It was just dawn, after midnight, when Jack heard the earth-shattering drumming outside the tent. The soldiers of the Missus and Holy Ape Realms were all shirtless and competing for morale. According to the usual practice of the expedition, the cooperation between the two countries was preceded by a military competition, but for the sake of time, the original competition of force was replaced by a snare drum competition.

The people who had been sleeping in the tent were now awakened by the sound of drums, and one after another came out of the tent and woke up sleepy.

In the vast open space, what was once a place for soldiers to eat has been simply transformed into an arena, and hundreds of drummers are beating the big drums on both sides of the ground. Not only are the soldiers of the two countries comparable, but the shouts are also more prominent than the other.

After the game, the two sides hugged each other, and the representatives presented each other with the flags of their own countries as a sign of formal cooperation, and from then on the same goal, each protected the other as if it were their own.

There was no such cooperation among the Garlands, and at sea, the only enemy of the soldiers was nature. The storm at sea was the difficulty they had to face, and no one cheered them on, so they had to resign themselves to fate. When you think about it, the life of the Garland people is really boring.

When the team was all ready, it was not yet dawn.

On this trip, Jack and Turks were appointed as the captains of the new troop, the cavalry team, and led 600 men to follow Terry's 50,000 infantry.

Lille's cavalry took the lead, out of concern for the safety of the two cities on the banks of the Kamihi River. Behind the cavalry, Coren and El personally put on the battle as the chief and deputy commanders, commanding the remaining 100,000 strong troops of the Holy Ape Kingdom and the Missu Country.

"Sophia, be careful. You've never left your home or been involved in a war, and this time, you're going to protect yourself. ”

Before leaving, Jack called Sophia to his side and told her to stay in his field of vision no matter what. With the protection of both Turks and Jack, of course, it is very safe.

Sophia is also wearing armor that protects her head today, this outfit is not only big but also bulky, but there is no way, she is the only woman in the array, how can there be suitable clothes for her. The helmet that completely covered her even blocked her view a little, interfering with her answer to Jack's words.

"Whew...... This helmet is so ill-fitting, it would be nice if it could be smaller. I really couldn't pick it up. ”

Jack hurriedly stopped: "No, how can this be done? This is equipment to protect your personal safety, how can you take it off casually? If something happens to you, how can I live alone!"

Sophia was a little moved, and felt a little helpless, so she had to dispel the idea of taking off her helmet, and said angrily: "Don't worry, I will always follow you." You have to protect yourself, too. ”

"Oops, you two are showing off again. Don't forget, we're followed by a large group of soldiers who have left home, aren't you afraid of disgusting them?" Turks turned to look at the two of them, and made a chilling motion.

"Say it again, and believe it or not if I stabbed you down from the sky?"

Tex was sitting on Cher's back on his side, shaking his legs and laughing, and Jack pretended to draw his sword and stab him.

"Hey, don't, I'm kidding, big brother, don't you take it so seriously, treat this daughter-in-law as a treasure, if you can't see her one day, you don't have to die in a hurry!"

After Tex finished speaking, he realized that something was wrong, and now the place they were going to was dangerous and unknown, and everyone almost had their heads around their necks. Montaru's Thirty-Seventh Regiment was waiting for these recruits not far away, and there might be a lot of people who wouldn't be able to return home.

"I mean, if your daughter-in-law runs away with someone, I don't think you'll chase her with a sword. ”

Jack told Tex to shut up or stab him down.

When Sophia first arrived, she just looked at the two funny people silently, didn't say anything, just smiled.

At this time, a ray of morning light shines through the clouds from the direction of the canyon behind him and casts on the road to the west, and the forest in front of him is lush and vibrant.

In the afternoon, the spies in front suddenly came to report that the 37th Army was already crossing the river, about 20,000 people.

Coren then ordered everyone to speed up their march and make sure to reach the two cities by the afternoon of the next day, because according to the time of crossing the river, it would take about a day and a half for the 20,000-strong beast cavalry force to cross the dangerous Shenri River, but this time is long and short, and if the combined army in the valley is a little slower, something will happen on the two cities.

"Inform the troops in the rear, run forward!"

At this point, we can only work hard for the soldiers who have no road mounts.

So in the afternoon of the next day, the team finally arrived at the foot of Kedu City tiredly.

The city of Kodu faces north and south, guarded by Lord Gage, and to the west is the choppy Kamihi River. The Shenri River goes all the way down the Tana Snow Mountain, after more than 1,000 kilometers, gathers the water of countless rivers, and rushes into the sea angrily, it can be said that the Shenri River is the source of life in the Western world of the entire Tana Continent, and almost all the water sources needed by the Montaro Empire are led from the Shenri River.

At the beginning, the people on the border of the two rivers also fought a lot of battles for the ownership of this river, and the blood once stained the entire Kedu City and the Meaux City basin. And the city of Me, just north of the city of Kodo, was ruled by the chief of Panlorin. Although the two cities are called the Kingdom of Vedia, they are actually self-sufficient, in charge of their own life and death. Strictly speaking, however, the cities of Kodu and Medu do not belong to any country, and they are friendly neighbors with the three countries of the eastern world.

Militarily, the Vedic Kingdom regarded the two cities as their belonging, while the Missilean Kingdom believed that the safety of the two cities was related to the safety of the entire human world. Because once Montaro occupies these two cities, then the disadvantages of their original need to travel long distances to attack the human world will be gone, and occupying these two cities will provide greater convenience for him to plan his invasion. Therefore, the proportion of the two cities in the entire continent is no less than that of the Tana Snow Mountain.

Before approaching the city, Coren instructed El to ambush 100,000 soldiers in the southern forest, not only to entrap them, but to preserve their strength, and the cavalry had no combat effectiveness in the forest, let alone the large herd troops. The rest of the men and horses were stationed directly outside the city, including Lille's cavalry.

Gage had sent someone at the gate of the city early to watch the wind, and as soon as he heard that Cologne's soldiers and horses were coming, he immediately galloped out of the city, and the old man, who was about the same age as Cologne, did not say anything, but fell to his knees at Cologne's feet.