Iron Power And Sorcerer

Iron Power And Sorcerer Chapter 287

2021-03-24

Chapter 287 Fighter
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, shaking the Nineteen Provinces of three counties.

Couriers traveled to Gervodin, Shovel Harbor, Vigne and White Mountains to deliver the latest military information.

In Tiefeng County, the messenger cavalry frequently traveled between towns, and the number of patrol troops on the road also increased sharply.

The blockade of the war has made the people increasingly eager for outside news. Therefore, from the day that the Oxhoof Valley was under military control, the Temporary Military Command posted a bulletin in the town square every morning, reporting the enemy's situation, battle status, captures and dead lists.

In the extremely depressing atmosphere, the men relied on listening to the war situation to relieve their boredom, while the women anxiously reviewed the death list.

The announcement had no title, and was referred to by the public as a "war newsletter."

Since the inception of the War Communication, there has always been a crowd in the town square and the occasional plea to "recite it again."

Everyone is "reading" the war newsletter eagerly, looking forward to tomorrow's after reading today's.

Today's war newsletter was posted later than usual, much to the dissatisfaction of the people who had been waiting at the bulletin board early.

As soon as the announcement was posted, the crowd gathered.

Although it's late, it's also longer. It used to be one and a half sheets of paper, but today it's three full sheets of paper.

[The whereabouts of the enemy chieftain's army is unknown] - the first item caused everyone's panic.

As solid cannonballs plow into columns, the crowd explodes like boiling kettles. The people in front were yelling and screaming, and the people behind were desperately trying to find out what was going on.

After careful consideration, Winters decided to inform the public of the true enemy situation.

Because bad news is like baldness, no matter how thick the wig is, there will be a day when it will be exposed. Instead of sitting helplessly and watching the rumors spread, it is better to inform the military and civilians.

"Stop arguing!" An old man with white hair and beard with a cane shouted before the announcement: "The notice has not been read yet! If you don't want to listen, I'll leave!"

The old man He is a doctor and gentleman with a small reputation in Niu Hoof Valley. He reads letters and announcements to the illiterate people with enthusiasm every day. He is quite prestigious among the townspeople.

Hearing the old doctor's scolding, the crowd gradually quieted down.

The old doctor narrowed his eyes, aimed at the bulletin board, and unconsciously leaned back a little.

"What did you write? Old good people?" He asked impatiently.

The old doctor held his cane tightly, and his eyes flashed: "The next communication is a handwritten letter from the tribune of Montagne."

......

Iron Peak County, Shovel Harbor, Church.

Alpha leaned back on the bench, reciting word by word: "...if you ask what our goal is, I can answer in one word, it is victory! at all costs to win Don't be afraid of all terrors to win! No matter how difficult the road ahead is to win! Because there is no victory, there is only perish..." This article was written by Winters · Montagne.

In fact, all the words in the War Letters were written by Winters, chomping down the words and biting them down with an unknown number of quills.

Only other communications are issued under the name of the Provisional Military Command. Only this open letter, Winters signed his name.

This open letter is also an article with "feelings" by First Chapter published in "War Newsletter".

The previous content was a mechanical briefing of the battle, with no emotion and no temperature, just like a steel puppet spitting out cold numbers.

But this open letter is different, the author's generosity can be felt between the lines.

The Mayor of Portal listened to the full text silently and asked, "Is that all?"

"There is another title." With a faintly discernable smile: "To all the military and civilians in Tiefeng County -- the ability to rhyme has improved a lot, but the naming ability is as poor as ever."

"To all the military and civilians in Tiefeng County?" Bota Mayor Er noticed something different: "That means all villages and towns can receive this announcement?"

"It should be." Alpha brushed off the announcement: "We can all receive it, and of course other villages and towns also receive it. I can get it."

Mayor Portar guessed right, this was the first War Newsletter sent to all Iron Peaks.

Previously, limited by printing capabilities, the War Newsletter was only posted in the Valley of the Hoofs and Geraldine.

It's all up to Mason Senior to come up with a solution: Winters writes the content the night before and sends it to Gervodin. Using the printing equipment of Revodan, it was printed overnight, and then sent to the whole county and even the neighboring county.

The Mayor of Portar smacked his lips: "In addition to these few notices, the rebels also sent us fifty horses and three hundred big sticks with iron tips..."

"That's called a thorn mallet." Alpha corrected the other party, he said with a smile: "But the term 'big stick with an iron tip' is also appropriate."

