Chapter 3: The Temptation of the Major General
The Blue Banner Empire once came from all directions, especially during the reign of Emperor Miller, and it was even more dominant, with powerful breech-loading rifles and an invincible steam ironclad fleet, which made the entire planet of Bru tremble...... It's a pity that Emperor Miller shouldn't have passed on his throne to Sconf, this incompetent and cowardly guy has made this great empire gradually become the laughing stock of the world.
βTerry's Autobiography, Vol. 1
Terry woke up, not knowing that he had an extra thing in his body, but wondering why he had suddenly fallen asleep and had a dream.
However, the gunshot just now was indeed very real, because Terry, who came to his senses, could still smell the faint smell of gunpowder in the air.
Although Terry is a new recruit, he still has basic combat qualities, and the moment he opens his eyes, he rolls on the spot and draws the pistol on his waist at the same time.
The tactical movement was fluid, even beyond Terry's own expectations. But he also knew that now was not the time to wonder about this.
A quick glance around, Terry didn't notice anything unusual.
Although he didn't find anything, the next second, Terry pounced on the pile of rocks beside him again.
After hiding most of his body well, Terry's eyes returned to the corpses on the ground.
"Huh!"
A dark green military uniform caught Terry's attention, as Terry could not remember the man in the corpses.
In the military uniforms of the Blue Flag Empire, only officers above the rank of colonel can wear dark green uniforms, so Terry is confident that he will never be mistaken.
In that case, this person must have appeared here after he was unconscious.
"Is this man dead or alive?"
Because at this moment, the person was lying face down more than ten meters in front of him, and the dim environment made Terry unable to see the other party's life or death, so Terry did not dare to act rashly.
"The epaulettes are green, the other party should be a rebel, or an officer above the rank of colonel, if you can get the other party's military card, then it will be developed."
Although the rank on the opponent's epaulette is not clear from this distance, even if the lowest-ranking major military badge is captured, the reward of the Blue Flag Empire is very rich.
"Wealth is in danger."
Terry no longer hesitated, clutching the Blue Flag 621 pistol in both hands, and cautiously jumped out of his hiding place, raising his gun vigilantly and looking around, while slowly approaching the man.
Despite Terry's efforts to recall the veterans' tactical moves during the search, his movements are still very clumsy, and he looks like a skinny bear stealing corn.
Fortunately, there was really no ambush nearby, and Terry came to the man's side smoothly and kicked away a Miller 621 rifle next to the man, and Terry carefully examined the man on the ground.
"It's developed, it's a major general!"
When Terry saw the shining gold star on the opponent's green epaulettes, he was so happy that he almost forgot that he was on the battlefield.
"Huh! It's still a live one. β
Excited, Terry turned the other party over and was about to look for the gold medal around the other party's neck, only to find that the other party's pale face was still breathing.
"Alive! If you capture the opponent's high-ranking officers alive, the reward will be doubled. β
When Terry discovers that the other party is still alive, the greed in his heart swells up again.
"But this guy is half dead now, how am I going to get him back?"
Although the greed in his heart made Terry reverie, the tall and burly figure of the other party still made Terry hesitate.
"Water ......"
Just then, the Admiral's chapped lips squirmed, and a weak voice reached Terry's ears.
"Ahh
Terry's courage was really small, and he was hesitating when he was startled by the weak voice, and the Blue Flag Type 621 pistol pointed at the other party in his hand almost caught fire.
ββ¦β¦ Thirsty...... Water ......"
The major general, who was in a semi-comatose state, didn't know that his voice just now almost killed him, and he still muttered weakly in his mouth.
"Okay, if I revive you, I don't have to worry about how to take you away."
The desire to capture the enemy general alive still prevailed, and Terry nervously held the pistol in one hand, the muzzle of the gun was still pointed at the major general, and the other hand went deep into his arms and took out a small water bottle.
This is a small copper kettle, the spout of the kettle, an owl carved lifelike, this should be a standard kettle unique to the Scouts of the elite troops of the Blue Flag Empire.
Carefully handing the kettle to the Major General's lips, Terry gently pressed the owl's eyes, and a few drops of water immediately dripped from the owl's hooked beak, quickly moistening the Major General's chapped lips.
Although it is just ordinary fresh water, but at this moment, for the major general in a semi-comatose state, it is better than any elixir and jade liquid, although the person has not yet woken up, but the chapped lips are already greedily sucking a drop of fresh water.
After Terry fed half a pot of water in a row, the Major General finally woke up leisurely.
"Thank you!"
When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the nine-millimeter muzzle of the black hole, but after he saw the standard kettle in Terry's hand clearly, he also understood the identity of the other party, but the major general did not panic, but faintly thanked Terry.
"You've been captured by me, if you know each other, come with me."
The other party's calmness made Terry even more nervous, after all, the other party's rank was a major general, although Terry now had a gun in his hand, but he was a junior soldier, he was still a new soldier, and in the face of a rebel major general, he had no bottom in his heart after all.
"Don't be nervous, kid."
The muzzle of the nine-millimeter pistol shook the tension in Terry's heart, and seeing him like this, the major general instead spoke comfortingly.
"Child, I can't move my body now, the miasma here has anesthetized my body, if you hadn't saved me, I guess I would have gone to see Emperor Miller at this time."
The Major General's expression should have been fully awake, but his body was still unable to move, and he calmed his breath before explaining to Terry.
"Since you can't move yourself, then I can only kill you, and then take the military badge on your body and go back to receive merit."
Seeing that his plan was estimated to be unrealized, Terry was indeed a little disappointed, but although he said so, the finger on the trigger could not be pulled anyway.
"Child, if you have the courage to do this, then I, Opral, will also accept my fate, but child, if you can save me and let me go, I think I can still come up with a much richer gold coin than the empire to thank you!"
Seeing Terry like this, how could the old and sophisticated Major General Oprah not see the unbearable in Terry's heart, his swollen eyes stared at the nervous Terry, and began to tempt Terry with words.
"Shut up! As an Imperial soldier, how could I, as an Imperial soldier, make such a deal with you, the leader of the rebels. β
Although Major General Oprah's temptation made Terry's heart struggle very much, the brainwashing of the empire over the years still made the simple Terry ruthlessly refuse the temptation of Major General.