allendalepharm Chapter 443
Chapter 443
Early on the morning of the third day, the rebel camp, Hanan and others arrived as promised, but Hicks did not follow, saying that there was another important matter, but prepared a lot of supplies for Hannan, and Hanan did not excuse this time.
Kosha attached great importance to this trip, and not only sent his henchman General Farafola out of his horse, but also equipped with an army of more than a thousand people, all of whom were the elite of the old battalion, all of them were strong, imposing and equipped with very complete weapons.
Kosha personally sent them out of the camp, and before leaving, he told them to find their right arm no matter what.
Several men of Yuenan followed the army, riding military camels and war horses, out of the north gate of Catrea.
As soon as I left the city, I saw more than a dozen cauldrons set up at the city gates, and hundreds of refugees surrounded in each place, and there were rebel soldiers responsible for maintaining order, which was also orderly.
The group moved slowly, close to the surrounding area of Catrea, still within the oasis, and Hanan saw that on both sides of the road, there were many fields and villages
There are many busy farmers in the field, and from time to time you can see small markets that have formed spontaneously, indicating that the area has not been affected by the war and the people's life is normal.
Seeing the long marching procession, the nearby people were a little flustered at first, and when they saw the rebel flags, not only did they not dodge, but they gathered around both sides of the road, smiling and pointing from time to time, obviously not the first time they saw them.
The rebel soldiers held their heads high and did not squint, and they did have a strong military demeanor, while a few logisticians also distributed some candy and other things to the onlookers, causing a burst of cheers.
Seeing such a scene, Hanan has a deeper understanding of the rebel leader Kousa.
It is not said whether this person has ambitions to encroach on rights, but judging by the style of his troops, even if he is not an expert in governing the country, he has the ability to govern a place.
Moreover, the grasp of people's hearts also has high attainments, coupled with being young and young, he is indeed a rare talent.
Along the way, moving away from Catrea, what you see is different.
There are more and more beggars and displaced people on the road, almost blocking the road, and there are relatively few families with children and daughters, basically strong men and women.
Farafola explained to Yunan: "These are all those who fled from the north, especially in the area south of the capital 'Albana', the drought is serious, many villages are not harvested, and there is a war, so only some young people can escape here." Hanan
did not ask the old and weak women and children what would happen, the end was obvious, several people were silent, in the face of natural disasters and wars, it was always the ordinary people who suffered.
Jessica and Harvey looked at these yellow-faced and skinny refugees, and they couldn't bear it, and gave a lot of food and water.
Seeing that more and more people were coming, Farafla hurriedly spoke out to stop it, stating that this would only slow down the speed, and sent some soldiers to drive away the refugees and let them go to Katrea on their own.
By the way, there is some propaganda and education, and when it comes to that, as long as you join the rebel army, you can eat and drink, and you can live a good life after making battle merits.
After the army marched for more than an hour, the road gradually decayed, and some sections of the road had been eroded by the desert, and Farafola sent several scouts to begin reconnaissance ten miles in front of the group.
Hanan Tsema came to Farafola's side and said, "Farafola, I heard Kosha say that the city of 'Dia' is not far away. "
Well, that's right, the city of 'Dia' is probably halfway between Catrea and Albana, and if it is a quick march, it can be reached in four hours, but only if you leave your weight behind and advance lightly."
Han Nan wrapped his heart to his right arm and suggested, "Since it's not far away, why not speed up?"
Farafola said solemnly: "Kosha has sent men before, but as soon as he entered the city of Dia, there was no news, and this operation is to find his right arm and his army."
There is a high risk of war, and if I am not careful, I fear an ambush. Hanan
knew nothing about marching and fighting, and hearing Farafora so cautious, his heart was cold, so he didn't ask more.
Although the march was steady, after all, it was a well-trained army, but it was much faster than the last trip with the Hicks caravan.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, a sentry rode back to report that there was no abnormality ahead, and that it would be possible to reach the city of Dia after less than ten kilometers, but there seemed to be thick smoke rising in the city, and there were sporadic groups of king's soldiers and horses, moving northeast outside the city.
Farafola's brows furrowed when he heard this, not long ago, there was a good news from his left and right arms, saying that the city had been breached, but now the king's army appeared, indicating that something must have happened.
Farafola immediately ordered the whole army to repair on the spot, and after recovering some physical strength, then accelerate over, and arrange for elite sentry horses to approach the reconnaissance, and immediately report if there is any abnormality.
The sentinel horse had just left for a while, and another cavalry returned, he was covered in wounds, and the war horse was not lightly injured, and there were two blood holes in the horse.
It seemed to have been hit by a musket, and the blood flowed nonstop, and as soon as he arrived, the war horse neighed, its four hooves were soft, and it fell to the ground.
The cavalryman was stunned by the fall, but he was in good physical condition, and with the help of Farafola's own soldiers, he quickly got up.
"Fa, Farafola, my lord," the cavalry panted, unable to say everything, drank a few sips of water, and after a moment of breathing, quickly said: "Our team was ambushed east of the city of Dia, and the other side is the king's army.
Farafola's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "How many people?"
"No, I'm not sure, I intercepted us, about thirty people, it should be elite detectives, ten brothers, just one of me fled back to report the message."
"What else did you find?"
"Their purpose seems to be to prevent our troops from going to the hills to the northeast, and I can hear gunfire and shouts of killing there."
After listening to the cavalry's report, Farafola asked him to take him down to treat his wounds, and called Yu Nan into the temporary military tent.
"Hannan, according to my speculation, there must be a war going on in the hills to the northeast, it is very likely that the left and right arms are trapped, and I plan to lead the team to check,"
Although Hanan did not know how to fight, but Farafola only said half of it, there must be more to say, so he asked: "Is there anything I need help with?"
Farafola said with a solemn face: "That sentry horse just now is the most elite scout horse in my rebel army, and in the past, even if he encountered several times his own enemy, he could retreat with his whole body.
Now there is only one person back, the enemy is definitely the king's trump card army, our army only has about a thousand people, this battle is not easy to fight, I am afraid it is a trap.
Hanan thought that Farafola was afraid of the war, and deliberately said coldly: "Then don't care about their brothers?"
Farafola's brows furrowed and he said displeased, "When did I say that?" My right arm is also an important cadre of my rebel army, how can I see death and not save it?
Hannan's temptation was responded to, and he hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I was in a hurry, please forgive me."
Farafora looked relieved and continued to analyze: "I mean, the right arm may be over there, but it may not be there.
Although the sentry reported that there were not many king's troops seen in the city of Dia, but they could not be unguarded, I was worried that there were still ambushes in the city, and if they were caught between both sides, I was afraid that the situation would be worse, so..."