It has been three days since the last scout reconnaissance mission returned, and in the past three days, the 13th Cavalry Corps has stepped up its combat preparations, and a large number of materials and equipment have been transported to the garrison.
In the past three days, the generals of one flag regiment and one flag regiment have been constantly going in and out of the tent, the combat meeting has been carried out intensively, all the tasks have been assigned, and the vigilance of the garrison has also been raised to the highest level.
However, these have nothing to do with Char for the time being, he is lying on the bed, his mind is still repeatedly recalling the experience of today's trial, and at the same time grasping the time to rest, a short hour of rest, must allow his physical strength to be fully recovered.
Although he had never actually been on the battlefield yet, that brief encounter with Odin's ice hunters in the woods had already given Char a taste of the cruel side of war.
He likes to be in this place, and he likes these new friends around him, whether it's Kevin, or Cato, and that burly strong man, Sharpa, he likes it very much, these guys are bold and straightforward, and they are very direct to people, especially once they are accepted, they will get their sincere treatment of these atmospheres, which is absolutely not available in Wildfire Town.
Char had never really had any friends in his eighteen years, except for this brief adventure in the wildfire field, so he cherished that feeling now.
But he also knows very well that this is an army, and a war to be fought is cruel Therefore, he must practice his skills well.
In the past few days, he has been practicing martial arts hard during the day, and at night he has taken the initiative to apply for patrol tasks, just so that he can seize the opportunity to practice his equestrian skills.
And every time Char patrolled, he would seize the time to ask the cavalry who were patrolling together about the assassination skills of the cavalry in horseback combat.
He knows very well that the simplest skill may become his life-saving reliance on the battlefield in the future, which is not how smart he is, but the vigilance he has cultivated since he was a child fighting wild beasts in the mountains and forests.
The hour's rest passed quickly, and poor Dodoroti brought water, but Char didn't have time to take a shower at all, so he jumped up quickly, put on the armor that the magician had wiped new, and rushed out of the tent, and the magician spat at the back, threw the brush on the ground, and lay down on Char's bed.
God, bless this turtle and let him fall off his horse while he is on patrol The prayer of the magician's heart.
Joining the patrol according to the order, Char followed the team out of the gate of the garrison, and saw a horse team coming slowly in the distance, and the cavalry at the front was in a solemn formation under the banner of the imperial army.
"Who," Char asked his companion.
"It's the guys from the Sixth Corps, I heard they'll be coming over in the next two days.
Hey rookie, you're so lucky, you're just in time for a big battle," a seasoned cavalryman next to him grinned.
The oncoming caravan quickly changed its formation, and the patrol immediately gave way for the patrol to pass through the main road.
Char and the cavalry of the patrol watched the army pass by on the side of the road, this horse team was not very numerous, only more than 100 horsemen, and in the middle a group of cavalry in fine armor escorted a guy who looked like a general on a red horse, the general had big shoulders and round waist, although he was wearing a full set of golden armor, but instead of a trace of leanness, he looked bloated.
"That's General Ruhr of the Sixth Corps."
A patrol cavalryman next to him told Char.
General Char immediately made a comparison between this guy and General Adric, and then a trace of disdain grew in his heart.
This guy looks more like a cook "He's a chef by heart."
Another cavalryman laughed quietly: "General Ruhl is a member of the Minas family, he used to be the cook of the Duke of Minas, and then he was promoted by the Duke of Minas somehow.
Alas, the Duke of Minas is also a famous commander of the empire, and he has seen such a guy all his life. ” Obviously, the cavalry of the 13th Corps seemed to be disdainful of the Ruhr general.
In fact, they certainly have reason to despise this Ruhr general.
The tradition of the 13th Cavalry Regiment is "advance or die", and in the history of the Legion, this iron army has never retreated once.
