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Text Chapter 145: A Troubled City

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    As the bandits passed by from time to time, the vagrants hanging behind the team also caused commotion again and again.  Chinese website But those guys did not waver at all even if they were harassed by bandits, because they knew that if they left the front team, they would not just be harassed when facing the bandits. ?????????????? The Boreham Rangers and the Camplin City Escapees have to be more or less decent, and they can¡¯t do things like use violence against ¡®unarmed¡¯ civilians for no reason.  This left them with no choice but to let those dragsters hang behind them. The previous behavior of the escapees from Camplin City in dealing with the extortion of refugees was for a reason, so it was naturally not unprovoked. ???????????????????????? However, although neither the Boreham Rangers nor the Camplin City Fugitives started to chase people away, they had no intention of accommodating them. The team's progress was proceeding step by step according to the established plan.  Don't forget that these two teams are traveling on horseback. Even if the horses are not galloping and walking slowly, the endurance of the horses is much stronger than that of most humans.  Therefore, it is not easy for the refugees to keep up with the schedule of these two teams.  What's more, most of them suffer from mild or severe malnutrition.  As the days passed and more and more people fell behind, the number of refugees who followed the group naturally dwindled.  In the end, those who are left are either those who are born with better physical constitution, or those who are smart and intelligent.  Of course, avoid ruffians who exploit others.  Since Brereton City is close to the front line, the distance between it and Camplin City must not be too far.  Even because of the number of people and the wounded, the entire trip would take less than a week.  As the distance got closer, some caravans composed of caravans gradually appeared in front of Barrett's eyes.  As the saying goes, some people do the business of beheading, but no one does the business of losing money.  The huge business opportunities and interests hidden in the war make these businessmen willing to take risks.  However, in order to ensure maximum safety, their investment in security is several times higher than in peacetime.  It is the mercenaries whose fierceness can be seen at a glance who ensure that the caravans in front of them can pass freely in the Kingdom of Cruze.  Even the refugees hanging at the back of the team could only look at the caravan's caravan and drool.  They were not willing to use their heads to gamble whether those mercenaries would attack them.  As more and more caravans appear, the distance to Brereton City is getting closer and closer.  On a sunny afternoon, the walls of Brereton City appeared in Barrett's eyes.  What also appeared in Barrett's eyes was the scaffolding erected on the city wall.  On a large winch, two shirtless strong men were struggling to step on the pedals.  As the winch turned, a basket filled with building materials was pulled up to the top of the city.  At the same time, there was a group of craftsmen hammering on the city with chisels and mallets.  "The additional construction project has not been completed yet? It seems that the Cruze Kingdom's mobilization ability still has a big problem." Barrett sighed softly.  From his point of view, the Cruze Kingdom is not yet in a position to defeat the country in one fell swoop.  Otherwise, if the war does not end until the Kingdom of Norhan fully intervenes, all preparations will be finished.  "No wonder I saw so many caravans before. It turns out that Brereton City is still preparing for war." Clematis, who was following Barrett, immediately took over.  Barrett, who looked over, shook his head: "The biggest question now is whether the preparations here can be completed before the Lucians attack. If it can be done, that is naturally the best, but if there is not enough time, it will be troublesome.  It¡¯s really big.¡± ¡°I hope the commander here can have an overall plan!¡± Knight Baputi suddenly appeared in front of Barrett.  Upon hearing this, Barrett immediately turned his head: "Mr. Baputi, will we join this fortress?" "You don't have to worry about this. We can make corrections here at most for a few days. Next, the territory  There should be missions issued. The Earl will not let us idle for too long." Knight Baputi patted Barrett on the shoulder, "As for the Cruze people in the city, they really don't have the guts to keep us.  If we encounter something weird like that, we won't have to deal with it." While the two were talking, the team composed of Bolum Rangers and Camplin City escapees also encountered the guards responsible for inspection.  Before the Boreham Rangers spoke, the nobles among the escapees from Camplin City had already taken the lead to get in touch with the defenders of Brereton City.  Although they belong to different cities, although the civil war in the Cruz Kingdom is only a temporary ceasefire.  But these nobles can still be enough to frighten ordinary soldiers even after losing their land.  Especially when they mentioned that they would probably stay in Brereton City to participate in the nextDuring the fight, he received a warm welcome from the guards.  The guard at the city gate even sent one person directly into the city to inform the garrison officer of Brereton City of this rare good news.  Yes, for Brereton City, those Camplin City escapees who decided to join are indeed good news.  Because there was so much bad news in Brereton City during this period, the morale of the soldiers and craftsmen in the city was greatly affected.  Although the Lucians cannot continue to advance at this stage due to their own reasons, it is still possible to arrange for those latent intelligence agents to disrupt Brereton City's war preparations.  These damn gophers are trying their best to spread rumors around the city, pollute water supplies, and try to set fires.  Although no big trouble was caused due to the efforts of the defenders in Brereton City, the small troubles were endless.  As for the craftsmen and civilians who built the city, they were not as strict as the military internally, so the impact was even greater.  Almost every day, people flee secretly because they cannot stand the harassment and pressure, and their actions further damage the morale of the migrant workers.  Under such a vicious cycle, the progress of the project has been seriously hindered.  Although the defenders of Brereton City have begun a large-scale review and cleanup work, the intelligence personnel of the Kingdom of Lucia are indeed much more professional than them.  Very few moles have been caught these days, and the effect of them being hung on city walls as a warning to future generations is not very good.  This makes the entire Brereton City garrison feel depressed. They really need exciting news now.  