Chapter 389: Condolences to the Cavalry Hunting Legion

February is the day when the snow melts, and the road from Rock Castle to the eastern part of Northland is still dirt and muddy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThat's why Lorist wanted to re-plan the entire Northland. At the very least, the avenues that connect the towns are convenient for people to get around, rather than potholes, and the hooves of horses splash pedestrians with mud. This is the most common scenario in almost all countries on the continent of Gerinthia. The most important tool carried by the average caravan was the shovel, as they had to fill the potholes in the road at all times to allow the carriages laden with goods to pass smoothly.

The Kenmax family did not build their own family city after taking control of the eastern part of the Northlands, and now there are only two most prosperous towns in the eastern part of the Northlands, one is the border town of Sinjessi on the border with the Demon Dragon Mountains, and the trading houses that trade with the mountain barbarian tribes are here. There are many taverns in the town, and the main customers are the mountain barbarians who come down the mountain to trade in the town, and from time to time there are drunken mountain barbarians who fall asleep on the side of the road, which has become commonplace in the town of Sinjessy.

Another lively town is White Rock, which was originally a small village named after the huge white rock at the entrance of the village. However, because of the proximity to the chain bridge connecting Makinoha Province, Count Max took a fancy to this small village and made this small village the residence of the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, and invested in the construction of a large number of material warehouses, horse-drawn carriage repair yards, and dormitories for employees of the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, so that the small village quickly became lively, and developed into a small town in the past few years.

After the change of territory, the Kenmath family was to move to West Degrad Province, and they moved more than 200,000 people from the eastern part of the Northlands. Only a small fraction of the population forcibly relocated from the West Degrad province to the Northland arrived, less than 50,000 people. Because most of the immigrants from the former West Degrad Province were arranged to develop the three plains in the southern part of the Northland, and some were arranged to the Taichuan Plain in the western part of the Northland, where there was still a large shortage of residents after the development and construction was completed.

Although the Kenmax family relocated most of the people after the territory exchange, they did not take away the trading house set up in Sinjessi Town to trade with the Barbarian tribes, and at the same time kept a warehouse reserve point in White Rock Town. This was applied to the Norton family in the name of the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce, and the Norton family also had a stake in the Snow Salt Chamber of Commerce and could also get a large dividend every year, so they quickly agreed to the request of the allies.

The garrison camp of the Cavalry Hunting Regiment was arranged here, and after receiving the notification of Lorist's arrival, the acting corps commander Vasima Knight, who had arrived some time ago, hurried out of the camp to greet him. Two years ago, because of the failure to hit the Golden Rank, Vasima recuperated from his injuries for half a year, and now he has returned to the peak state of the Silver Three Stars, and it is estimated that he will be able to retreat again and be promoted to the Golden Rank after a while.

Asking the Vassima Knight to come and act as the head of the Corps to clean up the mess of the Chasseur, Lorist also thought it through. Vasima is a knight who is loyal to his duties and has the courage to take on heavy responsibilities, although he is not good at words, but he is sincere, can lead by example, and has a practical spirit, and the cavalry hunting army has suffered a great defeat and morale is low, and it is in need of knights like Vasima to regroup.

The knight of Vasima did not disappoint Lorlist, although he had been the commander of the Huntschaser Legion for less than a month, Lorist found that the camp was neat and orderly, the armament affairs in the camp were in order, and the legionnaires did not look depressed when they marched back and forth, but were in good spirits and outfits, which made people feel high-spirited and energetic.

However, Lorist noticed that all the Hunters had a white feather stuck in the brim of their helmets, and asked Vasima curiously.

Knight Vashima replied, "Your Highness, this white snowcock feather represents the defeat of the Chasseurs, and the fact that it is inserted in the helmet means that all the Chasers' soldiers will remember this shame and look forward to dyeing this feather red with the blood of the enemy." At the same time, it also means that all the hunters should remember those warriors who died in Makinohara Province. Although we were defeated, the bravery of those who died is worth remembering. ”

Lorist nodded: "You're right, but I don't think the attack on the Cavalry Hunting Legion was a big defeat, after all, it was more than 100,000 barbarian cavalry besieging our three corps, and the Grand Duke of Fisabrun personally led the army to ambush it." Although the sacrifices were great and the casualties were heavy, I think that the Huntsman Legion was still glorious despite the defeat. ”

"Your Highness, no matter how much you try to find reasons and embellishments, failure is failure, that's a fact. The failure of the Hunters lies in their carelessness. Thinking that the province was invincible, they neglected reconnaissance, and even if they found some scouts of the barbarian cavalry snooping around, they still thought that it was a small group of rangers, vulnerable to attack, so they fell into the trap. Moreover, the commander of the Yuri Corps, who went to the rescue, did not realize why the Third Corps was trapped, so he chose the nearest road to the rescue, and was ambushed by the army led by Grand Duke Fisabrun......

