Volume 7 Mortals and Gods Chapter 764 Dilemma (Part 2)
The Kansas prairie in winter is indeed an unsuitable place for a campaign.
When Duke Otto's army arrived here, his army unfortunately encountered an inexplicable rise in temperature. The temperature hovered around zero. A terrible sleet turned the roads in the area into muddy swamps. His Second Army was therefore
Difficulty moving forward.
The supply convoy and the follow-up troops were stuck in the mud and were unable to move. There were serious logistics problems. He and his troops had to stay in the forest and wait for the logistics supplies to arrive.
Neither knights nor soldiers liked marching to the Kansas prairie, where it was poor, cold, had no loot to plunder, and was far away from home.
This caused many soldiers to desert, and the originally strong Albrex horses also lost a lot of fat or suffered frostbite due to the severe cold environment.
Under the heavy rain (and snow), Duke Otto had to send out several patrol teams to try to find better camping areas inside the forest.
However, what they encountered was Hal, the God of Death. A relatively large remnant orc army led by Eternal Eye met at the edge of the forest.
The two patrols were quickly annihilated. Hal Eternal Eye captured two people alive and learned the location of Duke Otto's second army.
The Death Chosen reacted extremely quickly. It immediately ordered to assemble the remaining Chaos troops as much as possible, preparing to rush towards the demoralized Duke Otto's troops quickly.
It seems that an encounter is approaching.
One day in late March, Grand Duke Albrex and the legendary strongman Otus got up early.
The heavy snow outside the tent made Otto feel very irritated. Thinking of this, he not only regretted the way he had made the army rush to march.
Ottos, who was used to fighting on the border of the Albrex Empire, really did not expect to encounter such strange weather. First of all, the temperature suddenly increased, the ground melted and became extremely muddy, and logistics became intermittent.
Then came the sudden cooling and heavy sleet. The severe cold and extremely harsh environment caused the Albrex army, which was accustomed to a warm and humid environment, to suffer from serious acclimatization.
Some were sick, some were deserting, and many soldiers would rather sit around the fire all day than move.
Logistics were delayed in arriving, and due to insufficient judgment of the cold, the army did not prepare strong alcohol to keep out the cold. Ottos found himself in a dilemma. Although his army had not completely lost its combat effectiveness, its morale was sluggish and its fighting spirit was low.
After getting up and washing his face, Otto ate something casually. He inspected the camp for a while, his brows furrowed all the time.
The army was stationed in the forest. Soldiers gathered in small groups to warm themselves by the fire. The knights were devouring the food, and many people were arranging horse feed for the war horses and pack horses.
Otto frowned after a brief observation. The feed was not good enough, which caused the war horse to lose weight.ωωw..net
Of course, Otto still has a very strong prestige, and everyone is aware of his strength and glorious deeds.
However, Duke Otto ultimately underestimated the extreme weather on the Kansas prairie. The power of winter caused his army, which had an overstretched supply line, to suffer.
"Never attack the Kansas prairie in winter."
Summary of the Shire people's hundreds of years of territorial war before the Great Holy War.
Now Otus found himself in a dilemma. If he retreated, his prestige would be damaged and it would appear that he had made no achievements in this great expedition. If he advanced, it would be difficult and even in danger of destruction.
Duke Otto looked at the map and thought for a long time. He was so scheming that he frantically thought about any possible direction.
After thinking for a while, Jarrod finally came in from the outside. There was snow on his shoulders, cape, helmet and robe. He took off his helmet, his face covered with frost:
"Your Majesty, the situation is not good!"
"I asked someone to call you, why did you come now?"
Otto turned around with some displeasure, his deep sea-blue eyes full of wisdom:
"What happened?"
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"It's an epidemic, my Duke. Disease has spread in the army. Some people have colds, some have severe fevers, and some have typhoid and measles. Fear is spreading among the troops."
Jerrod said anxiously: "We must take measures immediately."
"Isolate all the sick people first, damn it!" Duke Otto slapped the table in anger.
Gerald took the order and left. Otto suppressed his anger and tried not to vent his anger on the attendants and others.
He reached out and took out a bottle of wine from the suitcase, but found that the wine had frozen. He cursed at the lady and had to find another suitcase.
There was the special "Little Bird" vodka sent by Fiona. The white liquid in the glass bottle was crystal clear. After taking a sip of the strong drink, the feeling of exploding and burning in his chest made Otto feel much better.
The Duke immediately ordered the small amount of vodka prepared by Fiona to be distributed to the soldiers and knights to keep out the cold.
After a while, while Otto was still thinking about when the patrols would bring back the news, a northerner was brought into the tent.
He was a muscular man with a beard, a dog-skin hat on his head, and a thick double winter coat: "My lord the Duke!"
"Xie Miao?"
Otto thought for a moment before remembering this person's name. The Duke spoke concisely:
"I won't say more. To put it simply, we are in trouble."