readx;?“ The mission is down, it's a combat mission! An elderly Ming army officer walked into a barracks located on a farm with a solemn face. www.biquge.info It's now close to December, which is the coldest time in the northeastern United States. The Ming army officer was also wearing a thick cotton coat. He walked into a small room full of people staying up late, and the smell of alcohol seemed to be the smell of women's fat powder, and a thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. This major is Viscount Mao Zhongmin, who has fought for the liberation of the Ming people for 16 years and is about to enter the 17th year. In this small room, there were already more than a dozen officers talking in a low voice around the map, they were all Mao Zhongmin (that is, the original Mao Zumin, now changed to Mao Zhongmin) and the black battalion commander Zeng Ke, who was temporarily under his command. An officer under O'Hara.

The future Emperor of the Black African Empire, Zenke. O'Hara and his prime minister, Solomon, as well as the commander of the Japanese Expeditionary Force during the World War, Aritomo Yamaguchi, and the founder of Ito Trading Company, Ito Hirobumi, who later became rich by raising grass mud horses in the New Japan Kingdom, are now in this small house, which is really full of talents!

A rectangular wooden table sits in the middle of the room, on which is a large military map of the banks of the Potomac River. It's already densely marked with markings. Several of the Federalists' large attack arrows were carefully drawn on the map, and the direction of the arrows was to Washington, D.C., the original capital of the United States of America. On the other side of the Potomac River, there are also a number of symbols representing the Federal Army, and some symbols are marked with numbers next to them. Although it may not be accurate, it is the most accurate information that the Alliance Army currently has. On the south bank of the Potomac River, the mark of the "Second Army of the Ming Expeditionary Force" is particularly eye-catching. This army marched from the Kingdom of California to the west. Secretly assemble around Leesburg, Virginia, right now. Quietly waiting for the order to launch the offensive.

Mao Zhongmin snorted. He stepped over a few overturned wine bottles on the ground, took off his cotton clothes, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, you messed around with camp prostitutes all night last night?" You young people, you don't care about your body too much! ”

The camp prostitutes in his mouth were military prostitutes sent by the Tokugawa government of Japan, with a total number of several thousand, and there were twelve people assigned to Mao Zhongmin's department. They followed the Ming Expeditionary Force to act together, except for the skin and meat business. She also washes clothes and prepares meals for the troops, and also works as a female nurse, and sometimes even picks up a rifle to participate in combat, which is really very useful. However, there are such women in the army, who are always prone to corrupt discipline, which makes Mao Zhongmin very dissatisfied.

ZENG Ke. O'Hara raised his head, he was a black warlord, he looked thin and gloomy compared to when he was a slave in the past, and the fierceness in his eyes could not be concealed. Rumors about him personally skinning a fourteen-year-old black deserter alive have even been heard of by the Mexican Empress Mathilde! Of course. Equally famous was the notorious black battalion he commanded. When fighting in the central part of the country, there were too many crimes of robbery, rape, killing of civilians, etc., to be counted! Even the commander of the Mississippi Corps, Jérôme. Marshal Peel heard his name with a big head. And it is not good to punish this scoundrel severely--who made the Confederates not pay the 150,000 negroes who fought for them? Moreover, the places where Zengke's troops were doing anything were Federally controlled areas, and those Union troops were also in the territory of the Union. In desperation, Jérôme. Peel simply transferred all the blacks assigned to the Mississippi Legion to the eastern trenches.

The black warlord Zeng Ke smiled gloomily and said in Chinese: "Sir, let's talk about the mission, is it to cross the river to investigate?" ”

Mao Zhongmin looked at Zeng Ke with appreciative eyes, nodded and said, "Good guess, you have to be good at half of the company." He also said to Shan County, "Shan County, you also go and pick 60 people, half Chinese soldiers and half Japanese soldiers, and bring a Jason-style machine gun." Let's go tonight and go fire reconnaissance on the other side of the Potomac River! ”

Shan County's eyebrows raised, looked at Mao Zhongmin and said, "Are you going to fight back?" ”

He had attended a military academy and knew that it was rare to conduct repeated reconnaissance before a large-scale military operation, and it was not uncommon for company-level troops to infiltrate behind enemy lines to conduct fire reconnaissance.

Mao Zhongmin didn't answer, just waved his hand: "Hurry up and prepare, and set off as soon as it gets dark!" This time, I'm going to lead the team myself. Zengke, you go with me too, and if you catch your tongue, you will interrogate you! ”

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The forest around the Potomac River Falls is quiet. The morning mist rises from the trees, reflecting the sunlight streaming through the treetops. It seems that the scene here is the same as in the fairy tale world. Compare it to Washington, a hell on earth that has been shattered by human firepower. A peaceful scene here. It's a little bit unreal. When you get here, you seem to forget that not far away, a bloody battle is still going on -- although the two warring sides have gathered more than 1.5 million troops on the eastern front of the United States, these 1.5 million men are not evenly deployed, but are concentrated in a few important locations. Especially after the Battle of Washington began, the insignificant part of the front between the two sides became even more sparse.

An armed reconnaissance detachment of the expeditionary force, dressed in gray uniforms and wearing white cloaks, was vigilantly navigating through the woods. Under this peaceful and tranquil scene, you may run into the armed reconnaissance unit of the Federal Army! The bullets of their point 45 caliber Henry rifles may suddenly fly over! The waterfall is flanked by dense forests, and the Potomac River is so strong that it is not suitable for large armies. Therefore, neither side built a continuous defensive line in this area, but only set up a stronghold and then patrolled back and forth with small troops. Sometimes, the elite squads of both sides will infiltrate the rear of the other side from this area to sabotage and reconnoitre! More often than not, of course, it's a bloody contest between scouts and scouts.

After Shi Dakai was ordered to command a newly formed multinational mixed corps, the Maryland Regiment, for the assault on the Union Army on the north bank of the Potomac River, a large number of reconnaissance detachments were sent out to continuously infiltrate behind enemy lines through this area to conduct reconnaissance. More information was gathered on the desks of Shi Dakai and Huang Zhisheng. All the reconnaissance reflected the fact that the Federalist defenses on the north shore of the Potomac were unusually empty!

This detachment had almost a platoon in strength. It was part of a company of men brought by the veteran Mao Zhongmin and the black warlord Zeng Ke. They took advantage of the deepest night to set out from their own front, and the troops crossed the turbulent river in small wooden boats, and went vigilantly all the way, searching the forest for half the night. But not even a single ghost of the Federation Army was seen, as if it were marching in a deserted primeval forest.

The forest is slowly thinning. The destination of their trip, Thursburg, heavily guarded by the Union Army, was not far from the fields. There should be at least one division of the Union Army, which is the greatest danger of the trip. Major Mao Zhongmin, a veteran, clenched his fists. The long and sparsely stretched guard formation was immediately retracted. Everyone gathered around and listened to Mao Zhongmin whisper: "Let's go here during the day, and now look for a campsite on the spot." Set up a cordon, and wait until it gets dark, and then we will find a way to get closer......" Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the faint sound of trumpets and footsteps coming from outside the forest. Everyone lay down at the same time. Mao Zhongmin paused, and with a wave of his hand, he bent over and touched forward with a few backbones. When it took them about ten minutes to reach the edge of the forest, they climbed the tree again and looked out.

Outside, the fields were still covered in mist, and the town called Gaithersburg was less than a mile away. But what surprised them was not this one. Rather, it was a large contingent of Union troops, leaving Gaithersburg in a neat march and heading south. (To be continued.) )