In the next few days, the movements of the Black Cavalry really verified Colin's guess.
Under the command of Marquis Garcia, they carefully kept a certain distance from the main force of the trolls, and at the same time kept searching for the trace of the wolf cavalry.
Since the main army of trolls is here, then the wolf cavalry must also be cruising nearby.
The most important task of the Black Cavalry Army now is to find them before the other party finds themselves.
Finally on the third day, the black cavalry found the main force of the wolf cavalry.
The situation at the time was actually quite scary.
Because when the sentinels of the Black Cavalry found the trail of the wolf cavalry, the distance between the two armies was only more than 30 miles.
This distance is a very dangerous distance for the cavalry army.
If they were marching and fighting normally, this should be at the edge of the sentinel's detection range.
It can be said that the two sides almost passed each other at that time.
It's no wonder that the wolf cavalry was careless and failed to spot the black cavalry that was close at hand.
Because they didn't realize that there was still a chasing soldier behind them.
This is the purpose of the play that the Marquis Garcia deliberately acted before.
The troll was completely paralyzed.
In their view, the Black Cavalry Army should still be in Ice Rock City at this moment, and may have already fought with Duke St. Hilde's Golden Lion Army.
Even if the troll really had an eye in Ice Rock City, he would not have time to pass on the movement of the black cavalry to the troll army in time.
Because the fastest means of communication in this world is the carrier pigeon.
But carrier pigeons can only find their way home based on changes in the magnetic field, so they can only be used to deliver messages to a fixed location, and the army of trolls in action will definitely not be able to receive carrier pigeons.
The second fastest delivery method is human flesh delivery on horseback.
But the Black Cavalry itself is cavalry, and the speed will not be slower than that of a messenger on horseback.
What's more, they will also pay attention to the situation behind them, and won't let a guy who delivers the letter pass by so easily.
Therefore, the Marquis Garcia actually took advantage of the time difference in obtaining information, first played a scene with his brother, and then relied on the amazing mobility of the Black Cavalry to catch the troll by surprise.
However, although the enemy was right in front of him and he was defenseless, Marquis Garcia did not launch an attack immediately.
Instead, he ordered the army to chase after the wolf cavalry along the route.
As an excellent general, enough patience is a necessary basic quality.
In the following time, the two parties kept a distance of thirty or forty miles until night fell.
The wolf cavalry stopped to camp and rest, and the black cavalry also stopped advancing almost at the same time.
The north wind howled, and heavy snow fell again, which made it easier for the black cavalry to hide their tracks.
This night, fire was banned in the camp of the Black Cavalry.
Without a bonfire, Colin finally couldn't withstand the cold wind outside, so he got into Earl Dawson's tent.
Earl Dawson was very enthusiastic, took out the spirits again, and chatted with Colin while drinking.
I don't know if it's because the enemy is right in front of us, but the atmosphere in the camp is a little tense and anxious.
Of course, this is not to say that the soldiers of the Black Cavalry are afraid.
This kind of tension is a natural reaction, which shows that the soldiers' vigilance has been raised.
Anxiety, on the other hand, represented their urgency to start killing.
Such a victorious army has completely eliminated the fear of war from the body.
Earl Dawson and Colin didn't talk for too long tonight. They also knew that the battle was coming, so they went to bed early in order to recharge their batteries.
Although it was the earl's camp, there were still seven or eight people crowded inside, all of whom were the earl's followers.
In order to maintain mobility, the Black Cavalry must carry as little tents as possible. Even the earl can only temporarily squeeze together with his followers.
Among the entire army, the ones who are entitled to an exclusive camp are the Marquis Garcia and Miss Vera.
Colin didn't dare to dig into the tents of these two people.
Although he really wants to drill into the camp of the latter...
In fact, Earl Dawson's camp had already been calculated, and the tents of ordinary soldiers could even accommodate twenty or thirty big men.
With so many men crammed into one tent, the smell was unavoidably suffocating, and the snoring noises kept coming and going, but Colin, who was about to freeze after a day of trekking, couldn't care less about these things, and almost fell asleep.
But before he could get enough sleep, he was woken up by Earl Dawson.
"What's going on?" Colin got up and found that it was only past midnight, and he was a little upset.
"The Marquis's military order, after an hourglass, the whole army sets off!"
Hearing that it was the Marquis's military order, Colin, who was still a little angry at first, could only get up obediently.
The voices of officers waking up the soldiers were also heard from other camps. However, these officers' methods of waking up people were not so gentle, and they were all kicked directly.
"You bastard, you're so sleepy! I've been sneaking in for so long without noticing, where's your vigilance?"
"Oh, don't kick, don't kick! I'll get up now."
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After a short period of confusion, the black cavalry quickly assembled, and then followed the trail of the wolf cavalry to catch up.
"Is this going to be a night attack?" Colin asked Earl Dawson in a low voice.
"Night attack?" Earl Dawson looked at Colin with a strange gaze, and then realized that the other party was still young after all and didn't have much experience in leading troops in battle, so he patiently explained.
After Earl Dawson's explanation, Colin finally realized that he was deceived by those unscrupulous novels.
Don't look at the tricks of attacking camps in the middle of the night that are often used in novels, but in reality, few generals dare to do this.
Even if night raids are really going to be carried out, they are usually mostly harassed by small-scale troops.
A large army will never fight at night.
The reason is simple, the risk of fighting at night is too great.
Taking advantage of the darkness can indeed catch the enemy by surprise, but it is also easy for one's own side to fall into chaos due to factors such as poor military orders. One carelessness will result in mutual losses.
For cavalry, night battles are even more impossible.
Because the night has more restrictions on war horses.
Let's talk about the terrain. Don't look at the Sky Ice Field as a large plain, with a flat terrain.
But this kind of flatness is also relative. No matter how flat the terrain is, it will inevitably have some ups and downs, and there will be many potholes.
These small ditches and small trenches are not a problem at all during the day, and the war horses can gallop past them.
But at night, that is an extremely deadly danger.
If one accidentally sticks out the horse's hoof, that's a big joke.
Therefore, for the cavalry army, it is barely enough to hold a torch or march slowly under the moonlight, but if you want to launch a charge, you will be out of your mind.
Marquis Garcia certainly would not make such a low-level mistake.
So at this moment, his order was only for the Black Cavalry to carefully approach the Wolf Cavalry camp in the dark, instead of launching an attack in the dark.
It's no wonder that Colin doesn't understand these things.
Although he did go to the battlefield with his father, Baron Angelet, there was no organized cavalry in the army of the Angelet family.
Cavalry is such an expensive unit that ordinary minor nobles can't afford it.
Therefore, he really knew very little about cavalry combat.
Under the bright moonlight, the black cavalry army approached the enemy step by step.
The spare horses and luggage were left in place, and the horseshoes of the war horses were also wrapped in cloth.
Although the entire marching process was not completely silent, it was definitely considered secret and quiet.
It was as if an experienced old hunter was quietly approaching his prey.
The moment the prey notices, perhaps, the sharp arrow has already been shot in front of them.
After an unknown amount of time, Colin finally saw a little light in the distance, which was the unextinguished bonfire in the troll camp!
Colin took a deep breath and clenched the long sword in his hand.
At this moment, the Marquis' military order came again—
"The whole army rests on the spot!"
At this time, it was the darkest time before dawn.
The entire black cavalry army completely hid themselves in this darkness, quietly waiting for the moment when the sun rose—
The moment the killing begins!
(end of this chapter)