[Xinkendi Province]

[The border between Vorne County and Maple Stone]

It was already dark, and the army temporarily rested in a hill between Provincial Avenue and the Great Kau River.

Tens of thousands of people marched urgently, and the marching columns were inevitably pulled for a long time. When the soldiers in front of the marching sequence were already camping for horses, many troops in back of the marching sequence had not yet arrived at the camp.

Colonel Bode found a big rock on the side of the road and sat down to rest. He asked the officers in front of him in a relaxed tone: "The troops in Vorne County are still not moving?"

"Yes, senior. The garrison in Vorne County was not dispatched." Colonel Skur from Raycun County stood in front of Colonel Bode and replied with caution:

"The detective cavalry reported an hour ago that the Vorne County Garage Army remained unmoved, and the main force was still in Artemis. After discovering our marching columns in various towns along the way, they also chose to close the four doors, and no abnormal situation was found yet."

Colonel Bord nodded while pounding his sore knees.

...

This time, the troops of Lei Qun, Bianjiang and Baishan County first gathered secretly at Yuanhua Fort in Baishan County, and then crossed the Anya River with the cover of night, entered Tiefeng County and met with the "garrison army" of Winters Montane.

After continuing to enter Vorne County from Tiefeng County, the coalition forces of the four counties did not take the shortest route and went directly to Bazenaur. Instead, they took a long way to the northwest and marched north along the Great Kowloon River.

The reason is very simple. The shortest route is also the most densely populated and most severely prevented route. For the coalition forces of the four counties, time is their most powerful weapon and the resource they cannot waste the least.

...

"The scouts in the rear also sent back reports." Colonel Skur continued to add, based on his memory: "The town of Mace Hammer and Ice Valley sent messengers to Artemis and Maple Stone respectively for help - they have been intercepted. Captain Rosong caught some of the guys peeking at our march, and I have ordered them to be brought to interrogation."

"The army is moving like a herd of horses. No matter how hidden the action is, it is impossible to hide it." Colonel Bode waved his hand disregardly: "No matter whether there are spies in those people, don't pay attention to them. Keep them closed first, and don't let them run away."

...

When a unit marched for more than sixteen hours a day, officers who believed that the soldiers still had the time to build camps that met defense standards would sooner or later be sent to gallows by mutiny soldiers.

Therefore, the camp of the four-county coalition forces tonight also had no trenches or walls. They only arranged a circle of horse-rejecting horses outside the camp, and then used wooden sticks and ropes to divide different areas inside the camp.

The night, the tired soldiers, the camp lacking fortifications, the densely arranged tents and baggage...

If you want to pick out the most vulnerable moment of this army, then in a few hours, it will be completely dark.

By then, a raid of hundreds of cavalry could completely destroy its order. Order is the key to the survival of an army.

Fortunately, the commander of this army was more aware of the weaknesses of his army than his enemies.

At this moment, thousands of light cavalry were patrolling and reconnaissance outside the army, like a thin and unlimited net, closely monitoring the movements within fifty kilometers of the marching route and the surrounding area of ​​the camp.

This is also one of the reasons why the commander of this army chose the provincial avenue on the east bank of the Great Kowloon when planning the march route - marching along the river can reduce the service burden of the light cavalry by at least one-third.

...

"The senior is right." The bald school official standing next to Colonel Skur agreed: "I don't have to pay attention to them at all. We just leave ours, and it doesn't matter if we are discovered."

The bald school official stood with his arms in his arms, rubbed the scars like a spider web on his left face with his right hand, and smiled contemptuously:

"No matter how many scouts there are, it is impossible to block all the scouts. No matter how dull that boy Shandel is, it is impossible to realize that an army has just walked past him. After all, he just pretended not to see it! Well, we don't expect him to send troops anyway. He wants to ride a fence? Then let him continue to ride a fence!"

Several lieutenants beside the bald school officer also laughed.

