When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 756 Tomorrow, the final battle!
Looking at the house that looked like ruins, Meliati, who was leading the horse, had an indifferent expression.

Not long after, Lannes came up and said, "Your Highness, no one was found alive. They must have moved out five days ago, or even a week ago."

"A week ago..." Meliati squatted down and picked up a handful of black ash. "We defeated the Gravel Plains Army five days ago. Could they have predicted this?"

"I don't know about that." Lannes was also puzzled. "These houses were burned at least five days ago. At least five days."

This is a village in the Nanbo River Valley, but at this moment it seems like hell has revived.

Part of the oats in the fields were harvested early, leaving only prickly stubble.

There was no time to deal with the other part, so they just burned it.

All the sheep pens were knocked over, and one could see the marks of sheep's hooves trampling on the ground.

The thatched house made of mud and branches is now reduced to chest-high ruins.

The warm wind blew, and the bronze bell at the entrance of the village jingled.

This is the only intact vessel in the whole village, but now it is only hanging by a hemp rope, and there is no telling when it will fall to the ground.

Without much thought, Meliati knew that it must have been done by the knights of the Gravel Plains.

Since yesterday, no village or town on either side of the Nam Po Valley has been able to obtain supplies.

Most villages and towns became like this tragic scene, with the villagers being relocated or even massacred.

The only ones that were not affected were probably the villages and towns along the Nauan River.

While Meliati was deep in thought, she suddenly heard a scream.

"It's the Sheep God. The Sheep God is angry." A terrified and crazy shout suddenly came from the village.

A skinny shepherd, with black eyes, pointed at the upside-down sheep skull and said tremblingly: "The sheep god is riding a thrush!"

"Why is this rumor happening again?" Meliati waved her hands impatiently, "Drag him away, drag him away."

Kaler would never have thought that this strange rumor would spread to all the shepherds in just three days.

Although they were cautious, the rumor eventually reached Meliati's ears.

Although Meliati despised this folk proverb, she had to take it seriously.

Meliati knew them too well. Even the people of Thousand River Valley were quite superstitious.

Horn was able to gain military power with an extremely outrageous move of the coming of the Holy Father. If someone imitates him and causes trouble, it will be all over.

Meliati personally conducted continuous mind-reading investigations and nearly suffered a mental breakdown before she was able to identify several sources of transmission.

It’s a pity that either the old man is crazy and can’t read the heart, or the child is bribed by maltose.

But it is basically certain that the Shishiyuan people are plotting something.

Meliati didn't want to bother with these things anymore, so she just suppressed them forcefully and whipped anyone who mentioned it.

The shepherd actually dared to mention it in front of Meliati, and was immediately whipped by the three officers next to him with six whips per second.

One of the officers even yelled, "Hey, you kid, you're asking for death!" and kicked him down.

Several other officers swung their fists and hit the civilian's head, causing a purple swelling to appear immediately.

"Alright." It was Meliati who stopped them in the end. "Just yell, why are you whipping them so much? Give them two dinars and let them go."

"You are lucky to have met our kind-hearted Lord Meliati."

The shepherd staggered away, but Meliati was not so relieved.

From these clues, she could basically infer the movements of the nobles of Shattered Stone. The first move was to clear the fields, not only to cut the wheat fields and take away the sheep and people, but also to burn down the houses.

This is mainly because they are afraid that Meliati will use the ready-made wood to make siege equipment.

The second move was to spread rumors, creating a specious rumor about the "Sheep God" to shake the morale of the troops.

The third move is to conceal one's strength. So far, the titled knight from the Stonebreakers has not appeared.

The number of Imperial Order Knights (Red Feather Arrow Knights) that appeared on the battlefield earlier was much smaller than expected.

Many corpses bearing the title of Knights of the Imperial Order were dissected by wizards and were found to have no Imperial Order power at all.

It is probably for the final battle, for the final showdown with her.

How naive! Do they think this trick will work?

Shaking her head, Meliati said to Lannes with a hint of ridicule: "These are all blatant tricks. I feel they are not as good as Barneyforth."

"After all, you have captured the Duke of Redwood, who knows the most about military affairs." Lannes laughed. "The rest of them have no experience in large-scale battles, let alone the ability to command large troops. It is normal for them to end up like this."

Meliati didn't reply, but just looked around the village, sighed, and mounted her warhorse: "Let's go back to the camp."

After passing through many mounds and streams, Meliati and his group finally walked out of the river valley tributary.

Due to the lack of sufficient manpower and supplies, they had to rely on baggage ships and march north along the Nauan River.

Therefore, Meliati set up camp in a riverside town only 30 miles away from the Salt Beach Market.

The rest of the journey can be completed in one day.

Today is the last day before the war.

Walking out of the valley, you will see the vast river valley plain area.

The golden light of the setting sun split the clouds, and the colorful clouds wrapped around the clouds like ribbons.

Watermills and windmills were turning, and shepherds and merchants passing by looked timidly at the marching black army.

Some of the brave ones even dared to sell soap nuts and medicines to the soldiers.

On both sides of the road, the sunset glow dyed the originally yellow-green oat fields golden, and the river breeze blew, making a rustling sound.

Moss-covered rocks were spread out under the tall ash trees. On the cobblestone stream path, a few barefoot soldiers were singing while carrying fresh fish wrapped in reeds.

"In my father's garden the lilacs are in bloom..."

"All the birds of the world build their nests here..."

"The blonde who used to be by my side can sleep well..."

Listening to the singing coming from the river bank, Meliati turned to the attendant and asked, "What song is this?"

"This is a folk song that became popular last year. It's called The Blonde Beside Me. It's about missing one's hometown and first love." The attendant carefully considered his words. "It's said to be composed by college students of the Holy See. It's widely sung."

"Everyone misses home." Meliati murmured.

This was different from the previous battle in Qianhe Valley, which was a battle in front of home or even at home.

For those soldiers who had never left their village in their entire lives, Shattered Stone was truly a foreign land.

"Do you need me to stop?" the attendant asked in a low voice.

Taking a deep breath, Meliati shook her head and said, "No, let them sing. Anyway, the attack on Salt Beach tomorrow will be the last battle!"

(End of this chapter)