Section 42 Raid
It took almost no effort to deal with the outer guard post. Cade was already very familiar with the defense situation on the outside of the camp - in fact, the choice of these positions was made by him. He did not even bother to send someone to attack the scene, but came to the position of the guard post alone, called the sentry down carelessly, and took it to his subordinates to set up an ambush.
When three or five sentries walked into the encirclement of hundreds without any preparation, what happened was imagined. They had no choice but to surrender. But even so, among the sentries who were brought into the ambush circle, there were still two people trying to resist - and then they were killed immediately on the spot.
"You should take your subordinates here." Cade ordered the captain of a squadron of a hundred-man squadron. Kasek had 1,200 soldiers, and as a border lord, especially a lord who was owed heavily heavy debts, his soldiers were enough. This time, he handed over five hundred of them to Cade and made the soldiers "obey the lord" obey Cade.
It must be said that Kasek is a man who has a good attitude towards the army. Not to mention anything else, just because he owes soldiers half a year of military pay and can continue to delay, which means a lot of things. Moreover, these soldiers are quite quick to do things. Cade originally planned to ask for 300 people, but since Kasek is willing to give more people, there is no need to refuse.
Three hundred people are indeed almost the same. These fake vampires are no more than one thousand, and a considerable number of them were added to the recent escape operation in the excavation site. Currently, there are about two hundred people hiding in their main camp, all of which are core members, and Neil is there. After killing them, the remaining people will be easily wiped out because of the lack of a leader.
Five hundred vs two hundred, he already had an absolute advantage in quantity. However, he had an overwhelming advantage in terms of quantity, equipment, training, and intelligence. Cade knew clearly about the internal situation of the rebels, but the rebels knew nothing about the raid. This operation was not so much a battle, but it was a one-sided sweep.
Leaving a hundred soldiers on the periphery was not to protect their own way of retreat, but to capture the rebels who returned to the camp. According to Cade's original intention, there was no need to leave any survivors, but Cade believes that it would be better to catch more prisoners and go back. The excavator was short of labor because of his previous escape, and Kasek was able to sell all the prisoners to the church. I believe that this transaction could make Kasek make a profit and reduce the burden, so that it would be easier to implement the agreement.
Of course, he had considered killing Kasek. Kill him and then get his collection. However, the count was so poor that he could not afford to hire a new servant. His plan to poison the dimensional stone that had always been unfavorable was completely unimplemented. Besides, it would take several months for this plan to take effect, which was inconsistent with his always efficient personality.
That sword... can only be said to be a small compensation. His original plan was to get the approval of Baron Pinold and thus be freed from this cursed short life; if it doesn't work, then find a way to kill Baron Pinold, or use other ways to get some blood from him, and work hard to solve the mystery of immortality; if it doesn't work, at least you have to get enough knowledge of black magic from Baron Pinold as his reward for serving the vampire.
The result is the worst now. He wasted a lot of time and energy, but got nothing. When he thought that he was blinded by such despicable lies, he could not control his anger.
In fact, this is the case. The more mysterious a lie is, the more likely it is to deceive people. When everyone thinks that "this word should not be a lie, because it is useless to tell such a lie", this lie is the most perfect.
The post had been resolved, and he was familiar with the road, so he soon brought the remaining four hundred soldiers to his destination.
"Sir, are those vampires hiding here?" Looking at the entrance of the mausoleum, an officer asked hesitantly. These Kasek's subordinates actually didn't know Cade's true identity, and they didn't know the deal he reached with Kasek, so they simply called him "Sir". "But this place... is really not suitable."
To be honest, this place is indeed not suitable as a nest. These ancient tombs may be grand and spacious inside, but the entrances are small and there is only one entrance and exit. It only takes dozens of people or even a dozen people to block the entrance, which is enough to seal hundreds of people inside. As long as the rebels have some military knowledge, they will not make such a stupid choice.
"That's right." Cade explained disdainfully. This nest was dug and sorted out before he arrived. At that time, none of the liars knew military knowledge. "Leave ten people outside and others followed me in."
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"...But this place is really not suitable." Eric once again suggested. "No large force is needed, just an army of dozens of people is blocked outside, enough for all of us to be sealed inside and wait for death."
