Chapter 256: New Mission
Colonel Gendry and Vincent were also here, and the three groups gathered.
"Did you see them?" asked Mu Li with unconcealed surprise.
Wren nodded: "The colonel ordered us to make peace with them as soon as possible." ”
Mu Li glanced at Dika, and Dika nodded.
"Didn't you ask how they came here?"
"Colonel Gendry didn't say anything, and when he knew you were here, he immediately drove me back. ”
Mu Li explained that Luka was ready to leave, and continued to ask, "How many of them are there?"
Wren replied: "They are now camped in an open field less than two kilometers from the port of Covid, and there are about four or five thousand people. ”
"Bring me the map. Mu Li felt that his head was too big, they were so close to Gendry's army, and they didn't even notice each other.
A team of less than 100 people moved quickly and quietly.
Mu Li sat on the horse and stared at the map, Mei Yin stretched out her arm beside her, and her palm was open to hold a cluster of magic flames, looking at it from a distance, the flame seemed to be floating above Mu Li's head, which looked extremely weird.
"This broken map, it's not clear where it is, it's better not to have it, damn-" Mu Li threw the map away irritably, just covering the magic flames on the side.
Mei Yin was in a hurry for a while, grabbing the map, glad that it wasn't burned.
"Miss!"
"Blame it, not me. Mu Li slyly shirked his responsibility, "This thing is also called a 'map', and I can't even draw the landform clearly, and I don't know which antiques are left over from my life." ”
According to the map, the woods they were passing through should have been larger, but now she could faintly see the sea in the distance.
"That must have been chopped!" Miyin said.
"Military maps can't be updated in real time, and it's enough to deceive people. Mu Li shook his head helplessly, "Ruka, you write down this matter, and when we go back, we can go to the military headquarters to have tea or something." ”
"Yes!" Ruka couldn't help but smile.
At this moment, Mu Li suddenly appeared leisurely and complacent, giving the people around him an illusion of relaxation, as if they were not on the battlefield.
As a bystander, Greck always felt that many of Mu Li's strange behaviors were intentional, definitely not "insanity" as Meiyin and them thought, she wanted to achieve a certain purpose or effect, and it was a long-term planning purpose...... The simplest guess is that she is cultivating the group of people around her, but it is unknown what she is cultivating.
Gendry's camp was in an open field far from the coastline, with a clear view of the port of Covid's desa.
Although it was only less than three hours away, the forest had completely disappeared here, and it was indeed different from the terrain and landform that Mu Li saw on the map.
The mouth of this "only one" is in an arc, and the port of Covidsay is located in the most prominent part of the arc, Mu Li and others came from the west of the port, while Gendry and they should have come from the southwest, and the two people are getting closer and closer.
"What the hell is going on?"
In the big tent, Mu Li met with Gendry, Vincent, and Theron, and almost all of the commanders of the three groups were present.
"We are here after the scattered mercenaries," replied Vincent, "I thought it would take a lot of effort to defeat their large camp, but I didn't expect that these mercenaries knew no defense at all, and were so disorganized that they almost blew up the camp in a single shock." ”
Mu Li frowned, looking incredulous: "This is too ...... Drama, shouldn't they be desperate after taking the money?"
"It depends on what happens, the regular army of Ikanathan has withdrawn, leaving them to die, and they are not fools. "When the time comes, as long as the camp is not held, no one can do anything to them." ”
Vincent added: "And although they scattered and fled, their destination was very clear, that is, this is the only outlet to the sea in the four northern provinces, and only here can guarantee their rapid withdrawal from Stamia, otherwise they will have to risk crossing the mountains and mountains in the north." ”
"Then they don't want to go back alive. Theron replied.
Mu Li finally figured out that the rout they were chasing and the cavalry troops they were tracking had the same purpose, to withdraw from the battlefield in Stamia.
"How many formed Icanathan troops do we have behind us?" Mu Li asked.
Gendry must admit that he can't help but look at the little girl in front of him, although the time they get along is very short, but every time they work together, she can always point out the crux of the problem, although this is not a difficult thing, but for a teenage girl, it is too rare, at least Theron and the others are not aware of these problems.
"There is only one unit that has been formed before attacking the Great Monument Fortress. "Just received a battle report, and they're retreating. ”
"Wow, is this the end of the negotiations? or ...... Is there something else......" Mu Li couldn't help pinching her eyebrows, she always felt that her brain was getting more and more unclear, could it be that she was going to die of worry at a young age?
Unconsciously, Mu Li's thoughts flew away again.