I have questioned all the surviving soldiers, and a very detailed report has been written based on their accounts. Your Highness, I don't mean to blame anyone, but I hope that this lesson will be learned and that the clan will not suffer such a defeat again in future battles. The lesson of the Cavalry Hunting Legion lies in the smooth operation in the early stage and the successive victories in the battle, so that everyone loses their vigilance, does not take the enemy seriously, and is arrogant, so that the enemy has a chance to take advantage of it. If the Cavalry Hunters could be vigilant and send scout light cavalry to scout carefully before any action, they would not have fallen into the encirclement of the barbarian cavalry at all. ”

Lorist was dumbfounded by Wasimma's rebuttal, but he knew in his heart that Vasima was not trying to lose his face, but just to say something, which he admired for Wasimma's straightforwardness. There was silence for a while, and Lorist spoke: "I'm sorry, I said it wrong. You are right, defeat is defeat, and it does not mean that sacrificing the heroism of a soldier can whitewash this defeat. But why didn't the 3rd Chasseur Regiment send out scout light cavalry on a mission?"

"That's right, I asked the rescued soldiers of the Third Corps, and they said that the commander of the corps, Lord Pete, was worried that the scout light cavalry sent out was not the opponent of those small grass cavalry, and would only cause losses in vain, so he let the scout light cavalry cruise within the range of the accompanying chariot steel crossbow, and did not travel far to reconnoitre.

I can't comment on the properness of his command, but I don't believe that Master Pete didn't realize that there were more than 100,000 barbarian cavalry waiting for their arrival. He just loves the nurses and wants to avoid unnecessary injuries. The 3rd Chasseur Regiment was newly formed, and going to Makinohara Province to sweep was also a kind of combat training, so that these new scout light cavalry soldiers would immediately deal with those experienced brutal rangers, which was a matter that any commander had to carefully consider.

Considering that the Third Chasseur Legion had brought two chariot and steel crossbow battalions with them on this expedition, it was obvious to Master Pete that the small group of grass barbarian rangers was just a bluff, and that none of the grass barbarian tribes in the grasslands of Makino Province could resist his troops. So he only let the scouts light cavalry cruise within three hundred meters of the marching troops of the Third Corps, and let the chariot steel crossbow provide them with long-range protection. It is precisely because of this that the Third Corps will be surrounded by more than 100,000 barbarian cavalry. ”

The Vasimma Knight's assumption was reasonable, but Pete, the commander of the 3rd Chasseur Regiment, had already died in battle, and Lorist couldn't settle accounts with him, which would only be mean. He could only accept this statement in silence, and continued to patrol the camp of the Huntsman Legion, accompanied by Vasimma.

Dinner was served in the barracks' cafeteria, and Lorist, like all the Chasseur soldiers, made a meal and ate with the soldiers. The soldiers, who shared a table with Lorlist, were so happy and excited that they forgot to eat. Lorist had dinner with the soldiers, asking them about their home situation, and cheering everyone up, resolutely saying that the family attached great importance to the reconstruction of the Cavalry Hunting Legion, and hoped that the Cavalry Hunting Regiments would be reinvigorated and ...... across the battlefield.

In the evening, Lorist went to visit Joske and Yuri who were recuperating from their injuries, and the pharmacist in charge of the treatment told Lorist that although Joske's injuries were serious, he was recovering well, mainly because he had a good foundation, and he was rescued immediately after being injured, rather than being like Yuri, who was seriously injured and still fought to the death, and when he was rescued, he had run out of oil and lamps, was unconscious, and suffered more than ten heavy injuries all over his body, and his flesh and bones were broken. The great circulation of the Dou Qi and Blood Nodes of cultivation has also been destroyed, and now he is lying on the bed like a waste man and cannot move, eating, drinking, and Lazar are all served. The pharmacist estimated that it would take him three or four months to recover his body, and it would take at least a year to two years or so for him to return to the Golden Rank by cultivating Dou Qi again.

Joske was already able to sit on the bed, and he smiled wryly and told Lorist that he had been plotted by the Grand Duke of Fisabrun. He is a sharpshooter who can attack the enemy from a distance on the battlefield, and he can hit every shot, and he is majestic. But unexpectedly, the Grand Duke of Fisabrun disguised himself as an ordinary barbarian soldier, mixed in a group of barbarians and then suddenly killed, while Josk was only looking for the leaders and warriors of the barbarian cavalry on the battlefield to shoot, ignoring the barbarian miscellaneous soldiers who were handed over to the guards around him to deal with.

