Chapter 34 Pre-war deployment

Gandalf arrived at the camp earlier than expected and just in time for lunch. Garin deeply suspected that the great wizard was actually a senior worker who wanted to get off work early, not work overtime, and eat on time.

Seeing that all the team members were present, Jialin decided to hold a bonfire party. It happened to be the Midsummer Fire Festival, so he had a big feast and also rewarded the team after a month of training.

Harmon Raven's caravan was summoned by Garin to the mining area to sell Highland specialty delicacies, Midsummer sausages, preserves and some Daberei specialty farm cheese, and then transported the magic wheat and homemade ale produced by the base to Ironforge for trading.

Harmon was sent to the logistics department of the mining area to get a batch of meat. Together with the delicacies brought by the caravan, the food for the party was complete.

After this meal, the only thing they can eat is the magic wheat bread produced in the base. Although it is delicate and delicious, it is unbearable to eat it all the time. So tonight, we will add oil and water to the soldiers' stomachs.

The atmosphere of the bonfire party was quite warm and high. Although the more than 2,000 soldiers came from the training call of the barracks and were not native Highland people, they were also intelligent and had personal emotions. It didn't take long for them to become one with the more than 700 Highland soldiers.

After a few glasses of beer, a group of soldiers gathered in twos and threes, chatting and bragging, and then began to call each other brothers.

While eating his homemade Velociraptor skewers, Garin sighed that the Heart of Origin was worthy of the name of a divine artifact. Every soldier created was different, with different appearances and personalities. The power of the artifact was so terrifying.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Varokar took the lead in organizing his team to do a bonfire dance. A group of men held hands and formed a circle, dancing around the burning bonfire, and then more people joined in.

Garin really couldn't bear to watch it, the scene was too beautiful, so he told Omar that he was tired and went back to the tent to rest first. Amor cunningly followed Garin, leaving Omar to admire this passionate and masculine dance with despair.

The next morning, the team began to gather under the leadership of Garin. Garin publicly announced the appointment of Amor as the adjutant of the Red Flame Army, who would command the army in place of Garin.

As for deploying troops and formations, Garin said he didn't know how. With a population of 100, each type of troops could coordinate, but with more than a thousand soldiers like this, Garin could only use the Frame A tactics.

More than 2,700 people stood in a complete square formation. The crowds were so dense that it was true that when there were more than a thousand people, they blocked out the sky and the sun.

Fortunately, most of them were soldiers from the base, well-trained and able to enforce discipline. There was no other noise in the camp except for Garin's war roars.

Jialin had experienced similar large scenes in his previous life. It should be as a flag-raiser at a flag-raising ceremony, or performing on stage at the school's welcome party, where all the teachers and students in the school stood in a line on the playground.

The situation now is different. The group in front of him are soldiers. Thousands of people gathered together to form a faint murderous atmosphere. Even Garin, who is on the stage, feels a little pressure.

Looking at these stern faces, he knew that he still had a long way to go. He had no experience in leading troops. People like Varokar and Fadil who served in the militia had a foundation honed in the army and were much stronger than Garin.

The base that he brought with him with the Heart of Origin would need him to command personally in the future and be responsible for every member of the Red Flame Army. Thinking of how happily they danced last night and how excited they were when they boasted, he knew that he must learn to become a qualified and excellent commander.

After expressing his feelings, Garin handed over the command to Amor and asked him to lead the team to set off.

Amor had commanded a cavalry regiment with more than 6,000 elite soldiers, while Garin's Red Flame had less than 3,000 people. He made good arrangements, gave clear instructions and conducted the troops properly. This was the main reason why Garin let Amor be the commander. He could also learn a lot of knowledge that he had never been exposed to by following him.

Three hundred men were assigned to escort the food and grass and follow behind the main force. More than two thousand people formed a queue. Omar and Fadil's teams acted as the vanguard, Varokar's squad was the cavalry and they acted as the flank. Amor sat in the center and commanded the overall situation. Gandalf served as the rear guard and also paid attention to the safety of the baggage team.

Garin rode his warhorse, beside Amor, and advanced with the troops.

A month ago, Garin felt that his Red Flame troops were not well equipped, with most of them being infantry and musketeers, so he asked Varokar to select 300 of the 700 Highlanders to form a cavalry unit.

The grass in the highlands was lush and rich, and almost most people could ride horses. Many families even kept a horse as livestock or a means of transportation, so the selection of personnel went very smoothly, and it was almost enough to select the strongest three hundred people.

Garin was also well prepared in logistics. In addition to the dozen carts of magic wheat from the baggage train, because there was no chaplain with the army, Garin also carried the recovery scrolls and some clear potions that had been stored for more than a month on his body and placed them in his own spirit-patterned cloth bag.

Recovery Scroll: A non-combat consumable. After use, it will restore a small amount of life energy to all friendly non-mechanical units in a certain area around it within 45 seconds.

Clarity Potion: A non-combat consumable. After use, it will restore one third of the user's total mana within 30 seconds.

The most important of these is the recovery scroll, which is an important military supply for soldiers to recover from injuries after war.

There is a dedicated craftsman inside the Secret Vault who is proficient in enchanting, forging, alchemy, and jewelery. He can make two recovery scrolls and two clarity potions every day.

Of course, within the level one town hall authority there is also a commodity called Mechanical Gadgets, which are mainly used to open up vision and detect enemy movements. Garin found it interesting and bought some.

Among them, Garin would purchase all the recovery scrolls almost every day, and he would also buy some of the clarity potion. He discovered business opportunities from the secret treasure house, but the output was small and he could not use it for the time being.

Now he had three secret vaults, one in the main base and two in branch mines. He could keep some of the recovery scrolls for himself as backup and sell the rest in Dalaran. Garin felt that consumables for group recovery such as recovery scrolls and items that restored mana such as clarity potions should be quite popular.

There are alchemists in Azeroth who can use herbs to make potions to restore life, commonly known as red bottles, but the output is extremely low and the price is expensive.

The recovery scroll is an item that can restore vitality to a group of people. It is very attractive to armies and adventurer teams. Not every injury gives you a chance for a priest to use a Holy Light spell to heal you. Stock up on recovery scrolls and look for the right opportunity to make some money.

During the time that Jialin was thinking, the checkpoint of the northern mining area was already in sight.

Amor suggested that Galin make use of this city gate to lure the trolls to attack the city.

Let Chi Yan, who is experiencing actual combat for the first time, have an offensive and defensive battle to familiarize himself with the atmosphere of the battlefield.