But the Ruhr general had a special record in the Byzantine Empire: the troops he commanded were always the least lost and the most intact at the end of each war This is because the Ruhr general seems to have a very special talent: he can always foresee or sense impending danger, and then lead his troops to quickly evacuate before danger arrives Note that it is an evacuation, not an escape, because this guy will never lead a team out of battle without violating military orders, because in that case, he will be punished by military law.
What makes General Ruhr special is that he can always find a way out of the most dangerous situations and evacuate safely with his men.
There was a time in a war when General Ruhr was only the flag officer of the flag regiment and led the army to serve as the vanguard, because of the sudden detour of the enemy's army, he went directly to the rear and attacked the main force behind.
As a result, the Ruhr's army was trapped in enemy-occupied territory.
As a result, the Lord Ruhr showed a skill that all Byzantine generals admired: he led 2,000 of his subordinates, surrounded by more than 40,000 enemy troops, and found a gap in the complex terrain and ran all the way out of the enemy-occupied area Except for a few soldiers who sprained their feet while fleeing, he was unharmed If not a miracle, such a conductor is a masterpiece of art General Ruhl has been in the army for thirty years, and he has never fought a tough battle, but his troops have always been able to complete tasks such as flanking or detouring, and his troops have advanced quickly, and the speed of retreat is even faster Moreover, he also set an impressive record among all the generals of the Byzantine Empire: his army once went head-to-head with the army of Hasting, the god of war of the Odin Empire, who was recognized as the first fierce general on the continent Hasteen is recognized as the first fierce general on the mainland, and he is also the proudest military god in the army of the Odin Empire, and the Byzantine Empire has always won and lost wars against the Odin Empire, but in the face of Hasting's army, there are always more defeats and fewer victories, and even the 13th Cavalry Corps of the Iron Army has suffered big losses.
But the Ruhr general is different War broke out between the two countries about six years ago, when Ruhl had just been promoted to general and commanded a corps of troops, but unfortunately his army was confronted by Hasting's corps on the battlefield.
Ruhl was ordered that he must hold Hasting's army for at least two days The Ruhr general began to send someone to write a letter of war to Hasting, which was full of rhetoric, and he wrote a very dignified battle about Hasting's head-on decisive battle on the battlefield, and also explained that although he knew that he was not Hasting's opponent, but "To defend the dignity of the warriors and the glory of the imperial soldiers, our army vows to fight to the death and write the integrity of a Byzantine soldier with blood" "I can fight with you, although I have no regrets in death" These are the exact words of that war letter Seeing such a chivalrous opponent, Hasting's heart was overjoyed, and he agreed to such a request with a heroic mentality, and sent someone to write a very respectful war letter in reply.
As a result, just as Hastings was preparing for a decisive battle two days later, he led his troops to rush to Ruhl's camp, only to find that the camp had already been empty It turned out that after the Ruhr general received Hasting's reply, he left all the baggage and ordnance logistics that night, and ran away with his men and horses overnight.
By the time Hastings was furious and led people to chase and kill, Ruhl's men were already two hundred miles away Although he lost all his ordnance and baggage, he was not punished by the military department because Ruhl successfully delayed Hastings for two days.
Hastings made an assessment of this despicable opponent: of all the generals of Byzantium, this Ruhr was the most despicable and cunning, he was simply a fox and not a fox was bolder than him, he was simply a rabbit and a rabbit that ran very fast Since then, General Ruhr has earned the nickname "Rabbit Run" Another interesting thing is that Ruhl's original letter to Hasting's rhetorical war letter was torn to pieces by Hasting's anger after he found out that he had been fooled, but later, after Odin's fierce general calmed down, he re-glued the war letter and kept it with him, to remind himself that he must not be arrogant and careless in the future.
This practice spread and added a lot of fame to General Ruhr from the side.
After hearing the glorious past of the rabbit general from the mouths of the cavalry, Char looked at the horses in the distance without the slightest disdain, but showed a little deep thought and admiration.
This fat man is definitely not a simple coward: