Chapter 33: Meet Sean Again
The so-called problem of revolution is really a question of class. As long as that superior class still exists, it cannot be said to be a real revolution.
βThe Autobiography of Terry, Vol. 42
The Blue Banner Empire was six hundred and thirty-one years old, and the winter of this year seemed to come a little late, especially in the Yigan Plateau.
Maybe the goddess of the Kambutra Snow Mountain overslept, and at the end of October, at this time of the year, the plateau had been covered with heavy snow, and there were goose feather-like snowstorms everywhere, but at this time this year, the grassland was still full of withered yellow, and the occasional falling snowflakes could not even freeze the small river.
The old people all know that this is not a good thing, and next year will definitely be a year of disaster, whether it is the Yigan Plateau or the Central Plains of the Blue Flag Empire, if it snows so late, the insect infestation will definitely intensify next year.
No one can compete with the forces of nature, but this kind of weather makes a group of people feel extremely lucky.
The officers and soldiers of the 6th Army stationed in the border province of Isli and the officers and soldiers of the 5th Mountain Division under the jurisdiction of the empire are crossing the snow-capped mountains of Kamputra at the moment, originally thought that this was a mission of life and death, but I did not expect that now except for a little colder, the road leading to the Iyan Plateau in Isli Province has not been blocked.
Although the baggage could only be transported by mules and horses on this road, it was much easier than on foot, and some of the heavier weapons could be barely transported.
At the end of August, the Sixth Army received an order from the Empire to send a mountain division to the Yiyan Plateau within a month to suppress bandits, but the order was delayed until early October, when the 5th Mountain Division began to move.
And the reason for this, I'm afraid all the high-level officials of the empire are very clear, so until now, except for the Emperor Sconf who sat on the throne and smashed a lot of precious porcelain, those officials of the empire, including the bigwigs of the military department, still eat and drink, and no one takes this seriously.
Of course, the top brass didn't take it seriously, but the officers and men of the 5th Division almost rioted when they set off.
Because it is well known that this passage through the Kamputra Snow Mountains is a road of death once the month of October has passed.
After the heavy snow closed the mountain, the Camputra Snow Mountain could only be climbed on foot, and the baggage could not pass, as well as all kinds of sudden blizzards and avalanches falling from the sky, all of which were life-threatening.
But no one expected that this year's special weather would allow the officers and men of the Fifth Mountain Division to escape this catastrophe, and until they could also see the dry yellow grasslands of the Yiyan Plateau, none of the expected disasters came.
This is the way the world is, when someone celebrates good luck, naturally someone has to pay for it. And at this time, of course, the people who were ordered to encircle and suppress by the Fifth Mountain Division - the rebel army led by Major General Oprah.
If this is still in the plain area of the empire, such a large-scale transfer of the Fifth Mountain Division will definitely not escape the eyes and ears of the rebels, but this is the Yigan Plateau, so the rebels who are still stationed in Mingguang Fort at this moment have no idea that a powerful military force is slowly approaching them.
At this time, in a large city in the Igan Plateau, a tired Terry and Nabu were walking slowly down a street with a white horse.
Although it is called a big city, compared with the cities in the Central Plains, it is not even as good as an ordinary county-level city.
A rammed-earth road strewn with livestock manure, a row of single-storey adobe houses lined with scattered streets, and fewer people and even fewer shops.
Occasionally, a caravan would come to the town for supplies for a few days, so most of the shops in the big cities were now closed.
"Nabu, this is the biggest city in the neighborhood you said?"
Looking at the sparsely populated city of Zambunal, which is like a dead city, Terry, who is holding the white horse, has a puzzled face.
"Well, Terezab, it's not the right time for us to come, it is estimated that there are no large caravans coming over in the past two days, so there is no market here, if it is the annual sheep holding festival, or the pilgrimage day, then this place is crowded with people, very lively."
Hearing Terry's doubts, Nabu was embarrassed to explain, but when he talked about the Day of the Sheep and the pilgrimage, his face was full of nostalgia.
Indeed, as Nabu said, the people of the grassland live a nomadic life, generally chasing water and grass and live, and do not live in one place as the Central Plains people, so the city-states on the grassland, except for important festivals, herdsmen rarely come here.
"I see!"
After listening to Naboo's explanation, Terry finally understood, and couldn't help but imagine how lively it was on the kind of day that Nabu said?
Although the two imagined the festival scene with different moods at this time, if they wanted to meet such a day, they would have to wait until next year.
"Nabu, let's find a place to stay, I haven't taken a hot shower in almost two months!"
It's true that Terry doesn't care about anything now, but the problem of bathing must be solved in time, and it's the end of October, although this year's grassland has not been frozen, but the temperature is also very low, and it's really not easy to find a place to bathe in the wild.
So the two of them began to look for an inn along the street, but fortunately, since it was not a festival period, it was easy to find a relatively large inn in this big city called Zambunal.
He handed over the two white horses to the man who greeted them, took the simple package from the saddle, and the two of them walked briskly into the inn.
This is a two-story wooden inn, because it is a relatively large inn, so in addition to accommodation also provides food, after the two of them walked into the inn, they saw a large hall.
"Lieutenant Sean, why are you here?"
Before the two of them went to the counter to check in for accommodation, they casually glanced at Terry in the hall, but unexpectedly found a familiar figure.
"Ahh Terry? You're Terry, but you're not already ......."
Listening to Terry's greeting, Sean, who was eating with his head down, raised his head in surprise, but because Terry has been running on the grassland for a long time recently, his originally clean face has turned wheat color at this moment, and the beard at the corner of his mouth is not short, if it weren't for that familiar voice, Sean wouldn't dare to recognize him.
"Hehe, Lieutenant, this is a long story, we'll talk about it later, why are you here too?"
Of course, Terry knew what Sean wanted to say, but there were many people here, and Terry didn't want to explain, so he came to Sean's side and squeezed in unceremoniously.
Terry sat down, and the few people on the side who had not yet reacted from the conversation just now also confirmed that the wheat-colored "herdsman" in front of him was really their most reliable comrade-in-arms, the magical Terry Kid.
"Terry, it's really you, that's great. We thought we'd never see you again. β
"Yes! Oh, yes! Ensign, since that day I heard...... You don't know how sad we are? β
"That's it, because of this incident, the lieutenant almost fell out with the major general, and it is precisely because of this that we are not willing to stay in the base area to recuperate, and we directly came out to carry out the mission again."
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Terry glanced around, the dozen or so herdsmen dressed as men in the hall were all people he knew, listening to their gossiping, excited questions, Terry was happy to see these old acquaintances, and his heart was also very touched by the concern of everyone.