Lorraine led two thousand cavalry and galloped away.
It's less than ten miles away and you'll be there in an instant.
Lorraine came closer, tightened the reins of his horse, stopped, and looked carefully at the low and broken city wall in front of him.
The city wall of Vibos was only a dozen feet high. Looking at it from a horse, Lorraine seemed to be able to climb it with just a hand.
Large areas of the black city wall peeled off, revealing pits, and there were withered vines on the wall.
In addition, there was a large handful of dry and withered foxtail grass standing on the top of the city tower, standing tenaciously in the cold wind.
After many people in the expeditionary force saw it, they were all very surprised as to how it could grow to the top of the city.
Lorraine moved his eyes away from the dilapidated city wall, which seemed to have not been repaired in nearly a thousand years, and looked towards the city gate.
I saw that the city gate was open, and the city gate made of logs was also full of decayed holes. Looking through the city gate hole, I saw that the street facing the city gate was lined with low-rise buildings in khaki color.
There was a big hole in the roof, and several of them had collapsed.
The street was deserted, with not a single thing moving. Only a few dead leaves were blown back and forth by the cold wind that made a "swish" sound.
Lorraine and the knights were trembling in their hearts.
Even though Luolina was brave, she couldn't help but gasped and said, "Is this a ghost town?"
Lorraine turned around and ordered loudly: "Go and take a look from the air, this place is too fucking weird~!"
A mage flew into the air and looked into the city.
As he watched, he said loudly: "There is no one on the wall. Damn it, there is no one in the city, huh? No, there are a few people coming here."
Luo Linna said from below: "I saw it too, come down here quickly, Seld, with that look in your eyes. Even if the elephant runs in front of you, you may not be able to see it clearly."
The crowd immediately broke into a burst of good-natured laughter.
At this time, I saw several officers wearing Almohad uniforms walking through the empty street, passing through the low city gate, and walking towards this side.
Lorraine saw that they were all empty-handed, and they were just pulling a cart behind the team. The cart was bulging, and it was unknown what was loaded there.
Seeing them coming this way, the officers and soldiers of the crusade army were so frightened that they couldn't help but retreat, shouting loudly: "Stop, stop quickly, or we will release arrows."
Immediately afterwards, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow, prepared spells, and was ready to attack. If anything went wrong, he would shoot those few on the spot.
When Lorraine saw this, a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. Under his own guidance, these ruffians were not dazzled by a series of victories and were quite smart.
The way they dealt with those people was like American soldiers dealing with suicide bombers who might come near.
The people on the opposite side heard their warning. Looking at the dense forest of arrows here and the flashing light in the hands of the mages next to them, they immediately knew that if one of them didn't deal with it properly, these guys would really kill someone. So,
, they stopped immediately.
The guy at the front of the group and the one with the highest military rank shouted loudly: "Don't fire, don't fire."
As he spoke, he raised his hands to indicate that he had no weapons, and then cautiously approached Lorraine with his hands raised.
Immediately, several soldiers nearby rushed forward with swords in hand. They carefully guarded him while searching him carefully and skillfully, and then escorted the man over.
Lorraine folded his hands and pressed them on the saddle, then bent down and assumed a comfortable position, looking at the man with interest.
The man put a hand on his chest, then bowed to the end, his forehead almost touching the ground, making a humble gesture.
Lorraine nodded at him with a riding crop in hand and said, "Who are you?"
The man replied respectfully: "Replying to your lord, we are all guardsmen of Weibos."
An officer next to Lorraine said: "Hmm~! It seems that all the defenders of Vibos are here."
When the other people heard what he said, they all laughed with the unique arrogance of an invader.
There was a flash of anger in the eyes of the Almohad man, but at the same time, he lowered his head deeply and just stared at his toes.
Lorraine also laughed "haha", and then said to the man: "Then you know who we are, right?"
The leader replied: "All of you, sir, are the crusaders of Maple Leaf Danlin."
"Oh," Lorraine nodded and said in a deep voice, "Then you also know what we are here to do?"
"Yes, sir." The leader replied honestly: "All of you, my lords, are here to attack that emperor in order to retaliate against him for undeclared war and sending troops to sneak attack on Maple Leaf Danlin."
Lorraine snorted coldly, pressed his sword with his hand, and shouted angrily: "Hmm~! Now that you know everything, why do you come in front of us? Do you think I won't chop off your dog's head?"
The officers nearby also shouted angrily.
When the leader saw these soldiers and gangsters, he turned against them faster than flipping through a book. He knew that in this chaotic army, they really wanted to chop off his head, which would be very convenient.
A layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on his head, and then he bowed deeply and said respectfully: "Sir, on behalf of the ordinary people in Weibos City, I pray to the General to let us go."
Lorraine looked him up and down and said mockingly: "You have a very strong tone. City lord of your city, who is the guard? I think your rank seems to be that of a captain. When will it be the turn of a guy like you and me?"
Sir, what are you talking about?"
