War is cruel, there is also no good and evil, the moment the war is launched, both sides are doomed to lose, the party that initiates the invasion is hateful, but the invaded party must also consider why it will be invaded, why the invader does not invade other places, there is no doubt that the reason is his own weakness and wealth, the husband is not guilty of his guilt, as a fat sheep, but without the protection of fences and sheepdogs, it is inevitable to be taken away by wolves.

He Ping knows this very well, he knows very well that the reason why he helped Tianhua to fight against Auckland is just because he must have a choice, and the reason for choosing Tianhua is of course because Tianhua looks very similar to himself, but to put it bluntly, it is just an excuse for him to make a choice, and now, He Ping, who has chosen Tianhua, naturally has no reason to oppose the water, and must go all the way with Tianhua.

There is no good or evil in war, countless Tianhua soldiers died under the swords and guns of Auckland, but in the same way, Tianhua soldiers also killed countless Auckland soldiers, Tianhua people regard Auckland as enemies, and they want to exterminate them, and Auckland people don't think so, of course, as the Lance family did before, it is definitely not right to burn and loot innocent people and villages, although now that the two countries are at war, no one is "innocent" in the real sense, but in the face of unarmed people, What a soldier does is not to kill, but to protect, even the common people of the enemy country.

However, it is inevitable that the Lance family, who had committed such perverse acts, had been completely destroyed. And the Cook family is obviously more rational than the Lance family, since the Cook family's territory borders Tianhua, there has never been a thing that disturbs civilians like before. Even if there is a conflict, it is limited to the armies of both sides, although there are also things like the previous thing with the Qi family to control the Pang family and encroach on the Wang family, this family is definitely not upright, but at least compared to the Lance family, the Cook family is a more respectable opponent.

And compared to the Lance family, the Cook family's troops are also more powerful. Although the troops of the Lance family are also very powerful, they give people the impression that they are too reckless, compared to the army. More like bandits, the discipline is much worse, and the morale is maintained very roughly, although on the surface it seems to be sufficient. But a master like Zhao Zheng. can see the essence of it, the troops of the Lance family are more like bandits who are trying their best to imitate the army, and the means of imitation are very inferior.

The Cook family is different, this is a family with a much more history than the Lance family, as one of the highest ranking nobles in Auckland, the Cook family has been fighting with the Auckland royal family for a long time, so they have long since broken away from the raiding nature of the Aucklanders. It may still be the same in the bones, but at least in the form of looting. It is no longer as direct and rough as the Reims family, but more elegant and cunning.

At the same time, the troops of the Cook family are also elite, the degree of elite may not be as good as the Zhao family, but there is not much difference, compared to the surrounding Wang family, Li family and Qi family's troops, the Cook family's troops have a great advantage, especially in terms of discipline, it can be called the steel army, the soldiers can accurately and firmly carry out their tasks, in the absence of a retreat order, even if the last person fights will not have any panic, morale only rises in the battle, almost never falls.

And even in the process of marching to meet Tianhua's villages, at most it is only a way and requisition of grain, in the face of the people of Tianhua and the property in their hands, those soldiers can also turn a blind eye, unmoved, the army crosses, do not disturb the people at all, even if sometimes because of the problem of military food need to requisition food, even if this requisition action is basically compulsory, not negotiable, but they will not harm the people, and even leave some property as payment for the purchase of grain, This was something that the Lance family's troops had never imagined before.

After learning that the Cook family's troops passed through Tianhua's village, but the village was not harmed, Zhao Zheng and the officers were relieved, but at the same time, they also frowned, although such a force would not harm the people, but the combat effectiveness would definitely not be low, just like the Zhao family's troops, they could also do it without any excesses when crossing the civilian settlement in Auckland, but the troops of the Wang family and the Li family could not do this.

The Cook family's troops are very combative, that is, the Zhao family's troops can contend with each other, and the border on the Wu'an Territory is very dangerous, but fortunately, the Cook Family's primary goal is the Qingyang Collar and the Zhao Family, because only by taking the Qingyang Collar can the Peacemaking Collar be connected, and then take the Songjiang Collar to lay the foundation for further annexation of Tianhua's land, Wu'an Collar is an enclave, even if it can be defeated, Tianhua will have enough time to react, and the land eaten will be spit out when the time comes.

The Cook family and the Zhao family are facing off, although there is no large-scale battle, but the small-scale conflict has not been interrupted, every time there is actually only a few dozen people on both sides, and there are even more than a dozen patrols to meet, and then the battle, the largest battle, the two sides are only dispatched more than a hundred people, this number is not low in combat effectiveness if it is in the fourth-level civilized world that can use powerful weapons or spells, it can be regarded as a team with high combat effectiveness, But the battle is basically still in the world of fighting for numbers, and such troops are just a drizzle.

Of course, Zhao Zheng hopes to have a big battle with the Cook family now, after all, in terms of time, it is now Tianhua's side that can't afford it, if it drags on, Songjiang Lingke will really become the place of Auckland, and the special forces led by He Ping and Wen Fang also need a big move on the front line to attract the enemy's attention, plus Zhao Zheng is confident that the Zhao family's troops are stronger than the Cook family, and the equipment is better, and the probability of victory is very high, so he naturally looks forward to the decisive battle more in order to end the war as soon as possible.

Of course, the Cook family is not in a hurry, now the Pinghua Territory is already the place of Auckland, the border line of Cook Province has been greatly reduced, and the Qi family is forced to join Oakland, so the Auckland side can put forward a lot of requirements, and attacking the Songjiang Territory is one of them, as long as the time can drag on, so that the Qi family's troops can enter the Songjiang Territory, the battle situation will be greatly biased towards the Auckland side, and the Qingyang Collar at that time will be the enemy, and it will not be too late to cook slowly at that time, as for now, as long as the defense is carried out, Just don't let the Zhao family enter Cook Province.

While taking the initiative to fight, while trying to defend, such a situation is of course more unfavorable for the defending side, the attacking side only needs to find the opponent's flaws, can force the defending side to have a decisive battle, and the defending side wants to keep defending, must ensure that their defense line does not have any omissions, in the face of any attacking troops can be faced with a defensive posture, rather than for both sides have no additional advantage in the encounter.

Although the Zhao family and the Cook family have not yet officially fought a big fight, but they have already fought inseparably, although there is no big war, but in the face of the Zhao family's troops, the Cook family must also devote all their energy to avoid flaws in their defense, so the Cook family does not have extra energy to pay attention to the situation of Songjiang Ling, which gives He Ping and Wen Fang a good environment, from this point of view, Zhao Zheng's goal can be regarded as achieved.

As for the Li family and the Qi family, who are in full swing, they don't have the energy to pay attention to such a small force of He Ping and Wen Fang, the Li family has gathered all the troops that can be mobilized, all of them are placed on the border of the Songjiang Territory and the Pinghua Territory, and the Qi family is the same, except for some troops defending other border areas, all their troops have also been put on the battle with the Songjiang Territory, because for the Qi family and the Li family, this is a decisive battle that determines life and death! (To be continued......)