Chapter 347: Gone with the Wind (Third update, please subscribe)
The news of the fall of Trenklaucan had limited impact on the people of Buenos Aires. Perhaps they would be horrified and scared.
But the bigger problem they face is the draft, which is pulling men into the military whether they want to or not.
Every Argentine has the duty to defend Argentina - but how many are Argentines?
It doesn't matter, what matters is that the barbarians are attacking!
Once the barbarians invade Buenos Aires, every one of them will be killed by the barbarians, their property will be robbed, and their women will be robbed by the barbarians.
The authorities told them through various channels that this was the result of the barbarian invasion, and many people believed it because this was the result of the Mapuche invasion in the past.
Compared to the city dwellers in Buenos Aires, those at the front are hit more directly.
"Frank, are you still alive?"
Once again, when Anna was awakened from her sleep, tears were on her face. After getting up, she mechanically combed her loose hair in front of the mirror, her pretty face full of despair. All she had left in her heart was the worry for her lover.
"God bless you, you will definitely come back safely!"
After learning of the fall of Trenklauken, she prayed for her lover and her father.
Just as Anna was praying, she heard a noisy noise outside. She hurried out of the house. Outside the house, she heard many voices shouting in the street in the distance, and the voices of people were sometimes high and sometimes low.
"What's going on?"
Because her bra was too tight, she began to pant after taking a few steps, but she did not slow down, and the chaotic shouting in front of her became louder and louder.
Finally, they arrived at the intersection and Anna saw that the streets were bustling with people running around in panic, and unattended children were sitting on the corridors and howling.
The streets were crowded with carriages loaded with wounded soldiers and piled with luggage and furniture. Men on horseback came running up the alleys toward the headquarters of Hugo, the Civil Guard.
In front of Francisco's yard, Judy stood there pulling the carriage, staring and shouting at Anna.
"Miss Anna? You haven't left yet. We are leaving. The master and the others are packing their luggage."
"Let's go, where to?"
"God knows, miss, anywhere. The barbarians are coming soon, and it is most important to avoid them first..."
What?
The barbarians are coming!
So fast?
When she ran to the church, Anna, who felt like she was about to faint, stopped to catch her breath. She held onto the lamppost and stood there leaning against it. At this moment, a horse-riding officer came running towards her, so she had an idea and stood in the middle of the street and waved to him.
"Oh, sir, stop! Please stop!"
The officer who was stopped reined in his horse. Although he looked very tired, he took off the tattered military cap on his head.
"Miss."
"Are the barbarians coming?"
Anna asked a little nervously.
"Yes, miss, I don't know much. What you know is that Trenclaw has fallen, General Alcina has surrendered, and now the army of Nanhua is coming here. They seem to be attacking Buenos Aires..."
"Attack Buenos Aires? Are you sure about that?"
"God knows, that's all I know. The news is very confusing right now. The civil defense teams in many places have collapsed. They are now retreating across the board. I don't know if they have a chance to escape. May God bless them!"
The officer seized the reins, put his hat back on, and made a move to leave.
"Sir, if you leave, what shall we do?"
"I don't know, miss. The barbarian army is coming and we have no army to resist them..."
"You go away and leave us to the barbarians?"
"May God bless you..."
After saying this, the officer on horseback rode away without looking back, leaving Anna standing in the middle of the street, standing there motionless, watching the officer go away.
The barbarians are coming.
The barbarians are coming!
What should I do?
Where to run?
No, I can't run.
I want to stay here and wait for them to come back, but what if those barbarians snatch her away?
I could take Emily and hide in the woods, where the savages would have no chance of finding them.
Thinking of this, Anna picked up her skirt and ran home along the street. As she ran, she kept muttering: The barbarians are coming! The barbarians are coming!
The streets of the town were now crowded with people, who were running around blindly, and carts loaded with things were crowded in the streets. People were making a lot of noise in the streets.
The women were running as fast as she was, and everyone was running away at this moment. She saw the usually frail and elegant Lady Angela running away in a carriage, standing on the carriage and driving it, with a pistol on her waist. Seeing her like this, Anna could hardly associate her with the French tutor she was used to.
At this moment, Lady Angela no longer looked like a noble lady as usual. Her messy black hair revealed a panicked face. When she saw Anna, her pretty face showed some surprise.
"Anna, why haven't you left yet?"
"Madam, I will wait here for my father and..."
"You are crazy, my Anna, come to the carriage quickly, where is Emily? Is she at home? Come with me, if you stay here, you will be taken away by the barbarians..."
Angela, who was born on a farm, once witnessed the brutality of the barbarians. Her father and brothers were killed, and her mother and sister were kidnapped by them. Their lives and deaths are still unknown. Only she escaped by hiding in a haystack.
Even though that happened twenty years ago, she knew what would happen when a girl met a savage.
"But, but my father, and..."
Before Anna could finish, Angela pulled her into the carriage.
"They want you to be safe, and for you and Emily to come with me to Buenos Aires, where the Major has a house..."
Soon, at Angelaf's request, Anna and her sister packed up their luggage and left their home. There were many people fleeing, hundreds of them. Although there were a lot of people, the crowd dispersed as they walked, and only familiar people left in a group. They traveled together with Dick's family. Mr. Dick was their neighbor and a very reliable and good man.
As they were riding in the carriage heading east, the two sisters could not help but look back at the town that had disappeared from their sight. A thick cloud of smoke had risen in the direction of the town at some point.
"Ma'am, there seems to be a fire over there!"
Looking back at the column of smoke rising in the direction of the town, Mrs. Angela couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh, God, it must have been set by the barbarians..."
At this moment, a sudden gunshot interrupted her words. When she turned around, she saw Dick lying in a pool of blood.
"No, Dick..."
Amid Mrs. Dick's cries, Mrs. Angela saw several cavalrymen appearing from nowhere and surrounding them and Mrs. Dick...
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