Xia Xiao told the truth. Obviously Youlan didn't want to conflict with Xia Xiao at this time, so she just coughed lightly and interrupted Shenhong's words.
"If you, queen, are here for that gun, then I can tell you, please don't worry, our apostle's target this time is not this gun."
Xia Xiao narrowed her eyes, as if asking, but also curious: "How do I know if it is?"
Youlan was silent for a moment, as if she was making a decision. Finally, she chose to speak out.
"Our purpose is just to defend this city. As for why we defend this city, we have no comment." Youlan said, looking at Xia Xiao's expression, she added: "So the best proof is , not only us, but also the apostles who may appear in the future will not leave this city and the places within a thousand miles around it."
Hearing Youlan say this, Xia Xiao was thoughtful.
After a while, she raised her head.
"That's no problem. However, go back and contact the person above you and tell him that I have something to talk to him about. Not now, after the things in this world are over."
"I will convey your message."
Seeing that Youlan agreed, Xia Xiao said nothing more, waved his hand and left Noolist.
It wasn¡¯t until Xia Xiao¡¯s figure disappeared that Crimson¡¯s tense nerves relaxed.
"Scared me."
Hearing what her sister said, Youlan just smiled, but began to guess Xia Xiao's purpose and reason for coming to this world.
Three more days have passed in the southeastern war between the Travanian Federation and the Holy Roman Empire. Although the three major knights of the Holy Roman Empire have participated in the war, and on local battlefields, the Holy See has also invested a certain amount of painstaking efforts from the tribunal. Monks and judges, as well as priests, and occasionally small groups of two-winged angels will participate in the battle, but for all the members of the Hades team who have entered the battle, as well as the Travanian Federation of the three major demons. Still losing ground.
After all, even iron-clad men and determined fanatics cannot withstand Travania's powerful individual strength and human army attacks during the day, and vampire elites attack at night. Such attacks are almost without interruption, so the Holy Roman Empire is almost They were retreating steadily, but it only took a few days. More than half of the southeastern territory of the Holy Roman Empire has been lost.
But in contrast, the Travanian Federation's offensive has also stagnated and slowed down slightly, although from the outside world, this is a signal that it needs rest and fatigue. But in fact, they are waiting for the arrival and attack of other forces to form a trend of encircling Jerusalem. After all, according to Xia Xiao, all powerful individuals must be concentrated in a certain area to inspire and draw out Longinu. Sri Lanka's gun.
So naturally it slowed down. And from the perspective of vampires, they need more time to digest the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Only by completely exterminating the overly devout believers and priests in this area can they possibly conquer and incorporate these cities. territory.
So everything has naturally slowed down.
And Zhou Chu and Gao Ming, who didn't really want to take action against civilians and low-level power people, were naturally a little too busy that day. Still squatting on the wall of a conquered city, watching the vampires hiding under the cloaks and the vampires' human subordinates doing things to suppress and appease the people.
"Tell me, when will those guys come?" Gao Ming squatted on the city wall and asked Zhou Chu.
"Maybe it's already here." Zhou Chu said, which was different from Gao Ming's squatting. He was sitting on the edge of the city wall, facing the inside of the city wall. "It's not necessarily that they are coming for us. They might be on the other two roads. It just depends on who can run into them."
"It would be great if we were here." Gao Ming squatted, "I've been a little bored lately"
Zhou Chu just smiled and was about to say something when suddenly there was a noise in the distance.
Gao Ming and Zhou Chu immediately looked towards the direction of the noise.
When their eyes turned away, Zhou Chu and Gao Ming also saw a girl being chased by several soldiers. She was panicking and desperately heading towards them. Behind her, they were chasing A group of her soldiers.
Zhou Chu and Gao Ming looked at each other and then jumped off the city wall.
As soon as she landed, the girl ran into Zhou Chu's arms. Just as she was about to struggle and run away, Zhou Chu held her shoulders and whispered.
"Don't move, it's okay."
Hearing Zhou Chu¡¯s voice, the girl panicked and hesitated, but still did not move.
And Gao Ming is wrinkled?Frowning, he raised his head and looked at the soldiers running over.
"what happened?"
"Sir!" The soldier captain at the front saluted Zhou Chu and Gao Ming, and then replied, "The city has issued a notice prohibiting theft, robbery, murder and arson, but today when we were patrolling, we discovered This girl was stealing someone else¡¯s wallet.¡±
Hearing what the soldiers said, Zhou Chu lowered his head and looked at the girl.
