Chapter 358: Following the Church Armed Forces into the Mountains

Chapter 358: Following the Church Armed Forces into the Mountains

Jean Toc hurriedly found Grandpa Nick and received more than fifty magic metal arrowheads from him.

However, since the time spent on forging these arrowheads was too short, this was the limit. Facing the upcoming fierce battle, Jean Toc knew that relying solely on these few magic metal arrowheads was far from enough.

Therefore, he decided to use more ordinary arrowheads in this campaign and made sure he carried at least one hundred and fifty arrowheads to increase the firepower and sustainability of the attack.

In addition to the sufficient supply of arrowheads, other supplies need to be transported to the battlefield by the worgs. These worgs are tall and strong, able to carry heavy supplies across complex terrains, and become Jean Tocque's indispensable and capable partners on the battlefield.

After completing the material preparation, Jean Toquema went straight to Crocodile Holly to discuss cooperation matters.

This crocodile Holly is the president of the Mercenary Association. He has always been grateful to Jean Tocque and regards him as his savior.

When he saw Jean Tocque coming to visit, he warmly and politely invited the other party to sit down and talk in detail.

Jean Toc said straight to the point: "President Crocodile, the church's armed forces are currently retreating in a hurry, and our scouts have received orders to hunt them down. We will then engage in a life-and-death battle with them in the jungle. At this critical moment, I sincerely hope that the senior hunters and assassins in your organization can join us and fight alongside us!"

After hearing this, President Crocodile nodded slightly, indicating that he knew something about the matter. "Of course I know about their retreat. Just now, I was even planning to harass them after they enter the mountains. After all, that's an army of 100,000 people. If they really enter the mountains, how can they get out of the mountains? To be honest, I am very curious about the issue of food and grass for the army! Haha, it seems that we really think alike!"

Jean Tocque: "After they failed to evacuate by crossing the river, they had to think of other ways. Because they had no military supplies, they had to leave here and move south. We just followed them and saw. When they were starving, maybe we could win a battle..."

"Let! We will definitely send troops to track them down! I wonder how the two families can join forces?"

Jean Tocque modestly expressed: "Our army has been trained for too short a period of time, so they have not yet been promoted to knights. They rely entirely on their excellent equipment. This time they can only cooperate with your high-level professions. Don't worry, they are proficient in scout business and will be incorporated into your high-level professions to act together. It will be regarded as training and will never be a burden to you."

President Crocodile Holly knew this group of Sheldon scouts very well. The new hard bows they held were powerful and their combat effectiveness was comparable to that of a junior knight. With experienced senior hunters leading them and commanding them to increase their battlefield lethality while ensuring safety, there would be no problem.

"How about it, each senior hunter will bring a Sheldon scout?" Crocodile Holly asked gently.

"Thank you, President. When will we set off? This is a good arrangement, but these scouts are the patron's favorites, and the cost of training them is high..." Jean Tocque looked worried.

Crocodile Holly nodded slightly and said, "I understand. We won't let them face the enemy head-on. They are equipped with new hard bows and will definitely assist us hunters in the battle at the critical moment..."

This time, the 120 scouts were handed over to the senior hunters of the Mercenary Association to lead, so Jean Tocque could kill freely without any worries and strive for greater results.

As for logistical supplies, each person carries three days' worth of field rations on average, all of which are provided by the castle. These rations are produced by the ration factory that Tan Aili carefully planned, and are not only very easy to carry, but also very delicious.

Therefore, the Mercenary Association dispatched more than 300 people to participate in the operation. As the saying goes, it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters, but their quality. Among them, more than 90 are assassins. Each of them, except for three days of military rations, hardly needs to bring other supplies.

Moreover, the assassin does not have a mount, and rides on a transport wolf to the battlefield, mainly traveling light.

After the senior hunters of the Mercenary Association finished their breakfast and received supplies, they set out at around nine o'clock. They did not need to march too fast, and followed the church's armed forces into the mountains from a distance.

Crocodile Holly also mobilized heavy cavalry and heavy infantry to escort the transportation of supplies, and worked together with the merchant caravan to ensure the supply of more than 400 hunters.

The surviving heavy cavalry were immediately deployed as heavy infantry, responsible for protecting the safety of the merchant caravan's transport team.

Therefore, almost ten people guarantee one person's battle, which shows how luxurious the supplies are. The war preparation capabilities of Sheldon Castle impressed Crocodile Holly.

"Thank you, President Crocodile, for mobilizing our elite forces to assist us. This will ensure that there will be no mistakes."

"Ms. Tan Aili, you are too polite. I am injured and cannot participate in the specific command of this battle. I will return to the Mercenary Association later and wait for the warriors to return triumphantly..."

"President, just rest and recover. We will take care of the rest..."

After a chat, the president took the surviving light cavalry, who had no tasks for the time being, back to Shadowmoon City. After the heavy casualties, their mentality collapsed.

Tan Aili appointed General Feng Kasi of the Logistics Department to carry out this mission, transporting arrowheads and military rations to follow the hunters.

Feng Kasi used to be a mercenary who protected Tan Aili back to Shadowmoon City with Kashen and his father. Now he works for Sheldon Castle. Because of their life-long friendship, Tan Aili gave her two thousand armed merchant corps to form logistics soldiers to participate in the training of the Mad Dragon Cavalry.

The training and support work of the Crazy Dragon Cavalry completely depends on the continuous and strong support from the logistics troops. Feng Kasi was already a heavy infantry knight in charge of logistics in the regular army when he was young. Because of this, this time he was specially named to lead the troops to carry out this difficult task.

He led the well-trained heavy infantry carefully selected from the one thousand merchant corps armed forces and resolutely joined the operation.

This time, a full thousand troops were dispatched to transport all kinds of important materials and serve as a solid backing for the entire army.

In addition, there are more than one hundred battle-hardened and experienced senior heavy cavalry and heavy infantry soldiers left behind by the mercenary team, who are responsible for protecting the safety of the logistics troops.

This logistics force was commanded by Tan Aili personally. After a hearty lunch, everyone set out on the journey according to the predetermined plan and headed towards the target on time.

They only need to follow the main force in front at a certain distance. The purpose of doing this is to ensure that remedial measures can be taken quickly if the front-line combatants encounter an emergency and need assistance.

It can be said that this is undoubtedly a long and difficult expedition. Tan Aili has already made a vow that she will never let any of these church armed forces escape alive.

You know, the power disparity between the enemy and us is extremely large. Only 400 people have to face an armed force of up to 100,000 people of the church. This seemingly impossible task can probably only be attempted by truly outstanding military masters.

Tan Aili was one of them. Before leaving, she specifically told Jean Tocque to wait patiently for the best opportunity, and when the church forces were in trouble due to hunger, he would decisively launch an attack.

Because of this, the combat troops at this moment always maintained a distance of more than 20 miles from the church armed forces, carefully following the other side, not daring to act rashly, so as not to alert the enemy and alarm the huge church armed forces.