317. Helpless conversion
The watchtowers in front have been taken down! Standing on top of the rocks, I could see it clearly through a telescope. Not bad! It's really pretty good!
When my husband chose this group of people, I was actually skeptical. Why raise some irrelevant people into elites? How can their loyalty be guaranteed?
I remember my husband saying to me, "Zhengxiao, just give them hope!" They will die for us. Can you believe it? ”
I wasn't sure at the time, after all, I hope this kind of thing is too slim, can it really have such a powerful energy? However, when I saw what was actually happening, I was completely convinced: hope can really make people glow with endless power!
These captives, who were dead a few months ago, are now the most powerful warriors on the battlefield! Their every move is labeled as hard work and dedication, and I am sure that they will be the strongest help for Mr. in the future!
The entire compound is under control, and the fighters are progressing step by step according to the plan. This is an important stronghold of the Spaniards in the new continent, and it is very important for us to gain a firm foothold by uprooting the Spanish forces here!
In the past, when the Spaniards continued to attack and harass, many people thought that the gentleman was retreating, because they did not seem to see the specific determination of the gentleman.
But I am very sword-minded, all the grievances will definitely be fulfilled one day in the future, and today is the day I think about it!
I stood outside the venue, quietly observing everything that happened inside, my face was in the water, but my heart was very hot!
Probably...... Well, half an hour later, the second group that had infiltrated the inside of the stronghold began to withdraw one after another, and made a detour towards the designated ambush area! The group that withdrew at the end was still dragging two people - they seemed to have been knocked unconscious, and they still had cloth stuffed in their mouths!
It seems that this is the head of the enemy who is being controlled! Actually, if we end here, our basic goal has been achieved, but before I came, my husband said that we must eradicate the roots of the grass and eliminate the evil, so the actions after that can be regarded as a prestige, or in other words, a deterrent.
When Hank, the first group commander in the watchtower, waved at me, I made a "start" gesture to him, and he reached out to confirm that the action was about to begin!
With a wave of my hand, the twenty members of the response team retreated thirty meters with me, and of course, we were still stuck on the main road of the retreat of the enemy stronghold, and then we waited quietly, waiting for the great bustle to come!
In the quiet of the night, at the moment when the plants and trees seemed to be asleep, I only felt a flash in front of my eyes, followed by an earth-shattering roar!
Immediately afterward, I felt a violent tremor under my feet, and the loud explosion still didn't stop! The entire stronghold of the Spaniards was caught in a boiling sea of fire!
Dozens of steps away, I still felt a strong shock wave rushing towards me! It felt like my face was stinging, and my eyes were squinting and I couldn't see the distance clearly, as if everything was blurry!
The strong wind pressure made me breathless, and the loud explosion also made my ear drums flutter! I couldn't help but gently open my mouth and breathe through my mouth, which made my feeling of oppression a little lighter!
This oppression didn't last long, and my senses slowly began to return to normal, and I heard the sound of people shouting and neighing from the chaos inside the stronghold!
This is the cry of the survivors, who want to leave this burning hell and find a paradise where their bodies and souls can be rested!
But alas, they didn't have a chance - despite their numbers, it is not difficult to guess how much combat power they have left in the dead of night and when they are asleep, and the entire interior of the stronghold seems to have been plowed through the plow!
They screamed and cried out to find a way out of the burning ruins, but even those who ran out chose a new way of dying in the face of the muzzle of the black hole!
The second group of fighters who were lying in ambush on the retreat road ahead began to shoot, some with crossbows and arrows, and some with long-barreled rifles equipped with *, but they all made a burst of "poof" sounds, and the result was actually the same!
Rows of Spaniards rushed out of the stronghold, some of them were unclothed, some were covered in wounds, but they all ended up in the same fate!
That is the eternal rest!
I looked at these Spaniards as if they were undergoing the Last Judgment, and I felt no sympathy in my heart - who had mercy on us when they chose to attack us on the seas of Africa and decided to kill us all?
Thinking of this, my heart became even more determined, and with a wave of my hand, the response detachment behind me also joined the battle of annihilation!
As a result, the battlefield situation that was originally completely suppressed turned into a one-sided slaughter! The Spaniards were cut off from even the last hope of escape!
I suddenly remembered what my husband always said: People must always be responsible for their own choices! Since we have the determination to do the black hand on us at the beginning, we should be mentally prepared to bear the consequences today!
The battle lasted from late at night until the light of day, and the cries and shots ceased. I motioned for the first group to enter the stronghold to check, and the result was that it was successfully completed, and there was no living mouth!
"Collect the troops!" I ordered softly. By the first light of dawn in the sky, we quickly retreated, returned to the place where we had landed, boarded the ship, set sail, and prepared to return to the place where the fleet was anchored.
I leaned against the bow deck and gently munched on the wild fruit I had plucked from the trees, feeling very relaxed. The remarkable results of this battle fully proved the correctness of Mr.'s idea of establishing a special combat team! What's more, I personally find great satisfaction and excitement in it!
