Chapter 433 [Out of the Cage] (Five)

"Go down."

Green rubbed his forehead that was painful and shouted calmly. A young officer in front of him immediately straightened his body, performed a military tribute, and then turned around and raised his head out of the tent.

When the curtain was lifted, a cold wind suddenly rushed in from outside, and Green couldn't help but shake it gently.

The wind was not as cold as I thought, but... Green's heart really became cold.

The officer was just a logistics officer in the army. The logistics chief in the entire Moor County was Kato, a guy known as a smuggler in the army, and the logistics system in the army was managed by Kato. Not long after the army of the Northern Military Region was established, the logistics officers in the army were recruited and selected by Kato. Under the influence of Kato, each of them was like Kato's character: cunning and ruthless.

Green has never interfered with the logistics system too much. On the one hand, there is no need to repeat Kato's character and loyalty to Xia. With Kato's shrewdness and loyalty, Green was relieved to hand over the heavy burden of logistics and military supplies to him. On the other hand, as Xia's family and the growth of this small group grew little by little, Green, the old man in the army, naturally had his own understanding. He knew very well that in Xia's small group, his prestige and qualifications were second only to Xia's.

, even to say bluntly, if you simply look at the qualifications, Green is nicknamed Mad Dog, a military celebrity who has been famous in the Empire for many years, and graduated from the Imperial College with a strong roots. She is from the Eagle Department of the Army, and is a direct disciple of the old duke Minas... She must be famous, have a background, have a connection. With Green's identity, if he is placed elsewhere, in such a chaotic time, it is enough to serve as a commander when the Empire employs people.

Xia Ya's army was still short, but Green had already wisely begun to avoid suspicion - although he knew Xia Ya would not doubt him, in this small group, others might not think so. To consolidate the stability of this small group, then it is necessary to establish Xia Ya's authority and core position. If he interferes too much in everything, he will inevitably be verbal behind the scenes.

Therefore, Green almost let Chara hand over to Kato for such an important hole in military supplies, and he would never interfere easily on weekdays.

This time, the military supplies accompanying him were arranged by Kato, and he did not install his confidant.

This practice maintained the stability of the small group of Mor County, and also made some people who had other thoughts lose their thoughts. After all, Xia Ya was a little less experienced and annexed the remnants of the Sixth and Seventh Corps. The two corpses were many veterans with veterans in the army. Although they had to obey due to the situation, over time, under the command of a rookie like Xia Ya, no one would have any other thoughts in his heart. Not to mention anything else, just in Denzel City, when Xia Ya was away from the city for several days, someone came to Green vaguely to express his meaning, hoping that Green could take the opportunity to seize power and even replace him!

In the hearts of those veterans, Green is still a person qualified to be the commander. After all, the reputation and background of the mad dog are there, and Xia Ya... he is so young.

Fortunately, Green's character and integrity did not pay attention to the undercurrents in secret. Instead, he simply gave up his power and made a full attitude. Then he gradually calmed down some restlessness.

Although Green was a little dissatisfied with this expedition, at least in front of others, he did not openly question Xia Ya's orders-if any army is not guaranteed by the majesty of the commander, then no matter how well-equipped the army is, it will be a mess!

Since going south, Green has kept in mind the plan discussed with Xia Ya and led this "main force" to go south, step by step, and take steady steps - if it is a bit unpleasant, how could this attitude look like going to the battle? It seems to be the low-key and negative attitude when withdrawing troops.

The army slowly advanced, and the tortoise was slumped into a group. It was stable to the extreme and did not take any risky actions. Even if there were blocked Odin's small army along the way repeatedly provoked, Green just pretended that it could not be seen. The army slowly moved south, step by step, carefully got into the condom arranged by Manninger...

But today, Green really couldn't help it!

Sometimes when marching and fighting, you have to take risks. How could Green not understand this? But the problem is that the current situation is really at a critical moment!

Manninge mobilized garrisons from all over the country to intercept them, Odin gathered all the elites, and the Chixue Army's old foundation was pulled out by Manninge! This Odin Xiongjie was full of energy and decided to eat the Byzantine army that broke into his territory in one bite, the last resistance force in the north! It will purge the situation in the north in one fell swoop and completely determine the overall situation!

