Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 505 Dissent
In the vast wilderness, groups of soldiers marching in columns are flying briskly to the flute sound of "Radetzky March", leaving trails of mud mixed with grass-colored tracks.If you look carefully, you will find that only the outermost soldiers are wearing armor, and the others are bare-handed and lightly armed.

And under the rush of small groups of sentinel cavalry, the faint roar of shelling from a distance can be heard from time to time.Only when the marching soldiers arrived at the pre-arranged assembly rest point of the vanguard; usually the roar of the artillery had disappeared, and it meant that the nearby towns had changed hands.

Then, you can see, among the ruins of castles, manors, villages, and towns that are blazing flames or smoldering embers, groups of disgraced captives are escorted out, passing by dejectedly. .Waiting for them will be hard labor in the mines.

But more often than not, not even the sound of shelling is heard; just the long, monotonous cycle of marching, rest/eating, marching again.Occasionally, I saw the gate of a certain city along the way open, and the mayor led a girl in a long dress with a corolla, humbly presenting a collar that symbolized the right to rule.

At this time, the food of the soldiers can be improved; no longer use hard military biscuits, salted fat, bacon and beans; you can eat different flavors of sausages and cheeses, as well as kale, turnips, Pumpkin and other fresh vegetables, famous stews, stews.

Although, most of them cannot enter the city; however, some women who work part-time for extra money or nightingales in the city will be called up.Some sort of paid decompression service for soldiers who happen to be off duty; it's the happiest thing they can talk about.

Occasionally, they will also be ordered to join individual sudden abnormal battles; that is a special situation that happens to block the marching route, or an abnormal situation that occurs near the campsite; at this time, it is the turn of the special service company, The special attack company took action one after another to solve it.

Sometimes the abnormal situation affects a large area, and it is necessary to dispatch the soldiers of the Freedom Army to search the mountains and areas on a large scale, or temporarily block a certain area, a certain castle or town.Until the professionals who are good at dealing with the mystery will destroy or destroy the root cause of the anomaly.

As a result, Jiang Tian also witnessed more intuitively the impact and subsequent changes brought about by the changes in the celestial sphere.In fact, in addition to those alien species that suddenly appeared in this world, or the abnormal areas caused by it; some creatures in this world also have a probability of mutating.

According to the surviving records of the changes in the celestial sphere in the past, there have been examples of distortions from birds and beasts in the wilderness to livestock that have been domesticated by humans for many years.The most common and most obvious change is the rapid enlargement of body size in a short period of time, and the resulting surge in food intake.

Therefore, driven by the body's hunger and thirst instinct, these mutated gigantic individuals often give priority to preying on and devouring the closest kind.Even some herbivores that were originally docile and abnormal will become bloodthirsty, violent and aggressive, breaking through the fence to escape after hurting people.

However, the food chain in the mountains did not provide so many food sources; thus, human beings left alone in the wild, and even settlements, manors and monasteries in remote areas, became the first victims.Many scalp-numbing tragedies and disasters were born from this.

Even some mutant animals that are originally vegetarian, driven by their sister's instinct, take advantage of their large size and thick skin to unceremoniously break into human farms, plantations and courtyards, destroying crops wantonly, and even Bite damages and chases to drive the herd inside.

But on the other hand, according to the historical records left in the past, in large villages, towns, and cities where a large number of humans live together, the probability of such a mutation rarely occurs; It was culled and disposed of nearby at the first time.

And some churches and other places with long-standing reputation and long-term active believers can even repel and suppress some non-substantial heterogeneous and abnormal phenomena.At least the occasional reminder of Jiang Tian’s vision panel seems to be the resonance of a spiritual position, which has an interference effect on reality.

Of course, if you really want to face the physical damage of swords and minions, it’s still useless; or it can’t be useless at all, at least some kind of spiritual resonance left by these believers when they pray; it can make other people feel uncomfortable. This is also an ancient legend The source of exorcism rituals in China.

Therefore, the free army marched all the way, and in the true sense, the enemy army of human beings did not eliminate many; instead, a lot of strange spirits emerged one after another along the way, and they eradicated and expelled a lot of them; A large abnormal area.

Among them, there is no existence that can cause enough obstacles and casualties to the Freedom Army; the biggest loss is the huge beehive that is several stories high in the wild; Toxin, put on a search team on the spot.

But in the end, it was destroyed by long-distance bombardment and arson bombs; even the surviving half of the queen bee was put into a special container and taken back for research.Another time, I encountered a foggy area where groups of skeletal spirits were active; once people entered, they would lose their sensory direction.

Then he was killed by these skeletal spirits in a panic, and the flesh and blood dried up and decayed rapidly, and finally only the bones were left to re-condense into one of them.But the Free Army's solution to this is also simple.Make people wear protective suits that isolate the inside and outside, and then lead the skeleton to the edge.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers waiting outside would use the poles and net ropes used to catch horses; drag out the monsters that were attracted by the noise one by one; Turned to ashes.In a short period of time, most of the active skeletal monsters were cleaned up.

