Chapter 64: The Rabbit Runs Fast (Third Update!)

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  It's been three days since the last reconnaissance mission, and in those three days, the 13th Cavalry Regiment has intensified its combat preparations. Large quantities of supplies and equipment have been transported to the garrison, and just last night, a flag team of cavalrymen set out ahead of schedule from the military camp, conducting a powerful search operation to the north according to the battle plan.

  The central army's headquarters was getting busier, over the past three days, one after another commander of the flag troops kept entering and exiting the headquarters, war meetings were being held intensively, all tasks had been assigned, and the alert level at the garrison had been raised to the highest level.

  But for now, these were none of Xia Ya's concern as he lay on his bed, repeatedly thinking about the gains from today's practice while making the most out of his short rest time. The one-hour rest period had to be enough for his physical strength to fully recover.

  Although he had never truly been on the battlefield, that brief encounter with Odin's Ice Hunter in the forest had already given Shaya a taste of the cruelty of war.

  He really likes staying in this place, and he really likes these new friends around him, whether it's Kevin, Kato, or that burly man Salva. These guys are straightforward and direct with people, especially once they accept you, they will treat you sincerely - an atmosphere that absolutely does not exist in Wildfire Town.

  For eighteen years, apart from this brief adventure on the Wildfire Plains, he had never truly had any friends, so now he cherished this feeling.

  But he also knew clearly that this is an army! An army is for fighting! War is cruel!

  So he must practice his skills well.

  He has been practicing martial arts day and night, volunteering for patrol missions at night to seize the opportunity to practice his horsemanship. Every time Xia Ya goes on patrol, she takes the opportunity to ask the cavalrymen who are patrolling with her to teach her the killing skills of mounted combat.

  He was well aware that the simplest trick could become a lifesaver on the battlefield someday - not because he was particularly clever, but because of the vigilance he had developed from fighting wild beasts in the mountains since childhood.

  The hour's rest time passed quickly, poor Dororo brought water, but Xia Ya didn't even have time to take a bath. He jumped up quickly and put on the new armor that the magician had wiped clean and rushed out of the tent... The magician spat heavily behind him, threw the brush on the ground, and lay down on Xia Ya's bed.

  God, protect this turtle, let him fall off his horse while patrolling...

  A magician's sincere prayer in his heart.

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  Following the order, Xia Yazai joined the patrol team and followed the team out of the garrison gate. He saw a cavalry team approaching slowly in the distance, with the imperial army flag held by the leading rider, and the formation was solemn and neat.

  "Who is it?" Xia Ya asked her companion beside her.

  "It's those guys from the Sixth Legion... I heard they'll be coming over in two days. Heh heh... rookie, you're really lucky to have arrived just in time for a big battle!" A veteran cavalryman chuckled beside him.

  The cavalry unit that came face to face quickly changed formation, and from a distance, they displayed the flag of friendly forces. The patrol team immediately gave way, allowing this cavalry unit to pass through the main road. Xia Ya and the patrol team's cavalry watched as this army passed by their side, this cavalry unit was not large in number, only over a hundred riders, and in the middle, a team of heavily armored cavalrymen guarded a general-like figure riding a red stallion - that general had a big belly and waist, although he wore a full set of golden armor, but instead of being lean and mean, he looked bloated.

  "That's General Rul of the Sixth Legion." a nearby patrol cavalryman told Shaya.

  General? Xia Ya immediately compared this guy to General Adrick, and a hint of disdain arose in her heart. This guy looked more like a cook...

  "He's just a cook by origin." Another cavalryman whispered with a smile: "General Rour is from the Minas family, he used to be the chef of Duke Minas, and later on, who knows how, was promoted by Duke Minas. Alas... Duke Minas was also a famous commander of the empire, and in his whole life, he only made one mistake with this guy."

  It was clear that the cavalrymen of the Thirteenth Legion were all somewhat disdainful of this General Rul.

  In fact... they certainly had reason to despise this general of Ruhr.

  The tradition of the Thirteenth Cavalry Regiment is "Advance or Die!" In the history of the legion, this iron army has never retreated once.

  However, this general Roux had a special record in the Byzantine Empire: the troops he commanded were always the ones with the smallest losses and the most intact at the end of each war!

