Chapter 60: Speak Straight
If it was before today, Captain Cao himself felt that this kind of thing could only happen in his own dreams, and it would not be possible to be established in reality. Because many of the contents of this recommendation letter are too outrageous, these Fox Officers from the Firefox Legion don't dare to believe it easily. What they mean is that no one can decide on this matter until Jessica comes back. Within Fox, Leonardo is the king, and Jessica's status is equally transcendent, she is Leonardo's most cherished pearl in the palm of his hand. These Fox senior staff members all understand the purpose of their trip to the south, in addition to fighting a beautiful battle on behalf of the Fox family, it is more to assist Jessica and ensure that nothing goes wrong. By nature, they can only be regarded as nannies.
Captain Cao himself treats Jessica as the saddest level, after all, Jessica and Leonardo are brothers and sisters. If Leonardo knows everything about a person in this world, Captain Cao also believes that this person is Jessica. Commander Cao knew that his letter of recommendation, even a person with a slightly normal IQ would suspect it, just like these senior staff officers of Fox here, Lan Xinhui's Jessica would naturally not be a fool. Therefore, Head Cao has made up his mind to play tricks to the end, as long as he achieves what he wants before this improperly sourced recommendation letter does not make a fuss.
When Jessica returned from the Chinese military account with the eighteen horsemen of cigarettes and silver, it was already an hour later. When they saw that Regiment Leader Cao was sitting in the base camp and a large group of unnatural-looking Fox high-ranking staff members were bragging and farting, their reactions were also different. The Eighteen Riders of Smoke and Silver directly reached for the weapon on their waists, and Jessica was a little surprised, just a little surprised. Along with them, there are also celebrities from the Fox clan who work for the Chinese military account, and Steve Cole, who has had a little intersection with Captain Cao.
Cole is also a Silver Fox pure-blood nobleman. Captain Cao knew the duties of this guy. He was the chief of staff of the General Headquarters of the Southern Expeditionary Army, and his status was not ordinarily lofty. Since there is such a person in the highest echelon of power in the Southern Expeditionary Army, it is natural that he has to bring a lot of first-hand news to his people. Cole may not be the wisest of the Fox clan, but there must be someone in the upper echelons of the Southern Expeditionary Army, who is the bridge between them and Leonardo.
The senior staff officers of the Firefox Legion hurriedly told Jessica about the letter of recommendation. Captain Cao's performance is also superb, this guy has been calmly drinking slightly bitter artemisia tea, looking at Jessica with a smile. It wasn't until she already knew the ins and outs that Head Cao stepped forward with a standard aristocratic salute. Originally, Captain Cao also wanted to give a rather gentlemanly kiss ceremony, but seeing the eighteen unkind-looking guys behind Jessica, Captain Cao was still much more honest.
Jessica's face was very pale, even though she was wrapped in a thick silver fox fur, she could still feel a hint of chill, and her face was so pale that it made people feel a little distressed. After all, he was just a weak priest, and it seemed that he had not yet recovered from the cold. Head Cao coughed dryly for a while, and he could only put his concern in the bottom of his heart.
"Come and help us, so, that's what you're here for?" Jessica didn't rush to question Captain Cao, but looked at Captain Cao with interest. In the tent with the fire burning, Jessica's face was slightly ruddy. I don't know if it's because Captain Cao is dazzled, Jessica seems to have a slight smile on her face.
Just like the letter of recommendation must not be hidden from Jessica, Head Cao felt that Jessica's hostile attitude towards him was also certain. If it weren't for the accident, nothing should have changed. But Jessica's attitude today was indeed friendlier than ever. At least not that impatience.
Head Cao didn't dare to slack off, and nodded solemnly. When the fox said that when he wanted to sleep, the chicken should cheer up, and Captain Cao felt that he was the poor chicken. If it weren't for Jessica still here, Captain Cao could be sure that the Eighteen Horsemen of Yanyin would have rushed over and split his body with a knife. Ever since they heard about some of the contents of the recommendation letter, they have exuded murderous intent all over their bodies. It made Captain Cao very uncomfortable.
"If you have any doubts, the letter of recommendation is still on me, and I can give you a look. "Captain Cao began to lie with his life, if Old Man Ao was in this place, it is estimated that he would have smashed his big back with a stick. It's not scary to lie. The terrible thing is that the liar takes his lies seriously, and Captain Cao now has this kind of taste, he seems to really take the letter of recommendation on his body seriously, that kind of firmness, even those Fox senior staff members feel that his words are more true than the truth.
The eighteen thugs already have the meaning of sharpening their knives at the moment, and they have followed Leonardo to the north and south for so many years, so they are naturally no strangers to things written by Leonardo. Even Catherine had confirmed that Commander Cao was indeed recommended by Leonardo to participate in the Southern Expedition, but they had never heard of such a letter of recommendation, and it was difficult for them to make up for it. If there was a punctuation mark on the letter that was wrong, they would have killed the leader of the raiding regiment who didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Cole was also suspicious, because he had also tried to find some clues from Catherine's mouth, even if Catherine didn't say it too clearly, Cole also knew, and Captain Cao didn't even know about the Southern Expedition before.
Jessica's wonderful eyes stayed on Captain Cao's face for a moment, then suddenly waved her hand and said, "This is not necessary. Although I don't understand why my brother values you so much, I believe that he must have a reason for doing so. ”
Jessica didn't pay attention to how much her words had affected Captain Cao, but sat down in the soft rocking chair near the fire very tiredly. Her trembling figure even made her steps slightly vague, as if she would fall into the dust if she was not careful, and even a blind person could feel how weak she was now.
