No matter how strong the castle is, in addition to water supply, hygiene must also be paid attention to. Otherwise, once a disease breaks out in the castle, the castle will fall without the enemy attacking it.
Therefore, any castle will have a complete system for removing sewage, not to mention that the territory of the Kingdom of Wessex was once occupied by the Roman Empire in history, and many small castles scattered throughout have remnants of Roman handiwork.
The perfect drainage channels in Chippenham Castle were built by the Romans. These drainage outlets lead directly to the interior of the castle. Of course, the Romans would definitely set up obstacles near the drainage outlets, and no one can be sure. The drain outlet is in the correct position, so this defective loophole is almost non-existent.
"But as long as there is a chance, we can't give up." Ulf narrowed his eyes slightly. He took down Chippenham Castle and captured or killed Alfred, which would rewrite the fate of the entire British island.
night falls
The garrison of Chippenham Fort stood on the turret, holding a spear, looking at the unchanging woods and hills in the distance, and couldn't help but yawned. The torches lit beside him, the flames danced in the night wind. With.
"Be alert." At this time, the guard captain patted his back and warned.
"There will be no enemies here." However, the guards waved their hands nonchalantly. They stood guard here day after day and have long been accustomed to the peace here. Even when the Vikings swept the entire British Island, this place Nor was it affected in any way.
"I heard that someone warned your majesty that the Vikings might attack Chippenham Castle." The guard captain sat on a pile of stones placed on the corner of the turret. These stones were used to throw downwards during defense. .
"It wasn't your little maid in the palace who told you on the bed, right?" The guard's attention was on the other side. He knew that the captain had been having an affair with a maid in the palace. As a man, he was not interested in such saucy news. More interested.
"This is none of your business." The captain looked embarrassed and coughed lightly.
"I heard that although that woman is small, she is very powerful. Her screams can be heard even outside the castle through the walls." The guard took off his helmet and said with excitement.
They have been together all year round and have been as close as brothers for a long time, and they are not afraid to joke around.
"Nonsense. If that happens, even His Majesty the King will be alarmed. I'm going to tell you something serious now." The captain was a little anxious this time. He just had a secret date with the maid and was caught by the guards. It became a joke to everyone.
"Okay, okay." The guard smiled and opened his hands in a gesture of surrender and said to the captain.
Just as the captain was about to stand up and teach the guard a lesson, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a small bright spot on a path outside the castle, which made him immediately alert.
"Is there someone approaching the castle?" The captain hurriedly walked to the battlements and shouted in the direction of the gate tower.
"What?" The guarding soldier in the gatehouse obviously didn't notice, but soon saw the people approaching.
Only the heavy solid wooden wheels of the carriage were heard, making a rumbling sound as they rolled against the ground. It was obvious that the carriage was carrying a lot of goods, and the farmer in front of the carriage held a torch and grabbed the horse's reins with one hand.
"Stop, who is it?"
When they were about to approach the castle, the soldiers on the gatehouse immediately raised their torches and circled around, and then asked the approaching farmers.
"We are from Waite Village, delivering grain and fodder to the castle." The farmer raised his head and said to the soldiers on the gatehouse.
The height of the gatehouse is about 10 feet, that is, three to four meters high. The guard looked down carefully from the window. Even with a torch at night, it was almost impossible to see the other person's face clearly.
"Are you from Waite Village?" At this time, the captain came over with his subordinates. He frowned and looked carefully and asked.
"It sounds very similar."
"How can you just listen to the sound? We have to send someone out to take a look." The captain stared at the convoy below. The farmers in the village had to transport grain and fodder to the castle every once in a while. They had long been accustomed to it, but that was not the case. It was during the day, but today was unusual.
"Don't you usually come during the day?" the guard asked the farmers worriedly.
"I'm sorry, because the storm overturned the roof and we had to repair the house, so it was delayed." The farmer took off his hat, held it in his hand, and revealed an old and dull face under the torch.
"Yes, the storm last night was terrible." The guard leaned out of the window and nodded. Even a strong castle could feel the terrible storm. The horses in the castle stables were frightened and uneasy because of the storm.
"Can we go in now?" The farmer swallowed, raised his head and asked the guard.
"Of course." The guard nodded, and when he was about to retract his body, he was stopped by the captain.
"Ask him, who are the people following him?" The captain squinted his eyes. Even in the dark, he always felt that the people following the farmer seemed a bit tall.
"Yes, who is behind you?" The guard quickly stuck his head out again and asked the farmer.
"It's the tall man from our village, Rierni." The farmer quickly pulled the man behind him over and let him stand in the light of the torch.
Rierni had a long face like a horse. He raised his head and smiled at the guards, showing a mouthful of rotten teeth. His smile was innocent and honest, and he looked like someone with a brain problem at first glance.
"Ha, that fool, I almost forgot, he is indeed very tall." The guard also laughed. There are always one or two disabled fools in every village. The king's palace manager once wanted to kill the tall Rui. Erni was selected as the court jester, but unfortunately, Erni's head was really bad, and he lost to a dwarf from another county.
"Captain, do you still need to go down and take a look?" the guard turned to the captain behind him and asked.
"Of course." The captain said without hesitation. As the captain of the castle's guard, he was responsible for protecting the king's first line of defense.
Soon, there was a creak at the city gate.
A small door on the inside of the city gate was opened, which could only accommodate one person. Of course, if you wanted to get out, you had to go through the inner and outer doors.
The guard held the torch and let out a breath. His boots made a crisp sound on the ground. After the outermost door opened, the guard immediately bent down and got out.
"Kangdang." As soon as the guard got out, he heard the door closing quickly behind him.
