Winters was willing to part with the bottles and jars he had in Gevaudan, but it seemed that Colonel Geisard was reluctant to part with the bottles and jars he had in Chateau Iris.

"Okay! Gather the troops and prepare to leave." Winters clapped his hands and laughed, and said to Andre and his subordinates: "The rest depends on the abilities of Mr. A and Mr. B. Let's think of a way to see if we can do it again.

Take the 'handsome' colonel for a walk."

…

News that the Baeksan County troops turned around to return reinforcements spread in all directions.

Dusac, who stayed in Tiefeng County and monitored the garrison in Baishan County, immediately sent the information back to Jevaudan.

Winters also sent scouts across the river by boat to bring news to Gevaudan.

As for the troops in Baishan County, Colonel Gesa also sent messengers to deliver a message to Colonel Zipper, the garrison officer in Wargne County.

In the letter, Colonel Gesa explained his plan: "The key is not in Gevaudan. The rebels have legs and can abandon the city at any time. The key is to annihilate the opponent's main force. The key is to kill the rebel leader Winter."

Montagne".

"Eliminate any one of the two, and the rebels will be defeated."

Therefore, Colonel Gesa urged Colonel Qipper to "temporarily withdraw from Tiefeng County" and continue to "contain most of the rebels" on the border between the two counties, waiting for news from Baishan County.

"Success or failure does not depend on one moment. If our troops annihilate the enemy's main force, Rewardan's message will determine the outcome. If our troops fail to annihilate the enemy's main force, it will not be too late to encircle the enemy in two directions."

…

Gesa sent a messenger and immediately commanded the troops to march towards Manyun Valley.

Because of the inevitable delay in information transmission.

When Winters learned that the enemy's division was returning for reinforcements, the second pontoon bridge of the Baishan County troops was close to being completed.

At the same time, Colonel Geza's messenger cavalry also arrived at the garrison camp in Wargne County.

Colonel Zipper was upset when he saw the messenger.

Warne County and Tiefeng County are separated by forests and hills, which is perfect for an ambush.

Therefore, Colonel Zipper was extremely cautious, fearing to fall into the rebel trap.

As a result, the rebels did not make any arrangements, but blocked his way with "Hammer Castle" at the end of the forest.

According to the intelligence, Hammer Castle is a wooden fortress that has been in disrepair, low and old.

But the "Hammer Castle" in front of him was not at all the "Hammer Castle" mentioned in the intelligence.

Although the Hammerfort blocking him was not large in area, it was equipped with deep moats, high walls, and bastions. It looked like a miniature star-shaped fortress—someone must have bulldozed the old Hammerfort and built a new one.

The most disgusting thing is that the rebels actually have cannons.

Although it looks like a wooden cannon, the wooden cannon is not something that Zipper's new recruits can stop.

The opponent's wooden cannon mounted on the wall fired two rounds of cross-shot pellets, and the recruits from Wargne County were defeated in tears.

Colonel Zipper is seriously considering whether to bypass this tough obstacle and go straight to Gévaudan.

"What did Baldy ask you to do?" Colonel Zipper asked the messenger angrily: "Where is he? Calculating time, I should see him, not you!"

The messenger replied with some embarrassment: "Colonel Gesa, he...he has returned to Baishan County."

"What?" Qipper was furious.

The messenger quickly handed the letter to Colonel Zipper: "The colonel said that you should go back to Wargne County and wait for his order. If he asks you to come, you can come again."

The other party's condescending tone made Colonel Zipper furious, but he didn't want to argue with a little messenger.

He tore open the envelope and scanned the contents.

The letter paper is real, and the pattern on it is made by special craftsmanship and cannot be forged;

The code hidden at the end of the first paragraph of the sentence is also correct;

And Zipper knew Gesa's handwriting.

Confirming that this letter was not a fake made Colonel Zipper even more furious. He shouted angrily: "He is a colonel, and I am also a colonel! What qualifications does Gesar Adonis have to order me?!"

