Just as the Kali Empire's army was preparing for battle, in the back of the town hall, the young man who called himself Sangou sat on the lord's seat. His hands were behind his head and his legs were on the table. The foolish look on his face had already disappeared without a trace and was replaced with an impatient expression.
As for the fat lord, he sat on the guest's seat with his usual smile and bowed towards the young man.
"Yes, yes, we will definitely stand on your side."
"Oh? Then why did you let the Empire's army in? "
The young man purposely said this to put the little lord in a difficult position.
He smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, this ….. this really can't be helped. We don't have the power to stop them."
The young man rolled his eyes.
"Then I will tell Lord George exactly what you said and see what he thinks. If Lord George's river crossing is intercepted, he will definitely twist your head off."
"But ….. we ….. My lord, please be magnanimous and help me. I beg you."
The lord's heart was very uncomfortable. He had done so much for the other party and even risked his life to transport the food out of the granary, but the other party was still not satisfied.
The young man sneered and said, "Now is the time for you to show your sincerity and fight against the corrupt army with us."
"This, we are just a small town. How can we fight against the army? Also, we don't have any weapons."
"Is that so? I don't think so. Let me ask you a question. Will the Empire's army make a move against their people? "
Hearing this, the lord's heart skipped a beat. That one sentence made his back break out in cold sweat. His face was pale as he had a bad premonition.
"My, my lord, I don't understand. Even if that's the case, I can't make the people here revolt ….."
"No need. You just need to push them a little."
The young man smiled faintly, looking somewhat gloomy. He looked out the window. Yellow leaves floated past, and there was only a bare tree outside.
That night.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
"Not good! The granary is on fire!! "
The night watchman's shout woke everyone up from their sleep, including the soldiers at the docks. General Booth walked out of the tent and looked back. He saw a large flame rising into the sky and lighting up the whole town.
Fire?
He frowned and wondered why it was at this time.
"Milord! The granary in town is on fire. Should we help put out the fire? "
"No, the army won't move. Go and inform the Lord, tell him to immediately ask for food resources from the other towns, and tell him that this is my order."
"Yes!!"
The soldiers were all flustered and uneasy. This fire was too sudden and too coincidental.
Booth frowned. He had a bad feeling about this.
When he turned around and saw many curious soldiers coming out to watch the show, he couldn't help but get angry.
"What are you doing? What's there to see? Go back to your posts! "
After being scolded, the soldiers returned to their respective places dejectedly.
That night, Booth almost didn't sleep at all. The fire burned for almost the entire night. During that time, the Lord of the Manor kept sending people to ask for reinforcements, asking Booth to send magi to extinguish the fire.
Still, Booth refused. He was afraid that the enemy would take advantage of this opportunity to cross the river. He did not have any extra manpower to send out, especially the two hundred mages. It would be a huge loss if anything happened to them, and they would play a huge role in Jiang He's battle.
However, the enemy did not appear until daybreak. This made Booth nervous for the entire night for nothing.
The fire was put out as well, but there probably wouldn't be much left after burning for so long.
If he had enough men, Booth would definitely send out his men to investigate the cause of the fire. However, he could only focus on the coast now. He only had twenty thousand men, and they had to stay together to stop the enemy's attack.
Even so, something unexpected happened. Everyone knew about the fire in the granary, and famine was what the Kalisi people feared the most. Since Bangjiang Town was close to the Longquan River, they could still rely on fishing to fill their stomachs when other places starved.
However, now that the granary was on fire and the army was stationed at the docks, they naturally couldn't fish in the river.
At that very moment, the thing that Booth was most worried about happened. The fishermen and the citizens of Bangjiang Town appeared at the docks, protesting against the army's blockade. They wanted to fish and make a living.
"Why can't we fish?!"
"This is our place!"
"I'm begging you, let us pass."
"Where are our boats?!"
The fishermen's protests grew louder and louder. The soldiers formed a line and blocked the protesters, but the number of people increased and the situation became more and more chaotic. They gradually lost control of the situation.
Other than the docks, there were many places to disembark. The fishermen who were familiar with the local environment sneaked around the soldiers' line of sight and went down the river from other places.
When he saw people rowing boats on the river, General Booth could no longer control the situation. The fishermen recklessly broke through the army and took back their fishing boats.
In the evening after this incident, three large merchant ships from the Guild appeared. They came from upstream.
Booth saw this and immediately called for the people from the Adventurers Guild.
"Is that your ship?"
The staff of the Guild took a look and said in confusion, "That is indeed our ship, but we haven't had any transportation missions recently. That's strange."
Hearing this, Booth frowned and asked loudly, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, Sir General."
The next second, Booth immediately turned around and shouted to the soldiers, "All troops, listen to my order! Fire immediately! Shoot down those three ships! "
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, including the people from the Guild.
"You! What did you say! That is our ship! You are declaring war on the Guild by doing this! "
The staff of the Guild was shocked.
However, Booth had already made up his mind. He clenched his teeth and grabbed the stunned subordinate. He shouted into his ear, "What are you waiting for! Pass down my order! Otherwise, I will kill you! "
"But, but Sir, there are still civilians on the river."
"We can't care that much. Once they come ashore, we will die. You choose!"
After saying this, the soldier's legs trembled and he clenched his teeth.
"Yes!"
He quickly ran out.
More than ten seconds later, there was a rumbling sound, and the terrifying magic cannons let out earth-shattering sounds. The civilians kept screaming, and there were huge splashes in the Longquan River. In the midst of the cannon fire, the three ships were attacked. The magic cannons exploded on the ships and a few holes appeared on the ship at the front.
The surrounding fishing boats all fled. Just when everyone thought that Booth had gone crazy, a large number of people suddenly appeared on the deck of the large ship.
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