Griffitz is now an ordinary soldier in the 13th Brigade, and he no longer needs to sweep up horse manure, and he and Otis are in the original squad, continuing to be ordinary soldiers.

However, ideologically, Griffitz had begun to gradually accept and identify with the 13th Brigade and their commander Koster, and the idea of running away no longer appeared in his mind. It's just that sometimes I'm depressed, and if I hadn't run away at that time, maybe I'd be the leader of Griffitz now. Training, it's just like that, just run a few kilometers by yourself, and you won't be tired and vomit, especially in this exercise, the defeat of the 12th Regiment of Commander Duncan, there is still a trace of self-satisfaction in my heart.

However, this time, I heard that there was a rebel army in the Principality of Mosat, and all the New Sixth Army was going to the Principality of Mosat to quell the rebellion.

It was a five-day journey to the border with Mosat, and on the border between the two countries, there was a large red river called the "Red Water River", which was a major tributary of the Morro River to the south. To the north and south of the Red River are the Duchy of Mozart and the Duchy of Kaman. The banks of the Hongshui River, which is the natural border between the two countries, have always been inaccessible, and ordinary traders will take a detour to the bridge upstream to clear the border. But now, the large hills downstream are now occupied by the noise of people.

With the scout battalion and the long-range support wing, Rickon came to the bank of the Hongshui River and set up camp as soon as possible, as the first batch of troops of the New Sixth Army to reach the border of Mossat, Rickon was also a little apprehensive. The latest news is that Grand Duke Mossat and a group of nobles are besieged in the city of Mosat, with the castle to defend it, and there are still a small number of nobles loyal to the feudal lord on the periphery, tangled up a small part of the army, and retreated on the other side of the Red River, and the two sides can only rely on the flamingo communication between the Duke and the Mossat Adventurer Branch.

In addition, before the siege of the city of Mosat, the Duke sent a part of the officers to contact the nobles to organize a counterattack. These aristocratic officers naturally became the commanders of the various counterattack forces, and the one standing in front of Rickon was the commander of the Mozart Guard, "Rika" (Note 1). Rika is less than Chinese New Year's Eve years old this year, and her demeanor is still there, wearing a Mossat commanding uniform, straight breeches and high-top riding boots, and her slender waist has a different military flavor. When Rickon first saw her, he couldn't take his eyes off her.

However, perhaps because the domestic situation is really rotten, Rika completely ignored his eager eyes when she saw Riken, and kept anxiously asking when reinforcements from the Duchy of Carman would arrive.

Rickon finally suppressed the fire in his heart, "Commander Rika, can you tell me what the specific situation of Mosatt is now, we are still confused." ”

Rika knew that the reinforcements were coming so quickly, and she really didn't know much about the situation, so she could only press the anxiety in her heart and explain it to Ricken in detail.

Grand Duke Mossat and about forty domestic nobles are now waiting for reinforcements in the city of Mosat, and the remaining guards in the city and the remnants of the New Ninth Army are about 8,000 people, at least, there are so many left when Rika breaks through. There were more than 20 officers who broke out with Rika to find the resistance to the nobles, most of whom were commanders and sergeant majors (Note 2). Now, of course, some of the officers have lost contact, and they should have encountered the rebels. There are very few people like Rika who are lucky enough to find the resistance of the nobles, and there are only more than 800 people and a dozen or so small nobles in the entire Hongshui River. There is also a contingent of about 1,200 people that will arrive in a few days.

The rebel forces on the other side have grown faster than expected. It is estimated that Blackbeard's original 4,000 workers have now swelled to more than 30,000, most of whom are coerced farmers, workers, and slaves. Because they occupy the mines of the Tara Basin, they are also very well armed, and a steel knife is guaranteed to each person, but some lack large weapons, and there are no similar talents among the rebels.

Blackbeard was only born as a miner, so how could he command a war? Rickon couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"We're also weird," Rika continued, "and in the beginning, the rebels didn't understand anything, they were a mess of organization. The first wave of six nobles who went to quell the rebellion took a full 2,000 casualties to get it. However, after leaving the Tara Basin, the rebels' combat level skyrocketed, becoming more and more like a real army. Although it was a sneak attack, the Mosat's native army and more than 20,000 people of the New Ninth Army were killed and routed overnight, and it was not like a goal that ordinary rebels could accomplish. ”

"Well, it does seem a little strange, it looks like there's someone behind them helping them. ”

While Rickon and Rika were talking about the situation in Mosat, Koster was leading the main force of the Thirteenth Regiment and was a day's way behind to the Red Water River, and behind him were the soldiers of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Regiments.

