The wounded hussar galloped across the plain, and he used the spurs on his boots to squeeze the last bit of strength out of his horse, and he fell outside the barracks with his men and horses.

The horses foamed at the mouth and twitched with exhaustion, and the men of the skeleton division rushed out and helped the hussars:

"Friend, you are injured, we will send you to see a military doctor."

"Leave me alone, there's an urgent military situation to report!" The hussars got up excitedly: what kind of unit are you? Who is the commander? ”

"We are the 3rd Division of the Guards, the skeleton division of Lord Count Neuray."

"Great, we need an elite like the Guards now, the right flank of the coalition army has encountered the enemy's main force, and our 8th Division and Marshal Andy's Kingdom Army troops are besieged in the Blackwater Valley! Hurry up and report to your division commander! ”

Soon the news reached the ears of the Count of Neulay,

The generalissimo of the imperial court fulfilled his resolute, or somewhat reckless, style, he sent someone to send the information to the headquarters, and then personally led the skeleton division to the rescue,

He was accompanied by Prince William's Guards Artillery Rapid Support Force, and the 62nd Hussar Regiment of the Solan Army, which, although small in number, was well equipped to deal with a variety of situations.

After a 7-hour march, the first reinforcements arrived in the Blackwater Valley,

Major Dixon, commander of the 62nd Hussar Regiment of the Kingdom Army, a local, gave a brief overview of the place;

This vast and fertile river valley is one of the richest provinces in the southeast of the Solan Kingdom, with two towns with a population of more than 50,000 and more than 30 large and small villages.

The Heishui River originates from the glacier on the rift valley of the plateau and flows down into the Heishui River Valley, forming many small waterfalls and steep rapids.

Due to the large amount of sediment accumulated at the bottom of the river, the originally clear water of the river also looks black, hence the name Heishui River.

The terrain in the river valley is complex and the vegetation is dense, which is a good place for ambush warfare, which also lays a hidden danger for the attack of the right flank of the coalition army.

The 10,000 men of the two divisions of the Kingdom Army under the command of Marshal Andy Whitefield, plus more than 5,000 people of the 8th Imperial Division, a total of 15,000 troops, were ambushed by 6 divisions of the Cathar Army with a total of about 30,000 men in the depths of the river valley, and soon fell into an extremely unfavorable situation.

After going deep into the river valley, the reinforcements could already clearly hear the sound of artillery fire, and everyone was anxious.

After the preliminary exploration of the reconnaissance team, the main battle site is located in Trout Town, the largest town in the Blackwater Valley, and the cultists are carrying out a brutal sacrifice ceremony in the town.

In order to protect civilians, the coalition forces, which were already numerically disadvantaged, had to attack hard.

Marshal Andy personally went to the front line to command and personally fought, which undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers on the front line, so that it was possible to hold on to the present.

The enemy had already taken precautions against the arrival of reinforcements, and they blew up three stone bridges over the main stream of the Heishui River, leaving only one wooden bridge as a trap, and the piers were full of powder kegs, which were only detonated when the reinforcements were halfway through.

Such cunning tricks could not be concealed from the eyes of the two famous generals, Earl Neulay and Prince William, and they were soon completely recognized.

Looking through a high-powered telescope, it is clear that the fuses of the powder kegs on the piers are divided into two groups, which are led into the pine forests on both sides of the bridge.

Prince William Einfurt put down his binoculars and said:

"The enemy commander is very cunning, and he arranges it this way, which makes us very uncomfortable, even if we can kill any group of demolitionists, they will be quickly discovered by another group of people, and then detonated, and as long as half of the powder keg explodes, this wooden bridge will be finished."

Count Neulai, the commander of the Skeleton Division, who was known for his fiery temper, slapped his thigh and scolded:

"Damn the cultist! I curse their son for not having a second child! Curse their daughter to give birth to two dicks! ”

"What a vicious curse, Lord Earl, this is not like what a nobleman like you should say, but more like a street scoundrel scolding the streets."

"Dixon, you old yin-yang man! Don't use that brain to sarcastically mock me, come up with something! Since they're going to blow up the bridge, let them blow it up! Let's build another one! ”

"No way!" William glanced at his pocket watch, and listened carefully to the sound of cannons not far away: "It's not realistic to take a pontoon bridge,

The first is that the river is turbulent, and the materials are easily washed away, and the second is that the pontoon bridge has a low ability to pass, which makes it difficult to send a large number of troops to the opposite bank in a short time, and it is also easy to be ambushed. ”

Major Dixon coughed lightly; "I have a way, send a team of soldiers with good water skills to dive to the opposite bank and ambush them, I know a path that allows another team to sneak down the river,

Both teams work at the same time to kill everyone responsible for blasting the bridge, so that the wooden bridge can be saved. ”

"The chances are slim, but there's no other way but to give it a try." Prince William said: "My men are all artillerymen, and there is no one who knows how to swim, only I can swim well." ”

Major Dixon shook his head: "My cavalry are all landlubbers. ”

"You two can't do it, hehe, the critical moment depends on our skeleton master's ability!" Neulai shouted to his men;

"Boys, I need two teams of daredevils! One team is required to be good at water, and the other team is required to be agile. ”

After an awkward silence, Captain Dixon laughed: "Hahaha, Lord Earl, you might as well ask directly, what fool is willing to die?" ”

"Humph! I don't like to hear you! Ignoring the Major's sarcasm, Count Neulay asked again: "Hey! Why didn't anyone sign up?

Usually blow the cowhide into the sky one by one, why is there no sound at the critical moment? Can't William and I do it ourselves? ”

Corporal Mueller knew that he was riddled with poison, and he had long been down-focused on life and death, so he walked out of the crowd directly:

"I signed up, I can't swim, and climbing is pretty good."

"Hey! Don't let the gringos steal the limelight! Two more came out of the ranks, and Mueller's close friends, Warrant Officer Pattinson and Private Jack, joined the death squad.

More and more people came forward, and several swimmers were also gathered, as well as a female soldier.

The first group hid in the weeds and crawled to the river, dived to the bottom of the river and swam smoothly to the opposite bank.

Pattinson's eyes were straight, and he was elbowed by Jack before he came back to his senses:

"What are you doing?"

"Look at your worthless appearance! When I saw other female soldiers taking off their uniforms, my eyes were about to fall out! Don't mention that we are fellow villagers in the future, I'm ashamed! ”

"! It's cheap to pick it up for nothing, and it's not normal if you don't look at it! ”

Mueller gave each of them a shot with the butt of his gun: "Hey! You two stop making a fuss and get moving!"