Advancing between the cavalry ranks were artillery units, their gun wagons and baggage wagons creaking against the heavy iron-edged wooden wheels, and the square tassel flags, characteristic of artillery, fluttering overhead. Half of the artillery was from Tyrill, the other half from the royal court and Kislev, and most of them were pit viper cannons and curved guns drawn by two and three horses, as well as small salamander cannons and light monster organ cannons drawn by four horses. The bronze barrel was carved with various ornate coats of arms and blessing runes, polished brightly and sparkling in the afternoon sun.

Dressed in fire-resistant leather armor, ear caps to protect the senses, and with protective sabers and double-barreled pistols around their waists, the gunners sat triumphantly on gun wagons and baggage wagons, sometimes whistling. They were proud of the fact that they were able to march on their own gun wagons and baggage wagons loaded with ammunition without walking, and they felt superior to the cavalry.

The artillerymen were not all human, but were mixed in with a handful of dwarven technicians, and most of these sturdy bearded men with horned helmets and dark goggles sat on barrels or seats at the top of the roof, smirking around with binoculars, as if to make up for their lack of height. The human gunners respected the dwarf beards of these good wines, and the dwarven technicians who were good at firearms because of their longevity were mostly unmatched by humans.

This unit was formed from Kharkov not long ago and officially set off to the north for reinforcements. They had 2,900 soldiers, 1,200 auxiliaries and coviants, and more than 2,000 horses, mules, camels, and 400 wagons carrying food, gunpowder, and ammunition for the front-line army. Gathering a large number of troops to move north was the natural law of the steppe march, because the scattered small forces were too easily overwhelmed by the Kugan rangers, and only large forces could have basic security guarantees.

"Your Highness Hyde, I chased the flankers out about six leagues, shot five Chaos Kugans, and captured three of their horses, but I didn't find anything out of the ordinary, this should be part of their harassment tactics, don't worry too much. These Kugan barbarians are working to make you tired, I'm all too familiar with them. ”

Captain Sajeski rode up to Hyde and reported the current situation to Hyde. He wore a chainmail vest with goggles, a fur hat crookedly, a horned bow that never left his back, and a scimitar in his hand with fresh blood.

About half an hour earlier, about a hundred Kugan rangers had crossed the cordon of the flankers at high speed in an evacuated formation, firing several waves of screeching hammers into the distance of the marching column, wounding several musketeers. But instead of continuing to attack, they immediately turned around and fled. Sajesky went to expel them with eighty horsemen, and by the way, he reconnoitred the movements of the surrounding enemy, and now, he has returned from his mission.

"Okay, set up the cordon, and I'll send Tenan and them to take your place right away. Just now, the general of the Imperial Court's co-captain sent an order, we can let the troops rest first. You've just been in a fierce pursuit, so it's time to take a break and slow down your horsepower and manpower. ”

Hyde responded to Sayersky's suggestion with a smile, then turned around and gave a gentle order to the golden-armored girl riding beside him.

"Miss Catherine, please go to the rear team and inform Lord Cicero that they may stop and rest. There are a lot of hoplites among your Tubaro soldiers, so take care to conserve your strength. By the way, it's already snowing, I wonder if your troops in the south are still used to it?"

"Before I go to the rear team to carry out your orders, I must state that I am very fond of the little hexagonal snowflake, and I am very accustomed to it! Well, goodbye, my dear Lord of the Divine Favor, the noble Imperial Captain, my dear cousin!"

Catherine pursed her lips on purpose, bowed deeply to Hyde, and threw a flying kiss, saying strange things as she rode away. This beautiful girl who likes to dress scantily is a funny person, which is in stark contrast to the quiet Frey.

"This cousin of Your Highness is such an interesting person, I haven't been to the fiery Southland, are the people there so funny?"

Tenan suddenly interjected, the black-haired brave warrior had just led more than a dozen punishment cavalry who were about to change shifts to Hyde's side, and after witnessing Catherine's joke, the straightforward Nannos warrior couldn't help but ask Hyde a question.

