Five hundred and ninety-seventh blockade
Garros still maintained an indispensable demeanor and smiled and said, "Why, you want to give up before the last moment? Don't underestimate those mercenaries, they just lack opportunities and do not have enough resources to strengthen themselves. Although their evolution level is not high, they must be far stronger than the bodyguards around us in terms of combat experience and survival ability. Fighting one-on-one alone, mercenaries are certainly not our opponents. But as long as there is no limit on the combat method and venue, in the mountains, wilds, and wastelands, the only one who loses will be us."
This was the first time Philip had heard this argument from Garros. He was stunned for a few seconds, looking at Garros as if he was unaware of it, and said in a weird tone: "I always thought you were a very proud guy. I didn't expect that you could even say such things?"
"We have to admit the reality"
Garros sighed heavily: "I always thought it was the Imperial Army protecting us. Especially the main legion of the Empire. As long as they were there, the threat from the dark world would not be a problem at all. Now it seems that my idea may be wrong. Look at the mercenaries and the civilians here, they are really crazy. And that doctor should be the more elite among everyone. If it weren't for this chance to leave the empire's territory, I wouldn't believe what happened here at all. We enjoy prosperity, peace, and indulge in power and money. Of course, we all know that there is also corruption and dirt within the Imperial Army, and it is not uncommon for fighting for power and profit. Perhaps, it is not the army that protects the peace of the empire at all, but these people living on the border."
Philip looked incredible: "The emperor is here, don't tell me that you are now in a conscience and want to be a real good man. Do you know? When you said those words just now, your behavior was like a priest. Is this the Garros I know? In my impression, you are a playboy, a playboy, a clever family waste. Our identities and abilities are similar, but why do I suddenly feel that it is worse than you? Even behind you?"
Garros knew Philip was joking. He smiled faintly: "To compare, you should also compete with poor Brito. I am really glad that you didn't have a hot mind at that time and did not shoot and kill people like Brito. That kid usually kept silent, like a mouse hidden in the shadows. I don't like this guy, and if he hadn't happened to meet him, he wouldn't have traveled with us."
Philip showed undisguised sarcasm on his face: "Brito is over in his life. Of course, he will get himself a complete set of exquisite prosthetic limbs, and maybe he will also install a few flexible robotic arms. But in my opinion, he will be the life of a semi-mechanical monster in the future and can replace parts at any time. I think this kind of thing is interesting, and he can replace his body parts at will. Especially below, if you want a guy with a thicker caliber, Yu Qian directly installs a heavy howitzer."
Garros was indifferent to Philip's joke. He put away his smile, frowned, and asked thoughtfully: "How do you think the Clemen family will react to Brito's serious injury?"
Philip replied without thinking: "Then it's a matter of saying that? He must have sent a large group of troops to take revenge. No matter who the town originally belonged to, this disaster will inevitably occur. To be honest, I have a good impression of the doctor named Su Hao, but unfortunately he got into such a big trouble. I heard that old man Clement was a lunatic when he was young. Brito was his favorite son. This revenge was too big. Maybe the town might be erased from the map."
Garros pondered for a moment, his eyes flashing with a cunning gaze: "If it were you who killed Brito at that time, what would you do now?"
"Of course, it's how far you run."
Philip seemed to be careless: "Only idiots stay here and wait for death. If you can't find someone, it's useless for old man Clement to blow his beard and stare at him. Anyway, Brito is already a useless person. Instead of spending energy and more money and looking for a target of revenge that is almost impossible to find, it's better to focus on women and give birth to ten or eight more people while they are in good health."
Just as Garros was about to laugh, the closed door was knocked open by huge force from outside. A bodyguard in black uniform ran in, shouting at Garros with anxiousness, anxiety, and uncontrollable ecstasy: "Young Master, put it in, they won, we won."
The bodyguard's speech was a bit incoherent, and Garros could hear the real content he wanted to express.
They refer to the civilians and mercenaries in Konoha Town.
Both aristocrats and civilians belong to human beings. Therefore, in the thinking logic of bodyguards, they are collectively called "we".
Therefore, no one was optimistic about this battle at the beginning, and the dangerous situation was indeed "we" who won.
After the war, Konoha Town was in ruins, with destroyed buildings everywhere. Corpse and blood were everywhere. Although the flames were extinguished, there was still uninterrupted smoke coming out of the embers, covering the clouds above the town, almost unable to penetrate even the sunlight.
After ecstasy and excitement, everyone felt unprecedented fatigue. The battle consumed a lot of physical energy, and people burst out with unimaginable courage at the last moment entirely with their blood and rage. When everything was over and they had to face reality again, looking at the bodies of the dead under their feet, sadness and sorrow became uncontrollable and quickly spread among the survivors.
Surrounded by a large group of mercenaries, Su Hao walked into the mayor's residence, which originally belonged to Wang Hu.
