Lake Toba is located in the Mada Plateau in the north of Sumatra, with an altitude of 905 meters, a length of 100 kilometers, a width of 30 kilometers, and an area of 1,130 square kilometers, making it the largest volcanic lake in the territory.

The topography of this lake is very peculiar, there is the world's fifth largest island in the center of the lake, there are two lakes on the island, this island was originally a peninsula, it became an island because of the opening of the canal three years ago, there are two active volcanoes nearby, the mountain pass often has light smoke, clouds and mist, the scenery is charming, and another time and space is a world-famous scenic spot.

But now it's a killing field.

"The 2nd East India Division is now crazy, they kill people when they see them, they rob villages when they see them, dozens of villages nearby have been burned down by those guys, yesterday they diverted to Xianda, and now it is estimated that they are still around Xianda." Hicks, the leader of the 1st Squadron of the Special Operations Group of the Far East Company, who was the first to depart, received the latest information about the 2nd East India Division near Lake Toba.

Xianda is located thirty kilometers directly north of Lake Toba, and it is not in the same direction as the port of Medan at all, so it seems that the 2nd East India Division is not here to quell the rebellion at all, but to make a fortune.

As a result, the inhabitants around Lake Toba suffered.

When the Medan army expanded before, the area around Lake Toba had been cleaned up, and all the diehards of the Dutch colonial government had been executed by the Medan army, and those who remained were Chinese and ethnic Chinese who were willing to resist the Dutch colonial government.

Now the 2nd East Indian Division has come again, indiscriminately and directly killed all of them, and after this time, it is estimated that there will not be one in ten inhabitants around Lake Toba.

"Very well, let's go to Xianda." Hicks is indifferent, murderers are always killed, and they are responsible for their own mistakes.

A house not far from Hicks was still billowing with smoke, and in the open space in front of the house there were several corpses with different heads, looking like men and children, and the air was filled with a faint smell of barbecue, which Hicks was not unfamiliar with, and could often be smelled on the battlefield, and Hicks also knew how crazy some brutal guys were, so he didn't want to explore the source of the smell.

"Find a few people to clean up here, the corpse can't be left for too long." No matter how ferocious the enemy Hicks is, he is not afraid, and the pervasive virus will make Hicks afraid.

"Okay-" The scouts sent in advance looked helpless, the further south this situation went, the more the East Indian Division would kill and bury it, so they wouldn't care if there would be a plague.

Don't forget that this is a typical rainforest climate, and the rainy season is in a month, so all the bodies are buried deeply.

Of course, the scout doesn't have to do it himself, there must be someone willing to take over the job, after all, the family is estimated to have all died, so the land in the family's name has become an ownerless wasteland, and some people are willing to buy it.

"Keep going!" Hicks gave the order, and the mercenaries, who were resting on the side of the road, immediately got up and set off.

Ten kilometers to the north, the Special Operations Group finally encountered the 2nd East India Division.

This time, without the need for scouts, the fire was burning in a village beside the road, and the unbridled howls of men and desperate cries of women could be faintly heard, Hicks silently made a gesture, and the mercenaries crouched down on the side of the road and began to arrange their weapons.

"Hicks, we're going to report first." Hicks' deputy, Middleton, was not in favor of an immediate attack.

"I know, I know, I just want to take a look." Hicks would not attack rashly, as a commander, Hicks was responsible for his own men first, and in the absence of any clarity on how many men there were in the 2nd East India Division, a rash attack could lead to serious consequences.

As for the villagers in despair, Hicks had pity on them, but he would not risk it for them.

"Probably less than a company, less than a hundred people, the men in the village are estimated to have been killed, and dozens of women have been tied to the wagon, presumably to be taken away." The scout was quick to get the news.

Hicks didn't speak, turning his head to look at Middleton with a look of embarrassment.

"Okay, okay, you're the captain, it's up to you-" Middleton had done his duty, and if Hicks insisted, then Middleton would choose to obey.

Of course, the post-war report Middleton will certainly report it truthfully.

"Kill them, we need more intelligence from the Second Division." Hicks had a good reason, and raised his hand to call the team leaders over with anticipating faces and began to assign tasks.

Mercenaries are the real ones who are familiar with this kind of thing, and the 2nd East India Division has not yet spotted the Special Operations Group, so Hicks simply ordered the troops to detour back to the other side of the village and prepare for an ambush battle.

Thanks to the rainforests of the East Indies, the Einsatzgruppen team easily detoured to its intended position under the cover of trees and bushes.

"I hate rainforests!" Hicks swung his knife and viciously cut off the triangular head of a poisonous snake, and then stomped the snake's head to pieces with a single kick.