Colonel Bode felt that his calf had recovered some strength, so he stood up with his knees.

He put away his relaxed and easy-going attitude and his tone became calm and majestic: "Strictly order the guards and cavalry to avoid active contact with the Shandell tribe. However, as long as the Vornei garrison dares to take Artemis, he will be given the most resolute blow. At worst, we will take Vornei first and then slowly deal with Maple Stone City."

"Yes!" The officers around them stood at attention and raised their hands neatly to salute: "Legislative Commander."

Colonel Bode took the reins, stepped on the stirrup and waved his hand: "Go to the camp of the boy Montagne."

...

Among the four-county coalition forces, the "garrison army" of Tiefeng County seems a bit alternative.

Not only because the organization method of the Tiefeng County Governor's garrison army is different from that of the three counties in Baishan, Leiqun and border areas.

Also, when the garrison of Tiefeng County marched, it never mixed with the troops of the other three counties, and always formed its own way.

When camping, the garrison army of Tiefeng County did not jointly camp with the troops of the other three counties, but set up another camp at a certain distance from the camp.

Even the supplies collected by the vanguards of the Tiefeng County were collected separately.

The officers of Baishan, Leiqun and the frontier counties all knew why. If the soldiers were confused, they were evaded by "Tiefeng County troops were reserve teams."

But no matter what, estrangement exists objectively.

Fortunately, the "Captain of the Xinkendi Legion" elected by the coalition forces of the four counties was Colonel Bode.

In terms of family background, Colonel Bode comes from one of the oldest and most influential families in Paratu; in terms of military achievements, the appointment of the chief captain of the Sixth Legion is enough to explain everything; even in terms of seniority, Bode Gates is also the highest-ranking person among all the academy officers in Xinkendi.

In a sense, Colonel Bode is also the only officer in Xinkendi who is qualified to bear the "crime of rebellion".

With his prestige and his personal relationship with Winters Montagne, Colonel Bode united the "rebels" and the "government forces" alone.

With Colonel Bode's central mediation, the "harmonious" relationship was temporarily maintained between the officers of the Tiefeng County Officers' Regiment and the officers of the other three counties.

...

At the camp of the new army in Tiefeng County, the monkey who was tent nailing heard the sound of horse hooves and looked up and saw that more than a dozen majestic officers were racing past him.

He chased after him and stared at the officers on the horse's back until the latter's figure was covered by other tents, saying enviously: "So majestic! So beautiful! The horse is beautiful! The clothes are beautiful! If one day..."

After chopping wood, Lu Xirong raised his leg and kicked the monkey's butt: "What are you doing when you stand stupidly? Have you been fed by the horse?"

"Hey! Hey!" The monkey grinned in pain, covered his butt and screamed: "Sergeant, dare I not feed it? That horse eats six meals a day, which is better than me! Since I left Tiefeng County, I have only eaten two meals a day! They are all dry hard bread!"

"You carry the things you carry on your own, and I will let you eat six meals a day! I will let you eat twelve meals a day!!!" Old Lu Xirong, who has been officially appointed as a sergeant, glared: "Feed the horse and fetched water! Then dry the foot binding cloth! If you really have nothing to do, go to bed. Tomorrow will only go further than today! Don't complain at that time!"

After teaching the monkey a lesson, Lu Xirong still had a stern face: "When this battle is over, you will enter the training school, and when you come out again, you will be like those adults."

After saying that, Lu Xirong carried the firewood to make a fire, leaving the monkey standing by the road.

The monkey stood for a while, scratched his head, returned to the tent and shouted: "Paco!Paco!!"

A response came from the tent, and a thick-lipped soldier with a stout body and a honest face walked out of the tent: "The pot is long, what's wrong?"

"Go! Go and get water with me!"

The thick-lipped soldier named Paco nodded: "I'll get the bucket."

Paco carried two buckets and monkey carried one, and the two walked across the camp to the riverside.

