It was almost dusk and the battle was over. The reconnaissance group of the Northern Merchant Group, which was inferior in combat skills, was strangled along the way. Few of the loyal and brave soldiers surrendered. Instead, they used their bodies to mark a clear escape route. Five hundred
Less than ten people survived. Sibiya's soldiers worked in groups of three and two, carrying simple stretchers and searching among the dead, but did not find many people worthy of treatment.
At this time, these people who sacrificed their lives with pride and honor are being buried by their opponents.
The clouds on the horizon are connected into a piece, and the bright red that fills the eyes is not known to be caused by the setting sun or stained by the blood on the earth. The evening wind in the vast wilderness disperses the light that permeates the air.
A temporary camp suddenly stood up amid the smell of blood. Scattered horses heard the bugle and ran over from a distance, but they realized that the camp was not the style they were familiar with. They were confused and gathered in groups to circle outside the camp.
He was in a circle, not wanting to come in or leave.
The noisy sound of horse hooves rippled outside the camp, and when the sky was just getting dark, a group of hoofbeats from afar were mixed in. Because this group of hoofbeats sounded very regularly, they stood out from the chaos, making it easy for people to
After a while, a group of knights separated from the camp and came forward. The flags of both sides wavered in the distance, which was considered to be the recognition of each other's identities.
"Stop advancing! Get the troops in order!" The cavalry coming out of the camp came to an emergency stop. The leading officer pulled the horse and galloped, hurriedly put himself at the head of the team, and shouted to the approaching cavalry: "Report to all officers——
We are the patrol battalion of the Ninth Regiment of the Riva Task Force! We will annihilate the enemy’s reconnaissance group in this unknown field this afternoon. We will wipe out more than 500 of the enemy’s people! We have less than 100 casualties!”
There were at least three brigadiers in the cavalry that was slowing down and approaching. One of them was Roman, the task force commander familiar to the cavalry. He laughed and waved his silver-laced riding crop: "I know, the boys did a good job!"
"Thank you, sir!" Upon hearing the compliment, the people in the patrol camp sat up straight on their horses, their chests so high that they almost burst their leather armor.
"You two." Brigadier General Roman turned his head and said to the people around him with a smile, "We, the Riva Task Force, have never seen the world before, let alone fought any fierce battles. We have always been here playing horse thieves, but our performance this time
It’s pretty eye-catching, right? How is it compared to the old army?”
"I am a liaison officer and am not proficient in tactics." A young brigadier general replied, "You can ask the experts."
Who among these fledgling soldiers in the patrol camp didn't want their abilities to be recognized by their superiors? After hearing this flat-toned excuse, they all turned their attention to another brigadier general.
Sure enough, Brigadier General Roman then asked another Brigadier General: "Brigadier General Chatai, based on your fair training camp standards, how do you think they performed?"
"They are all qualified recruits. Their combat capabilities are better than those of the Riva Guards, but they are still far behind the old troops." Brigadier General Chatai's answer was straightforward, "I am very satisfied with the task force's
We have a general understanding of the general combat capabilities, but when will the sneak attacks and outflanks you arranged take place? Our time is very limited and we are waiting to evaluate the overall combat capabilities of the troops."
"Sure enough, he is a training general, he is so critical!" Brigadier General Roman's answer was not polite, "Before dawn tomorrow, the rearguard battalion of the 7th Regiment will sneak attack on another enemy scout. Your adjutant will follow the rearguard.
Battalion, we should be able to make a reasonable assessment - if we want to catch up with the encirclement at midnight tomorrow, we have to set off immediately."
"Then let's go!" Cha Tai was very adaptable to this tight arrangement and just nodded before turning around.
"Report to the commander!" The officer in the patrol camp then remembered that he still had something to report, so he quickly stepped forward and whispered in the commander's ear.
After waving the officer to leave, Roman turned to look at the brigadier general from the Liaison Department and said, "The person you want is in a small rift valley a few miles away. It seems that he wants to escape at night. How should we deal with it?"
"Then let them run away." The liaison officer turned to the monitoring platform and explained, "The other party is the eldest grandson of Prince Ulysses, and he probably went to the battlefield to gain experience. What he means is that killing him or capturing him might be a bad thing.
, it’s best to pretend that you don’t know this person exists.”
"This kind of status should be rare. I have no objection to letting him go." After Cha Tai made arrangements, he asked, "How come Ulysses' eldest grandson can go to the battlefield? Is Ulysses that old?
?”
"The royal family has countless romantic debts." The liaison officer hardly looked at Roman, but his attitude towards Chatai was very cordial, "Ulysses' eldest son was illegitimate. I heard it was a maid's game at the ball. Later,
He waited for the other person to get pregnant before marrying him back. Ulysses was an interesting man. Regardless of the woman's identity, he just recognized this son as the eldest son. Unexpectedly, this son grew up to be as virtuous as Ulysses.
