Twenty-five reconnaissance teams set off at the same time, fanning forward, each team separated by five to eight miles, and at the same time a wide area of nearly 200 miles could be explored, and the speed of advance was flexibly controlled by the captains of each team.

According to the requirements, every hour, the deputy captain had to contact the front command to report the location of the team and the situation found.

By noon, Ye Yunyang's thirteenth squad was about forty miles behind the other teams, at the bottom of the average line.

At the front was the sixth squad, and the captain was Qian Tong.

Like Ye Yunyang, Qian Tong is a hard wound in terms of rank, but because of Deputy Elder Qian's relationship, he became the captain of this squad and was supported by the team members.

It was because Deputy Elder Qian had made arrangements in advance, selected obedient and easy-to-lead people to form the sixth team, and personally came forward to tell everyone that they must support the work of their nephew Qian Tong.

Qian Tong is eager to make meritorious contributions, so he will run wild with the team members all the way, for fear that others will take the lead.

Looking at the locations of the various teams marked on the map, Qian Shun frowned, and said to the staff around him: "Is Qian Tong rushing too fast, it is easy to suffer if you go deep alone." ”

The staff smiled and said, "It's not that the money is too fast, but that some people are too slow." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the pennant Nunu marked with the Thirteenth Squad.

Qian Shun's brows furrowed even deeper: "No, it's also a young man who wants to make a contribution, why is Ye Yunyang so far behind everyone, could it be that his team has found out about the situation?"

The staff shook his head: "Of course not, there is no new situation report from the several teams around him, they are caught in the middle, and it is impossible to find clues." I went to ask just now, and the deputy captain of the thirteenth squad said that it was very quiet along the way, and the captain asked them to hold steady and not rush too hard, and said something sour like shooting a bird. ”

Qian Shun smiled: "He must know that Qian Tong took the lead, so he would say such a thing." ”

The staff echoed: "Who said no, it's really difficult to live up to the fame, the so-called young heroes are just like that, it's better to be cautious, to put it bluntly, it's timid, otherwise why don't you dare to rush forward." ”

"I can't say that, Elder Ye must have his own ideas. Qian Shun's disagreement is because there are too many people in the headquarters, and it is not a gentleman's act to laugh at his deputy in public.

In the jungle in the wild, Ye Yunyang raised his head and looked ahead, raised his right fist and said, "Everyone stop and rest in place for fifteen minutes." ”

The vice-captain said with a sad face: "Captain, rest again?"

"You're not happy to rest, are you not sick?" he asked, widening his eyes.

"It's only been four hours since we started, and we've all taken eight breaks. The deputy captain said with dissatisfaction: "When I contacted the command just now, they said that we were thrown out forty miles away by the sixth team, and we should speed up the pursuit, why do we have to rest?"

Ye Yun raised his eyebrows: "I'm the captain, I have the final say." ”

The vice captain smiled bitterly: "The key is that everyone is not tired!"

Everyone was riveting, hoping to be rewarded for their meritorious service in this operation, and of course they didn't want to be left behind.

Ye Yunyang said with a straight face: "What's the hurry, if the barbarians are so easy to find, as for causing such a big trouble to the God Realm? The wilderness is so vast, and the enemies are only tens of thousands, who dares to guarantee that they must live in this area." ”

A member of the team next to him asked incomprehensibly, "Captain, what do you mean?"

He explained: "If you want to find the traces of the barbarians, it is not an overnight thing, and if you rush now, it will not play any role except for the consumption of physical strength and energy! Therefore, smart people will not rush to be the first at the beginning, but will preserve their strength, and when the others are exhausted, the smart people will ride into the dust, leave them all behind and eat dust, so that they can get the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and they do not have to worry about others coming to rob them." ”

After listening to his analysis, everyone's eyes lit up.

Mei Yu covered her mouth and snickered, saying in her heart that this guy is really good at fooling people, and he was stunned to deceive everyone with a three-inch tongue and a little crooked reasoning.

The vice captain clenched his fists and said, "Elder Ye is right, the lead is not an advantage at all now, as long as any team exerts its strength, it can easily catch up with the sixth team, don't be the first like this!"

Ye Yunyang said with a smile: "It's understandable that everyone wants to make meritorious contributions, but meritorious service is not just by running fast, but by relying on brains, you can follow me with confidence, you can't be wrong." ”

Everyone was relieved, and sat on the grass in groups chatting.

Mei Yu sat next to Ye Yunyang, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, and lowered his voice and said: "What the hell do you think, is it really good to be so far behind other teams? Qian Shun is not very smart, but it doesn't mean that there are no smart people around him, is this really not suspicious?"

"Let them doubt it, it's not a big deal. Ye Yunyang said indifferently: "I just want them to think that I am timid and afraid of death, so I don't dare to move forward quickly, over time, our team will fade out of their sight, even if they can't achieve results in the future, they will think that this is normal." ”

Mei Yu nodded: "Makes sense." ”

In this way, twenty-five teams worked for two whole days, and in the end they found nothing.

By the afternoon of the next day, Qian Tong was not as confident as he was yesterday, and although his sixth group was still ahead of the rest of the team, his morale was low because he had found nothing.

In two days, they advanced more than 800 miles at the fastest speed.