Seeing Zhou Chu¡¯s gaze, the girl gritted her teeth and spoke in an inaudible voice.
"My mother was injured and couldn't leave the bed. She hadn't eaten for several days, and I couldn't get food"
When Gao Ming heard this, he was about to scold the soldiers, but Zhou Chu gave him a look.
"Okay, I'll handle it here." Zhou Chu said to the soldiers, and then after the soldiers left, he said to the little girl.
"Where is your mother? Can you take us to see her?"
The girl raised her head to look at Zhou Chu, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and left Zhou Chu's arms.
"Bring some food."
Zhou Chu said to the soldiers next to him, and then waited for the soldiers to bring some food, handed it to the girl, and then motioned to her.
"You can take us there."
The girl nodded, then led Zhou Chu, Gao Ming, and a group of soldiers towards the city.
During the walk, Gao Ming just wanted to speak, but he saw Zhou Chu's hand tapping gently and rhythmically on Zhou Chu's side.
Morse code!
Zhou Chu didn¡¯t knock for long, and there was no sound. If Gao Ming hadn¡¯t been watching, it would have been easily ignored. I still learned this from Gao Ming. Although I can learn and use not many, it is enough to be able to express some simple tactical terms and meanings.
The sentence that Zhou Chu tapped with his fingers was: Don¡¯t discuss important and confidential matters!
After seeing this sentence, Gao Ming narrowed his eyes, then laughed and said.
"I said. When will we start a full-scale attack?"
Zhou Chu was stunned for a moment, but he understood immediately and answered casually.
"We have to wait a little longer, but tonight, we must concentrate our efforts to cross the Canel Peak. We will try to capture the city of Tire before dawn."
"Then when will we set off?"
"After dark."
The two of them discussed and followed the girl to an area in the city that was messy and dilapidated, with tents set up everywhere, and soldiers guarding the outside and patrolling back and forth.
"Lord Cadius!"
The soldiers following them walked up quickly.
"Ahead is the settlement area for refugees and die-hard elements. I'm afraid there will be danger!"
The resettlement area for refugees and die-hards is an area that Zhou Chu and others will appear in every conquered city after consultation with Lilith and others. For vampires, after occupying the cities of the Holy Roman Empire, they have to face not only civilians and nobles who are devout to the Holy See and faith, but also other people who are strongly hostile to vampires. . These people may admit their defeat and accept the rule of other countries, but they will not compromise with vampires. Among these people, some will resist on the spot and be killed or die, while others may choose to temporarily surrender on the surface. But he is secretly encouraging others to resist, or planning something.
"For these people who may be involved in rebellion and conspiracy, and who have huge and undeterminable suspicions, here are the vampires' methods of dealing with them. There is such an area set up in every city to manage these civilians and nobles whose reliability is not yet certain, together with other refugees displaced by the war.
Although this is not the best way, it is the safest way. After all, if you gather people together and use a certain number of soldiers to guard the surroundings, then even if you cannot know whether anyone is plotting something in this area, the turmoil will still be there. It won't spread to the whole city immediately, and there will be a certain number of soldiers around who can counterattack immediately.
??In a sense, this area is a complex of temporary semi-open prisons, refugee concentration camps, and slums.
Of course there may be dangers.
But Zhou Chu just smiled, glanced at the girl, and said.
"It's okay, I'll just go in for a while, and you guys will keep watch outside."
After saying this, Zhou Chu and Gao Ming sighed again.
"Only in this kind of place can people commit theft and robbery because of the precarious situation. It is really difficult for them."
With that said, Zhou Chu said to the girl again.
"Take us in."
The girl glanced at the soldiers behind Zhou Chu again, and walked towards the chaotic area without saying a word.
Zhou Chu and Gao Ming looked at each other again and followed them in.
"Filthy, filthy, messy, messy, hell on earth."
This is what Zhou Chu and Gao Ming felt after they walked in, but there was nothing they could do about it. Sewage and mud, rotten food and fishy stench. Refugees with sallow skin on the roadside, wearing luxurious robes but in dilapidated condition, sitting in wooden sheds, The down-and-out nobles with malicious eyes, and the occasional call to prayer from somewhere in the corner.
Zhou Chu blinked his eyes, and suddenly stepped carefully across a piece of sewage with an unknown liquid, and frowned.
Gao Ming was a little confused, but soon he realized what he was doing. When he passed a corner, he kicked away a strong man who seemed to be blocking the road without politeness, and cursed in his mouth.