Oddo's five regiments were arranged in a triangular shape - with the horse path as the axis, two on each side, and Oddo's general tent was placed in the front with the four regiments.

Such an arrangement would certainly not be a good idea in a plain area, because it would be easy to be surrounded by the enemy. However, this is a hilly area with undulating mountains, continuous dense forests, and numerous streams. Oddo had already occupied many commanding heights and set up sentries early on. As long as these sentries were not careless, the enemy's movements would be clearly visible.

Woolley told Oddo that under such terrain conditions, whoever gains a foothold first will have the advantage, because active defense is much easier than attacking.

Oddo can now be considered to have gained a firm foothold - although the official battle has only been going on for a few days, the enemy at White Shield Pass has already left behind five or six thousand corpses, and naturally there are even more wounded.

But Odo did not dare to relax at all. He was waiting for reinforcements from Baidun Pass, because Wu Lai said that the mission of the 1st Division was divided into two parts. In the early stage, it was to fight a positional war with the enemy head-on, forcing the enemy to increase its troops to attack, and in the later stage, it was to retreat to the vicinity of Hulett City...

Compared with Oddo's 1st Division, Putong's 6th Division was much more comfortable because its combat mission was harassment, destruction and vigilance.

After breaking up into small pieces and leaving Samedaya, crossing Hulit and rushing all the way to the Tubancheng area, Putong's Sixth Division completed the assembly at the fastest speed, and then divided into three to share Wu Lai's three tasks.

Pu Tong led the first and second regiments to carry out harassment and collect military rations and supplies.

The third and fourth regiments were responsible for destroying the horse trails and checkpoints between Tuban and Hulet, attacking sentries and lone patrols. The holes in the walls of Hulet were made by them. Compared with Hulet, the walls of Tuban were more damaged.

The fifth and sixth regiments in charge of the guard were also not idle, because Pu Tong said that no one was allowed to be idle, so the work of the fifth and sixth regiments overlapped with that of the third and fourth regiments. This made the garrison in Tuban City especially miserable, because if they did not leave the city, it would be fine. If they did, there was an 85% chance that they would be attacked from both sides. What they could not stand the most was the enthusiasm of Pu Tong’s troops when they saw them - it felt like a man who had been "thirsty" for a long time met a young wife in heat in the wild...

"Are we so cowardly that the enemy treats us like wolves seeing sheep when they see us?" A deputy general could not help but ask his colleagues after retreating back to the city after being defeated.

"That's about it, ah..." The colleague sighed and said with a sad face, "You may not have seen that enemy army... ah, even the cooks charged with kitchen knives in hand, they didn't take us seriously at all..."

His words caused more sighs and helplessness...

Two days later, Pu Tong's supply point was completed - he found a valley with excellent terrain, set up a sentry post, built a temporary artillery position and warehouse, and also camouflaged it.

Pu Tong felt so relieved when he saw the horse team transporting grain slowly walking into the valley.

"Commander, you have decided to live here for a long time." The regiment commander said happily.

"The lord said that we must be self-sufficient and not drag down the territory. You should know that I, Major General Pu Tang, always do whatever the lord says and respond to the call." Pu Tang laughed and replied.

…

Saibanda rested for a day and a half, and then set out with his team. Little John was very generous, not only gave them the best weapons and leather armor in White Shield Pass, but also allocated 20 longbowmen and a batch of gunpowder to Saibanda.

"Thank you General Little John for your appreciation. I will prove myself." Saibanda said to Little John who came to see him off.

"Then let's meet at the enemy's position." Little John said with a smile. After seeing off Sebanda, he was also going to go to the battle, because his grandfather, General John, had allocated another 19,000 troops to the front line. These 19,000 people would form a temporary legion and be commanded by Little John. With them, the total number of troops facing Oddo would reach 50,000.

Although the 50,000 men only account for 40% of the troops in Baidun Pass, they represent more than 80% of the combat effectiveness of Baidun Pass, so Baidun Pass can be regarded as having sent out all its elite troops.

"Okay." Saibanda nodded, saluted little John very seriously, and then jumped on his horse.

"Let's go!" Before he finished shouting, the more than 170 people behind him responded in unison - "Yes, sir!"

After Saibanda and his group ran out of the closed door, Little John narrowed his eyes and raised a smile.

"If you can really do it, then I'll save myself a lot of trouble," he said to himself.

…

Andre was sick, not pretending to be sick, but really sick.

He was sick with anger, because of Chek, Peleus and Lund - Hagrid had already set out for a day, but the three had not yet moved. After Andre sent people to urge them four times without success, he finally couldn't help but run there himself. As a result, the three generals told him that he had to wait at least two more days because food, fodder, horses and the like were not yet fully prepared.

Andre knew that this was an excuse. After Tianjuan was founded, Helen promoted cavalry, and all the war horses became military horses. According to the requirements, garrison battalions like the Third Battalion must ensure 25% cavalry. This time, Haig only asked Chek and the other three battalions to send 3,000 soldiers each. Even if all the cavalry were sent, it would be more than enough. How could there be any reason for "not being fully prepared"?

"Do we need to prepare these?" Andre asked the three generals angrily.

"Of course we need it." Chek grinned, "General Andre, please rest assured. We will set out after lunch tomorrow."

