Chapter 1408 Chaos in People’s Hearts
Whether the signal is captured and attracts the enemy's attention is no longer important. There are not many things that Isa and the others can take care of at the moment. Darkness blocks the field of vision, and the operator's eyes are of little use in capturing the glimmer of light, because at least there must be light to capture it, but it is early summer now, and the starlight and moonlight in the night sky are all blocked, even if there is a small open space, But for this huge forest, it is just a patchy patch.
The movement and deployment of nearly two thousand people is very difficult. There is no running-in and mutual understanding. Unless everyone has extremely high basic literacy, it is possible to temporarily integrate into a team. Obviously, except for the captains and individual members of each team, others can only be regarded as pure numbers, which can be used to suppress the firepower when the enemy comes.
Isa and the others were on the side of this huge team. At this moment, the three captains and Muriel formed a diamond shape to frame the team, moving away from the safe area at an insignificant speed. Toynby observed the surroundings, and when he spoke to Isa, he only had a disapproving tone, "If it can be integrated into a team and mobilized under the orders of three or four people, then maybe there will be a chance, Lieutenant Commander."
"Situations that only exist in theory are impossible in reality. Let's not talk about how to know the general level of each of the nearly two thousand people and determine their position and responsibilities in the team. At this moment, let alone the current big team In the team, I am afraid that in their respective teams, every member has a different mood. Too many people are starting to think about other things, taking advantage of the chaos to escape, letting others cut off the rear for them, etc. Breaking through in this mood, There is no way to build a sharp knife that can pierce the enemy's encirclement. It looks impressive now, but it will definitely break when touched."
"What are we going to do?"
"There is no way, but we must take everyone back." Isa said every word, but the words that followed were like losing all the strength in her body. Helplessness and self-blame coexisted, almost inaudible, "As many as possible. I will stand behind the team until the end, and then the rest will be left to you, Adjutant Toynby."
"I think it would be better for you to lead it, deputy officer." Toynby seemed not to have heard the last words. He glanced at Isa next to him and then looked at the black and white scene in front of him illuminated by a strong flashlight, "I don't have the strength. You are strong, but your ability is not as high as yours. Putting the two of us on the scale, I don’t know how many of me it takes to be equal to you. If I live, the result is that I am alive, and there will be no more me in the future. But you are different, Deputy Chief, you can bring more value to the organization..."
"This is an order!"
"Well, Lieutenant Commander, you can disobey orders. You don't know such a simple truth, right?" This sentence even contained laughter, and Toyinbi felt much better. Isa suddenly fell silent. When she spoke again, there was some noise in the entire huge team.
"Why should it be now? Normally I would be much happier." Isa said, looking at the team next to her.
"I would have been punished normally, but I didn't have the courage at that time. I'm much better now. I've always wanted to try disobeying orders and see what it feels like." Toynby seemed to be telling what he had been hiding in his heart. "Tasting it carefully now, I feel a little comfortable, but I can only say it's good. It's the difference between wine that costs twice as much as wine that costs twice as much."
After Toyinby finished speaking, he took a few deep breaths and said, "I'm going to the back of the team first."
Isa wanted to hold Toynby back, but as she spoke, the noise began to spread from one corner of the huge team and soon spread to them. Some teams took the initiative to distance themselves from this team of nearly 2,000 people, as if they were being torn apart. The teams that would not have been lumped together now spread even further.
It was impossible to find out who was the first one. As the sound spread, this huge temporary assembly spread to the surroundings. It had not yet been broken into pieces, but it was at the end of the cliff and would fall at any time.
Isa had no choice at all. Her voice was too soft in the ears of other teams and would not have any effect. Some captains knew this and chose to remain silent.
Without the arrival of the enemy, the entire huge team finally turned into cracks when there were still more than ten minutes before dawn, and became several pieces with different directions of advancement. Many of them choose to act alone, hoping that as long as a large force attracts attention, their small target will have more opportunities to escape.
Isa and the others could feel that in the area affected by the strong flashlight, they saw dozens of people acting alone running around in just a minute or two. Ten minutes are enough for these people, or a single team, to run thousands of meters away at full speed, find a suitable place to hide, and wait until the patrol team's sweep is completed.
Of all the people, Cassia was probably the one who saw it most clearly. In the black and white scene under the darkness and strong light of the flashlight, there was a stage play that really happened before his eyes. The frantically fleeing team, some individuals desperately trying to stay away from the large team. Some choose to find the largest ancient tree nearby, climb to the top, spray odor-eliminating chemicals on themselves, and then wrap themselves tightly with branches and leaves; some use weapons as digging tools and choose to bury themselves in the ground. Under the dead leaves at the roots of the ancient trees; more often than not, they stay away from each team, choosing to judge the situation at any time and looking for a gap where the enemy is exposed. There were also teams walking back, and they returned to the underground space. I don’t know whether it was because they trusted the safe area, or because they had understood the truth of the saying "the most dangerous place is the safest place."
"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have had to do those things." Cassia in the team did not expect this outcome. From the time everyone formed a big team for a common goal to the collapse at this moment, less than 10 seconds passed. half an hour. Although the large team was divided into several parts with small deviations in the direction of travel, Cassia could no longer simulate what else would happen in the ten minutes before dawn.
The entire team is like a drop of water dripping from a hot pot. It is heated by itself, continues to evaporate and dissipate, getting smaller and smaller, until in the end nothing is left. As for whether it was because he was heated until nothing was left, or because he was killed one by one by the enemies until nothing was left, Cassia believed that the latter was more likely.
Cassia didn't know how to treat this situation. Needless to say, the importance of life. It can be said that their brains are indeed not smart enough to survive in the circle of surgeons or in the current situation. But the desire to survive and try to escape unknown dangers is correct. However, for many things, it does not mean that you can get the results you want if you work hard. You have to think carefully and carefully.
The team of nearly 2,000 people lost more than 600 people in a few minutes, and the remaining ones became five square formations, like five fingers spread out on the palm, the distance between them became farther and farther. People are still losing people. Seeing people around him one after another leaving despite the dissuasion of their respective captains, and then looking at the members around him, Cassia often thinks that the reason why any big force can build a strong barrier can last for a long time. Time remains standing for roughly the same reason.
Time passed slowly, and after a few minutes, the flashlight light of the other four large groups had become much dimmer in the darkness at a distance of five or six hundred meters. Cassia in the team suddenly turned her head, and then returned to normal.
Immediately, he went to the edge of the line and found Toynby.