She Is Not a Witch

Outside Gu Nuo City, a convoy was moving forward in the dark.

The lantern hanging in front of the carriage kept shaking, and the copper pull ring made a fine collision sound, and its corners were also full of dents, polished and shiny.

It was already very late, and it was hard to imagine such a team rushing at night.

There are many riders on both sides of the convoy. They seem to be guards, but they are more well-trained, observing their surroundings vigilantly.

A rush of hoofbeats came from the front, which made the group of people nervous, and their hands touched their waists unconsciously.

But when he saw the visitor wearing the same uniform as himself, he calmed down a little.

The scout-like rider drove his horse to a carriage and stopped, panting heavily, and then reported the situation ahead. .

"There is no abnormality in Gu Nuo City. The legionnaires stationed there are still the same as usual, and they are resting at the moment."

According to recent intelligence, of this 5,000-6,000-member legion, 3,000 will usually be stationed in the camp, a small part of about 400-600 will perform tasks in surrounding counties and territories, and the other 2,000 will be on vacation.

But it is hard to imagine that there will be vacations in this era, but this is also the product of the empire having to compromise after studying the military system reform.

In the past, most of the soldiers in the empire were conscripts during wars, many of them had to pay for their weapons and horses at their own expense, and a small number were elite private troops raised by nobles.

After learning from Clancia's restructuring, the new legions established today are all professional troops, but if such an army wants to have the combat effectiveness similar to Clancia soldiers, it must train for a long time, and such a life is extremely difficult Even painful, like being in prison.

Most of the people who join the army come from social idlers, and it is difficult for them to adapt to this kind of life, because the essence of their joining the army is to make money or get rid of crimes. It's okay for a short time, but it will cause various problems for a long time, and the imperial military officers who lack coping methods and experience have to compromise, and promise to take time out every month to let these soldiers go out of the camp to vent in turn, so as to maintain high-intensity training. Military training, and the will to fight.

And this is why Lorraine Hill believes that the empire has only learned the surface.

Behind the construction of a new type of army is actually a whole set of social mechanisms, not simply recruiting people to train. Solving ideological and spiritual problems is even more difficult than solving treatment problems.

After listening to the scout's report, the figure in the carriage nodded, and the scout went on to report another matter.

"In addition, on the road ahead, we found a mother and son who were traveling at night. In order to prevent the two from leaking military information, people have temporarily controlled them."

"Did you hurt them?" the voice in the car asked.

"No, but the mother was emotionally unstable because her child was running a fever and she was in a hurry to send the child to the city to be treated by a priest."

"She said that she is from a village more than 20 miles away, and she has been walking for a whole day."

"Where are they?"

"In the woods on the roadside about one kilometer away, there are now three riders looking after it."

"I see."

Immediately, the curtain behind the car was lifted, and a girl wearing a skirt with wide sleeves jumped out of the car.

At night, the long cyan hair showed a light blue color, which was very dreamy.

"You inform Chief Guvas at the rear of the convoy of the information and ask him to lead the team temporarily, while I rush over to have a look."

"Yes, Lord Jialan." Immediately, the rider saluted, and then drove his horse again thinking that the convoy would end at the end.

After getting off the carriage, Lorraine Hill glanced at the convoy that was still moving forward, nodded slightly, and then his body slowly floated up, and then suddenly disappeared into the air.

More than ten seconds later, Lorraine Hill slowly descended above a beech forest.

The pure white shoes stepped on the light yellow and green fallen leaves on the ground, making a soft sound, and the hem of the skirt moved slightly. Several soldiers turned their heads when they heard the sound, and immediately aimed their muskets, until they saw the still moving night. The figure was slowly put down.

They stood at attention and saluted, and were stopped by the girl's raised hand.

Beside the three of them, a mother was squatting under a big tree with her child in her arms, trembling nervously, her rough hair was messy, mixed with grass clippings and dirt, and the clothes she was wearing were also worn out, exuding a smell The greasy smell of beef and sheep seems to be people who often work on the farm.

Seeing the "violent" soldiers in front of her get out of the way, she raised her head tremblingly and looked carefully, and then she saw clearly the girl who had just arrived.

After seeing the mother and child, the girl realized that the other party's ankle was tied with a rope, which seemed to prevent the other party from running away suddenly.

"Sorry to surprise you. I heard that your child is sick. Can you let me see it? I think I can help treat it." Lorraine Hill leaned down and spoke softly.

The mother seemed to be taken aback by the girl's face, she sat back on the ground, and the child in her arms threw herself into her arms in fear, not daring to look up.

"You...you are...what...a ghost...a man-eating witch...the devil." For the mother, the girl's over-the-top looks terrified her.

