Power and Empire Chapter 42: Blackmail (2)
The night is like water, unlike the atmosphere of the Kujit camp camped outside the city, the night in the inner city of the fortress of Samor is very lively, and the hustle and bustle can even be heard by the Kujit stationed outside the city. , The red light reflecting the red sky in the castle made the Kujites puzzled.
The commercial area outside the military camp on the inner wall of the fortress is full of large and small tents. The vendors selling goods are comparable to an army of thousands of people. The commercial tents built are like huge white umbrellas. Connected into one piece, the water blocked by the three large barracks in the castle can't get through,
Vendors in the commerce tent tried their best to wave all kinds of goods in their hands, salivating to promote their goods, from weapons and equipment to all kinds of fruits, the tents behind them were almost full with their goods
There are dozens of tents on the left side of the food street arranged hundreds of meters, piles of farmers and soldiers are happily colliding with each other with ale in their hands, and a dozen gorgeous and charming Saxon dancers are in the big circle in the center of the tent. The passionate Saxon thigh dance was dancing on the stage, and the long white legs exposed under the gorgeous silk cloth attracted the soldiers and farmers drinking nearby to shout and shout with excitement.
Behind the barracks is the blacksmith's area. Hundreds of blacksmith shops are divided into three rows. The fire is bright inside, and the percussive sound of beating is like playing music, and the crisp metal crashing sound can be heard in the night, even from far away.
These are nearly a thousand blacksmiths gathered from three territories working around the clock to build the latest weapons and equipment, and the flatbed carriages that transport the ore continuously carry the dark iron ore from the gate of the castle, and then pass through the barracks. The flat stone road at the back is transported into the blacksmith’s area,
The wide stone road can move three carriages side by side at the same time. Piles of iron ore are unloaded from the carriage and piled up into small black iron mountains.
These are all high-quality iron ore transported from the Saguening Iron Mine ten miles away. Fatty arranged for 1,000 refugees to work there, and authorized villagers near Saguering to use a 100 wagon to transport the ore. Deduct this year’s tax,
The happy Saganing villagers used their leisurely evenings to transport iron ore. When luck is good, they can run twice a night, and they can run all the taxes for the whole year in 50 days. Such a good thing is of course let The villagers of Gening run extremely fast, and they have piled up iron mountains in the warehouse of the back mountain in the blacksmith district in just ten days.
The weaving crowds, the bustling night market, the busy blacksmiths, in the Samor Fortress, there is no hint of the tension before the war, and the crowd inside does not reveal that the Kujites will break this solid Worries of the fortress
, the special envoy of Kujit who followed the guard to the bedroom to rest, stopped, and stood on the high corridor of the castle to see the lively scene below at a glance. The continuous fire below reflected the sky A piece of red light,
"Who are these people? What are they doing down there?"
Looking at the hustle and bustle of the heat inside the outer wall of the castle, Celice did not expect to see this scene in this tightly guarded fortress. This is not like a heavily guarded fortress at all, but more like a prosperous one. Medium-sized towns.
This time as the special envoy, Ceres is not only the messenger of negotiations, but also the task of scouting fortress defense.
"The sky is big and the earth is big, the biggest meal!"
Kugit’s secret agents have long since found out that several large grain-producing areas in the south of the kingdom are transporting large quantities of grain to the fortress of Samor. According to conservative estimates, the accumulation of grain in the fortress may exceed millions of shi, which is enough for everything. Kugit’s army has eaten for two years
For Ceris, who is in desperate need of food, this fat man who has occupied so much food is a major customer. As long as he can exchange one-third of the food from his hand, he can make all the Khergits use it. Return to the prairie hungry.
Sesiris discovered that the formerly dilapidated Samo Fortress had been re-fortified by the Vykiyas. The 10,000 or so defenders mentioned in the Secret Agent’s newspaper are still a conservative estimate.
Looking at the large army barracks covering nearly two miles below and the many soldiers walking back and forth, Cerris thinks there are at least 15,000 people.
If the farmers and merchants stranded in the fortress are counted together, the fortress’s strength will definitely exceed the 20,000 mark
20,000! Cerise's heart trembled, holding the five thin fingers of the sapphire knife handle
is almost two-thirds of the total number of Kujit’s army invading south, and the soldiers are all wearing sophisticated mail. Even when drinking, they don’t forget to keep their weapons within their reach at any time. The weapons are illuminated by nearby torches. Flashing red light
Although there are many hustle and bustle below, there are still dozens of soldiers patrolling nearby in an orderly manner. From these, Cerise knows that these are not ordinary peasants, but well-trained professional soldiers.
Sceris thought to herself that there are no more than fifteen thousand Kujit elite warriors. Thinking of capturing this well-prepared and heavily guarded fortress is simply a dream, and must be the most elite armored warrior.
The main force of the Kujites has been trapped in the quagmire of the siege of Kristol in Kyoto. It is impossible to mobilize extra troops to attack a heavily guarded fortress.
Even a cavalry regiment stationed in Hittalou Town was only brought by Thris from the royal court. King Kujit has strict orders, even if they are all cut down by the fortress. The army must not attack the fortress without authorization, because it is the last cavalry unit guarded by the court of Kujit.
This is also the helpless background of Cerisi’s coming to negotiate. If there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hand, the Kujites have already begun to attack Samor, and they need to negotiate with the Samor Fortress.
