Cai Ran has traveled outside all the year round and has come into contact with all kinds of people, and can clearly feel Ding Kui's kindness, and he is even more bold in making requests. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"To tell you the truth, in order to hide my identity when Nanqiu County fell, I hid the things I brought with me in a place, planning to get them back when I had the opportunity to get them back later, but when I found it again, I found that all the things were gone, so I was now shy in my pocket, and I didn't have money to invite a few partners into the swamp. ”

"This is easy, the 201st Division needs to train in the swamp, I can arrange a squad for regular training, in fact, accompany you to the swamp, it is much safer than you spend money to hire people outside, as long as you don't provoke the demonic beasts above level five, there will be no problem. "It's not a matter of putting this matter on Ding Kui at all.

No matter which squad the first team is sent, it will not be as simple as ten fourth-level combat power, with the special equipment used in the swamp, plus a staff magician, even if it encounters a fifth-level demonic beast, it can escape with all its body.

"But is this appropriate? It's not good to use the military's resources. Cai Ran originally wanted to get some money to spend, but he didn't expect Ding Kui to give it directly to a guard.

"How could it be inappropriate? The troops met the magician and asked the assistant to help, and the higher authorities would reward us if they knew about it, as long as we split up and set off to meet in the swamp. "Ding Kui often cooperates with magicians, and he has long been able to run in the formed routines.

Thinking that the materials that the teacher needed had no money to buy, Cai Ran couldn't refuse Ding Kui's kindness, "Then it's troublesome Brother Ding, I will definitely report to the deacon when I return to the Magic Association." Ding Kui just wanted him to say this, it is necessary to have a good relationship with the Magic Association.

As soon as Qianyou finished accepting a concubine here, there were rumors that Ding Kui bought a Qinglou woman for lewd pleasure with a lot of money, and before the rumors fermented to an even more outrageous level, Qianyou took Lan Huixin to appear on the streets of Juyangcheng and strongly smashed the rumors.

"It's so dangerous, fortunately, I reacted in time and left the house immediately, and then rushed to the Yongsheng base, otherwise it would have taken some effort to explain this time. Ding Kui was glad that his vigilance was high enough.

"It's not simple, but the other party's footsteps haven't kept up, just one step slower than us, so it can be inferred that their main force is outside of Giant Sheep City, and they can spread rumors in more than a dozen cities in Nanqiu County at the same time, and their planning and organization should not be underestimated. Liu Yu synthesized the intelligence analysis sent back by reporters from all over the world.

"There are really people who are ambushed in the shadows, like people in our country, and it is difficult to judge which side they belong to. "Ding Kui has not offended many people, but there are many natural enemies.

"The other party's actions are very secretive, we can't trace any clues, they must be some well-trained people, and the people behind them are not small. The old man paid close attention to this matter, and even went to several nearby cities to check it out in person.

However, the other party's action was counterproductive, and the young master's reputation for treating his own people well took this opportunity to spread, and it may be even more difficult to spread the rumors of the young master in Nanqiu County in the future. Fei looks at the issue from a different angle.

"Shouldn't I thank them?" Ding Kui thought it was a joke.

Fei Ze smiled slyly: "Hehe, you can consider if they are willing to show up." ”

"Well, we must increase the investment of intelligence forces. Ding Kui felt the threat of reality, "By the way, last year, my father brought back a Lu Guoren, who seems to be called Fabian." ”

"That's right, there is such a person, who is now in the capital to assist and the lame man to gather intelligence. "The old money man knows Fabian.

"Transfer him over, a Lu Guoren has a lot of inconvenience in the capital of Zhenjing, so it is better to go to Nanqiu County to do things with me. Ding Kui trusted the people his father brought back.

Those who follow Ding Kui are not necessarily from the Ding family, they can be from the Jiang family or the Long family, and there are third-party forces like Qianyou; those who follow Ding must be from the Ding family, and they will not bear the mark of other families, which is why Ding Kui gives priority to using Fabian.

"Young master, in fact, you can consider cultivating classmates or junior brothers, I think Lao Wangjue and Ma Duping are more suitable, they will not have much development if they stay in the army, it is better to follow you to do things. "The old money man suggested.

"Yes, they are all honest people, but their qualifications are limited and it is difficult to seek a higher position in the army, I can indeed give them better treatment, and I will talk to them later. ”

"Ding Kui Squadron" is an honorary squadron, but the salary is no different from that of the ordinary regular army, and it is certainly not as good as the horse guards.

The West Sea Battle Dragon Bay Water Village, the naval commanders of the four coastal states are concentrated here, and it is the first time in history that all of them are under the account of the commander of the West Sea.

With plenty of men and horses on hand, and morale boosted by the celebration of Prince Yinsha, Sima Heng issued the strongest voice since he became commander of the West Sea in May, "Anyone who is hostile to the Shaodian Kingdom in the West Sea can only end up at the bottom of the sea." ”

After three days of intense deliberations, the commander of the West Sea and the naval commanders of the four coastal states finally worked out a strategy for counterattacking the Kuril Alliance, and in early June, the troops attacked in four directions, vowing to recapture the lost islands.

