Chapter 255: Clues
Gawain listened carefully to the reports of the patrol soldiers, and from these reports, he learned that the patrol was not a simple outlaw bandit or an exiled mercenary, but a group of experienced and highly organized professional soldiers.
The patrol report could not be wrong, because their captain was a veteran veteran who had served the Cecil family since the old Cecil era - all the veterans in the realm and the excellent soldiers who grew up later had been dispersed into the various recruits to act as "seeds", and these people would not have any major problems in battlefield judgment.
If it weren't for the black technology armament of Cecil's combat soldiers, which was simply a zenith creation for the regular army of this era, if it weren't for the patrol leader who detected the enemy's presence in time and responded accurately, it would have turned into a difficult battle, but there was no if on the battlefield, and in the face of completely incomprehensible weapons and fighting methods, these suspicious militants who tried to infiltrate Cecil's territory suffered a crushing defeat, and only two people survived in the end.
Gawain looked at the loot brought back by the patrol - weapons and armor, bags and backpacks, many of which had been burned through and melted by the scorching rays, but there were also many well-preserved objects, but all of them did not show the slightest sign of subordination, not even the slightest obvious style, although each piece was of excellent quality, but it was clear that their owners did not want to use it to reveal their identity.
The tools and sketches that Amber had mentioned were placed on a separate table, along with a few other things that Amber thought were rather suspicious.
Gawain picked up the rough maps depicting the trails of the Dark Mountains, frowned and looked closely, noticing that there were not only maps on them, but also some incomprehensible ciphersβbut even if he couldn't tell the name, he could guess what the symbols meant.
Although Amber was quite shrewd in her professional field, this kind of occasion was obviously not in line with her specialty, she looked at the tools in confusion, and asked Gawain curiously, "Where do you say these people came from?" β
"Do you still need to think about it? Our 'good neighbors,' of course," Gawain shrugged and casually tossed those sketches back on the table, "Well-equipped, well-trained, infiltrating from the Dark Mountains, mapping all the way to gather intelligence, who else do you say would do that?" β
As he spoke, he pursed his lips and looked at the unmarked weapons and equipment: "These whiteboards and equipment have also been specially prepared to cover people's eyes...... Is this a fool of the Ansu people? β
At this time, the door was pushed open, and Hetty walked in, she heard Gawain's words, and couldn't help but shake her head: "I can't say that - although as long as these people are caught, Ansu's border guards know their origins, but as long as there is no evidence, it will only be in vain if they are caught, after all, there is no declaration of war between the two countries at present, no matter whose spy is caught, everyone just doesn't admit it, most nobles are a kind of creature who is both faceless and brazen." β
Amber glared at Hety: "Hey, you are also a nobleman, your whole family is a nobleman!" β
"But that doesn't affect my opinion of the other nobles," Hetty rarely didn't hit Amber on the head with a stick (probably because there were too many people to be elegant), she just glanced at Amber, and then walked towards Gawain, "Ancestor, I have arranged for additional men to be sent to the mine, and the Byron knight has gone over himself." β
Gawain nodded approvingly, while Hetty showed a look of concern, "Ancestor, do you think these Imperial soldiers are a signal for war?" β
"They have run into the Dark Mountains, and the war is not far away," Gawain did not say anything comforting at this time, but said his judgment bluntly, "The eastern defense line of the Ansu Empire is impregnable, and the Loren family is a stone that cannot be gnawed, only the Dark Mountains that stretch from Ansu to Typhon and are adjacent to the Gondor wasteland are considered the weak point of the entire borderβbut this natural danger does not allow large armies to pass, and Typhon can only send a small infiltration force in to do something, And these infiltration units will come in handy only if they are really ready for war. β
Speaking of this, Gawain closed his eyes slightly, and a satellite overhead view of the entire Dark Mountain Range came to his mind.
The Dark Mountains meandered across the territory of Ansu and turned south on the border of Typhon, forming a natural barrier, eventually flattening between Typhon and the Gondor wasteland.
He could almost mentally sketch the course of action of these Typhon soldiers.
"I'm afraid that there are more troops infiltrating than this," Gawain opened his eyes to the two Typhon prisoners of war who were lying on the mat and had recovered some spirits, he walked towards them, looking down, "Do you know who you have been captured?" β
One of the captives stared at Gawain without fear, and although the pain distorted his face, his voice was calm: "I heard that you are Gawain Cecil. β
"Is there anything you'd like to explain?"
