The clouds of war were over the heavenly capital, and the bayonets of the Wilantes were almost at the throat of the Borneos, not to mention the survivors of the city, and even the fish and shrimp in the Yongliu River were overwhelmed.

However, on this stormy stall, it was difficult for Tiandu to have a major event unrelated to the war, which blew a cool breeze for this stuffy house.

The Borneo Education Board suddenly announced the establishment of Tiandu University and the recruitment of all school-age teenagers and young people aged 12 to 16 and 16 to 20.

The former enters the preparatory department, while the latter enters the undergraduate department, and the scope of study covers engineering, science, sociology and other disciplines.

Since Tiandu University currently only has a plaque, neither a teaching building, nor a teacher, or even the most basic textbooks, this group of students is tentatively going to Mammoth University in Mammoth City to receive education.

This enrollment is expected to enroll 500 students, including 300 preparatory courses and 200 undergraduates.

The Borneo Board of Education will cover all expenses for the selected students during their studies, including tuition fees and living expenses.

After completing the preparatory course, the matriculation students will decide whether to stay in Mammoth City to continue their studies or return to Tiandu City for undergraduate studies based on their grades and subsequent changes.

As for the latter, they will return to Tiandu after the completion of their studies to work as a professor at Tiandu University, or to be introduced by the Borneo authorities to other professional counterparts.

In short, as long as you are admitted, you don't have to worry about yourself for the rest of your life, and the commander will worry about you.

The exam will be held in the Heavenly Palace of Tiandu, and the only requirements other than age are literacy and numeracy.

After all, if you can't even write your name, the exam will be in vain, which is a waste of paper and everyone's time.

Although it seems somewhat inappropriate to do this at a time when the war is going on, because of Absek's endorsement, the reform plan proposed by Commissioner Kabaha is also a green light.

Not only did the authorities not encounter much resistance, but the residents of Tiandu City were also enthusiastic about the matter.

Absec is sending 500 students to study in Mammoth!

That's big news!

After all, going to Mammoth City means that you don't have to be pulled up, and you can leave the dangerous front line!

And that's not all!

I'm back, and Absec is back to be an official!

Is there really a pie-in-the-sky good thing in this world?!

As soon as the news spread, the entire Tiandu City was in a sensation!

Although the notice was not written like this at all, when they saw the rubber stamp on the notice, almost everyone translated the information they saw in their heads.

Fearing that they would miss this fate-changing opportunity, all literate survivors, regardless of their age, rushed to sign up.

There are also parents who sign up for their sons and daughters.

This category, in particular, accounts for the vast majority.

Regardless of whether they are knowledgeable or uneducated, all the candidates who have recorded their names have temporarily prepared for the exam, and for a time it has set off a wave of learning in the sky.

All the books available on the market were snatched up and out of stock.

There were decent men in long-sleeved clothes, soldiers in military uniforms, and old farmers with only rings around their waists.

Most people don't see it for themselves, but mainly buy it for the children at home.

Later, the books were sold out, and even the newspapers in the stalls suffered with them.

Almost everything with words was swept away.

“…… Damn, are these NPCs so fond of learning? Looking at the swept newsstand, the debt-ridden big eyes had a surprised expression.

It was nothing like what he saw in the port of Golden Gallen.

The people there were also very studious, and almost every girl he met said they were students, but he had never seen a grand occasion when even the newspaper was sold out.

“emmm…… It has nothing to do with us, let's go back to the barracks. The construction site boy and the brick had a subtle expression on their faces.

These Brahminas like to go to extremes in everything, like now.

What they crave is not knowledge or axioms, but the power that that that thing can bring.

He can't tell whether this is good or bad, but for them who were still living in a feudal society a few years ago, this can obviously be regarded as a kind of progress.

Although I don't see what the exam papers look like, it is much more reliable than using beast chess to select talents.

The two of them slowly swayed back to the barracks, only to see several young officers standing at the door.

One of them is familiar, it seems to be named Ischer, a person who has a strong presence in the Westsail Harbor incident.

After the incident ended, he was not mentioned again in the eagle's post, only that he later became the commander of the border army, and he was still on the border between Borneo and Xifan Harbor, and his life and death were unknown after the war.

I didn't expect this guy to be alive.

It's really a rat.

At this moment, the edge paddling also came out of the barracks, walked up to a group of officers and talked a few words, and then looked at the captain who was going to go with them.

"You're Isher."

"Thirty-man Captain Ischer! Obey the general! Isher gave a military salute and said in a loud voice.

