By the time the reconnaissance team had all returned, the time had come to the 10th, and they each brought back relatively detailed road conditions for the witch doctors to choose from.

The first is along the White River all the way north, and finally to the Fina Department;

This road is undoubtedly the most recent, but it has two drawbacks.

First, there are often carnivorous monsters near the river;

Second. The confluence of the White River and the Black River is deep and turbulent, and it will be more troublesome to cross the river.

The second way is to cross the White River on the left next to the tribe, then go north along the river, and then cross the right and return south at the upper reaches of the White River;

The advantage of this route is that it is the second closest and avoids the confluence of the two rivers;

However, it is necessary to cross the river twice before and after, which is a little tossed, and the left bank of the river is like the right bank, which is also the place where the beasts take water.

The third road is to go east and then turn north, pass through the forest all the way to the south bank of the Black River, cross the river here and then turn northwest to the Finai Department;

The Black Forest along the way was a hunting ground for the tribe, and the ferocious carnivorous monsters had long since run away;

But at the same time it is the farthest one, and the 'road conditions' of the Black Forest are not suitable for large troops, and it does not have relatively flat banks for marching like the first two.

After some deliberation, the Runes Council decided to combine the first and third routes, first going north along the east bank of the White River, heading east at the confluence of the two rivers to the Yidu of the Black River, and then turning northwest to reach Finai.

Although this did not avoid the beast's place to get water, the beast was not a fool after all, and it was impossible to see a large army of trolls there, and still force it to the side.

Besides, the monsters that trolls usually fear are generally solitary species, and if they really bump into them in this case, they can be killed by numbers.

Once the path was thus determined, an 'army' of 125 soldiers, 20 hunters, and a total of 725 trolls of prime and sub-adulthood set out with their 80-ton (unarmed) provisions.

In this battle, Bladefang was appointed by the Rune Council as the military leader of the tribe, and was in charge of all matters related to the conquest;

Miya and another young witch doctor, Tuya, were appointed as witch doctors to help coordinate food and grass and treat the wounded, and 15 other witch medicine disciples followed.

The remaining witch doctors remained in the tribe to guard the rear with the assistance of the 'government' and the hunting party left behind.

There were differences of opinion in parliament on the appointment of a military chief, but the starting point was not 'inexperienced', but that he should not be in danger.

As for military experience, to be honest, no one has this thing at this stage, and Blade Fang, who single-handedly designed the army and the hunter team, and participated in the training planning, has become the most 'experienced' troll.

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It was already getting dark, and the procession had been marching north along the river bank for four days.

In the team, each troll soldier once carried a weight of 160 kilograms when he set out from the tribe, and today this number has become 120 kilograms;

Of these, about 40 kilograms are food packed in rattan bags, and the rest is weapons, shields, etc.

The weight of the Hunters has also been reduced from the initial 140 kilograms to about 100 kilograms, and about 80 kilograms of food are still in their backpacks at this time, and the rest belongs to the hunters' relatively light weapons.

As for the moose that were originally intended to be brought with them, they did not accompany the team, because after calculation, it was found that when the supplies were distributed to all the trolls, the weight assigned to each person was not too exaggerated.

As a result, the 'Moose Baggage Team' program, which had not been tested in practice, was abandoned, and it was planned to wait for the next time it was tested before it was activated.

On this day, starting at 0:00 on the day when the sun rose, the team of trolls who only rested for half a light for every five light hours had already traveled a total of 20 light hours.

Rao was as strong as they were, and at this time he finally began to show exhaustion.

"Your Excellency, that's pretty much it."

At this moment, the hunter who had returned from the front reminded him.

Blade Fang looked at the state of the trolls, then at the sky, and praised in his heart that the Tooth Witch Doctor was really careful.

After that, he raised his hand and motioned for the group to stop, ready to find the camp before nightfall.

It may be a bit reluctant to say that it is a campsite, and the trolls with thick skin and flesh don't even need a tent to shelter from the wind and rain, as long as there is a campfire that can be used to burn their feet, they are already satisfied.....

Bladefang let go of the moose leader, who had not been embarrassed to ride all the way, and motioned for him to find something to eat nearby, while he turned his attention to the affairs of the camp.

Scatter some of the hunters first to find the firewood that has been prepared in advance by the front;

Some of the remaining trolls were placed in squadrons under the instructions of the logistics 'personnel';

In the other part, groups go to the river to fetch water.

Soon after, after the firewood was divided, the bonfire was lit, and the nearby terrain and environment were roughly touched, the trolls were divided into three groups according to the rules of the previous nights, ready to be on duty in batches.

Resting trolls will share a fire as a squad, and weapons will be kept as close to reach as possible.

With their height of nearly three meters, it is not easy to lie completely flat in the woods, especially for trolls who have to stuff their feet into the fire.

Those who are lucky can sleep comfortably with their giant shields; The unlucky ones can only curl up in the limited space, or just lean against the trunk of the tree to sleep.

Soon, there was a loud snoring in the woods.

"Your Excellency, the front has sent back news that they have arrived at the Heihe ferry and are preparing to cross the river after dawn."

There should be three witch doctors accompanying them, plus Blade Tooth, and everyone was originally going to go together.

But before leaving, Blade Fang changed his mind and ordered Tuya to take a group of teams and set off first.

They will be the front, serving as outposts for the large army at a distance of a day, collecting firewood and so on.

At this time, the night tooth came in to report the news brought by the 'liaison soldiers' sent back from the front.

“... It's finally here... It's been four days, and it's been a lot of hard work..."

"yes.... Without crossing the river, there should still be four or five light hours away from the Fina Division. ”

"Okay, I see. How many members are there in the Messenger Hunting Team? What's going on along the way? ”

"It's a complete hunting team, and it is said that the beasts along the way have basically run out, and they have not encountered any danger."

"Then rotate as usual, and after an eight-hour rest, the original captain will lead the new team members. Let them tell Tuya that after crossing the river, only a small part will be sent to the northwest to conduct covert reconnaissance, and most of them will stay where they are and wait for us to arrive. ”

"Understood."

After Nighttooth left, Bladefang didn't stay where he was, he and Miya had decided to stay each other for half the night, so they were going to ride the moose leader who had returned and go around the camp.

Greeting the patrol he met along the way, he gradually came to the junction of fire and darkness.

He didn't dare to go too deep, but only went forward another fifty meters, and when the figure happened to be completely submerged in darkness, he turned on his night vision and began to patrol in an arc around the camp.