Iron Powder and Spellcaster

Major Ronald was not surprised at all when he received the news that the "Montagne Gang" had occupied Gevaudan.

On the contrary, Captain Epel was almost crazy: "What on earth does he want to do? With his few troops, do he really think he can defend Gevaudan?"

The other centurions didn't look good either.

"Ignore him, we need supplies now." Ronald bit his pipe, but the bowl was empty.

The soldiers were very fast, and Ronald's two brigades attacked lightly, carrying no baggage except seven days of dry food.

They didn't even have a tent, and even Ronald slept wrapped in a cloak at night.

The major was very satisfied with his centurions for being able to bring the complete unit structure from Gevaudan to Wolf Town.

But without the enemy taking action, a heavy rain can completely destroy the morale of these recruits.

"No matter how difficult it is for us, how can it be difficult for Montagne? He's not afraid, so what are you afraid of?" Ronald suddenly laughed: "Continue to send people to Gevaudan for reconnaissance! The large force will go to Little Rock Town for supplies first. Then go to St. Gram Town. If Gévaudan has a chance, we will go directly to Gévaudan. Otherwise, we will take a detour to Wangqiao Town and go to Hammerfort!"

Fort Hammer was originally a fortress located north of Gevaudan, and later gradually developed into a small town with more than fifty households.

This town has always been the gateway to Jevaudan, controlling the main access to Tiefeng County.

"Captain Epel."

"exist!"

Ronald gave a serious order: "Take your centurions and go to Fort Hammer first. The dry food in the hands of other centurions should be given to Epel as much as possible."

"Yes!" The centurions cheered up.

"Let's go to Xiaoshi Town!" Ronald laughed: "I want to see who owns this Tiefeng County."

…

Later, Pierre also returned to Wolf Town.

Winters was helping Changsheng look for milk in the stables - Changsheng was the first born, and Botayun not only didn't have enough milk, but also refused to take care of the foal.

He was not surprised at all when he heard the message Pierre brought back. He just asked: "Have they ever explained the reason to you?"

"No." Pierre rode for a day and a night, and he could barely stand: "But Mr. A and Mr. B both support the backup plan."

Although Plato and Venetta were already blushing, and Plato was at a loss for words internally.

However, Venetta did not officially intervene in the Plato Civil War. In order to keep the identities of Moritz and Juan as secret as possible, Winters ordered that they be referred to as Mr. A and Mr. B.

"I understand." Winters held Changsheng's little head with both hands and nodded towards Pierre: "You go and rest, and leave the rest to me."

Pierre raised his hands in salute and staggered out of the stable.

Changsheng was fed again, and he sucked the breast milk desperately.

It is his instinct to eat and grow.

On the other hand, if he doesn't, he will die.

This is true of immortality, and so is the people of Winters.

Seeing that Botayun no longer resisted as before, Winters slowly released his hands.

Changsheng sucked the milk "bitter, blah, blah, blah".

Both combat plans have their own advantages and disadvantages. Of course Gevaudan is good, but it is certainly better to occupy a city.

But what should I do if I can’t hold on?

How would General Adams, the ruler of the newly settled province, react?

Although the New Reclamation Corps is now restrained by Red Rose and Blue Rose, how can they tolerate the loss of a county?

With the strength at hand, can it block Maple Stone City's thunderous strike?

Plan A is very safe: gradually control the villages and towns and turn Revodan into an isolated island on the land.

That was Winters' preferred strategy, and why he advocated putting [Capture of Gévaudan] as a backup plan.

Cities and villages are interdependent, but after all, cities need more villages.

The city needs the input of materials and manpower. Once Jevaudan becomes an isolated city, it will collapse on its own.

But the plan didn't change quickly after all.

War taught Winters one thing: success or failure sometimes does not depend on how perfect the plan is, but on whether the execution is firm enough.

Moritz and Juan were of sound intelligence, and their judgments must have their considerations in mind, and Winters trusted them.

Now that you have chosen a route, just keep going.

"No matter what lies ahead, there will always be a way." Winters thought to himself, stroking the immortal's soft mane.

…

Wolf Town, once again hit by a military disaster, was once again reduced to scorched earth.

Among the ruins, the soldiers were ready to go.

The warriors Winters left in Wolf Town were all cavalry, including him, a total of eighteen cavalry, each with two or even three horses.

Anna, Scarlett, Ellen, Catherine and other ladies came to the town center to see them off.

Some people from Wolf Town who lived nearby also came spontaneously to build momentum. There were even three relatively wealthy farmers who rode horses and carried javelins on their backs and offered to help.

Bud, Andre and Mason were not there because they had rushed to Gevaudan as soon as possible.