"Hagrid's troops should be arriving in Samedaya by now, and you still need another day to prepare? Chek, do you want to kill Hagrid?" Andre slammed the table immediately, "I warn you, if you delay intentionally, I will report it to the higher-ups. Then no one will be well."

Chek's face darkened and he thought to himself, why are you trying to show off to us when you're about to be fired?

Peleus on the side rolled his eyes, exchanged glances with Lund, and then said with a smile: "General Andre is worried about the war situation, and we should also do our best. I suggest that our three battalions should not delay and set off now. At least let General Andre and General Haig feel at ease first."

"Okay, I have no objection." Lund nodded in agreement.

Chek was stunned, turned his head and glanced at Peleus and Lund, and saw that they were smiling, and his heart was moved slightly...

In the afternoon, 9,000 soldiers sent by the Third Battalion gathered out of the city. Chek and the other two also "sincerely" invited Andre to review and lecture them. At first, Andre was very excited, but when he saw what kind of "stuff" the Third Battalion sent, his face turned pale, and then his whole body trembled so much that he couldn't even speak. Then, he fell off his horse. If the guards hadn't been quick to pull the horse, Andre might have made his illness worse.

"Oh, General Andre has worked so hard for state affairs that even his body is so weak. I admire you so much." Chek said loudly while calling on the guards to help Andre get into the carriage, but his tone did not convey any admiration.

…

After trekking for a long time in this narrow valley, Saibanda saw a faint wisp of green smoke in the distance.

Saibanda immediately crouched down and waved his hand behind him, and everyone under his command stopped immediately.

Saibanda took out a telescope and looked through it, then turned around and waved to a centurion.

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"General, what do you want?" The centurion bowed and tiptoed to Saibanda's side.

Saibanda took a look at the surrounding terrain and pointed at the hill where the wisp of green smoke was and the hill in the opposite direction. "Go there and see what's going on over there."

"Okay." The centurion nodded, took off his quiver and weapons, and took the telescope handed to him by Saibanda...

After the centurion left, Saibanda and his men rested on the spot. They had set out the day before yesterday, marched all night the night before and did not rest until yesterday noon, and last night they marched all night under the moonlight. His original squad was fine, but the longbowmen were a bit exhausted. When they received the order to rest, they fell to the ground one by one, and some even fell asleep directly.

Saibanda also wanted to sleep, but he knew he couldn't do that. The area he was in belonged to Samedaya, and Samedaya had obviously been controlled by the enemy. If he slept soundly under the enemy's nose, what was the difference between that and stretching his neck to hit the enemy's sword? After moving his sore legs and feet, Saibanda took the kettle handed to him by a subordinate and ate a piece of salted mutton with the stream water just drawn from the kettle. When he took out the second piece, he saw the centurion who went to investigate the situation came back with an excited face.

"How is it?" Saibanda handed the salted mutton to the centurion.

After receiving it, the centurion thanked him first, and then reported in a low voice: "General, that smoke is from cooking. The small forest is about a mile away from us. There are two small wooden houses. They look newly built and still have green skins. There are two tents next to the wooden houses, which can accommodate five or six people. Three people are busy cooking and grilling. About ten steps in front of the wooden house, there is a man in gray clothes lying on a hammock and sleeping. General, guess what else I saw?"

"Tell me quickly." Saibanda also became excited. His intuition told him that the centurion would tell him something good soon.

"I saw three flags planted next to the wooden house, two of which were rolled up and one was blown open by the wind. They were of the same shape, with a red background and gold edges, and a dove with spread wings embroidered on it. I remember you said that the Assyrian lord Uleglindo used his family emblem as his flag. Many people saw the battle of Kaiked." said the centurion.

Saibanda's eyes suddenly lit up. "If you're not mistaken, I guess it's most likely him. By the way, are there any barracks around him? How many people are there?"

"There are definitely no barracks or sentries around. We can only see four people. There may be people in the wooden house and the tent, but the sun has just risen, so I'm afraid they haven't woken up yet." The centurion replied quickly.

"Okay, great." Saibanda turned his head to glance at the undulating woods behind him. The woods were very dense, extending diagonally upward. As long as he was careful not to make too much noise such as startling birds and animals, the place where the smoke was coming from would be easily within his reach.

If it was really Wulagrindo, it would be great. This is a great achievement. Even if it wasn't him, using his flag must have something to do with him. Or maybe he was the leader of the enemy this time. Humph, you are unlucky to come here to relax. Saibanda became more and more excited as he thought about it, and even his hands began to tremble involuntarily.

I will split my troops into two groups, outflank them from the left and right, and then capture them all alive. Saibanda said to himself...

…

"Lord, the barbecue is here." The spotted wolf smiled and walked to the hammock.

"Oh, I see." Wu Lai smiled and opened his eyes. "You're pretty quick."

"Not bad." Spotted Wolf shrugged, "Lord, do you want to eat here or go back to the house?"

"It doesn't matter where you eat." Wu Lai asked with a smile, and raised his left hand, "Here, bring me my stuff."

"Okay." The spotted wolf grinned and handed the wooden box in his hand to Wu Lai.

Saibanda saw this scene. He was about 250 steps away from Wulai at this time. From about 50 steps ago, the woods on the slope became sparse. In many places, trees that had been cut down not long ago could be seen, piled here and there, looking a bit messy.

However, this did not affect Saibanda's approach. He now calmly crouched behind a pile of wood, with sixty men including the twenty longbowmen behind him...