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It was already late autumn in November, and the rolling hills on both sides of the pass were mottled with yellow and green, and the logistics staff were still busy cleaning up the battlefield in front of the pass, and the distance was already a dark gray vastness. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

His eyes were deeply locked on the front, and Wu Feng's hands pressed on the battlements of the city wall, and he traveled thousands of miles for a while. It wasn't until the sound of boots behind him that he pulled him back from his contemplation, and without thinking about it, Wu Feng also knew that it was several of his right-hand men, probably trying to probe his tone to determine the direction of the next step. As soldiers, it is their greatest desire to charge into battle and make contributions, and now it is the best time to go east and south, and it is no wonder that they are anxious to come to explore the wind.

Slowly turned around, into the tomb is the city tower is the whole team of people and horses preparing to set up camp, the afterglow of the fall is mixed with a faint mist, to the entire city cage a thin veil, no Feng for no reason to sigh: "Fall said to shine on the banner, the horse is singing the wind Xiaoxiao." Such a magnificent scene is also a sign that we have taken the first step into the Central Plains, but will the road behind be so smooth?"

His eyes flickered, and Wu Feng's cold gaze slowly swept over the three people standing behind him.

"My lord, now we have controlled this Partridge Pass, we can attack, retreat can defend, both sides of this fortress are stretching hills, which is not conducive to the movement of the army, we have taken the lead, what else do you have to worry about?"

He also knows that the second division led by Shenei has always been angry about his division taking the lead in transferring from the garrison to the regular army, and has been competing with himself, this time the second division of reading force won a great victory, overcoming Partridge Pass, and fully proving its strength to the northwest military and political circles, Long himself was happy and envious at the same time felt more pressure, and he was pleased that as soon as this Partridge Pass was taken, it indicated that more wars were coming, and his own division could also show his strength, that pressure was of course in the face of the exploits of the second division of reading, if the fifth division could not fight a few beautiful battles, I am afraid it would be a little unworthy of the name。

So when he heard the change in Wu Feng's tone, he was afraid that Wu Feng would stop there, so the troops stopped and hurriedly asked.

"Hey, on your own, why are you so optimistic about the future war?" Wu Feng looked at the somewhat anxious middle-aged man with a smile, as if he had seen through his thoughts.

With a hot face, Long rubbed his chin and said, "My lord said that he was joking, we have come here thousands of miles away, so we can't just sit here and watch the changes in the situation in the Central Plains without saying a word, right?"

Seeing that the dragon pulled himself in, Mu Lige scratched his head and continued: "Yes, my lord, the bunnies under his hands have long been very restless, and they are looking forward to fighting all day long, so it's easy to wait until today!"

With a snort in his nose, Wu Feng ignored the singing and harmony of the two, and turned the topic to Shenei: "Shenei, are the specific statistics out?"

"Back to my lord, I'm out. In this battle, the 2nd Division of Reading Force killed more than 5,800 people, suffered more than 3,600 minor and serious wounds, and destroyed more than 21,000 people, including 11,000 prisoners, more than 10,000 enemies, 2,000 war horses, and a number of other weapons and materials. Hearing Wu Feng ask about the results of the battle, there was also a trace of regret in the incomparable pride of Shenai, the first battle was an unexpected vicious battle, which brought considerable damage to the Second Division of Reading Force, and it was bound to have a certain impact on the later battle of the Second Division of Reading Force.

"Well, well done, Shenei, the second division of the reading force in this battle performed well, and the whole army fought hard from top to bottom, which made a good start for our eastward advance, and should be commended. Wu Feng nodded with great satisfaction, the second division of reading force has experienced such a vicious battle when it was turned into a regular army, and has achieved such brilliant results, this cannot but be said to be a result worth looking forward to, and it will also be of great benefit to the future development of the second division of reading force, although the losses are greater, but after this battle, the officers and men of the division will inevitably be tempered from it, and have laid a good foundation for the growth of the entire division and regiment.

"Thank you, sir!" she bowed, her tired face suddenly glowed, and her voice became much louder. To be so praised by the coach is not in vain for his own group of people to fight bloodily.

After a long pause, Wu Feng said: "Shenei, your division has suffered a lot of damage this time, and there is no strength to replenish at the moment, so I think we should be stationed in this partridge pass as our backing." ”

Fang Cai's joy was suddenly dispelled by Wu Feng's words behind him, and he was in a hurry: "My lord, our division still has four wings of vitality, and their vitality is not injured, and they are completely competent to be the vanguard of the attack. ”

Wu Feng's face turned cold: "Okay, there are still four wings? Nearly 6,000 people were killed, and there are more than 3,000 wounded, where do you think you can find four wings for me to come out? Do you think this is here to let you rest? Let me tell you, this Partridge Pass is the throat for us to enter and exit the Central Plains, we attack from here, all the grain, grass and logistics materials must be supplied from here, and this surrounding area has now become the world of the Taiping Sect, once the problem is removed, it will endanger the back road of our main force to the east, do you think this task is very easy?!" It's ridiculous!"

