Eagle’s Glory

In Edmond Dantès' plan, he and his men had to enter the fortress before the moon appeared, maybe it was God's blessing, maybe it was danger and hatred that made them surpass themselves, in short, after some After a hard struggle against the wind and waves, they achieved this purpose, and came to the fortress's wall near the sea.

Looking at the lonely and shadowy deep sea behind him, Edmund Dantès suddenly felt a wave of fear.

Just because he had personally experienced the thrilling adventure just now, he was able to understand what he had done and what it meant better than anyone else.

He even felt that if he was allowed to try again, he might not be able to replicate this success at all.

But in any case, he has now come to the city of Messolonghi, which means that half of his mission has been completed.

But the remaining half is just as tough.

Edmond Dantès knew that he didn't have time to be sentimental, he still had too many things to do.

So he withdrew his wandering thoughts, and then turned his attention back to the people around him.

Because the moon had already exposed a sharp corner on the sea, the visibility was 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.

Very well, everyone has arrived, without missing a single person.

Even Edmond Dantès, who was always calm and calm, couldn't help but feel a little proud of his feat at this moment.

At this time, people who got off from another boat also came to him one after another.

The leader was his deputy Hilos Antonios, who also counted the number of people in silence.

Edmund Dantès walked to Hilos' side, then leaned into his ear and whispered. "How are you doing?"

According to the rules he had set in advance, only the two leaders could speak during the operation, so at this time the others just stood silently aside, waiting for their final discussion.

"Everything is fine." Hilos also leaned into his ear and replied in a low voice. "However, two people unfortunately fell into the water when I was crossing the turbulence. They were good men, obeyed the order, and did not make any calls for help after falling into the water."

Edmund Donteston was speechless for a moment.

He subconsciously glanced at the distant sea again, but there was only a palpitating black shadow, and it was impossible to see 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 spectators with cold eyes; maybe they have already died at the bottom of the sea.

But even if they were dead, he had no intention of mourning for those two.

He knew that not only the two unlucky ones who fell into the water, but most of the people standing here at the moment, he might never see them again in the future.

But so what?

Your Majesty has a very correct saying, everyone will die, the important thing is not the time but the method.

These people are either fanatical supporters of the Bonaparte family, or avengers who bear the hatred of the country and the family. They have already disregarded life and death. As long as the action is successful, even if they die, they will die well. Now they They are all mentally prepared.

"There is not much time left for us, we must cause enough damage before dawn." Edmund Dantès said softly, "Helos, hurry up and lead the way."

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 Messolonghi, so even if he had never been to Mesolonghi before in this life, He already knew the fortress better than most Greeks.

Similarly, during the previous drills, they had already done countless deduction on the drawings.

Hilos is familiar with all the structures of the city wall here, and knows the location of each watchtower and sentry post, so he chose the most suitable place for sneaking into the city wall.

Hilos didn't say much, just nodded slightly.

Then, these dozens of people followed Hilos and quietly walked along the beach under the city wall, avoiding the burning flames on the city wall.

It was already early morning, and most of the soldiers in the fortress had already fallen into a sound sleep, recovering their bodies exhausted from the day's fighting.

Although there are sentinels on the city wall near the sea, their spirits are also exhausted, and the sea covered with sandbars gives them a great sense of security. They don't believe that there will be enemies who can pass through them to come to them. Under the nose, subconsciously relaxed.

Soon, the group arrived at the predetermined location, and then the two captains, Edmund Dantès and Helos, took the lead and began to climb along the bricks of the city wall.

Due to the humidity of the sea water, the city wall was covered with wet moss, almost slippery, but Edmond Dantès had already prepared wedges and ropes, and with the help of these props, and with the cooperation of Helos, They quickly climbed to the top of the city wall.

Standing on the city wall, he took one last look at the sea, and at this time, the moon had left the sea and began to cast its cold light on the earth.

And just behind him, his subordinates also climbed to the city wall one by one with the help of ropes.

The most critical moment has come... Be sure to calm down, calm down!

Edmond Dantès told himself in his heart.

And at this moment, he suddenly heard a soft sound from the side, as if someone was walking towards this side?

Before he had time to think, he had already reacted instinctively, walked down the steps at an unimaginable speed, and rushed directly towards the voice.

With the help of the moonlight, he saw a figure, probably a sentinel in military uniform, before he had time to carefully observe what he looked like, his right hand had already brought the dagger to the opponent's chest, and then stabbed fiercely at the heart.

With a bang, blood shot out from the wound caused by the dagger and fell to the ground, and the dead sentinel fell down. Edmund Dantès held him up, and then lifted the dead sentry The corpse was gently placed on the ground.

Only then did he realize that the sentry had no weapon in his hand, and his crotch had already been unbuttoned.

