"Oh" With a panicked curse, a carriage that was staggering on a rough road finally broke because the axle could not support it due to excessive load, and with a bang, the carriage fell sideways, and suddenly the horse pulling the carriage screamed, and was pulled to its knees with its front hooves.
The soldier who was driving the car screamed in surprise and fell out of his seat.
There was a crowded convoy in front and behind, and the collapse of the carriage immediately blocked the road.
Located in the northeastern part of the Yenjing Osgilia Prefecture, Anhur County is one of the few administrative districts in the empire that is still under the direct control of the central government, and Anhur County is a mountainous region rich in firewood.
This is a road leading to Yanjing, surrounded by mountains, the road is quite rugged, and because of the heavy rain that has just fallen, the road has become more and more muddy and difficult to walk, because the heavy rain caused the collapse of several mountains, which can only barely be counted as the usual road caused many blockages.
And at this moment, on the road, an army on the march, dragged into a mile-long line by the narrow terrain.
Judging from the flags and the attire of the soldiers of this army, this army includes the local garrison of the local Anhur county, in addition to the number of the local garrison of more than three surrounding counties, and it seems to be a mixed corps, and the number of the marching army is more than 20,000 in size.
Although the march had been as light as possible, the march of more than 20,000 troops still carried a lot of baggage, and the difficulty of the road increased the difficulty of the march.
This mixed corps was all infantry, and in the long procession, the soldiers walked with difficulty, and some soldiers used their spears as crutches, and under the strict orders of the officers, they barely managed to keep the ranks intact.
But along the way, you can still see scattered soldiers who have fallen behind on the roadside.
As the road was blocked by a collapsed carriage, causing confusion, an officer shouted loudly and tried to direct the soldiers to move the carriage to the side of the road.
But at this moment, most of the soldiers were exhausted, and the officers shouted hard, only to get a weak response, and most of the people's faces were covered with mud and sweat, and their eyes were blank.
At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd, and then several horsemen separated from the crowd and shuttled around a few war horses, and a tall middle-aged man jumped off his horse, although he was covered in mud, but the golden armor on his body was still shining, but the damp hair was sticking to his scalp and sticking to his forehead.
The large scar on his face, which had almost cut it in half, silenced the soldiers around him, and it was clear that many recognized the commander from the armor on his body and his appearance.
Adric shouted in a loud voice: "What's wrong, soldier" The officer in front of him, who was already sweating profusely, heard this, and subconsciously shouted anxiously: "Irrelevant people, go away, we are busy" As soon as he turned around, he saw the majestic Adric at a glance, and his face suddenly changed, and he opened his mouth: "Ah, my lord, I didn't see that it was you" "You're doing well, lad."
Adrick strode over, his boots covered with mud, patted the officer on the shoulder hard, then turned over and jumped into the carriage, looking at the crowded soldiers around him, looking at the tired and dazed faces, Adric suddenly laughed, his hearty laughter spread far away, and the loud voice withdrew from the audience.
"Boys, soldiers, you all listen, Lao Tzu is Adric, your general, and the deputy minister of military affairs, I know that everyone is very tired, in fact, Lao Tzu is also so tired that he is about to lie down, if there is a bed here now, and then there is a pillow, I will fall asleep before the count reaches ten, even if the emperor himself comes to kick my ass, don't try to wake me up haha" This last sentence made the soldiers around him laugh.
"Everybody's tired, I'm afraid that even if a beautiful girl is stripped naked and standing in front of you, you don't have the strength to do anything, right, okay, what I want to say to you is, all of you stand up for me, just walk through the hill in front of you, we can reach the plain, can anyone tell me what's there, huh?"
Adric's eyes were like lightning, he swept over the people around him and pointed at the officer: "You say." ” "Yes, it's Yanjing, it's Oscuria, my lord."
The officer stammered nervously in reply.
"Yes, it's Yanjing and it's Osgilia" Adric yelled, "Do you know what awaits us there" "Uh, it's a military order, it's His Majesty's order, and" "It's all fucking bullshit," Adric laughed and scolded, kicking the officer hard before shouting loudly in the puzzled eyes around him, "I don't care about any military orders now, I don't care about His Majesty's calls, but I can tell you there, Osculia, there's the good stuff you want, there's a warm bed, a dry blanket, and a hot broth, and a golden coin, and, I promise, The girls of Osgilia are ten times more enthusiastic than you boys imagined now, tell me, do you want to eat broth?"
"Think" The voices around him are a little weak.
"Mom replied loudly, although Lao Tzu didn't eat lunch either, but my voice was louder than all of you combined, tell me if you want the golden coins, those are the rewards for moving out of the palace."
"Think" suddenly became much louder.
"And do you want to sleep with those passionate girls in Osgilia?"
"Think" suddenly became ten times louder, and at the same time, many brave soldiers hid in the crowd and shouted: "General, we all dream of hahaha" "Okay, then work hard for Lao Tzu, first move this damn carriage, and then lift your feet, stride forward, I am Adric, I promise you, what I said, after you arrive in Yanjing, will be fulfilled" The crowd applauded, and the atmosphere rose to the top, and Adric jumped out of the carriage, raised his arms and shouted a few times, and a group of soldiers rushed up like ants, and in a moment dismantled the collapsed carriage and moved it to the side of the road.
Adric squeezed his way out of the crowd, and the countless soldiers around him cheered him, his hand patted on the shoulders of many people, and then he mounted his horse surrounded by several officers around him, and continued to the front of the line.
