When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 799 Then You Can Drink Before Sunset
The animal leather shoes stepped on the snow in an alternating manner, kicking up the snow like flying sand.

"Ring the bell! The people from Qianhe Valley are coming!"

"Wake up those dead pigs."

"Their cavalry is coming, move the barricades quickly!"

The Norn defenders in the castle moved around in panic. The Norn soldiers with red faces moved the barricades that blocked the road in a unsteady and comical manner.

The soldiers at the outpost in front of the castle gate tried two or three times to lift the chevaux de frise, as their bow legs staggered from drunkenness.

"Whoosh-whoosh-"

The lead bullet cut through the air, and a Norn spearman howled in pain and fell to the ground.

More than thirty cavalrymen were lying on horseback, and the leading ones were still aiming with their holy guns.

When the surrounding Norn soldiers saw the Holy Gun Cavalry approaching like ghosts, they immediately dropped their chevaux de frise and ran towards the castle gate.

Coleman cracked his whip and increased the speed of the horse.

After rushing through the barricades and arriving in front of the castle, they saw the gate slowly closing and they were about to be late, but Colabo, who was at the front, made way.

A Black Snake Bay battle mage wearing leather armor appeared in front of the Norn and stretched out his right hand with black nails.

"Frost magic!"

The heavy icy fog brought about by the winter blew through the camp gate and across the soldiers' faces, which were red from drinking.

A thin layer of white frost covered their eyebrows and hair, and everyone paused.

A dozen strong-armed Holy Gun Cavalrymen in the front row turned around, and seven or eight clock bullets flew into the air.

A shock wave containing mental damage exploded at the door, and five or six Norn soldiers fell on their backs on the spot.

"Rush over!"

Pulling out the short-barreled clockwork gun from his boots, Colebo fired at the Norn soldier holding a crossbow ten meters away.

The crossbow arrow shot by the soldier flew over Colebo's head, but he himself held his stomach and convulsed in pain.

Kaler mixed with other Holy Gun Cavalrymen, picked up his saber, and smoothly cut the neck of the Norn soldier.

The spurting blood looked like a red ribbon tied around the soldier's neck.

The thick smell of blood completely enveloped the entrance of the castle in a few seconds.

At this time, the extraordinary knight in the castle finally sobered up, and came charging forward with a lance in hand, surrounded by servants and in dishevel.

"It's the Extraordinary Knight, fire volley!"

The flying lead bullet knocked a knight off his horse, and the remaining Norn knights pulled the reins in shock and anger.

After putting away the clockwork guns, more than twenty Holy Gun Cavalrymen immediately rushed forward and started a bloody fight.

If possible, they would prefer a maneuvering cavalry battle that could maximize the power of short guns.

However, the situation did not allow them to distance themselves. The Holy Gun Cavalry were not good at close combat and were at a disadvantage as soon as they met the enemy. Several of them were knocked off their horses by their lances.

The extraordinary knights were not fully armored and were helpless in the face of the holy guns, so they were able to barely maintain the balance.

Fortunately, the Norn new army finally arrived at this time and launched a charge directly towards the city gate.

Even though both sides are Norn, neither of them has much Norn national sentiment.

In the international mercenary market, the Norns are well-known for stabbing each other with guns when they meet.

When meeting in private, people are naturally very enthusiastic, but one thing is for sure, if they meet on the battlefield, they still have to fight.

The reputation of my hometown has been lost, and everyone’s job is ruined!

Adelheid was the first to rush forward this time and took the baton before the Holy Gun Cavalry were driven away.

He lowered his head to avoid the arrow, then swung his halberd sideways and hooked it into the chest of a knight who had lost control.

The knight grinned fiercely, grasped the halberd with his backhand, and shook the reins to send Adelheid flying.

However, before he could put his idea into practice, he was protected by Adelheid behind him, and a holy musketeer shot at him.

At a distance of three meters, the lead bullet hit the left shoulder accurately. The knight screamed in pain and lost his balance when the halberd hooked him off his horse. The axeman next to him jumped over and smashed the neck guard with an axe. Blood and pink foam flowed out from the gap in the armor.

