Chapter 1793: Acceleration

The Shadow assassination unit nodded.

This operation plan should have been perfectly executed; they could not fathom why these people were able to anticipate their plan in advance.

They were even able to kill them in return.

Moreover, they had brought Muskets this time.

The opposition only possessed some cold weapons, yet under such circumstances, they still suffered casualties and failed to kill the target of this mission.

General Huo En said in a deep voice: "You must go into hiding immediately, destroy all the Muskets and gear used, and leave this place at once."

"Remember, you must not let anyone discover you."

"The mission has failed, and you cannot expose any traces of your movements."

"Remember, you must absolutely not disrupt our subsequent plans."

After receiving the order, the Shadow assassination unit immediately retreated into the Shadow, just as General Huo En had said.

It was absolutely impossible for them to show their faces during this period.

General Huo En sat down, tapped the table lightly, and began to think about how to handle the matters ahead.

"Call Delu here, and be quick!"

General Huo En ordered once again.

That night, Delu was still entangled with an escort when he was summoned before General Huo En.

Seeing General Huo En's serious and gloomy expression.

Delu instantly realized that something bad had happened; disregarding etiquette, he asked hurriedly: "General, what has happened?"

"It is so late, you called me over, surely something must have happened, right?"

Delu felt uneasy, hoping that the assassination of Li He had not left any clues behind.

He had dealt with Li He many times and knew exactly what kind of person this guy was.

If this matter were exposed, it would very likely affect the entire layout of his subsequent plans.

Thinking of this, Delu felt a massive headache.

General Huo En said in a deep voice: "The assassination of Li He failed, and three of our men died."

Hearing this news, Delu's mind went blank, as if he had been struck by lightning.

The thing he feared most had happened.

Oh, Lord...

Delu tremblingly found a chair and sat down.

The air sank into several seconds of silence; he needed time to digest this matter, and he needed to come up with an excellent countermeasure.

But his brain was currently a blank slate, and he had no idea how to handle it.

General Huo En spoke calmly: "Do not worry, I have already had those assassination units hide; no one will know they exist."

"And no one will associate it with you assassinating Li He."

"Everything will pass."

Delu's expression was terrifyingly gloomy; he did not know whether to laugh or cry, or perhaps curse this arrogant General Huo En.

He had underestimated Li He too much.

This assassination would absolutely make Li He furious.

Although he was no longer the Commander of the Dragon Flame Army, to those in the Dragon Flame Army, that did not matter.

They only knew one fact.

Their former Commander had been assassinated; if he had died, it would be one thing, but if he hadn't, there would absolutely be no chance for a second assassination.

Furthermore, this would enrage those in the Dragon Flame Army.

Now that their men had also died at the scene, this was equivalent to handing evidence over to the other side.

If this matter were exposed, it would surely cause a huge uproar.

Delu felt completely numb.

He had a deep conflict with Li He, and Li He's dismissal was also because of him.

Regarding the assassination of Li He, he would be the number one suspect.

Originally, Delu wanted General Huo En's assassination unit to quietly finish off Li He without attracting anyone's attention.

Who could have imagined it would cause such a huge commotion.

"General, it is already impossible to hush this up now; we must act as quickly as possible."

"The assassination has already exposed our plan; I believe it won't be long before Li He might lead a team to track us here, and by then, we will all be in danger."

General Huo En frowned; could it really be that serious?

In his view, Li He was just a dismissed Commander; did he really have that much power?

"Acting now, do you know what that implies? We have the confidence to occupy the island, but what about afterwards?"

"The supply line has not been built yet; we will lack supplies, and this will put us in a very passive situation."

Delu braced his hands on the table, staring at this stubborn old man.

"General, you should understand that this is our last chance."

"If I am arrested, then we will lose our greatest advantage on Tasmania Island; at that time, it will not just affect me, but the entire plan of France."

"The time and energy we have spent in Australia will all go to waste!"

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"You should know what a serious price this is; for this, you will end up on the French trial bench!"

Huo En looked at Delu calmly.

After this outburst, Delu also calmed down a lot; Huo En was the General of this operation, and the authority to act was in his hands.

He was a vanguard soldier, and in terms of status, he was inferior to General Huo En.

This matter should also be commanded by General Huo En.

After thinking of this, Delu calmed down a lot.

General Huo En lit a cigar; he had to think about what Delu had just said.

Indeed, just as Delu said, if Delu were arrested, they would lose a huge advantage on Tasmania.

Delu possessed the economic lifeline of this island, controlling almost everything on the island.

He controlled the ports, and after the war broke out, Delu could even temporarily keep Xie Fang from knowing that the war had already begun.

This was his ability.

If he were arrested, then the subsequent operational plan would be severely hindered.

It might even paralyze the entire operational plan.

This was a reality that Huo En had to face; after thinking of this, he took a deep breath.

"I need to make contact with the French Soldier on the island as soon as possible."

"Delu, you are to be responsible for this matter."

Hearing these two sentences, Delu felt a surge of joy in his heart, but he looked at Huo En's face, which was terrifyingly calm.

"Yes, General, I will immediately contact the French Soldier on the island."

Huo En lit his cigar once again, and in a tone as if he were speaking of a trivial matter, he said: "Once the operation begins, Delu, you know what you need to do."

"This time it is a surprise operation, and many things have not had time to be prepared; I need you to conceal the outbreak of war for at least forty-eight hours."

"At least during this period, the Dragon Flame Army on the island will not receive support from the Australia continent."

Hearing this, Delu's face suddenly became incomparably heavy.

Concealing the news of the war for forty-eight hours was simply an impossible mission to complete.

"Delu, you should know that this is all necessary; the war is too rushed, and we need these forty-eight hours to complete the basic deployment."

"Otherwise, once the fighting starts, our plan will still fail, and you should know the result."

Delu nodded heavily: "I will complete this mission, absolutely."