Aug. 6, 9 a.m.

After a full 5 days, Ouyang and his party finally arrived in Lianghu Province, and the road was quite peaceful. After all, Ouyang Ke led more than 100 soldiers with a guard company, and some of the mountain bandits who robbed the road were all thieves, and the heavily armed army, they didn't dare to move, and they all avoided it from a distance.

Of course, Ouyang and his entourage were inevitably interrogated when they passed through the defense areas of local armies in various places.

Hundreds of heavily armed people walked through, where was the investigation forced? But when Ouyang showed the relevant documents and procedures, the officers and soldiers in charge of the investigation were extremely respectful.

"You are the famous General Ouyang!"

"The youngest major general division commander in the empire at the moment!"

"Good guy, the name of the new 5th Division is in our territory, and it is also famous!"

"Of course, our Tang Empire is in chaos, many warlords are attacking each other, and they are all fighting their own families, and they will only be in the nest. Only General Ouyang's new 5th Division is fighting with the enemy's army! ”

Ordinary officers and soldiers are very simple-minded and pure-minded.

Where are they willing to fight a civil war?

But all this is not up to them, so when they see Ouyang defending against foreign enemies at this moment, they all admire it.

Of course, along the way, the warlords and bigwigs in various places gave an indifferent attitude towards Ouyang's behavior of passing through their defense area, and they should not know!

"What if you know?" A local corps commander said: "He, Ouyang, is the division commander of the Central Army after all, and we can't attack anyone to attack him, otherwise isn't this an open confrontation with the Central Army?" ”

The empire was mired in civil war, but the deterrence of the Central Army remained.

Another division commander of the local army also said: "The new 5th Division has tens of thousands of troops in Qingbei, and its combat effectiveness is notoriously strong in the empire. ”

In this way, Ouyang arrived at the boundary of Lianghu Province very smoothly.

But.

As soon as they entered the boundary of Lianghu Province, Ouyang and his party were shocked by what they saw!

Everywhere you look, it's all in ruins!

Farmland is deserted, houses have collapsed, and many trees still bear traces of fire. The country roads are full of pedestrians fleeing.

dragged the family with a mouth, and there was not a trace of a smile on his face. Even a baby child cries from time to time.

"Although we knew that the province of Lianghu was completely plunged into war and the people were in dire straits, we never expected it to deteriorate to such an extent." Ouyang was shocked.

Long Dagu, the commander of the guard company, nodded and said: "Division commander, even the countryside is like this, and the county town and big city are estimated to be even more miserable than here." ”

The county town and the big city are the places where the soldiers must fight, and they are the main places for warlords of all walks of life. The countryside in front of me is in such a miserable situation, and the county town and the big city are definitely not better.

"Because my Datang's military strength is too strong, that's why the results will be so disastrous." Deputy Company Commander Long Xiaoyun said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Ouyang nodded with a sinking face.

The Tang Empire, where Ouyang is now, is very similar to the Chinese Republic of China, where warlords fought each other.

However.

The armament of the Tang Empire is many times stronger than that of the Republic of China. Rifles, light and heavy machine guns, artillery, and so on, are all very sophisticated. The sophistication of weapons directly led to the escalation of the scale of the warlords' melee and the tragic situation of the battle.

The strong side eats the weak side, the process is definitely easier, and the damage to the people will be much less, but the combat effectiveness of the warlords of the Tang Empire is not bad, not to mention the weapons and equipment, and the strong duel has created a protracted war situation.

"In the end, it is the masses of people living at the bottom who suffer!"

Ouyang's eyes were like knives, looking at everything that was happening around him, as if his heart was stirred by countless knives.

Heartbreaking!

~~~~~

Two days later.

Ouyang and his entourage arrived at the boundary of Junshan City and prepared to go to the city to find their uncle Fu Li, but before they entered the city, they learned a bad news.

"My uncle was defeated?"

"The 98th Division was driven out of the urban area of Junshan City?"

"The 98th Division, which once controlled the entire territory of Junshan City, now only has the territory of one county left, with less than 3,000 troops?"

Hearing these news, whether it was Ouyang, or more than 100 soldiers such as Long Xiaoyun, Long Dagu, and Gu Zidi, they were all shocked.

"Impossible!"

Ouyang couldn't believe this fact for a while, "My uncle Fu Li seems to be out of tune, but he didn't say anything about fighting, why is he so miserable now?" ”

Fu Li, the dignified commander of the 98th Division, is known as the general of the god stick and the general of the talker, but he is also known as the general of Changsheng.

Looking at the military of the Tang Empire, there is no one at or above the regimental level who does not know how powerful Fu Li is!

But why is it so miserable now?

There are less than 3,000 people left in a division, and there is only one county left in the territory!

"I'll take a look." Long Xiaoyun said.

~~~~

Not much.

Long Xiaoyun, who was dressed in disguise, turned back to Ouyang's side, her face was still cold, but there was a little more solemnity.

"Did you find out?" Ouyang asked.

Long Xiaoyun nodded and said, "The investigation is clear, and the current situation of Master Fu Li is even more serious than we imagined." ”

At that moment, Long Xiaoyun told all the information he had collected.

Junshan City is located in the eastern part of Lianghu Province, bordering Qingyun City of Wanzhou Province, with a huge population base and a lot of coal and iron resources.

To put it mildly, among the several cities in the eastern part of Lianghu Province, Junshan is the most core city.

It is precisely because of this that the flashpoint of the civil war a few months ago took place here, attacking the 98th Division of the 115th Division, which is to ask for Junshan's territory and resources.

With the support of the Central Army, his uncle Fu Li led the 98th Division to defeat the 115th Division, but his own casualties were not small, and the Central Army did not make the slightest supply to it.

Since then, various warlords in Lianghu Province have also coveted the importance of Junshan City.

As a result, Junshan City has become a battlefield full of war!

Fu Li is powerful, yes, the 98th Division is also elite, yes, but two fists are invincible to four hands!

The most important thing is that Uncle Fu Li did not have the support of the tycoons and the military bigwigs, and after one battle after another, the 98th Division, which could not get any weapons and equipment and soldiers, could only fight weaker and weaker.

This is also Fu Li has a set of leading troops to fight, if he changes others, let alone have a county seat now, it is estimated that his mother has been swallowed by others.

For a while, Ouyang opened his mouth, and he didn't know what to say.

"By the way, division commander, we have to hurry to Xiaoshan County, because more than 6,000 people from the 322nd Brigade under Huang Kelong are rushing to Xiaoshan County, where the 98th Division of Fu Li Division is located!" Long Xiaoyun said anxiously.

Ouyang immediately sneered: "It seems that we have just arrived, and we have to fight!" ”