Chapter 432 Guard
After a journey of more than ten hours, Chen Chuan and his party got off the train, rested for half an hour at a fortress station along the road, and then drove out of the station in seven armed off-road vehicles and continued to their destination.
Advisor Rao saw the sky gradually darkening outside and said, "We need to get to the next station before dark!"
Not all military bases are located along the railway. Some are distributed along the rivers in the confluence area, and some are located in dangerous and narrow terrain.
The place they were going to on this trip was the latter.
Before night fell, Chen Chuan and his party entered the local garrison at around six o'clock. As they entered the fortress, night seemed to fall in an instant. When they looked back, it was already pitch black outside.
Consultant Rao was very nervous all the way and kept looking at his watch, but now he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Unlike him who was frightened all the way, Chen Chuan and the other two were fighters and had the confidence to fight against external threats, so they were in good physical and mental condition.
This base was just a small fortress with more than fifty people stationed here. With the sudden influx of such a large team, it seemed a little crowded.
However, they were only going to stay here for one night and would continue on their way the next day. Knowing that they were here to carry out an emergency mission, the garrison officers made room for them as much as possible and provided them with water and food.
During the meal, Chen Chuan asked, "Advisor Rao, how many garrisons were there here in the past?"
"There are five more stations in the past, and we still have two days to go."
Chen Chuanshuo said, "These places are not far from the train tracks, so transporting supplies is relatively simple. I see there are bases in more remote areas. How do they solve the supply problem?"
Advisor Rao said: "On the one hand, we rely on air transport, which can solve the problem of long-term supplies at a time. On the other hand, we can occasionally get simple supplies from some locals."
"The locals, the remnants?" Yuan Qiyuan interrupted, surprised. "Are they still willing to cooperate with us?"
Advisor Rao replied: "Some are, and some are considered indigenous here."
"Hey, are there any natives?" Yuan Qiyuan suddenly became interested.
"They're called indigenous people, but they may have arrived during an earlier period of change. They've fully adapted to the environment here, and their appearance and inner qualities are slightly different from ours. One study suggests they may be our distant relatives from 20,000 to 30,000 years ago, or even as recent as a few thousand years ago."
Yuan Qiyuan said, "Wow, this distant relative is quite distant."
Advisor Rao said, "These people are different from the remnants of the imperial family. Most of them maintain a relatively good relationship with us because they are also afraid of the other side's existence and have been fighting against it for a long time. In this regard, we are on the same side.
After all, they came into contact with the other side earlier than we did, and they have a lot of information that we don't know, but some of them are very hostile to us."
Chen Chuanshuo said, "It seems their relationship with the remnants of the imperial family is not very good either."
Advisor Rao said, "Yes, for the past hundred years, the remnants of the imperial family have often relied on force to plunder their wealth and population and invade their territory, so they are relatively cooperative in dealing with this enemy."
Chen Chuan nodded. In fact, he knew that governments and companies were not necessarily good people, but at least they knew which ones could be temporarily cooperated and utilized, which was considered a mutual need. If there was no common enemy, the performance of governments and companies would probably not be much better.
Yuan Qiyuan was shocked and said, "This place is quite complicated."
"complex?"
Advisor Rao shook his head. "How far have we gotten yet? We're about to leave the railway line, so we have to be careful of the various creatures that inhabit the area along the way. If we accidentally stray into their territory, we might be attacked."
He explained that most of the creatures in the Fusion Land were huge and very ferocious. This was still a good thing, as there were some weapons to target them. The most frightening thing was encountering groups of these creatures, which were overwhelming and very difficult to deal with. They could not be stopped unless you hid in a fortress.
Therefore, he suggested that you should avoid it in time when you encounter it. If you suffer losses due to accidental encounters, the sacrifice is not worth it.
After dinner, Advisor Rao brought over another map and pointed to a place, "If the journey goes smoothly, we will reach this place in two days, the fortress numbered '73'.
Chen Chuan looked over and saw from the map that this small fortress was blocking the entrance to the valley, at the sharp point where two mountain ranges intersected. If he wanted to go to the rear, he would have to take a long detour if he didn't go through here. Under completely ideal circumstances, it might take him ten more days or half a month.
Beyond the fortress, there were only a few outposts scattered ahead, and they were relatively sparse. Beyond that, a bright red hue appeared, likely representing the area controlled by the old dynasty.