Head Cao was directly shocked by her words, and his movements of reaching into his arms froze. When did Jessica speak so well? Even if you think about it from another perspective, if Captain Cao is Jessica, Captain Cao can't help but wonder why Jessica is so easily fooled? As for Leonardo who values himself, Captain Cao feels a little incomprehensible. The intersection between Captain Cao and Leonardo is definitely not deep enough to that extent, and even the meeting is only twice. Why would Leonardo value himself? Captain Cao himself couldn't understand that his weight would be so heavy that Jessica didn't even ask about this kind of big lie that was full of funnels after almost a little analysis.
"Then I don't know if Captain Cao thinks that we are not doing well enough now, so that you want to come to us for advice?" Jessica shrunk in the rocking chair and asked very politely, but her politeness still revealed a hint of rejection from thousands of miles away, which made Captain Cao a little at a loss.
The others in the tent were also staring at Captain Cao. They didn't think that there was anything to be underestimated about Head Cao, so they were still very unkind to Head Cao. Especially when they think that this big back is here to "help" them, they have an urge to throw this guy who thinks highly of himself out.
"In all fairness, on the surface, your army is in the heart of the front, and there seems to be nothing unreasonable about the successes of the past few days of tentative operations. Captain Cao really cleared his throat and said seriously.
"It seems, I don't know if Captain Cao thinks we're overlooked?" Cole grabbed the key words between Captain Cao's words. He spoke with an unkind face. The others may not know, but the people in this tent are clear, the location of the battle sequence of the Firefox Legion is what Cole suggested to Heinrich at the beginning, and every military action including this battle sequence is inseparable from Cole's behind-the-scenes planning.
Even if Leonardo has always been polite to Cole, who is the other person to pretend to be garlic in front of Cole? Cole is not the kind of tactical planner who only talks about it, and anyone who knows a little about his past will know how unusual Cole is. This guy also graduated from the prestigious Sri Lanka Military Academy, compared to Piero, who I haven't heard much of. Cole's reputation in the academy was anything but the same. At that time, there was hardly anyone in the Sri Lankan Military Academy who did not know the name Steve Cole. Various debate and theory competitions are held in the college. Cole is also the type to win the award and get a soft hand, and he was even sent to the North Shore Military Academy of the Celtic Empire for further study because he was too good, and he also achieved very impressive results.
After graduating, Cole directly entered the Firefox Legion as a staff officer, starting from the grassroots level step by step, and fighting countless exquisite battles that are amazing. only mixed up with the current status. Here's why Cole was in the main headquarters of the Southern Crusade and not the rest of the Fawkes.
Cole also has a strong temper of a literati, this kind of person is often more conceited, especially what he can't stand is that others point fingers at what he does, and Captain Cao is undoubtedly guilty of this taboo now. on other occasions. Maybe Cole still has to give Captain Cao a thin face, but in this place, this is the place of the Fox family, where can Captain Cao be arrogant?
"Mr. Cole, I don't question your ability to be the chief tactical planner of the Southern Expeditionary Army, but from my level, I may have two brushes for controlling the overall situation, but in the operation of small troops, it is indeed not invulnerable. I understand your feelings, and I don't want to say too much, but the reality is always cruel. Every command on the battlefield is about the lives of our Bimon soldiers, and I feel compelled to say two things. You don't have to be too discouraged, if there is no little failure and pain, success will not be so wonderful. Captain Cao patted Cole's shoulder, with a "I'm serious" expression and a little sympathy.
Almost everyone in the tent made this judgment in their hearts. Especially Cole, he was so angry that his lips trembled because of Captain Cao's words. Who the doesn't know that the study of military affairs begins at the elementary level? How can anyone learn large-scale strategy well without learning small-scale operations? Cole was highly recognized in small-scale operations, both in terms of theoretical knowledge and on-the-spot command. In my entire career, I have only received one voice of doubt, and that is today!
This kind of questioning voice came out of the mouth of a guy like Captain Cao, who looked more like a big boss, and it made people feel that Captain Cao was a bastard with a lot of culture and bullshit, after all, no one had ever heard of Captain Cao's proud achievements. What he did in exile was more often told as a joke by the upper class. Piero also ridiculed the notorious leader of the raiding group in full view, claiming that he was just a coward who liked escape tactics, and this comment was not made by Piero on the spot.
"Mr. Cole, don't argue with our allies. We Fox people are not arrogant people and can listen to opinions, which is one of the reasons why we are strong. If Commander Cao really has any opinions, you might as well say it for us to hear, and let us see how Commander Cao led his troops to fight, and we can learn from each other's strengths. Jessica spoke at the right time, but judging from her calm expression, no one could tell what kind of mentality she had.
As soon as Jessica spoke, Cole, who was about to explode, calmed down and stared at Captain Cao with both hands. In Cole's opinion, Jessica's words made a lot of sense, and she was even forcing the damn big back to show his feet. You think you're smart enough, okay, you can say it yourself. None of the people here are stupid, whether Captain Cao is as good as he said will be known immediately. Cole didn't think that he really had any talent, from the first time Cole met Captain Cao to now, this thing has always been a-stirring stick that can't tell the difference!
Why can't the raiding regiment get to the front line? Cole believes that this is entirely the reason why this group of hillbillies can't get on the stage, and dog meat just can't get on the show. What's the use of Captain Cao's madness? Cole has even made a decision in his heart, if this bastard does not respectfully admit his mistakes, in the days to come, even if he abuses his power, he must let this group of hillbillies know what society is......!