Chapter 28: Reflection
Divided in an extreme sense, there are only two kinds of people in the Bastille.
One is the slave hunters, the other is the hunted slaves, these slaves who have not had time to sell become the natural soldiers of the night raiders, as long as they are unshackled, give them a weapon, whether they are men, women and young will be fearless to rush at those Bastille soldiers, the degree of ferocity is even higher than that of the night raiders.
None of the Bastille soldiers who fell into their hands were embarrassed, they were bullied and oppressed too much, and there was more hatred buried in their hearts than the desperate Nu River.
In the end, the soldiers of the Bastille did not know how many people there were, some said 5,000, some said 10,000, and some said 100,000, anyway, it was endless.
Built on the treacherous terrain and boasted to be able to withstand the siege of tens of thousands of troops with thousands of defenders, the Fort of Bastille was defeated in this chaotic situation.
The slaughter continued until the end of the day, except for a small number of soldiers who had a keen sense of smell and ran out of the Bastille as soon as possible, none of the remaining Bastille soldiers were alive, and all of them were dug up by the newly released Andes mountain slaves and hacked to death.
Walking down the devastated streets, Sean didn't have the slightest hint of joy.
This night attack can be called a complete victory, not only annihilating the remaining troops of the Bastille, but also taking the Bastille intact, paving the way for the next plan, but Sean is still not happy.
In this night attack, he sacrificed a full seventy-two brothers who had grown up with him, and they were the ones who served as the night raiders, because only they had special training in this area, and only they could cooperate so tacitly.
Man is a complex of contradictions, and reason and sensibility are always in constant conflict.
When arranging the troops, Sean, who had the upper hand in reason, made the best choice with the highest probability of victory and the lowest sacrifice.
Now that feelings have taken hold in Sean's mind, he regrets sending them to the front line.
To put it mildly, he would rather sacrifice some of the mountain people he didn't know or even didn't know with him, rather than have any of them slip up.
They are so young, so vibrant, so energetic, he always feels that they should have greater achievements and should not waste their young lives here.
That's right, in Sean's eyes, this is indeed a waste, because of the destruction of the village and the stimulation of the bloody battle on the mountain beam, his recent decision-making is obviously problematic, and some are in a hurry to achieve quick success, if he had spent more time planning the Bastille, maybe the loss could have been lower.
This thought made Sean blame himself even more, if he indirectly killed them, killed the person who trusted him the most.
Sean clearly remembers the names of each of the dead, the sounds and faces of each person, and even remembers each person's preferences, strengths and weaknesses.
With the continuous improvement of his intelligence, his memory has become very outstanding, although he does not dare to say that he will not forget anything, but this period of forgetting is obviously longer than that of ordinary people.
So far, he still remembers everything that happened on the day he was born, including all kinds of details, and sometimes he begins to miss his unintelligent brain in his previous life, because at that time he can slowly forget it with the passage of time, whether it is happiness or pain.
Sean is not a pacifist or a defender of humanity, but he doesn't like the sheer way of killing to solve things, which he considers to be the lowest.
Especially the cathartic killing scene in front of him, the former perpetrator has now become the perpetrator, and the two are completely reversed, except for exposing the evil roots of human nature, what is the use?
What sublimates humanity in killing.
That's all, as long as the hands are stained with blood, whether innocent or sinful, as long as humanity has not been lost, it will be more or less contaminated with all kinds of negative emotions and distort one's heart.
After the catharsis of hysteria, there was an endless emptiness, and many Andes mountain slaves knelt down in pools of blood and cried loudly, whether it was because of the aftermath of the catastrophe, or because they had revenge, or because they remembered their relatives, it is unknown.
Sean does not have the desire to become a confidant brother or a psychiatrist, there are more and more important things waiting for him to do, the capture of the Bastille is only a beginning, the old Bolton and the Bastille army he led are their other goals, the contradictions between the two sides are irreconcilable, and now they can only be solved by the means that Sean despises the most.
There is no turning back from the bow, so many people's lives have been sacrificed, how can Sean stop here, this time he needs to be more fully prepared, as far as possible to minimize casualties, to avoid more regrets.
Inventory of losses, sealing of the barracks and arsenals of the Bastille, preparation for rearmament......
Multitasking, Sean has long been very proficient, the right brain thinks about those who don't, the left brain is rapidly circling the next arrangement, fortunately, there are teenagers who have been trained by themselves, let's call it the Youth Army, such as counting losses, rescuing the wounded, collecting materials and other trivial work does not need him to do it himself, so it is arranged in an orderly manner.
