Chapter 379 Burn with fire!
After returning to the camp, Gervis went straight to see Alice and told her about the people from the Principality of Alban building a dam upstream.
Alice also knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately sent fifty Rose Knights to Gervis, asking him to take them up to check.
Coincidentally, the person Alice sent to Gervis this time was the team leader Ander who had followed Gervis to rob Lakin Territory last time.
Gervis set out from the camp again with Ander and his party, heading towards the camp gate. However, when he walked in front of the Charles family, he happened to see Nemio.
At this moment, Nemio also noticed the presence of Gervis and was looking at him with a cold gaze.
"Boy, let me let you be proud for a few days!"
Seeing that Gervis didn't care about his gaze and walked through the camp with the Rose Knight in a swagger, Nemio wanted to kill Gervis with a sword, but thinking of the instructions of the Lord of the North and the King, he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
The encounter with Nemio did not concern Gervisto much, as he was sure that he was absolutely safe during this period.
After leaving the camp, Gervis, along with fifty Rose Knights and his own personal guards, began to speed up their horses, galloping up the river toward the west of Baiyan City.
In this backward world, roads are usually built along rivers, which not only provides sufficient water sources but also reduces the possibility of getting lost.
The river outside Baiyan City also has a wide dirt road, which is convenient for Gervis and others.
After walking up the river for just over twenty minutes, Gervis and his companions saw the dam that Bana had mentioned.
From a distance, the dam is only half completed and has not been completely built. Hundreds of people are working on the river bank.
"Sir, you see there are quite a few people in the camp over there!"
At this time, Ike pointed to the camp beside the dam and said.
The camp not far away by the river had no fence, just a few tents built randomly, and there were some armored soldiers sitting or standing in the camp.
Gervis took the monocular telescope and observed carefully again. There was no difference with the information Bana gave him. There should be more than 30 guards in the camp.
No additional ambushes were found around.
"Get ready for battle! We're going to take that camp!"
After confirming the situation, Gervis no longer delayed, wanting to rely on his large number of people to eliminate the enemy with a single charge.
"Yes! Sir!"
The Rose Knight and his bodyguards responded immediately, drawing their swords with clanking sounds.
Afterwards, Gervis and his group of more than 60 people no longer concealed their figures, raised their swords and urged their horses to charge towards the camp on the river bank ahead.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Get on the horses! Get on the horses!"
Although Gervis and his group only had more than sixty riders, the rumbling sound of their horses' hooves was quite impressive and could be heard by the soldiers stationed in the camp half a mile away.
At this moment, the only thirty or so rangers left in the camp began to shout warnings, quickly untied the reins of the war horses tied to the wooden stakes in the camp, and then skillfully climbed onto the horses.
"Rangers! Target the enemy cavalry! Charge!"
These rangers of Hayden's direct guard were extremely elite. It took Gervis and others a little over half a minute to cross the 500-meter distance, but all the rangers in the camp had already climbed onto their horses and gathered together.
"kill!"
The more than 30 rangers of the Principality of Alban were not afraid of Gervis and his men at all. They drew their swords and galloped on their horses to confront Gervis and his men.
The two torrents suddenly collided like speeding trains, and there were sudden sounds of people neighing, horses neighing, and swords clashing.
However, even though the rangers of the Principality of Alban were brave and fearless, everything was useless due to the huge gap in strength.
Not to mention that Gervis's personal guards were fully armed with mithril equipment. Ever since Gervis gave Alice 50 grams of mithril last time, even the current Rose Knights had replaced all their weapons with mithril-forged swords.
With the help of the high-speed impact of the warhorse, the mithril sword can break through the thin leather armor of the rangers and take their lives just by relying on the impact force, even if the cavalry does not need to swing the sword.
Sixty people against thirty people. After one wave of attacks, only three rangers of the Principality of Alban could still stand on horseback, while on Gervis' side, only two Rose Knights had their arms slightly injured, but they could still sit on horseback and move freely.
After the two sides' formations were staggered, Gervis turned his horse around. Originally, Gervis thought that the only four remaining rangers would take the opportunity to escape, just like the rangers earlier.
But what Gervis didn't expect was that the only three remaining rangers of the enemy not only did not run away, but after turning their horses around, they immediately urged their horses to continue charging towards Gervis and his formation.
"Rangers! Target the enemy cavalry! Charge!"
"Surrender and you won't be killed!"
Although they were enemies, Gervis admired the Three Life Rangers for their bravery and fearlessness.
There are more than sixty people on their side. If they ran away immediately, it would not be a shameful thing, but now it is obvious that they are determined to die.
"kill!"
