Pal Close is a very cautious person.

Now that he had decided to go to Elena and see what Gastens was up to, he wasn't prepared to fight an unprepared battle. At the behest of His Royal Highness, Cross returned to Van Ensten and found Yarrow Ross, the governor of the province of Ensten.

"I heard that there is a regiment of soldiers under that Gastens, who was built from the Third Guards Army and the Sixth Army?"

"My lord, I only know that he has a regiment of soldiers, and as for where those soldiers came from, I don't know."

"Do you know how effective his soldiers are?"

"I don't know, since he came, those soldiers have never had a direct conflict with us, several large-scale operations, taking Theo Matthias, the big landlord, and the goddess mining area that took down the Luoshan Iron Mine and the Johor Bahru Pyroxene Mine, these soldiers have all been dispatched, but there has been no conflict, so I can't comment on the combat effectiveness."

After all, Yarrow Roth is only the governor of Enspen Province, and he is not very proficient in military affairs, and he can answer this part, which can be regarded as relatively clear in the investigation. Pal Cross nodded lightly and offered his thoughts.

"I've heard that there have been several waves of rogue soldiers in the province recently, is it true?"

"This ......", Yarrow Rose hesitated, those routs did exist, and now they have become a headache. But to admit their existence is to admit that he is not in good management, and he doesn't want to say it too clearly.

"Alright, I see," Pal Cross knew very well what these local officials were thinking, "and you can find a way to contact a wave of routs, a little larger, maybe a few hundred people, that can make Gastens hurt without killing him to that scale." Then, let these routs go to Elena, and I want to see how Gastens copies. ”

Hearing Pal Cross's words, Yarrow Ross paused for a moment, then laughed.

"It's still an adult who thinks thoughtfully, give him a board first, let him know that it hurts, and then the things will be easier to do, and I'll study next."

"Okay, you can think of it, but it's easier for me than you to do. Go ahead and get it, I don't want to stay in Van Ensten for too long, and you don't feel comfortable. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, welcome adults to stay here for a long time, guide us."

Yarrow Rose respectfully retired, leaving Cross alone. He rehashed his plan and chuckled softly.

Want to make trouble in the name of the Six Princes?

Boy, you're still too tender.

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Everett Warren led his team and looked at the hard dirt road ahead from afar, and the travelers above them, observing the road leading to the Elena Plains. From what he saw, the road was not busy, and the traffic was carried by horse-drawn wagons transporting iron ore, except for the peasants and itinerant merchants who looked like people from the bottom. And the person responsible for defending this road was just an ordinary sentry battle, and about a company of soldiers.

A company, in the eyes of Everett Warren, who had been the deputy commander of the regiment, was not the prey of a big deal. Even if the opponent is a regular army, Everett's men are also regular troops. These former soldiers, who had followed him away from the battlefield where the dead did not pay for their lives, were outlaws. Previously, in order to avoid too much influence and incurring and suppression, Everett had a lot of restraint on his subordinates, and everyone felt a little depressed about wanting to be dissatisfied. And now, they were ordered to take that outpost, rush into the plains of Elena and plunder, kill people, kill girls, and escape, and then get a large bounty, and the promise of being able to operate properly in a certain area.

The deal, in Everett's opinion, is not too cost-effective.

"Boss, I think they're just that person, it's okay if we go straight over, right?"

Joining Everett to check on the enemy was Everett's former comrade-in-arms, Glenn Warren.

"That's not good, after all, it's a regular army on the other side, and I heard that it was fought in the Battle of Tulucas, I don't want my brothers to die too much."

Everett rejected Glenn's suggestion, thought about it, and found a better idea.

"How about we go over while it's getting dark, take that outpost, and then rush in and loot, grab as much as we can, and then escape at night, and then complete the mission, how about it?"

"Whatever the big brother says, it's what it is! Big brother is amazing! ”

Glenn's sycophants came as soon as he opened his mouth, and Everett didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He grinned and led his men back to his camp. Although he is familiar with this kind of night attack, he still needs to prepare. After all, there were only more than 300 people under him, and that was really one death, one less.