This kind of appearance is not something a normal person can have. She has worked in the village all her life, and all she has seen are similar people, with rough skin, calluses and dimples on her hands.

I heard from the old man that such overly beautiful people are generally not human beings, but demons from **** who come to seduce people, especially their husbands, so be extra careful.

In the past, some strong men in the village went out for a long time, and when they came back, they lost their minds. Then they went out again and never came back. It is said that they were fascinated by such a woman with abnormal looks.

Such a woman is fake and must be a devil, not a human being.

They're cultists of devils and demons, and it's over, my boy, it's over.

The mother's body trembled, her head was lowered, her body was constantly retreating, her nerves were highly tense, and one hand began to fumble for the rope on her foot, and began to tear it desperately, chanting indiscriminately, and making all kinds of strange sounds.

"Don't move around!" Seeing the woman trying to escape, a soldier pressed her firmly to the ground with one hand, and in desperation, the woman began to bite the hand on the shoulder with her teeth.

"Okay, don't be afraid." Looking at this scene, the girl knew that words would be useless in a short time. She raised her hand, and a colorless air current was blown up in the forest, with dead leaves and dust floating up, and then Start swimming.

"We are not bad people, and I will cure your child."

Accompanied by the voice, faint emerald light particles danced in the forest, and then converged to form a blue water circle wrapped around the girl's wrist, in which the brilliance flowed, and a feeling full of vitality and freshness rushed towards her.

Then the ring, with a little bit of fluorescence, flew towards the child in the mother's arms, and fell into the body in time before the other party had time to pull it.

A cool and gentle magic power circulated in the boy's body, dispelling the heat, killing the virus, and healing various dark wounds and scars.

Afterwards, the light dissipated, and the girl opened her eyes again. Those light blue pupils were like clear jade in the dark night.

"Okay, just rest for a while." She wanted to go forward to comfort her, but seeing that the mother was still panicked, she could only shake her head helplessly.

"Just stay and take care of the few of you. After tomorrow, the matter should be over."

"Yes, Lord Jialan." Several people stood at attention again.

"Let's do this first, remember to find something to eat, so they don't starve."

After finishing speaking, Lorraine Hill slowly floated up again and disappeared into the night sky. In the corner of the sky, the sparsely lit city could already be seen.

About 3 kilometers outside the city, the convoy stopped, and then a whistle sounded in the mountains, like some kind of bird song.

After a while, the 'woods' on both sides of the avenue swayed, and then a group of soldiers who had already been on standby walked down the mountain quickly.

They arrived a few days in advance, and they came to the vicinity of this city in several batches, and they only gathered here tonight.

If a large number of soldiers marched on the road, it would be too easy to be exposed, so the 'Dryer Wood' organization let these thousands of soldiers disperse and advance separately, and then converge here.

It has to be said that the implementation of such a plan requires a strong subjective initiative, but these soldiers with faith have indeed done it very well.

Under the command of the captains, they methodically removed the wooden box loaded on the car, and then pried open the horizontal bar on the wooden box, revealing a bunch of cold muskets.

After the rifles were distributed to the soldiers, they began to check one by one, and then the captain handed the soldiers boxes of bullets wrapped in greased paper.

Today, most of the bullets in the territory come from their own production, but there are also a few that are shipped from the sea by the Carites Chamber of Commerce. Compared with the locally produced bullets, these bullets have been simply enchanted. It is also more stable and more explosive, suitable for decisive battles.

"Start counting!"

After arranging the weapons in their hands, the non-commissioned officers began to arrange the formation and check the personnel.

"1"

"2"

"3"

…

"14"

"15"

After a row is reported, the queue behind continues to start from 1, and so on.

"Report! The whole team is completed, there should be 3112 people, but there are 3106 people."

A Master Chief stood at attention, and then waited for the three members of the 'Dryer Wood' organization in front of him to issue orders.

Gu Huasi was also standing in front of the formation at this time. He held a giant ax in one hand and a special heavy gun in the other. Automatically reloaded, and a large circle of bullet chains was wrapped around his body, looking rough and violent.

As the imitation of the Carites Chamber of Commerce's secret weapon "Resonant Organ", although this kind of firearm does not have the terrifying lethality of the original version, it also has the advantages of lower cost and easier production. "Only" requires two It can be completed with the cooperation of high-level alchemists.

However, if you want to have the lethality of the original version of "Resounding through the Organ", you need a complete industrial chain to support it, whether it is the smelting of alloy steel, the production of chrome-plated gun barrels, enchanting markings, and the production of a large number of enchanted bullets. It can be done by simple small workshops.

At this time, it was already past 2 o'clock in the evening.

