Durant watched as the Rhodoks came ashore in a steady stream from the sea.

The Rhodoc Navy has been cruising and patrolling the coastline. Salander's navy had observed these men, and they had found that Rhodok's navy had never made a gesture of battle, and that the ships seemed to have been only transporting supplies. The Salanders, while not believing that these strange ships had been sent from afar by the Rhodoks to help the refugees, did not pay much attention to them. With the passage of time, when the Salanders launched a land offensive, they simply informed the Sudanese Navy: "Watch the movements of the Rhodok convoy."

The Salanders finally paid the price for their self-righteousness: the exhausted Salander forces were met by more than 400 elite Rhodok soldiers after all the twists and turns.

The Rhodoks set out from the main ship group in 24 small boats and began to approach the sea. After the loading from Djerkhara a few weeks ago, the number of soldiers on each ship increased, and the ballista squad of the White Dove Valley increased to four, while a spear squad of 80 men boarded the White Dove Valley. Armed with thick, large square shields, spears and military hoes, and lightweight, sturdy medium-sized armor, these men made them both offensive and defensive, and they were incredibly adaptable to the battlefield. These soldiers were not controlled by the White Dove Valley, they were mere 'passengers', and the White Dove Valley and other warships were responsible for transporting them to the coast of Kamic, dropping them ashore for combat when needed.

There were more than a dozen such squads, and they boarded different new warships. The Navy has deployed most of its new warships off the coast of Kamic, and it is clear that the Navy considers this place to be a strategic priority. Admiral Enor analyzed the form of the place at an internal naval meeting: after the full involvement of Rhodok and Salander, Salander's focus would be on defending Fort Sugamichi while crossing the Hawaha Forest to the north to support the Kujits.

Enor was determined to increase the naval forces in the Gamici area, and not let the army dominate and retake Fort Gamici alone.

Before dawn, several Rhodoc docks in Gamici Bay were alerted to the Salander attack, and the garrison on the piers immediately alerted the navy by setting off signal smoke, but the sudden fog broke the operation. The Rhodok Dock garrison had no choice but to send patrol ships to find the main force of the navy, and the navy was waiting for news on a fixed route, and as soon as the report was received, the warship immediately reversed course.

Amera's Rhodok soldiers were given the order: "Don't act rashly", but the Rhodok soldiers in the fleet were allowed to behave more aggressively. When the commander of the fleet learned that the Salanders were expelling a force of more than a thousand soldiers and civilians to the sea, the fleet immediately moved in that direction, and after several hours of sailing, the fleet had reached the open sea. In the process, Strant has been forced to the beach by the Salanders for the second time.

The arrival of the Rhodoks was not so much a God-given miracle for the Svadians, but rather a miracle that the Swadians themselves had earned: for a few hours, if the Svadians had not put up desperate resistance or acted recklessly, even if the Rhodoks had arrived, it would have been of no avail.

The ancient prophets once said: Man will help himself, and God will help him.

The Salander cavalry felt remorse at the sight of the meat being snatched away, but they eventually chose to retreat.

Although these cavalrymen were eager for victory and revenge, they knew that Rhodok's new force had seriously influenced the development of the war, and if they continued to fight, they would not gain more than they lost. The Salander cavalry used their agility to slaughter as many Swadians as possible before the Rhodok landed and then retreated northeast. A small group of the cavalry headed north, and this part of the cavalry was to inform the Salander infantry and the Barryers of retreat.

The Swadians had never felt so much that the Rhodoks were brothers. Soldiers and civilians, men and women, the Svadias wept and embraced the Rhodoks who had broken the waves. Many Swadias believe that this is a manifestation of God, and many kneel in the tide, kissing the water, thanking for salvation.

The White Dove Valley sounded the horn of attack, and its captain even participated in the landing himself, but its first mate had no choice but to participate in the landing. Suddenly. Arcadio the second became one of the first people to step on the shore in the waves.

When the Swadia people greeted him excitedly, they were shocked by the way he spoke in a Suno voice.

"Is this the Empire's army?" The Swadia refugees questioned him.

"No, but I'm Swadiaan". Captain Arcadio spoke to his compatriots.

My father's words were silently listened to by the Rhodok officers on the side, and no one said anything, but they all thought of "well, he has always thought of himself only as a Swadiaan."

