Fifteen miles east of Besançon, thick smoke rose from the once-peaceful and wealthy village, and dozens of villagers were driven out of the village by a sudden procession.

In fact, five days ago, the county had sent an order from the Besançon court, demanding that all the villages and estates around the county be cleared, so that the enemy could not get a grain of grain from the vicinity.

Naturally, the rich nobles of the village packed up their belongings and fled into the county, fearing that the rebels would rob them of their wealth and kill their precious lives. But for ordinary civilians, leaving the house and becoming a homeless person, starving to death on the streets is likely to be their final destination, so they would rather wait for the rebels to kill than flee with their families.

They didn't wait for the rebels to welcome the purging Western army.

Before a dozen Western troops entered the village, they first made a mess at the entrance of the village, asking the villagers to immediately pack up their things and get out, and then they didn't give the villagers time to draw their swords and search from house to house.

If there is anyone who dares to resist, he will cut it directly with a sword, and it will not even cost his tongue.

In a farmhouse on the north side of the village, Oliver and his three soldiers looked at the few pigs in the house with bones and no fat, and they searched the village without finding any horses or livestock to ride, and it was not easy to escape from the pursuers when they fled north.

"Captain, what should I do? I'm afraid they'll be suspicious if we run north, and there are no horses to ride here, so it's not okay to run hard. A soldier said to Oliver, a bewildered officer.

Oliver looked at the pigs in the room who were gnawing on the wooden bed boards, and suddenly had an idea, "Drive these three pigs out of the room and drive north!" ”

Several soldiers drove the pig out of the house, then took out his weapon from his waist and stabbed it on the pig's buttocks, and the emaciated pig ran north in pain......

"My lord, a couple of guys are running north." A soldier on guard ran to the village to report to the commander of the purge mission.

"Running north? Why run north? Did they defect or not! The commander was immediately alarmed.

"No, no, no, they ran after a few pigs, it seemed like there were three." The soldier hastened to add.

"At first glance, it's a miscellaneous piece that has never seen the world, how much can a pig be worth~" The commander pursed his mouth, he knew that these guys had given benefits to the Chinese military officials to get this fat errand, he just thought that these guys had no experience in looting civilians.

"You waited at the entrance of the village for a while, and when they came back, they asked them for a pig, and they said I wanted it." The commander, worried that the guys didn't know the rules, asked the sentries to remind them to give an offering to the commander.

"Yes, my lord~"

After speaking, the sentry looked at the accomplices in the village who were still searching and solving, and his eyes were about to fall out.

The commander kicked the soldier in the ass, "Look at it, it's not that I won't give you benefits, go and sentry outside the village!" Don't let the untouchables run away! ”

The soldier accompanied Xiaoxiao, carrying a short spear, and turned back three times in one step, and reluctantly continued to return to the outside of the village to set up a sentry.

"Fool, what is there to chase a few skinny pigs~" The soldier scolded the guys in the north......

"How? Is there anyone catching up from behind? Oliver asked the soldiers behind the palace.

The soldier stepped on his feet and looked at the smoky village behind him, "What about those bastards busy looting their belongings?" Where is the time to pay attention to us. ”

Oliver paused to catch his breath, "I knew I would have grabbed something and then swaggered away." ”

"Look, deputy steward!" Another soldier magically pulled out four bulging money bags from his bosom.

"When—" Oliver stopped asking, remembering that the guy who pulled out the money bag was a thief, and he had been in the village close to the commander's henchmen in charge of the wealthy families in the village, and he thought that the money bags were all from those guys.

The soldier threw a few heavy money bags to the others, "Deputy steward, one for each of the four brothers, as for whether it is gold or copper coins in it, it depends on luck." Even if it's to celebrate our homecoming. ”

Oliver took a money bag and put it in his arms, "Thank you, buddy!" ”

"Let's go! Ready to go home......"

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Forty miles northeast of Besançon, a deserted windmill mill, which was already a critical area between the eastern and western camps, was not guarded by soldiers on either side because there were no castle fortresses around.

There is a looming sentry in the roads of the mill wài wéi and in the dense forests of the hills.

In the ruined, overgrown mills, a group of people dressed in all kinds of clothes gathered here from all sides of the west, some dressed as pedders and vendors, some as commoners and peasants, some as guards and mercenaries, and even a few thin men dressed in rags, looking like homeless beggars.

These were the task force sentries of the Wells Legion, which had been scattered throughout the western frontier to gather enemy information, and they had come here to assemble as agreed.

A bonfire burned in the mill clearing, and several sturdy men sat around, and two little suckling pigs were roasted on the bonfire.

"Captain, the people have arrived, except for two guys who pretended to be homeless and were bullied and beaten by the soldiers of the Western Army, leaving some minor injuries, the rest of them have all returned." Dawson, the deputy leader of the task force, was dressed as a petty trader, with a cowhide bag containing coins on his shoulder and a red glow on his face.

Stanley, dressed in a civilian linen short, jokingly said to Dawson, "Dawson, it's a shame that you don't dress like this and don't work as a vendor."

