In Edmond Dantès' plan, he and his men must enter the fortress before the moon appears. Maybe it is God's blessing, or maybe the danger and hatred make them transcend themselves. In short, after a journey
After Fan and Fenglang fought hard, they achieved this goal and came to the wall of the fortress near the sea.
Looking at the lonely figure in the deep sea behind him, Edmond Dantès suddenly felt a sense of fear.
Precisely because he had personally experienced the thrill just now, he could understand better than anyone else the true meaning of what he had done.
He even felt that if he were allowed to try again, he might not be able to replicate this success at all.
But no matter what, he has now arrived at the city of Mesolonghion, which means that half of his mission has been completed.
However, the remaining half is equally dangerous.
Edmond Dantès knew that he had no time to be sentimental. He still had too many things to do.
So he retracted his wandering thoughts, and then returned his attention to the people around him.
Because the moon had already revealed its tip on the sea, the visibility was now higher than before, and he could clearly see the figures on the beach.
Although no one reported the number, he still counted the number of people visually.
Great, everyone has arrived and no one is missing.
Even Edmond Dantès, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't help but feel a little proud of his feat at this moment.
At this time, people who got off the other ship also came to him one after another.
The leader was his deputy Hieros Antonios, who also counted the number of people in silence.
Edmond Dantès walked up to Hilos, then leaned into his ear and whispered, "How are you doing here?"
According to the rules he had set in advance, only the two leaders could speak during the operation, so at this time everyone else just stood aside silently, waiting for their final discussion.
"Everything is fine." Hilos also leaned into his ear and whispered. "However, two people unfortunately fell into the water when I was crossing the turbulent water. They were good guys and obeyed the order. They did not make any sound after falling into the water.
Any cry for help.”
Edmond Dantes was speechless.
He subconsciously glanced at the sea in the distance again, but there was only a heart-stopping black shadow, and there was no way to tell how many creatures it had devoured before.
Maybe they were lucky enough to struggle out of the turbulence and swim to the sandbar, only to become indifferent spectators; maybe they were already buried under the sea at this moment.
However, even if they were dead, he had no intention of mourning for those two people.
He knew that not only the two unlucky guys who fell into the water, but also most of the people standing here at the moment, he would probably never see again in the future.
But so what?
Your Majesty is right when he says something, everyone will die. What matters is not when but how.
These people are either fanatical supporters of the Bonaparte family or avengers who bear the hatred of their country and family. They have already put life and death aside. As long as the action is successful, then even if they die, they will die well. Now that they have
They have all made corresponding mental preparations.
"We don't have much time left. We must cause enough damage before dawn." Edmond Dantès said softly, "Hiros, please lead the way quickly."
In order to ensure the success of the operation, Edmond Dantès drew a detailed map of the fortress by asking many Greeks who had stayed in Mesolonghion, so even if he had never been to Mesolonghion before,
, but he already knew this fortress better than most Greeks.
Similarly, during the previous drills, they had already done countless deductions on the drawings.
Xiros was familiar with all the structures of the city wall here and knew the location of each watchtower and sentry post, so he chose the most suitable location on the city wall to sneak into.
Hilos didn't say much, just nodded lightly.
Then, these dozens of people followed Xilos and walked quietly along the beach under the city wall, avoiding the light of the fire burning on the city wall.
It was already early in the morning, and most of the soldiers in the fortress had fallen into a deep sleep, recovering from their exhaustion from the day's battles.
Although there are sentries on the city wall near the sea, their spirits are also exhausted. The sea with dense sandbanks gives them a great sense of security. They simply do not believe that any enemy can pass through them and reach them.
Under his nose, he subconsciously relaxed.
Soon, the group of people arrived at the predetermined location, and then the two captains, Edmond Dantès and Hilos, took the lead and began to climb along the masonry of the city wall.
Due to the moisture of the sea water, the city wall was covered with wet moss, making it almost slippery. However, Edmond Dantès had already prepared wedges and ropes. With the help of these props, and with the cooperation of Hilos,
, they quickly climbed to the top of the city wall.
He stood on the city wall and took one last look at the sea. At this time, the moon had broken away from the sea and began to shed its cold moonlight on the earth.
And just behind him, his subordinates also used ropes to climb up the city wall one by one.
We have reached the most critical moment...you must stay calm, calm down!
Edmond Dantès told himself in his heart.
And at this moment, he suddenly heard a soft noise coming from the side, as if someone was walking towards this side?
Before he had time to think, he reacted instinctively, walked down the steps at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, and ran directly towards the sound.
With the help of the moonlight, he saw a figure, who looked like a sentry in a military uniform. Before he had time to carefully observe what he looked like, he had already put the dagger to the opponent's chest with his right hand, and then stabbed him hard in the heart.
Just as there was a soft sound, blood burst out from the wound caused by the dagger and fell to the ground. The dead sentry fell down. Edmond Dantès held him up and then held him up.
The body was gently placed on the ground.