"I'm sorry." Winters felt guilty for Anna.

In the blink of an eye, it was separation again.

Anna squeezed Winters' hand.

That night, she also hid in the forest with the people of Wolf Town, and witnessed people's fear and powerlessness in response to the military disaster, witnessed Wolf Town being devoured by soaring fire, and witnessed the best and worst parts of human nature.

She hugged Winters hard, stood on tiptoes and said in her lover's ear: "Go. These cabins and churches didn't hurt anyone, but they destroyed them. They shouldn't do this, and they have no right to do this." Do it. Don’t worry about me, don’t worry about anyone else, we can take care of ourselves.”

After saying that, Anna kissed Winters' cheek gently and pushed Winters away gently.

Winters looked at Anna for the last time, as if he wanted to put her in his eyes at this moment.

Then, he resolutely let go of Anna's hand.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of Changsheng." Scarlett whispered.

Mrs. Mitchell held Scarlett's arm and nodded gently to Winters.

In this situation, Catherine no longer had her usual attitude. She just said to Winters: "You must live and don't leave my sister alone... Don't forget, you still owe my family a thousand ducats. "

Winters thanked the people from Wolf Town who came to see him off one by one, and finally walked up to Pierre: "I'll leave Wolf Town to you."

"Don't worry." Pierre's face was still very pale, and he raised his hand in salute.

Winters nodded and mounted his horse.

His eyes swept over the blacksmith workshop, sawmill and church that had been burned to ashes.

"One day, one day... one day we will rebuild all of this." Winters looked into the eyes of his soldiers, and everyone could clearly hear his cold but firm voice.

Winters took over the military flag covered with blood, bullet marks and scorch marks from Heinrich: "But now, follow me to regain the right to rebuild our homeland!"

He jerked the reins and ran toward the battlefield.

The soldiers followed him without hesitation.

…

…

Major Ronald's retreat was extremely difficult.

He had not been able to get enough supplies at Blackwater, nor at Little Rock.

Although Heishui Town and Xiaoshi Town were not evacuated, hiding food has become a habit of farmers.

Before the soldiers entered the village, they had already disappeared without a trace.

Even if individual farmers did not escape, when they were caught and asked, they would say "no", "don't know", and "we are also starving, sir".

Looking at the "honest and honest" faces of the farmers, Ronald ordered them to use a saber to force them to speak.

The sharp steel knife was placed on his neck. The farmer who had just insisted that there was no food immediately obediently told him the location of the grain cellar.

But there are also farmers who are particularly stubborn, so stubborn that Major Ronald can't help but suspect that the other party really has no food.

"Whether he has it or not, if he doesn't confess, he will be killed!" Second Lieutenant Adam's idea was simple and crude: "We have to show other farmers what will happen. Otherwise, they will all learn from it!"

Major Ronald was silent.

"Sir, when did this happen? Are you still wondering whether you are a soldier or a bandit?" Seeing that the major did not respond, Second Lieutenant Adam gritted his teeth and said: "If Montagne enters Gevaudin, we are not bandits, but we are also bandits! I will take care of this matter !You don’t need to worry or ask.”

After finishing speaking, Lieutenant Adam picked up the knife and left.

"Stop!" Major Ronald shouted at the centurion: "Are you the garrison officer? Or am I the garrison officer? I said no, it just can't be done! Let them all go! How much can one or two die-hard farmers get by squeezing them dry? food?"

"But?" Lieutenant Adam was unwilling.

"But what?" Major Ronald stared: "Obey the order!"

After eating up the pitiful amounts of food forced from Blackwater Town and Little Rock Town, Ronald led more than 800 soldiers on the road to Shenk Town.

It was in the wilderness between St. Croix and Little Rock that Winters' cavalry caught up with Gévaudan's army, which was exhausted and hungry.

Winters was also sighted by Gévaudan's officers and men.

After all, light travels in straight lines, and there is no shelter in the wilderness.

More importantly, Winters had no intention of hiding his tracks.

He was riding alone, carrying a military flag, and stood on the top of the hillside one mile away, monitoring the troops of Rewardan openly.

When Gévaudan's troops left, he left;

When Gévaudan's troops stopped, he stopped;

When Jevaudan's troops rested, he also planted the military flag on the ground, dismounted and ate dry food.

This is a blatant insult and slight.

"What does he want to do?" Lieutenant Adam was furious: "Want to kill us all by himself?"

"Ignore him and just march." Major Ronald explained calmly: "He is waiting for dark. Those who can catch up must be elite cavalry, but there will not be many. Night is the time for small groups of elite cavalry to show off their skills. .”

One of the centurions, unable to bear the public humiliation any longer, suddenly broke away from the ranks and rushed towards the figure on the hillside by the roadside.

