After the relationship was already relatively harmonious, Kamapov still asked the question he was most concerned about: "Mr. Long has led the volunteers to resist the disturbance of the rebels here for a certain period of time, have you noticed anything unusual about the activities of the rebels in recent times?"

Hearing Kamapov's question, Long Zi and Hillman were stunned for a moment, and then their faces showed thoughtful expressions, and they groaned for a while, and Long Zi and Hillman exchanged glances, and then replied cautiously: " In the past 10 days or so, the rebel army seems to have suddenly given up its military operations, and our Tanma has not found any trace of them for several days, and it turned out that Hillman and I thought that the rebel army did not dare to act rashly because of the pressure of the political axe army's march to Guide, but today I see that the general's troops seem to have not gone through any battles, and I feel a little strange, could it be that the rebel army in the western part of Guide has also disappeared?

Kamapov didn't want to hide it, and nodded, "Yes, I and the commander of Cui Wenxiu's division searched the entire western part of Guide and found that these chaotic troops had retreated ten days ago. So I'm wondering if this phenomenon is happening in your area?"

Long Zi smiled bitterly, "It should be, the activities of the rebel army have been greatly reduced about ten days ago, but it did not attract our attention at that time, and later our scouting horse found that the rebel army was making a military transfer, as if it was moving to the north, our strength is too weak, it is quite difficult to protect ourselves, not enough to entangle the enemy, and we have not attracted attention......

Kamapov shook his hand, "Mr. Long doesn't have to worry too much, I don't mean to blame Mr. Long and the volunteers, it is the responsibility of the political axe army to suppress the rebellion and suppress the bandits." Although we are the garrison of Qingyang Prefecture, the current city guard of Qingyang Prefecture, Lord Li Wufeng, has been appointed by the Central Committee of the Empire as the military and political envoy of the Northwest County of the Empire, commanding all military and political affairs of the six prefectures of the county, and has been ordered by the Emperor to quell the rebellion in the Northwest. We are all cultivated by Lord Li, which is equivalent to the direct subordinate troops of Lord Li, and the Guide Mansion is also the territory of Lord Li, to quell the rebellion, restore the normal order of local production and life, and ensure the safety of the lives and property of the people in the region, we have an unshirkable responsibility. Master Li had long been concerned about the turmoil in Guide and Bonan, and was deeply sympathetic to the suffering of the people in the two provinces, but because of the misname and inappropriate words, it was inconvenient to intervene until the empire issued an order to counter-insurgency. As for Mr. Long and Mr. Hillman's ability to lead the rebels to shed blood and sweat to protect the peace of the place, I only have respect and admiration, and I have no other thoughts. ”

Kamapov's emotional words were not only Long Zi and Hillman, but even Ji Gaoming, the town guard of Shilipu, and Chu Juezhi, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, who were sitting on the side, were also deeply moved.

When they heard that Li Wufeng had been appointed by the empire as the military and political envoy of the Northwest County, they were even more surprised and delighted.

Li Wufeng's reputation among the people in the northwest region had even overshadowed that of the emperor, and he not only made outstanding military achievements, but also defeated the Luope people who were rampant in the northwest twice, captured a large number of Luope soldiers, forced the invincible Luope people to sign an alliance under the city, and swept away the bandit forces that had been entrenched in the northwest for a long time with lightning speed, and completely eliminated the bandits who were the victims. In just two or three years, the economy and population of Qingyang Prefecture under his jurisdiction showed explosive rapid growth, and the economy of Jinzhou Prefecture also regained its vitality, and the people of the two prefectures lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the businessmen who came to do business in the local area felt that compared with the situation in previous years, it was like a world of difference. Even some elderly people spontaneously asked to build a shrine for him and pay tribute to incense, of course, this was resolutely stopped by Li Wufeng.

These situations were well known to the lower-class people and merchants in the surrounding prefectures and counties, and while they were envious, they also longed for themselves to be such a parent official. Now that they learned that Li Wufeng had officially assumed the post of military and political envoy of the Northwest County, how could they not be overjoyed.

Several people hurriedly asked Li Wufeng about the details of his appointment as the military and political envoy of the Northwest County, and Kamapov saw that several people were so interested in this matter, so he explained the details of the matter one by one.

After a long time, the discussion on Li Wufeng's appointment came to an end, and Kamapov asked about the situation of the rebel army, "In your opinion, Mr. Long, since the rebel army that was originally active in the south of Guide has moved to the north, and since it has not yet begun to move before our political axe army has set off, what is the reason for it, and where will it be transferred?"