However, the Fusion Land is vast and boundless, and every central city in the world has an entrance to the Fusion Land, so what they are facing now are only enemies on their side.
I don't know what the situation is in other central cities.
Advisor Rao then added, "There are three options for entering the rear. One is to make a large-scale detour, but that would take too much time, and the situation is constantly changing. Perhaps by then the teams we sent out will have returned, or we'll have recruited more forces from the rear. Therefore, the 'Iron Demon' won't choose to do that.
The second option..."
He pointed to a certain spot, "Here, Fort 104, it's on a bend upstream, where it's very easy to raft or go down the river.
If the Iron Demon wants to lead his men through there, it is impossible for him not to be discovered, and even if he slips away, we can block this retreat route, so he can either just ignore it or choose to clear this place before moving forward.
The last one is Fort No. 73, which we are going to.”
Chen Chuanshuo said, "Advisor Rao brought us straight here because he thought the Iron Demon would choose this as the breakthrough point this time?"
Advisor Rao nodded.
"Based on the intelligence we've obtained previously, as well as our analysis of the Iron Demon's personality and behavior patterns, we believe that this time, he's most likely to break through from this point and enter our rear!"
Qin Qingque then asked, "Advisor Rao, if they launch an attack, when does the Intelligence Office estimate it will happen?"
"Iron Demon is leading no fewer than fifty cavalrymen this time. If they're heading straight for Seventy-Three, they'll arrive in three to four days, at most a day or two later than us. If they don't conserve their horsepower and travel day and night, they could arrive in a day or two. So we're pressed for time."
Chen Chuan stared at the map, "Then we should get there as soon as possible."
After a night's rest, they sped up their journey during the day. The journey was relatively smooth, and after a day and a half, they arrived at Fort No. 73, where more than 200 soldiers were stationed, and there was always a third-level fighter guarding here.
This fighter named Kaicheng is big and strong. Both his hands have been replaced with implants, and even one of his eyes has been replaced. He is already in his fifties, but a fighter at this age does not lose much strength, and he is more experienced.
He had learned through the radio that they were here specifically to deal with the Iron Monster, so he was well prepared and showed great enthusiasm, because several of his friends and many of his subordinates were killed in the attack of the Iron Monster.
Chen Chuan asked the team to rest, while he talked with Hai Cheng to understand the situation here. At this time, he saw a boy of about fourteen or fifteen watching them from a distance, and he even came up to Yuan Qiyuan to try to find out the news.
He took a look and asked, "Captain Hai, do you have any soldiers this young?"
"Him." Hai Cheng touched his short hair and said, "Well, his father is from Dashun. It is said that he is my fellow villager. He was stationed here at first. Later, he fell in love with a local woman and started a family here. He never returned to the central city.
My fellow villager passed away early, leaving behind two sons. The eldest son, like him, joined the garrison and was a pretty good young man. Later, the Iron Demon attacked our patrol team, and the entire team, including this young man, died at the hands of the Iron Demon. This guy was determined to avenge his brother, so he stayed here looking for opportunities.
I was originally going to send him back, but I figured if I didn't agree, he might just run away. His mother's family is very powerful here, and if anything happened to him again, it would affect our relationship. So I decided to keep him around as an orderly, just to give him some thought."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "There will be a chance."
He asked Haicheng to assign a soldier who was familiar with the surrounding situation to take him around to familiarize himself with the terrain around the fort. Then he returned to the fort to discuss and arrange specific tactics with Advisor Rao.
However, they waited for two days but did not see the iron demon.
At this time, they received a message via radio saying that a small group of troops passed through the river controlled by Fort No. 104 last night.
The sentry conducted a long period of machine gun fire, and at dawn they discovered that the interception rope on the river had been cut, and a dead dragon-nosed horse was also found downstream, and it was suspected that the ones who had passed by were Iron Demon and his group.
This information immediately disrupted their original arrangements. Could it be that the Iron Demon did not intend to go through this route this time, but chose to break through from another place?
If that was the case, then they had chosen the wrong position. It seemed their only option now was to evacuate from here and pursue this group.
However, Advisor Rao was very adamant about this. He said to Chen Chuan: "No, I still don't think that's his choice. This is most likely a smokescreen. The Iron Demon's target should still be us!"
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(End of this chapter)
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