Power and Empire Chapter 3272: The war is back (8)
Ero Harbor under the snowflakes, the long ribbon on the top of the Sky Temple is fluttering in the wind, and ten sky priests and apprentices stand at the front door of the Sky Temple, sending out a leaflet promoting the doctrine of the sky. The flow of people, the cheerful noise, and the children who don’t know the world are playing and playing in the square in front of the Sky Temple branch
As for the adults, looking at the glorious scene with fluttering ribbons in front of them, the tension of the nerves naturally relaxed. Although the war has only passed for half a month, the battle that just annihilated the 100,000 Eastern Army of Erot was in Egypt. In Luogang people’s feelings, it seems that it’s been a long time since the bustling caravans of Port Hérault cover up the atmosphere of the war, making it difficult to connect with the battlefield of a cruel battle
Although the tragic scene of the port of Eero is obvious to all, after all, what ordinary Eero port people can see is only the traces of the post-war. The stumps and broken arms that were once stacked, which made it difficult to get off, have long been cleared and infiltrated by the imperial army. The blood-stained spots that entered the bottom, after the shock, it is no wonder, in this troubled world, who has never seen a dead person? Do you still care if you look at the color of human blood? What's more, there is already a hot construction site there. The reconstruction and expansion of the port of Eero has digested the decadence of hundreds of thousands of refugees in the north of Eero. Instead, this commercial city, which is about to become a super-large port city in the north of Eero, is being built. When it was time, it had already burst out a fascinating breath
The war is finally over. Regardless of whether they are optimistic or pessimistic about the prospects, everyone has the same emotion. When they arrived at the port of Eero under the control of the empire, most of their lives were saved, although the empire could provide There is not a lot of food, but there is enough to ensure that the family will not starve to death, and the mixed bark of the picked wild vegetables can barely make people survive this winter. The women are working, and the men are looking at the huge outline of the expansion of the port of Eero, the new fields just opened outside the port of Eero, and they talked to each other about how much arable land can be allocated in the spring, hoping to pass early. The empire’s relocation review gave us a piece of land earlier
In the early morning, at the junction of the outermost shack area, the self-formed black market also began to become noisy. When the refugees fled, there were some valuable household goods beside them, all of them were digging around in this black market. When the family gradually stabilizes, it is necessary to take care of face. Most of the women are holding possessions in it, hoping to get something more affordable. The temporary villages formed by these refugees occupy a considerable area outside the port of El Hérault. The area of Luogang’s expansion was about 20 to 30 li before, but these temporary villages composed of refugees have always been in the range of 50 to 60 li.
For such a huge range of public security issues, it is unrealistic to have the imperial military completely responsible. The imperial army is mainly responsible for the defense of several key areas. The temporary villages are handed over to the mercenaries recruited by the Chamber of Commerce. Kazhai, which is in charge of mercenaries, is set up at the entrance of the village to monitor and prevent the livelihood of the refugees. A squad of mercenaries patrolled the neighborhood. Every Eero refugee who flees has carefully made way for them,
Close to the north gate of the port of Eero, a team of horse convoys transporting construction materials came out from this only opening. There was a long line, and when it was rare to stop, the empire would almost have the entire port of Eero chamber of commerce. All of the bad horses were rented to pull supplies, and more than 30,000 heavy horses were transported by the Admiralty from the nearby coastline
Now in the port of Eero, apart from the military war horses, there are as many as 50,000 or 60,000 horses used for transportation.
The wealth of the empire once again stunned the southern European forces in the nearby area. So many horses were used just to build a port. It’s no wonder that the empire used it before and after the war with the southern coalition forces in Istanbul. The cavalry clusters of all forces in China reached 150,000. In the cold weapon era, the rationing of all kinds of materials required for such a large cavalry cluster is an astronomical figure. It is better to say that the southern coalition army was defeated by the imperial emperor. The southern coalition, which is dominated by infantry combat strength, was actually crushed by these hundreds of thousands of cavalry all the way
It is said that the empire made another gain in the Central Piazza area in the past few months, destroying a northern prairie royal court and overthrowing it. The total number of Central Prairie tribes absorbed alone reached millions. It is a strategy of horses. There will be more supplies, and it’s not surprising that there are more horses, so even the imperial soldiers guarding the entrance to the port of Eero will only let the horses go after a cursory inspection
But even so, the workload is not normal, but it doesn't matter, the recruited caravan teams gather together. Those who are familiar with each other are still chatting and joking while waiting to pass the door. At this time, will some people dare to attack the Imperial Ero Port? In the hustle and chaos, a small captain of the Imperial Army standing at the door fell on a convoy under inspection. The convoy was under the banner of the Longlan caravan belonging to the religious regiment nation in the city. More than a dozen carriages were heavily loaded.
