Struggle in the Steam Age

"Sure enough, there are some abnormal observers in the estuary area." In the observation post at the top of the ship's mast, Lawrence whispered with a telescope in his hand.

At this time, their small fleet of two boats was slowly passing by less than 1500m from the estuary, so Lawrence could just take this opportunity to observe the situation at the estuary.

And when he just changed into a sailor suit and climbed up the mast to observe for less than 30 seconds, he found a flash of reflection from the glass lens on a small soil **** by the river mouth.

Unlike the practice of sea-going ships that tend to stay away from the shoreline in order to avoid running aground or hitting reefs, most of the routes in the Great Lakes region prefer to detour close to the lake shore.

After all, the whole lake area is full of nasty freshwater murlocs below the surface of the lake, so generally ships will try to choose those shallow water activities with fewer murlocs.

In this case, Lawrence only had to let all the commandos hide in the cabin or simply hide behind the string. It will be able to drive past the river mouth smoothly at close range without causing anyone's suspicion.

Because the extraordinary power strengthens the body of the person who masters the extraordinary power, Lawrence and another ranger disguised as a sailor climbed up the mast to investigate the situation on the shore when the ship approached the estuary.

And as they had guessed before, in this vital estuary area, some people did set up observation posts and monitored various situations without any face.

I have to say that these observers still have some experience in this respect. At least Lawrence didn't find an observation point hidden in the grass of the mound, hidden by branches and weeds until after seeing the reflection of light.

After discovering that observation point, Lawrence immediately summoned several insect phantoms and began to investigate the surrounding situation with the spotted observation post as the core. Soon, he found several. The location of the observation post.

"Although these guys are not extraordinary, they do seem to be a group of veterans." After Lawrence finished the observation and joined everyone, the first sentence was to say his guess about the identity of the group.

"I guess they may be some experienced extrajudicial fanatics."

"As for the reason I came to this conclusion is very simple, because just now after discovering the first observation point, I immediately asked my summoned creature to search the surrounding situation carefully."

Lawrence took out the map just now, and then drew a few circles in the estuary area. "In addition to the flash just now, there is a large rock on the opposite side of the river slightly upstream of the river. Behind the rock is a three-person observation team. There is also a hidden part behind the small mound where the flash is located. , Is stationed with a five-man combat team."

"Then we should re-plan our action plan." The lieutenant looked at Lawrence and said. "Being able to arrange three groups of more than ten people in this estuary at one go can explain one thing, that is, the other party has sufficient manpower. By the way, Lord, have you noticed any characteristics in those three groups?"

"There are some characteristics." After being asked by the lieutenant, Lawrence immediately recalled what he had just seen, and soon he found several small situations that he had just discovered during the investigation.

"If I remember correctly, these three groups of people should come from three different forces."

"For example, the observation post that was first discovered by us using telescopes to spy on us, and the squad behind did not look like a group that had been together before. Because they were obviously a little confused in terms of equipment and coordination. It's a mob of improvisation."

"However, the squads hidden further up the river are completely different. Although there is only one extraordinary between them, they have unified equipment and weapons."

Having said this, Lawrence frowned and looked at the map, then continued. "Moreover, their selection of this post is also very distinctive. Because of the block of a boulder, that place can just block the attack from the direction of the river. But at the same time, we can also see the situation of the post in Hekou and the team behind the post."

"If this is the case, then the opponent is likely to be a commando composed of a relatively strong core team and a large crowd of mobs."

After listening to Lawrence's answer, the lieutenant quickly reached a conclusion. "In other words, the other party's manpower should not be too small, maybe even more than ours."

"But on the other hand, those guys will definitely not have a tight organization like ours." After talking about the opponent's advantages, the officer also began to analyze the opponent's disadvantages.

"From the sentinel arrangement, it can be seen that the opponent's internal forces are only integrated through strong strength. In fact, there is a huge gap between the core manpower and the manpower recruited from the periphery. Therefore, if you really want to fight, the overall morale of the opponent should not be Too high..."

According to the newly obtained information, Lawrence and the others immediately adjusted their offensive tactics. After more than an hour, Lawrence, who had made a plan, once again landed on the lake from the direction of the shallows.

After everyone lined up on the shore, they immediately began to march northward along the lake shore.

While the Sauer Island navy under Lawrence was advancing, the adventurers who came to support also entered the hilly area on the shore of the lake and began to open the reconnaissance line.

According to the plan, these superhumans will provide reconnaissance for large forces on the road and intercept the battlefield in an emergency.

"There are some patrols, and some fixed posts." As they moved forward with Lawrence, the extraordinary men who were scouting in the front quickly reported what they had discovered along the way through the paper men that Lawrence had distributed to them. problem.

"On this road, the total number of patrols alone has exceeded 30. It seems that the other party wants to make a big news this time." said the rogue who was commanding the reconnaissance team ahead.

"It's normal. At least people who can think of gathering a group of wealthy people and conspiring against it will naturally come up with a big plan."

Lawrence stood on a small mound and said to a bridge over the river, "Have you investigated that bridge? I think there is only this place on the map that allows us to cross the river to our destination."

"We have just investigated over there." The rogue replied to Lawrence. "Each side of the bridge is stationed with a team of five people, and these teams are headed by an extraordinary person."

"In addition, on the bridge, there is a patrol team composed of two extraordinary men and four elite gunmen constantly patrolling there~www.wuxiahere.com~ which is a bit abnormal." Listening to the rogue After the report, Lawrence showed a puzzled look on his face.

"Why are so many people stationed on this bridge far from their ambush circle? Even if it is to establish a defensive circle, there is no need to station so many people in such a far place!"

"This shouldn't be specifically for us." Just as Lawrence began to wonder whether his behavior would fall into an enemy trap, the voice of the former naval staff officer appeared in the paperman network.

. "If you want to stop the intruders, such a team is basically useless. Because if there are fewer intruders, you can completely bypass them, and if there are many intruders, these people can't stop them at all."

"Yes, I think this group of people should be guarding the back of the group of conspirators." Syfiel, who was standing next to Lawrence, offered his own opinions.

"You see, what they should be guarding now is a retreat path from that ruin all the way to the lake. If I'm not wrong, the other party will probably take wealth, hostages or other things through the waterway after ending their conspiracy. What is leaving here."