In the humid air after the rain, the ground was already full of mud and puddles.

"This is Luodu......"

A dark-skinned soldier of the overseas garrison lamented that in the distance in front of him was the horizon obscured by the high walls of a magnificent city.

Then, with a splash of blood and an interrupted hope, he fell into a small ditch that had been dug up and filled with muddy rainwater. Because the stagnant water in the ditch had been inserted under the fine, sharp bamboo sticks, which easily pierced the soles of his straw bunches and leather pads, and pierced his bare arms and thighs outside the leather armor.

Then, before he could spit blood, he struggled to get up, and was forced to slide down or fall into the trench of his allies, knocked down and crushed in the water, and repeatedly trampled under his feet; Eventually, he never got up again, and was one of many corpses that were gradually raised up in the slippery, sticky sludge.

For, as far as the eye could see, the road to this magnificent city was crowded with dense ramparts and moats.

On the front line constructed and slowly advancing by the Southern Army, countless similar figures are filling and destroying with life and courage, these obstacles that stand in the way of the front.

The large fire nest car and the hand-held rocket shoot out the smoke and fire rain in the sky like raindrops; From time to time, a thick thunderbolt rose diagonally from the tall wooden rails, and in the camp of the opponent, a large number of fireworks and roars fell.

The starry sky made of whole trees and the iron-chested leather cannons bombarded and intimidated the northern cavalry who wandered outside the line, looking for an opportunity to harass and contain them, and even waited for an opportunity to surprise the large equipment.

And the sharpest weapon of the Southern Army, the artillery that attacked and destroyed the city, was also faintly spitting and blooming with fire, spraying hot iron balls or pieces of iron pellets one after another in the enemy's bunkers and fortifications.

The location of the enemy and the fortress is so dense and conspicuous that there is no need to deliberately aim and calculate, as long as it is fired in the general direction, it will always bombard and affect the corresponding people and buildings.

The military horses of the Southern Dynasty gathered from all directions, and the northern reinforcements that continued to pour out of the city; In the area near this Luodu City, there are constant encounters and collisions, fierce battles and battles with the momentum of dogs' teeth, and the old and new fronts are in pieces.

Countless materials and instruments, countless soldiers and their lives and flesh and blood, as well as courage, ideals and aspirations, while constituting the tiny parts and molecules of such a large battlefield; It is also in the huge grinding plate called "war" that is constantly invested almost all the time.

When the Wind Roll Banner escorted the full load of military Zizi with its men and horses, crossed the Bishui Pass and Wujiao Pass occupied by friendly troops, and arrived at the hinterland of Dujian Road along the Bishui River Valley, what was seen was such a huge scene and a blood-stirring scene.

"Just in time for ......"

Wang Duanchen, whose eye sockets were sunken and bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse, actually took the time to meet him in person.

"The artillery team and the gun army under the command of our army are short of medicine"

"It's been a long time since sorties and uses have been restricted......"

After the delivery of the catalogue documents on the spot, and the receipt is printed.

Half of the guards of the big Wang Shuaichen's personal guards also used firearms, and the style was quite uniform, but it was too cumbersome. He continued

"In addition, there are still 1,000 newly-made firecrackers in this town, along with a number of sub-medicine containers."

"This time I came with me, and I made it a gift to the marshal minister......"

"Luo Zhizhi really has a heart......

Wang Duanchen pulled the corners of his mouth and showed a slight smile.

"Huaidong's firearms are sharp, but they are well-known and sought-after things......"

In fact, even he had a Huaidong handcuff inlaid with gold and silver and decorated with jade and agate as a close defense. This is also a new trend that has only been introduced in recent years.

"However, the truth of reactive action is still known"

He paused and said

"Let's talk about it, what are the propositions and regulations of your family commander."

Wang Duanchen restrained his expression and said solemnly.

"Could it be that the business of this Huaizhen is not enough in the middle route army"

"Do you still want to do this army......

"Make the king clear, although it is not so ......"

The Wind Roll Flag is still a respectful way.

"The original intention is not far from the same......"

