Chapter 10 Chapter 10 The Forced March to the Looted Village
Chapter 10 Chapter10 Forced march, plundered village
The source of the Black Iron River flows from the west bank of the Sea of Watchers. It passes through the southern foot of the third peak of the Pagrus Tri-Continent and flows into the underground river of the Immortal Fortress. It is divided into three branches leading to the north, west and southwest, respectively.
The locals call it the first branch, second branch and third branch of the Black Iron River.
Among them, the flow direction of the second branch of the Black Iron River just follows the southern foothills of the Gorel Mountains.
In order to save time on the road, dozens of small canoes that can carry more than 400 people have been mobilized. The Noxian levy force stepped onto the canoes. Under the control of the boatman, the canoe group followed the second branch of the Black Iron River.
We flowed down the river and arrived at the southern foot of the Gorel Mountains in the evening.
It took an hour to reorganize the team, but it was already dark. After consulting his adjutant Ultraman, Lester chose to set up camp on a relatively empty flat land and sent a dozen deft men to the north.
of disabled veterans as spies.
In front of the fire, everyone simply made a bed with furs.
Lester, Ultraman and Meredith sat opposite each other in a triangle, eating simple bread sticks and dried wild boar with other Noxian levy soldiers. The Black Iron River was nearby, so fetching water was important.
It is not difficult for everyone.
"Sir Lesto."
After swallowing the strong jerky, the bald Ultraman began to express his opinions.
"I suggest that we spend the night here tonight and wait until tomorrow before setting off, otherwise it would be unwise to travel at night."
"Let's not talk about this first. Let me ask you, are there any dangerous beasts nearby?"
"There are plains wolves and mountain boars, but they don't dare to attack as long as there are fires and crowds."
After swallowing the food in his mouth in small bites, Lester took out a wooden stick with only one end burned from the fire, poked it on the ground, extinguished the flame, and made a simple black charcoal pencil.
"Chief Nadarz asked you to lead the team before. I believe you must know the nearby terrain very well. Use this to describe on the ground what kind of landforms there are on the west side of the Gorel Mountains and how many villages there are."
"Huh? How to describe it?"
Taking the firewood stick blankly, Ultraman scratched his head and drew a long triangle-like circle on the ground.
"This is where we are, at the southern foothills of the Gorel Mountains."
"So, are there any dangerous places that we need to pay attention to when traveling north along the mountains?"
"Uh... what is a crisis area? Does it mean a road?"
Meredith rolled her eyes, grabbed the firewood, and began to write and draw on the ground while Ultraman Centurion looked a little embarrassed.
"Use triangles to represent mountains, circles to represent peaks, dots to represent valleys, and dotted lines to represent mountain roads."
A simple diagram without any labels, simply using graphics to represent the location, was quickly drawn.
Lester gave a thumbs up, he is indeed a top student.
Nodding in response to Lester's compliment, Meredith said slowly.
"About 17,000 steps (1.5 meters per step, 17000/2*1.5=12.7km) away from us is Nuoer Village to the north.
Going further north about 34,000 steps (25.5km, we will directly convert it to kilometers from now on, everyone knows the principle) is Beinuoer Village.
Beinoer Village is located to the north of the middle section of the Gorel Mountains. There is no our village further north. Most of the people who were active there before were rogues and bandits. In the northwest of the Gorel Mountains, there are the Mostak tribe and the Ubol tribe.
A gathering place for tribes.
There is nothing too steep about this mountain road. There is only a high point a little east of Nuoer Village. It is not large in area and is about 300 steps long."
"Is there a place to hide?"
"A hiding place..."
After thinking about it for a moment, Meredith sounded unsure.
"There is a small mountain col a little north of the highland. The terrain is higher, but the depression is very inconspicuous. Generally no one will notice it unless they are specifically exploring..."
After this, Lester held a small meeting with 50 veterans.
Finally, under Lester's order to force a march, the Noxian levy force began to move north in three batches at different speeds, with the goal of Noel Village.
The first batch consisted of thirty disabled veterans and five mages including Lester, the second batch consisted of ten veterans plus some young Noxians and young people who were not too old, and the third batch consisted of ten
disabled veterans and more than 200 elderly people who cannot move quickly.
For Leicester, without suitable soldiers, weapons and armor, the most critical points for winning this battle are speed, morale and ingenuity. The old people can only be used as backup personnel and cannot place too high hopes on them.
expect.
If possible, he doesn't want those old people to go to the battlefield, but the cruel reality is not decided by him. What to do depends on the specific situation. Victory is the only goal.
He needed time to arrange the battlefield he wanted, so he had to go one step ahead and arrive at Nuoer Village before the bandits.
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In Beinuoer Village, the riders who drove the villagers had dismounted their horses and came to the woman they were interested in to take off their clothes.
The fire became more and more manic along with the desperate screams. The painful cries of women and the wanton laughter of men overlapped and rushed into the sky, echoing in the mountains.
Holding a one-handed ax with a wooden handle and charging towards the robber, Randall was knocked to the ground by his shield. The ax was kicked away by a huge stinky foot, and the man was pinned to the ground by the robber.
"Hatred, this is a very beautiful emotion. Hatred can make you do things you couldn't do originally. It can make you strong! Look at me, am I strong?"
The strong one-armed man looked down at the male villager who was trampled under his feet, Doyle's scarred face showed a bit of curiosity.
"She is your wife, right? She is really beautiful. You are such a lucky guy, much luckier than me."
"You beast! You beast! Come at me if you dare! Bullying a woman is nothing! Ahhhh!!! Landuo! Landuo!"
The man at his feet began to cry in pain, but Doyle understood that he could only cry in pain.
He could do nothing but cry.
Facing the burning house, four or five men laughed and vented their bestial desires.
"Brother, it's my turn next..."
Before he finished speaking, a straight punch hit the speaker in the face.
"Fuck you, the boss asked you to join so that you, an incompetent idiot, could have a life to wash the feet and clothes of the grandfathers. He did not want you to play with women, so get out of here! Otherwise I will chop you off!"
Seeing his men jumping in line, Doyle smiled happily.
"Look, this is the importance of strength. The law of banditry is strength. In order to satisfy my group of restless men, I have wasted a lot of effort. Fortunately, you wastes can help me save some effort...
Hey, you're still crying? You call yourself fearless Noxians, but you cry louder than women? Hahahaha,
And that coward who wants to play with your wife, he is from your village, right? After he was caught by my people outside the village, he peed all over his pants before he could do anything, and he sold you all away as soon as he turned around.
Damn, hahahaha, Noxians, bah! A bunch of weaklings and trash!"
The back of the neck feels cold and then becomes sticky,
The sound in his ears gradually disappeared, and Randall just stared blankly at his wife, who had lost her breath and was scolded all over by the robber after she died, blurting out all kinds of obscene words.
Not knowing that the man at his feet was still grieving for his wife, Doyle just added another axe, cut off the man's head, and impaled it on a wooden stake with his own hands.
The wooden pile gradually turned red.
"Look, I'll let you see how all of you Noxians died."