Finally, escorted by a number of inheritance knights, the sacred artifact conferred by the African Order, the octagonal silver plate filled with water; until the location where the water ripples fluctuated most violently, a distorted human body resembling sintered bones was excavated on the spot After the accident was destroyed, the fog gradually dissipated.

And these experiences are also quite beneficial to Jiang Tian, ​​at least in resolving the abnormal scenes that also belong to the change of the celestial sphere in another time and space of the Tang Dynasty, which have very important reference and reference significance.So he will order the army to slow down and fix the anomaly nearby.

Just to accumulate more experience in facing heterogeneous and abnormal situations.But this proved in disguise that when the Freedom Army and the Southern National Salvation Government were first established, they made declarations about protecting the subjects of the kingdom and eradicating aliens.Therefore, the effects formed along the way are also severely polarized.

Some people rushed to defect and lead the way, while others fled with their families.There are more people who don't know, so they don't know the truth or falsehood, waiting anxiously amidst the rumors, from the rule and protection of the new regime in the south; some people even spontaneously rise up to hunt and kill aliens.

The First Direct Legion led by Dang Jiangtian penetrated eastward to the key points and nodes of the border area bordering the Principality of Lorraine and the Marquis of Alsace; After the militia surrendered, they turned to the north to continue their attack.

Armed march/easy occupation all the way, passed through the provinces of Champagne and Ardennes; finally arrived at the city of Sedan, which is close to the Highland Netherlands and the border with Luxembourg, and met the first decent resistance.However, the enemy was the Normans who had invaded and occupied the area.

Belonging to the north and northwest of the kingdom, it believes in a large branch of Catholicism called the "Northern Holy See". Because it retains a large number of ancient barbarian customs and traditions, it has long been regarded as an uncivilized area among the Norman countries. A tribal army of nearly [-] people in the Emirates.

Before the arrival of the free army, these foreign barbarian invaders were even recognized by the Burgundian dynasty, and they erected flags and badges in the local area; , to enforce various barbaric customs and traditions.

For example, women who are newly married or remarried must first go to the centurion's house where they are located and serve for three days.Therefore, when the Freedom Army arrived in Sedan, the suffering local people almost responded in groups.

Under the internal and external echoes of these citizens and peasants holding up pitchforks, sticks, and axes, the non-stop free army captured almost instantly after meeting each other, leaving only two or three thousand people left behind in the small town of Sedang; Executed all the bloody and indebted Trier generals.

However, after promulgating a reward order for the remnants of Trier in the scattered countryside, whether they were dead or alive, they could be exchanged for money; the First Direct Army, which replenished a large number of horses and pack animals, continued to follow the ancient Western Front. The highway is approaching Reims at the junction of Champagne and Ardennes.

And this is an ancient city with a long history, even much earlier than the history of the small island on the Seine River; it is said that it can be traced back to BC before the birth of the Roman Empire, the Rem people, one of the original Gaul tribes, later It became the largest city of the Roman Empire in northern Xinjiang.

Therefore, in the city of Reims, there are still four monumental arches built to commemorate and praise Augustus the Great - the Gate of the God of War; The first Christian sanctuary - the Church of St. Nichais.

And when the Merovingian dynasty of the Franks was gradually replaced by the Carolingian dynasty; from Charlie the Hammer who saved the Iberian Peninsula, to the dwarf Pippin who later conquered Italy, and even Charlemagne who brought the Frankish kingdom to its peak Your Majesty is anointed and consecrated here.

Then the Kingdom of Sealand was born on the wreckage of the Frankish Kingdom, and most of the royal family members, powerful princes, and nobles in the past were also baptized here.As a result, the Notre-Dame Basilica, which is dedicated to holding sacraments for members of the royal family, and the Palace of the Cross of St. Anthony, where the five archbishops of the kingdom discuss matters, were successively built.

And the first monastery in the kingdom that was officially recognized by the government and was openly settled and closed by the royal family-Saint-Remy Abbey.Therefore, it is also one of the religious holy places and (northern) accompanying capitals of the Kingdom of Sealand, and it is recognized as a necessary place for great pilgrimage and lifelong pilgrimage in the western continent.

More importantly, the ancient city of Reims is adjacent to the County of Marne, which is the most prominent and eye-catching one of the eight corollas that once formed the royal coat of arms. It is located in the capital region in the most fertile Seine River Basin/Basin; Soissons arrondissement/subdivision/beinland.

And the only obstacle that can form between the two is the outer fortress at the estuary on the edge of the basin - Château Thierry.And just near the city of Lance, Jiang Tian and the soldiers of the legion directly under him also got good news, bad news, and good news.

The good news is that it is impossible to send more reinforcements to the capital region under the control of the Burgundian dynasty in a short time.But the bad news is that as an ancient battlefield that has been fought over and over again by successive dynasties, the valley from Reims to Soissons is now full of hordes of wandering bones.

Therefore, the good news is that the mountain pass area where Château-Thierry is located, as well as a dozen towns, villages and castles along the way; all lost contact not long ago.And all the people in the surrounding cities who were sent to explore and investigate, never came back.

(End of this chapter)