The 7th Infantry Division of the North Carolina Army, stationed in the small town of Conrivo, North Carolina, is an elite unit with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Participated in the Northwest Campaign, and performed very well in the battle, the 7th Infantry Regiment naturally suffered a lot of casualties, with one-third casualties.

Considering that most of the additional soldiers were new recruits, Joshua ordered the 7th Infantry Regiment to be sent to the town of Conrivo, where it was responsible for suppressing the restless minor nobles, guarding the area, gathering food and forage, and conducting reorganization and training.

The division commander Montani originally thought that he had taken on a very difficult task, and ordered the 7th Infantry Regiment to be ready to overcome difficulties. Because the area around Conrivo is the granary of North Carolina, where there are many small aristocratic families and strong styles, and often make trouble with the lord's mansion, since Hathaway intended to take military action against North Carolina, there have been many troubles, and the degree of damage is considerable.

However, the truth is a big surprise.

During the nearly three months that the 2,300 men of the 7th Infantry Regiment were stationed in the town of Konrivo, there were only three casualties. The first is that the squad leader got drunk and fell into the river and drowned; the other was a soldier who forced a young girl to be stabbed to death by her father with a dung fork; The last one was a squad of fighters who were chasing a thief who had attempted to steal and was shot dead by a crossbow laid by the thief.

All this greatly displeased the officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment, who were eager to establish meritorious deeds, and then humiliated, scolded, and oppressed the petty nobles and commoners of the town of Conrivo.

It is said that the people in the northwest region are fierce, but now it is strange that those small nobles and people in Kangliwo seem to have changed their temperament, and the officers and soldiers of the 7th Infantry Regiment are all acting as if they are obedient and obedient.

Invisibly, the officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment, from Montani down, had the illusion that the town of Conrivo was a paradise.

Although there are many officers and soldiers who are still clamoring to go to the front line to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, in essence, they have indulged in luxury, safety, leisure, and wanton life.

Montani sensed this, and he tightened his grip on the petty nobles and commoners. If there is a slight disappointment, they will kill and suppress it on a large scale; Treat your subordinates softer. They were always exhorted to keep in mind their military duties and prepare to serve His Royal Highness.

When the Cordillera army came ashore from the port of Madanton and slaughtered Yolan all the way. The officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment were not convinced. In their opinion, the Cordillera City Defense is nothing remarkable!

Before the battle reports were piled up with Montani's books, and when he was about to report to Joshua, news of the defeat of North Carolina's elite combat units came.

No matter how arrogant it is, the 7th Infantry Regiment is somewhat self-aware...... Combat units with a longer history than the Seventh Infantry Regiment, more prominent combat exploits, and more tenacious combat will. After facing the Cordillera Army. Either they are broken or they are dead, what does that mean?

In particular, the news of the disastrous defeat of the North Carolina fleet and several other combat teams made the 7th Infantry Regiment even more discolored.

Sympathetic, Montani quietly burned the sack of the battle report, and in the report to the headquarters, he began to mention the various harassing attacks that did not yet exist in the town of Conrivo.

Perhaps because the Seventh Infantry Regiment did a good job of collecting food and supplies, Grand Duke Joshua never sent them to the front line to fight and let them live in paradise in the town of Conrivo. It's just that the minor nobles and commoners in the neighborhood are miserable...... That Archduke Joshua also didn't take the people seriously, so it's no wonder that the Cordillera intelligence service, once instigated, was like a cloud.

Peace in the midst of war is destined to last forever.

Despite the efforts of the North Carolina Army to block the news of the defeat of the fleet, the fall of Mardanton could not be concealed, and many people immediately knew what had happened.

In a word, the happy days of the North Carolina Army in the North Carolina region are that the rabbit's tail can't grow.

The little nobles and commoners of the town of Conrivo, who were as docile as sheep, saw that the eyes of the officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment had changed, and anger and hatred overflowed; The aristocratic families of the town of Conrivo rebelled against Montanie's orders and instructions. Becoming more and more reluctant to cooperate, there are often mysterious people operating secretly in and out of the town.

In a bad situation, Montani and the 7th Infantry Regiment were very calm.

In his mind, Conrivo was far from Mardanton. The Cordillera's hand will not reach here for a while, so there is no need to panic. Take it in stride.

Instead, Archduke Joshua issued an urgent notice to gather the scattered North Carolina troops, abandon many strategic points, and fully retreat to Yoran.