This kind of speed is not fast at all in the plains, and it only takes half an hour to change to a flying wing, and it only takes a few minutes to use a shuttle.

But reconnaissance is different from others, it can only walk on its own two legs, and it is in the field with extremely complex terrain and landforms, and 400 miles a day is already the limit.

Everyone was tired, and after a night's rest, the team continued on the road.

In contrast, Ye Yunyang's team was very relaxed, they only walked more than 500 miles, and they were very chicken thieves - they only picked good roads to walk, and when they encountered complex terrain such as mountain beams and canyons, they directly bypassed them.

Anyway, the surrounding area has already been passed by other teams, and they have not found any clues, and it is impossible for the rest of the place to hide the barbarians.

On the third day, still nothing.

On the fourth day, Qian Tong's team members were lucky enough to find a clue, and with excitement, they found a small barbarian village, but it was already empty, and from all indications, the barbarians had left the place a few days ago, and walked very calmly, except for the thatched hut that could not be moved, nothing else was left.

Looking at the empty small village, Qian Tong's heart also fell into the valley, and the hope that had finally risen collapsed.

He basically had no illusions, but he still ordered his team to disperse and search, and if they could find the traces left by the barbarians, they could follow the vine and start the pursuit.

As he expected, the two dozen or so people searched for a full three hours, but failed to find any valuable clues.

Not only them, but also those in the command were happy in vain.

You must know that when the news first came, Qian Shun was overjoyed, and his nephew was the first to find clues, making him feel that his face was bright, and everyone was praising Qian Tong's ability, plus patting his sycophants.

In the midst of these praises, Qian Shun was a little flustered, thinking that his nephew would definitely be able to find the barbarian village, and before the news was confirmed, he gave an order to the troops in the city to mobilize a thousand people as the first echelon of the attack, and board the shuttle as fast as possible, ready to attack at any time.

A thousand people sat in the shuttle all morning, and finally received the news that it was disbanded.

Qian Tong's face was flushed, and his staff and subordinates were also embarrassed, but fortunately, he didn't notify the four elders in advance, otherwise he would really lose face.

"Elder Qian doesn't have to worry too much, there are a lot of uncertainties in this kind of thing itself. The staff member persuaded in a low voice: "Anyway, we have a good start, although Qian Shao has been in vain, but he has indeed found the place where the barbarians once lived, and there is still a harvest." ”

Qian Tong knew how to get off the donkey down the slope, and said with a dry smile: "Elder Ben also thinks the same, if you pounce on it today, it will be possible to pounce tomorrow." ”

"Yes, my subordinates believe in that. ”

"That's right, Qian Shao will soon make new discoveries, and the barbarians will definitely not be able to escape. ”

On the fifth day, nothing was gained.

Day 6, ibid.

Day 7......

A week passed, and Qian Tong ran 2,100 miles with the sixth group, and there was nothing to gain except for a record of one miss.

According to the previous plan, when the reconnaissance distance exceeds 2,000 miles, the front-line command will have to move forward, because such a distance is already the limit of the communicator, and if it is farther away, the command will lose contact with the reconnaissance team.

Now the situation is such that either the reconnaissance team stops, or the command post moves forward.

As we all know, Qian Shun is a fat man, adhering to the truth that he can sit and never stand, and he can lie down and never sit, and he finally felt like living here, so he was unwilling to move so soon.

He ordered all the teams that reached two thousand li to stop, wait for the other squads to arrive, and then move together two hundred miles to the east, and return to the headquarters from the new route, so that the problem would be solved.

When it comes to vital interests, stupid people can become very smart, and this is a living example.

While he was complacent about coming up with a good idea, one of the signal soldiers suddenly raised an octave: "What did you say, where did you find the traces of the barbarians?"

Hearing this, Qian Shun involuntarily stood up and walked quickly to the sick communication soldier who shouted.

A slightly excited voice came from the communicator: "In front of the side of the ninth squad, we did find traces, judging by the clues, the barbarians may be hiding in our southeast, because the scope of the search is relatively large, I ask the surrounding squads to get closer to this side, and everyone can act together to get twice the result with half the effort." ”

The signal soldier responded, "I'll report it to Elder Qian immediately......"

Qian Shun and several staff members were already standing in front of the map, and one of the staff pointed to a certain point with a small stick and said, "Right here, the nearest team is the thirteenth, sixteenth, and twenty-first, do you want to order them to move closer immediately?" ”

Qian Shun was just about to agree, but he accidentally saw the sixth squad that was also nearby, and instantly changed his mind and said, "Let the sixteenth, twenty-first and sixth teams rush over, the speed of the thirteenth squad is too slow, and Elder Ben is afraid that they will not be able to do it." ”

The staff was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what he meant, this was deliberately not allowing Ye Yunyang to have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and gave the opportunity to Qian Tong.

"Understood. The staff nodded, and said with deep meaning: "Then notify the sixth team first, their reaction speed is the fastest, and after they enter that area, determine the situation and let the sixteenth and twenty-first enter." ”

In this way, the sixth squad has a chance to take the credit.

Qian Shun expressed his satisfaction and said with a smile: "You are very thoughtful, so let's do it, and you have full command of the next action!"

It was a great opportunity to perform, and the staff was overjoyed: "Yes!"