Two days after sending off the strange queen, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. The weather was already very cold. Baron Camorra, who was in charge of the military supplies in the capital of Wendelbri, was very helpful. Large amounts of supplies were transported to the frontlines, and every soldier of the four northern allied families was wearing thick fur clothing to protect them from the cold. This was to maximize their combat effectiveness.
The only thing that troubled Loriste was that the construction of the defensive facilities had been delayed due to the cold weather. Once it started snowing, they had no choice but to stop. However, from the scouts at the frontlines, it seemed like the Fisablon Family's armed forces were in a more difficult situation than this side. Even though they still stood guard on the cliff to monitor the movements of the Laurist camp, their numbers had decreased by half. Furthermore, their sneak attacks and harassment activities had completely stopped.
Just as Loriste gathered Bofinger, Malek, and the other knights in the tent to discuss how to attack and take over Mount Pobiliqi, Schwald barged into the tent and shouted excitedly, "Your Highness, Big Brother Aire and Senior Brother Redi have returned …"
"Oh?" Laurist raised his head, and a smile appeared on his face. He was very happy that he finally did not have to worry about the two of them. He originally wanted to set off to search for their whereabouts in a few days, but Tagger and Old Man Morbin Hood were rushing to the frontline camp with the Golden Eagle, and it was estimated that they would arrive in five or six days. He did not expect these two fellows to return by themselves. "Where did they go? Why did it take so long?"
Bier and Redi entered the tent. Both of them were covered in dirty furs, and their faces were red and green. This was the result of riding on horses for a long period of time, and they seemed to be freezing.
"Your Highness, we, we're back …" Bier said as he rubbed his hands.
"Where did the two of you go? Don't you know how worried we were? Is it so difficult to capture two people alive? Isn't the border of Mount Pobiliqi tightly sealed by the enemy? Wouldn't it be fast to capture two patrolling soldiers? "Loriste pretended to be angry as he asked a series of questions.
"No, Your Highness, we did not capture those patrolling soldiers. That would alert the enemy. We ran into the mountains, "El said.
"What did you say? Inside the mountains? How did we get in … "This time, Lorist, Bofinger, Malek, and the others were all shocked. Could it be that Aire and the others found a shortcut to enter the mountain without alerting the guards?
"No, Your Highness, we only took a large detour, entering Podolich Mountains from the Eastern Wasteland Province side." Aire replied.
With Aire taking the lead and Redi supplementing from the side, the two of them quickly explained the process of entering the Pobilic Mountains. Ever since Buckingham had specially ordered them to capture two people alive to understand the situation on the mountain, the two of them had always felt that capturing two low-level patrolling soldiers wouldn't allow them to clearly understand the situation on the mountain. Therefore, they simply took a detour to the Eastern Barren Province and coincidentally bumped into two knights from the Fisablon Clan who were leading 40 to 50 soldiers escorting two carriages filled with medicine towards Mount Bobili. Bei Er and Redi represented ten guards to ambush the escort team at night. After obtaining their confessions, they killed all of them and buried their corpses. After that, they pretended to be the escort team and entered Mount Podolj.
"You guys sure have guts. Didn't you think about what would happen if you were recognized? Don't laugh, Redi. I'm talking about you. Aire trains in the Dark Combat Aura passed down in his family, and he doesn't look outstanding. (Aire protested. My wife says I'm the best, what do you mean by not outstanding …) That's why it's easy for others to overlook him. You won first place in the Knight Tournament held by Grand Duke Fisabron, and many people know you. If Grand Duke Fisabron left a few guards on the mountain, you wouldn't be able to pass so easily, "Laurist criticized.
"No, Your Highness. We've already asked the two escorting knights. They said that there was only the 3rd Border Ranger Corps left on the mountain. Duke Fisablon removed the 5th Border Ranger Corps and merged their personnel with the 3rd Border Ranger Corps, filling up the 3rd Border Ranger Corps. Two years ago, the 3rd Border Ranger Corps followed Duke Fisablon to the former Duchy of Meirin and have been stationed in the Southern Province ever since. The 5th Border Ranger Corps was newly established in the Eastern Wastelands, so I don't think anyone will recognize me. Besides, I've added two strands of beard, so it'll be hard for others to recognize me. "
Redi took out a fake beard from his pocket and stuck it on his face. He looked much older in an instant, and those who weren't familiar with him wouldn't be able to recognize him.
