The group descended the gentle slope and walked into the big river beach. It was much easier to walk here than before: the land was soft and the road was flat, almost as level as the river surface.
"You said just now that the Turians hate this hot spring swamp, why?" Asisters still remembered the previous question.
The guide glanced at him and said, "Because of the hot springs, the water temperature in this swamp is suitable all year round, so there are many mosquitoes and the bites are very strong. The Turians hardly want to come here."
Asisters stared at the opposite bank with wide eyes, and the diffuse mist greatly blocked his sight, adding a bit of mystery to the swamp.
Davos said nothing, staring at the big river beach, the Tino River and the hot spring swamp on the other side, thinking about something.
After walking about half a mile, the beach came to an end. They had to dismount and walk in order to go up the gentle slope, which was impossible to ride because the mud was slippery.
Go up the gentle slope, leave the big river beach, and then it is completely uphill. Farmland became less and less, while the trees became more and more dense, until there was no trace of human buildings.
At this time, Davos and the others had already reached the open area on the hillside, but the guide refused to go forward: "Crossing the ridge in front of the mountain is the Lucarian camp, it's too dangerous!"
Davos and the others talked about it, and the guide agreed to take them to a distance.
Standing on the top of the hill, facing the harsh mountain wind, looking forward: the front is a higher hill, which should have been full of green scenery, but a large number of trees have been felled, and a large area has been cleared. , countless tents are scattered on it, and from a distance, the Lucarians as small as ants are densely filled...
"Wow, there are a lot of people!" Asistes, who had seen the Persian army, couldn't help but say something.
Davos didn't speak, he observed it carefully for a while, pointed to a place ahead, and asked, "What is that place?"
The pale-faced guide looked at it blankly and asked, "Where?"
"On the right side of the hill, it seems... from time to time a Lucanian team comes out of there..." Davos said, pulling over the guide, pointing to the front again.
The guide opened his eyes wide, and after confirming it carefully, he said, "Oh, that is the valley pass, and there is a passable mountain road that leads to the territory of the Lucanians."
"How long is the mountain road?" Davos continued to ask.
"I haven't walked it. I heard that it is more than forty miles. It doesn't sound like a long distance, but the mountain road is difficult to walk. It may take a day or two to walk. Oh... By the way, the army of Turiyi used to be I was ambushed when I was marching on this mountain road, and I was defeated..." The guide said with a look of fear on his face.
Davos looked at the continuous mountains behind the hill, and was silent.
"Turii should build a fortress here, and the Lucanians won't come in so easily," Ryders said.
"Originally, Turiyi had a camp here, but there were no major events for decades. In addition, the conditions here are poor, so there are not many citizens willing to come here. I didn't expect that the Lucanians would suddenly attack in a big way. As a result..." the guide said in dismay.
"If the Turians hold here, we won't have anything to do." Davos said lightly: From the fact that this mountain is almost undeveloped, it can be seen that the Turians are not interested in this place at all. Heart, it is strange to be able to keep it. This is the common problem of Greece, a people who love to sail and do business. They have no interest in the mountains at all.
Under the urging of the guide one after another, the group embarked on the journey back.
Seeing the relaxed expressions of Davos and his party, the domestic slave, whom Burkes regarded as a confidant, heard from his master that these people around him were all battle-hardened warriors, so he couldn't help asking: "Dave Do you think we can defeat these Lucanians, chief?"
"You won't know until you hit it." Davos said lightly.
This time, they descended eastward along the right edge of the Xubari Plain. This side is also a continuous mountain forest. The cheerful stream accompanies them all the way to the east, and finally converges into a river. As he saw the soldiers cutting down trees on the opposite bank, he remembered that this was the river Felixius had mentioned—the guide called it the Hybari.
Seeing that it was already dusk, Davos gave up his plan to continue to explore north. He dismounted and waded over the river, planed the tree trunk with the soldiers, and carried the wood back to the camp.
After dinner, after listening to the reports from Felixius and the officers, confirming that the mercenaries were running well, and sending them away, Davos calmed down and used branches to outline the terrain for daytime reconnaissance. After repeated revisions until Until he was satisfied, he watched it for a long time, and firmly remembered the pattern combined with the scene in his mind. Of course, this is just a sketch, and we need to send scouts to further improve it, such as the approximate area of the Subari Plain, the width and depth of the Krati River, the area of the big river beach, and so on.
Intelligence work is the top priority in war, and terrain reconnaissance is the top priority of intelligence work! The more than half a year of fighting has taught Davos a lot. Combined with the knowledge of previous lives, he has always believed that famous generals also need "99 points of sweat and one point of talent" to be trained. A general who can remotely control the troops to win the game, so he has been working hard to do it...
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The next day, under the leadership of the guide, Davos and his party continued to explore north. Across the Subari River, there is about ten miles from the forest to the bay. The land in between is even more flat. It is still part of the Subari Plain. The Turians do not grow wheat here, but olives. trees and planting vineyards.
Listen to the guide: the wines produced here are famous throughout Greater Greece. This reminded Davos of the story in the previous life about the luxurious bathing of the ancient Subarians with wine, which is probably from the wine here.
But at this time, the vineyards were overgrown with grass and unattended.
"That's because from time to time there are Lucarians from the city of Amendolara wandering around, and the people are afraid and dare not come..." the guide explained.
"Turii should send troops to protect their citizens!" Asisters said disdainfully.
"After the last defeat in Turiyi, I'm afraid the troops are insufficient. Keeping the city of Turiyi is their primary problem." Davos said.
"Leader Davos is right!" The guide took advantage of the situation to escape the embarrassment.
"Isn't it saying that there are not many Lucanians in the city of Amendolara? We can provide protection for the Turians here, of course, we have to pay a little protection fee." Asistes said jokingly.
"Yasi, you will also lead your troops to fight independently in the future. One thing you have to remember is, don't easily disperse your troops!" Davos said sternly: "Our main task now is to help Turiyi defeat Luca. Nea's army, don't care about the rest for the time being. As long as you win, Amendolara won't be a problem at all!"
Asisters and Ryders listened carefully and nodded.
The group continued on until a river blocked their way.
"This is the Saraceno River, the boundary river between Turii and Amendolara," said the guide.
"So it's Amendolara's territory after that." Davos pointed to the front.
"Yes, it is possible to encounter Lucanians at any time, so let's go back here." The guide showed a look of fear.
And Davos was obviously interested: "Can this river be waded?"
Before the guide could answer, Asisters, who couldn't hold back, had already driven his horse and jumped into the river, and the ten-meter-wide river surface reached the other side in an instant.
"The water is as deep as my thighs." Asisters gestured while standing in front of the horse.
"Lydes, Felixius left a hundred soldiers at the logging site as a precaution. You go and transfer them, and we will cross the river together to see." Davos immediately gave an order.
"Yes!" Ryders ran back excitedly.
The guide could only wait helplessly at this time.
Ten minutes later, Ryders hurried over with more than a hundred heavily armed soldiers.
Although these soldiers were panting, they were equally excited. Seeing them, Davos became more courageous: "Let's cross the river!"
The guide didn't understand why the gang was so excited, didn't he know there were terrible Lucanians on the other side of the river? But as a slave, he couldn't stop him, and only followed behind in fear.