Strategically speaking, Archduke Joshua responded to the changes in the situation in the Northwest in this way. Pretty proper.

With the Cordillera Navy replenished by water, the landed Cordillera city defense force will quickly recover and will definitely pounce on Yolan again.

After repeated battles, the North Carolina army suffered heavy casualties, fatigued, and even more serious loss of confidence in victory, and it was no longer suitable to cooperate more with the Cordillera City Defense, and the whole army retreated into Yolan, which was the best policy.

It's just that it's not very easy to retreat. With the encouragement of the Cordillera, private armed forces everywhere began guerrilla warfare as if they had been injected with hormones. Especially stimulated by a series of wars, more petty nobles turned their faces, and in order to show their loyalty to the Cordillera, their support for the Cordillera City Defense, and the future military merit reward can make a little bit of oil and water, they frantically and fearlessly attacked the small forces of the North Carolina Army.

Among the orders he received, Montani specifically instructed him to be vigilant and cautious, and it was better to evacuate Conrivo quietly and unnoticed.

When it came to life, the 7th Infantry Regiment did not dare to slacken, especially when Montani took action when he learned that the vanguard of the Cordillera had appeared nearby.

It is a pity that the officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment really had a good income in Kangliwo, and they loaded more than 100 truckloads of grain and grass alone, and more than 300 truckloads of the rest of the supplies.

Despite the recruitment of 2,000 civilians, the officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment walked only about 30 miles after a day's walk, strictly speaking, not even within the confines of Konriwo.

Seeing that the people were sleepy, Montanny made the wrong decision to stay overnight and get up again at dawn.

The night was uneventful, but at dawn, the officers and men of the 7th Infantry Regiment found that half of the 2,000 men who had been recruited had escaped during the night.

In the war, this kind of thing is normal, and Montani didn't think much about it, and immediately executed several people who had tried to escape. He also sent people to the nearby villages to forcibly pull the people's husbands...... It was not until noon that the 7th Infantry Regiment hurriedly moved forward again.

At this time, a private armed force of five or six hundred people came out to attack.

Nearly three months off. Rarely smelling even a little blood, Montanny was not sure about the state of his subordinates, so he simply used the unit in front of him as a whetstone to sharpen the fighting spirit of the Seventh Infantry Regiment.

In addition to leaving two squads to watch the baggage. The rest of the troops of the 7th Infantry Regiment were all sorted. Beat the private armed forces in the raid to the ground. Montani, who had just been surprised that his troops had not lost their combat strength because of the comfortable life of Conrivo, got a bad news - the private armed forces of the small and minor nobles of Conrivo attacked the baggage convoy behind, although they did not catch anything good, and were scattered by two squads and the troops were repulsed, but many people ran away that afternoon with more than 100 people left.

Faintly uneasy, Montani stopped his men from pursuing the enemy and re-asserting the idea of the people. Instead, he urged the team to set off as soon as possible.

The local armed forces in the town of Konrivo suddenly took action. It shouldn't be what they meant, but the invisible hand of the Cordillera manipulating.

It must be said that Montani's intuition was correct, and the response was appropriate.

Had the 7th Infantry Regiment had thrown away all its baggage except grain and grass that afternoon, and had forced its march through the night, there would have been no force to keep them. However, Montanny and the others were reluctant to carry their burdens, and there were no people, so they were naturally as slow as climbing.

Maybe...... Now. Montani still had the delusion that there was no force in the town of Conrivo that could fight the 7th Infantry Regiment head-on.

On the second night on the road, the North Carolina Army was not very safe, and from time to time some fierce and brave mercenaries, and the officers of the 7th Infantry Regiment were raided and plotted in the dark...... I wonder if Grand Duke Joshua will feel sad when he learns the news. Why did the people who were supposed to be loyal to him swing their swords at him?

What a failure this lord has done!

Anyway, after losing dozens of soldiers, Montani was on fire!

This way of fighting, which completely disregards the honor of the military, is impossible to guard against in the dark. Deeply disgusted by the 7th Infantry Regiment. Instead of passively slaughtering chickens and dogs one by one without resistance in the night, it is better to form a formation after dawn and fight in a dignified manner.

So the 7th Infantry Regiment did not leave, and camped on the spot to strengthen the defense. Camp together. The local armed forces were suddenly out of options, but their purpose of delaying time was fully achieved.