It was difficult to hear Wu Feng's stern tone, cold sweat was dripping on his back, he lowered his head and didn't dare to answer, even Mu Lige and Long himself rarely saw Wu Feng's serious side, so they hurriedly closed their mouths and didn't dare to say more.

"Also, so many wounded and sick people need to be transferred, send them back to Bonan to recuperate first, I have already sent an order to go back and let the people from the War Readiness Department send reserve troops to replenish as soon as possible, you replenish the soldiers neatly, and train me well here, this is another task. Wu Feng's tone slowed, but his face was still uncertain.

After a pause, Wu Feng said with a pleasant face: "Let me tell you, this battle will not be fought in a few months, and even I don't have a score in my heart now, but one thing is clear, that is, the battle will not be less, and it will get bigger and bigger, and the more brutal the fight, you all have to be mentally prepared for this." As for the Second Division of Reading Power, it's the same, if it can't run away from you, I'm afraid that you won't want to fight anymore when it will be fought later. ”

There was already a smile in the last sentence, and when they heard this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and Shen Nei already liked it a little when he heard that he was about to replenish the soldiers of his division, and at this time he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly picked up the words: "Don't worry, my lord, our second division will only want to fight more and more, and the more we fight, the stronger we get!"

"Hmph, don't say these big things to me now, when the time comes, you won't be able to hold it for me, and I will have to settle accounts with you. Wu Feng snorted and said no more.

The scene fell silent all of a sudden, and Wu Feng frowned slightly, obviously thinking about something, and his eyes were a little erratic.

After a long while, Wu Feng spoke: "In your opinion, what should we do next?"

The three of them exchanged glances with each other, and finally Mu Lige said cautiously: "My lord, we occupied Partridge Pass in the name of the defenders asking for help, and right now, whether it is Longdong Mansion in the east or Xikang Mansion in the south, it has already been controlled by the Taiping Sect, if there is no authorization from the empire, will there be some people to give them a handle?"

Mu Lige's words reached Wu Feng's heart, although he had made up his mind to expand his power to the east, but now he could not find a suitable reason, the Taiping Sect was rebelling, but the central government of the empire was unwilling to authorize himself to quell the rebellion, it seemed that he regarded himself as a more dangerous enemy than the Taiping Sect, was he really so jealous? Thinking of this, Wu Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

Seeing that Wufeng just shook his head and didn't speak, Long himself also interjected: "If your lord makes up his mind to ignore the reaction of the empire, I think we can capture Longdong Mansion City first." Once the city of Longdong is controlled by us, the Taiping Sect Guanxi will indeed lose the link with the two counties of Beiyuan and Yanyun in the north, but it is the nest of the Taiping Sect, although there is not much movement now, but in my opinion, once it breaks out, it will definitely not be lighter than the Kansai side. ”

Long said this in a positive tone, obviously confident in his opinion.

Wu Feng nodded in agreement, the two counties in the north have not made much noise, which also makes him very worried, the calmer it is, the more it shows that there is a big storm brewing behind it, although the Taiping Sect forces in Guanxi have developed violently, but the real place where the Taiping Sect is deeply rooted has to be the two counties of Beiyuan and Yanyun, especially the North Plains, the peasant uprising storm a few years ago The Taiping Sect has already rolled up a considerable storm without participating, and the Taiping Sect really wants to deliberately provoke a storm, then the empire will really be in trouble.

The reason why they don't do it now is that they must be waiting for a more suitable opportunity, thinking of this, Wu Feng couldn't help but shudder, can the empire withstand this wave*?

The more Wu Feng thought about it, the farther he went, and he was also a little confused about his future direction, whether he was to support the empire and be a loyal minister and good commander of the Tang River Empire, which was obviously not in line with his own thoughts, or was it to support the army and be a self-respecting emperor who dominated one side, is this too petty?

It may be too early to think about it for the first time, but if there is no real goal, then the struggle of himself and his subordinates will not be like a rudderless ship.

Recalling that when Ling Tianfang asked about his goal, he said two earth-shattering but vague words with pride, but he won Ling Tianfang's trust, and he really wanted to think about what kind of career he wanted to achieve, but he had no clue in his head.