Riding and Slashing

Chapter 240 The Serf General Who Raises Pigs

Klose did bring back an ironclad ship.

Facing the invasion of the Snake Cult, Klose summoned some fellow countrymen to form a force of more than 300 people, followed Count Guderian of Mettenheim to participate in the battle to defend his hometown, and killed it without much effort Invading Snake Cultists.

And that ironclad ship was the ship that Klose boarded when he participated in this battle.

In late September, Klose returned to the Pendor Continent with his troops - he returned to Emperor Lingang, because he wanted to return the few grain ships to Governor Kairos by the way.

Ironclad ships are indeed not suitable for long-distance voyages, mainly because the draft is relatively deep, the hull is relatively heavy, and the acceleration and steering are relatively slow.

It’s okay for normal sailing, but it’s not flexible enough when encountering relatively large wind and waves, basically you can only resist hard.

Since the sails are erected higher and more than the average ship, it will be slower to furl the sails, and it is easy to lose power due to the mast breaking when encountering strong winds.

At the same time, the ship's side is relatively high, and the iron-clad hull has no openings, so it is impossible to use oars-if something happens, it will be just a large floating object.

But if it's moving with a few ocean-going sailing ships, it's not a big problem-if it doesn't work, it can be towed away.

It's just that Klose's luck has never been very good. As soon as he arrived in Dilingang, his troops were trapped inside.

Because the Snake Worship Cult surrounded Emperor Lingang just at this time.

Originally, they could still come out through the port, but the problem is that the Snake Cult seems to have such a fleet coming to find food...

As a result, the huge ironclad ship was blocked inside.

But fortunately, the ironclad ship was blocking the port. If it wasn't for the help of the strong men from Mettenheim to defend the city, maybe Emperor Lingang would have been captured...

That fleet was a bit strange. They had been wandering offshore, but did not attack the port. It seemed that they waited for the Snake Worshipers on land to defeat the defenders of Emperor Lingang before they came to take advantage of it.

In order to keep the iron-clad ship, and to be able to see the lord alive, the Mettenheim hunks naturally did not forcefully break through, but helped Di Lingang block the attack of the Snake Worshipers.

In fact, this ironclad ship was a souvenir given to Leon by the people of Mettenheim, and even the coat of arms on the bow and sails were griffins—this was a gift from Count Guderian to express his gratitude to Leon.

Moreover, this is a national gift.

Frederick's statement when he was a diplomatic envoy was recognized by Earl Guderian, and now the earl represents Mettenheim and regards Leon as an equivalent monarch.

After all, Li Ang helped the people of Mettenheim get the most suitable food seeds, and also sent them the most needed experts in agriculture and water conservancy.

Of course, revenge must be avenged.

After the Snake Cult army in Dilingang gave up the siege and headed north, the Mettenheim men planned to take revenge—they planned to kill the fleet that blocked them in Dilingang for several months.

Without the enemy attacking from the land, the entire Dilingang army was free, and they rushed to the port together with the Mettenheim people.

And the group of guys who were fishing immediately ran away when they saw that the situation was not right.

The Mettenheim people boarded the ironclad ship and rushed out of the port to pursue, but the group of strange guys had already run westward, and the ironclad ship was too slow to catch up.

Later, Klose and the others chased the fleet all the way west, but the ship encountered a strong wind halfway and lost the enemy's trace.

In order to avoid any problems with the iron-clad ship, they withdrew in time before the wind and waves became stronger, parked the ship at Dilingang, and then chased it overland - because the people at Dilingang told them that there was only one abandoned and uninhabited ship in the west. The people's fishing port Serendil can stop the boat, and the people of the Snake Cult must have run this way.

"However, I don't think those guys are these undead... They were still fishing before, and these undead should not eat fish."

Klose looked at the soldiers who were searching for the stranded ships and shook his head: "We didn't expect you to be here."

"Wait...that fleet is fishing in Emperor Lingang?"

Li Ang frowned, and waved to the former priestess of the Snake Cult not far away: "Alyssa! Come here... Can the Snake Cult eat fish?"

"Hiss, Commander... The doctrine of the Snake Cult does not allow eating meat. Fish is also meat. We don't eat it, otherwise the goddess will condemn you... Hiss... But the vegetables in Pendor Continent are really delicious. a bit less."

Alisa confirmed that the Snake Cult was indeed vegetarian, and complained about Pendor's food.

"That's because I haven't really been hungry. I can eat anything if I'm hungry... However, since the Snake Cult hasn't caught much fish for more than 100 years, it means that there should be more catches around the Amara continent. That's right, why did this group of people come to Dilingang to fish? And... since they have already broken the fast to eat fish, why are they afraid of famine? They have boats and people, and they should catch some fish in the Amara Continent It's not difficult!"

The lord spread his hands.

Yes, there are many residents in Dilingang, and the offshore area has been fished for a long time, and the catch is definitely not as good as that of the port under the control of the Snake Cult in the Amara Continent, which has never fished.