I will carry this part forward, and make him the spearhead of the judgment beside the gentleman, I said to myself.
Then, just as my mind was flowing, the sentry suddenly exclaimed in a low voice, "Chief! Look over there! Maritime! It seems that there is a flotilla! Look! ”
I hurriedly looked back, and sure enough, on the sea level in the direction where we had just come, the shadow of the fleet appeared!
It must be the Spaniards! Their main fleet has returned!
Damn it! Come back so fast! Why is it so coincidental? If you don't come early, you don't come late, just when we act!
However, I know that at this moment, as a commander, I must make a decision as soon as possible - the other side will soon discover the reality of the destruction of the stronghold, and if nothing else, they will be able to guess that we have not gone far when they see the wood that has not yet been burned, and the Ouroboros pursuit is definitely not a false guess!
If we don't return to the fleet position by the time they come after us, the destruction that awaits us - or we can land and use the terrain to engage them in a guerrilla attack!
But the absolutely inferior forces will inevitably be severely damaged or even destroyed in the end!
What to do? I measured back and forth in my mind, and looked at their course, and there must have been no doubt that they were heading to the destroyed stronghold, five of them, all large Spanish sails and warships. If they enter the compound and find out about the situation, they will chase after us......
I think we should have time to return to the fleet! Of course, if our small lifeboat fleet is discovered by the other side in advance and takes a direct pursuit posture, then everything will be suspended! In the words of the gentleman - it must have been that he didn't wash his face before going out!
Then I can only admit it! However, Mr. Wise also gave such a situation a very vivid name - called a small probability event! So I don't think of this situation as a major consideration.
So I immediately ordered: "Evacuate immediately!" Full speed in the direction of the fleet! When the distance is one nautical mile, send out an early warning signal to inform the fleet! ”
The subordinates received the order, and everyone, no matter what their status, began to paddle with all their strength under the huge pressure of life and death, as if they were eager to row the boat into the air!
But this ship has its own limits after all, and it is against the current, so our speed is not very fast! In the morning light, I stared closely at the fleet that was docking, and my mood rose and fell with the waves!
They had landed five minutes earlier, and by this time the situation of the stronghold should have been discovered, and if the commander had reacted quickly, the order to pursue should have been given by this time. If we hesitate a little, then our escape may be another point!
However, just ten minutes later, everything was answered - I don't know if it was lucky or unlucky, the enemy's pursuit began! At this point, we had rowed a distance of less than a nautical mile.
But it is clear that their fleet did not just chase us in one direction, but two pursued us, two pursued directly in the direction of the open sea, and one returned the same way, and I guess it was the most likely to report the situation!
Very good! There were fewer enemies than expected, but they didn't really affect us much - whether it was two or four, a small ship like ours would be defenseless against a large ship!
Despite the urgency of the situation, I still recall what my husband said - the special operations team is a special operations team, suitable for fighting behind enemy lines, and in the face of large regular armies, it is actually quite vulnerable.
As it turned out, Mr.'s assertion was very incisive! We are currently in such an embarrassing situation!
However, we are warriors, especially me, who have been preparing for battle since birth! I am a man who was born to fight, how can I be afraid of such a threat of death?
Without saying a word, I looked at the other team's fleet, which did not seem to have discovered us yet - according to the gentleman, all ships had a detection distance above the surface of the sea, depending on the size of the hull itself, and the sophistication of the other party's means of observation.
There is no doubt that our lifeboats should belong to the smallest class of ships, not even one of them - so we should be found closest to it, and the probability - well, I like the word - should also be the smallest!
"Hurry up! Faster! Fast! Fast! Fast! I kept whispering the order: "Lower your body!" The lower, the better! Lower as much as possible! Lower! Lower! ”
Seeing that the other party was approaching at a significantly faster speed than us, cold sweat oozed from my forehead, but my mouth was still giving orders as smoothly as possible!
The special combatants didn't have to look back to guess that the situation was not going to be too good, but luckily - Sir let us focus on strengthening the "mental training" in the training, so that although everyone was breathing heavily at this time, there was not a single case of psychological breakdown that led to other problems!
At this moment, I had even forgotten about life and death, and a wave of pride surged in my heart! With such a wise and transparent leader, the future is promising!
The pride in my chest surged, but the sense of oppression faintly coming from behind me kept reminding me that no matter how beautiful the future is, at least I have to get through today!
It's getting closer! Getting closer! Through the binoculars, I could almost see the sailors on the other deck going back and forth!
Someone is pointing at us! We were discovered!
The ship on the opposite side had already accelerated, rushing in our direction at full speed! It seems that what should be faced can't escape after all! Then do your best and obey the destiny of heaven!
At this point, we have already rowed more than half the distance, and we are not too far from our fleet! I only felt a surge of blood and shouted, "Retreat at full speed!" Don't stay! Burn, get ready to fire a warning shot! We must get ahead of the enemy no matter what, so that the fleet can get the enemy situation! ”
The west wind is like a knife, and my face is hot, but my heart is far hotter than my face!