Several people around also laughed a few times.

"Okay guys, the military situation is urgent, let's summarize the information we have gathered, and then discuss the route back to the east."

"I'll start by talking about the enemy troops near Besansong City, bīng lì bù shǔ......"

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The city of Bomledham, the seat of the command tent of the Eastern Army of Burgundy.

In the center of the city, the walls of the castle are filled with soldiers in armor and armed with sharp blades. In the heavily guarded Inner Fort Hall, dozens of lords and officers above the baron rank gathered in the Inner Fort Hall.

The stone inner fort was so dark that all eight candlesticks around the hall were lit.

Behind the steps at the top of the hall, Flender and Balwin, dressed in iron armor, sat in leather chairs.

There were now four counts in the province of Jonah, and in addition to the people on the stage, there were two court counts who had moved from Besançon to the city of Jonah, but this was the front line of the war, and the counts who were not army commanders stayed in the city of Jonah to preside over the affairs of the east.

Needless to say, Balwin had already moved his command tent from the city of Jonah to here; After capturing the Black Iron Fort, Flender blocked two attacks by the Western Army, and the Western Army focused on the city of Besançon, and before the two attacks were taken, the Western Army abandoned the Black Iron Fort and compressed the army to the vicinity of Besançon.

After the Black Iron Castle was stabilized, Flender asked the adjutant to lead the army to defend the town, and he himself rushed to the city of Bomledham with a hundred guards to gather dozens of troops to discuss the plan of attack on the city of Besançon.

“...... After our army captured the Black Iron Fort, the Western Army withdrew the troops gathered at the border one after another, and at present, the enemy troops are mainly stationed in Besançon City, and several important castle fortresses around Besançon are also garrisoned by the Western Army, according to the military situation of our preliminary outpost, Besançon City has gathered nearly 2,000 soldiers, and several cities and fortresses near Besançon have also stationed more than 1,000 people. ”

"However, the specific deployment of the Western Army's troops, army sources, armaments, etc., is still unclear, and Baron Yate has arranged for someone to go to the enemy's secret outpost to investigate, and he should be able to bring back the news in the near future."

"Speaking of which, I have to pay a compliment to Baron Arter, who sent men to infiltrate enemy territory long before the war between the Eastern and Western armies, and who was also very successful in the siege of Vaal last month."

Balwin said and glanced at Art, who was sitting at the back of the hall, and made a special compliment.

In such a place where there are many powerful lords, although the strength of the Welsh Legion is strong enough compared to those frontier barons who only have a hundred or so miscellaneous soldiers, compared to those viscounts and court barons, Art is only an insignificant small role, so he sits quietly at the back of the crowd and is very low-key.

Everyone in the hall turned their heads to look at Art in the corner.

Art quickly got up and bowed deeply to Balwin and Flender, who was at the top, "Thank you Lord Earl for your compliment, this is all due to the proper command and dispatch of the two adults, I am just working hard for the loyalty of the Eastern Army and the two adults." ”

Balwyn smiled and nodded, turning his head to talk to Flender beside him.

Flender only nodded slightly at Art, not showing any appreciation or special attention.

Balwin inadvertently glanced at Flender's expression, and continued to say loudly to everyone in the hall: "The commanders of the various armies of the Eastern Army have been summoned here for a military discussion this time, mainly to assemble and reorganize our existing army and determine the military system. ”

"After the deliberation and decision of the court of Jonah, the command camp of the Eastern Army, and the meeting of important ministers of the court, from now on, the Eastern Army and the Longxia Army will join forces to form the Restoration Army of the Earl of Burgundy, the Count of Longxia of the Duchy of Burgundy, the heir of the Marquis of the Earl of Burgundy, the prince of the Earl of Burgundy, and the ruler of the court of Jonah Flender? Otto himself was appointed commander of the Liberation Army; I, Count of the Court of the Count of Burgundy, Prime Minister of the Court of Jonah, and Minister of Military Affairs, appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Restoration Army. ”

There was a buzz in the hall, followed by cheers.

Flender? Otto was the rightful heir to the Iron Throne of Burgundy, and his appointment as commander of the Restoration Army meant that the Eastern Army could exist in a more legitimate name.

Moreover, the eastern officers have heard the rumors that as long as they occupy the city of Besançon, which symbolizes the ruling power of the Count of Burgundy, Flender will immediately announce the succession, and Flender will become the Marquis of Flender, and these officers and magnates of all levels under Flender will also have the opportunity to be promoted......

"The Liberation Army has four corps, namely the Praetorian Guard Corps of the Central Army, the Left Wing Corps, the Right Wing Corps and the Forward Corps."

"The Chinese Praetorian Guard Corps has two infantry regiments and one cavalry regiment, and the Longxia Legion, the Wells Legion, and the Jonah Legion Cavalry Regiment are included in the Chinese Praetorian Guard Legion."

"The Forward Corps has two infantry regiments, and the 1st Regiment of the Eastern Frontier Army Corps and the 2nd Regiment of the Jonah Corps are included in the Forward Corps......"

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