It was a reactive strategic shift, as the mountainous area of Pamela was sparsely populated and the environment was so bad that even the military map did not show the terrain in too much detail.

Together with the logistics of more than 200,000 people, it was divided into several parts, and the elven guards led by Corincha and a part of the reconnaissance cavalry explored the route in front, looking for a suitable route for the large army to pass through, and contacted the rear army at any time. This is a mountainous area, and the comprehensive route considered is not only a matter of fast marching, but also a matter of infantry crossbowmen, and it is mainly necessary to take into account the rapid and safe passage of logistics vehicles and horses and cavalry troops, and not form too much congestion, which is a huge system operation project.

No matter how well Korincha did his work, he could not avoid the congestion caused by the destruction of the carriages and horses, the various comprehensive problems caused by the different marching speeds of the various arms, and the harassment of the enemy's aerial griffin regiments, which also caused great trouble to the march.

As a result, the initial army of 200,000 was stretched into a line more than ten kilometers long, and later the length of this line became longer and longer, and it became more and more chaotic.

Many damaged wagons and ox carts were pushed down the cliff along with the supplies on board. Kolincha was followed by more than 2,000 engineers and a convoy of 2,000 engineers, building roads and bridges for the passage of the material contingent behind them.

As the march deepened, the convoy of supplies gradually caught up with the advancing engineers, and the infantry crossbowmen behind them gradually caught up with the convoy, but more wounded soldiers were pulled farther and farther behind in the rear.

Fortunately, Arad's coalition forces suffered several losses and did not dare to chase too closely, but sent a small force to follow slowly, relying on the griffins in the air to grasp the movements of the Fifth Legion. However, due to the difficult terrain, the small army gradually stopped getting too close after several ambushes. In addition to treating some of the seriously wounded, Daniel used most of his magic power to copy the mirror image of Ray to deal with the griffin reconnaissance in the air, which also made the air griffin legion dare not hover in the air too blatantly. So, gradually, the two sides formed another confrontational situation - a confrontation in motion.

The entire Pamela Mountains were more than 500 kilometers long from east to west, and the Fifth Army, which entered the Pamela Mountains from the west, marched for more than 10 days and entered the middle hinterland of the Pamela Mountains. Although the daily march can reach an average of more than 20 kilometers, in this mountainous terrain most of the detours are required, and it is impossible for Korincha to find a direct route for the large army.

It would take at least 10 to 15 days to traverse the entire Pamela Mountains, and the most difficult part is that to cross the Pamela Mountains, you also need to climb over a barrier – the north-south Shinsawa Mountains, which are more than 4,000 meters above sea level and extremely dangerous even in the most ideal places to climb. Although the Nisawa Mountains are not long, they are covered with snow all year round at the summit, and the high winds, cold, and altitude sickness cannot but strike fear into everyone's hearts.

Now the whole army is exhausted and demoralized, and many soldiers and even officers are constantly complaining, and this state of affairs is very dangerous to climb over the Nisawa Mountains.

After another five days' march, Higg had to order the army to rest on the west side of the New Jersey Mountains, the first rest for the officers and men of the Fifth Army since he took over the army.

"General Higg!" "Even if we successfully cross the Xinze Mountains and reach the Roga River Plain, we still have a saline-alkali barrier of more than 600 kilometers, the Nogar Heath, to approach the west of the Lakason Plateau. General, it's almost winter, but is it possible for our current army to reach the Lakason Plateau? ”

"What then?" Higg asked rhetorically, "Are you really going to let Arad's coalition trap us in this mountainous area?" ”

Higg thought for a moment, then said: "We must cross the Xinze Mountains and get out of the Xinze Mountains before we can enter the Luojia River Plain, where the army is reinforced, and the coalition forces of Arad would never have imagined that we would risk going out of the Xinze Mountains, and now we must act as soon as they have time to adjust their strategy." ”

"General Higg!" Simak said, "It is impossible for a large number of supplies and chariots and horses to cross the New Jersey Mountains, nor can the wounded and sick soldiers, and my suggestion is to leave an army here, and most of the supplies and non-commissioned officers who cannot cross remain." ”

"I'll stay!" Andrew said, "This will not only continue to contain the coalition forces, but also use the complex terrain here to deal with the enemy or even hold on!" ”

"No!" Simak said, "Mr. Andrew, you are a magician after all, and leading troops to fight is not your specialty, I will stay and contain you!" ”

Higg smiled and said, "Then both stay!" How many soldiers and horses are you going to leave behind? ”

"30,000 Guards Battalion plus wounded and sick, about 40,000!" Simak said, "General Higg, you can't take much of the supplies, and the rest of the supplies are enough for us to fight the enemy for a year!" ”

Higg didn't speak, and acquiesced to Simak and Andrew's suggestion, facing the encirclement and interception of the Arad coalition army, which was indeed the best solution at the moment. The Nisawa Mountains are an impenetrable barrier, and there will be many people who will not be able to reach the summit, and even if they do, many will freeze to death on the way down.