Seeing that Kamapov attached great importance to his opinion, Long himself was also very pleased, and he racked his brains and thought for a long time before he said his thoughts: "According to what the adults said, I suspect that the rebel army must have received the news that the political axe army will march in advance before it was transferred, and there must be someone threading the needle in the middle, otherwise how could the originally disunited rebel army move so unanimously at once?" As for the fact that they all moved to the north, especially to the northeast, there must be a reason for this, and I dare not make a presumptuous assertion until there is evidence to confirm it. ”

Long's own inference is not much different from the original views of Cui Wenxiu and Kamapov, but now the situation has changed somewhat, almost all the rebel armies are moving to the northeast, but to the northeast is Taixuanfu in Northwest County, where there are three divisions of elite garrison divisions, and the rebel army will not fail to take this into account, which makes people a little worried, the stakes are very important, although Long Zizi has doubts in his heart, in this case, he does not dare to say it at will.

Kamapov nodded knowingly, he could understand Long Zi's thoughts, after all, the status of the people involved was very different, and Long Zi himself was just a small volunteer leader who had not yet been recognized by the political axe, to put it bluntly, he was a civilian, of course, it was impossible to draw conclusions. However, the meaning of his words, Kamapov has understood, and it is in line with his own thoughts.

Soon, the conversation shifted to other issues, and soon Sang Sheng had already arranged the camp and vigilance of the troops, and came to the town office to have a dinner specially prepared for them with those present.

During the banquet, Kamapov also asked where the volunteers would go in the future, after all, now Shili Fight is under the control of the political axe army, and all security tasks have been taken over by the political axe army. Speaking of this question, Long Zizi's face showed an inseparable expression. These personnel were recruited by him, and he spent a lot of effort to organize training, although they cannot be compared with the regular army, but they also have a certain combat effectiveness. However, imperial law clearly stipulates that there is no regular army in the towns below the prefecture, only police stations, as a regular force for maintaining local law and order. The volunteers were disbanded in this way, not to mention that Long and Hillman were reluctant, even Kamapov and Sangsheng were deeply sorry.

Looking at Long Zi and Hillman's hopeful eyes, Sang Sheng was also a little moved, "Division Commander, do you see if we can ......?"

Kamapov also sighed, he didn't know what Long Zi and Hillman thought in their hearts, before the meal, Ji Gaoming and Chu Juezhi also mentioned to him whether they could incorporate this team, in all fairness, through the conversation, Long Zi and Hillman are indeed rare talents, and when they say it, they believe that the combat effectiveness of the volunteer team can also reach the strength of the regular army, so it disappears, which is indeed a sigh.

At this time, Sang Sheng mentioned this topic again, looking at the eager eyes of everyone present, Kamapov could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, "I know what you think in your hearts, to be honest, I also want volunteers to join us, but unauthorized expansion and conscription of soldiers is strictly prohibited by the army from top to bottom, and I am just a division commander, and I don't have this power at all, so I really can't help it." After saying that, he also sighed.

"Division commander, can't you be flexible from power?" Sang Sheng still didn't give up.

"Sang Sheng, you also know that since the formation of our team, only Lord Li has the right to decide whether to expand the army and recruit soldiers, and other people, including General Liang and General Cui, and even Lord Ling Tianfang Ling have no right to ask. "Kamapov also has a bitter intention that is difficult to explain, and the upper level has always been the most taboo for the lower level to expand their power without approval, and if you don't get it right, you will say that you have cultivated private power and ended up in an ugly end. Although he is loyal to Lord Li, Master Li also trusts him, and his mind is extraordinary, but he is mainly worried about being suspected by others.

"But the volunteers are all from Guide and are very familiar with the geography here, and if they join us, they can make us feel like a tiger with wings, which will be of great benefit to future battles. I think even Master Lee will support our approach here. Sang Sheng has a heartbeat.

Kamapov has actually been thinking about what reason to let these volunteers join and go back to have an explanation to the above, hearing Sang Sheng say this, his eyes lit up, yes, he thought that in order to find the whereabouts of the rebel army more smoothly, he didn't have time to report it temporarily, "Well, let me think about it," hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind, "Then I'll overstep my power once, I believe Master Li can also understand." In this way, let the volunteers join us first, and temporarily reorganize into two brigades, as the direct brigade of our division, and then make a decision after returning to report. ”

Hearing these words from Kamapov's mouth, everyone present was overjoyed, and Ji Gaoming first raised his glass, "Come on, let's have a toast to add fresh blood to our army!"

The thirty-year-old cellar of "heroic blood" was drunk by everyone, and Kamapov put aside other concerns for the time being, "Seriously, I also hope that people like Mr. Long and Hillman will join our army, and we will be brothers in the trenches in the future, Lord Li is a real hero, what he values most is talent, I believe that Mr. Long and Mr. Hillman will definitely make great achievements under Lord Li." ”

"The division commander has already spoken, people are self-aware, and they have to ask the division commander for more guidance. Long Zi and Hillman kept their heads clear despite their excitement, and both Kamapov and Sangsheng were secretly satisfied that they had not seen the wrong person.

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