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Such a technician suddenly proposed to lead the troops to fight, Wei Kun was very surprised in his heart. Xiao Bailang has been in Africa for many years, and he has a healthy dark complexion. In the heat of Port Sudan, he was not fat. It looks very thin and straight. However, the information shows that the eldest brother is almost 40 years old this year. According to the standards of the Liberation Army, those in the combat unit who are forced to change jobs at his age are probably already soldiers at the rank of major.

However, looking at Xiao Bailang's heartfelt wild energy, Wei Kun's instinctive feeling was that he couldn't directly oppose it, otherwise he would be strongly repelled by Xiao Bailang. So how to make Xiao Bailang dispel this idea? Wei Kun, who had made up for his military knowledge in the past few months, almost instinctively looked at Xiao Bailang's height.

The average height of a Chinese man of Xiao Bailang's age is around 164. And urban men of Wei Kun's age are generally over 170 tall. For example, Wei Kun has 175, and his brother Wei Rui has about 177. The tallest of the Wei family is the youngest brother Wei Li, who is 182 tall and a doctor. So there is never a shortage of beautiful female nurses around him.

Wei Kun really wanted to build a strong army in the East African administrative region, according to the conscription system of the Republic of China, the height of men must not be less than 160 centimeters, and the actual operation of conscription must be more than 165. In recent years, the height of men in military recruitment has generally been above 168, and the direct result of this requirement is that the proportion of soldiers in the traditional south has decreased significantly, and the number of soldiers north of the Huai River has surged. Xiao Bailang's height is in line with his age, and he is about 164 by sight. He is taller than those Japanese with an average height of 155, but he is in a failing state in the current Liberation Army.

Seeing Wei Kun looking himself up and down like this, Xiao Bailang immediately felt that he was being despised , his brows furrowed greatly, and he said unhappily: "Secretary Wei, if you don't think it's okay, just say it directly." Why do you think of me like that? ”

Wei Kun immediately had a response in his heart, and he smiled: "Director Xiao." I can see that you really want to gallop on the battlefield. But no matter how I think about it now, I feel like you have to help people to the end. Wait for those young people to come to us to take over the work, and then you can fulfill your ideals. If you leave me here now, I won't be able to find a qualified office director. ”

These words highlighted the importance of Xiao Bailang, and the corners of Xiao Bailang's mouth couldn't help but rise. However, he quickly regained the reserve he should have at this age, and Zhengse said to Wei Kun: "Secretary Wei, I am already married and have children. Now my wife urges me to hurry back to Sichuan every day. But I always feel that when I return to Sichuan, I can only live a stable life, and then I want to have my current experience, which is absolutely impossible. That's why I especially want to lead troops to fight. In the future, I will tell my children about it, and there will be good content to talk about. ”

Wei Kun hurriedly said, "Director Xiao, you are defending the salt works in Port Sudan. Suppress the rebellion and sweep away the thieves. These are all great achievements to brag about, what do you have to worry about if there is nothing to tell your child? ”

To Wei Kun's surprise, Xiao Bailang just sighed after hearing such a compliment, but didn't say anything more. Even his expression changed from radiant to abrupt. This surprised Wei Kun, he thought that Xiao Bailang had killed his blood in Port Sudan, so he hoped to release this impulse on the battlefield.

However, Wei Kun did not continue to ask. As the secretary of the three counties of the Sultan, he had a lot to do. After temporarily settling Xiao Bailang's affairs, Wei Kun began to reorganize his troops near Khartoum. The total number of this force now stands at more than 20,000. Two thousand of them were mercenaries recently brought in from Japan. Five thousand people were the troops of the Besha tribe. Among the rest, the total number of Chinese is about a thousand. There were also 11,000 black troops brought in from all over the country.