"Ferenz, you idiot!" Major Ronald was furious: "Bring him back to me!"

Upon hearing this, a centurion and another cavalryman immediately followed Lieutenant Ferenc.

Lieutenant Ferenc, who was so angry that he heard the shouts and the sound of horse hooves coming from behind, ignored them and just drove the horse faster.

"What a bullshit spell caster! I don't believe in evil!" the furious Ferenc roared. Two spring guns were inserted into the gun pockets on both sides of his saddle, both ready to fire at any time.

"Come on! Montagne!" Ferenc roared like thunder: "If you are really as powerful as they say! Come and try my two guns!"

Ronald, Adam, and all the Gevaudan officers and soldiers only saw Centurion Ferenc rushing madly in front of the horseman on the hillside.

Gunfire.

The horseman was unharmed.

Centurion Ferenc staggered and fell from his saddle.

Ferenc's two men who went to rescue did not run away, and were shot down by the horseman.

A small group of strange cavalry jumped out from the reverse slope of the hillside. They snatched the three people who had fallen off their horses like sheep, and also took away their horses.

The hillside was peaceful again.

The horseman stood on the hillside and continued to openly insult the officers and soldiers of Gévaudan.

"Leave him alone." Major Ronald ordered: "Keep walking! At least we know that he is more than one person."

Second Lieutenant Adam was so angry that he said, "Ferenc! You're willing to die! I'll give you three fucking horses for free!"

…

At night, Gévaudan's troops rested in a forest.

Their bivouac had no fortifications - the soldiers were too tired and hungry to dig, and they didn't bring any tools.

They piled into piles, made beds with dead branches and leaves, and slept hastily.

Apart from a few sentries, the bivouac of Gévaudan's troops had no additional defenses.

But there is a murderous intention hidden in the quiet night.

This woodland was a terrain specially chosen by Major Ronald, not only because it was difficult for cavalry to operate in the woods, but also because the woods could better arrange ambushes.

The Gévaudan soldiers used tree trunks as stakes and pulled up three layers of snagging ropes around the camp - they had no iron tools, but they carried hemp ropes.

The woodland is dark at night, and the trip wire is hidden in the darkness.

All the Gévaudan soldiers were in full formation, waiting for the guests.

"Come on, boy." Major Ronald held his weapon tightly and leaned against the tree trunk, waiting for the sound of horse hooves.

He thought to himself: "Let you know that I, an old senior, also have some skills, let me give you some extra lessons..."

By the time Major Ronald regained consciousness, it was already dawn.

He jumped up suddenly: "When did I fall asleep?"

Of course people don't know when they fall asleep.

The major didn't know, and neither did the other officers and soldiers, because everyone was fast asleep.

"Ah? What's wrong?" Lieutenant Adam woke up from his dream while wiping his saliva: "Is Montagne here?"

No, not coming.

Nothing happened last night.

There was no night attack, no ambush, no bloodshed, it was a peaceful night and everyone slept soundly.

Major Ronald smiled bitterly.

The soldiers were happy that there was no need to fight, but they just had to continue on their way.

In the middle of the road outside the forest, Major Ronald received a gift: three men tied tightly.

Lieutenant Ferenc, another centurion, and the orderly soldier.

None of the three people died, and even the wounds on their bodies were carefully treated.

Attached is a note:

"They don't know how to knit straw sandals, so you should keep them.

——W.M. Officer stationed in Langtun and protector of eight towns."

"Eight towns?" Major Ronald had an ominous premonition in his heart: "Eight towns?!"

"He sent the horses back too! Isn't this just sending back three burdensome people!" Second Lieutenant Adam yelled, "You mean Venetta miser!"

…

In the afternoon the day after the night of the failed ambush.

Gedani - the southernmost hamlet of the town of Sank - has been surrounded.

Regarding food requisition, Major Ronald has accumulated some experience: Never take the main road. Each village has a "post" on the main road, and any inconspicuous child may be an informant.

As long as they see soldiers approaching on the road, the farmers can run away in the blink of an eye.

We have to take a small path, go around the forest, first surround the village in a large circle, and then gradually close it, so that no one can escape.

It's just that this whole set of tactical maneuvers is too difficult, and the new recruit Danzi is not capable of completing such a beautiful separate attack.

Ronald had every reason to believe that as long as he dispersed his troops in the forest, at least half of them would disappear when he regrouped.

Fortunately, Major Ronald doesn't pursue perfection. Capturing half or one-third of the farmers is enough.

Therefore, each team was led by a centurion and formed a net with holes everywhere, surrounding the small village of Gedani.

The battle plan was executed very well, even better than expected.