The Prince of Yinsha did not watch from the sidelines, and sent his strongest general, Gu Jian, to lead two hundred large sea ships to the battle, interspersed between the four armies.

The commander of the Thousand Islands Alliance, Cha Kelie, did not flinch, and commanded his fleet to resist the Shaodian Navy, and launched a fierce confrontation in the waters of the West Sea.

The Haishan Prefecture, Xihai Prefecture, Linhai Prefecture and Hailin Prefecture of the Shaodian Kingdom each have 100,000 standing navies and 1,000 large and small naval warships, and this time in order to resist the invasion of the Kuril Alliance, 80 percent of the forces were concentrated, with a total of 320,000 troops and 800 search warships, counting the navy of Yinsha Island, which is basically the same as the strength of the Kuril Alliance.

Naval operations are different from those on land, and the professional quality of soldiers is very demanding, and recruits must be trained for at least half a year before they can form combat effectiveness.

What's more, the West Sea has been calm for many years, and there are very few naval battles with more than 5,000 people, and the states basically have no reserve troops, and the garrison navy that remains in the states is all trained in the last six months, and all those who can fight are sent to the Zhanlongwan Water Village.

Sima Heng did not want to devote all his strength to a duel with the Kuril Alliance, his battle losses were replenished no faster than his opponents, and it was difficult to fight a war of annihilation on the vast sea, so it was expected that the battle situation would evolve into a war of attrition, and the Shaodian Navy would not be able to gain the upper hand in half a year and a year.

But the pressure on him from the Commander's Mansion is too great, and if he can't get a record that can be explained within this year, the commander of Xihai will inevitably be replaced.

In terms of the combat effectiveness of the navy, the country was far inferior to the Kuril Alliance, and if it were not for the advantages of familiarity with the terrain and maritime climate, and the speed of logistics and supply, Sima Heng would not have dared to launch an attack at all.

In the first two months of the Western Sea War, the Shaodian Navy fought vigorously, forcing the Kuril Alliance all the way to the open sea, and even recovering nearly half of the occupied sea areas one after another. The bigwigs of the Commander's Mansion celebrated one after another, and the kingdom seemed to be quickly getting rid of the situation of being passively beaten.

When the time came to the beginning of August, the second elder of the Senate, Zhongguo Gong Xuanyuanxiong, first issued a warning that the southeast monsoon in summer was approaching, and the station newspaper in Xihai did not find that the main force of the enemy army was damaged, and the Kuril Alliance was likely to turn to a counteroffensive next.

Immediately after the Ten Elders, Xingguo Gong questioned that the navy's supply line was too long, the pressure to protect the supply line increased sharply, and the navy did not have enough troops to escort it.

Prince Yinsha couldn't sit still, and personally went to Zhanlongwan Water Village to have a secret conversation with the commander of the West Sea.

"The troops must be withdrawn, and it will be too late to withdraw when the southeast monsoon blows!" Shaodian Yong's forehead showed green tendons.

"Now that we withdraw our troops, what will happen to the sea areas that have been recovered? The main force of the enemy has not been in a hard touch with us, and they will leave as soon as they get touched, and as soon as we retreat, they will be able to reoccupy the sea areas that were previously recovered without blood, and we have been fighting for nothing in the past two months. Sima Heng did not look at Shaodian Yong.

"If you don't withdraw your troops, won't they fight back? Destroy your fleet, and the enemy will still occupy our waters! Where will you find troops to counterattack when the time comes?" Shaodian Yong had the urge to draw his sword and kill Sima Heng.

Sima Heng raised his head with difficulty, and asked with all his strength: "Even if I withdraw all the warships and wait for the monsoon to end before counterattacking, does the prince think we can defeat the Kuril Alliance?"

Shaodian Yong was stunned for a moment, staring at Sima Heng with his eyes but speechless.

"The Commander's Office has always regarded the transfer of the navies of the four states as the bottom line, counting on me to repel the Kuril Alliance with 400,000 navies, and so far they have not even given an order to increase the naval reserves. They can remove me, but who can be sent to carry this burden? Sima Heng's eyes were bloodshot, which showed how excited he was in his heart.

"You, you," Shaodian Yong pointed at Sima Heng, "but you can't use this method, it's the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers!"

"What you see now is hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but if the war doesn't end for a day, the kingdom will die every day, and how many people will die for a long stalemate?

The battle for the sea and the frontier must be decided by a war, and the Commander's Mansion is not that no one can see it, but no one is willing to say it, and I can't say it, so I can only show it!"

Sima Heng stood in front of Shaodian Yong with his head held high.

"Okay, good, good, I can't control whether you withdraw or not, but the fleet on Yinsha Island must be withdrawn, and my people are not under your control. Although Shaodian Yong disagreed with Sima Heng's opinion, he didn't know how to distinguish it.

"I have ordered your troops to be moved to the final offensive sequence, and you can recall them back to Silversand at any time. Sima Heng knew that the hurdle in front of him had passed, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Shaodian Yong walked out of the hall angrily, came to the door and suddenly stopped, and said without looking back: "The soldiers are working the front line, do you have the face to stay in the rear?"

"My flagship 'Dinghai' has set sail, and I will be able to catch up with it tomorrow. Sima Heng's firm voice came from behind Shaodian Yong.