"Report to the master, I'm back." Manggu bowed and walked into the tent.

"Why are you alone?" Hugo Simon asked with a frown.

"Reporting to the master, Mangku accidentally fell on his way back... and fell into a slanting stone cone..." Manggu bowed his head and spoke in a crying voice.

Hugo Simon frowned and waved his hands: "Mangku, in the march and battle, life and death are common. Mangku sacrificed his life for the territory. You should be proud of him. How is the enemy situation being explored?"

Manggu sighed softly in his heart, took out a roll of parchment from his arms and handed it to Hugo Simon.

After unfolding it, Hugo Simon's brows relaxed. Although the figures on the parchment were a bit sloppy and crooked, and some strokes were uneven in thickness, they were all marked according to the common symbols used by Hulett scouts, and were clear at a glance.

Humph, they have indeed made some changes. If we still follow the previous one, we will suffer a great loss. Hugo Simon thought to himself, then handed the parchment to the staff officer behind him: "Restore the proportions and draw a large map." When scouts are exploring dangerous places, they are often not as slow and meticulous as painters. If they really want to use it, they naturally have to redraw the sketch full of symbols to make it a real map.

"Okay, go down and have a rest." Hugo Simon waved his hand and said to Manggu.

"Master, I want to ask you a favor." Mangu said hesitantly. The reason for his hesitation was that Hugo Simon had previously summoned all his slaves and issued a ban - no one was allowed to make any requests.

But he had to mention this.

"What's the matter?" Hugo Saimeng frowned. In his opinion, a slave's pleading was almost equivalent to ordering the master around, which was never allowed. However, considering that Manggu had just made a contribution, and Mangku had lost his life in ordering to investigate the enemy, he thought it would be okay to listen first.

"Mangku has been with me since he was a child. Now he is dead. I beg the master to allow me to collect his body."

After a moment's silence, Hugo Simon nodded and said, "Okay, when the army attacks, you will go with them to collect his body. But you should know that I don't allow you to make requests. You made a request today, which obviously violated my ban, so the reward I originally wanted to give you is cancelled."

"Thank you, master, for not punishing me." Manggu bowed his head even lower.

"Go down and have a rest, don't look so sad." Hugo Saimeng waved his hand and drove Mangu away.

…

When Woolley opened his eyes, he found that Shelley was gone, but her scent was still in the bedding.

The lingering feeling was pleasant, the demands were almost greedy, the catering was between immaturity and proficiency, and the suppressed hums made his blood boil to the point where he couldn't control himself. Everything was as beautiful as a dream, but it was really happening.

After touching the stubble on his chin, Wu Lai sat up from the messy bed and reached out to grab the robe on the table beside the bed.

Huh? Wu Lai was startled, his eyes filled with shock, and at that moment, his hands actually shook violently.

On the robe, there was a small object - the gold necklace that Shelley usually wore. It was thin and not luxurious at all. From the way it was placed upright, it did not look like it had fallen down. It was obvious that Shelley used it as a token of love.

A token of love naturally could not stir up a storm in Wu Lai's heart. What shocked him was the pendant of the necklace - a silver-white double-winged wolf head sculpture, about the size of two fingertips, shiny all over, with four words engraved below the wolf head: Chinese Hunter.

Tears slowly flowed out of Wu Lai's eyes...

After a while, many people in the camp saw Wu Lai running.

…

"The enemy's defense has been changed, but the changes are not too big." Hugo Simon pointed to the defense map that the staff had just drawn and said to the officers, "The enemy's original defense mode of vertical and horizontal trenches plus fences and arrow towers is still used, but some local changes have been made, such as here, here... and here..."

After Hugo Simon finished pointing out the blueprint, he glanced at Liehuo who was sitting in front of him on the left, and then said: "From the enemy's deployment, they did not realize that they had made a fatal mistake. This is good news for us, but the better news is that the enemy's current defensive strength is less than before. Of course, we cannot necessarily rule out the enemy's tricks of ambushing or reinforcing again..."

"Our goal is to capture the enemy's position, but we can't just fight fast. It's cool to be as fast as lightning, but in the final analysis, ensuring victory is the most important thing."

"As I said just now, the enemy made a fatal mistake, right here and here..." Hugo Simon's finger fell on the blueprint again, "Look, these two areas close to the retaining wall are not blocked at all. In other words, we can quickly get rid of the enemy along these two points and conduct a roundabout encirclement. My plan is to contain the enemy with the left wing and quickly advance into the forest with the right wing. On the one hand, it can be used to prevent the enemy from reinforcing, and on the other hand, it can form a pincer attack on the enemy from the front and back..."

