Valkyrie Europa

Chapter 281 Work
It was not difficult to rebuild the camp. It took a whole day, and the camp that had suffered from the flames of war was almost restored.

Of course, this only refers to the camps of the regular army and elites. As the bottom-level cannon fodder, Zhang Ang's living environment has become even more miserable.

The most important thing is the tents. In this night attack, the French cavalry burned the tents as soon as they saw them along the way. Even the murders were arranged after lighting the fire. Therefore, most of the tents in the entire camp were burned. , Even part of the food and grass has been affected.

Zhang Ang and the others were no exception. At that time, the situation was urgent, and there was no time to put away the tents, and they couldn't put away the tents with rings in public. They had no choice but to watch the French heavy cavalry and burn them.

The elite and regular army of the empire are okay, and they can find some spares to squeeze and barely use, but the cannon fodder of the serfs who survived so hard can only be like this.

Sitting on the ground of the camp that had just been cleaned up, looking at the dark clouds in the sky that were getting deeper and deeper, Zhang Ang sighed leisurely: "Oh, it's really a blessing, misfortunes never come singly, at this time, why is it going to rain. "

Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to feel emotional, the dark clouds gathered, the sky fell, and the pouring rain poured down!

Dry!
Without time to think too much, Zhang Ang stood up and started to organize everyone to shelter from the rain with Adolf.

Fortunately, there was a lack of everything in the camp, and there were a lot of logs of all kinds. After taking everyone to work, they managed to build some wooden sheds. Dozens of them crowded into one wooden shed, struggling through the rainy night.

Looking at the other serfs who had nothing to do in the rain, looked at their wooden sheds with envy, but dared not go forward, Zhang Ang sighed again, took some people, and built some sheds for them, so that they would not have to worry about it. Suffering from the rain and freezing.

Hugged together, trembling, after all, it was daybreak, but the rain did not end, it was still sporadic and non-stop.

Just as they were leading people to revolt in the windy and leaky shed, a group of armored knights on horseback ran over.

"You guys! Is your leader still there?" the leading knight raised his head and asked proudly.

As the nominal leader, "Viscount Anthony" greeted him: "My lord, I don't know what's the matter. We haven't even eaten in this rainy day."

"Are you the leader here?" Looking at the slightly delicate armor on the big fat man, the leading knight asked, "How many people do you have under your command?"

"Report, sir, there are 800 people." The fat man reported.

"800 people, that's about the same, I'll give you half an hour to eat! After eating, I'll go on a mission with me!" The order of the leading knight was decisive and resolute.

The fat man hurriedly asked: "Mission? My lord, I don't know"

"What nonsense! Hurry up and eat! I'll come over later!" After finishing speaking, the leading knight patted his horse and went down to another place with his hands.

There was no way, no matter the equipment on their bodies or the resolute style of action, this team of knights seemed to be an elite force, and their orders were not something that the lowest serf soldiers could defy.

After hastily taking everyone to eat, the team was assembled, and the group of knights on the other side also brought a group of ragged serfs to everyone.

"My lord, it's a rainy day, what's the mission?" The fat man stepped forward and asked.

"Don't talk nonsense! Follow me!" The leader shouted impatiently as he touched the water on his head.

It seemed that there was no way to get any news, so everyone had no choice but to follow the team of knights and walk out of the camp along with hundreds of other serfs.

After a while, they came to the Rhine River.

Do you want to take advantage of the heavy rain to cross the river?No, it shouldn't be, the other troops in the camp didn't make any moves.

The team did not stop, nor did they take the road by the river, but entered the forest and walked towards the upper reaches of the Rhine.

Marching in the rain is of course not easy, especially in the forest, but these cavalrymen did not lead them on the main road next to them, but on the small road, stepping on the soil full of moisture, one foot shallow and one foot deep, trekking hard .

Is it for secrecy?With the blocking of trees, let the other side not see us?

The cavalry didn't say anything, just led them all the way east.

After walking through the heavily guarded camps one after another by the river bank, they walked for a long time before they were taken out of the forest and came to a clearing.

This open space is closely adjacent to the river, and there are several tents on it. Dozens of soldiers are patrolling back and forth here, watching the other side vigilantly.

Leading everyone to gather in the camp, the knight leader stepped forward and said to a strong middle-aged man wearing heavy armor: "Report to my lord, people have been brought here, there are 1500 people! They are all selected, and their physical fitness is relatively good." of."

The general in heavy armor didn't say much, he just waved his hand and sent the knight away.

He looked aside. It was an old man in civilian clothes with a hunched back: "Are you sure it's here? The river here is not narrow! The water also looks very fast."

The old man respectfully said: "My lord general, this is already the best place within a hundred miles. The width is a bit wider. The water flow here is much slower than other places, and this is also the shallowest place in the entire river." In addition to Yingzui Gorge and Suhuan Bend, this is the best crossing point we can find. Yingzui Gorge and Suhuan Bend are so obvious that the enemy knows that this is the only place to cross the river secretly. !"

After pondering for a while, the heavily armored general issued an order: "Then let's start."

With an order, the entire camp became busy. Taking advantage of the rain, several martial arts experts who were obviously masters sneaked across to the opposite bank and began to investigate the surroundings to prevent the actions here from being discovered.

Other soldiers began to hide the camp, decorating the surroundings with branches and leaves to prevent exposure.

And the workers are naturally Zhang Ang and his group of serfs.Their main job is to move stones!

Transport the stones from the mountain not far from the forest, secretly pile them into the river, make a good foundation, and then lay planks to build a secret bridge half hidden under the water!
This work is very hard. Not only is it tiring to move stones to make planks, but it also needs to be very careful. The French Revolutionary Army on the opposite side also has patrols. Once a patrolling cavalry passes by, the martial arts masters on the other side will send out a signal. Everyone He had to immediately stop the drums and hide himself under the trees and rain.

Fortunately, the heavy rain blocked the line of sight, so we barely supported everyone from being discovered.

The heavy rain continued, and the work in the rain was very arduous. The serfs were also divided into two teams, one team rested and the other worked, pushing the secret pontoon bridge towards the opposite bank little by little.

(End of this chapter)