The tragedy of the crescent moon spring aroused the murderous spirit in the bones of the cadets, and the fifteen standard teams were like fifteen sharp knives stirring back and forth, mercilessly cutting off the tumors that were attached to the desert body, and throwing them on the sand and stones to be exposed to the scorching sun, and the evil hidden in the shadow of the bandits, with the arrest of the bandits one by one, the clues were gradually revealed, and the cadets did not realize the seriousness of the situation, and the speculation of the commander of the army has been verified. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"No wonder the grassland trials can last for thousands of years, the horse bandits who were rampant in the desert and grasslands have turned into guests of wealthy nobles, and they have accumulated blood debts but have become military achievements because of the blessing of power, so soldiers and bandits are not divided into officials and bandits, what is the meaning of the blood and sacrifice of the soldiers!"

Throwing the interrogation transcript on the table again, Captain Ouyang smashed his fist on the sand table, Liu Xindong hurriedly stretched out his hands to protect it, as a staff officer in charge of training, the sand table and map were his weapons.

"Brother, don't blame me for saying the opposite, hehe, the nobles of the empire are not fools, one sentence of arson disrupting the enemy's borders, one sentence of disguised horse bandits to collect intelligence, two sentences are enough to clear the charge, as for the apprenticeship trial, the reason is even more sufficient, where can you find such a good training ground as the desert. ”

"If people ask you in a grand manner: Who is more important than the interests of the empire or the lives of the soldiers? Fang Zhenhai picked up the tea bowl and continued with a wry smile: "In the East China Sea, pirates are no less than horse bandits, and the king of Zhenhai has millions of elite soldiers, and he really can't be exterminated? ”

Captain Ouyang knew that what his colleagues said was true, but he was still angry: "Regardless of right and wrong in the past, now that the county lord is deep in the grassland, and the battle between the soldiers and the strong enemy is imminent, why didn't the bandits secretly supported by the imperial nobles report any news, and continue to be enemies with the soldiers in the desert?"

"For the sake of wealth, you can let your subordinates turn into bandits and slaughter caravans without humanity, the interests of the family have long been put above the empire, and you still expect it to report the enemy's situation, I am worried that it will be so greedy that even the military supplies of the transport team are robbed!"

Fang Zhenhai is responsible for the division of labor, and the information he has is more comprehensive and timely, the county lord is busy building the city with the main force, and Yan Ning has transferred Baji's five thousand elites to Guzhai, the original plan for the grassland bandits has long existed in name only, and the thousands of people who stayed behind did not dare to disperse at all, and they were more in formal training to accumulate strength for the upcoming war.

"Report, there is an urgent military situation from the Second Legion!"

After receiving the military intelligence report and sending away the guards, Fang Zhenhai carefully checked the seal, although he knew that his subordinates must have checked that it was correct before submitting it, but he had developed a cautious habit in Hua Zifei's reprimand, and he did not dare to hand over important information to his subordinates for processing.

"After retiring, I plan to go and eat fortune tellers. Handing the briefing to Ouyang Xuan, Fang Zhenhai laughed at himself: "You are in charge of logistics, look carefully, hehe, the transport team has suffered heavy losses due to repeated attacks, if it weren't for the Chamber of Commerce's guards fighting to the death, the crossbow machine would have almost been robbed by the horse bandits." ”

"If the situation is not serious, the county lord will not report it urgently. The two of them, the transport team made a round trip, and it normally took more than a month, and the horse bandit attacks intensified, and before the war, they could fight back and forth at most, and the wartime materials were worse than expected. Captain Ouyang said as he calculated, his face became more and more ugly: "It seems that we have to remind the corps commander and let the second corps divide its forces to escort the Chamber of Commerce, otherwise the military food storage will be worried." ”

"Wait, Captain Ouyang, the desert sun is hanging in the air, but the prairie is full of autumn rain, the construction of the second army is not smooth, and it is now at a critical moment, even the county lord's personal guard team is on duty day and night, where is there still extra troops to suppress bandits. ”

"Why did Miss Yan transfer the main force of the grassland troops?

Captain Ouyang had suggested more than once that he should be transferred back to Baji, even if it was difficult to exterminate the bandits, training and patrolling on the prairie could not only maintain deterrence but also reinforce the transport team in time, but the result was without exception for Hua Zifei to veto, only saying that there was another task, and now that the transport team has suffered heavy losses, he couldn't help but mention it again, what other task is more important than covering and building a city.