The three of Theron didn't notice that, after all, after all this period of fighting, everyone was just as tired.
"It has nothing to do with negotiations, this war is a lose-lose situation, and retreating can be stopped in time. ”
Gendry shook his head, and was about to speak, but was robbed by Mu Li: "No, where did the war come from, 'stop loss', is it true that the Ikanasin military department is really a bunch of fools?
"They're loading ships. Gendry said, and it was natural to understand what Mu Li was trying to express, "Hundreds of large transport ships loaded with ore are leaving the port of Covidse. ”
"Ore would have been one of their main targets...... Theron, has your mission been accomplished?" Mu Li asked.
"The information is wrong, it is not only the person in charge of the mine who has been captured by the enemy, but also a few technicians, and we have only rescued the person in charge now, but because the enemy has been alarmed, the enemy has strengthened their defense, and the people have also been taken to their ships to guard. Theron said helplessly.
Vincent continued: "In addition to this, in the past two days, we have also found a transport ship dedicated to transporting miners parked in the port, and hundreds of miners have been escorted onto the ship one after another, seemingly ready to leave at any moment. ”
"It's still human, it's still human. Mu Li smiled bitterly, "How can this be prevented, if you transfer everyone from the beginning, why ......?"
"There are a lot of people here who have gone deep into the interior to raid, we are just soldiers, it is enough to follow orders, don't think too much. Gendry stared at Mu Li and reminded coldly, "Okay, now that the general situation is understood, let's discuss the next actions." ”
Mu Li took a deep breath and calmed himself down, Colonel Gendry was right, you can't just watch them take people away, if the ore is gone, it's gone, and people are always the most important.
"We want to take back control of the port of Covidse. ”
"Alas?" Mu Li didn't react for a while, "Take back control of the harbor? Just us? Are you kidding, how is this possible? Even if we take it over, we won't be able to defend it, right?"
In any case, it is easier to save people, and it is a big deal for her to go and drive the boat away, which is more reliable than seizing the harbor.
Vincent looked at the changing expressions on Mu Li's face, and couldn't help but purse the corners of his mouth, a little helpless, and a little distressed, she was still a child, a little girl who was two years younger than Jester, all the way, but it was bloody and bloody, how did she persist until now?
"We arrived a day before you, and from the moment we showed up to the time we set up camp, Icanathan turned a blind eye to us. Vincent said, "Because they don't care." ”
Mu Li looked at the people around him, pouted and said, "They really hit me, you can really run, if they want to use this as a base, they won't chase endlessly." ”
To put it bluntly, people don't think it's necessary to waste time and energy on this force.
"We talked about it before you came. "Now the port of Covidsey has become a naval base in Icanathan, and their army is based on the harbor, supported by a powerful naval fleet, with the help of the defensive magic array in the harbor and the powerful firepower of the ships, the attack range covers almost the entire coastline, so they can be as unscrupulous as they are now." ”
Mu Li scratched his head and stared at the port of Covidsey on the map in front of him: "To get to the point, recapture the harbor because you want to use the defensive magic there to defend against the enemy's strong ships and artillery......"
"There's also the attack system that comes with the port, as long as we're fast enough. Vincent said.
"You are fat enough, and the harbor is under the noses of their ships. If the attack system in the port is really so powerful, how did you lose it in the first place?" Mu Li really thought this was a joke.
"You can explore tonight. "And the follow-up troops will be there by noon tomorrow at the latest." ”
Without the necessary preparation and a certain certainty, he would not have taken such a risk.
"You said it earlier!" Mu Li's voice was raised, and he looked confident, "You have already planned it, and you are ready to take a few of us on an adventure!"
"Ahem!" Vincent really admired Mu Li's big mouth and dared to say anything.
Theron was equally embarrassed.
Gendry was unmoved, and said in a cold tone: "That's right, this is an adventure, if we can't break through the enemy defenses in time, or if we fail to capture the harbor in the end, we will all face total annihilation, even if everything goes according to plan, we must be able to hold on, and we can wait for reinforcements to arrive." ”
Mu Li quietly moved two steps to the side and asked Vincent in a low voice, "Do you have to have tonight?"
Vincent looked at Gendry's expressionless face, and also lowered his voice and said, "The intelligence shows that the ship full of miners will leave port early tomorrow morning. The specific location of those technicians has not yet been detected, and the colonel is also trying to drag the other party by doing this, if you don't come, we will also act tonight, and if we delay it any longer, when their ship runs away, all actions will automatically fail. ”