Of course, the most important thing is the First Corps of the Free Army, which has gradually gathered near Reims. It has about five combat corps under its jurisdiction; the 1st, 4th, and 5th Corps have basically completed the combat preparations for the materials and personnel required for the march. Supplement; Therefore, as long as you give the order, you can go ahead.
But before that, Jiang Tian issued a series of orders as a preparation for the aftermath of the march; for example, on the grounds of strengthening defense and public facilities construction, he used the Free Army's war reserves to absorb and accommodate those who had lost their lives due to disasters. Exiles fleeing villages and towns;
After sending a large number of statisticians to conduct preliminary statistics and on-site inspections of thousands of castles within the territory of the Free Army, the national salvation government issued the "Castle Abandonment Order." That is to say, except for a few castles with military purposes or located at strategic transportation hubs;
Other castles left over from ancient times will be demolished by the new government by organizing manpower nearby to prevent them from becoming gathering points and shelters for bandits and bandits or heterogeneous groups in the wild to harbor evil and evil. Therefore, except for family inheritance, new nobles are not allowed to build castles.
Another example is to increase the investment of a special fund and issue various standard bounties in the only legal mercenary club in each city; encourage, drive and attract the armed forces scattered among the people to undertake some exploration, rescue, The designated mission of escorting and hunting aliens.
However, some people raised an objection. Because all of this has a premise, which is based on rapid and large consumption of existing inventory reserves; in this case, once the frontline offensive is stagnant and stalemate, it is easy to create unsustainable problems.
These are mainly new members. Although they do not dare to question the decision of the supreme leader due to Jiang's everlasting prestige and reputation; they are even less willing to attribute defeatist tendencies to themselves; but they also use various methods to In a subtle way, I raised my concerns and doubts.
In this regard, Jiang Tian did not have too many excuses; he just summoned all members of the special committee, as well as middle- and high-level generals who were authorized to attend as observers, as well as some representatives of the Bishops' Joint Conference and the Chamber of Commerce, and came to the city of Reims. on the square in front of the Cathedral of Our Lady.
And here, a hill-like existence has appeared out of thin air; it is countless bags of wheat beans, bundles of cloth, and refined iron ingots and copper blocks, piled tens of meters high and dissipating; Just before dawn, he suddenly appeared in the large square that had been deliberately emptied.
Of course, these mountains of supplies were not conjured by Jiang Tian out of thin air; they were products from another time and space line. Feedback provided by the Haidong Office, which had received a large amount of compensation and loot, successfully returned to the country, and rested for a whole year.
After successively absorbing the elements from the two space fragments, the "space-time hole" module in Jiang Tian's vision panel also seems to have been enhanced. The most obvious change is that the transmission channel along the "Haidong" space-time seems to have been widened a lot and can replace more resources.
Therefore, these material reserves that appear in front of us are only a small part of the first batch of resources that the official government led by Little Round Face is ready to feed back to the main world of "Datang". But just replacing this small part has consumed more than thirty units of energy accumulated by Jiang Tian.
Of course, although these supplies looked considerable, they were only half a year's military supplies for the Haidong Army led by Little Round Face for the Northern Expedition to the Andong Protectorate. Therefore, its greater role is to inspire and stabilize people's hearts. It is also enough to dispel the worries of most people about the lack of subsequent military supplies.
After witnessing this scene, everyone's doubts and worries, possible doubts and regrets disappeared in an instant. They were almost full of blood and devoted themselves to the preparations for the march; the bishops' conference even organized a grand mass on the spot.
Through the sacramental activities to celebrate this sacred miracle, donations and gifts of up to hundreds of thousands of crowns were received from all walks of life in the city that day; and then in the province where Reims is located, there were more priests who got the news. and believers are coming one after another; just for the miracle of pilgrimage.
In the midst of this heated religious activity, most of the First Army Corps led by Jiang Tian had set off overnight and marched in the Weiler Valley. Of course, when Jiang Tian came here again, he could see that the traces of the original flood were still there, but there was basically no impact.
However, the ancient highway that was soaked by floods in the river valley was made of multi-layered rammed earth and stone pavement; it was not much damaged; therefore, it was repaired and re-widened in a short period of time, and it could provide hordes of roads. The cavalry continues to run, or two carriages gallop and meet in parallel.
Therefore, only half a day later, Jiang Tian saw the outpost troops staying outside Chateau Thierry. Here he also got good news again. Although the rural towns near Chateau Thierry and even the surrounding areas have become large-scale epidemic areas where unknown infectious diseases are rampant.
