Chapter 824 The Symbol of Fall

When he got close to the front of the position, he no longer needed a lookout glass to see the appearance of the refugees.

There are both men and women, of different ages, with ragged clothes, slow pace, and weak stature-not to mention the Judgment Army, even ordinary militiamen are not as good.

Nail became more convinced of his judgment.

However, he also knew that the church still had a secret drug that could instantly increase strength. Considering that the opponent might use madness pills, he asked his teammates to set up the barrel within the suppressing range of the heavy machine gun, and stepped forward to shout loudly. Said, "This is the border defense line of the Kingdom of Graycastle, no one is allowed to enter! Now stop immediately, stay where you are, or we will shoot!"

The group of people obviously also saw him, with excited expressions on their faces, not only did not stop moving forward, but accelerated their pace.

Nail fired twice into the air and repeated the warning, but to no avail.

"Nailhead, come back!" the old soldier shouted behind him, "They don't know what a musket is, and they won't stop even if you shout out your throat!"

Nail's heart moved, and he quickly replaced the shooting in the shouting with archery. This time, the visitors finally responded-but they only hesitated for a moment, and then continued to move towards the position, and this time they waved at the First Army. He clapped his hands and shouted something while running.

The shouts were so loud that he could only vaguely distinguish that they were calling for help.

"No, stop!" Nail made a final attempt until he was dragged back to the line of defense by his teammates. When the group passed the first row of stakes, the two bunkers burst into flames almost simultaneously. The bullets whizzed across Nail's head and landed around the stakes, stirring up snow pillars and completely drowning out their cries.

There was a cloud of blood at the front of the crowd.

This time they finally stopped advancing.

Nail saw that, except for the refugees who had been knocked down, the rest of the people knelt down one after another and lay face down in the snow. Although they looked terrified, they did not flee backwards. It seemed that there was something more terrifying behind them. Wait for them generally.

"Stop! Stop! Don't shoot anymore!" Nail took off his jacket, risked being hit by stray bullets, got up and waved towards the bunker, finally getting the machine gun team to release the trigger. Probably noticing his strange behavior, two more teams left the bunker area and surrounded the front line.

Passing through the position still filled with the smell of gunpowder, a five-man team raised their rifles horizontally, and slowly approached the group of strangers behind Nail.

"Where are you all from?"

No one spoke up.

"Didn't you hear the squad leader's question!" The veteran shouted, "If you don't answer, you will be hanged as spies!"

"Big, big, big...My lord," someone finally spoke this time, "I, we are all from Hermes."

"So you are believers in the church?" Nail frowned.

"Yes... no, no, we are not," the man kowtowed repeatedly, "We were deceived by the church before, and now we have lost our way! The gods did not bless the church at all, we were wrong, please give us Let's get something to eat!"

After these words were uttered, there was an uproar in the crowd, "My lord, please, just a bite of wheat porridge is enough, my child is about to die!"

"The church's army was chasing us, and we had to lose our bags."

"My lord, I haven't eaten for three days."

So they would rather be machine gunned than flee? Looking at the other party's haggard face and more than a dozen bloody corpses, Nail couldn't bear it. After fleeing the Holy City, going to Graycastle might be their only way to survive. He took out the dry food in his waist pocket and was about to throw it to the group when the veteran grabbed his wrist.

"what are you up to?"

"Give them something to eat."

"Are you sure? These guys are members of the church," the veteran emphasized in a low voice, "They are our enemies."

"But now they're not—didn't you hear? They admit they've been deceived."

"Tsk, deceit?" The veteran said disdainfully, "When they can't survive, they will even believe in the devil as a true god. Compared with the judgment army who rushed forward, these guys are just a fool."

"Boss, Uncle Sang is right. Maybe they forged the weapons and armor used by the church army."

"The ghost knows if they have blood from the First Army on their hands."

"It's what they deserve to be in this situation. Who told them to fight against His Majesty? I don't want to give them food."

Nail took a deep breath and made a quiet gesture to his teammates, "Listen to me, when His Majesty didn't come to Border Town, you should all know what was going on in the town. Are you deceived? But His Majesty didn’t give up on us, let alone treat us like nothing. Should we spurn them now? Of course, I don’t mean to let go of those who have committed crimes and give them food first. Bringing them back for interrogation is the right thing to do."

