It was Zhang Tie's first time to come to the office of the section chief in the repair plant after being the section chief for two weeks.
The office was decorated in the simple style of a soldier. There was a desk, a sofa, a file cabinet, and a few drawings of steam engines and cars hung on the wall. Other than that, there were no other decorations. However, although Zhang Tie had not been here these days, the office was still clean.
After entering the office, Zhang Tie directly sat on the sofa and watched Second Lieutenant Pi Ping.
"Well, cut the crap. I know you're well-informed. What happened last night? Tell me..."
Second Lieutenant Pi Ping also found that this military officer from the Iron-Blood Camp was different than the others. He was easier to deal with. Although he looked amiable, he was actually harder to be deceived. As a subordinate, Second Lieutenant Pi Ping actually liked such a senior officer. Second Lieutenant Pi Ping was most afraid of those old fogeys who knew nothing but wanted to manage everything. If there was such a section chief in the No. 9 Equipment Department, it would be everybody's nightmare.
However, Zhang Tie didn't know that during the past two weeks, his carefree attitude had been accepted by the people here. They all felt that he was a good military officer and a good section chief.
Before telling Zhang Tie what he had heard, Second Lieutenant Pi Ping glanced at the door of the office and confirmed that nobody was outside. After closing the door, he moved closer to Zhang Tie like a thief.
"I have a friend in the Anti-air Camp. He said that many people were killed last night. An important warehouse of our Logistics Department was bombed by the airship of Brilliant Feathers!" Second Lieutenant Pi Ping whispered.
"Are they really explosives?" Zhang Tie asked out of curiosity.
"Yes, they are!" Second Lieutenant Pi Ping nodded affirmatively, "I was told that Sun Dynasty retaliated against us. Because a couple of days ago, our Mad Shark airship sneaked over there and dropped some heavy white phosphorous gel incendiary bombs on the battle fortress where their headquarters was located. As a result, many people were killed and their morale suffered a great blow. Last night's action was the revenge of Brilliant Feathers! "
Zhang Tie became speechless, 'Revenge again?
Sometimes, it was a competition between countries and corps. To put it bluntly, it was no different from a three or five-year-old kid fighting. It was just one punch. If so, I have to kick you. No one wanted to lose out. However, this kind of revenge was much more terrifying and bloody than a fight between children. More people would lose their lives in this kind of revenge. Since the heads of the Iron-Horn Army had been chopped off, the members of the Iron-Blood Camp had to go there and chop off their heads as revenge. The air troop of the Iron-Blood Camp dropped heavy white phosphorous gel incendiary bombs on the heads of the battle fortresses where the headquarters were located. Therefore, they simply sent an airship to the logistics base and dropped explosives on it. The whole Blapei was in chaos.
Zhang Tie felt that the battle fortress in the frontline might have long been prepared for the sneak attack of Brilliant Feathers. Therefore, Brilliant Feathers couldn't find any chance to attack Iron-Horn Army in the frontline; therefore, they extended their battle line to the rear of Iron-Horn Army. Due to the limitation of transportation capacity, logistics guarantee was indeed one of the key points of the Iron Horn Army.
"Have we shot down their airships?" After asking this question, Zhang Tie felt that he was a bit stupid. If the logistics base of the Iron-Horn Army being over 100 km away from the frontline was allowed to be bombed by the opponent's airship and then fly back safely, this war would be unnecessary.
"Yes, it's a bit troublesome!"
"Why?"
"I was told that our air defense troop indeed shot down their airship. It crashed over 20 km away in the south of Blapei. However, when our troops arrived there, besides some dead people, all the others had disappeared. This is the most troublesome thing. Nobody knows where the rest people on the airship are. "Second Lieutenant Pi Ping let out a sigh.
"We didn't find too many corpses on the airship, which means that all the other people on the airship have escaped. This is the most troublesome thing. Nobody knows where those guys are hiding and whether they have escaped back or stayed here. If the opponent cooperates with those guys who are familiar with and lurking in Blapei, nobody knows what they will do next. If those guys have an explosive in their hand, they might directly rush into the parliament building of Blapei and become human bombs! "
The term "human bomb" was not new. For people in the Age of Black Iron, this term was the most miserable and helpless proof that humans killed each other before the Catastrophe.
After hearing these words, Zhang Tie knew why the atmosphere in Blapei suddenly became intense. It was not only because of the explosion last night, but also because they had confirmed that some dangerous people were lurking somewhere in Blapei. Even in a military uniform, Zhang Tie's military officer certificate was still checked three times on the way to this logistics base. Finally, he came to the repair factory where the No. 9 Equipment Section of the Comprehensive Logistics Support Office was located.
