"Oh, hell!"
With a panicked curse, a carriage that was hobbling on the rough road finally broke due to the excessive load and the axle could not be supported. He pulled his front hoofs to his knees. The soldier who was driving the carriage screamed and fell from the seat.
There were crowded convoys in front and back, and the collapse of the carriage immediately blocked the road.
This is Anhur County, located in the northeastern part of the imperial capital of Osgilia. As one of the few administrative regions in the empire that is still directly led by the central government, Anhur County is a mountainous area rich in firewood.
Here is a road leading to the imperial capital, surrounded by mountains, the road is quite rugged, and because of the heavy rain just now, the road has become more and more muddy and difficult to travel, because the heavy rain caused several mountains. The collapse of the road caused many blockages that could only be regarded as ordinary roads. At this moment, on the road, a marching army was dragged by the narrow terrain into a team for several miles.
Judging from the flag and the dress 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, it seems to be a mixed corps, from the scale It seems that the number of troops on the march exceeds more than 20,000 people.
Although they have marched as lightly as possible, the march of an army of more than 20,000 people still carries a lot of baggage, and the road is difficult to travel, which makes the march even more difficult.
This mixed corps is all infantry. In the long line, the soldiers walked with difficulty. Some soldiers used the spears in their hands as crutches. Under the strict orders of the officers, they barely maintained the integrity of the team. But along the way, you can still see scattered soldiers left behind on the roadside.
There was chaos as the road was blocked by a collapsed carriage, and an officer shouted loudly as he 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. 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 cavalrymen separated from the crowd, surrounded by several war horses, and a tall middle-aged man jumped off the horse. The golden armor was still glowing, but the damp hair was sticking to the scalp and sticking to the forehead.
The large scar on his face that almost cut the face in half made the surrounding soldiers quiet. Obviously, from the armor on his body and his appearance, many people recognized this officer.
Adrick shouted in a loud voice: "What's wrong, soldier!"
The officer in front, already sweating profusely, heard it, 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. His face changed and he opened his mouth: "Ah, my lord, I didn't see it was you..."
"You're doing well, lad." Adric strode over, his leather boots full of mud, patted the officer's shoulder hard, then rolled over and jumped into the carriage, watching the crowd of soldiers around him , Looking at the tired and dazed faces, Adric suddenly laughed, his full-hearted laughter spread far and wide, and his resounding voice withdrew from the audience.
"Boys! Soldiers! Listen up! I'm Adric! It's your general, it's your deputy minister of military affairs! I know everyone is tired, in fact... I'm so tired that I'm going to the ground! If Now there's a bed and a pillow, and I'll fall asleep before I count to ten, even if the emperor himself kicks my ass, don't even try to wake me up! Haha!"
The last sentence made the soldiers around couldn't help laughing.
"Everyone is very tired! I'm afraid that even if there is a beautiful girl naked and standing in front of you now, you have no energy to do anything, right! Okay! What I want to tell you is, stand up for me! Right in front of you, yes! Right in front of you! Just walk over that hillside and we can reach the plains! Can anyone tell me what's there! Huh?!"
Adrick's eyes were like electricity, he swept across the people around him, and pointed at the officer: "You say it."
"...Yes, it's the imperial capital, it's Osgilia, my lord." The officer stammered nervously.
"Yes, it's the Imperial City! It's Osgilia!" Adric shouted: "Do you know what's waiting for us there?"
"Uh... it's a military order, it's your majesty's order, and..."
"Bullshit! It's all fucking bullshit!" Adrick scolded with a laugh, kicked the officer heavily, and then shouted in the suspicious eyes around him: "I don't care about the military order now, only he Damn whatever your Majesty's call! But I can tell you! There, Osgilia, have the goodies you want! Warm beds! Dry blankets! And hot broth! And Gold coins!! And, I promise, the girls in Osgilia are ten times more passionate than you boys think!! Now, tell me, do you want broth!!”
"...Think!" The surrounding voices were a little weak.
"Damn! Answer me loudly! Although I didn't eat lunch, my voice is bigger than yours combined! Tell me! Do you want golden coins! Those are all rewards from the palace!! "
"Think!!" The voice suddenly became much louder.
"And! Do you want to sleep with those passionate girls in Osgilia!!!"
"I want to!!!!" The voice suddenly became ten times louder, and at the same time, there were many daring soldiers hiding in the crowd and shouting: "General, we want to dream! Hahaha!"
"Okay! Then work hard for Lao Tzu!! Move this damn carriage first! Then lift your feet and stride forward!! I'm Adric! I promise you, all I said, After you arrive at the imperial capital, you will all cash in!!"
The crowd cheered loudly, and the atmosphere suddenly rose. Adrick 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 they disassembled the collapsed carriage and moved it to the side of the road. .
Adrick squeezed out of the crowd, and countless soldiers around him cheered him. His hands clapped many people's shoulders, and then he got off his horse surrounded by a few officers around him, and continued to go to the front of the team.
"Sir... What you just said... It seems that something is not in line with your identity... "
A lieutenant cautioned.
