Chapter 226: Will

"Chirp, chirp~"

The night forest was the territory of wild beasts. Various carnivorous animals wandered in the forest, and poisonous insects, rats, and ants also came out of their nests.

Su Xiao squatted on a tree trunk. Not far away, the Revolutionary Army headquarters was brightly lit, and there were large groups of patrolling guards near the headquarters.

The Revolutionary Army's clothing was uniform, and their ranks were neat. No matter how you looked at it, they didn't look like a ragtag army; this was a battle-hardened unit.

After an hour of observation, Su Xiao discovered that the number of Revolutionary Army patrols was over one hundred, and behind that huge ancient castle was a large military camp. Looking at the appearance, there were at least two thousand or more troops.

This was just the permanent unit. If the troops near the headquarters were all mobilized, there would be at least tens of thousands or more.

Su Xiao did not dare to underestimate an army of this scale. An army holding long weapons and walking in neat steps was different from Ghouls. Once surrounded in a military formation, he wouldn't last five minutes before dying.

Su Xiao prepared to infiltrate the Revolutionary Army headquarters, with the goal of collecting Teigu as well as causing destruction, and leaving traces of the Imperial army having been at the scene.

With the headquarters discovered, the Revolutionary Army only had two choices: one was to launch a full-scale attack on the Imperial Capital, and the other was to retreat.

At this time, the Revolutionary Army had already brewed a war with the Empire, so the possibility of moving the headquarters at this time was not high.

If the current scale of the Revolutionary Army was not large, then moving the headquarters would certainly be no problem, but now the Revolutionary Army already had the prototype of a national organization, with nearly a million troops under its banner. Moving the headquarters at this time would cause a huge blow to morale, so the Revolutionary Army would only accelerate the decisive battle with the Empire.

Su Xiao just wanted this situation to happen.

Once both sides started a war, the outer city wall of the Imperial Capital would be the offensive and defensive line. Esdeath's army was not to be trifled with. At that time, there would be fighting. The war could last as short as half a month, or as long as two or three months.

The Imperial Capital in the midst of war was the most ideal Imperial Capital. Su Xiao would not forget that there was another general with extremely strong strength in the Imperial Palace.

Leaping down from the tree, Su Xiao's figure disappeared into the pitch-black forest.

Ten minutes later, in the military camp behind the Revolutionary Army headquarters.

Su Xiao hid his aura and infiltrated the military camp. He wanted to kidnap a small leader in the army to understand the general situation of the Revolutionary Army headquarters. Infiltrating without knowing anything was seeking death.

The person to be kidnapped could not have a position that was too high, but it could not be too low either.

The soldiers patrolling the Revolutionary Army headquarters could not be moved. The Revolutionary Army was not a ragtag group; the sudden disappearance of a patrolling soldier would soon be discovered.

The soldiers in the rear who were already resting were different; at least before tomorrow morning, no one would discover it.

Avoiding the patrol team in the military camp, Su Xiao began to sense and investigate near each tent.

Finding an officer with a medium position was a technical job. Fortunately, there were signs on the Revolutionary Army's military uniforms.

Soon Su Xiao selected a target, threw anesthetic drugs, and then entered the tent to abduct the person. The actions were done in one go, taking no more than two minutes.

In the primeval forest near the Revolutionary Army headquarters, a middle-aged man wearing pajamas was tied hand and foot, his mouth was blocked, and he was struggling on the ground, his body covered in leaves.

"No need to struggle. This distance is at least one kilometer from the Revolutionary Army headquarters. Unless you are a lion, they won't hear you."

With the cover of trees, even if he shouted with all his might, it would only travel a few hundred meters at most. A half-kilometer was the limit for a super loud voice, so Su Xiao pulled the rag out of the middle-aged officer's mouth.

"Imperial... assassination unit."

The middle-aged officer's voice was dry, and his lips were trembling. He knew how miserable it would be after falling into the hands of the assassination unit, especially when the other party wanted to extract information from his mouth.

