From a distance, I saw two soldiers from the city defense brigade waiting at the gate of the military camp. When Surdak rode through the gate of the military camp, the two city defense soldiers quickly gave a military salute to Surdak.
Suldak grabbed the reins of the war horse, turned to them and asked:
"Are you waiting for me?"
Two soldiers from the city defense brigade showed embarrassed expressions on their faces, and walked up to them and said:
"Yes, Commander Surdak."
Surdak asked calmly:
"What do you want from me?"
The two soldiers from the city defense brigade seemed a little embarrassed to speak. They looked at each other and finally mustered up the courage to say:
"Sir Commander, the city defense brigade has encountered some troubles. Mayor Marco said that you are the commander of the city defense brigade, so I would like to ask you to deal with it."
Surdak frowned.
In the morning, Mayor Marco looked like he wanted to hold the city defense team in his hands and was unwilling to hand it over. Unexpectedly, now he can't wait to hand over the city defense team.
Suldak asked in a deep voice: "What happened over there?"
The two soldiers of the city defense brigade were even more embarrassed. They lowered their heads and said, "The armed group of the town trading house blocked the door of the city defense brigade."
The city defense team of a dignified town was actually blocked by the armed forces of a private business group, and they were unable to fight back...
Surdak didn't know what to say, so he just said to the two soldiers:
"I know, I'll make arrangements and go there!"
"Yes, Commander."
The two soldiers agreed and walked away in despair.
…
Surdak rode into the military camp and casually asked the guard at the door, only to find out that the patrol led by Samira and Gulitem had not returned yet. Probably the ogres had tasted the sweetness yesterday and wanted to try hunting today.
Game in the woods.
Dinner preparations have already begun in the military camp, and the smell of wheat scones wafts from the restaurant.
More than two dozen aboriginal herdsmen were carefully washing a group of ancient Bo Lai horses next to the stables. Since they joined the cavalry camp, these horses have been carefully washed almost every day.
Moreover, they have to go outside the town every day to cut glass grass and green hairy vines.
To feed these thousand war horses in the military camp, in addition to rushing to the pasture outside the town every day, they also have to prepare fodder for these war horses to eat at night. These fodder are forage mixed with some wheat bran and crushed beans.
Only a war horse made of ** materials can gain weight.
Ordinary Gubo Lai horses cannot carry a heavy cavalry wearing a full set of heavy armor and a full set of weapons. They can barely carry it in time, but they are also unable to charge. This kind of heavy cavalry is really too much for Gu Bo Lai horses.
It's heavy!
Only ancient Bolai horses that have undergone special breeding and weight-increasing training can barely bear the weight of heavy cavalry.
With these aboriginal herdsmen, Surdak has been saved a lot of troubles that he had not considered before.
Andrew had just completed the cavalry training. He stood shirtless under the stone wall and took a shower with a group of cavalry.
The sound of water, talking and laughter mixed together, and a group of men lined up, waiting to take a bath at the bathing wall.
Seeing Suldak riding over, Andrew walked out of the bathing wall naked and put the 'Earth Shield' magic pattern structure on his body again, without actually wearing any linen shirt underneath.
Surdak was very speechless, feeling that no matter how precious this set of 'Earth Shield' magic pattern structure was, he didn't want to take it back from Andrew and wear it on himself again.
"Go out with me."
Suldak jumped off the horse and said to Andrew, who was shaking his wet hair.
Andrew threw the towel to a cavalry squadron leader behind him and asked Suldak:
"Do you want to bring some help?"
Surdak asked him: "You know?"
Andrew chuckled and walked side by side with Suldak. He wore an 'Earth Shield' magic pattern structure and looked extraordinary.
"I heard from the locals that the trading group's armed group blocked the gate of the city defense brigade, and they also know some inside information," Andrew said.
Surdak asked: "What's the inside story?"
Andrew took the reins of the war horse from a cavalryman, and while following Suldak out of the military camp, he said: "I heard that the truck of the trading company was intercepted by the city defense brigade at noon, and both sides
It was very unpleasant, but after all, the trading company did not find any problem. In the afternoon, when the convoy left Dodan Town, the armed group of the trading company blocked the gate of the city defense brigade. I heard their reasons
I want to collect a debt owed by the city defense brigade."