I had sex with my cousin when I was fourteen..."
"I can imagine that the men in this family are not much better than slaves." Chatai commented simply, "Get ready to go!"
"Okay - change our horses quickly!" Brigadier Roman said to his subordinates, "From now on, we will resume our status as Sbia soldiers! Our designation is the First Front of the Sbia Alliance. You
The designation is the Patrol Battalion of the Ninth Regiment of the First Front Army. Our army is directly loyal to the city! I hope you understand what this means!"
"Yes, sir!" The soldiers had long been trained by the royal representatives of this unit, so they naturally understood what their brigadier generals were talking about, so they responded neatly, "We are the first front army of the Sbia Alliance! We are only loyal to the city! We are only loyal to the city.
Be loyal to the Supreme!"
Just as the three brigadiers were explaining and elaborating on the words "waiting for the city", "supreme" and their future actions, there were also people less than ten miles away from them, in the small hidden rift valley.
Laying the foundation for what is to be done next - to restore normalcy to several subordinates who have just witnessed a large number of their own people being massacred. This is a very complicated matter that not only tests people's imagination, but also requires a lot of public relations skills.
High demands.
Fortunately, these two abilities are considered the basic skills of a qualified nobleman. With great difficulty, Lieutenant Adler was able to combine the cold hearts of his subordinates. Although they were still scarred, their subordinates finally had a person who would think like ordinary people.
Problem.
"Get ready." Lieutenant Adler whispered to his men, "When it gets darker, we will leave."
"The escape route should have been cut off." The adjutant had been awake for a while. He let go of his lower lip that had been bitten and said, "Sir, it is difficult for us to escape them."
"It just so happens that my family has an old adult ceremony tradition. About this time last year, I was forced by the old man to complete it." Adler smiled faintly, "I didn't expect that this kind of thing would come in handy one day."
"Could it be that..." the adjutant's eyes lit up, "the young master's coming-of-age ceremony was held here?"
"I want to catch a rabbit here or something! But do you think a man like this old man is willing to agree?" The lieutenant returned to his aristocratic style, "He asked me to go to Kinshasa to smuggle weapons!"
"Smuggling?" The people surrounding the lieutenant were all from the bottom, hard-working and well-behaved soldiers. They didn't know about the long tradition of prominent families. When they heard this content, they were all stunned. "Smuggling"
arms?"
"Yes, smuggling weapons. I have passed by here several times. Not only do I know the two trails, but I also left some things on the road. As you know, the old man has always been dissatisfied with me. If I accidentally break the house rules, he will
I will definitely kill my relatives for justice, and then I will be forced to run away..." Adler said lightly, "The few of us now are just a small smuggling gang at best, and we can just take advantage of these things."
"Great!" The adjutant nodded heavily, "If you want to do it, just do the whole thing. We might as well take the journey lightly!"
"Okay, each person only brings a bow and a sword, and keeps all the armor and everything else!" Adler patted the adjutant on the shoulder, "You will be in charge."
The adjutant immediately started working, and the soldiers gathered around him intentionally or unintentionally, quietly inquiring about the lieutenant's family background. The latter obviously knew about this kind of thing, and also understood that the soldiers now needed a kind of spiritual support, so the lieutenant looked at the adjutant and asked
Shi nodded. Next, the soldiers finally knew that the lieutenant who went into battle with them was actually the eldest grandson of Prince Ulysses! He was only seventeen years old! The "old man" in his mouth was the eldest son of the prince, but he was actually only three years old.
He is more than ten years old and is a lieutenant general leading three elite legions!
No matter how you look at it, everyone's confidence is soaring.
Near midnight, the clouds were low and the stars were dark. Led by Lieutenant Adler, a group of people led the horses with their four hooves wrapped and sneaked out of the rift valley. Under the cover of not too high vegetation, this section of the road was
The walk was very thrilling. Not only were the eight people cut with blood by the sharp weeds, but they also had to keep an eye out for the enemy's cavalry. But in the dim light and windy night, how easy was it?
At first, the soldiers were worried that the lieutenant would not be able to bear the endless pain, but the situation was beyond their expectation. The lieutenant insisted on walking at the head of the team, and he did not even frown at the inevitable hardships, and even
His performance was excellent - he was like an alert fox, curling up slightly, walking briskly, observing carefully, and led everyone around several dead ends and enemy patrol posts.
If before, the lieutenant's authority only came from the appointment of the legion and his prominent life experience, then at this time, the lieutenant has won everyone's respect and obedience by virtue of his ability.
The adjutant is very aware of the prince's family's eldest son education method. The eldest son cannot stay with his parents after he is born. Instead, his identity is changed and thrown into a low-end boarding school in other empires. He is paired with two tutors, one boy and one girl, to act as adoptive parents. At the age of six, an etiquette tutor is added.
