Chapter 204: The Western Expedition Pursues Claude (Medium)
Since this opening was hastily decided by Xilin, there are naturally many things that need to be prepared one by one, and there are pros and cons to the night march of the corps, so it is natural to plan carefully. For the whole day, Silin and Dana and the flag bearers of the various flag regiments have been discussing things, and even lunch is used in Silin's big tent.
However, what is strange is that such an important matter does not have the shadow of Augustine, the staff officer of the corps. They didn't know about the quarrel between Sirin and Augustine, and those who knew naturally wouldn't say it.
Therefore, even if Jeffrey and the others were strange in their hearts, they only thought that Augustine had something important and did not think much about it.
After a day of discussion, it was not until the afternoon that the flag-bearers came out of the big tent one after another, and now there were two people in the big tent, Dana and Yarlin.
"My lord, as I said this morning, what can I do about it? Dana asked this sentence to let him know what to expect, but Sirin's answer disappointed him a little.
Cillin said: "Lord Dana is referring to the terrain and environment of the west of Andus, the swamps and mountains are indeed a headache, but I'm sorry, Sillin has no solution for the time being. ”
"Then the subordinate knows what to do. With that, Dana stepped back.
Watching Dana go out, Yarlin approached Xilin and said, "My lord, the Guardian Flag Regiment has already been arranged, and it is ready to be dispatched by your Excellency at any time. ”
"Well...... This campaign is extraordinary, since the 27th Corps was rebuilt, it can be said that this is the first time that it has really confronted the enemy, and we are all responsible for whether the soul of the Corps can continue!"
Xilin's words were sonorous and powerful, and Yarlin's expression was shocked. Then he said: "Yarlin obeys the orders of the lord!"
All of them are distributed in an orderly manner. Augustin would have chased directly along the trail with the Second Banner Regiment. Silin, on the other hand, led the rest of his troops and horses down the Chatria River in order to respond to Augustine at any time.
This route is also similar to Xilin's original plan, so it was unanimously led to guò without opposition.
When Xilin first said this plan, Dana's eyes lit up at that time, and when he looked at Xilin again, Dana felt that with such a general, the glory of the 27th Corps would definitely be passed on.
Yarlin was the last to leave, less than an hour before the start of the trip. Xilin could have taken a good rest, and looking around the big tent, Xilin suddenly felt a sense of loneliness.
Standing motionless in the center of the tent, figures flashed through Cillin's mind, General Clarence, Benson, Aubrey, Sarah. "I don't know what happened to them......"
When Sirin thought like this, there was a figure that made him helpless appear in his memory, Maya. This legendary powerhouse has been opposed to himself several times. But they have not received the slightest benefit from their own hands.
No matter what he did, Maya's shadow just lingered, Xilin couldn't help but shake his head vigorously, but Maya's figure became clearer and clearer, "Strange, how can I think of this demon at this time." ”
In Cillin's eyes, Maya is indeed not a good person.
"Forget it, I don't want to, Augustin's guy hasn't come back yet, it's a real headache. Cillin patted his forehead, a wry smile on his face.
He walked over to the hanging sword, reached out and took it off, and turned around and came out of the tent.
Although Augustin hadn't been back since he left the station in the morning, and no one knew where he had gone, Sirin knew the other too well.
Jumping on his horse and with a long neigh, the war horse carried Xilin out of the camp as fast as possible, heading straight to the north of the camp.
In about a quarter of an hour, the war horse had already galloped a great distance, although the march from Dosdor made the 27th Corps sleepy and tired, but after this short rest, the men and horses had gradually recovered, and the Andus water and grass were fat, and the body of the war horse was very much replenished.
The war horse galloped wildly, and Xilin's body also swayed up and down, and gradually, Xilin's eyes showed a silvery white color where he could see.
At this time, Xilin let the speed of the war horse slowly slow down, and when he got closer and closer to the silver white, he could clearly see that what appeared in front of Xilin's eyes was a small lake, and in the left front, a person's shadow jumped into view.
The corners of Xilin's mouth were slightly upturned, and his feet were straining. "Drive!"
In a few breaths, Augustine's figure was already extremely clear, "Phew!"
Before the war horse could stabilize, Cillin turned over and jumped directly off the horse, "I didn't expect Augustine to be a particularly vengeful person, and I don't know what Benson and Aubrey will have when they find out." ”
A dozen steps away from Augustine, Xilin said leisurely as he paced forward.
If Jesse knew that someone was acting arbitrarily, his expression would be rich. ”
Augustine didn't turn around, and said in the same tone that Sirin had just said.
"Jesse has always liked to be assertive. With that, Sirin was standing right next to Augustine.
"You...... Hmph......" Augustine didn't know how to refute, so he had to snort softly.
