Chapter 42: The Journey Again
The speed of the battleship was very fast, with the sea breeze constantly getting bigger, Kong Ming stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the dozens of battleships in front of him, driving at full speed, there was an indescribable pleasure in his heart.
"Aha! I'm so sleepy!" Zhuge Yibu's voice came from behind, with a hint of sleepiness, and some unaccustomed.
"Why, haven't slept enough?" said with a smirk.
"Yawn! I really don't know how you came here, didn't the dozen wives stunned make you feel like you have collapsed?" Zhuge Yibu said with some dissatisfaction, after Kong Ming issued the regulations for vacation, most of the young people in the command headquarters went home, and only a few Li Feizhi and a few of their old guys were in charge of the operation of the entire expeditionary force, and now it is the second day of Zhuge Yibu's return, so there are still some people who can't slow down. At this time, the warships of the expeditionary force are moving towards the depths of the Poseidon Empire, and the entire six hundred warships still maintain such a number, and the battle-damaged ones are replenished by the new warships, but only half of the number of battleships is retained, and the others are still on vacation, according to Kong Ming, it is to let those people in the rear, and the entire battleship formation only leaves the necessary strength, and before the battle, they can be teleported directly from the teleportation array, so that the soldiers can get enough rest, and at the same time, they can also organize training in the rear, instead of staying on the ship all day and night looking at the vast sea in a dazeIn this way, it is also a good balance between progress and practice. And in order to allow the entire expeditionary force to have enough teleportation arrays, they also directly established dozens of large teleportation arrays on Alcatraz Island, using them as transit stations, so that. It can prevent the Poseidon Empire from sneaking up on Valiant Island, making all teleportation arrays safer. And in the future, this will also be the teleportation and transit point of the entire expeditionary force.
Kong Ming smiled. There is no opening. Some people like to show off this kind of thing, some people like to keep silent, and some people never say it, and Kong Ming is the third kind of person, because these things are a bit boring for him, and he might as well think about how to make the whole army stronger when he has time.
"Really, haven't you figured out what a dragon bloodline person is until now? Another voice came from behind, and Sima Wei walked out of the command cabin and smiled directly. Men always have endless energy for such topics.
"People have to throw more than people!" Zhuge Yibu sighed.
"Kong Ming, judging from the information sent back by the scouts in front, we will arrive at Chongping Island in about ten days, this island covers an area of about 20,000 square kilometers, and there is a city on it, known as the Immortal City, which is in charge of the entire Chongping Island, which is dominated by humans, and there are many sea tribes mixed with it. Among them, the Poseidon Empire is the one who manages Chongping Island, and judging from the current situation, where they will directly cast into a fortress, the protection is complete and powerful. Sima Wei said. During this period of repair, the scouts under his management did not stop at all, and constantly reconnoitred the entire expeditionary force where it was going to fight.
"Poseidon Empire? In that case, the next thing is for us to attack? It's really interesting. When did the animals in the sea learn to defend?" Kong Ming said with a smile, since it was the enemy's. What else did he have to be polite about? As for what to do after the fight? Those were not the issues he had to consider, but the headaches that the Imperial Alliance needed.
"There are no other islands around here except this one island?" asked Zhuge Yibu. In the whole ocean, it is not the same as the sea, in the sea, because it is not very far from the land, so there are often some huge islands, but in the ocean, those huge islands have become very few, under normal circumstances, there may be only some small islands within 10,000 miles, and these islands sometimes appear in the type of archipelago, but some are composed of a Dokdo type, in other words, in the ocean, each island is of great strategic importance for warships and expeditionary forces。
"No, there are no islands within the 3,000-kilometer radius of Chongping Island. Sima Wei said that he had sent many scouts to find another place around the island where they could dock warships, but there was really none.
"In other words, there has been no detection three thousand kilometers away?" Zhuge Yibu frowned.
Of course, Sima Wei knew what he wanted to say, but he had no choice but to say directly: "Three thousand kilometers on Chongping Island is already the limit of our scout reconnaissance, of course, if we advance like this, our reconnaissance distance will be even farther." ”
"How is the shape on Chongping Island?" asked Li Feizhi as he walked while wiping the foam on the side of his mouth.