The Almohad man let out a long sigh and said: "Reporting to your lord, all the officials in this city have fled long ago, and the rich and powerful have also fled with them. Now there are only a few thousand ordinary people in the city."
, we don’t want to be buried with that damn emperor.”
Everyone was stunned for a while after hearing this.
An officer cursed angrily and said, "They're all running away again? His grandmother's, these Almohad bastards can run away faster than rabbits. Where can these brothers find a way to make a fortune?"
The officers around Lorraine also complained loudly.
They expressed their great indignation about the people's livelihood here. Why are these damn people so poor? They can't even grab anything they want. They really lost money~! The economy was originally in a slump, so now,
Next year may be even more difficult...
After hearing these invaders complain about the poor life of the people of the empire, the lack of money at home, and so on, the Almohad man felt both funny and very embarrassed.
But at the same time, he became even more frightened - those gangsters really wanted to come here to kill people, set fires, steal money and stuff~!
After hearing the chaos behind him, Lorraine waved his hand impatiently and said: "Okay, okay. You will have plenty of opportunities later. Don't complain to me here. It's not me who made the people here become paupers."
The officers suddenly came to their senses, and immediately faced the emperor and the high-ranking officials of the empire with another round of curses: 'Straight bitches, bastards, you're going to die a good death, you're a pig lying on the people's bodies to suck blood...'.
The dirty words in it made the female magician Lorena frown as she listened.
Lorraine ignored the ruffians, turned around, and continued to ask the leader on the opposite side: "When did they run away?"
The leader thought about it briefly, and then replied affirmatively: "Five days ago, I heard that a big shot came from Weibos that day, saying that all the troops in the north had been killed by the Maple Leaf Danlin people, and then those officials were collected.
All the tax collectors packed up their things, took a roll of money from the treasury, and ran south."
Everyone listening nearby couldn't help but cursed again.
Out of hatred, this time they have switched from personal attacks to punishments after catching people, such as lighting sky lanterns with thousands of cuts, tiger stools with pepper water, the top ten tortures of the Qing Dynasty, iron maiden cannons, and body burns.
Paint it with honey, place it next to the ant nest, etc.
His heart is so vicious that it makes people shudder. It shows that there is no end to the persecution of our own kind by human beings. This is a great philosophical and social issue.
After hearing their curses, the leader became even more sweaty on his forehead. He bent down deeply, fearing that the ruffians would change their target in anger and vent their anger on himself.
Lorraine saw his worry, but didn't explain much and continued to ask: "Then why don't you run?"
The leader smiled sadly and said: "My home is here, and my whole family is in the city. Where can I run? Even if I run away, I am penniless, and I am in a foreign land with no friends.
Yes, I can starve to death alive. It's better for me to stay here. Even if I die, I will be buried by someone. I won't be dragged away by wild dogs."
He paused for a moment, with deep-seated anger in his eyes, and cursed in a low voice: "That damn dog emperor, why didn't the Great God send down thunder and lightning to kill him~! He brought such a huge disaster to the people."
He paused for a moment, saw Lorraine's half-smiling eyes, and immediately woke up. He hurriedly bowed again, and then said: "We heard that Maple Leaf Danlin does not kill people in Hafs City, so we came to pray to you, sir."
Spare the city of Weibos. Spare the people in this city."
Lorraine was stunned for a moment and said, "I'll spare your life if you tell me to. Wouldn't that make me lose face? Do my troops listen to you or to me?"
The leader immediately shuddered and said hurriedly: "Sir, please show mercy."
After saying that, he quickly waved to the subordinates behind him.
The two men at the back hurriedly leaned over to push the cart over. When the guard next to them saw it, they immediately shouted vigilantly.
Lorraine saw two boxes in the car from a distance, so she made a gesture.
A cavalryman immediately stepped forward on horseback, then opened the box with a light thrust of his spear. Then he stabbed the box a few times randomly, and then turned his horse back. He said expressionlessly: "Sir, sir,
No problem."
At this time, the two Almohad men pushed the cart and came over.
Everyone looked closely and saw that the lid of the car was open, revealing the contents. They were all gold and silverware such as stoves and candlesticks, and most of them were silverware.
An officer next to Lorraine whistled contemptuously, while the other curled his lips and made a "cut" sound in disdain.
The leader noticed that their attitude was wrong and hurriedly said respectfully: "Sirs, these are all the things we in Weibos City can produce now.
My lords, even when we entered the city, there was nothing there except the city lord’s house, and those tax collectors robbed us of everything. If we couldn’t pay the tax, we went directly to our steakhouse to rob us.”
After speaking, he sighed heavily.
Lorraine glanced at the box and was no longer interested.
He waved his hand half-heartedly and said to his officers: "Forget it, these are all yours."
These things look like a lot, but they are actually not worth much. Uncle Lorraine now owns the Flying Eagle Company, which costs about ten gold coins a minute. He still doesn't take such a small amount of money seriously.
The officers looked at those things and were very disinterested. They all sighed for a long time. Then they repeated Lorraine's words to their subordinates.
