The moon gradually disappeared into the western sky, and it was about to dawn in two or three hours, but the fierce fighting on the riverbank still did not stop, and there was not much left of Snowing's reserves, and the defensive positions on the Shante side were greatly damaged, and Snowing had to continue to reinforce there.

Higg also did not expect the enemy's determination to reinforce so strongly, and he kept destroying pontoon bridges himself, but more pontoon bridges continued to be built, and the enemy infantry on the north bank stormed their riverbank positions regardless of casualties. Forcibly crossing at night without waiting for the baggage troops is simply a taboo for soldiers.

"Your Excellency, General!" The messenger reported to Higg, "The enemy's four thousand baggage troops will reach the east bank of the river in five hours!" ”

Snorling was also surprised: "So fast, so much? The enemy is going crazy, it seems that General Kolenwa has put a lot of pressure on Saknine! ”

"Your Excellency, the enemy on the north shore has withdrawn!" Another messenger came to report.

"Count the casualties immediately!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Higg turned to Snoring and said, "You lead the rest of the reservists, take over Shante's position, and protect the Minfu craftsmen to repair the fortifications!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" After speaking, lead his men to the north!

In two hours before dawn, and the enemy's baggage troops still have five hours to arrive, and it will take at least three to four hours to complete the formation of the baggage weapons, then, after nine hours, the earliest time the enemy can attack, and then his position will be completely at a disadvantage, and from then on he will have four days and four nights to hold out.

"Your Excellency, General!" Shanter, Rogson, and Charlie returned to the Chinese camp covered in blood!

Higg looked at the two infantry commanders and crossbow commanders who had been fighting for seven or eight hours, and asked, "What about the casualties in the north?" ”

Charlie said: "General, our infantry in the north has lost 2,600 killed, 900 seriously wounded, and 160 missing; 680 crossbowmen were killed, 280 were seriously wounded, and 33 were missing; Seventy-five cavalry killed, twenty-eight seriously wounded, and six missing! ”

Shante then reported: "Our army killed about 3,600 enemy infantrymen, more than 200 light cavalry, and 48 griffons. There are so many corpses in the river that I can't count them all, but that's an approximate number! ”

Higg said heavily, "With the casualties of yesterday and elsewhere, we have lost nearly a third of our infantry. The enemy's baggage troops will soon arrive, and it is estimated that they will be able to enter the battle in the afternoon, and we will hold out for four days, except for 2,000 cavalry, we have no other hole cards, you say, what to do? ”

The three of them were silent, they had not expected such a loss, the enemy's tenacity and the lack of combat experience of their own soldiers, such a huge gap in combat power, caused such a serious consequence.

"Shante, you immediately contact General Kolenwa and tell him that if there are no reinforcements, I can only hold out for two days at most!" Higg said angrily, "Or tell him that he must complete the main battlefield mission in these two days!" Don't mention to me anything that must be held out until ten days, I am not his subordinate, and without reinforcements, I will withdraw in two days! Hmph, I'm afraid that this old fox Colenva wants to borrow a knife to kill people! ”

Shante hurriedly said: "Hig, you can't trust Colenva, can't you trust Her Majesty?" Do you think of people so sinisterly? ”

Rogson sneered and said, "General Shante, you are too simple! You haven't experienced it, of course you will say so, we only believe in ourselves! ”

Higg sneered, "He hasn't experienced it? He's died once, hasn't experienced it yet? Whether it's Colenva or Catherine, I'm not saying I can't believe it, but without my own strength, I don't have the right to speak. If I'm all wiped out here, one bare, hum, Colenva and Catherine will give me a good look? ”

Shante said with a very ugly face: "Okay, I'll send someone to report to General Kolenva!" After saying that, he turned around and went out to make arrangements.

"General Higg, I have a plan!" Charlie said to Higg: "I want to sneak up on the enemy's baggage forces tonight!" ”

"Huh?" Higg's eyes lit up and he said, "Tell me about specific ideas?" ”

Charlie said: "The enemy is now crossing the river with all his might, and it would never have been imagined that we would cross the river in reverse at the other end. When the battle is in full swing tonight, I am ready to lead three hundred men, disguised as soldiers of the opposing side, to smuggle over on the other side and destroy the enemy's catapults and ballistas! ”

Higg said, "It's too risky, even if you succeed, you won't go back!" ”

Charlie said with a smile: "I have already sent someone to reconnoiter the position of the enemy's most likely baggage troops, and I have made arrangements in advance, don't worry, even if I die in battle, it is better than being captured by the enemy here!" ”

"I'll go!" Rogson said, "Your troops are infantry and crossbowmen, and they are not mobile, and they will be passive when pursued by enemy cavalry on the plains!" I'll take 300 cavalry with me, and even if I fail, I still have hope of escaping! ”

"Actually, it's the best place for me to go!" Higg laughed.

