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Chapter 74 Complex Situation

Xiaodao Zha's Buttocks did not notice the arrival of the Restoration Army, and the latter had no idea that someone was hiding in the dark to "help" them, causing the guards in Bolas Fortress to be on high alert.

The elite Restoration Army was forced to declare failure before its raid even began.

So much so that the next day, the frustrated Restoration Army appeared in front of the Bolas Fortress, began to set up camp, cut down trees, and prepare to build siege fortifications.

Although the raid plan failed, the generals of the Restoration Army did not give up and wanted to try again.

Because the location of the Bolas Fortress is too important, if it is not taken, the Republic's army can pass through here at any time and launch a heavy attack on the flank of the Restoration Army's front, threatening the security of the rear.

But if they just fight head-on, they definitely won't be able to capture the fortress with just 5,000 of them... With such a small number of people, they are not even enough to fill the hillside, so how can they say they can take down the Bolas Fortress.

Therefore, the commander of the Restoration Army had two ideas.

First, use frontal attack to attract attention and surprise attack from behind.

Second, even if the Bolas Fortress cannot be captured, a fulcrum must be established here to block the fortress and prevent the Republic’s army from coming out from here and launching a sneak attack on the flanks and rear of the Restoration Army’s defense line.

Using an army of 5,000 to guard a fortress of less than 1,000 people would definitely be a huge loss, but the Restoration Army had no choice but to do it even if it made a loss.

It was because they accidentally lost Bolas Fortress before.

If you are careless, you will bleed.

But if there is any hope of breaking through Bolas Fortress, reinforcements will come later.

It’s not far, only about a hundred kilometers.

It was on this day that Xiaodao Zha discovered that there was a third party present!
The case was solved at once. Yesterday's smoke signal was not the players' fault. These bastards were discovered by a high watchtower while marching, which led to the lighting of the first smoke signal.

"grass!"

"Boss, what should we do now?"

"Let's wait for the main force. We are too few in number now and there is no way we can fight those Restoration Army scouts... Let's retreat."

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At the same time, Chris, surrounded by a dozen people, stood on the edge of a burned farmland, looking up at the village halfway up the mountain two hundred meters away.

"How many uninhabited villages has this been?"

"The third one."

Isaac answered Chris's question with a frown on his face.

"I asked the soldiers who were handling the bodies, and they said most of them were elderly people and children, with a small number of women. There were very few men, only about ten.

It seems that the attacking troops are deliberately collecting labor and women for sexual gratification. The general commanding the army is a madman, and his troops are a beastly army."

"Does the Bohemian army do the same thing?"

"They do, but they usually just rob. They rarely massacre or kill people. Because there are brothels on the move, soldiers with money will go to find women, not rural women... unless the general specifically orders it."

Chris sighed and looked back at the militiamen marching in a single column.

"I kind of regret not taking those Minissian prisoners with me."

Isaac didn't answer Chris's question and remained silent.

Killing prisoners is an ominous thing, which will arouse the anger of the enemy and cause confusion and fear among one's own soldiers.

Seeing that Isaac didn't answer, Chris changed the subject.

"How's the morale of the militia?"

"It's still okay. They're starting to get a little angry. They have relatives and friends in the three massacred villages. But this anger is temporary and may even lead to side effects."

"I understand, I understand." Chris certainly knew that the militia's training time was short and discipline had not yet been ingrained into their bones.

If some barbarians among the militia on the battlefield remember the massacre of the village, it would be easy for them to disobey orders and go into battle without authorization.

There were more than 200 militiamen who followed Chris into the battle, including militiamen from the town of Bicchi and mountain hunters, and more than 1,000 civilian laborers.

The laborers drove slow horses and pushed carts, carrying enough food for everyone to eat for a month, as well as enough black powder to sustain five major battles.

Now everyone has been walking for three days, and their morale is still pretty good. They are all mountain people who are used to walking in three directions, and their progress is not slow. They can basically walk fifteen kilometers a day.

Even walking only fifteen kilometers was not the limit of these militiamen and laborers, but because the horses were slow and the formation was too long, which led to the slow progress of the team.

"Your Highness, we should stop and rest our troops. Our formation is too long, over two kilometers long. This is very dangerous.

If the enemy attacks us, even a few dozen armored swordsmen attacking from the center of the ranks would be enough to crush these militias."

"Yeah, I know... Let's just rest here."

Chris turned around and drew a circle with his hand.

"The farmlands here have all been burned, so setting up camp here won't be considered a waste of food."

"here?"

Isaac looked around and had a different opinion.

"This place is not good. It's not hidden enough. If enemy scouts come over, they only need to look at the nearby hilltops to discover our presence."

"Don't worry, they won't..."

Before Chris could finish his words, a messenger on a fast horse appeared at the end of the road, galloping towards him.

The civilians who were still on the road left the dirt road and made way under the scolding of the militia.

"That's it. Let's go and arrange camp."

When Chris saw the messenger, he quickly stopped talking about this topic. Isaac said no more and turned around to arrange things.

The messenger stopped in front of Chris, dismounted, and took out a letter from the backpack under the horse's belly.

"Your Highness, this is an urgent letter. It's an urgent intelligence report from the vanguard troops!"

Chris took the letter sealed with wax, tore it open, and took out the battle report written in Chinese.

After spending more than ten seconds reading the content, Chris put down the letter, waved his hand and asked the messenger to lead the horse down to rest. He scratched his head.

"What is this thing called?"

This letter was written by Xiaodao Zhabing, recording his experiences over the past two days. Chris felt speechless after reading it.

This is such a coincidence. I just took my men out and encountered the Restoration Army's siege on Bolas Fortress.

This situation doesn't look like a good one to take advantage of.

The Restoration Army attacking the city will definitely set up a cordon and send scouts five to ten kilometers around the battlefield for vigilance and reconnaissance.

Xiaodao Zha's buttocks was right to run back with his men. Once they started hunting down the scouts of the Restoration Army, the latter would definitely realize that there was a third party around them.

Once the Restoration Army sends out a team to start searching, Chris will have to retreat with his men, or even go back home, leaving the four hundred players who have already run away to who knows where to play freely.

Chris thought about it, then waved his hand to ask the player messenger next to him to come over and gave him a task, asking him to contact the captain of the player group and ask them to come for a meeting to discuss how to fight next.

　PS: The plot of the chapters after they are put on the shelves is a bit rushed. I am very sorry. The old man in my family passed away at five in the morning the day before yesterday. I have been busy with her funeral arrangements for the past two days and have been busy during the day.

　　I don't have the energy to polish the plot, sorry.

　　
　　
　
(End of this chapter)