All the soldiers of the Sun Dynasty who had rolled down the hillside just now were lying on the mountain road. In this raid, five soldiers of the Iron-Blood Camp were slightly wounded. No one was severely wounded or sacrificed.
Zhang Tie was very satisfied with this result. After the same raids, Zhang Tie found that these soldiers of the Sun Dynasty were extremely dependent on the orders of their commanders. For these soldiers at the level of platoon, as long as their officers were killed in a split second, their subordinates would be in a mess in a short period of time. It would be hard for them to organize an effective resistance.
Zhang Tie guessed that this might be related to some regulations of the Sun Dynasty. These days in the Iron-Blood Camp, Zhang Tie had heard many things about the army of the Sun Dynasty. The army of the Sun Dynasty was not only hierarchical, but also had many rigid rules, which greatly suppressed the soldiers' creativity, individual will, and thoughts. One of the most abnormal rules was that no more than three common soldiers were allowed to gather together at any time, unless they were in the camp or performing a task.
In the army of the Sun Dynasty, common soldiers were not allowed to have their own ideas at any time. The will of their commanders was their will. The advantage of such an army was that when there was a fire pit in front of them, when the superior ordered to fill it with human lives, the soldiers below them would not object at all and would just jump in like wood. Such an army was actually very terrifying. However, on the other hand, in the encounter and ambush these days, when Zhang Tie killed all the officers with his javelins, most of the soldiers would be at a loss like headless flies after losing their commanders. At this moment, the fighting force of such an army would drop very fast.
The enemies were killed, and Zhang Tie led his subordinates to gain another victory. However, not knowing why, Zhang Tie's restlessness didn't reduce much. Instead, he became more irritable.
...
Taking out the pocket watch and glancing at it, Zhang Tie ordered with a cold face, "Everybody, you have three minutes to clean the battlefield. After that, we will evacuate!"
Usually, it would take them at least ten minutes to clean the battlefield. The soldiers of Third Platoon didn't know why their boss only gave them three minutes today. However, looking at Zhang Tie's cold face, nobody asked him why. Instead, they started to move quickly.
This time, everybody had a great harvest. Those military officers that Zhang Tie had killed had contributed over 20 gold coins of the Sun Dynasty to Zhang Tie, which was a bit more than that before. In addition, there were a few decent weapons, two high-grade belts, and a few decent trinkets.
Zhang Tie only took gold coins and a beautiful silver lighter from those trinkets. After that, he distributed the rest of the items to his subordinates.
After 3 minutes, the 50-odd people who had cleaned up the battlefield left under the leadership of Zhang Tie. Until he left, nothing unexpected happened. Therefore, Zhang Tie muttered inside, 'Am I oversensitive?'
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The wolf's lair of Iron-Blood Camp was in a strange lava area with karst landform features in this mountain area. In this area, it was very difficult to deploy an army of more than two thousand people to fight. Even if they managed to do so, the strange terrain would cut the army into pieces. It was difficult for them to form any kind of battle formation, especially in this kind of terrain. If they fought in such a terrain, they would be able to exert the individual bravery of the soldiers of the Iron-Blood Camp to the utmost. The most common soldiers of the Iron-Blood Camp were at the rank of corporal, which meant they were LV 4 fighters who had not cultivated the Iron-Blood hidden strength. However, the common troops of the Brilliant Feathers were composed of LV 2 to LV 5 soldiers.
This was also the reason why the Iron-Blood Camp could always be the trump card of each division of the Iron-Horn Army.
Major Guderian judged that after the event in Solanet and the three small strongholds of the Brilliant Feathers in this area had been pulled out by him, the Sun Dynasty would definitely think of ways to retaliate if they knew that there was a troop of the Iron-Blood Camp in this area. Therefore, Major Guderian chose a hidden area where he didn't need to worry about being besieged as the wolf's lair of the Iron-Blood Camp. Every day, the troops of the Iron-Blood Camp would hunt in the surrounding dozens of square kilometers in platoons, "fricting" with the troops of the Brilliant Feathers in this area...
