After Roddy took control of the Rose Cross, Eiffta's territory had already crossed the center of the kingdom. The Holy Sanctum had become a tentacle that radiated towards the royal family and secretly competed with each other. However, Charles II was no fool. Before spring, the four lords had already set up a defensive stance around the Holy Sanctum. They had begun to compete with each other openly and covertly.
Everyone thought that Eiffta's army would go to the Holy Sanctum first, but the location of Dominique Castle was obviously very different from the Holy Sanctum. It was located on the west side of the mountain range in the middle of the Kingdom of Karen. If one wanted to go to the royal territory from here, they would have to go north for about a hundred kilometers and bypass the mountain range.
So when Roshak heard that the destination was Dominique Castle, he found it strange.
"Why here? Are we not going to the Holy Sanctum? "
"Why do you care so much? What does the first military regulation say? "
"Obey orders..."
The squad leader shrunk his neck and looked out the window at the snow that had not melted yet. "If I remember correctly, it would take a caravan two weeks to go from Elson to Dominique Castle. How far is it? "
"It's marked on the map. It's 320 kilometers in a straight line. Can't you remember the contents of the military map?"
Roshak was very familiar with the data. Ever since he went to class every day, he would always look at the map of the Kingdom of Karen to calculate the distance. Let alone Dominique Castle, he could roughly calculate the distance between any two cities. He even knew the obstacles along the way like the back of his hand. To be able to do this, the "reconnaissance plane" made by Sylvia and the others played a huge role. But obviously, Roshak and the others did not know that the "plane" was involved in the mapping work.
"More than 300 kilometers. Platoon Leader, how long do you think it will take?"
"According to the speed of the drill, we should be there by tonight."
"Really? Others walk for half a month, but we can get there in a day? "
The squad leader's eyes widened. Even though he knew that the truck's speed was much faster than the horse carriage, he still couldn't digest the shock brought by the [Shrinking Ground] … In this era, even the cavalry had to rely on their legs to travel. In order to preserve their strength in battle, the horses rarely carried people. In the Kingdom of Karen, there was no such thing as a "rapid march" in the army of the nobles. Everyone walked in a sluggish manner. Excluding the time needed to set up camp, it would be considered good if a troop of a thousand people could walk 30 kilometers in a day.
Because of this comparison, the squad leader and the soldiers found it hard to accept the concept of 'three hundred kilometers a day'. They had never studied physics. Although they knew that the truck was going fast, they did not know how to calculate the speed. Because Roshak had been exposed to this when he was learning to repair trucks in the "advanced course", he had a clearer concept. However, if he were to explain it to the people in front of him, no one would be able to understand.
"If you don't believe me, just stay put. Go and arrange for the soldiers to take turns to close their eyes and sleep. Even if you can't sleep, you have to sleep. You have to maintain your strength at all times and preserve your combat ability. Do you hear me?"
"Yes! Sir! "
After the order was given, the carriage gradually quieted down. The "road" to Domik Castle had been built in the last two months. Because of the speed of construction, the local caravans and citizens of Eiferta did not even know that there was such a road. Therefore, there was no one on the road from beginning to end. Occasionally, there would be a herd of deer or wild animals driven away by loudspeakers. If they could not be driven away, the soldiers of the engineering battalion at the front of the carriage would come down and kill them. After a row of crossbow bolts had been shot to death, the bodies would be dragged to the side of the road, and the convoy would continue on the flat road.
Although the speed was only 60 kilometers per hour, it was definitely "lightning fast" in this era.
The convoy set off in the morning, rested for an hour at noon, and had a meal. Before sunset, the whole convoy arrived at Domik Castle, which was at the end of the road.
The whole journey took seven hours, and the distance was 347 kilometers.
Because of the poor shock absorption, the soldiers of the engineering battalion felt their buttocks go numb. When they forced themselves to get out of the car, they felt a little dizzy. It was not because of motion sickness, but because it was unbelievable.
"Platoon Leader, is this really Domik Castle? Could it be that Elson built a fortress outside to trick us? "
The sign with the words "Domik Castle" was inserted into the roadside. Not far away, the simple castle appeared in front of them, but most of the soldiers still could not accept the fact.
"What's with all the nonsense? Can't you see the Damia Mountains in the east? Do you think it's like the Gondola Mountains? Or can't you tell the difference between north and south? "
Loshak's logic was clear. His geographical knowledge and the skills he had learned immediately confirmed that this was Domik Castle. It made him feel indescribably excited. But as a soldier, he knew that everything was more important than the mission. So he quickly began to look for the gathering sign, and quickly rushed over with a few squads under his command.
