game traveler

Chapter 15 The Shadow of Fort Brennan

Obviously, in order to capture Cecil Tucker, Rorschach must face his backer - the Moraine Marauder.

Rorschach, who has played the game, is no stranger to Moraine Predator.

These gangs formed by the remnants of the Southern Army were more like local warlords than gangs such as the O'Driscot Gang, the Van der Lin Gang, and the Howling Wolf Gang.

They have relatively uniform clothing, fixed strongholds, and powerful firepower.

Perhaps because of the high difficulty of hunting, the state government's reward requirements for "arsonist" Seale are relatively loose:
Capture alive, or shoot dead!

In other words, Rorschach does not need to capture Cecil Tucker alive, as long as he kills the target and brings the body back, he can claim the reward.

This somewhat reduces the difficulty of hunting.

Even so, this reward mission is still a huge challenge for Rorschach.

How on earth would he find Cecil Tucker in a wooden fortress with more than 20 guards and equipped with Maxim machine guns, kill him, take the body, and leave safely?

This is a question that requires him to think carefully...

. . .

Fort Brennan is located in the middle reaches of the Comasa River in western New Hanover, in a place called "Mossy Plains".

Starting from Valentine, if the horse rides don't stop, it will take about six or seven hours.

Departure in the morning, all the way east.

After passing through the entire central region and passing through the emerald pasture until evening, Rorschach finally arrived at a no-man's land across the river from the moss plain.

After finding a natural cave, both the man and the horse rested for an hour to replenish their energy.

Until night fell, Rorschach rode across the icy Comassa River and came to the mossy plain.

When he was on his way, Rorschach had already made a preliminary plan.

First of all, you must step on the spot first.

Only by knowing the terrain of Fort Brunnand and the number of enemies can we make a plan for the next step.

Considering that going to the vicinity alone in broad daylight to inquire, it is undoubtedly death.

That's why Rorschach chose to set off at night.

Night is a natural cover...

In the darkness, Rorschach, who was dressed in black, bent over and touched behind a big rock outside Brennand's Fortress.

Protruding his head from the boulder, under the moonlight, Rorschach carefully looked at the fortress not far away.

It is said to be a fortress, but it is actually an abandoned stockade built on a hillside.

It looked like the walls were tattered and covered with moss and vines.

There are even gaps in some walls.

The inside of the fortress was quiet, only the faint light of fire flickered in the darkness through the dilapidated walls.

There is a gate at the front and back of the fort.

There are watchtowers in each of the four corners.

One of the watchtowers had collapsed for some reason.

The next thing Rorschach had to do was to figure out how to figure out the number of night guards at Fort Brennan and the patrol rules.

Perhaps it was because of the night that most of the Lemoyne looters fell asleep; or maybe they didn't expect that someone would come to spy so boldly. There were not many guards inside and outside the fortress.

One for the watchtower, one for the main entrance of the fort, and one for the outside of the fort.

Among them, only the guard with a torch outside the fort is the only patrolling point.

From Rorschach's point of view, the gap in the defense of the entire fort was ridiculously large.

If at this time, if you take seven or eight people and carry out a surprise attack on the fortress, these people will not be able to organize any effective counterattack at all.

Then thinking that the core members of the entire gang are composed of remnants of the defeated party in the Civil War, Rorschach suddenly understood why the defense of this place is so lax...

However, the enemy's slack defense is good news for him.

Bypassing the guard's field of vision in the watchtower and taking advantage of the blind spots of the patrolling guards, Rorschach circled around the fort a few times to get a better grasp of the entire fort's situation.

For example, in the open space in the center of the fortress, next to the blazing bonfire, a few drunk marauders were lying on the ground, sleeping soundly.

In addition, the other looters seemed to be in a dilapidated wooden house.

Luo Xia originally planned to return to the temporary rest point after stepping on the spot, and then implement it after making a careful plan.

However, when he found the whole camp so slack, bold ideas quickly occupied his mind like weeds growing wildly.

Now or never!
Suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Rorschach made a decision:

It's now!

However, before going in, he had to confirm whether Cecil Tucker was in the fort.

If the target of the bounty is not in Fort Brennan, it is undoubtedly a waste of time to sneak in by yourself, and even put yourself in a dangerous situation.

Gotta find someone to ask first!
Thinking of this, Rorschach's eyes that were still bright in the darkness couldn't help but freeze on the figure holding the torch outside the fortress wall...

. . .

Under the brightness, everything is silent.

Accompanied by the sound of "crashing" water, the guard standing in the corner shivered suddenly:
"Damn weather, it cools down at night..."

Just as he was cursing and reaching out to lift up his pants, a sudden change occurred!

A figure, like a haunted ghost, suddenly appeared behind him.

In the next second, a big hand suddenly covered his mouth.

The sudden change made the guard's eyes widen in fright, and he immediately let go of the pants and the torch in his hand.

The torch fell to the ground and shone on the black shadow behind him, revealing a resolute young face.

Before the guard could struggle hard, a dagger with a faint cold light lay across his neck.

The cold touch and the slight tingling sensation from his skin made him stiffen immediately, not daring to move.

The cold male voice rang in my ears:

"Don't make a sound!"

"If you don't want to have your throat cut, just answer my question obediently. If you understand, just nod."

As soon as the words fell, the guard nodded without hesitation.

Letting go of the guard's mouth, he handed over the pistol at his waist, and Rorschach immediately asked, "Tell me, is Cecil Tucker here?"

"In...in."

"Specific location."

Feeling that the distance between the dagger and the neck was getting closer again, the guard didn't dare to neglect, even dared not swallow, and directly gave the other party what he wanted:
"He's in the house, second bunk from the left."

"Do you have a shift change time? Or a code?"

"No...no, I'm the only one in charge of watching the night tonight..."

"Very well, thank you for your cooperation..."

Before he finished speaking, the dagger slashed across the neck mercilessly!

There was only a sound of "噗嗤", and the coquettish bright red sprayed out.

The guard whose throat was cut could only move his mouth up and down helplessly, but could only make a hissing sound from his throat.

Catch the guard who was about to fall to the ground with both hands, pull him to the shadow of the corner of the wall, and extinguish the torch, and Rorschach stepped into the fort from the gap in the wall next to it...

　Thanks to the book friend "Peng Jianle" for the reward, okay!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)