Chapter 970: Carrier Pigeon

Britannia Empire, Rhine Front, Tal Stronghold.

Tal Stronghold is a small stronghold located on a mountain foothill on the Rhine Front, responsible for monitoring whether there are scouts from the Frankish Empire or Franks who intend to sneak into the country and approach the Britannia Empire along the mountain road at the foothills.

There are about 400 soldiers stationed in the stronghold, and no civilians live in it. The daily supplies needed by the garrison of the stronghold are transported up from the foot of the mountain.

On a certain watchtower of Tal Stronghold, two soldiers are chatting while performing the task of monitoring the movements outside Tal Stronghold.

The two soldiers, one old and one young, are from the same village. Because they are fellow villagers, even though there is a big age difference, the two are still good friends.

"I have been here in the Knights Gabriel for 20 years." The old soldier said proudly to the young fellow next to him, "In these 20 years, I have fought 8 battles with the Franks, and I have killed 21 Frankish Empire soldiers with my own hands."

This old soldier is a squadron leader who has been in the Knights Gabriel for 20 years. He likes to tell and brag about his achievements to his juniors.

And his young fellow also likes to listen to him talk about his glorious history, so when the two chat, they always have a good chat.

"I always hear people bragging about the fighting power of the Franks, saying how fierce and fierce the Franks are in battle."

Speaking of this, the old soldier's eyes showed a disdainful look.

"Those people are talking nonsense. I have fought the Franks for half my life, but I don't think the Franks can get anywhere."

"The Franks are just like the Britannians, with one head, two hands and two feet."

"When you meet the Franks, just muster up the courage to fight them. On the battlefield, courage is a very important thing, and courage can make up for many things."

"Remember 8 years ago..."

...

The old soldier talked about his experience and experience of fighting with the Franks.

The young fellow standing next to him kept looking at him with longing eyes.

When the old soldier stopped and swallowed his saliva to moisten his dry throat,

his young fellow suddenly sighed:

"Alas... I don't know when I will have the opportunity to fight the Franks on the battlefield..."

The young soldier joined the Knights of Gabriel 3 years ago and has been stationed on the Rhine Front for 3 years.

Because the Rhine Front has been peaceful and quiet over the years, the young soldier has never seen a real Frankish soldier.

This was naturally a very uncomfortable thing for him who was eager for military merit.

After hearing what his young fellow said, the old soldier was slightly stunned, although he comforted his young fellow:

"Don't be anxious, young man. You will always have the opportunity to go to the battlefield."

"Although the Rhine Front has been very peaceful in recent years, it is only a matter of time before a large-scale conflict breaks out between our country and the Frank Empire."

"After all, we and the Franks have long been in a state of life and death..."

Flutter, flutter...

At this moment, a strange sound in the sky attracted the attention of the old soldier and the young soldier, forcing the old soldier to stop talking.

The two looked up at the same time in tacit understanding.

I saw a white dove flapping its wings and flying towards the south.

Looking at the pigeon flying farther and farther above his head, the experienced old soldier frowned slightly and whispered softly:

"It's a carrier pigeon..."

As soon as the old soldier finished speaking, the young fellow beside him asked the old soldier curiously:

"Is that a carrier pigeon of our army?"

"I vaguely saw a black cloth tied to the feet of the carrier pigeon just now. If I am not mistaken, the pigeon just now is indeed a carrier pigeon of our army."

"Our military carrier pigeon..." The young soldier raised his head again and looked in the direction where the pigeon just disappeared, "This is the first time I have seen our military carrier pigeon flying in the sky... Hmm? What's wrong with you? Why do you look so serious?"

At this time, the old soldier looked serious and frowned.

"Strange..." The old soldier murmured in a deep voice, "Carrier pigeons should not be used unless it is absolutely necessary... Could it be that something happened..."

"Huh? Why not use carrier pigeons unless it is absolutely necessary?" The young soldier asked with a puzzled look.

"Because pigeons are not safe." The old soldier replied, "Although using pigeons to deliver military intelligence is fast, it is also quite unsafe."

"First of all, pigeons can be easily intercepted by the enemy. If important military intelligence falls into the hands of the enemy, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Secondly, we use the homing of pigeons to complete the message. Even if they are not intercepted, pigeons are not 100% able to successfully return to their nests. In other words, if you use pigeons to deliver military intelligence, there is no guarantee that the military intelligence can be delivered on time."

"It is precisely because of these fatal flaws in using pigeons to deliver messages that we will only use messengers to deliver military intelligence unless it is absolutely necessary."

After answering the young fellow's question with the simplest sentence possible, the young fellow asked the old soldier another question:

"Homing? What is that?"

This time, the old soldier did not answer his question in time.

Instead, he continued to look up at the place where the pigeon had just disappeared, thinking.

With rich battlefield experience, he vaguely realized one thing - maybe something big had happened!

Just as the veteran was guessing what kind of big and urgent matter would require the use of pigeons to convey military information, a series of strange noises came from above his head again.

Flutter, flutter, flutter, flutter, flutter...

It was the sound he had just heard...

This time there were more and louder sounds.

The veteran and the young soldier beside him hurriedly raised their heads and looked up.

They saw a large number of pigeons flying in the same direction - the south.

These were the pigeons of their Britannia Army.

Roughly speaking, there were about a dozen.

Because there were so many pigeons flying over their heads, the other soldiers at the Tal stronghold also noticed the unusual movement in the sky above their heads, and they all stopped their work and looked up at their heads.

The veteran stared at the large number of pigeons above his head in amazement.

Following the direction of the pigeons, he recalled which large military stronghold was located south of the Tal stronghold.

If he remembered correctly, there was only one large military stronghold located south of the Tal stronghold - Panlun Fortress!

The destination of these pigeons should all be Panlun Fortress!

"Something big has happened..." The old soldier said solemnly, "Something big has definitely happened..."

This time it was not just a vague feeling.

When he saw so many pigeons flying in the same direction, the old soldier was sure that something big had definitely happened on the Rhine Front!

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