Venomous snakes are the biggest threat to mercenaries in the wild, anti-viper serums are scarce and expensive, and tens of thousands of people are killed by venomous snakes every year in the East Indies, with an average of one out of every four venomous snake bites.

"What a waste!" Middleton shook his head speechlessly, although the poisonous snake is a threat, but it is also a source of money, if it is in southern Africa, six poisonous snakes can be exchanged for a life-saving anti-poisonous snake serum, but there seems to be no such business on the East Indian side.

"Do you want to compare?" Hicks put the opener back into its scabbard and began to examine his rifle.

Although Hicks and Middleton were officials, when it was time to fight, Hicks and Middleton would also go to war.

The Umbrella Company continues the practice of the Southern African Army, where officers and soldiers wear exactly the same uniforms, and officers also carry rifles on the battlefield to avoid being eliminated by enemy precision shooters.

In fact, the number of precision shooters in the world is estimated to be the largest among all the troops in the world, and the precision shooters in southern Africa still use sniper rifles equipped with scopes, and the combat efficiency is very high.

"Who's afraid of whom!" Middleton groped in his pocket for a long time, and only found a gold coin with a face value of five rand.

"Poor married man—" Hicks was a little dismissive, but accepted the bet anyway.

"When you get married, you will know, the children will go to school, the wife will buy jewelry and clothes, and I will say that Itno is the biggest enemy of our men." Middleton was angry, and Itno's bosses were Phyllis and Ada, so Middleton wouldn't scold directly.

Itno is now a well-known luxury brand all over the world, and the concept of "luxury" was created by Itno.

In the beginning, Itno was famous for its exquisite and luxurious diamond jewelry, and now Itno has been involved in all aspects and is sought after by fashion-loving women all over the world.

And hated by men all over the world, although Itno also produces various goods used by men, such as belt lighters, but the resulting insignificant love is not enough to compensate for men's wounded wallets.

"So why get married?" Hicks doesn't understand this kind of emotion of enjoying while complaining, and it is estimated that he will be schizophrenic after a long time.

"That's because you haven't met the right person yet, and when you meet her, you'll be willing to give her the whole world, and you'll be eager to start a family with her, maybe you'll retire, resign from the umbrella, and then take the compensation money the company gives you to buy a farm and stay with her all day-" Married men are philosophers, not including Middleton, of course: "—and then you'll find that the life of a mercenary is more suitable for you!" ”

Hicks burst out laughing, and before Hicks could counterattack, soldiers of the Second East India Division finally appeared in the distance.

But it didn't look like it, it could only be said that they were robbers who looked like soldiers, they did not wear uniform uniforms, their clothes were loosely dressed, and they were still dripping with blood bayonets with all kinds of things they had just snatched, and on several carriages in the ranks were dozens of women with sluggish faces and disheveled clothes, these soldiers laughed loudly and unscrupulously, and some were still exchanging the booty they had just grabbed.

If it is a mercenary march of the Umbrella Company, then in any case, even if it is a squad, two soldiers will be sent as the lead, and then the troops will set off.

These soldiers of the 2nd East India Division did not have this awareness, they seemed to have forgotten that this place was only a few dozen kilometers away from the port of Medan, and the mercenaries of the umbrella company could appear at any time, so they were swaggering without any defense.

"Medan's troops were defeated by such troops?" Middleton is simply incredible.

"How strong do you think Medan's troops are?" Hicks was dismissive, all of them were in the same vein: "Ready-"

Middleton took a deep breath, then raised his gun to aim.

Hicks didn't talk nonsense, the sound of gunfire was an order, and when all the soldiers of the Second East India Division appeared, Hicks gently pulled the trigger.

Bang!

In the sweltering rainforest, the gunfire can't reach far, but it's still poignant.

The long and rigorous training finally paid off, and the mercenaries knocked out more than half of the nearly 100 soldiers of the 2nd East India Division in the first volley.

"There are still problems with the distribution of firepower." Middleton stops after knocking down an enemy, and has no intention of continuing to shoot.

There is no chance, the special operations brigade is the elite of the elite, and it has long been accustomed to the distribution of firepower, and each squad knows the location of its target in the enemy queue, not to mention the addition of light machine guns, there are only more than a hundred people in the first squadron, and they are frantically equipped with ten light machine guns, which may be more than all the machine guns of the Second East India Division combined.

The battle ended much faster than expected, and from the beginning of the battle to the cessation of the gunfire in no more than thirty seconds, a company was completely wiped out, and many soldiers of the 2nd East Indian Division did not even have time to raise their guns.