Chapter 1355 Let’s Not Go Home Until We Are Drunk (Part 2)

Suchet sat alone in the corner, chewing some dry bread.

He had no intention of sitting around chatting with regular soldiers like other militiamen.

He just buried his head and kept chewing the bread in his hand.

He didn't count how many enemy soldiers he killed today.

All he knew was that he was tired.

I just want to finish the bread in my hands quickly, then go to bed to rest and regain my strength to prepare for tomorrow's battle.

...

...

"Ah, coach!"

"Why is the coach here..."

...

At this moment, Suchet suddenly found that there seemed to be some noise around him.

Before he could even raise his head to see what was going on, he suddenly felt the light in front of him dim.

He raised his head with doubts on his face, and there was an old man standing in front of him who was looking at him with a smile.

Suchet knew this old man.

After seeing the old man's face clearly, the look of confusion on Suchet's face turned into a look of surprise.

"Deni de Dupont..." Suchet turned his somewhat stiff tongue and spit out the name of the old man standing in front of him.

The old man standing in front of Suchet was none other than Denis de Dupont, the commander-in-chief of their Orleans garrison.

Before Suchet could ask Denis why he was here, Denis turned his head and shouted to the surrounding generals who recognized him:

"Don't worry about me! You continue to eat, drink and chat!"

"I'm just here to eat!"

After stopping the surrounding generals from looking at him with surprise and confusion, Denis turned his head back.

He continued to look at Xu Xie in front of him with a smile, and raised the bread and water in his hands.

"Can I sit next to you?"

"...It's up to you. You are the commander-in-chief anyway, and I don't have the guts to refuse you."

"Don't think too highly of me..."

After saying this with a wry smile, Denis ignored the dust on the ground and sat down next to Suchet casually. Then he unscrewed the cork of the water bag, poured water into his mouth, and then tore the bread into small pieces. Put it in your mouth.

Suchet also ignored Denis sitting next to him and continued to nibble on the bread in his hand.

After Suchet finished chewing the bread in his hand, Denis suddenly said:

"I didn't expect you to join the militia and help our regular army defend the city. I was originally worried that you would not come to assist in the battle because you still don't trust our army."

"You can kill Britannias and get money at the same time. Why don't I come?" Suchet said lightly, "Besides - you have also proved the credibility of your army, so I will trust your army again."

"Haha. Suchet, your performance today is quite heroic. I have seen your heroic appearance."

"...Thank you for the compliment." Suchet continued to respond coldly in a neither salty nor bland tone.

And Denis didn't care about Suchet's cold response and continued to say with a smile:

"You are very skilled in swordsmanship. Have you ever learned swordsmanship from anyone?"

"...I learned swordsmanship from my father."

"Then your father must be very skilled in swordsmanship."

"That's natural."

Suchet, who had been responding to Denis coldly since just now, now had a slight change in his tone for the first time.

A little more proud and proud.

"My father is a famous swordsman. Even if he fights with a hundred people at the same time, my father will not fall behind."

"Wouldn't it be better to fight a hundred people at the same time... He must be a very skilled swordsman."

Denis continued with a reverent tone.

"If I have the chance, I really want to meet your father and see your father's swordsmanship with my own eyes."

"...You didn't get a chance to meet my father."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because my father died in Feihai Plain 8 years ago.

"

Suchet's words instantly made Denis speechless.

8 years ago, Feihai Plain - when you combine these information, you can instantly think of which battle it was.

It was the last battle of the "Summer Wind" offensive against the Britannia Empire eight years ago - the Battle of Feihai Plain.

In that battle, because of Su Cheng's arrival, Luo Lin's army was defeated and there were countless casualties.

Denis was also involved in that battle.

Denis, whose eyes became a little gloomy, said softly:

"Is that so...that means...your father is a soldier...?"

"Well, the market is sluggish, and the swordsmanship gym opened by my father can no longer be opened, so I can only join the army and earn military pay to support our big family."

"I thought that relying on my father's swordsmanship, I would have no problem becoming an officer in the army."

"But who knows..."

Suchet's fists slowly clenched.

"My father died on the Feihai Plain before he could make any great achievements..."

"And there are still no bones left... Until now, my father's body has not been recovered..."

The defeat in the Battle of Feihai Plain caused Luo Lin's army to suffer numerous casualties and no bodies could be found - this situation was too common.

Suchet's words made the look of shame on Denis' face become more intense, and he couldn't help but lower his head lower...

Suchet took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

Then he said in a deep voice:

"This is why I am participating in the defense of the city."

"Not for any reward."

"Not to protect the city."

"Just to kill more Britannias."

"I will keep killing."

"Kill until I die......!"

After saying that, Suchet waved to Denis, perhaps because of dry mouth.

"Denis de Dupont, lend me some of your water."

As soon as Suchet finished speaking, Denis handed the cowhide water bag in his hand to Suchet without hesitation.

After taking the water bag and gulping down a few mouthfuls, he asked Denis:

"So, as the commander-in-chief of the army, why did you come to me? Is it just to commend my heroic performance today?"

"You are right." Denis said without hesitation, "The reason I came to you is really just to commend your heroic performance, because your heroic performance today is so dazzling."

"... I can't tell that as the commander-in-chief of the army, you have so much time."

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......

The two of them were silent.

Whether it was Suche or Denis, the two stopped talking.

Although the two still sat side by side, no one spoke anymore.

Although the atmosphere between the two was so silent and quiet, the strange thing was that it didn't make people feel uncomfortable or embarrassed at all.

After an unknown amount of time, Suchet, with his head slightly lowered, finally broke the silence between the two:

"Hey... Commander, let me ask you... with our current situation, can we really defend this city...?"

"Today on the city wall, I saw it very clearly."

"The Britannian army outside the city is so dense, like an ant colony."

"And the Britannian soldiers who attacked are all very strong. I almost died several times today."

"Do we... really have a hope of defending this city?"