"Young marshal, you are the main general, if you don't sit in the Chinese army, the army's morale will be chaotic!"

Higg asked, "Who did you go to the cavalry to?" ”

"Snorlin! He can do it! ”

"Rogson, you and I don't fight, let Snorlin go, you still bring the cavalry!" Higg said, "Charlie, it's not that I don't believe in your strength, we fought with you back then, we were still tied, but the infantry is really not suitable for sneak attacks on the plains, let Snorin go, he is very experienced in sneak attacks, you still continue to be in charge of crossbowmen!" ”

"Okay!" Charlie and Rogson replied at the same time.

Sure enough, three hours after dawn, the enemy's baggage troops reached the east bank and immediately began assembling catapults, ballistas, first-aid tents, and with them, a steady stream of material supplies.

Higg stepped up the treatment of the wounded, let the troops step up their rest, let the people and craftsmen step up the construction of fortifications, and sent 500 soldiers and former soldiers to escort the wounded soldiers back to Fuxing City.

"General Higg, Nicole is here to report!" Higg, who was treating the wounded, looked up and Nicole was looking at him with a smile on her face.

"Why are you here, what about Fuxing City? What about enemy reinforcements from the sea? Higg said angrily.

Nicole also said angrily, "Okay, you mean I shouldn't come? I'm worried about you, and you lose your temper just when we meet!? ”

Higg said helplessly: "Forget it, it's all here, you can save people with me first!" ”

Nicole laughed and said: "Can you think of the enemy's reinforcements at sea, the old fox of Colenva can't imagine that since he wants to gnaw Sakning to the death, he will have no careful plan?" The day before I came out, the Second Army sent five warships to assist in the defense on the east bank of Fuxing City! ”

Higg breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You mean, we're going to thank Colenva too?" I helped him fight, and I have to thank him? ”

Nicole smiled and hurriedly said, "I brought two thousand infantry, a thousand crossbowmen, and the old man Hua to make ten ballistae, all of which were stolen by me!" ”

Higg smiled bitterly: "Eh, women are all losers!" Can't you leave me some possessions? ”

……

There was still an hour before Higg's estimated time for the enemy's attack, Shante came to the camp tent of the Chinese army and said: "Higg, General Kolunva's reply is over, there are no reinforcements, but you just need to hold out until sunset the day after tomorrow, no discussion!" ”

Higg smiled and said: "Okay, I will also give him a reassurance, and you will reply to him, before sunset the day after tomorrow, people will be on the ground, and people will be lost and killed!" ”

Shante asked, "Hig, aren't you afraid of offending Kolenva by arguing like this, offending him, offending the Second Legion, and offending Her Majesty?" ”

Higg laughed, "If I have nothing, of course I'm afraid!" But I have soldiers in my hands now, and they can only win me over, and I am holding the banner of the Volunteers, the camp of Her Majesty, and they dare not attack the Volunteers openly before Arad is driven away! ”

Shante said: "Since you can see that Arad will be defeated, then when Her Majesty returns to power, will you still be able to live a good life at that time?" ”

Higg smiled: "If I still have this strength when Arad is overthrown, I deserve to be wiped out, but if I can grow, then it may not be who has the final say!" ”

Shante said: "So you are going to oppose Her Majesty at that time?" ”

Higg smiled: "Now is the era of troubled times, heroes are numerous, I need to fight for the greatest political advantage for myself in this time, I have no intention of opposing Her Majesty, and I will always support her, provided that when she is in power, I can get the benefits equal to my strength!" ”

Higg patted Shante on the shoulder and continued, "Now is not the time to discuss this!" In the troubled times, how to survive is still the last word, let's take care of the battle in front of us first! ”

……

Less than an hour before Higg expected the other side to launch an attack, the catapults, ballistas, and first-aid tents on the opposite bank were assembled one after another, and seventy or eighty catapults and hundreds of ballistae would pose a huge threat to the arrow towers on the west bank of the Marshall River.

Despite the low hit rate of the Catapult's stone projectile attacks, the large number of Catapults is more than enough to counteract this concern. Even if it can't hit the arrow tower, it can cause huge damage to the infantry phalanx, and with the ultra-long-distance ballista, the soldiers on the west bank of the Marshall River feel great pressure.

Fortunately, Nicole's 3,000 reinforcements, although not much, also greatly boosted morale.

At this time, the sky began to be cloudy, and with gusts of wind, a storm was coming, which made the enemy troops east of the river speed up their deployment, and the river swelled after the rainstorm, which would increase the difficulty of crossing the river.

The two banks of the Marshall River suddenly dimmed under the dark clouds, and this scene of mountain rain was about to come, adding to the tension of the upcoming tragic battle on the Marshall River Plain where the two armies were facing each other, making the two banks of the war spirit even more noisy, strange and frightening.