Looking at Sun Xiangbing, the chief of staff who came in a hurry, Li Yongji smiled lightly: "Coming?" It's so fast. ”

"The commander wants to see his subordinates, so naturally he doesn't dare to be unhappy." Sun Xiangbing cautiously made a standard bow, and then raised his body and said, "I don't know what is the matter with summoning his subordinates in such a hurry?" ”

"Oh, that's right." Li Yongji said, "I just received the news that the whereabouts of the US military brigade were found two hundred kilometers northeast of here, although it has not yet been determined how many people are rushing here, but the preliminary estimate is not less than 100,000, and it is very likely that the size of a legion is even more." ”

"Oh?" Sun Xiangbing asked suspiciously, "Is the news confirmed?" ”

"Of course." Li Yongji nodded, "It's the news that came back from the Snow Leopard Commando team I sent out, there will be no mistake." ”

"That's right." Sun Xiangbing nodded, no longer in doubt.

The reason is very simple, although the Snow Leopard Commando is a professional scout unit in nature, it is the same as the Qianlong Special Combat Team, it is a special force directly under the command of Li Yongji's headquarters, after all, the equipment is too sensitive, so it is under the jurisdiction of Wu Shouyun in peacetime, and even Sun Xiangbing has no right to interfere.

In any case, since it is the information transmitted back by this army, the reliability should be beyond doubt, otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor would not have to deliberately come out with such a force.

"You're really right." Seeing Sun Xiangbing fall into deep thought, Li Yongji sighed, "I never thought that this American really dared to take the initiative to attack, it seems that the commander of the other party is quite kind, and he is very careful, not a safe type, such a person is the most troublesome." ”

"Yes, people who don't play chess according to common sense are always the most headaches." Sun Xiangbing also agreed, "But since we know each other's whereabouts in advance. That's a good thing to do. Moreover, the distance of two hundred kilometers, that is, four hundred miles, even our motorized troops march, it will take a while, they are mainly infantry, even if it is cavalry, the speed cannot be too fast, so we still have plenty of time to respond. ”

"That's right." Li Yongji nodded, "When I called you over." I have already given an emergency mobilization order, the whole army has entered the highest state of alert, and with the advance arrangements we have made, if we simply defend, there should be no problem. ”

"Yes, as the so-called soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, we occupy a favorable location, and we have made many advance arrangements, so there is nothing to worry about." Sun Xiangbing nodded. "However, just in case, it is better to strengthen the reconnaissance around us, at least to know the exact direction of the other party's march and the exact number of people. In this way, it is also good to predict the opponent's attack style. ”

"I've asked the Snow Leopards to step up their investigations." Li Yongji said, "Not only that, but I also sent half of the members of the Hidden Dragon Special Combat Team to pick it up, hmm." More accurate information should be available later. ”

"It seems that the commander is already confident, so there is nothing to worry about in his subordinates." Sun Xiangbing nodded.

"I didn't just say that." Li Yongji shook his head. "Actually, it's for something else."

"Oh? What is that? Sun Xiangbing wondered.

"That's right." Li Yongji thought for a while, and then continued, "You also know that due to the sudden cooling, many of our equipment cannot be used, at least for a short time, and we can't abandon these things, so we can only continue to stay here until the weather warms up, or the modification is completed, but no matter what, this time will definitely be very long, and you must understand this." ”

"Yes, of course." Sun Xiangbing understood, "These assault vehicles and trucks are the most advanced automatic vehicles, and their performance is beyond doubt, of course we can't abandon these, there is no problem in staying here to guard, anyway, Your Majesty has a secret army, and there is never a shortage of supplies." ”

"Hmm." Li Yongji nodded, "You can understand it like this, that's normal, but I'm afraid that some people don't understand it and make some bad moves." ”

"Commander, what do you mean by this......"

"How so?" Li Yongji put his hands behind his back and began to walk back and forth in the room, and by the way, he organized his words, then stopped and faced Sun Xiangbing again, "Xiang Bing, you know my true identity, not just a general, I have a more important identity, do you understand what I say?" ”

"Of course I understand, my esteemed majesty." Sun Xiangbing hurriedly bowed his head.