"No need to be nervous. Although I have the bad habit of killing people, I don't have the hobby of torturing people. Answer me a few questions, and I'll send you on your way."

Leaving a living mouth after kidnapping was the stupidest behavior, especially since he was about to infiltrate the Revolutionary Army headquarters in a while.

"I, I won't say it. Just wait. After we overthrow the Empire, you dark units won't have a good end either."

The middle-aged officer made a move to bite his tongue, but Su Xiao just looked at the other party with a smile on his face and did not stop him.

Biting the tongue would not kill, and the middle-aged officer also knew this point, but he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to withstand the dark unit's interrogation, so he abandoned the ability to speak.

Su Xiao didn't care at all whether the other party could speak. If they couldn't speak, couldn't they write? This officer might be brave in battle, but he was not professional in interrogation.

"Hmph."

After a muffled groan, blood overflowed from the corner of the middle-aged officer's mouth, and tears and snot flowed out together. Biting the tongue was more painful than he imagined. He only bit down to a third of the depth before giving up.

"Continue. I admire your heroic behavior. If you can successfully bite your tongue, I will give you a quick death immediately. There are thousands of people in your military camp. I will kidnap at most one more. I don't believe every Revolutionary Army soldier has such backbone."

The middle-aged officer's eyes went black, and the pain had already caused him to lose the ability to judge.

"Spark Priestley, this name is really long. Hmm? Does your family live in a nearby village? You have a daughter, two sons, and your eldest son is also in the army."

Su Xiao threw away the information in his hand. This was what he had just discovered in the tent.

"This is a group photo of your family, right? What will happen if I go to your house?"

Su Xiao held a photo in front of the middle-aged officer. The middle-aged officer's emotions were very unstable. He roared angrily a few times, and the angry flames in his eyes seemed to want to burn Su Xiao to death.

"I don't know if you've heard a saying: the most important thing for a family is to die neatly. Don't you think so, Terry?"

The middle-aged officer Terry's body stiffened.

"No, not right."

Terry's voice was very vague; biting his tongue affected his speech.

"How about this: I ask, you answer. If you don't agree, I'll go kill your eldest son now. If you lie, I'll kill your wife. If it's half-truth, I'll kill your daughter. Hey, your daughter is quite pretty, then I won't kill her."

Terry's eyes leaked despair.

"I, I'll say."

Terry was just a farmer before becoming a Revolutionary Army soldier. Relying on the spirit of daring to fight and rush, he became a squad leader, but under Su Xiao's psychological offensive, Terry was afraid.

From beginning to end, Su Xiao didn't move Terry at all. He was not good at torturing the enemy's body; he was better at destroying the enemy's will.

"That's best."

As Su Xiao spoke, he tore the photo in his hand to pieces. Terry's eyes were full of excitement; this might mean Su Xiao wouldn't go find his family.

Pure despair would only make people numb, but if there was a glimmer of hope in despair, it would be different.

"How many people are in the Revolutionary Army headquarters? I mean everyone, including those who cook and do chores."

Terry's mouth opened and closed, but he couldn't say anything for a long time.

"Wait ten minutes for me, and I'll let you see your eldest son."

"Twelve thousand people."

Terry roared, and saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth. At this time, Terry kept apologizing in his heart.

'I did it for my family, I did it for my family...'

Terry kept repeating this sentence in his heart to reduce his guilt.

"I don't quite believe you. Better bring your eldest son here."

Su Xiao walked slowly toward the Revolutionary Army headquarters.

"It really is twelve thousand people. By the way, by the way, more than nine thousand of them are out, returning tomorrow at noon. The remaining two thousand are permanent troops, and there are probably hundreds of officials. You believe me, I didn't lie to you.

You bastard, come back, you are not allowed to approach the military camp!"

In the end, Terry was roaring.

"Oh? Then forget it. Let's continue." ===== CHAPTER 227 =====