"You two don't look at me, I only know that Baji led the troops to the forest, and I don't know the specific location and task, the Third Legion has never exchanged information with us and the Second Legion, Baji directly obeys Miss Yanning's orders, and the commander-in-chief can't be transferred, unless the county lord personally gives an order. ”

Hua Zifei is not only the commander of the corps, but also the commander-in-chief of the three corps, the dynamics of the second corps are always reported in a timely manner, but the third corps has no news since the division of troops, and it was learned that Baji took people to the forest, or the herald inadvertently revealed it, Fang Zhenhai also reminded Hua Zifei that he could not grasp the dynamics of the three legions, how to formulate the corresponding training plan, and the answer was that there was no need to consider the three legions, and it was directly commanded by the county lord.

"Legion Commander!"

Hua Zifei quietly walked into the tent, the three lieutenants hurriedly got up and saluted, Fang Zhenhai handed over the briefing, he was silent for a long time, just staring at the sand table, just when the three lieutenants wanted to avoid, the old man waved his hand and sat down at the table, rubbed his hands and crushed the briefing and threw it out.

"Don't spread the news of the attack on the convoy, lest it cause unnecessary panic. ”

After two sentences of advice, Hua Zifei looked at the map, and the expressions of the three captains became cold, and the soldiers scattered without food, and the regiment commander could temporarily suppress and not discuss, it must be that there was a major change in the desert military situation, which was more serious and urgent than military rations.

"For the way of the general, the general who can turn defeat into victory is worthy of the great responsibility. There are less than 40,000 students in the two legions, and Sunset and Cuihua will attack together, and the old fox and I are not sure that we will be able to block it. In case the city is lost, where will the soldiers retreat? Jicui Pass is separated by thousands of miles, and if you can't run before the pass, it is very likely that the pursuers will be eaten one by one, and secondly, the county lord will not choose that way of retreat, and retreating to Jicui Pass means that the grassland war has completely failed. ”

Hua Zifei has always been reluctant to talk more, but today he was rare to explain patiently, and the three lieutenants did not dare to interrupt, but listened to him quietly, and carefully understood the real strategic deployment of the Cadet Corps.

"After fighting in the desert for more than two months, the Sunset mercenaries should have figured out their intentions a long time ago, even if it takes time to assemble, why don't the regular troops at the border pass not move? The first two **** summoned the standard teams to move closer to the Chinese army, that is, to prevent sudden attacks, the combat effectiveness of the student soldiers is good, but to meet the elite legion of the Sunset Empire, it is far from being an opponent. You know that I once led the cavalry battalion to fight against the Tempest Legion, and the result was that both sides were defeated, and the Tempest Legion was wiped out, but the Leopard Battalion was also wiped out. ”

"The soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion will be the elite selected by the empire at all levels, the Tempest Legion is just better equipped than other standing legions of Sunset, there is not much difference in soldiers, ordinary herdsmen are competent soldiers after a few months of training, and the soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion have received strict training since childhood, and their military rank is three levels higher than that of the imperial battalions, and the captain is the same as the corps commander. Understood, strong men beat children, you still have to insist on one-on-one heads-up, winning is not pride but shame!"

"The new Tempest Legion can be formed in three months after sunset, and the combat strength is not much worse than the original, but what about the Xiao Cavalry Battalion? It may not be able to become an army in three years, and it took five years for the Leopard Jie Battalion to be rebuilt!"

Hua Zifei kept his mouth shut about the current war problems, but analyzed the combat strength of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion and the Sunset Legion, and the implication seemed to be more admiring the Sunset Iron Cavalry.

"Since Sunset has figured out our intentions, why is it so slow to send troops? I've just been inspired to understand, hehe, Yue Biao's first patrol accidentally encountered the witch scout team at the edge of the forest, didn't suffer a loss but didn't have much results, Xiao Yue'er's temper you all know, where will be good to give up, gather the standard team to come to a hard encounter, a vicious battle down Yue Biao reduced one-third, Xiao Yue'er also hung up the color, reluctantly ordered to retreat to the Chinese army, reported that the witch soldiers' combat power is far higher than the team they met before, should be selected elite to form an army, do you think she will be looking for an excuse to cover up?"

"No!"