This unlucky guy probably came here in a hurry for convenience.

Although he was dead, the urine was still dripping from his body. The urine and blood mixed together, soaking his shoes and making him smell a pungent smell.

Edmund Dantès frowned in disgust, then withdrew his dagger and walked back to his team.

He didn't have any nervousness, let alone a sense of guilt. For him who had lived and died for a long time, taking the life of others had become a trivial matter that he took for granted, and it was no longer worth wasting any attention.

"How's it going?" Seeing him, Hilos approached him and asked him in a low voice.

At this time, Hilos also smelled that smell, and couldn't help frowning.

"I killed a sentry, he is alone, it's fine." Edmund Dantès replied briefly, "Let's continue."

While the two of them were talking, the remaining members of the Death Squad also climbed over the city wall.

"Someone will soon find out that one of the sentries is missing, and then they will come to check, so we must act immediately." After silently counting the number of people, Edmund Dantès said to Helos, "Let's split up according to the plan, hope Ross, you go to the granary."

In order to ensure major damage, there are only two most important targets, one is the arsenal and the other is the granary, no matter which one is related to the lifeline of the defenders, so he listed it as the top priority target from the beginning.

Hilos is 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 that are suitable for storing food and ammunition, and they will continue to use it there.

The importance of the arsenal is higher than that of the granary. After all, the preservation of food will be scattered.

So in the pre-plan, Edmond Dantès put himself in charge of the most important goal, and his deputy was in charge of the granary.

Unexpectedly, however, at the last minute, his deputy changed his mind.

Edmund Dantès was astonished and could not understand why the other party did not follow the plan. "what's on your mind?"

"My lord, it's not easy to completely destroy those gunpowder and get out of your body. I think I'm more suitable because you need to go back." Hilos suddenly grinned, "And I can ensure that all Gunpowder flies to the sky with me."

Under the moonlight, this smile looked so sinister and stern, Edmund Tanteston froze for a moment.

"I'm never more afraid of death than you." After a while, he said as if unwilling to admit defeat.

"I know." Hilos nodded, "But it's more useful for you to live, and you don't have time to think about it. Do as I say, my lord."

Edmund Dantès nodded without any further hesitation.

Then, with the help of tools, they entered from under the city wall and officially entered the fortress.

Regardless of being lucky, he immediately implemented the temporarily changed plan. With the help of the moonlight and the firelight everywhere, he rushed towards the granary with his own people.

They moved against the corner, and the surroundings were still silent, as if the fortress was still sleeping.

Getting closer and closer to the target, Edmund Dantès suddenly found that there was a ruined wall in front of him.

He froze for a moment, because there used to be an Orthodox church there on the map.

It seems that under the deliberate destruction of the Turks, it has become a ruin.

It was too late to feel overwhelmed by this religious struggle, and he continued to lead the people towards the granary.

And at this time, his good luck finally came to an end.

Under the firelight, a patrol found the trail of this group of people, and they shouted and demanded that the group of people wearing their own military uniforms identify themselves.

Their yelling suddenly broke the silence of the night.

Edmund Dantès was not disappointed, because it was a fantasy to not be discovered throughout the whole process.

Now that they have successfully sneaked into the fortress, they have made a profit no matter what.

Now, it's about breaking, breaking, breaking as hard as you can...

Without any hesitation, he directly picked up the pistol, shot and killed the other person, and then rushed towards the granary with his men.

The sharp shouts and gunshots instantly awakened the entire fortress.

Shouts erupted in almost every building, every room, like an invaded hive.

Then, a large number of soldiers ran out of the dormitory in disheveled clothes, trying to figure out what happened.

They soon learned that none of this was a nightmare, but a bloody reality.

Edmund Dantès took his men and kept shooting at everyone he met on the road, mercilessly killing anyone who was alone. Their brutal killing made the night dangerous and chaotic.

The defenders, who were already tense during the fierce battle during the day, were awakened at night and stimulated by the continuous gunshots and screams, and suddenly turned into crazy beasts.

They didn't have time to be restrained by the officer. To save their lives, they took up the weapons in their hands, shot at every shadow that tried to approach them, and threw themselves into the killing without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy.

The successive gunshots and flames turned the entire fortress into an uncontrollable killing field. Edmund Dantès, as an organized party, managed to navigate the chaos like a fish in water, and slowly but unstoppably approached his own. Target.

Soon, they approached an isolated building.

There are many defenders in this building, they have been awakened by the gunshot just now, and they have begun to strictly guard their posts under the order of the officer.

When they saw Edmond Dantès and his group approaching, in order to avoid accidentally injuring their own people, they fired shots into the sky to signal these people not to approach.

However, Edmund Dantès certainly ignored this warning, but led his men to fight back, and rushed towards them frantically.

