Iron Power And Sorcerer

Iron Power And Sorcerer Chapter 92

2021-01-23

Chapter 92 Closing
After a night of melee, Veneta's forces captured the Red Sulphur port area , the remnants of Taniglia's troops retreated into the bastion in the southwest corner of the town.

After several exploratory attacks by the Veneta troops, which lacked siege weapons, they failed to succeed, they did not attack again, and the two sides entered a delicate confrontation.

The Venetas have an advantage in force, but they are in no rush to attack the bastions now. Galleys are salvaging sunken ships in the bay, clearing the channel for heavy warships to enter.

The Tanilians didn't fight back either. The range of their bastions could cover both the pier and the entire town - small bastions on the edge of town, designed not only to defend against foreign enemies, And deter internal citizens.

However, for some reason, the artillery in the bastion fell silent, allowing Veneta's light warships to pass in and out of the dock.

After the break of dawn, Winters walked into Red Sulphur Harbor as the victor for the first time with the last person alive. Andre proudly held the flag high, and the entire group was unimpeded.

The walls and moats around the town have begun to take shape, but the Tanilians definitely didn't expect the port of Red Sulphur to be breached from the sea, and the walls and moats surrounding the town became useless.

Across the moat, the gates of the houses in the urban area are closed, and the bodies on the street have not been dragged away. The gendarmerie armed with long halberd patrolled around to maintain military discipline and ordered the skirmishers to return.

After the fall of the Red Sulphur Port, there was chaos, not only the remnants of Taniria were making waves, but also many Veneta soldiers trying to fish in troubled waters. Under the restraint of the gendarmerie, order was barely maintained.

Above the council hall, the red dragon flag of the Tanilians was torn down and replaced with the Golden Lion flag - the symbol of Veneta's patron saint of Saint Mark, the flag of the Veneta army. military flag.

Here, Winters met Lieutenant Colonel Field.

"Hahaha, didn't expect us to come, right?" Field laughed and gave Winters, who was covered in blood and soot, a bear hug.

"It really didn't expect..." Winters, who wanted to salute, was stretched a little out of breath: "...My people are clearly connected to the three Legions...I'm afraid the Tanilians are also I didn't expect you to come so quickly."

"The 'Great Veneta' is still floating in the sea north of Iwo, so this piece of meat will be eaten by us 'San Marco'." Field The lieutenant colonel said cheerfully: "Haha, but thanks to you three Legions, if they hadn't contained the main force of the Tani, the Red Sulphur Port would not have been so easy to win."

After the order to start the war was issued , Lieutenant Colonel Field was transferred from the gendarmerie to the first reserve "San Marco" Legion as the battallion commander. When Winters followed the Great Veneta Legion to the expedition, the San Marco Legion was still reorganizing, and even Winters didn't expect this newly recruited reserve Legion to go out so quickly.

[Note: According to the consultation results of the Constitutional Assembly after the Sovereign War, in order to avoid military competition within the Senas Alliance, each member country can only maintain two standing Legions at most.

Because the sequence of the standing Legion comes from the alliance, Veneta's two standing Legion numbers are the third Legion and the fourth Legion.

The militia, reserve and other troops outside the standing army, such as the standing Legion, have exploited the loopholes in the treaty and belong to the internal affairs of the republics and are not restricted. Therefore, the designation of the Reserve Legion "San Marco" is the "First Reserve Legion". ]
"Where's Major Moritz?" Winters
"Patrol outside." Field didn't know whether to cry or laugh said, "I don't think you would have thought that Moritz was still in charge of the military police after entering the Legion. You'll be able to see him when he comes back."

Before Field could finish speaking, there was a sound of boots outside the council hall, followed by a hurried "Stand at attention!"

Field and Winters subconsciously stood up straight.

A group of high-level officers pushed in the door. The leading officer was dressed in the uniform of a general. Before entering the door, Winters heard his gruff voice: "Wait for a shit? Did the tani react? After the fifth battallion landed, use four battallions to attack directly!"

This general happened to know Winters, and it was Major General Layton who was in charge of picking up their captain. He frowned for a moment, remembering that he had heard that Major General Layton was in charge of the newly formed reserve Legion.

Field and Winters immediately gave a military salute.

"Felder, how's your troop gathering?" Major General Layton spoke in a straight-forward style. Before Field could answer, Layton looked towards Winters: "Who are you?"

While Winters remembers Major General Layton, it is clear that Layton no longer remembers Little Warrant Officer Winters.

