In the blink of an eye, it was May, and as the weather became hotter, the war in the north of Burgundy, which had been extinguished for a winter, gradually heated up.

As early as the early spring, Flender ordered the 600 elite troops of the Liberation Army of the Midsummer Army on the left side of Besançon to advance in three groups towards the border of Saône Province west of Besançon.

The main purpose of these troops was not to kill or injure the enemy, but to harass the agricultural areas of the border area of the Saône, so that the enemy could not successfully complete the spring planting.

The elite soldiers of the Longxia Legion penetrated deep into the enemy territory and killed more than 50 private soldiers of the local lord of Thorne, and also killed hundreds of innocent local civilians.

It is impossible to blame Flender for his cruelty, because almost at the same time, Bernard also sent an army of 200 men to infiltrate the central part of Lusesen from the mountain pass that attacked Tinets County that year.

Tignets bordered Lucesinn, and when Lucesen's warning of the enemy situation reached the valley, Arte immediately abandoned his army training mission and rushed to the county town of Tignets with his guards and Lusignan's cavalry.

Dozens of cavalry cavalry arrived in Tignets on the front foot, and the message of Lucesen's army was immediately delivered to the hall of the lord of Tinets.

At this time, Otto and Angus were training their troops at the North Pass Fort, and the valley garrison was relatively idle after the state of war was announced, so the county town of Tignets was temporarily garrisoned by Bath.

“...... My lord, although Lucesen resisted the sneak attack of the Western Army this time, it is difficult to say whether he will be so lucky next time. Are you sending another Welsh Regiment to Tignets? In the past few days, Bath, who was sitting in the city of Tignac, was worried every day, he was not familiar with the one hundred and eighty county soldiers left by Pierre, and he really didn't know how powerful the old soldiers in these cities were, so he very much hoped that Arte would send an elite Welsh legion to garrison the county town and guard the county border.

Even though it was the third floor of the Lord's Hall, it was still a bit damp and stuffy in the office, so Art put down the letter he had just sent from Lucesen, got up and opened the small window on the north side of the office, and let in as much fresh cold wind as he could.

Standing in front of the window, Art looked north and thought for a long time, "Bath, I don't think the county town of Tignets should be the focus of our attention. ”

Art said as he walked over to the huge topography map hanging on the wall on the side of the office, which was left by Viscount Pierre, and Art liked it very much and did not let people take it down.

"You see, Tignets does not border the department of Saône geographically, even if Lucesine is separated from the department of Saône by a large mountainous area, and it is not until the territory north of Lucen near Besançon that it is somewhat bordered by the department of Saône. In this way, if the Western army wanted to fight Tignatz, it had to pass through the province of Lucesern. ”

"That year, Bernard secretly instructed the Western Army to attack us because Lucesine was nosy, but now that Lucesine is an enemy of the Western Army, will they let the enemy army pass through their territory? Besides, compared to Luces, Tignets is definitely a poor place, even if the Western Army fights, it will definitely attack the rich land of Lucesen, I am afraid that I don't have the heart to go deep into the enemy's territory and run to us. ”

This is analyzed from the external situation, and the poor and remote county of Tignets is really not a place of interest to the enemy.

Art pointed to the location of the county town of Tiniets, "Internally, although the walls of Tignets are neither tall nor strong, we still have nearly 200 soldiers. ”

"Bath, those county soldiers may be a little worse than our Wells Legion, but Viscount Pierre has spent several years of hard work to compile and train, and the combat strength is actually not bad. It's only because Pierre emptied the officer's skeleton that these 180 guys have become a plate of loose sand, and after the completion of the second phase of the officer academy training, I will send a few capable officers to lead the county soldiers, most of the county soldiers are local soldiers, and their enthusiasm for guarding their homes is still very strong. With this army stationed in Tignats, I am relieved enough. ”

Most of Tiniez's soldiers were good citizens with families in the county town or county border, and it may be difficult for them to go out to fight, but if a foreign enemy invades, they will defend desperately.

"I'm more worried about another issue now." Art's fingers kept tapping on the parchment-patched topography map.

Buzz stared into Art's eyes, waiting for the following.

"This time we led the army to the north, and we suffered a lot of losses in foreign battles. Especially in the north, where there are many armies from all walks of life, it is very difficult to raise food and supplies for the army, not to mention when we are on the battlefield on the western front, even when we are defending against the Swabian army on the eastern front, we need to spend a very high price to raise food baggage. ”

"I don't want to fight in the Northlands......" Art stared at the vicinity of Besançon, where he knew that it would not be long before a large army would gather and a war would finally decide the fate of the country.

Buzz's head spun at a rapid pace, "What do you mean?" South? Province of Kodor? ”

Art smiled, "Our new monarch is a powerful character, he knows that I don't want to go to the Northland Great Dye Vat to soak, so he ordered me to form a Southern Xinjiang Garrison Legion. This is a good move, which will not only make me grateful to Dade, but also preserve the strength of my henchmen. ”

As mentioned before, Flender has already sensed the troubles of the old forces in the Northlands, and as the new monarch, he will sooner or later face the problem of checks and balances of the old forces, so he will try his best to protect Yat, who will definitely be loyal to him.