On the Church Army Ground outside Khartoum, 20,000 troops lined up in two large phalanxes to be inspected by Wei Kun. The shortest of these people is probably the Japanese, followed by the blacks, and the Chinese are the tallest. If you look at it in terms of spirit, the Besha people are particularly spiritual, and the Chinese and Japanese have the feeling of being soldiers. Seeing the remaining more than 11,000 black people, Wei Kun couldn't help it, and whispered to Sun Yongle, the commander of the troop who was traveling beside him: "I saw what they looked like a few months ago, and now it seems that they finally have the feeling of being hired by a temporary minfu." ”

Although these people were also Sun Yongle's subordinates, Sun Yongle had no intention of saying good things for his subordinates. He said in the same low voice: "The people know that they have been hired to go through the motions, and when they are done, they take the money and leave. But these guys have been training for months, and they still don't have the slightest sense of being a soldier. I thought hard about it to find out what the difference was. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. Wei Kun was interested.

Sun Yongle replied unhappily: "Our army knows that we join the army to defend the country, and the people who have not joined the army also know that the purpose of the army is to protect the family and the country. The Liberation Army knows what it is fighting for and for whom. But these people don't know. You see, the more people know, the more energetic they are. The Besa people knew that they were well paid for their work, so they were eager to fight. ”

These words made Wei Kun nod again and again. Just as Sun Yongle said, after so many years of political propaganda, both the Liberation Army and the people of the People's Republic of Korea are very clear about what the responsibilities of the Liberation Army are. In peacetime, it undertakes disaster relief work and fights for the country in wartime. Even the current war of expansion with foreign countries has cost people and money, resulting in the death of a large number of soldiers. However, all kinds of self-consistent truths behind it prove the fact that the benefits of war are finally enjoyed by the people. On the contrary, it has implemented the fundamental concept of the people's army for the people.

However, for these black uncles, there must be no country in their worldview. Since people don't have this kind of concept, Wei Kun can't expect Uncle Hei to be loyal to the country.

Patrolling in front of the queue, Wei Kun's gaze couldn't help but be attracted by the Besha people who looked very energetic. Among the members of the tribe as the core, the Besha people have a cohesion that far surpasses that of other tribes, and a combat experience that far surpasses that of other tribes. At least Wei Kun felt that the people of Besha gave him a sense of not being very safe. The Besha are more like a pack of wolves than dogs.

"My dear eldest brother can command the Guangfu Army composed entirely of Chinese, he is really happy!" Wei Kun couldn't help but have such a thought in his mind.

In Amarillo, Texas, it was close to Chung Yeung Festival at this time. Qi Rui didn't feel the thoughts of his brothers from afar, nor did he have the idea of climbing and planting dogwoods. The gathering place along the railway line was the area to be conquered by the battle. After crossing the New Mexico-Texas border, it's one of the main railroad points to Oklahoma City.

The Sixth Corps is the same as other corps, with two group armies under its jurisdiction, with a total of six corps. In the military system of the Liberation Army, military-level units are permanent military units. The armies and corps above are temporary units. Therefore, the two armies that marched west to Oklahoma City were drawn from each of the two armies, and the commander was Qi Rui, the political commissar of the corps.

Qi Rui did not expect that as soon as the troops reached the vicinity of Amarillo along the railway, they were met with stubborn resistance from the Texans. Thirty kilometers away from Amarillo, the Temporary Command received the news, and Wei Kun couldn't help but smile after reading it.

The military commander who was with Wei Kun immediately took the message, and after reading it, he showed a look of disbelief. Putting away his surprised expression, the commander frowned, "Are these Texans really different?" ”

The report describes the battle, with the rapid forces at the vanguard of the Liberation Army breaking up a group of Texans who were sabotaging the railroad. Because the main task of the army is to ensure the safety of the railway, they did not deliberately pursue these guys. Unexpectedly, these guys actually started to disrupt the maintenance work through repeated harassment from a distance.

When a follow-up force arrived, the gang was expelled. The Texans actually purposefully prepared an ambush circle, trying to lure the Liberation Army into it for annihilation. The Sixth Corps is also a unit that marches thousands of miles, and has fought hundreds of battles, large and small. When the commander of the unit discovered the Texans' plan, he planned to wipe out the unscrupulous men.

