When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 911 Arriving at the battlefield and waiting quietly

In July, even the inland Qianhe Valley began to gradually become hot under the monsoon of the Xilan Sea.

After half a month of scorching sunshine in June, the rain in the first three days of July cooled down the temperature.

Just as the rain stopped, the sun came out scorching hot again, baking the entire road like a steamer.

On this steaming road, spears are like a forest and iron helmets are like the sea, reflecting the dazzling light.

The Kush horse with a fat neck and short hooves stretched out on all fours, pulling a carriage covered with oilcloth, which was filled with flour, sausages and lead.

Farmers on both sides of the road would occasionally look up, but they often looked for a long time and could neither see the beginning nor the end.

After all, this is a marching column of tens of thousands of people, so it is normal not to see it.

"The war is about to start again." The old farmer pulled down the brim of his straw hat. "When will this war end?"

"Compared with the Holy League and the Empire, I still feel that the Holy League is better. At least they won't harass me randomly..."

As they were talking, they saw a Holy League Ranger rushing into the village, and the two farmers hurried back.

In the village square, the ranger was seen sitting on his horse with an arrogant look on his face: "...Don't overstate or understate the price of the bread. Tell me the truth about the price of the bread."

A few of the farmers who had prestige gathered together and whispered for a while before speaking: "Sir Knight, a gallon of rye bread or rice cakes for one dinar."

Knowing that prices would rise during a war, this number was still within an acceptable range, the Ranger nodded, "How many do you have?"

"Let's get some together. We can always get five hundred gallons."

"Here is a deposit of two gold pounds. Deliver the bread there, and then pay the remaining two gold pounds and twenty dinars.

Some other food, such as eggs, will be sent here as well, and we will buy them depending on the situation.”

Throwing two bags of dinars into the hands of the village chief, the ranger left in a hurry, saying "Don't be sneaky."

The village chief and several armed farmers all smiled happily after biting the private coin of Thorn Garden Dinar with a dog's head printed on it and counting the silver coins.

"There's still bread at home. Come on, I'll take you to make some money."

"Drag the village wagon out, and feed the draft horse more beans."

Before the appointed time, dozens of large baskets of bread were delivered to the roadside, as well as salted fish, apples, herbs and so on.

The bread was naturally taken away quickly, and the remaining 260 dinars were settled.

Then the quartermaster came on stage and bargained with the villagers with great enthusiasm.

The villagers were not afraid of being robbed, and argued bravely with the quartermasters.

In this regard, the credibility of the Holy League is much better than that of the Leia people.

If you see the Imperial flag, by the time the rangers enter the village, it will be gone.

After delivering the last basket of sour apples, the quartermaster put the money bag on the table, but the village chief grabbed his hand and said, "Which chapter of the Holy League are you from? My grandson Goloha is a soldier in the Black Crown Chapter."

The quartermaster responded politely: "We are the Worshipful Regiment, followed by the Guards and Shadow Ravens. Your grandson is in Haji Castle."

At this moment, both sides are playing openly and are not afraid that the old village chief will leak the news.

"Are you going to rescue Haji Fort?"

"Yes, and by the way, end this war. Whether we lose or win, you will have peace." The quartermaster brushed off the grass leaves on the old village chief's shoulders.

However, just as the quartermaster took a few steps forward, he was caught up by the old village chief.

Putting the money bag from selling apples back into the quartermaster's hands, the old village chief squeezed his hand tightly and said, "You have to win!"

The quartermaster pounded his chest with a complicated expression and saluted the village chief.

The village chief awkwardly responded in the same way.

"We will bring back victory, and we will bring back your grandson!"

On July 5, the Guards led the Shadow Crow Army to raid the northern legion defense line of Leia, and the enemy collapsed at the first touch.

After leaving the Fire Lizard Army to guard Castle Adan, the Guards, Shadow Crow Army and Chongxin Army began to march towards Castle Haji.

On July 7, the Third Army, composed of the coalition of nobles, decided to retreat when they discovered the arrival of 15,000 Guards troops.

However, they did not retreat too far. They just received a notice from King Jiji and retreated to a key intersection to set up camp. On July 10, the three regiments including the Guards arrived near a hill kilometers north of Haji Castle.