At this moment, the elite troops of Green were entrenched around the lonely army of Green, and the elite troops of the tribe led by Manninger were swaying on both sides of the wings. A army of Tens of Thousands of Red Snows scattered behind Green, cutting off the retreat route of Green's army.

Moreover, Green's troops have now entered Siltanran County for hundreds of miles. They are alone outside, so there is no place to replenish the supplies and food, and they are all surrounded by eyeballs.

The army was able to move slowly before, but two days ago, it was finally impossible to move forward.

Manninger finally got into this trap!

We cannot advance or retreat. Just now, the logistics officers in the army came to report again like Green, and the food and grass consumption in the army was almost over.

People can hold on for a while, after all, soldiers eat less and can delay for a few more days. However, the forage from the war horses was not enough. Originally, when they went to war, they didn't carry much supplies. According to Xia Ya's plan, the food and grass carried by the army was only enough for half a month to use. No matter how much Green saves and uses it, this inventory is almost exhausted today!

That guy Manninger was also cunning. He had already tied his pockets and got in. However, the other party was not in a hurry to attack, but instead surrounded him and waited quietly.

I think this Odin Xiongjie also calculated how much food and grass his own army could carry when they entered the enemy territory. If they continued to waste this, the morale of the army would be unstable when the food was cut off in his army. Only then would he rush forward, and the fight would naturally be twice the result with half the effort.

Just now, when the logistics officer in the army reported to him, Green knew that if there was no change within three days, then his lonely army would be dead!

In fact, since yesterday, the daily rations distributed by soldiers in the army have been reduced to 70% of the standard quantity.

Just now, the logistics officer took the initiative to propose a solution. This suggestion surprised Green - what kind of subordinates did the smuggler Kato trained?

The officer looked a little too young. Although he straightened his body when standing, after all, in the eyes of an old corps like Green, his military posture was still a bit immature. But just such a young officer who looked like a rookie came up with an idea that scared Green!

"Sir, if it is impossible to do anything, I have a way to temporarily suspend the morale fluctuation of food cuts. I only need to capture me in front of all the soldiers of the army, and then order the military law to kill me! As long as I announced to the entire army, it was me, a logistics officer who embezzled military equipment, which led to the shortage of food in the army. In this way, the panic of soldiers' shortage of food will turn into resentment towards me... Although this method cannot eradicate the current predicament, it can at least delay the adults for two days!"

Even Green was moved when the young officer said such words in a firm and even somewhat indifferent tone.

Such a ruthless heart... Where did Xia Ya find such a young man?

He asked for a while and found out that this young logistics quarantine officer, named "Kevin", was a young man from a broken family who was rescued by Chara from the Odin people in the south when he was out.

Because he is quite good at planning, he was finally asked by Kato to use it under his command.

The method proposed by Kevin was extremely cruel and cruel, and he did not take his own life seriously. How could Green really use this method? After a few words of blame, he sent the military officer out.

However, the cost of the army is only a little bit. If there is no progress in Xia Ya's future, the more than 10,000 people he brought will be really no way to heaven and no way to the earth.

Just as Green racked his brains to think about countermeasures and worried about his situation, Manninger was full of energy, as if he had seen the most peak and glorious moment in his life!

Since the Chixue Army went south, except for the small setbacks at the beginning, it was then unstoppable and wiped out the main force of the Seventh Corps of the Byzantine Empire, which greatly boosted Manninger's reputation! In that battle, he ate a central army corps of the Byzantine Empire in one bite. Such a prominent martial arts reputation, only the martial god Hasting, who was known as the first general of Odin, had created such a prominent martial arts god!

After Manninger's achievements were spread to the country, it was said that it caused shock to the five major tribes. The Red Snow Army became famous in one battle! Manninger himself was different from the ordinary Odin tribe leader. He was even more ambition and ambition, and was good at planning. Whether it was knowledge or mind, it was not comparable to other barbaric Odin people. He was very clear about the situation in the Odin Empire. Below the Odin God Emperor, the five major tribes were not subordinate to each other. Only powerful figures like the God Emperor could be able to suppress all tribes to be respected and surrendered. He Manninger always held the God Emperor's thighs firmly, and was more likely to make his family and royal family become in-laws... It can be said that as long as the current God Emperor is in power, the power of his Manninger and Basak clan will not have any problems.

But Manninger thought for a longer time!