When Paco put the wooden barrel tied with a rope into the river, the monkey patted Paco on the shoulder: "Since you have been assigned to my tent, I will not let you be bullied. Whoever dares to bully you, come and tell me! I'll deal with him!"

The thin monkey said these words to the stout Paco, which sounded very funny.

But Paco just nodded and replied: "Thank you for the pot."

After the Battle of Shaved Port, the new army of Tiefeng County absorbed many prisoners from the Potal tribe.

Therefore, the monkey's "tent" was also divided into two former militiamen. The monkey's honest and strong Paco was particularly pleasing to him... With Paco, he lacked a lot of strength.

"Don't be afraid, just do it when you come." The monkey said in a big way: "You are now the soldier of Lord Blood Wolf! After a few days of military merit, you will be able to divide the land! Unfortunately, you didn't catch up with the good times, before... Oh! One person's head is one hundred acres!"

Paco's shoulders trembled, and he lifted the bucket full of water to the ashore and put down another bucket: "Thank you for the length of the pot."

The three buckets were quickly filled with water, and the monkey waved his hand: "Go! Go back!"

Paco picked up two buckets of water and wanted to get the third bucket.

"What?" The monkey raised his eyebrows and pushed Paco's hand away: "I can't carry it! I'll let you take it. That's not that bullying you? Let's go! Go back!"

After saying that, he walked towards his tent with difficulty, carrying a bucket of water in both hands.

Paco carried two buckets of water and followed the monkey step by step.

...

On the other hand, in the stables of the new army in the Iron Peak County, Colonel Bode and others found Winters who were checking the horse's hooves one by one.

After turning over and dismounting, Colonel Geisa touched his bare scalp and couldn't help but mutter: "Where did this kid get so many horses? Alas, if I had known, I should have slaughtered him..."

"Col." Winters wiped his muddy hands and came over to greet him: "I heard it all."

"So what if you hear it?" Geisa Adonis glanced at Winters Montagne: "You have a great face to ask three school officials to come to you and a lieutenant to have a meeting."

Winters stood attentively, saluted the three school officials meticulously, and then looked at Colonel Bode in confusion.

"Okay." Colonel Bode waved his hand and joked, "He wants to go into your barracks and see. Are you willing to let him in?"

Geisa snorted, looked at Winters, and after a while, he muttered, "Senior Bode is too partial to you."

Colonel Geisa Adonis seemed to be trying to find fault with Captain Montane, but in fact he was secretly showing a close attitude.

In contrast, the highest military commander of Leiqun County, Colonel Skur, who had previously rushed side by side to assist Tiefeng County, seemed a little taciturn.

In fact, Colonel Skur was paying attention to everything around him from the moment he entered the Iron Peak County Army Camp.

From the soldiers' clothes, weapons to the mental outlook, to the layout, discipline and overall appearance of the military camp, to the quantity, quality and status of the horses.

What Colonel Skur saw made him, who had already attached great importance to the rebels in Tiefeng County, more and more frightened and alert, so he became taciturn and unconsciously spoken.

It is also interesting to say, which is completely different from the local troops of the Xinkendi Legion, which are mainly infantry-based.

The troops under Winters Montane showed a distinct "Palatou style": they attached great importance to mobility and were as light as possible; not only were they equipped with super-scale cavalry units, but even infantry also had a large number of horses and pack horses to assist in the transportation of weapons and equipment - although most of them were short Hedge horses.

If all the identification objects can be covered, a third-party officer would be allowed to visit the troops of Baishan, Leiqun and Bianjiang counties and the military camps of the Tiefeng County troops. Then the third-party officers would definitely think that the new army of Tiefeng County came from Palatu, and the garrisons of the three counties were the reserve army of the Union Provincial people.

The real Palatus commanded the troops look like the United Provincial Army, while the troops under the Venetta are more like the Paratus army than the Paratus army, which can be regarded as a wonder within the coalition forces of the four counties.
To be continued...