Movements of the Various Armies
"Then let's proceed according to this plan!"
"I entrust this to you, Lord Borei. The Imperial Guard Legion will depart immediately, and I will accompany them!"
Mora agreed to Viscount Borey's plan.
Viscount Borey was overjoyed upon hearing this and gave a military salute.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and gather my men to convey your orders."
Mora nodded and looked at Count Lagos.
"My Prime Minister, Silver Maple City is now in your hands!"
Lagos nodded. "Please rest assured, the armaments, rations, and other logistical supplies have already traveled with the Third Legion down the Blackwater River to Sextus County. I will also ensure the supply of materials in the future."
Soon, Silver Maple City dispatched numerous messengers to various parts of the Duchy to convey Grand Duke Mora's orders.
The First Legion's temporary base was located at the border of Wright County and Lincoln County.
Legion Commander Bikair received a letter from the Capital City Silver Maple City. After reading it, he immediately summoned his subordinates.
The Legion Deputy Commander of the First Legion and five Regimental Commander soon arrived at his tent. The Legion Deputy Commander, Denbarei, who was in charge, asked, "Sir, what brings you to our camp?"
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Bikair said, "I have received His Majesty the Grand Duke's order. His Grace the Grand Duke commands us to move out!"
Denbarei was overjoyed upon hearing this. "Great! We can head north to join the battle. Everyone is looking forward to making contributions in this fight."
He was an old subordinate of Bikair. Both he and Bikair were mid-level officers who followed the Mora Cavalry, and at that time they were only Regimental Commander.
He was appointed to his current position after Mora became Grand Duke. The First Legion sounds impressive, but in reality, this legion was completely wiped out during the Civil War because it followed Jorah.
They both inherited a mess; for most of the time, it was just a shell of a military force. It wasn't until the duchy reorganized its military that it was finally rebuilt, and even the officers were only recently appointed.
However, both of them were ambitious and hoped to use this Civil War to rise to a higher level. Both were of Court Noble birth, with Bikair being a viscount and Denbarei a baron. Both hoped to gain military merit and complete the leap to the ranks of independent nobles.
However, Denbarei immediately noticed that Bikair wasn't very interested. Knowing Bikair as he did, he should have been very happy at this point.
"What's going on, Legion Commander? Is there a problem?"
Bikair sighed, "We do need to send troops, but the target is not the north, but the Eastern Region. We are going to Boler County to cooperate with the Coalition of Nobles led by Count Black in the east to wipe out the Golden Sunflower Family of the northern Coalition of Nobles."
"The Golden Sunflower Family, is that the viscount family that defeated Count Black at the end of last year?"
Denbarei thought for a moment and quickly recalled the battle report he had seen earlier.
Bikair nodded. "The Grand Duke said in his decree that Victor Viscount Golden Sunflower of the Golden Sunflower Family is heading south by sea to attack the Eastern Region. Once he joins forces with his troops in the Boler County, he is estimated to have the strength of a legion."
Given the dismal performance of the Eastern Coalition of Nobles at the end of last year, will we still be in control of this operation?
Denbarei was greatly disappointed after hearing Bikair's words. They were supposed to participate in the decisive battle against the Northern Frontier Allied Army, where there were more enemies and greater merit.
But now they are facing an army of a viscount or nobleman. Even if it is a legion, what does it matter? It is probably mostly Serf Soldiers. Even if they win, they will not have much credit, since they will have to share it with the nobles of the Eastern Allied Army.
Seeing the greatly disappointed look on Denbarei's face, Bikair knew that his close subordinate was very disappointed, so he continued, "However, His Majesty the Grand Duke said in his letter that if we can defeat the Golden Sunflower Family as soon as possible, we can also go north to join the war."
Therefore, my idea is that we should set off immediately. If we can defeat the Golden Sunflower Family sooner, we'll still have a chance to participate in the main battle and earn military merit.
Upon hearing this, Denbarei and the several Regimental Commander behind him exchanged glances and immediately cheered.
Soon under Bikair's command, the First Legion quickly began preparations for deployment. A day later, the First Legion left its garrison and officially marched towards the Eastern Region.
The Sixth Legion Notting County entered the borders of Notting County.
As soon as Turas entered Notting County, he encountered a messenger sent by Silver Maple City.
After reading the letter in his hand, Turas sat solemnly in the tent and threw it directly into the brazier beside him, watching it turn to ashes.
"Your Majesty, you have truly given me a difficult problem... Ah!"
Just then, Sailik walked in. "Lord Turas, a messenger from the Second Legion has arrived. He says he has important matters to report to you!"
Turas was somewhat surprised, "Why are there so many today?"
He replied to Sailik, "Bring him in, let me see what's going on!"
Soon, Sailik entered with a messenger. The messenger knelt on one knee upon seeing Turas: "Lord Turas, I am Karanga, the Personal Guard of Legion Commander Carter. I have important matters to report to you!"
Before Turas could react, Sailik asked in surprise, "Aren't you a messenger? How did you Personal Guard!"
However, the officer Karanga Kalanga did not speak. Instead, he took out a letter tube from his pocket and respectfully handed it to Turas with both hands.
"Count Carter insisted that I personally deliver this to you."
After saying that, Karanga nodded to Sailik as an apology, making it difficult for Sailik to continue his outburst.