After all, knowing that morale was low after a defeat, it was definitely not a wise move to lead the soldiers to Heinrich, which was a long way away.
Even by the time they reached Heinrich, morale had been completely worn down along the way. Could these soldiers be expected to participate in the battles to come? They might even flee on their own before the enemy even arrived.
Barney could guess that Tachino wanted to redeem himself, but in his view, incompetent commanders could exhaust the soldiers, and right now, the team seemed to have fallen into that state.
Just as Barney was inwardly grumbling, Tacino suddenly stood up and exclaimed:
"I'm back!"
Barney looked up and saw several torches flickering ahead on the road, and the neighing of warhorses approached from afar.
Tachino rushed out impatiently to meet the returning communications soldier, while Barney remained seated by the campfire, thinking to himself that Tachino certainly didn't act like a superior officer.
Tachino, who had run out, shouted urgently to the communications soldiers in the darkness from a distance.
"How is it?! Where are they?!"
"Sir! General Carter left a force ahead to support us!" the communications soldier shouted back.
Upon hearing this, Tacino was both surprised and delighted, and asked, "Why didn't you bring it with you?"
“The snow makes travel difficult, and they need to return immediately after they meet us.”
"Bullshit! We're all compatriots! Can't we even walk a few more steps?!" Tacino yelled.
The next moment.
"Woo!" A sharp warning horn suddenly rang out, and Tachino was startled. When he turned around to look behind him, urgent shouts were already ringing out one after another.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Under the cover of night, the Yan Army's light cavalry was galloping towards the rear of the routed soldiers' camp.
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