"Old man!" Higg grabbed Andrew's hand and said, "It's been more than ten years since we came out of Savile Town and we met again, but I didn't expect us to be separated again!" Don't worry, I'll come back within a year and break the siege for you! ”

Andrew smiled: "I am already satisfied to see the young marshal have the demeanor of the marshal back then, and the new second-generation leader of the Fifth Army like General Simaks!" A year later, you take me to meet the statue of the god of war of the Marshal of Fuxing City, and I will retire in Fuxing City! ”

Simak smiled, "General Higg, or I am also qualified to call you a young marshal." Please rest assured, even if the young marshal can't come back within a year, I will definitely take these sergeants and fight my way out of the encirclement. ”

Higg smiled: "General Simak, I have agreed with you that in the autumn of next year, we will join forces inside and outside, and I will lead a large army and personally relieve the siege for the general." It's just a year of perseverance, and you have a long way to go! ”

Simak smiled: "The 30,000 guards battalion is the personal guard of Montgosa's side, the marshal trusts me and hands over the most elite army to me, if I can't let these guards and wounded soldiers hold out for a year, it will be too much of a betrayal of the marshal's trust." General Higg, I'm worried that the long march of your main army is still about 1,000 kilometers away from the Lakason Plateau, and the young marshal has a long way to go! ”

"The army rests for three days!" Higg looked up at the snow-capped mountains of Sawa from afar, and he knew that the real test of the Fifth Legion's difficulties and willpower would begin here.

For three whole days, Higg personally mobilized the whole army, and Daniel and Blue Fairy also personally organized the logistics army. The three-day rest was actually waiting for the army to be fully assembled. The rest of the army arrived at the resting place in the evening of the next day, and there was only one day and one night to rest, because the army would quietly cross the mountains of Nisawa on the night of the third day, avoiding enemy detection.

Korincha's advance army and the 2,000 engineer army did not get any rest, for Higg demanded that the army must quickly cross the Sinze Mountains without the enemy noticing, and his own army would appear in the plain of the Rodja River in three days.

The nights of late autumn are long, but the night over the Nisawa Mountains is very dangerous, and it will be a serious test for the main force of the Fifth Army. Higg only wanted to avoid the griffon's detection at night, and in his opinion, the threat of the New Jersey Mountains was far less dangerous than that of the Arad coalition, and he could only be considered a real victory if he did not have time to adjust when the enemy realized his intentions.

Simak had his own guard battalion build fortifications and camps in the heart of the mountain, and hoarded a large amount of supplies, so that enemy scouts mistakenly believed that the army was going to be stationed here for the winter.

On the night of the third day, the army, which had rested for a short time, marched in three directions to the summit of the Nisawa Mountains with six days' dry rations. The caravan and cattle with a small amount of supplies set out in the middle were led by Sig himself with 20,000 crossbowmen and 30,000 infantry; On the left were 50,000 lightly armed cavalry, and all the equipment of the heavy cavalry was discarded and changed to advance lightly; On the right flank, 60,000 infantry and crossbowmen. The three-way army, with a total of 160,000 people, took advantage of the night to conquer the Xinze Mountains at the same time.

By the time all the 160,000 troops left the Simak camp, it was already late at night, and the vanguard of the army had already begun to conquer the New Jersey Mountains.

Although it had been expected, the further up the hill it went, the colder it became, and the raging wind seemed to penetrate the skin, robbing the body of heat little by little. Originally, the army was not fully prepared when it was evacuated from Bobohua City, but now it is reflected little by little, especially the troops who have not had time to change or issue winter clothes, which makes it difficult for the sergeants to endure this bizarre cold, and this is only the first lower mountain they have climbed, and if they want to cross it completely, they still need to cross the first mountain ridge for more than a day, and climb over the last barrier, the higher mountain.

According to the plan, when the three-way army crossed the first mountain ridge, it would no longer assemble, and each of them would march to the second mountain ridge according to the marching route.

As the sky gets brighter, along with the cold, there is fatigue, altitude sickness, snow blindness, etc.

On the first night of the march, the front and rear armies were stretched a long distance, and more and more people were left behind, and the morale of the army was seriously affected, and the sound of angry scolding, whining, and the sound of wind and snow tested the will of this army more and more in the slow march.

Higg had to cross the first ridge, leaving some of the men to camp here, while the rest continued on to the second goal. The simple camp was left with some magicians to help the army in its excess, but each sergeant had to leave the camp within twelve hours to catch up with the army after receiving hot soup, hot meals, and medical treatment. More and more camps were set up between the first and second ridges, and careful logistics allowed the army to reach the second ridge without much loss.

While the vanguard had begun to climb the devilish second ridge of the Nisawa Mountains, the last sergeants remained in the simple camp that had been built first.