.

    In the eastern part of the empire, there are only a few small-scale warlord parties in the military region of the second-rate Grand War, the power of the big say, said that the small is not small, but also raised in the red round table.

    The forces of several nearby warlords are all red round tables. There is no big hatred between them. Especially in today's time, I know that everyone will have a living path…

    fight? Who is playing with whom?

    Shaar and Hasting, one is the first tycoon that is now second to none in the empire, and the other is the first major enemy of the Byzantine empire for half a lifetime. It is naturally familiar with the current situation. When I heard the news, I suddenly felt that it was wrong.

    It stands to reason that there should be no war in the east.

    At this moment, the caravans have stopped. The merchants behind the team have seen the road blocked, and they have sent their men to go to the news. The old man is no exception. After a while, the people who were listening in front came back to report, and Ade’s old man listened, and his face was pale and like a paper. He kept sighing and sighing, and his face was crying and crying. He stopped crying: “There was a loss, this time. It’s a loss!”

    To know that his business trip, put on the little half of the property, are placed in these carriage goods, even the fare plus the goods, coupled with the got together into the caravan of the gold, has been a huge burden-if the safe arrival of sacred City, trading profit, naturally is a big earn, but now half way is blocked, Do not go forward, if this turn back to Karan, then this trip of freight and got together bond is naturally all thrown into the water, and so a few carriage goods in hand, where to digest off?

    He was not a top-notch big merchant, but he was a well-established merchant in the city of Karan. Although he was honest, he could not be called a wealthy man.

    If this is a loss, count the investment in the previous period, and there is still a delay, I am afraid that it will go bankrupt.

    Ade, who was crying here, Shaar immediately jumped down and pulled the old man from Ade’s old man to inquire about a few words. It’s just a matter of war. The soldiers in front of the checkpoint will not say more, just know to close. The city defense blocked the road, and other people could not find any valuable news.

    The caravan stopped on the road, and someone came over to invite Ade to go to talk. It turned out that the big Trading Company, the leader of the caravan, invited the merchants in the team to discuss the countermeasures. Ade's old man went sweaty, and when he came back, his face was more and more ugly and ugly.

    Hearing that the level has been completely closed, the leaders of the caravan have communicated with each other, and the money has also been plugged in a lot. It has also pulled some relationships, but the other party does not dare to let them pass anyway. Although the leading officer of the defense is also greedy for money, it is related to the military order. If something goes wrong, it is a big crime of losing his head. Although the money is lovely, if the head is gone, naturally there is no blessing to enjoy.

    Although the caravans were frustrated inside and below, they were not completely disappointed. If such a caravan was formed, it would not be said that it would be scattered. We still intend to do more. It’s not that simple to ask them to give up so easily. Although there was no way at the moment, everyone had to stay here waiting for the news.

    Fortunately, the officers who bought the defensive army, although not allowed to release, can spend money to sell some food and water in the city.

    Everyone is waiting on this road for the time being. It is said that the leading person of the Trading Company has sent an urgent request to ask some powerful figures to come forward.

    In this way, the caravan in the city defense outside the waiting day, at night, hundreds of people in the city outside the road, the good thing is that we are traveling business, live rough is also ordinary, the night will be the caravan of the big carriage surrounded into a circle, and then camping, just watching the city in front of the eyes, but can not enter the city, Can only drink cold wind outside the city to eat chilled dry food, everyone's heart is a belly resentment.

    Early the next morning, several merchants sent people to the gates of the city to find those defenders to grind their skins. Even if they were not allowed to release, at least they should inquire about valuable news.

    The defenders of the city defense finally stopped being so strict. Under the silver bullets of the merchants, they finally loosed their mouths and spit out a lot of news. Then the news was transmitted to the caravan and Shaar listened. I couldn’t help but stayed there, and then I couldn’t help but look strange.

    It turned out that the war warnings in this place are true, and it is really awkward to fight!

    The party that is fighting is still an old friend that Shaar is very familiar with.

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    Caravan here for another day, in the evening, still ready to camp, but the sky is dark down, suddenly people feel a shock on the ground, these used to the far caravan, are experienced, a listen to, suddenly everyone discoloration up, there are those mercenary samurai, Quickly jump up whistled shout Companion, fast command of all kinds of all sorts of horses to retreat into the circle of horse carriage, and some samurai have been lying on the ground, ears against the ground, lift up the face pale loudly: "South, Brigade Cavalry!" Less say two or three thousand rides! ”

    These Mercenary really judged very accurately. The caravans hid in the wall. Some young and strong folks took out the weapon from their big careries. They went out and went out, except for the Mercenary hired. Will not be prepared. Hundreds of people in this caravan, if they are in an emergency, can get more than two hundred from the guys.

    The sky is only dark, and the direction of the south is on the road. I can still see a dusty sky and cover the sky.

