The retreat of the Xinghua army was quickly detected by the scouts of the Xia army. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info figured out their intentions, and the Xia army scouts immediately reported the new enemy movement to Bai Qi.

Moreover, there was a change in the Xinghua army, and this sign soon spread throughout the Xia army in Jiangzhou.

Upon learning of this latest situation, to be honest, the first reaction of many officers and men in the Xia army was full of suspicions, doubting the accuracy of the news, and then subconsciously thinking that it would be the Xinghua Army's plan to lure the enemy into depth.

These soldiers of the Xia Army, who were originally very concerned about the actions of the Xinghua Army, really did not expect that after the Xinghua Army successively captured the Jianguan and Huguan, almost when the foreign troops in Jiangzhou were approaching the city, they would suddenly withdraw their troops! Give up the opportunity to attack Yangcheng in Jiangzhou?

This move, in their opinion, is actually extremely abnormal.

Because, according to the tactics of the soldiers, the Xinghua army captured two cities in a row, and the momentum was sufficient, and it must be the best time to pursue the victory, as long as the weapons were strong and the grain and grass were sufficient, it was natural to choose to continue to march and fight. At least, in the eyes of these Xia army soldiers, if it was their Xia army that had such an operational advantage, they would definitely choose to take advantage of the victory to pursue.

Therefore, the sudden retreat of the Xinghua Army was an unbelievable decision for the Xia Army, and it would cause many Xia Army officers and soldiers to speculate.

But no matter what they think or guess, facts are facts. When the Xia army scouts finally determined that the withdrawal of the Xinghua army was not a time to lure the enemy, the Xia army finally remembered to counterattack!

However, when they finally reacted and wanted to intercept and cause trouble for the Xinghua army, the Xia army was unprepared and slow to react, and had lost the best opportunity to act.

What's more, the Xinghua Army not only withdrew quickly without hesitation, so fast that the Xia Army could not react in time, but more importantly, the retreat of the Xinghua Army was not only orderly but also closely connected -- according to the report of the Xia Army scouts, the Xinghua Army had only retreated to hundreds of miles outside Huguan Pass, and immediately another heavily armed Xinghua Army rushed out of Huguan Pass to cover and break off the rear of this retreating Xinghua Army colleague, so that even if the Xia Army pursued and arrived, it had to act cautiously and not rashly engage with the Xinghua Army.

In the end, the Xia army, which pursued to Huguan, could only stand outside the pass, stalemate with the Xinghua reinforcements who rushed out of Huguan in the scene of confrontation between the two armies, and watched Wei Changhai's troops, who were originally going to attack Jiangzhou, enter Huguan safely.

The pursuing army of the Xia army, to put it bluntly, is just a cavalry army, although the city wall of Huguan is not high, but it is not a cavalry army like them that has enough combat power to attack.

Under all kinds of concerns, the soldiers of the Xia army ended up with one, and they had to look at the city and sigh and give up the fate of the attack. ・

Wei Changhai returned to Huguan, and before he had much rest, he just wanted to meet Yi Xingchen in person.

Although he finally led the Xinghua Army to retreat to Huguan smoothly, to be honest, at this moment, Wei Changhai's mood was very complicated.

Although before, as long as Huguan could be successfully captured, he would continue to march into Jiangzhou, which was a joint decision of Yi Xingchen and Wei Changhai, and this decision was originally a decision made after fully considering the objective conditions, and there was no big problem, but because later, it was Wei Changhai who personally made a mistake that should not be made, so that at present, the Xinghua Army had to temporarily withdraw from outside Jiangzhou to Huguan.

Continuing to attack Jiangzhou, when Yi Xingchen made this decision, he believed that after capturing Huguan, the army first needed to make preparations such as resting the army, focusing on weapons, and preparing enough grain and grass, and then wait for the best combat opportunity before letting the army continue to fight. And these elements, Yi Xingchen also mentioned Wei Changhai.

However, perhaps he was a little anxious for quick success, Wei Changhai did not calm down, and chose a somewhat risky approach- First of all, he did not wait for the whole army to make all the necessary combat preparations before ordering the troops; second, he did not completely arrange the offensive route of the Imperial Ministry of Defense; secondly, he was too impatient and marched too fast, which led to the loss of due safety and clear judgment, and in this way, because Wei Changhai's poor consideration led to the occurrence of multiple contradictory factors, so that they were disturbed by the Xia army's cavalry in the rush and blocked the way.

