Chapter 8 For Survival
"No! For the rebirth of a new world, for the sake of those who have suffered through the crossing, for myself, for my descendants, in order to survive, I will..." - Rain. Green's classic quote.
When Renn's laughter ended, he concentrated his energy, let out a loud cry, and swiftly drew the 'Renn Military Sword' from his boot.
"Ah!"
"Bang! Bang!"
Two mournful and painful howls, the shattering of weapons, then silence was restored.
Lei En knelt on one knee, his head bowed, his right hand grasping a black lacquered military sword, the blade still dripping with fresh blood, drop by drop, two drops, three drops...
Two broad chopping knives had already broken in half, and the bodies of the two guards had been chopped in half at the waist (the scene was too gruesome, the bloody smell was too strong, no more description), their upper body still twitching, fresh blood flowing all over the ground.
The other guards were stunned, frantically pushing back, their knife-holding hands trembling, their bodies shaking, and some even started vomiting.
The training officers in the military camp also retreated hastily, looking at the appalling scene with pale faces, especially the leader of the training officers who was speechless and stunned, unsure of what to do.
"For survival, I have no choice!" Rayn slowly stood up, the military knife in his hand still dripping with blood, as if it would never stop, he glared at those guards and training officers.
"Rayne Green!"
"For survival..."
"Kill them, kill those sons of bitches..."
"Charge! The moment of testing has arrived, charge!"
“……”
The soldiers on the scene boiled up, howling, throwing away their weapons, taking out short and sharp instruments - Rhein military knives, holding shields, and rushing towards those camp guards in a frenzy.
"Guards, kill! Archers, shoot! All of you, kill!" The instructor was yelling crazily, but his voice had long been drowned out by the mad screams of these crazy soldiers.
Things happened too suddenly, the military camp guards did not understand what was going on, and were instantly controlled by these 'cannon fodder' soldiers. Any guards who resisted were subjected to the most insane massacre in history, with no bodies left behind.
The several arrow towers in the military camp were occupied by the rebels, and the guards surrendered. The original instructors and guards became prisoners of war.
"It was too bloody, too violent...". Many years later, when the surviving guardsmen thought back to the scene of the mutiny at Deika Town's 'Cannon Fodder' military camp, they still had a lingering fear!
Rennes did not expect things to turn out this way, survival is human instinct, besides the empire's treatment of them was too harsh, who would still be willing to sacrifice for such an empire.
When everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, several soldiers suddenly rushed over and came to Rayn Green's side.
"Reporting to the superior officer, several instructors and soldiers escaped on horseback. We failed to catch up with them. Shall we pursue?"
"Commander? I...I...I..." Rain exclaimed in surprise, his companions beside him also looked shocked.
"Yes, you're our leader now, we'll follow you from now on."
"Rain. Green, reporting for duty!"
"Officer Laine!"
“……”
The soldiers on the scene shouted loudly, and then there was a burst of cheers.
Raine Green officially became the highest officer of the 'Cannon Fodder' military camp, and several soldiers with high prestige also joined the ranks of officers. Next is to take stock of supplies and prepare for the upcoming battle.
After a careful count, there were 525 'cannon fodder' soldiers, or 35 squads, with Rousse and Dako leading one squad in pursuit of the fleeing soldiers and officers; 85 camp guards, 8 officers, 31 squad leaders (Imperial Guards), 20 horses, and...
Raine's life trajectory is particularly interesting, now becoming the leader of the rebels, and also the leader of the 'cannon fodder' soldiers, with a military camp, more than 500 soldiers, nearly a battalion of troops.
These soldiers all left an indelible imperial mark for life, in the empire that had no foothold, to survive, for...
The military camp's conference hall has now become a temporary command center for the "rebels", with most of Rain's companions as members of the command center.
"Friends, Rus has successfully completed the task, the fleeing guards have been eliminated, and now our rebellion is still unknown to the Empire. We only have two days to deploy, what are your plans for the future?" Rayn said.
"Everyone is worried about their own family members. If the Empire finds out that we are rebelling, oh dear!" someone said helplessly.
"Yes, we became suicide squad soldiers just so our loved ones could live a little better, who would have thought it would end up like this..."
"It all happened too suddenly, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be so impulsive... " Rayn said self-reproachfully.
"Ran, officer, don't blame you, actually we've had this idea for a long time, if it wasn't for yesterday's... ah, we wouldn't have..."
"Yes, why should the empire's incompetence make us cannon fodder forever? It's really heartbreaking to die for such an empire."
“……”
"Matters have already developed, we need to think about what's next. The military camp is established between high mountains and steep ridges, the terrain is treacherous, easy to defend but hard to attack, if food supplies are sufficient, holding out for two or three months won't be a problem, now I'll explain the army's organization in detail..." Rayn explained.
What Rayn said was different from the current Imperial team. Rayn was appointed as the captain, Russ as the vice-captain, followed by company commanders, deputy company commanders, platoon leaders, deputy platoon leaders, squad leaders and deputy squad leaders (team leaders). Among them, Dakota and several companions were mainly responsible for protecting the captain.
What would the Empire think if they knew that the descendants of the surviving Glin were rebelling again?
The next morning, just as it was getting light, Rennes was startled awake by a series of urgent knocks on the door.
"Report...!"
"What's wrong? Why so alarmed?"
"A soldier from the frontline camp has been captured by us, please report to the superior officer..."
"Oh, really? Bring it over!"
Two fully armed soldiers brought a disheveled captive to the camp, bound by five flowers, and under the pushing and shoving of the soldiers, still struggling with discontent.
"Huh? How could it be a female soldier?" Rayn thought to himself as he looked the soldier up and down.
"Caesar's army is already at the city gate, and you dare to rebel? You're really tired of living!" She was disheveled, with blood still on the corner of her mouth, glaring angrily, wearing a red war robe stained with blood, apparently having come seeking support.
"You all withdraw, I'll interrogate her personally." Rayn said with a smile, his eyes fixed tightly on the beautiful female soldier.
...as other soldiers quietly laughed and walked away...
"What are you going to do?" The beautiful female soldier retreated in terror, as if she knew what was about to happen next.
"What a heroine, weren't you just so confident and self-righteous earlier? What's wrong now? Are you scared?" Rayn sneered, waving his military knife in front of her, his eyes gleaming with lust.
"Pah, what kind of formation haven't I seen before? How can I be afraid of you?" The beautiful female soldier said angrily, staring with her eyes wide open and biting her cherry lips, her disheveled hair making her face difficult to discern.
"Is it? Come on, let me take a look at what you really look like?" Lain quickly used his military knife to lift up the disheveled hair on her cheek.
"Ah? You......" Reyn suddenly exclaimed, his figure quickly retreating backward, the military knife in his hand clattering to the ground, striking the rocky floor and sending out sparks.