"Idiot." Adrick looked at the young adjutant beside him. The young adjutants around him were all graduates he brought out from the Imperial Military Academy. Adrick snorted and lowered his voice: "What do you think? What should I say to them? The glory of soldiers? Loyalty to the Empire to His Majesty? Most of them have been to the farthest place no more than 100 miles in their entire life! It's useless for you to talk about those high-sounding things with them!"
He took a deep breath and looked at the few young people around him—these were young people in the Imperial Military Academy, they were at the most impulsive age, the most passionate, full of sense of justice and mission, and they had a strong sense of justice and mission. Unlimited love, hatred of all vile things, full of idealism and dedication. The general lowered his voice and said in a low voice, "If you still want to follow me, keep your eyes open and study hard! You must understand your own soldiers first! You must understand them first! Then, you are qualified to lead them! Understand? !"
Adrick's eyes made these young officers bow their heads in shame, and looked at the soldiers around them whose morale had been revived. The expressions of these young officers were different, and they all thought carefully about what the general just said.
Adrick's promise just now quickly spread to the entire marching team in the whispers of the soldiers. Seeing that the speed of the march has improved, the officers are secretly convinced.
Adrick's eyes were red and bloodshot. As the top leader of this mixed corps, he had only slept for no more than two hours in the past three days—still on horseback. At this moment, his body was exhausted to the extreme.
He knows how heavy the burden is on his shoulders! This mixed army was drawn from several surrounding counties. For this army, he must lead everyone to the imperial capital as quickly as possible! Rush to Osgilia! !
His Majesty has set off this fire this time, which is about to sweep the entire empire.
And the imperial capital needs him to defend! ! !
With all the abilities of the poor General Adrick, he has already selected all the elites in the local garrison in the surrounding counties that he can recruit. But according to Adrick's standards, the "elite" in the garrison in these places are obviously not even qualified.
Because the military department is dominated by the warlords and partisans, the military expenditure has been insufficient for many years, the armament of the local garrison is slack, and the personnel are mixed.
He tried almost every method, almost like a shepherd, holding a whip and whipping the group of soldiers from behind, but in three days, he had only walked more than a hundred miles—this was already the limit of speed. There are many times, Adric also has infinitely missed the iron army of the empire that he once commanded, the tough, brave and fearless Roderian cavalry. He believed that as long as he gave an order, the Rodriguez cavalry would march forward bravely.
But he also knew very well that he was not leading the thirteenth cavalry regiment, the most elite cavalry regiment in the empire, but a mob drawn from three counties. To be able to march at such a speed is far beyond the training limit of these guys.
He rode forward all the way, encouraging the officers and soldiers with a loud voice along the way. His voice was hoarse, and even the spit he spit out when he drank water was bloodshot.
"Damn, it would be nice if the fat man was here at the moment." Adric cursed in a low voice.
"General, what did you say?" the adjutant beside him asked suspiciously.
"I..." Adric took a deep breath and looked at the sky ahead: "I'm missing an old friend, that guy is best at marching fast..."
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Of course Ruhl wouldn't know that Adric was missing him infinitely.
In fact, at this time, Fatty was also gripping his head in distress. His fat palms were scratching hard on his head, looking at the map in front of him.
"Damn..." Ruhl cursed in a low voice.
The problem faced by the 13th Corps is not easy. They have to rush to the imperial capital immediately, but the problem is... Their original station was in an area far away from the imperial capital, and from their location to the imperial capital, they must pass through at least two counties in the middle. "Enemy Occupation".
The so-called "enemy-occupied area" is the area designated as the Tema Military Area!
If it is usual, when the army crosses the border, these governors do not openly rebel. At most, some troops will be dispatched to "supervise" the central standing corps' border crossing, but now... The news of the imperial capital has been spread, although the news I got was transmitted through the magic circle. I came here, but Ruhl is not sure whether the governors of these local military regions also know about the changes in the imperial capital. After all, for decades, the local governors and these warlord parties have arranged countless secret agents in the imperial capital, and the wind and grass will spread all over the continent.
The current situation is... The royal family has completely broken with the warlords, so...will they lead their troops into the territory of these warlords, will they be strongly blocked by the other party
Although the combat effectiveness of the 13th Corps is strong, it has a distance of more than thousands of miles in front of it! Along the way are countless towns, cities, rivers, and even military fortresses.
"March quickly. Or mobilize the most elite troops, concentrate all the horses, and the troops of the two main flag regiments, throw away all the auxiliary troops and baggage logistics and the other two flag regiments, we move fast, and the other party does not respond. I rushed over in one breath before."
This is Crown Prince Garcia's suggestion.
Moreover, it is clear that the crown prince is not a military idiot. The suggestions he put forward are very detailed. Even he has calculated how much ration and equipment each cavalry needs to carry in order to maintain the speed at the same time when the light cavalry is advancing. Not to reduce combat effectiveness to a dangerous level.
The other adjutants and generals in the tent were amazed: Is it because he has been with General Ruhr for a long time that our Crown Prince has already begun to learn the style of this general rabbit
However, what is surprising is that Ruhl, who has always been best at rushing or "best at escaping", rejected this proposal that was completely in line with his usual style.