The second leg to Oxford Oasis from Harvard Oasis was merely three hundred miles, and the Vanguard Legion reached in just five days, with enough fresh water to afford some extravagance.
The third leg from Oxford Oasis to Yale Oasis spanned over eleven hundred miles, with no water sources along the way. Going by the maximum forced march speed of sixty miles per day, it would theoretically take the Vanguard Legion eighteen days to complete this stretch. Given the heavy water consumption of the Vanguard Legion, General Reyes specially ordered the corps craftsmen to construct two water carts from materials found in the Oxford Oasis before departure, and issued a freshwater rationing command to all soldiers.
If they followed General Reyes' plan and rationed the water just a bit, the entire Vanguard Legion could definitely reach Yale Oasis on schedule and be ready for battle.
However, General Reyes had underestimated the gluttony of the Piegel soldiers.