Looking at this very energetic young officer, the edge paddling smiled when he heard this.

"I'm not a general, I'm just a corps commander, and according to your establishment, I'm afraid my rank is not as high as yours."

In fact, strictly speaking, players do not have military ranks, but instead have a system of contribution points, indicating their contribution to the Alliance.

Isher smiled heartily when he heard this.

"Where are the words! You're a teacher, I'm a student, and that's another generation. You're welcome, just tell me if you see anything that doesn't please your eyes, and I'm sure I'll fix it! ”

This brother is quite interesting.

Edge paddling laughed and said in a joking tone.

"I was worried about you before, the Grand Commander sent someone who didn't know how to be flexible to follow me, but now it seems that I am too worried. Not bad! What you need to fight guerrilla warfare is your cleverness, and I am optimistic about you! ”

Isher grinned too, with a hint of pride on his brow, like a student who had been praised.

And so it is true from his standpoint.

After all, this is the commander of the Death Corps!

It is said that during the Battle of the Torch, this corps from the province of the River Valley, as a member of the Coalition of the Adhesive Community, made great achievements for the survivors! Two provinces liberated from the torchbearers!

In contrast, their predecessors, the rat soldiers who went on an expedition to Jinchuan Province, only fought on the battlefield, and they were not even counted as third-line troops.

To be recognized by the commander of the Death Corps made him even more proud than the medal that Absec had given him.

"Speaking of which, what do you call a general?"

The expression on the edge paddling face paused, and he coughed lightly in embarrassment.

"Uh...... Call me Edge, that's what my brothers call me. ”

Some screen names don't feel much when they are typed on the keyboard, and it's still a little shameful to pronounce them.

Apparently he was not the only one who felt this way, and Isher was stunned for a moment when he heard the name.

Edge.

What a strange name.

However, I heard that this is true for everyone in the Alliance, especially those from the Age of Prosperity who are living in the Vault.

He was good at observing words and feelings, and he could see the embarrassment on the face of the guy on the edge at a glance, so he changed the topic with a smile.

“…… That marginal general, when are we going to the front? ”

Edge paddling said with a smile.

"It's up to you, we're ready to go."

Ischer: "Coincidentally, so do we!" ”

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at the brother in front of him twice.

"Okay, you've said so, so let's do it now!"

……

While the survivors of Tiandu City were busy preparing for the exam, a mighty army also quietly left the city.

Led by the Death Corps, nearly 200,000 troops rushed to the front again.

Among them, except for the 30,000 troops led by Ischer, which can be regarded as Absec's descendants, most of the rest of the 10,000 troops are led by Yudno's old troops.

That is, the "defeated army" who withdrew from the Lion City.

However, although they have just suffered defeat, their morale is not low, and it can even be said that it is high.

Because the brothers of the Union stand with them.

They don't think it's cannon fodder, it's the opposite.

This is a chance for revenge!

They will give back the humiliation of that day to the Willants, and let those big noses see that they are also people with backbone!

At the same time, let the survivors of Absec and Tiandu see that they are not cowards!

In this new battle, they will change their strategy in the Lion State, dedicating half of their forces to sustaining the advance while the remaining half infiltrates behind enemy lines with the officers of the Death Corps.

For example, the 30,000 troops who led the way with the Death Corps.

Although most of the troops were new recruits, Isher did not get used to them and took them to the rear to pass the time.

The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable, and sometimes dangerous places are safer.

Especially if the legion is in a hurry to capture Tiandu, the battle situation on the front line is afraid that it will be even more tragic than Absec expected, and then it will not matter whether the front line or the rear is concerned.

Of course, part of the reason for such a risky decision was Ischer's intuition.

His instincts told him that it would be safer to be close to the Alliance.

And there is more hope that you will learn the real thing.

Although his young men did not have the opportunity to go to Mammoth Nation, he believes that this experience will also be a strong mark on their resumes.

It's like the Xifan Harbor tragedy to himself.

As long as they survive and win the final victory, they will be considered to have passed......

The commander of the Death Corps did not stop him, but gladly took him and the brave lads with him.

In this way, after three days and three nights of travel, the two teams of people and horses drove to the junction of Niuzhou and Shizhou, and came to a place called Akale County.

It is the turning point of the Yongliu River, and it is also a strategic point that neither side can ignore.

The water from the western side of the Djobar Mountains is like a dense spider web, pouring into the western part of Niuzhou, winding and wandering at the junction of hills and plains, like a curled python.

