Chapter 90: The Earl's Domain I
Of the Serbs we brought, three were wounded in last night's battle, but fortunately no one was killed this time. The rest of the people will all go with us, plus the old guy Jugovic and his three men, and Christovic has chosen five people to follow us, for a total of twenty-two people. This time I asked Bogdan and Vurich to stay here and take care of the people who stayed with Milic. Whereas.
After exiting the station, we took the wounded who had been transferred from the Count and had not yet had time to be transferred, and found a place in the depths of the woods to settle down. Milic, Bogdan and VuriΔ have arranged tight sentry posts around them, and it is still a very moment, and they cannot be taken lightly.
Those of us involved in the operation hurried to start resting, and now we are in no hurry to set off. My plan was to wait until the gang broke up and we'd do it. We set up an observation post near the station, and we kept an eye on the road, firstly to see when the people at the Earl's had returned, secondly, to see who had retreated, and thirdly, to be on guard. Let's see if these people who have stepped back have any intention of moving us.
In the evening, before the sun set, news came from the observation post that there was movement on the road. Milk and I followed the sentry to the observation post near the station, and I looked at the time, it was seven o'clock, and the sky was getting darker. I picked up the binoculars and looked at the road, although the light was not good, but the people who came over could still easily see from the outfits and vehicles that these were not the mercenaries of NATO, so the identities of these people were easy to identify, and it was impossible for the people who came over in such a big way to be the earl, so it could only be Keqiman and them.
The momentum of these people seems to be much worse than when they went at the moment, and they are not embarrassed, but it is estimated that it will definitely not be very good. Their truck stopped on the road in front of the station, and then someone entered the station, and a moment later the person who had entered the station ran out and returned to the group, presumably to report that the station was empty. After about ten minutes, the car started again, and the whole team quickly drove out of our field of vision along the road.
I put down my binoculars and said, "This is Keqiman and them, they probably didn't take advantage of the earl like that." But it doesn't seem to have been beaten away. There must be no one chasing after this unhurried look. β
Milk also put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at me and said, "You're saying they might be reconciled?" β
"Isn't it like? If we want to do it, then what kind of scene should we see, it is estimated that most of the people towed on the truck should be wounded, and they must have run all the way through here, and they will stop here to find us? I said.
"So will they come to any agreement? Especially against our agreements? Milk asked.
That's what I'm worried about at the moment. But after thinking about it, I don't think it's possible that there will be an agreement or something. Especially against us here, it is even more unlikely. The reason is simple, now the Count is well aware of our strength here, and more importantly, he should clearly understand who poses a real threat to him. Then in the eyes of those NATO mercenaries, we should look down on us even more, and then there will be no agreement against us, because we are not qualified enough. So how did they tacitly agree with each other to cease fire at that time, and then go back to their respective homes?
I looked at Milk and said, "There shouldn't be anything bad for us." But they should have talked, or at least communicated. Otherwise, could it be that a glance passed over, and everyone would understand each other's own war? β
"So what can they talk about? Are those NATO mercenaries here to put on a pose and scare people? Milk asked.
I shook my head, "I don't know any of that. I guess we won't know until we get over there and take a look, or even scratch our tongues and ask you. β
"Are we ready to go now? Or wait and see? β
I thought for a moment and said, "Now that Ke Qiman has retreated. Then it means that the battle there is over. If those NATO personnel are not withdrawn immediately, it is estimated that they do not plan to go back today according to the current time. β
"Why? Are they afraid that someone will ambush them? Milk clearly sees that, too.
I nodded, "Of course." Such a team
Aren't you afraid of swaggering through the market? Who's the head snake here? Do they dare to go out casually after dark? Anyway, I heard from my ancestors in my hometown that the Japanese didn't go out at night when we were there, and what they were afraid of was that they would not return. β
Milk nodded in agreement, "Shall we go or not?" β
"Go! Of course you have to go. With these people there, you have to look and see what their relationship is. And with these people, maybe the Earl's weary people let their guard down even more. I said.