"Good." Seeing the other party's respectful appearance, Li Yongji nodded, "After so many days of getting along, I trust you 100%, I don't know, can you bear my greater trust and shoulder heavier responsibilities?" ”

"Majesty!" Sun Xiangbing knelt directly on the ground this time, kowtowed three times, and then raised his head, raised his right hand and swore an oath, "All the qiē of your subordinates were given by you, and without you, there would be no qiē of mine today." The subordinates will not say the extra words, the subordinates only know, as long as you say a word, go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not hesitate! No matter what you want me to do, even if you want my life, as long as it can be good for Your Majesty, please don't have any hesitation! ”

"Okay, get up, don't be so miserable." Li Yongji shook his head, "You people, you kneel down and swear at every turn, and you are not tired of panicking." ”

"Subordinates just express ......"

"Okay, get up first, get up and talk about it."

“…… Yes, subordinates obey orders. ”

After Sun Xiangbing stood up again, Li Yongji said: "Look at you, it was originally a very strict thing, you are kneeling and swearing, the atmosphere has changed, can you still talk well in the future?" ”

"Subordinate...... Humble ......"

Seeing him like that, Li Yongji immediately knew that the other party didn't know the stalk in his words, so he simply shook his head: "Okay, okay, don't talk first, listen to me." ”

After the other party bowed ninety degrees again, Li Yongji said, "Where did I just say?" ”

"You said to tell your subordinates not to talk, listen to you."

"It's not this, it's before, um, even before, it's what I said before you knelt?"

"This ...... You seem to be asking if you can trust your subordinates and if you can make them take on greater responsibilities. ”

"Yes, that's it. Trust. Li Yongji nodded solemnly, looking like he had just remembered.

In fact, Li Yongji didn't forget what he just said, he just said it on purpose, so as to ease the atmosphere just now, because Li Yongji really didn't like the atmosphere of being loyal to the monarch and serving the country to the death, he felt too uncomfortable, he still liked that the other party could speak more playfully and by himself.

But it's a pity that since Li Yongji became the emperor, except for Zhang Xinda in another time and space. No one is willing to talk to him anymore, especially in this plane, no one dares to talk to him loudly, even those close to him.

Therefore, Li Yongji always deliberately makes some playful moves to people close to him when there are no outsiders, in addition to releasing the signal of trust and closeness, but also to make the atmosphere of conversation more comfortable, so as not to be so rigid.

How to say it. For some people, they may like the way they talk in a way where they are high up and then everyone else is very humble and careful, as if those junior civil servants in their previous lives talked to their superior civil servants. It's a pity that Li Yongji was not in the system at all in his last life, he was not familiar with that set of words, and he was not used to talking like that, so he accepted the exchange of that atmosphere. I really can't do that.

To put it simply, this is the bottom line, before Li Yongji crossed over. is already in his thirties, and his personality and habits are basically fixed, even if his identity and status have changed later, there are some things in his bones that will not change.

This is like looking at some self-made rich people in the previous life, who obviously have a lot of money, and it is no problem to eat sea cucumber and abalone every day, but people usually eat millet porridge and pickles. This kind of behavior, which has nothing to do with thrift, is purely a habit that people developed when they were young, and it's just that.

Similarly, Li Yongji is also like this, it is also due to his personality and habits, although this guy is introverted, but it is for strangers, and for acquaintances, he is still quite lively, such as Zhang Xinda.

In fact, during the period of leading the troops here, Li Yongji often found people to eat with, such as Sun Xiangbing, who was a frequent guest at his house.

In the past, when Li Yongji had dinner with Soho, he would always call Sun Xiangbing, and then everyone ate and chatted together, and the content of the conversation was also varied, in this sense, Li Yongji already regarded Sun Xiangbing as a friend or his own person.

As for why Sun Xiangbing is treated so preferentially, it is nothing special to treat him so well, if you have to say it, it can only be said that it is pleasing to the eye.

