Volume 2 The Iron Baron Chapter 158 The Battle of Nolandenburg (32)
Every day closer to winter, the temperature of autumn nights becomes colder. Frost has already appeared on the top of Nolandenburg Castle tonight. This also means that the first snow will arrive in a short time.
Winter is coming to the north.
Two Norlandenburg militiamen wrapped in woolen cloaks were shivering with cold on the west side of the city. They stood by the brazier on the city head, leaning their spears on their shoulders and stretching out their hands to warm themselves.
Bake it, otherwise you won't be able to hold the weapon steady for a while.
One of the militiamen yawned. Under the firelight, the white mist was clearly visible, confirming the coldness tonight.
The yawning militiaman leaned against the wall and said to his companions: "The weather is really cold. After the change of guard in the middle of the night, I need to add a blanket to myself, otherwise it will freeze me to death."
Another militiaman rubbed his hands, which were numb from the cold, and responded: "Look at how cowardly you are, you can't bear the cold. It's a good thing that you are still from the north."
"Hey, can't northerners be afraid of the cold? However, our family is all northerners, but except for me, no one is that afraid of the cold." The militiaman said with emotion.
At this time, another militiaman smiled and said, "Oh, that's right. I have a bold prediction about why you are afraid of the cold. Although I can't guarantee that it is completely accurate, I am at least close to it."
"Hey, you kid, you still have this ability? We have known each other for several months, how come I didn't know you were still a bachelor?" the militiaman said sarcastically.
"Hey, you don't want to listen, and I'm not willing to explain it to you. If I give you a good look in the past two days, you won't know who is who." Another militiaman replied.
"Hahaha!" the militiaman laughed, then put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Good brother, tell me why I am so afraid of the cold."
Seeing his sincere attitude, another militiaman nodded and explained to him: "Actually, the reason is very simple. There is a high probability that your mother cheated on a southern man. You are not your father's biological child."
, that southern man is your biological father, so you are afraid of the cold."
Before he could say anything, the militiaman's fist hit him, but another militiaman dodged it deftly. Seeing that he missed, he cursed angrily: "You bitch, it's your mother who can't follow you."
Some wild man who knows where he came from did it."
"Hey! Hey! Hey! I was just kidding, why are you so anxious?" Another militiaman said to him with a smile.
"Get out of here, are you making this kind of joke casually? Don't talk to me these days, you bitch." It seemed that the militiaman was really angry.
Seeing that his companion was really angry, another militiaman quickly stepped forward to apologize and say nice things. After all, he also knew that his joke was indeed a bit too much. He felt sorry for himself and apologized again and again.
While they were talking here, they suddenly heard a slight ringing of bells from the crenel next to them. They immediately stopped talking and laughing and became alert.
One of the militiamen glanced diagonally below the crenel and gave his companion a look. The other party immediately understood, and then heard him say loudly: "Okay, this time, I will forgive you. If you don't do it next time, you dare to fight with me again."
For such a joke, I will definitely hack you to death!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Don't worry, I promise like the great God of Fire that I will never joke with you like this again. Don't worry." Another militiaman said with a sorry smile.
After saying this, he paused and continued: "Besides, you don't need to hack me to death. I guess we will all be hacked to death by the pirates tomorrow."
After hearing what he said, the militiaman asked: "Why do you say that? We have been fighting very smoothly these two days. Although we suffered some losses due to a fire at the city gate during the day, we still killed a lot of pirates.
We also repelled their attack."
"Hey, although we have repelled their attacks in the past two days, the city gate is also broken. You don't know. During dinner, I met a neighbor who was guarding the city gate. He told me,
The city gate is completely broken. It is estimated that if the pirates hit it harder, it will collapse. Do you think we can defeat the pirates without the city gate?" Another militiaman explained very disappointed.
"Ah!" The militiaman screamed out in fright, and then he quickly asked: "No, Captain Barrett should find someone to repair it. The carpenters can repair the city gate pretty quickly."
"Repair? How to repair it? The pirates have fired several rounds of rockets in the past two days. The wood shed in the castle has been completely burned, and there are not many pieces of wood left." Another militiaman explained to him.
When the militiaman heard his companion's explanation, he was completely frightened. He murmured to himself: "This, how can this be good? Are we going to die like this? I just got married to my wife. I
I don’t want to die.”
"Bah, bah, bah! You're talking about immortality, you coward." Another militiaman said with disgust, "I heard that neighbor told me that Captain Barrett had people demolish the wood in the castle.
It is estimated that the city gate will be reinforced in the middle of the night, and the situation is not that bad. Although it will not be as strong as before with simple reinforcement, it will still be no problem to block the impact for a day."
When the militiaman heard this, his sadness turned to joy. He nodded excitedly, and then laughed and said: "You kid, you are really nothing. There is no problem in the first place. You are deliberately verbose to scare me, and you can kill me in the middle of the night."
Now that the city gate is repaired, what do we have to worry about?"
When he heard his companion scolding him, another militiaman also sneered at him. The two of them were going back and forth there, which was quite lively.
And while they were talking about it, the pirate who was about to climb up to the top of the city looked excited after listening to the conversation between the two people. He quickly descended, wanting to go back and report to his leader what he heard.
important information.
After seeing the two militiamen eavesdropping, they quickly went to report the situation to Gamlin, who was in charge of guarding the city walls on the west and north sides. After listening to their reports, Gamlin patted them both excitedly.
Shoulder, "Okay! You two have done a great job. I will record the credit for you. When these pirates are completely wiped out, I will personally ask for the credit for you."
As soon as they heard that the Sheriff wanted to help them ask for credit from the lord, a cheerful smile immediately appeared on their faces, and they thanked Gamlin again and again.
"Thank you, Mr. Sheriff."
"Lord Sheriff, you are so kind. The God of Fire will definitely bless you."
"Lord Gamlin, if anything happens in the future, you can just tell us brothers directly."
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Seeing that the two people were about to show their loyalty and flattery, Gamlin quickly stopped them, and after some encouragement, he asked them to continue to stick to their original posts.
After the two militiamen left, Gamlin immediately rushed to the city gate tower and woke up Barrett who was sleeping soundly inside.