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The soldiers of the 5th Company of the Production Regiment were responsible for defending the Luoshan Iron Mine crossing. Their company commander was Calaiber Warren, who was first the captain of the 22nd death squad of the 4th Division of the Sixth Army, and then his own death squad was scrapped, and he followed Gastens all the way to the present. He is also the mine manager of the Luoshan Iron Mine, not only to focus on production and ensure the needs of the Elena factory, but also to sell as much as possible to ensure the income of Elena Plains. The fifth company of the production regiment, as his subordinate company, followed him to the Luoshan Iron Mine to maintain law and order and watch the mouth of the pipeline.

When she first arrived at Elena, the defense of the crossing was not as tense as it is now. At that time, Elena was still the property of the Six Princes, and although she offended some people, there was not much threat of direct armed conflict. But as Elena moves bigger and bigger, offending more and more people, Gastens also knows that he is approaching the bottom line of the country's ruling class. He held a special meeting with the company commanders who were in charge of guarding Elena and asked them to be more vigilant. Caleb Warren has always admired Gastens and resolutely implemented Gastens's recommendations. At his request, the guard company at the Luoshan crossing was on duty 24 hours a day, ready for battle, and ready to deal with the incoming enemy at any time.

"Hey, I said, do we have a share in the division of the factory land this time?"

Seeing that the day was coming to an end, and the evening glow stained the sky red, Tomiva turned his head and asked his fellow guards, "If the peasants have them, should we have them too?" ”

"There is no way to plant it with you", according to Calaiber's requirements, the crossing implements two posts and four posts, one bright and one dark, two garrison posts, and four soldiers are responsible for the first line of defense. Rubeck is Tomiva's sentry partner, and he is chatting with him without a pair, "The division of land is the business of the peasants, and if the land is divided, you can't be a soldier, you have to go back to farming, are you willing?" ”

"That's true, but this soldier can't be a soldier for a lifetime, right?" Tomiva said as he looked at the time and turned on several vigilant pyroxene searchlights outside the outpost. In order to protect the security of the post, these pyroxene searchlights are equipped with a lampshade angled outward, which can illuminate the situation next to the post without exposing the guard at the post, which is a simple but effective way of defense.

"Didn't the company commander say that the soldiers of the production regiment, when our cause is completed, there will be no war, and they can be discharged at any time, either as farmers or as workers. Besides, aren't we in night school? When you learn to write and have culture, what do you want to do, it's not a matter of one sentence? ”

Rubek saw that Tomiva was beginning to prepare for the night post, and he also checked the steam rifles of the two men. In accordance with the requirements of the production regiment, the sentry's steam rifle must be kept at full pressure that can be activated at all times. He touched the cylinders of the two Elliot's rifles with his hand, glanced at the pressure indicator to make sure that the guns were ready, and just as he was about to say something, he heard Tomiva's roar.

"Who's over there! Show your identity! ”

Hearing the roar, Rubek immediately crouched down, put up his backpack, stood up with rifles in both hands, and within his field of vision, in the irradiated area of the pyroxene searchlight, four or five ragged men appeared, they seemed to be not very accustomed to the light of the pyroxene searchlight, and were covering their faces with one hand, and reaching forward with the other, as if to stop the possible excesses of Tomiva and Rubeck.

"Master Bing, Master Bing, we are serfs who have fled, I heard that serfs can be given a free identity here, let's come over and see, can you let us go? ……”

Hearing the other party's shouting, coupled with the fact that the person on the other side was indeed down, and there had indeed been such a person entering Elena recently, Tomiva and Rubeck breathed a sigh of relief. Rubeck lowered his rifle and beckoned the men to come over to Tomiva.

"Come on, come on, brother serfs, come here we love Lena, and you will no longer be serfs."

"Really? That's great, thank you, thank you! ”

The four or five men approached the sentry post with squinting eyes and obvious joy on their faces. Tomiva and Rubeck stepped out of their posts, trying to appease some of the defectors. However, just as they walked up to these people and were about to speak, those people took out a dagger from their backs at the same time and stabbed them directly into their bodies.

"Enemy Attack !!!"