"It's hard to scout, the people there were very strict about people outside, and our scouts tried all kinds of methods to get even the slightest bit of information from above. And now many armies of the entire Poseidon Empire are stationed on it, constantly building magic arrays, and they are covered with crabs and other things, making it difficult to get close. Sima Wei sighed.
"Is it really impossible to inquire at all?" Kong Ming also frowned, if you can't find out a little news in one place, then there is definitely a problem in that place, and it is the kind of big problem, a place that is only managed very strictly, and the punishment is extremely heavy, people will not tell outsiders about their situation there, in other words, the people above are enslaved by the Seagod Empire, and the perennial enslavement makes them forget to resist. Of course, there is another situation, that is, the people there are very closed and very xenophobic, and all outsiders are treated with a hostile eye, so that there is no so-called intelligence to speak of. Of course, now the army of the Poseidon Empire has directly turned it into a fortress, which is another matter.
"I can't ask. Sima Wei sighed.
"Our means of obtaining intelligence are too low, or we should need other means of reconnaissance. Zhang Yiming opened his mouth and said, he saw everyone blowing the sea breeze, and he also walked out.
Hearing this, Sima Wei's face was a little unsightly. After all, it's his business, but. is also very helpless, after all, what the other party said is true. In these battles, because there is no inner existence, the entire expeditionary force is almost fighting in a kind of blind obedience, and this kind of battle has always been very dangerous for the expeditionary force, because of ignorance, so dangerous, this danger even made the expeditionary force almost fall into a situation of no return, but because of the efforts of the soldiers and the determination of the empty mind, this danger is minimized. Otherwise, the expeditionary force is in danger of being annihilated at any time.
"Definitely. Now we must build up this kind of intelligence as a whole, especially in this situation, we have no way to enter the enemy's territory for real-time monitoring and obtain first-hand information there, otherwise the road ahead is bleak, especially the means of reconnaissance, we must be new, we must catch up with the shape of the shì, or even surpass the shape shì. Otherwise, in the battle that follows. We are more passive, ignorant and killing, this is the lesson of blood, we must always remember this. Kong Ming said. After these battles, he was also frightened, like walking on thin ice, and he didn't pay attention to it. It is the end of the annihilation of the whole army, and this kind of pressure cannot be passed by talking. It's just that more often than not, due to the tension and high pace of the battle, he ignores the past. However, every time he thought about it afterwards, he had a creepy feeling, after all, he was also a human being, not a real god, and he would also have times when he failed.
"I don't think it's as good as this, do you think it's okay? First, we will immediately develop a long-distance reconnaissance method, which can obtain information by reading lips and reading pictures, and so on; second, we will now send a team of men and horses from here all the way to Zhongzhou, that is, the meaning of the advance dispatch, so that they can summarize and record the situation along the way. After Zhuge Yibu heard what Kong Ming said, he said directly, for a wise person, thinking about the long term is where their true value lies.
"Well, I also agree with this opinion, the first one is short-term, that is, it can be obtained directly in front of the eyes, if we really get this means, then in the future battles, we can get a lot of information that we do not expect from the mouths of the enemy's low-level soldiers, and even directly obtain the enemy's high-level information, so that our battles will reduce a lot of confusion and blind movement. The second opinion can allow our personnel to find out what is ahead in advance, so that we will not be so passive until we have fought the enemy, we will not know who the enemy is, and sometimes we can reduce a lot of useless battles based on such information. Zhang Yiming said directly after hearing Zhuge Yibu's words.
"It's a really good idea. It's just that in this way, these advance personnel are much more dangerous, and without the support of the large army, their situation will be much worse, after all, the road from here to Zhongzhou is not smooth!" Li Feizhi said directly, if the current expeditionary force is the advance team and expedition team of the Huatian Continent advancing towards Zhongzhou, then the advance team that will be established is the advance team and expedition team of the entire expeditionary force, and because they have fewer people, the danger is greater, of course, because they have fewer people, they are also more flexible, and they can avoid a lot of trouble.
