Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fortress of Alain (I)
The early summer sun shone on the earth, and the fragrant morning breeze blew, making everything in Crane Castle reveal a lazy and silent.
However, the silence was broken by two figures coming and going in the camp outside the Youth League. I saw one of them holding two guns, flying up and down, and his body was extremely agile. The other person was holding a heavy giant axe, although it was not as agile, but it did not retreat a single step, and it was tightly guarded.
These two are Quirrell and Andrew. The two of them had been mentored by Paul for almost a few months earlier, either learning to lead the soldiers in formation or feeding each other.
Now that half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, not only the soldiers have been called elite, but everyone has made great progress. Quirrell's twin spears have already made him extremely skilled, and at this time, he attacked Andrew at close range, like a spirit snake out of the hole. Just to recognize how Quirrell attacked, Andrew's huge axe was impenetrable when wielded, and there was no drawbacks of long weapons that were inconvenient to use, so that Quirrell had no hole. From only defending and not attacking at the beginning, to finding an opportunity to return the blow after dozens of moves, and after dozens of moves, it can be evenly divided.
Compared to Quirrell's long-term inability to attack, his momentum gradually declined, and Andrew saw the opportunity to attack dozens of times like a tiger descending from a mountain, each blow was full of strength and momentum, and Quirrell's hands were numb, and the tiger's mouth hurt. Andrew slashed with another axe, and Quirrell flipped out and pulled away. Andrew was unforgiving, and shouted angrily: "Where to run! Another axe swept straight from the bottom to the top, and Quirrell now turned sideways to face Andrew, and the two guns turned into one at some point, and half-turned and slashed out from under the ribs, hitting the shaft of Andrew's axe where it was not forced. Andrew couldn't hold it, the axe was raised to the sky, and the door was wide open, and Quirrell laughed and slammed his shoulder into Andrew's chest in a flash, knocking him to the ground.
Andrew protested: "If you don't fight, you fuck you chicken thief boy, a short gun is a short gun, a long gun is a long gun, how can you exchange it like this?" However, your short gun is more than stable and lacks explosives, and it is difficult to break through in the face of a steady opponent. ”
Quirrell laughed, "Do you understand improvisation?" If you don't accept it, you will also split your iron guy in two. However, your kung fu of defending against close-quarters is becoming more and more proficient, deceiving people close and then suddenly casting cold arrows, who are the two of us chicken thieves? ”
After months of hard training and communication, the two not only made a qualitative leap in skills, but also had a close relationship like brothers.
"You two boys, hurry up, the boss is invited." As she pondered how to progress, Kara traveled far to deliver orders. The least improved in the past few months is Kara, who is not as talented as a few people, and after being beaten several times during sparring, he will not do it, and concentrate on studying how to track sneak attacks and hide his body, which can be regarded as a great improvement in his own work.
"The boss said he didn't say anything?" The three of them walked side by side, Quirrell asked casually. The boss is Paul, Paul's unconcealed teaching for several months, coupled with the fact that no matter how knowledgeable he is in battle, he knows almost everything, which also makes everyone respect this division commander from the bottom of their hearts, but Paul is not very willing to be called the head of the regiment, so I don't know who started, everyone calls him the boss.
Kara shrugged her shoulders and said, "Hell knows, but Mihawk is already there, so it's definitely not a trivial matter." ”
Andrew shuddered, "The last time I called the four of us together, I remember that I brought my brothers to fight with the old ruffians in Fort Cran. His mother's son was almost crippled that time. The three of them shuddered at the thought of Paul's bad thoughts that could burst out at any time.
As he spoke, he came outside Paul's tent, and Mihawk greeted him from inside the tent and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days, and you don't come to me, it's really ruthless." "Mihawk is the one who has changed the most compared to when he joined the army, his dark skin and sturdy figure no longer resemble the pampered young master at all, and he has often haunted Fort Cranburg for months, and has often been absent from Bol for two or three days.
