Chapter 59: Investigative Operations (I)
Milk and the old guy Yugovic came back together, along with twenty other people selected from Kostic. Not all of the 20 were combatants, but there were also five medics. In addition to this, Milk also said that Kostic had promised to help us get some supplies that would be sent to us as soon as possible, and asked to keep us in constant communication, and he told Milk, consciously or unconsciously, that he was trying to rebuild his team.
Hearing Kostic trying to rebuild the team suddenly made me feel funny. It seems that this Kostic is trying to win us over, but for now, he can only win us over, and it is very difficult for anyone else to buy him. But at the moment it doesn't hurt us, not only does it not hurt, but Kostic helps us with a lot of things.
After arranging the newcomer, I shared my thoughts with Milk and Yugovich, who agreed with me. So I brought in Vurich again, and he had already found two people who had worked in the construction industry, one of whom had worked in a design institute before, and the other had even built a house by himself.
So we divided the people, mainly those who were selected to do coolies. The newcomers brought in by Yugovic will certainly not be able to escape, and they will be mainly responsible for construction work for a while, and the remnants of Ivanovich led by VuriΔ will rotate to do this. The people who are rotated are also responsible for the defense of the entire garrison while resting. As for my thirteen people, I have two things for them to do. In fact, he is mainly responsible for the defense during this time, as well as the investigation work.
I can't sit here and wait for the enemy to come and fight me, I have to do something. I would now like to know what the Count is doing, so I am going to organize a reconnaissance operation or even a long observation of the Count's side, and I would like to scratch my tongue and ask if necessary. The defense work is even simpler, I need someone to be vigilant at all times, of course, those who have been rotated from Vurich can do the defense, and I plan to do the same, but I still want to use the people I lead as a supplement and strengthening, the reason is still in the consideration of trust and understanding. You can't leave all your defense to someone I don't know.
The old fellow, hearing that I was going to reconnoiter in the Earl's direction, offered to come with me. Of course, I am happy to agree to such a request, and having the help of the old guy in this matter will undoubtedly increase the safety factor a lot. So I decided that I would take the oil bottles, the veterans, and the gardener plus Yugovich and his three men to the Count's territory early tomorrow morning to reconnoiter there. And the affairs of the station are all under the command and management of Milk.
After discussing these things, we made specific arrangements for the work of Vurich and the group he led. Milk would be in charge of planning and designing the fortifications on the periphery of the station, and Milk would be in charge of the barracks. Milk asked what I wanted to do there? I replied to him with a place name, and Milk immediately understood. The name of the place is "Grozny".
That's right. I just want to turn that abandoned barracks into a battlefield where cold guns can be fired everywhere, there are almost no people on the ground, and the movement of people is all below the horizon, all kinds of dark paths, all kinds of cold guns, cold guns and ambushes.
"Looks like I'm going to have to go to Kostic and ask him to get me all the tools ready. It's not a small project. Milk used this sentence to show that he agreed with my approach.
At the end of the discussion, after all the work was assigned, I gathered together the people who were ready to carry out the reconnaissance mission. I looked at the three people next to Yugovic, so far I don't know what these three people are called, but they have met before, and I don't even have much to say in my memory.
Yugovic seemed to realize this, and he took the initiative to introduce us, first pointing to a tall man with a shaved beard and hair, and there was a fierce humanity in his expression: "This is Krasic." Don't look at him with a fierce look, in fact, he is a gentle person. β
"Haha." Before we could laugh, a small man standing next to Krasic had already started laughing: "He likes to act as if everyone owes him money." β
Yugovic patted the little man on the head, "This is Lukovich, a small man but a master of playing with bombs, and it is said that there was an organization that hired him to make bombs in the past." β
"Those are not good people, they are probably engaged in terrorist attacks. I don't like to bomb some unarmed people. Lukovich said with a smile.
"Don't brag about it." Yugovic patted him on the head again, "There will be a time for you to behave in the future." After speaking, he pointed to the last man with glasses, who seemed a little restrained at the moment: "This is Vidic." The marksmanship is good, and he is more like a normal person than usual when fighting. β
"He's just shy and embarrassed. But as soon as the gun goes off, it will immediately become a different person. He often wondered if he had two people in his body. Lukovic said as he ripped off Vidic's glasses.
I looked at these three people, and it was really interesting. Then I also introduced myself to the oil bottles, the gardener and the veteran. After that, I began to talk about tomorrow's reconnaissance operation, and after I finished talking about the general reason for the investigation, the purpose to be achieved, and the time required for the mission, Yugovich's men did not have any special expressions, just listened quietly and did not ask any questions. It was the oil bottle that opened up after I finished speaking.
"What if you meet someone on the other side of the road? I mean, I'm here to investigate. Whether to fight or bypass and continue to do what we have to do. β
I glanced at him, "Of course we can't let them see what we're doing." If people see that we're building defenses, it's telling them to hurry up or attack us early. The purpose of this investigation is also to see if the other side wants to investigate or infiltrate us. β
"Is the mission three days? What if we encounter an unexpected situation in the middle of the way? When the time is up for three days and we don't come back, will anyone come looking for us? The oil bottle then asked.
"It depends on what kind of encounter." I looked at Yugovic, "If something happens, who of your people would be better suited to deliver the message?" β
Yugovic looked at the three of them, pointed at the little man Lukovic and said, "This guy is the most suitable." β
I nodded, "Good." Because we lack a lot of equipment and equipment, we have to use the most primitive way to convey information. In the event of an accident, we will cover Lukovic's return to deliver the letter. If there is a major discovery, he will also be asked to deliver the letter first. β
The oil bottle glanced at Lukovich and said, "It seems that the Yankees are still well equipped." β
His words made several other people laugh helplessly, they thought that the oil bottle was just lamenting the advanced and rich equipment of the Americans, and used this sentence to mock our current embarrassment. But in my opinion, the oil bottle is not only self-deprecating, but also a kind of lament for the gap in the level of equipment, after all, the oil bottle is fighting with the Yankees, or it is not an exaggeration to say that the oil bottle is trained by the Yankees.
"The equipment will be there. Kostic will do his best to help us out, and Nicky. This kind of human delivery will not last long. β
"Okay. As long as I don't have to go to war with sticks. Said the oil bottle.
Hearing his words, everyone laughed this time, including me. I patted him on the shoulder and said, "When you really want to fight with a wooden stick, I guess the human race is about to perish." Now, not like that. β
Then we each received our weapons and equipment and dry food, and after a casual chat, we disbanded. Tomorrow morning at five o'clock we will begin this reconnaissance of the Count.