On the other hand, at the Macedonian Arsenal, after the battle last night, Qin Ze ordered the army to camp and rest outside the Macedonian Arsenal. After a night, in the morning, Qin Ze sent out four cavalry reconnaissance battalions from the road east of the arsenal.

These cavalrymen were lightly equipped and their mission was to conduct reconnaissance along the road ahead in order to provide necessary intelligence for the subsequent march of the large army.

Although after this battle, Qin Ze believed that the Gothic forces in this area were left empty in a short period of time, but reconnaissance was definitely a necessary means. After all, this was the Gothic territory, and they knew the terrain better, so they might set up an ambush on the way ahead.

Once the cavalry reconnaissance battalion encounters the enemy, they will not engage in battle with them, but will bring back intelligence to prepare a more rigorous battle plan.

As for the main force, Qin Ze planned to station all his troops here after careful consideration. For the captured areas, necessary defense forces are indispensable, and Qin Ze has no intention of spreading the remaining troops to the surrounding towns. They only need to establish defense lines between various paths with the Macedonian Military Factory as the core to defend the captured areas.

On the way to the Enzo Mountains, he chose to summon a brand new army.

So, one day after the cavalry camp set out, on the next morning, January 5th, Qin Ze left the camp with only the newly summoned 30,000 soldiers and horses.

The sun is shining brightly, and the gloomy weather of yesterday has disappeared without a trace. The weather is clear and sunny. Although the wind is still a bit bleak and cold, it is not cold enough to make people shiver in such a bright day.

Qin Ze, riding on a warhorse, wore a felt hat and a wolf coat. The foal under his crotch, which was only 130 cm tall, shook its big head and walked away slowly.

Taking into account the impact of the cold weather and the long journey ahead, Qin Ze equipped this redeemed army with ponies.

Unlike the war horses used in most armies, these short horses have big heads, short necks, and short legs, and look like foals from a distance. However, they have broad chests, long manes, thick skins and coarse hair. They are not only cold-resistant, but also highly adaptable, and can travel long distances even in temperatures of minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius.

Since setting foot on the continent of Salisno, the weather in this area has not been too cold. The snow that fell a few days ago melted away in just one day, and today the ground is even completely dry. However, no one knows whether the weather will change in the future, so it will never be wrong to be prepared in advance.

In winter, whether it is marching or fighting, the biggest obstacle must be the cold.

The altitude of the Enzos Mountains is obviously higher than that of the port area, so once it snows heavily, the temperature there will be extremely cold.

In addition, according to the geographical map obtained previously, the Salisno continent is vast, and its land area is even not inferior to that of Yan Kingdom. However, Qin Ze found that the cities marked on the map are mainly concentrated in the central, western and southern parts. The further east you go, the fewer city names are marked, and the distances between cities are particularly far. This makes Qin Ze think of Beiliang of Yan Kingdom.

Combined with the information Lucat had told him before, he guessed that although the Delta Federation was known as the only empire in the Salisno continent, it had only risen strongly in the last decade or so. Therefore, the areas mainly controlled by this country were still concentrated in the Midwest and the south. The northeast might have been the territory of another country before, and although it was now owned by the Delta Federation, it had not yet been fully absorbed and constructed.

Of course, in the absence of valid information, these are all guesses, but Qin Ze feels that if that is true, then they will have to march faster.

After all, the larger the territory, the more dispersed the military forces are. Just like in one's own country, once a riot occurs somewhere, it will take time to wait until the news reaches the capital before troops are urgently dispatched to quell the riot. The delay will often make the riot worse.

For the attackers, this was a perfect opportunity to take advantage of. They captured cities and territories at lightning speed. By the time von Palen realized that the game was over, his troops didn't even have time to rush to Salvia from all over the place.

According to the geographical map, once you walk out of the Enzos Mountains, you will enter the central area of ​​the Delta Federation. For this reason, Qin Ze decided to enter the Enzos Mountains within ten days. However, if you encounter an ambush by the Golts, then the time may have to be extended. But the possibility of encountering an ambush in the first few days of the journey is not too high. After all, more than 100,000 Gothic troops have been wiped out before.

But even so, the next counterattack organized by the Golts will inevitably involve a large number of troops. Those Golts who escaped have already taken away the intelligence, so they will be more cautious next time.

"Your Majesty, the reconnaissance battalion has sent people back!"

Qin Ze, who was deep in thought, was interrupted by the soldier's voice. He looked over and saw several cavalrymen running towards him.

Soon, the scout came to Qin Ze and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, we have explored 40 kilometers ahead and have not seen any enemy interception points along the way. As you imagined before, the enemy has indeed sent all its troops to the Macedonian military factory."

"The area is now so empty of troops that they can't even set up checkpoints to stop us."

Hearing this, Qin Ze said, "It's not that empty. I think after the two battles at the Macedonian military factory, these Golts have realized the huge gap in combat power between us and them. Before they are sure they can stop us, they dare not launch a small-scale battle. They don't want to increase casualties."

The scout nodded and said, "As you said."

"By the way, Your Majesty, although we did not encounter any enemy soldiers on the road, we did see traces of them."

After this was said, Qin Ze asked: "Is it the defeated soldiers who escaped from the military factory?"

The scout shook his head and said, "That should be it. The footprints were very messy, but the most important thing is that we saw the artillery carriage they left behind."

"These artillery vehicles have been destroyed and dumped a few hundred meters away from the main road. They are covered with weeds, but they are not covered tightly, so we saw them."

"Haha." Hearing this, Qin Ze couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems that these fleeing soldiers are in a panic and have even abandoned their heavy objects to march quickly."

"But why is it necessary to destroy the artillery carriage? Even if we were given the opportunity to use it, we wouldn't want to use it. Our artillery carriages are not as clumsy and heavy as theirs."

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