Chapter 543 Fire Snake (Part 2)

Even the dark night could not stop the work and progress of the baggage transport team.

Each carriage carrying baggage was equipped with torches on all four sides.

Thanks to these torches,

If viewed from above, the convoy of carriages equipped with torches would look like a winding "fire snake", crawling along the foot of the Lygasus Mountains.

Although the possibility of being attacked by others was slim, for the sake of safety, Su Cheng sent the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Army to escort this heavy supply unit.

The 3rd Brigade is one of the three cavalry brigades of the 1st Corps of the Knights of Michael. This baggage team has a total of more than 2,000 carriages. It is more than enough to use 1,000 cavalry to escort 2,000 carriages.

The captain of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Army closed his mouth tightly and sat astride his beloved horse, advancing slowly in line with the speed of the carriage.

At this moment, a squadron leader next to him reported to him:

"Captain, there are two figures there."

"Shadow?"

After hearing this word, the captain's brows suddenly furrowed and he looked in the direction pointed by the squadron leader's finger.

"where?"

"It's on that hilltop." The squadron leader pointed to a hilltop quite far away from them.

"..." The captain fell silent because he was speechless.

After a long silence, the captain spoke up: "It's so dark and the distance is so far away. How the hell could you tell there were two people there?"

"I was born as an Orion before I became a soldier. I have developed a pair of eyes with very good eyesight and night vision since I was a child. Captain, do you think those two people are mountain barbarians?"

"Probably, except for those mountain monkeys, no one will stay on the mountain. Ignore those two people and continue to concentrate on guarding the baggage train. This time, all kinds of medicines are being transported, and they are all very expensive. , if something goes wrong, it will be troublesome.”

"Medicine... No wonder I always smell a strong smell of medicine. Captain, when will this escort mission end? This escort mission is really boring. Staying in the fortress for training is more interesting than this."

"How the hell do I know..." the captain responded, "This time, the Northern Territory Administration dispatched more than 10,000 carriages and divided them into 5 transport teams to transport the luggage, and the team leader also sent out a team including us. Five cavalry brigades were sent to escort the baggage train."

"10,000 carriages, it's more or less, who knows how many troops are going to be launched this time. If the number of troops is small this time, the baggage will be transported quickly and our escort mission will be completed. But if there are more troops sent this time, our escort mission may take a long time."

After listening to the squadron leader's explanation, the squadron leader suddenly fell silent.

"Captain..." After a moment of silence, the squadron leader finally spoke out,

"The fact that we are transporting the baggage here means that we are going to use troops in this area, right?"

"Of course, then what else are you doing with the baggage piled here?"

"Is there anyone around here who needs troops?"

"..." The captain stopped talking.

"Are there rebels around here? Are there bandits? The only ones here are barbarians living on the Lygasus Mountains, right?"

"..."

"Why do we use our troops for no reason against mountain barbarians who have done nothing wrong and have never provoked us..."

"enough!"

Before the squadron leader finished speaking, he was stopped by the captain's loud shout.

"Why use troops against the barbarians? This kind of thing is not something people like us should consider. We just need to complete every task handed down from above."

Having said this, the captain paused.

Then, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he continued:

"Don't talk about us. Even the leader of our Michael Knights is not qualified to consider this kind of problem... What the leader can do is probably the same as us - finish it obediently and well. Every task handed down from above..."

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April 28, 291 AD of the Britannia Empire.

Britannia Empire, Pendragon, White Palace, Emperor's Study.

Today is the second day of Ilsa's 8th birthday.

Ilsa's 8th birthday is now history. After participating in and experiencing various activities, delegations from various countries officially began their journey back home today, with either shock or fear.

Like the delegations from these countries, the domestic vassals also started to leave home one after another starting today.

However, not everyone can go home immediately.

For example - Su Cheng.

When returning to the imperial capital this time, in addition to attending Ilsa's 8th birthday, Su Cheng also had another important task.

That is to report to His Majesty and others the detailed battle plan he has planned for "Operation Salomanda".

The top-secret document delivered to the Northern Territory at the beginning of this year clearly states that this war of conquest against the mountain barbarians - the Operation Salomanda, is in charge of the Michael Knights, with Su Cheng as the commander-in-chief.

Not only does Su Cheng serve as the commander-in-chief, but Su Cheng also plans the detailed combat plan.

Beams of sunlight shined through the study window, shining on Su Cheng's face.

Su Cheng respectfully knelt on one knee in the center of Ge Zewen's study.

In front of him was Gozewen, who had been sitting behind the desk waiting for his arrival, and Jacob, Gale, Bankro and others standing on both sides of the desk.

"Su Cheng, stand up." Gozewen's face was full of warm smiles.

"Yes."

When Su Cheng stood up from the ground, Gozewen continued to smile at Su Cheng and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency, for the military parade yesterday. I saw it very clearly. When your Michael Knights appeared, many people on the balcony immediately changed their faces. It seems that it is really necessary to let the entire army of the empire follow the current training methods and work and rest of the Michael Knights."

"Letting you become the captain of the Michael Knights - it was indeed the most successful decision last year. Su Cheng, it is a great blessing for our Britannia Empire to have you here."

"Your Majesty!" After hearing His Majesty's praise, Su Cheng hurriedly said modestly. "I really don't deserve it. Since His Majesty has handed over the Knights of Michael to me, I will naturally do my best to repay His Majesty for his kindness."

"Hehe, good, good." Ge Zewen stroked his long beard, "Okay, let's stop talking about it. It's time to get to the point. Su Cheng, you should have a detailed plan for the battle of Shalomanda, right?"

"Yes." Su Cheng replied, "I have already conceived a detailed battle plan on how to capture the Ligasos Mountains, but - before I tell you my plan, can you tell me one thing?"

"One thing?" Ge Zewen asked in confusion.

"That's right. Can you tell me - why you suddenly want to start a war against the mountain barbarians?"

The military genius came to another world with the Zizhi Tongjian

The military genius came to another world with the Zizhi Tongjian