However, the hospital monks who ventured into the local area for exploration and experiments have basically determined that this acute epidemic is suspected to be some kind of cholera. The mode of transmission is through water sources, as well as contact with human and animal feces and body fluids; and for inheritance knights with extraordinary physiques There is almost no chance of infection.
Therefore, they have tried to carry out special burning and landfill operations in certain settlements in the epidemic area; they have established basic blockades. As long as the legion's heritage knights are gathered together, a path can be cleared along the road to provide a safe passage for a large number of troops and subsequent supplies.
Two days later, the forward cavalry regiment of the First Army passed through the epidemic area that stretched for dozens of miles. Fort Uchi, Fort Millon, and Soissons had been abandoned or all the personnel died or escaped. Cheng and others arrived at Meucheng, an important town in Marne County in the northwest of the capital region, which was supposed to be fortified at all levels.
When they arrived at Mocheng, the city was basically unprepared or caught off guard; only a few squadrons of halberdiers set up on ferries and bridges were blocking and expelling any escapees from the epidemic area; at the same time, There was a small group of knights patrolling along the river bank.
Therefore, in the blink of an eye, Edwin, the leader of the vanguard cavalry and the heritage knight, broke up and defeated them on the spot. Then he took these defeated soldiers and rushed into the gate of Mocheng, who had no time to react. He summoned up Yu Yong and killed the soldiers guarding the city gate.
However, when Edwin, who was guarding the city gate and waiting for reinforcements, raised the smiling golden sun flag representing the Free Army on top of the city, he heard a huge roar from inside the city. Then he was surprised to see countless people on the street in the distance rushing to escape from their homes and towards the open city gate in the opposite direction.
The crowds of people rushing through the streets pushed and trampled each other, screaming and crying; they even broke up and overwhelmed several defenders who came from other parts of the city to support them; this also caused the troops who were well prepared to fight. The vanguard cavalry company was well prepared and received more backup.
Therefore, when Jiang Tian's headquarters of the First Army also entered Mocheng, they realized what absurd and uninhibited slander and rumors the Burgundian dynasty in the north had done against the Free Army, or it was devilish propaganda to the extreme; So much so that there was huge panic among the soldiers and civilians in the city.
For example, they actually selected hundreds of young girls who were still pure and dedicated them to ask for forgiveness from Luo Xia, the leader of the Free Army; just because they heard that Jiang Tian was actually the incarnation of a great devil who used his virginity every day He uses the essence and blood in his heart to maintain his human form.
There are also church members who are too afraid of the rebels in the south and are about to carry out large-scale sacrificial sacrifices and blasphemous group shouting in the sanctuary of God; they actually lock themselves in the church, with piles of firewood and grease around them; Plan to die with any invading thugs.
In other words, after the change in the celestial sphere, various alien species and abnormal phenomena emerged, which caused serious psychological differences among the people in the northern region. Some people obviously became more devout; others fell into despair or failed, but most people believed more in the mysteries.
As a result, their fear of the Free Army reached its limit; it easily turned into one-sided panic and despair. In this regard, Jiang Tian had no good solution; he could only order the protection of those churches, and then select a dozen women from them to serve as maids.
After spending a peaceful night together, they were released to show themselves, and the so-called rumors were naturally resolved. However, this small episode in Mocheng could not stop the First Army's offensive; after arranging a large local military depot, they continued to advance.
At this time, new news also came from the front. On the Seine River plain (later known as the Paris Basin), several cavalry companies that marched straight in have easily occupied cities and towns such as Senlis and Gignes in the hinterland. However, they also encountered many troops deployed along many rivers. Fortress defense line.
However, when Jiang Tian personally came to one of the bridgehead fortresses located at the confluence of the Seine River tributary and the Tailan River, he only felt a little weird. Because this civil bridgehead looks decent from a distance, but once you get closer, you find that large parts of the wall are peeling off.
And in the cracked wall that is half a foot wide, the extremely loose inner material is exposed; if you poke it lightly with your finger, the slag will fall out. In short, except for the wooden boards and frames on the exterior walls, which are used to hide people's eyes, the inside is just something to fool people; it is worse than a straw and mud dwelling.
The hundreds of soldiers who were ordered to guard it were even more speechless; there were many old men with wrinkled faces and beards, as well as young men whose hair had not even grown. Equipped only with a helmet and a wooden spear, it was more like a slum-like shack than a fortress.
Even the village patrol volunteers and town guards established by the Free Army, which are specially allocated to eliminate military supplies and equipment under regular guidance and supervision by specially assigned personnel, are obviously inferior. At least, these people also have uniform uniforms and horsebacks/vests with local markings.
