337: Chapter 337 Capturing Prisoners

Centurion Duan Peng watched as the Water Bandits of Yunmeng Marsh retreated, but he did not order a pursuit.

He wasn't certain if there were enemies lying in ambush within the mountain forests.

He also had no way of knowing the exact number of enemies.

By staying by the steam train, they could use the carriages as cover.

The carriages of the steam train were forged from steel; even arrows couldn't pierce them!

As Zhang Liang was relocating, he let out a sigh when he saw that no one had descended from the steam train.

The security personnel were far more cautious than he had imagined.

If those guards armed with firearms had pursued them, he would have been willing to sacrifice even more men just to seize some firearms from their hands.

Since firearms were all controlled by the military, and these soldiers had been imprinted with the Thought Steel Seal by Zhao Fusu, their guns were like their second lives to them.

They took better care of their guns than they did their own wives.

Furthermore, soldiers were only allowed to carry firearms while on duty. When off-duty or during normal times, the guns were kept in the armory.

Even for soldiers on guard duty, one would carry the gun while the other carried the ammunition.

This was to prevent someone from attacking a sentry to steal their weapon.

Separating the guns from the bullets ensured that even if someone managed to steal a gun, they wouldn't be able to use it without ammunition.

Under this strict management system, no incidents of lost firearms had occurred within the military over the past three years.

This was why Zhang Liang, despite trying every possible means, had failed to obtain a gun.

Centurion Duan Peng fired another flare.

He was afraid the enemy was feigning a retreat and intended to circle back for a surprise attack.

After confirming that Zhang Liang had no intention of doubling back, Centurion Duan Peng began ordering his men to capture some prisoners.

When Huang Long and the others retreated, they did not take the wounded with them.

On the battlefield, aside from the Water Bandits who had been killed outright, there were many wounded.

Having been hit by bullets, they had lost the ability to move and could only lie on the ground, gasping for breath.

Centurion Duan Peng intended to take control of these people; he needed to treat a few of them to keep them alive as witnesses.

He needed to know who had attacked them and how many of them there were in total.

Centurion Duan Peng had a premonition that if this faction wasn't destroyed, they would attack the steam train again.

Next time, they would use even more extreme methods for their assault.

They couldn't guarantee they would be able to hold the steam train every single time.

If the enemy succeeded just once, their losses would be devastating. Even their revolvers might be stolen by those people.

Once the revolvers were stolen, the consequences would be severe!

Centurion Duan Peng's expression became incredibly solemn.

He definitely had to report this matter to his superiors.

He needed to make Great Qin take this attack seriously.

Huang Long and the rest of the survivors hurried to the riverbank.

They looked back from time to time, terrified that Centurion Duan Peng and his men would come charging after them.

Only after confirming that Centurion Duan Peng's group hadn't pursued them did they breathe a sigh of relief.

By now, the sky was beginning to brighten with the first light of dawn, and visibility had extended significantly.

The people responsible for meeting them on the river immediately came forward to ask when they saw Huang Long and the others appear, "Did you succeed?"

"No."

"The brothers suffered heavy losses."

Huang Long said with lingering fear, "If I hadn't seen that things were going south and bolted, I would have been left behind at Mount Laohong too."

"Alright, stop talking and get me out of here immediately."

Still fearing that Centurion Duan Peng and his men might give chase, Huang Long scrambled onto an assault boat and urged the rowers to hurry.