Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Sabretooth (2)
Just as the Brooklyn 14th Militia Regiment regrouped and broke through the 33rd Regiment of the Confederate Army again, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the "Louisiana Tigers" rushed up from the south side of the mountain and launched a strafing attack on the Brooklyn Militia Regiment from the side.
Their accurate and continuous fire inflicted a large number of casualties on the Brooklyn militia, and the militia fighters fell one by one.
Colonel Alfred, realizing that the situation was not good, immediately ordered the wounded soldiers to retreat, and he personally led the team to take care of the rear and cover.
Victor Clyde, of course, was in charge of keeping him safe, and the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the "Louisiana Tigers", who had inflicted heavy damage on the 14th Militia Regiment in Brooklyn, dropped their rifles, drew their sabers at their waists, and rushed over.
However, the Fourteenth Brooklyn Militia Regiment was clearly not vegetarian either, and under the leadership of Alfred and Victor, they launched a counter-charge.
A fierce white-knuckle battle unfolds between the two units, and the determination of both sides to fight without fear of death makes the battle extremely ferocious.
For the first time, Victor felt the pressure from the elite soldiers, and when he first fought, Victor relied on his physical fitness to easily kill several soldiers of the first battalion of the "Louisiana Tigers" who rushed over.
He was then targeted, and a combat team was assigned to contain him. They half-surrounded him, taking turns attacking, and whenever Victor attacked any of them, the others would immediately slash their knives in his path.
Although he can still inflict casualties on the opponent, he is no longer as efficient as before, and he can only kill the enemy by picking off the opponent's weapons and then finding a flaw.
Of course, if he is willing to reveal his mutant identity, he can still easily kill all the other side. All he had to do was rush through Mang with a knife in his head, but obviously he couldn't.
But then something happened that made him change his mind, Colonel Alfred fell with a shot, and then two soldiers of the first battalion of the "Louisiana Tigers" caught him.
Seeing that the supreme commander of his unit was about to become a prisoner, Victor no longer cared about the enemy's swords, reached out and directly grabbed the hands of the soldiers of the first battalion of the "Louisiana Tiger" who rushed over, and then used his whole person as a weapon.
The other soldiers besieging him were taken by surprise and sent flying. Then Victor rushed to Alfred's side with the Confederate soldier. Later, the two Confederate soldiers who wanted to capture Alfred also enjoyed the treatment of being shot away.
After shooting two Confederate Army soldiers away, Victor picked up Alfred and began to beckon the others to retreat, and the Brooklyn 14th Militia Regiment really couldn't beat them.
However, even if it retreated, the Fourteenth Brooklyn Militia Regiment did not turn around and flee in a swarm like other Union troops, becoming a target for the enemy.
Instead, under the leadership of Victor, cross-cover was carried out and the battlefield was withdrawn in an orderly manner. As for the Tiger Battalion soldiers who wanted to pursue them, they also gave up the pursuit after losing their troops at Victor's hands.
Some of them were frightened away: Victor frantically waved one of their allies as a weapon, then danced and flicked his hand, only to find that only one arm was still in his hand...
The scene once fell into a bloody, embarrassing and terrifying scene, and just as Victor was about to capture the second Tiger Battalion soldier as a weapon, the opposite side retreated from the heart.
At this time, Victor remembered that he was still carrying a wounded commander, and quickly turned around and yo-yos.
Thankfully, Alfred was lucky to survive, and he fainted early, and he didn't know what he had been through.
By the way, it is worth mentioning that on the way to retreat, Victor also captured alive a colonel of the 33rd Regiment of the Southern Army.
This guy had his leg broken and was rolling on the ground moaning. Because the military uniform he wore was similar to that of the Northern Army, he was rescued by Victor with his armpit in his arm.
When the person was taken to the hospital and the rescue (amputation) was completed, he found out that it was a colonel of the Southern Army, and then he became a prisoner...
He was accompanied by Colonel Alfred, who was carried back by Victor, and after being discharged from the hospital, the venerable commander had to retire from his injuries.
He was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Fowler, who had been promoted to colonel, and who had been the superior commander of the 14th Regiment in Brooklyn, so taking over the position of Colonel Alfred did not arouse any objections.
The most gratifying thing was that the Fourteenth Brooklyn Militia became President Lincoln's Personal Guard after the troops were withdrawn to Washington, D.C., because of their bravery and outstanding achievements on the front lines.