In order to catch those people, all the soldiers of a division in Blapei went to the streets today and started to set up checkpoints to check passers-by's certificates. By doing this, even if they could not catch those potential dangerous people right away, they could at least limit their activity space within a certain range. This was the only way to deal with those people before they were caught or killed.
"Does the Iron-Horn Army have explosives?" The word "bomb" reminded Zhang Tie of something he was interested in.
"Yes. However, the explosives of the army are the most important strategic materials of the Norman Empire. Because they are too rare and precious, all the explosives have to be approved and signed by the head of the army. Across the Norman Empire, all the explosives are under the control of the royal family. There are only two master alchemists in the Norman Empire who can make explosives. After marrying the royal family, they are both members of the royal elder group of the Norman Empire! "
Zhang Tie had only heard about alchemists in the legend. He had read about it in the book "A Preliminary Study on Human Special Occupations in the Age of Black Iron" two days ago. No matter in the legend or in reality, alchemists were ten times rarer than alchemists. They were known as the most mysterious, richest, and most terrifying occupation in the Age of Black Iron. The captain was so embarrassed that he could not utter a word. The captain became speechless. However, a major who belonged to the same 2nd 11th Division as this captain could still argue at this moment.
"Our soldiers have already tried their best last night. Major Franca, you've only taken a glance here. How can you be sure that those people who escaped from the airship would run north instead of south last night?"
"Of course I'm sure!" Major Franca, the Order Review Committee of the Norman Empire, said expressionlessly. After that, he took off his gloves and stretched out his index finger. In front of the military officers of No. 21 Division, he squatted down and inserted his index finger into the skull of a corpse on the ground. The hard skull of the corpse was easily pierced through like a piece of tofu.
Major Franca stirred his index finger that was inserted into the skull of the corpse for a while. After that, he pulled out his index finger which was stained with some reddish-white juice and brain matter and put it into his mouth. Then, he closed his eyes and tasted it carefully as if he was tasting some delicious food. Even though the officers of the 21st Division were used to seeing death, they still couldn't help but turn pale and feel disgusted at the sight of Major Franca tasting the brains of the dead. Especially the creepy smile on his face when he tasted the brains, it was even more chilling to watch.
After a long while, Major Franca opened his eyes and smacked his lips as he recalled the taste. "These people's brains taste like Bitter Stone Flower. This is the effect of a secret medicine of the Sun Dynasty. In a short period of time, those who take this medicine will be stimulated to their full potential. They will also be very clear-minded. However, they will not live too long. This medicine is usually only used on dare-to-die members. Those who take this medicine in the army of the Sun Dynasty only want to die instead of escaping, because it would be a big crime for them to run back. Before coming here, none of the people on this airship had prepared to go back alive. Therefore, they must have escaped towards the north instead of the south. If they escaped towards the south, they would collide with your frontline. If they escaped towards the north, they could cause the greatest damage. In Blapei, there were spies of the Sun Dynasty waiting for them. Their airship crashed in the south so as to give you a false impression that they were escaping... "
"That's still your conjecture!" The Major of the 21st Division retorted with a pale face.
"All the people on the airship died when the airship crashed. Those who escaped could not be safe at all. Some of them must have been injured or even severely wounded. If they couldn't be treated when they escaped, even if they had strong vitality, their injuries would definitely worsen. If their injuries worsened, they would be inconvenient to move, which would be a burden to the team. When they found that the team was burdened, according to the style of the Sun Dynasty, those who were severely wounded would be dealt with. As long as we search for them in the north and avoid the main roads, we will definitely find them..." Major Franca stared at the military officers of No. 21 Division in front of him with his wolf-like eyes. At the same time, his eyes turned sharp as he revealed a slightly disdainful smile. "Your strengths are on the battlefield. I'm not here to be your anti-spy teacher. I only hope that if I'm proved to be right, you will not interfere with my action in Blapei before I dig out those potential saboteurs. My time is very precious. I don't want to waste too much time in Blapei for some small roles."
The military officers of No. 21 Division tried their best to suppress their anger as they exchanged glances with each other. After that, they nodded. "F * ck, if they were not sent here by their superiors, who would like to stay with these guys in red gloves?"
Twenty minutes later, the first corpse was discovered in a ditch in the wild 5 km away from the crash-site in the north. The corpse was buried underground. However, as it had not been buried for a long time and was sold in a hurry in the evening, even though the people of the Sun Dynasty had covered it a little, it was still discovered by Major Franca.
Less than 2 km away from the first corpse, the second corpse was discovered...
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