"This is a problem, but if we don't do this, the battle we will have in the future will be more complicated and ignorant, we can avoid this disaster of ignorance once, we can avoid this disaster of ignorance twice, but we can't avoid the disaster of ignorance forever, and as long as we can't avoid it once, what awaits us will be the end of total annihilation, and there may be no chance to turn over. Zhuge Yibu said, although this sounds very ugly, but it is a real truth, the army is like this, unless you turn your head now, return to the Huatian Continent, and die of old age in front of the bed, otherwise, as long as you advance, only need to fail once, then everything you got before will be in vain, this is the reality.
"Soldiers, the major affairs of the country must not be overlooked!" Zhang Yiming also sighed on the side. This is a principle that all those who have taken military classes learn from the very beginning, it is short and easy to remember, and most importantly, it directly expounds the most basic principle of using soldiers.
"Sour!" Long Tianxian said as he spoke. It turned out that those people also got up, and saw that there were several people gathered around Kong Ming to discuss something, and they also came over, this is the habit of the expeditionary force headquarters, or the habit of Kong Ming, to directly set the next plan in the daily communication. In that case, many unnecessary procedures and troubles will be reduced.
"There's nothing wrong with that. We do need to build a team that leads the way, whether it's to get information. Latent, or something else, will have more impact on our future battles, and it will not be like now, where a blind man rides a blind horse and faces the abyss in the middle of the night. Extremely dangerous. Ye Jianhui also said directly, all along, he has been extremely opposed to Kong Ming's style of exploration, but because of Kong Ming's prestige in the expeditionary force. Coupled with the continuous victory in the battle, this attitude slowly changed, but now, as soon as everyone put it forward, he directly expressed his opinion, after all, he is also a member of the expedition, and he is a member of the command, and he has the obligation to express his own opinion or provide more options for the command.
In the midst of everyone's words and constant discussions. The command of the expeditionary force decided to organize a team of more than 10,000 people, led by Ling Yun, deputy commander of the air force, to open the way ahead. One role is to find the way and draw up new charts that indicate those that are strategically important. Lay a forward stop for the advance of the expeditionary force, so on. They don't have to attack every island, they can jump over islands that don't make much sense. After all, not every island has the value of fighting, after all, not every time they need to fight to solve the problem, they can also try to settle some disputes by peaceful means, so that the fighting time and losses of the expeditionary force can be greatly reduced. Moreover, the reconnaissance team composed entirely of the air force also has an incomparable huge advantage, that is, flying in the sky is always countless times faster than sailing on the sea, and the time to reach the goal is also countless times faster, it can be said without hesitation, if possible, 15 million people will fly directly over nearly 600,000 kilometers of the ocean, or it will only take less than two months to reach Zhongzhou, of course, due to the ignorance of the sea, and the uncertain future, if it is really to fly across this huge ocean with 15 million people, if there is only a slight mistake, such as encountering an incomparably huge wind waterfall, being attacked by countless demonic beasts, There is no foothold on the sea, these can make the entire expeditionary force lose a lot of people, and at that time, when they really reach the Zhongzhou continent, there will be few people left. And in this way, the significance of the expeditionary force is lost, they are a group of soldiers, who are soldiers who are to explore to the front, open up territory for the Huatian Continent, and expedition to the front as soldiers, not a group of speculators, not a group of people who send them to death. Therefore, only this steady way of advancing is truly suitable for this army.
"Chief of Staff Li, you go and contact Li Feiyang, and ask them to send a part of the gods to follow the entire advance team. After discussing and deciding on the matter of the advance team, Kong Ming said to Li Feizhi.
"What's wrong?" Li Feizhi was a little confused, and the others also looked at Kong Ming with puzzled expressions, I don't know why Kong Ming said such a headless and tailless thing, after all, this is purely a matter of the expeditionary force, does it have anything to do with the land of gods in the Huayuan Empire?
"Yes, Kong Ming, why did you call them, this is not normal!" Long Tianxian said directly, those masters were simply a bunch of oil bottles to them.
