Early the next morning, the potato mercenary group received a notice to leave. After eating some simple breakfast, everyone picked up the bags they had packed yesterday and prepared to go.

Fed didn't know when the Pope and the Archbishop would make a move on each other, but neither of the two religious leaders was among the mercenaries dispatched, and they and the main force of the Knights of the Church remained in the City of Light for the time being, waiting until the vanguard of the mercenary group and the Einsatzgruppen moved to the buffer zone before considering leaving.

Avi, Hughes, and Lukka had already left the City of Light before dawn with the female knight chief Selena, and set out from the southeast, intending to follow the route at the foot of the mountain that cut the mountain range, and head directly to the area of the Rivercastle. Before leaving, Avi said goodbye to his good buddy Big Nose Fan repeatedly.

"Riverland Castle isn't far from the town of Tall Tree where we've been, do you think we'd like to escape back to our secret training site?" said Bignose Fan, sitting on a piece of wood, to Avi, who had changed into leather armor.

Avi shook his head, his suit of clothes was relatively light, and the quenched knight sword on his waist was also sharpened, "Let's stay in the mercenary group, the current empire has been divided, and Carrie has not been heard from," Avi knew that Big Nose Fan was once an orphan, but the other party never showed the slightest loneliness, "You have to follow Feide's predecessor closely, don't lose your life." ”

Big-nosed Fan grinned, "It's not your turn to worry yet, so I'd better worry about yourself." ”

As the Dhaka mercenary group and the cavalry unit of the diversion mission left one after another, the other mercenary groups, under the guidance of the knight chief Kiro, set off for the buffer zone before noon.

"The people of the East Oguna Empire must have received the news that we are going to attack, right?" The leader of the Torn Mercenary Regiment changed into a suit of chain mail, and the steel claws on his arms were also sharpened, shining into the eyes of Arturas and Kiro in the winter sun.

"Our church forces have done a good job of blocking the news during this time, of course, it cannot be ruled out that there are mercenaries secretly reporting to the East Oguna Empire," the young knight captain Kiro rode a war horse covered in yellow armor, majestic, "But even if those cultists learned the information that we were going to attack them, they would not have guessed that it was today." "What the Knight Chief said is indeed true, because the mercenaries who were forcibly recruited yesterday set off today. At all times from last night to today, the Church Armed Forces have sent crossbowmen to keep an eye on the sky in the City of Light, shooting down the crows that flew out without permission at any time and at any time.

Arturas, the head of the servant mercenary regiment, said: "Those guys from the East Oguna Empire are about to lose their own life, and I think they must have abandoned the area of Riverland Castle, maybe if we go there, that Viscount Hollis has already fled and disappeared." There is some truth in what the bald head said, after all, the position between the rivers is a bit "up and down". Although it was the choke point for the eastward advance, it was too far away from the capital city of Glynko, and there were no powerful military groups stationed nearby, so the only way to keep that place was to rely on the nobles who had been assigned there.

Fed, Marcus, and the others had been working together on the map of the area together the previous night. The first three cities are actually quite far from the Riverland Castle, and it should be easy to pocket. If the area of the Rivercastle can be successfully captured, then the Church Alliance will be able to secure the entrance to the Eastern Oguna Empire, and can begin to transport some of the grain to the east, which of course will happen after the head of the regiment, Satnam, has negotiated the terms of the alliance with the Virgen Golia.

While this was a crucial part of the Papal States' eastward expansion, it was a tasteless and discarded place for the Glencor's rulers. Given that there were no natural barriers and that there were not many castles and fortresses, it was too reluctant to send troops to defend the place under the pressure of two nations attacking at the same time.

Because of this, Archbishop Arthur Auerbach has given an order that he will leave the City of Light with the Pope and march to the Riverland Castle after receiving the good news from the mercenary group.

Except for the hundreds of knights led by Kiro, the others were on foot, and the eighty-kilometer journey from morning to afternoon and evening came to the reception of the 30,000 mercenaries who were already waiting in the buffer zone. This marching speed is already very fast for a mercenary who is relatively free and scattered.

"This is the latest information coming from those three cities. A knight of the Church came out of the sentry camp and took the information he had just received in his hand. This shouldn't be the result of the Dhaka mercenary group, after all, they only set off from the Holy Light City last night.

Kiro ordered to be stationed on the spot, and immediately set up a makeshift tent for Arturas of the Vanguard, Sharpclaw, and Feld and Jennifer of the Einsatzgruppen to confer briefly there.

