Chapter 111: The Beginning of the Formation (10)

Kuris marched westward, armed with his smen and handy light weapons, to expand the territory of the new nation. This period of history, written "Fun", www.biquge.info centuries later, has become a glorious achievement highlighted in the history textbooks of the United States of Amerik. The portrait of Curris, the founding father of the United States, is prominently printed in all the history books of the United States, and is praised and praised. But to researchers in the rest of the world, this is a veritable history of slaughter, and almost every shallow pit that Curris stepped out of the west has bright red blood in it. What Curris was thinking at the time, later historians can only guess. In fact, at this moment, Curris didn't want to do anything, but just gave a simple order, and told the sturdy soldiers to quickly advance along the mountain road to the smoky place in front of them to start today's camp.

The westward march was hardly difficult, and the biggest obstacle was probably the damn weather. The soldiers of Kuris were not accustomed to long marches without a fixed source of water. So where there are people, it means that there will be a fixed water source nearby, and the petty officer who led the team told the commander that this place was actually not far from their former home, but he didn't know why there were strange people. The horses' hooves rattled so loudly that the horses that had brought the people to dozens of improvised huts were probably disappointed, and there was only a bonfire that had just been extinguished, and there was no one at all. Curris led the men to pick out a few shacks that looked larger, and found traces of human use inside, but everyone went there. He turned his head out, and there was a whoosh, whoosh, in his ears. There was a slender thing almost clinging to his ear, burrowing into the gap left by the weaving of the branches in the shack. Some of the soldiers were so unlucky that they were pierced in the chest by something that flew from nowhere, and they fell to the ground in agony, killing them quickly. Some of them cried out in unbearable pain after being injured. Warman pushed Curris to the back of the shack, only to be attacked more intensively from another direction. The team panicked, and a sudden attack in an unfamiliar place inevitably caused panic, and the horses began to get restless, trying to break free from the reins still in the hands of the soldiers and flee for their lives. Some of the strong soldiers pushed their horses down with all their might, hid behind and opened fire in the direction from which the attack came. Gradually, the intensity of the attacks decreased, but no one on the Curris side could see who the attackers were, and it was dark. The officers tried to light a fire for light, but Warman stopped them. Being by the fire in the dark will undoubtedly be the best target for covert raiders.

During the tension, Curris's men could only rest for a while, and most of them hid in the darkness out of the campfire to protect themselves. Obviously, this time the enemy was even more difficult to deal with than the regular army of Breth. Curris took a closer look at what came from the attackers. It is a simple and sharpened object with extremely resilient branches, and the feathers on the back may come from some kind of locally owned bird, without any ornamentation or symbols, but it is a true murderous weapon. Some of the soldiers were almost pierced in front and back, and they could not be treated on the spot and had to wait for death. The faces of the dead soldiers turned dark green, and aside from the special factors of these soldiers themselves, Warman judged that these simple weapons that were considered arrows were most likely highly poisonous. The drawbacks of not being able to carry heavy firepower on long marches became apparent, which caused some soldiers to fall into anxiety. It was a night when everyone had trouble sleeping, and they were always vigilant to prevent the attackers from making a sudden move, but fortunately, everyone was in good health, and the high tension of the night did not become tired.

The team waited until dawn, and Curris sent a small group of elite personnel on a reconnaissance mission, and soon after, they brought back a strange man who was amazing. It seems that this man is not very tall, probably only up to Curris's shoulder, and at first glance he thought he was a child, but the beard on his chin indicated that he was an adult. Curris wanted to know a lot, but there was still blood on his legs and feet, and the other party, who was obviously injured, didn't say anything, just stared at Curris with angry eyes. The man was tied to a shack post, and the soldiers fed him some water. Curris raised his hand, and several junior officers began to take turns interrogating the man. Curris didn't go to watch, he knew that the soldiers must be keen on torture and interrogation, hoping it would work. The man spoke last, speaking a language that the soldiers had never heard, and naturally no one could understand. After the speaker had said something, he began to sing in a tone, and after a few words, Curris suddenly felt a special pressure on his back. He asked Warman if he felt anything unusual, and Warman was about to shake his head, when some officers had already begun to shout defensive slogans. The attackers are here again.