During the night raid, they exposed a lot of problems, and as an improvised patchwork army, their ability to cooperate was too poor.
Especially the Berserk Mountain Legion led by McGee the Skullbreaker, they didn't have the consciousness of cooperating at all, anyway, they rushed forward in a swarm, and then they fought completely alone, and they were not at the same level as the city gate garrison.
If it weren't for the city gate garrison being demoralized by the barrage of the Andes Longbow team led by Sean, with the confrontation of the nature of the legion, even if the quality of the berserk mountain people is far higher than that of the other party, I am afraid that it will be difficult to please them, and the Bastille Legion led by the old Bolton has twenty or thirty such centurs.
Even the most co-operative Boys had problems, and their co-operation was limited to their companions, completely disconnected from the Andys Longbow Squad led by Sean and the Berserk Mountain Legion led by McGee the Skullcrusher.
They didn't need to be in such a hurry to hedge with the city gate garrison, just wait a few more minutes, and the Andes Longbow team led by Sean will come up, and before hedging, give the opponent a wave of arrows, and the casualties of the youth team will be greatly reduced.
Of course, this can also be understood as the slow movement of Andes Longbow, unable to keep up with the actions of the boys.
Finding out the problem does not mean that the problem can be solved, and the coordinated operation is not something that can be improved by using the mouth, but a consistent run-in for several years, as long as you practice a few more times, the problem will be solved naturally.
However, it is obviously unrealistic at the moment, not to mention that Old Bolton will not give them so much time, their alliance is also full of problems, and the only people who can be completely controlled by him are the young army, and those Andes mountain people who have been incorporated from all sides can only be regarded as half.
They only follow them for revenge, and they don't mind if they follow Sean or Ryan as long as it helps them achieve that goal.
Although McGee the Skullcrusher is extremely supportive of Sean because of his personal kindness, it is also based on the premise that both parties have a common goal, if Sean's actions are contrary to the interests of Sheung Shui Village, even if McKeken the Skullcrusher supports it, those brothers under him will not agree.
In fact, after Sean temporarily changed his plan, there were already people who complained and fought for their leader, but they were just pressed down by McGee the Skullcrusher with his authority, and now there is a brilliant victory that they can get their hands on, so that they can temporarily identify with themselves, it does not mean that he is qualified to be able to skip McGee the Skullcrusher to point fingers at them.
Not to mention Clayton, the scavenger who played before, has completely offended the old guy, and the friendship between the two sides has been completely exhausted.
Now I don't know what bad things are holding in my stomach, and now I am fishing everywhere, I don't have time to pay attention to Sean, and when I look back, if he doesn't stumble on Sean, he won't be Clayton the Scavenger.
"Don, I've finally found you, there's something wrong. A young soldier hurriedly ran over, his face and clothes were full of bloodstains, even after the battle, there was no chance to rest, his eyes were bloodshot, but his spirit was very full, and the pride and excitement on his face were about to flow down.
These young and vigorous boys didn't have as many distractions as Sean, and last night's near-perfect night attack was completely led by them, especially the fierce confrontation with the Bastille gate garrison, which played out the momentum of their boys' army.
Even the soldiers of the self-esteemed Berserk Legion gave them a thumbs up, exactly what they had dreamed of for years.
As for those sacrificed companions, they are also heartbroken, but more proud, proud of them, they do not have a bad seed, and the rest will continue to live with their share and create more brilliance.
"What's wrong?" Sean asked as he walked, the current mood of the Young Army was what he was most worried about, he had never advocated sacrificing his life for righteousness, fearless of life and death, and other behaviors, but these people he brought out all held the concept of life and death trivialities, and always wanted to do something earth-shattering.
Don't they know that in this era of legal wilderness, it takes countless bones to make a big career possible?
In the past, they were just in the fantasy stage, but now he has dragged them into this fast lane with his own hands, and if he wants to stop, he is afraid that it will not be so easy.
"Our people have a conflict with those slaves who have just been freed, and they are facing each other in front, Marshall is negotiating with the other party, but the situation is very tense, I saw that the situation is not good, so I came to look for you, you should hurry up and take a look!"
"You're smart. Sean scolded angrily, the young soldier named Ralph said that Marshall couldn't solve the situation over there, and he had to solve it himself, so he decided to run to call him, but he still involuntarily quickened his pace and rushed over there.