Richard, who led the pure system army, marched very fast, especially after leaving, after Richard handed over the knight gloves, speed cloak, and magic boots to Sir Mulak, which increased the marching speed, he temporarily
After he was designated as the leading hero, the marching speed of the entire team exceeded the limit that a normal army could understand.
Especially the Crusader wrapped in iron armor, because the frequency of his steps was too fast, and the armor on his body kept making a grinding sound, which made people easily doubt whether it was a human being or a puppet under the iron armor.
The speed of these infantry even exceeded that of the mobile light cavalry, and they actually marched to the river valley 300 kilometers away in one day.
The chaos in the river valley has subsided for more than two months. Although some nobles who have lost their privileges still hold grudges against the Hunter family, they can only choose to cooperate and surrender in the face of the bloody reality.
Moreover, the Hunter family not only used high-pressure suppression methods. After Moriel left, the new Lady Catherine began to use appeasement methods. As long as they abide by the rules of the Hunter family, these former nobles of the river valley can also have a little sweetness.
Have a taste.
There was no hope of resistance at all, and the Hunter family was not blindly killing everyone. Regardless of whether they wanted to or not, the nobles who survived the Morrill Purge began to actively cooperate with Catherine's management, and in order to integrate into the new society more quickly,
In the system, they are more cooperative than the nobles of the North.
Now the city of Burai is as prosperous as in the past. The streets are still full of people coming and going at night. Even some small towns around the city of Burai are also vibrant. Catherine is worthy of being an internal affairs point.
Full of heroes.
In a vast castle in Burai City, Richard was sitting on a soft sofa. The maid beside him would peel one or two seasonal fruits for him from time to time and put them into his mouth.
There was a fire burning in the charcoal stove in the house, and a small pot of hot tea was being warmed for Richard on it. It was raining continuously outside, which was very annoying.
This was the first rain in autumn for Richard. As soon as he arrived at Burai City, the temperature dropped sharply. Under the warm invitation of Dane, the local snake in the valley, and a group of nobles, Richard did not go back.
I insisted on traveling on a rainy night, so I even stopped in the city for a night's rest.
The interior of this castle is luxuriously decorated, with velvet carpets and expensive furniture and ornaments. The average noble can't afford it. The owner of the castle was one of the talkers of the city of Burai and a member of the Round Table Conference of the Twelve Families of Burai.
It's just that now the Twelve Boleys have long since become a passing cloud, and most of them have disappeared long ago. Most of them have become the victims of Moriel and rushed to start their lives again.
This family is relatively aware of current affairs. It was the first to cooperate with the Hunter family in all their actions. However, it successfully survived. After handing over a large amount of occupied land, it basically retained its property in the city. Later, it became more aware of current affairs.
This character is reflected to the extreme, and he is proactive and cooperative in everything.
This time, I heard that Richard was passing through Burai City and wanted to rest for a night, so he took the initiative to vacate the castle and invited Richard to stay in the castle.
"Master Richard, we are preparing a banquet and dance later."
"Viscount Andel is too polite, but I won't drink alcohol when I'm out on the march. I'll go back to rest later, and I'll accept your hospitality when I get back."
Viscount Andel is the owner of this castle. Because he specially vacated the castle, he sat close to Richard in the hall. Only after Catherine and Dane, others came to give gifts and flattery.
The nobles could only sit far away, and were not looked at by Richard several times. They could only laugh awkwardly from behind.
"Then I wish Sir Richard a good start and have a good rest tonight. Viscount Andel has prepared a room and hot water in the room."
Seeing what Viscount Andel wanted to say, Dane, who was sitting a little ahead, had blocked Andel's words in advance.
When it comes to understanding Richard, none of the nobles in this hall are as good as Dane. Although Richard enjoys himself a lot, he never delays his business. When he has to march again tomorrow morning, he must stay.
It was impossible for Richard to enjoy banquets and dances and drink until midnight with a group of newly defected nobles.
After speaking, Dane simply led the nobles in the valley to exit the castle. He could already see that there was some impatience in Richard's gentle attitude.
After the noble families left the castle, Richard took a bath and rested under the service of the maid.
