"Baron, more than an hour has passed. It's now 10.30. The horses have eaten enough forage and the brothers have eaten and rested for a while. It's time to attack."
"oh!"
"Have the troops assembled?"
"We have assembled and are waiting for your orders."
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Lin Fenghan woke up from Emina's arms in a daze, listened to Kelande's report, nodded slightly, and walked outside.
"Baron, you haven't eaten yet? This is apple-raisin sandwich bread, and this is soy milk. Eat it quickly!" Iona and a maid handed the bowl on the tray to Lin Fenghan.
"Thank you, Ke Langde, are you all full?" Lin Fenghan took a bite of bread and asked Ke Langde next to him.
"Baron, we are all full, and new news has been sent from the front. General Plutt is leading people to follow their troops four kilometers away. Their group of people did not finish walking because of the light rain yesterday."
"good!"
"We're leaving now."
Lin Fenghan quickly drank the soy milk, walked out and asked: "How many troops have we arrived now? How many personnel are left behind and absent? How many troops have assembled? What is the number?"
"The roads are too narrow and the mountains are wet. Some of our personnel are sick and falling behind. About four to five hundred people are absent! It does not affect the combat effectiveness of the army. Commander Prali also led 700 garrison infantry to fight with us. .¡±
"The current number of our combat troops is about 12,200! These forces, plus General Platt's 2,000 troops, are enough to deal with Count Lamie's troops." Kelande stretched out his fingers and counted slowly.
"Um!"
Lin Fenghan walked out of the inner city castle. Riding on a strong black horse, he pointed forward and said: "Colander. Let's go out together and try to defeat Count Lamie's troops before tonight. I have a bad feeling. I always feel that our western Bran Something is going to happen with Duke and the North.¡±
"Um!"
"Brothers, let's go!"
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More than 10,000 people were in high spirits, riding horses and donkeys, holding spears and swords, lined up for two kilometers and ran slowly toward the valley bottom in the west, greeted by the residents of Shenmu City. Another war is about to begin, and the warriors rub their hands together and wait for victory.
The large army marched normally for more than three hours and arrived at a hill at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, where the garrison of Shenmu City was stationed. At this time, the troops entered the hills and mountains, and Lin Fenghan rushed all the way to the hilly headquarters.
"Yi Liuyun!"
"Baron!"
"General!"
"The Baron is here!"
"The Baron is here!"
"Hello everyone!"
"Hello, Baron!"
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Lin Fenghan waved to the happy soldiers with a smile, and rode on horseback to slow down and step onto the hill. Rows of soldiers holding spears and swords lined up excitedly to welcome him. Following the guidance of the crowd, Lin Fenghan came to the end of the road and to the top of the hill. Looking from a distance, a strong and old figure appeared in front of him.
"General Platt!"
"Yi Liuyun! You've grown taller!" Pulet, wearing chain mail, reached out and patted Lin Fenghan's shoulder as he jumped off his horse. He said with emotion and appreciation.
"Old General!"
Lin Fenghan was moved and looked at the elder with a trace of white hair on his forehead, and couldn't help but be in a daze.
"Ahem!"
"Military affairs are important. Let's not talk about old times, old man. Let me talk about the army on the opposite side first." Pulet smiled kindly and patted Lin Fenghan on the shoulder. He spoke seriously to Lin Fenghan.
"The troops on the opposite side are led by Ramil, Count of Ramis City. His troops have more than 2,000 elite knights and attendants. There are more than 3,000 city defense infantry, more than 4,000 noble attendant infantry, and more than 5,000 militia troops. However, this army is now affected by the plague. It frightened less than 1,300 people who actually had the courage to fight."
"Wait a minute, what's the plague? You wrote to me before and told me that there was a plague in Shenmu City. It didn't seem to be there when I came here?" Lin Fenghan looked at Pulet in confusion and asked.
"Ha ha!"
Platt chuckled, pointed to the chair and sat down, saying: "There were so many rats in Shenmu City because of the rain earlier. They were running around in the warehouses and houses in Shenmu City. There were too many people with typhoid fever and colds. We It was unclear whether it was a problem with rats, a problem with the weather, or both, so the plague was also spread by the panicked people and reached the ears of the Ramis city troops."
¡°We didn¡¯t know much about this matter in the early stages, so we sentThose who were sick were sent to sneak into the Ramis army camp outside the city. It happened that the heavy rain also made many soldiers with poor health in Count Lamie's army sick. "
"Rumors kept ringing in the military camps of both sides. At first, Count La Mille and others were very suspicious of these things. Later, as more and more people got sick, the rumors became bigger and bigger. The panicked soldiers were unwilling to fight. Count La Mille and others were very suspicious of these things. In this atmosphere, we also fell into panic and had no choice but to retreat with our troops. It was only yesterday that our troops learned that the illness was not the legendary plague, but many people in the opposing troops were convinced that these infectious diseases were very serious. It has great lethality, so it urges Count Ramelle to leave."
"Haha! So that's it? What should I say?" Lin Fenghan smiled happily and said to Pulet: "Where is Count Lamie's army in front? What is the terrain ahead? Let's discuss how to attack. them."
"This is one of the large basins of the Senvi Mountains. Our troops have now walked out of the steep mountains and entered the rolling hills. The front is advancing four or five kilometers. There are basically flat hills and grasslands. Count La Mille's The troops have just withdrawn seven kilometers away from us, and as long as we advance for an hour or two, we can see their rear troops."
"oh!"
"How many people do you have here now?"
"There are more than 300 cavalry, more than 1,500 infantry, and more than 300 logistics militia."
"Okay! We have about 15,000 people in total, which is more than enough to deal with their troops."
"How is the march of their troops? Count La Mille, where do you estimate the army is? Can we find the nearest and best road to send a team of troops to intercept them?"
¡°It¡¯s difficult!¡±
"This is a mountainous area, and many places have trails that are difficult for troops to pass."
"Their troops are divided into three echelons, with the city defense troops opening the way in front, and the cavalry in the middle and on both sides. The Count de La Mille's fleet should be in the front of the entire army, and the noble attendant infantry and the militiamen responsible for transporting food, grass and treasures are behind. Troops, two troops mixed together."
"oh!"
"The time is now 2:20. We first dispatch the reconnaissance cavalry to find out the latest situation. The troops advance slowly to maintain their strength. From 4 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon, they will contact the opponent's back row, and then cut in and eat them. And then beat them step by step.¡±