Er spoke from the side: "Your Highness, those two knights have always been stationed at the Tiger Castle in the Eastern Wastelands. They were originally from the Duchy of Meirin and were moved to the Eastern Wastelands. Because of their good performance, they were newly promoted as knights of House Fisablon. They don't recognize anyone from the 3rd Border Ranger Corps. This time, after Grand Duke Fisablun returned to the Crouching Tiger Castle, he randomly picked the two of them and had them deliver the medicine to Mount Popiliqi first. This was simply tailor-made for our plan, which made us decide to impersonate them and enter Mount Popiliqi. "
"Your Highness, take a look. This is the map of the mountain that we drew." Redi took out a piece of animal skin paper, and Schwald spread it out on Loriste's table.
Mount Podolj was very large, and it looked like broken eggshells when viewed from above. However, these eggshells were cliffs in reality, while the inside of the mountain was a vast wilderness with lakes and streams. It was enough to be a viscount's territory.
"Your Highness, out of the three paths leading into Mount Pobilici, other than the one in the middle, the other two have already been blocked by the armed forces of the Fisablun Family. If we attack along these two paths, it will be a path of no return. The deeper we go, the closer we will be to our doom. The enemy has also set up many traps and mechanisms in the middle path. For example, the second half of the mountain path has a deep valley beside it. If they discover us attacking here, the enemy only needs to push the mountain and the countless boulders piled up on the cliff will tumble down. At that time, no one will be able to escape. This mechanism is very vicious.
Right now, there are only 46,000 soldiers from the 3rd Border Ranger Corps stationed at Mount Podolj. Duke Fisablon has already brought his guards and grassland cavalry back to the Tiger Castle in the Eastern Wasteland Province. The commander of the 3rd Border Ranger Corps is a family knight named Galini Broput, a 3-star Gold-ranked family knight. I heard that he was Duke Fisablon's playmate when he was young and is deeply trusted by the Duke. He has a steady and resolute personality, which is why the Duke entrusted the defense of Mount Podolj to him … "
Laurist interrupted Aire's narration, "Duke Fisabulon did not return to Tiger Castle. Instead, he gathered more than a hundred thousand grassland barbarian cavalry and ambushed the hunting cavalry in Mugano Province, inflicting heavy losses on them. Then, he attacked Pidro City. However, the 23rd Imperial Guard Battalion guarding Pitro City held them off until reinforcements arrived. Ten days ago, Duke Fisablon saw that there was no hope of taking Pitro City and withdrew his troops. This is what happened after you completed your mission. "
"The Hun- The Hunter Corps suffered heavy losses?" Aire asked in shock.
"Yes. Charle and Yuri were heavily injured, and Peter died on the battlefield. Aire, Redi, after this matter is settled, I plan to let you and Redi take over the Hunter Cavalry's affairs and reorganize and train them. However, we will have to wait until we take down Mount Podolj. If we don't settle things here, we won't be able to return to our family's territory. Go on. "
Aire nodded, indicating that he understood. He pointed at the map and continued: "The 3rd Border Ranger Corps has set up camp in Mount Podolj in four areas. There is a division on the left and right respectively. They are in charge of patrolling and guarding the two blocked paths. It will take them at least fifteen minutes to reach the top of the cliff from the camp halfway up the mountain. Sentries have also been set up at the top of each mountain, changing eight times a day. The defense is very tight. It will be very difficult to climb up the mountain from these two sides. When we left, they were preparing to build a sentry post at the top of the cliff to protect the sentries from the wind and cold.
