After releasing Havelan, Higg led an army of 25,000 and advanced eastward for more than ten days, and the vanguard troops seized the Leiden River crossing, which was more than 900 kilometers away from Dongpingguan, and collected boats, and when the large army all crossed the Leiden River and reached the east bank, it was already more than 20 days later.

Higg occupied the small town of Corina on the east bank of the Leiden River, where he settled his army, intending to rest for a month, but the number of wounded made the army slow and difficult to deal with in the face of a large army.

To the east of the Leiden River is the area under the full control of Arad, which was originally the territory of the Third Legion, and to the northeast is a large area of primeval forest, which is the territory of the Elven King of Cross of the Forest Country with the help of Aracia, and the other large territories all belong to the original Arad's Third Legion, which is now part of the Fifth War Zone.

In the current Hig army, one-third of the wounded soldiers are located, and they are in the hinterland of the Arad occupation zone, so they dare not act rashly, so they can only recuperate here with peace of mind. Sooner or later, Arad will notice himself, and how to get rid of the entanglement is the most important thing.

The summer was hot, but the scale of rain showers was basically maintained here, and the northern part of Erathia began to usher in the rainy season, and the raging waters of the Leiden River made Higg discourage the idea of sailing north to return to the base camp of the Fifth Legion. If you want to swim upstream, you have to wait until three months later, in the autumn, when the river level is gentle, and it is suitable for boating north.

Higg didn't know what was going on in Misland and Fuxing City, he had already done everything he could, and he didn't know if he could save Colenva and Fuxing City.

Lan Xian'er was obsessed with the Earth Spirit Bead, and took the Earth Spirit Bead to observe every day, trying to find something from it, but after studying it for many days, she didn't gain anything.

Thomas and Pantony trained their troops on a daily basis, and the army they had acquired from Montgosserd and Simak gradually came into the hands of these two men, with Pantony needing to fully train his baggage troops into infantry, while Thomas focused on training Professor Higg's formations.

Butterfly Caiyun has completely become the head nurse of the wounded soldiers, going in and out of the wounded barracks with the magicians every day.

After these battles, Higg finally understood the meaning of a super powerful mage in battle, and he was excited to capture a fortress with just one shaking, but he also regretted that he didn't spend more time with the demon Delonso.

Tong Xige thought more and more about his tactics during this time, taking the brute route, relying on bravery, sneak attack, and luck, although these are also very important, but he felt that marching and fighting was definitely not so simple, and more war elements must be taken into account, because in the face of absolute strength, relying only on bravery, luck, sneak attack, etc., these elements are not of much effect, even if they can win by luck, the price paid is also heavy.

Higg commanded battles in Fuxing City, although they were all victories, but which one was not a tragic victory, and which one did not rely on fighting for time, place, and material?

Therefore, during this rare period of recuperation, Higg often studied with Thomas and Pantony the use of various tactics, such as the use of formations in the arrangement of troops, the coordination of various arms of the army, and the tacit understanding between logistics and combat troops.

Higg recorded the results of his research, just like he wrote "Higg's Demon Path" when he was studying magic, and began to form a set of his own combat system.

Every night, Higg had to gather the officers above the centurion to educate them in military theory and teach them his tactical concepts, many of these generals had been systematically educated by the military academy system, and it was easy to accept, but Higg needed to teach these concepts by these officers to the captains and captains below, down to every soldier.

During the day, officers need to translate these ideas into practice through training, into the consciousness of every soldier. The level of comprehension of the soldiers varies, and it takes a long time to complete the understanding of this concept, and the results of more than a month of rest and recuperation are not very fruitful, but this concept is deeply ingrained in everyone's mind.

Coming out of Dongping Pass was the first time that Higg was in charge of the army in the real sense. When he was in Fuxing City, although he was also the commander, he had Rogson, Snowlin and others training and fighting in the land war, and Nicole and other demons in the naval battle, and he was worried about building Fuxing City.

In addition to the training of combat methods and formations, Higg also made many adjustments to the various systems of the army.

For example, in the reward and punishment system, in the previous battles, if a general led the troops to victory or defeat, the reward and punishment were generally the generals, and then the generals distributed the bounties to their subordinate officers and soldiers, so there were many loopholes. Therefore, Higg adjusted this reward and punishment system and set up a military merit department, so that the generals have a certain right to reward and punish at the same time, and the military merit department will reward and punish according to individual or collective merits from the grassroots level, which not only retains the prestige of the generals in front of their own subordinates, but also strengthens the unified command and management of the army, so as to avoid a certain army becoming a general's private arm.

Another example is the distribution of seized materials, all seized materials must be registered in a unified manner, and then distributed separately, although this article was opposed by the majority of middle and high-level officers, but won the unanimous support of lower-level officers and all soldiers.

