Chapter 640 Giving
".—Hurry, hurry up, come here, all of you!"
In the northeast corner of Santia City, a former lord's mansion has long been empty. A guy who looked like an officer strode to the door, casually stopped a few young peasant soldiers who were passing by, and then led a few people towards the house until they came to a wide room in the backyard.
Inside the house, Baron Bob, the secretary of the Welsh Legion, was holding a piece of parchment to carefully check the items that came in and out. In recent days, he has been fighting south with the army, running around here and there. He, who used to have a big belly, now looks a little thinner, and he looks more capable.
He is not only responsible for drafting and receiving legion documents, but also serves as a staff officer in the legion staff department. Since Spencer was injured, he has taken on the role of head of the heavy loss department. Fortunately, he handled all these tasks with ease and ease.
"Sir Bob, have I found someone for you?" The officer at the door led several people to Bob.
Bob looked back and said without thinking: "Very good, you can move this long wooden table into the hall and place it in the middle. Then find some seats and place them neatly so that it can be used by the adults for military discussions. In addition, , you can send someone to the best fur store in the city to buy some good wool blankets, so that you can sleep more comfortably."
"Yes, Master Bob, I'll go right away." The officer turned around and walked out of the door.
Yesterday, considering that Yat has been fighting with the army for a long time, he often stays in outdoor camps. Now that the war is basically over, Otto finds Bob and asks him to find a fixed place for Art to live so that Art can rest and relax.
Considering that Art frequently holds military meetings and the security in the city needs to be strengthened, we simply found a relatively quiet mansion for Art next to the Sheriff's Department. This not only makes it easier for Art to go to the Chinese army command camp at any time, but it is also safer than other places in the city.
After decorating the mansion, Bob plans to go to the location of the legion's headquarters, which is located next to the free market in the city.
After the war, the army's heavy divisions faced the most arduous tasks. Not only do they need to centralize battlefield materials, but they also need to register and store them separately according to different types. Once the legion needs it, they can allocate them immediately.
Nowadays, most of the Welsh Legion is stationed outside the city of Santia to rest, and the food and clothing for thousands of people falls on the head of the Radiant Division. In addition, the number of Lombards captured on the battlefield exceeded a thousand. According to the legion's instructions, prisoners of war were not to be abused and they had to be fed. This was another huge expense.
At present, the city of Santia is completely under the control of the Wells Legion. Art strictly ordered the soldiers not to disturb the people and to rescue the homeless citizens. He also ordered each company to dedicate manpower to assist the residents of Sandia City in repairing their houses and clearing the streets. Now that Sandia City has become a territory actually controlled by Art, it is natural to properly arrange for the people under his control. On the north-south commercial road that runs through the entire city, a sermon carefully arranged by Dennis, the ideological and political officer of the Welsh Legion and deputy chief of supervision, is taking place·
A group of people from Wu Juejue were crowded at the door of a dilapidated grain store in the north of the city. In addition to elderly women and children with sallow complexions, there were also beggars and homeless people in shabby clothes. In short, they were a group of poor people who had not eaten one meal, and could not even fill their stomachs.
· The war caused them to lose their homes and land, and they had to live on the streets, begging or picking up leftovers thrown out by wealthy people.
This morning, a group of young men dressed in regular uniforms walked along the streets and alleys, beating a few copper plates, attracting the attention of many people. From their mouths, they learned that Art Wood Wells, Earl of Simpe, County of Burgundy, could not bear to see the residents of the city starving, so he specially gave alms in front of a grain store in the north of the city. Anyone willing to go can get a warm bowl of minced meat and wheat porridge.
After receiving the news, the refugees acted quickly and rushed towards the grain store with their families in tow. In less than half a day, the entrance to the grain store was surrounded by water.
Looking at the steaming minced meat and wheat porridge in the large iron pots set up, a scent of aroma hit my nostrils. The refugees who were watching all had their eyes widened, and they kept swallowing their saliva——
Seeing that the time was almost up, Dennis, the ideological and political officer of the Welsh Legion, slowly walked up to the platform in front of the refugees.
Ahem~Dennis cleared his throat.
"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet."
Dennis said loudly at the top of his voice.
Looking at the man in clean and tidy robes in front of him, the refugees below slowly became quiet.
"Today's alms for the residents of the city are provided by my lord count, the newly promoted earl of the southern border of Burgundy north of Lombardy, Earl Art Wood Wells. He is broad-minded and philanthropic. Because he can't bear to see you starving to death on the streets and burying your corpses in the desolate valley, he specifically ordered me to set up a porridge shed to help the victims here."
"Sir, sir, is the earl you are talking about the original owner of Sauronburg in the south as mentioned by the jugglers?"
In the crowd, a tall man in tattered clothes and a sallow complexion expressed the doubt in his heart.
