"You mean he was the first one to discover us? Or he was able to clearly see our military flag from 10 miles away, as well as our equipment and other information?" When I was called to Carsen by the soldiers, I happened to see Carsen asking Captain Kanan. Beside them were several captains-level figures from the same division as us.
"Well, tell me how you can see us from so far away? Have you learned magic or something? Otherwise this would not be possible." Seeing me approaching, Carsent immediately asked.
"Commander, I only gained primitive abilities through a gadget I got from a wanderer when I was a child and a peculiar method taught by that wanderer. In addition to his special observation method, I also rely on this." As I said that, I took out the infrared telescope, but when I handed it to him, I didn't even remove the dust cover on the telescope.
Holding the strange thing, all the three division commanders under Corps Commander Carsen leaned over to look. Unfortunately, they had no way to remove the dust cover before they could find the trick inside. As I expected, Carsen and his men didn't find anything special after playing with it for a while, and Carsen returned the telescope to me with a little disappointment.
"You have a great ability. I originally wanted to send you as a scout, but after listening to your old boss, I had to give up this plan. However, no matter how weak your body is, I think you should have no problem handling ordinary marches. From today on, I will recruit you to be my guard. All you have to do is be my eyes during the war. Are you willing?"
After listening to Carsent's words, I couldn't help but feel ecstatic. Being a guard for such an important figure, and being the eyes and ears at that, I definitely wouldn't have to be on the front line of the war like those ordinary infantrymen. My chances of saving my life would be much greater. So cool!
"Yes, it's my honor to serve the Legion Commander." I quickly agreed and cast a grateful look at Captain Kanan, who smiled and nodded at me. It seems that what Cook said was right, he is indeed a good person, and I must repay him if I have the chance.
After a little preparation, I followed Carson on horseback. Since I had ridden a few times when I traveled to Inner Mongolia before, it was not too difficult to go up this time. However, if I were asked to gallop, I might have fallen off the horse. Fortunately, we were accompanied by four infantry battalions of the 223rd Corps, so the marching speed was much slower.
It was already sunset in the afternoon when they arrived at the Wild Stone Canyon. However, due to problems with the retreat of the other two legions, the legions that were supposed to be left behind had instead broken away from the entanglement with the enemy. The 223rd and 224th legions that were supposed to arrive had instead only four battalions of the 223rd legion, and no news had been received from the rest of the army.
"Give the order. Relying on the bamboo forest outside the canyon, we will build a defensive position. The heavy cavalry will enter the canyon to prepare. The rest of the troops will dismount and build fortifications together with the infantry of the 223rd Legion. We must hold off the attack of the Black Wolf Cavalry Regiment behind us, otherwise the 223rd and 224th Legions will be completely eaten by the Senke Federation..."
Very straightforwardly, Carson issued an order to have his light cavalry dismount and start building a defensive position together with the four battalions of the 223rd Legion to which I originally belonged.
But what surprised me was that the 20,000 people quickly used the bamboo forest behind them to build a relatively solid fence outside the canyon, 100 meters outside the bamboo forest. What can this thing do? Not to mention that the height is too low, it is very likely that light cavalry will rush over directly, and if they encounter heavy cavalry like Carsent's, who are fully armored, including the front of the warhorse with leather armor for defense, as long as they directly collide, those fences will be destroyed.
"Captain, do you think our defense is too weak? I think this bamboo wall is useless even against light infantry, let alone other advanced soldiers. Should we strengthen it?" For the sake of my life, I resisted the urge to go crazy and carefully put forward my opinion to the commander in front of me. Judging from the soldiers who were ready to finish their work, their "fortifications" were probably over.
"There are no supplies here, so this is all we can do. If there were any woods, then our defensive position might be strengthened, but this is all we can do now. Do you have any better suggestions?" Carson said a little unhappily to my proposal. It seemed that he also knew that the things in front of him would not have much effect on the enemy.
"If you have no objection, I would like to give it a try. It may have some effect. I think it can at least cause some trouble for the enemy..."
"Okay! But all preparations must be completed within 4 hours, otherwise the soldiers will have no time to rest, which will have a great impact on their combat effectiveness. If your stuff is effective, I will definitely reward you accordingly. Now go find Division Commander Kevin, and you can say that I asked you to go, but all plans must be approved by him, otherwise they will never be carried out."
After I agreed, I immediately went to find Kevin, the commander of the 3rd Light Cavalry Division. When I found him, I told him all my suggestions and explained all the requirements and possible effects. This guy, who was over two meters tall and was said to be a senior knight, glared at me for a long time, then turned around and looked for his subordinates to execute my plan. The moment he turned around, I only heard him utter a sentence in a buzzing voice, "You are a sinister guy, you are definitely not qualified to be a great knight..."
Damn it, I never thought about being a knight. What I want most now is to save your lives, and then let you save my life. Chivalry? In the time and space where I live, if it weren't for the strict laws that prevented me from going beyond the rules, what I most admired should be the spirit of rogues and scoundrels. The homonym of knight is "qi si", so I hope you won't be pissed off by me in the future, Amen. ... ... . . . Facing his back as he left, I fiercely gestured to him with the middle finger of my right hand.
When all the work was completed, it was already completely dark, and the time had exceeded the four-hour deadline Carsent had given me. But when I returned to him, Carsent didn't say anything, but from his eyes, I saw only two words - praise. (To be continued)