Chapter 10: The Place of the Nomad
"The battlefield with combat effectiveness but not strong, the scale but not the formation, can make people feel blood and tears on the battlefield without causing any damage to the recruits?" The Cranburg guard looked at Paul with a confused expression.
"Yes, Chief Pol, it's very simple, if there can be a gang of three or five hundred and one people, and there are three or five teams fighting each other, it will be more perfect." Paul laughed, as if he were telling Jack to go to the door to get some soy sauce.
Pol patted his head and said: "This kind of person, you go to the hinterland of the alliance to find the same recruit eggs, there are all over the street, and there are as many as there are three hundred and five hundred and three thousand." If you really want to practice, I can borrow you at any time with so many soldiers, and these bastards can't wait for a chance to bully people. ”
Paul said with a smile: "Beating is essential, sooner or later your brother will be used, don't refuse when the time comes, and let your gang of boys beat people up, and have a good time." But for now, I want the cubs to smell the blood. ”
Pol waved his hand and said: "I've always been happy to beat people up, and when it comes to tasting blood, there really is a place, but it's dangerous for you cubs." ”
Paul came to his senses, put his arm around Jack's shoulders and said, "Why are you still coming to your brother if it's not dangerous, and how dangerous it can be, brother, can you still die if you are guarding here?" When the time comes, we won't be able to stand it, and you won't be able to capture it with a large army? Tell my brother how there is such a good place? ”
Mark looked at Paul, who was smiling, and Pol, who was stunned by this sudden intimacy, full of foreboding.
The original lush woods outside Fort Cranburg have long been cleaned up by the ancestors in order to defend the palace, and in addition to the small open space at the gate, Fort Cran's further west is the stretching Cranhill Mountain, and on the other side of the mountain range is the territory of the Free Alliance. With little to no one considering attacking from here, the existence of Cramburg is more of a form and a sentry post. The other side obviously has the same mentality, so there are no decent sentry scouts in the middle, and it has become an ownerless vacuum.
For deserters, as well as some refugees, this is their paradise and their only home. In the middle of the empire and the alliance, there were settlements of all sizes, large and small, almost everywhere, or the king of the mountains who robbed the small smuggling caravans passing by from time to time, or the self-sufficient people who carved out new villages on their own, and these people were collectively called vagrants.
Fort Cran, a remote place far from the core battlefield, is naturally a gathering place for nomads, and I don't know how much is hidden between the mountains.
The cadets were almost fully equipped with the main battle legion, each with a full suit of armor, a spear, a short sword, a shield, a bow and a pot of arrows. After more than half a year of training, the physical discipline of the teenagers has been good, at this time the sixth brigade walked in the mountains, which is almost not a road, five people in a row, it is also neat and quiet.
Quirrell was at the front of the team, and after countless exercises and training, Quirrell and the others had already gradually shown their heads and feet, and they were naturally at the front. Mihawk was still the same man and beast, walking on the other side of Captain Luke.
Luke is not very old, only twenty-five or sixteen years old, treats people kindly, almost never shouts at soldiers, and never stingy with the benefits he can get, so Quirrell and their sixth brigade everyone respects Luke, but they don't regard him as a commander too much, more like an older brother.
Quirrell couldn't stand the instigation of Carla and the others, and finally opened his mouth and asked, "I said, boss, let's also come out in the morning, what are you going to do?" ”
Luke took out the map in his pocket and pointed to it: "I have received an order from the commander of the division to march along the road, and there will be a lake fifty miles southwest of Fort Crane, let's go there and set up a camp, be careful in everything, and adapt to the situation." Nothing else was said. ”
Kara in the back said uneasily: "It's that simple? Aren't there any other tasks or instructions? "Obviously I don't believe that Paul, who has tormented them for half a year, will let them go out for a tour so easily.
Although Luke holds the position of captain of the brigade, he is the same as the soldiers in every training. Therefore, I am also apprehensive about Paul's various training and torture methods. At this time, he looked at the map carefully, thinking about the possible problems, but he had no clue, and handed the map to Quirrell and said, "Quirrell, look, this is our destination, according to our speed, it should be there immediately." ”
Quirrell took the map and looked at it, this was a detailed map outside of Fort Cran, the mountains and rivers were very clearly marked, Luke was referring to a rare flat land in the mountains, the place was not big, plus a small lake, it was not easy to have such a place in the mountain stream.
Quirrell wondered, "There are no traps in this place, and the division commander doesn't have any other instructions, boss?" ”
Luke was also full of questions at this time, and recalled: "Yesterday evening, the division commander asked a few of us to assemble, and one of us gave a map and destination, only saying that we should be stationed in the place and wait for his order at any time, and specially instructed us to bring full equipment. ”
Quirrell said: "It's really the nonsensical style of the division commander, since I don't know anything, our soldiers will come to block, and the water will cover it, chief, I think we will wait and set up a good position with our backs to this lake, to ensure that there are no worries, I don't believe that the division commander can still find a warship to torture us." Seeing a non-caring Mihawk not far away, Quirrell also sighed secretly, in fact, this guy is nothing annoying except for always having a dead mother's face. And in the past few months of fighting side by side, they have long developed a sense of partnership, but they are not willing to take the initiative to pierce this layer of window paper.