Of course, strictly speaking, Wei Changhai's approach is actually not considered to have touched the height of military law, but even so, it was because of his sloppiness and imprudence that the Xinghua Army lost some advantages, but it gave the Xia Army enough time to prepare.

Turn the passive into the active, chase and come, and go straight to the Huguan.

Although the current situation does not mean that the Xinghua army has returned from defeat, and for the time being, Wei Changhai does not know what strategy the Xia army will adopt, so he cannot be dejected to conclude that the Xinghua army has missed a good opportunity and will not be able to attack Jiangzhou again in the future.

However, the only thing Wei Changhai can be sure of is that even if the Xinghua Army will attack Jiangzhou in the future, it is very likely that he has lost the opportunity to become the commander and lead the troops to fight, and it is no longer possible to participate in this war.

Therefore, Wei Changhai very much hopes to meet Yi Xingchen as soon as possible and regain Yi Xingchen's trust in him.

It's a pity that Wei Changhai is still a step too slow, Yi Xingchen has already returned to Xinghua City, and the space passage has also been closed.

Anyway, in a word, for Yi Xingchen, Wei Changhai can't be found.

However, what Wei Changhai didn't know was that Yi Xingchen was not ignorant of his mistakes, on the contrary, Yi Xingchen actually knew all the situations. Just when Wei Changhai was thinking about how to find Yi Xingchen and trying to explain, Yi Xingchen actually had an unquestionable judgment about him.

Yi Xingchen, who returned to Xinghua City, came to the conclusion that Wei Changhai's ability was insufficient based on Wei Changhai's performance in leading the army this time. He believed that Wei Changhai not only rushed into battle, acted recklessly, and led his troops out of the city without sufficient preparation, resulting in the soldiers of the army in danger, but after encountering the sudden attack of the Xia cavalry, Wei Changhai's adaptability was far from enough, and he was unable to lead his colleagues in the army to successfully break through the enemy's encirclement.

Of course, all this, that is, Wei Changhai could not serve as a general of the army, and he was not suitable for commanding the troops to attack.

Wei Changhai is afraid of this, if he completely denies his opportunity, then his future will naturally be worried.

It's just that his worries are not within the scope of Yi Xingchen's consideration and consideration, and he only conveyed his opinions to the Ministry of Defense after he had instructions.

General Allen, the minister of defense of the Xinghua Empire, immediately translated Yi Xingchen's instructions into operational instructions and informed the whole army that Wei Changhai would be removed from the post of commander of the Xinghua Army and replaced with the post of general of Huguan, with the task of rebuilding Huguan for a term of one year.

Of course, General Allen personally thinks that Wei Changhai is meritorious, although he is not suitable for commanding the troops to attack, but he is a qualified general, and after serving as a general for one year, he can be promoted and rearranged his work. By this time, Neo had already resigned from his post in the Ministry of Defense to concentrate on the work of the Cabinet, that is, internal affairs. Under the supervision of the Cabinet, General Allen presided over the running of the entire Ministry of Defense.

Then, the Ministry of Defense began to select the fighters.

According to the battle plan, the Xinghua Empire is expected to invest 30,000 troops to fight in the Jiangzhou area for a long time, and the Ministry of Defense named it the "Jiangzhou Campaign".

Xinghua Officer Training Academy is located in a closed military camp north of Xinghua City, under a cliff. Previously, it was a closed barracks that specialized in training Xinghua officers and providing qualified officers for the growing Xinghua Army. It is also in this barracks that there are a large number of images of the Blue Mercury Huaguo. This includes troop training, weapon applications, tactical analysis, and multiple Blue Mercury battleloads. Of course, most of this information is publicly available, but it is also sufficient to train qualified junior officers. With grassroots officers, the Xinghua Army will be able to quickly take shape and form an effective combat force.

Therefore, since the founding of the Xinghua State, the Xinghua Officer Training Camp has been the most important institution of the empire. At the same time, it is also a training institution for officers directly under the royal family. Now it has been renamed Xinghua Officer Training College, and Yi Xingchen is the dean of the college. Two associate deans are responsible for specific teaching work.

"Your Majesty, the twenty-sixth batch of cadets is waiting for your test. At the gate of the academy, Yi Xingchen had just gotten out of the car, and Yan En said to Yi Xingchen.

"How many students are there in this cohort, and what will they do? Yi Xingchen asked.