After a short meeting, Wind Banner took his subordinates to choose another station to rest. However, Wang Duanchen remained where he was, looking thoughtfully at the battlefield ahead that was shrouded in the sound of fighting and the cloud of burning smoke.

"Actually, the rights and interests of pre-military transportation? ……”

Wang Duanchen suddenly turned to Wang Qi, Li Jue, Shi Jianqi and other cronies beside him.

"What do you think of ......?"

As a person who completely experienced the Northern Expedition in the first year of Taiping, and the tragic defeat after its defeat; and then regained a foothold in the land of Jingxiang and reconstructed the front, after several years of see-saw and confrontation with countless Fanhu and the Northern Army, and insisted on leading the country to launch the second Northern Expedition again, from the high/tide of life to the trough, and then bravely climb the peak of the ups and downs of the process of the commander,

Of course, he would not be like others, using all kinds of attributions as luck or other selfish reasons to underestimate or despise the Huaidong Luo envoy who was much younger than himself.

In the tide of a total rout, from the brutal battle of Luodu to the death and the wave of Saiwai Fanhu going south, he retreated with the remnants of a brigade; And then in the corner of Huaidong to gain a firm foothold and regroup, the development to the current situation will not be a good person.

And if the other party makes such a broad request, what he is asking for will naturally not be such a simple thing.

Could it be that they want to circumvent the constraints of the base camp and get a piece of the pie from the credit of defeating the enemy at the front, with the thousands of men and horses sent by the other party, compared to the scale of 200,000 troops under Wang Duanchen's command now, it is only the tip of the iceberg, and the role it can play is quite limited.

Or do they want to take advantage of the situation among the frontline armies to seek some inconvenient transactions and benefits? In fact, these situations of secret communication with Huaidong have existed intermittently in the various departments of the Central Route Army for several years.

Even if he is the commander of the party leading the front-line affairs, while being able to ensure the basic morale and combat effectiveness of his subordinates; They can only sit idly by and acquiesce in the military order of these subordinates, and make private profits for their own subordinates, and take such petty actions as selling people and captives to Huaidong......

At the same time, in the Maqiao Town station,

Regardless of the toil and exhaustion, the Wind Banner is gathering the officers of the battalions to mobilize before the battle to further unify their thinking and publicize the enemy's situation.

The key and core content of this is how to keep the key points and secrets when dealing with these friendly forces, and how to appropriately walk some news and rumors that are beneficial to the army; And how to try to avoid being involved or coerced by the other party.

Because

When he came, the marshal specially told and explained that this is the mobile force that Huaidong can draw up to the maximum extent now, and it is a good thing to be able to help friendly troops make contributions; However, it is absolutely necessary to avoid being constrained by people in command and action, and even becoming one of the many cannon fodder and forerunners in the war that is difficult to embody its value.

In addition, it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunity of exchanges with various armed forces to grasp and understand in a timely manner first-hand information on the battlefield and the specific combat situation. Then it becomes a specific written record of each person, which is collected and summarized into the hands of the wind wind, and then deduced and judged by the corresponding military participation team, and finally becomes the corresponding evaluation plan and opinion, which is sent to the rear by the fast horse.

After all, the opportunity to indirectly participate in and witness such a large-scale battle is only a handful of times since the founding of the dynasty; Although the Huaidong Army is no longer able to directly participate in it, or to play its own role dominantly, the corresponding experience and information, and the opportunity cannot be easily left behind.

Even if it is some seemingly boring battlefield data, or the rear logistics transportation figures that do not have much significance, they have reference and reference significance for Chengdu's ongoing army construction and military system training in Huaidong.

After all, who can guarantee that with the current development trend of Huaidong, there will be no chance for a large corps to fight in the future. If there are ready-made mature experiences and examples, it is obvious that many detours can be avoided.

And the chief official in charge of this specific direction, Feng Roll Flag, has undoubtedly gained a higher starting point and vision than others. This is undoubtedly a disguised compensation and cultivation for his long-term absence from the main war in Huaidong.