The refugees were reluctant to move any longer, looking at the fleet moored offshore, and decided that the seaside was the safest place, and they were not willing to cross the treacherous Gamici Basin in the fog. But the Rhodok soldiers did not want to stay here any longer, and they were going to Fort Amela, and the refugees, after learning of the Rhodok intentions, had to follow the soldiers north in exhaustion.

A small argument broke out in the crowd about what to do next with the captain of the White Dove Valley and Sergeant Captain Rhodok.

"Captain, thank you for the carry, but we were ordered to enter Fort Amera as soon as possible after landing, not to rescue the refugees."

"But now that the refugees have been taken to Castle Garmic, if we hadn't moved before dark, thousands would have been taken prisoner. These people came specifically to Rhodoc to seek protection, but in the land of Rhodok, they were reduced to slavery in batches, what glory do you say will be for Rhodok's soldiers in the future? The father asked. Cesar was embarrassed, he knew that it didn't make sense to attack at this time, but he also knew that he couldn't dissuade the captain, and Cesar was a little annoyed that the captain had been thinking about things very simply, thinking that things were all taken for granted.

"I'm sorry, Captain. I don't care how you will lead your soldiers, but I have to be in charge of my 400 soldiers, and I must take them to Fort Amira as soon as possible, and not stay on the plains of Garmici for too long. With that, Officer Rhodok led his men forward.

"General", my father caught up with the officer, "you heard the Svadia soldiers just now."

"Yes," the officer nodded.

"The Salanders had been fighting for a night, their infantry had been routed this morning, and now the whole Salander army was demoralized and tired, while the general's troops were unfought, high in morale and well-rested; Secondly, the fact that the Salanders were overwhelmingly defeated by the Swadians in the morning shows that their combat effectiveness and organization have fallen to a ridiculous level, and the general will be able to win a great victory when he strikes at this time; Thirdly, if the Swadia soldiers learn that you are going to rescue the refugees, they will definitely volunteer to be the general's forerunner, you just have to wait and see, if the Svadians are victorious, you will lead the army, if the Svadians are defeated, you will wait and see to cover their retreat. With these three days, the general will either lose nothing, or he will build miraculous feats, and this kind of opportunity will not be taken by the general, and I really feel that it is not worth it for you. Just now I said that I want to save the Svadias is just an excuse, even if anyone is dissatisfied with your unauthorized actions, under the premise of this kind of Swadia cooperation, no one will be difficult for you. The opportunity is at hand, General, if you are really not willing to take any chances, lend me a hundred soldiers, plus forty of my own soldiers and more than a hundred Swadia soldiers, and I can mobilize two hundred men from among the refugees, who will surely take the Salanders by surprise. ”

The words of the father made a great impression on the officer Rhodok.

"At the same time, you know, General Garcia has always been supportive of my actions." Officer Rhodok knew that the person in front of him was a young man favored by General Garcia, and he was in charge at a young age, which showed that there were some outstanding features. At my father's urging, Officer Rhodok finally agreed to send a squad of 80 soldiers and 2 officers to support my father. The father happily took them in, and then went to explain the situation to Stellant.

Father did not expect that Sdeland's opposition was stronger than that of Officer Rhodok, and his father naturally did not know Sdeland's mental journey in the early morning.

"Young man, Swadia soldiers must be on duty to protect refugees, and we must take them to Amera Fort. If we act rashly, I fear that we have not yet rescued the other refugees, and that the current ones will fall into the hands of the enemy. That's something I have to think about. Also, the Salanders probably have more than five hundred Salanders to fight on the Garmic Plain, and they also have cavalry, so I can't imagine what our chances of winning would be if we took the initiative to attack. "Stellant tried to dissuade my father.

"Sir, weren't you just telling us how you win more with less? Why have you changed your tune now? ”

"I don't care if you believe it or not, some of my soldiers have already made their way to Amera's Fort, and even if I die, someone will remember the story here. Please don't doubt us, you better respect the honor of more than a hundred men. ”

"I don't doubt you at all, but the current situation is that if we don't do it, the Salanders will be able to successfully capture our people in Garmic Fort, and if we drag it to the future, we will not be able to save this group of people, and even if we could, we would not think that it would be so easy today, you have to think carefully." If you don't pay attention, you'll be infamy," the father gestured to the refugees around him, some of whom had already heard the conversation between the father and the officer.

Two Swadia knights came up and thanked their father, who nodded his head to them in his admiration.

"General Sdeland, are we retreating with the Rhodoks?" One of the knights said.