Unexpectedly, the final purpose of the battle was not achieved, and the Texans saw that something was wrong, and immediately jumped on their horses, leaving behind their comrades who had fallen into the anti-encirclement of the Liberation Army and ran away. This was only part of the surprise of this battle, and when the Texans were annihilated, the Liberation Army also suffered a lot of losses. The Texans were not only very skilled in the use of weapons, but also had excellent shooting skills. When the mountains and rivers were exhausted, these guys actually used the method of pretending to be dead, and when the Guangfu Army approached, they broke out and hurt people. In the whole battle, the Liberation Army annihilated nearly 200 Texan troops, and its own casualties reached 62, and more than 100 Texans successfully escaped. Based on the history of the fighting of the Liberation Army, this is an unprecedented result.

Wei Kun's state of mind is relatively calm, and he finds that after he gradually has the consciousness of 'being in a high position', he can also face the things he encounters relatively calmly. Regarding such a loss, as well as the commander's surprise, Wei Kun calmly replied: "Wei Dudu said that Texas is known as the Mad Dog State, and the Texans are very difficult opponents to deal with. I think Commander Huang should still remember. ”

When Wei Kun said this, Commander Huang also remembered what Wei Ze said when he inspected the troops. He was about the same age as Zhou Xinhua, both in their forties, and he couldn't help but say: "I just listened to my old bosses in the past, Du Du is just like Zhuge Liang, he is simply an unpredictable prophet, and he can always notice things that others can't notice." I am a true believer now. The intelligence services did provide some information, but they didn't notice the difference in Texas as early as the Governor. ”

Qi Rui smiled, "Now that we understand that those people are not easy to deal with, then get ready and take these Texas mad dogs seriously." This is also a good lesson, the Liberation Army is the strongest army in the world, it is only stronger than the enemy. Nor is our enemy an army of garbage that can be knocked out at the slightest touch. ”

After listening to these very calm words, seeing Qi Rui's vibrant smile, Commander Huang also felt confident. The Texans are indeed a notable opponent, but the Reconquista is still stronger than such an opponent. What's more, Qi Rui's words did not mean to be held accountable for losses, which made Commander Huang feel more at ease. Then he heard Qi Rui say: "Commander Huang, hurry up and investigate the battle and inform the whole army of this experience, so that everyone is nervous." Although there will be deaths in war, if you can die less, you still have to die less. ”

Just as the whole army was being informed that this work was underway, a new battle broke out in Amarillo. This area is an arid region of the western United States, although it is not necessarily drier to Chinese than the northwest of Asia. There are also many shrubs and trees in this arid area, and two Texas cavalry are lurking in it. After approaching the Chinese troops repairing the railway, they began to attack.

The battle report recorded that under the enemy's fire, Dengshi caused nine dead and fourteen wounded in the Liberation Army, and after the sneak attack was successful, the sneak attackers immediately ran over and fled. The Liberation Army was willing to let go, and immediately pursued it. In the pursuit battle, it cost two more dead and four wounded to annihilate the enemy of twelve men.

At this moment, even Qi Rui had to change his face. He wasn't angry because of it, and he didn't want to punish anyone because of his anger. Qi Rui just didn't expect the battle to come to such a point. At least in his experience, he suffered more casualties than the enemy, and the Liberation Army really did not suffer such a loss.

"Political commissar, do you want to inform the whole army about this matter?" Commander Huang's face was very ugly.