The confident Serris didn’t expect that the fat Satsuma, who was holding a lot of food, had no sense of redemption. Instead, he put on a rogue face who only recognized money. This made Serris, who had a heavy responsibility. Feel a headache,
The Kujites robbed a lot of money when they went south this time, but most of them were in the hands of the left guard who was responsible for the roundabout, and some of them fell in the hands of the deputy commander of the royal guards, Prince Stan Rasas. In the end, he stayed in the hands of the royal guards at most six hundred thousand,
The royal court valued the number of prisoners in his hands. Those are the golden lumps that can be exchanged for large amounts of gold. Instead of marching with heavy belongings, it is better to bring the golden lumps who can walk by themselves.
But Seris now finds that the king’s court is wrong. Kles, the capital of the Vekya people, is more like an iron barrel surrounded by him. The 200,000 Vekya defenders inside are worse than the Kujites. It is said that It has reached the point of cannibalism, it is impossible to bring out food,
The Samor Fortress, which controls food, is not interested in these captives at all. This makes the more than one hundred noble captives consume only a little food, and they are useless waste.
Fatty still doesn’t know the pride of the Khergits. The news that the prestigious son of the eagle fell in the Sodalai Mountains in the southern part of the kingdom three months ago has caused a lot of shock among the Khergit’s top leaders.
The central radicals headed by King Zuowei believe that the southern mountainous areas are numerous and hilly, which is not conducive to large-scale cavalry operations. It is easy to be ambushed by those cunning Vikings. Attacking the south itself is a wrong plan.
Now Prince Kutan, who now advocates going south, has used his own life to prove that this speculation is correct
At the suggestion of King Zuowei who advocated the capture of the central part, the royal court had to abandon the plan to divide the army and go south and concentrate his forces on the central part. This led to the outbreak of the **** siege of the king’s capital Crest
If the fat Satsuma knew that his unintentional actions made the Kujites give up this plan to conquer the whole of Wikiya, I don’t know what they would think.
Selisi knows from the Wiki runner-up newspaper intercepted two months ago that his opponent, Prince Kutan, who was a tyrannical man, died in the hands of the obscene fat man, Samor.
And now, judging from the enthusiastic construction situation inside the fortress of Samor, the large amount of property plundered by Kutan Risas is estimated to have not escaped the clutches of this dead fat man. He can't help but frown and curse with an iron face.
"The big idiot, Kutan Nisas, has been busy for half a year, and he has been able to pick up bargains for a fat and weak fat man. It's really a shame to the Kugits!"
I want money and money, food and food, and I have tens of thousands of elite troops in my hand. If I'm afraid, I won't care about the life and death of the captured nobles.
Scerris sighed inwardly, this task is really difficult to handle
"Those are the refugees settled by my adults and the businessmen who came with the army. They are always so enthusiastic. Such trade activities generally don’t end until the weather is over. I hope these people will not disturb the envoy. Rest?"
The guard who led the way saw the gloom on Celice’s face, thinking that he had offended the envoy, and quickly replied respectfully,
"Businessmen? Why do these businessmen appear in the fortress?"
Hearing the explanation from the guards, Serris's face became more confused
"Our adults said that the army needs food, weapons, and supplies. These merchants can provide us with the things we need, and we can also hand over the things we don’t need or the spoils to these merchants. This is One thing that benefits two birds with one stone can save us a lot of unnecessary costs! Our adults call this one-stop service!"
"One-stop service? Food? Defending supplies? Merchants? Dealing with spoils? Need to supply at any time! Transport by yourself? What do you mean?"
Si Sai Lisi tried to connect the information in her mind, and her mind became a mess
Modern "one-stop" service is the product of commercial development to a certain stage~IndoMTL.com~ is a complicated thing that is a headache enough for Kujit people who have no business sense, even if it is for smart people. For Seris, it is also a complicated and painful relationship
That night, Ceres in her dream saw arrows, rocks, and logs raining down on her army from the towering walls of Satsuma,
Teams of businessmen braved dangerous arrows to continuously transport all kinds of materials to the castle towers. The amount of materials used to defend the city increased, and the corpse of the Kujit warrior under his command was higher than the wall. ,
The bright red human blood flowed out of a river of blood under his feet. A wretched fat man was picking up the meat scraps in his teeth with a small wooden stick in his hand, standing on the wall with a contemptuous smile at himself,
"Ah"
This unbelievable scene made Celice let out a crisp scream, and then she sat up and realized that she had a nightmare,
"The dream just now should have been the one-stop service from the soldiers! A city defender can get supplies from the supplier at any time. Will this battle be fought again?"
Scerise muttered to herself, got up and came to the window of the castle, pushed open the wooden window frame, and there was noisy entertainment outside the window. Suddenly a night breeze blew in, and Seris felt chilly behind her, with With a touch of her fair-skinned hands, the cold sweat wet the clothes on her back.
The next day, the negotiations on food still kicked off in the lobby of Samor
"We can talk about other conditions except for the captives! I am a kind man, I believe there is nothing in this world, it just depends on whether you have this value"
Selisi saw the fat man who had just finished breakfast come in with a satisfied face, while picking his teeth with the toothpick in his hand, while carrying the smirk from last night’s dream