Hua Yue's standard team was subordinate to Qiu Xingchen's first battalion, and it was temporarily adjusted before the division of troops, and it was incorporated into Ouyang Xuan's second battalion.

"You are confident, it won't be to protect your subordinates, hehe, what do you two think?" Hua Zifei ignored Captain Ouyang, the tragedy of Crescent Spring made the old man angry, Fang Zhenhai picked up: "Commander, you only said that Yue Biao reduced his number of troops by one-third, what about the enemy? Even Captain Hua Biao has hung up the lottery, I believe that the witch soldiers will never be any better, otherwise Yue Biao will not easily withdraw the troops." ”

"Commander, don't scold me, when it comes to tactical ability, Xiao Yue'er is not particularly outstanding, let alone Gao Yuan, but commanding elite soldiers, let alone the standard commanders, I am not sure that I can defeat her. Liu Xindong's evaluation was unanimously agreed, and they all signaled him to continue with their eyes, and the combat staff officer stood up and pointed to the map for analysis: "Yue Biao's choice to fight hard is by no means simply to give the first patrol an air, how many people will be the main force behind Hua Yue's scout team that can concentrate on the attack? Hua Yue wanted to destroy the scout team, so that the main force of the witch soldiers could not distinguish our strength in the desert for a while, and did not dare to immediately turn around and go east to block the construction of the city. ”

Hua Zifei nodded approvingly, the three captains have their own strengths, Ouyang Xuan is good at fighting, Liu Xindong is resourceful, and Fang Zhenhai has strong overall planning ability, so that he can hone more in different positions, and in time he will become a great weapon, and anyone can be qualified for the position of corps commander.

"Ouyang, do you want to resign again, let me put you back to lead the troops to fight, hehe, Crescent Spring deserves it, but this time Xiao Yue'er gave you a long face. Hua Zifei no longer played dumb riddles, and happily revealed the mystery: "Xindong's analysis is correct, but ignoring the details in my words, Xiao Yue'er ate the witch scout team, and didn't let anyone run back to report the news, only the troops of the first patrol were led, and the main force of the standard team was concentrated, hehehe, six hundred people defeated the three thousand witch soldiers, and pursued hundreds of miles in the forest, hehe, as a result, he ran into the main force of the witch soldiers, and the big battle led to serious attrition, and he had to pout and collect the troops. ”

"She is also too bold, destroying the scout team is a miracle, facing the vanguard of the witch soldiers, defeating the weak and the strong and not stopping, she dares to chase out hundreds of miles, and when she meets the main force of the witch soldiers, she is not afraid of an ambush?"

Captain Ouyang was happy and angry, a big victory, a complete victory, Yue Biao fought three battles in a row, but Hua Yue's bold command was really scary, there were 3,000 people in the vanguard team, and there were not tens of thousands of witch soldiers in the main force, she dared to meet it and fight hard, no wonder it would be a lottery.

"This is called the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, if you lead the team, the result will not be much better, if you don't try the main force of the witch soldiers in person, the ghost believes that you will slip away! The officers privately called the second battalion the Mad Tiger Battalion, and simply asked the corps commander to transfer Qin Rufeng over, two madmen and a female devil, and the Mad Tiger Battalion can justifiably change the military flag. ”

When dividing the troops, in order to rob Huayue, Fang Zhenhai almost competed with Ouyang Xuan to determine his belonging, and he couldn't see that he looked like a villain. The tenacious fighting style of the second battalion is indeed no different from that of the Mad Tiger, and the tragedy of Crescent Moon Spring is also reflected from the opposite side, the squad escorting the wounded soldiers fell into the siege of hundreds of horse bandits, and actually killed more than twice as many enemies.

"Okay, the crow is standing on the pig's back, no one should be too dark, you two are the same, and if you continue to quarrel, it's time to push the improper upper beam on me. Hua Zifei made a joke for the first time, it was obvious that the old man was in a good mood, and he looked at Captain Ouyang and picked up a few words: "Xiao Yue'er led the pro-army team to kill the five witch soldiers and shamans, and only hung the color when he snatched the flag of his main general, hahaha, and now he is about to flee back with the battle flag, hahaha." ”

The tent was full of Hua Zifei's hoarse laughter, and the three captains laughed loudly for a while, killing the generals to capture the flag, and encountering Yue Biao's head-on attack, the morale of the witch soldiers can be imagined, and the opportunity to send troops in advance was greatly reduced, and the intention of unexpectedly dividing the main force of the students could not be realized.