Before the battle, the generals of both armies seemed to want to dispatch their troops to this area to fight one by one so that they could investigate the real situation of the opponents and train their own troops. The casualties and battle results of the troops below, the countless lives and blood that were lost, would only become a string of cold numbers placed on the decision-makers' desks. Whether those numbers would really have an impact on the decision-makers' decisions, only the heavens knew.
When Zhang Tie led the troop back to the weird lava area in the mountainous area, many wolf packs who were responsible for hunting today had already returned. Most of the troops had more or less some achievements. However, compared to Third Platoon led by Zhang Tie, the others' achievements were either not as great as Third Platoon's, or they had paid a much greater price than Third Platoon's.
After entering this battle zone, the casualties of the Iron-Blood Camp occurred every day. It was just a matter of how many there were.
The moment Zhang Tie returned to the wolf's cave, he immediately came to the command tent of the Iron-Blood Camp, where many military officers who had gone out to fight today were gathering. They were taking turns to report to Major Guderian about their military exploits and encounters with the enemies. While listening to them, Major Guderian constantly marked something on the map on the table and asked one or two questions from time to time.
When it was Zhang Tie's turn, he also reported the military exploits of Third Platoon to Major Guderian. Additionally, he took out the proof of today's harvest — the metal identity plates that he had torn off from the bodies of the officers of the Sun Dynasty who had been killed by him.
When Zhang Tie handed in those identity plates, the surrounding military officers all admired him very much. Among the entire Iron-Blood Camp, only Zhang Tie's troop seemed to be able to easily gain a huge harvest each time.
"When we go back, you will definitely get a Brave Warrior's Medal!" a second lieutenant called Musa said to Zhang Tie with admiration. These days, Zhang Tie had already killed dozens of military officers of the Sun Dynasty. For a person who had entered the battlefield for the first time, this was really a great harvest.
Hearing Musa's words, the surrounding military officers all nodded. Zhang Tie was simply the nemesis of those low-level military officers of the Sun Dynasty. In front of him, those LV 6 and LV 7 guys were just like targets.
Hearing the surrounding military officers' words, Zhang Tie just smiled and didn't care about it too much. The restless feeling in his heart had not completely disappeared until now. Zhang Tie was hesitating whether he should tell them about his doubts or not. He wanted Major Guderian to judge whether there was really a problem or not.
Lying on the map, Major Guderian sensed the faintly hesitant look on Zhang Tie's face. Guderian raised his head as he adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses by hand.
"Second Lieutenant Zhang Tie, what do you want to say?"
"Major. I just feel that something is wrong today! " After taking in a deep breath, Zhang Tie decided to tell her what he was thinking, "Although our ambush went smoothly today, I don't know why, since we ambushed that troop, I've felt something wrong!"
"Something wrong?" Major Guderian's face turned solemn. The surrounding military officers also became quiet at once. They all stared at Zhang Tie, "Can you tell us about it? What's wrong?"
"I don't know. This is just my personal feeling. I only feel that something is wrong, but I don't know what the problem is. When I returned from the ambush, I felt that something was wrong. When I came back from ambushing that troop, I felt that someone was tailing us. Therefore, I led the troop to make two circles and set a trap. After waiting for over one hour, I still didn't find anyone! " Looking at the expressions of the surrounding military officers, Zhang Tie could only continue, "Previously, when I was in danger, I would also feel this restless!"
If not Zhang Tie's military exploits and bravery in battles these days had not been witnessed by the others, the onlookers would definitely burst out into laughter. However, as it was said by the second lieutenant mummy, none of the onlookers laughed out.
Major Guderian revealed a thoughtful look as he carefully gazed at the battle map on the table. Boss Reinhardt also walked over and watched the battle map with Major Guderian, "What's wrong?"