, received family education at the age of eight, and had to pass the knight certification at the age of fourteen before he could go home! Anyone who has problems in this process will never be recognized as the eldest son by the family... So Lieutenant Adler was thrown on the battlefield by the prince.
, just proves that his ability is not a problem!
After walking for about fifteen miles, the nine people reached the edge of the wilderness without any danger. Lieutenant Adler led everyone into a dry river. The surrounding dry grass was relatively dense. In some areas, it even completely covered the top of the head. There were twists and turns.
After marching forward for several miles, the lieutenant finally stopped in front of a huge boulder and asked everyone to mount their horses.
"This is a dry ancient river with many forks. Even if the enemy finds us, they won't be able to catch up." He said, "Follow me closely!"
"I will break up the rear." The adjutant said thoughtfully, "Everyone should pay attention to the front and back, and take care of each other."
The route chosen by the lieutenant was very strange, and it was really full of smuggler style. Although the passage was wide, he moved forward cautiously, and in some seemingly dangerous and narrow places, he passed at extremely fast speed. Follow
No one behind them dared to take it lightly, fearing that they would lose their companions if they didn't pay attention. They all opened their eyes wide and worked hard to keep up... Everyone knew that the farther away from the enemy, the safer they would be.
The horses were tired and collapsed, the men were sleepy and tired, and the limited food and water were exhausted that night. But the lieutenant did not care about all this, and instead asked everyone to abandon their weapons and go on their way alone.
When the sky became slightly brighter again, Lieutenant Adler led everyone into a continuous forest. Unlike before, his demeanor became much more relaxed.
Everyone soon understood the reason, because there was a secret camp of smugglers here, and the lieutenant led them directly into it. Not only did they obtain all the necessary supplies in the camp, but they also learned accurate information about dozens of miles around.
The adjutant guessed from the respectful attitude of these smugglers that the lieutenant was probably their boss.
"Here, we are more than a hundred miles away from the enemy. It is impossible for them to catch up with us." Lieutenant Adler got a map and explained to everyone, "After eating, we will take the waterway and bypass the army.
Go to the second line."
"Why not go directly to the legion?" the adjutant asked what everyone was thinking.
"Legion?" Lieutenant Adler asked the adjutant with a wry smile, "Our reconnaissance group is the most mobile unit in the legion. The enemy strangled the reconnaissance group with great fanfare. Isn't there a deeper arrangement behind this? Clear out these teleporters.
The sources of information are probably for their true goal—I’m afraid the legion’s situation is not good.”
"Then shouldn't we remind the Legion?" said an irritable guy.
"Fool, you are really stupid!" Lieutenant Adler patted the other party's head. "The reconnaissance team did not contact the legion for one day and two nights. This is the most sufficient alarm for the commander. Now I am worried that the legion will be
We cannot send intelligence to the rear areas because of the surrounding area. Therefore, we must consider the problem from a higher perspective and determine what is the most urgent task at the moment."
"I agree with the lieutenant's idea." After all, the adjutant is not a big-headed soldier who only knows how to kill, "but how to arrange it?"
"My smuggling route leads directly to Tanxi. As long as you hold my token, there will be a guide to guide you along the way. If you go one stop at a time, you should be able to get on the trade route soon."
"You have rich experience, so you have to go to the headquarters of the merchant group in person." Lieutenant Adler arranged for the adjutant first, and then said to the other soldiers, "There are many checkpoints and troop stations along the way, and these may also be the enemy's
Attack the target! So you must go to the place I selected separately and hand the letter I wrote to the local commander. Remember, you must present it to the commander in person!"
"Yes sir!" asked the adjutant, "but what about you?"
"I have read the historical records of the last war. There should be a beacon tower nearby. I wonder if it can still be used now." Adler said lightly, "At least it should give the rear area an initial warning."
The adjutant was stunned, "But the beacon tower is not here..."
"I don't want to go climbing either, but do you know the high-level passwords of the local empire? If you encounter an occupied beacon tower, can you capture it? Don't be ridiculous." The lieutenant sighed nonchalantly, "The beacon can be passed on.
There is very little information, and what happens next depends on you! Maybe I will have follow-up information, so you should stick to the smuggling route and ensure smooth communication."
"Understood!" The adjutant knew that if he followed, he would only become a burden to the young master, so he solemnly gave him a military salute, "We will set off now, sir, please be more careful!"
"When you're done, wait for me at the headquarters. When the time comes, I'll take you to the club to have sex!"
Although the lieutenant's tone sounded like a young master's, it sounded tragic and decisive to other people's ears. Even people with the weakest imagination know how difficult and dangerous it is to light a beacon fire in this situation.
——The enemy will obviously control a section of the beacon fire line. If you want to light a fire as soon as possible, you must be brave, resourceful and risk your life! (To be continued)