Ten days later, the Wells Province Rule Center, Valley Wood Fort.

Under the wartime system, Wells Province was a bit more solemn than before. The bustling valley Mubao, which was usually very lively, was silent in a tense atmosphere. Shops, warehouses, hotels and stalls were still operating as usual, but most of the pedestrians were in a hurry. The sheriffs of the security team under the garrison army were patrolling back and forth around the streets and the wooden fort in short robes, mails, spears and swords.

In the core of the Wood Fort, in the lord's mansion next to the government office, seven or eight fast horses were still gasping. They had just returned from all over the province of Wells.

The meeting hall on the second floor of the mansion is gathered with the high-level core of the military and political circles of Wells Province.

At the end of the long wooden table, the clerk of the Legion who temporarily served as the Minister of the Wells Legion's baggage, Baron Wells Bob kept recording the quill in his hand. The book bound Wells paper in front of him was already full of characters.

Opposite Bob is Barol, the president of the School of Government and the private secretary of the Earl of Wells. He is in front of the left and right rounds, and is divided into senior officials of the two military governments.

The Military Affairs Office went from Inspector General Dennis, to Kazakh, to Bass, the deputy commander of the Legion, and Odo.

The government government went from medical officer Thomas to Commerce Minister Salter, who had just resumed his post, Scott, the construction minister who returned to his post, to Governor Cooper, the senior religious teaching staff Robert and Bishop Hamish were also invited to attend and sit next to Cooper.

"......Sir, everyone, the situation in the southern battle is roughly like this. Before I was ordered to return to Mubao, I ordered the Nanguan Guards and the reserve regiment to organize the lakes to step up the repair of the walls destroyed by the Lombards, and also stepped up the alert outside the Nanguan." Odo raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He couldn't help but pick up the cone cup in front of him and fed a mouthful of Wells beer.

Odo had just briefly reported on the war situation between the southern province of Welles and the Lombards.

Three days ago, the Lombardy "Northern Expedition Army" that had been unable to attack Nanguan for six times retreated. A redundant attack Lombardy man threw hundreds of bodies under the Nanguan Army Fort. Although the Nanguan Army Fort had been penetrated by holes, the Nanguan Army Fort remained motionless.

The Lombardy army came in a fierce momentum, but it failed one after another, and its morale was completely transformed. Especially the elite team of 100 people who claimed to be the army from heaven also returned in vain, and the Lombardy people breathed a sigh of relief.

What's worse is that the mountainous areas south of Nanguan do not have food supplies to the Northern Expedition Army, and the food supplies brought from the outside of the mountain have been exhausted. The subsequent materials transported from the outside of the mountain are not only unable to supply the army's consumption, but are also constantly being attacked by several Burgundian troops lurking in the mountainous areas. It is difficult for ten vehicles to be sent to the Northern Expedition Army camp outside of Nanguan to have five vehicles, and half of the materials will be attacked and destroyed.

Wadbury had to order a suspension of the attack, leaving a small number of troops to continue to put pressure on the Nanguan Pass, and led the army to withdraw to the stronghold outside the mountain.

Yat returned the afternoon of the previous day. He was almost running around every day during the fierce battle in the south for more than a month.

From the Provence court to the Besançon court, to the Burgundy plains to the mountain confederacy, he led his entourage and guards to several important countries nearby.

As soon as he returned to Beiguan, Yat learned about the war in the south. He immediately ordered the core leaders of the Second Military Government to rush back to the valley to convene an emergency meeting.

At the head of the meeting hall, Yat's face was calm and he was not happy. "Tell me about the battle in the mining site in detail, but the military newspaper did not explain in detail~"

Odo quickly put down the wine glass in his hand, and a thin layer of sweat was soaked out from his forehead. Everyone in the conference hall, especially the people in the Military Affairs Office, could not sit still.

Odo suddenly stood up, pounded his hands under his head, and lowered his head, "Sir, I'm responsible for the tragic battle in the mining field."

"Report first." Yat raised his hand and signaled Odo to sit down.

"Sir, everyone, the tragic battle in the mining field originated from our military deployment mistakes..." Odo reported in detail the whole story of the battle in the mining field to the everyone in the meeting room.

In the mining site, Spencer led more than 30 miners and guards to resist four offensives from 120 Lombardy elite infantry.

Of course, the price paid by the "temporary army" was extremely heavy. Thirty-six people died on the spot and eight seriously injured soldiers were given "mercy" when they were cleared by the Lombards.

Of the remaining three, two miners were stunned during the battle and were captured after the war.

The temporary army commander Spencer was wearing five swords. At the end of the battle, when he was about to surrender with his sword, he was smashed by an enemy soldier who had failed to understand Burgundy and fainted and was captured on the spot.

