Northern Lombardy, a gentle hilly area where mountains and plains meet.
In the past, the market town, where soldiers and horses were passing through and bustling with people, was much quieter, although now there are more troops gathered here.
The "Northern Expedition" led by the Earl of Wadbury was stationed here a week ago, and they built the military camp in front of them.
The military camp surrounded by logs and picket fences can accommodate 1,500 people to set up tents, but now more than 200 military tents have been neatly pitched in the military camp, and troops are also stationed in the two idle fields outside the market town.
These armies were allocated a camp area roughly according to their organizational structure.
Stationed in the market town camp are three companies of the Southern Border Guard Corps under the Wells Army. Antayas, Felix, and Tyniec County Army Commander Wall are the commanders of the three companies respectively. Among them, the company of Baron Felix of Sapburg is fighting. The most powerful, with 250 elite infantry and 50 light and heavy cavalry, it is really powerful. Baron Antayas is now also a strong soldier, with 180 light infantry and more than 20 cavalry under his command, many of which are elite guards drawn from the caravan under his name. The soldiers of Tyniec County are relatively far behind. Nowadays, the northern part of Wales is relatively stable. The defenders of Tyniec County are mainly responsible for the security of the city and surrounding areas, so there are only 150 light infantry armed with spears and wrapped in leather armor. These equipment are not much different from the standing peasant soldiers of the Wells garrison.
On the left side of the market town, in an open space more than 500 steps away, was stationed a friendly army group from Provence. Except for a dozen officers and a sentry team of less than 20 people, this group was all infantry. However, Balian did not agree. It was originally agreed that the weapons and armor of these 800 soldiers would be provided by the Welsh Army. However, when the army arrived at Beiguan, they were all wearing armor and weapons, and even brought ten days more food and baggage. This made Art unexpectedly and very moved.
The commander who led this army, which had experienced fierce battles with the Lombards, was Baron Nadaud, a close confidant of Balian. Art organized them into the second division of the Welsh Army and gave them the same military pay as the first division.
Less than a hundred paces away from the other side of the market town, separated by a shallow stream, the elite force from Besançon was stationed. Among them were one hundred and fifty half-armored infantry with half plate armor, heavy soldiers and huge shields on their backs. There were also thirty sharpshooters and twenty heavy cavalry. A few of this army were private soldiers brought by David from the territory of Jonah.
Matt had an inexplicable feeling about David.
David and Art were close friends. When they fought in Provence, the two developed a deep relationship. After that, David fought alongside Art in the eastward expedition to Swabia and the westward expedition to Berna.
But now, on behalf of the palace, he went south to help in the war.
David was also somewhat embarrassed. There was no need to hide his identity as a supervisor. From Odo and Angus, the chief deputy commanders of the Welsh Army, to the small grain depot officer in the baggage department, they all kept the most polite distance from the army under his command.
Originally Art planned to invite the Praetorian Guards to garrison the market town camp, but David declined the offer.
After several refusals, Art no longer pushed and incorporated the Royal Guards Corps led by David into the direct company of the Welsh Army, under Art's direct command.
The military camps are distributed in a triangle. This arrangement is obviously to prevent enemy troops from attacking the camps.
In this era when a battle between one or two hundred people can be regarded as a battle, the scene of two thousand soldiers gathering here is truly spectacular.
If it had been an ordinary army, this time there would have been a bustle of people, cattle and horses running rampant, excrement all over the ground, and traders, craftsmen, prostitutes, and thieves walking through it. However, at this time, the place was uniform and very quiet.
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Needless to say, the Southern Xinjiang Garrison Army is part of the Welsh Army. Strict military discipline is a basic skill. The Provence Army is a guest in a foreign country, so naturally it will not be too publicized. In addition, Nadaud intends to learn from the Welsh Army. The Royal Guards were not used to it. They were accustomed to the days of lively entertainment in Besançon. Suddenly there was not even a juggler in the camp. It was really boring. However, the troops on both sides did not make a sound, so they naturally did not dare to act recklessly.
In the military camp of the market town, in a military tent with a square spire, Baron Bob, the Secretary General of the Welsh Army Corps and Chief of Staff of the General Staff, and the leading Baron of Wales, was analyzing the military deployment to a group of officers.
·Fighting with the army all year round, Bob, the originally fat and landless frontier baron of Yona Province, is now getting thinner and thinner, but he has more energy.
...Now Odo, Angus and Kazak lead the first division and the direct crossbow and heavy armor companies of the Chinese army to garrison three castles." The thin stick in Bob's hand points to the three castles on the map. They are also in a triangular formation, guarding the market town outside the mountain pass where the army is stationed.
"According to yesterday's military information, the so-called Patriot Army of Lombardy has assembled near the city of Lavati in the south, and will soon go north to fight us,"
“According to the deployment of the Legion Commander, we do not intend to have a long-term stalemate with the enemy, so next we must concentrate our efforts on a decisive battle with the so-called Patriot Army.”
The purpose of the garrison is to prevent enemy troops from making detours and harassing the rear, and to suppress the riots in the occupied areas. "
"The ten affairs officers assigned by the government have arrived, and they will be sent to the occupied areas one after another to assist you in stabilizing the local situation..."
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On a low mound at the southern end of the gentle hills of Lombardy, Art and more than thirty cavalrymen stopped and looked at the endless plains to the south.
"The enemy has assembled nearly 5,000 troops this time, with more than 500 cavalry. In addition, there are also elite private soldiers of the lords among the infantry. Excluding the southern garrison regiments that defend several castles, we can only face the enemy with only 2,000 troops. There are mostly plains in the south, which is really disadvantageous for us." Robert, the bishop of the Diocese of Wales and the military adviser to the Wells Legion, has been fighting with the army for many years and has some knowledge of military affairs.
· Art adjusted the reins and asked the war horse to face the south. "I have tried my best to go south this time. If I can't win a battle and seek a quick victory, then I will be defeated."
· "The territories occupied some time ago are the relatively barren gentle hills of Lombardy. They cannot provide the army with money and materials for long-term operations."
"Don't worry. Although I dare not claim that I can definitely defeat all the Lombards, the ragtag group of five thousand people is still not afraid."