The church is the tallest and strongest stone building in Shovel Harbor. The large beacon tower is located on the church bell tower. It naturally became a command post during wartime.

Mr. Alpha passed through the altar, entered the spiral staircase, and went straight to the roof.

The mayor of Porta is on the roof.

As soon as they met, Mr. Alpha asked Porta bluntly: "Did I say, 'You are not allowed to light the beacon tower without my consent'?"

His voice came out from the helmet, sounding a little muffled.

"Seeing the beacon fire on the other side of the river, the boys guarding the big beacon tower panicked and lit it up." Porta pointed to the gray-faced young men in front of him: "I'm also teaching them a lesson.

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Beacon fire is a system. Specifically, beacon towers can be large or small, divided or general.

There is a small beacon tower on the river bank, and a large beacon tower on Shouzigang Church.

If the large beacon tower does not move, the information will be controlled within Shovel Harbor; if the large beacon tower is lit, Gervaudan will receive a warning.

After sending away the men guarding the beacon tower, Porta asked eagerly: "How is the battle going?"

"Everything that can be solved has been solved." Mr. Alpha took off his helmet and shook off the sweat from his hair: "Some remnants of the enemy ran into the forest, and some took advantage of the chaos to break through and ran east. There are about a dozen in total.

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"The barbarian is really here!" Porta gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh. He sincerely thanked Mr. Alpha: "Thank you for being here."

Mr. Alpha shook his head expressionlessly.

Porta didn't pay much attention to guarding against the barbarians. According to his logic, the Huds were defeated and killed in September, so how could they dare to come again?

On the contrary, Mr. Alpha is very serious. He personally arranged the defenses and beacon towers along the Glorious River in Shovel Harbor.

After receiving the beacon fire alarm this evening, Alpha immediately went to provide support.

Time, the key is time.

Time is not on the side of the Teltown people:

The water surface of Guanghui River is wide, and every time a sheepskin raft crosses the river, it will be washed far downstream, and it needs to be carried back upstream by horse, which will waste a lot of time;

Time is not on the side of the shovel Hong Kong people either:

The crossing point chosen by the Teltown people was forty kilometers away from Shovel Harbor. Even if an adult walked non-stop, it would take a day to walk the forty kilometers.

So this is a race, and time only favors the faster one.

So Alpha chose to jump ahead - time also favors those who prepare in advance.

The Shovel Harbor militia was divided into six teams by Alpha and distributed throughout the river. Through careful planning, Alpha ensured that the Shovel Harbor militia was no more than two hours away from any point on the river bank.

There are advantages and disadvantages to this.

Needless to say, there are advantages. The disadvantage is that the defense of Shovel Harbor has become extremely wasted.

Now that Shovel Harbor's attention is focused on the river bank, it is tantamount to exposing its back to the tip of Gévaudin's knife.

You must know that Port Shovel is less than 40 kilometers away from Gévaudan, and Gévaudan has cavalry...

"Has the messenger been sent?" Alpha held his helmet under his arm.

"Sent. I have already told Gévaudin that we are safe here and do not need any support." Porta wiped the sweat from his forehead: "How about taking the troops back? We suffered a defeat tonight, He

The German barbarians should not come again. And the more we prevent the rebels from coming, the more likely they will come. Right now, it is more important to deal with the rebels."

"It took a lot of effort to send the militia everywhere, and it is even more difficult to collect them." Alpha shook his head: "What if the Hud people observe our movements and cross the river again? We failed to destroy their boat."

Porta asked impatiently: "What if the rebels attack us?"

"The leader of the rebels knows how to handle things." Alpha smiled: "He is not a despicable person."

…

Early in the morning, outside the north gate of Jevaudan.

"Open the door! Open the door!" A veteran rider slapped the door frantically: "I have urgent military information to report to the garrison officer!"

The city wall of Gevaudan is very short, but it is not easy to climb over.

"What's the fuss about?" the ten-capion commander at the top of the city scolded the visitor: "Look for your Excellency the military tribune and wait until tomorrow morning!"

"I have an urgent military situation!" the rider yelled, "I am the messenger from Shovel Harbor!"

"That's not possible!" the tenth captain replied: "Who knows if you are a spy of the barbarians?"

"Then you put the hanging basket down and I'll climb up!"

"There is no hanging basket."

"Put a rope down and I'll send the letter up."

"No rope."

The messenger from Shouzi Port stood there for a long time, then suddenly pointed at the city wall and cursed: "You are sincerely refusing to let me in. It's an urgent military situation, can you afford to delay it?"

The ten-capion commander at the top of the city didn't talk nonsense. He waved his hand and pointed seven black muzzles at the intruder.

"The tribune of Montagne said." The ten-capion looked at the messenger at the bottom of the city: "Anyone who disturbs his sleep will be shot to death."

…

Winters slept peacefully for the rest of the night because no one bothered him again.

But he still couldn't sleep much, and his habit made him wake up naturally at dawn.

After freshening up, he cheered up and went to Anna's apartment to have breakfast.

"The Montagne couple" are currently publicly separated, and breakfast is a rare time for him and Anna to spend time together.

However, there were clear distinctions on the table. The women's food was quite rich, but Winters' plate only had two pieces of black bread - the standard ration for the Tiefeng County army.

Catherine looked at Winters with her chin propped up, and said in a half-admiration, half-joking tone: "You are really good at setting an example."

Winters was especially not good at dealing with little Ms. Navarre, so he smiled and nodded without saying anything.

Anna gently stepped on her sister's feet and poured some warm water for Winters.

"Are you going to stay at the South Bank all day today?" Anna asked softly.

Winters replied guiltily: "Probably lately."

Charles knocked on the door and came in, and reported to Winters: "The messenger from Shovel Harbor is here."

"When did you come?"

"Last night, I waited until now. Do you want to see me?"

"not see."

"He brought a letter."

"Not accepted."

"Send him away?"
Chapter completed!