When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 671 They Will Respect Me Like a God
On March 1447, 3, a huge fleet consisting of hundreds of barges passed through the Two-Headed Snake Fortress.

Under the tattered church flag, the knights and soldiers in the castle only dared to stick out half of their heads to peek, for fear that the terrible stone bullets or iron balls would hit their heads.

On the blue silk-like river, the fleet like a city wall slowly passes through the green sea of ​​forests and drifts downstream along the river.

The soldiers in the castle kept counting but gradually lost count.

Since taking control of the entire Thousand River Valley, Horn has been able to mobilize far more resources than before. Previously, he had to make several trips back and forth to transport more than 8000 troops.

But this time, he was able to mobilize 120 barges at one time to head towards the front line, and there were even many merchant ships contracted for the military supply business following behind him.

Only when the shadow of the ship disappeared did the castle on the west bank dare to send out the cavalry to report to the church behind in the dust raised on the dirt road.

On March 1447, 3, the Thousand Valley Victory Day, a total of 22 war monks from the Guards Regiment and half of the Divine Punishment Regiment successfully arrived at the front-line Greenblood Town.

As the only passage to the Temple of Avis, Horn did not need to prepare supplies himself, because Greenblood Town itself had stockpiled a large amount of supplies that could not be transported to Sora Castle.

After arriving at Greenblood Town, Horn directly requisitioned the temple on the west side and set it up as a temporary command center.

Before Horn arrived, service soldiers at all levels had already entered the town in advance, and the two Guards Infantry Regiments quickly controlled all key roads in the town.

The local townspeople sat under the eaves, looking at the group of soldiers patrolling in an orderly manner with curiosity and fear.

As for the other infantry regiments, they naturally would not camp in the small town, as this town could only accommodate 3000 residents at most.

After transporting the miscellaneous service soldiers and necessary security forces in, there was basically not much space left for other troops.

Before officially entering Greenblood Town, Horn rode his horse around the area and chatted with different locals for at least half an hour before officially returning to Greenblood Town.

Handing the warhorse to the orderly, Horn walked briskly along the moss-covered temple steps and into the bronze door with snake carvings under the marble gable.

"Your Majesty, go this way."

Following the orderly, Horn passed through the wooden barrels and air-dried hams piled up in the hall, walked past the long table where a dozen staff monks and messengers were sitting, and then entered his own temporary office.

For Horn, the battle in Southern County was nothing compared to the battles he had experienced.

Black Snake Bay is an area with streams and jungles. Even knights have to dismount and fight on foot. Without their horses, knights are as vulnerable as without horses.

Who were the people and soldiers who fought against Horn? Prince Kongdai, the first cavalry general of the Kingdom of Leia, led the strongest imperial command company in history.

Who are these people from Black Snake Bay? Why are they asked to fight Horn?
If this battle was not urgent and its political significance far outweighed its military significance, Horn would have wanted to let the young officers train on their own.

However, a lion needs to use all its strength to fight a rabbit. Since Horn has come in person, he will not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy. He also wants to use the battlefield in Southern County to test out new tactics.

"Pettier, I give the following orders, please remember them." Horn threw the belt on the chair and gave the order quickly.

Pettier immediately took out his shorthand book, at least there would be no more situations where Madeleine would ask Horn how to write an "order".

"Send out reconnaissance cavalry to find out the enemy's position, number and marching route, and send out troops to control bridges and roads to ensure smooth traffic." Horn knocked on the table with his knuckles. "Check the food and supply situation in the town. Before dinner, all the commanders of the various chapters and infantry regiments will come to my meeting. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Walking to the temporary staff office outside with the order, Pettier cleared his throat and shouted solemnly: "Send the message to the witch Novia, and ask her to go to the vicinity of the Avis Temple at night to scout the enemy's troop deployment.

Order the Kush Rangers to set out immediately, advance 10 kilometers along the main road, collect information on enemy activities, and report enemy movements every evening.

Order the 12th Infantry Regiment of the God's Punishment Regiment to quickly station on the high ground east of the town and build temporary fortifications. Order the 5678th Infantry Regiment of the Guards Regiment to guard the bridge south of the town, set up roadblocks and arrange sentries. Order the 34th Infantry Regiment of the God's Punishment Regiment...

Order the quartermaster to immediately count and record the food, drinking water and horses in the town, and give priority to allocating supplies to the 5678th Infantry Regiment and the Cavalry Regiment of the Guards to ensure sufficient supplies for three days.

Order officers of all ranks in the army to hold a pre-war meeting at the temple on the west side of the town at 5 pm. After receiving the order, the troops must remain on high alert and ensure that they must be in place by 4 pm. Going out at night is prohibited..."

Soon, orders spread from the temple to all directions, and the originally quiet temple quickly became noisy.

"Where is the clerk of the Fifth Infantry Regiment? Why are you still here? Leave immediately!"

"It must be demolished. I don't care whose house it belongs to, tear it down!"

"Has the Third Infantry Regiment of the God's Punishment Army arrived? Not yet, not yet! If you can't find those three bastards within a quarter of an hour, you will have to go and explain to His Majesty yourself."

"You're speechless? Hmm? Come on, have you given me those 13 barrels of bacon? Tell me!"

According to the regulations of the drill manual, the chief officer of the army is not allowed to leave the army before the camp is set up, so many affairs are handled and communicated by the legion clerk and the service chief.

But don't think that Pettier is high and mighty as a privy monk. He is not someone who can be easily fooled.

Pettier had an amazing memory and was known as a living account book. He came from a merchant family and started as a quartermaster, so he was well versed in all kinds of crooked ways.

Any crooked ideas or tricks will be exposed in front of him and then rebuked directly to the heart.

Whenever you walked into the temple, you could see a row of shivering military merchants, quartermasters, and legion clerks sitting around a long table.

After experiencing the initial chaos, the locals were surprised to find that after a short nap, the previously chaotic army suddenly became orderly.

After the temple on the west side became a temporary headquarters, the previously headless army was like a colony of ants that suddenly found its queen.

Quartermasters and legion clerks came in and out of the temple, and mounted gendarmes galloped through the streets, throwing warrants out of rolls.

The Black Snake Bay secret party members who came with the army stood blankly on the roadside, watching the troop and material mobilization, which seemed extremely complicated to them, being completed at an increasingly faster speed and efficiency.

The chaotically piled materials were stored into different categories, the houses and stalls occupying the road were collectively demolished, and the garbage and feces were cleaned up.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of tents and black and red flags were raised at several water sources and dangerous terrains around the town.

The slacking porters were hung up by the gendarmes and whipped until they spun like tops. The local scoundrels were more obedient than quails amid the gunshots and shouts of "Open the door! Cheka!"

The Black Snake Bay warriors stationed there were even more surprised to find: Oh, there are so many supplies in Green Blood Town, it turns out they can have enough food.

The mayor was bullied by the Black Snake Bay warriors that day and had to eat slop.

In just one afternoon, the previously chaotic town became orderly.

Some hunters who went out in the morning even suspected that they had taken the wrong road. Not to mention the hunters, even the returning Novia circled over the town several times before daring to land.

When everything was settled, at 4:50 in the evening, the orderly woke Horn, who had slept all afternoon.

After washing his face, Horn walked into the hall in high spirits, while officers of all ranks had already been waiting on both sides of the long table.

He sat down on the stone bench and looked around: "The stone walls of the Temple of Avis are three meters thick. In three days, four newly cast six-pound sand sculpture cannons will be transported from the rear. What do you say?"

(End of this chapter)