"Ask, your people have asked, and they haven't asked anything," the Typhon soldier said, curling his neck, "even if you were Gawain Cecil, we wouldn't say anything." β
"I know you still have companions, scattered into several teams lurking in the Dark Mountains, surveying the map while infiltrating the territory of Ansu, if I guess correctly, you will even lurk in the territory of Ansu, waiting for orders to destroy it, right?" Gawain said with a calm face, with Gawain Cecil's experience and knowledge, as well as his own quick thinking, he could easily think of what these infiltrators could be of any use after successfully entering the enemy's territory, and every time he said a word, the faces of the two captives became even worse, "Your information is obviously wrong - I guess what your commander described the southern border of Ansu before you set out...... Barren land, undeveloped, empty garrison, relying on the dark mountain range to withstand peace for a hundred years, right? That's why he's so relieved and bold to let you come over. β
"No, we know you exist, ahem...... I know your Pioneer Collar too," the other captive began, "ahem...... We are more intelligent than you think, if you really are the great hero of 700 years ago...... You must know that times have changed......"
Gao Wen looked at the two captured soldiers with a little surprise, the other party's excellent psychological quality and pressure resistance surprised him very much, not everyone can maintain a tough posture in front of a resurrection legend, even a well-trained soldier - most professional soldiers in this era have little sense of honor and "family and country faith" at all, but the two captives in front of them are obviously different, they put life and death aside and are loyal wholeheartedly.
How did Typhon train the army? They also realized the importance of instilling values in their soldiers?
Gawain quietly unleashed the coercion of a powerful transcendent, even if his strength was lower than that of the original "Gawain Cecil", this kind of coercion was not something that ordinary people could bear, under the double oppression of magic erosion and spiritual power, the faces of the two captives quickly turned pale, and Gawain said unhurriedly: "Don't be too confident in your intelligence, 'soldiers of this era', have you forgotten how you were defeated?" β
The eyes of the two captives visibly faltered.
"It's just the ordinary soldiers of Cecil's command patrolling the mountains, the most ordinary of them - they can easily destroy the so-called 'elite' like you, and you can think for a moment about what happens to your comrades and a whole legion of equally armed men - your intelligence is too backward, young man."
After saying this, Gawain directly put away the coercion, he did not continue to try to get information from the captive, but walked to the door, and left a word to Wright before leaving: "These two people will be handed over to you to take care of, try to cure them." β
After leaving the cell, Hetty caught up with Gawain: "Ancestor, are you planning to intimidate those two people, and then let Pastor Wright heal them and create a chance for them to escape, and finally let them take the initiative to run and warn their companions, so that we can track them down and catch them all?" β
Amber, who ran out with her, was surprised when she heard Hetty's guess: "What else can you do?" β
Then she sighed: "Your heart is really dirty to be a nobleman. β
However, Gawain shook his head directly: "Don't think about it, this kind of specially trained soldiers have been trained, and they won't be fooled like this." β
Hetty was surprised when he heard this: "Then what did you say to those two captives last......"
"It's more powerful to say two words before leaving."
Hetty: "......"
She didn't know how to reply to an ancestor who could casually say the words "appear more powerful" in order to appear to be courteous and elegant, so she simply hypnotized herself to forget what Gawain had just said, and then continued the topic: "Then do you want to continue to interrogate those two captives later?" β
"There will be no results from the interrogation in a short time, but their accomplices are probably already lurking around here, and it's hard to say whether those guys will cause great damage in a short period of time," Gawain frowned and looked in the direction of the Dark Mountains, he was not worried about the garrison of the territory - the sentry posts, walls, magic traps, and rune alarm devices in all directions were enough to ensure the safety of the territory, and it was impossible for a small infiltration force to lose their wits to attack a pioneering town guarded by an army, but he was worried about the mines that hung alone outside the territory, Lumberyards and development bases, "I need to go into the mountains and see it myself." Amber, you come with me too. β
"Huh?" Amber was subconsciously stunned for a moment, but then finally remembered her identity as a guard, and her ears drooped, "Oh......"
The battlefield of the encounter in the mountains has not yet been cleaned, the patrol team has limited manpower, only took the prisoners and some of the captured goods back to the territory to return to the territory, when Gawain and Amber arrived at the scene, the Cecil soldiers who were sent to finish up were carrying the corpses that were still blocking the mountain road, Gawain took Amber to inspect each corpse and the entire area of engagement, and finally something suddenly caught his attention.
It was a piece of paper that had fallen on the side of the mountain path, what seemed to be an order from a superior to the soldiers, and the piece of paper itself had been half burned by the scorching rays, leaving only a few fragmented, completely unconnected words on the remaining half.
But it was those few fragmented words that made Gawain's brows furrow slightly.
"What's wrong?" Amber saw Gawain stop, and couldn't help but lean up curiously, "What is written on this piece of paper...... I don't understand. β
"This deed...... I look a little familiar," Gawain said with an incredulous expression on his face, "Is it ...... Is that guy? β
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