Author: Ivan the Terrible

"Thirteen thousand people? That's actually that many? Are you sure your calculation is correct?"

Unconsciously, July has arrived, and a huge army has been assembled inside and outside Sazha Fort. Hermey also counted the number of this army.

In order to count the number of people, Dunwa and his men were almost exhausted to death.

To conduct statistics on such a large group of people, the workload can be said to be terrifyingly large.

The number of the army that finally came out surprised even Hermey.

Thirteen thousand people, this number is almost the same as the total strength of both sides in a normal war in the Northern Territory.

Although he said that he had used all available resources for this gathering, the amount still caught Hemei off guard.

"Yes, Commander Hemei, there are thirteen thousand people. The appearance of such a large army is beyond our expectations."

Malendo, who was in charge of statistics, also had a look of disbelief on his face. Although everyone knew that the number of troops that could be assembled this time would definitely be large, 13,000 troops was still too unexpected.

"Tsk, is there enough food? Dunwa, is there enough food? Do we need to get a batch urgently?"

Hemei asked the question that he subconsciously thought about, food. If there is not enough food, this army will become a burden.

"Just rest assured. When you ordered me to prepare a year ago, I started to store food. I have been busy all year for this. I also used the relationship of Vivaldi Bank to ask them to help

I am looking for food. Not to mention 10,000 people, 20,000 people are enough. The amount of food already available is enough to feed this army for a year! Not to mention, most people bring a lot of food with them. The food is completely

There’s nothing to worry about.”

Mentioning this, the originally tired dwarf's face could not help but turn proud. The fact that he was able to save so much food was all thanks to him.

"That's alright, Dunwa, thank you for your hard work."

When Hemei heard that there was enough food, she immediately felt relieved. After all, Youdao had food in hand and was not panicking.

"Commander Hemei, now that the army has been assembled, when will we start taking action?"

Marendo asked the key question.

Although more Cossacks would definitely come if they continued to wait, Marondo knew that his lord was already very satisfied with the current strength, so he wanted to ask when the troops would be dispatched.

"Well, this question..."

"There is news from Vengerberg! Lord Herme, just as you said, there is news from Vengerberg! The Nilfgaardians have really crossed the border! The war has begun!"

Halfway through Herme's words, she was interrupted by Viato who rushed in hurriedly.

The young knight was panting now, holding a scroll in his hand with the black, yellow and red mountain coat of arms of the Kingdom of Aden on it.

Compared to Viator's panic and the others' solemnity about the news, Herme just took the scroll calmly. He knew that the war was inevitable, so there was no surprise.

Looking at the scroll, Hemei Cross read the information on it line by line. Finally, he nodded, "Very good, the information on it is almost the same as what he knew."

Then he handed the scroll to his subordinates and asked them to pass it around.

"This is a mobilization order from His Majesty the King, requiring me to lead all the forces in the territory to Aedirn. The Nilfgaardians have crossed the Aruga River, Livia has become a battlefield, and Queen Meve is working hard to prevent the Nilfgaards from advancing. King

All military forces in Aedirn are required to gather at Edsberg and prepare to enter Livia to assist the Livia army."

When Hemei was telling the core information, everyone had almost finished passing the scroll around. Now everyone looked at Hemei solemnly, waiting for his order.

"Two days later, the army will set off. According to the king's order, it will go to the front line. Everyone, go and prepare. We are going to participate in an unprecedented battle."

While saying these words, Hemei's heart was far from as peaceful as he looked.

It has been four years. He has spent these four years to deal with this war. He must get what he wants in this war!

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When the order to march was given, the entire Sazha Fort was in a state of uproar.

An industrial chain has formed around the huge army assembled in the past month, providing soldiers and Cossacks with a variety of services, whatever services they want.

But now that the army is about to move out, these things naturally have to be shoveled away, and the vendors are directly ordered to leave.

If it is not reached within the stipulated time, the guards of Sazha Fort will directly knock down the stall.

These guards may have taken money from these vendors and turned a blind eye to some of their illegal activities, but now, since the orders were given from above, they must carry out the orders.

