Chapter 463: Confrontation

A few hours later, Ye Tao and his entourage re-embarked on the journey back to Gondor, but Chen Xiaolai stayed behind as a liaison officer. At this time, Chen Xiaolai has been clearly told that whether he has the opportunity to return to the main battle camp in the future depends on Ye Tao and Liu Yong's intentions. His performance just now was too good, and he would be appointed as Ye Tao's adjutant later, but now, he had to serve as Ye Tao's liaison officer first, stay with this wave of people from the Wei Ning Ding family, and help them settle down in Yunzhou.

Ding didn't feel like a world away. They had been almost desperate when they had been cornered into the grove a few hours earlier by the approaching Flying Tiger Battalion, but now they were well cared for. They were first taken to the side of Tieyunqi, and took up residence outside the barracks in a place that usually houses visitors and their families. Chen Xiaolai told them that he needed their assistance in investigating how the Flying Tiger Battalion had entered Yunzhou, and that all their living expenses would be covered by the Northern Xinjiang Economic Strategy Government during the investigation. They would stay at Tieyun's camp for more than a day, and then they would be escorted by a small group of sergeants to Gondor directly. Although the Ding family is a tiger in Pingyang, they carry a lot of valuable things around them, such as silver bills and even fixed checks from Kyushu Chamber of Commerce, Seven Seas Trading Company and Yunzhou Bank, after all, they have all the net worth they can take with them. They didn't care about the cost of these accommodations, but they were really relieved by the simple care and warmth, and the indifferent attitude that was not a favor.

The wounds of the wounded were examined again by the military doctors, who were experienced in the treatment of injuries, and by the time the next day was scheduled to leave, a sufficient number of carriages were ready to stop. All the wounded of the Ding family can get on the carriage to recuperate, and even if all of them get into the carriage, there is no problem. In an instant, the entire team was moving in a comfortable way, even faster than when they had fled for their lives. They live in the Homeinn chain on both sides of the main road in Yunzhou. In their trip, because the first and last two cars were hung with the flags of Jingluo Mansion, and Chen Xiaolai, who was accompanied by people from the guard battalion, the reception they received was naturally extremely warm. And those Yunzhou locals and business travelers who came up to talk did not look down on them when they learned that they had fled all the way to Yunzhou from Northern Liao, but instead gave them advice and put forward various suggestions to help them settle down in the local area. Since the Ding family had been in charge of maritime trade before, they knew a lot of people from the Seven Seas Trading Company, and in Yunzhou, they actually met many deacons at all levels of the Seven Seas Trading Company.

"Mr. Ding, when you arrive at Gondor, the arrangement has changed slightly. Originally, I was going to let you stay at the hotel on the side of Central Avenue first, and I just learned what kind of contest Gondor was organizing, and there were many guests from all over the world, and those places were full. Now I can only arrange for you to live in an inn on the edge of the port area in the south of the city, which may be a little noisy, please forgive me. After entering Gondor, Chen Xiaolai tossed for a while before he found that the original plan did not work, if it wasn't for the help of a few colleagues, I'm afraid he would have to find a way to stuff these people from the Ding family into a certain empty military camp and let them partner up in the canteen of the military camp. You must know that the time they spent in Yunzhou this time will not be short, at least they have to wait until they find a suitable place to buy a good house and settle down.

"Brother Duolao bothered." Ding Wei said. "It's good to settle down, it's okay to be noisy. The Ding family is a family of businessmen, and they like the most lively place. What he said was not at all polite, as soon as he arrived in Gondor, the young children of the Ding family were shocked by the beauty and prosperity of Gondor. Gondor may seem new, but it doesn't look like a city with a short history in terms of population, active bazaars, and the large number of businesses in the city.

"The Jingluo Mansion will send someone to contact you as soon as possible, but if you have any questions, you can also come to me. Just go to Yefu and report my name. I have to go back to Lord Ye first. As soon as the reception came to an end, Chen Xiaolai returned to Yefu. And at this time, the Ye Mansion can be described as heavily guarded, and the stars are gathered. Ye Tao is holding an important meeting to discuss the military direction. The direction of the Yunzhou army was radical, and when the news of the Flying Tiger Battalion entering Yunzhou to pursue spread before Ye Tao, the headquarters had already made a swift response under the command of Dai Yun, and so far ten battalions had entered a state of combat readiness, and ten battalions could be drawn at any time. The 10 battalions that had entered a state of combat readiness advanced slowly to the border with Northern Liao, and made a definite battle posture on the Dongping side of the Line of Actual Control between the two sides, as if they could march into Northern Liao at any time. And the later troops, one by one, filled the gaps in the first batch of troops and carried out non-stop patrols and searches. And the Northern Liaoxi Route Army also showed no weakness in setting up an army of 60,000 and conducting daily drills in front of the Dongping army. All of a sudden, the war between Yunzhou and Northern Liao was full of clouds, and it was about to break out.