President Lincoln considered them to be well-trained, combat-ready, and well-groomed young men, and appointed them to serve as the President's Personal Guard during their stay in Washington. (It would have been more perfect if the boys had all dressed in red________ President Lincoln)
The Fourteenth Brooklyn Mission, which was favored by His Excellency the President, was nicknamed "Lincoln's Little Pet" and "Lincoln's Dog" by friendly soldiers.
Victor also fought several times with other allies for this, and in the end it was of little use other than spreading his nickname "Sabertooth" throughout Washington.
This was so because of an audience with President Lincoln who wanted to meet the best of his favorite Brooklyn Fourteenth Vigilante League. Then Victor was chosen.
Even Lincoln, who claimed to be the tallest president in history, paled in front of Victor's tall stature, but the witty President Lincoln managed to regain his height advantage with a tall top hat.
"I thought you'd love the nickname 'Lincoln's Little Pet,' but I hear you seem to be in conflict with other allies over it?"
"We are honored to serve as your personal guard, Your Excellency the President, but they shouldn't call us puppies, we are not fluffy pets, we are Sabretooth on the battlefield! He is the best volunteer in the Federation. "
"Well, our Lord Sabretooth, I heard that you captured the senior commander of the enemy army while saving Colonel Alfred, may I ask if this is true?"
"In fact, I thought he was our friend, so I got him back, and now he's in our prisoner of war camp."
"Hahaha, your experience is really wonderful."
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In this way, after that meeting, the nickname of Victor Sabretooth began to spread, and there was even a tendency to replace his real name for a time.
What eventually made his reputation spread across the North and South armies was an arrest: the capture of Ross O'Neill Greenhow, a spy for the Southern Army.
Yes, the famous Washington socializer finally came to an end, and President Lincoln immediately issued an arrest warrant, and for security reasons, Victor went to arrest him as a member of the President's Personal Guard and the arresting officers.
Then, the arrest that was expected to go smoothly went unexpectedly, Ross O'Neill Greenho is a mutant who can be hypnotized through skin-to-skin contact and control the minds of others.
Familiar abilities, isn't it? That's right, this is exactly the superpower that the movie version of Wolverine's first love, Silver Fox, has, which also explains why so many high-ranking federal officials, young and old, have fallen under the pomegranate skirt of Ross O'Neal Greenhow.
And this arrest, because it was a secret order from the president, Ross O'Neill Greenhorn did not get the news in advance, but he was keenly aware of the situation when the agent knocked on the door.
She hid her eight-year-old daughter, then calmly opened the door, and then controlled several agents who wanted to capture her through contact.
The controlled agent instantly became her accomplice, pulled out her pistol and began to shoot at the other agents, who were caught off guard and took cover and pulled out their pistols and began to fight back.
Ross O'Neill Greenhow, on the other hand, took the opportunity to escape through the window, and her plan was to lure the captors away by herself, and then come back to pick up her daughter after she got rid of the captors.
Her plan almost succeeded, and after dealing with the suddenly 'mutinied' agents, the captors prepared to pursue them in the direction of Ross O'Neal Greenhorn's escape after a brief search of the room.
But Victor stopped them, he smelled fear, and then he followed the walls of the room to a study.
All the bookcases in the room had been opened, and it was clear that the inside had been inspected, but not thoroughly, for he smelled the little girl.
With his swoop, a bookcase collapsed, and behind it was a small ventilation duct, and inside was a little girl: Mrs. Rose's eight-year-old daughter.
"See what we found? Don't be afraid of the children, go with your uncle to your mother."
"Nope! You scoundrels! I'm not going to let you hurt my mom! "
Obviously, the little girl, who was only eight years old, was no match for Victor at all, and she was lifted out of the ventilation duct by Victor like a kitten, and threatened him with teeth and claws.
"Watch her well, whether she can catch that cunning female fox or not, it's up to this kitten."
"Understood, sir!"
While Victor has the ability to catch up, there's clearly a better way to do it: why not. However, this woman's ability is a bit troublesome.
Eventually, Victor managed to convince the secret services to set a trap with Mrs. Rose's daughter through the mutation during the capture, but everyone else was ambushed in the distance, leaving him alone.
If Mrs. Ross controls him, then the others will immediately shoot him and Mrs. Ross, and as for Mrs. Rose's daughter, try not to affect her...
Some may say that Victor is hypocritical, but the truth is that he is not worried about being controlled by Mrs. Rose's superpowers, and he is also immune to telepathic abilities. Maybe Professor X can influence him, but if it's just Mrs. Rose's level, he won't be affected at all.