"This is Warrant Officer Winters · Montagne of the 3rd Legion! The man who broke the two sea rails! The man who destroyed the bay battery! The man who brought us victory! Without him, Red Sulphur The port is still in the hands of the Tanies." Fidel proudly introduced Winters before answering Layton's question: "All six of my Hundred Men Squads have been built." The silence fell, and the officers looked towards the warrant officer next to Field in shock. They thought this person was just Field's soldier.

They all saw the battle flag held high beside the burning fort, but they didn't expect the man under the battle flag to be so... young and look like a big child. However, the coat that was almost soaked in blood and scorched by fire on the warrant officer was silently telling everyone about the brutal battle he had experienced.

"Montagne...oh, I remember you." Layton looked thoughtful at Winters. He thoughtlessly threw away an unfathomable mystery quote from the other officers: "You were doing fine when you were on the ship."

Winters salutes yes.

"Boy, I didn't have the ability you did when you were your age." Layton made an unexpected move. He took off the Oak Leaf Lion Medal he was wearing and said goodbye to him. On Winters' blood-stained coat: "Without you, the Red Sulphur port is still in the hands of the Tani. Work hard, you will definitely be more successful than me in the future."

Winters still just saluted and replied Yes. He is not proud, nor does he feel honored. He did not go to work hard with the Tanilians for the medal, and a medal could not return the sacrificed life.

Layton looked at Winters' calm expression, and gave a higher evaluation of the little warrant officer in front of him. He pointed at Winters: "You stay and participate in the military conference."

No Red tape, dragging across a table, laying out a map, and officers standing in a circle around the table to start a meeting.

The content of the meeting was very simple. Major General Layton could not bear the sword hanging over his head and was determined to capture the bastion of Red Sulphur Harbor.

"I have already taken people to see it just now. This is a small four-pointed star fort, not even a triangular fort." Layton attached to the map, marking it with a charcoal rod and saying: "This is a The south of the fort is water, and can only attack from the other three sides. The chief battallion controls the city defense of the red sulfur port, the second, third, and fourth battalions attack from the other three sides, and the fifth battallion is the reserve. We'll be scared to surrender if we run through the trenches!"

Another colonel apparently disagreed with Layton's opinion. At least it's ten meters wide, and there is still water in it, how do we get through?"

"Drag a boat ashore and make a temporary pontoon bridge." Another colonel who supported the storm said.

"Building a pontoon bridge under the cannon eyelids of the bastion?" Field also spoke up, he obviously did not support the storm: "I think it's possible to put on a storm to deter the Tanis, but don't really take people's lives there. Fill in. The tani in the fort also probably want to surrender, otherwise why haven't we been bombarded yet?"

"If they want to surrender, they have already surrendered." Retort: "But the flag of the Federation is still planted on the bastion."

"It's very likely that the Tanis inside are also swinging, or waiting for a good enough surrender condition." Field He insisted that he should be persuaded to surrender: "There is still the main force of the Tanis on the island, and our forces must be reserved to deal with them, and not wasted on gnawing the fort." The famous general was in a meeting with a group of school officials, and of course Winters was not going to interject.

However, Layton's attention remained on Winters, who said nothing, and he asked by name: "Warrant Officer Montagne, among us, you are most familiar with this island, what do you think? ?"

All eyes were on Winters.

"The bastion was refurbished three months ago, new artillery pieces were added, there is a reservoir inside, and the gunpowder storehouse and grain store are full." Now that he was named, Winters Without being stage fright, he said without being arrogant: "But the main force of the Federation is facing off against the Third Legion. This bastion is now mainly defended by the militia of the Red Sulphur Port, which means that the families of the defenders are all in the city."

In the presence of a group of high-level officers, Winters did not make any suggestions, but just objectively stated the information he had obtained, but his thoughts had already been revealed.

"This is a military discussion, you are afraid of shit? Say what you want!" Layton's temper was as hot as ever, and he reprimanded Winters dissatisfiedly: "Speak less!"

"The bastion's defenders should be able to negotiate." Winters, who was reprimanded, was also a little angry, and blunt expressed his opinion. He added: "In addition, there are thirty-two-pound heavy artillery in the gun fort in the bay. Whether you want to negotiate or attack, you can drag those heavy artillery over first."