There are bitter words on the part of Northern Liao. The news that the Flying Tiger Battalion had been basically wiped out had not yet reached Northern Liao at this time, and they could only roughly judge the military movements of Yunzhou, but they didn't know what would suddenly break out. A group of generals led by Gao Senqi believed that Dongping would not dare to act rashly because Yunzhou was not ready. The Western Route Army was also unprepared, but they felt that with Ye Tao's character, at least for the time being, there would be no war.

In fact, the Northern Liao side is partly correct, Ye Tao does not intend to raise troops to fight at this moment, but he still agrees with the necessary military deterrence. Dai Yun knew Ye Tao too well, so he unscrupulously arranged such a large-scale feint.

Chen Xiaolai originally wanted to wait for the end of the meeting to find time to report the situation of the Ding family, but what he didn't expect was that he was just standing at the door when he was greeted by Liu Yong and walked into the conference room. "This is Ye Tao's new adjutant, Chen Xiaolai." Liu Yong explained to everyone present. Many generals in Yunzhou were amazed. Ye Tao's adjutant, although he is only a small soldier, his power is no less than that of a person at the battalion level in the Yunzhou army, and his influence in administrative terms may be even deeper. Everything depends on how this seemingly honest adjutant treats this matter. Everyone present understands that there is a powerful person in Yunzhou, maybe it will start from this moment.

"Ye Jingluo, generals...... The Ding family had already settled in a hostel in the dock area just now......" Chen Xiaolai sighed secretly. His identity was determined in such a way that he could not argue with it. And this important position will indeed make him a little complacent. He calmed his voice and explained to everyone what he knew about the situation of the Ding family.

"You mean, there are still many people in the Ding family who are still on the run?" Cheng Chi asked.

"Yes, General." Chen Xiaolai explained: "But according to the Ding family, they don't have much to do with each other. It is also very likely that it fell into the hands of the Northern Liao government. ”

"I'll arrange for someone to find out about it." Also sitting there was Xie Jingting, the director of the Yunzhou branch of the Intelligence Bureau, who nodded and said.

"If this Ding family becomes the fuse of the war between our two countries, it can be regarded as a name that will go down in history." Dai Yun teased. But it almost turned out. The confrontation between the two countries has never stopped, and it seems that this time it has gone so far and on such a large scale.

"Hehe, Gao Senqi is not such a person. He needs more time than we do, and he has a lot more difficulty than we do. Ye Tao suddenly asked, "No matter where the rest of the Ding family are, I can open my mouth to ask for someone." To live to see people, to die to see corpses...... I think they'll hand it over. The people of Northern Liao should also know how we treat our own people, right? Since the first person has defected to us, there will be a second and a third...... However, I would like to remind everyone. In addition to ensuring safety, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to help the Ding family in any way. This is Yunzhou, and everyone has equal opportunities. Our strength comes from the people of Yunzhou, Zhenzhou, Benwolf Plain, and the grassland, and treating others favorably is unfair to them. Whether they can regain their prestige in Yunzhou is a matter of their own ability. Chen Xiaolai, you go back and pass on my words. ”

Chen Xiaolai said solemnly: "Yes...... However, my lord, I ask that the matter of going to negotiate with the Northern Liaoxi Route Army be entrusted to me as well. ”

"Oh?" Everyone present looked at Chen Xiaolai with great interest. This is undoubtedly a super dangerous task. This kind of negotiation is now generally to ask people who are inconsequential and do not feel that the other party is worth killing to send a message, and then the two sides agree to meet and discuss at a neutral venue. However, now that the confrontation between the two armies is so fierce, and it is the confrontation that Dongping first provoked, it is too dangerous to send people at this time. This kind of thing, most of them are self-confessed unlucky, although the Yunzhou soldiers are very brave, but they have no hobby of sending them to death.

"Why?" Ye Tao smiled and asked, "Isn't it good to be my adjutant?" When Liu Yong announced that Chen Xiaolai was his adjutant, this guy didn't have a happy look, but was a little lonely, which Ye Tao could still see.

"Don't dare!" Chen Xiaolai straightened his back, looked directly at Ye Tao, and said sincerely: "Being able to serve adults in any way is the best destination for us Yunzhou children. Life is like this, death is like this. It's just that I personally would have preferred to be able to enter the main battle camp to kill the enemy. Being able to work around adults, being able to do more, and influencing more people, is not exciting enough. …… I still like the feeling of being on the verge of life and death. Adult, please do it. ”

Ye Tao smiled and said, "Okay." I'm giving you this chance. I think you're mistaken, I didn't mean to use you as a clerk or an errand runner. When you return safely, I will let you know that life as an adjutant can be just as exciting. ”