After Mei Yi discussed with his master, he quickly met with Mr. Yi. Speaking of Mei Yi's infiltration of Hong Eighteen's regimental camp to spy on the news, Mr. Yi repeatedly expressed his admiration, but for Hong Eighteen, Mr. Yi always maintained a slightly upturned corner of his mouth, Mei Yi thought that it was a disdainful expression. Mr. Yi instructed the superintendent Ke Meiyi that it would be difficult for Hong 18 to become a climate, so just let him go and make trouble, the key is to grasp the relationship with Hong 18, a gang like the court thinks. Pacification and extermination are just means, and the difficulty lies in when to use which. Mei Yi looked at his master's face, could it be that this Hong Shibai is also a member of the Xiyi Group, but his responsibilities are different from Mei Yi's. Mr. Yi seemed to see Mei Yi's thoughts, seemingly unrelated but meaningful, shaking the folding fan in his hand, he said that he knew but did not speak, and heard but did not hear. As soon as Xiyi entered the truth that it was as deep as the sea, what the master said was indeed right. Mei Yi also wanted to ask Mr. Yi what the hell was the origin of this Hong Eighteen, but Mr. Yi only took it with a few hehes, Mei Yi didn't get the answer he wanted, so he had to take his master back home.

Hong Shibai didn't come to make trouble for a long time, and the people of Hezhou Li lived as usual as if there were no bandits, and even Mei Yi felt that he was just a governor appointed by the imperial court, dealing with trivial matters and earning some money. The master accompanied him and told Mei Yi a lot of the rules of officialdom, but the two never mentioned the topic of Xiyi again. Early in the morning, before the vermilion gate of the yamen was opened, someone outside the door banged on the door. The official on duty guarding the gate was impatient, muttering and scolding to open the door, when did the people who complained dare to knock on the door of the yamen directly? Mei Yi, who was still in the back hall and didn't get up, also heard the huge sound of the door, and his sleepiness dissipated and he washed up, and by the way he saw what was going on, the official uniform had not yet been put on, and the official officer climbed in with a roll, saying that the holy oracle from the capital had arrived. Mei Yi's heart tightened, he couldn't welcome the holy oracle if he didn't wear an official uniform, this is the minimum officialdom etiquette, and he can't be sloppy, secondly, what happened in the court, why did the person who delivered the oracle come early in the morning to pass it?

In the chaos, Mei Yi put on his official uniform and accepted the errand service all the way in the main hall, the soap clothes of the people who came looked a little old, but the aura made people feel very unusual, Mei Yi felt that he had an official prestige, but he was obviously an errand officer. When he was in doubt, someone asked Mei Yi to retreat, and even the master, before he told Mei Yi the content. The so-called holy oracle is just an excuse, there is no holy oracle at all, the person who came just told Mei Yi that he must find a way to drive Hong 18 out of the jurisdiction of the governor of Hezhou and let Hong 18 develop elsewhere. It's just an edict, naturally you don't need to ask where you come from, and the people who come are different from other errands from the capital, don't run to reward the silver, after passing the edict, he turned around and left, and the roar of the horses from outside the door was getting farther away, and he was already gone. Mei Yi summoned the master, and the two discussed until midnight, and when they had a countermeasure, they started to implement it when they were ready.

Hong Eighteen's team seemed to have negotiated with Mei Yi, as soon as Mei Yi came out with the soldiers in the city under the banner, he encountered a small group of bandits, or the old routine, of course, he still couldn't resist the swords and guns of the officers and soldiers, and they broke all the way, still leaving the strange-looking statue of Hong Eighteen on the side of the road. The officers and soldiers continued to move forward and drove into the mountain where Hong Shibai was entrenched, the hole was still the same hole, after Mei Yi took people in, he found that the hole had not changed much, and the tools used by people in daily life were still there, but none of the people were gone. Mei Yi ordered the officers and soldiers to search along the cave, but still found nothing. The living equipment was still there, but not a single weapon was found at the scene. Mei Yi thought that this meant that the people in the cave had already given up on the cave, and with an idea, Mei Yi thought that this was not what the messenger said, did Hong Eighteen have already left this place? A soldier bravely reported that looking north from the top of the mountain, he could see a group of people with red scarves on their heads striding forward, and it seemed that the number of people had increased compared with the past. To the north? It is the territory of Wuling, which is in response to the request of the messenger. Mei Yi told Bing Yong not to pursue, just call some well-behaved soldiers who are good at disguise to blend into the team, and if there is any important news, just report it quickly. The officers and soldiers found some rare treasures in the cave, and each hid or divided them equally, but Mei Yi ignored them, his eyes were attracted by the dark water he had seen not long ago. The water sheet was already calm, and only the sound of soldiers fighting one after another could be heard in the cave.