"Hehe, it's not a secret that this thing is said, and many of your ancestors are very clear. Kong Ming smiled. It's just that because of his smile, those people are even more confused, only Zhang Yiming and Zhuge Yibu are a little thoughtful, and Kong Ming sees this, and he no longer sells Guanzi, after all, this is not his strong point.
"Many of the ancestors of the Huayuan Empire came from Zhongzhou, and more than 2,000 years ago, they were wiped out in the Zhongzhou Continent, and in order to avoid the enemy, they had to break through the vast ocean and go through a lot of hardships to reach the place where the Huayuan Empire is now located. Coincidentally, when they came, they happened to encounter a rare demon disaster for thousands of years, and the entire Huayuan Empire and some surrounding countries were almost deserted, so they settled down there and established the Huayuan Empire, in order to make the country stronger, they gathered some people from all over the continent and began to multiply on the land of the Huayuan Empire. Of course, due to the existence of the demonic plague, the other countries of the mainland are very taboo about the place where the Huayuan Empire is located, so they also have a supportive attitude towards someone who erects a wall in front of them to prevent the disaster for them, after all, as long as the Huayuan Empire is there, when the demonic disaster comes in the future, the Huayuan Empire will be in front, and they only need to send some troops to support, and there will not be much loss to their own country. So, in this situation of no resistance and support, the entire Huayuan Empire began to develop, and as those strong people who escaped, they took root on this territory. Kong Ming smiled. This is the history of the Huayuan Empire, but because at the beginning, the previous paragraph was directly deleted from the history of the empire, so in the history books of the authentic Huayuan Empire, it is recorded that the emperor of the Huayuan Empire directly established the Huayuan Empire after countless hardships and countless battles. It's just that due to the needs of the various empires to stabilize their bodies, and because the mysterious one who controls the highest in the entire Huatian Continent does not know whether it is the Venerable or the instructions of the Venerable and above, the records of the establishment of the Huayuan Empire by the various empires are subject to the official records provided by the Huayuan Empire, not only that, but after the past few years of the Demon Disaster, the word Demon Disaster has completely disappeared from any book circulating outside the entire continent, only some myths still tell this story, but for those who have not experienced it, myths can only be listened to。 The truth of history is directly submerged in the long river of time.
"You mean, now they're going back again?" Ling Yun asked, originally he thought it was a good errand and was free, but now, there was a group of emperor-like lords standing on top of him, so he was very unhappy. And everyone knows that when it comes to the level of a god, everyone's life is very long, and it is not too much to say that it is an old monster.
"That's right, it's just that some of them need to go back, not all of them, and as for why they went back? Kong Ming smiled, when he was in the land of gods and demons, Tang Mingye said such words to him, asking some of the people of the expeditionary force to cover some of them to go back to participate in the so-called competition, fighting for the foothold of the sect, preparing to regain the glory of the past, and for this reason, he also asked Kong Ming to shorten the time of the entire expedition, only in this way can he reach Zhongzhou before the start of that competition, but unfortunately, because Kong Ming is different from their goal, Kong Ming is to figure out the guò expedition and make the strength of the entire expeditionary force more powerful. It is not the strength of one person, the strength of a hundred people, or the strength of ten thousand people, but the strength of all the soldiers of the entire expeditionary force, only in this way can Kong Ming take these people to the divine realm through the starry sky after becoming real gods, and only in this way can the real combat power of the entire expeditionary force be brought into full play. So after Kong Ming came back, Tang Mingye and those people never mentioned this matter again, but they were secretly preparing that once the time came, they would cross the ocean again and reach Zhongzhou directly.
But now, due to the dissatisfaction of the entire expeditionary force command with the unknown future, they can only send a strong, but not too large number, team to act as a scout for the entire expeditionary force and start the exploration work ahead. In this way, there is some overlap with Tang Mingye's plan, not only that, but this advance team has also directly become the best protection to escort those participants, and the excuse is such Tang Huang, so that Kong Ming has some surprises, after all, Kong Ming At the beginning, he only thought about sending some reconnaissance in front of him, which was no different from ordinary scouts, the only thing was that the distance was farther away, but later, under the continuous improvement of others, he became an advance team and moved forward directly. It's really impermanent. (To be continued......)