After more than ten hours of travel, Chen Chuan and his party came off the train and rested for half an hour at the fortress station along the road. Then they drove seven armed off-road vehicles out of the station and continued to their destination.

Advisor Rao saw the sky getting darker outside and said, "We need to try our best to get to the next station before dark!"

Not all military stations are along the railway line, some are distributed along the rivers of the intersection, and some are on dangerous terrain.

The place they want to go on this trip is the latter.

Before night came, Chen Chuan and his party entered the local garrison at almost six o'clock. As they entered the fortress, darkness seemed to fall in an instant. When they looked back, it was already pitch black outside.

.

Consultant Rao was very nervous all the way just now and kept looking at his watch. At this time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike him who was frightened all the way, the three of Chen Chuan were all fighters and had the confidence to fight against external threats, so they remained in good physical and mental condition.

This garrison is just a small fortress, with more than fifty people stationed here. With such a team suddenly pouring in, it seems a little crowded.

However, they only wanted to stay here for one night and move forward the next day. Because they knew that they were here to perform an emergency mission, so under the arrangement of the garrison officer, they tried to move as much space as possible for them and provided them with

Water food.

While eating, Chen Chuan asked: "Counselor Rao, how many camps were there in the past?"

"There are still five stations in the past, and we still have two days to go."

Chen Chuanchuan: "These places are not far from the train tracks, and it is relatively easy to transport supplies. I think there are still stations in more remote places. How do they solve the supply problem?"

Consultant Rao said: "On the one hand, we rely on air transportation, which can provide supplies for a long time at a time, and we can occasionally obtain simple supplies from some local people."

"Local people, are they just the remnants?" Yuan Qiuyuan interjected from the side and said in surprise, "Are they still willing to cooperate with us?"

Advisor Rao replied: "Part of it is, and part of it is considered indigenous here."

"Hey, are there any indigenous people?" Yuan Qiuyuan suddenly became interested.

"When they are said to be indigenous, they may be people who came here in an earlier period of change. They have completely adapted to the environment here. Their appearance and interior are slightly different from us. One study believes that they may be 20,000 to 30,000 of us.

Distant relatives who lived thousands of years ago may have lived as recently as thousands of years ago.”

Yuan Qiuyuan said: "Oh, this distant relative is quite far away."

Advisor Rao said: "These people are different from the remnants of the imperial family. Most of them maintain a certain good relationship with us because they are also afraid of the existence of the opposite side and have been fighting against each other for a long time. Here we are on the same side.

After all, they came into contact with the existence on the other side earlier than we did, and they have a lot of information that we don't know, but some of them are very hostile to us."

Chen Chuanchuan: "It seems that their relationship with the remnants of the imperial family is not very good."

Advisor Rao said: "Yes, in the past hundred years, the remnants of the imperial family have often used force to plunder their wealth and population and invade their territory, so they are relatively cooperative in dealing with this enemy."

Chen Chuan nodded. In fact, he knew that the governments and companies of various countries were not necessarily good people, but they at least knew which ones they could temporarily cooperate and use. They needed each other. If there were no common enemies, the governments and companies of various countries would

The company's performance may not be much better.

Yuan Qiuyuan was speechless and said: "This place is quite complicated."

"complex?"

Advisor Rao shook his head, "Where are we now? Because we are about to be far away from the railway line, we have to be careful about the presence of various creatures on the next section of the road. If you accidentally break into the territory of these creatures, you may encounter them.

of attack."

He explained that most of the creatures in the blending area are large and very fierce. This is not bad. There are some weapons that can be used to target them. What he is most afraid of is encountering some groups of species. When they appear, they are overwhelming and very difficult to deal with.

, there is no way to stop it unless you hide in the fortress.

Therefore, he suggested that you should avoid it in time if you encounter it. If you suffer losses due to accidental encounter, the sacrifice is not worth it.

After dinner, Advisor Rao brought over another map and pointed to a place, "If the trip goes well, we will be able to reach the fortress station numbered 'Seventy-Three' in two days.

Chen Chuan looked over and saw from the map that this small fortress was right at the entrance of the valley. It was at the intersection of two mountain ranges. If you wanted to go to the rear and didn't go from here, you would have to take a long detour.

, under completely ideal conditions, it might take ten and a half days to go.

Outside the fortress, there are only some sentinels scattered in front, and they are relatively sparse. Farther away, there is a bright red color, which should be the area controlled by the old dynasty.