The battle of the successors will take place in the north, and many people will die, and the vast majority of them will be the old-fashioned forces that are deeply entrenched in the north.

"Since Xinjun has good intentions, we can't let him down. Therefore, I have sent a letter to the palace and to the command camp of the Central Army of the Liberation Army, requesting permission for me to march from Sap Forts to the south of the province of Kodor, so that I may catch the tail of the enemy and make them dare not throw all my forces into the north. It can also destroy the enemy's territory, so that they cannot support the Western Army in the war with peace of mind; Second, we rely on our own territory to fight, and the problem of food and material supply is relatively easy. ”

Of course, what Art did not explicitly say was that fighting in the south did not have to endure the restraint of others at all times, and he did not have to worry about others peeping at him for military exploits......

The south was the hunting ground for the Aver and Wells legions.

The police have been lifted, and since the county town of Tignats is safe, Art has no intention of staying longer.

Tignez's spring tax has been swept away by Pierre, and now that there are not many merchant travelers in and out of the county, there are very few merchant taxes, and after sending troops to patrol, all parts of the county are very stable, and there is no major matter to deal with, and the rest of the scattered trivial matters are fully vested in Bass.

Out of an abundance of caution, Art asked Lusignan's cavalry to remain in the county for a few days, waiting for Lucseyn to be completely safe before heading south.

After arranging the affairs of the county, Arte beat his horse south surrounded by ten personal guards, and returned to the valley to continue his work......

In mid-May, the Beiguan Military Fort was a busy scene.

In the stone house inside the military fort, a group of trainee officers gathered around a huge wooden table to observe the production of sand tables.

A middle-aged man with curly hair led two apprentice-like craftsmen to make a military sand table out of river sand, branches, and wooden blocks; Dawson, the deputy leader of the task force, held a stack of birch bark full of graphics and symbols on the sidelines to personally guide the explanation; On the other side, a young man "printed" the sand table on a very large piece of straw paper.

The sand table, which has been basically formed, is so delicate that the location of every stream, well, and granary is revealed, and the roads between the hills are depicted with red dye.

“...... Well, guys, what is presented to you is a sand table map of the southern part of the province of Kodor, which is the military information that our task force spent a whole month gathering to infiltrate enemy territory, and I would like to pay special tribute to my brothers in the task force. Otto patted Dawson on the shoulder, expressing high praise for their contingent.

The trained officers of the stone house also applauded and applauded.

Otto raised his hand to stop, picked up the long stick on the side of the sand table, and pointed to the bottom right of the sand table, "Today I will take you to familiarize yourself with the topography of Kodor, first of all, we will start with the Saptiao Stone Fort......"

In the open space of the military fort outside the stone house, the ten soldiers selected by each team were also gathered together to participate in a special training, and the soldiers were trained not only by the baggage officer Spencer, but also by the commander of the legion, Viscount Yat himself.

Art held a roll of cotton gauze that had been spun by the Valley Weaver's own spinning and was not white in color, but a little yellowish, and each roll of gauze was about the same, half a foot wide and six feet long.

The gauze is of good quality and expensive enough, but it is good that it can be used repeatedly.

"I would like to stress once again that before bandaging, it is important to see the type of wound of the wounded soldier, and remember that burns, scalds and purulent wounds should not be bandaged in a hurry, but should be handed over to the military medical officer for disposal. The wound should be cleaned before bandaging, at least to ensure that there is no dirt in the wound and its vicinity. The bandage should be done from the distal end to the proximal end of the wound, and the bandage head must be pressed down, that is, in the same place several times, and each subsequent circle should cover half of the previous circle......" Art said, wrapping a roll of gauze around the soldier lying on the ground and pretending to be cut by a sharp blade.

Art finished bandaging and pointed to the wooden shelf next to it like a short wooden ladder with rope nets, "...... After the gauze is bandaged, the wounded soldier can be carried back to the Chinese army on this stretcher and handed over to the doctor for treatment. ”

"Come, Captain Medic, let each of you come and try it once, I'll see if you've learned." Art wiped the sweat from his forehead, ordered the medical captain who was Thomas's apprentice, and asked him to organize the actual operation of the baggage.

At this time, the baggage officer Spencer ran behind Art with a stack of hard cloth in his hand, "My lord? My lord, I'm looking for you. ”

Art turned his head to look at Spencer, then down at the stack of hard cloth in his hand, "Yo, so fast?" Take it for me to see. ”

"My lord, these armbands were re-sewn overnight by the tailors of the weaving workshop according to your modified style."

"The infantry is a shield armband, the cavalry is a flying horse armband, the archers are a string armband, the charioteer is a two-wheel armband, the baggage soldiers are axe and hammer armbands, and the same is true for the corresponding banners of each class.

"In addition, the style of the rank badge you mentioned is more complicated, especially the coats of arms of several knights are very complicated, and their rank badges are also relatively difficult to sew, but I have urged the tailors in the textile workshop to hurry up, and it should be delivered in two days."

Art took the stack of armbands representing each branch of the army in Spencer's hand and looked through them one by one, "Hmm! The style this time is pretty much the same~"

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Chapter 400: The Southern Hunting Grounds