Major Ronald was satisfied with his centurions. The siege net had been closed, but the villagers of Gedani were still unaware of it.

Not even a single person ran out.

etc? No one ran away?

Second Lieutenant Adam ran towards the Major Pegasus: "Sir! There is no one in the farm! This farm is cleaner than the previous farms!"

"Yeah." Major Ronald asked calmly: "As clean as Zhuangzi in Wolf Town, right?"

Lieutenant Adam was stunned for a moment: "Cleaner than... than the farm in Wolf Town..."

"Protector of the eight towns? Even the town of Shengke?" Major Ronald sighed: "Forget it, there is no need to waste your efforts. All the farms in front of me are probably empty like Gedani. Go directly to hammer Fort!"

…

"Here, I'll give you this gun." Winters gave the captured spring gun to the little lion: "Thank you for coming to help."

The little lion and his four quivers were also in Winters' cavalry - the little lion originally brought six guards, but two of them went back to the Red River Department to deliver messages.

"I am willing to deal with the Platoans without any reward." The little lion took the spring gun and smiled playfully: "Just don't ask us to do the work that will lead to death."

"Yeah, okay." Winters didn't seem to feel anything at all.

Winters was unmoved, which disappointed the little lion.

"You learn quickly. Isn't it my brother's strategy that you are using now? Hang them without biting or letting go." The little lion continued to ask teasingly.

But Winters still didn't react.

"Yeah, you're right." Winters replied casually.

The little lion was bored and went to play with the spring gun.

In fact, Winters' mind was already filled with another thing, so he seemed a little slow.

"Strange." Winters kept thinking about it: "The shot Ferenz shot me seemed to have penetrated the [deflection]... was it my imagination?"

He silently took out a small black notebook and a small piece of graphite, and jotted down a few strokes.

…

The St. George River diagonally divides Tiefeng County into two parts, which can be roughly divided into the South Eight Towns and the North Eight Towns.

The southern towns are relatively desolate, while the northern towns are relatively prosperous.

Gevaudan is located on the Saint-Georges River.

Major Ronald wanted to go to Fort Hammer, but there were only two ways across the river.

Either go to Jevaudan or Kingbridge.

There was no way to reach Gévaudan, so Ronald had to lead his troops to take a long detour and head towards King's Bridge.

Hungry, tired, and with no future.

Three heavy mountains almost crushed the troops, and the officers could not even effectively restrain the soldiers.

Some soldiers just sat on the ground and refused to leave even after saying anything.

Some soldiers simply ran into the forest and deserted.

In this case, if the Gévaudan officers did not enforce military law, they could only watch their troops continue and slowly collapse.

If they enforce military law, the army will immediately collapse.

"The battle has been lost."

The officers of Gévaudin could confirm this in the eyes of others every time their eyes met.

They just walked forward numbly, waiting for someone to come and put an end to them.

Finally, outside the town of Kingsbridge, they met the person they least expected to meet but also wanted to meet the most: three centurions led by Bud, Andre and Mason.

Ronald led the remaining troops to camp outside Kingsbridge, collecting food and waiting for Winters' troops to attack.

Winters did not use force at all. He just waited until evening, set up a few fires on the windward vent, roasted a few pigs, placed a few baskets of freshly baked bread and several pots of mutton soup.

He shouted a few more words, such as "Hammer Castle has also surrendered", "Surrender without killing", "Here you can eat and drink", "Ronald is a traitor", "The protector of the Sixteenth Town will fight the rebellion".

The army that Ronald was trying so hard to maintain completely collapsed.

One soldier put down his weapon and ran out to surrender, and then all the soldiers were running out. They rushed towards the bread, roast pig and mutton soup, stuffing it into their mouths regardless of the hot meat and soup.

I'm hungry! So hungry!

The Gévaudan officers with horses tried to break out, but none of them escaped - their horses were even hungrier.

Andre led the cavalry to take advantage of the situation and rushed into the enemy camp and captured the military flag.

From Ronald on down, all the officers and soldiers of the Gévaudin garrison were captured.

Noon the next day.

Winters Montagne rode into Gevaudan through the main entrance.

The elders of Gévaudin lined the streets to welcome him.

Thanks to the leader of the book friend [St Honghonghuohuo], thank you;

Thanks to the leader of the book friend [Xiao Shui Jing Pass], thank you;

[Confirm, yesterday’s update is an additional one. Fortunately, the recent plot outline has been prepared in advance, so the efficiency is relatively high]

[There is a map in this chapter, but the 1.03 version map is still being drawn, so I will use the 1.02 version map first, and then replace it and send it to the book circle]

[The terrifying Blood Wolf Gang is raging in the town of Langtun——" The respectable Captain Montagne comes to his Gevaudan]

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