"Mayor Marco is really good-tempered!" Suldak snorted.
Andrew got on his horse and chased Suldak and said: "The owner of Dodan Town Trading Company is not an ordinary person. It is said that his uncle is a member of the House of Representatives in Wilkes City. He has a great status in Wilkes City and has no good reputation.
Judging from this, I guess Mayor Marco wouldn’t dare to touch the business owner easily.”
"Having private armed forces block the door...isn't that considered a reason?" Surdak said angrily.
Suldak and Andrew rushed to the city defense brigade.
The city defense brigade is not far from the military camp and is built under the north city wall. Many warehouses in the city defense brigade are built directly in the holes of the city wall below.
A group of mercenaries, more than a hundred of them, stood at the gate of the city defense brigade. They surrounded five four-wheel trucks at the gate of the city defense brigade. The mercenaries headed by them all had several magic pattern structures on their bodies, and they were imposing.
It clearly suppressed a group of city defenders inside the gate.
Captain Hans was not even able to wear a piece of magic pattern structure on his body. He was protecting Mayor Marco and did not dare to rush forward and scatter the mercenaries of the trading company's armed group.
Mayor Marco stood at the front, pointing at the person in charge of the trading firm's armed force, and scolded him sternly.
The person in charge of the trading house always kept a smile on his face, bowed his waist slightly, and explained something to Mayor Marco.
Surdak and Andrew crossed a group of onlookers and walked in on horseback. Mayor Marco seemed to see some hope, but when he saw that Surdak was followed by less than twenty cavalry, his eyes were filled with tears.
disappointment.
He was about to scold Suldak, but those words rolled around in his throat and he did not say them out after all.
"Mayor Marco, I heard that you came to me to hand over the military power of the city defense brigade to me?" Suldak jumped off his horse and asked Mayor Marco loudly.
Mayor Marco coughed muffledly in front of so many city guards and armed mercenaries, and said with a dark face:
"Hans, Commander Suldak will directly oversee the city defense brigade from now on. The town has handed over this right. From now on, you must obey Commander Suldak's orders!"
Then Mayor Marco pointed his finger at Hans and said to Suldak:
"Commander Suldak, Captain Hans is the captain of the city defense brigade. He is usually responsible for the specific affairs of the city defense brigade. If you have anything to do in the future, just give him instructions directly."
Surdak nodded and said: "In this case...as the temporary commander of the city defense brigade, I have the right to resolve the matter at the door."
His eyes fell on the person in charge of the trading firm and asked him: "So you are the person in charge of the armed group of the trading firm?"
"Anthony has met Commander Surdak!" The head of the trading firm kept his attitude extremely low.
Surdak was not polite and said directly to him: "Why are your men surrounding the gate of the city defense brigade? According to the Green Empire Army Public Security Regulations, you armed groups have threatened the security of Dodan Town. I can
Bring someone to arrest you and punish you for this dangerous behavior."
The person in charge of the trading company spread his hands and said with an aggrieved look: "Commander Surdak, your city defense brigade owes our trading company a batch of war preparation supplies. This is not a security incident, but
It’s an economic dispute, we didn’t do anything wrong!”
As he spoke, he handed a parchment account in his hand to Surdak and said:
"Here is the account list. Captain Hans purchased a batch of materials from the trading company. Mayor Marco came forward to guarantee it and promised us to repay it in batches within one year. Now that the deadline has expired, the trading company is currently
So far, I haven’t received a single gold coin.”
Suldak took the account book and flipped through it casually, stared at Hans and asked: "Captain Hans, can you explain to me what is going on?"
Hans quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and said frankly to Suldak:
"At the beginning, the city defense brigade was short of supplies. We did purchase a batch of supplies from a trading house, but this was also a war reserve for the city defense brigade, but the money has never been repaid!"
"So what's the list of combat supplies for the city defense brigade? Captain Hans, can you show it to me?" Suldak turned to Hans and asked.
Then he said to Anthony, the head of the trading house: "Since this bad debt has not been cleared up, we can sit together, carefully check the accounts, and let your people push these five four-wheeled trucks to the yard of the city defense brigade.
, if it is true that the City Defense Brigade owes this money, I will pay off the debt even if I send the bill to the Wilkes City Military Headquarters."