In fact, although Sun Xiangbing's treatment seems to be unique here, he is not the first person in general, because before Sun Xiangbing, Shen Shiming, Sun Wang and others also had this kind of treatment.

This kind of behavior, for Li Yongji, is just lonely and lonely, and he wants to find someone who is pleasing to the eye to talk to and chat, but for other parties, such as Shen Shiming, Sun Xiangbing, Sun Wang and others, the situation is different, they will feel that this is the grace of heaven, and it is the meaning of the Son of Heaven to express closeness and trust, and then their hearts are full of excitement and gratitude, and thus burst out with greater ambition and confidence.

To put it bluntly, this is the difference caused by the difference in class status, even if Li Yongji wants to be approachable, in fact, it is simply impossible, even if others say nothing to Li Yongji, it is just a deliberate illusion of please, fundamentally speaking, it is impossible to be a good friend who talks about everything, which is fundamentally different from Zhang Xinda.

Li Yongji himself actually understands this very well, and even told Zhang Xinda about it, which made Zhang Xinda ridicule him, but unfortunately Li Yongji still behaves as before.

According to what Li Yongji said to Zhang Xinda, in addition to being comfortable for himself, he can also release more trust signals, so that the other party has more loyalty, from ordinary loyalty to complete loyalty, and from the result point of view, it is also excellent.

"Trust, yes, that's it." Li Yongji deliberately reached out and patted Sun Xiangbing's shoulder, "Then, you should be able to feel it, for you, I not only treat you as a subordinate, but also treat you as a confidant and friend, so there are some things that others can't say or do, but you can, do you understand what I mean?" ”

"Yes." Sun Xiangbing's eyes suddenly began to moisten, and he seemed to be really moved, "Your Majesty's trust and kindness, Xiang Bing will never forget." ”

"Hmm." Feeling that the heat is almost over, any more will be sensational, Li Yongji nodded decisively, put his hand behind his back again, and his expression began to be strict, "Okay, let's be serious." Recently, I received news that since I heard that I was trapped here and couldn't move, some people began to make small moves, and actually began to bypass me and contact Wu Tingfang privately! ”

"Wu Tingfang?" Sun Xiangbing frowned, and then he was shocked, "Who dares to contact Wu Tingfang privately?" Who dares to rebel? ”

Sun Xiangbing was surprised and angry, it was completely because Wu Tingfang's position was too sensitive.

Wu Tingfang was the first Chinese official to come to western North America to develop colonies, and later became the governor of Hollywood, the nominal chief executive of the Hollywood settlement.

After the declaration of war on the United States, due to the rapid occupation of Upper California by the Chinese army, the administrative affairs of the California District were also concurrently held by the Governor of Hollywood, and because of the declaration of war, the Governor's Office greatly expanded its army and formed a large number of National Guards, which numbered more than 30,000 people, and all of them were well-armed, not inferior to the Wehrmacht.

Moreover, on the surface, the Red Fort under Wu Tingfang's jurisdiction is the logistics support base for Li Yongji to lead his troops to fight, and once Wu Tingfang goes into chaos, Li Yongji and this expeditionary force fighting on the front line are likely to fall into a situation from which they will never recover.

Of course, the actual situation is not like that at all, Li Yongji's supplies have always been obtained by him from modern times, but in order to confuse others, he said that he was transporting supplies from Hollywood, and in fact, he did continue to use ships from Hollywood to transport supplies, but those so-called supplies were mainly some dry food and diet, and there were basically no ordnance materials.

In short, although Wu Tingfang is still nominally an expatriate governor of the Eastern Bloc, in fact, in terms of power, he is already a local magistrate who holds military and political power in a province, and is not much worse than some high-ranking provincial officials in China.

And in terms of importance, Wu Tingfang at this time also seems to be very important, because on the surface, he is Li Yongji's chief of logistics.

Therefore, once something happens to him, such as betraying the emperor, it is likely that Li Yongji, who is fighting here, will be in a dilemma.

Because of this, coupled with Li Yongji's solemn appearance before, Sun Xiangbing thought too much, thinking that something had happened to Wu Tingfang in the rear. (To be continued......)