Chapter 666: Loess Land

Watcher's Keep is not just a lone building.

In addition to the main plug stuck at the eastern exit of the Nerodan Corridor, there are many towns and villages scattered behind it, which is the eastern section of the Nerodan Corridor.

The existence of these towns and villages provided the Legion with some self-sustainability.

The size of the entire fortress area can even be said to be that of a small county.

The Watcher's Fortress is now facing a very serious crisis.

Not from the front. Although there was a tidal wave of orcs coming there, the main fortress had not yet been conquered.

The real crisis comes from behind.

"Father in heaven! You...you..."

Sir Yi Laizhe, the commander responsible for guarding the west side of the fortress area, was trembling all over at this moment.

Not out of fear, but out of anger.

He stood with his back against the wall, his eyes seeming to burst into flames.

"The Bradley family will be nailed to the pillar of shame in the kingdom's history and will be judged by future generations."

"The victor will not be judged!"

Standing opposite him was Gresham, the general of the Bradley family, looking at him with a sneer.

Not long ago, the Bradley family's army came to the fortress guarded by Yi Laizhe, which was one of the entrances to the fortress area.

The other party claimed to be delivering a batch of supplies and soldiers to the Watcher Legion.

Naturally, Yi Laizhe let them go without hesitation. The front line was in great need of assistance, and even he had been redeployed to only a few dozen people.

However, the Bradley family's army immediately attacked as soon as they entered, and quickly took control of the entire fortress due to their large numbers.

The poor men were either killed or captured.

"Dear Sir Isaac, I will give you another chance. Do you decide to be loyal to the great Duke Bradley?"

"Pooh!"

Yi Laizhe spat on the other person's face.

"Well, this is not a good behavior. You are still a noble!"

Gresham wiped his face and waved his hand.

Poof!

Two spears pierced the knight's abdomen, one on the left and the other on the right, nailing him to the wall.

"You sons of bitches..."

Yi Laizhe cursed with his last breath:

"Aldo will definitely send you all to hell!"

Gresham deadpanned.

"It's not certain whether the kingdom can exist!"

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"Your Highness, the land of loess lies ahead. We are about to enter the northeastern region of the kingdom."

The knight responsible for exploring the path reported to Catherine.

"I know, let's move on after a short break."

Catherine was riding a horse and looked up. She was surrounded by many generals, Ofina, Klein, Lester, Dempsey...

She took a pair of binoculars from the attendant.

This tool, a gift from Paul, uses lenses to cleverly refract light to magnify distant scenes.

Catherine almost immediately fell in love with this delicate gadget, which was far too useful for a general.

In fact, when she first came into contact with the telescope, she thought it was some kind of magical artifact, and even used a magic-detecting stone to detect it repeatedly.

Catherine raised the telescope, and she saw a scene that was very different from the south.

It is a natural landscape with thousands of ravines and fragmented terrain. The soil is deep, the landform is complex, the vegetation is not lush, and large areas of yellow or dark red land can be seen everywhere.

It is precisely because of the color of the soil here that it is called the land of loess.

Klein said: "If we walk a little further, the Bradley family should come to pick us up."

Catherine nodded.

Half a month ago, she led the army from Jingyao, with five thousand infantry and cavalry each, and rushed non-stop to the Watcher Fortress. Now she has finally completed more than half of the distance.

At this time, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from a distance.

Ofina looked and recognized it: "It seems to be Bol, our messenger."

The messenger, who was also a knight, galloped up to Catherine on horseback.

"Your Highness, I saw the army from a distance. I didn't expect it was you. I met you halfway. I thought I would have to go all the way to Nairodan to find you."

Catherine recognized him and felt a slight surge in her heart.

There is no mistake. One post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!

"Did the count reply?"

"Yes, this is Lord Grayman's reply. Please keep it."

Bol took out an envelope and handed it to Catherine with both hands.

He praised excitedly: "It is indeed a communication method called [telegraph]. It is as fast as lightning. I sent your message in the morning and received a response from Huxin Town in the afternoon."

What Ball was talking about was the system of flag hoisting signals coming from the northwest bay.

When she was in Jingyao, Irene repeatedly encouraged him in front of the king to build the signal station in the northwest bay all the way south to the royal capital Jingyao to enhance the communication speed between the two places and other areas along the way.

Paul would certainly have no problem with this proposal. An efficient line of communication with the densely populated south would be of great benefit to the commercial development of the northwest bay.

King Rodney XVIII had a very strong interest in this so-called [Telegraph]. In fact, he had seen the power of [Telegraph] before in the Northwest Gulf.

Considering that there would be more and more connections with the northwest bay, the king did not hesitate long before making his decision.

The plan was that Alda would send people to Jingyao, and both sides would build signal towers towards each other, one to the south and the other to the north.

The location was quickly chosen, and the passage was all prosperous big towns.

Of course, this could not be completed in a short time. So far, the two sides have not been "connected", but they can be built wherever they are used, and they have been put into use on their respective sections.

After Catherine led the army to set off, considering that she and Paul had already been engaged, her movements should be known to him, so she sent someone to the southernmost end of the northern section of the line and sent a telegram to Paul.

But the speed of the reply was so fast that it was beyond Catherine's expectations.

She immediately opened the envelope and unfolded the letter.

There was not much content on it, only a few sentences.

Although the telegraph system communicates very quickly, it can not carry much information. The sender needs to rack his brains to compress the information into a few words or even abbreviations, otherwise it may tire the operators along the way.

There was not even a greeting in the reply from her fiancé.

He only said that he would try his best to help Catherine, including sending troops.

He also suggested that Catherine could send someone to deliver the message to Duke Ferdinand's territory next time she communicated. That was the easternmost end of the Northwest Bay. After several years of development, a signal station had been built there.

"This is the first time I and my future husband have exchanged letters, and it was in such a cold form."

Catherine felt a little regretful, but she still carefully folded the letter and put it in the envelope.

She looked at the yellow land in the northeast again and raised her whip.

"Keep going!"