The group went down the gentle slope and walked into the river beach. It was much easier to walk here than before: the land was soft, the road was flat, and it was almost as flush as the river surface.

"You just said that Turiyiren hates this hot spring swamp, why?" Yassitus still kept forgetting the previous question.

The guide looked at him and said, "This swamp has a hot spring, and the water temperature is very suitable all year round, so there are many mosquitoes and bites very severely. Tuliyi almost doesn't want to come here."

Ascesters widened his eyes and looked at the opposite shore. The mist filled the water blocked his sight, adding a bit of mystery to the swamp.

Davers said nothing, staring at the big river beach, the Tino River and the hot spring swamp on the other side, thinking about something.

After walking about half a mile, the river beach was over. They had to get off their horses and walk to the gentle slopes, because the mud was slippery and could not ride at all.

After going up the gentle slope and leaving the river beach, the next step is a completely uphill road. There are fewer and fewer farmland, but more and more trees are getting denser and denser, until there is no trace of human buildings.

At this time, Davers and the others had reached the open place on the hillside, but the guide refused to walk forward: "It is too dangerous to cross the ridge in front of you, the Lukari camp!"

Davers and the others persuaded each other, and then asked the guide to agree to take them to a distance to take a look.

Standing on the top of the hill, facing the bitter mountain wind, looking forward: There is a higher hill ahead, which should have been full of green scenery, but a large number of trees have been cut down, clearing out a large area, and countless tents are scattered on it. From a distance, the Lukari people who are as small as ants are filled with dense crowds...

"Wow, there are many people!" Atistus, who had seen thousands of troops in Persia, couldn't help but say something.

Davers didn't say anything, observed carefully for a while, pointed to a place ahead, and asked, "Where is that?"

The pale-faced guide looked blankly and asked, "Where?"

"On the right side of the hill, it seems... from time to time, a team of Lucanians came out from there..." Davers pulled over the guide, pointed forward again, and said.

The guide opened his eyes wide and carefully confirmed it, saying, "Oh, that's the valley pass, and there is a mountain road that can be accessed to the Lucanian territory."

"How long is the mountain road?" Davers continued.

"I haven't walked. I heard that it's more than forty miles. It doesn't sound too far, but the mountain road is hard to walk. It may take one or two days to walk. Oh... By the way, Turiyi's army was ambushed while marching on this mountain road before and was defeated..." The guide said with fear.

Davers looked at the endless mountains behind the hills, pondering and silent.

"Turiy should build a fortress here, so the Lucans would not come in so easily." Ledes said.

"It was originally that Turiyi had a camp here, but it had not had any major events for decades. In addition, the conditions here are simple, so there were not many citizens willing to come here to garrison. Unexpectedly, the Lucanians would suddenly launch a large-scale attack, and the result..." said the guide in frustration.

"If Tuliyi is guarding it here, we will have nothing to do." Davers said lightly: From the fact that almost no mountain has been developed, it can be seen that Tuliyi is not at all concerned about it, so it would be strange if it can be guarded. This is a common problem for Greece, a nation that loves navigation and business, and they have no interest in the mountains at all.

Under the continuous urging of the guide, the group embarked on the journey back.

Seeing Davers and his group look relaxed, the family slave who was regarded as his confidant by Bulcos once said that these people around him were all warriors who had experienced many battles, so he couldn't help asking: "Captain Davers, do you think we can defeat these Lucanians?"

"Then you have to fight before you know." Davers said lightly.

This time, they went east along the right edge of the Sobari Plain, where there were also continuous forests. The cheerful stream accompanied them all the way east and eventually gathered into a river. When Davers, who was traveling along the south bank of the river, saw soldiers cutting trees on the other side, he remembered that this was the river Philisius mentioned - the guide called it the Sobari River.

Seeing that it was dusk, Davers gave up his plan to continue to explore north. He dismounted the horse and walked over to the river. He flattened the trunks with the soldiers and carried the wood back to the camp.

After dinner, after listening to the reports of Phelisius and the officers of each team, confirming that the mercenaries are in good condition and sending them away, Davers calmed down and used branches to outline the terrain of daytime investigation on the ground. After repeated modifications until he was satisfied, he watched for a long time and remembered the pattern in his mind in his mind. Of course, this is just a sketch, and the next step is to send a scout to further improve, such as the approximate area of ​​the Sobari Plain, the width, depth of the Krati River, the area of ​​the large river beach, etc.

Intelligence work is the primary priority in war, and terrain reconnaissance is the top priority in intelligence work! The battle over the past six months has taught Davers a lot. Combined with the knowledge of his previous life, he has always believed that famous generals also need "ninety-nine sweat plus one talent" to be trained. He has never been able to remotely control the troops to win the game by sitting in the court, so he has been working hard...

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The next day, led by the guide, Davers and his group continued to explore northward. Crossing the Subari River, about ten miles from the forest to the bay, the land between them was flattering, and it still belonged to a part of the Subari Plain. However, the Turi's people did not plant wheat here, but planted olive trees and opened vineyards.

The guide said: The wines produced here are famous throughout Greece. This reminds Davers that in his previous life, the story of the ancient Obari people taking a luxurious bath with wine, probably from the wines here.

But at this moment, the vineyards were covered with weeds and no one took care of them.

"That's because from time to time, Lukari people from Amendolar City wander around, and the people were afraid and dared not come..." the guide explained.

"Turiy should send troops to provide protection for their citizens!" Yassitus said disdainfully.

"After Turi's failure last time, they may have insufficient troops. Protecting Turi's city is their primary issue." Davers said.

"Captain Davers is right!" The guide took advantage of the situation to get rid of the embarrassment.

"Didn't it mean that there are not many Lucanians in the city of Amendorara? We can provide protection for the Turi's people here, and of course we have to pay a little protection fee." Yassitus said jokingly.

"Assi, you will also lead troops independently in the future. There is one thing you should remember, don't easily disperse your troops!" Davers said seriously: "Our main task now is to help Turiyi defeat the army of Lucania, and don't worry about everything else for the time being. As long as you win, Amendolar will not be a problem at all!"

Ascesters, Ledes listened carefully and nodded constantly.

The group continued to move forward until a river blocked their way.

"This is the Salachino River, the boundary between Turiyi and Amendora." said the guide.

"So then, it's Amendoralah's territory." Davers pointed ahead.

"Yes, we may encounter Lucans at any time, so let's go back." The guide looked afraid of difficulties.

And Davers was obviously interested: "Can this river bend?"

Before the guide could answer, Ascesters, who had been unable to hold back, had already driven his horse into the river, and the river surface, which was more than ten meters wide, reached the other side in an instant.

"The water depth is as deep as the thigh." Ascesters stood in front of the horse and gestured.

"Ledes, Phelisius left a hundred soldiers at the logging site as a precaution. Go and transfer them, let's cross the river and take a look." Davers immediately gave the order.

"Yes!" Ledes ran back excitedly.

The guide can only wait helplessly at this time.

More than ten minutes later, Ryders hurriedly came with more than a hundred fully armed soldiers.

Although the soldiers were panting, they were also excited. Seeing them, Davers was even more courageous: "Let's cross the river!"

The guide didn't understand why these people were so excited. Don't you know that there were terrible Lucanians on the other side of the river? But as a slave, he could not stop him, so he could only follow behind in fear.
Chapter completed!