About five or six thousand local armed night movements were in place, surrounding the 7th Infantry Regiment on the road.

At first, Montanny was unfazed, and he was against the power of these rabble. Extremely contemptuous, believing that it would not be able to block a blow from the 7th Infantry Regiment at all...... In theory, he was right. But when those rabble have a different leader, the combat effectiveness is very different.

For example, a tiger and leopard led by a sheep and a flock led by a fierce tiger are not the same in terms of combat effectiveness.

It is a pity that Montani has encountered such an opponent, and the temporary commander of the armed forces in these places has been replaced by Bilin. Hegel, the pirate-turned-leader of the Guard, used to be best at leading rabble.

After landing in the port of Madanton, the Cordillera City Defense Army swept towards the city of Yolan with a sweeping force, and Hathaway would not even have bothered to pay attention to the position of the Seventh Infantry Regiment had it not been for the slightest sensitivity to his position.

However, when it came to which unit to send to disappear the 7th Infantry Regiment, the crowd was debating - not in a hurry, but in a reluctance to give up the opportunity to attack the city of Yulan.

Finally, it's Cecia. Hughes proposed that the private armies of the local minor aristocracy should solve the problem. This proposal was approved by all the officers, but the problem was that the fighting power of the local armed forces was probably not up to the task.

At this time, Bilin. Hegel stepped forward, and as the captain of the lord's personal guard, she was determined to annihilate the 7th Infantry Regiment of the North Carolina Army, and silence all the people who usually gossip.

Almost made Bilin. Hegel's mind was dashed by the extreme secrecy of Montanie's order to retreat and the cowardice of the petty nobles. Fortunately, the money-hungry North Carolina army was dragged down by the baggage and did not march fast. Hegel took the same method as a pirate, and finally subdued the petty nobles with harsh means, forcing them to go to war.

Although the number of troops in his hand is close to 10,000, which is several times that of the enemy, Bi Lin. Hegel, however, knew very well that if he wanted to open up the battle, the Seventh Infantry Regiment could doze off and pack up all her men.

After leading those local forces to encircle the 7th Infantry Regiment, Bileen. Hegel not only did not give the order to attack, but asked them to build fortifications on the spot, assing in a posture of encirclement and defense.

Isn't it a joke that the elite 7th Infantry Regiment of the North Carolina Army was surrounded by a group of aristocratic forces that had no combat power?

Montani immediately led five squadrons to attack along the avenue and sweep away the noble forces that stood in the way...... It is worth mentioning that Montani kept a special eye on the remaining five squadrons, so that they could guard their baggage well and not attack easily.

The combat strength of these aristocratic armies was really not good, and they were hit head-on by the North Carolina army, and they immediately herded the sheep and scattered the whole line. However, the 7th Infantry Regiment, which had defeated the opponent, did not dare to pursue it relentlessly, because many of the enemy troops who were in a hurry rushed up with the North Carolina Army with red eyes and bursting shells.

When the rabbit is in a hurry, it will also bite, and in the face of life and death, these nobles also have the fierceness of the Northwest men in their blood and bones, and they can also come up with some moves that will end up together.

Montani didn't expect those noble armies to come to such a hand, and without preparation, he lost more than 100 people. Of course, compared to the results of killing more than 500 enemy troops, the losses of the North Carolina army were very small. However, this casualty ratio still displeased Montani, after all, the enemy had twice as many troops as himself.

After clearing the ground road, the 7th Infantry Regiment continued to drag its baggage forward. It was only five miles before Montani found out. There were about 2,000 nobles armed with a mess of tools, and they were in full swing doing the work of destroying the road...... It was clear that the enemy knew that it was not practical to annihilate the 7th Regiment with their strength alone, and the goal was to focus on the baggage of the North Carolina Army.

Realizing that everything was insightful, Montagny came up with a way to plan - to concentrate all his forces, abandon his baggage, and the 7th Infantry Regiment made an all-out assault along the avenue, making a posture of breaking through at any cost.

Sure enough, despite the enemy's best efforts, it had no effect at all, allowing the 7th Infantry Regiment to break out of the blockade.

Montani walked so resolutely that the head of the 7th Infantry Regiment did not return before dark. However, Montanny was not a man who would have retreated so easily, and the Seventh Infantry Regiment had never fought such a futile battle. (To be continued.) )