After confirming that the preparations were completed, a magical firework slowly rose in the night sky, and then exploded suddenly in the night sky. Hundreds of sparks roared across the sky, leaving long trails, forming a delicate flower shape.

Soon, a fire broke out in Gu Nuo City, and there were bursts of shouting, people running, musket shooting, soldiers shouting, panic crying, one after another.

The squad that had previously sneaked into the city started to fire and blast the residential area where the nobles gathered, and even a warehouse where the legion stored gunpowder was set ablaze.

The loud noise of the explosion woke up the whole city, lifted many roofs, and the glass on both sides of the street was illuminated by the flames.

Many residents in the city woke up in surprise, and then saw a group of strange soldiers suddenly appearing on the street. These people had light yellow and white silk scarves wrapped around their arms, and held muskets in their hands. They began to attack the imperial soldiers patrolling the city, and Start to arm and block.

Under such an assault, many imperial soldiers got up from the bed in a panic, and then hurriedly got dressed while the officers cursed and shouted, picked up their weapons, and ran out.

They began to exchange fire with these unknown enemies in the streets.

The sound of pulling the bolt of the gun sounded from time to time at the corner of the street, sparks suddenly lit up and went out in the dark night, and then there was the sound of bodies falling to the ground.

Although in the early stage of panic, these members of the 'Dryer Wood' gained an advantage, but as the enemies gradually gathered and formed a numerical crush, the advantage began to disappear.

At this time, they began to retreat step by step according to the previous plan, and gradually retreated to the predetermined location outside the city.

However, these people did not stop their mouths during the battle, and some specialized personnel took the opportunity to publicize the cruelty and ugliness of the empire. Some of the deeds about the city lord and legionnaires were so vivid, as if they were real.

Hearing these people publicize their scandals in recent years, several high-level officials of the empire in the city obviously couldn't sit still.

"Presumptuous, they...they...how could...be so...shameless." For a while, unable to find any words to describe, the paunchy nobleman could only pat the table like this.

"Rectify the legion and kill all those who try to resist. I see who dares to spread rumors." Where did this nobleman from the palace suffer such anger? Wherever he went, he was flattered by others. Such a small province is still being cursed like this.

"How dare they? I am the governor of the province by the royal order, these damned pariahs!"

Therefore, under the urging of the governor, the officers had to command the urgently assembled legionnaires out of the city to meet the enemy.

Anyway, there were only a hundred people on the other side, and there was nothing wrong with it. It's just that going into the mountain to search in the middle of the night, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort.

No matter who it is, it will not be too happy to wake up in the middle of the night when it is sound asleep.

But what can be done about it? Who will make the governor next to him have a higher status? Although he is also the head of the army directly under the royal family, he probably does not have the right to speak in front of His Royal Highness the Regent.

More than 3,600 legionnaires began to gather out of the city. They were also cursing while walking, their eyes scanning the night from time to time, looking for enemies hidden in corners.

Such a sparse team walked on both sides of the road, holding torches, and spread to the mountains on both sides, sparsely.

And when they gradually reached more than one kilometer outside the city, a burst of exclamation sounded in the night.

"There are enemies!" Before the words fell, a burst of gunshots followed.

Several soldiers in the front row fell down, while the soldiers in the back hid nervously behind the trees, and then assembled under the order of the officer, and walked up the hillside step by step.

And the clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, revealing rows of dense arrays under the cold night. These enemies were not hundreds, but thousands. They were holding their muskets, and they were not aiming at the moment.

The distance is not enough, such shooting is difficult to kill the enemy.

"Let's move forward!" With an order, these soldiers began to move forward step by step under the slogan of the accompanying sergeant.

It can be seen that they are also very nervous, but because of the teammates and companions standing closely beside them, and because of the previous training, they can only empty their minds and repeat the past movements mechanically.

Seeing these people walking forward in a stupid line, the commander of the empire felt amused, and his nervous heart relaxed a little.

This group of savages, who don't know where they got their weapons, are still marching in such a stiff line. They probably came to command after reading a few military books casually.

Well, I forgive you country people for being ignorant, and you don’t know how to use weapons if you have them. Maybe they don’t have so many bullets at all, and they are just pretending to scare people.

The corner of his mouth was slightly raised, and the army commander of the empire also began to give orders.

"Array in three rows, shoot crosswise!"

After hearing the order, the originally nervous imperial soldiers also quickly executed it. They trotted and arranged in roughly three rows, and then formed two fronts to aim at the advancing enemies on the middle road.

From time to time, the sound of musket fire was heard, and short flashes of fire flashed from time to time, and bullets flew out.

It is a pity that at a distance of more than 500 meters, the accuracy of shooting is really worrying. Most of them are shot on the ground or in the air, and only sporadic enemies fall down.