Only then did he realize that the sentry had no weapon in his hand and his crotch had been unbuttoned.
This unlucky guy probably came here because of an emergency.
Although he was dead, urine was still dripping from his body. The urine and blood mixed together, soaking his shoes and giving him a pungent smell.
Edmond Dantès frowned in disgust, then took back the dagger and walked back to his team.
He didn't have any nervousness, let alone any sense of guilt. For him, who had experienced life and death for a long time, taking the lives of others had become a routine and trivial matter, and it was no longer worth wasting any attention on.
"How's it going?" As soon as he saw him, Hilos came to him and asked him in a low voice.
At this time, Hilos also smelled the smell and couldn't help but frown at it.
"I killed a sentry. He was alone. It's okay." Edmond Dantès replied briefly, "Let's continue."
While the two of them were talking, the remaining members of the death squad had already climbed onto the city wall.
"Soon someone will find that one sentry is missing, and they will come to check, so we must act immediately." After silently counting the number of people, Edmond Dantès said to Hilos, "Let's split up as planned.
Hilos, you go find the granary."
If he wanted to ensure major damage, there were only two most important targets, one was the arsenal and the other was the granary. Both were related to the lifeblood of the defenders, so they were listed as his top priority targets from the beginning.
Hilos was very familiar with the location of the granary and arsenal before the fortress. Although the fortress has now fallen into the hands of the Turks, there are not many places inside the fortress suitable for storing food and arms, so they will continue to use it.
The importance of the arsenal is higher than that of the granary. After all, the storage of food will be scattered.
So in the advance plan, Edmond Dantès put himself in charge of the most important goal, while his deputy was in charge of the granary.
However, unexpectedly, at the last moment, his deputy changed his mind.
Edmond Dantès was greatly surprised and couldn't figure out why the other party didn't follow the plan. "What are you thinking about?"
"My lord, it is not easy to completely destroy those gunpowders and escape unscathed. I think I am more suitable, because you need to go back more." Hilos suddenly grinned, "And I can ensure that everything is done."
Gunpowder flies into the sky with me."
Under the moonlight, this smile looked so sinister and sad that Edmond Dantes was stunned for a moment.
"I'm definitely more afraid of death than you are." After a moment, he said as if he refused to admit defeat.
"I know." Hilos nodded, "But you are more useful when you are alive. There is no time to think about it anymore. Just do as I say, sir."
Edmond Dantès nodded directly without any further hesitation.
Then, with the help of tools, they lowered themselves under the city wall and officially entered the fortress.
Regardless of feeling lucky, he immediately implemented the temporarily changed plan. With the help of the moonlight and the firelight everywhere, he led his men and rushed towards the location of the granary.
They moved against the corner, and there was still silence all around, as if the fortress was still sleeping.
Getting closer and closer to the target, Edmond Dantès suddenly found that in front of him was a ruined wall.
He was slightly stunned because there used to be an Orthodox church there on the map.
It seems that it has been turned into ruins due to deliberate damage by the Turks.
There was no time to lament over this religious struggle, so he continued to lead the people closer to the granary.
But at this time, his good luck finally came to an end.
Under the firelight, a patrol discovered the traces of this group of people. They shouted and asked the group of people wearing their own military uniforms to identify themselves.
Their shouts immediately broke the silence of the night.
Edmond Dantès was not disappointed, because it was impossible to avoid being discovered during the whole journey.
Now that they have successfully infiltrated into the fortress, they have made a profit no matter what.
Now, we just want to destroy, destroy, try our best to destroy...
Without any hesitation, he directly picked up the pistol, shot the other person to death, and then rushed towards the granary with his men.
The sharp shouts and gunshots instantly woke up the entire fortress.
Like an invaded beehive, there were shouts in almost every building and every room.
Then, a large number of disheveled soldiers ran out of their dormitories, trying to figure out what was going on.
They soon learned that all this was not a nightmare, but a bloody reality.
Edmond Dantès led his men and kept shooting at everyone they met on the road, mercilessly killing anyone who was left alone. Their brutal killings made the night dangerous and chaotic.
The defenders, who were already highly stressed during the fierce battle during the day, were awakened at night and stimulated by the gunfire and screams one after another, and suddenly turned into crazy beasts.
They had no time to be restrained by the officers, so in order to save their lives, they picked up the weapons in their hands, shot at every shadow that tried to get close to them, and devoted themselves to this killing without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy.
The continuous gunfire and fire turned the entire fortress into an uncontrollable killing field. Edmond Dantès, as an organized party, was at home in this chaos, slowly but unstoppably approaching him.
The goal.
Soon, they approached an isolated building.
There were many defenders in this building. They had all been awakened by the gunshots just now, and under the orders of the officers, they began to strictly guard their posts.
When they saw Edmond Dantès and his party approaching, in order to avoid accidentally injuring their own people, they fired shots in the air to signal these people not to approach.