Listen After hearing Winters' words, Layton made a decision: "It's settled, find a tani in the city to deliver the letter. If you want to talk, you can talk, if you don't want to talk, you can fight. The chief battallion is responsible for carrying the heavy artillery that Montagne said, and the other battalions go back. Prepare to attack."

"What about the trenches?" someone asked.

"If the Tanis don't surrender." Layton coldly snorted: "Let the Tanis in Red Sulphur Port fill it up! Disband!"

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Outside the council hall, everyone who had been waiting for a long time finally saw Winters come out.

"Why did it take so long?" Andrei was already very impatient.

Winters ripped something from his chest and threw it into Andre's arms: "Contaire, Layton, they're all one kind of people."

"What?" Andre caught it in a hurry, stared wide-eyed suddenly: "Victory Chapter?"

Looking at Andre's surprised expression, Winters said gloomily to Andre: "You too, come with them It's the same."

"Where's the Victory Medal?" Andre's eyes widened, and he couldn't hear what Winters was saying: "This...is this a real Victory Medal?"

"Keep it if you want."

"Really? Give it to me? Don't you regret it in the future? Is this a real victory badge?" Ender Lie was so excited that he was almost incoherent.

"Have you hired someone?" Bud's focus is now not in the same place as Andre's.

"XX!" Winters scolded: "Letton came in for a meeting, I forgot what I was doing in there."

He turned around and was about to return to the council room, but met him head-on. Got on Lieutenant Colonel Field who came out.

Field pulled Winters: "The Union's troops are still on the island, you can rest here with me first, and then return to the island when the third Legion is on the island."

"Lieutenant Colonel, please lend me ten people. It'd be better if you could lend me a few horses."

"What do you want manpower for?"

Winters was silent for a while, then the red "My people are still lying there, and I have to take them back."

Budd and Field explained the whole sequence of events after they arrived on the island, and their relationship with the Heards. protocol.

"Go ahead." Field's expression also became heavy: "I'll give you two Ten Men Squads... Be careful, there are tani soldiers outside."

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As the cart carrying the corpses returned to Redpine Manor, all Winters heard was crying.

The Heard women struggled to identify the mutilated and burned corpses, only to cry.

"What are you crying for? Don't cry!" The half-eldest boy who was beside Hestas wiped his tears and scolded the crying women and children: "If you cry, take them across the Netherworld River. The ship will capsize, don't cry!"

Kalman looked at the corpses on the cart at a loss, and the doctor was also greatly impacted by what he saw.

He grabbed the half-eldest man's hand in grief and asked, trembling all over, "Why? Why? Have I whipped you? Have I abused you? Have I broken up your flesh and blood family? I do my best to be kind to you, but why are you going to die for the Veneta? All dead, all dead..."

"Mr. Kalman, you've been very kind to us , you are the only slave master who treats the Hurds kindly on the Red Sulphur Island." The half-eldest boy stared at Kalman's eyes and asked every word: "But even so, are we not slaves? Our son and Isn't my daughter a slave? Isn't our son's son and daughter's daughter a slave? I am also willing to treat you well, are you willing to be me as a slave?"

Karlman was half-sized by this Zi asked was stunned on the spot, and left in despair.

Winters walked up to the half-eldest and said softly, "I'll take you to Red Sulphur Harbor, and I'll take you home as soon as the third Legion comes ashore."

Half The eldest sobbed "um".

"Hestas... I hope you can bring him back to his hometown for burial."

"en."

"I didn't know you The funerals of the Germans are prone to breeding diseases now. It is best to cremate the remains and bring them back, okay? If cremation is not allowed at Heard's funeral, we will think of other ways."

"It can be cremated." The half-eldest man wiped his tears and said with red eyes: "You are the 'Kurshita' of Hestas, and you have the final say on his funeral."

...

In a secluded clearing in the Red Pine Manor, the torch lit the pyre, burning the last human flesh and texture.

The Hurds sang a farewell ballad in a low voice.

The remains of Veneta soldiers were not cremated, which for the Veneta meant that they could not be resurrected until the end of the world.

Winters and others swing shovels and picks, digging pits to bury the remains of Veneta soldiers.

He suddenly remembered Major Moritz's view of life and death. Only the living have meaning. For the dead, no matter what their sacrifices have exchanged for nothing.

He shuddered, not daring to think further.

Field's exhortation rang in his ears: "Don't get too close to your soldiers, keep your distance, or you're not fit to be an officer."

"Yeah. ." Winters added the last handful of soil: "Maybe I'm really not suitable to be an officer."

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