The priest's ear chamber has a loft, and the place where Barr hides is the staircase of the loft. This is a clever design. It is probably from the third to the sixth steps. This part is a whole and has a hinge installed. It can be turned upwards. A cellar can be dug out below or simply joined with the cellar, which becomes an exquisite hiding place. This is a design that came from Britain, used by Catholics to avoid persecution of Protestants, or the contrary. When Dunkirk was still in the UK, some people fled here and brought this design.

There was a gap in the priest's steps, and people inside could see what was happening outside. After Barr hid in with Eva, he saw that there were four or five people coming, and there might be more, so he did not rush out immediately. But when he heard that they were going to the stable and thought of his horse, he knew that it was not good. As soon as they left the chapel, he immediately came out. Jack made a decision for a short time, but finally he found the opportunity to ring the bell. When the British were scared away, he put the cold and wet carpet under Eva on his body and rushed into the stable.

He dragged the priest out, checked his body roughly, and then ran to the fence, released his horse, and handed the priest to the first person to rush into the place: "I must go right away," he said, as he rolled over the horse, "The British here are going to start a riot!"

This is also the reason why he delayed a minute or two. Eva was hiding in the action of Barr's only little wine left, and she woke up for a while, maybe less than half a minute, but it was enough for her to tell what she had to let Barr know.

Eva is an unfortunate and lucky girl. She didn't know that her husband was willing to marry her because he needed to relax the French vigilance. He did not love her, so she was surprised or not so surprised because out of love, she had always cared about her husband's every move. As an officer and leader, Jack probably didn't quite understand that there was almost no secret between the couple - it happened, and Eva was discovered. While others were still hesitating, Jack did not hesitate to kill her.

She was lucky. Out of a little bit of the girl's self-esteem, she did not tell her husband, her parents, relatives, and even the people in the town were half criminals. She did not know nothing about swords, atrocities and conspiracies like ordinary rural girls. She and the priests, the instincts engraved in the blood made her escape death, and she also knew how to stop bleeding. Using mud to stop bleeding is one of the most effective medical methods here. Not to mention fever or something, if she lets the blood continue to flow, she would either be so weak that she could not run or die because of excessive blood loss.

She correctly found the priest, and luckily, she met Barr, who was both a newcomer to the King's Trust and a student of the Military Academy. So, although he returned to Dunkirk this time, it was half-official and half-private, but he was still equipped with the latest potions and powders around him just in case.

He said this, and the people in the town immediately expressed their understanding. He watched Barr's horse run to the avenue outside the town, explaining the reason to those who came to the chapel behind. Some people found Eva in their hiding place, and some men went to find the British with weapons, but they couldn't find it.

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The town is located between the seafront and Dunkirk Avenue, connected by a two or three hundred feet path. It only takes a quarter of an hour or even faster to run to Dunkirk. But as soon as the horse's hooves stepped onto the solid road, Barr hesitated. He paused for about two or three seconds, and then resolutely turned the horse's head and turned from the flat concrete road to the muddy seaside wasteland.

The wastelands around Dunkirk are like all seaside wastelands. The soil is terrible grayish white and cannot grow any crops. However, there are always several tenacious plants that can grow on them. They either have thorns or have tough branches like cow tendons. The more fatal ones are also incalculable pits and swamps. These are caused by rainfall melting the salt in the soil. Although they do not eat people like swamps in the forest, if they ride on horseback, they may fall off their horses because of losing balance.

Not to mention it's still at night.

Barr carried a kerosene lantern with him, which could be hung around the horse's neck so that it could see the way forward with him. But in such a wasteland, a little light was undoubtedly guiding his enemies. He guessed that the British might set up ambush on the main road, but who knows if they would also prepare manpower in the wasteland?

Walking from the wasteland without a road and not daring to light the lights, his speed would be greatly slowed down. Fortunately, the college's food always takes care of all needs. Barr would not have night blindness like his ancestors. He rode his horse for a while, and when he arrived at the place where thorns, vines and small swamps gradually increased, he dismounted and led his horse forward.

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One of Jack's captains came back, "We didn't see anyone passing by," he opened his pocket watch and looked at it - this was also a shortage of people in Paris and Versailles, but Jack had a way to get a few, which were divided among the leaders of the big operation to ensure that they could start the battle in a consistent manner.

"He may not have walked from the main road," Jack said. "Maybe he is the resident here, and he is more familiar with this place than us - you can take people to the wasteland and see it. If you still can't find it after walking out for half an hour, then you can come back."

"What should he do if he warned the French?"

"He couldn't get there within an hour," Jack said lightly. "In an hour, it's time for us to start the war. Even if he brought news to Dunkirk, it wouldn't matter."

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Jack's estimate was very accurate. Before Barr arrived in Dunkirk, he saw an ominous dark red, and the sound of fighting came from this blood-like color.

He returned to the avenue and got back on his horse, pulling out his long sword.

The gate connecting the avenue was closed at night, but I don't know how the British did it. Now a gate and the small doors on both sides were open, and the British and French were fighting each other - the British had taken off their dark gray "potato" suits that were deeply shamed by them, which they called it, wearing ordinary coats, but each of them wore a bright red shoulder strap, as if they had once again become the new model army of the Duke's Protector. They shouted Cromwell's name, as if they were going to take him off the top of Westminster Abbey and put it on their heads like a crown.