Fifty or sixty caravan mercenaries followed. Most of these mercenaries are young and vigorous
Among these mercenaries, there are more than a dozen priests of the Order of the Order wearing linen headgear, white robes, and only one pair of eyes exposed. Such attire is the standard equipment for priests of the Order of the Kingdom. Imperial soldiers are not surprised. Weird, there is nothing to pay attention to, but the imperial army captain frowned slightly
As an imperial soldier rolling out of the battlefield of flesh and blood, he instinctively tightened his body unconsciously at the moment he saw these masked faces and only eyes exposed. Feeling the danger alert, the car was too heavy. It seemed that it was carrying a luxurious and light braid, but the rut was deeply pressed down, and on the car, he also saw a few red spots. Bloodstain
"You guys stop!
The captain of the Empire screamed and walked towards the carriage of the Dragon Orchid Caravan. The Empire soldiers at the door swiftly raised their long spears, and the Empire crossbows quickly protruded out of the crenels at the heights of the city gates. The rattling atmosphere makes the gate location quiet
"Captain Lucas, I'm Baisis from the Longlan Chamber of Commerce. We met two days ago, so why didn't we forget it!"
The leader of the Longlan caravan got out of the car with a smile on his face, followed by a few mercenaries behind him, greeted him with a smile on his face and smiled, "We just came from King Ero, this car is full of It is a gift specially given to the Sky Temple by His Highness Pope Pudamia of the State of the Order. It is a secret. If you open it without authorization, I am afraid it will cause quite serious consequences!"
"A gift from His Highness Putamia?"
Hearing what the leader said, Lucas hesitated. The Empire and the Order Army are still in a period of interdependence, especially in the northern part of Eero. The nominal ownership is still the Order Army, and this caravan The boss also knows that it is indeed the official background of the sect. For the situation in the sect, Lucas is just a small captain. There will know that Putamia is now the number one enemy in the sect, otherwise it will definitely not Believe such nonsense!
"Captain Lucas, His Royal Highness Pudamia specifically confessed that this shipment is extremely important and cannot be opened on the way. Even the cult army did not handle it. If Captain Lucas really doubts, you can follow us to the sky. The temple, when the time comes to open the goods, you will know it." The leader's face was sweaty, and he fell straight down without knowing what it was.
"Also, in order to ensure the safety of the goods, His Highness Putamia sent us more than a dozen Templar guards. This shows the importance of this gift. The man with only his eyes said, his face solemnly said, "For this shipment, we still have a brother dead along the way"
"They are the Templars!"
Lukas’s gaze paused on the dozens of people. It’s no wonder that you can feel the breath of warriors from above. If it is the most elite Templar in the Order, everything can be explained. In order to reassure Lucas, Basis came to the dozens of people. After talking for a while, he took a silver-white cross coat of arms from one of them. It was the coat of arms of the Knights Templar. On the last carriage of the corps, the corpse of a Templar wearing a white robe was pressed with cloth, only half of his face was exposed. The shield and sword of the Templar were placed on both sides of the corpse. The blood stains and the traces of potholes on the weapons are definitely not added temporarily. Only many tragic battles can appear.