"Everything looks normal. There's no problem in the encounters and ambushes of our troops!" Major Guderian frowned. "But as the motto of the Imperial Army College says, the real problem is when you can't find a problem on the battlefield! After being reminded by Zhang Tie, I also faintly feel that something is wrong. Look... "Major Guderian pointed at those special marks on the map," This is from four days ago, this is from three days ago, this is from two days ago, this is from yesterday, this is from today. These days, our troop could have conflicts with the troop of the Sun Dynasty 4-5 times a day, up to 6 times a day. This frequency never changes. That's where the problem lies! If you were the commander of the Sun Dynasty, these days were enough for you to confirm the existence of our troop in this region and that they didn't leave. What would you do then? "
"Withdraw the troop in this region for the time being and then find a chance to wipe us out!" Reinhardt replied in a muffled voice.
"That's right. But up to now, everything in this region seems to be the same as before. That's where the problem lies!"
"Will it be..." a military officer on one side asked. The moment he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Major Guderian.
"The survival of the Iron-Blood Camp cannot be based on the opponent's stupid assumption!" Guderian said with a solemn look. Everybody then closed their mouths.
Reinhardt frowned, "Did any troop that came back today find that they were being followed?"
"No, they were all very careful. They're all experienced and had taken some precautions on the way back. They didn't find that they were being followed!" Guderian shook his head as he said, "That's also what I don't understand. If the opponent has any trap or plan, the first thing they would do is to determine our current location. However, the opponent doesn't seem to be in a hurry. Neither have they sent any reconnaissance airship over our heads these days. The location of the wolf's den should not have been exposed!"
"Have all the troops that went out today come back?"
"Two more have not come back!"
After thinking for a short while, Reinhardt decisively issued an order, "When the two troops come back, we will move tomorrow morning!"
Reinhardt said. Pointing at a place in the north of this mountainous area, Major Guderian nodded after looking at the location selected by Reinhardt.
After deciding it, they all left the command tent. However, many military officers glanced at Zhang Tie intentionally or unintentionally. Before leaving, First Lieutenant Freo even patted Zhang Tie's shoulder.
When Zhang Tie left the command tent, he was still a bit worried. If the fact proved that he was too careful this time, it would be making a fuss over a trifle. If that was the case, he might really become a joke.
"Don't feel stressed. Each important decision of the Iron-Blood Camp has its own reason. If Major Guderian and Boss Reinhardt didn't consider it, they would never decide to move the Iron-Blood Camp just because of a military officer's uneasiness. We are alone outside. It's always good to be careful! "After Zhang Tie left the command tent, First Lieutenant Liu Xing walked over and comforted Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie revealed a smile.
...
When Zhang Tie returned to his own tent, he saw a lot of soldiers of the Iron-Blood Camp trying to pull out the "Man's Certificate" from the ground. Nominally, that huge sword was Zhang Tie's weapon. However, these days, it was almost like a public weapon. When Zhang Tie was not using it, he would just insert it into the ground. If anyone wanted to try their strength, they could take it. Gradually, that "Man's Certificate" became a benchmark for common soldiers to test their abilities in the Iron-Blood Camp. It was also like a big toy. Many people who had free time after eating would come to try it every day. With such a huge sword, many people would train harder, even those sloppy soldiers in the Iron-Blood Camp. No one was willing to be treated as a woman. It was the basic dignity of a man. Those guys still cared a lot.
Before Zhang Tie came back, a lot of guys were shouting beside the huge sword. Seeing Zhang Tie entering his personal tent, they all lowered their voices in case of disturbing Zhang Tie's rest.
After entering his personal tent, Zhang Tie ate a piece of dried meat and drank some water. After that, he started today's cultivation. Even in the wartime, as long as he had time, Zhang Tie would never relax his requirements for cultivation. Cultivation time was like a woman's cleavage, as long as he squeezed it, he would always have enough time...
First, he polished his surging points. After that, he practiced visualizing two abacuses and performing four different calculations using two abacuses at the same time. After his spiritual energy had almost recovered, Zhang Tie activated the Trouble-Reappearance Fruit. In a Trouble-Reappearance Situation which was similar to this mountain area, Zhang Tie waved his huge sword and started to fight with various wild wolves, huge wolves, and various wild beasts. While fighting with Zhang Tie, those wild beasts seemed to be more and more difficult to deal with. While Zhang Tie was growing, they also seemed to be growing and becoming more and more cunning.