Since they came here specifically to get food, even if they had to fish for a living because they didn't get any food, they shouldn't be fishing in Emperor Lingang. Wouldn't it be better to come directly to Serendil?
There is no one in this place, and it used to be the place with the richest fishery resources in all of Pande. Since those 'snake cultists' would flee here, they should also know about this place.

"My lord, do you mean to say that they are not Snake Worshipers?"

Wendy who was nearby understood that there must be something wrong with this group of people.

"It's not certain whether those people are Snake Worshipers, but they definitely don't come from the Amara continent..."

The lord turned his head to look at Klose: "Have you seen those people?"

"No, in fact, we didn't have any direct battle with them. They seem to have been avoiding fighting...I also don't think they are like Snake Worshipers."

Klose thought for a while and added: "But their boats do look similar to those broken boats over there."

The ships that ran aground in the sea were the ships of the Dread Legion. They were indeed quite broken, and even the sails were damaged a lot.

But this is a galley-sail composite ship, and it is estimated that the undead who will not be tired can row the oars quite powerfully. Probably, having sails or not sails has little effect on the fear legion.

"My lord, what to do with these boats and those horses? Those boats are quite broken, with rotten wood in many places, and they are basically scrapped goods. And those horses... don't listen, and look terrible."

Jocelyn came over and interrupted the reminiscence between the lord and his old subordinates.

Some of the underworld horses are still 'alive', but these horses are all wandering on the beach after losing their owners. Through their dark horse armor, their bodies can be seen to be all rotting horse corpses.

It's just possible that they were well-trained war horses before they were alive, but they didn't attack people at will.

Jocelyn tried to ride it, but then found that it was pointless—the horses couldn't be driven because they didn't respond to anything.

They can't be controlled, they can't be taken away, and they don't respond even if they are hacked with a knife-this obviously can't be used as a mount.

"Let the wounded stay here and remove their horse armor, and then send them to where they should go... Don't worry about those broken ships. We don't have much time. We have to rush to Feidner and gather in three hours!"

The lord waved Jocelyn to hurry up.

Justus looked at Klose and walked over.

"Klose...I have to thank you for helping to guard Dilingang..."

Justus was indeed very sincere in his gratitude, and he had to represent Bacchus to thank this friendly army that was purely helpful.

"You're welcome, Governor, in fact, even without us, the general who raised pigs in Di Lingang would probably be able to hold on... Besides, we have received help from Di Lingang, so let's help Di Lingang. It should be."

Klose did not take the credit. They used the ocean-going ship that Governor Kairos found from Emperor Lingang to transport the grain seeds back to China. Although this was the result of Li Ang's creation, the people of Mettenheim, who had clear grievances, were also willing to help Emperor Lingang one.

But Justus was quite concerned about Klose's other words: "The general who raises pigs? Who is that?"

Based on Justus' knowledge of the nobles in Emperor's Harbor, no one can be called a general.

Kailos and his troops have not been in Emperor Lingang, and Justus really wants to know who is guarding the city—a general who can still stand firm even when tens of thousands of Snake Cult troops are besieging the city, unless it is Agathon or Kryon, otherwise Justus couldn't think of anyone else with this ability and courage.

"His name is Ivaylo, and he seems to have been a serf...a pig breeder."

Klose scratched his scalp: "Well, of course, I think he should be considered a general now."

When an empire encounters a crisis of life and death, there will always be some unpredictable heroes.

There is such a thing in Dilingang.

This is a man who lived in an unnamed village next to Emperor Lingang. In the past years, he was just a serf who was ignored by no one, living in a pigsty every day.

Before the army of the Snake Worship Cult attacked Emperor Lingang, Ivaylo just kept raising and killing pigs peacefully, and provided meat for his master's family.

Speaking of it, his master was probably considered a kinder type among slave owners—even though Ivaylo would often come into contact with precious meat, he still didn't let him wear a collar.

Of course, this is mainly because Ivaylo has proved his character and loyalty with his honest and honest attitude for many years-well, to put it another way, it is actually because everyone thinks Ivaylo is a fool.

In fact, this pig-raising boy has been the object of constant teasing since he was a child.

Whether it is a commoner or other people who are also serfs, they will have fun with him-he seems to be born with rough flesh and is not afraid of pain, so he is usually slow to react and doesn't get angry very much.

This kind of serf with strength and no temper naturally does not need to be locked up.

If life goes on like this, maybe Ivaylo will keep raising pigs until he dies.

However, after the army of the Snake Cult came here, everything changed.

His master, the local tribune, ran away immediately after hearing the news.

While running away, he also forced the shoulder belt and a dagger representing the identity of the tribune into Ivaylo's hands...

To be honest, of course Ivaylo wanted to escape, but his master gave him a golden opportunity.

"Yiva, Emperor Lingang is recruiting militia troops. If you take a few militiamen to Emperor Lingang as a tribune, you will be free from now on and become a nobleman!"

These were the words of his master, the true tribune, as he left.

Obviously, his master is unwilling to participate in the battle, and he does not want to be regarded as a deserter by the empire...