"Let's talk about it when Pete comes back." Neil replied. Eric was the only one among them who had real military experience, especially actual combat command experience, so he immediately got his due status. However, Eric himself was a little disappointed. He originally thought that Baron Pinold should have a considerable number of subordinates, but he did not expect that the total number of rebels was only 1,000 people - this was added to those who escaped from the excavation site. What's worse
The biggest problem they are currently facing is how to properly digest and deal with the people rescued from the excavation site. Many people have become ill, which is the disease caused by the mysterious curse in the excavation site. The patient cannot find any harm in his body, but his whole body is painful, muscle spasms, and some people still have hair loss. In the excavation site, if someone has this disease, he will continue to be forced to work until he is cursed and takes his life.
However, they had escaped, and the situation was different. The rebels tried their best to send the patients to a village under their control to recuperate. The situation was still within controllable range and no one had died. It was obvious that even those who did not get sick in the excavation site were actually infected by this mysterious curse, but they did not attack because of the short time.
Eric sat back in a bit depressed mood. After joining this organization, he realized that the vampire rebels were actually far less powerful than they looked. In his initial impression, Baron Pinold's subordinates all had a considerable degree of strength, and the number might be hundreds of people, but there must be a large number of black magicians among them, manipulating an army of deceased of a certain scale. And spies and spies were everywhere in the entire Sivania area. If it weren't for the power of the church, the rebels would have launched a large-scale battle and conquered the entire Sivania.
But in fact, things are not as good as expected. There are no magicians, no controllable undead legion here, and even the Baron himself is missing in recovery. In other words, the vampire rebels made such ups and downs in Sivania before, and it was entirely up to the Baron's three subordinates to support the overall situation.
Baron Pinold is indeed good at choosing subordinates. Cade is responsible for military operations, Pitt is responsible for the allocation of internal materials and personnel, Neil is responsible for external inquiries and contacting people willing to join in various places. The combination of these three people has made such a weak rebel army prosperous. In the eyes of those who do not know, they seem to be more than ten times stronger than their real strength.
"Peter should be back." Neil said to himself. Pete went to resettle the patient, but calculating the time, he should be back.
"Where is Cade?" Eric asked.
"He went to clean up Hathel." For some reason, Neil's expression was not a smile, but a bitter smile. It was the kind of bitter smile that had something to say but could not say. "I can't come back for a while. But it doesn't matter, you're right. We should really change the camp. It's really... not very safe. Why don't we think about this plan specifically? When Pete comes back, we can further improve this plan."
"This place should be a warehouse of supplies, not a core camp." Eric replied in detail. "Although the terrain is secret, once a traitor betrays, it will become a real grave. I think as long as there are thirty fully armed soldiers, we can't rush out even if all of them are inside."
Although I said that, it can be seen from the situation inside that the rebels took a lot of effort to clean up this place. It is a bit reluctant to give up. And even if I give up, there is no better place to go. Although there are several other camps, no matter whether it is material reserves or size, they cannot be compared with this ancient tomb.
"But we have arranged a lot of posts on the periphery. If an army comes, they will call the police immediately." Neil replied. Cade has set up a complete post system and strictly implemented it.
"But there is a problem with time." Eric replied. "If the enemy is fast enough (especially when there is a traitor leading the way), then there is no time for so many people in us to transfer. Even if the enemy's movements are not very fast, all our personnel will be transferred in time, and the supplies we leave behind will become the enemy's spoils."
Neil opened his mouth but did not refute. He knew that Eric was right. In fact, Cade had suggested it before, but because he really couldn't get the time to get out of this time, it was temporarily put on hold.
"It's hard to find such a good place... Do you have any suggestions?" Neil asked.
"I think this location is actually very good. After all, it is close to the city and convenient to supply, and it is suitable for defense and vigilance around it. But we need to build corresponding other fortifications." Eric thought for a while and replied. "I think we should build a small village. It doesn't need to be very big... If we can build based on nearby terrain, it can play a good role."
"The little village is too conspicuous, right?"
"No, it should be said that if the camouflage is clever enough, coupled with the vigilance of the periphery, it should be able to play a strong defensive role." Eric further proposed. "To completely encircle this area, a large number of troops will be required. No lord in Sivania has so many soldiers. This will be a secret and flexible place that can be freely advanced and retreated... and at the same time..." He pondered, and picked up paper and pen from the table, "I have experience in building such military projects, just right..."
He was just drawing on paper, but suddenly he heard the noise outside.
"What's the matter?" Not only Eric, Neil also turned his head and looked out. There were a few screams in the middle of the noise outside. The two looked at each other, not knowing what had happened for a moment.
Chapter completed!