  Because this general of Lu seems to have a very special talent: he can always predict or sense the danger that is about to come, and then... lead his troops to quickly withdraw before the danger arrives!

  Note that it's a withdrawal, not a retreat! Because this guy would never lead his troops to leave the battlefield in violation of military orders, or else he would be subject to court-martial. What makes General Ruhl special is that he can always find a way out in the most dangerous situations and withdraw safely with his men.

  Once in a war, when General Rourou was just a flag bearer of a battalion, he led the vanguard and was suddenly ambushed by the enemy from behind, defeating the main force. As a result, Rourou's army was trapped in enemy-occupied territory.

  As a result, Lord Rouran displayed a skill that made all the Byzantine generals sigh in admiration: he led his 2,000 subordinates and found a gap in the complex terrain, dodging and weaving through the encirclement of more than 40,000 enemy troops, and ran out of the occupied area!

  Apart from a few soldiers who sprained their feet while running away, he didn't lose a single soldier!!

  If it weren't a miracle, such command would be a masterpiece of art!

  General Lu Ru's troops had been in the army for thirty years, and he had never fought a hard battle. However, his troops were always able to complete tasks such as flanking or detouring, advancing quickly and retreating even faster!

  Moreover, he also set a record among all the generals of the Byzantine Empire that was worthy of admiration: his army had once clashed head-on with the army of Hestin, the war god of the Ottoman Empire and the acknowledged number one general on the mainland!

  Hastings is the continent's recognized first fierce general, and also the most proud military god in the Odin Empire! The Byzantine Empire has always had a history of winning and losing against the Odin Empire, but when facing Hastings' army, they have always been defeated more often than not, even the Iron Army's 13th Cavalry Regiment has suffered greatly.

  But this General Rouru was different...

  About six years ago, the two countries broke out in war. At that time, Rouru had just been promoted to general and was commanding a corps-sized force. Unfortunately, his army encountered Hasting's corps on the battlefield.

  Rour received a military order that he must hold off Hastings' army for at least two days!

  This General Rour started by sending a battle declaration to Hastings with great fanfare, the declaration was full of heroic words, inviting Hastings to engage in a frontal showdown on the battlefield! The declaration was written with great style and also mentioned that although he knew he wasn't a match for Hastings, however...

  "Defend the dignity of warriors, defend the glory of imperial soldiers! From top to bottom, our army swears to fight to the death and write with blood the character of a Byzantine soldier!"

  "I'd rather die than yield! I'm willing to fight you to the death!"

  -----All of these are the original words of that declaration of war!!

  Seeing such a chivalrous opponent, Hastings was overjoyed and accepted the request with a heroic attitude of appreciating heroes. He even sent someone to write a very respectful letter of challenge in response.

  As a result, just two days after Hastings was ready for the decisive battle, he led his troops to rush towards the large camp of Ruhr, only to find that it had already been abandoned!

  It turned out that General Rour received a letter from Hastings and abandoned all his supplies and equipment, taking his troops to flee overnight.

  When Hastings was furious and led his men to chase and kill, Rouran's horses had already gone two hundred miles away...

  Although he lost all his military supplies and equipment, Rulr successfully delayed Hastings for two days, so he did not receive any punishment from the military.

  Hastings made an assessment of this despicable opponent: Among all the generals of Byzantium, this Rourk was the most despicable and cunning, he was simply a fox... No! Foxes are braver than him, he is actually a rabbit! A very fast rabbit!

  From then on, General Rour got a nickname - "Rabbit Speed"!

  There is another interesting thing... The battle book written by Rouru to Hastings at the beginning was torn into pieces by Hastings after he found out that he had been deceived, but later, this Odin's general cooled down and re-pasted the battle book, keeping it with him as a reminder not to be arrogant and careless when encountering enemies in the future.

  Such a move also spread out and indirectly gave General Rour more fame.

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  As the cavalrymen sent off Rouru, Xia Ya heard the magnificent past of this rabbit general from their mouths. Unlike them, when he looked at these horse teams in the distance, his eyes did not have any disdain, but instead showed a few points of deep thought and admiration.

  (This fatty is absolutely not a simple coward...)

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