This is the advantage of being a superior person. Most of the time, you can follow your own thoughts, and the people below you will constantly speculate on your thoughts. It feels quite beautiful.
After being on the road for a day, Richard returned to the room under the guidance of the maid and fell asleep on the soft big bed. The two outstanding swordsmen who took turns on duty outside the room were the guarantee for Richard to sleep peacefully.
Early on the next morning, the light rain continued to fall. The weather was actually not suitable for marching, but it did not affect the actions of Richard's army. Before the nobles in Burai City came to see off Richard again,
He then embarked on the journey again with his army, preparing to meet with the half-elves and kobolds led by Gru before arriving at Dragon's Breath Pass.
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A week later…
on the central plains
An army is moving with difficulty. The scope of influence of this autumn rain is extremely wide. The entire kingdom, except for some areas in the western border, is basically within the scope of influence of this autumn rain.
Gru looked at the raindrops that kept falling, with a look of worry on his face. The first half of the march went smoothly. Although the weather was a little hotter, the soldiers were in good health, especially the kobolds. They didn't know why it was so difficult.
things.
They marched nearly 100 kilometers in one day, all the way from the Northland to the Central Plains. The only obstacle on the road was that the members of this army were too strange. Although they were flying the Hunter family's three-arrow flag in the Northland and the valley, they were able to move smoothly.
But after arriving at the Central Plains, the effectiveness of the Three Arrows Banner was somewhat insufficient, and it often aroused the vigilance of the nobles along the way. After all, no one could allow an army of more than 10,000 people to move freely on their own territory.
Fortunately, in addition to Gru, there is also Kurtz as a liaison officer in the team. Not only does Kurtz carry a token, but as a trusted general of Thor, he also has a certain reputation in the Central Plains. Whenever this happens, Kurtz comes forward.
Coordination, although the local garrison had some doubts, but Kurz's face was high enough and he brought a token, there was no trouble, and they marched smoothly on the central plains for a period of time.
Until this week, the continuous autumn rain came. Although they brought some rain-proof equipment, the marching speed of the army was still affected. The most important thing was the wooden barrels on the cart. Richard personally told them that they should not be affected by moisture.
After a week of rain, even if it was covered with raincloth, Gru couldn't guarantee that these things called black powder would still be as dry as before when they arrived at Longxing Pass.
"Why did you stop again later!"
"Woof! Woof!"
"Master Gru, the wheel of the cart behind is stuck again, and everyone is pushing it out!"
Gru looked back, and sure enough, the wheels of a large cart filled with wooden barrels were stuck in the mud. The roads in the Central Plains are not as many as those in the North. Except for the roads closer to the royal capital, the quality of other places is uneven.
, although the width of some road sections is consistent with the unified straight roads of the Kingdom, the road surface is full of potholes, and it is unknown where the money spent on road repairs by the Kingdom every year is spent.
Normally when the road surface is dry, it is fine and the impact is not big, but when it rains for several days in a row, these roads of poor quality become the biggest obstacle to the march, always sinking the wheels of the cart.
Going in, it took a dozen kobolds and pack horses to wait for half a day to get out of the pit, which seriously affected the marching speed.
Faced with this kind of thing, Gru had no good solution. He could only tell his men to push out the cart as soon as possible and march at a faster speed.
"General Kurtz, how long is it from here to Dragon's Rest Pass?"
"We have walked more than half of the way. The rest of this is a plain. We can reach Longxing Pass directly by one road. It will take us ten days at most to arrive."
Compared to Gru's worries, Kurtz's mood was not greatly affected, because the army led by Gru was marching faster than he expected.
If these kobolds weren't really too small in size and strength, they would be the best soldiers. They would not complain or be tired along the way. They would do the dirtiest and most tiring work without any complaints, and they would set up camp very quickly at night.
The army saved a lot of time, and even if it encountered this autumn rain, it could reach Longxi Pass earlier than expected.
"Then it seems that Sir Richard and the others should catch up."
"How is it possible? He set off more than ten days later than us. At our speed, he may not be able to catch up when we arrive at Longxing Pass."
