Northward Reconnaissance

For the next period of time, Victor went home every night and no longer lived in the barracks.

However, such a life of working day and night is nothing to someone as energetic as him.

His daily morning training still easily suppressed the combined attack of his guards, who were all surprised by their lord's monstrous performance.

Of course, this was also because these guards were all new recruits. The old man said it was perfectly normal for them, as they had already been assigned by Victor to various units as Company Commander, and a few of them had even become Detachment Commander.

Currently, the number of junior officers in the entire Two Rivers Territory has finally been replenished, and the General Staff Squad Leader trained by the General Staff are basically in place. Victor no longer needs to personally oversee the training as before.

With this group of qualified officers, even newly formed armies can organize their own training under the leadership of officers and veterans.

The next phase of training will shift to inter-unit coordination training, which can be handled by the Regimental Commander themselves. Victor will no longer have to spend all day in the army like before.

Before it snowed, Victor planned to go to the border to get a firsthand look at the Barbarians movements.

After explaining the situation to his family, Veronica was very supportive of him, only reminding him to be careful and to bring more troops with him.

Wembley knew Victor's personality well. Victor always valued battlefield intelligence highly, and "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle" was his motto. So Wembley didn't intend to stop him, but reminded him that "a son of a wealthy family should not sit under a dangerous roof." This was a saying that Victor had taught Wembley, but he never expected that his own father would use it on him.

"Don't worry, Father. This time, I'm mainly going to the Horseshoe Tribe and the Blue Lake Bay Outpost to get firsthand intelligence on the Barbarians. If I have enough time, I also plan to select a few key areas for future development."

I'll return once I've gathered the information; I won't stay at the border for too long!

"Since you've already thought it through, then just do as you wish."

After making all the necessary preparations, Victor set off with his troops. This time, in addition to his Guard Squad, he also brought a Cavalry unit, a Light Cavalry detachment under Marvin.

This unit was formed by Marvin after he came to Two Rivers Territory. He required that the unit be characterized by high-speed mobility and flexible harassment.

They trade light armor and simple equipment for extreme speed, excelling at reconnaissance, flanking maneuvers, and lightning raids. They can avoid the enemy's strength and strike at their weaknesses, using guerrilla tactics to whittle down the enemy's forces, moving swiftly and fiercely while avoiding the enemy's sharpest attacks.

This unit was considered an auxiliary force within Marvin's regiment, primarily tasked with reconnaissance and harassment. Victor brought this unit along because he believed it perfectly aligned with the objectives of this operation.

After all, Heavy Cavalry units are not suitable. Although they are good at frontal assaults, it would be a waste to carry out such a mission, and the requirements for supplies are also very high.

As for this operation, Victor directly adopted the configuration of one person and three horses: one pack horse to carry food and supplies, one warhorse, and one riding horse.

The entire force traveled north along the Lime River. The river is now frozen and navigable, but the Lime River Two Rivers Territory can still supply supplies to settlements and outposts along the riverbanks by using sleds directly on the ice.

The day Victor set off happened to be the weekly transport day. Victor's Cavalry marched along the river, a procession of six or seven hundred men and nearly two thousand horses stretching for more than a mile, but the sled caravan on the river extended even further.

Although sleds can not transport as much cargo as waterways, they are much faster and easier to load and unload.

When Victor arrived directly at the Lime Mine Dock, he saw that the transport team had built a steep ice slope between the riverbank and the ice surface. A group of laborers used ropes to pull the sleds ashore, and after unloading the cargo, they pushed the sleds down the ice slope onto the ice surface.

The entire process is highly efficient, which is much more convenient than the old method of transporting goods by water, where a crane was needed to lift the cargo onto the ship.

Seeing that it was still early, Victor led his troops to replenish their food and water at a settlement next to the Lime Mine Dock before continuing their journey.

After leaving the Lime Mine Dock, they were considered to have left the original territory of the Two Rivers Territory, and there were no longer any large-scale settlements on the east bank of the Lime River.

However, after Victor convened the preparatory meeting for the expansion of the territory, the administrative system of the Two Rivers Territory had already begun preparations ahead of schedule, and a large amount of supplies were sent to several military stations in the north via the river.

These outposts were all established by Victor when he led his army to conquer the Blazing Fire Tribe. At that time, they served as logistical supply depots for the main force.

However, after the battle, these outposts were not abandoned; Victor used them directly as remote outposts.

Including the original settlement of Tribe Number One, there were a total of three military outposts. Each outpost was garrisoned with two squadrons of militia and a squadron of border guards, including at least a squadron of Barbarian Cavalry, to ensure sufficient reconnaissance and communication capabilities.

Together with the Horseshoe Tribe and the Blue Lake Bay Outpost, they formed the entire defense and early warning system of the Two Rivers Territory in the northern grasslands, and will also serve as an important foothold for the Two Rivers Territory's northward expansion in the future.

Along the way, a large number of sleds were still traveling north on the frozen river. They would follow the Lime River all the way to the Supply Station Number Three, which was the original settlement of the Number One tribe.

Victor led his troops on a rapid march for a day and arrived at Supply Station Number One that evening, where they rested for the night.

Originally a supply point to support tens of thousands of troops, the camp here had enough space for Victor's troops to rest.

With ample supplies stored here, enough to sustain a regiment of regular troops for three months of combat, Victor could completely forgo using the supplies he carried.