I traveled through time and became a slave, and the noble lady was obsessed with me

Chapter 437 Whose signal is it?

The expected large-scale attack by the orcs has not happened yet, but the harassment by the orcs has become more frequent.

They dug pits, set fires, poisoned them, shot cold arrows, and even captured some wild animals.

Various means can be said to be endless.

And not just during the day, sometimes, even in the middle of the night, they would arrange for orcs to sneak in outside the camp just to throw a fire in.

Until now, no one among the two thousand soldiers has died in the sneak attack, and more than ten people have been injured. However, dozens of laborers have escaped and a dozen have died.

For such a large team, this seems like a drop in the bucket.

But the mental torture is extremely effective.

These seemingly unattractive methods were actually real and taught this new recruit a lesson.

The recruits, who had little experience in fighting, were so constantly stimulated that they became extremely nervous when encountering the slightest disturbance.

Even if I don't have to be on guard duty, I can't sleep at all, as if there are orcs attacking me in my sleep.

On the battlefield, veterans may not be much stronger than recruits in terms of strength, but their tenacity is definitely much stronger than recruits.

Under extremely stressful circumstances, people simply cannot sleep well or rest well.

Even if it lasted only one or two days, everyone could persevere, but on the seventh day of departure, the team had begun to lose morale.

One by one, the soldiers walked feebly on the road with big dark circles under their eyes like pandas.

Fortunately, since the oxcart does not move very fast, the distance it needs to travel every day is not far, so we persevere.

……

The team was halfway through, but the road ahead still seemed far away, as if there was no end in sight.

The dejected soldiers, imagining their weapons and with loose will, moved forward slowly.

"Lord Chen Fan, it's not good to go on like this. Everyone is downcast. How can we still fight?"

Kanter looked worried, and even he, who was always optimistic, couldn't help but feel worried at this time.

If the morale of a team drops to a certain level, there is no need for the enemy to attack.

When the time comes, the enemy will rush up with a roar, just wait to be dispersed.

Sitting on the horseback, Chen Fan shook his head.

"They're not even soldiers yet."

"Civilians who have not experienced the test of blood and tears cannot make progress toward real soldiers mentally."

"This is a test, for them and for us."

"This is also a test with no right answer. As long as you can survive, you will be qualified."

After hearing this, Kanter was thoughtful and slowed down.

Chen Fan didn't explain much and just focused on his side.

A valley appeared in front of him, surrounded by mountains on all sides. There were dense forests everywhere. The ground was deeply sunken and there were many natural giant pits, which were basin structures.

There is only one most important entrance and exit here, not counting the narrow paths. As long as troops are sent to block the entrance and exit of the valley, it will be a natural prison.

If you don't go through here, you will need to go around the entire valley, which will seriously affect your travel time.

So before the brigade arrived, Chen Fan had already asked the horse exploration team to take turns to explore the way.

Normally, even if the road conditions are good, orcs may sneak attack, let alone a place like this that is naturally easy to hide.

Moreover, due to the humid and airless valley area, the air began to become white and misty, making it difficult to see the road ahead.

Everything was shrouded in mist, and there seemed to be a figure flashing through the forest, but if I looked carefully, I couldn't find anything.

When Chen Fan came here, he was extra vigilant. This place was the place where he had been warned in advance and was the most likely place to encounter an ambush.

As long as this place is blocked, it will be absolutely dangerous for the team to fall into siege.

The recruits looked at the woods on both sides and felt that the orcs were hidden in those big trees that had been there for many years, and the weapons in their hands were all tightly held.

Everyone in the team was on alert, ready to defend at any time.

It's just that the expected sneak attack didn't happen. Waiting until the group reached two-thirds of the way, they slowly stopped.

Everyone is waiting for the cavalry team to send people back to inform them that the road ahead is safe.

The scouting team consisted of Jarvis and his two personal guards, plus nineteen gladiators.

The six gladiators formed a group, each led by Jarvis or one of his bodyguards, and the scouting team took turns exploring the way forward.

The person in front now is one of Jarvis's personal guards leading several other gladiators to explore the way.

Soon, there was a figure not far away, speeding towards him. This person was wearing a black cloak, which helped him block the cold wind blowing from the fast forward.

The opponent quickly stopped in front of the group, took off his cloak, and revealed his bare head hidden under the cloak.

"Sir, the road ahead is safe."

"Chief Jarvis has continued to explore the road outside the valley."

It was indeed quiet in front of the valley.

As soon as the other party finished speaking, he planned to ride back to join the exploration team.

This is a very normal report, just like any report I have made every day since I was on the road during this period.

However, Chen Fan had already narrowed his eyes and looked deeply at the other person, constantly sizing him up.

This fox orc is really very capable.

The disguise is so perfect!
If there wasn't a system that could determine his identity, even Chen Fan would have difficulty discovering the other person's weirdness, so he would have to subconsciously obey his words and continue moving forward.

A gleam flashed in Chen Fan's eyes, and under the doubtful gaze of the other party, he suddenly raised his hand to stop the advancing group.

"Everyone stop!"

"Be prepared on the spot!"

"Everyone on alert!"

Orders were passed down one after another.

As if it had been planned countless times in advance, waves of military orders continued to sound from the mouths of the soldiers and were transmitted towards the rear.

As soon as they received the military order, Nadasha and others in the middle of the team and at the end of the team all started to move.

"All personnel move closer to the center, stop advancing and move closer to me!"

"Push all the oxen and mule carts to both sides of the road to form a defensive barrier."

"Stop worrying about whether there is food or not. Pile all the food bags into the gaps of the bullock cart!"

"Hurry up!"

The three of them prepared in an orderly manner according to the arrangements planned in advance.

The commander spoke out, and the soldiers did not dare to neglect, and started busy with their labors.

There were even laborers, who had already been ordered to dig simple trenches in front of the defense line formed by ox carts and mule carts.

The flatbed carts pulled by everyone are also very particular. Just throw away the things on them and turn the cart over, and it will become a shield.

In the long and narrow valley, the team was stretched into a long dragon, but it had also formed obstacles with various burdens.

Everything happens in a split second.

Seeing the changes at the back of the group, the orc Eve, who was standing at the front of the group, was stunned.

It's not an adjective, it's just that I was really stunned.

What was happening in front of her was beyond the limits of her mind, and she could imagine the most impossible things happening.

Why can these new recruits react so quickly?

The food they had worked so hard to bring here was just thrown on the ground?
It can be said that more than half of the supplies brought during this trip are now ruthlessly thrown everywhere and used as items to block gaps in obstacles.

Eve was stunned for a long time, and when she finally looked up, she saw the oriental boy with a serious face in front of her.

He finally knew that he had been seen through a long time ago!
(End of this chapter)