Chapter 60: The Exit of the Mountains
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The cursing of the mountain dwellers echoed in Feid's ears all the time, and the appearance of the old man at the beginning, gradually occupied the mood that was originally worried about Ayana, so that when Fei De saw the corpses of those mountain people, he began to seriously consider whether he had become a demon butcher's knife, or even a real demon, a war moth, or even a real moth. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Back then, his father, Faulkner, had also used force to suppress civilians, and dealt with ordinary people who were even more defenseless than mountain people. The civilians who were slaughtered by Faulkner must have cursed him, right? What would my father have thought in his heart? Is what I am doing more than what my father has done?
Originally, Fidel only regarded killing the enemy as a task, and when he attacked the village and killed the mountain man and Thomas, he had the same mentality as he had in the bandit stronghold near Douro Town. Those people are just some obstacles in front of their own goals, and they have to be killed, and they don't need to think about or take anything into account. And because what happened to Ayana and the other subordinates made Fid feel a hint of the thrill of killingβa perfectly fitting reason to kill, but why did he now feel a little guilty in the eyes and voices of those mountain people, did I kill the wrong person? Or did I do something wrong?
This feeling first appeared in Fed's mind, but other matters soon stopped him from thinking about it. The task of directing the troops out of the mountain was given to Jasmine and Vittorio, and Feder was pestered by Maev, even though the noble lady had a leg injury, she still asked Feder to walk next to her stretcher, otherwise she would keep crying out in pain.
The rest of the captives were all escorted, following the potato mercenary group, less than half of the two hundred and twenty good hands brought into the Iron Ore Mountains this time died, most of them were injured, but Ligu's mercenary doctors were very skilled, and most of the injured mercenaries were saved lives, even the seriously injured ones were temporarily treated urgently, and there should be no danger to their lives. On the contrary, it was Captain Winotki, when she was surrounded by several rebels, because she was anxious to run down from the hills, she accidentally fell down, although she seemed to be fine, but her head hit a very hard stone, causing her to be a little confused, and now she can't say a word completely and normally.
Vittorio walked up to Fiddle's side, "Captain Fidel, my intelligence sources have already told me this morning that the group of rebels under the command of Clermont and Thomas is indeed the last group of rebels. The rest of the rebel army hiding in the Iron Ore Mountain Range had already divided into several groups and attacked each of the three exits of the mountain range. β
"Herman's troops are guarding those exits, which means that the rebels have thrown themselves into the net. β
Vittorio nodded, he wasn't tall, even if his very curly hair raised his overall height, it was only up to Fed's shoulders, "Two of the rebels were ambushed by Herman, and they were basically wiped out. The exact number of casualties is unknown, but it should be several times that of the rebel army that remained behind, and the remaining exit seems to have been successfully breached, but there should not be many rebels who can escape the follow-up pursuers alive, and the rebels who escaped are also being followed and pursued by the regular army of Dumu City, and maybe there will be other gains soon. β
Fidel thought for a moment, then glanced at the iron cage that Vittorio was carrying, and the white dove on it seemed to be one less than when he looked at it just now, "In other words, those stalking rebels will help Herman find other secret strongholds of the rebels?"
Vittorio shook his head, his curly hair shaking, "I don't know. β
If you are really the old part of the rebels, it stands to reason that you know more about the strongholds of the rebels than anyone else. Fide said in his heart.
"By the way, how did you know we needed support?"
"Because Clermont is a master of scheming, he always thinks that his plans are seamless, and that there is a way back," Vittorio said with his hands behind his waist and grasping the wrist of the other with one hand, "for example, when he suddenly appears behind you." β
Only then did Fidel remember that Clermont suddenly appeared in his assault team with more than a hundred rebels, and when he and Patrick were observing the village on the mountain, they really didn't see any trace of Clermont, and Clermont also disappeared quickly last night, as if he didn't fight him, and he didn't even know the opponent's fighting skills.
"They designed the trap for us to jump?"
"Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but he knows for sure that this village is the way through the Iron Ore Mountains. β
"I also heard the names of some of the cadres and members of the rebels. β
"Those go back to the Dumu City and talk about it in detail. β
When the potato mercenaries went to the two villages behind, most of the mountain people there had fled into the mountains to avoid the mercenaries, and some of them stayed in their own houses. The mountain people's expressions were exactly the same as those encountered in the first village, and their adults held their children in their hands, and the children put their hands in their mouths, as if suckling on something would make people feel more secure.
Fei De ordered that all mercenaries should not disturb the people, and no one wanted to make trouble, especially those knights in Fontale City, they didn't expect that the little rebels would make them lose several knight companions, and the eldest lady of Dumu City and Fontale City was so seriously injured, this crime could not be afforded. They just wanted to get back to Fontale as soon as possible, and then tell Lady Eli what they had come up with.
Soon, the Potato Mercenary Regiment was able to see the exit of the mountain range, which happened to be not the exit chosen by the three waves of Breakout Rebels, and Sir Herman of Dumu City also appeared here, and the other party looked very proud.
"Captain Fidel, all the captains have worked hard!" the round-headed nobleman did not put on his armor, perhaps because he had received the news that most of the hidden rebels had been wiped out.
"You sir's good luck to be your own men guarding the exit of the mountains, while your place is so peaceful!" Noor crossed his hands over his chest, and everyone saw that there was no sign of a fight, but there were thousands of soldiers lying in ambush behind the stones and trees.
Herman grinned, "It's all up to my uncle, who in Dumu City had already expected those stupid rebels to scatter and escape, so he blocked the exits to the mountain roads. If all the rebels were to huddle together and attack a certain exit, what would happen to them? As for why I should stay here, of course, because I have my back to a large town, I can command the whole battle, and if there is any situation, I can ask for the support of the town's guards. There was a little more confidence in his eyes, and he probably knew better than anyone that the plan was very successful, and the potato mercenary group was like a torch sticking into the rabbit hole, and those rabbits were caught by hunters waiting at the entrance of the other caves.
The injured Meifu was also noticed by Herman, but for his wayward cousin, Herman not only did not go over to care for her, but also pretended to turn a blind eye, and did not know if he was gloating.
"There's one thing I want to be sure," Herman found Fid while the other mercenaries were resting on the ground, "Did the potato mercenaries encounter stubborn resistance from the mountain people this time?"
"No, only very few of the incited mountaineers took up arms, but most of them kept their duty and didn't even set foot out of their homes. β
He Man looked down at the ground, wiped his fingers from his mouth and said, "Yes... What about the rebels? Are there any rebels in the mountains?"
Fidel remembered that Vittorio had told him that this morning Herman would be leading his troops into the mountains, but that the other party was there, "and there may be remnants." β
"Then don't be afraid, anyway, I have already sent people into the mountain, this time it will definitely be a good harvest! A great victory!" After saying that, Herman swaggered into the distance, and some of his personal guards immediately came over to flatter and celebrate something.
At this time, Lukka walked over with a solemn expression, and he slowly took out the letter from his arms when he confirmed that no other captains were by Field's side, "Captain Field, it was Newt who gave it to you." β
No wonder Luca's cavalry squadron leader would follow, it turned out to be a secret letter. Fidel then opened the letter, and the spy teacher said, "Watch out for Vittorio, see if he takes advantage of the chaos to protect and save some of the rebels, and cover their escape from under the noses of the mercenaries!"