Although Fei De is the chief leader of this group of 30,000 mercenaries, his actual power is not as good as that of the knight captain Kiro. Kiro reached for the letter, opened it and read it before handing it to Fidel and the other captains.

"The two cities ahead are ready to start a riot, and the agents we have planted in them have also negotiated with some of the city's guards to open the gates as soon as our mercenaries attack the city. Knight Chief Kiro said.

Fidel saw that the letter stated that the city of Hana and the city of Lutu in front were ready to meet the army of the church alliance at any time, and the local lords and nobles did not notice anything unusual, and the other citizens were also living normally. In the city of Crafeld, the guard has been strengthened, and the reason is not clear for the time being.

The other regimental commanders expressed their willingness to take advantage of the night tonight to launch a surprise attack on Hana City and Lutu City, and they would definitely take the two small cities with small populations before dawn tomorrow.

Knight Captain Kiro glanced at Fidel, and it was clear that the young Knight Chief was not willing to take on too much responsibility in front of the decision.

Fei De hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Then after all the members have dinner, take advantage of the night to march to the two cities at the same time, but the special teams of the sixteen mercenary regiments behind us must also set off immediately, bypass these two cities, and go directly to Crafeld City." ”

Knight Captain Kiro immediately questioned: "Commander Satnam's strategy is to take the two cities in front first, and then join forces to advance to the city of Crafeld behind, has the chief commander forgotten?"

"Of course, I haven't forgotten, but there has been a disturbance in this Crephish City, and we don't have enough information about the internal situation in Crefeld City, there must be something wrong with this, and I propose that immediate action should be taken. "Fed looked at the small city with a population of less than 20,000 on the map, and wondered in his heart, if the lords of the city already knew of our arrival, why didn't they notify the other two cities to be on guard together?

Arturas and Jennifer, of course, sided with Kiro, while questioning Fidel, and only "Sharp Claw" agreed with Fidel's suggestion.

"Our siege weapons are rudimentary, and although the city of Krafe is small, it would not be easy for them to hold on and call for the regular cavalry near the castle between the rivers to come to their aid. ”

Even if the leader of the Tear Mercenary Group said so, the other three didn't buy it and directly opposed Fidel's proposal. Among them, Arturas, the leader of the servant mercenary group, was the most resistant, and he made it clear that he should follow the strategic arrangement of the head of the knights, Satnam, and should not be decided by a mercenary leader with only a hundred people.

The contempt of the other party did not make Fei De feel angry, after all, he was the chief regiment in vain. It's just that the vigilance in the city of Crafeld looks like a reaction to the arrival of the Papal States' troops.

Just as the two sides were arguing, a mercenary from the Dhaka mercenary group ran in from outside and reported to the five of them the information he had just brought back.

"Our Dhaka mercenary group has infiltrated three cities, and the Riverland Castle and the cities and castles further away have also sent mercenaries, this is the information we have gathered for the time being. As he spoke, he took out the paper from his bosom to record the information, in which the information about the previous two cities was similar to that collected by the previous church personnel, and the information about the city of Crafeld was only one sentence: "The city gate is closed here." ”

The handwriting is quite sloppy, and I don't know if it's because the person who wrote it was ugly or because he was in a hurry to write the information. But whatever the current situation of the spies who infiltrated there, it is a fact that the city of Cravel is on guard.

"What are you afraid of?!After taking two cities, with the strength of our more than thirty mercenary groups, we are still afraid that we will not be able to take that small city?" Arturas shouted loudly.

Jennifer echoed: "Don't we still have a diversion force led by a female knight captain?

Fei De looked at the information from two different sources, this Crafeld City has been put on alert, so the River Castle may have also received the news, and it is impossible to take this small city smoothly no matter what. However, the other regimental commanders and Kiro were blindly optimistic, and did not take into account the enemy forces that were far fewer than him, and Fide had to consider other methods.

"Then, according to Captain Satnam's arrangement, Captain Sharpclaw will lead ten mercenary groups to attack Lutu City after dark, Captain Arturas will lead another ten mercenary groups to attack Hana City, and the rest of the mercenary groups will stay not far from the two cities, ready to support as a special force at any time. Kiro said to the four.

"Wait a minute. Fidel stood up.

Kiro looked at Fidel suspiciously, "Chief Commander, do you still want to attack Klefe City in three ways? ”

Fei De knew that according to Satnam's strategy, such a division of troops was very safe, even if he encountered a blocker or ambush, the more than 10,000 mercenaries behind him could be ready to respond at any time, "I have a supplementary plan. ”