"Xiao Yue'er has flown to report to the county lord, let the Second Legion strengthen its vigilance when building the city, and strictly prevent the sudden attack of the witch soldiers, the old fox never makes a loss-making business, it is more than enough to deal with 30,000 witch soldiers, we continue to stare at the sunset mercenaries, and we must not let them detour back to the rear of the Second Legion. ”

After laughing, Hua Zifei pointed to the map: "The interests are connected, Yue Biao's encounter is to play the prestige of the scholars, but the aftermath is also very serious, so that the witch soldiers realized in advance that only 30,000 people can't stop the soldiers from building a city, the Cuihua Empire will inevitably send more reinforcements, and the cooperation with the mercenaries will be closer, and the enemies we will face in the future will be more powerful." ”

"Commander, there was news before leaving, saying that the students of Fengyun City spontaneously gathered at Jicui Pass, or ask the county lord to give an order, let them enter the grassland to support the Second Legion, and by the way, they can also send more supplies. ”

"The students of Quicksand City can't continue to receive their salaries to watch the scenery, and they won't attack at sunset, so let them take the initiative to attack and contain the mercenaries on the opposite side, so as not to concentrate on the grassland. ”

"Material reserves are still a big deal, the regular army can't enter the grassland rashly, the student soldiers of the children's camp in Jiufu of Xiangyun County are not within the limit, you might as well organize to escort the supplies, but I heard that there are many children's camps that have been bought by the king of Xiangyun County, and the county lord has to coordinate this matter personally, and the other county kings are afraid that they will not give face." ”

The three captains said a word, in response to the dilemma faced by the cadet corps, there were no soldiers to deploy in the direction of Jicui Pass, and they all looked at Fengyun City and Quicksand City, there were still sixty or seventy thousand idle cadets who had nothing to do, and Captain Ouyang even came up with the idea of the king of Xiangyun County.

"If the county lord can mobilize the two student soldiers, he will not go deep into the grassland in desperation to make dangerous moves, the military minister who supervises the war has ordered the main force of the two student soldiers to move north to support under the pretext of the war in the north, and the king of Xiangyun County is pressing the order and arguing with the military department, to be able to do this step, it has been beyond my expectations and the old fox, and his interests can no longer be touched. ”

Hua Zifei sat back at the table and looked at the three captains calmly: "Two good news, one is that Meiling will continue to deliver grain and herbs to the students, and the other is that the three army corps is ready to retreat in the dense forest, even if the grassland city is lost, we still have the support for a counterattack." The joy on the faces of the captains had not faded, and he threw out another bad news: "The students entered Beijing to report the victory, Li Changgong was detained by the Military Justice Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the three charges, embezzlement and bribery, disobedience to military orders, fornication with the princes, and the intervention of His Royal Highness the Prince, failed to bring people out of prison." ”

"Takagaki!"

The three captains shouted out in unison, the Ministry of Civil Affairs seized Li Changgong, the three charges were heavier than the other, and the spearhead was directly pointed at Gao Yuan, if something happened to him, Hua Zifei would never lead the troops to fight again, and the top of the Cadet Corps would inevitably be torn apart.

"The county lord is soft outside and strong inside, the Ministry of Civil Affairs came to arrest Gao Yuan's people, let her catch the disrespect between her words, and ordered Dugu's deputy envoy to be killed in public, you three are her personal captains, as long as you have no second thoughts, why worry about glory and wealth not to come to the door. ”

The Ministry of Civil Affairs dared to disobey the order of the prince of the prison country, and he must have obtained the will of the old king, and the prince figured out the joint, so he was helpless, but he did not expect that the Qin Cha who came to the grassland would die under the knife of the high-ranking Dugu deputy envoy, he was the county lord escort sent by the old king, and no one could settle this confused account, but one thing was clear, the forces competing for the throne had begun to openly stand in line.

"The witch soldiers are hit head-on, which will create the illusion that the main force of the student soldiers is at the edge of the forest, Sunset and Cuihua will inevitably negotiate encirclement and suppression, and the fighter plane should not be missed, take advantage of its failure to react, concentrate forces to bypass from the north, and give him a heavy fist side attack!" (To be continued.) )