Chapter 384: Dafeng Town

Joan nodded and hurriedly took out the scroll of spells, about to cast his spell, but was stopped by Major Green.
"Joan, don't worry, we better consider this matter carefully."
"Is there anything else to consider!" Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa said impatiently. "Our level is too low, and it doesn't make sense to think more. After all, we still have to ask the Governor for your ideas!"
"George, calm down first and listen to me."
Major Green looked around with vigilance, and gestured to Vasa, Magni, and Joan to surround him, and said in a voice that only the four of them could hear clearly:
"George, my friend, please think about it!"
"Your Excellency has just promoted you to be the commander of the Corps, and you stabbed a big basket, not only involved yourself in big trouble, but also implicated the Governor who promoted you, and the matter spreaded, and even made the Governor General unknown. Criticism, where do you put his face?"
George Vaasa heard his face changing, hesitantly said: "Your concerns can't be unreasonable, but you can't hide the truth from your superiors!"
"I mean, not for you to hide the truth, but not to report the matter first."
"It's better to wait for a while and wait for the troops to win the battle, or drive the jackals back to the south of Brass Pass, and then you will write to the Governor to report the good news and piggyback on the accidental killing of the Sea Blue diplomat."
"In this way, the good news is offset by the bad news, we have saved our face, and the Governor-General will not be too angry."
Major Green said slowly.
George Vassar frowned and thought for a long time, still undecided, and asked Magni and Joan what they thought.
"Mr. Green's words make sense. If we have a bad news and have to report it to our boss, then it's best to match it with good news, so that you can make yourself appear to fail so much."
"I also agree with Mr. Green's approach, but this news cannot be delayed for too long!"
"In case Lord Governor receives the news of Sir Joseph Jumonville through other channels before receiving your report, that would be self-defeating!"
Joan solemnly warned Lieutenant Colonel Vasa.
"I see." George Vaasa nodded hard. "Nathaniel, just do what you said."
...
After the less glorious battle that took place on September 7th, relevant news was immediately blocked.
Except for George Vassar, Nathaniel Green, Magni Bovatan, and Joan, all the other officers and soldiers who participated in the raid were concealed in the drums, and they did not know the group killed by them. The navy is actually not a reconnaissance force, but a diplomatic mission ordered to perform diplomatic missions.
I don’t even know that the leader of this mission is the brother of General Louis Jumonville, the new garrison commander of Musbelheim, who has built a "Dukenburg" on the south side of the Brass Pass and provoked the border friction with an aggressive attitude.
A "time bomb" was carefully packed and sunk into the deep sea by a few insiders. Afterwards, if nothing had happened, he continued to lead the regiment to the south.
The parties, including Joan, knew that the bomb would explode sooner or later, and it would be unpredictable how turbulent the undercurrent would be.
The last two days of the Southbound Corps made no surprises.
After more than half a month of marching, the troops finally passed through the densely forested Dring Valley, approaching the northern foot of Brass Mountain, and the scenery along the way gradually changed.
From the lush green forest to the desolate wilderness, the tall trees were gradually replaced by low bushes and even bare Gobi, and the ground at the foot also faded the woven coat of fallen leaves and weeds, exposing the brown Yellow skin.
The further southward, the more sparse the surface vegetation and the more dry and barren the soil.
When the troops arrived outside the Broken Tooth Valley on September 9, the hot wind whizzing from the Gobi across the Mosbelheim across the valley blew on Joan's face, causing him to feel a slight tingling on his face, as if being sanded by sandpaper.
Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa observed the map scroll for a long time. After careful consideration, he finally raised a pen and drew a circle on the small hill between the "Broken Tooth Valley" and the "Jinsha River", a tributary of the Delin River, as a building. The address of the military stronghold.
Joan was instructed to investigate the environment around the fortification site from the air.
He turned into an eagle man, overlooking the sky, and found that the "Jinsha River" was the boundary, and the landforms on the north and south banks were very different.
The vegetation on the north bank of the river is still lush. At a glance, it is full of green spaces and meadows. It is a natural pasture for local residents to graze cattle and sheep.
The south bank of the river gradually became barren, and beyond the broken tooth valley, greenery was rarely seen, and it was rough gravel.
The fortification site chosen by Lieutenant Colonel Vaasa is located between the southern bank of the river and the north entrance of the Broken Tooth Valley. It is backed by water and mountains. It is convenient for taking water and can stand high and monitor the mountain pass. It is indeed a good place to establish a military outpost.
But before starting to build a fort, there are two more urgent things, one is to recruit workers, and the other is to buy military food.
On the morning of September 10th, Joan was ordered to come to the camp of Lieutenant Colonel Vasa and found that there were also the Magni and Dindal brothers who came to report together. It was inevitable to speculate that Lieutenant Colonel Vasa planned to arrange what he would do.
His doubts were quickly answered.
Lieutenant Colonel Vasa handed him a heavy purse and asked him to go to a small town near the mountain pass to hire locals to help build the fortress.
In addition to this, Joanne also has to try to get in touch with a local grain merchant named "Pickman".
"Pickman is a supplier designated by the Yalfheim military, and he is responsible for the supply of grain and grass during our army's stationing at Brass Pass."
"The payment for food is settled directly with Pickman from the headquarters. We are responsible for transporting the food from his warehouse to the military barracks."
Lieutenant Colonel Vasa considered that there were frequent wolves and robbers in the vicinity, and was likely to be looted while transporting grain. He specially arranged Magni to lead a cavalry platoon to take charge.
As for the Dingdall brothers, the main task is to serve as Joan's bodyguard.
This is not only to protect Joan's personal safety, but also to protect the military expenses he carries with him to hire workers.
The small town where grain merchant Pickman is located is about ten miles away from the military camp.
Joan led them to set off, and within a hour of riding the fast horse, they saw the town in the valley.
Because it is located in the Brass Pass, the strong wind blowing in the canyon is endless all year round, so the local is also known as "Big Wind Town".
There are more than 100 families in the town, most of them are Asa herdsmen, and there are some shops that provide food and accommodation for business travelers, mostly humans.
In addition, there are some professional adventurers in the town, mainly relying on providing bodyguard services for business travel from north to south to make a living.
If you like Master Joan, please collect it: (EbookFREE.me) Master Joan's literature update is the fastest.