"...The enemy has a total of six smoke signal points, which are our first targets to destroy. Judging from the reasons for the last failure, if the enemy has an ambush, they should be about eight to ten miles away from the defense zone, so they can arrive quickly. If we destroy the smoke signal points, they will not be able to receive the distress signal, which can buy us a lot of time..."

"The enemy's water sources are all outside the defense zone..."

"...We must fight steadily and cautiously in this battle. Any reckless advance may tip the balance of victory towards the enemy..."

"The left army just suffered heavy losses. This time, we will be responsible for breaking through the right wing. We will go to the forest to build a defense line, intercept the enemy reinforcements, and seize the opportunity to attack the enemy's defensive forces. Our main force will be responsible for the left wing..."

"Wait!" Liehuo frowned. Hugo Simon's arrangement was obviously unfair to the left army. On the surface it was a favor, but in reality it was a blatant attempt to steal credit. It would be fine if the enemy did not have reinforcements or the reinforcements were not in time. But if they did, there would definitely be another fierce battle in the forest.

Seeing Hugo Simon stop talking, Liehuo stood up slowly and said, "General Hugo, it is true that the left army has just been defeated, but it does not mean that it cannot serve as the main force."

"General Liehuo, don't think about this position as the main force. Not to mention that your left army has lost so many recently, even I can't get this position as the main force of the attack." Hugo Simon's mouth showed a bitter smile, "The main force will be General Nero's central army."

"Nero?" Not only Liehuo frowned, but all the officers also looked at each other.

"Yes, that's him." Hugo Simon sighed, "I just received news that the 20,000 troops of the central army will arrive before the evening of the day after tomorrow. It was General Trajan's idea to let them serve as the main force of the attack. It is said that it is because the central army has developed a powerful weapon."

Trajan was the commander-in-chief of the Hurrian First Legion. Although he was over seventy years old, he was still vigorous and brave. He had a high reputation in the Hurrian territory and was a military god like Lini.

Since it was his order, Liehuo really had nothing to say.

Seeing Liehuo sitting quietly, Hugo Simon pointed back to the map and said, "Continuing from what I said just now, our main force will be responsible for the left wing..."

"As usual, there is cooperation and competition. We cannot be discouraged just because we are not the main force. We must always remember that what matters to soldiers is not the number of times they have been the main force, but their military achievements and spoils..."

…

When Shelley's tent was in sight, Woolley finally calmed down, slowed down his pace, and opened his clenched fists.

The pendant on the necklace was very familiar to Wu Lai, because it originally belonged to him - this "he" did not refer to his current self, but to the him in his previous memory.

This pendant is actually a medal of honor. It is also the last medal that Wu Lai received in his previous memory. That year, he participated in the training organized by the International Hunter School as a representative of special forces. It is called a training camp, but in fact it is more like a special forces battle among dozens of countries. During the training, he held the firm belief of winning glory for the country and adding color to the military flag. Together with his teammates, relying on tenacious will and confidence in winning over all difficulties, they did not fear difficulties and overcame numerous difficulties under the cruel training methods and dangerous training topics. They successfully completed the training tasks of more than 30 subjects including prisoners of war and counter-prisoners of war, passing obstacles under strong firepower, shooting in various postures, field survival, helicopter rope descent and diving, and achieved excellent results. They also won two first places in the five-kilometer cross-country and long-range sniping.

Unfortunately, it was also because of this journey that his dream of becoming a professional soldier was shattered - in the final live-fire guerrilla competition in an extreme environment, a teammate stepped on a high-strength fishing line that was difficult to see with the naked eye during the assault, and one end of the fishing line was connected to an anti-personnel mine. At the moment of knocking down his teammate, his right waist, hip and right leg were hit by more than a dozen high-speed flying shrapnel. Although the leg was saved in the end, he could no longer charge to the peak of special forces.

After returning home, he received this special medal of honor, and then left the military camp with it...

Now, it is back in Wu Lai's hands, but it also adds many questions to Wu Lai, questions that he is eager to know the answers to.

When Shelley saw Wu Lai walking in quickly, she went to greet him with a blushing face.

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"I think..." Wu Lai just started to speak, but his lips were blocked by Shelley. Her kiss was less passionate than in bed, but more tender - just like a newlywed wife.

Although he was a little anxious, Wu Lai had no intention of stopping Shelley's actions. To be honest, he enjoyed Shelley's tenderness. She seemed to have a power that could melt him, just melt him, but not make him overly addicted.