However, Edmond Dantès certainly ignored this warning, but led his men to fight back and rushed towards them crazily.
Under the dim moonlight, two groups of people wearing the same military uniforms fought crazily. They fought with guns and swords and tried every means to take away each other's lives.
Edmond Dantès was already red-eyed. He kept roaring, first using a gun, then waving his sword and dagger to kill people. When he came to his senses, he found that there were only a few people around him, and
His body was covered in blood, there were some knife marks on his arms, and there were bullet scratches on his shoulders.
The wound was burning and bleeding, but he didn't feel any pain at all.
At least now, he controls this place.
He ignored counting the bodies and opened the cellar door directly. Then he found that the cellar was filled with sacks, and the sacks were filled with flour and wheat bran.
Seeing this, Edmond Dantes knew that he was in the right place.
While breathing heavily, he and his few remaining men rummaged around for fuel, and finally found a few barrels of gunpowder used by the defenders, some butter for bullet maintenance, and olive oil for consumption.
The chaotic fighting and shouting were still ringing in the fortress, but Edmond Dantès had calmed down from the madness of the killing. He seized the time and sprinkled the gunpowder and oil evenly throughout the cellar.
place, then walked out of the cellar and threw down the few torches here.
In an instant, a large amount of flames shot up from the cellar, and then spread mercilessly everywhere. With the help of gunpowder and grease, the flames immediately turned into an all-devouring demon, burning the sacks everywhere and the contents inside.
food.
Edmond Dantès stood next to the cellar entrance, feeling the heat wave from the flames and the shock waves caused by small explosions.
When he saw this scene, he knew that he had accomplished his goal.
The ecstasy and joy caused an ugly smile to appear on his blood-stained face.
Your Majesty... I have lived up to your expectations... He grinned happily, looking at the damage he had caused with satisfaction.
By the way, what's going on over there in Hilos? Suddenly another thought flashed through his mind.
At this time, he finally had the energy to step out of his own affairs and pay attention to his deputy.
Although he didn't know the specific deployment of the defenders, he thought that the defense of the arsenal must be more stringent. After receiving the police training, they would definitely be as strict as here. In other words, the difficulties in Hilos are much higher than his own.
Big side.
Just as he was about to go to the arsenal to support Hilos, suddenly, he heard a loud noise.
The sound was so violent that he felt his eardrums were numb.
Then, he subconsciously looked in the direction where the sound came from, and then he saw a sight he would never forget: flames rising into the sky along with smoke, so much so that it was even bright as day in front of him.
The explosions came one after another, almost without stopping, like an earthquake, and the earth was shaking.
Soon, Edmond Dantès smelled the choking smell of smoke.
Even without using his brain to judge, just by looking at this scene, Edmond Dantès knew that his deputy had succeeded.
And the price is self-evident.
For a moment, Edmond Dantès stood there blankly, even a little at a loss.
Then he ignored the pungent feeling and breathed in the smoke, because he knew that in the smoke, the bones and blood of the martyrs were also flying.
Then, he bowed in that direction with great respect.
Everything is done... It seems that it doesn't matter even if he dies now. Edmond Dantès suddenly had a thought.
Then, another thought interrupted his thoughts.
No... you can't die yet! You still need revenge, you still need to continue to serve His Majesty, and he needs you to go back!
Edmond Dantès suddenly shivered, then put aside all the sadness and joy, and became clear of distractions again.
"Come with me!" he shouted to his few remaining subordinates, "we are going back!"
Then, he ran back in the direction he came from. Along the way, there were still exchanges of fire everywhere. The light of stray bullets intertwined in the air like threads. However, these exchanges of fire had nothing to do with them. They were purely bombing by the defenders.
The cannibalism after the camp.
Edmond Dantès fell into a state of selflessness again. He suffered more and more wounds on his body and desperately killed everyone who stood in front of him. He told himself that he must leave here alive.
He took advantage of the cover of various obstacles, squirming like a rabbit in the chaos, and finally returned to the city wall he had just climbed.
With the help of those wedges and ropes, he carefully slid down the city wall and came to the seaside again.
At this time, the moonlight was shining brightly, and the firelight in the fortress illuminated the sea surface brightly.
With the help of these lights, he easily found the two sailboats. Of course, he only needed one.
Although his body was getting weaker, he still jumped into the sea and climbed onto the boat.
When he touched the rudder, the familiar feeling made his mind clear.
At this time he looked behind himself.
No one.
He closed his eyes, then solemnly made the sign of the cross, accepting this fact.
Then, he controlled the sailboat and slowly swam away from the sea.
Now, he is close to running out of fuel, his energy is exhausted, and his body is bleeding everywhere. It is impossible to repeat the feat of crossing the sandbar.
But it didn't matter anymore... He just had to float the boat away. It didn't matter even if the boat ran aground on the sandbar. He just wanted to close his eyes and sleep quickly.
The moon hung high in the sky, watching indifferently all the killings that night, and silently watching the former sailor leave.