Winters in Visas have been calm and peaceful this year.
Feather-like snow arrived on schedule.
However, in one night, Wessas became a white piece. Crystal snow covered the streets, roofs, and treetops. The Pal Mountain in the distance was also wrapped in a layer of silver. Different beauty.
early morning.
Old Andrew pushed open the door, let out a white breath, rubbed his cold palms and took out a shovel to clean up the snow accumulated outside the house.
After a while, Mok, who lived next door, also came out. After saying hello to each other, they chatted while shoveling snow.
The content of the conversation between the two was nothing more than their daily work and the situation of their son in the soldier's training camp.
Sun salt in summer, and caustic soda in winter.
The Cogit Sea is still majestic, and the salt farms along the coast are still busy.
However, due to the impact of heavy snow recently, the work of the salt drying field has been temporarily stopped, and even the workload of the production line has been reduced a lot.
Although there was no way to go to the salt field due to the heavy snow, old Andrew was not panic at all.
His wife became a cook in the subsidy station, and the money was settled daily, and every night when he came home, he gave out two copper coins.
Not only that, those who volunteered to work at the subsidy station were given two coats to keep warm on the first day.
The heavy coat he was wearing was brought back by his wife.
Mock sighed: "I heard that Earl Beavis Elliott ordered the gate of Fort Comoy to be closed again. Now no one can come out and no one can enter... Fortunately, we left Como early. Yibo."
Old Andrew was indeed very fortunate.
If it wasn't for his son who stole money from him to pay the poll tax and ran to sign up, now he would not dare to expect such a good life, I am afraid that he would be like a slave trapped in Fort Comoy.
Old Andrew remembered his son, and also remembered that the three-month exercise assessment was approaching soon.
"Mike came back and said that this quarter's assessment will go to the northwest side of Pal Mountain for actual combat drills. The two officers have already led people to survey the terrain in advance. When the time comes, the lord will go with him."
Mock did hear his son Mile say this.
Far and dangerous northwest of Parr Mountain, people have gone missing before and people have been dragged away by brown bears... Few civilians or slaves go there.
since getting the news.
Mok was a little worried.
Old Andrew could see it clearly: "What danger can there be? All the soldiers in the soldier training camp will go, and there is the leader of the knight. Even the wolves have to hide."
Mok nodded, slightly relaxed.
He said with envy, "Mike in your family is really good."
"Not only did I get the first place in the last exercise and I was rewarded, but I also became the squad leader. I heard that it is now highly regarded by the knights."
Old Andrew is proud: "He has always been very assertive and very hardworking."
The first three days of the winter rehearsal.
Fort Comoy.
Beavis Elliott's castle welcomes a guest.
The identity of this guest is Matthew Luke, an earl from the Kingdom of Gaina.
The huge benefits of selling salt are mouthwatering.
Even if Xia Zuoyi has given up 60% of the benefits to the king, there is still enough temptation in his hand to set off the greed of those who are interested.
Beavis Elliott went after the letter.
Buzz Ridges once again thought of taking Wessas as his own.
But this time, it was impossible to directly send a knight disguised as a robber to assassinate him like last time.
They need a thorough plan.
Therefore, Bass Ridges secretly contacted a very ambitious Marquis in the Kingdom of Gaina.
This marquis is a direct descendant of King Gaina and has the right of inheritance, but the odds of success are not great.
Bass Ridges throws the bait, and after Weissus belongs to him, the refined salt will be sold to the Marquis at the lowest price, and the Marquis will sell it at a higher price to earn intermediate benefits.
The Marquis agreed to Bas Ridges' plan and ordered the nearest lord to Fort Comoy to cooperate, namely Count Matthew Luke, who was entrusted to him.
Beavis Elliott had already been informed that Desinia was also going to Pal Mountain for winter drills.
The knights brought by Matthew Luke and the knights he sent met on the northwest side of Parr Mountain, and set up traps and ambush in advance, so that Desinia would never return.
After killing Desinia, Matthew Luke pretended to capture Weissus, and Beavis Elliott led someone to rescue. The two played a scene, and Weissus would be taken over smoothly.
But Beavis Elliott felt uneasy when he remembered the number of soldiers in the training camp.
"Have you ordered an ambush? There are quite a few soldiers brought by that brat in Desinia, in case..."
Matthew Luke sneered: "What are you worried about, it's just a mob made up of a group of pariahs, how strong can they be with a large number."
"Didn't you already do all the research and only trained for six months, do you really think that the pariahs can compete with the knights?"
"The Marquis attaches great importance to this cooperation, and even dispatched a team of knights in his territory. We will not be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers... Knight Commander Dana, where did you lead someone to ambush?"
Behind Matthew Luke stood a knight commander who belonged to the Marquis. He was tall and straight, wearing thick armor and a helmet covering his face, so he couldn't see his face clearly.
After the commander of the knight was ambushed, he rushed back to Fort Komoy to report the mission. Hearing the words, he said in a dull voice, "In the narrow valley on the northwest side of Mount Parr."
