Just as the Kalis Empire troops were preparing for their formation, in the town hall at the rear, the young man who called himself Sangou sat in the lord's seat. He put his hands behind his head and put his feet on the table, with a smile on his face.
The rustic and silly spirit had long since disappeared without a trace, and now he had an impatient expression.
The fat lord, sitting at the guest's seat, nodded and bowed towards the young man with his usual smile.
"Yes, yes, we are definitely on your side."
"Oh? Then why did you let the imperial army come in?"
The young man said deliberately, obviously trying to endanger the little lord.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, this... there is really nothing we can do, and we don't have the power to stop it."
The young man rolled his eyes.
"Then I will tell Mr. George these exact words and see what he thinks. If Mr. George's crossing of the river is blocked, he will definitely twist your head off."
"But this... we... Sir, please be kind and help me, please."
The lord felt very unhappy. He had done so much for the other party and even risked his life to transport the food from the granary, but the other party was still not satisfied.
The young man sneered and said, "Now is the time for you to express your sincerity and join us to deal with those corrupt troops."
"Here, we are a small town, how can we compete with the army, and we have no weapons."
"Really? I don't think so. Let me ask you a question, will the Imperial Army take action against their people?"
Hearing this, the lord's heart skipped a beat. His words immediately caused cold sweat to break out on his back. His face was livid, and he had a bad premonition.
"Sir, sir, I don't understand. Even so, I can't make the people here rise up..."
"No need, you just need to push them."
The young man smiled slightly, looking a little gloomy. He looked out the window, yellow fallen leaves were floating by, and there was only a bare tree outside.
that night
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
"It's not good! The granary is on fire!!"
The night watchman's shout woke up all the sleeping people, including the soldiers on the dock. General Booth walked out of the tent and looked back, only to see a large flame rising into the sky and lighting up the entire small town.
Fire?
He frowned and secretly wondered why it happened at this time.
"Sir! The granary in the town is burning. Do we want to help put out the fire?"
"No, stay still. Go and notify the lord and ask him to immediately ask for food resources from other towns, and tell him this is my order."
"yes!!"
The soldiers were panicked and uneasy. The fire was too sudden and too coincidental.
Booth frowned, feeling a bad feeling in his heart.
When he looked over and saw many curious soldiers coming out to watch the fun, he couldn't help but get angry.
"What are you doing! What's there to see? Everyone go back to their respective posts!"
After being scolded, the soldiers returned to their respective places in despair.
Booth barely slept that night, and the fire burned for almost a whole night. During this period, the lord kept sending people to ask for support, asking Booth to send magicians to put out the fire.
But Booth refused. He was afraid that the enemy would take advantage of this moment to cross the river. He did not have any extra manpower to send out, especially the two hundred magicians. If something unexpected happened to them, it would be a very big loss. In Jianghe,
In battle, their role is very important.
However, the enemy did not appear until dawn, which made Busby nervous all night.
The fire has also been put out, but after burning for so long, it is estimated that nothing will be left.
If he had enough manpower, Booth would definitely send his men to investigate the cause of the fire, but now he can only focus all his attention on the coast. He only has 20,000 people, and he must unite to stop the enemy's attack.
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However, something unexpected happened. Everyone knew about the fire in the granary, and what the Kalis people feared most was famine. Because Bangjiang Town is close to the Longquan River, when famines occurred in other places, they could still
Relying on fishing to fill their stomachs.
But now that the granary has been burned down and the army is stationed at the dock to prevent anyone from getting close, naturally they can't go down the river to fish.
At this moment, what Booth was most worried about happened. Fishermen and residents of Bangjiang Town appeared at the dock to protest against the military blockade. They wanted to go fishing and live.
"Why don't you let us fish?"
“This is our place!”
"Please, let us pass."
"Where's our ship!"
The fishermen's protest became louder and louder, and soldiers lined up to block the protesters. However, the number of people increased and the scene became more and more chaotic. They gradually lost control of the situation.
In addition to the pier, there are many places where you can get off the boat. Fishermen who are familiar with the local environment secretly bypassed the sight of the soldiers and got off the river from other places.
When he saw someone punting a boat on the river, General Booth could no longer control the situation. The fishermen desperately broke through the army and took back their fishing boats.
Just in the evening after this incident, three large trade union merchant ships appeared, coming from upriver.
When Booth saw this, he immediately called for people from the Adventurer's Guild.
"Is that your ship?"
The union staff took one look at it and said confusedly: "This is indeed our ship, but we have no transportation missions in the near future. It's strange."
Hearing this, Booth frowned and asked loudly: "Are you sure?"
"Well, yes, General."
The next second, Booth immediately turned around and shouted to the soldiers: "All the troops listen to the order! Fire immediately! Shoot down those three big ships!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, including the people from the trade union.
"You! What did you say! That's our ship! What you did is undoubtedly declaring war on the union!"
The union staff were shocked.
However, Booth had already made up his mind. He gritted his teeth, grabbed his stunned men, and shouted into his ears: "What are you waiting for! Give me my order quickly! Otherwise, I will kill you!"
"Yes, sir, you saw there are civilians on the river."
"We can't control that much. We will die as soon as they land. It's your choice!"
After saying that, the soldier who delivered the order had his legs trembling and he gritted his teeth.
"yes!!"
He ran out quickly.
Ten seconds later, only a roaring sound could be heard. The terrifying magic cannons made loud noises. The civilians screamed continuously, and huge waves of water arose in the Longquan River. In the midst of the gunfire,
, the three large ships were attacked by artillery fire, the magic shells exploded on the ships, and several holes were punched out in the front ship.
The surrounding small fishing boats fled one after another. Just when everyone thought that Booth had gone crazy, suddenly a large number of people appeared on the deck of the big ship.