It seems more messy than usual, with weapons and bullet shells scattered everywhere, and there are still boxes of bullets left in the corner of the wall. A werewolf with a broken arm lying on the table, and his tongue drooping softly from his mouth, and it has long turned into a stiff corpse.
Su Hao raised his foot and kicked the hardened werewolf corpse away, and he pushed away all kinds of debris scattered on the table, revealing the floor plan of Konoha Town laid below.
"We have a lot to deal with now. First, count the number of people in the town. Especially the strong civilians and mercenaries, the numbers must be accurate."
"The four city gates must be stationed around the clock. The guard towers and fortifications must be cleaned up as soon as possible. The damaged weapons and equipment are handed over to the maintenance personnel to repair them, and then count the weapons and ammunition stocks. We must always be energetic. Maybe dark creatures will appear. After victory, it is easy to become careless and we cannot take risks."
"The temporary hospital is still located at the 22nd Team Station. Everyone knows first aid and brings the seriously injured people who need priority treatment. I will take surgery on them according to my personal circumstances."
"Send people to clean up the corpses on the streets. It is no longer winter. They will rot quickly and smell badly. If they are not disposed of in time, it will easily cause plague."
Su Hao's arrangements were logically logical and in a clear order. The mercenaries gathered around him kept nodding. Even the oldest mercenary captains had to admit that these orders were simple and reasonable, and the powers assigned to each person were very clear. Everyone understood what they should do. Of course, after the war, every commander would make similar arrangements. It was the same if Wang Hu or others did it. However, they would never order each mercenary team like Su Hao, and they would not divide the civilians in each area into pieces according to the town floor plan, using the street as the boundary, forming different forces for the purpose of the group, and make reasonable and orderly arrangements for human resources.
The town that had just calmed down became busy again.
Su Hao still acted as a doctor and had continuous operations in a temporary hospital.
Heavy weapons on the city gate and the warning tower were rebuilt to replenish ammunition.
The bodies were thrown out of buildings, and people put the corpses on a large cart and transported them to the corpse outside the city for disposal. If there are still humans whose relatives are still alive, the bodies will be exchanged for their relatives to be buried. The unclaimed parts will be burned in a concentrated manner, and all the ashes will be incorporated into the tomb. If it is a dark creature, the werewolf will be skinned first, then the crystals will be dug, and then thrown into the large pit dug in advance, and poured them with gasoline to burn them.
There are dedicated people responsible for providing food and food, and there are dedicated people responsible for repairing the damaged buildings. Su Hao promised that all the spoils collected are public property and will be distributed according to the different needs of the residents in the town. Whether the food or the maintenance materials provided at this stage will not make people pay in vain.
The difference between Wang Hu and Su Hao immediately showed a difference in this matter.
There has never been such public welfare in Konoha Town. Wang Hu is only responsible for the safety of the town, never considering business and income, nor does he care about the ideas of the town residents and mercenaries in this regard. Although Su Hao's distribution of interests has not been fully developed, people have seen the part of themselves. This is a real benefit that can be touched. Under the stimulation of material things, they will definitely stand on Su Hao's side.
All the bodyguards around Brito were killed. His wounds were temporarily bandaged and no longer bleeding. Lill looked at him firmly and would never let this guy escape from his nose. Su Hao once said: In this matter, he and Bella would definitely give him a satisfactory explanation.
Garros and Philip were very free in the town. The only flaw was that no one saluted them like when he arrived a few days ago. This made Philip very dissatisfied and believed that it was a provocation of civilians ignoring the dignity of the nobles. Garros could only dissuade them. You can't blame the civilians for such things. If you really want to settle the score, you can only attribute everything to the stupid Britto.
Su Hao still has no time to discuss with Garros on the issue of contribution points. Although Garros himself felt that his hope was slim and he still did not give up. He repeatedly told himself that he had to wait a little longer and had enough patience to gain enough.
In the silence and busyness, two more days passed.
The sun was very dazzling at noon, but the guards on the guard tower could see a large area of smoke rising from the distance. Suddenly, a sharp and harsh alarm sounded over Konoha Town.
It was a long convoy, heading towards Konoha Town. But no matter what, it would never be a dark creature. They rarely move in the sun and cannot have so many vehicles. Moreover, the direction of the convoy originated is the north. There, it belongs to the sphere of influence of the Imperial Defense Army infantry 44.
The guards on the tower immediately used communicators to contact others. Although they had guessed that these strange visitors belonged to the same human camp as them, the guards remained essential alert. Heavy machine guns and direct-sighted artillery aimed at the convoy, and the mercenary captain who heard the news also opened the public channel to ask about the other party's identity and purpose.
I got a reply soon, and it was indeed the vanguard of 44 Pei. According to the other party, they received a distress signal and came to support.