"With that guy Mrak here, anything is possible."
Kurtz has never seen the marching movements of the system army with the bonus of treasures and logistics skills, which can be called a beast, but Gru, as an old acquaintance of Mrak, naturally knows the speed at which the opponent leads the army to march, plus the road delays in the past few days, calculate
Considering the distance, we should catch up in the next few days.
"General Gru, there is an army approaching quickly behind us!"
"What's going on? Didn't I just say hello to the garrison nearby?"
Before Gru said something that sounded a little confusing to Kurtz, before he could think about it, a half-elf scout came to report that other troops were approaching. Kurtz subconsciously thought that this was another nearby garrison.
I found this strange army and came over to check it out.
The army still set up a defensive formation as usual to prepare for a battle that might occur at any time, but a few minutes later, another scout came over and shouted.
"It's the Three-Year Flag! It's Lord Richard here!"
In fact, there is no need for him to make a special announcement, because everyone has already seen the more than 20 giant dragons that are very conspicuous in the air. Now, except for the Hunter family, no other force in the kingdom can produce so many giant dragons.
…
As people from the North, whether it is the system army or the ordinary army, or these kobolds, they have no sense of Richard's abnormality at all, or perhaps Richard's abnormality has become a
normal.
But although Kuz often hears some bizarre things about Richard, he is still far away after all, and his three views have not been distorted by Richard. The matter of marching more than a thousand kilometers this week is really not something Kuz can accept.
He even speculated whether Richard had set off early as scheduled and was able to catch up so quickly.
…
"Da da da…"
In addition to the giant dragon flying in the air, the first to arrive to meet with Gru was the team of champion knights surrounding Richard, followed by the unicorn holy beast and a large group of centaurs. The centaur team automatically divided into two during the meeting.
The two cavalry groups spread out towards the two wings of the convoy, forming two cavalry groups responsible for reconnaissance and covering the army. Although the possibility of being attacked on the central plain was almost zero, the tactical arrangement still had to be carried out strictly. Richard took a few
Some high-level soldiers came to the middle of the team to meet Gru and Kurtz.
"Lord Richard!"
"Lord Richard!"
"Um."
Due to the weather, Richard's system army was less affected. Under the leadership of Sir Mrak, they still marched at the fastest speed, but Gru was delayed. Richard pursued him faster than expected.
Joined the army.
Gru and Kurtz greeted Richard respectively. Before Kurtz had time to ask questions, Gru reported the situation on the road to Richard.
"Sir Richard, it has been raining for too long recently. The black powder we transported may have become damp."
It was also expected by Richard that the black powder would get damp. In the recent weather, not to mention the black powder in the barrel. After a week of rain, Richard felt that he was about to get damp, let alone the black powder in the barrel.
Already.
However, this time we arrived at Longxingguan early anyway, and there was no need to use wet black powder directly. As long as the rain did not continue for two or three months, and we could wait until the weather was fine to dry out, the impact would not be too great.
"It's okay. Just tie it up tightly with a raincloth and protect it as much as possible. We'll deal with it when we get to Longxing Pass. Stop and set up camp first, camp together and rest for the night. Let's continue marching tomorrow."
"Yes, sir."
It was already getting late. If there had not been an order from Richard, Gru would have ordered the camp to be set up after a while. In any era, the army would not be raised day and night unless it was forced. Even without night blindness, the army could maintain its formation.
If they are scattered, soldiers will be easily exhausted.
Following the orders from Richard and Gru, some of the kobolds began to dig simple horse traps and trenches on the spot, while the rest took out materials from carts and pitched tents on the spot. The division of labor was very clear.
, completely different from those messy kobolds in the wilderness.
Richard, Kurtz and several heroes held a short meeting in a temporary tent and then ordered everyone to go to rest. Kurtz, who was not used to Richard's style, was not allowed to interrupt to ask questions from beginning to end.
Given the opportunity, he stared at the general named M'Lak throughout the whole process, as if he wanted to see some tricks, which made Sir M'Lak, who had a bit of a stinky personality, feel a little nervous and began to wonder if his charm had grown too fast recently, even for men.