"No", before Sdurant could speak, his father grabbed it: "General Stellant is ready to lead us to rescue more refugees, and I have already taken more than a hundred people to prepare for General Sdeland's dispatch."

"Really?!" The knight had a proud and fanatical expression, "General! Six years ago I was knighted in Paraven, and since then I have decided to defend the way of knighthood even if I give my life, and this time even if I die, I have no complaints, and I will follow you until the end of the world! ”

With that, the knight saluted and turned to the Svadian soldier who was sitting on the ground resting, where the knight loudly announced Colonel Sderant's decision, and the exhausted Svadian soldier had to stand up with his weapon and firmly carry out the general's order. Stellant was tired, but he had been pushed to the cusp, and that feeling was no better than being forced to the beach by the Salanders.

The refugees seemed to react coldly to rescuing the others, and only a hundred or so joined Colonel Sdeland's group, and the rest followed the Rhodok soldiers north with their heads bowed. The navy brought enough spears to simply arm the group. Soon, the makeshift team set off. Rhodok and Swadia's battle flags fluttered in each other, leading the team into the thick fog.

Cesar walked beside my father, "Are you sure we can drive away the Salanders and go back with a thousand?" ”

"Not sure," my father replied, "but I can feel more at ease by doing so."

Cesar was stunned, "You can be at ease!" So many soldiers, who do not have wives and children? Your compatriots have been fighting all day, and they have now proven themselves to be heroes, but you are leading them down a path that is in great danger of no return, and so many people accompany you on their adventures just to give you peace of mind! ”

In the face of Cesar's anger, the father did not speak, but turned back and shouted loudly to the soldiers to speed up.

The Swadia soldiers were puzzled by the Swadia who was a Rhodok officer: he led the Rhodoks to free the Swadiaks, but treated the Swadia soldiers no better than the Salanders.

The soldiers were urged to speed up their pace and pursue eastward, and the Rhodok soldiers already knew that the Salanders had cavalry support. Chasing a mixed infantry unit with a superior infantry force with a pure infantry team felt that it was ridiculous.

But Captain Arcadio had a plan in mind.

Saabmarion had told him that there was a once-thriving hill on the way to Fort Garmic in the southeast of the Garmic Basin. It is now full of dead wood and a large pile of ruined ruins, to which the farmers of Garmic used to transport grain to be processed into flour every autumn harvest;

Sabo Marion told my father that it was so high that if you were to get ahead of the city, you could destroy a much larger number of enemies by ambushing;

It's called Mill Hill, Sabo Marion said, and there are twelve huge mills, and between the mills there are large barn ruins, which are good for ambushes.

The newly defeated army of the Salanders had to escort thousands of refugees to move, and the speed must be very slow. As long as you get to the Mill Hill before evening and hold the way of the Salanders, you can win by surprise.

For this reason, my father had to urge the soldiers to quicken their pace, and the soldiers complained, out of distrust of the strange commander and disgust with the rapid march. But the father knew that even if the Salanders discovered it at a quarter of an hour in the evening, the ambush would fail, and he had to urge the soldiers to move on, even with a horsewhip.

Cesar felt pity for the soldiers, especially the Svadians, whose weariness and helplessness could not be disguised, and who had advanced to the limit.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the sign of the Mill Hill suddenly emerged from the fog, and before he could rest, his father persuaded Colonel Stellant to lead the soldiers up the mountain. Eventually, Stellant raised his grievances, he was unwilling to move with my father anymore, and in the ruins, Stellant asked to split up. The father agreed to Striant's request, and after consulting Stellant, they chose a place to ambush.

It's a large ruin, and in the past, it was a constant agricultural center, but now, it is uninhabited. Most of the twelve mills had collapsed, and only a few were left standing in the fog, and the fan blades had fallen and looked very depressed.

The sailors brought sixty crossbows, which were evenly distributed among the groups. Colonel Stellant's soldiers, under cover of a mill and surrounding barns, entered the ambush position; The Rhodoks and the Refugee Army hid mainly in the bushes on the side of the road. It was already winter, and my father suddenly saw a brightly growing camellia tree on one side, and even a few clusters of red flowers bloomed on it. It's already winter, and the scenery of the south is really different.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the soldiers were in place. Later, many Swadia soldiers said that many soldiers fell asleep after a long time when they entered the ambush.

