Chapter Twenty-Five: Dispersing Unhappily

  In the dark jungle, a bloody scene unfolded, with blood flowing like rivers and gruesome soldier corpses that were beyond recognition. Even some of the soldiers who were cleaning up the scene couldn't help but vomit at the sight. These bandits were too brutal, too inhumane.

  The border town of Haigou is in imminent danger, the bandit army has retreated, and now is not the time to settle accounts with them. After cleaning up the scene, Somat gave the order to return, and the team of over a thousand people marched towards the direction of Xiaogou Pass.

  The women's legion led by Julia had long since followed the cavalry of Somat, leaving behind only the infantry led by Rain, these newly freed 'cannon fodder' soldiers.

  The soldiers led by Ren did not rush to march, not only because they were on foot, but also because Somat did not appreciate him and particularly disliked him, 'under the pretext' of letting them clean up and take charge of protecting the main force.

  On the way, Rayn's mind was still thinking about a series of questions, how did the robbers on Mount Luo know the time and route of the Imperial grain convoy? Why did Somat Kane come with only hundreds of meters of cavalry and light infantry? How could Julia...

  There is also the fact that he particularly admires General Robert, just like a modern-day Zhuge Liang who can predict and calculate things with godlike accuracy. Being prepared for unexpected situations and preventing problems before they arise are the experiences of General Robert's years of dealing with the Caesar Empire and its nobles, but at this time, Rayn is still unaware of it and is still admiring General Robert.

  When Lain and his party arrived at the gate of the Sea Valley Pass Garrison, the guards actually blocked them outside the garrison.

  "Hey, we are here under the orders of General Robert, the commander-in-chief of the coast guard, to defend the Sea Valley Pass. Why won't you let us enter the camp? Are we supposed to set up camp in the wilderness?" Ross shouted angrily, and the soldiers accompanying him were also extremely indignant, glaring at the guards at the entrance of the camp.

  "We are just following orders, please don't make it difficult for us!" At this time, the previously arrogant guards quieted down, and one of the thin and weak soldiers stepped forward, saying somewhat awkwardly with a flustered expression.

  Rennes and others had just gone through a cruel war baptism, the momentum on their bodies actually scared these military camp guards quite a bit.

  "Alas, never mind, Rus. You lead the brothers to find a place to rest temporarily, I'll go to the military camp to..." Rayn sighed and stopped Rus, who was about to fight with these guards, before he could finish speaking.

  At this time, a person rushed out of the military camp and said loudly: "Where is Captain Laine? Which one is Captain Laine? Our general has summoned him."

  "I am Rain!" Rain replied quickly, then glared at Rus who was furious and stormed out, the other soldiers followed him reluctantly.

  The calm was restored in front of the barracks gate. Rayne adjusted his clothes and walked quickly into the barracks.

  The military camp was extremely quiet in the night, without any sense of urgency before a major battle, and even the patrolling soldiers were relaxed. This made Raine feel puzzled, and under the leadership of the soldiers in front, he unknowingly arrived at the general's tent.

  "Captain Renn, the general is waiting for you inside, go on in!" The soldier said indifferently, as if he was filled with disdain towards these 'cannon fodder' soldiers who had the Empire's 'dead man' mark engraved on their wrists.

  Ran ignored the little soldier's impolite behavior, nodded slightly and thanked him before quickly walking into the camp.

  "Ran, my good brother, welcome your arrival!" Just entering the military camp, before Ran could even react, he heard such a warm greeting, and followed the sound to find the source, he was excited.

  "Franz, brother, you... can you still recognize me?" Reyn said, rushing forward with an excited expression, grabbing the shoulders of the person in front of him.

  "Haha, sorry about that, I heard from Big Brother and Little Sister that you're still alive, and also... Ah, you look almost the same as before, it's been over a decade, do you still remember when I taught you knife skills, do you still remember..." Franz excitedly said.

  "Remember, of course I remember, if it wasn't for me accidentally hurting Yulia sister, I would still be learning swordsmanship from you, I..." Rayn said, before he could finish speaking, he was...

  "Franst, watch your identity! You are the general of the border town's defense. How can you be like this?" Suddenly, a furious voice came over and then Rain felt a pair of strong hands pushing him to one side.

  "Big brother, you...!" Julia said angrily, quickly coming to Lain's side and supporting his swaying body.

  "Renn, are you alright? My brother is always like this, please don't mind him." Yulia said softly, then glared at her arrogant and rude brother Somart.

  "Julia, it's alright, I don't mind." Lain stood firmly on his feet and gently brushed away Julia's hands that were supporting him, saying this very calmly.

  After the tent, the atmosphere was quite awkward. Fran and Yulia looked at Somat with dissatisfaction, while Rain's expression was very serious.

  "General Raine has been ordered to come and guard the border, I wonder what instructions the two generals have?" General Raine saluted.

  "You, take your soldiers and wait outside the camp, don't make any mistakes, be ready to be dispatched at any time! Go!" Somat said loudly, with some impatience in his tone.

  "Big Brother!" exclaimed Franz and Julia in unison, their voices laced with resentment, especially Julia's, who was so angry that she stamped her foot, her eyes fixed tightly on Somat.

  "I am the highest authority here, my mind is made up. Captain Rayn, execute the order!" Somat ignored their dissatisfaction and continued to speak, glaring at Rayn with no regard for old friendships, as if they had a deep-seated vendetta against each other.

  "Yes sir!" Rayn bowed and headed swiftly towards the outside of the camp, ignoring Julia's urgent calls, and departed resolutely.

  A fierce quarrel broke out in the tent, and then Julia stormed off, dashing in the direction where Rain had left.

  "Big brother, why are you treating the Laine brothers like this? Didn't we already discuss it earlier and agree to let them enter the military camp? They've been fighting for a whole day and night, and still haven't had a moment's rest. You..." Franster said, his breathing heavy with anger as he glared at Big Brother Somalt.

  At this time, Su Ma Te was speechless, sitting in front of the case, only sighing long, with a somewhat helpless expression, his right hand still tightly pinching that letter which had been crumpled into a ball.

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