Frans and Brees's collaboration was very successful, and at the beginning of the period was successful, and Locke thought that there was half a chance that the outcome would be what he wanted. After accumulation, the amount of currency owned by the Empire of Blions today exceeds that of all the countries on the continent of Europa. The sun king called Frans was furious, but in the end there was nothing to be done. Originally, Frans was going to rely on depriving Blees of his power in the continent of Emric, and by the way, he was grateful to Amerik. But the newly formed United States was deaf and dumb in response to Frans's request for thanks, and the Sun King could not swallow the breath that the investment had simply failed. So when the new prime minister of Breez proposed that the two countries join forces to teach the new country a lesson, he immediately agreed. Frans sent out all the elites of the increased fleet, and Pierre, who had been an envoy last time, volunteered to take the king's place, and the king, who favored Pierre, immediately agreed. For this reason, the two countries have held several coordination and liaison meetings in succession, and the close relationship has caused many scholars who study the history of the two countries to exclaim that the way of the world is really becoming more and more elusive. But in any case, the fleets of the two countries met at the agreed sea, formed a transnational joint fleet, and a war about the dignity and money of Blès, and the expansion of Frans' territory was about to begin. If the weather doesn't give trouble, the huge combined fleet will arrive at the port of the United States in half a month, and as long as a cannon is unloaded, it will be able to call the arrogant territorymen to know what the consequences will be when a powerful empire is angry.

Curris felt a sense of oppression and appeared around him. The attackers on the defensiveness of the officers showed their true faces from the nearby grass and trees. At first glance, you can't tell that they are human at all, but the fact that they can walk upright and still hold weapons in their hands undoubtedly indicates that they are human, but they are different from Curis. The attackers defended the invaders, their bowstrings pulled open, and their handmade feathered arrows were aimed at the invaders in the encirclement. However, this time Curris and his men did not panic at all, and the results of the visual inspection told him that the position where the attacker was standing this time was within the range of Curis's attack, not to mention, it was no longer easy to dodge with open guns and difficult to defend against hidden arrows. After a few exaggerated hysterical cries from the captured man, the attackers ran quickly to close the encirclement, and feathered arrows began to fire from all directions. The battle between the two sides was fierce again, and although the firepower of the Kuris side was strong, there were not many of them, and the speed of reloading gunpowder and firing again was far less fast than the opponent's bow and arrow. Soon the other side had the upper hand, and Curris and Warman were protected in the center, and according to the current situation, it is estimated that it will not be long before Curris, the first supreme consul of the United States, and the newly appointed Secretary of State, Warman, will be buried in the western part of the continent, where the specific location of the southeast, north, and west is unknown, and maybe they will be chopped down and eaten by these attackers.

Attackers were killed in close proximity to Curris, but the attackers continued to rush from the periphery, their weapons backward but their lethality not to be underestimated. The casualties on Kuris's side had reached a point where the team could not bear it, and the breakthrough that Curris wanted was simply impossible, and they were trapped here, so that no one noticed the appearance of a black ring-shaped hollow object overhead. The black object silently emitted a blinding light, constantly shooting in the direction of the attacker, constantly igniting the grass and of course the attacker, wailing in the middle. When both sides sensed the surprise, the attackers began to retreat, and the captured man seemed to have exhausted the last of his strength. He ended the howl that had been with the battle, and his body drooped against the pillar. The black object probably saw that it had completed its mission, and flew away without any contact with Curris. It's so fast that people think it's suddenly disappeared if they don't pay attention.

More than half of the expedition had suffered casualties, and it was no longer possible to move forward. In fact, don't say that you want to keep going, that is, on the way back, if you encounter the attacker again, this team will be more than lucky. Curris decided to return home, to return to the realm, and get ready to make plans. On the night when the attackers didn't return, both Curris and Warman were given a precious little rest, but neither of them could rest for long, instead starting to talk to each other. Both Curris and his companion dreamed or received the same message. In the process of monitoring, the base discovered the difficulties faced by the two men, but there was no real effective force support to transmit, so it had to send the monitor, and the monitor fired a beam that was originally used for self-defense, and used the high temperature of the beam to ignite the grass where the attacker was hiding and repelled the attacker. Curris told his partner that he couldn't tell if it was his own feelings or if it was still a transmission from the base. These attackers and the soldiers of Kulis actually exist in the same place!

On the way back, the two discussed these things, but they couldn't get the point for a long time. The monitoring of the base naturally does not need to be mentioned, the problem is that those savage raiders have the same as the soldiers of Curis, if it is only taken literally, it is not difficult, but it is only literal, and the base does not need to emphasize this. But what exactly is the similarity, Warman suggests that perhaps the words of the captured man could say something, but no one could understand it, and the man was dead. In fact, Curris has been acting absent-minded, talking about him left and right, and sometimes Walman needs to keep bringing up the topic of discussion before the two can continue to talk. He told Warman that he had an indescribable feeling in his heart that he could not describe in words, and if he had to describe it, he would have to say it badly. Warman looked to the east and thought that it was probably because Curris felt too tired after a long journey.