"Okay, thorn cone... ...thorn mallet." Portal's expression was a little subtle: "I used to ask them for weapons, but I didn't give them. Now they are so generous, I really don't know what they want to do..."

"I didn't give them before. , because he can send troops to support Shovel Harbor at any time. Now giving weapons and war horses is to tell us that after Shovel Harbor, we can only rely on ourselves." Alpha let out an imperceptible sigh: "Winters Montagne is going to give up his life. .”

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Late at night.

Winters ·Montagne pierced through his armor and stood on the banks of the Big Horn with his sword in hand, a scarlet flag screeching behind him.

Not the east coast, but the west coast.

A pontoon bridge across the Bighorn River lay quietly in front of him, and hundreds of soldiers and warhorses were crossing the pontoon to the west bank.

Everyone who crosses the pontoon bridge will salute the military tribunal waiting at the bridge.

This fleet has been hidden in Winters' hands for a long time...

The focus of guarding Tiefeng County is guarding the river, and the focus of guarding the river should be guarding the river, not guarding the river. River bank.

The water combat capability of the sheepskin raft is deplorable. In order not to overturn, the people of Teltown even kneel on the sheepskin raft.

The raft overturned as soon as it hit. The big raft is stable, but it is inconvenient to move, and it is most afraid of arson boats.

It is rude to say that the galley [Good Luck] when Gold was pirating was a well-deserved overlord in the Big Horn.

Does Winters have a boat?

No, because all the ships in Iron Peak were in Shovel Harbor, and all were detained by Mayor Potar.

But when he learned that the Teltown Department was going to take advantage of the warm winter to launch a second round attack, he immediately ordered Samukin to start building rafts and boats.

The navy was also of great use in Palatu - a hard lesson from Legion 5 and 6 at the battle of the Netherworld River that he never forgot.

But Winters never used the fleet once.

To storm the Tartai Department, he deliberately used the raft and left the boat idle.

After the battallion of the Turtletown army arrived at the Big Horn, he set up guards on the river bank and gave way to the river.

The Terdun people used enemy exhaustion tactics and disturbed the West Bank more than 20 times in one night, when everyone's spirits were about to break. Several orders to "put the boat into the water" were on his lips, but Winters gritted his teeth and swallowed them back.

This fleet has been hidden in my hand, and it is very painful to hide.

Tonight, I can finally show it to the people of Teltown.

Once again confirming that the azure nine ponytail was just bluffing, and that the fire-boiler pro-army had already left, Winters immediately ordered the companies of Tiefeng County to withdraw from the fortress along the river, and Samukin's "volunteer battallion" and "adult soldiers" to take over.

The city defense of Niusho Valley, which was originally in charge of Samukin's "Volunteer Battalion", was taken over by "strong men" temporarily recruited from Niusho Valley.

By grafting flowers onto a tree, Winters pulled out a mobile force.

The size of this force is not large, including him, a total of 647 people.

There is only one criterion for selection—not falling off a horse.

With nearly 1,000 Herd horses seized from the Tartai Department, the urgent training content of each company has one more equestrian.

This improvised "cavalry regiment" looks very odd:
A small number use the Palatine long saddles for fighting;
Others They use short saddles, which are good for riding and shooting.

There are also some people who don't have a saddle at all. Act as a stirrup.

These people include Dussack who grew up on horseback, infantry warriors who drive ducks to the shelves, and adult men who can ride horses recruited from the townspeople and villagers.

Andre and Don Juan arbitrarily take away the platoons of cavalry, adding to the plight of Iron Peak.

But Winters has never had a single complaint, and he hasn't fought a battle where everything is going well and everything is going well.

Because it is simple, it is normal to use a lance to sharpen both ends.

Snatch a horse without a horse, train a cavalry without a cavalry, and put a blanket on top without a saddle.

The "cavalry regiment" has all crossed the river, and Samukin led the people to start dismantling the pontoon bridge.

Winters, in the stirrups, resting on the saddle with the other hand, looked back at the men's resolute, calm, frightened, tired faces.

Without rhetoric, he straight to the point: "As you all know, the pro-armies of the barbarian chiefs have moved. They may be moving north to attack Shovel Harbor and Vigne. If In that case, Zhongtiefeng County is temporarily safe."

The winter night is very quiet, not even the chirping of insects, only the heavy breathing of people and horses can be heard.

