In the early morning, the sun still rises as usual. The yellow sand covered the bright red blood stains deeply. The corpses that had not had time to be disposed of were all abandoned into the canyon below the bridge.

Dozens of cables and pulleys made of wood are combined to form simple lifts that hang on both sides of the bridge. Horses, soldiers, weapons and equipment began to be transported from the canyon to the bridge.

"How many people have come up!"

After last night's battle, the cooperation between the Strand and the Imperial Army seems to be more tacit.

"It's less than half, at least half a day. ”

The soldier in charge of counting the personnel and supplies looked through the records in his hand.

"It's too slow! ”

"Yes!"

It will make people feel a sense of anxiety, according to Strand's intelligence, there is one more hour, and it will be the time for the change of guard of the Union bridge guards. And until now, less than half of the combatants.

Although, let the Strands release the reconnaissance post in advance, to ensure that if there is an emergency, at least we can know in advance. However, judging by the current pace, an encounter with the garrison near the bridge is absolutely unavoidable.

"Captain Francha, can you get your troops, in addition to the personnel defending the bridge, to draw out two centurians and change into the clothing of the Federal Army. I want their tax card to be placed a kilometer away from the bridge. ”

From the simple map I got from the Strand people, I could get a rough idea of the terrain near the bridge. The purpose of placing the disguised tax card two kilometers from the bridge was to protect against the slave army closest to the bridge.

For me, for the sake of now, I can hold on for as long as I can until all the combatants are deployed.

"Okay, I'll do it. ”

If you take it seriously, the Imperial Army is still very efficient. At the same time, the facts have proved that I was right in this arrangement.

It's a disguised tax card, which has just been arranged. A caravan came slowly behind the dunes. Especially the melodious, camel bell sound, with the slow movement of the camel, can be transmitted far and wide.

In order to better disguise my identity, I specially instructed the patrol team to be led by a Strand. After all, there are not many troops on the Eastern Front of the Empire who can speak the dialect of the Federation. If it were a Strand, it would make sense.

Two Strands, shackled by slaves, went up and signaled the moving caravan to stop. (Slave shackles, a metal collar worn around the neck of a slave army.) ）

"What do the two officials command?"

A middle-aged man with a small horned hat on his head, two mustaches under his nose slightly upturned, and an unusually thin figure. With a small broken step, he quickly walked in front of the two of them. Rubbing his hands, he nodded and said.

The man was shrewd at first sight, and he knew in his heart that even a slave army. When carrying out their tasks, they are also under the power of law enforcement, especially in such places where the mountain is high and the emperor is far away.

"You don't know what we're doing?"

"Hey, I don't know. Contemptible Chasta, the first time to come to your land to make a living. If there is anything wrong, please bear with me. ”

The slippery cavity made me hide in the temporary outpost and hear a different smell.

"You, go and bring that guy here!"

Gesturing to one of the guards.

"Did you camp nearby last night?"

Chasta was surprised that it was a little girl who wanted to meet her. He was a little confused, although he had been in this world for some years, it was the first time he had seen such a delicate girl in a place where birds don't.

Chasta was a little nervous in the face of the girl's questioning, he had come here with a secret. If it is ...... , he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Hey, I'm asking you. ”

Looking at the little stupid, you businessman. I'm getting a little impatient.

"Uh, yes. The little man was afraid of getting lost in the middle of the night, and last night he was indeed resting in the col behind the dunes. ”

"Oh, that's it, you're leaving. ”

"Thank you ......"

Chasta was still confused, he didn't understand what the person in front of him meant by asking. However, since it's already in the past, let's flash it quickly.

Watching Chasta, who was still walking like a penguin, leaving, I turned to a soldier beside me and said.

"There's something wrong with this guy! Look what this guy wants to do. ”

The soldier nodded, turned and left quickly.

Just as I was distracted, something happened in front of me.

The real Union soldiers who changed the guard were blocked by the fake Federation troops who set up cards to collect fees, and they had to go through the main road to the bridge.

"Lord Knight, they don't look like a changing of the guard. ”

A Strand man sneaked up behind and reported to me.

A large area of black pressing, roughly estimated by the naked eye alone, is at least more than 2,000 people. Indeed, judging by the number of Union soldiers guarding the bridge last night, there will definitely not be so many changing of the guard.

To be bad.

"Notify the rear line and let the 02 brigade prepare to respond. Also, tell them to let the troops that are still in the canyon speed up. ”

The herald stepped out of the checkpoint, quickly turned on his horse, and galloped away in the direction of the bridge.

Two hundred versus two thousand, it seems a bit difficult.

The commander of the other side also seemed to see the movement here, and suddenly shouted. "Attack, attack. ”

"Shrink the troops!"

At this kind of throat-like intersection, the roots do not need to open up a formation to fight. Just hold on to one point and hold on until the brigade is reinforced.

Sure enough, after a few attempts, the Federation forces retreated. Instead, it was replaced by an archery unit for long-range attacks.

The two armies fought each other, mostly using longbows that curved in curves. This made the hundred-man team hiding behind the mound defenseless, and to make matters worse, due to the rush of time, most of the soldiers did not even carry shields. It's just the first round, and dozens of people fell to the ground.

"Major! If we continue like this, we will be finished before the other side can attack. Withdraw!"

An ensign, dodging feathered arrows falling from the sky, grumbled.

"Absolutely not! Give up here, the last barrier of the bridge will be gone!"

"What then?"

Just then, a fireball landed right on his head. Instantly turned into a charred corpse. Looking at the charred corpse, I looked at it for a long time. Well, save it

Explained. After all, I can't help it.

"Captain, Pierre reports to you. ”

Looking back at the magic guide soldiers under the mound, ready to go, and then looking back at the federal army that was still in the era of cold weapons. I instantly had the illusion that I was making a movie and going to the wrong place.

"Captain, I've brought your body back. ”

"Very good!Inform the rest of the Imperial Army to retreat. ”

Get into your own landline, start the core, heat up. At the same time, the issuance of new commands began.

"Second squadron, frontal feint. Listen, it's a feint. If anyone scares these pigs away, I want him to look good!"

In addition to the uniform reply, the order was greeted with hearty laughter.

"A squadron comes with me. ”

Then the next key is how to get behind this federal army. Considering the presence of magicians among them, the burden of the second squadron in charge of frontal feints may be heavier. In terms of route and time, it must be the most hidden and shortest.