The Lombardy army was originally the more than 100 most elite infantry selected by Wadebury. Their mission was to attack the southern hinterland of Wells Province by detour, in order to open the strong defense line of Wells Province from the inside.

The temporary army in the mining field was lucky. The enemy they faced had just been wandering around the mountains for half a month, and their combat power was greatly damaged. In addition, they underestimated the enemy, which made more than 30 men in the mining field resist three offensives.

The battle in the mining field disrupted the Lombards' offensive plan, and they had to repair their energy in the mining field for half a day and continue to move.

As early as half a day ago, the remaining miners in the mining site set up a "block wall" at a pass leading to the lake.

However, this "closing the wall" did not work in the end. Just as the Lombard army was repairing and demarcating the village from the mining site, Odo personally led 80 elite infantry to the pass to "closing the wall".

After learning that the miners who built the "block wall" had already been wiped out, most of the miners retreated, but two officials and about twenty miners chose to stay. They had to hold on until the end, waiting for reinforcements to arrive or completely close the pass before the enemy attacked.

So Odo's eighty elite soldiers gathered over twenty brave men and killed the Lombards.

In the Lombardy Plain, even these elites are not good at mountain warfare. The most important thing is that the Lombardy people have just experienced the battle and are exhausted.

Therefore, Odo relied on the more than a hundred soldiers in his hand to kill the Lombards in one blow, chased and killed them for half a day, and kept killing the Lombards back to the mountains when they came.

"...We kept chasing the sky was dark, and all the Lombards scattered and retreated into the mountains and forests. The army was very powerful. We chased and killed more than twenty of them, but the enemy still fought and retreated while fighting, and was not in chaos."

"On the second day, the lakeland sent another 100 peasant soldiers to support me. I ordered the emergency construction of the mining farm fence, established a temporary military camp, collected the brothers who died in battle, cleaned up the battlefield, and captured more than a dozen enemy soldiers, including a knight."

"On the morning of the third day, I was about to organize an army to enter the mountains to clear out, but the Lombard army in the mountains sent people out to negotiate. They brought news that Spencer and the two miners were still alive, and asked to exchange the captured knights with the Lombard soldiers."

"I ordered Spencer and two miner brothers, and the enemy retreated that afternoon..."

Odo sighed lightly, "The tragic battle in the mining site was originally unnecessary. Spencer could have taken the miners to withdraw the lake immediately. We deployed enough troops to guard against the Lombards' raids."

"Spencer is greedy for merit and proactive, resulting in the death of more than 30 miners, and he is unavoidable!"

There was another slight commotion in the conference hall.

From a war perspective, there is no need for tragic battles in the mining field. It is just a decision made by a demoted officer who is greedy for merit.

But from another perspective, it was officially because of the tragic battle at the mining site that an elite enemy was prevented from raiding the hinterland of southern Wells Province. They exchanged their lives for the record of "the enemy was defeated without gaining an inch of land."

"How are Spencer and the two surviving miners?" Yat said nothing, but the chamber immediately became quiet.

Thomas, the medical officer of the government and chief physician of the Wells Corps, stood up, "Return to the Count, Sir Spencer and two miners are recuperating and treating the lake. The two miners are not seriously injured. However, Spencer's leg bones were smashed and it is not suitable for transporting them back to the valley for treatment. I sent Dr. Fanaj to take medicine and personally go to the lake to treat them. It should be fine."

Odo nodded, "When I left, Spencer could already eat the clear soup and wheat paste, and he would not die."

"Sir, what should Spencer do?" Odo asked in a low voice.

Yat pondered for a moment, "All the miners who died in the battle in the mining field were placed under the treatment of the soldiers of the Wells Army. After recovering from injury, the two surviving miners were transferred to the reserve regiment and were directly promoted to the squadron leader."

"Spencer was transferred back to the Wells Corps after he recovered from injury and was restored to the position of Minister of Bailout."

"Sir?" Odo thought he had heard it wrong.

"Everyone in the mining field battle is a hero!" Yat set the character of the mining field battle.

"Donnis." Yat said to Dennis, the inspector general of the Wells Legion, who was sitting behind the long table. "A task is given to you."

"From today, I will devote all my efforts to promote the glorious deeds of the heroes of the mining farm to me, and stir up storms in the province of Wells and even the entire southern land, so that everyone knows that one of our government officials led thirty-five miners to block the raids of hundreds of Lombardy elite soldiers, and protected the Holy Lord's land and his people under the protection of the Holy Lord."

Yat did not wait for everyone in the chamber to come back to his senses and continued: "Today, there is a more important thing to call you all to discuss."

Att paused, “It’s time for us to go south…”

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Three days later, Stanley, the direct contingent captain of the Wells Legion, and Oliver, deputy captain, led their respective contingents back to the North Pass Army Fort in Wells Province.
Chapter completed!