In the early morning of December 14, 1098 in the Terra Calendar, as usual, most people were still sleeping, and the cold slowed down people's movement.
Jian Lei woke up very early, and the habits she had developed in the army over the years supported her. Even the depraved life in Rhode Island could not knock down her will.
"Ms. Jianlei, good morning."
Alexander, wearing an explosion-proof helmet, emerged from the tent, said hello, and walked towards the stew pot in the camp.
He said in a casual tone: "In my hometown, the winter is more than 40 degrees below zero, which can freeze people to death, but the children are still used to going out to play, as long as they have enough food."
The bacon prepared last night was as frozen as a stone, and it would make a hole if thrown on the ground.
Jian Lei greeted his companions who were walking out of the tent one after another, and said with a smile: "The environment you described sounds the same as Ursus. The northern ice field is too cold. To be honest, I prefer the south."
The carving knife shrank its neck, somewhat uncomfortable with the cold outdoor environment.
"Carving knife, you forgot the earmuffs."
Cast Iron caught up from behind and put cotton earmuffs on the carving knife. The little fox looked better.
At this moment, Chen Xi and Alyssa were studying the march map and arranging the next route.
After getting along for a period of time, the two women from different eras have a certain understanding of each other.
Especially when they can communicate in French and English, the barriers are completely eliminated.
Chen Xi pointed to a point on the map and said: "We are in the south of the Great Knight Territory, in the hinterland of Casimir. The possibility of encountering the Black Armored Legion here is relatively small. We should head east to search for enemies."
Alyssa was silent and looked very worried. After realizing that she needed to say something, she said softly: "I don't think we should move on now."
Chen Xi paused and asked, "What's the reason?"
“Two days ago, Casimir’s staff, in the name of Supreme Military Commander Ioleta, sent important recommendations to all military groups in the country, asking them to prepare for war. This means that we are only one step away from war. separated."
The woman with beautiful red hair looked uneasily at the triangle in the middle of the map, where Ursus was to the north, Casimir was to the west, Victoria was to the south, and there was a gap to the east, but it had been occupied by Letania's legions. Block.
There is no doubt that what is trapped in the middle is the World Eater ship, but such a dragnet does not bring any sense of security to Alisa. She has an intuition that if the war starts, it will be an extremely tragic battle.
"Maybe I'm too pessimistic, and sometimes my intuition may not be accurate."
Chen Xi slowly shook his head and said: "I can understand your feelings. In my era, we fought countless hellish battles, and one intuition can often save an army. I agree with you. We are where we are. Stay for a day.”
Of course, staying for one day does not mean that you can take a vacation. This small war group with only more than a hundred people still has a lot to do.
The Rhode Island operators were not just the ones Zhou Jinru had promised, he also sent in an electrical engineering team led by Grey, in order to strengthen the battle group's communication capabilities.
Therefore, Gray led people to set up communication equipment nearby early in the morning, trying to contact the nearest combat transfer station.
"If conditions permit, we can also get some subsidized supplies from the transfer station. The supplies are still very abundant now."
Gray used wire clamps to arrange the wires, and the device's light came on, indicating that the signal was open.
The thin boy smiled shyly at the team members, picked up the phone and dialed, but the expected call did not come true.
"No one answered, what's going on? The transfer station is too busy?"
Gray dialed again in confusion, but naturally he didn't get through. Just when he was about to give up, the contact number suddenly got through. valley
Before he could speak, he could only hear the heavy breathing on the other side of the phone.
Snapped.
The other hand reached out from behind him and pressed down the call.
Gray was startled and quickly looked back. It turned out to be Mr. Puppet who was accompanying the team.
The man's voice was hoarse and he said seriously: "Why don't you follow the call rules?!"
"I……"
As Gray spoke, he remembered the instructor's repeated instructions during the communications department training session of the Ministry of Intelligence, and put down the phone in his hand dejectedly.
Puppet glanced at the north, his sight blocked by the dense forest, and said calmly: "Report the situation here. My suggestion is that the entire group immediately moves to the alternative numbered location."
Gray's expression changed and he hurriedly said: "I know!"
The figure disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone.
Ten minutes later, after receiving the report, Chen Xi immediately put down the lunch box in his hand, hurried to the map, and drew a small triangle with a pen.
Alyssa hurried over and asked: "What's going on?!"
"We have lost contact with the nearest transfer station, and the investigators are on their way to check the situation. Another point is that our coordinates have been exposed and we must move immediately. "
"Could it be a misjudgment?"
Chen Xi glanced at Alyssa, was silent for a few seconds, and said calmly: "I don't dare to bet."
"Okay, time is running out, let's move. Keep the radio silent until the scouts come back."
Soon, the transfer order was conveyed to everyone in the battle group, and everyone began to quickly pack up their things and leave as a team.
They don't know yet that the general headquarters of the Great Knight Leader is in chaos!
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"Several key transfer stations from the frontline corps to the forward base and then to the base camp have almost lost contact. It may be electromagnetic interference. All corps are checking the situation. The situation may improve within a few hours."
After listening to the advice given by the staff, Ioletta asked with a scepter in one hand: "So all we can do now is wait?"
"...Yes, yes, Your Excellency." Cold sweat broke out on the chief of staff's forehead.
"How did you promise me before the war started?!"
Ioletta Russell, Casimir's military commander, has the power to command four armies, eleven legions and several battle groups across the country. At this moment, her face is gloomy and her eyes are as fierce as an anxious brown bear trapped in a cave. .
She didn't even know the situation of the frontline legion, whether it had been defeated by the World Eaters.
Late at night two days ago, Rhode Island sent an emergency notification to all countries through Casimir's headquarters. The doctor talked to her for nearly an hour. After finally buying the time, she could only watch helplessly. Passing by in vain.
She still remembered what the doctor said:
"If Casimir is suddenly attacked, I judge that a small group of enemy troops have sneaked into the territory to carry out sabotage warfare. This is a conventional tactic. The frontline legions are still safe for the time being, but the headquarters must be careful about beheading operations."