"My lord, what you just said seems to be a little out of line with your identity."
An adjutant cautioned.
"Idiot."
Adric looked at the young adjutant beside him, several of the young adjutant beside him were all graduates he brought out of the Imperial Academy, Adric snorted, lowered his voice and said: "What do you think should be said to them, about the glory of the soldiers, about the loyalty to the empire to His Majesty, and about the majesty of the military order, most of these soldiers are farmers who have not long put down their hoes, most of them can't even write their own names, most of them have been to the farthest place in their lives, no more than a hundred miles, you have a fart with them, those high-sounding things have a fart." ” He took a deep breath and looked at the few young people around him, these are the young people in the Imperial Academy, they are at the most impulsive age, the most enthusiastic, full of a sense of justice and mission, infinite love for the empire, hating all despicable things, and full of idealism and dedication.
The general lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "If you still want to continue to follow me, keep your eyes open and learn hard, you must first understand your own soldiers, you must understand them first, and then you are qualified to lead them to understand?"
Adric's eyes made these young officers bow their heads in shame, looking at the soldiers around them whose morale was reinvigorated, these young officers had different expressions, and they all carefully thought about what the general had just said.
Adric's promise just now soon spread throughout the marching procession among the soldiers, and seeing the speed of the march increase, the officers were secretly convinced.
Adric's eyes were red and his eyes were bloodshot, and as the supreme leader of this mixed army, he had only slept for more than two hours in the last three days, still sleeping on horseback.
At this moment, his body was extremely tired.
He knew very well how heavy the burden was on his shoulders, this mixed army was drawn by him from several surrounding counties, and this army, he had to lead everyone to Yanjing and Osgilia as quickly as possible Your Majesty has set off this fire this time, and it is about to sweep the entire empire.
And Yanjing needs him to defend With all the abilities of General Adric, he has drawn out the elite of the local garrisons in the surrounding counties that he can draw.
But by Adric's standards, the "elite" of these local garrisons is obviously not even qualified.
Because the military department is controlled by the warlords' henchmen, the military budget has been insufficient for many years, the armament of the local garrison army is slack, and the personnel are mixed, and this corps in his hand is already all the usable troops near Yanjing that Adric can draw.
He tried almost all the methods, almost like a shepherd, with a whip in his back, and the group of soldiers marched behind, but in three days, he had only walked more than a hundred miles, which was already the limit of speed.
There were many times when Adric also missed the iron army of the empire he once commanded, the tenacious, brave and fearless Rhodrian cavalry.
He believed that as long as he gave the order, the Rhodrian cavalry would move forward bravely.
But he also knew very well that what he was leading now was not the most elite Thirteenth Cavalry Corps in the empire, but a rabble drawn from the three counties.
Being able to march at such a speed is far beyond the limits of these guys' training.
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He rode all the way forward, constantly cheering the officers and soldiers with loud voices along the way, his voice was already hoarse, and even the spit was bloodshot when he drank water.
"Damn, if only that fat man were here at this point."
Adric cursed under his breath.
"General, what are you talking about?"
asked the adjutant beside him, confused.
"I" Adric took a deep breath and looked at the sky ahead: "I'm missing an old friend, that guy is best at fast marching" Ruhl, of course, would not have known that Adrick was missing him infinitely.
In fact, at this time, the fat man was also clutching his head in distress, and his fat palm was scratching hard at his head, looking at the map in front of him. "," Ruhl cursed under his breath.
The 13th Corps did not face an easy problem, they had to rush to Yanjing immediately, but the problem was that their original station was in an area far away from Yanjing, and from their position to Yanjing, they had to pass through at least two counties of "enemy-occupied territory".
The so-called "enemy-occupied area" is the area designated as the Tema Military Region If it was usual, the army was transiting, and these governors did not openly rebel, at most they would send some troops along the way to "supervise" the transit of the Central Standing Corps, but now the news of Yanjing has been spread, although the news he got was transmitted through the magic array, but Ruhl is not sure whether the governors of these local military regions also know about the changes in Yanjing, after all, for decades, the local governors and these warlord parties have arranged countless secret agents in Yanjing, and the wind and grass will spread all over the mainland.
The current situation is that the royal family has completely broken with the warlord party, so will he lead his troops into the territory of these warlord parties to be strongly blocked by the other party Although the 13th Corps was strong in combat, it was more than thousands of miles away, with countless towns, cities, rivers, and even military fortresses along the way.
"Rapid march.
Or draw the most elite troops, concentrate all the war horses, and the strength of the two main flag regiments, throw away all the auxiliary arms and baggage logistics, and the other two flag regiments, and we will move forward quickly, and rush over in one breath before the other side can react. ” This is the advice of Crown Prince Garcia.
Moreover, it was clear that the crown prince was not a military idiot, and his advice was so meticulous that he even calculated how much rations and equipment each cavalry would need to carry in order to maintain speed and not reduce combat effectiveness to a dangerous level.
The other lieutenants and generals in the tent were amazed: could it be because of the long time spent by General Ruhr's side, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince has actually begun to learn from this rabbit general Surprisingly, however, Ruhl, who had always been the best at rapid marches, or "the best at escaping", rejected the proposal, which was perfectly in line with his usual style.
To be continued 〗Hanyu Pinyin "" is simple and easy to remember: