A heavy rainstorm had just fallen.

But the earth is like nectar in a long drought, absorbing all the water that falls to the ground. If it weren't for the fact that the troops had just marched through the rainstorm, no one would have believed that it was a sign that it had just rained.

Thanks to the torrential rain, the trip of the Dabroun mercenary group was delayed by one day.

But the young people of the Puda militia regiment did not have such good luck. They continued to move forward in the face of the heavy rain, and at the moment when the rain was over, they arrived at the location of the battle that William had set for this time, which was a kilometer in front of the canyon.

William did not place the battle in the canyon in order to weaken the enemy's will out of conviction.

With terrain like the canyon, you can see at a glance that the road is definitely a good place for ambush. And if even the opponent knows such an outcome, then there is a defense line from the will, so in the event of a surprise attack, the army will have a feeling that it has been like this for a long time, and it will become impossible to cause chaos in the opponent's army. But if the battle line is set up a kilometer away, with the quality of the militia regiment, it is inevitable that it will be defeated, so the only way to escape is the canyon, and after letting the enemy rush into the canyon with the momentum of victory, and then be attacked by the ambush army of the heroic sword, then the mind will inevitably be shaken.

As for whether it will cause large-scale chaos, it depends on whether the commander of the opposing side is stupid or not.

At this point, William has already exhausted the mechanism, and for this reason, he even does not hesitate to let himself be cannon fodder.

As for increasing the odds of winning, it's really a matter of fate.

The militia has already begun to build simple fortifications, and according to the latest information from the front, the Dabrohn mercenary group will probably arrive here at dawn the day after tomorrow. However, they will certainly not attack immediately, and the army must have a sufficient rest before starting the battle, so after the fortifications are built, William estimates that he will have about a day to rest, half a day more than the enemy.

"Uncle Puda, do you still think it's not the lord's fault?" Nock stood by Puda's side. said in a deep voice with a cold face.

"And do you still think it's the lord's fault?" Puda did not answer the rhetorical question.

"Yes!" Nock looked at Puda. There was not the slightest fear in his eyes, "If he hadn't come to our town, how could he have sacrificed so many people?" We have already suffered heavy losses, and it is impossible for the town to recover without ten years, and now that we are participating in this war, what does this have to do with our town? It's all the lord's business! ”

Speaking of the last of the days, Nock's voice was already a little louder.

Several of the White Dove's militiamen looked this way. There was a bit of mockery in his eyes, and he couldn't help but let out a few sneers. The situation between them and Momiji Town is just the opposite, because they have already fought with the Dabroun mercenary group before, and the two sides have long had a grudge against each other, so this time the Dabroun mercenaries attacked again, and the purpose was so obvious that they attacked White Dove Town. The militia of White Dove certainly won't back down.

This is the same reason as when the Serpent of Harbinder attacked Momiji Town.

Of course, Puda also heard the sneer behind him, although he is from Red Leaf Town, but since the last time he played a little clever and was deeply educated by William, he finally understood the importance of this militia regiment to the territory, so he didn't say anything about these militia in White Dove Town, nominally he is the leader of this militia regiment, and he must be fair. And not as selfish as before.

So. Puda's brows furrowed slightly, and then he sighed: "Your vision is still too short-sighted. …… If Dabroun can take down White Dove Town. Why can't you lay down Momiji Town? ”

"But aren't they also suffering heavy losses after the fight?" Nock still refuses to admit defeat.

"Wouldn't we lose a lot, then?"

"That's because we fought Harbind before, if not for the lord......"

"Put away your pride and prejudice." Puda shook his head to interrupt Nock's words, "Even if we hadn't intervened because of the lord, the conflict between us and Hubbind would have erupted sooner or later. If it weren't for the lord's action that day, if it wasn't for his escort, do you think we would still be able to hold it? …… Since Dabron can defeat White Pigeon Town, even if he can't defeat Red Leaf Town for the time being, he can wait, with the resources of two towns, how long do you think he can start another war? ”

Nock was silent.

"We should work together with White Dove Town now, don't forget why the Commander wants you to compete every week or even every month, only by competing with each other to challenge your own limits can you become a truly outstanding army, you must know that whether it is Lord Lord, Lord Commander, or even me, they all expect you to be not just a militia regiment, but an army that bears the name." The first half of Puda's sentence was said very loudly, as if he was deliberately speaking to the militia in White Pigeon Town, but the second half of the sentence was whispered, and only Nock could hear it: "As long as White Pigeon Town does not fall for a day, Red Leaf Town, which is located further behind, will be truly safe." So helping them is helping us. ”

Nock didn't say anything, but fell into some kind of contemplation, and he began to wonder if he had really done something wrong.

