When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 527 Battle Plan and Troop Movement

"Why are things in Kasha County always so bad?!"

Horn crumpled the battle report in his hand into a ball and threw it into the fireplace as if to vent his anger.

The flames crackled as they burned. The paper curled up and charred in the flames before turning into piles of ashes.

The previously noisy conference room, now the temporary staff office, immediately became several dimensions quieter.

Even the rustling sound of copying and reading war reports became much quieter.

Standing by the window, Horn took a deep breath, trying to cool down his hot brain.

The cold winter wind finally blew in after frost formed on the window frames. The laborers who were still working in the workshop had to light charcoal braziers to keep warm and wear more clothes.

The days this winter are much better than in the past.

Because the local food supply in Langsand County was more than enough, the lords in the past deprived the farmers of their food rations to sell in order to make money from trade.

As food prices fall, farmers won’t make much money, but they won’t go hungry or cold.

With cheap fuel like honeycomb coal, few people use charcoal nowadays.

Horn stood in front of the window, looking at the honeycomb coal smoke rising from the city in front of him, and his previous restless mood finally dissipated.

Ever since the Holy Sun Righteous Army reported that the former leader of the Border Knights, Lacunio, had raided Kleisburg with a new army that appeared out of nowhere, there has been no good news from Kasha County.

First, the monastery of St. Lavan was destroyed, and then the gates of the monastery of Blago were opened.

Seven monasteries in the northwest united in rebellion and joined the church army.

Then, after five rounds of elections at Blago Abbey, no new abbot was elected, which led to each locality acting independently and being defeated one by one.

Even Ludwig's body had not been buried yet. It was said that an investigation was needed, but that made Blow hesitant and unable to make up his mind.

The church knights were attacking the monastery of Saint Lavan, and he was still writing letters to the major monasteries of the empire, asking them to seek justice.

Horn didn't know what the old monk was feeling at the moment, but it was useless whether he regretted it or not.

The new old knight Lacunio really made him play a trick of the Clays Valley Strategy.

It is rare that he could suppress those knights and infantry and complete such a difficult tactic.

In other words, it should be this new army that suddenly emerged that has such motivation and strength, but I don’t know what exactly it promised.

At their current speed, they would probably reach Blago Monastery next week.

It is now December 1445, 12. A week later, it will be around the New Year's Day.

I thought I could have a good New Year's Eve at the end of 1445, but I didn't expect that we would have to go to war again. How long can Shelley City, the headquarters of Blago Monastery, last?

"Your Majesty, news has come from Xiaochi City and Graystone Castle to the northwest, saying that there are traces of the Church Army's light cavalry."

Before Horn could rest for long, another hurried report came from behind him.

Turning around, Rafael, with blisters on the corners of his mouth, was holding on to the door frame and gasping for breath.

"Got it." Exhaling a puff of white mist and closing the window of the conference room, Horn walked to the wall and inserted a pin with a small church flag on it onto the map cardboard.

Taking a step back, Horn looked at Kasha County on the map.

The terrain of Kasha County is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The mountainous area in the northwest is not very high even though it is called a mountainous area. It is not even half as high as the relative height of North County.

The only reason it's dangerous over there is because it's steep, the slope is high, and the road is narrow.

This mountainous area is crescent-shaped, surrounding the northwest of Kasha County and forming a small basin in the middle with a humid and warm climate.

Coming out of this basin and heading east is the familiar Xiaochi City that Horn is familiar with.

The presence of light cavalry of the Church Army to the northwest of Xiaochi City means that a part of the Church Army knights crossed a road in the basin and even reached the vicinity of Xiaochi City.

We can't wait any longer, we have to strike hard. Horn picked up a soft brush and drew a line across the Nannaoan River on the map.

"To defend Ibe, we must defend Nauan..." Horn muttered as he looked at the ink on the map.

This conclusion was an important conclusion reached by Horn, Pasrick, Pettier and others at the pre-war meeting.