Matthew Luke said to Beavis Elliott: "You just wait for the drill in three days to kill people on Parr Mountain, and this time it will be foolproof."
The money and the army are there.
Xia Zoe decided to arrange the winter drill as a practical project on the northwest side of the Parr Mountain, and took advantage of the drill to find the natural asphalt mine.
Streets, housing, and more in Visas need to be remodeled.
Mining and construction in spring, volatilization of moisture in summer and autumn, will be completed before winter next year, just in time for occupancy.
Xia Zuoyi's little abacus was beating loudly.
He was afraid that the weather would be unpredictable, so he moved the scheduled drill one day earlier. After the soldier training camp had packed the necessary items, he set off for the northwest side of Mount Parr.
Some of the knights stayed behind in Vessus, and the rest followed.
Climb over the southeast side of Parr Mountain.
They walked to the flat valley between the mountains on both sides, and there was a frozen lake in front of them, surrounded by wide grass, and now it was covered with ice and white snow.
Xia Zoe ordered to rest beside Pal Lake.
The next exercise will also start here.
The snow has not yet completely melted, the ground is muddy, and horses and carts cannot enter the mountains, only horses or walks.
Therefore, Xia Zuoyi was wrapped tightly by Judit on his chest and rode up the mountain.
Gibran and Toby did not follow, but stayed in the castle.
Judit dismounted first.
He then stretched out his hand and carefully carried Xia Zoe off the horse and into the camp that the soldiers had already set up. After a while, Fernandi and Valk also came in, holding a small stove, a hot stove in their hands. Good dry food and water.
Xia Zuoyi: "I don't know whether the ice on the lake is thin or thick. Let the soldiers stay away and don't go over."
"Yes, Lord Count."
Valk William glanced out, and Taylor Kennedy turned to leave, obeying orders.
Xia Zuoyi drank the hot water in small sips, and lay warmly in the thick blanket and didn't want to move.
He looked out through the open gap in the tent. The vast winter fog filled the mountains. After the wind blew, it slowly dispersed. The frost on the treetops was crystal clear and translucent, trembling slightly...
Xia Zuoyi sighed and thought that the valley of Paar Mountain would be very beautiful in spring, with green lakes, grasslands all over the mountains, verdant green, and long green felt forests... The place is wide enough and spacious enough.
He was stunned for a while, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
The castle is built on a cliff on the coast of Cogit, even if it is unobstructed from a high place, but the seaside is wet after all, and it is even colder in winter...
Furthermore, there is a lot of room for development in the Cogit Sea, and there is still a lot of value to be tapped. The salt drying field alone only occupies a little position on the coast.
If he wants to continue to develop the marine economy, in the long run, it is not a good choice for the castle to be built by the sea.
It would be better to rebuild the castle in the Paar Mountains.
Like... The shores of Lake Paar
The more Xia Zuoyi thought about it, the more he thought it was a good idea.
At this moment, a bit of surprise and surprise flashed in his eyes.
Then he calmly told Judit that he wanted to take a nap.
After Judit and the others went out.
Xia Zuoyi curved her eyebrows and smiled, "098, you're back from your trip."
The system interface made a "ding" sound just now, and the little matchstick man with the number 098 on his head appeared after knocking on the universe mailbox.
[surprise, host, 098 is back with a gift.]The little matchstick compares his heart to Xia Zuoyi.
Xia Zuoyi was puzzled and curious: "What gift?"
System 098: [It's a very surprising gift, it's in the cosmic mailbox, the host might as well guess first, and then release 098.]
Xia Zoe: "... give me a hint."
This Buddhist system can even amuse the host.
098: [Ferocious and cute and can roll.]
"… fluffy? Can your cosmic mailbox still transmit living creatures?"
[Yes, is it convenient for the host to be around? 098 can place gifts around the host.]
Xia Zuoyi thought: "Wait for a while, I need to find a suitable time."
[Good drop, 098 is not in a hurry.]
After a break.
Fernandi Edward announced the specific content of this winter exercise.
The winter drill is very different from the last drill.
Ordinary soldiers and reserve soldiers fight against each other. The two sides are enemies of each other. Each person carries a small flag. The ordinary soldier is a blue flag, and the reserve soldier is a red flag.
According to the map, the two sides occupy a base location, with a narrow valley in the middle.
The soldiers' drill task is to put the flags at their respective bases, no matter what method they use, sneak into the opponent's base and snatch the opponent's flag.
Afterwards, the robbed flags are brought into the small valley for protection. Within the specified time, whichever side has the most flags robbed will win.
Such actual combat drills not only test the soldiers' latent combat ability, but also test the soldiers' random combat strategies.
Whether it is to snatch the flag or guard it, it requires the tacit cooperation and flexible minds among the soldiers to face the problems.
Zoe Xia came up with the way of winter drills.
Fernandi and Valk took the knights to survey the terrain and draw a map in advance.
The narrow valley in the middle of the map is where the natural asphalt mines are located.