Tribunes are obliged to protect the local people, and fleeing without a fight is a typical desertion behavior.Desertion is one of the biggest crimes in the Bacchus Empire. If found out by the consul, they will usually be demoted to slaves—and the consul of Emperor Lin is Governor Kailos, who looks down on deserters the most.

So the tribune left Ivaylo there to make up for it, and he slipped away...

I don't know if it was because of Ivaylo's unresponsiveness or because he longed for freedom. Anyway, he did bring a few serfs into Emperor Lingang and became a member of the hastily formed Emperor Lingang garrison. The identity has become a small captain.

Then, everything gets a little magical...

No one expected that Di Lingang would face an army of tens of thousands of Snake Worshipers.

After being besieged by the Snake Cult army for a week, the deputy governor in the city disappeared inexplicably.

Subsequently, the political officer and his successor died in battle one after another, and several lieutenants who led the army also died in battle.

And most of the nobles in the city had already fled before the siege... and the other small lords around Dilingang basically all took refuge in the Snake Worship Cult.

At the end of September, Ivaylo found to his surprise that he, the small captain, had become the only one with the status of a tribune among the people guarding Emperor's Port!
In normal times, the tribune of a small village is just a small official the size of a sesame seed and mung bean.

But now, all the militia troops guarding the city have expressed their willingness to listen to his command at present!
In the entire Emperor Lingang, there are no nobles anymore!

It's really hard to say something like talent, but Ivaylo has adapted to the days of defending the city with militiamen in a short period of time.

Perhaps it was the effect of killing pigs every day in the past. Ivaylo was quite calm when killing people, and he was not very angry at first, and he was a little dull-all these things would only happen to a serf who raised pigs. It is called stupid and stupid; but if it is placed on a general who leads the army, it will appear extremely calm and majestic!
So this serf quickly became the backbone of all the militiamen. As long as Ivaylo did not show fear, the militiamen seemed to have no fear.

Fortunately, the nobles ran in a hurry. Emperor Lingang left behind a large amount of food and supplies, and there was basically no shortage of anything. As long as the will to fight was strong enough, they could indeed persist for a long time.

Moreover, Ivaylo was very lucky to meet the troops brought by Klose.

The ironclad blocked the attack from the port, and the tough Mettenheim helped him defend the most difficult defensive battles.

Two months later, the Snake Cult's offensive slowed down, and Ivaylo, in these months of actual combat, really became a general capable of leading troops.

"A serf who raises pigs... unexpectedly defended the most important gate for the empire, and all the nobles... oh..."

Justus let out a long sigh.

"My lord governor, you should have more experience in Boshi City... Most of the time, nobles can only cause trouble."

Li Ang shook his head: "The Bacchus Empire is actually pretty good, at least the tribune who ran away knew how to find a serf to make up for it... At least he is still afraid of the law."

Justus sighed again: "Perhaps, the reform needs to be deepened."

……

While the lord was encountering the python knights of the Dread Legion, Emperor Marius was also going through a bitter battle in Qiza Village, which was just across the bay from Serendil.

The situation he faced was even more difficult than that of the lord—Emperor Marius faced Maltis and two hundred horn viper pioneers.

Although the number is indeed small, the elite level of the enemy is far from that of the python knight.

Moreover, the number of troops brought by Emperor Marius was also not large.

Unlike the rotten and withered undead like the python knight, the horned viper vanguard doesn't look like an undead army at all.

All of them have creamy skin, and the red lips and chins exposed under the half-covered helmets are very attractive, as if they all look like gods.

yes they.

Here are two hundred women...

In other words, these are two hundred female elves.

Except for their scarlet eyes showing a slightly evil and monstrous feeling, these horned viper pioneers looked no different from living people.

So is Martis.

They still have flexible and powerful martial arts, and that nimble skill seems to be completely unaffected.

If he hadn't known that they were indeed undead, Emperor Marius would have thought he was fighting a particularly powerful group of living elves.

Perhaps only the powerful Noldor Twilight Knights have the fighting power of the Viper Vanguard... However, the entire Noldor tribe can't make up a hundred Twilight Knights.

But here, there are two hundred horn viper pioneers...

The imperial knights under Emperor Marius were almost killed and injured after a few encounters.

Fortunately, Agathon saw the opportunity quickly, dragged Emperor Marius and ran away, at least he ran away.

The imperial knights desperately held back the enemy for a while, and the emperor's direct guards were indeed all loyal.

Maybe Emperor Marius was lucky. After killing the soldiers who stayed behind to block the enemy, Martis did not pursue him, but turned his head to look at the sea.

Emperor Marius and Agathon, who had already run away, did not see that several damaged warships on the sea were blown to Qiza Village by the wind and waves.

The ones who got off the battleship were not Snake Worshipers, but some burly men with different equipment.

It looked like a bunch of Mettenheimers, but they all looked unkempt.

After seeing Maltis, the leading man with messy hair and beard was obviously stunned: "Priests of the Snake Cult? There are not many of them! Get rid of them!"

(End of this chapter)