Steel steam and flame

Moving forward in a roundabout way, heading around to those locations, Major Barron and the enemy were both heading towards each other at this time, and there was no telling how long it would take for them to encounter each other. Moving straight forward, Cassia thought that if she was unlucky, it might happen that she happened to be caught in the middle of the warring parties.

Moreover, the traces left on the snow will also be discovered by the enemy. Cassia does not want to be the one who leads the enemy.

Running horizontally out of the woods, Cassia walked along a barren low ridgeline, approaching Major Barron and the others from a very peripheral position. Enemies won't come here, so it's relatively safer.

The snow has become heavier again, the temperature has remained at a stable number, and the wind has become a lot stronger. Standing on a short ridge, the flying snow and the snow mist blown by the wind blocked the view. The situation in the woods was no longer visible. There was only a quiet and lonely dark forest under the snowstorm, which was gradually covered with white snow. .

The speed is not very fast. Cassia pays great attention to physical adjustment when moving forward, saving a lot of unnecessary loss of physical strength.

It took about half an hour for Cassia to reach the end of the short ridge, but the woods were still extending forward, and the edge could not be seen. After changing the direction here, and using the physical strength and endurance of an ordinary veteran to estimate the speed of the troops' advance, Cassia plunged into the woods, and her figure was completely submerged in black in an instant.

Soon after, he stopped and stood in the snow looking around. He was supposed to continue on his way, but he spotted something else along the way.

There are deep marks on the snow. It seems that about ten people passed through here. They are very distinct. They probably left here for less than ten minutes. Or maybe this time will be even shorter, maybe less than a few minutes, I can't say for sure.

It was an enemy, Cassia was sure. He turned on the flashlight and became more sure of his thoughts in the weak light. Through small details around it, these traces pointed in the same direction that he himself was heading. The gathering at Major Barron's place has been completed, and there probably won't be any other lone teams waiting to return. And after carefully observing these traces for a while, Cassia also ruled out the possibility that it was his own team. It doesn't look like something ordinary people come out of. There is a smooth feeling inside, and it doesn't seem intermittent.

To achieve this feeling, it seems impossible without the strong strength and physical ability to push through the waist-deep snow in one go.

"Want to go around from the side or from the rear?" Cassia probably understood the enemy's thinking. It seemed that this was the most effective way to deal with his own side, where most of the people were ordinary soldiers. In terms of frontal cooperation, these people are definitely not as good as those well-trained veterans.

Cassia followed the traces and caught up. There were enemies opening the way. In these few minutes, he was able to save some extra energy. These should be a relatively strong group of enemies, otherwise they would not be able to carry out such a sneak attack mission as a separate team. The musket was thrown away not long ago, and the only weapon left was the large-caliber revolver that he carried with him. While following these traces to pursue the enemies ahead, Cassia cleaned up the things he carried. The excess ammunition was thrown away, leaving only the bullets used in the revolver. These things were all prepared by Delya for him. They were of very good quality, and their caliber and power were also extremely large. With the power of platinum gunpowder, under such a caliber, it seems that it can produce a slight taste of blue silver bullets.

The contents of the backpack were not moved. He would definitely throw the backpack away before the battle. Barring any accidents, the battle should continue until one side is completely dead. He thinks so.

The dozen or so people in front were very fast, and Cassia speeded up to catch up, but after a few minutes, there was still no movement in front of him, and it was always dark. It’s just that the wind is getting louder and louder, becoming an excellent environmental hidden sound. As long as the movement is not particularly loud, I am afraid that the sound can be completely hidden from a distance of more than ten meters.

It feels like a huge snowstorm is gradually gathering strength, and I am afraid that it will completely visit this continuous mountain range at dawn. Cassia hopes to end this battle as soon as possible. In terms of natural factors, the further it is delayed, the more detrimental it will be to their side. When a huge snowstorm comes, those firearms can hold on, but those veterans may completely lose their ability to move and become targets stuck in the thick snow.

After taking a look at the time, he followed the team of two captains from Cassia into the woods, and until now, less than two and a half hours have passed. The numbers on the mechanical dial showed that it was only a little after nine o'clock in the evening, and the long dark night was definitely still long. And neither side looked very anxious. The enemy also has the idea of ​​delaying the time further.

The cold temperature will continue to drop, and around ten o'clock at night is the time when the temperature drops most rapidly. Cassia guessed that the enemy would attack after that, and the surgeon's advantage could be perfectly demonstrated at that time. And they don’t lack the time and patience to wait.

During the time of thinking, my pace unknowingly accelerated a lot. If there was a chance, and without endangering himself, Cassia had considered completely annihilating the enemy team in front of him by himself. But if it comes with huge risks, even if he will harm Major Barron and the others later, Cassia can only say in her heart that she will do her best.

Not long ago, he had always thought that he would be sad when the captain hiding in the snow was killed. But whether it was due to the surrounding temperature or other unknown reasons, he never had any major mood swings in his heart. Cassia's mood can be summed up as "that's all."

He is still in the same mood now. Dead people have long become a normal feature of life, so just get used to it. The most important thing is that Cassia knows that as long as he maintains perfect physical condition, even if Major Barron's side is annihilated, he can still rely on his legs to run back to the volcano base in a heavy snowstorm.

In this case, it may not be a good idea to run back to the volcano base. You should run back to the station where Uncle Puno is, and then leave directly by train and return to Manoma. Cassia couldn't remember how long it took for this mood and thought to appear.

Not long after, visually, there was finally movement coming from the front. Cassia saw a faint light, which was from the flashlight. Several shadows were moving quickly in the dim light. Cassia counted nine people in total, and three of them took turns to open a path in the snow.

I can see the sign-in building here, but there seems to be something wrong with the computer and mobile client, and I can't see it either. And sometimes when I read book reviews, I can’t see the book reviews on my computer but I can’t see them on my phone. I don’t know what’s going on... The book review may last for a while... I’m sorry everyone, there’s been a lot going on lately. , I will slowly recover in the future, please forgive me... As for the book group, I think about it and forget it... Because of my own reasons, please forgive me (actually because I usually don't make trouble at all.),,, and I saw that the settings and terrain were discussed in the book review. Because they are all modified versions, many things have increased values, so please don’t delve too much into it. Of course, please point out obvious errors and unreasonableness, and we will correct them in the future.