"Well...... That may be true, but I also grew up in the North, so I don't know much about the South. By the way, now that Saysky has returned, you can take your men and the 3rd Cavalry Squadron, who did not participate in the pursuit, to form a cordon in their place, they have been running back and forth for more than ten leagues, and they need to rest. ”

After answering this sudden question, Hyde waved his hand to the east and officially issued the order to Tenan to leave. The cavalry cordon is the light cavalry arranged on the periphery of the large army when marching, and the small team is the unit, and the distance from the front and rear of the large army is 500 to 1,500 meters. These men were selected light riders, armed with hammers, rockets, brimstone chimneys, and horns, ready to detect the enemy, and sound the alarm, they were the tentacles and eyes of the army, and they were indispensable on the march.

"Yes, my Highness. ”

Tenan's movements were swift, and he gave Hyde a simple military salute, turned his horse's head without any delay, and led the freeriders away. He rode a sturdy white warhorse, with two sharp hammer axes crossed behind his back shining in the sunlight.

"To be able to make that unruly lone wolf obey his words, His Highness's talent is really amazing, because he has never ...... his superiors before"

The middle-aged secretary on a sturdy mule waited for Tenan to run away, and at the right time he gave Hyde a somewhat flattering compliment, and as a civil servant, he was also assigned by the Grand Baggage Officer to Hyde as an assistant to deal with some chores and archival issues.

"You've won the award, I've just always treated the warriors with a heartfelt attitude, Your Excellency Tenan is an outstanding person, you don't need to say bad things about him before, I have no interest in the past. ”

Hyde interrupted the secretary with a simple wave of his hand. He can see Tennan's surname, attaches importance to glory, worships warriors, is neither humble nor arrogant to people, and is by no means a person who does not know how to be polite. As for the previous events, it was clearly a natural reaction to the insult. And Hyde has always treated Tenan with a sincere attitude, and Tenan naturally reciprocates with loyalty, which is natural.

Following the order of the commander, in the afternoon sun, the army came to a halt on the spot for a short break between marches. The infantry sat down in formation and drank some water to recuperate, while the cavalrymen turned over and dismounted and fed the horses a little bean and salt to make them easier and at the same time to allow their legs to move so as not to become numb. At the same time, each brigade sent a part of its personnel to guard the perimeter, and the cavalry scouts were even released from a distance to reconnoitre, so as not to provide an opportunity for a possible enemy attack.

The commander of this temporary wing was an elderly Imperial General, who made it his first priority for the army to act in strict accordance with the requirements of the Holy Code of Military Law for field marches. The troops marched slowly, in line with the artillery, and had to rest for half an hour every hour and a half of marching to maintain the combat strength of the heavily armored soldiers. Carrying a large number of firearms, the advantage of the infantry-based Imperial [***] regiment was never to race with the nomads, but to win with static braking, strict discipline and cooperation, and not to give the enemy cavalry a chance to seize the hole.

This kind of steady and steady tactics has always been the norm of the Emperor's [***] team, and it is very different from the Kislev army, which is fond of light cavalry and wide open and fierce pursuit. Marshal Marius stipulated in the holy code of military law that whenever a large army marches on enemy territory, not only should it not pursue speed, but it must also choose a place with water on a high ground every night to camp in a high place. An inverted triangular pointed bottom trench at least eight feet wide and eight feet deep was to be excavated on the perimeter, and pointed wooden stakes were inserted. Then use the excavated soil to build a rammed earth wall six feet wide and seven feet high, which can stand and shoot arrows, and then build a three-foot-wide and one-and-a-half-foot-thick women's wall on the wall, dig out the gun holes, insert wooden fences, and form a solid defense. Do this every day, and never give the enemy room to easily sneak attack.

"Chaos and the Greenskins are madness, and human discipline and courage are the discipline and courage of humans, and an impeccable army with good discipline will always defeat the enemy, and a lazy and careless army will sooner or later become the prey of the enemy. Marshal Marius wrote on page 523 of the Emperor's Code that for more than two hundred years, this system had become the purpose of every imperial army, and the current army of reinforcements going north would be no exception.

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