The middle side is the camp of the 3rd Border Ranger Corps. There are two divisions stationed there. Since the path in the middle is open, the security here is the tightest. When we looked up from the base of the camp, we felt that there were fewer sentries, but they had actually built a cave on the cliff to shelter them from the wind. Most of the sentries are hiding in the cave. If there were sentries, they would be able to reach their positions in less than ten minutes. That's why I believe it will be very difficult to attack the mountain from the front. "
"The logistics camp of the 3rd Border Ranger Corps is located here." Aire pointed at the back half of Mount Podolj. "It's here. It's half a day's journey from the camp ahead. This isn't just a warehouse for supplies, it's also the center of defense against the back half of Eastern Wasteland Province. Just like the three paths in front, House Fisablon's armed forces have blocked off the two paths on both sides, leaving only the middle path for supplies. However, I noticed that the 3rd Border Ranger Corps is very lax in guarding the back half of the mountain. They only sent out a patrol team to patrol along the cliff after half a day. They didn't even set up a sentry post. Perhaps they think that side is their family's territory and don't need to guard against it. "
"I suggest we take a big detour and launch a surprise attack from the Eastern Wasteland Province. I believe there's a high chance of success." Redi continued Aire's words and remembered something else: "Oh yes, your highness. When we left the camp, the plump supervisor from the logistics camp complained to us that the weather was getting colder and colder, and we did not have enough supplies to last through the winter. He hopes that we can urge the duke to send more supplies for the winter as soon as possible. Right now, the only thing we have is food and firewood. If we don't send large amounts of furs to make winter clothes, all the soldiers will have to hide in their barracks to keep warm when it snows. They won't even be able to go out for patrols. "
Loriste nodded, "The two of you did well. The two of you are the main contributors to the capture of Mount Popeliki. Everyone has heard Aire's report. What are your thoughts now? "
Bodelfinger laughed, "Your Highness, Aire and Redi have indeed made great contributions. Just as they said, we can take a big detour and attack from the back half of Mount Popeliki as long as we don't get discovered by the Fisablon scouts. The mountain is so big, and the logistics camp is half a day's journey away from the main camp. Even if we are discovered by the enemy, we can take the camp before reinforcements arrive. As long as the camp falls into our hands, the 3rd Border Ranger Corps will be like ants in a bowl. They won't be able to escape. "
Malek thought for a moment, "Your Highness, Bofinger's plan of attack is very suitable. However, I believe that it will be better to carry it out after a period of time."
"Why?" Loriste asked.
"Because if we attack now, it will be too slow to take a detour on foot, and it will be too noisy on horseback. We will be easily discovered by the Fisablon scouts. I think we should wait patiently for a while longer. When the plains are covered in snow after a few heavy snowfalls, we can use skis and sleds to march. I believe that the scouts won't be willing to come out in that weather, and the 3rd Border Ranger Corps will be more relaxed and careless. "Malek explained.
Loriste laughed loudly, "You're right. This is the right strategy, but it's still lacking a little. We need to use a diversion tactic first. "" A diversion tactic? "Bofinger asked curiously.
"Misdirection? What's that?" Bodelfinger asked curiously.
"Ugh …" Laurist almost choked at Bodelfinger's question. He glared at him, "Think about it. Our camp is facing Mount Bobilic, and we'll be able to see what's going on from there. We couldn't just stay in the camp until the snow fell, then strut around the Eastern Wasteland Province on our skis, right? That way, even if the enemies on the mountain didn't know where we were going, they would still be vigilant. Perhaps they would even strengthen the security around the back of the mountain. Since the commander of the 3rd Ranger Corps, Galini Bropt, is an experienced man, we can't arouse his suspicions.
Therefore, from tomorrow onwards, the Kenneth Family's heavy armor division would be moved over to guard the camp, while the Monolith Army would pack up and retreat. They had to look like they were going back to their nest so that the enemies on the mountain would not be suspicious. After that, make a detour to Ross's camp. Once the snow gets heavier, you'll charge from there to the back of the mountain and take it. Wipe out the 3rd Ranger Corps! “
"But, Your Highness," Aire stood up, "there is an army on Mount Bobilitch, the Third Border Guard's Ranger Corps can also be considered a strong unit. Wouldn't it be a little too arrogant if we only mobilized one of House Kenneth's corps? Maybe the third Ranger corps will suddenly descend the mountain and launch a sneak attack when they see that we don't have enough people. We'll be in big trouble then. "
"That won't happen. I'll have Count Filim send two Pegasus Corps to guard the camp as well. Besides, the weather is getting cold and it'll snow soon. That commander Galini Bropt will also consider whether the retreat of the Monolith Army is part of our plan to lure them down the mountain. He should know that a thick layer of snow on a snowy day will affect the speed of light cavalry. If they launch a sneak attack and get caught up in our encirclement, it'll be hard for them to retreat. That's why I don't think he'll send his troops down the mountain so easily. "
Leurist stood up, "Then it's decided. Schwald, take a group of guards to Ross's camp and have Suremes bring his heavy armor division over. Also, tell Ross to expand his camp. In a few days, we'll move our divisions to his camp one by one and have him prepare to receive us."
"Yes, Your Highness," Schwald said.
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