Chapter 560 Horn arrives at his loyal Feiliu Castle
"Did he wet his pants?"
Looking at the dark wet marks gradually appearing on Barneyforth's robe, Horn covered his nose in disgust.
Jeanne stared: "If it hadn't been for him, Danji would not have died. Brother, what are you going to do with it?"
"Keep him locked up for now. He has a lot of useful information in his mind. Let's interrogate him first." Horn waved his hand in disgust and signaled the military police to send him away. "To prevent him from escaping, break his legs with a clamp first. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The military police captain hammered his chest and dragged the man Horn once hated and feared the most away from the dock.
After all, Barneyforth is the nominal supreme bishop of the Church of the Thousand River Valley, so he naturally has a special significance. Killing him casually will not play his due role.
After settling Barneyfors, Horne explained to the boatmen, and then walked briskly onto the streets of Suomi Town.
Although the local residents in the houses on both sides did not dare to go out, they still secretly peeked at the demon Horn from behind the cracks in the doors and through the windows.
Unlike the rumored green-skinned monster with a length and width of 3 meters, the Saint Sun in front of him even looked a little thin.
Standing together with the guards who are often over 1.8 meters tall on both sides, it looks like a strange concave character.
However, although he is short, his majesty is not comparable to that of other soldiers.
Although he was wearing a knee-length military uniform, he changed the collar to a stand-up collar, which not only protected him from the cold, but also made him appear dignified.
A purple silk ribbon was worn from the left shoulder to the right waist, and under the feet were shiny black cowhide riding boots, with an indifferent smile on his face.
Amid the cheers of the military police and the Guards monks, Horn walked up to the legion commanders who were standing at attention with crisp and powerful steps.
"Your Majesty, we ambushed the enemy's command company in Black Lettuce Village, killing 245 people and capturing 159 people. The rest of the escapees were not counted." As the main commander, Laurent hammered his left chest twice with his right hand. "Holy Father, with the blessing of Holy Father, we have captured the command company camp on the outskirts of Feiliu Castle."
"You guys always come up with new surprises for me." Horn laughed, shaking hands and hugging the legion commanders one by one.
You know, Horn and Jeanne were supposed to follow the second batch of reinforcements and arrive at Suomi Town at noon tomorrow.
But he was afraid that the Salvation Army monks would not be able to cope with the command company due to the lack of cavalry, so he specially arrived with Jeanne and 100 holy gun cavalry.
I originally thought it would be good if they could defend Suomi Town, but I didn't expect that not only would they not defend, but they would also attack.
An ambush wiped out eight out of ten of Prince Kong Dai's remaining forces. Seeing this power, Feiliu Bao was even more dismayed.
"This is not all our fault." Laurent coughed, "It was the leaders of the Saint-Sun Rebel Army, Andre and Warren Taylor, who attracted the Order Company."
Horn then turned around and shook hands with Warren Taylor, who looked complicated, and Andre, who was grinning.
However, the two sides did not exchange greetings for long before Horn apologized and came to the war monks.
For these soldiers who had won the battle, His Majesty Sheng Sun took the trouble to shake hands with them one by one, asked their names, and praised their achievements.
As for the wounded soldiers, Horn even took the initiative to say hello. He even rolled up his sleeves and helped the orderlies change dressings and bandages for the wounded soldiers.
The dirty blood splashed onto the clean clothes and beautiful ribbon, but he seemed not to notice it.
Warren Taylor and Andre followed Horn, quietly watching him do these simple and tedious things.
Warren Taylor's eyes became more and more relaxed, while Andre's eyes became more and more solemn.
What Warren Taylor saw was Horn's love for ordinary soldiers, but Andre saw something different.
He saw that most of the soldiers in black who had been greeted were extremely excited.
Although they stood on the street blowing the cold wind in the middle of the night, they didn't complain at all, and they even seemed to enjoy it a little bit.
Andre saw with his own eyes how brave these black-clad soldiers were, and how determined their will and morale were.
Generally speaking, the military is as arrogant as it is disobedient, and capable people are always proud. If there were no direct officers, Andre asked himself, within two or three months, he would not be able to command these veterans.