After arriving in Akal County, the river flows from west to east, passing through the central plains and flowing into the estuary in the eastern province of Borneo.

Because the overflowing river water constantly hits the river channel and plain on the west side, a vast river beach and impact plain are formed on the west side of the relatively low ground.

On the east side of the meandering river is a near-primeval forest, with dense woods stretching north along the rolling hills until they merge into the Djobar mountain system.

After aerial photography of the nearby terrain and field investigations, the Death Corps decided to camp on the east bank of the river and dispersed its 155-mm field guns and 20-mm quadruple anti-aircraft machine guns in the forest.

The impact plains on the west bank of the river were a good way to limit the marching speed of the corps' mobile troops.

If they wanted to enter Akal County, they would not be able to leave their nail on the other side of the river alone, unless they were going to completely abandon the supply line.

After making the strategic deployment, the edge paddled to find Ischer, and asked him to scatter the combat units of all levels into the mountains and forests to dig L-shaped burrows, and dig the kind that can hide one person.

The logistics unit sends supplies every three days.

The rest of the time, if there are no tasks, the departments stay in the cave and stand by.

This is only part of the preparation.

In addition to the "rat holes" scattered in the forest, they also have to prepare some fixed firepower in the forest, such as light machine gun bunkers, etc., to snipe the Willantes who search deep into the woods.

Although this group of recruits is not very skilled, with the help of the players of the Death Corps, they are not too lame.

It took three full days for them to finally complete the construction of their positions.

All that's left to do is wait patiently......

However, with the monkey rush of the Willantes, they should not have to wait too long.

On the second day after everyone completed the construction of the position, the player who was sent to the front to reconnoiter by Edge Paddle quickly sent back the news-

The troops of the Legion are coming!

……

Squatting on a hill near the river, [Sheep and Bag] took out his binoculars and glanced at the impact plain in the distance, and suddenly a sentence popped out of his mouth without warning.

"It's definitely a good place to farm."

[Midnight with umbrella without knife] looked at him in surprise.

"You still know this?"

The sheep smiled again.

"That must be understood, food +3."

Midnight with an umbrella without a knife: "......?" ”

What's that?

Before he could come to his senses, this guy was talking about something, and Laplace next to him interjected uncontrollably.

“…… What is the version?,Now if you don't build a big bath, it's a garbage.,Floods eat people at every turn.,The little bonus given is dispensable.。 ”

Sheep and bag: "Ah...... I think it's okay, anyway, at the beginning of the game, the National Park is not within three blocks, so I dived. ”

Laplace: "Damn, you can't brush all day?!" ”

Sheep and Bao: "When the resurrection CD comes, we have to do something." ”

Laplace: "......"

Seeing that the good brother stopped talking, the sheep smiled and persuaded again.

"It's dead for a while, let's dive together."

Laplace: "Get out. ”

Midnight with an umbrella and without a knife looked at the two of them in confusion.

"Damn, what are you talking about?!"

It wasn't just midnight that was confused, but Ischer, who happened to hear their conversation, was also confused.

Not because of what they were chatting about, but because he didn't understand what they were saying.

"Did you make up your own language?" Isher asked curiously, looking at the edge beside him.

Edge nodded with a subtle expression.

"Sort of......

I didn't make it up myself, could it still be given by aliens?

Isher nodded, although there was no change in expression on his face, but his heart was envious.

Having a common language is one of the manifestations of cohesion.

Ever since he discovered that Pol the Awakened couldn't save Borneo, he's been thinking of a new way out, and now he finally has some inspiration.

If the survivors of Borneo want to have a way out, they still have to have their own culture......

As he thought so, a cloud of dust suddenly appeared at the edge of the skyline, clearly from the vehicle's tires.

Spotting the edge of the situation, the water immediately raised his hand, and everyone quickly hid behind the cover, sticking to the ground to prevent the slightest flaw from leaking out.

Isher was the same, the muscles of his whole body tensed, and he couldn't help but hold his breath.

Just as the billowing dust appeared on the skyline, a towering steel fortress pushed through the thick clouds at the same time, revealing its oppressive body in the sky

"Horn"!

Isher's eyes widened, and his pupils were half fear, half hatred and rage.

He clenched his fists, eager to tear that guy apart with his eyes!

That's what bombed the Lion City!

He will never forget the raging fires that burned in the city that day, and the desperate flight of his compatriots in the flames.

