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"Tifeko's troops are expected to reach the fork of the Chishui River in four days, so the First Army will depart this afternoon," Roland commanded bluntly, "The troops stationed in the border towns will meet you at the meeting point, and I will rush over as soon as possible." ”

"Doesn't the town need to be fortified?"

"All the enemy's movements are under the supervision of Lightning and Maisie, and there is no need to divide the troops to defend, just combine them and defeat them head-on. The prince paused, "And the Changge Fortress needs to leave a hundred people to guard those nobles." ”

"Stay in ...... Here?" Iron Axe was slightly stunned.

Roland briefly recounted the orders issued to the five families earlier, "The reason why I gathered them together is precisely to facilitate the guards. After learning that Tifeko had attacked the western frontier, it was not certain that anyone would have any thoughts, the Second Army had old weapons and little combat experience, and it might not be able to react in case of emergencies, but with the addition of ten teams of First Army soldiers, it would be possible to ensure that they could not set off the storm. I don't want to have some kind of mess behind my back when I fight at the fork of the Chishui River. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. He answered.

"You're going too?" After the Iron Axe left, the Nightingale emerged from behind the main seat.

"Of course," Roland said, "if I don't go, who else can use Haolian's ability? I may not be very good at commanding battles, but the bunker road closure and the tank slapping the face, that is my unique skill." ”

"I know the bunker, what is a tank?" the nightingale looked confused.

"Hmm...... It's a wagon with the artillery," the prince coughed, "but we don't have enough horses, so the artillery needs to be transported by the town, and it can't be called a tank." ”

"That's why you picked the honey?" she blinked, "and as far as I know, she can tame both tigers and leopards as docile as horses." But can a cannon pulled by a beast also be called a tank?"

"Of course," Roland couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, "it can also be directly called Tiger and Leopard." ”

As he spoke, Carter walked in with a white-tailed kite in his arms, "Your Highness, there is news from the border town. ”

Roland clapped his hands, and saw the white-tailed kite spread its wings like a spirit, broke free from the knight's embrace and rose into the air, gliding for a distance before landing firmly on his shoulder. He pulled a piece of jerky out of his pocket for the bird to swallow, and the latter consciously raised a paw to allow him to untie the strip of cloth tied to it.

This kite is not Maisie's transformation, but one of the honey-trained air messengers. They can remember five or six different people and hundreds of flight paths, and they can connect with their homing home just by taking them to an unfamiliar place. This time, Roland went to the fortress and brought with him a total of four messengers, who could travel between the two places in an hour, and fly all day without stopping. In the absence of radio, this is the quickest way to get in touch.

Roland spread out the letter wrapped in strips of cloth and skimmed it quickly.

The sender is Wendy, who has taken Shanglian, Sylvie, Leaf, Hummingbird, and Nanawa to the fork of the Chishui River at her own request. The ship was accompanied by some members of the artillery team and eight guns - the largest number of guns that could fit on the deck of the Town after being lightweight.

The prince mentally calculated that when Wendy pushed the sails at full speed, it would take a day for the cement ship to reach its destination. Despite Sylvie as a navigator and the ship can sail at night, Wendy's magic is far less abundant than Anna's, and she can't use her abilities non-stop. Therefore, if you rest at night and transport during the day, four days is only enough time for two round-trips, and at most sixteen field guns can be transported to the fork of the river.

Although the number was not as large as the last battle, the artillery fire was barely enough considering the surprise attack and the inability of the enemy to quickly launch a counterattack on the ship. Roland took the pen and paper handed by the nightingale and wrote down a new order—ordering the garrison to leave immediately with weapons and ammunition, and to join the large army of Iron Axes at the fork in the river.

In just half an hour, White-tailed Kite was able to deliver the letter to the scroll, which she then handed over to Captain Brian.

......

When Roland arrived at his intended location, it was already the next morning.

It is here that the sparkling water splits in two, one to the Changge Fortress and the other to Chishui Castle.

Because the latter is wider, it is customary to regard it as the main channel of the Chishui River, and the one leading to the fortress is called the Little Chishui.

After disembarking from the boat, the witches who had been waiting by the river for a long time greeted them.

"Where's Wendy?" Roland asked, looking around.

"I returned at dawn on the town," said Yezi, "and she said there was still a shipment of artillery to be delivered." ”

"I heard you're dealing with Tyfeco Wimbledon, the puppet king who hunts witches in the city every day?" Lian asked eagerly, "what are you going to let us do?"

Although the Iron Axe and the main force of the First Army had not yet arrived, the advance preparations could have been made in advance, as long as there were witches.

"I need to establish a defensive line on both sides of the main river," he said, crouching down and drawing a simple stone to show his intentions, "If this line represents the enemy's advance route, my troops will be distributed on both sides and attack suddenly in a flanking attack." In order to have a surprise effect, they first had to hide. So you have to raise two earthen houses on the bank that form a V-shaped angle, with long strips of walls and thick walls, divided into eight compartments, with only one small window on the side facing the Chishui River. ”

"Your Highness, I don't understand......," Ren wondered, "You can hide your warriors in a mud hut, but they can't attack the boats on the river." What if the puppet king's fleet doesn't stop at all, doesn't dock, and sails all the way through?"

"No, they can't get by," Roland smiled, "and you'll find out then." ”

Then he looked at the leaves, "You can cover up these fortifications, weeds and vines, and make them look more natural." ”

"Yes," Ye Zi replied.

In this way, when the artillery is pushed into the camouflaged fortifications, these two seemingly useless earthen houses in the eyes of the lotus will be transformed into unsinkable "sail battleships" in an instant. By then, every compartment would have been able to spew lethal flames with the baffles on the windows lifted, and the sixteen field guns would not lose their accuracy by the jolting, and in fact at such close range, they would be able to hit the sailing ships in the middle of the river with their eyes closed - if not sunk, enough to turn their decks into a shura field.

And from the very beginning, the enemy was in a disadvantageous state of the T-word, and Roland thought proudly, you tell me, how can you lose the face of the T? )