A month passed quickly, and the time came by mid-February, and the 3,000 Storm Army soldiers and 2,000 Storm Army logistics troops were neatly assembled. And the two thousand Storm Logistics Army also wore Storm Armor, but the Storm Armor on their bodies was the "shrunken" version of the Storm Armor that was sold to the Wave Tribe.

Previously, according to the development plan of Storm Castle, the production of Storm Logistics Army's battle armor was ranked after the Fish-Man Legion and the Dwarf Legion, and only took precedence over the recruits. Even the three legions of the main force of the Storm Army, many of the soldiers are wearing damaged storm armor and are waiting to be replaced.

But this expedition, let's not talk about the dangerous problem, there is also the problem of face. Although the two regiments of the Storm Army were well-equipped, they were equipped with the best storm armor, but the Storm Army's logistics army went into battle "bare-chested", and Duke felt that it was not enough.

He just wanted the people who were paying attention to the Storm Army this time to see how powerful and rich the Storm Castle was, not to mention the official combat troops, even if it was an auxiliary force, they could still wear the top soldier-level armor like plate armor, which was something that no small territory in the French Empire could do!

Of course, it is still a bit difficult to produce a complete Storm Armor in the last month or so of the expedition, and there are great restrictions on steel production and hammer forging time. So Duke thought about it for a while, and thought of the previous method of "monkey version" of the armor, and equipping the logistics army with such a shrunken armor.

It may be that in terms of defensive power, the shrinking battle armor is inferior to the storm battle armor, but it also has a very strong cold weapon defense ability. These logistics soldiers don't need to go to the battlefield, and having this kind of armor on their bodies is already quite good equipment.

At the same time, inspired by this, Duke plans to use this kind of shrunken armor for all the Storm Armor for the Logistics Army and new recruits in the future, which can not only greatly reduce the production cost and time, but also enable all members of the Storm Fort to be equipped with the Storm Armor as soon as possible, so that there is a safety guarantee after the Storm Army leaves.

With the gathering of the Storm Army, a thousand Storm Wagons were all ready, with the equipment and supplies of the Storm Army placed on them, allowing the soldiers to move forward lightly. And since it was not an emergency, Duke set a daily march of twenty-five kilometers, so that the soldiers would not be too tired and the mortality rate of the animals pulling the carts would not be great.

According to the distance of about 600 kilometers from Fort Storm to the northern defense line, Duke relaxed the march time to thirty days. After all, this is an expedition in the true sense of the Storm Army's First Army, and many things need to be accumulated and recorded to lay a solid foundation for future expeditions.

At the same time, these storm wagons are also equipped with wooden planks wrapped in iron sheets, which can be mounted on both sides of the carriage in case of an attack or something on the road, forming a protective bunker.

It can be said that Duke has made all preparations for this expedition to make a stunning appearance!

"Storm soldiers, this is the first time we have left the territory of Andorra to go to the far northern defenses of the Empire. I don't know what this expedition will face, but I do know that the Storm Army is invincible!"

Duke shouted at the Expeditionary Stormtroopers, and Legion Commander Allen, who was standing below, repeated Duke's words, "Stormtroopers, invincible!"

"Storm Army, invincible!"

The five thousand soldiers of the Expeditionary Storm Army also let out their own roars. The current Storm Army has accumulated enough fighting spirit and confidence after experiencing the Ice Demon Counterattack, and even in a sense, they are looking forward to facing a stronger opponent in the war.

"Very good, Storm Army, let's go!"

Duke waved his hand and didn't say many agitated slogans, because now that the Storm Army was in high spirits, they didn't need them to motivate.

The sound of footsteps began to sound "boom, boom", and in the order of every five soldiers escorting a storm wagon, they headed towards the northern border zone.

In addition to the fifty storm guards with Duke, there are also fifty storm troopers. This is also the only fifty cavalry left in Storm Castle after several major battles without replenishment. They can no longer be called cavalry regiments, they can only be used as pure scouts.

After all, this time you have to pass through all human territory, and the dwarf war sheep cavalry is really not very convenient, and the reconnaissance information is the top priority, so you can only rely on the only remaining human cavalry.

Duke Storm Fort is heading towards the northern border, and in the tent of the emperor on the other side, Princess Gina has arrived.

At present, the emperor ** in the northern defense line does not count the people to follow these logistics and servants, and the official combat soldiers are about 25,000 people. Among them, the First Legion and the Second Legion of the Empire are both 8,000 people. The Imperial Guards infantry division has 3,000 people and a cavalry division of 6,000 people, which is also the only cavalry unit of the emperor in the northern defense line.

The emperor who supported 25,000 people, with the extremely low supply efficiency of the French Empire, almost mobilized 100,000 people to meet the supply of the northern army, especially the high consumption of war horses. The most important reason why the national strength of the French Empire has been declining is that it is necessary to maintain a large-scale border guard in the border area, which is equivalent to continuous bloodletting and attrition, and it is not easy to restore the national strength.

At present, the commander of the Emperor's ** Northern Legion is the commander of the Guards, Marquis Patton, Princess Ji Na first went to the residence of Count Patton to prepare for the transfer of positions and the change of guard of the Emperor's Second Legion.

For the arrival of Princess Gina, Marquis Patton showed due respect for the royal family and smoothly handed over the command. But speaking of the garrison of the Second Legion, Count Patton objected.

"Your Highness Princess, I know that the warriors want to return home as soon as possible, and it is also difficult for the Empire to support the Northern Legion. But I really can't understand why His Majesty the Emperor would give such an order to a completely unknown storm army with only 3,000 people, with 8,000 soldiers of the Emperor's Second Legion?"

The Marquis de Barton showed a sense of anger that he considered to be an extremely irresponsible act of His Majesty towards the Northern Legion. Let Princess Jina, a royal child who has been defeated in the army, accept it, after all, he can still help, and with the strength of the Northern Legion, there will be no problems.

But once the Storm Army changes its defense to the Second Legion of the Empire, there will be a big hole in the entire Imperial Defense Line, and it will even be impossible to fill. If this kind of loophole is discovered by the enemy, it will bring ruin to the entire Northern Legion of the Empire, so Marquis Patton cannot accept this kind of order!