And when the soldiers and ruffians under their command saw the pile of rags, they were extremely shameless. First of all, they really thought those things were too shabby.
Secondly, everyone has already made a plan to go to Abdelwad, the capital of Almohad, to rob something special. Therefore, they must not let these rags take up the space for gold and jewelry in their pockets.
Because according to military tradition, it is very unlucky to do that. Once your pockets are opened, you may only be able to grab some worthless things in the future.
Therefore, no one went to take it. Instead, they kicked the broken car to the side of the road to prevent it from hindering everyone's march.
Lorraine looked at the empty, ghost town-like city, and then said to his subordinates: "Take two squadrons and go around the city. Pay attention to see if there is anything unusual."
The officer gave a loud shout and took the order and left.
Soon, hundreds of knights, each armed with swords, spears and crossbows, roared through the city gate and rushed into the city. The sound of iron hooves was like thunder, causing the dust on the city wall to rustle down.
Lorraine took a look, and then asked the leader: "Are there any Almohad troops nearby?"
The leader didn't even think about it this time, and replied very simply: "Sir, they have all fled, and the eighty defenders in the city have also dispersed."
Luo Linna was stunned and said: "Eight...eighty defenders? There are only eighty defenders in this city."
The leader gave a wry smile and said: "Yes, sir. There were originally five hundred soldiers in Weibosi City, but the city owner took advantage of the empty salary and only set up eighty people. He also kept deducting our money. We paid two months' wages.
And only half salary.
Even so, we still have to deduct heavy wages from time to time. And every one or two months, he has a birthday, and we ask us to give him red envelopes and gifts..."
Everyone in Lorraine couldn't help but look at each other, and they all looked weird.
The man paused and returned to the topic. He pointed around and then continued: "Sir, look. There are either river beaches or hills around here. There is no way to hide people. If you don't believe it, send someone to patrol. Take a look.
Just know it.”
Luolina looked at the city wall in front of her in surprise, then burst into laughter.
She shook her head and said in disbelief: "Lorraine, what kind of enemy are we fighting? The country is like this and they still attack Maple Leaf Danlin. I suspect they are poor and crazy, that's why they do this.
~!"
Lorraine remembered something and said disapprovingly: "Using foreign wars to divert domestic conflicts is a common method used by politicians.
I know a bunch of dwarfs and little carrots who even had their daughters and wives become prostitutes to make money because they didn’t have enough to eat. And just like that, they were deceived by a bricklayer into going to war. And that bricklayer was a lunatic~!"
Leo listened to the side and couldn't help being surprised, saying: "Why are they so careless?"
Lorraine shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows? Maybe they are just short-sighted."
Lorraine thought for a moment and then asked: "What other cities are nearby?"
The leader pointed to the upper reaches of the river and replied: "Sir, there are a few more cities upstream along the river. I think they are all similar to Vibos. When your Excellency arrives, there will only be a bunch of poor people left."
Those who are officials and those with money who can run away have probably already run away.
We also heard that some governors have established themselves as kings, and now in the land of Almohad, no one can stop the military power of your lord."
As he spoke, there was a sense of difficulty and bitterness in his words.
After hearing this, Lorraine sighed and said softly: "You are wrong. At least there is one person. There is one person who can stop me..."
The cavalry that entered the city quickly circled around the city, and then they all came out cursing.
"I've seen it, sir." The leading officer ran to Lorraine, saluted him, and then said angrily: "Damn it, half the houses in the city have collapsed. If this happens from now on, brothers will be in vain.
Let’s go on a trip. These people are so poor that they only have a handful of bones left, and there really is no profit or water in sight.”
Lorraine smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, gentlemen, you can think about the good news. Those people have plundered the things and brought them to Abdwad, waiting for us to get them. This saves money."
It took us all a lot of time.”
Everyone immediately grinned and laughed.
Lorraine then said to the leader: "Tell your people that during the march of the crusade, no one is allowed to go to the river bank, otherwise they will be killed."
When he said this, he reined in the restless war horse, and then added: "By the way, there is one more thing. If my soldiers disappear or are assassinated near here, as long as there is one person, please understand
Well, as long as one person is attacked, don’t blame me for slaughtering your broken city~!"
After speaking, his tone became more serious, revealing a strong murderous intention.
The group of people quickly bent down and saluted, saying: "I will obey your orders~!"
Lorraine snorted coldly, and then shouted angrily: "Let's go~!"
The cavalry immediately agreed, turned their horses' heads, the rear team became the front team, and started to retreat one after another.
At this time, Lorraine and the others saw the doors on both sides of the originally deserted street opening one after another, and the Almohad people ran out of their houses, shouting and running towards the city.
Leo couldn't help being surprised when he saw this situation, and asked: "They... what are they doing?"
Lorraine glanced at it, then turned his horse's head and said without looking back: "Robbing things, I didn't hear that guy say there are a few decent houses in the city. If we don't enter the city, of course one of their own people will rob them."
happy."
When Leo heard this, he couldn't help but became furious.
He cursed angrily: "What the hell are we fighting for?"