    Everyone in the caravan is discolored, even the Mercenary, which is used to the blood of the blade, is also a look of gloom.

    The dust that swept from the distant road, suddenly is a cavalry!

    It is now just in addition to the Spring Festival, just a few days before the spring rain, the road is not as dry as autumn, so this cavalry came all the way, until you can see the dust. If it is in the fall, I am afraid that this dust will be seen in the distance.

    That cavalry from far away, the speed does not seem to be very fast, but to maintain a uniform march, Shaar this accustomed to the military of the expert, it is clear that this army's generals deliberately left horsepower, stay close, but also can see the other side of this cavalry in the March, the queue military capacity is very neat, Clearly is a pair of elite appearance, that kind of country Tuhao general three-flow warlord governor, is never to raise this kind of appearance of cavalry.

    Among the forces of the world of Byzantine empire, there are only a handful of cavalry that can raise such a scale.

    And when this cavalry ran closer, people could see their flag and dress up, it was even more shocking.

    It is actually the uniform of the Central Army of the Byzantine Empire!

    The cavalry is a double horse or even a three horse. This configuration is a luxury. The cavalry's attire is also a black-grained cavalry armor that can be configured by the Central Army. It has a small left-handed small shield, a right-handed spear, and a saddle on the saddle.

    The Central Army, which is based on the Cavalry standard of the Central Army of the Byzantine Empire!

    Seeing the eastern part of the empire, which has been controlled by the warlord party, suddenly appeared a large group of central army cavalry, and suddenly everyone was shocked.

    The only face is not surprised, but only a little weird, but our uncle Shaar.

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    This cavalry is still far away, the city defense has already screamed the horn of the police, and the army on the wall is nervously assembled.

    The caravan under the city has been stunned. At this moment, they are only a few hundred meters away from the city wall. This distance is not close, and it is far from far. It is impossible to enter the city. It is impossible to leave.

    If the two sides fight, the first one to suffer is this caravan!

    No matter those businessmen or those of Mercenary, they have already understood this truth in an instant. Many people have already paled their faces, and only those Mercenary are still holding on to the weapon. It is obvious that there is not much original spirit.

    The faraway cavalry, Lao Yuan also found such a strange team under the city – such a caravan under the city with a horse carriage to form a wall, naturally it is very eye-catching.

    The cavalry team saw it far away, and soon there was a burst of military numbers. Shaar listened to the natural recognition. It was the command of the Cavalry march of the Imperial Central Army. After a few moments, the cavalry slowed down and stopped. In the distance, after re-arranging the team, I looked at the caravan under the city.

    This scene is weird, I think it is this cavalry probably didn't expect this strange situation.

    They came to the city and did not expect to run here. There is still such a caravan stationed outside the city.

    Here, the caravans, the leading merchants, already half of the people’s Chiefs have been fainted, and when the cavalry stopped, the leader of the Trading Company did not dare to let the people make any reflections. This kind of thing is subtle. If someone in their own right has any action to call the other party misunderstood for hostility, then it is suicidal behavior!

    Don't look at yourself, there are hundreds of young and strong women holding the weapon, but they have encountered this formal central army cavalry. In case the other party takes their own knife, this kind of miscellaneous brand encounters a professional career, and people can have a moment Kill your own people!

    Fortunately, the main family of this caravan, the big Trading Company is a giant holding the Sacred City trade flag, the fact that the chief sent out to send the team is not mediocre, and soon made the most correct response: send people to their own home The merchant flag hangs high. Immediately opened the wall, personally rode out the horse, and raised his hands in the distance, indicating that he did not have a weapon, approaching the cavalry team opposite.

    He also knows the rules. When he was far away from the cavalry team, he took the initiative to roll over and walked over. The two cavalry greeted him and searched him. He took him to the team, the caravan Chief. Was brought to the front of a lot of Lord's things in the cavalry team, and squatted something.

    After a while, he was released, and he waved his hands high against the place. The caravans here, the few heads left behind watched his gestures, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

    It’s safe.

    The cavalry split a team and quickly forced the caravan's perimeter, letting them drive the horse carriage and quickly left the station, away from the city defense, while the cavalry team was in a hurry to supervise, in the slightest Do not relax.

    Shaar in the team looked and whispered a smile: "Fortunately, we didn't treat us as cannon fodder, but we still have a conscience." It seems that it is going to start. ”

    Hasting listened, opened his eyes and looked at the cavalry not far away, sneered, and then closed his eyes and raised his mind. He is Odin's God of War, the invincible star of the world, and does not know how many of the elite soldiers of the Byzantine empire, the Central Army of the Empire, can be said that except for the previous Rhodelia cavalry, all of them are His Hastings. Lost!

    This central army cavalry is majestic, but where will it be seen by Hasting?

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