As soon as Horn stood there, these soldiers felt as if they had seen the Holy Lord coming. That kind of heartfelt reverence and obedience was rarely seen in strong soldiers.
This kind of control over the military is really rare.
Originally, the priests said that Horn would use mind magic to control soldiers. Andre still didn't believe it, but now he was a little doubtful.
It wasn't until he shook hands with the last wounded soldier and comforted him that Horn stood in front of Andre again.
"Sorry, I was delayed for a while. Let's go into the house and chat while eating."
Andre showed a rare display of emotional intelligence and bluntly asked the question he wanted to ask the most: "Are you going to enter Flying Castle next?"
Horn's eyebrows twitched. He once again looked up and down at the rebel leader with a mysterious background, and showed a meaningful smile:
"If you don't come in, wait."
At noon on March 9, the second batch of four regiments, including two Guards regiments and two Black Champion regiments, were in place.
Along with them came the third-generation Holy Grail Cavalry Regiment consisting of 400 Holy Gun Cavalry, 500 Hussars, 300 North Cavalry and 300 Kush Cavalry.
The reason why it is called the third generation is because the Holy Grail Cavalry Regiment has two predecessors.
The first one is the Knights of the Holy Grail during the Gulag period, consisting of two cavalry companies, totaling two people.
The second one is the first-generation Holy Grail Cavalry Regiment that evolved from the Holy Grail Knights during the Osawago period. At that time, there were three cavalry divisions with a total of 150 people. The strength of the cavalry increased by 7500%, and they were all cuirass holy gun cavalry.
The third generation is the current full version of the Holy Grail Cavalry Regiment. Jeanne serves as the commander of the cavalry regiment. It has four cavalry brigades with a total of 1,500 cavalry.
Jeanne herself served as the captain of the Holy Gun Cavalry, Grouch served as the captain of the Orc Hussars, Murat served as the captain of the North Cavalry, and Perini served as the captain of the Cush Cavalry.
With the hundred-man mage group and the Skitarii, an army of about 7,200 people has gathered near Suomi Town.
Naturally, it is impossible for a small and small broken rice town to accommodate so many thick troops.
So on the morning of March 10, the Kush Rangers and Orc Hussars began to disperse, surveying the terrain and mapping roads nearby.
When the public farmers and refugee villages around Feiliu Fort looked up, they could see the black and red flag knights billowing smoke on the country roads.
They immediately reported to their lord that the Salvation Army was heading towards Feiliu Castle.
After receiving the news, the bishop of Feiliubao, citizens and city nobles naturally hurriedly prepared flowers, ten boxes of jewelry and gold pounds.
As for Matteo, as early as last night, the bishops had tied him up while he was sleeping and held him at the gate into the city.
It's not that the bishops don't have the will to fight, but the city walls are not tall.
Due to its prosperity for a long time, Feiliu Fort has long lost its function as a fortress.
The previous archbishops deliberately demolished part of the city wall on the port side for the convenience of commerce.
This part of the city wall could not be repaired during the two years of the war, but it was flooded in 1444 and seven of the nine counties rebelled in 1445.
In the past two years, the tax revenue of the Qianhe River Valley Diocese has been cut in half. Prince Condai also siphoned off most of the tax revenue, and the church was unable to spend money to repair the city wall.
If the nobles still sided with Prince Condai, with their support and relying on the surrounding fortresses and towers in the city, they might be able to defend for three or four weeks.
But the local nobles have rebelled, and the church can't even gather the troops to fill the towers and castles. There are still a large number of refugees and ghosts in the city waiting to "open the door to welcome the patriarch"!
Is there any need to defend the city?
Anyway, after selling Barnifus and Matteo, the senior bishops and nobles in Feiliu Castle hid in the countryside, preparing to return after Prince Condai regained Feiliu Castle.
Although a large number of shops and workshops outside the city will probably be lost, as long as the privileges in their hands are not lost, re-gathering wealth is just a matter of hands.
So in the early morning of March 11th, the team that welcomed the supreme saint, Pope Horn, arrived at his loyal Feiliu Castle, was already waiting on the roadside.
(End of chapter)