Chapter Twenty-Six: Operation to Eradicate Thieves
The camp where the headquarters of the front line in the Blair Mountains was located was late at night, and the whole camp was quiet except for the back and forth of the patrol team, while the big tent in the middle was still brightly lit. At this time, in addition to the Prince of Ceylon, there were Yuwen Baixiao and Bronn in the big tent, and the guards around them stood four meters away from the big tent, closely monitoring the movements around them.
"Big brother, Roland, the story of their attack has been investigated, and according to the information I have now, I can confirm that there is an internal ghost between us, or a traitor, and I don't know who it is. Yuwen Baixiao was still so indifferent, but his tone was still full of faint worry.
"Big brother, we know who that orange halo commander is, a few of our old brothers who came with you have seen him there, he is a pro-military battalion captain of the Third Highness, some people have also been in contact with him, this person's combat effectiveness is not very good, but his command ability is not a lot of attainments. If Roland hadn't gone to contain his command, von Aire's kid would have been eaten long ago. Bron on the other side said roughly, with the same kind of anger.
"Oh, can't wait. The Prince of Ceylon laughed softly. "How's the investigation going?" the Prince of Ceylon asked, after a pause.
"This enemy raid was mainly provided by the remnants of a few large cottages, and of course some small cottages. After this raid operation, most of them were wiped out by us, except for a few who escaped. Several leaders were found among the eliminated bandits, who had organized effective resistance even after losing their command. Now the bandits in the mountain range no longer have the ability to take the initiative except for defense. After thinking about it for a while, Yuwen Baixiao said.
"Big brother, some of the troops below already have some suspicions about the object of this battle, do you need to explain it to them?" Bronn asked after Yuwen Baixiao's report.
"It's just a bunch of bandits, what is there to tell, if you can't even beat such a group, then let's beat Blair's mind when he's dead early. Wait until this battle is over to talk to the others. By the way, Yuwen, how is the camp these days, have you found any problems?"
"Nothing out of the ordinary. Yuwen Baixiao said helplessly.
"Well, Roland will be here in a few days, and the decisive battle will be launched at that time. It's codenamed Operation 'Thief Eradication'. ”
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"How's it going? Can you get the word out?" asked an anxious voice in a tent in one of the corners of the camp.
"Lord, since the news of the attack on the logistics and transportation troops came, the battalion has strengthened its defenses and patrols, and I always vaguely feel that there is another force watching the whole battalion together, and there is no way to get out. ”
"Alas," the owner of the voice sighed helplessly.
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"I've seen His Royal Highness!" Since there were no worries about this march, Roland and the others arrived at the location of the main camp in the evening after a day's gallop. The whole camp was located in a relatively gentle valley, the whole camp was not very large, not as large as the camp where the logistics department was located, firstly, because there was no place to set up a large camp in the interior of the Blair Mountains, and secondly, most of the army was stationed in some major places and the front line places such as the conquered cottages. Although the camp was not large, Roland and the others from a distance felt that the camp was heavily guarded, and the arrow towers that could be seen everywhere, as well as the tall fences around them, were ready to guard against threats to the camp from any direction.
"Where is the Prince?" Roland asked the guards at the gate of the camp.
"Returning to His Royal Highness, you can go to the big tent in the middle of the camp and ask the guards there, the prince has been handling military affairs there lately. ”
"Thanks! The Whispering Team follows me. ”
"The barracks are heavy, horseback riding is prohibited!" When the team was approaching the camp, they shouted loudly and stopped Roland and the others. By this time, Roland could clearly see the location of the big tent in the center.
"May I ask if the prince is in the tent?" asked Roland, looking at him.
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi is handling military affairs in the big tent, but the prince has an order first, and no one is allowed to ride a horse within fifty meters of the big tent, so I forgive your highness's understanding. After answering Roland's question, the guard still stood firmly in front of Roland and the others. Roland also knew that everyone was approaching the inner perimeter of the tent at this time, so after ordering the personnel to settle the rest of the Whispering Team and the horses, he ran quickly to the tent by himself.
"Prince Qiyu, His Royal Highness the Prince is asking to see you outside the tent. "When the Prince of Ceylon had just finished dealing with a military report from the front, the guards who were outside the tent came in and said.
"Well, let him in. The Prince of Ceylon returned softly, and after speaking, adjusted himself slightly, and quietly waited for Roland's arrival.
"The child visits his father. It didn't take long for Roland to enter the big tent and said happily.
Looking at his son standing in front of him, the Prince of Ceylon didn't know what to say for a while. He has been quietly watching his performance over the years. Sometimes as a father, he has a little idea of letting Roland live a good life. Over the years, Roland has pinned too many people's hopes, his own, his mother's, the entire territory, so many sustenances are all pressed on a small child, it is too heavy. The Prince of Ceylon also knew that Roland had cried and complained, but in the end he survived. And his subsequent performance lived up to everyone's expectations, especially in the previous battle halfway up the mountain, which made good use of what he had learned.
"Well, healed from his injuries?" Although he was concerned, the Prince of Ceylon didn't want Roland to have too much dependence, so he still said flatly.
"Back to my father, except for one member of the Whispering Squad who has not recovered, the rest of the team members have finished recuperating and can be put into battle at any time. Although he can sometimes feel his father's faint care, Roland has always felt that his father wants to train himself to be a successor who can support this territory, so under the plain greeting of the Prince of Ceylon, Roland replied as a soldier.
