Chapter XIII: The Eve of War

In the camp of the First Guard of Silver Tower City, Lige, Sikong, and Feibo were talking in a barracks. Everyone's faces were a little solemn, after all, this time Baili was tantamount to tearing his face with Duke Dozan, and the result could be imagined.

"Report to your lord, the red clay cannons purchased in Vientiane City a few days ago have been transported to the camp, a total of four, fifty shells!" An officer came in to report.

Lig's face was filled with joy: "Great, there was no delay." With these red clay cannons, our odds of victory have increased by a few points. ”

Sikong said: "We have more people than them, just hit them directly, why do you have to look ahead." Besides, we haven't used this cannon before, what should we do if it explodes? ”

Lige hated the iron and said: "You are all the people who want to be the lord of the Silver Tower City, why are you still so impetuous!" The war is not fought by a large number of people, but by strategy and tactics, equipment, morale, and supplies, and none of them can be done! Where is it so simple as you say? ”

Sikong was a little unconvinced, but his tone was much weaker: "These cannons alone can blow them all up?" Won't they hide and wait for you to finish firing the cannon before coming out? ”

Lig glanced at him coldly, his eyes were full of frost: "This cannon can play a deterrent role even if it can't hurt anyone." Besides, there are also those ten Achita heavy machine guns, which will definitely work wonders. ”

Fei Bo agreed: "That's right, we are outnumbered to suppress them, and the weapons are powerful and sophisticated. At the critical moment, a hundred mercenary elite soldiers outside the city outflanked them from the side, and they could be defeated in one go, and then this Silver Tower City would be ours! ”

Lige's eyes were still cold: "Wrong, it's His Excellency Duke Sikong's, we are just assisting." ”

At this time, Sikong felt that Lig was angry, so he said softly: "Lord Lig, I am a little open-mouthed, and I am just anxious. If you can defeat them, the greatest credit should be yours, and when the time comes, Sikong will definitely live up to the expectations of the adults, and everything will still obey the command of the adults. ”

Lig didn't say anything more, just remained silent there. At this time, Baili came in from the outside in a hurry, sat down on the chair, took the tea in front of Sikong and drank two sips.

Seeing that several people in the room were looking at him, he exhaled and said, "As expected, Duozan has no intention of making peace at all. Today, Cheng Lei of the mercenary guard is very rampant, and it seems that they are really tightly together. ”

"Mercenary guards are a destabilizing factor, we haven't really seen their true strength, and we can't assess their destructive power and combat effectiveness." Fei Bo said with some concern.

Bairi's expression was a little frustrated and afraid: "When I first met him in the Silver Tower parlor, I can't forget that shot until now. If it weren't for the fact that they didn't have the intention of killing me, I'm afraid I would have been a dead man long ago, and the accuracy of their snipers is the only time I've ever seen them in my life. ”

"And today Cheng Lei boasted in front of so many people that the gun on the roof of his car could kill dozens of us in one minute. It's a bit ridiculous, but I also feel that the guy isn't the kind of guy who likes to talk big. ”

Lige was a little strange: "The gun on the roof of his car, is it a heavy machine gun?" ”

"No, I didn't see their guns when I was studying at the Federal Military Academy, and they may not be made in our Federation. But even the ten latest Achita heavy machine guns we bought didn't dare to say that dozens of people were killed in a minute. The rate of fire and the range of fire, as well as the accuracy, can limit the true lethality. Bowry said.

Lige crossed his hands on his laps, a pose he would assume when he thought: "No matter how much it is, according to Dozan's character, it is impossible for him to put the mercenary guards at the forefront, because he is afraid that he will not be able to control the battle when the time comes." So if we defeat those people who praise Duozan with lightning speed, Cheng Lei and they probably won't fight us to the death, after all, this Silver Tower City is not his. And there are only about 50 of them, no matter how powerful they are, the number of people restricts them! ”

Several of them nodded in agreement, and then Lig assigned the work that several of them needed to do now. It's nothing more than something to boost morale, make a detailed battle plan, and contact mercenaries and the like.

At this time, in the camp of the Lion King Squadron, Cheng Lei and Zheng Bin were beckoning the team members who came back to rest for dinner. The team members spent more than a day in ambush outside, eating some simple food. So now back at the camp, Cheng Lei and Zheng Bin made a lot of delicious food for them.

Starting tomorrow, their mission is to go to the Silver Tower to protect the safety of Duke Dozan and become the last barrier on Duke Dozan's side. Cheng Lei joked to Zheng Bin, do the people in their Lion King Squadron look harmless to humans and animals? Either how much can the Duke praise them so reassured, and they are not worried that they will kidnap him and blackmail the Duke to order Silver Tower City.

It seems that His Excellency the Duke is really going to take a big gamble, not only to bet that Cheng Lei and they will not have any other ideas, but also to bet that they will definitely be able to defeat Baili and them. But can he really defeat the other party with the strength of Duke Tadozan? It's hard to say, it's hard to say.