Griffith's first battalion was headed by the main force of the 13th Regiment, and along the way, taking advantage of the past few days, Commander Koster instructed all battalions and wings to seize the time to organize and conduct a summary of the exercise. This is also a good habit of the 13th Regiment since he took office, after each training, all the wing commanders and squad leaders will work with ordinary soldiers to summarize the gains and losses of each day's training. And this exercise in Sunset Mountain was the first time that the soldiers confronted their brother troops, and they gained even more experience. Such a summary is necessary in order to prepare for the upcoming battle.

The First Battalion, now the tribe that Koster relies on the most, has performed well for all in the battle drill that has just ended, and like their steady battalion commander Jon, the soldiers of the First Battalion carry out orders without any discount, even soldiers like Griffiths, who have made mistakes in the past, are now giving priority to orders and working hard.

"Stop, stop, stop!" The voice of the Wing Leader came from behind, and the Squad Leader, who was hurrying away, hurriedly stopped, and his squad also stopped following his footsteps, "Wing Captain order, rest in place!" The Squad Leader listened attentively, and then gave an order.

When Griffitz heard the captain say this, he hurriedly sat down on the ground, took off his water bladder, and drank a large sip of water, feeling a little tired after two hours of travel. Griffitz took off his deerskin boots (Note 3), poured the stones from the boots, looked down at the soles of his feet, and said, "Hey, five more blisters." ”

"Okay, okay, it's better than me, I have four blisters on my left foot alone, and it hurts me to death. Otis on the side leaned over to take a look, and then looked disdainful.

After the two were rescued by the team leader from the work of shoveling horse manure, their thinking completely changed, and this time in the actual combat exercise, both of them were very brave and won the praise of the team leader. Originally, I could go back and have a good rest this time, but I didn't expect that now I can only fight with the blisters on the soles of my feet. But the two didn't complain, the blisters are blisters, everyone is a soldier and rushes, who doesn't have a few blisters.

"Squad leader, do you know the specific situation?" At this time, the other people in the squad suddenly asked about the squad leader, and when he asked, Griffitz also quickly pricked up his ears and wanted to listen. The team leader shook his head, "The co-captain didn't say anything, and I don't know very well." ”

"No, Captain", Griffitz dissatisfied, "we don't even know who we're fighting against, what is the strength of the other party, is it fierce or not?"

"I don't know, Griffiths, I'd like to know too. The squad leader spread his hands, "But I heard good news, do you want to know?" ”

The people present asked in unison, "What good news?"

Seeing the appearance of everyone roaring in a hurry, the team leader couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll say I'll say." I heard that this operation was organized by the Lord of the Business Alliance~Xi Hui, and our Kaman New Sixth Army is the main force. In order for us to fight well, the Shang Alliance will transport a large number of military supplies through the Morro River to keep us armed and tidy. ”

"Really?" Griffitz wondered, "Captain, how do you know?"

"I also heard from the Wing Captain, the Wing Captain has a colleague who used to be a red robe in the Wangdu Security Force, and later because of his good martial arts, he was selected to be the leading officer of the Long-range Support Wing, and he said that they are responsible for receiving supplies this time. The squad leader looked mysterious.

Griffitz wanted to ask something, but he only heard a few short whistles, and reflexively, Griffitz immediately put on his boots and jumped, and the people around him, like him, immediately got up and formed a team. "Keep going! Keep going!" the Wing Commander's command came from afar, and the soldiers of the first battalion hurried forward.

Just as Griffitz and the others began to hurry again, in the distance, a fleet of eight galleons, departing from Manning City, the headquarters of the Merchant Alliance, loaded with weapons and armor, rushed to the border of Mozart as fast as possible, and almost by the time Rickon's team reached the banks of the Red Water, the fleet had turned from the Morro River and sailed into its tributary, the Red Water River.

"Commander Rika, I can't talk to you anymore, I have to go and receive the ordnance, the news of the scout just now is about half a day away, and the fleet is about to arrive. Rickon greeted Rika.

Rika nodded and didn't mind, "When will your legion leaders arrive, I will see them as soon as possible." ”

"I don't know, but our head of Koster will be there in a day at most, and he's a close confidant of our Regent Kaman. Rickon glanced at Rika.

Note 1 & Note 2: All countries on the mainland have their own military rank system, for example, the Desik Empire uses generals, battalion generals, and battalion lieutenants to distinguish generals at all levels, and the actual combat units like to use regiments to identify, such as border regiments and garrison regiments;

The Duchy of Mosat, on the other hand, did not use the unified military rank of the Shang Alliance, but inherited the military officer organization of the Magic Empire era, which is related to the origin of the Duchy of Mossart. The San Jose Empire also had this rank system on the mainland. The commander and the sergeant major are both middle and low-ranking officers. Commanders are commonly found among noble officers, while Sergeant Major is the highest rank of ordinary civilian officers.

Note 3: Deerskin boots are a type of military boot made from deerskin and are loved by the military. The biggest feature is warmth, abrasion resistance and waterproofing.