Barr sneered. As the descendant of pirates, Barr certainly would not have any deep-rooted idea of ​​"glorious power" but the pirates only talked with swords and fists. They only admired powerful people and victors. King Louis XIV of the Sun. Cromwell was just a loser. His Puritan style also made the pirates deeply disdainful. Barr said that if Cromwell and Louis XIV had changed positions, even for those beautiful women, wine and delicious food, the pirates would only be willing to follow their king!

He rushed into the crowd like a whirlwind.

Barr acted as a teacher and student in the military academy. When others learned from him, he was also learning from others. How to use weapons on the horse was a new Tatar student. The man named Anwo taught him. Barr must admit that he might have learned less than one-tenth of the skills, but it was enough for him to destroy the British's defense line. The sudden torn crack caught the British off guard, mainly because their weapons were too poor. They were not the king's soldiers. Of course, they had no share of the weapons and equipment in the king's army. They could knock on the city gates or rely on the gunpowder brought by the British merchants and the slackness of the French. But after the city gate was opened, the people who had originally booked to poison the French dinner failed, and only a small part of the French soldiers could not continue to fight.

So a stalemate formed at the city gate, but more soldiers were coming, and Barr caused another panic - Barr returned to Dunkirk in uniform. Although he could not see the color of the royal family in the dark night, under the light of the torch, the golden ears dotted on his shoulders and the golden buttons on his chest were shining brightly, and the British couldn't help but think of...

"Cabin!" cried an Englishman. He might not be all British, because he was too young. It is very likely that his father was an English soldier. He might have a French mother, but he thought he was an Englishman. When he thought of this possibility, the king's cavalry might be pushing towards them like a strong wall, and his courage disappeared. He was still so young after all, and might have just grown up.

But in the war, the god of death never looked at the age of the dead. He subconsciously wanted to escape, but was hit by someone who didn't know what to do. His whole face immediately changed. He began to cry and wave his weapons randomly. This behavior was simply suicide when the two armies confronted each other. More people's swords hit him. Barr could not see him before he jumped off the horse. He shouted at his identity while standing with the French soldiers.

"The musket team is coming." A man shouted.

So Barr and the others began to retreat into the corridor, and the British, except for a few pitiful worms who were already dizzy, also stopped slowly. It was already the same as failure to rush into the city wall. When the French musket team came, they were in the corridor, they were committing suicide. Jack stood under the torch, and the swaying flames shone his face in a shaking state, "Let's go." He said.

When the British left, a loud bell suddenly sounded over Dunkirk, which meant that all the French in the Dunkirk area would be alert.

When the muskets came, they went out of the city to pursue the British, but Barr was unable to leave. Although he was still a step late, the Duke of Vandom, who was stationed in Dunkirk, had to meet him, so he had to clean up and meet the highest-ranking person in Dunkirk.

Speaking of which, Barr and Duke Vandom were not unrelated to each other. Joseph, the youngest son of Duke Vandom, was Barr's classmates and students, and their relationship was very good. You know, even if their status was very different. Jean Barr's father was just the captain of a privateer, and Duke Vandom's surname was also Bourbon. Duke Vandom was the illegitimate son of Henry IV. He spent his youth against Richelieu and Louis XIII. But by the time of Bishop Mazaran, perhaps because he was no longer so energetic, he began to reconcile with the bishop - but before Louis took power, the old gentleman had already lived a life similar to seclusion, but in Louis XIV's plan, Dunkirk needed a trustworthy and important person to guard, so he came.

The old man's hair was as silver as silver, but he was still healthy. He was even more refreshed than Barr, who had been running around for half a night and participated in another battle. He asked his servants to bring them meat, bread, butter and cheese, tea, coffee and wine. Barr thanked him, then sat down and had a big meal regardless.

He had originally prepared a sumptuous dinner with the priest, but he encountered the British - until the end of the matter he felt hungry, his intestines seemed to be close to him, and he took out the courage to rush the British front alone to deal with his new enemy - all the food, and the battle was settled in a few minutes.

"I like young people like you." Duke Vandom said that he knew Jean Barr well. His grandson had a detailed description of this friend in his letter to him. He had great hopes for the friendship of young people. His son was a little dissatisfied with Jean Barr's background, but the old duke, who was also young, had raised a pair of sharp eyes in decades of changes. He could have let his son marry Manche.

One of the Ni sisters became half of the king's brother-in-law and saved their territory and title. Now it can be seen that their king Louis XIV is not the kind of person who cares about his origin and bloodline. For example, the young man among military cadets, he might be another Condor, Henry (referring to Viscount Tirena), Schumberg, Vaubon... Such people with a humble identity, if you don't make friends at this time, you will have to wait until he is the most powerful minister before flattering him?

After the servant took the empty plate, Barr smiled a little embarrassedly, and then he showed a little worried look. The clock in the corner pointed to four in the morning. It was not yet sunrise, but the gray-blue sky showed a spot of bright red - I don't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to have heard gunshots and shouts.

"Those British people..." he asked cautiously.
Chapter completed!