As they walked back, it was raining lightly on the battlefield.

It was eerily quiet, and the nearby fighting was over, with the occasional gunfire coming from a distance.

"What about them?" A militiaman asked.

"Damn! Something happened! ”

In a hurry in one ear, he hurried up to the top of the mountain, for the ground was slippery and a dog had fallen into the mud, but he quickly got up and came to the top of the hill, and the sight before him made him despair.

Almost the entire field medical team lay in the mud, doctors, nurses, paramedics...... Most of them were young Solan women, their white garments soaked in blood and connected with the red cross ornament on them.

Next to the body of a nurse, Mueller crouched down to examine the wound and found a large bloody hole in her stomach;

He saw the cause of death at a glance: "It was a sharp weapon penetrating wound and was stabbed to death by a lancer." ”

"These beasts, even the nurses don't let go!" One ear cursed.

"Look at the corpses around, we even have a lot of people dead, but I didn't find Doug and the little wildcat, which is good news, indicating that they may still be alive."

Mueller lowered his head and looked around, alert: "There are new horseshoe prints, they are turning back and forth, and the enemy cavalry may still be wandering around." ”

"Where are the people in our company?"

"I want to know too."

"Come, follow the footprints!" This time, he was at the head of the line with one ear, and he was very worried about his friends, especially the little wild cat, who unconsciously burst out with extraordinary courage.

The other five militiamen followed, and Mueller reminded each of them to load their bayonets, because gunpowder could get damp in rainy and humid conditions, and it was easy to cause duds, and they must be prepared for hand-to-hand combat.

"Footprints and horseshoe prints, they should have been raided by cavalry, covering the medical team to retreat elsewhere, they have to hurry up and find them!" One ear stopped and squatted: "Stop!" There is a case ahead! There's someone in the grass! ”

"White, it should be the medical team."

Mueller cleared a pile of weeds and dead branches, and it turned out to be the bespectacled Templar doctor, the leader of the medical team, who had been shot in the shoulder and was hiding in the grass with his wounds covered.

"Oh my God, thank the gods, you're still alive!"

"Doctor, are you alright?"

"I can't die, the bullet hit my collarbone, I can't lift my arm, but the others are not so lucky."

"We saw the body, what happened?"

"Ten minutes after you left, the enemy cavalry came, Captain Kate organized the militia to form a phalanx, let us hide inside, a few nurses did not have time to hide in, were chased by the cavalry and hacked to death or shot to death."

Mueller looked at one ear and choked with fright: "Oh my God...... Our Companions...... Are they all ......?"

"Not as bad as you think, the militia was a little timid, there was a lot of chaos, but they were able to withstand the attack, and just as we were glad that we had escaped from the ascension, the ground shook, and a monster dug through the dirt and came out, killing the deputy company commander, Second Lieutenant Charlie, with one claw.

The militia was so distraught that the more daring ones shot at the monsters, and the cowardly ones threw down their weapons and ran away, and Captain Kate kept shouting but couldn't stop the decline.

The enemy cavalry took advantage of the chaos to rush up to harvest, and many people died, and I was shot in the shoulder, kicked in the back by the horses' hooves, rolled down the hill, hid in the weeds and pretended to die, and escaped. ”

Several militiamen were terrified when they heard this, and one of them said in a cold sweat: "Fortunately, we carried the wounded back, otherwise we would have died by this time......"

Grabbing the doctor's hand in one ear, he asked eagerly:

"What about Doug? What about the little wildcats? Are our friends still alive? ”

"What a dog, a cat, I don't understand."

"I'll ask," Mueller said, "he's talking about the dog-led male militia and the little female militia, our friends." ”

"I know those two, I haven't seen them since the monster appeared," the doctor shook his head, "I don't know where they went, I hope they're still alive......"

Hearing this, Mueller sensed a glimmer of hope and ordered several militiamen:

"Arthur, Hamm, you two escort the doctor back, and the others, disperse to find their companions, and assemble in the same place in a quarter of an hour."

"Got it, sir."

Those who came with him were determined to die, and they trusted the new militia corporal, and they did not hesitate to carry out the order.

On the edge of the rubble, one ear found the unconscious Captain Kate, whose uniform was soaked in blood and could not identify the wounded, with the flag still clutched in the palm of her hand and a dagger in the other, and the corpses of three horsemen and a horse lying beside her.

