The forest at night is the territory of wild beasts. All kinds of carnivorous animals roam in the forest, and poisonous insects, rats, and ants also come out of their nests.
Su Xiao was squatting on a tree trunk. Not far away, the Revolutionary Army headquarters was brightly lit, and there were a large group of patrolling guards near the headquarters.
The revolutionary army is uniformly dressed and ranks neatly. It does not look like a motley army. This is a force that has experienced hundreds of battles.
After an hour of observation, Su Xiao found that the number of patrols by the revolutionary army was more than a hundred. Behind the huge castle was a large military camp. It looked like there were at least two thousand troops.
This is only the permanent troops. If all the troops near the headquarters are mobilized, there will be at least tens of thousands.
Su Xiao did not dare to underestimate an army of this size. The troops holding long weapons and marching neatly were different from ghouls. Once trapped in a military formation, he would die within five minutes.
Su Xiao is preparing to sneak into the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, with the goal of collecting and destroying the imperial gear, and leaving traces of the imperial troops' presence on the scene.
The headquarters was discovered, and the revolutionary army had only two options. One was to attack the imperial capital as a whole, and the other was to retreat.
At this time, the Revolutionary Army has already prepared for war with the Empire, so it is unlikely that the headquarters will be moved at this time.
If the scale of the Revolutionary Army is not large now, then of course there is no problem in moving the headquarters. But now that the Revolutionary Army has the prototype of a national organization, with nearly one million troops under its banner, moving the headquarters at this time will cause a huge blow to morale, so the Revolutionary Army will only
Speed up the decisive battle with the Empire.
Su Xiao just wanted this to happen.
Once the two sides go to war, the city wall outside the imperial capital will be the offensive and defensive line. Esdeath's army is not a vegetarian. There will be a fight when the time comes. The war can be as short as half a month or as long as two or three months.
The imperial capital in the midst of war is the most ideal imperial capital. Su Xiao will not forget that there is another extremely powerful general in the palace.
Jumping down from the tree, Su Xiao's figure disappeared into the dark forest.
Ten minutes later, in the military camp behind the revolutionary army headquarters.
Su Xiao sneaked into the military camp with concealment. He wanted to kidnap a small leader in the army to understand the general situation of the revolutionary army headquarters. Sneaking in without knowing anything was courting death.
The position of the person to be tied cannot be too high, but it cannot be too low either.
The soldiers patrolling the Revolutionary Army Headquarters cannot move. The Revolutionary Army is not a chicken and a dog. If a patrolling soldier suddenly disappears, he will be discovered soon.
Unlike the soldiers who have rested in the rear, no one will notice them until at least tomorrow morning.
Evading the patrols in the military camp, Su Xiao began to sense and investigate near each tent.
Finding an officer with a mid-level position is a technical job, but fortunately there are signs on the uniforms of the revolutionary army.
Su Xiao quickly selected the target, injected anesthetic drugs, then entered the tent and robbed the person. The action was done in one go, taking no more than two minutes.
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In the primeval forest near the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, a middle-aged man wearing pajamas had his hands and feet tied and his mouth gagged. He was struggling on the ground with leaves all over his body.
"No need to struggle. This is at least one kilometer away from the Revolutionary Army headquarters. Unless you are a lion, they can't hear you."
When there are trees blocking the sound, even if you shout at the top of your lungs, it will only reach a few hundred meters. The maximum range of half a kilometer is the limit if your voice is too loud, so Su Xiao pulled the rag from the middle-aged officer's mouth.
"The Empire's... assassination force."
The middle-aged officer's voice was dry and his lips were trembling. He knew how miserable it would be to fall into the hands of the assassination team, especially if the other party wanted to get information out of him.
"Don't be nervous. Although I have a bad habit of killing people, I don't have a hobby of torturing people. Just answer a few questions and I'll send you on your way."
Kidnapping someone and then leaving him alive is the stupidest thing to do, especially when he is about to sneak into the headquarters of the revolutionary army.
"I, I won't say it. Just wait. After we overthrow the empire, you ANBU will not end well either."
The middle-aged officer tried to bite his tongue, but Su Xiao just looked at him with a smile and did not stop him.
You will not die after biting your tongue. The middle-aged officer also knew this, but he was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the ANBU's torture, so he gave up his ability to speak.
Su Xiao didn't care at all whether the other party could speak or write. This officer might be brave and good at fighting, but he was not professional in interrogation.
"snort."
After a muffled groan, the middle-aged officer's mouth bleeds, with tears and mucus pouring out of his nose. Biting his tongue is more painful than he imagined. He only bit down one third of the depth before giving up.
"Continue, I appreciate your heroic behavior. If you can bite your tongue successfully, I will give you a reward right away. There are thousands of people in your military camp. I will at most change one of them. I don't believe that every revolutionary army has such backbone."
The middle-aged officer's eyesight turned black, and the pain had made him lose his ability to judge.
"Spark Priestley, that's a really long name, huh? My family lives in a nearby village. They have a daughter and two sons. The eldest son is also in the army."
Su Xiao threw away the information in his hand, which he just found in the tent.
"This is a photo of your family. What will happen if I arrive at your house?"
Su Xiao held up a photo in front of the middle-aged officer's eyes. The middle-aged officer's mood was very unstable. He roared several times, and the angry flames in his eyes seemed to burn Su Xiao to death.
"There is a saying I don't know if you have heard of it. The most important thing for a family is to die neatly. Are you right, Terry?"
The middle-aged officer Terry's body froze.
"Bu, that's not right."
Terry's voice was slurred, and biting his tongue affected his speech.
"How about this, let me ask you an answer. If you don't agree, I will kill your eldest son now. If you lie, I will kill your wife. If you lie half-truth, I will kill your daughter. Hey, your daughter is very beautiful, then no
killed."
Terry was in despair.
"I, I said."
Before he joined the revolutionary army, Terry was just a farmer. He became a team leader with his spirit of daring to fight and charge. However, under Su Xiao's psychological offensive, Terry became afraid.
From beginning to end, Su Xiao didn't touch Teli. He was not good at torturing the enemy's body, but he was better at destroying the enemy's will.
"So much the better."
Su Xiao tore up the photo in her hand as she spoke. Terry's eyes were full of excitement, which may mean that Su Xiao will not go to his family.
Pure despair will only make people numb, but if there is a glimmer of hope in despair, it will be different.
"How many people are there in the Revolutionary Army headquarters? I mean everyone, including those who cook and do odd jobs."
Terry's mouth opened and closed, but he didn't say anything for a long time.
"Wait for me for ten minutes and I will let you see your eldest son."
"Twelve thousand people."
Terry roared angrily and saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth. At this time, Terry kept apologizing in his heart.
'I am doing it for my family, I am doing it for my family...'
Special Case kept repeating this sentence in his mind to reduce his guilt.
"I don't really believe you. It's better to bring your eldest son."
Su Xiao walked slowly towards the Revolutionary Army headquarters.
"It's really 12,000 people. By the way, by the way, more than 9,000 of them are going out and will return at noon tomorrow. The remaining 2,000 are permanent troops. There are probably several hundred officials. You believe me, I'm not lying.
you.
You bastard, come back here and stay away from the military camp!"