"Sir, the southern border of Lucesien Province is under martial law. Troops have been stationed in several castles on the border. The local lords rejected the Welsh Legion's request to transit, saying that Lucesien has declared neutrality. They will not allow any foreign troops to enter their territory, otherwise they will attack with all the troops in the territory." In Wincheston Manor, Ron, who had just returned from the border area of Lucesien, reported the negotiation situation to Art.
Otto touched his head after listening to Ron's words and said: "All the carriages have been loaded with military provisions and baggage. At the normal marching speed of the infantry of the Welsh Army, if we can take the road of Lucesien, it will only take thirteen days to enter the city of Yona from the northeast of Lucesien. If we start from Wincheston Manor and go around Fort Andermatt from the southeastern mountains to enter the southern border of Yona Province, it will take at least twenty-two days to arrive. Dayona City. The Jonah Palace requires us to gather within half a month. If Lucesian is unable to get through, the military order may be delayed."
Matt tapped his fingers on the edge of the long table, thought for a moment, and ordered: "Angus, you will lead the cavalry and baggage team to set off first, and go around Andermatt Castle to Jonah City to report back to the Jonah Palace. I will lead the others to follow."
“After arriving at the Jonah Palace and returning to command, ask about the garrison where the Welsh Army will be deployed, and then take the cavalry and baggage teams to the rear of the garrison to find a suitable place to build a baggage fortress, and store all our military provisions and baggage in the fort. I have already told Spencer how to operate it. After that, you only need to bring the cavalry to protect the baggage and negotiate with the local lords as the adjutant of the legion." Lucesian rejected Art's request to march through the road. Art cannot directly lead the troops to forcefully break through, which will only push the neutral provinces and counties towards the enemy.
The cavalry marches quickly, and the baggage team can be driven relatively quickly if there are sufficient carriages, so Art asked the cavalry to protect the baggage team and rush to the city of Jonah to assemble.
"Sir, shall I take all the food with you?" Angus asked.
“The soldiers of the Welsh Legion carried two days’ worth of special bread. After entering the province of Jonah, the food and grass during the march were provided by the places we passed. We do not need to carry military rations. Don’t worry, I will not let my soldiers march hungry.” Art has received an order from Count Baldwin. Once Art's Welsh Army enters the Yona Province, the lords from various places along the way will provide the army with a day's worth of food. As long as Art does not stay in one place, the food for the army's march will be enough.
In fact, the Yona court will also provide food and baggage for the army after the assembly. However, Art is not optimistic about the wartime supply and field transportation capabilities of Yona province, so he brought dozens of carts of food and baggage with the army. Once his own army cuts off the supply, the soldiers will not starve.
"Sergeant major, you should set off as soon as possible, arrive at the station early and be prepared."
"Yes, sir. We will leave early tomorrow morning." Angus exited the hall and went to gather Lusignan and Spencer's team outside the manor to prepare to leave first.
"Ron." Art shouted to Ron, who was sitting in the corner holding some bread and munching to satisfy his hunger.
Ron stood up quickly and put half of the hard special bread into his arms, "Sir?"
"Ron, how is Stanley's leg?"
Stanley injured his leg during the assassination of Bernard in Besancon, and the injury was aggravated during the retreat. After completing the mission, he returned to Wincheston Manor and rested in the medical team until now.
“Sir, Stanley’s injury has basically recovered, but some injuries to tendons cannot be healed for a while. Moreover, the task force has suffered a lot of losses, and I’m afraid it is not suitable for intense combat missions recently.” The task force successfully created a disturbance in Besançon and the Western Region. However, the Marquis of Ivrea died of illness as soon as the disturbance started, and the original disturbance turned into an insignificant matter. However, the battle losses of the task force (including temporarily transferred soldiers) were still considerable. Three people were killed in the assassination mission outside Besancon, and several battles to assassinate Western Army officers cost them eight more deaths and two serious injuries.
"The task force and the transferred soldiers have performed very well in this mission. I have ordered the command camp to reward them for their merits, and their military pay will be increased accordingly."
Ron Chaoyate said: "I thank the master for the reward on behalf of the men of the task force."
Matt raised his hand, "These are all earned by the guys with their lives."
"The task force has no combat missions for the time being, but the situation is critical now, and I can't let them rest idle. This time the task force suffered a lot of damage, so Stanley once again selected a group of elite soldiers from the soldiers who participated in the assassination to replenish the full strength, and then divided them into three groups. Sneaking into enemy territory (Saône Province and the city of Besançon) in disguise, our eagle eyes are temporarily unable to function, and the task force will serve as the eyes of the legion. Tell Stanley to find out as much information as possible about the enemy's troop deployment, troop movement, food and baggage in the enemy territory. Please discuss the specific plan on how to convey the message and maintain contact, and send it to me for review as soon as possible. "
"Ron, you have been an intelligence officer for so long, you should know how to deal with it, right?"
"It's Master, we will discuss an action plan tonight and submit it to you for your approval."
h "Okay, let's get ready!"
Ron also turned and left.
The rest of the Wells Army set off and rested and waited at Fort Andermatt. I went back to the valley to settle down and then caught up with them. Then we went north from Fort Andermatt and entered the province of Yona."
