In the headquarters, after Feng Ji ended the call with Daya, he immediately gave instructions: "Order the pursuing troops at the front to speed up with all their strength and follow the highway to meet the new battalion of the mixed brigade." At the same time, a telegram was sent to the command of the 8th District, saying that we had captured the enemy's commander at the rank of major general and asked them to send air units to support them again. ”

"Yes!"

"The telegram order, the troops who are sent out from Fengshankou will reinforce the new second battalion of the mixed brigade at all costs, and we will carry the sedan chair and take Qi Lin next." Feng Ji was very happy in his heart, and happily made a series of orders.

……

After capturing Pu Ming alive, Daya used the fastest speed to lead the remaining men and horses to charge in the opposite direction of the enemy's withdrawal route. On the way, everyone also encountered the enemy's desperate resistance, but they were all broken up by the air support of the Eighth District.

In a state of desperate retreat, the air defense units did not know where to go, and the small units that rushed to block the attack did not have the air defense conditions, so as soon as the air support arrived, it was almost a one-sided massacre. If you don't run out of ammunition, you won't retreat.

The soldiers of the new battalion of the mixed brigade only wanted to quickly pass through the enemy's withdrawal zone, and they had no intention of fighting at all, so if the other side wanted to intercept it, they could only send more troops to rush here from four directions to encircle and suppress.

But does such an order make sense?

The large forces regrouped here, and if the two sides fell into a stalemate once they were bitten by the pursuing troops behind, the losses of the Pu legions would be incalculable. When the time comes, we will not be able to withdraw and we will not be able to fight, and we will face a dead end.

Therefore, as soon as the various small units of the Pu Legion were about to spontaneously attack the side of Daya and rescue Pu Ming, the headquarters directly issued an order to retreat at all costs, requiring all units to arrive at the evacuation site within the specified time.

The military order is like a mountain, and even if the small unit of the Pu Legion is unwilling in their hearts, they have to obey the orders of the higher-ups, so they can only give up the new battalion pursuing Daya and quickly assemble to the target location.

With twists and turns along the way, Daya and more than 300 people finally passed through the enemy's withdrawal zone of more than ten kilometers, and met the friendly troops in the Eighth District, who were in charge of the pursuit at the front.

"New battalion, Niu B!"

"Niu B, brother!"

“……！”

The friendly troops who were advancing erupted into a tsunami shout, and they saluted and waved at the soldiers of the new battalion.

But the soldiers of the new battalion did not feel much high, and only returned the salute one after another, and continued to move forward with numb expressions.

In the morning, it was past eight o'clock.

Daya took the soldiers and finally returned to the headquarters and met the officers and soldiers who welcomed them, as well as Feng Ji, Qin Yu and others.

When the two sides met, Big Tooth saluted and shouted: "Report to the brigade commander, army commander!" The new battalion, 505 people before departure, during the mission, 123 people were reduced in battle, and now the actual number of people returned to the camp is 382! Deputy...... Deputy battalion commander Liang Xing died, and Guo You, acting company commander of the second company, sacrificed! ”

Qin Yu listened to Daya's words and looked at his soldiers in front of him, his eyes red.

Feng Ji clenched his fists and saluted at the big tooth: "All stand upright, salute the new battalion!" ”

The officers in the courtyard of the headquarters all stood upright and saluted the soldiers who were still alive in the new battalion and the soldiers who died.

The military flag fluttered in the wind, and the wolf smoke on the northwest front was billowing out, burying the bones of loyalty.

……

In this military conflict, frontal fighting lasted for more than 10 days, and although the fighting was very fierce, it did not take too long, and this is also a characteristic of modern warfare. The pace of the process of joint operations of multiple arms is naturally very fast, otherwise it will be a great test for the economy and the troops if it drags on for a long time.

Although the frontal battle did not last long, the pursuit battle lasted for nearly a month. The Northwest Front is sparsely populated and the area is large, and the coalition forces of the 8th and 9th districts do not want to let go of the Pu army that took the initiative to provoke friction, so they launched an almost crazy revenge pursuit. From the Hatta area, it has been hit all the way to the Hassa area, and it has crossed the northwest line for nearly 100 kilometers or so, and it is still in pursuit.

In the end, the five districts had no choice, for fear that the war would burn to their doorstep, so they immediately sent troops to garrison it, and more than 20,000 people of the Pu army hidden in the old triangle area also rushed over to respond.

The current strategic direction of the seventh, eighth and ninth regions is to slowly promote the "integration" of the three regions, so they do not want to engage with the five regions now, so as to cause the intervention of the European Union. Therefore, the commands issued orders to order the forward troops to withdraw their troops and retreat to the northwest front for military garrison.

……

After Mingjin withdrew his troops, the three major regional governments began to jointly put pressure on the Asian League political F, and launched an economic encirclement and suppression war against the five districts, and for a time the political situation in the Asian League region became a little tense.

But none of this had anything to do with Qin Yu, and his mixed brigade was stationed in the Hatta area, waiting for further orders.

After a week of continuous rest, a solemn farewell ceremony was held inside the mixed brigade.

The newly built graves, buried next to the Northwest Line, will always be stationed here, with their backs to the snowfields, as if they are staring at their hometown.

On the tombstone, a series of familiar names such as Liang Xing, Lao You, and the children of the Wang family, as well as those soldiers who only have nicknames but have not said their real names, may be blurred by the wind and sand after many years, but the vivid image of each of them, as well as a series of resumes, will be permanently engraved in Qin Yu's army.

"Salute to the martyrs, salute!" Qin Yu shouted loudly.

"Go all the way!"

Gunshots, cannons rang out, soldiers saluted in their uniforms in the setting sun, shadows dragged long and narrow on the ground.

This military conflict is a key node in the transformation of Qin Yu's troops. They have made a complete transition from local armed forces to military personnel. The previous company-like model and habits were all crushed and reconstituted in this extremely tragic military conflict.

Nirvana, new life!

……

Evening.

within the camp.

Qin Yu soaked his feet, constantly clasping the dead skin and cracks on his cheeks. The wind here is so hard that you can't notice anything when you first arrive, but after staying for a long time, it is difficult for outsiders to adapt to it. He couldn't do it all over, not only on his face, but also on his body and legs.

"Report!"

Cha Meng shouted outside.

"Enter!" Qin Yu shouted.

"Report to the brigade commander, Commander Feng is calling!" Cha Meng saluted and shouted.

"It's all said, there are no outsiders, you don't have to be like me." Qin Yu squinted his eyes and replied: "Is it interesting to fake every day?" ”

"Since you have entered the army, you have to have rules." Cha Meng smiled and said: "Put on the military uniform, I am your guard platoon commander, and the process that should be followed still has to be followed." ”

Qin Yu couldn't help him, so he just lowered his head and wiped his feet and replied, "Let's go, I'll go and see what Brother Feng says." ”

……

Two minutes later.

Qin Yu bared his teeth and picked up the phone and asked, "What do you command, old chief?" ”

"I've been rewarded for my meritorious deeds, come back to Fengbei with me." Feng Ji said briefly.