However, the blending area is vast and boundless, and every central city in the world has an entrance to the blending area, so what they are facing now is only the enemy on their side.

I don't know what the situation is like in other central cities.

At this time, Advisor Rao said: "When entering the rear, there are three options. One is to take a large-scale detour, but that takes too much time, and the situation is changing from time to time. Maybe by that time all the teams we sent have returned, or we can go from the rear.

More power has been recruited, so the 'Iron Demon' will not choose to do this.

The second option…”

He pointed at a certain place, "Here, the '104' Fortress, is stuck in an upstream bend. It is very easy to take a raft or go down the river from there.

It's impossible for Tie Yao to lead his men and horses from there without being noticed, and even if he sneaks past, we can block this escape route, so he either simply ignores it or chooses to remove it.

Then move forward.

And the last place is the ‘Fortress No. 73’ we are going to.”

Chen Chuanhuan: "Advisor Rao took us straight here because he thought Tie Yao would choose the breakthrough point here this time?"

Advisor Rao nodded.

"Through the intelligence we obtained before, as well as the analysis of Iron Demon's character and behavior pattern, we believe that this time, he is most likely to break through from here and enter our rear!"

Qin Qingque asked at this time: "Advisor Rao, if they launch an attack, when is the estimated time of the intelligence room?"

"Tie Yao led no less than fifty cavalry soldiers this time. Based on the distance, if we go straight to 'Seventy-Three', we will reach there in three to four days, at most one or two days later than us.

, if they don’t care about their horsepower and travel day and night, they may be able to arrive in a day or two, so we are tight on time.”

Chen Chuan focused his eyes on the map, "Then let's get there as soon as possible."

After a night's rest, they accelerated their journey during the day. The journey went smoothly. After a day and a half, they arrived at Fortress No. 73. More than two hundred soldiers were stationed here, and there was a third-level fighter guarding it all year round.

here.

This fighter named Haicheng is tall and thick. His hands have been replaced with implants, and even one of his eyes has been replaced. He is already in his fifties, but a fighter at this age will not lose much.

Strength and richer experience.

This person had already learned through the radio that they were here specifically to deal with the Iron Demon this time, so he was well prepared and acted very enthusiastically, because several of his friends and many of his subordinates were killed during the Iron Demon's attack.

Killed.

Chen Chuan asked the team to rest while he talked with Haicheng to understand the situation here. At this time, he saw a boy in his 14th and 15th years watching them from a distance, and he even approached Yuan Qiuyuan to try to get information.

He took a look and asked: "Hai Guard, do you still have such young soldiers here?"

"He." Haicheng touched the short hair on his head and said, "How should I put it? His father is from our Dashun. It is said that he is a fellow villager of mine. He was stationed here at the beginning and later fell in love with a native here.

The woman simply got married here and never returned to Central City.

My fellow countryman left early and left behind two sons. The eldest son joined the garrison like him and was a good young man. Later, the iron demon attacked our patrol and the whole team including this young man died in the iron demon.

In the hands of the demon, this kid wanted to avenge his brother, so he stayed here to look for opportunities.

In fact, I originally drove him back, but I thought, if I didn't agree, this kid might run out on his own, but his mother's family is very powerful here. If something happens to him again, it might affect us.

relationship, so I just kept him by my side as an orderly to give him a thought."

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "There will be a chance."

He asked Hai Cheng to assign a soldier who knew the surrounding situation and took him around for a while to familiarize himself with the terrain around the fortress. Then he returned to the fortress and discussed and arranged specific tactics with Advisor Rao.

However, they waited for two days in a row, but did not see the Iron Demon.

At this time, they received a message via the radio that a small group of troops passed through the river guarded by Fortress No. 104 last night.

The sentry conducted a long period of machine gun fire, and at dawn it was discovered that the interception rope on the river had been cut, and a killed dragon-nosed horse was also found downstream. It was suspected that those who passed by were Tie Yao and his party.

This information immediately disrupted their original arrangement. Could it be that Tie Yao did not intend to go here this time, but chose to break through from another place?

If this is the case, then they are guarding the wrong position this time. It seems that the only choice is to evacuate from here and pursue this group of people.

However, Advisor Rao was very insistent on this. He said to Chen Chuanchuan: "No, I still think that side is not his choice. This is most likely a smoke bomb released by the other party. The Iron Demon's target should still be here!"

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Chapter completed!