After more than a month of rest, education, and training for the army, this army has taken on a completely new look. Sigg strengthened his control over the command of this army, and at the same time retained the independence of some middle and high-ranking generals, and at the same time ensured the rights and interests of all officers and men at the grassroots level, thus greatly increasing his prestige in the army again.

What Higg didn't expect was that this army became the pillar of his future battlefield, this army of more than 20,000 people, many of whom were promoted to generals and grassroots backbones, this force became his military foundation based on the continent of Alasia. Of course, that's an afterthought.

The arduous march and battle ahead had turned the page, and Higg now had to worry about the fate of this army. Although he has just come here to be safe for the time being, he has no rear, no logistics, and is in this small city with a population of less than 100,000, lacking food and medicine. Arad will soon send troops to besiege his army, not only because of the depth of Aradd's territory, not just because of the trouble this army has caused Arad, but also because of the name Higg.

If it was Higg himself, of course, it would be easy to leave, and even if Ray was injured, he could still fly back to Fuxing City in a day or two.

More than two months have passed since the breakthrough of Dongping Pass, and Sigma's main force should have been safe for a long time. Higg knew that whether Arad had won or lost his strategy in the South, he was powerless to change. If Simak leads the army out of Arad's sphere of influence, then without the containment of Sigma's main force, Arad's eyes will be refocused on him, and he will not let go of the pursuit of himself, and it will be very dangerous for Sigg to continue to stay in Corina City.

It was the height of summer, and the Leiden River was still not suitable for boats, so Higg decisively ordered his troops to move northeast, where the terrain was complicated, and Arad's military force was relatively weak, and there was no time to manage the volunteers and bandit groups there.

So, a team of more than 20,000 people began to march towards the plateau and mountains northeast of Erathia.

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After more than a month of rest, most of the wounded soldiers have recovered, and the wounded who have not recovered do not need to be taken care of too much, and the army has no baggage, and there is not much food to be scavenged in the small city of Corina, so it is still very easy to maintain the speed of marching 60 kilometers a day, and it has also marched nearly 1,000 kilometers in more than ten days.

"Your Excellency, General!" The messenger came and reported, "General Thomas has intercepted a force of more than two thousand men!" ”

"An army of two thousand?" Higg wondered what kind of army it was, and said, "Go, go and see!" ”

Horses came to the front of the army, and Thomas's 10,000 cavalry surrounded an army of 2,000 men.

Higg immediately stepped forward, only to see a middle-aged man dressed in the emissary costume walk out of the army, followed by two guards, also walking towards Hig, before Higg could speak, the emissary scolded: "How do you know that the troops, dare to intercept His Majesty's Qincha Mission and the Diplomatic Mission of the Forest Country?" ”

Higg was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that the army of 2,000 people was still a big fish, so he was overjoyed, dismounted and saluted, and said: "Lord Qincha, they don't know that it is His Majesty's diplomatic mission, please don't blame the envoy!" Ha ha! ”

"Humph!" The messenger flicked his sleeves haughtily and said angrily: "You go to the city of Corina, arrange boats there, and we will cross the river there!" ”

"Lord-sama!" Higg smiled: "I'm afraid the day of crossing the river will be delayed a little!" ”

"What did you say?" Chin Cha said angrily, "Who are you? Do you dare to disobey orders? ”

Higg smiled secretly, ignoring the envoy's question, and said, "Since the diplomatic mission of the Forest Nation is also in the ranks, Lord Chincha, please introduce me!" ”

Qin Cha said angrily: "Who are you who want to hold Ben Qin Cha and the Forest Country diplomatic mission hostage? ”

Sig laughed: "Lord Qincha, I am ordered by Her Majesty the Queen to welcome the distinguished guests of the Forest Country here, and I can't say that I am holding hostage!" ”

Chin Cha was shocked and said, "You are Catherine's army? ”

Higg smiled: "The one who can be qualified to receive diplomatic envoys is, of course, Her Majesty the Queen!" What qualifications does Arad, a thief of the country, have to send a chincha? ”

"You're going to rebel?" Chincha said in shock.

"Hahaha!" A young man got out of a luxurious carriage and walked to Higg's side, laughing as he went, and said, "The general of the country of Erathia is really enthusiastic, and has sent so many people to meet us!" ”

Higg looked at this young man, tall, richly dressed, handsome, the most obvious feature was the pair of pointed ears, gestures calmly, so he laughed and said: "Hahaha, the ambassador has come from afar, I was ordered to come to greet him, my lord has worked hard!" ”

The young man smiled and said, "Hahaha! I am Benjamin, the little prince of the forest country, and listening to the general, the general seems to represent Catherine's camp? Hahaha, that's so interesting! ”

"Prince of the Forest?" Higg cried out in surprise.