Chapter 40: Meeting
The biggest difference between a revolutionary soldier and an ordinary soldier is his enthusiasm for battle. After all, one is fighting for ideals, and the other is fighting for that pitiful little allowance. But there was one army of the Empire that was more enthusiastic about war than the revolutionary soldiers, and that was the vanguard battalion of the Fifth Mountain Division of the Sixth Army. The reason why this is so is because this army, which has been inherited for a hundred years, has always regarded the word killing as their soul.
βThe Autobiography of Terry, Vol. 19
"Second Lieutenant Terry? How are you? How did you get here? Captain... The captain is Second Lieutenant Terry. β
Because the dark whistle did not blow the whistle, the officers did not wake up the sleeping soldiers, but only increased their vigilance. But soon there were shouts of surprise from the dark whistle.
"Terry?"
Hearing the contents of the secret whistle clearly, all the officers except Sean were puzzled.
"You heard it right, it's Terry, he's not dead, the major general just sent someone to send him out secretly."
Seeing the expressions of the officers around him, Sean immediately explained to everyone.
"Great, we know that the major general will definitely not be so ruthless, but Sean, you kid is too good at acting, and he and the major general acted like a double reed that day."
Although Sean didn't say it very clearly, everyone instantly understood why the major general did this, but thinking of the quarrel between Sean and the major general that day, they immediately started Sean's joke!
"I didn't play a double reed with the major general, but the major general even lied to me at that time, if I hadn't met this kid when I was on a mission a few days ago, I would have thought that this kid was really dead like you."
Soon, in the midst of everyone's conversation, the captain of the sentry on duty came to everyone with Terry, who was sweating profusely.
"Haha, it's really Terry, but you've changed a lot! If you don't know, you really can't see it. β
"Terry, you kid can do it, you seem to be a lot stronger."
"Wonder boy, look at your dress, have you entered the herdsman's family and become a son-in-law for others? It's not from the truth, hahaha! β
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During that time, Terry has been following Major General Oprah, so he is also very familiar with these officers, although Terry will change a lot now, but in the case of psychological preparation, everyone still quickly recognizes it, so they have stepped forward to surround Terry, you and I say hello one by one.
Seeing the enthusiasm of the big guy, Terry was also very moved. Although he was anxious, everyone's questions made Terry, who wanted to speak, unable to interject.
"Okay, okay, it's okay that this kid Terry is fine, but it's so late, he must have something urgent to find here, let's stop for a moment and let Terry explain the situation first."
At this moment, Major Davis, who had woken up at some point, walked over, and although he was just as happy to see Terry, Major Davis, who was so attentive, saw that the situation was not right, and quickly asked everyone to stop.
"Report to Major, Second Lieutenant Terry, 4th Platoon, 6th Battalion, has a situation to report to you......"
This Major Davis was Major General Oprah's adjutant and the highest-ranking officer here, so as soon as Major Davis's voice fell, Terry immediately saluted and loudly reported what he knew.
"What? Are you telling the truth? β
After listening to Terry's brief report, all the officers present were taken aback, this was a matter of life and death, and Major Davis did not dare to be sloppy, so he confirmed it with Terry again.
"Tell all the soldiers to get up, we must rush back at once."
Soon, all the soldiers were awakened by the rapid whistle. All the officers quickly returned their men, and in less than five minutes, a phalanx of five or six hundred men was assembled on the riverbank.
"All of them have, look to the left, a regiment and a battalion are at the head of the platoon, and the target is Mingguang Fort. Let's go! β
At the same time as the assembly, the junior officers had already told their respective soldiers about the situation, and at this time, when they heard the order of Major Davis, they immediately turned around and prepared to rush back.
"Report Major, wait a minute."
At this moment, Lieutenant Sean, the commander of the reconnaissance company, took a step forward and saluted Major Davis.
"First battalion commander, stop for a moment."
"Lieutenant Sean, the military situation is urgent, what are you?"
I didn't expect Sean to stand up at this time to stop everyone from rushing back, Major Davis also frowned, but when he thought of Sean's personality, he must have done it for a reason, so he asked the first battalion to stop, and then turned his head and asked Sean.
"Report to the major, I don't think it will help much to rush back to Mingguang Fort at this time, so it's better to think of another way."
"Oh! Let's talk about it. β
Sean's words also made Major Davis's eyes light up, as Major General Oprah's adjutant, he could understand what Sean meant with a little brain, but he still solemnly let Sean speak his own thoughts.
Sean's idea is very simple, that is, the inside and the outside should be combined, but before arranging the specific plan, he still wants to know more about the specific situation of the incoming enemy, so he called Terry over and carefully inquired about the details of the attacking force.
"The enemy's vanguard is about five or six hundred people, we take advantage of the easy defense and difficult attack of Mingguang Fort, coupled with our strategy of internal and external cooperation, it should not be difficult to eat the other party, if the Terry brothers can use your magical marksmanship to kill the other party's officers, it will be even more certain."
Indeed, if you follow Sean's plan, the odds of winning are indeed very high, after all, with Terry's intelligence, everyone is equivalent to taking the lead, and there is a jungle obstacle in the basin that is difficult to charge group, and a strong fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, such a location and the jungle environment are suitable for assassination, using Terry's divine marksmanship, there is every chance to behead the opponent's officer.
In this way, the three conditions of "the right time, the right place, and the right people" were occupied by the revolutionary contingent.
Although there was no such military proverb as "the right time, the right place and the right people" at this time, everyone also knew that it was better to do this than to stupidly run back to face the imperial army head-on.
After all, this time they did not come out to carry out a combat mission, and the ammunition they carried was limited, so they had to send someone back to the battalion to inform the major general and let them send the ammunition supply to the predetermined location.
But this is a problem, there are still less than two hours before dawn, according to Terry's report, it is very likely that the vanguard of the empire will arrive tomorrow morning, and it will take at least two hours to return to the camp from here, so there is not enough time left to supply them.
"Then I'll go, I'm fast, it's half an hour at most from here to the camp."
Just when everyone was embarrassed by this question, Terry, who was standing on the sidelines, stepped forward.
"What! Are you sure? β
Terry said that he could finish the two-hour journey in half an hour, so it was no wonder that everyone looked at him with doubtful eyes.
"Report sir! I'm using this. β
Seeing everyone's puzzled eyes, Terry quickly took off the package containing the skis from behind his back.
"Great, I didn't expect you to prepare skis, no wonder you can rush back so quickly to inform, well, this task will be handed over to you, but you have to come back as soon as possible, after all, you are also the key to this victory."
Looking at the long skis in Terry's hand, Major Davis also showed an approving look, stretched out his thumb, praised Terry, and agreed to Terry's suggestion.
"Yes, sir, I promise to complete the mission!"
Terry saluted, turned around and changed clothes with the soldiers in the group, and asked for a Miller rifle, then loaded his skis and quickly disappeared from everyone's eyes.
"What a magical boy, the success or failure of this time depends on him!"