Seeing Nock's appearance, Puda didn't say anything more, but turned away and began to inspect the fortifications of the camp, and even helped out himself if necessary. After all, he came back from a regular army, and he also worked hard from the bottom, so he was also very familiar with these basic fortifications, and this also made Puda quickly gain the respect of the militia in White Pigeon Town.

Of course, there may be a role in the righteous and awe-inspiring words just now, but who can tell the specific changes in thinking?

The construction of the fortifications is progressing very smoothly, and although it is only a simple fortification, it can be used as a basis to reduce the range of attacks. Of course, there are no fewer traps arranged around this simple camp, but they are also some traps that are not very elaborate, but they are more numerous and all around the vicinity of the camp, unlike ordinary generals who always have to place traps where the enemy may pass when they fight defensive battles, which is naturally an unusual feature of William.

He almost exerted the word "geographical advantage" to the limit, but no one knows how much "people" he can win. As for the "time of day", the advantages brought by the rainstorm were also not wasted by William.

Whatever can be used, William has already squeezed out nothing.

As William had predicted, at dawn the day after the fortifications were built, a mighty army appeared on the other side of the horizon.

Although it had long been known from intelligence that the size of this army was about 2,100 people, when they saw this army appear at the end of the horizon, the militiamen of the Puda militia still felt uneasy. The continuous military line is hundreds of meters long, if their military formation is thinned and the general's line is completely opened, then I am afraid it will have to be more than a few hundred meters, not to mention the combat effectiveness, this formation alone is enough to make these militiamen who have not seen anything of the world feel panicked.

Of course, the situation in White Dove Town is slightly better than that of Red Leaf Town, after all, I have already seen the military formation of the Dabroun Mercenary Regiment last time. And this time it didn't surpass it in terms of scale, so in terms of shock, there was actually no difference, but from the current situation, the armament of the Dabron mercenary group seems to have been replaced, and it probably looks better than the last time.

However, the armament of the militia regiment is not without replacement, originally according to Sean's meaning, every militia must have three pieces of equipment, namely a spear, leather armor and a broad-edged sword. However, this time, because he wanted to use the militia regiment as a regular army, when William received the information before, he had already urgently asked the fat man to purchase new equipment, replacing some of the militia's equipment with round shields and light swords, and even some people were replaced by leather armor with light armor, and there were hundreds of more archers.

At present, there are about 200 pikemen in light armor, 180 archers including white-winged mercenaries, 80 steel wings capable of heavy infantry, 500 militiamen with round shields and light swords, and the remaining 200 are temporarily placed in the rear as reserves. These two hundred people are the real elite of the Puda militia group, and they are basically proficient in all the weapons that the militia group can use at present, so when necessary, they take different weapons and act as different arms to enter the battle.

"What do you think we have a chance of winning?" Puda asked softly as he stood beside William.

"It depends on whether the people of the Valiant Sword really want to help us." William stood in front of the formation, looking at the enemy army in front of him, "That's really a fierce army, and I don't know how many tens of thousands of people have been slaughtered in the road." …… This militia regiment can stabilize the front for an hour, which is considered good. ”

"Is it only an hour?" Puda sighed, "What are we going to do in an hour?" ”

"Retreat." William said without hesitation, "It's not interesting to hold on, it's just to increase the number of casualties, and our real battlefield is on the side of the plains." But I'm worried about one thing right now......"

"What's the matter?" Puda asked.

"That is, the other party is also a very experienced army, will they let us retreat into the canyon so easily?"

Hearing this, Puda also fell silent. The battlefield is nearly a mile away from the mouth of the canyon, which may seem like nothing at first glance, but in the middle of the war, this distance is likely to become a line of death, and no one dares to say that it is absolutely possible to escape into the mouth of the canyon easily.

As the sun began to set, the Dabroun mercenary group finally began to move. (To be continued.) )

PS: This is today's update chapter. …… Hmm, everyone's monthly passes are so powerful!! Very impressed! Actually, I'm ...... Because I have debts that haven't been paid yet, I'm embarrassed to ask for a monthly pass, it's not that I don't want a monthly pass. Woowoo...... I just complained about it and missed the best time to ask for a monthly pass.