Chapter 77 Itinerary, start!
Lying in the bedroom, Horn felt a little distracted.
Horn slept in this room for almost a month.
To be honest, he is quite familiar with this place, the cross stained windows, the rattan carpet on the floor, the walnut chairs and desk.
It was here that he planned the famous coup, and it was also here that he was welcomed as pope.
This small room has witnessed too many critical moments of the Papal State and is filled with the long and profound history of the Papal State.
"Papa, do we really have to leave?" Carrie rubbed her head on Horn's arm.
Horn did not pull out his arm this time, but stroked Carrie's slender white hair: "Yes."
"I miss this place a little. When can we come back? ?”
“I don’t know, maybe I won’t come back again.”
Yes, after walking this arduous 500 miles, we arrived at the territory of Duke Dane of Kush.
There, he may seek a position under the Duke, or hide in Black Snake Bay for another two years, or he may directly seek refuge in Norn.
This small monastery will fall into the hands of the church again. The only difference is probably...
No, there won't be any difference.
Before Horn could get away from his memories, the door to the bedroom opened with a bang.
"Jeanna, it's so late, what are you doing here?"
Jeanna didn't care, she lay down next to Horne, covered her with a small quilt, and turned her back to Horne.
"I'll sleep with you so we can go together tomorrow."
Isn't your bedroom just a few steps next to mine?
Horn turned his head and saw Jeanne's small ears poking out from her black hair in the moonlight.
The ears with fine hairs are now stained with a clear blush.
Horn reached out and stroked her ear.
The light pink capillaries burned directly, like bright red.
Horn laughed.
But after seeing that Jeanne's hair was showing signs of turning golden, Horn couldn't be happy anymore.
He quickly retracted his hand.
With a fake cough, Horn asked seriously: "How is the production of my orichalcum bow?"
"The bow arms have been made. If it weren't for Sister Sissi I brought a full twenty pounds of orichalcum for sale, and I might not be able to make this big bow.”
Orichalcum is called orichalcum just because it looks like red copper, but its essence is still the same. Steel, also known as Oliha steel.
Due to its special properties, orichalcum can only be cast but cannot be forged.
Is this professionally relevant? No.
"Jeanna, you are leaving tomorrow, are you afraid?"
"Not afraid, as long as you are with me, I am not afraid."
Can leave After this journey, I will leave you, Jeanne. By then, where will you go?
“Do you want to follow me all the time?”
"I should follow you, because you are my brother..." Jeanne turned half sideways, raised her head, and suddenly said loudly, "...and my fiancé!"
"Humph." Carrie He snorted coldly, "Yours?"
"Okay, I'm sleepy, don't talk anymore and disturb my sleep." Horn quickly stretched his legs and closed his eyes.
The next day, October 2, 1444 in the imperial calendar, was the slope where Horn and Durdafo had a shocking battle.
Among the mountains in the distance, the corners of the red sun's clothes stand out quietly.
The black hooded cloak was connected into a ball of black mist, and various sundries were tied on the ragged thin belt.
One hundred-year-old bags are dancing in the wind, and many villagers carry big and small bags, holding a broken pottery bowl for eating in their hands.
Since this section is all uphill, in order to save effort, they each took a stick for support.
When he stood in front of this group of people, holding the papal scepter, Horn touched the four bags around his waist, and his pride and momentum suddenly evaporated.
“Jeshka, Busak, are everything arranged?”
"It's arranged, Your Majesty."
According to Jeshka's suggestion, Horn divided the country's army into two teams, the front and rear.
After all, the road is so narrow, and 1,200 of them certainly cannot walk in a large square formation.
The leader of each team was a division of the Guards. The three brigades formed three straight lines and walked at the front, following Jeanne who was holding the flag of the Holy Grail.
On both sides and at the end, there are two brigades of black hat troops, responsible for covering and rearing.
In addition, there are Boy Army, Cheka, some villagers and Guards responsible for reconnaissance and collection along the way. The rest of the people marched with the chariot.
The chariot contained all the supplies for this long journey, including nearly 2,000 gallons of grain and dried fish and meat, 800 yards of coarse woolen cloth, and 400 yards of fine woolen cloth. , 500 pounds of salt, 600 pounds of iron ingots, 150 pounds of refined iron, and 150 pounds of various dyes and medicinal materials.
