Chapter 39: The Striker Arrives
What is a legendary troop? That is, this army has an immortal war spirit! As long as that flag remains, the combat effectiveness of this team will always be preserved, because this flag represents an indomitable spirit.
βThe Autobiography of Terry, Vol. 86
The news that Terry did not die did cause an uproar in the aristocratic circles, and it didn't matter whether a small soldier like Terry died or not, the important thing was that the nobles felt that their dignity had been violated.
For this reason, Major General Oprah received a serious rebuke from the noble staff, and threatened the Major General again with this, and the result was, of course, a violent quarrel in Mingguang Castle again.
Of course, the nobles did not dare to break with Major General Oprah at this time, after all, most of the military power of this team was still in the hands of the major general, so all these threats from the nobles were only verbal.
Night soon fell on the basin, and the barracks outside the fort were dotted with only a few bonfires, and a few patrolling sentries walked through the camp.
There was not a trace of moonlight in the snowy night sky, and the silent camp was full of dark corners.
Of course, this darkness had no effect on Terry, and the limited patrol posts could not detect Terry, who was like a civet cat walking at night, but when he sneaked into Sean's camp, he found that it was empty.
"Are they all out on a mission? How could it be so coincidental? So what now? β
After looking for several trustworthy barracks in a row, the results were the same, and Terry, who was hiding in a corner of the barracks, couldn't help but frown.
If you want to infiltrate Mingguang Fort and inform Major General Oplar directly, you will have to cross the outer wall of the heavily guarded fortress, but this is an almost impossible task, and even if Terry has the help of the system, he still has to take a big risk.
The only choice left was to retreat into the forest and wait for Sean to return, but Terry didn't know where Sean was going on the mission and how long it would take, and this uncertain wait was even more of a choice that Terry was unwilling to choose, knowing that the Imperial Army would soon arrive here.
"Really, isn't it just going to the dead wood forest to the south to collect some firewood? Is it necessary for five or six hundred people to go out at the same time? Now we are left with a small number of men in such a large camp, and this area to be patrolled every night is so large, purely to exhaust people. β
"You'd better be quiet, you'll have to be scolded again when the commanders hear it!"
"Can't you see it? Those noble lords just want to disgust these people, who makes their chiefs disobey those noble lords! β
"That's right, compared to them, although we are a little tired, at least we don't have to sleep in the field of frozen people after changing shifts."
"Hahaha, so be content, I'll tell you ......"
Just when Terry didn't know how to choose, several patrolling soldiers passed by this camp, and their complaints also let Terry know the whereabouts of Sean and the others.
"The dead wood forest to the south, it seems that we have to go there to find them."
As the patrol soldiers moved away, Terry quickly got up and ran quickly towards the south.
At this moment, on the grassland twenty or thirty kilometers away from the basin, a group of Imperial soldiers wearing white cloaks and skiing as fast as Terry were hurrying all night.
The long procession numbered about five or six hundred men, and although they were all armed with only small arms such as rifles, the soldiers were of such a strong physique that they did not look like they were easy to do.
In the midst of this snowy night, these fast-moving soldiers were still able to maintain an orderly formation, which was not something that ordinary Imperial troops could do.
And this team is the reason why Terry rushed all the way without resting, because after breaking up with Nabu, Terry found that the vanguard of the empire had already caught up with him, if it wasn't for the fact that this army needed to rest along the way, I am afraid that they would have arrived here earlier than Terry.
"Kids, be quicker and don't be left behind. We must enter the predetermined positions before dawn. β
At this moment, one of the leading soldiers turned around and ordered loudly, looking like he should be the commander of this group of soldiers.
If it were daytime, the officer could be seen wearing a silver wolf-headed pentagonal medal on his chest. And such a medal, only one unit in the empire is eligible to wear it, that is, the "Invincible Iron Wolf Division" that has been "disbanded".
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing the officer's urging, the soldiers who were silently gliding answered loudly, but the speed did not decrease because of the answer, but increased the speed of swinging the slider one by one.
"Kids, who are you?"
"We are invincible iron wolves."
"Children, maybe death lies ahead, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid, use my life to prove the martial soul."
"Empire?"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Iron wolf?"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Enemies?"
"Kill! Kill! Kill! β
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Looking at the soldiers flying by, the officer shouted slogans loudly, and the speeding soldiers did not hesitate at all, tearing their throats in response.
For a moment, the loud slogans were repeated on the empty snowfield, which made the morale of the whole team unprecedentedly high, and the blood in the body boiled while the soldiers shouted slogans.
In the cold and snowy night, this team is rolling forward like a jubilant heat wave.
In the dense forest more than ten kilometers south of Mingguang Fort, there is a meandering river that splits this dense forest in half.
On a beach at the bend of the river, piles of scorching bonfires burned at the moment.
Each bonfire was crowded with young soldiers, and under the warm and bright light of the bonfire, the soldiers slept soundly, and the continuous snoring even drowned out the sound of the rushing water of the river.
"Major Davis, you go and rest, and I'll add fuel to the fire."
"Hehe, Lieutenant Sean, why don't you sleep a little longer."
"It's okay, Major, you're not in good health, you should rest more."
"Alright then, I'll leave it to you, remember to add more firewood, don't let the soldiers catch a cold."
The major named Davis was not reluctant, rubbed his sore legs, explained casually, and lay down in clothes.
And all this is the biggest difference between this revolutionary army and the Imperial army, the reason why these soldiers can sleep so peacefully under the warm bonfire is because Sean and his officers sacrifice their sleep time to help them watch these campfires.
Seeing that Major Davis, who was lying down, quickly fell asleep, Sean rubbed his somewhat red and swollen eyes and stood up, although he said to Major Davis just now that he was fine, but the large amount of labor during the day, as well as the short sleep for several days, still made Sean feel very tired.
However, looking at the immature faces on the ground, looking at the corners of their mouths slightly upturned in their sleep, Sean could only smile bitterly, move his hands and feet, and carefully inspect the sleeping soldiers one by one, and help them sort out the military blankets covering their bodies.
"Stop! Who? β
At this moment, the secret post next to the camp suddenly sounded a warning sound, and Sean, who was covering the soldiers with blankets, immediately took out his pistol and looked in the direction of the dense forest, of course, all the officers who stayed by the campfire also made the same action as Sean.