Chapter 375 Taboos in the Army

After burying the innocent victims in the unknown farm, the team finally chose to continue on the road instead of pursuing the dozen or so barbarians.

Everyone knows that there is no right or wrong in this approach. Of course, the team atmosphere was inevitably depressed. Especially during the next journey, they discovered two tragic situations one after another...

One place was on the roadside, where many corpses were lying in the grass. Judging from their clothing, they should belong to a small business group. Clothes, quilts and other commodities were scattered on the ground, and food and wine barrels were taken away.

One was at the foot of the mountains and was discovered by scouts. This group of people were civilian farmers, including men and women, old people, children, etc. Judging from the direction in which the bodies fell, they must have wanted to retreat into the mountains, but they were hit and immediately slaughtered.

No one was left behind, the methods were still cruel, and the situation was still torn apart... Needless to say, it was again at the hands of barbarians.

The team continued to move forward after burying the bodies. Most of the soldiers had a forbearing dullness in their expressions. Although they have not actually set foot on the battlefield yet, the unique cruelty of the battlefield is still enveloped. Of course, their hatred for the barbarians is also completely aroused.

In the early evening, the team arrived outside the Paso Checkpoint. After some handover procedures, the team successfully entered.

Although it was evening, there were bonfires in the level, lighting up the main road area as bright as day. The interior area is not large, but the military equipment is fully displayed on the city walls. Basically, except for heavy weapons like thunder hammers, there is no shortage of city-defending crossbows and the like.

The level is a purely military building. Apart from soldiers walking around in armor, there are basically no civilians inside. It was late at night, so Tang En and the others were naturally taken to the barracks. However, when they were halfway through the journey, the Bran soldiers in front quickly pulled over, and then the gray-clothed soldiers also retreated to the roadside.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way... As for you, get the fuck out of my way..."

Bran's soldiers probably knew what was going on, so they all backed away automatically. The soldiers in gray clothes were a little confused and retreated a little slower. They were immediately greeted with violent curses. Immediately, dozens of soldiers covered in blood rushed past. Many of them carried dying soldiers on their backs and on simple stretchers in their hands.

"So arrogant, Brother Frey, what's the reason for this?" David curled his lips and turned to ask.

"Shh..." Frey looked a little serious and immediately raised his finger to his mouth to signal for silence. Then after watching the other party completely pass through the team, he put away his solemn expression and sighed, and said, "Brother David, if you have any doubts in the future, you can ask in a low voice. If the other party heard it just now, it would be an unavoidable conflict. "

"Uh, I know." David touched his hair sheepishly, and then asked tentatively, "Are they, um, very powerful?"

"I don't know if they are powerful or not. They are definitely not as powerful as you, but... they are wounded soldiers who have just been withdrawn from the battlefield." He nodded in a slightly serious tone, and Frey looked a little disappointed and sighed, "Seeing the leader just now No? Well, it’s the one who cursed. The military rank nailed on the cuffs of his uniform is the rank of Battalion Commander Bran, which means that he has at least three hundred soldiers under his command. But we also saw it just now, plus the wounded soldiers being carried. Less than a hundred..."

After a pause, "The barbarians are fierce, and ordinary soldiers can only fight with numbers and lives. Therefore, after every battle, there are many injured. Of course, if you are injured, you need to be treated. The best and fastest treatment method is the priest of the Temple of Light, but They usually only follow large armies. If an inconspicuous checkpoint like this is precarious, they will naturally not come, haha..."

Having said this, Frey had a faint sarcastic smile on his lips, shook his head, and continued, "The soldiers here are injured. For minor injuries, they can rely on themselves. For serious injuries, they can only rely on military doctors. Well, the level of military doctors is higher. But serious injuries at the hands of barbarians are difficult to treat. If they are delivered in time, and if you have a strong life, you may be able to save a small life, but it is hard to say if it is slow... Huh, so if you encounter this kind of The wounded soldiers who were rushing to the military medical treatment center had to make way no matter what, because that was probably the last way out for more than a dozen soldiers."

Sighing lightly, Flesh had seen this kind of scene too many times. His expression didn't change much, but his tone was a little sentimental.

David's face gradually became serious after hearing this, and finally he nodded heavily: "I understand, Brother Frey."

Although the Gray Army and the Bran nobles are now cooperating, they still have some hatred for each other, especially the lower-level soldiers who actually fought against each other. But now they have a common enemy, the barbarians of the Northern Wilderness, so they come together. But since they have cooperated, even if they don't expect to be able to help each other on the battlefield, at least they must not block each other's way of survival. Otherwise, in thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, no one can guarantee that one day he will not be the one lying on the stretcher.