Between the Rhodoks and the Swadians, there was a large clearing, which used to be a threshing ground, but now, when my father was ready to turn this place into a mortal enemy of the Salanders, an ambush of nearly three hundred men sat here and waited for the arrival of the Salanders. Now the ground here is level, there are no traces, and it seems that the Salanders have not yet arrived here. While my father was rejoicing, there was the whistling of horses in front of me, Salander! The camellia flower's flowers are blooming brightly, and soon the blood that is more vivid than its flowers will moisten its roots.

The coalition arrived only half an hour early. It was dangerous, a little later, and the Svadians could run head-on into the Salander team. Thus failing the plan.

The mountain ridges here were full of trees, and the cavalry could not be used, and the infantry of Salander only looked after the Swadia refugees with their heads down. The refugees wept and cried and were tied together with ropes and walked slowly forward. Around my father, there were Rhodoks who were holding their breath, and many Rhodok crossbowmen silently looked at the Salanders below with their crossbows, waiting for an order to start attacking.

The crossbowmen were nervous, and they had to aim carefully or they would hit the civilians. Fortunately, these Salanders did not dare to get too close to the Swadians, and stood far away, waiting for the bow and crossbow to fire in unison, and the first wave of attacks could knock down one or twenty Salanders.

Father always felt that something was wrong, and he looked at the crossbowmen around him and felt that something was wrong. He had already felt this feeling when he was on the White Pigeon Valley, and it was as if someone had been looking at him in private, a feeling of déjà vu, as if he had been seen this way during his college trip to the hot springs.

After nearly half an hour, more than a thousand Swadia refugees had already walked over. The Saland's cavalry was already more than halfway through, and when a mercenary officer-like man approached on horseback, my father knew the time had come. The father motioned to the three crossbowmen around him to aim at the mercenary officer, a crossbowman might have a 30% chance of sniping a person who had completed a 50-meter drive, but if the three of them shot together, the chance was much greater.

The officer seemed to sense something. The Barrière had just suffered a rare defeat in his life in the morning, and at this time, he felt a sense of danger. He looked up in the direction of the fog and saw what seemed to be something in the bushes at the end of the fog. The Barrie mercenary officer stopped his horse and looked carefully at the bushes, frowning, "What are those shadowy things?" Yes! That's a soldier! ”

As soon as the Barryan wanted to scream, three bolts of crossbow came running back and forth towards him. The first shot his mount in the hind leg, causing his horse to stand high and neighing loudly; the second was pierced around the neck of the raised horse; The third branch struck the officer in the left shoulder, sending out a small cloud of flying flesh and armor fragments, and the officer fell to the ground along with his horse. The officer quickly broke free from the stirrups and jumped away before his legs were pressed against the horse. He was badly wounded, fell to the side, and was carried away by several Barriyates.

The Salander soldiers had fallen to the extreme today, and when they saw the mercenary officers knocked down, these people even entered a period of confusion where their brains went blank, and in just a few seconds, the Salanders were shot to the ground one after another. Then Salander reacted, and the left and right scattered. Just when there was a commotion among the refugees, the Rhodoks and Swadians rushed down, and the Salanders who were squatting behind the rocks were quickly pulled out and executed, and the Salanders before and after did not know what was going on, and ran in twos and threes to see what was happening, but they were immediately killed by the Rhodoks or Swadians.

The Swadias cut the ropes on the hands of the refugees with daggers, and hundreds of soldiers rushed down the Mill Hill with the refugees as a precursor. The fighting did not end until dark, and a total of 2,200 Swadia refugees were able to escape, of whom 1,900 reached the Amera Fort safely, while the rest fled to the seashore, some even across the Chelez Pass and into the province of Djerkhala.

The Salanders did not organize any decent resistance, and were almost crushed at the touch of a button.

The Slo coalition did not achieve much success, killing and wounding only more than fifty Salanders in total. Before dark, the coalition forces, who did not dare to stay long, took the Swadia refugees all the way west.

The luck of this group of refugees was good, but not the luck of a much larger group of refugees, who were led around the Mill Hill and arrived around Garmich Castle late that night, and the next day they were escorted out of Garmicchburg, many of whom ended up in slavery.

The casualties on the side of the coalition forces can be counted, and the next day when they assemble at Fort Amera. Father handed back command of the squad to Sergeant Rhodok's officers. The officer congratulated my father, but Cesar was silent.

Soldiers and refugees cheered loudly, throwing colorful leaves and pieces of cloth on their heads. The spectre of war seems to have been swept away.

Just a few months ago, when the gates of Fort Lundia were breached, Dimitri heard the same cheers from the Kugit soldiers.