The soldiers of the engineering battalion did not know that they had become the first batch of "truck transport" soldiers, and also the first troop to use "crystal energy" for military operations in this era.
Domik Castle was located in a remote area, and the economy of the territory it belonged to was backward. The castle itself was also in disrepair. Although it was called a "castle", in fact, it was just a broken mud building that could only accommodate a few hundred people. The highest part of the wall was only five meters. From a distance, it was not much different from a broken stone hill. If it was three months ago, it would definitely be a deserted place. But since the arcane puppets extended the road from Elson City, the whole area had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The open space that used to be overgrown with weeds was flattened by the arcane puppets, and roads leading to different areas were laid out. Loshak now knew a lot of words, so he could see the functions of the areas written on the road signs: "truck parking area", "first barracks", "second barracks", "supplies stop area one", "supplies stop area two", "training ground", "canteen", "bathroom", "hospital" and so on. Many of the areas were still empty, but they were filled with all kinds of wood.
Loshak knew that the engineering battalion would probably be involved in the construction in the future. After all, carpenters and masons were best at this kind of work. And now it seemed that this area should be the "rear position" of the entire battlefield, mainly for the transfer of military supplies and the treatment of injured soldiers.
"Loshak! Take your men and report to the first barracks in fifteen minutes! "
Hearing the commander's order, he immediately saluted. "Yes, sir! Sir! "
Turning his head, Loshak executed the order meticulously. He kicked a few squad leaders whose faces were pale because of the bumpy road. "Hurry up! I don't think there is any mission tonight. If you want to rest, then do it at night! "
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers trusted the platoon leader and quickly got into formation. However, just as they were shouting the slogan "One, two, one" and ran along the road to the "First Barracks", a series of explosions caused them to involuntarily turn their heads …
On the other side of their vision, to the north of Domic Castle, all kinds of densely packed trees were uprooted by an invisible force. Thousands of tree trunks floated in the air, and then were moved to one side by invisible magic and piled up on the ground. And soon, huge arcane puppets lined up to the open space of two to three square kilometers and repeated the steps of building the road. The soft ground was tamped, flattened and reinforced, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, it became a huge and flat square.
Loshak's soldiers had arrived at the barracks. Because there was no order from their superior, they stood there and waited. So in the next ten minutes, they witnessed the same scene repeated five or six times, and a huge square area of one kilometer wide and two kilometers long was forcibly cleared out of the forest area...
This kind of miracle in front of everyone made the soldiers tremble. They did not know how to deal with it. If it were not for the discipline that had been built up over the past few months, it was estimated that they would have been scared out of their wits and run far away.
At this time, all the people in the engineering battalion had gathered. More than four hundred soldiers stared at the newly dug open space in a daze. The scene of tens of thousands of trees piled up on one side was really shocking, and now they all realized that all this was done by the magician standing not far away, wearing a trench coat.
Military orders must be obeyed, and no one dared to whisper. The company commander, wearing a straight military uniform, waited there with a serious face. Not long after, all the soldiers saw the figure in high heels stride to the front of the team.
The beautiful face made the group of big boys hold their breath, but the powerful momentum and the substantial magic wave in the way she moved made them not even have the courage to look up.
"The layout of the magic circle of the military airport is here. If there are any problems, report to Elsen City at any time."
"Yes! Sir! "
The battalion commander of the engineering battalion was selected from the Elsen barracks. He had a high level of knowledge and a keen sense of military affairs. After hearing the words of the Dragons in front of him, he saluted and said loudly, "I promise to complete the task."
Kardashian nodded, turned around and walked away. After taking two steps, her body turned into a giant dragon, and her wings covered the sky. She suddenly flapped her wings and quickly disappeared into the sky...
The giant dragon did not abandon Efta!
All the engineers repeated this thought in their hearts. They looked at the distant sky, and suddenly their hearts were full of pride — but Roshak, the platoon leader standing at the front of the team, was thinking about another question: Why was a military airport built here?
Those things flying back and forth over Elsen, were they going to stop here?
But the answer to these questions was destined to be revealed after the war began. Roshak could not help but look at the rolling Damian Mountains in the east — the enemy was on the other side of the mountains, but who exactly it was, and how many, Roshak had no idea.
But he was very clear that he did not need to know these things.
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