When Shelley's cheeks flushed and she moved away from him, Wu Lai gently raised the necklace and said, "You gave it to me?"

"Yes." Shelley smiled and held out his palm. "If you feel bad about it, just give me one too."

"Okay, I will prepare one that will satisfy you." Wu Lai paused and asked, "However, I want to know the origin of this 'pendant'. It is very important to me, very important."

A hint of surprise flashed across Shelley's eyes: "Oh, my Woolley, have you seen this 'pendant' before?"

"I can't say for sure. Maybe it was just a dream, but I can be sure that I am very familiar with it." Wu Lai answered vaguely. He couldn't just say that this thing was originally mine.

"Well, if that's the case, I might as well tell you." Shelley gently took Wu Lai's arm, "Come, let's sit over there and talk."

Woolley nodded.

"Oh, no, Wu Lai, your expression scares me. You don't have to be so serious." Shelley couldn't help laughing again when he saw Wu Lai sitting upright.

"Okay." Wu Lai smiled bitterly and shook his head, relaxing a little.

"It has to start with my family. Because I have devoted myself to serving the gods since I was a child, few people know my last name. I am from the Aurelius family," said Shelley.

Wu Lai frowned slightly. You know, there may be many people with the last name of Aurelius in the Assyrian territory, but there is only one that can call itself the Aurelius family, and that is the Aurelius Basin, one of the two major private territories of Assyria. Compared with the Mondo Plain, the Aurelius family may not be as strong, but its reputation is definitely as good.

But how could such a prominent family allow a girl like Shelley to join the clergy? Woolley couldn't help but wonder.

Whether he guessed what Woolley was thinking or it was just a coincidence, Shelley immediately gave the answer: "In fact, there is a reason why I became a member of the temple. It all started twenty-one years ago. You should know that the Aurelius Basin is adjacent to the ocean and it is spring all year round. But in the summer twenty-one years ago, there was a sudden snowstorm on Mount Aurelius where the direct descendants of my Aurelius family live..."

"At that time, the Aurelius family was celebrating my birth in the mansion on Mount Aurelius. Just as everyone was singing, a blizzard appeared without any warning. According to my father, before the blizzard appeared, the sky above Mount Aurelius was clear without even a trace of clouds. Even when the blizzard was pouring, the sun was still shining brightly."

"My father said that the snow seemed to have suddenly fallen from mid-air. In just a moment, Mount Aurelius became a vast expanse of white, and even the Aurelius Mansion was nearly half buried."

Heavy snow? Could it be the avalanche I experienced? Wu Lai's brows locked involuntarily. If there is a connection between the two, how to explain it? Could it be that this world is connected to the place in the previous memory by a passage?

"The snow stopped soon. Except for the collapse of several wooden houses storing dry firewood, no one in the Aurelius family was injured in the blizzard. However, when everyone shoveled the snow in the yard, they found a body. He was very young and handsome, and the clothes he wore were completely different from what we have seen before." Shelley paused, "The pendant in your hand was found on him. My father thought that the blizzard and his appearance were revelations from God, especially when they happened to be at the time when everyone was celebrating my birth, so he decided to send me to the temple to serve God Amon. That's how I became a clergyman."

"However, I secretly stole this pendant from the family storehouse when I went home to visit my relatives six years ago, because I felt that the red symbol on it must have its special meaning. Wu Lai, you won't feel disgusted because it is a relic, right? The elders in the family all said that he might be a god who failed to gain immortality, and that it was the god Amon who sent him to Mount Aurelius with a blizzard."

Wu Lai sighed softly and asked, "Did your family bury him?"

"Yes, my family sent him to Mount Palau and buried him with my ancestors," Shelley replied.

Thank you. Wu Lai said sincerely in his heart. He could conclude that the corpse was himself in the previous memory.

Alas, my worldview has been crushed again. Wu Lai couldn't help but think so again.

"Woolley, you look surprised. Are you doubting its authenticity?" Shelley asked.

Wu Lai shook his head. “No, I completely believe what you said. I am just curious about the origin of the body and, of course, his belongings.”

"I will definitely take you to visit. My father said that those things are very strange and seem to have special uses. For example, there is a flat black box that can not only make sounds but also produce some beautiful images. However, this is what my father said. I have never seen it. Moreover, it can't make sounds or produce images now. This seems a bit regrettable. My father said that it may have just entered silence. Maybe it will 'wake up' one day."

That's my phone, Wu Lai said to Shelley in his heart.

Just as he was about to ask something else, Sarres' voice came from outside the tent: "General Wu Lai! There are unusual movements in the enemy camp!"