The soldiers and Cossacks who were about to go to Aden were also in a state of confusion. Many of them had forgotten what they were doing during the month they were stationed there.

There are even people who have pawned their weapons and armor because of gambling or consumption, and now they are about to go off to war. They are like ants on a hot pot.

It's a mess down there, but the work is still progressing steadily.

Many people have been waiting for this moment for a long time, especially the officials and guards of Sazha Fort, as well as many soldiers who are eager to go.

Thanks to their efforts, the situation is embarrassing, but at least the progress is constantly advancing.

In this way, two days later, a large army was ready for the expedition.

Although there was a lot of nonsense in the middle, the army was assembled again.

Before sending troops, Herme gave an impassioned speech on the observation deck of his main castle.

He angrily denounced Nilfgaard's behavior of provoking border conflicts and wars (actually Herme knew that there were many twists and turns in this, but he certainly cannot say that this is an issue that should be discussed by future generations of historical circles), and then announced that he was going to the West.

Fight against the Nilfgaardian slavers.

Heme promised that the soldiers who followed him would win countless trophies in this war, and everyone would get rich.

Here, Hemei received the most cheers, after all, this is the most realistic for everyone.

Who cares what the reason for starting the war is? Most of the Cossacks here are here for money. Everyone wants to get rich, make a lot of money, and make a lot of money.

Hemei also knew this, but she could only say this, and there was no other way to express her attitude.

The next step is naturally the departure of Hemei's army.

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"Goodbye, Katya. You must take good care of yourself during this period. Leave most of the work to Dunva. Don't push yourself too hard. Remember to pay attention to your health and your child. You must listen to the midwife and doctor.

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Turning her back to the huge advancing queue, Hemei explained to her wife in a nonchalant voice.

It was like the last words of an old mother who left home to her children, and Katya was obviously annoyed by her husband.

"Okay, okay, I know all this, I'm not a child anymore."

Katya said with a hint of annoyance. The reason why she was slightly annoyed was because her heart was full of reluctance to leave her husband. In the same way, the same was true for Herme.

The couple was full of longing for each other's bodies, and although they had been married for two years, they spent more than half of their nights actively having sex.

Partly, this is because of the need to create an heir, and partly because of the desire between young couples.

In the past month, although Katya became pregnant, they did not continue to do those things. Hermey was afraid that this might affect her son.

But desire always needs to be released, so at times like this, Katya will use her feet to solve her husband's problems.

This shows the strong desire between them and the couple's fascination with each other.

"After the war is won, I will come back soon."

Finally, Hemei said firmly, then he turned the horse's head and rode straight towards the long queue. He did not look back because he was afraid that he could not hide his emotions.

And Katya just sighed and watched her husband leave.

This kind of scene happened many times in other places in the queue. There were always family members or loved ones of soldiers coming to see them off.

And they often don't control their emotions as well as the leading couple. The scene was very touching.

But in the end, this army was still moving forward. Under the falcon flag and the black, yellow and red mountain pattern flag, they headed towards the Blue Mountain Tunnel and towards the west.

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"Hey, somewhere by the Zare River

A young Cossack climbs on his horse.

He bid farewell to the girl beside him affectionately

Sadly he will be separated from Harklan

Hey, hey, hey, Falcon!

Flying over mountains, forests, fields and valleys

jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell

My meadow lark..."

The cheerful singing echoed among the marching Cossacks. Singing this song, the marchers felt that their feet were stronger and they were moving faster.

Cossacks with flutes, snare drums and lutes also played their instruments, matching the tune of the singing, making the singing even more exciting.

Whether it is the heavily armed Sazhaburg militia, the well-armored registered Cossacks, or the shirtless ordinary Cossacks, as well as the Ataman and their subordinates, as well as the Shechi Cossacks who look most like soldiers, they are all

Singing this song.

As for this song, it was "written" (copied) by Hemei, called "Hey, Flying Falcon", and he composed the music himself.

Once released, it became the most popular song in the Cossack Land.
To be continued...