"Uh, this..."

"And His Majesty Roland once said in the book that the Kingdom of Graycastle is a whole, as long as they are innocent people who are willing to submit to Graycastle, they should be regarded as subjects of the king, rather than persecuted and excluded." Nail 1 He said in a tone, "If there are innocent people inside, and we refuse to save them, wouldn't it be against His Majesty's will?"

After a moment of silence at the scene, the veteran grinned, "Dinghead, I know why Lord Blair chose you as the captain. Those who have read books are different. You used to be a person who couldn't speak smoothly at critical moments. If the head knows, it will definitely applaud you."

It can be seen that he doesn't quite agree with the statement that "everyone who takes refuge in Graycastle is a citizen", but everyone in the First Army respects His Majesty Roland Wimbledon, so naturally they don't want to contradict Nail again. move. "But you can't throw the food directly to them. That will only cause looting. Pick out a few that are about to be unsustainable, and let them line up to get them."

...

As more and more soldiers gathered around, the deputy battalion commander "Eagle Face" who was in charge of commanding the Northland Garrison also rushed to the front line - this tall man with round pupils and sharp beak, resembling the Gray Eagle of the Western Territory, and Iron Man Like the axe, they are also the first batch of outstanding hunters to join the militia. "Who can explain what's going on?"

Nail stepped forward to give a military salute, and briefly stated what happened.

"Escaped from the Holy City?" Eagle Face showed a thoughtful expression after hearing this, and then asked his subordinates to bring a refugee to him, "Did something happen in Hermes? If you can Tell me about the situation fifty-fifty, and I can fill you up."

"My lord..." The refugee swallowed, "The cathedral of the New Holy City... collapsed..."

"What?" Nail couldn't help being stunned. Even he had heard that the Hermes Cathedral was the immortal symbol of the church. Before His Majesty's "Miracle Building" was completed, the Babel Tower was the tallest building built by humans. At the beginning of the blocking battle at Cold Wind Ridge, he also imagined that he would enter the Hermes Plateau with His Majesty and occupy this legendary tower that could reach directly into the sky. But this magnificent building...doesn't exist anymore?

"I heard that there was a big pit under the church, and the whole tower sank into it..." the refugee said intermittently, "The Judgment Army sealed off the scene, but such a big building disappeared without a trace. The loud noise of the ground cracking, everyone knows what happened. The church is about to end, my lord, the gods no longer care about it, and the residents on the outskirts began to flee secretly. We left a little later, and ended up encountering the pursuing Judgment Army , hundreds of people, only we escaped..."

"So, the Holy City is in chaos?"

"It's messed up, it's messed up..." The man nodded repeatedly, "Not only the west gate, but also the south gate and the east gate are left open. Obviously, the guards guarding the gate have all run away. I heard that the old holy city The situation in the city is even worse than that of the New Holy City, and I have not seen any caravans entering the city for a long time.”

"I see, you go down."

After his subordinates took the man away, an excited look appeared on Eagle Face's face, "This is unexpected good news. Maybe we can take Hermes ahead of time without waiting for the army to arrive."

Nail naturally knew what the deputy battalion commander was happy about. If he could become the first commander of the First Army to step into the holy city, he would undoubtedly be able to add a heavy touch to his resume. But at this moment, he doesn't care about whether he can get more military exploits. What he cares about is those refugees who are suffering from hunger and cold.

After expressing the worries in his heart, Eagle Face took a deep look at him, pondered for a moment before replying, "It is impossible for the camp to accommodate these outsiders, give them some tents and food, and let them set up camp where the heavy machine guns can see them." Bar."

"Is it just in this unsheltered wilderness?" Nail's heart sank, "If the weather changes, if it snows heavily or a storm blows, they probably won't be able to survive the night."

"I am the person in charge of the northern garrison, and I must put the safety of the First Army first." Eagle Face said unmoved, "I will notify Duke Kant to take them in. Before the helpers from Yougu Town arrive, How many of these people can survive depends on their own luck."