"Three hundred and sixty-five cadets, of which two hundred and fifty-five cadets are excellent soldiers, they conduct training. The remaining 110 students, the children of secondary school students and other citizens, entered the academy by means of a unified examination. Yan En paused and continued: "According to the needs of the Ministry of Defense, more than two hundred cadets will support Yunzhou and further expand the Yunzhou Legion, one hundred cadets will go to the rest of the legions, and a small number of officers will enrich Anhua City in the Western Regions. ”

Yi Xingchen nodded, and walked into the training academy under the support of all the guards.

This training academy is a military camp transformation, so the items in the academy are all related to the army. There are training equipment, training venues, multimedia teaching buildings, libraries, and some places that directly simulate battlefield barracks, requiring trainees to sleep in tents and simulate wartime conditions. However, in general, only cadets who have never served in the military have this training.

The largest building of the Hsing Wah Military Training College is an indoor training hall.

This training hall covers an area of nearly 2,000 square meters and can accommodate more than 1,000 people for normal activities.

At this time, three hundred and sixty-five officer cadets, as well as their instructors, lined up in order, without saying a word, waiting for the emperor's inspection.

In the silence of everyone in the academy, Yi Xingchen walked firmly onto the rostrum.

Yi Xingchen knew that he came to the Officer Training Academy to brush up on his prestige and the loyalty of his cadets. This is also for the centralized rule of the empire and long-term stability, what Yi Xingchen can't help but do.

"Hello teachers and students of Xinghua Officer Training Academy!" Yi Xingchen stood on the rostrum and said to all the officers and cadets.

"Be loyal to the country, be loyal to Your Majesty, protect your family and defend the country, and never give up!" all the officers and cadets replied in unison.

"Each and every one of you is a pillar of the empire! You are the strongest defense line of the empire! You are the defenders of the empire, and no enemy can cross you to occupy an inch of the empire's land! You must not harm the people of the empire! The glory of the empire is your honor! You will not spare your lives, and the Xinghua royal family will not spare your titles, and give you corresponding status and honor......" Yi Xingchen said a one-minute testimonial, encouraging the students.

The officers and cadets responded with enthusiastic applause. Obviously, many people did not expect that the emperor's words would be so approachable. In this regard, the loyalty of the officer cadets present has greatly increased.

Then, Yi Xingchen awarded medals to the outstanding graduates, and before leaving, he also took photos with all the graduates.

At the end of the ceremony, Yi Xingchen bid farewell to the quasi-officers of the Xinghua Military Academy and returned to the Xinghua City Palace.

Soon, the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Xinghua Empire was issued to the Xinghua Officer Training College. Two hundred and eighteen trainees accepted appointments to serve in Yunzhou.

The task of the 218 officer cadets is to train new recruits as soon as possible when Yunzhou expands the army, so as to meet the standards of at least the third-class corps. The standard of a third-level legionnaire in the Xinghua Empire mainly refers to the soldiers in the legion, who are proficient in the use of semi-automatic rifles, familiar with the military orders of the Xinghua Army, and strictly disciplined. The third-level legion of the Xinghua Empire is armed only with rifles produced by the Empire.

Earlier, Shucheng in Yunzhou had issued a conscription notice, recruiting men who had reached the age of sixteen and were less than thirty years old to join the Xinghua Army.

The Ministry of National Defense expects that these newly appointed officers will be able to train more than 20,000 Xinghua new troops who meet the standards of the third-class army within three months by going directly to Yunzhou to receive new recruits.

With these Xinghua officers, the Xinghua Empire was able to expand its army in Yunzhou with confidence, and firmly held the military power of Yunzhou in the hands of the empire.

This army will be an auxiliary force for the Xinghua Empire to attack Jiangzhou.

As soon as Yi Xingchen returned to the palace, he received a telegram: the Xilin Nuclear Power Plant of the Xinghua Empire was officially completed, and the nuclear power plant would conduct power generation experiments within a week.

Seeing the telegram, Yi Xingchen was overjoyed, and he immediately ordered Yan En to lead a team to the Xilin Nuclear Power Plant to verify the news in person.

If the nuclear power plant is officially put into operation and put into normal use, the Xinghua Empire will usher in a period of rapid development.

The Xinghua Empire was able to purchase all kinds of factory equipment in Blue Mercury, and easily set up various factories to produce various industrial products in large quantities.

Such industrial products include weapons and equipment, ammunition.

At that time, the army of the Xinghua Empire could use a rain of shells and bombard continuously without the need for heavy artillery in the face of any city, just using mortars. Any enemy, in the face of an offensive of this magnitude, is almost incapable of confrontation.

When the Xinghua army is facing the enemy, it will no longer have to shrink the defensive line because of insufficient supplies, and focus on defense. (To be continued.) )