The ordering soldier did not dare to answer and lowered his head.

The same was true for the other officers in the tent. No one dared to touch Colonel Zipper's troubles.

"What else did the bald man say?" Colonel Zipper asked.

"The colonel said... that if he killed the bandit leader Montagne, Gévaudin would not have to fight."

"Good! Good!" Qipper laughed angrily: "He takes the credit and I do the hard work, right? Right?"

The tent became increasingly quiet.

"Send the order! The First Brigade continues to besiege the Hammer Castle!" Qipper yelled: "The Second, Third, and Fourth Brigades, follow me to Gevaudan."

The centurions of the County of Wargne were horrified.

"No!" Captain Salai - the chief centurion of Wargne County - in desperation, directly contradicted the commander: "Absolutely not!"

"Why not?" Colonel Zipper clenched his fists tightly and asked with a sneer.

Captain Sarai knew that he had offended the garrison officer, but he had to stop the other party's stupid plan: "Sir, it is a taboo to divide troops at the moment of battle. The strength of our four brigades alone is not enough to form an overwhelming advantage against the rebels. We still have

Please think twice!"

Colonel Zipper's fist hit the table, as if knocking everyone's heart.

"The main force of the rebels has been taken away by the bandit leader Montagne." Qipper gritted his teeth and asked: "You mean that I can't deal with the remaining crooked melons and cracked dates. Is that what you mean?"

"My subordinates definitely don't mean this!" Captain Sarai was so anxious that he was about to cry: "If we leave a large group to besiege Hammer Castle, it will be equivalent to the rebels using one-sixth or even one-eighth of their strength to contain four of us.

One-third of our troops. In that case, we will have no strength advantage at all! It is safer to follow Colonel Gesa’s plan.”

Colonel Zipper suddenly drew his sword and struck hard at the marching table.

The blade of the sword sank deeply into the table, and the bracket under the table could not hold it up and broke into several pieces.

"Damn you bald man!" Qipper's chest heaved violently as he cursed.

It was as quiet as death in the tent. The others didn't even dare to breathe. They could only hear the colonel's heavy breathing.

After a while, Colonel Zipper calmed down.

"Retreat!" He ordered fiercely: "Retreat to Mace Hammer Castle!"

Several lieutenants in the tent breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, I will inform everyone right away." Captain Sarai happily raised his hand in salute, turned and left.

Colonel Zipper took out the money bag and threw it to Gesa's messenger without clicking it at all.

"Go away." Colonel Zipper sat back in his chair, he was even angrier now than before.

He saw Geza's messenger opening the money bag and seemed to be counting the coins.

This made Colonel Zipper's anger even more intense, but he did not want to embarrass an ordinary messenger.

So he closed his eyes and rested his mind, simply not seeing anything.

The next second, the silver coin in the messenger's hand flashed and flew towards Colonel Zipper's forehead.

The silver coin, traveling at a speed of nearly 250 meters per second, easily cut through the skin and collided with Chipper's skull.

A gap was opened in the hard skull, and the silver coins got in, rolling through the soft brain tissue, forming an instant huge cavity.

Finally, it hit the other side of the skull and bounced back.

Qipper's body stagnated and he suddenly fell backward.

The other officers in the tent could not understand what was happening, and they were named one after another by gold coins and silver coins in a few breaths.

The orderly soldier lowered his head and paid silent tribute to the dead officers.

The mourning was short, and the orderly took off the sword from the corpse - he had no weapons on him and had been searched cleanly when he entered the camp - and then placed the oil lamp next to the tent.

The fire spread quickly, and the Chinese army's tent was quickly engulfed in flames.

The ordering soldier left the tent with his sword in hand, and roared in all directions: "The garrison officer is dead! Surrender without killing!"

The chilling sound of bugles came from all directions in response to this sonic blast.

"The lieutenant colonel succeeded!" Don Juan's facial muscles twitched with excitement. He jumped up, drew his sword and shouted: "Kill!"
Chapter completed!