The player lying next to the cover holds up a telescope, but he does not have the same mental activity as he does, just looking at the vehicles in the distance, calmly observing the enemy.

"Three 'greyhounds'!"

"It's a reconnaissance team of the Willants, and it's estimated that it's a mechanized infantry brigade behind......"

"I don't know if it's the 300,000th team, but it would be nice if I could meet it."

"By the way, I remember that their reconnaissance team used to be equipped with 10 vehicles, didn't they?"

"Their 'suppliers' aren't very good."

"Maybe it's because our 'Laken' is too powerful."

"Haha."

staring intently at the smoke and dust that was getting closer and closer in front of him, several players lying on the battlefield were talking and laughing, as if they didn't take their opponents into account at all.

"Don't worry, brother."

Noticing Ischer's nervous expression, Edge Paddle put his hand on his shoulder and shook it, grinning.

"Trust me, there's nothing to be afraid of that thing."

When they met McLalen, half of the equipment was made by themselves, and half of it was captured, and even the life professional players went up to fill in the line, and in the end, they didn't shoot down that thing?

He has always believed that talent is the key to winning or losing.

Isher's Adam's apple moved, and he took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Hmm...... Is there anything I can do? ”

Edge paddling looked back at the billowing dust in front of him, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"All you can do is hide it."

"We'll teach you how to hide yourself under enemy fire, teach you how to survive, and then jump out and give them a head-on blow when they think we're all dead."

"This war has just begun, and there will be more to come. If one day we are gone, you will teach what we have taught you to other compatriots, and pass on our name. ”

Passed on......

Ischer's eyes touched slightly.

“…… Is this the Death Corps? ”

"Sort of, that's who we are."

As soon as the words of the edge stroke fell, the airship that was slowly moving suddenly lowered its barrel and spat out flickering fires towards the east bank of the Yongliu River!

Looking at the rain of bullets, Isher's pupils contracted violently.

"They found us?!"

Edge paddling said with a smile.

"You don't have to notice that in such a conspicuous position, everyone knows that we are here...... That's why I asked you to scatter and hide, and prepare the crater first. ”

Instead of dropping the anchor chain and firing again, the other side apparently did not discover their position.

As he had expected, the shell was not on target, and it did a Brownian motion in the sky, and then it fell into an open mountain.

There are thirty or forty hills in the whole mountainous area, and hundreds of shells are like toothpicks poking on bread.

The roar of the explosion was heard almost as well as the sound of cannons in the sky, and the whole forest was shaken by the sound.

Edge Paddle frowned, and suddenly sensed something unusual in the smoke of the explosion.

"It's a gas bomb," he reacted suddenly, quickly pulling out a spare gas mask and dropping it on Ischer's chest, "take this thing with you." ”

Isher did not dare to hesitate, and immediately put on the mask thrown by the Alliance brothers.

But then he quickly remembered that the brothers who were crouching in the foxholes were not.

"My men ......"

"The supplies we left for them had gas masks in them...... My brother taught them how to use it. Staring at the airship in the sky, the edge paddled and whispered.

It was not very expensive, but they had two of them, and when they saw that there were no brethren in the 30,000 people, they gave them half of them.

The 30,000-strong troops deployed on the forward positions are only two thousand-strong troops, and the 5,000 people on the side of the Death Corps are more than enough to divide some of them.

But what he didn't expect was that the legion actually took out all the poison gas bombs.

He thought they would set fire to the mountain, but it seemed that he was overestimating their bottom line.

Yellow-green gas permeated the forest, and some trees withered at a rate visible to the naked eye.

These gases are apparently heavier than air and do not drift away immediately.

If it weren't for the gas mask, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Fortunately, a gust of wind blew away the poisonous gas that permeated the mountain.

Probably thinking that even if there were people in the mountains, they would die, so the reconnaissance vehicle hovering next to the river beach cruised around, and finally reluctantly moved forward under the orders of the commander.

At the same time, armored personnel carriers also drove from a distance.

The size of that unit is not small, and the establishment should be a thousand-man team, which is equivalent to a regiment of the alliance.

The sheep put down the binoculars again and looked back excitedly at the edge of the paddling.

"They seem to be preparing to cross the river!"

"It seems that their commanders are still not very confident in their own artillery."

The edge paddled and put his hand on the communicator that hung over his shoulder.

"Attention units, the enemy is preparing to cross the river!"

"Wait until they finish laying the bridge and go ashore!"

A neat answer came from the communication channel.

"Roger!" (End of chapter)