Chapter 696: 685. People Are Traveling
Chapter 696 685. People are on the road
Suldak's first feeling from the Bailin plane was that the colors of the plants were lighter, like a world for people with mild color weakness.
On this road leading to the north along the river, one side is covered with chest-high white dry reeds, and the **** on the other side is covered with a kind of wild grass called sword grass, from which weeds are covered with some The thorny vines make this seemingly flat **** actually not so easy to walk, and those vines are like a tripping rope blocking it.
When the cavalry battalion took a short rest, Gu Bolai's horse was led by the guides to graze on the slope.
"This is the pasture of the Goss family. It has a very large area. It will take us about a day. They have raised at least 5,000 ancient horses here, and they have fourteen horse herds, large and small. Sooner or later, the herdsmen will take the horse The group rushed to the river to drink water, and the road we were going to pass happened to pass through the pastoral area, and the nobles of the Goss family did not mind the passing horses eating some weeds on the roadside." A guide introduced to Suldak, The imperial language accent is a little weird, but people can understand what he is saying.
"How long will it take for us to get out of this grassland!" Suldak squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, the grassland couldn't see the end at a glance.
The guide replied: "I'm afraid we won't be able to pass through this pasture today. We will camp next to the upstream river at night. We will not be able to leave this pasture tomorrow morning, and then we will arrive at Desowatz Village in the evening. We can stay at the villagers' house." , the cavalry battalion can camp outside the village, the girls in that village are very enthusiastic, if the baron needs to make arrangements, please let me know in advance.”
Standing on Gulitham's shoulder, Andrew looked towards the distance of the pasture, and couldn't help expressing emotion: "This pasture is really big."
The guide stood aside, looked up at Andrew on the ogre's shoulder in awe, and explained: "The Goss family participated in the initial development of the Bailin plane, and this pasture was probably brought back by them with a larger piece of land. Yes, in fact, this pasture only extends northward along the river, and a pasture without water source is not worth much here, after all, no one wants to drive horses for half a day just to drink a sip of water."
Andrew jumped off the ogre's shoulder and said to the guide, "Even if there is no river, you can dig a well."
"In Bailin, you can have many choices."
When the guide said this, a proud look appeared on his face.
The rest time is always very short, mainly because the recruits of the cavalry battalion are not used to riding for a long time, and they cannot eat, drink and scatter on horseback, so they have to dismount and rest every once in a while. Even so, many of the recruits' inner thighs were worn out. When they got off their horses and walked, they bent their legs with grinning teeth and walked duck steps, which was ridiculous and ridiculous.
However, no one complained about the bitterness and tiring of this kind of marching life. They were a group of recruits who came out of the barren land, and they hadn’t eaten enough of the marching rations that were boiled into a paste. The marching rations of meat powder and salt are still very much looking forward to, and I can't wait to eat these for three meals a day.
Even the guides feel that the marching rations issued by the Green Empire are the most convenient food to eat. You only need to light a fire and boil a pot of hot water. If it is an emergency, it will not be difficult to swallow even with cold water.
"It's good, but it's too expensive. Two such marching rations can be sold for one silver coin in Wilkes. With one silver coin, you can order a plate of war rations in the best restaurant in Wilkes City." Ax meat steak, only the Bena army stationed here will eat this kind of ration in luxury." The guide said enviously.
As soon as these words were said, these marching rations were immediately upgraded to a higher level.
The cavalry battalion continued to go north.
In the afternoon, I finally saw a business group of nearly a hundred people in front of the avenue. A row of four-wheeled carriages were filled with various supplies. There were more than 20 vehicles. Packed into wooden boxes or some sackcloth bags, it is difficult to guess what goods are contained in them.
A mercenary group was walking in front of the caravan, and found a cavalry behind. Several mercenaries rode around to the rear of the convoy. Although they did not rush over, they kept paying attention to the cavalry battalion.
The cavalry battalion didn't move fast, but they could still easily catch up with the four-wheeled carriage in the caravan. When the distance between the two sides was within a hundred meters, the steward of the caravan and the head of the mercenary group walked out of the team at the same time. They greeted Suldak proactively, and when they saw the noble badge on Suldak's chest, most of the vigilance in their eyes dissipated.
"Lord Baron, where are you going?" The caravan steward jumped off his horse and asked humbly in front of Suldak.
Suldak felt that this kind of thing was not a secret, so he replied: "Dodan Town!"
The steward of the caravan grinned and said, "Oh, it's so far away. If I remember correctly, it's the northernmost border of our occupied area."
Suldak also asked: "Where are you going?"
The steward of the caravan looked back at the caravan, and replied in a low voice: "There is no specific destination for the time being. I just want to sell these goods, and then go to Vale to buy some black iron concentrate and sell them to Bena City."
Many business groups on the plane will organize such caravans to and from Bena City and Wilkes City, but whether it is in Bena City or Wilkes City, during the round trip of the caravan, no matter Coming or going, the car will always transport some local high-quality and cheap goods to another city for sale. As long as it is profitable, there is nothing that cannot be sold.
The steward of the caravan chatted with Suldak implicitly, and actually took out two boxes of cactus fruit from the truck to the cavalry battalion, and then stopped the team's four-wheeled carriage by the side of the road to make way for the cavalry battalion.
The two boxes of prickly pears were distributed equally among five hundred cavalrymen, exactly one for each.
This kind of sweet-tasting fruit, being able to eat one during the journey can really make people feel happy. Although the effort is not too much, the caravan manager's kind behavior has won the favor of many cavalry.
Selena, who was riding a white camel, and Samira, the half-elf archer, each shared a few more, and no one seemed to notice. A small white hand sneaked out from under Selena's skirt, grabbing a prickly pear. Quickly retracted.
After nightfall, the cavalry battalion camped on a sloping field by the river. The recruits were quite skilled in setting up tents, and the food was extremely simple marching rations.
The recruits fetched some water from the river, and the veterans had already unfolded the scrolls of Gathering Fire and lit the bonfire for cooking...
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