As a result, the Grand Duke of Fisabrun suddenly attacked, and the blockers were invincible, and soon approached Jost. As soon as Jost found out that this attacking brute old man turned out to be the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, he felt bad, and in a hurry, more than ten arrows were blocked by the Grand Duke of Fisabrun, and Josk turned his horse away, and the Grand Duke of Fisabrun couldn't catch up and threw the long sword in his hand. One of Joske's guards stood in front of him, but the sword pierced through his body and pierced Joske's chest, and the two of them fell off their horses together, only to slam the sword on the ground and cut Josk into a gap, causing him to almost fall unconscious......

Over there, the Grand Duke of Fisabrun continued to approach, and at this time, more than a dozen family knights and nearly a hundred soldiers of the Chasseur Regiment rushed up to block the Grand Duke of Fisabrun and rescue Joske, but unfortunately the soldiers were in chaos at that time, and he did not expect to bring back the long sword of the Grand Duke of Fisabrun. After getting out of danger and bandaging his wounds, Josk learned that the knights and soldiers of the family who had gone to resist the Grand Duke of Fisabrun had all died in battle.

Joske's condition is fine, the lungs and sternum were injured, and he is currently recovering well, and in three or four months he will be a vigorous man, he rubbed his fists and said that as soon as his body recovered, he would lead the hunting army to re-expedition to Makinohara Province to find the field and avenge the heroic sacrifice of the warriors. Seeing that he still has this heart, Lorist can be regarded as relieved.

Yuri was lying on the bed like a dead man, but he was still conscious, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes when Lorist came to visit him. Lorist took his hand and sat on the edge of the bed with him for a long time, telling him not to be anxious, the most important thing now is to recuperate from his injuries, and now the family has suppressed the Fisabrun family into their own family territory, cutting off their communication with the outside world. No matter how capable the Grand Duke of Fisabrun is, he is like a grasshopper after the autumn, and he can no longer jump up......

By the time Yuri recovers from his injuries, the Hunter Legion must have reorganized and completed its training, and then Lorist will accompany him to the Northeast Prairie to sweep away those barbarian tribes and sweep away the depression in his chest. Then go and find trouble with the Fisabrun family, and have a good competition with the border ranger regiment to see who is the number one light cavalry in the world.

Lorist stayed in the Chasseur for half a month before leaving for the Rock Castle, and when he left, he instructed the Vasimma knights to prepare for the invasion of the mountain barbarian tribes, although it is expected that the eastern region of the Northland will not be captured by the mountain barbarian tribes this time, but he is not afraid of 10,000, he is afraid of just in case, and he can be prepared to be safe.

After two days back at Rock Castle, the rainy season arrived in March as scheduled.

After thinking about it for a few days, Lorist recruited Fat Man and Director Speer.

"I am going to reorganize the Guards Legion and reorganize it into three Guards Legions, slightly reducing the size of the Legions, and not needing 75,000 men in one Legion. Now, in addition to our family's ownership of the entire Northlands, the provinces of Dramke and Winston have also indirectly become our family's territories and spheres of influence. For example, the cities of Corbo and Vandenas in the province of Demke, and the cities of King Windbrie and Pydero in the province of Winston, these are all large cities and strategic points, and the strength of only 3,000 men stationed in a battalion of guards is indeed a little thin, and once it encounters an enemy attack or changes, it is likely to be overwhelmed and cause great losses to the family. ”

Lorist came up with an adaptation that he had been thinking about for a long time.

Shi Fatzi agreed with the reorganization of the Guards Legion from a strategic point of view: "Your Highness, the strength of the Guards Legion as a garrison force is too thin, although it is a large army with a number of up to 75,000 people, but now that the expansion of the family's territory and sphere of influence, there are too many places that need to be garrisoned, and the Guards Legion has already taken care of one or the other. Like the island of Hilowas, we have a guard regiment stationed, and we have the great sword master of Hus sitting there to calm our minds......

The Northland is the largest of all the provinces of the former empire, almost three times the size of the Drymke Province, but at present, we only have ten guard battalions and 30,000 people stationed in the Northland, although each village and town has garrisons, but this time the mountain barbarian army is coming, we still have to transfer the Flying Tiger Legion and the Angry Bear Knights to deal with it, and there is no way to deal with the 100,000 mountain barbarian army with only the Guards Legion.

If in the future, several field legions armed by our family are out on the march, what if the mountain barbarian army attacks again. Therefore, I think His Highness should indeed expand the Guards Legion, and from a strategic point of view, at least let the Guards Legion have the ability to deal with this invasion of the mountain barbarian army alone, or at least defend it. ”

However, Director Speer, who is in charge of the family's finances, resolutely expressed his opposition to the expansion of the army: "Your Highness, two-thirds of our family's financial expenditure is the expenditure of military spending, which is almost exhausted!"

...... (To be continued.) )