Chapter 1854: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Front (I.)
"Aurora, if you are still a good sister to me, leave this task to us! In case we can't figure it out, then I advise you to dismiss your original plan as soon as possible—even if you search all of Cold Creek Town, you won't be able to find someone better than us for this errand!" Lena patted her chest confidently, and the plump twin peaks swayed violently.
Aurora seemed hesitant, unable to shirk Lena's request, and finally nodded.
"Then I'll give it a try, and I hope everything goes well."
"No problem, even though we've got it covered!" Lena patted her chest again, looking confident.
"Then let's settle it first, and I'll come back to you tomorrow morning to explain the specific time and place of action, as well as the preparations to be made in advance." Aurora turned around and smiled lightly at the three Nikolai, her cold face rarely showed a little tenderness, "On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Western Front, I would like to thank my compatriots in the north for coming to support, may the goddess of fate bless you!" ”
"Good luck too, Madam Major!" Nikolai had already remembered Aurora's identity at this time, and was full of respect for this heroine who had fought at the forefront of the Air Force since the beginning of the founding of the Far East, raised his one arm, and solemnly saluted her with a Far Eastern military salute.
Aurora returned Nikolai's military salute, turned around and walked out of the door, stopping in the middle of the courtyard, her body suddenly emitted a strong magical light, illuminating the courtyard under the cover of night, and under the surprised gaze of Nikolai, Peter and Bavra, she transformed into a giant eagle twelve feet long from head to tail, spread its wings and soared into the air, and disappeared into the depths of the night in a blink of an eye.
"Wow! Look at the kitten—Miss Aurora is as bird-changing as you are, and she's a druid, too! Seeing the eagle disappear, Peter shouted excitedly.
"Bird, you're big, that's a giant eagle! We druids can only conjure ordinary animals, and we can't transform into such huge magical beasts at all......" Pavra gave Peter a blank look, and then his face was confused: "But then again, that Miss Aurora does have the qualities of a druid, but how did she become a giant eagle?" It stands to reason that this is impossible! ”
"Bafura, ordinary druids can't turn into cat-people with their 'Wild Transformation' abilities, but it's not difficult for you, is it?" Lena interjected suddenly.
"Nonsense! I'm a cat man myself, so why do I need to transform! Bafra said angrily.
"Then you should understand why Aurora was able to turn into a giant eagle," Lena smiled to uncover the mystery, "she is a level 9 druid, and she is also a giant eagle born in the North Bay, and the human maiden form is just a disguise she uses to facilitate her movement in the villages and towns, just like human druids often turn into beasts in order to blend in with the herd, Aurora just does the opposite." ”
"It turns out that the giant eagle just now is her true face, no wonder!" Bafra touched her cat's ears and suddenly realized: "I have long heard that there are several giant eagle druids in the Far East Air Force, if they turn into human form, they will not be able to see their original faces, and when I saw Miss Aurora today, I was sure that the rumors were true." ”
"Actually, I don't fully understand Aurora's past, I only met her more than half a month ago, and they became good sisters at first sight."
Lena picked up the teacup, blew on the hot air from the mouth, and leisurely told Nikolai, Peter, and Bafra about her friendship with Aurora.
"I have a total of two sworn sisters in Cold Creek Town, Aurora is the youngest, the younger sister, I am the second, and the eldest sister named Fanny, who is the oldest and strongest among our three sisters."
"I met Fanny when I was practicing at Lighthouse Mountain, and Fanny is also a student of the chief master of the Illusion School, Saliya, and I am my senior sister, so I will introduce you to you again when I have the opportunity."
"It was through Fanny's introduction that I got to know Aurora, although Aurora is the youngest of our three sisters, her strength is no worse than mine, and she is still a major officer, and we only need to be responsible for her next action."
Speaking of her two sworn sisters, Lena inadvertently showed a proud look.
"You go back tonight and have a good rest, and tomorrow afternoon we will meet at the tavern of the 'Railway Band', and when Aurora's side is arranged, I will take you to do a major event that is destined to be famous on the battlefield of the Western Front!"
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Beginning in mid-February, inspired by the radio address of His Royal Highness the Regent, militia groups from all over the Far Northeast flowed like countless trickling streams to the sea, converging towards the Western Front theater, and the town of Cold Creek, where the Western Front Command was located, became the first stop for the militia to advance westward. Countless visitors from the north such as Nikolai, Peter and Pafra used this important military town as a base, united with the local militia, established their own guerrillas, obtained front-line intelligence through military liaisons, accepted various tasks mainly to harass and contain the imperial expeditionary force, and went to the east bank of the Zhuolang River two hundred miles away, and used the "wind spear" in their hands to severely attack those invaders who had crossed the river or were trying to cross the river.
One hundred and forty miles away on the west bank of the Turbidity River is the "Olevi Fortress", the bridgehead of the Imperial Expeditionary Corps, where the headquarters of General Engel is located.
General Engel has been in a very unpleasant mood lately. It has been more than half a month since the imperial authorities declared war on the rebel group in the Far East, and his troops have not yet crossed the Turbid River, let alone launched an offensive.
In the first week, General Engel considered repairing the bombed-out railroad bridge, but the military's engineering team came to a dismal conclusion after a field visit: it would take at least two to three months to rebuild the bridge even in the safest of conditions and with a lot of engineering magic.
Considering the huge amount of work to repair the bridge, it was inevitable that it would be obstructed and harassed by the regular army and militia guerrillas of the Far East, and the construction period would not be delayed for many years and months. General Engel had to abandon the original intention of repairing the bridge and instead consider other strategies for crossing the river.
On 3 March, the 1st Punishment Brigade of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, the Palatina Brigade, and the 1st Breaking Brigade, the Bazel Brigade, marched east of the Olevy Fortress on the orders of General Engel, with the primary mission of finding a shallow area along the west bank of the Turbid River with a relatively gentle current, and covering the engineering units to build pontoon bridges.
If this task can be successfully accomplished, the two vanguard units will cross the Zhuolang River with the help of pontoon bridges, control the fortification group left by the Far Eastern Wehrmacht on the east side of the riverbank, clear the mines buried near the riverbank, and open up a safe and smooth line of communication for the main forces to cross the river in the future.
In accomplishing these two tasks, the Palatina Brigade and the Bazel Brigade were then tasked with maintaining law and order in the occupied areas on the east bank of the Turbidity River, collecting as much military supplies as possible from the local population.