Milk hey smiled, "Hehehe." So what are you waiting for? Let's go back and take someone out. β
So after returning to the camp deep in the woods, we packed up our things and set off. This time we did not wander around the woods in the way of the Earl, and certainly we did not go directly on the road. Instead, in the woods next to the road, along the road.
After four hours on foot, we arrived in the Count's sphere of influence in the middle of the night. Christovich, who led the way, stopped at a fork in the road.
"Which way shall we go?" I looked at Milk.
Milk shrugged, "It's dark on all sides right now. And this road is different from the one we took when we came during the day. β
Yugovic looked ahead, and now it seemed to me that he could see nothing except for some light from a large moon overhead, which shone faintly on something.
"That Vukovich didn't tell you the exact location of the Count's sphere of influence? Didn't you say that you drew a picture? Yugovic asked rhetorically.
"Do you want to see that picture of him? I promise you'll be more confused after reading it than if you didn't. I spoke.
Yugovic sighed and thought for a moment before saying, "I've been here before in this generation. But that was two years ago, and I was passing by. I remember as if the direction to the Earl's territory was not the main road, but a side road. β
"Just go to the left." Milk began, "We walked in the woods when we came, but the general direction was to the left, away from the road. β
I nodded and said, "Then let's go down the road on the left." β
So we hit the road again, and after a certain distance we realized that we had made a mistake. Because after traveling some distance, we saw a sentry post that had been destroyed. I don't know if it was Milic and the others who did it, or if they destroyed it when Keqiman's gang attacked. This place should not have been cleaned up yet, as we quickly found several bodies there, as well as some damaged weapons.
We continued down the road, about two kilometers or so, and we saw the lights. That's right, it's the lights. We slowed down. Slowly moving in the direction of the light, we soon saw the situation around the light through the telescope.
Next to this light is a watchtower, the watchtower is very dark under the light of the light, and we can't see the specific situation on the watchtower from here, but we can only roughly determine that someone is standing guard on it. Underneath the watchtower, there was an iron gate, which was supposed to be closed before, but now only half of it remains, and the other half is gone. Inside the door, you can vaguely see piles of sandbags on both sides of the road, which are presumably built bunkers, and there are people hiding behind them.
"What does that mean?" Milk looked at the doorway, "Do you want to buy a ticket to enter?" β
I looked at him, "Haven't you been here?" β
Milk pointed around, "I just walked around here. At most, it is within the range of the previous checkpoint. I'm not going to rush in, that's supposed to be Ke Qiman's job, isn't it? β
"Okay." I sighed and looked ahead, "If there is this entrance." That means it's not easy to get in from other places, otherwise there would be no entrance here
What does it mean? β
"Why didn't you ask Vukovic how they got in?" Milk said.
I shook my head and said, "I thought it was similar to an ordinary village when I looked at his picture." Who knew that this place had developed towards a fortress? β
"There should be other passages. I've heard people say before that the Count's territory is heavily guarded, but there is more to it than that. Yugovic spoke.
I nodded and said, "Then let's take a look on both sides first." See what's going on around him. β
"Then let's go our separate ways. Hurry up like this, one to the left, one to the right. Hurry up like this. Milk began.
I thought about it, and I could quickly figure out what was going on around me so that I wouldn't waste time. Wait until daytime, then you have to move as little as possible and observe more.
"Then let Kristovich and the gardener follow me. Uncle and others follow you. I said.
"That's it. After the scouting, we will gather here. Milk looked ahead, "We're just scouting and nothing else. In case of an accident, immediately retreat to the road after the gunfire and do not return here to meet. β
"Understood. Then I'll go to the right. I said.
"Yes. Then I'll go to the left. It's two hours, and we'll have to come back here in two hours to meet. Milk said.
"Understood. Return here two hours later to meet. "After I finished checking my watch with Milk, I immediately got up with the people and headed to the right.