Chapter 69: Sauron River Port (Please recommend! Aaaaaa!)
Chapter 69: Sauron River Port
On the banks of the Sauron River.
Groups of Sauron civilians were gathering on the north bank of the Sauron River. They brought their families with them and traveled light. Many of them even came empty-handed, and it didn't look like they were moving their families at all.
In fact, when it comes down to it, it’s not that they don’t want to bring some luggage, but it’s because these impoverished civilians simply don’t have any extra property.
Even the few copper coins or silver shillings he had were hidden in the most difficult-to-be-discovered places on his body.
Since there is no bridge on the Sauron River, the civilians can only go to the other side of the river by ferries. There are not many boats and they can carry relatively few people, so the faces of the civilians are full of anxiety.
Thanks to the large-scale propaganda of Idar's spies, almost every civilian in Soran Territory has learned about the many crises and tensions that Soran Territory is facing now. Coupled with the help of Earl Soran's forced recruitment, the civilians are even more convinced of such statements.
If they were asked to travel a long distance over mountains and hills, they might still hesitate, but if they were just to move to the neighboring Idar Territory, there would not be so many issues to consider.
After all, the south bank of the Sauron River was originally the land of Sauron, and many civilians had been there before, so there would not be too much fear and discomfort for a while.
Just like that, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and more and more civilians gathered towards the banks of the Sauron River, jostling each other and making it very lively.
On the south bank of the Solon River, Idar's soldiers and officials were also prepared for the arrival of these refugees.
As the first director of the Idar Immigration Administration, Lister became the overall person in charge of this refugee reception operation.
Of course, since this was the first time that Idar Territory received a large number of refugees from Sauron Territory, the general procedures and regulations were actually formulated by Bruno himself.
Liszt's task was to implement the rules and regulations set by Bruno meticulously.
There were many refugees gathered on the north bank of the Soron River, but the number of refugees carried to the south bank by the ferry was extremely limited at each time. Therefore, although the officials of the Idar Immigration Administration were not very proficient in their work, they were not in a panic.
The Idar Immigration Administration has opened a total of three channels on the south bank of the Sauron River to register the information of these refugees from the Sauron territory.
Wagner was a civilian from Soran Territory. At this moment, he finally squeezed onto the ferry with his pregnant wife.
He escaped from Soran's army at midnight yesterday.
Some time ago, because all the infantrymen in Soran's territory were captured by the Idar people, Earl Soran forcibly recruited a number of adult young men in the territory to join the army, and he was unlucky enough to be captured and forced to serve as a soldier.
All of the more than one hundred civilians were reluctant. After all, unlike those cavalrymen with the title of knight, civilians like him could only get extremely meager military pay.
If it was just him, it would be fine, but he still had a pregnant wife at home! Moreover, if he died on the battlefield, there would be no pension in Solon County. It was your own bad luck that caused his death, and it had nothing to do with Solon County! When Wagner thought of his newlywed wife and unborn child, he tossed and turned, feeling uneasy.
Therefore, Wagner waited until the officer who was guarding the new recruits fell asleep and escaped from the barracks under the cover of night.
It was not until he hurried back home that Wagner heard from his wife the news that had been circulating in various parts of Soran Territory these days - Idar Territory would provide arable land or stable employment opportunities for every resident who moved to Idar Territory...
So, without even a second thought, Wagner and his wife packed up their bags and headed for the Sauron River overnight.
After all... he was a deserter from Soran's territory!
Even if Idar Territory had not issued such a regulation, he and his family would not be able to continue staying in Soran Territory.
The Sauron River is not very wide, but it has a lot of water. The fast-flowing water hits the hull, and the momentum is almost enough to push the ferry downstream.
After all, he crossed the river with trepidation, but it was not until Wagner actually set foot on the land on the south bank of the Sauron River that he finally let go of his anxious heart.
The south bank of the Sauron River is the land of Idar Territory. He no longer has to worry about whether the knights from Sauron Territory will capture him and serve as a soldier.
When Wagner set foot on the land on the south bank of the Solon River again, he felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
From afar, one could see the huge fortress rising from the ground on the banks of the Sauron River and the vast fields that stretched as far as the eye could see. Although he couldn't tell why, Wagner just felt that the land before him was full of vitality.
"Another ship is coming! Baron, take them to Exit No. 3!" A soldier led by Idar shouted loudly.
Soon, the civilians from Soran Territory were led by a soldier to the leftmost passage and lined up one by one...
Not far away were two simple wooden tables and a passage built with several long wooden poles. Two officials from Idar were sitting behind the wooden tables, writing something down with pens.
What was he doing? Although he was full of doubts, Wagner still lined up obediently.
However, this did not prevent him from stealing curious glances at the Idar soldiers who were maintaining order nearby.
Having spent some time in the military camp of Soran Territory, Wagner could clearly see that these soldiers were completely different from the soldiers of Soran Territory.
These soldiers were obviously of civilian origin, but they had a completely different mental outlook from the civilians in Sauron Territory. They all had ruddy complexions and were extremely energetic.
Different from the civilian soldiers in Soran's territory who looked like a ragtag army, the Idar soldiers were dressed in neat armor and carried uniform swords.
Wait... why do these equipments on them look so familiar?
This seems to be...
The armor and weapons of Soran's cavalry? Wagner suddenly realized that these were probably the spoils captured by the Idar people after the war...
only………
The Idar lord did not put the spoils into his own warehouse, but instead gave these well-made equipment to his civilian soldiers?
No wonder Soran's soldiers were defeated so miserably...
For a moment, Wagner felt a strong curiosity about the territory in front of him.
At this moment, a shout from the front interrupted Wagner's thoughts: "Hey! The guy at the back, it's your turn!"
First update, (End of this chapter)
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