Chapter 806: A Small Obstacle
The imperial army moved towards the fortress on the Black Earth Plain. Su Xiao would occasionally see small groups of empire warriors patrolling the area.
As soon as they found the remaining Union soldiers, they immediately fired flares into the sky.
When lights appeared in the night sky, the empire's army immediately split up into groups, which quickly cleared the surrounding areas of union soldiers.
Of course, this kind of sweep had a time limit. When it was deep into the night, they would return to the fortress and start guarding it.
As for whether the Tribal Alliance will give up this stronghold or not... Of course not. This fortress was a huge defense line, one of the three most important points, and the Tribal Alliance had already suffered a crushing defeat in this place more than once or twice.
This was just another defeat for them, and they didn't lose because they were weaker, but because Carlos took part in this battle at the forefront, which forced the soldiers of the empire to fight for this fortress to the last drop of blood.
When Su Xiao came back to the fortress, there were piles of corpses piled up outside the fortress. Many such piles were eventually set on fire, causing black smoke to soon fill the entire sky.
— Let's be careful, I didn't want to catch anything else from them.
— Who has seen Mars? Tell him that he must appear in front of me within five minutes.
— I report: all our wounded comrades were mostly dragged to the rear.
The entire battlefield was buzzing. The legion's commander, Carlos, was standing in the midst of the officers who occasionally reported to him.
The warriors, along with Su Xiao, were given free rein after they returned to the fortress.
The new recruits began climbing the walls of the fortress using rope ladders. Many of them immediately went to the clerk, as they wanted to send a letter home so that their relatives would know that they were still alive.
As for the veterans, they began to inspect the corpses and collect everything more or less valuable. Once they have collected enough items, they will send all the most valuable items home to their wives and children, which will not only show that they survived, but also give their families additional means of survival..
Su Xiao also decided to climb the fortress walls. He needed to find the quartermaster, Nicholas Caesar. Since his shop was about to open soon, many guild leaders were definitely waiting for him.
After all, Su Xiao wasn't the only one who wanted to buy a sacred oak branch.
Fortunately, he had taken care of this beforehand, so he didn't have to worry too much.
Soon, Su Xiao climbed up the rope ladder to the fortress walls. The stone ascent from the Tribal Alliance was almost destroyed by this point.
On the walls of the fortress, the floor was still wet and blood-red, and there were dried pools of blood in some places.
There were many signs on the walls that showed signs of a recent massacre.
Su Xiao smelled a faint smell of blood. Although the corpses on the wall had already been disposed of, and the floor had been thoroughly cleaned in some places, the walls were too large and couldn't be treated in such a short time, plus this smell of blood even after thorough cleaning would persist for a long time.
After asking the people who were staggering around the fortress walls, Su Xiao quickly found out where Nikolos Caesar was right now.
He was currently inside the fortress along with all his wealth.
The width of the fortress walls was about several tens of meters. Inside the walls, you could go down special stairs. Usually, supplies were stored inside the walls or the defenders of the fortress were located. As for the walls themselves, they were created from obsidian, thanks to which they were able to stand for so long under the constant onslaught of the Union of Tribes..
Su Xiao stepped inside the walls. In fact, the interior of the walls was somewhat similar to one huge house with many corridors and passages, and there were only floors in these walls. 16.
From the 16th to the 6th floors were used for accommodation of ordinary soldiers and most of the rooms were shared, without any partitions. From the 5th to the 4th floor was reserved for officers and most of the rooms were divided among themselves. The higher a person's position was, the better their private quarters were. On the 3rd to 1st floors, supplies were stored.
When Su Xiao stepped into one of the corridors, a strong smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils. Large chunks of black obsidian were strewn across the corridor.
The Union Army did a very good job of destroying the fortress.
Lamps hung on the walls of the corridor.
It was a little damp and cold inside the walls.
Nicholas Caesar, on the other hand, lived on the fourth floor of the fortress, in a place where only high-ranking military personnel could live.
Soon, Su Xiao arrived at the entrance of the fourth floor and found several guards blocking the passage.
— Please show us your officer's identification, " one of them said in a serious tone and straightened up.
— I'm squad leader Byakuya. I was promoted before the battle for the fortress, but did not have time to issue documents.
Su Xiao didn't have anything that could confirm his identity. As for the promotion from Carlos, he said at the time that the documents would be issued to him after the battle for the fortress, and since there had been two major battles in just the last two days, there were many new officers in the army, but none of them had their own ID. As for the fact that someone will start impersonating an officer... The vast majority of people wouldn't do that. It was a serious crime.
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