"What's that in the sky?" William Hessian asked the surveyor in a low voice. The mercenaries had retreated from the town, saying that they didn't want to disturb the residents. In fact, it was the leader of the mercenaries who had issued a gag order. They were not allowed to talk about the flying object in the sky. William Hessian was one of the mercenaries who had seen the flying object with his own eyes. Hessian and the other mercenaries who had witnessed the flying object were gathered together.
The Decurion replied, "I think it's a small airship."
"How can it be a small airship?!" the surveyor said angrily. "Do you know how fast that thing is? From what I can see, it can fly at least 100 kilometers per hour. "
No one wanted to challenge the surveyor's authority, so they all kept quiet when they saw the flying object. 100 kilometers per hour was only slightly slower than a bullet among all the moving objects that the mercenaries knew of. Those slow flying airships were nothing compared to this weapon.
William Hessian swallowed subconsciously. Hessian subconsciously swallowed his saliva and asked unconfidently, "Everyone, are you sure you're not seeing things?"
"Hmph! Everyone is seeing things. That's an interesting way of thinking, "the Decurion replied with a sneer.
Are you sure you're not seeing things? Hessian asked, "What do we do next?"
"Let's retreat." The voice of the mercenary leader could be heard from William Barker. The leader's voice came from behind William Hessian.
Although he was startled by the leader's voice, William Hessian still smiled. A smile appeared on Hessian's face. Facing such a terrifying Chinese, William Hessian had no intention of continuing the battle. Hessian had no intention of continuing the battle.
"Can we retreat safely?" The Decurion frowned.
"Why can't we retreat?" The surveyor was puzzled.
"What's the purpose of the Chinese developing this machine?" the Decurion asked the surveyor.
"Well … I guess it's to check the terrain?" the surveyor answered unconfidently.
"How big is the machine?" the Decurion asked.
The surveyor frowned and thought for a while before saying, "I can't tell for sure. I think it's less than 10 meters long. "
"Very good!" The Decurion expressed his approval of the surveyor's data. He then said, "They must be using it like a hot air balloon. They're using it to observe the terrain and check the enemy's movements. Now that the machine is over our heads, what do you think the Chinese will do next? That thing was about ten meters long. Couldn't it fit a radio transmitter inside? As long as they have a radio transmitter, they can command thousands of troops at will. "
The surveyor was silent; he understood the meaning of the decurion's first words. If a large number of Chinese troops were rushing over, it would be a problem for the mercenary group to retreat safely.
The leader of the mercenary group was not in deep thought, nor was he at a loss. He ordered, "Everyone, prepare your luggage, water, food, and ammunition immediately. Let's get out of here as fast as we can. Hurry up and do it. Gather again in forty minutes. "
Is there something on your mind, William? Hessian couldn't be bothered to bargain any further. He divided up the work and entered the town. Some people were at the well refilling the military kettles bought from China, while others went to buy some food. William? Hessian, on the other hand, was in charge of logistics. He ran into the largest shop in the town and found that there was indeed tobacco inside. Tobacco was probably the best supplement for a tense march. It could indeed help everyone relax to the greatest extent.
The transaction was completed quickly. William? Hessian found that, just as he had expected, the Americans didn't accept paper money. The price of silver coins was much lower than the information he had collected. It seemed that the Americans' economy had been greatly affected.
After the troops gathered again, the mercenary leader showed everyone the return route on the map. They didn't follow the route they had come from along the railway. Instead, they moved southeast and then went around to the north. If they could return to the railway to retrieve their luggage, they would escape along the railway. The Chinese troops must have seen through the damaged railway. They did it because they didn't want to be attacked by the American reinforcements when they attacked the American towns in the area.
"Move out!" The leader gave the order after giving a simple explanation of the route. The leader ordered the mercenaries to bring the American official with them. It wasn't that they thought the official's life was important, but with this guy holding the official document, it would reduce a lot of problems for the troops. A group of German mercenaries marching on American soil would always make people feel uncomfortable.
The official didn't know what the mercenaries were planning, but this time, he received real preferential treatment. The mercenaries carried him directly onto the horses they had bought. There were also two mule carts that were hired at a high price. The luggage was piled on the mule carts. Without the slightest hesitation, the mercenary leader, like everyone else, only carried rifles, water bottles, ammunition belts, and other necessities. They left the town and began their journey.
"What the hell is going on?" the official kept asking.
The mercenary leader calmly told the official, "We have to go back to get our luggage. The conditions you offered are completely different from what we discussed before. "
"We originally talked about you helping the towns train the militia. What's the difference?" The official didn't understand the problem and was still stubborn.
"We originally talked about you using the train to transport us to our destination. Now that the Chinese can destroy the railway, you still say it's the same as before? We're here to train your troops, not to fight for you! " The mercenary leader sounded very relaxed. At this time, there was no need for him to be hostile to the official. He just needed to slowly negotiate with the official.
"This isn't right!" The official didn't want to give in, but he still sat on the horse and moved forward with the troops. After all, the official was ordered to move with the troops. If he left the troops and moved alone, the official could go back and report directly. The direction of the report was actually the same as the direction of the mercenaries.
After these people walked for about an hour, the rearguard shouted, "The Chinese are coming! The Chinese are coming! "
Everyone knew that they should immediately run away, but no one ran. Everyone turned their heads to look. They saw smoke and dust in the distance, and there were some blurry huge figures inside. These figures seemed to be heading in the direction of these people.
After ascertaining the situation, the leader yelled, "Speed up the march! Then take the lead and run forward. Run! "
The American official was so scared that he asked condescendingly, "What is that?"
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