Seeing the corpse of the Templar knight on the carriage, Lucas's frowning brows loosened, and the suspicion in his heart was dispelled
Although there are security guarantees in the areas controlled by the empire, most of the northern area of Eero is still the territory of the sect army, and because of the great loss of strength, the original 100,000 sect army is now only 50,000 to 60,000, and it is in Puda Under Mia’s order, the controlled area was greatly reduced, and it was already unable to control such a huge northern Eero, so it was only stationed in some key cities, and the rest of the area was in chaos, bandits were rampant, and there was no such number of mercenary guards. Caravans cannot traverse this area at all. The empire has repeatedly asked the cult army to eliminate these bandits on the road, but the cult army is now too busy to take care of it, and they have taken care of them. This time even the cult army has taken care of it. All of the Templars are also dead, so I don’t care about the cult army!
"Okay, it's just a misunderstanding, let them pass!" Lucas raised his hand, the Imperial soldiers retracted their weapons, the road was re-opened, and the caravan of Longlan Caravan slowly passed through the north gate of Eero , The convoy slowly moved towards the sky sanctuary. After leaving everyone’s sight, the blocking carriage curtain was lowered, and the caravan leader jumped onto the carriage that transported the corpse. After looking around, he confirmed that it was out of sight. Behind the car, he cautiously reached out and pushed a Templar who was dressed as a corpse, his voice trembled and said, "Master Tiga, everything is going well, the city gate has passed"
"It seems that the empire is nothing but the case. I was afraid that they would recognize it and had to install the corpse. I didn’t expect to pass through the city gate so easily. Then I immediately found a secret place and asked the brothers to change their weapons. , One last question, is it possible to determine that the target is in the sky temple?" The Templar pretending to be a corpse sat up. This was a rough-looking middle-aged man with a pair of dazzling eyes, which made the most impressive What is unforgettable at a glance is that the bridge of the nose is taller than the average person. It looks like a barb, giving people a brutal and brutal impact. At this moment, the middle-aged man glanced at the outside of the curtain, the corner of his mouth. With a touch of disdain, he took out a white cloth with one hand to wipe the knight sword
"It can’t be wrong. To confirm, I sent someone to stare at it yesterday. Sure enough, I saw one of Pudamia’s personal maid appearing on the outer corridor of the Sky Temple. The maid had been there since three years ago. Damia has always been Putamia’s most trusted confidant, and according to the latest news we got, Putamia is not in the Order Army, so besides this, where else can it be?" The leader gritted his teeth and said, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would really not believe that Putamia was the man behind the southern rebels for ten years. Both of my sons died in the southern rebellion. The blood debt must be repaid by blood! There are no combatants in the sky temple, even if you rush in, you will not be hindered."
"Master Tiga, please!" The caravan leader said with a solemn face~IndoMTL.com~A salute to the respectful behavior of the Templar knight
"If the information is correct, I will kill the woman, even if she is the Pope!" The Templar replied with a serious look, and then inserted a dagger into his boot. This is what he had on him. With the twenty-eighth weapon, the convoy turned into a secret alley beside the sky temple. The mercenaries who followed the convoy skillfully blocked the intersection, preventing anyone from entering the alley.
In the depths of the alley, "brushing" the braid on the upper end of the vehicle cargo was turned over, revealing a piece of cold armor and weapons. A dozen so-called Templar knights with turbans and only exposed eyes came. Next to the car, wear the weapons and armors on your body. Each one is a mobile arsenal. If anyone who is familiar with the internal situation of the Order of the Templars is there, they will call out their names, The Hidden Knights
Hidden in the grand ceremony of the religious regiment is the name of the commander of a fallen army of gods. In order to be forgiven by the gods, he finally chose to burn himself to illuminate the sky, and finally became the shadow of gods. They also charged the identity of the Hidden Knights themselves. They are a special unit in the temple responsible for disposing of traitors. They are shadow units that cannot see the light. When they were at most, there were a hundred people, and when they were young, there were six or seven poets. After a person becomes a shadow force, the previous history and records will be destroyed. They are sinners of the gods and felons probated by the sect. They are not the Templars, so they do not need to abide by the Templars. Rules
"Enter from here, go through the front corridor and turn to the right. It is the kitchen of the Sky Temple branch!" The caravan leader came to one end of the alley in a light car, and fumbled for a while on a dark door. , Pull out a black pull ring
The "slap" wooden door was opened, revealing the orange light inside