At this time, the Great Dividing Range.
After all the hard work, Li He's troops were about to reach the other end of the Great Dividing Range.
But on the last stretch of the road out of the Great Divide.
Li He ordered the troops to be on alert. According to Long Yan's previous research in Australia, the terrain behind the Great Dividing Range will no longer be a jungle, but sparse grassland.
In such terrain, they have no cover.
This means that if they leave the mountains, their whereabouts will be exposed for a period of time.
This is a very dangerous thing.
Li He's resistance army is now severely reduced in strength, with only 5,000 troops coming to the Australian mainland.
In order to maintain their strength and combat capabilities, they did not choose to march from the land on the coastline.
Avoid being ambushed by French troops.
They chose the Great Divide because of such concerns.
However, although it bypassed the route where the French troops were stationed and guarded, and took a detour through the Great Dividing Range, there was still a great risk.
If it were the French troops, they would already be ambushing them on the grasslands on the other side of the Great Dividing Range.
That would catch their troops off guard, in a state like this.
Without any cover, their troops would most likely be wiped out.
After thinking of this, Li He ordered the troops to enter a state of alert.
March cautiously and be ready for any sudden battles that may occur next.
The five thousand troops took advantage of the jungle and marched in diagonal lines, marching through the jungle.
The trees became increasingly sparse, gradually turning into grassland.
Ge Dazhuang led a hundred or so people to act as the vanguard and entered the prairie to explore the situation.
The French commanders discovered Ge Dazhuang's figure. Through the telescope, they saw the old military uniform on Ge Dazhuang and the musket in his hand.
Ordinary people would not come here, let alone hunters.
The French commander immediately confirmed that they were the resistance army they had been looking for!
The French commander whispered an order to his people not to act rashly. Ge Dazhuang and his team only had a hundred or ten people.
This few people are definitely not the main force of the Resistance Army.
Maybe it was the vanguard force, I couldn't tell, but it could be another force anyway.
After thinking of this, the French troops were like wolves staring at their prey, remaining motionless.
On the rugged grassland, there seems to be no danger.
But in fact, as long as these ambush troops of the French army are dispatched, the resistance forces will definitely be wiped out.
Li He's resistance troops were not fully prepared for this expedition.
They carried muskets, but no artillery.
On the island of Tasmania, they did not develop artillery like Longyan, which was extremely suitable for mountain warfare and jungle warfare.
These are Long Yan's latest technologies and have not been introduced to them in Australia.
The ordinary artillery on those battleships is too heavy and can be carried, but it will greatly slow down the marching speed.
Especially when walking on mountain roads, for the troops, this kind of artillery is no different from a decoration.
Not only is it difficult to transport, but the terrain conditions also limit the performance of the artillery.
In mountain warfare, this kind of artillery that is difficult to carry is of little use.
But in today's grasslands, artillery has become a weapon again.
But Li He's resistance army didn't carry them anymore.
Ge Dazhuang was exploring the situation on the grassland. Looking at the endless grassland, Ge Dazhuang carefully investigated possible potential risks.
Searching the grassland was not that difficult.
There are too few places in the grassland to cover the troops.
However, Ge Dazhuang even passed over the heads of the French troops without finding any trace of them.
The French army was very worried about the resistance's performance at first, and Ge Dazhuang discovered them.
In that case, they must kill Ge Dazhuang at this time, which will expose their position and make it difficult to face the next head-on battle with the resistance army.
It might even scare the resistance away.
But what I didn't expect was Ge Dazhuang. Even if he walked from here, he didn't find anything wrong.
With such a result, the French commander didn't know whether to attribute the credit to his own disguise, or to the opponent's poor quality.
They heard the conversation between Ge Dazhuang and his party.
"What is the problem?"
"No, there's no problem."
"good."
While Ge Dazhuang was talking about gestures, everyone looked at Ge Dazhuang's gestures for a while, but they were all slightly stunned and subconsciously wanted to look towards that place.
But he soon stopped having such thoughts.
"Let's go back."
Ge Dazhuang said in a deep voice.
Everyone nodded and immediately prepared to leave.
Commander France heard the footsteps of their departure, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
They found nothing, and Li He would know nothing.
Then the large troops arriving next will directly face their ambush, and Li He's resistance army will be ruined in his hands.
At this time, Ge Dazhuang withdrew quickly.
Seeing Li He, he hurriedly reported.
"General, there is an ambush ahead, and it looks like the number is quite large!"
"They are waiting for us to pass now!"
When Ge Dazhuang saw the French army's camouflage made of withered grass, he saw through it at a glance. However, he remained calm just to give the French army the illusion that they knew nothing.
Deceive the French team, otherwise, none of their team will be able to come back.
Even the main force will suffer disaster. At that time, they will be exposed to the enemy's sight.
"General, let's do it now!"
Now they are in a dilemma. There is an ambush in front of them, and they have to go through the jungle behind them, but their combat target is Xie Fang's city on the other side of the Great Divide.
Choosing another path would have made it even more difficult for them.
Li He's expression changed slightly. This situation was already the worst he had expected.
Although the marching traces of their troops have been erased, as long as there is some kind of map, it is not difficult to deduce their whereabouts from the direction in which they disappeared.
After all, their war goal is to lead to Xie Fang's city.
Now the cities on this coastline have fallen.
Li He thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Get ready to fight. If they want to fight, we will fight with them!"
"Brothers, prepare your muskets. Next is our first battle after coming to Australia."
"It is very likely to be a very cruel and fierce battle!"
"However, we have an unyielding will. Even in fierce battles, we will not be afraid!"
The resistance soldiers had filled up all the muskets in their hands, and they were determined to die.
Li He immediately produced a combat plan based on the information provided by Ge Dazhuang.
They don't stay in the jungle for too long, as this will make the enemy suspicious.
After a few short minutes, Li He's troops completed combat readiness and walked out of the jungle.
The field of vision suddenly became empty, looking at the grassland in front, where the French army was ambushing.
