84. On the eve of the Great War

With the first successful hunting experience, the subsequent hunting operations can only be said to be the accumulation and continuous improvement of successful experience.

The cooperation between the two shields between Surdak and He Boqiang is also becoming more and more proficient, the texture of the square shield of the heavy armored infantry regiment is too poor, it is difficult to withstand the full force of the evil ghost, and the square shield that has been broken by Surdak recently has at least three sides, even He Boqiang's dwarf chain shield was cut by the sharp axe in the hands of the evil ghost.

In just three days, the second team hunted and killed four evil ghosts without danger.

The second team frantically blocked the action of shooting down a single ghost, which directly led to the number of demons in the demon patrol increasing from seven to thirteen.

Moreover, the demons in these patrols have a strong sense of prevention, and they are no longer easily left alone, so that the soldiers of the second squad can no longer find the opportunity to kill the demons alone.

On the sixth day of reconnaissance in this wooded area, Surdak finally received an order from the Fourth Brigade to close the team.

Under the strict supervision of Baron Sidney, it took only more than five days for the 4th Brigade to open all the forest roads near the Moyunling area, and successfully joined the 2nd Brigade of the 57th Regiment in a mountain pass full of dense forests.

After the patrol mission was completed, the second squad returned to the fourth brigade.

In the dense forest, the heavy warriors of the Fourth Brigade have all shed their heavy armor and are naked in the woods, carrying logging axes in their hands, looking more like a group of lumberjacks, and it seems that they have integrated into this new role.

However, when the soldiers of the Fourth Brigade saw the embarrassed appearance of the soldiers of the Second Brigade, they were really shocked by their appearance.

The standard armor of all the soldiers of the second squad led by Surdak was almost not intact, and almost all of them needed to replace a large number of copper armor pieces, in addition to breaking three hardwood shields, and two knight swords, in addition, those weapons were also seriously broken, and almost all the logging axes brought out were lost, but fortunately, the team was supplemented with three single-edged axes that only the demon camp had.

It's hard to imagine what the second squad has gone through to make them so embarrassed, even a brutal melee can't have caused such serious battle damage.

Thankfully, the second team did not lose their strength during this dangerous reconnaissance mission, and although the group of fighters looked very embarrassed, everyone was in a very good mental state.

The most striking thing was that Captain Surdak had a bulging linen pocket around his waist, and the most experienced veterans knew what was in it without asking, and this time even the veteran captain Sam had a hot look on the trophy.

Who would have thought that while the other warrior squads were sweating and cutting down big trees in the dense forest, the soldiers of the second squad would have so many eye-catching gains.

When Baron Sidney first saw the embarrassed appearance of the second squad, his face was gloomy as if it were the eve of a storm, and he could burst into a roar at any moment.

But when Surdak approached Baron Sidney and whispered a few words in his ear, the young baron, who always wore pride on his face, turned a little pale, and actually said a few words of encouragement to Surdak in front of a group of squadron leaders.

The 4th Brigade chose to camp on the slopes of the mountain at the pass.

Although the task of clearing the woodland had been completed, Sidney was able to return to the 57th Regiment to Mondstadt for the time being. Count Goss reinstated, because Baron Sidney also had another task, and Baron Sidney also needed to choose a camp for the large army behind him to attack and defend by the mountains and rivers.

In fact, the location of the camp of the large army was even the Mondstadt of the 57th Legion. Count Goss also has no right to decide.

However, this does not prevent the advance army from putting forward rationalization proposals.

Most of the soldiers of the Fourth Brigade have been opening up forest roads in the past few days, and only a few teams are on duty in the nearby woodlands, so the team leaders who have the most say are these team leaders who go out to carry out reconnaissance missions.

At a meeting of the Fourth Brigade at the rank of squad leader and above, Baron Sidney asked Surdak to offer some proposals.

What plan can Surdak have, as the leader of the second squad of the heavy infantry regiment who has just been promoted, Surdak has only a team of thirteen people in his heart, and it may not be a problem for him to find a safe place for the soldiers in the team.

It would be a bit difficult for him to find an ideal camp for the nearly 300 hoplite soldiers of the Fourth Brigade.

If he was asked to choose a site for this mixed army on the expedition to Moyunling, and even to make some comprehensive considerations for the infantry regiment, the cavalry regiment, the knight regiment, and the merchant group that provided logistics materials, it would not be difficult for him, but he would not be able to do it at all.

What Surdak provided Baron Sidney with was a simple hand-drawn map showing the mountain range and the distribution of rivers and streams at the foot of Moyun Ridge, and in addition to that, Surdak also marked the route of the demon patrol on the map.

For this capable and empathetic new squad leader, Baron Sidney had nothing to dislike.

That night, the soldiers of the 4th Brigade learned from the mouths of the squadron leaders that the reason why Baron Sidney's stinky face showed a smug expression was actually because the captain of the 2nd Squad Surdak handed over four demon heads to Baron Sidney.

You don't have to guess to know that this time the second squad will definitely receive a rich reward from Baron Sidney.

And the benefit that Baron Sidney can obtain this time is that he is one step closer to the promotion of the title.

In fact, hunting demons is not something that every heavy infantry squad can do, to be precise, the vast majority of warrior squads can't do this at the moment.

The difference in strength between warriors and demons cannot be bridged by numbers alone.

Therefore, many times, the soldiers of the heavy infantry regiment encounter evil spirits in the field, and if there is no way to evacuate early, it is common for them to be chased and killed by evil spirits until they die.

Heavy infantry regiments fought against the demons on the battlefield, generally relying on the excellent armaments of the Grimm Empire, such as bed crossbows and catapults.

In addition to this, the soldiers of the heavy infantry regiment can also rely on fighting with the heavy cavalry, which can inflict certain casualties on the demons.

Otherwise, they will fight to block the attacks of the demons and wait for the support of the Constructed Knights.

It can be said that the heavy infantry regiment has always been like cannon fodder in the war with the demons.

Now that he had a hand-drawn map of the area around the foot of the Moyun Mountains, Sidney made sure that one of the slopes on the map was still relatively spacious, and then he used his charcoal pen to make a circle around it......

The location of the camp of the Moyunling Expeditionary Force was thus determined.

Knowing that the high-ranking people would never choose this place, Baron Sidney was at least sure that he would not be able to locate the camp in a ravine or on a high cliff with a charcoal pen, and at least prove that the location was carefully considered by himself.

Two days later, the expeditionary army of Moyunling passed through this forest road one after another and rushed to the foot of Moyunling.

The caravan responsible for transporting logistics supplies also hurried to follow, and in addition to the thousands of expeditionary forces, thousands of mules and horses carrying large quantities of supplies also crowded the forest road......

The trail was originally designed to accommodate only sixteen horses.

Now, we have to broaden it a little more......