When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 555 Arrival at Suimi Town

The morning stars of dawn dotted the dark blue sky. Behind the mountains and forests, a ray of orange-red light pierced the spring night and ushered in the dawn.

The golden-red sunlight fell on the Nauan River, illuminating a ball of burning golden river mist.

"Wow--"

The sturdy barge broke through the rolling fog on the river.

The dense black and red flags were like a forest moving on the river, pulling dozens of barges in a long line, sailing on the wide river.

On the fishing boats near the river bank, the sparse fishermen shivered, their mouths wide open, staring at the groups of soldiers standing like obsidian sculptures behind the side of the boats.

"Short, short-haired?"

As soon as the young fisherman opened his mouth to say this, he was slapped on the back of the head by his grandfather.

"This is a gentleman from the Salvation Army. We will be docking in town soon. Watch your mouth."

Touching the back of his head, the young fisherman couldn't help but be curious: "These short, ahem, Salvation Army master, I heard from the priests that they are humanoid monsters created by the devil, and they can spray lightning?"

"If you shout any louder, do you want your whole family to hang you?" the white-bearded fisherman cursed, gritting his teeth.

He had heard that these Salvation Army soldiers loved hanging and beheading, and even brought a gallows with them when they went out to fight.

If they keep making noise here, they will be caught and hanged on the ship, which would be a great loss.

However, the Nauan River is more than 200 meters wide, so the Salvation Army on the boat naturally could not hear what the father and son were saying.

Laurent stood at the bow, looking at the map in his hand in the sunlight: "Can we reach Suimi Town before noon?"

"Yes." The local guide from Hotam County smiled and said, "Let alone noon, we can reach Suimi Town before the sun rises completely. If we notify them in advance, the Salvation Army masters can have breakfast as soon as they land."

"Don't call the Salvation Army master, just call me a church member." Laurent felt so disgusted and uncomfortable when he heard the title of master.

The guide naturally followed suit: "Yes, Master Christian."

Laurent was speechless for a moment, then waved his hand and told the guide to go wherever he wanted.

Looking at the reflection of the spring sun on the river, Laurent held the side of the boat. The spring breeze with a hint of chillness blew on his face, but it dispelled a lot of his anxiety.

At this moment, Laurent felt both happy and nervous.

It had been three days since he set out from the detention dock. He only went ashore once to replenish supplies along the way, and the rest of the time he was either on a boat or transferring.

Now that our destination, Suimi Town, is right in front of us, it would be a lie to say that I am not nervous.

Behind him were fifty-two barges carrying more than 4 men from four Black Crown regiments, including a hundred-man mage regiment, more than a dozen fireball crossbows, and fifty clock bombs.

You should know that clock bombs are difficult to manufacture and the production volume is extremely low. Even if the alchemy workshop of the Holy Mechanical Court is working at full capacity, there are only about 170 in stock so far.

This time, Laurent took away nearly one-third of the treasure in one go, which shows how important his mission was.

He will serve as a pioneer and land in Suimi Town before everyone else to join the local Shengsun Righteous Army.

This matter seems simple, but the risk is actually not low.

The town of Suimi is located outside Feiliu Castle, at the junction of the noble rebel forces and the church-controlled area.

Less than fifty miles away is the Imperial Camp set up by Prince Kongdai outside Feiliu Fort.

Another twenty miles from the Imperial Camp is Feiliu Fort.

The distance from Suimi Town to the Imperial Order Company camp is a day's journey for the Salvation Army, but for the knights, it only takes half a day or even an hour.

There were not only thousands of slaves and craftsmen in the camp, but also an imperial company of 1 knights, more than 300 temple knights, and more than 200 old friends - mercenaries, guards and armored sergeants.

On March 3, the Black Crown Seventh Army led by him, together with the Eighth Army, captured the Detention Dock and repelled two waves of counterattacks by the Knights of the Deputy Castle.

On March 3, four Black Champion Regiments came to support and completely defeated the main force of the Deputy Castle Knights.

3月3日中午，第一批驳船和奇迹神甫支援到达，他们甚至没来得及休息，就坐上了驳船顺流而下。今天是3月6日，而第二批4支军团和骑兵们要到3月8日下午才能到场，第三批4支军团和护教军则要在3月9日才能到。

This means that Laurent and the other three legion commanders have to hold out in Suimi Town for two days and cannot let the Imperial Order Company attack them while they are still unstable.

The more than 2,000 infantrymen were naturally nothing to worry about. Sometimes, with the clock bullet, a magical weapon for clearing out the miscellaneous soldiers, they would just have to sleep peacefully during the charge.

The really difficult ones are the Imperial Order Company and the Temple Knights, a total of more than 500 knights.

Hotam County is different from Langsand County or Kasha County. It has flat land and well-developed agriculture.

This meant that there were no suitable forests or mounds nearby, and the town of Suimi had no city walls, so they would probably have to fight the Imperial Order Company on a vast plain.

They couldn't even build fortifications in the field because they didn't have much mortar.

The barge has limited space and needs to be used to transport people and supplies first, so there is not enough space to load mortar.

In order to save time and prevent the Imperial Order Company from reacting and occupying the excellent landing point of Suimi Town, they had to arrive early.

By the time the news of their arrival gets through today, even if the reaction is slow, we will probably see traces of the Imperial Order Company tomorrow morning or even this evening.

To this end, the four legion commanders and four legion clerks held a meeting, and the final result was -

If nothing else unexpected happens, they will disperse all the residents of Suimi Town and use Suimi Town itself as an advantageous terrain.

"Captain, we have arrived at Suimi Town."

Laurent raised his head subconsciously, and then closed his eyes because of the bright morning light.

But after getting used to it, he saw rows of houses made of earth and wood, with smoke rising into the sky from the tall chimneys.

The residents here like to use a kind of quartz sand to decorate the walls. At first glance, the walls look as sparkling as the water surface.

What a pretty town.

The barge slowly entered the harbor in the light reflected from the wall.

Next to the port, enthusiastic townspeople lined up dozens of large pots, and the fragrant smell of freshly baked bread lingered around the soldiers' noses.

When Laurent got off the boat, several other Black Champions were already standing on the dock, chatting and laughing with Andre, the leader of the local Saint Sun Army.

"Oh, is this Captain Laurent? He is indeed a talented young commander!"

Seeing Laurent coming, Andre naturally welcomed him with a hearty laugh.

But Laurent didn't respond too enthusiastically. How could he know that he was "extremely talented" when they met for the first time?

After a casual chat, I found that the other legion commanders did not mention using Suimi Town as a battlefield.

Laurent could only sigh inwardly, as he had to play the bad guy.

With a stern face, Laurent coughed and cleared his throat, and the other three legion commanders stopped talking tacitly.

"Mr. Andre, I have something to say. Even though it is so embarrassing, for the sake of war..."

"You want to use Suimi Town as a battlefield?"

Laurent choked on his words, but calmed down: "Yes, this is the result of our discussion. I'm afraid we have to do this."

Although the legion commanders were helpless, they could only respond.

"That's not necessary." Andre interrupted Laurent's next words, "We met you in Suimi Town ahead of time. How could we not think of how to help you fight?"

"Do you have any other idea?" Laurent raised his chin slightly and looked at Andre with a little displeasure.

Andre couldn't hide the mysterious smile on his face: "There are two leaders of the Holy Sun Army. Why don't you ask where Valentyl is?"

(End of this chapter)