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 Dividing Range.
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 don't have any 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 Divide, 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 situation like this.
Without any bunkers, 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 prepared for any sudden battles that may occur next.
The five thousand troops used the jungle to march diagonally through the jungle.
The trees became increasingly rare and gradually turned into grassland.
Ge Dazhuang led about a hundred people, acting as the vanguard, into 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 and ordered 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 can't say for sure, but it could have been another force anyway.
After thinking of this, the French troops were like wolves staring at their prey, remaining motionless.
On the uneven grassland, there seems to be no danger.
But in fact, as long as these ambush troops of the French army are dispatched, all 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 had not developed artillery like Long Yan, which was extremely suitable for mountain warfare and jungle warfare.
These are Long Yan's latest technologies, and they have not been introduced to 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 effectiveness 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 is not that difficult.
There are too few places in the grassland to cover the troops.