But the empire was not in a hurry, and began to reload, switching the personnel in front of them in turn.

In this way, the members of the 'Dryswood' side faced the speeding bullets and marched forward step by step, no one stopped firing.

In the dark night, members fell one after another, blood splashed on their clothes, and their teammates fell under their feet. They still strode forward, as if queuing up to die, and some even sang songs to cheer for themselves and their teammates.

The loud and clear singing was in unison, and accompanied by the sound of footsteps step by step, the hands of the soldiers of the empire trembled unconsciously, and even the reloading of the ammunition panicked a lot.

Seeing these people so brave and fearless, the commander of the empire also frowned, feeling a kind of abnormality and uneasiness. When did these rebels become so organized and disciplined.

However, at this time, it was too late for him to retreat.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, even the nearest was only more than 60 meters. At this time, the loud and clear military order sounded in the army formation.

"Stop, raise your rifle!"

The sound of guns being raised in unison was shocking. About two thousand muskets were raised at this moment, and the dark muzzles suddenly aimed at the imperial soldiers who were close at hand.

Faced with such a scene, most of the Imperial Legion was still reloading. Even if a few people fired, they were extremely nervous and their aiming efficiency was extremely poor.

Before the commander of the imperial army gave another order, an order resounded through the night sky from the opposite position.

"Fire!"

The dense flames burst suddenly, illuminating the road and woods at night. Under such close-range aiming and shooting, imperial soldiers fell one by one, blood spattered, and a large number of casualties occurred instantly.

The thick green smoke and **** smell permeated the battlefield.

"No..." Looking at the scene in front of them, the empire's legion murmured in disbelief. It was obviously about the same number, but the final result was so disparate.

After the soldiers in front fell down in a row, facing the densely visible gun barrels in front of them and the neatly arranged enemies, these soldiers could no longer hold back the panic in their hearts, and began to retreat and run away.

The crowd crowded with each other, howled, without courage, and rushed to the depths of the night.

"Don't escape!" The officers drew out their sabers to supervise the battle, and cut down a few retreating soldiers, but soon his side was also empty, exposing him to the enemy's shooting range.

There was another burst of intensive shooting, and in the short burst of flames, this Sequence 4 officer was directly smashed into a sieve, and fell down unwillingly.

Looking at the scene in front of him, the legion commander at the rear had no choice but to cry out.

"Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw to the city." They began to retreat actively.

However, when they were about to leave, they realized that at some point, two groups of soldiers rushed down from both sides of the mountain road leading to the city. They occupied the hillsides on both sides and kept firing at these fleeing imperial soldiers, like dotted mountains in the night. the stars.

The more than 500 meters away from the city gate became the road of death. A panicked and confused imperial soldier fell down in a daze, not knowing what to do.

"Damn it! Charge me and kill them." Seeing that the way back was cut off, the legion commander finally turned red-eyed, and commanded the two hundred elite cavalry beside him to rush to the mountain road beside him, preparing to kill the small number of people who were in ambush. Execute, and take cover for the remaining soldiers.

Compared with the infantry armed with muskets, these elite cuirassiers obviously had a better ability to resist muskets. Under their cover, the rest began to retreat to the city step by step.

"Haha, you, Mr. Guvas, are here." A tall figure smashed into the city gate from the sky, blocking the way of these people, and then the burst machine gun in his hand began to fire, strafing the approaching enemies one by one.

Faced with such obstacles, the army commander of the empire finally made a move. He steered the horse to accelerate continuously, and the saber in his hand glowed bright red in the night, swimming like a snake.

The war horse neighed, and he jumped up, and then the crimson saber slashed down instantly, splitting the magic machine gun in Gu Huasi's hand in two. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

Seeing that the toy that hadn't been warmed by his hands was destroyed, Gu Huasi's eyes turned red instantly, and his anger soared.

Throwing the broken gun away, he pulled out the giant ax from the ground and swept it across.

The sound of the heavy ax ripped through the air with a dull whistling, and the opponent knelt down to dodge, and then the saber slashed heavily at Gu Huasi's thigh, causing a **** gap that was deep enough to see the bone.

The saber was stuck on the bone, like the sound of gold and stone, Gu Huasi breathed a sigh of relief, his thick palm went straight to the opponent's neck, and pressed his face while the opponent was dodging.

With blurred vision, the officer instinctively swung the knife again, stabbing the opponent's abdomen.

The sharp and sharp point of the knife pierced the golden copper belly, as if piercing into the steel skin, making a stabbing sound. Before he could stir or pull it out, Gu Huasi's big ax finally fell, cutting off the legion commander in half.

At this point, the morale of the soldiers of the empire completely collapsed, and the remaining soldiers either surrendered or fled, like scattered sparks gradually extinguished.