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"Oh!"

With a panicked curse, a carriage that was staggering on a rough road finally broke because the axle could not support it due to excessive load, and with a bang, the carriage fell sideways, and suddenly the horse pulling the carriage screamed, and was pulled to its knees with its front hooves. The soldier who was driving the car screamed in surprise and fell out of his seat.

There was a crowded convoy in front and behind, and the collapse of the carriage immediately blocked the road.

Located in the northeastern part of the Dìdū Osgilia Territory, Anhur County is one of the few administrative districts in the empire that is still under the direct control of Zhōngyāng, and is a mountainous region rich in firewood.

This is a road leading to the direction of dìdū, surrounded by mountainous terrain, the road is already quite rough, and because of the heavy rain that has just fallen, the road has become more and more muddy and difficult to navigate, because the collapse of several mountains caused by the heavy rain will be the usual road in many places. And at this moment, on the road, an army on the march, dragged into a mile-long line by the narrow terrain.

Judging from the flags and the attire of the soldiers of this army, this army includes the local garrison of the local Anhur county, in addition to the number of the local garrison of more than three surrounding counties, and it seems to be a mixed corps, and the number of the marching army is more than 20,000 in size.

Although the march had been as light as possible, the march of more than 20,000 troops still carried a lot of baggage, and the difficulty of the road increased the difficulty of the march.

This mixed corps was all infantry, and in the long procession, the soldiers walked with difficulty, and some soldiers used their spears as crutches, and under the strict orders of the officers, they barely managed to keep the ranks intact. But along the way, you can still see scattered soldiers who have fallen behind on the roadside.

As the road was blocked by a collapsed carriage, causing confusion, an officer shouted loudly and tried to direct the soldiers to move the carriage to the side of the road. But at this moment, most of the soldiers were exhausted, and the officers shouted hard, only to get a weak response, and most of the people's faces were covered with mud and sweat, and their eyes were blank.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd, and then several cavalry parted the crowd and shuttled around a few war horses, and a tall middle-aged man jumped off his horse, although he was covered in mud, but the golden armor on his body was still shining, but Cháo's wet hair stuck to his scalp and stuck to his forehead.

The large scar on his face, which had almost cut it in half, silenced the soldiers around him, and it was clear that many recognized the commander from the armor on his body and his appearance.

Adric shouted in a loud voice, "What's wrong, soldier!"

The officer in front of him, who was already sweating profusely, heard this, and subconsciously shouted anxiously: "Irrelevant people, go away! We are busy ......" As soon as he turned around, he saw the majestic Adric at a glance, and suddenly his face changed, and he opened his mouth: "Ah, my lord, I didn't see that it was your ......"

"You're doing a great job, lad. Adric strode over, his boots were covered with mud, slapped the officer on the shoulder, then turned over and jumped into the carriage, looking at the crowded soldiers, looking at the tired and dazed faces, Adric suddenly laughed, his hearty laughter spread far away, and the loud voice withdrew from the audience.

"Boys, soldiers, listen, Lao Tzu is Adric, your general, your undersecretary of war! I know everybody's tired, in fact...... If there was a bed and a pillow here, I would fall asleep before I counted to ten, and even if the emperor himself came to kick my ass, I wouldn't want to wake me up!

This last sentence made the soldiers around him laugh.

"Everybody's tired! I'm afraid you won't have the strength to do anything now even if a pretty girl is stripped naked and standing in front of you, right! Okay! What I'm going to say to you is, give me your head up! Just in front of you, yes! Just walk over the hill in front of us and we'll be on the plain! Can anyone tell me what's there?

Adric's eyes were like lightning, he swept over the people around him and pointed at the officer: "You say." ”

“...... Yes, it's dìdū, it's Oorgillia, my lord. The officer stammered nervously in reply.

"Yes, it's dìdū! it's Osgilia!" Adric yelled, "Do you know what's waiting for us there?"

"Uh...... It's a military order, it's an order from His Majesty, and ......"

"Bullshit! It's all fucking bullshit!" Adric laughed and scolded, kicking the officer hard, and then shouted loudly in the puzzled eyes around him, "I don't care about any military orders now, I don't care about His Majesty's calls! But I can tell you! There, Osgilia, there are the good things you want! There are warm beds, there are dry blankets, and hot broth! And golden coins!! And, I promise, the girls of Osgilia are ten times more enthusiastic than you boys think!!Now, tell me, do you want to eat broth!!"

“...... Think!"

"Damn! Answer me loudly! Even though I haven't eaten lunch, I'm louder than all of you combined! Tell me! Do you want golden coins! Those are all rewards for moving out of the palace!!"

"Yes!!" suddenly became much louder.

"And do you want to sleep with those passionate girls in Osgilia!!"

"Want to !!!!" suddenly became ten times louder, and at the same time, many brave soldiers hid in the crowd and shouted: "General, we all dream of it!"

"Okay! Then work hard for Lao Tzu!!Move this damn carriage first!Then lift your feet and stride forward!!I'm Adric! I promise you that what I say will be fulfilled when you reach dìdū!!"

The crowd applauded, and the atmosphere rose to the top, and Adric jumped out of the carriage, raised his arms and shouted a few times, and a group of soldiers rushed up like ants, and in a moment dismantled the collapsed carriage and moved it to the side of the road.

Adric squeezed his way out of the crowd, and the countless soldiers around him cheered him, his hand patted on the shoulders of many people, and then he mounted his horse surrounded by several officers around him, and continued to the front of the line.