There are also many livestock such as chickens, pigs and sheep, which are also driven on both sides of the carriage.
These ten tanks have been converted into armored tanks at Jeshka's suggestion.
The main modification point is to install detachable high-fiber composite armor on one side of the body - made of leather and oak boards.
You must know that whether it is the first 150 miles of mountain roads or the last 300 miles of forest roads and swamp roads, there are a lot of dangers.
When walking on the forest road, you will be attacked by giant spiders in the forest, and when walking through the swamp, you will be attacked by local savages and lycanthropes.
Whether it is a forest road or a swamp road, you will be attacked by monsters.
During this journey, Horn decided to use the car base tactic.
When in danger, the cart can be turned into a small fortress by surrounding it in a circle.
In addition, allowing family members to mix with soldiers when the army is marching is a measure that has a great impact on combat effectiveness.
So, Horn specially implemented the system of separate camps for soldiers and civilians.
He divided the entire Papal State into men's camps and women's camps. Of course, this does not mean that the women's camps are all women.
The women's camp is a family camp, mostly composed of old, weak, women, children, and men who are unable to fight.
During the march, no contact was allowed unless there was a major incident, and we could only meet during dinner.
If you have family matters to deal with, you can apply to the brigade commander, but you cannot apply twice in a row within five days.
When the entire 1,182 people in the Papal States stood in a long queue that stretched for 30,000 centimeters as far as the eye can see
That kind of shock can only be felt by standing in front of them. Feel it.
When the first ray of sunshine fell on Horn's face in the morning, he could not think of anything else that could inspire these high-spirited citizens.
"Gentlemen, let's set off!"
Horn gave the order, and the crowds of people came. A small group of 1,200 villagers, leaning on crutches, drove their cars and moved forward in a chaotic manner under the guidance of the scouts.
After these days of exposure, although there are still muddy sections on the dirt road, it is no longer as difficult as before.
Some small roads and bridges were gradually repaired by surrounding villagers or small landowners and nobles.
Looking around, the bald and yellow mountains have recovered from the floods, and the green hills are becoming greener, sucking the fertilizer brought by the floods.
White irises swayed by the Honey River, and the circling whistling thrush was reflected in the river water, as if swimming in the sky.
"Eighty acres of good land, and a gentle and good in-laws..."
The villagers walked with messy steps, holding on to crutches, and lagging.
Sometimes they sang dreams of heaven, and sometimes they sang songs of thanksgiving.
The sound of singing ripples, and occasionally a few figures are stirred up from the rolling hills on both sides.
But most of them retreated after seeing Horn's strict formation and frightening numbers and weapons.
Even the robber knights who make a living by robbing houses will avoid the banner of Barneyforth that Horn has flown.
Even some homeless people and refugees from the countryside would try to join them, but Horn did not take them in.
On the contrary, Armand, the monks from the Ministry of Truth, would give them some potato roots and teach them how to wash them.
The armies of the Papal States left, but they left behind the recipes for eating potato roots, the jokes about the Holy See Church, and the beautiful dream of heaven.
All the way up the Honey River, and further on is Horn's hometown, Holy Grail Mountain.
They did not continue walking forward, but turned a corner, bypassed the Holy Grail Mountain, and headed further east.
As you go eastward, there are fewer fields on both sides of the road, and there are also fewer knights and farmers looking around.
Correspondingly, the mountain peaks are getting taller and taller, and the slope at the foot is also getting steeper.
Waiting until evening, Horn unexpectedly discovered that, as for the citizens, something unexpected happened - they didn't have any accidents at all.
Although the whole journey was frantic, like a group of migrating beggars, they actually arrived at the campsite.
Only ten people were left behind, two broke their legs and one was missing.
Even arriving early.
As the sun set, villagers walked into the campsite one after another and began to build tents and huts with canvas leaves and branches.
“This is really, really surprising to me.” Sissi looked at the walking villagers and couldn’t help but sigh, “I was already prepared to set up camp on the road.”
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Regarding Sissi's exclamation, Horn could only reply: "Step and pray, kid."
(End of this chapter)