"How many people are there?" Dahal snorted a mist from his nostrils, and he automatically filtered out the second half of the scout's sentence. Because the Western Qin people have already united with the Germans in eastern Switzerland, this is no longer a secret. Furthermore, even if the Western Qin has been fighting against the great Principality of Burgundy alone so far, they will definitely recruit some local people now. Militia, so it is normal for some non-yellow-skinned guys to appear in the enemy army. Why is there any need to make a fuss?
"Three, three." The scout reported a number tremblingly. Depending on the situation, this unlucky scout would continue to stutter for a while.
"Bang!" A loud slap came as expected.
"Coward, three enemies make you so panicked! You have really embarrassed me!" Dahal said it with righteousness, as if the enemy has thousands of troops, but I myself Unmoved.
In fact, he was originally just an ordinary senior officer in this five thousand cavalry unit, commanding only about a thousand cavalry under his command. The scout unit, especially this scout, was not originally under his jurisdiction, so there was no need to embarrass himself. of. The reason why Dahal said this is simply to show his calmness and wisdom, and to establish his prestige as much as possible - usually this cavalry unit is directly under the direct control of the Grand Duke himself, resulting in five men under his command each commanding a thousand people. Everyone among the officers wanted to compete for the deputy position. After all, the Grand Duke himself could not always lead the troops in battles, and the previous deputy had already been killed in a battle with Joan of Arc.
Now is a great opportunity for Dahar, especially since the Duke is worried that the other four people will stumble Dahar, so he specially removed the four of them and put them under the direct command of Dahar himself. In other words, now he is It was the best time to establish personal prestige. Of course, Dahar also knew that if he could successfully complete the task this time, he was afraid that he would not be able to escape the position of deputy, and with it, his title might also be moved up a step.
"No, no, when we met them, they were chasing one of our soldiers."
"Snap!" Another slap in the face, this time on the left cheek.
"You finished speaking in one breath, where is the soldier! Where are the three enemies!"
When Dahal heard the news, he immediately realized two problems. First, it seemed that these Western Qin people had not set any trap for them, because if they wanted to set up an ambush, they would definitely not have such a situation in front of them. It was probably They are currently focusing all their energy on attacking various mountain peaks, so they did not realize that a Burgundian force had entered Belfort. Of course, if the three enemies escaped, it would now be equivalent to saying that the Western Qin Dynasty At least people know that something is abnormal here; secondly, if this soldier can be rescued, then they will have a good guide, which will greatly save their time in searching for Claude.
"When we saw him, he had already been hit by an arrow in the knee, and we didn't have time to save him. As for the enemies, when they saw us, they immediately went up the mountain. We were afraid of an ambush, so we didn't dare to pursue him. ¡±
This scout became smart at this time and knew that by saying this, he was tantamount to telling Dahar that we didn¡¯t save any people, and we didn¡¯t keep any enemies. Then I get another chance to get slapped
So he immediately bent down and pretended to apologize.
With a "whoop", it must be said that Dahar's strength was still very strong. This slap made all the air, and actually caused a gust of wind.
"Damn it." Dahal muttered in a low voice. But he is not stupid enough to shout out words such as "Why are you hiding?" which will only make others feel that he is arrogant and stupid.
"You did a good job, soldier." Dahal retracted his slap and pretended to adjust his armor. I don't know if he meant that the scout was hiding well or something else. "Take us there now. If you can find it, Whatever is useful, after the war is over, I will personally award you with rewards."
It seems that this Dahal really understands the principle of giving a sweet date a slap in the face, but this slap is a real slap. I can only hope for the scout that what he got in the end is not just a sweet date.
But judging from his demeanor, as soon as the scout heard that there might be a reward, he immediately became radiant, as if the slaps he just received were not his own: "Thank you, sir. May God bless you."
Dignity is so cheap sometimes. After all, in the minds of many people, dignity is something that can neither be eaten nor worn, so it is no big deal to give it up. Of course, it may also be that in the scout's mind, it is normal for an officer to teach a soldier a lesson, and it has nothing to do with dignity, but the reward is real, visible and tangible.
Dahal led three hundred soldiers and followed the scouts in front to the place he mentioned. There are not many people because this placeIt is not near the main road, so it is difficult for large groups to enter, and it has to climb over a hill that is not low, and is surrounded by dense jungle. If Dahar hadn't been cautious and sent scouts everywhere, and the Burgundian cavalry scouts had good professional qualities, they might not have been able to find him here.
A group of people arrived here, and the six scouts who were still waiting here saw Lord Dahal coming in person, and they quickly dismounted and came over to salute.
Dahal originally planned to wave his hand to say that it was not necessary to bother him, but then he thought about it and sat back on the horse safely. He waited for the soldiers to complete the etiquette before getting off the horse and walking away. Go to the only corpse here.
There is no doubt that this is the unlucky guy mentioned by the unlucky scout just now. If he could have been discovered even a minute earlier, the enemy might not have been able to shoot the last fatal arrow.
However, what Dahal is thinking about now is not the life and death of this unlucky guy, but what to do now.
Theoretically, if he leads his soldiers to follow the unlucky man's bloodstains and traces of running along the way, there is a high probability that he will be able to find some of his Burgundian compatriots, and it is also very possible to get news about Claude. However, Thousands of soldiers and their horses could not pass through this place normally. Moreover, if someone relied on this terrain to ambush their cavalry, it would be a 100% disaster.
To be cautious, Dahal even felt that sending more scout soldiers was a waste.
"You," Dahal pointed to the scout who had just led the way - which made the scout with a shadow in his heart tremble - and said, "take five or six more soldiers and follow the bloodstains to see if there is any As a result, if there is one, then follow the road to find us, and the large army led by me will continue to move forward." Strictly speaking, there is no big road, just a wide mountain road that can accommodate three or four cavalry abreast.
It is impossible for Dahal to let these scouts pursue this clue while he leads the large army to wait. After all, this clue only means that there is a certain hope of finding traces of Claude. It is impossible for Dahal to place all his hopes on this road, and the road must continue to be walked. What's more, this road is not very conducive to marching. Dahal looked at it carefully and found that it was quite suitable for an ambush. So along this road, even if the scouts discovered the news about Claude, Viscount Dahal I will also choose to take a detour.
In fact, in his opinion, this clue is still secondary. The most important thing is to know that in this valley, it is not so quiet and eerie. The people of Western Qin are still deployed here, and, it seems, Western Qin Until just now, they still didn't know that the Burgundians had already entered Belfort with a force.
Although failing to stop the three Western Qin soldiers may have caused the Western Qin people to know that there was something abnormal here, Dahal was not naive enough to think that he could remain undiscovered by the Western Qin people. You must know that Belfort is now the actual control area of ??the Western Qin people. No qualified general will be so naive if he wants to enter other people's territory without being discovered. It's just that now it doesn't matter whether the people of Western Qin find out or not.
If it was possible to save Claude without fighting, then why would he bring five thousand soldiers?