Several spearmen arrived at the same time and attacked the Norn soldiers who were rushing to the castle to rescue.

After Adelheid and other vanguards stabilized the situation in front of the gate, more and more soldiers rushed over from the rear.

However, when the subsequent large forces rushed forward, the Norn defenders in the castle suffered repeated defeats.

Just as Jeshka and Griffin judged, when the situation became unfavorable, these Norn allies did not have the courage to fight in the streets and actually fled for their lives.

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Thick smoke rose from the granary. The cold wind bit at the smoke column, forcing it to sway left and right.

It was not Jeshka who ordered the burning, but the Norn defenders who burned it.

Fortunately, Jeshka and his men arrived in time and quickly put out the fire, allowing the tired and hungry new army soldiers to have a full meal.

Sitting in front of the granary, more than 4,000 new Norn soldiers were eating cheese mushroom soup and newly-acquired beef stew with purple eggs with white bread.

Because the blood had not been removed by soaking, the stewed beef still had a fishy smell after blanching, and the sour, sweet and spicy flavors of the purple eggs could not suppress it.

But these people didn't care about all these. They had to march forcefully and sleep in the wilderness, and they were almost fainting from hunger.

Although it is bitter, the reward of victory is sweet.

After a forced march of 35 kilometers a day, Jeshka and others successfully arrived at the outermost camp of the Norns at noon.

Obviously, these Bearburg Norns had not anticipated the appearance of Jeshka and others, and they completely lost their combat effectiveness after the city gate was captured.

As promised before the battle, Jeshka jumped onto a wine barrel and said, "You bastards, this is a good spoil of war for you..."

Before Jeshka could finish his words, the Norn recruits cheered collectively.

Over the course of many wars, the distribution of spoils has also undergone many modifications.

After the battle, the orderly is responsible for cleaning up the battlefield, and the spoils are managed by the regiment.

Now 30% goes to the public, 20% goes to officers, 20% is used for the regiment fund, and 30% goes to the soldiers.

The regimental fund is the soldiers' common fund, managed by a committee elected or appointed by the soldiers themselves.

Most of it was used for military camp infrastructure construction and improving soldiers' lives.

Currently, both regiments are using the money to purchase industrial bonds to stabilize profits. Some even applied to purchase shares of the spice company, but were rejected by Horn.

The new Norn army is not citizens of the Thousand Valleys, but long-term mercenaries, and has no war group funds.

This time, in order to boost morale, the officers collectively gave up the spoils of war, and the Norn new army obtained 70% of the spoils in one go.

"Alright, alright." Jieshka smiled and pressed his hands. "If you want to make trouble, wait until we completely defeat the army of Xiongbao. After dinner, you have half an hour to rest, and then we will continue on our way!"

Amid the painful and joyful howls of many soldiers, Jessica jumped off the barrel and staggered.

Griffin, who was standing beside him, held his arm and said, "Don't jump around when you're injured."

"That drunkard, I thought he was dead." Touching the blood-stained bandage on his thigh, Jessica punched the wall in frustration.

"Fortunately, these Norns were drunk and did not react in time, otherwise this small camp would have been a tough one to fight."

"The Duke actually ordered that no drinking be allowed after sunset," said Djeszka, sitting on a wooden box. "So the knights in the castle were drunk at noon."

Griffin smiled and said, "How could they have expected you to be so fast? Just like us..."

At this point, Griffin's smile turned into a bitter smile in the memory: "Let's not talk about this, Duke Camp, do you have any ideas?"

"Is the mainspring wound?"

"Okay, but you have to use it sparingly. You can't wind it up near Jinuo Town."

"Damn winter dry season." Jeshka cursed in his hometown slang, and suddenly he seemed to remember something and stopped cursing.

Seeing Jeshka's one eye rolling around, Griffin knew he had an idea: "What do you think? Tell me now."

"Duke Gottfried, is that the Foothill Norn language?"

(End of this chapter)