Dennis, who was slightly unhappy at being interrupted by the other party, immediately became energetic when he heard this. Rolling up his sleeves, he pointed at the man and said excitedly: "Yes, that's right, it's Art Wood Wells, the son of the Lombard Baron who was deprived of his title and land by the Lombard robber Count Walder Burley in the play you heard!"
After hearing Denis's explanation, the refugees in the audience began to whisper to each other, talking about this "familiar" protagonist.
Dennis seized the opportunity to exaggerate Art's tragic experience.
"You should all know that Sauronburg south of Lavati was not originally called by this name, nor did it belong to Walder Burley's territory. It should have belonged to my lord, the Earl. Sauronburg was originally called Wellsburg, and its current name was changed by that bastard Walder Burley to deceive others."
“A few years ago, Ward Burley expelled the Wells father and son from the territory on the charge of blaspheming God, and occupied Wellsburg. After that, he sent people to hunt him down many times, until the Wells father and son escaped to the dense forests of the wild valleys in the southern part of the Burgundy country. "My lord, the earl, was helpless in a foreign country, suffered all kinds of bullying, and almost died in that unknown desert valley"
Denis became more and more excited as he spoke, sobbing over Art's tragic experience, and kept wiping his tears.
Everyone in the audience was also moved by the heartfelt words of this ideological and political official, and they all expressed their injustice towards the count who was living in a foreign country.
"Fortunately, my lord, the Earl, received the help of noble people, and relied on his outstanding military exploits to step by step from the humble patrol officer to his current position. However, Walder Burley learned of this and secretly sent people to sneak into the valley, intending to poison my lord, the earl——"
Hearing this, the refugees let out bursts of exclamation, and each one was filled with righteous indignation and angrily condemned Ward Burley's shameless behavior.
"Thanks to God's blessing, my Earl escaped. After learning that the assassination failed, Ward Burley was not reconciled, so he began to instigate a war between Lombardy and Burgundy in the court, falsely claiming that our Earl planned to go south to attack Lombardy, and tried to use the Lombard army to destroy our Earl in one fell swoop. In this way, the Lombardy court did not distinguish between right and wrong, and sent a large army to attack the count. In order to maintain the integrity of the territory, my lord, the count, had no choice but to rise up and resist!" At this point, a story about the Count of Burgundy's borderland opposing the massive invasion of the Lombardy Principality came out from Denis' mouth, and the refugees in the audience were all stunned.
Dennis wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, sighed, and returned to the topic,
"Today, my Lord Count is here to give alms, in order to spread the gospel of God and provide a delicious meal to those who have suffered from the war. In addition, the Lombards who surrounded the city of Santia The soldiers have been driven back to the south by the Wells Legion. Now, the legion is working on restoring the damaged roads and houses in the city. Anyone who can contribute will receive one to two pfennigs a day and a free meal. If anyone is willing to join, they can go to the camp over there to register."
As soon as Denis finished speaking, there was an explosion among the refugees. In their view, being able to have enough to eat now is already a luxury. But the old man in front of me not only provides food, but also pays wages. This is simply unbelievable.
After a while, a long line of people lined up in front of the iron pot to receive meals. Looking at the steaming minced meat and wheat porridge in the pot, the refugees kept looking around, for fear that it would not be their turn.
After a while, there was a sound of vicious dogs gnawing~
In the blink of an eye, these hungry victims wolfed down the wheat paste in the bowl and quickly licked up all the wheat paste in the bowl·"
At Denny's While he was eloquently promoting Art's heroic deeds, a small-scale battle had just concluded in a dense forest a few miles away from the city of Santia·
The two sides in the battle were the 25th light and heavy cavalry of Lombard hiding in the dense forest and the 3rd company of Hans's regiment of Wales.
A few days ago, after two days and one night of pursuit and interception, the Lombard cavalry hiding in the dense forest suffered more than 70 casualties. More than 100 people gradually understood the situation and chose to surrender. The remaining twenty-five men fought hard and played a cat and mouse game with the third company.
Seeing that the deadline for the clearing out given by the Chinese army was approaching, Hans and Bury decided to send out the hunter soldiers in the company to track the enemy's tracks, and the remaining troops were ambushed at various intersections.
In this way, in less than half a day, the third company dug out the group of guys hiding in the dense forest, including their men and horses. Except for the seven unlucky guys who were killed in the dense forest, only ten were able to walk out on their own. The remaining eight were seriously injured and carried out on horseback.
At this point, the war north of Lavati City was completely over. Looking at the small leader of the Lombard cavalry who was kneeling on the ground with his hands tied behind his back, the flag captain Berry was furious. He walked up to the leader and kicked him to the ground without hesitation. Before I left, I didn’t forget to take a mouthful of thick phlegm.”