In the Ferrol Valley, the camp outside the valley had become vigilant since that brief scout engagement, and the current commander of the camp, Baron Reilly, a good friend of Baron More, sent cavalry to reconnoiter the valley every day.

Since the main force of the Overwatch Alliance had not fully reached the Ferrol Valley at this time, Baron Reilly was worried that the camp would be attacked at this time.

Once you lose this place, it will not be easy to confront the other party again, and if you lose the Ferrol Valley, the initiative of the confrontation will be handed over to the other party.

Baron Reilly was well aware of the importance of this place, and after the scouts had discovered the location of the camp that day, he attached great importance to the reconnaissance in the valley, and every hour, a team of cavalry would be dispatched, from morning to night, never stopping.

Early in the morning, the scout cavalry sent by Baron Reilly returned and reported the last thing he wanted to hear, that a large group of enemy troops had appeared in the valley.

This army, which was the vanguard led by Baron Phil, was not very numerous, only about a thousand people. Although the number is small, the combat effectiveness of this army should not be underestimated, and the vast majority of the troops are mercenaries, which are not inferior to the average elite of the army.

Baron Reilly didn't know the number of enemy troops, but he could tell who the commander was from the banners of the other side. When he knew that the commander of the opponent was Baron Phil, Baron Reilly decisively gave up the idea of testing the opponent's strength and trying to eat the opponent's vanguard.

Baron Phil's family, what is the strength, Baron Reilly, as a baron with pursuits, naturally knows. If the troops in the opponent's hands are the elite of the family, it is not only a question of whether they can eat the other party, but whether they can hold the mouth of the valley.

However, although the opponent is strong, Baron Reilly is not too worried, because so far, his mission has basically been completed.

First of all, the construction of the camp, after the requisition of the people in the nearby territory, the camp that is now enough to accommodate more than 10,000 troops has been basically completed, and in a day or two, the follow-up finishing work will also be over.

This was the most important thing he needed to do as a vanguard stationed in the Ferrol Valley.

Secondly, it is necessary to understand the movements of the enemy army and try to block the enemy in the Ferrol Valley before the main forces arrive.

Originally, this was what Baron Reilly was most worried about, because the number of troops on his hand was indeed small, less than two thousand, and half of them were temporarily recruited from nearby territories, and his combat effectiveness was worrying.

Once the enemy army is coming, it is not an easy task to hold the camp and protect the working people.

Fortunately, the enemy's march was much slower than he had expected, and the initial desertion in the Ferrol Valley almost made Baron Reilly think it was a trap.

Even when the scouts found out where the camp was, they sent out the vanguard two days slower than Reilly had imagined.

According to the original plan, the first reinforcements would arrive tomorrow, and the commander of the opposing side, Baron Phil, would definitely not be able to launch a large-scale attack without knowing the specific military strength of the camp, so the second task was also completed.

Thinking of this, Baron Reilly stretched out in his own tent, and his mood relaxed a lot, and he became lazy.

In the few days he came here, although it seemed that there was no danger, he was worried that he couldn't sleep well every day, and such days soon came to an end.

As long as Moore and Claire are here, then it will not be his turn to worry about these things, and he will be able to sleep peacefully.

I don't know if Moore and Claire will be in the first batch of reinforcements.

On the other side, after the scouts of the two sides met, Baron Phil also decisively chose to stop his advance and began to camp in an open field in the valley.

This place is less than twenty kilometers from the Overwatch Alliance camp outside the valley.

It can be said that Baron Phil is completely camped under the noses of the enemy.

Baron Phil was not at all worried that the enemy would take advantage of his unstable foothold to launch an attack, judging from the previous intelligence and the news from the scouts between the two sides, the number of troops outside the other party's valley was probably not too much, and it was probably just a vanguard like him.

Phil didn't think about taking the initiative to attack, although most of his subordinates were mercenaries, and they didn't feel distressed when they died, but it was too much attrition, and it was also a lot of expense.

Since the family is going to send a large army, why rush at this time, when the family army comes, it is the safest choice to directly sweep the middle reaches of the Tiling River.

In this way, under the tacit understanding of the commanders of the two sides, the two armies maintained a strange state of peace, except for the occasional exchange of scouts, no one could see that it looked like two hostile armies.

In Monseren, Claire is making her final persuasions.

"I think it's good for you to stay here and sit in command, and the front line is handed over to me and Baron Moore, what are you worried about." Claire looked at Fred with a real face, hoping that the other party would stay in Montserlen. "Besides, if you stay here, you can also help me take care of the little ... Miss Lin, isn't it more than one stone? ”

"Heh, you actually asked me to take care of the woman for you!" Fred looked like he was pretending to be injured, covering his heart and pointing at Claire. "Unexpectedly, I swore a few days ago that I had nothing to do with Miss Lin, and today I was specially asked to take care of her, okay, Claire, I know the relationship between the two of you..."

Before Fred could finish speaking, Claire covered the other party's mouth and quickly looked around.

"Hey, what are you talking about. No, I'm going to war, and it's too much for her to follow her to Monselon City, so I can't take her to the battlefield to kill the enemy. ”

"What's not to do, come with me to the front line and stay by my side." Fred pouted as he struggled away from Claire's grasp, and said with a look of disdain. "Miss Lin is also a professional, and her combat effectiveness is not weak, don't always look like everyone needs your protection."

Well, hearing Fred say this, Claire understood that she had been in vain for so long.

After the banquet, Claire discussed with Fred about the command, and Fred had no opinion on Moll and Claire's desire to take the command.

In fact, he also knows his own level, if the two of them don't talk about it, in fact, he will also hand over the army to Claire's command. Now that Claire proposed it herself, it made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Fred easily accepted the handover of command, Claire persuaded Fred to stay in Montserlon. Anyway, it's here to gild, and it doesn't have to be on the front line to fight.

But Fred had clearly made his own plans and did not accept Claire's idea, and the two of them had been arguing openly and secretly about the matter for a while.

At this moment, a crisp voice sounded behind the two people.

"Really, Brother Fred, would you like to take me there?"