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Chapter 428 The guy blocking the road

The extremely heavy steel suspension bridge at the enemy gate of Neverwinter Fortress slowly lowered with a mind-numbing sound.

Logistics vehicles loaded with food slowly drove in the direction of the suspension bridge.

The bullock cart was weighed heavily, the tires rolled forward, and the oilcloth packages were tightly tied to it. From the exposed gaps, it could be seen that they were bags of flour.

An ox cart can haul 900 kilograms of food. According to the minimum food requirement of two kilograms per person per day, as long as enough water is added, this cart can barely fill the stomachs of more than a thousand soldiers.

There are underground wells in Shengu City, so the water source is not a problem. It can be said that every cart of food can save lives!

There are only more than 60 such bullock carts. After all, the cattle are more important, and the main contents on them are heavy staple grains wrapped in sacks, which cannot be pulled by humans.

In the team, there are more mules, donkeys, and manpower pulling carts. The weight they can pull is much less, but the most valuable thing is manpower.

There is not much manpower to move, and one person can only carry a 20-kilogram bag of wheat, or smoked dried meat, dried fish, and salt. Fortunately, there are nearly 5,000 laborers, making the team long enough.

These laborers are semi-forced conscripts, but unlike soldiers, they must be paid according to the salary stipulated by the kingdom.

If someone is not careful and is killed in battle, the responsible grain officer will need to pay a pension.

Therefore, for any food official, how to manage the labor of his subordinates is also a big question.

Many grain officials, when they have nothing to do, will take on some work of weaving straw sandals for their subordinates to do so that they will not be idle.

That's why Hans rented out his idle laborers to work for others.

On the donkey carts and mule carts were piles of arrow feathers, brand new weapons, replacement armor plates, and various medicines.

The queue of several thousand people was very long, and they were moving towards the suspension bridge.

At the front of the team were a thousand recruits led by Chen Fan himself, and the others were at the rear.

After borrowing enough labor, Chen Fan set off directly the next morning.

Leonard, who originally had a lot of objections to Chen Fan, also shut his mouth.

Materials have never been a problem, the problem is still in people's hands.

As an old grain officer, Leonard naturally knew how difficult it was to borrow people from his colleagues. After all, if someone died, he would be the one to lose money.

Therefore, I have always been worried about Chen Fan's practice of not bringing labor.

As a result, Chen Fan borrowed manpower from those guys and formed a logistics team.

If you set off with thousands of laborers, it will take at least five or six more days. The time saved in the middle alone is enough to change Leonard's attitude.

Leonard became much more proactive than before, and it was all thanks to his help that everything was ready to go in one night.

After all, Leonard still wants to do this job well and doesn't want to see anything happen to Deep Valley City.

At this moment, the front of the team...

Chen Fan, who was leading the horse, was fully armed. The expression on his face was neither sad nor happy. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

When we were about to reach the suspension bridge, we saw the excitement on both sides of the road.

At least a thousand people came here to watch. Most of them were residents of the Iron Kingdom. After receiving the news, they came here specifically to cheer everyone up.

"Well done, boys."

"Soldiers on the front line are waiting for your food. You must be careful."

These residents came here specifically early in the morning, not for anything but for the courage of the logistics troops.

People living in Neverwinter Fortress naturally know that the situation outside is dangerous, and those who dare to set out at this time are definitely warriors.

The leading recruits raised their chests unconsciously when they heard the sounds on both sides of the road. Many young men were so excited that their faces turned red.

To be honest, it is estimated that many people only feel a little proud of this identity at this time.

The team came to the end of the road, where there were several unexpected characters waiting for everyone.

Those are General Baker of the Endless Legion, the generals of the Bauhinia Legion, and several important military figures in Neverwinter Fortress.

Behind them were people from all walks of life in Neverwinter Fortress, and even several military figures from the Yale Kingdom.

Seeing the appearance of these big shots, Chen Fan was slightly startled.

Thousands of people from the logistics force are required to report in advance for the expedition, so they naturally know the news that Chen Fan is going to the expedition today.

I just know that the news of my expedition shouldn’t be such a big deal, right?
Soon, Chen Fan knew that these big shots were not here to send his small logistics team away.

They just stood still, and there was a rush of horse hooves approaching from behind.

A cavalry team of just over a thousand people came under the banner of the advancing legion.

The leading knight, judging from the medals on his body, at least looked like a deputy commander.

It seems that this person should be the deputy commander of the advancing army who stayed at Neverwinter Fortress.

They directly led the team through the long logistics team and came to the front of the team.

After passing the team led by Chen Fan, he just glanced at Chen Fan, then dismounted and walked towards the big shots standing on the roadside.

The two parties were standing a little far apart and couldn't hear what the other party was talking about, but it was probably just bullshit.

The logistics force, which was originally the protagonist, has now become the second echelon, being pushed to the back by the cavalry.

"Where did the birdman come from?!"

Kanter, who was beside him, couldn't help but curse.

We can't blame Kanter for being angry. Originally, they should be the protagonists today.

Bring the urgently needed supplies to the front line and go to support them.

This is risking your life.

When he saw those big shots before, Kanter still smiled stupidly, thinking that they were here to greet them.

Only now do I realize that their logistics team is not worth mentioning in other people's eyes.

Only the deputy commander of the advancing legion had enough rank in their eyes to allow them to come and say goodbye.

However, the knights in front were marching from the side, as if they had opened a long line of defense in front of Chen Fan and the others.

This happened to be blocking the front of the logistics force.

As a result, Jarvis, who was clearing the way at the front, was also blocked and could only ride back to report.

"Are we going to wait?"

Hearing this, Chen Fan gave a military order with an expressionless face.

"Go to the front and tell them to get out of the way."

"Our team doesn't stop, keep moving forward!"

(End of this chapter)