At this time, both sides had entered the reconnaissance range. After contacting Fort Haji, Horn did not continue to advance, but set up camp at the foot of a hill called Gray Robe Hill.

"Your Majesty!"

The curtain of the tent was opened, and Jeshka called out and walked in.

Horn put down the map and handed over a piece of melon: "Eat it, it's quite sweet."

Sitting on a small stool, Jeshka was not polite and started eating the iced melon in big mouthfuls.

While eating the watermelon, Horn was looking Jeshka up and down.

This veteran just turned 40 this year. He has an eye patch tied diagonally on his square face. His eye sockets are deep and his cheekbones are protruding.

There were white bandages wrapped around his body, and the smell of blood and herbs was strong and bitter.

"During this period, you have been supporting the front line alone. Thank you for your hard work."

Putting down the melon peel, Jessica showed no arrogance in front of Little Hart, and replied cautiously: "How dare I say it's hard work in front of Your Majesty?"

"Do we still need to play tricks on each other?" Horn pushed Melon away and spread the map on the table. "Do you know how to fight this battle? What are the movements of the Leia people?"

"The two armies of Kenk Town have already moved and are expected to arrive in three days. As for how to fight, I still need your Majesty's guidance."

After looking around and not finding a suitable marker, Jeshka simply placed the melon seeds between Kenke Town and Haji Fort.

"Where are the defenders of Xialu City?"

"The moralists burned down the dock of Xialu City. It is estimated that they will delay the arrival for a day or two. Taking into account the journey, it is estimated that the arrival time will be around a week."

Horn turned his head and smiled at Pettier, who was drawing a map with his butt sticking out, and said, "It's almost the same as what you calculated."

After wiping the ink spots off his nose with the back of his hand, Pettier called Besser to continue refining the map, then pulled a small stool and sat down.

"What do you know about this Third Legion?" Pettier took out a pen and paper.

“The third legion that Leia formed in the Thousand River Valley is called the noble coalition, but in fact it should be mainly composed of the troops from Eagle Foot Bay, with some temple knights and sergeants.

I estimate the total number to be more than nine thousand, but less than ten thousand. If it were not for the purpose of luring King Jiji here, I would have swallowed them up long ago.”

"What's your current location?"

Jieshka spat out a melon seed, picked it up and placed it to the west of Haji Castle: "It's about 12 kilometers away from Haji Castle, and about 15 kilometers away from Gray Robe Hill."

"What is the status of the two battle groups in Haji Castle?"

"The Wild Wolf Army may need some rest, but the Black Champion is in good shape..."

Listening to the conversation between the two most senior officers, Horn shared the melon with Jeanne, and the two of them watched Jessica and Pettier eat the melon together.

After eating two halves of melon, Jeanna didn't even have time to wipe her hands before she leaned over the map and asked, "Perhaps we can attack quickly and go around the flank of the advancing army?"

"It's a bit difficult." Patting Jeanna's butt and asking her to make way, Horn placed three melon seeds under the gray robe despite Jeanna's embarrassed look.

"Except for the Shadow Crow Army, which is in good condition, the Royal Guards Army and the Chongxin Army need to rest and reorganize."

In previous battles, both the Chongxin Army and the Guards suffered varying degrees of casualties.

The Chongxin Army drew a group of reinforcements from the Fire Lizard Army, and the Guards were also reinforced on the way, they just needed to be adjusted.

Especially since heavy weapons such as clockwork cannons have not arrived yet, it would be extremely difficult to fight against the Blood Knights or the Order Company if we rashly face them.

In terms of tactical distance mobility, infantry is indeed no match for cavalry.

"This time, the enemy took the initiative to launch a decisive battle against us. Although we are outnumbered and on the defensive, the initiative is in our hands." Horn held up a finger, "Why?"

"Because we can continue to consume our strength and hold on, but the Leia people can't afford to waste time." Jeshka gave the answer instantly.

"Yes, in that case, we should choose the battlefield."

"Where should we choose?" Jeanne put her head on Horn's shoulder and looked sideways at the map.

Spitting a melon seed to a location on the map, Horn smiled and said, "Here, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)