Luke hopes that his gang can be united, and has been trying to let Mihawk, a person with high skills, participate in the collective, and waved at Mihawk: "Mihawk, you take a look at the map and see if you can guess what we are going to face." ”
Mihawk took the map and said: "The terrain is flat, surrounded by mountains on both sides, but I don't know how far the mountains on these two sides are, and whether they can pose a threat to us from the high mountains on the mountains." At present, it is best to camp by the lake, and at least one party is worry-free. However, if the enemy poisons us in the water, or if superior forces surround us and attack us, it is very likely that we will collapse quickly if we have no way to retreat. As for what the division commander is going to do, I really can't think of it. ”
Luke waved his hand and said: "Since I can't think of a reason, let's go to the place and talk about it, I don't believe that the division leader can really conjure flowers, I heard the sound of water, we should not be far away, work harder, and get to the place early to rest." ”
Everyone calmed down at this time, and found that the sound of water came from afar, and it became louder and louder, and after turning a hill again, a huge lake appeared in front of everyone. The few people who walked in front frowned, and what appeared in front of them was not the natural scenery they thought they wanted, but there were traces of people living everywhere, trees were cut down, there were many vegetable fields that had been cleared, and even dozens of houses, like a small village.
Luke wondered, "Where did this kind of village come from?" There's no sign on the map, Quirrell, Mihawk, you two take a few people to see what's going on, stay safe, and shout if something happens. ”
Quirrell waved at Kara and the others, drew his sword, and led his friends from the village of Hydia towards the village. Mihawkkala and the others also drew their swords and cautiously followed Quirrell, after all, they had to face Paul's unknown ideas, and their vigilance was also raised to the top.
The village was surprisingly silent, but empty. But it's full of life. Kara plucked up her courage and kicked open the door of the first room, went in and turned around, and then came out and said, "It's strange, there is no one, but the cooking utensils and beds in this room are all available, and they are very clean, there must be people living, even just gone." ”
Mihawk also dodged out of a room and said, "That's right, this room didn't even fold the quilt, the tables, chairs and benches fell to the ground, obviously in a hurry." ”
Quirrell and the others checked the houses one by one, and found that they were similar, most of the houses were messy and clean, and they looked like they were evacuated in a hurry, but they couldn't see any clues about what they were evacuating for.
Quirrell whistled, Luke saw that there was no situation, and ordered everyone to lift their guard, and when they arrived in the village, they were just as shocked as Quirrell and the others, this village is not large, but there must be dozens of people, so many people suddenly disappeared, or before everyone arrived, it is obviously not a coincidence.
Luke said: "Could this be the training that the division leader prepared for us, to find out the disappeared villagers?" ”
Mihawk shook his head and said: "Although the division commander has endless methods for rectifying people, they are all aimed at combat skills, and letting us find people really has nothing to do with any battle." ”
Quirrell said: "There are two things that need to be done now, first of all, to find out who these villagers are. And why they ran away, many of the clothes and even a lot of food in the house were not taken with them, there must have been some unexpected circumstances that made them have to leave. ”
Mihawk nodded, "Yes, so what we have to face is probably what they are afraid to escape." ”
Quirrell continued, "And for this reason, the commander of Paul's division knows, and even what he is going to give us, it is likely that these villagers are not fleeing, but have received the news to make a place for us. ”
Mihawk stroked his beardless chin and groaned: "Since it is likely that he left it to us, then I mean, we must not accept it, and even everything in it, whether it is food, drink or money, we can't move, there may be a problem with food, money, who knows if the fuck will secretly look at us, and then say that we occupy the people's fat and people's ointment." ”
Quirrell was taken aback, "So you fucking swear?" ”
Luke, as the captain, watched the two soldiers sing and talk to each other, but he was not happy that the limelight was taken away, but he was happy for these two people. After all, Luke is only a civilian with a little bit of military exploits, and he knows how many pounds and taels he has. Compared with making suggestions and analyzing problems, if the people you bring can become a division commander or something in the future, it will be a good topic for you to talk about after you leave the army. Luke himself was obviously the first time to hear Mihawk swearing, and even the first time he heard him say so much, at this time he couldn't help laughing, and slapped Mihawk on the shoulder: "Talking dirty is our own brother, don't always put on your dead face and reject people." Why don't you tell me how we should set up camp? ”
Quirrell and Mihawk only found out at this time that they were really overstepping their level in such a discussion, but fortunately, after getting along with Luke for a long time, they already knew who he was, and they were not humble, Mihawk saluted and said: "The subordinates don't dare, but if the leader asks me to say, we will still camp close to the lake as before, no matter what it is, it will definitely not appear from the water." ”
Luke nodded, seeing that Quirrell was also about to speak, and smiled, "You can also tell me, what kind of fucking big girl is pretending." ”
Chiloha laughed and said: "Mihawk is right, the cliffs on both sides, I have more than eight hundred paces by sight, and they are beyond the range of bows and arrows, we don't need to worry about being surrounded by people, as long as we are worried about what people will come on this road, I suggest that some people go up the mountain to see, what is the situation, if it is safe, find a place with a good view as a sentry station." ”
Luke nodded and said, "Then without further ado, you can take your group of people to the two mountains now, pay attention to safety, and report the situation at any time." ”