After finding that Zhang Tie's huge sword seemed to consume a lot of his strength, those wild beasts constantly changed their battle tactics in dealing with Zhang Tie. They didn't swarm him at the same time; instead, they started to attack him in various combinations. Finally, those wild beasts found that after surrounding Zhang Tie, they would have three wolves attack him at the same time from three different directions. Taking turns to fight Zhang Tie was the most effective method. From then on, Zhang Tie's miserable days in the Trouble-Reappearance Situation came...
Each time, Zhang Tie would run and fight with his huge sword, attempting to break through the encirclement of the wild wolves. However, each time, he would be so exhausted that he couldn't even raise his hands, and he would be torn into pieces by the wild wolves and huge wolves that swarmed him from behind.
In the Trouble-Reappearance Situation, Zhang Tie squeezed out his fighting ability over and over again, breaking through his fighting limits over and over again. He also experienced various painful deaths over and over again. After that, he would constantly sum up, improve, and discover his problems and shortcomings in battles. After that, he would constantly improve, constantly fight, and constantly die...
Nobody in the Iron-Blood Camp knew what kind of training and tests Zhang Tie had experienced each day. When he gained the title of "Hundred Men Killer", he had also died almost one hundred times in a mysterious space.
Each day, Zhang Tie was learning and making progress by "dying".
...
Zhang Tie's training lasted for almost six hours. After that, he walked out of his tent. The sky was already covered with stars and the two moons were as clear as water.
Zhang Tie asked someone and learned that the two squads of the Iron-Blood Camp had already returned several hours ago. Only then did he feel reassured.
At this moment, many people had already fallen asleep.
Because he still felt restless, Zhang Tie went to the washroom before going to bed. After that, he circled around the wolves' lair of the Iron-Blood Camp. After finding nothing abnormal and finding that all the sentry posts were safe, he returned to his tent and put on his armor to sleep.
According to the rule of the Iron-Blood Camp, when camping in the wild, everybody had to wear armor to sleep. At the beginning, Zhang Tie could only lie on his side, so he was not used to it. However, after a few days, he got used to it.
Tomorrow, the Iron-Blood Camp would be transferred. Perhaps he was too nervous today. Before going to bed, Zhang Tie thought, 'It's better to be laughed at than to be killed!'
Zhang Tie soon fell into a deep sleep...
...
In the middle of the night, Zhang Tie woke up from his sweet, dark sleep. After waking up, he found that his heart was pounding violently. This time, it was a bit similar to the first time he met Huck and Snade. Zhang Tie's mouth was a bit dry. After drinking a mouthful of water, he put on his battle boots and walked out of his tent with "Women's Excellence" in his hand, carrying the container on his back. Carrying the container on his back was just a subconscious movement, and Zhang Tie didn't feel anything wrong.
At this moment, the encampment of the Iron-Blood Camp was in absolute quietness. Everybody was in a deep sleep. Only the sounds of insects and the cold, oddly-shaped stones under the starlight could be heard in the wilderness.
Because he felt increasingly restless, Zhang Tie decided to take a look at the hidden sentry posts on the edge of the encampment.
The nearest hidden sentry was only 70 m away from the edge of the encampment, which was the shortest safe distance.
As it was late at night, Zhang Tie's footsteps were very light. He didn't want to alarm anyone. After turning out of the lava area of the Karst landform, Zhang Tie saw the location of the hidden sentry. At this moment, time seemed to freeze...
The location of the hidden sentry of the Iron-Blood Camp had been covered by a layer of strange pale purple smoke, which looked weird under the starlight. Dense figures moved silently from all directions like ghosts. They constantly came out of the smoke and moved towards the encampment of the Iron-Blood Camp.
The hidden sentry of the Iron-Blood Camp didn't make any sound. Obviously, he had been killed.
Finally, what woke all the members of the Iron-Blood Camp was the explosive roars of the javelins thrown by Zhang Tie...
In the blink of an eye, the four explosive roars of the javelins caused the entire Iron-Blood Camp to boil like a frying pan.
Then, the military officers of the Iron-Blood Camp, who had rushed out of their tents with their weapons in hand, heard Zhang Tie's thunderous roar from afar.
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