Chapter 432: It's just cognitive interference, not a big problem
When Miley woke up, it was already night.
The bright moon was hanging high in the sky, barely illuminating a small area nearby.
Miley touched the top of his head and there seemed to be dried blood. He looked around in confusion.
The fog had long since dissipated, and he somehow survived with his equipment still intact.
Did the White Disaster miss him?
He turned around and didn't see his horse, but he saw a dead body.
After carefully identifying him for a long time in the dim moonlight, Milley recognized that it was his captain. All his weapons had been removed, and even his clothes had been stripped off. He was lying naked in the woods.
This...Won't there be no corpses left after the white disaster?
Milley wanted to see what injuries the captain had suffered, but unfortunately the captain seemed to have been rushing around in the woods for a long time before his death. His body was covered with scratches, and it was difficult to tell what injury had caused his death at night.
If it were somewhere else, Milley would definitely gloat over the captain's misfortune, but at the moment he didn't have the leisure to do so. He hurriedly loaded his pistol with gunpowder and walked in the opposite direction of where the captain's body fell.
Since the captain rushed into the woods, the way out should be behind him.
He guessed right.
Along the way, Miley encountered several more corpses, some naked, some still wearing equipment, and without exception, they all fell on the way to the woods.
It didn't take long to get in, but it took Miley a full half an hour to get out of the woods.
It was not easy to walk in the dark woods. There might be tree roots or holes on the ground, or even some snakes and insects. But he didn't dare to make a fire to light the way.
Fortunately, he was lucky and did not encounter any wild beasts. He stumbled out of the forest.
Their camping site was not far outside. Milley stumbled over and found that there were many corpses there as well.
I thought I could find a horse to ride back, but unfortunately I found nothing after walking around in a circle. I did see a few horse carcasses.
I don’t know where the rest of the people went. Maybe they were swallowed up by the white disaster.
Milley had no choice but to walk to the town.
The town was far away from here. Mali walked until dawn before he could see the outline of the town.
There were several guards at the town gate, but Miley didn't care and cursed at them to open the door quickly so he could let him in.
"Who are you?"
"I'm from the Winter Wolf. Open the door quickly. I have something important to report to my superior. If you delay, watch out for your head!"
Mai Li wanted to use his military uniform as proof, but it had been damaged in the woods. It was just strips of cloth. As for the armor? He had thrown it away after he woke up.
After looking around, he raised the rifle in his hand and said, "See this thing? Open the fucking door!"
"Okay, okay, don't worry, sir, I'll open the door right away!"
The man had good eyesight. Miley nodded in satisfaction: "You're not bad, kid. What's your name?"
"Leonard is a traveling businessman." The short man came up with a smile.
Isaac looked at Gwen who was directing the resistance army to carry the spoils, and nodded secretly.
She is indeed a qualified leader.
This operation was Gwen's idea. According to Isaac's idea, he was just planning to set a trap and ambush the resistance army so that they could take advantage of the time difference and withdraw early.
But Gwen's plan gave him second thoughts.
This time the resistance army successfully dealt a severe blow to the Winter Wolf Guard. Although time was tight and there was no time for a careful statistics, the Winter Wolves lost at least a quarter of their manpower this time.
Countless people got lost in the depths of the woods. With the cavalry's pitiful supplies and no guidance, they might not be able to get out.
Moreover, the soldiers who had escaped were also frightened. By the time they came to their senses and began to regroup, who knows where they were.
The Winter Wolf basically lost its combat effectiveness in a short period of time, and it is basically impossible to recover without more than half a month of rest.
This gave the resistance army precious breathing time. The people of the Ash Alliance had instigated rebellion in several nearby towns, and the resistance army could rely on these towns to build fortifications. The Winter Wolf Guards, as cavalry, were not good at attacking strongholds, and might not end up well.
After gaining a firm foothold here, the members of the Ash Alliance began to send people outside to collect intelligence. After the news came back, they would decide whether to flee the North or hold on. In short, no matter what choice they made, the Resistance had the upper hand.
And all this was thanks to Gwen's idea.
"What a genius idea, creating fog to impersonate the White Scourge and lure the Winter Wolf into a trap. Gwen, you will be an excellent commander in the future." Isaac's eyes were full of praise.
Although he was good at collecting intelligence, his grasp of the battlefield was not as sharp as Gwen's. He had really underestimated her before.
"This is all thanks to you. If it weren't for the method you provided, I wouldn't be able to create this fog." Gwen smiled shyly.
It is written in the Army Manual that gunpowder made by Imperial alchemists can be mixed with certain substances to produce large amounts of smoke.
Unfortunately, this kind of thing is rare among military supplies, and Isaac did not get it.
But he is a fire-chasing moth after all, and he has done some research in his spare time.
Previously in the territory, the lord had mentioned a weapon called "Molotov cocktail".
Although the name is a bit weird, it is something given by the lord after all. Nitroglycerin can cure heart disease, so it is normal for the name of the weapon to be a bit weird.
This weapon was not very useful on the front battlefield, so Castel did not conduct special research on it, and Hughes only gave a rough formula.
Isaac took note and wrote it down.
It is rarely used on the front battlefield, but it is very useful on battlefields behind enemy lines. It is easy to manufacture and has high reliability. Except that it is difficult to find the bottle, it has no major disadvantages.
As a Fire Moth, Isaac naturally began to think about improvements. He tried adding gunpowder, but the effect was not good. However, adding some substances in the cocktail to the gunpowder caused the combustion of the gunpowder to produce a lot of smoke.
Later he conducted special experiments and found that it seemed to be due to the phosphorus and aluminum powder in it.
Although he didn't understand the principle, he still tried to make some smoke agents. After several cognitive interferences, he successfully found the formula.
——The fire moths have long been accustomed to research and cognitive interference, and they have a complete set of means to minimize danger.
So after hearing Gwen's idea, the two of them hit it off and successfully ambushed the Winter Wolves.
I didn't expect it to be so successful. After all, there were too many uncertainties and I had to rely on luck in many places. Anyway, the resistance army was lying in ambush in the forest and they would just retreat if they failed.
But... maybe it was the White Crow's miracle that made everything successful.
Now the situation in the north has completely changed.
(End of this chapter)
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