Chapter 174: Western Expedition (4)
Although some dangers had been anticipated in his heart, Gal did not let the team stop, if he ordered the team to defend or retreat now, it would inevitably cause great pressure on the hearts of the soldiers, and at this time, the stability of the army's spirit was the most important.
Gal looked ahead, then said to Parik and Ray Wei beside him, "Order the troops, put them on alert." ”
It is said to be on guard, that is, to let the soldiers pay more attention to the movements around them, and not to be careless, generally before 'preparing for battle', the commander will give this order, which means that the war is about to start.
The whole team slowly advanced at the usual speed, and the soldiers' mood was slightly heavier, and they had not been able to touch the scenes of war in Wisna before, and they were about to fight the enemy with real swords and guns, so they couldn't be nervous.
After a little further walking, the whole party reached a vast grassland, yes, although most of the east side of Andus was plain, this did not mean that it was all suitable for pasture, and at the time of their departure from Wiesna, many parts of the county of Char were still fields with rye or some sweet potatoes, yes, cheese would not feed everyone!
Although there were large grasslands along the way, such as the highlands that the Gal sent to explore, the pastures were abundant, but that did not affect the cultivation of the southern part of the county.
But when it comes to leaving the county of Char, Tuknaye in the south is completely different, and Gal has seen very few villages along the way, and looking at the endless steppe, Gal does not think it is a good place, although it is very suitable for cavalry warfare. But who knows if the enemy's cavalry will come.
Tukenaye. It symbolizes the grassland of hospitality.
"The city up front is Belgrie. He said. Gal gestured to a vague figure of a city in the distance.
"Yes, my lord, we have not been in Tucona for long, and not very fast, the Chatria River runs through the middle of Tucona, and Belgre City should be near the north. "Parik is familiar with this place, and he can almost memorize military maps, but Lei Wei doesn't have the talent of him.
"Belgree City ......," said Gal in a low voice, "I wonder if it has fallen into the hands of the enemy now." ”
Except for the several groups of scouts that were sent out. Now there are about 700 horsemen under Garr, such a small number of people dare to go so deep without knowing the enemy's dynamics, Garr's courage is really not small, you know, the other side has even swallowed the 16th Corps, although the combat effectiveness of the 16th Corps is not ranked at all in the General Staff, but it is also tens of thousands of people, not to mention people, it is tens of thousands of pigs. Then you have to be soft!
To say that he was afraid, Garr did have a little in his heart. But this is war, and it's not charity, you can't go everywhere with flowers and applause, if you are greeted with a steel knife, then you can only move forward bravely, compared with Odo, this is heaven!
However, what Gal has always been puzzled about is, where did the cavalry of the 16th Corps go?
This is indeed a huge question, those five thousand war horses are not a piece of cake, although the opponent's foot combat ability is very strong, but the speed of those Bondres horses is not bad!
Yes, it's not bad, in less than two days, the cavalry regiment of the Sixteenth Corps has almost all run to the northeast of Andus, just east of the county of Char, if Jesse had not set up camp at first, he might have been able to meet them all the way east, but they would have met Jesse eventually, because, on the official road from Dostor to Taransar, the Twenty-seventh Corps was already close to the Imperial Territory.
"Xilin, how long will it take for us to arrive? On top of a war horse, Augustin said breathlessly, his bones are almost falling apart now, although he was originally a cavalryman, he has not participated in such a long-distance run.
Although Odo is cruel, the war will always come at a specific time, and then follow the order of the upper peak, transfer the troops to such and such a place, and the next thing is just waiting for the demons to fight, but now it is across three provinces, and Augustine has been tortured in the past two days.
Next to him was Xilin, although Xilin was also very tired, but he looked much better than Augustine, "It should be soon, I've been on the road all this time, and I don't know what place this is, but according to the scheduled speed, our pioneer battalion should be about to arrive in the Imperial Territory." ”
Not only them, but the 19th Corps was also moving at full speed towards Taransar, while the 32nd Corps had already arrived at the meeting point, and they were already stationed north of Osvia, so it didn't take long to reach Taransar.
Gal's team marched on guard, and it seemed that there was a faint smell of war in the air, and the city of Belgre in front of him was clearly visible, and the city wall of about three feet was not very high from a distance.
"Lei Wei, what do you say about the news brought by the scouts?"
Gal had ordered the team to stop at this time, and more than seven hundred horsemen appeared extremely isolated in this steppe.
"My lord, the city of Belgris was not occupied by the enemy, but the town of Andorra on the banks of the Tsitria River has now become the station of Droana, and the scouts reported that they had also seen a large number of refugees fleeing from Andorra entering Belgre.
"Flee?" said Gal, looking into the distance, "Now the whole Andus is not safe, little Belgre, how can they shelter their safety!" After saying that, he ordered to go towards Belgri City.
Yes, according to the information obtained, there are less than 200,000 people in Belgre City, although the city defense has just been strengthened a year ago, but at most it is a three-zhang city wall, how long can it be held, and besides, Belgre City stands on the wide grassland of Tukenaye, and there is no relatively large city within a hundred miles, such a lonely city is indeed very dangerous!
Although Gal said this, it is undeniable that the current garrison officer still has some foresight, but there are some things that cannot be changed by foresight.
Belgree, this city in Tuconaye County, Andus Province, if it were not for the Claude Corps, she might never have been known, in the Roland Empire, such cities are countless, but the war is coming, an expected war, will completely involve her!
A battle named after Belgre is enough to engrave her name deeply in history, and maybe one day in the future, people will accidentally see this word symbolizing bravery and perseverance, so remember her name, Belgri! (To be continued......