"Your Excellency...... What did you just say...... It seems, something doesn't fit your identity......"

An adjutant cautioned.

"Idiot. Adric looked at the young adjutant beside him, several of the young adjutant beside him were all graduates he brought out of the Imperial Academy, Adric snorted, lowered his voice and said: "What do you think we should say to them? Talk about the glory of the soldiers? Say the loyalty to the empire to Your Majesty? Say the majesty of the military order? Most of these soldiers are farmers who have not long put down their hoes, and most of them can't even write their own names! Most of them have been to the farthest place in their lives no more than a hundred miles!" There's a for you to talk to them about all that high-sounding stuff!"

He took a deep breath and looked at the few young people around him - these were all young people in the Imperial Academy, they were at the most impulsive age, the most enthusiastic, full of a sense of justice and mission, infinitely loved the empire, hated all despicable things, and their minds were full of idealism and devotion to the gods. The general lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "If you still want to continue to follow me, keep your eyes open and study hard! You must first understand your soldiers! You must first understand them! Then you are qualified to lead them!

Adric's eyes made these young officers bow their heads in shame, looking at the soldiers around them whose morale had been reinvigorated, these young officers had different expressions, and they all carefully thought about what the general had just said.

Adric's promise just now soon spread throughout the marching procession among the soldiers, and seeing the speed of the march increase, the officers were secretly convinced.

Adric's eyes were red and bloodshot, and as the supreme leader of the mixed army, he had only slept for more than two hours in the last three days - still on horseback. At this moment, his body was extremely tired.

He knew very well how heavy the burden was on his shoulders! This mixed army was drawn from several surrounding counties, and this army, he had to lead everyone to Dìdū as quickly as possible!

Your Majesty has set off this fire this time, and it is about to sweep the entire empire.

And dìdū, he needs to defend !!

With all the abilities of General Adric, he had already drawn all the jīng rui from the local garrisons of the surrounding counties that he could draw. But by Adric's standards, the "jīng rui" in these local garrisons is obviously not even qualified.

Because the military headquarters was controlled by the warlords' henchmen, the military budget had been insufficient for many years, the armament of the local garrison army was sluggish, and the personnel were mixed, and this corps in his hand was already all the usable troops in the vicinity of Dìdū that Adric could draw.

He tried almost every way, almost like a shepherd, and whipped the group of soldiers behind him, but in three days he had only walked more than a hundred miles—the limit of his speed. There were many times when Adric also missed the iron army of the empire he once commanded, the tenacious, brave and fearless Rhodrian cavalry. He believed that as long as he gave the order, the Rhodrian cavalry would move forward bravely.

But he also knew very well that he was not leading the 13th Cavalry Corps, the most sharp in the empire, but a rabble drawn from the three counties. Being able to march at such a speed is far beyond the limits of these guys' training.

He rode all the way forward, constantly cheering the officers and soldiers with loud voices along the way, his voice was already hoarse, and even the spit was bloodshot when he drank water.

"Damn, it would be nice if the fat man was here right now. Adric cursed under his breath.

"General, what are you talking about?" asked the adjutant beside him, confused.

"I'm ......" Adric took a deep breath and looked at the sky ahead, "I'm missing an old friend, and that guy is best at marching fast......"

※※※※ Ruhl certainly wouldn't know that Adric was missing him infinitely.

In fact, at this time, the fat man was also clutching his head in distress, and his fat palm was scratching hard at his head, looking at the map in front of him.

"......" Ruhl cursed under his breath.

The problem faced by the 13th Corps was not easy, and they had to rush to Dìdū immediately, but the problem was ...... Their original base was in an area far from dìdū, and from their location to dìdū, they had to pass through at least two counties of "enemy-occupied territory".

The so-called "enemy-occupied zone" is the area that has been designated as the Tema Military Region!

If it was usual, when a large army crossed the border, these governors did not openly rebel, and at most would have sent some troops along the way to "supervise" the transit of the standing army of zhōngyāng, but now...... The news of Dìdū has already been spread, although the news he got was transmitted through the magic array, but Ruer is not sure if these local military governors also know about Dìdū's changes, after all, for decades, the local governors and these warlord parties have arranged countless secret agents in Dìdū, and the wind and grass will spread all over the continent.

The current situation is ...... The royal family has completely broken with the warlord party, so ...... If you lead your troops into the territory of these warlord parties, will you be strongly blocked by the other side?

Although the combat effectiveness of the 13th Corps is strong, it ...... Thousands of miles along, with countless towns, cities, rivers, and even military forts.

"Rapid march. Or draw the sharpest troops, concentrate all the war horses, and the forces of the two main flag regiments, throw away all the auxiliary arms and baggage logistics, and the other two flag regiments, and we will move forward quickly, rushing over in one breath before the other party can react. ”

This is the advice of Crown Prince Garcia.

Moreover, it was clear that the crown prince was not a military idiot, and his advice was so meticulous that he even calculated how much rations and equipment each cavalry would need to carry in order to maintain speed and not reduce combat effectiveness to a dangerous level.

The other lieutenants and generals in the tent were amazed: could it be that because of the time spent by General Ruhr's side, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince has actually begun to learn from this rabbit general?

Surprisingly, however, Ruhl, who had always been the best at rapid marches, or "the best at escaping", rejected the proposal, which was perfectly in line with his usual style.