Colonel Dickson returned to Southampton with the remaining soldiers. He immediately sent a message to Skynet, requesting for reinforcements. He also sent out the news that the Guardian Group had been revived and had powerful electronic interference abilities. However, all the messages were like stones sinking into the ocean. There was no response.
After he asked the technical soldiers to check the communication, he despaired to find that the electronic interference was still covering his head! This made Dickson extremely angry. The artificial intelligence "Sky Eye" that Skynet gave to every Gray Coat Army unit could only perform very limited functions because the network signal was cut off.
Dickson had to send someone with a radio station in the opposite direction of New Atlanta. He tried to get out of the range of the electronic interference and send a message. However, he did not know how long it would take for him to get a reply. At the same time, he began to increase Southampton's defense as much as possible to prevent New Atlanta's possible counterattack.
…
At Southampton's port, thousands of Gray Coat Army soldiers were topless, sweating profusely as they worked. They worked very hard to dig out the ships that were stuck in the mud, then used a tow truck to drag the ships to the designated location to form a barrier. Because they had limited construction machinery, most of them were working manually.
"No! No! Water! I want water! " Even the soldiers with extraordinary physique could not handle such a huge workload. A soldier dug a rock with a shovel, and his hands immediately went numb. He threw the tool away and sat down.
A soldier walked over and handed him a bottle of water. The soldier gulped down a big mouthful, then wiped his mouth and complained loudly, "Why do we have to do this!! I'm not here to do hard labor!! "
A few of the soldiers working on the other side also agreed.
"Why don't you look at those Terminators! They are clearly more suitable for this kind of work, but they just won't move! They say that the network communication is broken, and no one can command them now! That's bullshit! "The soldier who handed him the water also said.
"Isn't that right! Yesterday, a brother from the 3rd Battalion accidentally bumped into the Terminator while driving, and was immediately turned into a sieve by the Terminator along with his car! In the end, the higher-ups only explained that these Terminators are now in an automatic defense mode, so don't touch them. Damn it!! "A soldier threw away his tools, walked over and took a few gulps of water from a water bottle.
"That's not all! It was clearly the Butcher's Knife Brigade and the Blood Hand Brigade that were defeated. Why did they make the Iron Hook Brigade do the hard work? Oh! Previously, we thought that New Atlanta was a pushover, fighting to be the first to eat and drink, leaving us behind to guard the place. Now that you can't beat them, you want us to clean up your mess? What right do you have to do this!!! "The soldier who handed the water bottle at the beginning was getting more and more furious as he spoke. In the end, he simply shouted.
"Shh! Brother, lower your voice! Don't let those people from the Butcher's Knife Brigade hear us! "Someone quickly stopped them.
"Butcher's Knife Brigade, ptui! Only the Butcher's Knife Brigade returned in defeat. Only a few of the Bloody Hand Brigade survived! Everyone knew what was going on! The Bloodhand Brigade became the scapegoat!! Direct subordinates were treated differently! Ptui! I'm not doing this job anymore!!! " The soldier was already furious. He grabbed the shovel, broke it in half, and threw it on the ground. Then, he turned around and left.
The surrounding soldiers stopped their work and gathered together to discuss.
The soldier who left angrily walked for a distance, tilted his head, and a blue light flashed in his eyes. Then, he looked around to make sure there was no one around and walked into the shadows. After a while, a different looking soldier walked out, drenched in sweat. He ran over to another group of people at the construction site as if he was taking a stroll.
"… Hey, I heard a brother say before. Do you know why the Iron Hook Brigade and the Bloody Hand Brigade were originally supposed to attack, but we were replaced by the Butcher's Knife Brigade? … Shh, keep your voice down. Apparently, Colonel Dickson heard from an insider that the New Atlanta was a big fat sheep! So, he wanted to go himself and left us behind to guard the place … "This soldier pretended to be mysterious and started a conversation with someone.
"Huh?? In the end, they were bitten by the fat sheep? "
"Who said it wasn't?!"
…
Colonel Dickson began to feel uneasy. He kept having nightmares at night. He kept dreaming of the terrifying robot army that he saw through the binoculars that day. Although they looked like a pile of trash, they were extremely barbaric and cruel. They even hung human limbs and heads on their bodies as decorations. He was extremely glad that he made the decision to retreat so that he wouldn't have to face such terror again.
The construction of the base's defense was delayed again and again. It had already been half a month, and they still hadn't built a systematic defense circle. Moreover, he felt that every time he went out to patrol, he always felt someone staring at him with murderous intent.
Other than that, he felt that many soldiers of the Iron Hook Brigade always looked at him with unfriendly expressions. This made him feel very uneasy. Therefore, every time he went out, he would bring hundreds of fully-armed Butcher's Knife Brigade guards. However, under this ostentatious display, the hostility of the Iron Hook Brigade became more and more serious.
He felt very wronged, but there was nothing he could do. God took pity on him. He withdrew the Iron Hook Brigade and replaced it with the Butcher's Knife Brigade. This was completely out of consideration for the opponent. He thought that a settlement of this size would definitely resist fiercely, so he brought along the stronger Butcher's Knife Brigade. Moreover, the communication network of these Terminators had been interrupted by the opponent's strong interference. He couldn't command them, so there was nothing he could do! He would rather let the Terminators do the work. It would definitely be more efficient. However, this was a special situation, wasn't it? Why couldn't the people of the Iron Hook Brigade cooperate with him and understand him?
The more he thought about it, the more Dickson's anger and fear rose. He stood up and walked out of the room. He called for the guards to follow him. During this period of time, the nightmare in his heart was getting worse. Only a large number of guards could make him feel at ease. Now, he prepared to go to the construction site to take a look. It would be good if the defense could be completed a day earlier. Perhaps on the day the defense was completed, his nightmare would be far away.
There was a commotion in front of the construction site. Dickson walked over and found two groups of soldiers in a confrontation. On one side was the Iron Hook Brigade, and on the other side was the Butcher's Knife Brigade.
"What right do you have to beat people! You have to make things clear today! "The leader of the Iron Hook Brigade roared in anger.
"It was your people who purposely spilled our lunch first! Don't you know that our people will have to work on an empty stomach today! "The leader of the Butcher's Knife Brigade also retorted.
"Nonsense! Our people are all here! No one has ever left before! "
"Don't lie! We all saw that person! It's your Iron Hook Brigade! "
Both sides had their own arguments and refused to give in. It looked like it was about to turn into a brawl. At this moment, Colonel Dickson's guards walked forward and shouted: "Stop! Colonel Dickson is here! "
The people on both sides immediately stopped and came in front of Colonel Dickson. They started to complain to him, as if both sides were right, but at the same time, both sides were not. Colonel Dickson could only feel that his brain was buzzing with flies!
He suddenly raised his head, and his eyes were bloodshot. He seemed to feel that everything around him had become distorted. The people from the Iron Hook Brigade and the Butcher's Knife Brigade, who were arguing with each other, seemed to have stopped and were looking at him mockingly! Yes, they are laughing at me! They are no longer afraid of me! They want to kill me! They want to kill me!
"All of you, shut up! All of you shut up! "Colonel Dickson suddenly jumped up and roared. The people around him immediately fell silent and did not dare to speak again.
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