"Come here, I've found the company commander!"

Mueller ran over and looked at the shocking scene in front of him:

"And gas, she's still alive."

One ear looked at the corpse of the cavalry and exclaimed: "Good fellow, this Valstad lady is so powerful!" He didn't brag, he can really fight one against three! Look at the cavalryman, his neck is broken! ”

"You...... What the are you ...... Who are the big girls? Captain Kate opened her eyes, and her voice became weak, not as loud as she usually was.

"Oops, wake up!" One ear unhooked the water bladder and handed it over, but Kate slapped it open.

"Take it away! I'm not thirsty! It's mine...... What about the troops? Where did the 151 Company go? ”

Mueller spread his hands helplessly: "Dead, escaped or missing, there are only a few of us left, still searching for survivors." ”

"I ...... How does my wound look? Will it make it to the medical station? Don't be shy, Solan, help me untie it up. ”

"Offended." Mueller cut the captain's uniform with a dagger:

"Sir, you've been shot three times in the stomach and chest, your ribs are open and broken, your organs are exposed, your leg is broken, and you're bleeding as much as half a rice bowl."

Kate's eyes were full of anger and unwillingness:

"Fuck...... It hurts! I've survived ten battles and I'm about to be promoted to major! In the end, he will die in a foreign land, as a lonely ghost! Absolutely not! Unacceptable! This is not in line with the customs of my hometown! ”

Kate held out a bloody hand to one ear: "Hey, the one who lacks an ear, bring me a cigarette." ”

He took out a piece of paper and rolled tobacco in one ear, put it between the chief's lips, and lit it with a flintlock pistol.

Kate spat out a puff of smoke and coughed a few times:

"You two are looking for a fellow rookie squad, aren't you?"

"Yes." Mueller nodded.

Don't worry, they are both alive, I have knocked down the cavalry who have pursued them, and they have been able to escape to the cave to the west to hide. ”

"Thank you, sir, for the play when you get back." Mueller put his hand under Kate's neck.

"Corporal, what are you touching my neck for?"

"Get you on a stretcher and carry you back."

"Let go of me, don't waste your strength, I'm dead, you go to the west to save your companions."

"But...... You're still alive, and we can't turn a blind eye. ”

Kate gritted her teeth, apparently speaking in excruciating pain:

"Corporal, I want you to do me a favor."

"Say it."

"We fired signal flares, but the reserves in our rear did not come to the rescue according to the regulations, I want you to ...... I will hold the battalion commander accountable for his inaction, and ask for an explanation for the sacrificed comrades......"

"Oh my God! Is there such a thing? I swear I'll settle accounts with them! Mueller clenched his fists, furious to the extreme.

"Corporal Müller Arendale Dietrich, stand up! At ease! ”

"Huh? What are you doing here? ”

"I, the eldest daughter of the Bridget family, Captain Kate Bridget, bid you farewell! It's a shame I didn't make it to the task, and it's all to blame for you goddamn recruits who are cowardly and stupid as pigs!

But I've also found treasure, Corporal Muller, you're in good shape! Do what you promised me, don't be a deserter, and keep fighting. ”

"I'll keep fighting, but I can't abandon you, sir."

"I said it, don't waste your efforts for the dying man, if you lack ears, help me load the pistol."

"Awesome, are you going to keep fighting?" One ear slowly reloaded the ammunition and shoved the handle into Kate's palm.

"Stupid! This bullet is reserved for myself!

I don't want to be eaten by monsters and pulled out of! Or sacrificed by cultists to evil gods, and my nemesis...... Lieutenant Fran, this little slut, must not let her see my jokes! ”

"Sir...... We're still ......"

"Shut up! The enemy cavalry could come back at any moment! If you talk nonsense, you'll blow up both of your balls! Get out! ”

The two glanced at each other and gave the last military salute to the commander of the 151st Company.

"Goodbye, sir."

The eyes of one ear were moist, and his voice was crying, he had always hated Kate, disgusted with this rude and barbaric instructor, but when it came time to part, he still couldn't say how sad he was.

"Let's go, she's already made up her mind."

The two of them walked towards the cave to the west, walked out about ten steps, and heard "Bah! A gunshot rang out.

Mueller clenched his teeth and didn't look back, his fingernails digging deep into the flesh of his palms, oozing blood.