In the dim moonlight, two groups of people wearing the same military uniform were fighting frantically. They fought with guns and swords, trying every means to take the other's life.

Edmund Dantès' eyes were red with blood. He kept yelling, first with a gun, then with a sword and a dagger to kill people. When he came back to his senses, he found that there were very few people around him, and he His body was already covered in blood, there were some knife marks on his arms, and there were bullet scratches on his shoulders.

The wound was burning, and blood was still bleeding everywhere, but he felt no pain at all.

At least for now, this place is under his control.

He didn't bother to count the corpses, and directly opened the lid of the cellar, and then he found that the cellar was filled with sacks, and inside the sacks were flour and wheat bran.

Seeing this, Edmond Dantès knew that he had come to the right place.

Breathing heavily, he and the few remaining men rummaged around for fuel, and finally found several barrels of gunpowder used by the defenders, some butter for bullet maintenance, and edible olive oil.

The chaotic fights and shouts were still ringing in the fortress, but Edmund Dantès had already calmed down from the madness of killing. He seized the time and evenly sprinkled the gunpowder and oil all over the cellar. , and then walked out of the cellar, throwing down a few torches here.

In an instant, a large number of flames sprang up from the cellar, and then spread mercilessly everywhere. With the help of gunpowder and grease, the flames immediately turned into demons that devoured everything, burning the sacks everywhere and the sacks inside. food.

Edmund Dantès stood beside the cellar entrance, feeling the heat waves from the flames and the shock waves from small explosions.

When he saw this scene, he knew that he had accomplished his goal.

Ecstasy and rejoicing made him squeeze out an ugly smile on his blood-stained face.

Your Majesty... I lived up to your expectations... He grinned happily, watching the devastation he had wrought with satisfaction.

By the way, what's going on with Helos? Suddenly another thought flashed through his mind.

At this time, he finally had the energy to jump out of his own affairs and pay attention to his deputy.

Although he doesn't know the specific deployment of the defenders, he thinks that the defense of the arsenal must be more stringent than that. After receiving the police training, they will definitely be on the same strict guard as here. side big.

Just as he was about to go to the arsenal to support Helos, suddenly, he heard a loud noise.

The sound was so violent that he felt his eardrums go numb.

Then, he subconsciously looked towards the direction from which the voice came from, and then he saw a scene he would never forget, the soaring flames rising into the sky along with the smoke, so that it was even as bright as day in front of him.

And the explosion sounded one after another, almost without stopping, like an earthquake, the earth was trembling.

Soon, Edmond Dantès smelled a choking smell of smoke.

Even if he didn't use his brain to judge, Edmund Dantès knew that his deputy had succeeded just by looking at the scene.

And the price is self-evident.

For a moment, Edmund Dantès stood still, even a little at a loss.

Then, disregarding the pungent feeling, he breathed in the smoke, because he knew that in the smoke, the bones and blood of the martyrs were flying along with it.

Then he bowed in that direction respectfully.

Everything is done... It seems that it doesn't matter if you die now. Edmond Dantès suddenly had a thought.

Then, another thought interrupted his thoughts.

No...you can't die yet! You still need revenge and continue to serve His Majesty, he needs you to go back!

Edmund Dantès suddenly shivered, and then put aside all those sorrows and joys, and became free of distractions again.

"Follow me!" he yelled to his few remaining men. "We're going back!"

Then, he ran all the way back in the direction he came from, and along the way, there were still firefights everywhere, and the flames of stray bullets were intertwined in the air like silk threads. Cannibalism after camp.

Edmund Dantès fell into a state of ecstasy again, with more and more wounds on his body, desperately killing everyone who stood in front of him, he told himself that he must leave here alive.

With the help of the cover of various obstacles, he tossed and turned like a rabbit in the chaos, and finally returned to the city wall he had just climbed over.

With the help of those wedges and ropes, he slid carefully down the wall and came to the sea again.

At this time, the moonlight was shining like a wash, and the fire in the fort even illuminated the sea surface.

With the help of these lights, he had no trouble finding the two sailboats. Of course, he only needed one.

Although his body was getting weaker and weaker, he still jumped into the sea and climbed onto the boat.

When he touched the rudder, the familiar feeling cleared his mind.

At this time, he looked behind himself.

Not a single person.

He closed his eyes and solemnly made the sign of the cross, accepting the fact.

Then, he steered the sailboat and slowly drifted away from the sea.

The current him is close to running out of fuel, his energy is exhausted, and his body is bleeding everywhere. It is impossible for him to repeat the feat of crossing the sandbar again.

But it doesn't matter anymore... He just needs to float the boat away, even if the boat runs aground on a sandbar, it doesn't matter, he just wants to close his eyes and sleep quickly.

The moon hangs high in the sky, watching all the killings that night indifferently, and quietly watching the former sailor leave.