"But Teltown people are more likely to go south, because the farther north you go, the harder it is to cross the river." Winters calmly analyzed the predicament of Iron Peak County: "Go south, from the bottom Cross the river in Iron Peak County, and then take the land route to the back of the Oxhoof Valley - the great detour that the Hurd people are best at.

At that time, we will be waiting for us to be attacked. The Dunians held us in check, and the troops that detoured to the east bank smashed us like hammers. The noose was getting tighter and tighter, and our only way to survive was to defeat the Teltown people on the west bank first.

Although there are many people in Teltown, they are scattered along the river for hundreds of miles; although the generals are wide, they are intriguing and intriguing; although they are threatening, we still have the strength to fight.”

“Some of you Some are soldiers who have recently been granted fields, some are Dussacs who have served for generations, some are civilians who have been recruited, and some are still prisoners a few days ago. It doesn't matter who you were before, from now on, you, me, him, we are all for you. Warriors fighting for survival and home."

Winters pointed to a boat on the river bank: "Whoever doesn't have the courage to fight this battle, get in the boat and go back to the east bank - there will be no accountability. Because I don't want to die with such a person - he is afraid to die with us."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was deadly silent, and even the sound of breathing gradually decreased.

The tall and thin public opinion representative and the short and fat public opinion representative who had quarreled outside the town hall were also among them. Because the two could ride horses, they were both recruited as "strong soldiers".

Hearing that you can go back by boat, the tall and thin public opinion representative uncontrollably sweated on his forehead.

He once ridiculed the "Children's Fight" battle report in the announcement that "nine enemies were killed and several enemies were injured" in public.

But when it was his turn to go to the battlefield, the blood flowing in his heart was not blood, but liquid fear.

Really realising that you're going to die and watching someone die in an announcement are two completely different things.

He tried to move, but his heels seemed to be frozen to the ground. He couldn't explain why it was impossible to move even a little bit, honor? dignity? Don't want to be laughed at by short fatty? The smiles of his daughter and son appeared in his mind, and the cry of the baby granddaughter echoed in his ears.

One hand took the tall and thin representative's shoulder, pinched it, and released it - it was the short and fat representative.

Short and fat means the same pale complexion, but lightly to tall and thin means nodded.

Tall and thin means his eyes are a little wet, and he is also nodded. The old enemy of more than 20 years gave birth to some kind of empathy silently.

"From tonight until the end of the world, our bravery will be remembered forever." Seeing that no one came out, Winters stepped on his horse: "Go!"

The tall sandalwood The black steed swayed slightly, and Winters sat firmly in the saddle, as if growing on it, and rode north.

The riders mounted their horses and followed.

"You follow me closely, I will take care of you." The short and fat representative said anxiously to the tall and thin representative.

After he finished speaking, he deftly put his heavy body on the saddle, carefully adjusted the pleats of his jacket, and then stabbed the horse's ribs and rushed out. The scabbard swung to the rhythm of the run, glistening dimly in the moonlight.

The tall and thin representative wiped away his tears and followed suit.

……

The roaring hooves were like muffled thunder, which could not be hidden at all.

The cavalry trotted fast on the west bank, and the beacon towers, watchtowers, and fortresses on the east bank raised fires in turn, not only to pay tribute, but also to mark the distance.

Winters galloped at the forefront, his flag-bearer Heinrich behind him with his flag aloft.

Many people who have just learned to ride don't dare to straighten their backs at all, they lie tight on the neck of the horse, and sometimes someone falls from the horse's back.

Riders should be wary not only of potholes, but also of trampling down their comrades.

Some steeds carry two people—one who can ride and one who can’t, and several slave horses in the saddle.

There was only one single thought in the minds of all: Keep up with that flag.

Telden people harassed twenty-three times a day and a night at their most ferocious, and the two furthest crossing points were nearly 60 kilometers apart, and several times they even sent a small number of light cavalry ashore.

The defenders of Iron Peak were exhausted, but at the same time, the camp of the Terdun people was also torn apart.

For attackers, the wider the battlefield, the better. However, soldiers are impermanent, and once the relationship between offense and defense is reversed, extremely rare and fleeting fighters will be exposed.

Winters · Montagne's job is to catch it.

The number of flares on the watchtower on the opposite bank has changed from one to two.

"Spread out!" The promised signal came, and Winters drew his saber: "This is it!"

Crossing the hillside, a small Teltown camp came into view .

Winters rode down.

The cavalry followed, shouting.

And those warriors who had just learned to ride turned over, dismounted, drew their weapons, stretched their stiff legs, and killed the Teltown people who were running away.

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