Chapter XXXVII: The Will
"Chirp~"
The nocturnal forest is the territory of wild beasts, and all kinds of carnivores roam the forest, and poisonous insects, rats and ants also come out of their nests.
Su Xiao squatted on a tree trunk, the headquarters of the revolutionary army was brightly lit not far away, and there were large groups of patrolling guards near the headquarters.
The revolutionary army was uniformly dressed and neatly ranked, no matter how it looked, it did not look like a ragtag army, this was a battle-hardened army.
After an hour of observation, Su Xiao found that the number of patrols of the revolutionary army was more than 100, and behind the huge castle was a large military camp, and it seemed that there were at least more than 2,000 troops.
And that's just the permanent troops, and if all the troops near the headquarters are mobilized, there will be at least tens of thousands.
Su Xiao did not dare to underestimate an army of this size, the army with long weapons in hand and neat steps was different from the meow species, once he was besieged in the military formation, he would die in no more than five minutes.
Su Xiao prepared to infiltrate the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, with the goal of collecting imperial tools and sabotage, and leaving traces of the Imperial Army's presence at the scene.
The headquarters was discovered, and the revolutionary army had only two options, one was to attack the imperial capital in the overall situation, and the other was to retreat.
At this time, the revolutionary army was already preparing for war with the Empire, so it was unlikely that the headquarters would be moved at this time.
If the scale of the revolutionary army is not large now, then of course there is no problem in moving the headquarters, but now the revolutionary army has the rudiments of a national organization, with nearly one million troops under its banner, and the relocation of the headquarters will cause a huge blow to morale, so the revolutionary army will only accelerate the decisive battle with the empire.
Su Xiao just wanted this to happen.
Once the two sides start a war, the city wall outside the imperial capital is the offensive and defensive line, Estes's army is not vegetarian, and sometimes it will be fought, and the war will be as short as half a month, or as long as two or three months.
The imperial capital in the war is the most ideal imperial capital, and Su Xiao will not forget that there is another extremely powerful general in the palace.
Jumping from the tree, Su Xiao's figure disappeared into the dark forest.
Ten minutes later, in the rear barracks of the headquarters of the revolutionary army.
Su Xiao sneaked into the barracks with a hidden breath, he wanted to tie up a small leader in the army to understand the general situation of the headquarters of the revolutionary army, and sneaked in if he didn't know anything.
The position of the person to be tied up cannot be too high, but it cannot be too low.
The soldiers patrolling the headquarters of the revolutionary army could not move, the revolutionary army was not a chicken, a soldier who suddenly disappeared and patrolled would soon be discovered.
The soldiers who are already resting in the rear are different, and no one will find out, at least until tomorrow morning.
Evading the patrols in the barracks, Su Xiao began to perceive and investigate near the tents one by one.
Finding an officer with a mid-level rank was a technical job, and fortunately there were insignia on the uniforms of the revolutionary army.
Soon Su Xiao selected the target, put the anesthetic drugs and then entered the tent to snatch people, and the action was done in one go, no more than two minutes at most.
……
In the primeval forest near the headquarters of the revolutionary army, a middle-aged man in pajamas, with his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged, was struggling on the ground, and the leaves were covered in leaves.
"Don't struggle, this is at least a kilometer away from the headquarters of the revolutionary army, unless you are a lion, otherwise thieves they can't hear."
In the case of trees shading, even if you shout desperately, it will be a few hundred meters at most, and half a kilometer with a super high voice is the limit, so Su Xiao tore off the rags in the mouth of the middle-aged officer.
"The ...... of the Empire Assassination troops. ”
The middle-aged officer's voice was dry, his lips were shaking, he knew how miserable it was to fall into the hands of the assassination force, especially if the other party wanted to get the news out of his mouth.
"Don't be nervous, although I have a habit of killing, I don't have a penchant for torturing people, answer me a few questions, and I'll send you on your way."
It is the stupidest thing to leave a mouth alive after kidnapping, especially when he is about to infiltrate the headquarters of the revolutionary army in a moment.
"I, I won't say it, just wait, after we overthrow the empire, you shadows won't end well."
The middle-aged officer was about to bite his tongue, but Su Xiao just looked at the other party with a smile on his face and didn't stop it.
He will not die after biting his tongue, and the middle-aged officer knows this, but he is afraid that he will not be able to withstand the torture of the shadows, so he gives up the ability to speak.
Su Xiao didn't care if the other party could speak, and he couldn't say or write? The officer may have been brave and combative, but he was not professional in interrogation.
"Hmph."
After a muffled snort, the middle-aged officer was bleeding from the corners of his mouth, tears and snot came out, and biting his tongue was more painful than he imagined, and he only bit down a third of the depth before giving up.
"Go on, I appreciate your heroic behavior, if you can successfully bite your tongue, I will give you a good time immediately, there are thousands of people in your barracks, I will change at most one tie, I don't believe that every revolutionary army is so backbone."
The middle-aged officer's eyes darkened, and the pain had made him lose his ability to judge.
"Sparky Priestley, that's a long name, huh? The family lives in a nearby village, has a daughter, two sons, and the eldest son is also in the army. ”
Su Xiao threw away the information in his hand, which he had just found in the tent.
"Here's a picture of your family, what would happen if I got to your house."
Su Xiao held a photo in front of the middle-aged officer, the middle-aged officer's mood was very unstable, he roared a few times, and the angry flames in his eyes seemed to burn Su Xiao to death.
"There's a saying I don't know if you've heard it, the most important thing in a family is to die neatly, are you right, Terley."
The body of the middle-aged officer Turley froze.
"No, that's not right."
Turley's voice was muffled, and biting his tongue interfered with his speech.
"It's better like this, I ask you to answer, if you don't agree with me to kill your eldest son now, lie and kill your wife, half-truths and half-truths I will kill your daughter, hey, your daughter is very beautiful, then don't kill it."
Turley's eyes leaked in despair.
"I, I said."
Turley was just a farmer before he became a revolutionary army, and he became a squad leader with the spirit of daring to fight, but under Su Xiao's psychological offensive, Turley was afraid.
From beginning to end, Su Xiao didn't move for a moment, he was not good at torturing the enemy's body, he was even better at destroying the enemy's will.
"It's for the best."
Su Xiao tore up the photo in his hand as he spoke, and Terley's eyes were full of excitement, which may mean that Su Xiao would not go to his family.
Pure despair only numbs, but if there is a glimmer of hope in despair, it is different.
"How many people are there in the headquarters of the revolutionary army, I mean everyone, cooking and chores."
Turley's mouth opened and closed, and he didn't say anything for a long time.
"Wait for me for ten minutes, and I'll let you see your eldest son."
"Twelve thousand."
Turley roared angrily, saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth, and Turley kept apologizing in his heart.
'I'm for my family, I'm for my family......'
Exception: Repeat this phrase in your mind to reduce your guilt.
"I don't believe you much, so I'd better bring your eldest son."
Su Xiao walked slowly in the direction of the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army.
"It's really 12,000 people, by the way, by the way, more than 9,000 of them are going out and returning at noon tomorrow, and the remaining 2,000 are permanent troops, and there are about a few hundred officials, you believe me, I didn't lie to you.
You bastard come back to me, don't go near the barracks! ”
At the end, Turley roared out.
"Oh? Then forget it, let's move on. “