Du Mo came again, when Duke Duozan invited Cheng Lei to the Silver Tower, he didn't see the shadow of this guy, and suddenly reappeared at this moment, I don't know what happened.

Cheng Lei had to put down the work in his hand and invited Du Mo to the reception room. They are all old acquaintances, so they don't talk nonsense, and as soon as they sit down, they show his intention.

"Mr. Cheng, His Excellency the Duke sent me. Originally, Mr. Cheng was going to lead the mercenary guards to protect the safety of the Silver Tower and His Excellency the Duke, but things changed......"

After wiping his sweat, Du Mo continued with some concern: "About a hundred soldiers suddenly appeared outside the city, and the reconnaissance team has reliable information, and it is reinforcements from Baili's side. They don't know where to get the mercenaries, which is very tricky. ”

Of course, Cheng Lei knew about the existence of these people from the beginning, but he wanted to see how strong Duke Duozan's reconnaissance ability was.

"And what does the Duke mean?" Cheng Lei asked.

Du Mo looked a little restrained at this time: "Mr. Cheng, what does Your Excellency Duke mean, please send five snipers to the Silver Tower to assist the Duke's personal guards to protect the safety of His Excellency the Duke." The power of your snipers in the Silver Tower parlor that day was visible to all. As for the mercenary guards you lead, you'll have to deal with those outside the city. ”

Cheng Lei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said, "This is what Duke Duozan means?" ”

Du Mo was honestly afraid: "Of course, the lower officials don't have the courage to give orders." ”

"Since the Duke of Dozan asked for this, then I should have hired the guards to obey the order, but ......"

Cheng Lei paused, glanced at Du Mo, who was staring at him, and continued: "It's just that I attacked the opponent's hundred-person crowd with a widow of more than forty people, I'm afraid this is a bit inappropriate, right?" ”

Du Mo's face looked much better: "Your Excellency the Duke said that Mr. Cheng has heard of the spirit of the guards. The mercenaries outside the city are opportunistic people, and if they encounter soft bones, they will chase and fight fiercely. But if you encounter such a powerful army as Mr. Cheng, you will inevitably flee. ”

Cheng Lei smiled: "Duke Duozan really thinks highly of us. Well, I agreed, and the five snipers would report to Duke Dozan before the war. As for those people outside the city, leave it to me, and I hope that His Excellency the Duke will have a smooth battle in the city and a successful counterinsurgency! ”

"Thank you, Mr. Cheng, then don't say goodbye first." As he spoke, he was about to get up.

Cheng Lei beckoned: "Mr. Du Mo, don't be busy, sit down for a while, I still have something to tell you." ”

Du Mo was confused and said, "I don't know what else Mr. Cheng has to do?" ”

"Actually, it's not that important, but that's the case, and I especially appreciate Mr. Dumo's ability to do things. If this war is over and we are not lucky enough to die, will Mr. Du Mo be willing to work with me? Cheng Lei's face became very amiable.

Du was puzzled and said, "Mr. Cheng, haven't we been working together before and now?" ”

Cheng Lei shook his head: "After this war, I will ask Duke Duozan to divide some of my land, and I will establish our own territory." Do you want to do something big with us? ”

Du Mo was obviously a little surprised, Cheng Lei's words made his heart ripple boundlessly, this is what he means to recruit him into his command? With Cheng Lei's current team of more than 50 people, he actually wants to recruit him, who is now one of the top confidants of Duke Duozan in Yinta City?

And if this war is won, with his merits, it is a sure thing to become the new city governor and diplomatic director of Yinta City. No matter how powerful Cheng Lei's army is, how can it compare to this position above 10,000 people under one person in Yinta City?

Cheng Lei didn't stop talking, knowing that he was weighing, so he said: "Mr. Mo doesn't have to reply to me in a hurry about this matter, it's not too late to talk about it after the war is over." But please Mr. Du Mo think about what I said, and I want to say again, for Mr. Du Mo, we are very welcome to join us! ”

Du Mo left with a stomach full of contradictions, and Cheng Lei could also see that he and Xilin's thoughts were fundamentally different. Xilin was very envious of the strength of the Lion King squadron, and Du Mo was more afraid. But no matter what, Cheng Lei is working hard to recruit troops for the future of the Lion King Squadron, whether it succeeds or not, it depends on Xilin and Du Mo's own ideas.

When Du Mo was leaving, Cheng Lei asked the time again, when to deal with the mercenaries outside the city. Dumo said that Duke Dozan meant that the sooner the better, and that it was best to get rid of them before the battle in the city began. This can greatly boost the morale of Duozan's side, and it can also hit the morale of the rebels to the greatest extent, killing two birds with one stone.

Cheng Lei also agrees very much, since the war is going to start, then don't be delayed, the war has never been done with a perfect plan to start. He was confident that he would lead the Lion King squadron to inflict the strongest blow on those mercenaries in the shortest possible time, or even completely crush and destroy them.