Qi Rui resolutely ordered: "Of course, let all troops pay attention to the fact that the enemy we are facing has changed dramatically. Americans on the West Coast and in the mountains do not have a strong sense of confrontation, and Texas now is very different from those places. It is hoped that all forces will take note of this difference. ”

Commander Huang didn't obey the order immediately, he asked with hesitation. “…… Is that appropriate? ”

"Because of the previous Taishun, the troops know the difficulties they have to face, and there may be a little chaos for a while. But if we still think that the enemy is the same as before, then we will kill many more people for nothing. A momentary puzzle, a momentary face problem, that's not a problem. But there is such a thing as human life, if it is gone, it is gone. We can't dismiss the lives of our comrades for the sake of our own face. The more Qi Rui spoke, the more serious he became, and in the end, his face was gloomy like water.

Commander Huang didn't expect Qi Rui's attitude to be like this, although this attitude would not make Commander Huang completely acceptable, but what Qi Rui said was irrefutable. As a last resort, Commander Huang went to convey the order.

Not long after the order was issued, news came from all the units. The Texans seem to have completely ignored the disparity in equipment between the two sides, and launched a large number of sneak attacks on the Liberation Army. According to the report, most of the sneak attacks led directly to the deaths of the sneak attackers. However, there are also a very small number of sneak attackers who successfully evacuate after carrying out the attack.

In the report, the troops have already asked whether to increase the number of cavalry units on horseback first. Cavalry can easily cross ravines, while vehicles that move on wheels, whether trucks or motorcycles, are difficult to deal with when they encounter ravines.

"Let the troops send representatives to come and summarize the situation." Qi Rui immediately ordered.

These news quickly spread to the Corps Headquarters, and Corps Commander Zhou Xinhua felt a lot more relaxed. Qi Rui: Their actions proved that the Texas guys are indeed as difficult to deal with as Governor Visél said. Unlike other comrades, Zhou Xinhua was absolutely obedient to Wei Zedudu's words and completely took it to heart. The problems encountered by Qi Rui's unit can make the main force of the corps suffer fewer losses, which is indeed a good thing.

On the other hand, Zhou Xinhua privately felt that he could finally help Governor Wei Zedu. No matter what others think, Zhou Xinhua believes that it is his obligation to support Qi Rui to move upward. When Qi Rui was in charge of the work of the military academy, he was very successful. When Qi Rui did the work of political commissar, it could not be said that there was a problem, but it must be said that he failed to perform well. Therefore, Zhou Xinhua arranged for Qi Rui to lead his troops to Oklahoma City to join the Fourth Corps.

Now that the battle has been frustrated, Zhou Xinhua doesn't think it's a problem. He was very appreciative of Qi Rui's performance, which was indeed the performance that a qualified senior commander should have. After Qi Rui made the credit of convincing the commander of the Fourth Corps this time, he thought that he would be able to perform better in the work of political commissar.

Therefore, Zhou Xinhua ordered with a relaxed mood, "Inform the troops of this information, and let the troops know why our enemy is called a mad dog." ”

Qi Rui didn't know that someone was silently supporting him, so he immediately held a meeting after getting the representatives of the various units that had been attacked to the headquarters. The mood of all the troops was quite low because they had suffered losses. Qi Rui looked at a group of comrades who were dejected, or full of grief and indignation, or looked at comrades who couldn't accept reality at all. He stood up and pounded the table with his fist first, letting the dull voice attract everyone's attention, and then said: "Comrades, the problem at the moment is that we did not expect the enemy to adopt such tactics. But I want to ask you, will we do these tactics ourselves? Have we completed these tactical training and assessments ourselves? Tell me about it! ”

Hearing this, the faces of all the comrades showed expressions of shame. The tactics of the Texans are not unusual, and they have been trained in the Liberation Army. Therefore, under such a tactic that everyone has mastered, they suffered a loss, and they were pointed out by the commander of the provisional force, which made everyone even more ashamed.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Wei Kun showed a smile, "Comrades, if you are ashamed. That is, you didn't expect the enemy to be so strong. Now all we have to do is one thing, face it! Facing reality, there will naturally be a way. I give you three minutes to continue to be ashamed, and in three minutes, you tell yourself that you have to face reality. Then we'll talk about how to get rid of these Texas mad dogs! ”