The three rangers did not respond to Gervis' words of persuasion to surrender. Instead, they slapped their horses' bellies and rushed towards Gervis and his men at high speed.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Seeing this, Gervis said no more and personally urged the unicorn to meet the enemy. The mithril sword flashed coldly under the sunlight. A few dull sounds of "puff" were heard, and the three rangers died under Gervis's sword.
Although he admired the rangers' bravery and fearlessness, since they refused to surrender, Gervis would not be merciful. After all, this was a war, and being kind to the enemy would ultimately cost him his own life or the lives of his subordinates.
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"Andre, quickly take people to gather back those serfs who are building the dam. We can't let them escape."
The battle between Gervis and his group and the rangers was resolved within a few minutes, but the serfs who were originally building a dam on the edge of the river saw that something was not right and had already taken the opportunity to flee in all directions.
These serfs can now be considered as Gervis's spoils of war. They can be taken back as labor or sold to slave traders, so Gervis will certainly not let them escape.
"Yes, sir!"
After receiving Gervis' order, fifty Rose Knights quickly urged their horses on and chased after the fleeing serfs in groups of two.
After Ander and the others left, Gervis dismounted and walked to the bank of the river.
This is indeed a shallow area, and there is a three or four meter drop between the water surface and the banks on both sides. If a dam is built here, a huge reservoir can be formed.
At this moment, the dam has been half built. It is made of trees and stones. Although it is not very strong, it can still last for a few months in the autumn.
Looking at the unfinished dam in front of him, Gervis fell into deep thought.
"If we build a dam and reduce the flow of the river here for three or four days, we will definitely be able to store tens of millions of cubic meters of river water here."
"If the dam is suddenly destroyed, the flood will definitely flood the surrounding areas of Baiyan City. However, the walls of Baiyan City are built with rocks and are too solid. Even if the flood can submerge half of the wall, it will definitely not collapse it."
Gervis is now very envious of the first mission to rush into Baiyan City. Not only does he not have to hand in the spoils, the reward for the system mission alone is equivalent to more than two thousand gold coins. However, he is now struggling to complete this mission, especially to complete this mission with the least loss.
In fact, in addition to flooding, Gervis had another idea in his mind. Of course, it was just an idea.
In his previous life, Gervis had read some novels. The novels described digging a deep hole under the city wall, and then putting gunpowder in a huge container, such as a coffin or something, and then placing it under the city wall. When the time comes, just light a fire and the entire section of the city wall will be blown down with a bang.
However, Gervis was not sure whether this method was feasible. After all, it was just a novel and had no scientific basis.
More importantly, even if this method is unfortunate, Gervis does not have enough gunpowder to allow him to carry out a major explosion in another world.
The wall of Baiyan City is more than ten meters high, and the base is at least four meters thick. It is built with huge stones weighing thousands of pounds. Gervis feels that it is impossible to blow down the wall of Baiyan City without burying four or five coffins of explosives underneath.
"My Lord! I found more than ten fat fish by the river. Would you like me to prepare them and roast them for you to taste?"
Just as Gervis was standing by the river in a daze, Ike pulled up a string of fresh river fish from the river like he was offering treasures.
These river fish were hung on the shore and raised artificially, obviously to be eaten for lunch or dinner, but now they have become a bargain for Gervis and others.
"Alright! Go and deal with it!"
Gervis smacked his lips. He had been marching for the past few days. Although there were hot meals, they were all bacon and bread prepared in advance. He hadn't tasted fresh ingredients for more than ten days.
It would take some time for the Rose Knight to gather those escaped serfs. After all, those serfs were running around, and even if they didn't run far, it would still be troublesome to catch them. So he might as well take this opportunity to save his taste buds.
Soon, several fresh river fish were cleaned by Ike and others using short blades.
There were also tools for cooking in the camp. Ike and others took the pots and bowls and went directly to the river to wash them, and then prepared to cook by the river.
Ten river fish are used for stewing, and five river fish are used for charcoal grilling. Spices and other things are also prepared on their war horses, so there is no need to worry about the taste.
He casually built a simple stove with stones and put an iron pot on it. Gervis sat aside and watched Ike and others work.
There were more than sixty people in their group, and the whole big iron pot was filled with water. As the dry firewood crackled, the water in the pot began to boil.
Because there was so much water in the pot, the boiling soup would occasionally overflow the edge of the pot and drip onto the stone below that served as a stove.
Swish…swish…
The soup fell on the boiling hot stones and evaporated instantly, turning into white mist that floated in the air again.
This ordinary scene caught Gervis' eyes, but it made him stunned.
After being stunned for a moment, Gervis suddenly stood up and muttered, "Yes! How could I be so stupid! Use fire to burn it!"
"Haha! I have a solution! I have a solution! I really am a genius!"
Hey guys, I'm sorry for not going home at noon!
(End of this chapter)
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