"Yes, sir!"
After Odo left, there were only three people left in the hall, namely Patrol Captain Obote, Tunnel Adjutant Lin En, and Construction Adjutant Geer. Except for Obote, who was wearing a mail robe, the other two were wearing fine linen robes, with a cowhide belt tied around their waist, and mud-stained cowhide boots on their feet. All three of them were sitting upright.
These three people have grown into the capable backbone of Art's men, but after all, they are different from the professional officers of the Welsh Army, so Art has a very gentle attitude towards these people.
"Lynn, Geer, you all know that my core territory is the Barony of the Valley, but since I have specially transferred two capable people from the civil affairs system here, it means that I also value these enclaves. Needless to say, Lane and Southwest Farm are my legal territories, and I certainly hope they can be managed better. This Wincheston Manor is also very important. If it is managed well, it will definitely benefit more than Lane Manor and Southwest Farm."
Matt nodded approvingly, turned to the patrol captain Obote, and said earnestly: "Obot, you are a member of our army, and you also know the meaning of my transferring you here. After the Wells Legion leaves, there will definitely be people with evil intentions who will covet our territory, and apart from the legion soldiers, only the patrol soldiers under your command are still capable of fighting, so once a foreign enemy invades, you will become The first line of defense is that the territory and thousands of citizens behind you can survive the war safely only if your shield does not fall down. "Art stood up, walked behind Obote, and patted Obote's shoulder hard, "So your shoulders will be extremely heavy! The patrol team currently has nearly a hundred people, and one hundred people are one hundred sharp swords. I want you to use these one hundred sharp swords to defend this home!"
Obot stood up suddenly, with a very excited tone, "I swear to be loyal to you, my lord, and to defend my territory to the death!"
Att patted his shoulder again, "Okay! Very good!"
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"Okay! Very good! Scream again."
"Okay, the child is so old that it is impossible to talk!" Lottie snatched away little George who was held in Art's arms and kept squeezing his face.
"I just heard him humming "papa"~" Art stretched out his hand and continued to knead little George's face.
Lottie slapped Art's hand away gently, "Stop pinching his cheeks. Nanny said pinching his cheeks too much will make him drool, and he will turn into a greedy little cat in the future."
Matt immediately retracted his hand, "Really? That can't turn my son into a greedy guy who only knows how to eat."
Lottie handed little George to Ollie to hold, then put her hands on Art's shoulders and said, "My dear, I want to discuss something with you."
Matt's Her eyes followed little George, "You tell me."
Lottie turned Art's face away, "I want to take my mother to live in the valley, do you think it's okay?"
When Art heard that he wanted to take his mother-in-law over, he still took it very seriously, "Of course I'm happy to, but will mother come?"
“Last week, my mother wrote a letter saying that my father had been awarded the title of Deputy Palace Minister and Minister of Finance by his cousin Flanders. He was traveling all day long. I heard that this week he took people to the Provence Palace to request treasury support and could not return to Sarp Castle once a month. Felix was also busy training the army all day long and was stationed at the border of the western border canyon. He rarely went back.”
"I thought that instead of leaving my mother alone in Sapp, it would be better to bring her to the wooden castle. On the one hand, she can help me take care of little George, and on the other hand, she can be with me and little George."
Art nodded repeatedly, "Ron."
Ron was making little George laugh with Ollie and did not hear what Art said.
「Ron!」
"Huh? Sir, what did you call me?"
"I'm not calling you! Go and send an order to Bass, asking him to select a squadron of elite peasant soldiers to go to Fort Sapp to invite Baroness Galvin to the valley, and say that my wife and I strongly invite her."
"Yes, I will go immediately." Ron held Little George's hand again and made a amused sound, and reluctantly exited the door.
After Ron left, Art winked at Ollie.
"Master, madam, the young master is hungry, I will take him to find the wet nurse." Ollie was very sensible and immediately left the room with little George in her arms, closing the door.
"Lotti, I am going to chase the army early tomorrow morning. It will take a long time to come back this time. Should we hurry up~"
Ate threw Lottie down like a vicious dog...
"Sir, should we set off quickly? Baron Antayas said that the bandits on the mountain road from Andermatt Castle to the southern border of Jona Province have been cleared by him. There is no danger along the way, and you can march with confidence." In a temporary garrison outside Andermatt Castle, Odo, who led the troops, had just arrived at Andermatt Castle, and soon Art caught up with his guards.
"Agree, let each flag team collect the general tent materials and load them into vehicles (each flag team is equipped with several carriages and mules and donkeys), and set off again tomorrow morning. Just in case, each flag team will send a squadron of soldiers to patrol the road and guard the two wings. "
"Yes, I will prepare immediately. In addition, Baron Antayas has prepared a batch of rations for the Welsh Army, totaling nine thousand pounds. Should we accept the gift?"
“The villages and estates along the way from Wincheston Manor have voluntarily donated a batch of food and grass to the Welsh Army. They will provide it along the way after entering the Yona Province. We cannot take it away. Besides, Baron Antayas also needs food now, so we will thank you. It's better than his kindness."
"Okay, I'll refuse."
"Forget it, you go and command the army to collect the camp. I'll tell Baron Antayas in person when I say goodbye later."