"Well, let's go back and rest first, and come to the big tent early tomorrow morning to participate in the next battle meeting. ”
"No!" After answering, Roland slowly withdrew from the tent.
After a night's rest, Roland came to the tent early the next day, and after greeting the Prince of Ceylon, he quietly waited for the arrival of the other generals. After a while, a group of generals came to the camp one after another, and the only thing that surprised Roland was that Yuwen Baixiao also appeared in the front-line camp. In Roland's impression, Yuwen Baixiao has always appeared as a civilian official in the main affairs of the territory, and the military has rarely participated in the affairs. In addition to Yuwen Baixiao and the battalion commanders of several battalions, even the main combat generals of the logistics department also appeared in the big tent at this time, including Cooper.
"Okay, I've asked you to come here today to discuss the next battle. According to the combat arrangement of previous years, the general anti-bandit operation lasts for about half a month, and the main task is to find the bandit strongholds in the mountain range and eliminate them. But because he didn't decide on a real decisive battle with the bandits, he just pulled out some of the outlying cottages. At the beginning of this year's operation, I said that I would annihilate the remaining bandits in one fell swoop, so the entire battle schedule will be very different from the past. Bron, let's talk about the current situation on the battlefield. Seeing that everyone was in place, Prince Roland said slowly.
"No! His Royal Highness the Prince. Ladies and gentlemen, after these ten days of fighting, after the news collation of the United Front Work Department, especially after the first battle of the Logistics Department, the small cottages of the bandits in the Blair Mountains that they now know have basically been abandoned by them, and they have basically cowered in a few large cottages for passive defense. Speaking of this time, everyone couldn't help but look at the place where Minister Cooper was, and everyone present basically heard about the battle, but the specific situation was not very clear, so many people thought that it was all the credit of the logistics department, and the limited number of people who knew the actual situation had been told that the news could not be disclosed, so Roland on the side did not pay much attention.
"Set the sand table and move on. After a pause, the Prince of Ceylon said.
"According to the information available, the remaining bandits are mainly concentrated in three places, Monidel Mountain, Havork Mountain and Blackpool Mountain, on these three mountains not only have large cottages, but also perfect defense facilities, the combat effectiveness of the three cottages is not much different, but the middle Blackpoole Mountain is the strongest, its leader is Ignatis, Yellow Halo Intermediate Rank, and the leader of Monidel Mountain on its left side is Olima, Yellow Halo Lower Order, and the leader of Harvork Mountain on the right is Ai Xu, Yellow Halo Lower Rank. The three peaks are arranged in a zigzag pattern, with Blackpoole Hill at the rear. Bloom didn't think long before he got a rough introduction.
"Your Highness, we all know the three peaks that Commander Bronn spoke of. And many people have gone to see it for themselves. There are only three intersections to enter these three peaks from the outside, and their internal transportation is developed, which is very convenient for support, and the three peaks are all easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Blackpoole Mountain at the rear has a terrain that is difficult to open, if it is attacked, even if the battle is over, the entire territory will not be able to recover for more than ten years. And forgive my subordinates for being rude, there is one thing that everyone is actually very puzzled about, although this year's opponent is still a bandit, but when it comes to fighting, it is more like a group of regular troops, I hope His Royal Highness the Prince can explain it to you. After Bron finished speaking, the commander of the cavalry battalion immediately spoke his thoughts.
"Yuwen, let's talk about it. The Prince of Ceylon said to Yuwen Baixiao, who was still indifferent.
"For this operation, our side is not completely unprepared, the previous battle of the logistics department was triggered for this decisive battle. In this battle, at the request of the prince, the entire refining workshop went through repeated experiments, and finally made a weapon and equipment, as for what it was, you will naturally know by that time, and the main difficulty of the battle lies in the mountain passes and the defensive facilities on the mountain peaks that the three roads have to pass. All you need to know is that this attack is not as difficult as you think. As for the improvement of the bandits' combat ability since this battle, I can only tell you that in the last year, the bandits inside the mountain range have also known their situation, so they have attracted some capable accomplices from the outside. After all, the training time is too short, so although there is a certain amount of combat effectiveness, there is no need to care too much. When we broke through the three mountain passes, the good transportation inside them also made it easy for us to march quickly, and finally split the three peaks to cut off their connection. Yuwen Baixiao said calmly on the side,
"Alright, I'll make arrangements for this battle. In this operation, our troops were divided into three routes and fought at the same time. Now our army is mainly composed of three forward bases, namely Solinna, Findner, and the intermediate base of Thedis, where I am located, the Minister of Cooper of the Logistics Department is under the unified command of the Solina base against Monidel Mountain, and Bronn is under the unified command of the Findner base against Havork Mountain, and the Blackpool Mountain in the middle of the enemy is led by me personally, do you have any questions?" asked the Prince of Ceylon solemnly. There was no opposition from the people in the big tent, because everyone present had a deep hatred for Blair's bandits, and they were already eager to destroy each other immediately, and at this time, they heard that there was a new weapon to support them, and they were already looking forward to starting a war immediately, who would oppose it.
"Okay, then this operation is called the 'thief extermination' operation, rest for a day, get ready, and act together the morning after tomorrow with the signal of the arrows in my central camp. The Prince of Ceylon finally ordered.
"No!" shouted the crowd.
"Roland, go back and get your team ready, and set off with me the day after tomorrow. After the people had withdrawn from the tent, the Prince of Ceylon whispered to Roland.
"No!" Roland shouted happily after receiving the order, and after bidding farewell to the Prince of Ceylon, he hurried to the camp where the team was.