บท 231: Before the attack

17th July 1574 

"We will drop the people off the ships about six kilometres before reaching the marketplace and make our way there on foot. Only when the signal will be given will the ships reach the shore and support us from the coast. Is that clear?"

Standing in front of the small crowd of people neatly packed on the board of one of my paddlers, I could see some of the people relaying the orders back to the next boat in the long line of transports that were rushing south.

With the leading ship and every third of the boats armed with torches on the long sticks, avoiding any crashes should be possible, especially with how relatively short distance we had to cover.