A day later, when the Barbarians launched another attack on the fortress, the cavalry of the Guard Corps at the Temporary Camp had also finished resting and refitting. They were ready to carry out Victor's orders and clear out the Barbarian Cavalry.
But before they could set out, Victor received news through the Army Department's intelligence network and halted their departure.
Good news had arrived from Dane. Another unit under his command had joined forces with the original Border Patrol Cavalry and successfully wiped out the Barbarian Thousand-man squad serving as bait. Apart from a few dozen men who escaped into the wilderness, the remaining Barbarian horsemen had either died in battle or been captured.
It could be said that, aside from the scattered Barbarian remnants who had broken into small groups and fled, not a single organized Barbarian unit remained anywhere in the border region.
Although these scattered Barbarian horsemen still numbered over a thousand in total, they could no longer inflict any serious harm on the border region of Two Rivers County.
To spread out their pursuers, these Barbarian horsemen had deliberately abandoned their strength in numbers and split into squads of a few dozen or even a dozen men. Groups that small could only attack minor settlements or caravans; they posed no threat whatsoever to Two Rivers County's supply lines. The Barbarians' scheme had, by all accounts, failed completely.
After learning this, Victor felt reassured and remained stationed there with the Guard Corps. They would wait for the mobile forces being transferred to the camp.
Once all the mobile forces had assembled, Victor would lead the army toward the Border Fortress.
Meanwhile, fierce fighting continued between the Border Fortress and the Barbarian army. With the reinforcements from Ron's forces, the fortress had somewhat more troops available, enough