The four of them walked into the tent together, and Paul was still the same as if he was a hanger, and when he saw the four of them come in, he showed his signature smirk: "Come, sit, sit." ”
Kara opened her mouth and asked, "I wonder what the boss is looking for us?" ”
Paul waved his hand and said: "I won't go around with you, half a year ago, Victor and Big Bear invaded the Crane Mountains and took away the entire range of homeless people, including at least five or six thousand people in the prime of life. Three days ago, Commander Boer sent people to the Alan Fortress south of Fort Clan, and found that the movement of the displaced people there was strange, and a guy suspected of being a big bear was found in the city. ”
Quirrell said, "Big bear? If I'm not mistaken, these guys are really bold. Don't know how much your head is worth? ”
Mihawk mused, "Even the homeless people are moving, are they ready to eat everyone in the Middle Ground?" ”
Paul said, "Whatever they want to do, since they are here, I will not let them leave like this, you four take the carrier pigeons, and go to the fortress of Alain first, and Mark and I will take all the men and horses, ready to go at any time." If it's these guys, I'm going to make it impossible for them to come and go. ”
Kara excitedly said, "These bastards actually sent themselves to the door. ”
Only Quirrell was curious: "It's just that we are the Imperial Army, and it is not in accordance with the rules to dispatch so casually."
Paul shook his hand and said: "It's said that we are an independent regiment, no one cares about us, this time to kill Victor, it is not impossible for us to immediately become an integrated corps." What's more, even Lao Tzu, the king of heaven, can't stop Lao Tzu from avenging his brothers. Paul's eyes showed a rare brilliance, and he said: "You go to Captain Pol first, find out the specific situation, and set off now, don't let this group of bastards escape." ”
The four of them were excited, lest Victor and the others flee, and came to the outside of Bol's barracks early, the soldiers were already familiar with Mihawk, and when they saw him coming, they laughed in a low voice: "Brother, go in by yourself, if we report, I'm afraid you won't be able to find our regiment commander again." It turned out that although Bol was interested in Mihawk's family swordsmanship, he greatly underestimated his energy and aggressiveness. From the beginning of pulling Mihawk to get the treasure every day, to pushing three obstacles and getting sick on his feet, and finally smelling the beige color change, he simply ran away when he heard the name.
Quirrell couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother, you are a pregnant junior, and you come to him every day to ask for child support." ”
Mihawk didn't feel embarrassed at all and said: "It's what he said to talk to him at any time, I've always been more serious." ”
"Your uncle's Mihawk, after tossing all night, why is it here again? I owe you, can't I get a good night's sleep? A resentful voice came, and everyone looked at the head of the hall in shock, and they were about to run away over the wall. Staring at Mihawk with his mouth wide open, he obviously didn't expect Pol to be so afraid of him.
Mihawk clenched his fists and said: "Commander Pol, this time it's a serious matter, the commander of our division asked us to come to you to ask about the Alan Fortress." ”
When Pol heard this, he suddenly turned over and came down from the wall and said, "Damn, reflex, I forgot about business, come in and bring it in." After that, he walked to the command post as if nothing happened, and he didn't feel embarrassed at all about what he had just done.
Kara said in a low voice, "Thick-skinned shouldn't be a necessary skill for the commander of the Imperial Division. ”
Pol's voice came from the front: "Thick skin is not necessarily a good ear, it is certain to have good ears, specifically to prevent you little devils from saying bad things behind your back." ”
Everyone laughed and walked into the command post, and after sitting down, Mihawk, who was still the most familiar, said: "Dare to ask the division commander, how did you find Nobita?" ”
Pol said: "I sent someone to the Alan Fortress five days ago to buy some things, and it just so happened that that guy happened to participate in the battle half a year ago, and he had met with Big Bear. He hurried out of the city when he was about to close the city gate, and among the group of people who passed by him, there was a guy who was very similar to the big bear, and when he reacted and turned around to confirm, the group of people had disappeared into the city, but he didn't expect those guys to be so bold at the time, and he wanted to come back quickly, so he didn't think about it. It wasn't until yesterday that we talked to me, and there was news from the Alain Fortress that the outcasts had been moving very strangely lately, that they were connected. ”
Quirrell asked, "I wonder how strange?" ”
Pol said: "This has to start from the beginning, Alan Fortress is different from ours, the Alan Plain guarded behind him has more than ten cities and large fields, almost half of the granary of the entire northern front theater, and the control of displaced people and the entry and exit of the city are very strict. Recently, the people of the fortress found that the number of homeless people had increased by almost a tenth, almost a thousand. It's just that the fortress has been fighting recently. It is normal that there are more deserters, and they do not attract attention. ”
Quirrell thought for a moment and said, "So it's very likely that Victor came out with a calamity, so the trick was repeated, but this time it's not just as simple as co-opting?" Maybe even prepare for an attack on the fortress of Arran? ”
Pol said: "Yes, this matter is big or small, I will send someone to warn the old fellow Laval when I know it, but this old man is notoriously stubborn and does not take it seriously at all, and I can't go out at will in the station, so I have to rely on you mobile troops." ”
Andrew stood up and said, "So what are you waiting for?" Let them come and go. ”