Most of the vehicles are heavy trucks. The chassis is very high, which can ensure that they can drive normally in the wilderness. Since it is an infantry organization, the 44 does not have heavy tanks such as tanks, and is equipped with only eight and six-wheeled sober infantry fighting vehicles. Despite this, these war machinery carrying multiple cannons and millimeter cannons are still heavy firepower that Konoha Town cannot resist. Just as the guards were busy communicating, several infantry fighting vehicles had already driven out of the convoy, and the muzzles were pointing at the closed town gate. The leader's tone was very arrogant. After a brief answer to the purpose and identity, there were only eight simple and crude words.
"Open the door immediately, or attack."
Su Hao received the news and hurriedly left the temporary hospital and rushed to the town mayor's residence, 44 Pei Chang Badam was already sitting in the second floor office that originally belonged to Wang Hu, smoking a cigar.
In addition to him, there is another person in the room: aristocrat who Su Hao did not know, Garros' half-brother, and the first heir of the McCan family.
Su Hao was wearing a blood-stained white coat. As soon as he walked into the room, the air was immediately filled with unpleasant blood and stench. Badam's face suddenly became ugly, and Sovi also frowned, took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and gently covered his nose.
"Are you that doctor?"
Badam spitted smoke and stared at Su Hao with an unkind look.
Su Hao glanced at Badam's uniform, slowly took off his white coat, carried his clothes casually on the window, turned around and pulled a chair from the wall, and sat down.
The clothes were placed very badly, and the window was facing Badam and Sovie. This was a good place to enjoy the fresh air, but now it was a dirty blood-stained surgical gown that made the air dirty. As long as it was not a fool, it could be seen that Su Hao did it on purpose, but no one could get into this problem.
Badam's stereotyped face turned pale, and the smoking speed was significantly accelerated. Although the smoke choked, it could overwhelm the extremely uncomfortable blood.
Savi stood up and moved the chair a little to the side. Although he couldn't completely avoid the limelight, it was much better than facing the window just now.
The extremely uncomfortable environment made Badam not have much patience and politeness. He leaned his body forward and looked down at Su Hao, and his words were cold: "Why do you send a distress signal?"
This problem seemed a bit strange. Su Hao glanced at Badam and said lightly: "We were besieged by a large number of dark creatures. You didn't come. We relied on our own strength to solve the problem. This is the situation."
Su Hao does not think that it is a good thing that the Imperial Army appears at this time.
He had been to the 44 Pei station himself and knew the distance between Konoha Town and there. Even when the road conditions were at the worst, the Imperial reinforcements should have come earlier than now. The Organic Mercenary Captain was originally Wang Hu's confidant, and they told Su Hao that Wang Hu sent someone out for help. Even from that time on, the speed of 44 reinforcements was much faster than now.
The battle has been over for two days, and 44 Pei is late. If there is no conspiracy or tricks in it, Su Hao will not believe it even if he beats him to death.
"What, the battle is over?"
Savi raised his legs and with the unique elegance of the nobles, shrugged his shoulders in a pretentious manner, spread his hands, and said in surprise: "According to the telecommunications you sent, the number of dark creatures besieged here is as many as tens of thousands. This is just a small settlement, and its defense is not strong. Can you actually block the attacks of tens of thousands of dark creatures? Haha, this is a miracle."
Su Hao looked at So Wei calmly: "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. It's a fact and no one can deny it. In addition, you haven't told me who you are?"
"My name is Sovi, and I am a nobleman."
Savi's expression did not change at all, and still had unconcealed arrogance: "Okay, even if you are right, but where is the corpse? Where is the battlefield? The corpses of up to tens of thousands of dark creatures will not disappear out of thin air. To make us believe, you have to come up with evidence."
Speaking of this, Sowei's tone suddenly became fierce and cold: "If there is no evidence, it would be a false report on the situation of the war, maliciously issued a distress signal, and occupied the military network. A whole imperial infantry division was dispatched. Do you know what this means?"
Su Hao shook his head indifferently: "I don't know."
"False reporting of the situation of the war is a felony that will never be pardoned."
Badam, who was sitting behind the desk and remained silent, spoke with a strong anger and threatening tone: "We rushed over immediately when we received a call for help. As a result, no traces of large-scale battles were found outside the city, nor were the corpses of dark creatures that matched the number of dark creatures. The battle in this city did not seem to have just encountered war. The streets were very neat, there were not many damaged buildings, there were no panic, and there were even people who maintained order outside... Boy, have you seen any human settlement like this after the war ended? The maximum number of mercenaries registered in this town is no more than 1,000. With these alone, you can repel the attacks of tens of thousands of dark creatures? Do you know what the proportion of war damage set by the Imperial Army for the main legion? If you tell such a lie, no one will believe it."
Chapter completed!