Although he was stabbed several times in the chest and abdomen, the pain was to death. But Tomiva finally remembered his duty, and with the last of his strength he shouted his warning, and before he lost consciousness, he saw the enemies who appeared in the light one after another, and also heard the warning horn blowing from the dark whistle post.

They got it,...... That's good.

This is the last consciousness of Sentinels Tomiva and Rubeck.

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"Fuck a bunch of dumbasses!"

Everett slapped his subordinates who had just carried out the raid on the outpost mission to the ground, "You can't do such a simple thing, and let people know!" Do you know how much trouble you've caused me? ”

"Big brother, big brother, I was wrong, I didn't expect them to have a secret whistle! You can't blame me for that! ”

The soldier who had just pretended to be a fugitive serf was on his knees and begged for mercy, but Everett didn't have much time to get angry. He gathered his subordinates and issued new orders.

"The enemy knows, they have a company here, they will be there soon, we take our guns and walk along the side of the road, do not go on the road, try to get in, you know?"

"Good!"

The soldiers who followed Everett responded in unison, and one by one they escaped into the darkness. They had been separated from the regular army for a long time, and most of the steam rifles were too heavy to break down or be abandoned. Now the more than 400 people that Everett brought out to attack Elena had less than a hundred Type 27 rifles, and the rest were machetes and long knives. However, although such equipment is rudimentary, it is more than enough to be a wave of rogue in the province of Ensten. Even, in Everett's plan, it shouldn't be too much of a problem for these people to break through Elena's crossing.

But Everett underestimated Elena's external defenses. As he led his men along the side of the road, hoping to sneak in. The fifth company of the production regiment has been awakened by the whistle and has completed the deployment of the crossing. In order to effectively prevent the invasion of the enemy, the road into Luoshan from outside Luoshan was artificially built an S-shaped bend, and at the two bends of the S-shaped bend, thick breastwork walls and earthen walls extending to both sides completely blocked Everett's idea of slipping in.

"Head, what should I do?"

Squatting in front of this line, the deputy leader of the rout, Glenn Warren, was asking for instructions.

"Rush to try."

Everett hesitated, but he knew exactly who was entrusting him with this. If he wants to stay at Ensten, he has to do it well. Some people might have died, but looking at the chest-high walls, Everett didn't find it difficult to break through them. The Everett deserters, who had not experienced the Battle of Green Pine or the Battle of Tulucas, naturally did not know how powerful this defensive method could be combined with the tactics of platoon guns.

"Rush! Rush! Rush! ”

The management of the rout is all up to the boss. Everett's order was carried out. The deserters in the front row held their scimitars aloft, which they used to consume the enemy's ammunition. The deserters in the back row, armed with steam rifles, formed a loose line. The routs were thus divided into two waves, one in front of the other, rushing into the light of the defensive line.

"Bang bang bang-"

Almost after rushing into the range of the Elliot rifle on the opposite side, the soldiers of the 5th Company, under the command of Deputy Company Commander Santiago Warren, pulled the trigger in unison. After a long period of training and baptism of war, the tactics of platoon guns have become mature, and the flying projectiles are like a lawn mowing sickle in midsummer, and they suddenly bring down a group of routs rushing in front. The rout, who followed behind with steam rifles, was suddenly startled by the neat row of guns. They fired in a hurry, forgetting that they were not yet in the effective range of the Type 27 rifle. The jumble of Type 27 rifle gunfire came to a halt after a short burst. And the soldiers of the 5th Company opposite them, not even a single wounded, did not have them.

"No, I can't do it! Run!! ”

I don't know who shouted, and the routs who had just launched the attack scattered in a hurry and fled back into the darkness. Although Everett was a little unwilling, since he could escape from the battlefield once, he could naturally escape from this small line of defense a second time. He escaped from the light of death with his men faster than the others.

No matter what that person promises him, he can only enjoy it if he lives, right?

This is Everett's life credo. In his opinion, if you kill someone, you will kill someone, and if you don't win, you won't win, and if you run, you will run. This is life, as long as there is his own team, he can naturally continue to be a mountain king and be at ease.

The only thing he ignored was what kind of forces and organizations he had offended with this action. What he didn't realize was what kind of way this organization would use to repay him for today's gift.