"Chapter 12: The Unexpected"

Sometimes, you have to have one person leave before another person can approach you.

- Robert Schettäler (Austrian super-popular)

After walking out of the barracks of the 56th Army Corps, Bai Feng, who was in a slightly heavy mood, did not immediately leave for the barracks of the 16th Army Corps, but stopped in the open space between the two barracks, waiting for the soldiers led by Wen Ke to catch up.

The fifteen thousand archers and crossbowmen of the pro-guard were the fourteenth legions that Bai Feng specially used to suppress Louis and Di Maria's sixteenth legions, and the other three legions did not need to send their own armies, Bai Feng knew this.

After waiting for about half an hour, the 15,000 soldiers led by Wink slowly appeared on the flank of the 56th Legion, and perhaps sensing something, Cavani sent two wings to Bai Feng's side soon after the soldiers of the personal guards appeared.

The 4,000 soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Wings, led by Commander Cavani, were almost the essence of the entire 56th Regiment, and the reason why Commander Cavani personally led these two wings to arrive was naturally self-evident.

For Captain Cavani's performance of almost standing in line, Bai Feng, who knew it in his heart, naturally would not refuse his kindness, and the 4,000 elite soldiers from the 56th Army were deployed by Bai Feng on the left flank of the pro-guard guard, acting as a flank covering force.

Even the Commander of the 56th Legion, Cavani, had personally stepped out, so how could the slick Renard be left behind? As soon as the army had advanced forward for five minutes after a slight rectification, the 4,000 soldiers led by the commander of the Renard Legion had rushed to the location where Baifeng's army was.

Because the relationship between the two corps commanders Luis and Di Maria and the three corps commanders Cavani, Tevez, and Renard is not harmonious, the location of the legion camp between them is still quite far away, at least half an hour away.

If it weren't for the long enough distance in between, the 4,000 elite soldiers led by the commander of the Renard Legion might not have been able to catch up with Bai Feng's army, and the Raynald Division, which had just caught up, was deployed by Bai Feng on the right flank of the pro-soldier guard, and it was also used as a flank covering force.

Captain Cavani and Captain Renard's timely statements did not surprise Bai Feng after all, and if they didn't lead the army to catch up, it might surprise Bai Feng, after all, this was not in line with their previous performances.

However, there are always exceptions to everything, and there seem to be many things that are unexpected by Bai Feng today, here the elite of the 58th Legion led by Renard has just arrived, and the 4,000 elites of the 57th Legion led by Tevez have caught up again.

Captain Tevez, who has never revealed his intention to defect to Bai Feng, compared with the enthusiastic Captain Renard and Captain Cavani, in the matter of accepting the lieutenant general of the legion, his reluctant attitude makes Bai Feng not have a very good impression of him.

However, the correct position at the critical moment can indeed make up for the bad impression he left on Bai Feng before, and when the two most elite wings of the 57th Army caught up, Bai Feng's attitude towards Tevez was obviously better than before.

The 4,000 elite soldiers of the 57th Legion, under the leadership of their Tevez Legion, were deployed by Bai Feng directly behind the pro-guard army to serve as the rear cover force and reserve force of the large army, so that Bai Feng had nearly 30,000 soldiers around him!

The 14th Army Corps and the 16th Army Corps, which barely maintain a full state, are indeed the old standing legions of the empire from the point of view of the number, but after the reconstruction, are these two legions still the two old standing legions composed of elite soldiers and strong generals in the past?

Aside from the stinking tempers of Louis and Di Maria, they did a good job as commanders, as evidenced by the fact that they had not been transferred out of the Fourteenth and Sixteenth Legions after they had been heavily punished.

In the final analysis, Bai Feng, who left a large number of henchmen in the east of the empire, wanted to bring Louis and Di Maria under his command, but the difficulty of this matter may be no less than the recovery of Langxiang Province from the iron heel of the Jurchen tribe, or even more so!

Bai Feng, who couldn't see the look of joy and anger on his face, sat on the war horse under his seat, thinking about how he should subdue the unruly Louis and Di Maria, and Bai Yi and Bai Er, who followed Bai Feng closely, were paying attention to the situation within 100 meters around Bai Feng.

When the mighty army advanced to only five hundred meters away from the 16th Legion barracks, Bai Feng found that the gate of the 16th Army barracks was open, and what shocked Bai Feng even more was that Di Maria and Louis were standing at the gate of the barracks together!

Could it be that they were waiting for their arrival? Bai Feng, who was a little suspicious in his heart, did not dare to confirm Di Maria and Luis's intention to stand at the gate of the barracks together; after all, the thing of going out of the camp to greet him was not something Di Maria and Luis could do.

Hesitation is not a character flaw that a leader should have, Bai Feng, who was in doubt, gently raised his right hand, signaled the army behind him to stop, and then took Bai Yi and Bai Er, and the three of them rode forward together.

The people who can follow Bai Feng are all Bai Feng's absolute trusted henchmen, and they only need Bai Feng's signal, and they will naturally do everything;

"The last general, the 14th Legion Louis (16th Legion Di Maria), has seen General Bai Feng!"

After coming to a place only more than 20 meters away from Di Maria and Louis, Bai Feng, who had turned over and dismounted, had just gained a foothold, and Di Maria and Louis, who were wearing the imperial legion commander's standard armor, bowed to Bai Feng in unison.

This is obviously inconsistent with their personalities, which makes Bai Feng, who is ready to use violent means, a little confused; fortunately, Bai Feng's psychological quality is very strong, and under the rapid change of mind, he responded positively to Di Maria and Louis, who took the initiative to show favor:

"General Louis and General Di Maria, you two are not only the only humeral generals in the imperial army, but also the role models of our soldiers;

"Haha, General Bai Feng is too modest!" Commander Louis, who laughed loudly when he heard this, said bluntly: "Other people may not be worthy of us going out of the camp to greet us, but General Bai Feng, you are indeed worth it! My generation of soldiers served in the army to defend the country and defend the border, and only those who can resist the enemy and save the people live up to the name of soldiers!"

"General Bai Feng, don't be surprised, my big brother is so straightforward, otherwise he wouldn't be just an earl legion leader to this day. As if sensing Bai Feng's shock, Di Maria, who was next to Louis, explained to Bai Feng with a wry smile:

"Actually, the reason why my eldest brother and I are mistaken for being unruly is purely because we can't get used to those who are in high positions who do nothing;

Looking at Di Maria, who was full of pain, and Louis, who was not angry, Bai Feng, who had a bad impression of them due to the influence of gossip, felt ashamed from the bottom of his heart; there is no doubt that they are the truly selfless and fearless patriots in the imperial army!

Bai Feng, who was in awe, gave them the respect they deserved in his courtesy towards Di Maria and Luis, even though they were Bai Feng's nominal subordinates, Bai Feng still regarded them as seniors in the army, and walked side by side with them into the barracks of the 16th Legion.