The two of them were arguing here, while their respective war horses were leisurely eating tender grass and making 'chirping' sounds from time to time.
There was silence for a while, and the two of them looked at the calm lake and stopped talking.
The wind rose, and the quiet lake suddenly rippled.
At this moment, Cillin suddenly spoke: "Augustine, remember that night, you asked me what I wanted to do, you and Jesse. ”
"Yes, you said it, but ......" Augustine wanted to say, but he didn't speak.
"But you can't take the Twenty-Seventh Corps as a bet, can you?"
As soon as Cillin's words fell, Augustine looked at the lake as if he had been electrocuted, and his eyes were no longer calm.
"Augustine, trust me!" said Cillin, who turned to look at Augustine on the side.
"It's time to go!"
Augustine ignored Cillin, turned around and said a word, and stepped on his horse.
"Drive!"
Seeing Augustine's figure getting farther and farther away, Cillin shook his head with a wry smile, picked up a stone from under his feet, and threw it into the lake in front of him with the strength of his arm.
The sound of the pebbles entering the water was not too loud, but the ripples gradually drowned out the ripples stirred up by the breeze.
On the grassland, the two horses galloped, several feet apart.
While riding his horse, Cillin shouted on his horse: "Augustine, you guy is going to pursue Claude, I will take the rest of the soldiers and horses south, how about it, haven't you always boasted that your ability to fight is better than Jesse, now is the time to watch Xiàn, wait until you get to the south, let Jesse invite you to drink." ”
"Why didn't you invite me, just pull Jesse in, miser!" said Jesse, looking back at him.
"Okay, I'll ask you, that's all right, haha. After saying that, Xilin laughed twice.
"Drive!"
"Drive!"
In an instant, both of them were gone.
At the garrison of the 27th Corps, all the soldiers were nervously busy, and from time to time there were teams of cavalry galloping by, all as if before the war.
Not far away, Xilin was talking and laughing with Augustine, and many soldiers saw this scene, and the tension in their hearts suddenly decreased a lot.
"Hey, Dori Labor, you see Lord Xilin and Lord Augustine are here, I heard from others, Lord Xilin and Lord Dana are still a few adults to discuss things today, it seems that Lord Augustine was not there at that time, now it seems that Lord Augustin definitely has something extremely important, and it may be beneficial to the next battle, now that he is done, he will come back happily. ”
"Well, I think so, Lord Xilin doesn't seem to be worried all the time, he must have a good plan, no wonder he became a big official at such a young age, his brain is good, if I were so smart, maybe I would have become a general." ”
"Hey, hey, you don't pee and take pictures, you can still be a general, huh. ”
"Cut. ”
The conversation between the two broke up unhappily, but the remarks about victory spread throughout the corps, invisibly adding a few more chances to the corps, which was unexpected by Cillin and Augustin.
Not long after the two returned to the station, the 27th Corps began to set out for camp, according to the plan, the corps staff officer Augustin personally led the 2nd Banner Regiment as the vanguard, and the rest of the 27th Corps was personally led by Xilin to drive westward.
For a while, the battalions began to set off one after another, and groups of heralds ran back and forth, and there were more than a dozen scouts in front of the sentry.
In addition, there were several groups of messengers to the various units of the Imperial Army stationed in Andus, including the nearest Thirty-second Corps, the Nineteenth Corps stationed east of Andus, and, of course, the Chinese Horde in Reginord.
The battle flag was waved, and Augustine was the first to lead the troops and horses out of the army, while Xilin and the others continued to advance at the usual marching pace, and at their present speed, it would only take one day and one night to reach their predetermined positions.
The Tsaterian River flowed from north to south through the county of Zar, and the 27th Corps ran right down the river, with a large river on one side and a long hill on the other, which, although generally undulating, was a great obstacle to the view of the march.
Augustine's worries are even more numerous, the view is only one aspect, the west side of the river is closer to Mount Onnas (officially called Mount Tabal), rainy and swampy, and it is possible that Claude's regiment is on the west side of the river.
After a night of silence, the 27th Corps marched more than 100 kilometers west overnight, and further west was Char County. Augustin, on the other hand, had already arrived in Char County, and they only needed to rest and adjust, and they would be able to cross the river in one fell swoop the next night.
As the sky grew brighter, Xilin ordered the battalions to be stationed in place to replenish food and restore the body.
Marching at night is not a good thing for cavalry, or it is still a taboo for soldiers, but Xilin is biased towards dangerous moves, two days and two nights, the army seems to be able to move in an instant, and when the marching arrangement is completed, the men and horses of each battalion only need a little rest, and they can deal with all kinds of emergencies that come suddenly.
Again, in Zar County, the view is better during the day, lest Claude have already laid an ambush on the east side of the river as soon as he enters Tsal County at night, and will not suffer. (To be continued......)