And when the fleeing nobles from Camplin City informed the refugees who were following him, the eyes of these guards shone even brighter.  You must know that in addition to the lack of backbone military forces in Brereton City, there is also a huge gap in the basic labor force of civilians.  After all, the Cruze Kingdom was in the middle of a civil war before, and its mobilization ability would inevitably be greatly affected.  This caused Brereton City to experience a large-scale exodus of residents before it was about to become a front line.  Most of these expatriate residents are citizens of the city, but they are also indispensable for the poor people at the bottom and the families of some nobles.  As for the chambers of commerce in the city, they completed the transfer of assets earlier, but in order to make greater profits from Brereton City's war preparations, their clerks still stayed on  Inside the city.  With a large number of basic labor force leaving Brereton City, when the engineering team finally hired by the Kingdom arrived, they found that they actually lacked the labor force.  You must know that most of the engineering teams in the Western Continent are composed of craftsmen who are good at civil engineering. They do not have laborers responsible for low-end work because in the Western Continent, those coolies who do not require any skills can be recruited on the spot.  So when the Brereton City project started, they were always plagued by a shortage of labor.  So the appearance of those refugees is really a timely rain for the officers and soldiers here!  Unlike other cities that do not need low-end labor, Brereton City still has a huge gap in this regard.  In addition, the local trade guild also became in name only during the 'Great Escape', so there was no need to worry about them causing trouble.  Therefore, the leaders of Brereton City are still very interested in recruiting these cheap labor forces.  In fact, if Brereton City was not afraid of being found out by Lucia and had blocked its own information well, a team of refugees who had heard the news would have come to the door.  Where will it be the turn of these guys who are following the fleeing team?  The continuous good news not only made the guards at the city gate glow red, but also the middle-level officers who came later with smiles on their faces.  The representative of the fugitive nobles from Camplin City was immediately ushered in. It seemed that he was going to meet and negotiate with the top brass of Brereton City.  Thanks to the good relationship between the two parties, the remaining escapees from Camplin City were quickly welcomed in by specially arranged reception staff.  Relatively speaking, the Bolum Rangers, who had gained great prominence in the battle with the Kingdom of Lucia, were not so polite.  Regardless of whether the two sides are in the same trench now, in the eyes of the Lucians, the Nohans are still outsiders.  This kind of estrangement cannot be solved by Guan Guan relying on a common enemy.  What's more, the senior officials of the Cruze Kingdom are not fools. Although there is no clear evidence, they also clearly feel that the attitude of the Nohan Kingdom this time is completely different from that of 200 years ago.  Although those Cruze executives who had guessed something did not dare to openly disclose their concerns because they were worried about damaging morale.  But their daily performance and words and deeds also let the low-level soldiers see some clues.  There's a big difference between allies who come together to fight a common goal and close allies.  So naturally their attitude cannot be too good.  But before they completely break up, both parties still have to maintain a relationship.On the surface friendly.  What's more, the high-end combat capabilities of the Boreham Rangers are not something that the guards can offend.  So they just conducted a routine inspection lukewarmly and let him go without being too difficult. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? However, this method of inquiry was almost blatant but did not reveal any hostility and was too in-depth.  It may not have much impact in other places, but in the Bolum Territory, they have long been on the roster of a few spies among the security personnel.  However, those few have not yet touched the red line, so they are only treated at the level of business inspection, and at most they are not enough for the intelligence personnel to pay attention to.  Not to mention being arrested, it was not enough to be closely monitored, let alone presented to the acting lord Qiaoji.  At this time, Qiaoji was practicing one of his most troublesome projects.  He is currently wearing a full-body armor that is as smooth as a mirror and running on the martial arts field.  The cold oak-clad iron tower shield like a door panel was waving in his hand, and a strong wind of "Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!" blew.  After turning around, he casually struck with a shield, and there was no doubt about the result. After a muffled sound, the pre-prepared target bounced out of the martial arts arena like a rolling gourd.  "Bang! Bang!" Two sounds, Hillen standing aside quickly took action and was able to intercept the two solid wood targets that looked like cannonballs.  Otherwise, if it accidentally flies out of the martial arts arena, it may lead to a real wood tragedy.  It is precisely because of the big brother Xi Lun who is watching over him that Qiaoji is able to do what he is doing now, leading the exercises he wants in the martial arts field without any scruples.  If this were on the battlefield, the opponent's first row of heavy infantry would be in close contact with Qiaoji.  It will be like a thrown bowling ball, hitting the teammates behind it and causing chaos in your own formation.  Past facts have proven that this method of attack has an extremely good effect on the spear phalanx of light infantry.  It's a pity that knights who fight on horseback most of the time often don't use this skill.  The tower shield he used just now refers to a thick shield that is as tall as a person.  It acts like a portable wall that provides shelter, completely blocking all frontal attacks.  In front of this solid "moving wall", no matter whether it is a long hook knife or a spear or a halberd, they become insignificant branches.  Maybe a large number of branches can withstand this steel chariot, but in a head-on battle with such an area, you are often faced with just a few long weapons, and the possibility of stopping the opponent is almost zero.  ¡°Then Qiaoji, who was running on the martial arts field, was as indestructible and unstoppable as a steel golem!  He charged forward with heavy and steady steps.  On the battlefield, it will be like a main battle tank, easily tearing apart the enemy's defense line and gaining space and time for its companions to break through.  (To be continued.) 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