The reason why the four southeastern counties are fertile, besides because they are plains, the most important reason is that there are large rivers passing through their territories.

The snow water from the Furnace Highlands passes through the Roaring Corridor and flows south to the Gravel Plain to become the Upper Nauan River.

The Upper Nauan River runs through Upper River County and splits into two branches near Rapid City in Lower River County.

One branch flows westward and becomes the Lower Nauan River, merging with other rivers to form a rich golden land downstream.

One branch runs southward through Kasha County, and this is the Nanauan River.

Almost parallel to it is the Ibe River in Longsand County.

The Ibe River originates in the Dragon Sleep Mountains on the east side of the Thousand River Valley, passes through North Moundshire, Moundshire and South Moundshire, and flows into the Black Bone Swamp in Longsandshire.

Part of the lake water gathered in these swamps flows into the mountains west of Blackbone Swamp, forming a group of lakes called Poison Witch Swamp in Deerhorn Township.

The other part flows southward through the mountains and merges with the plains, turning into a stepped waterfall and forming the present-day Ibe River in the lower reaches.

The Jeanne d'Arc Canal connects the tributaries of the Ibe River and the Nanauan River, allowing Longsand County to transport supplies outside.

As a result, Fort Jeanne became the core capital and transportation hub of Langsand County.

Horn believed that to defend the Ibe River, it was necessary to defend the Nauan River. The reason was simple, because the Ibe River divided Langsander County in half, and there was a flat land between it and the South Nauan River.

If the church army broke through the Nannaoan River, at least half of the territory of Langsand County would be exposed to the church army and there would be no strategic location to defend.

By relying on the relatively turbulent current of the Nanauan River to prevent the church knights from entering the Ibe Plain, this battle will not turn into a mess in the mud.

“Urgent order, the Black Hats will mobilize three legions to head to Xiaochi City, burn the Nannaoan River ferry along the way, and collect the boats.

The 3rd and 4th Legions of the Guards Regiment went to Rapid City as the first batch of reinforcements to hold the defense lines of Stagnation Dock and Deer Horn Township.

The 1,256th Guards Regiment was the second batch. They set out from Jeanne d'Arc by boat, passed through Rapid City and headed south to assist the Black Hats in blocking the enemy.

Tell Jeshka that he thinks the name Black Hat is not nice and wants to change it to Black Crown. If we win this battle, I will allow him to change it even if he calls himself Black Crown. "

As Horn dictated, a dozen privy monks quickly copied and revised it. Rolls of paper fell to the ground and the faint stench of ink filled the air.

The door of the meeting room was temporarily removed, and the sounds of footsteps and the rustling of writing merged into one, as privy monks and monks came in and out, delivering reports and orders.

In normal times, Horn can hold votes and hold parliament, but once the Holy Cannon sounds, the whole country has to listen to him and there can be no objection.

In any case, even a bad plan is better than no plan at all.

"In addition, the Seventh and Eighth Legions of the Holy See's Guards will head to the northern part of Daze Township and build a temporary fortress at the entrance of the mountain pass to prevent the Mound County Church Army from taking the opportunity to launch a surprise attack."

"Send a message to Lulos, asking for support. If you can't send specific troops in time, send more wizards. As long as they can protect the Nannaoan River defense line, I will give you as many as you can."

"Order the Kush Knights of Jinhe Township to recruit 500 rangers to scout along the river bank and march with the second batch of reinforcements."

"Send a message to Lujiao Township, reminding the Gray Horse Knights who are attacking Lujiao Township that Prince Kongdai is very likely to launch a surprise attack, so they should be prepared."

"Immediately mobilize the grain from warehouses all over the country and transport it to Fort Jeanne d'Arc. Once the army sets out, start transporting the grain immediately."

Several privy monks quickly wrote down the order, and Horn scanned it before signing it and issuing it.

"Jeanna led 300 Holy Gun Cavalry and 300 Norse Archers and headed west with the first batch of troop transports."

“After the second batch of troops is assembled, come with me to the Nannaoan River front.”

(End of this chapter)