After witnessing this scene, the soldiers in gray clothes finally gained a clear understanding of the barbarians after being furious for a long time. Even if the soldiers in that battalion were not the elite of the three legions, their combat effectiveness would not be that low. But now that they were in such a state, how could they not feel awe in their hearts.

Immediately, there were no more incidents, and the team arrived at the camp smoothly.

It is said to be a camp, but it is actually a vast room similar to a warehouse, with simple beds and quilts arranged in rows. It's a bit like what Tang En and the others saw in the mine before, but it is a military camp after all. In order to prevent the spread of diseases such as plague, the hygiene is good, and there is not much odor.

In fact, if it is a large and heavy city, the military camp there will arrange rooms according to the organization of each team, but there is no such condition here, so some of the Gray Army soldiers live with Bran soldiers for the first time.

Of course, in order to prevent any problems, officers from both sides also lived here to suppress them. And because they were vaguely worried that if a conflict broke out, their side would suffer a loss, so the officers brought in all the elite soldiers. Frey, the spear-breaking camp with a good reputation among the gray army, would naturally bear the brunt.

Before entering the house, something small happened. In that room, a person who should be a logistics officer was reporting a list, while the logistics soldiers inside were holding some quilts aside, and then spread the quilts they brought over. Some soldiers who had been staying in the room were sitting on the bed, some were making their own expressions, and some were watching the scene indifferently.

"Haha, this is quite hygienic." A young soldier with a long spear glanced inside from the window, turned around and said casually.

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere changed. Almost all the Bran soldiers around him turned their eyes over, looking a little angry, and they were so anxious that they were ready to make a move.

Snap, "Uh... I'm sorry, I'm new here. I've never been on the front line. I'm sorry." The thin monkey reacted quickly and slapped the young soldier on the back of the head. Then he spread his hands to signal with a sincere tone. The Bran soldiers finally snorted. , turned his head.

"Uh, what kind of rules did this break?" David approached Frey and asked in a low voice. Tang En and the others also looked over. To be honest, they were thinking the same thing as the young soldier just now, but they didn't say it out loud.

"Well...well, the reason for changing the bedding is just for hygiene." Frey said with a bitter taste in his mouth, "Those places where the bedding has been removed indicate that the soldiers who slept there before have died in the battle."

Luke nodded thoughtfully: "Is it because of taboos?"

Frey shook his head, "No. No one in the military has many lives in his hands. If you want to taboo, just taboo the living." Frey pointed to another logistics officer who was doing statistics and said, "Well, soldiers' pay is paid every six months. Once, I was lucky and had some extra income, such as receiving rewards. Naturally, it was not safe to keep this money on me when I went into battle. I usually collected some and sent it directly home. The families of our Gray Army soldiers basically We are at the station, so there is no such problem. But these Bran soldiers usually can only put their loose money under their quilts. This is what the officer is counting now..."

Speaking of this, Frey lowered his voice slightly, "Of course, if you ask them to send it back, they will probably withhold part of it, but it won't be too much. You can send back a little."

Nodding in understanding, Tang En and the others looked at each other with some emotion. Fortunately, Frey was by his side, otherwise they would not have known how many hidden mines they would have stepped on. By then, let alone fighting the barbarians or seeking revenge from Theisman, the conflict with Bran's soldiers would be enough to drink.

David scratched his head: "Brother Frey, if there is anything else you need to pay attention to, just tell me directly. Otherwise, I'm really worried about accidentally stepping on it again...I'm not afraid of fights, but this kind of inexplicable conflict, uh, In the end, I ignored it, which would be a bit of a fool."

Frey spread his hands after hearing this: "That's pretty much it, and... I can't remember this moment and a half. Well, when you meet, you can just ask me directly."

"All right."

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After the logistics soldiers packed up, everyone filed into the room. The beds were all arranged, and there was no difference. Naturally, it was impossible to cause any conflicts.

When you are in other people's territory, some things naturally require communication and consensus. Two thousand people from the Gray Army came this time, including one regiment commander and three battalion commanders. After confirming the beds, Frey and others went to the checkpoint headquarters under the leadership of the messenger. Tang En was at the level of a regiment leader, but he was not in the military system, so he declined the invitation.

Perhaps because of the approaching war, neither Bran's soldiers nor the Gray Army were in the mood to provoke each other. Listening to the sound of armor clashing outside the window due to the movement of patrols, and the long howl that sounded vaguely like human voices and wind, everyone's wide-open eyes gradually closed, and they were speechless all night... (To be continued.)