What he wants is not only the power and wealth of his tribe, but what he wants is that Basak can enjoy power and wealth for a generation, stand in the core of power of the Odin Empire and stand firm!

In addition to keeping close consistency with the royal family, what Manninger thought was to take advantage of the opportunity of the Odin Empire's invasion of the south to occupy a vast and rich habitat for his tribe! All his descendants of tribes can have a foundation for their lives!

The lands of these counties in the northern Byzantine Empire were rich grain-producing areas, and the climate was relatively suitable for the Odin people to adapt. When Manninger captured this place, he wanted more than just robbery and robbery. The war model of the Odin Empire in the past has always been something that Manninger disdained. In his opinion, it was just a robber-style war. Although it seemed to be a glorious moment and no matter how many slaves he stole, where was the land worth it?!

Only by truly occupying the land of the Byzantine Empire and turning the Byzantines on this land into slaves of their own tribes, generations of slaves have children, families have families, and generations have continued, allowing their tribes to lay a foundation on this land and firmly guard this land, will the greatest capital for the Bashak tribe to be prosperous in the future! Even if several generations later, even if the tribe is no longer favored by the God Emperor, as long as there is such a large piece of land and countless slaves and people in hand, there will be no problem with the prosperity of Bashak!

Since moving south, we first annihilated the Seventh Corps of the Byzantine Empire, then occupied the entire territory of Siltan County, and then advanced eastward to annex the Corsica Military Region! The land in these two counties has already exceeded the land area owned by the Manninger tribe in the country! The population of the two counties is far greater than the entire tribe population of the Manninger tribe!

He has been doing his best to operate for more than half a year, driving slaves to build new settlements, and preparing to migrate with his clan!

As long as this cold winter passes and the road is clear, a large number of ethnic groups can migrate from the country to reproduce here. As long as you gain a firm foothold, this land will be completely owned by your own tribe!

This is capital, it is the capital in hand!

I even had an impulse in my heart and couldn't help but imagine: If there were any changes in the Odin Empire a hundred years later, if there was an era of weakening royal family, as long as my Basak clan had such strong strength... he might not have no chance to reach the peak of power!

Who knows what will happen in the future? Everything I do today is to lay a solid foundation for the future prosperity of my tribe!

In Manninger's opinion, the only last stumbling block in front of him now was the small force of resistance entrenched there in Mor County behind him.

Before winter, he sent his son Molkar to fight, but suffered a small loss. Although Manninger was shocked and angry, he didn't really care too much. After all, in his opinion, he was just a group of mobs, and his Odin elites were careless and failed for a moment. Although his son's incompetence disappointed him, as long as he waited for the beginning of spring, he would raise enough food and grass and lead his army to fight in person, and he would naturally wipe out those mobs.

By then, I will have tens of thousands of powerful soldiers and tens of thousands of surrendered troops in my hands, and I will own Mor County, Siltan County, and Corsica Military Region. These three largest grain-producing areas in the north of the Byzantine Empire, with thousands of miles of land and a population of one million. On that day, even the mighty Emperor Odin, the God Emperor, should look up to me!!

Even if the five major tribes in the Odin Empire cannot compete with the royal family, their own Basak is enough to surpass other tribes!

This is how life is, and the most peak achievement in life is right in front of you. How can Manninger not be happy and not be free to do so?

But even though such a bright future is right in front of you, Manninger still reminds yourself to be cautious at all times!

Now that his army has arranged a condom and has surrounded the lonely army in front of him to death, he still did not order to launch a general attack immediately, but instead restrained the impulse in his heart and continued to wait patiently...

He has to wait! When the other party's food is exhausted and the morale of the army is scattered, he will defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!

After leading the army for many years, Manninger did not fail to calculate that the other party would send a small group of surprise soldiers to his territory to make trouble to attract his attention.

However, under his arrangement, the territory of Siltan County and various important towns were stationed in small groups of Odin troops. A small number of Red Snow Army and a certain number of surrendered troops were stationed. Even if there were small groups of enemy soldiers coming in to make trouble, the troops left by themselves were still enough to deal with it! In his old nest new city, his son Molkar was left, and there were two thousand of the most elite soldiers of the tribe, and thousands of surrendered troops. Even if there were tens of thousands of Byzantine troops siege the city, it was enough to deal with it!

No matter how Manninger calculates, he feels that the situation in front of him is foolproof! These small enemy troubles under his command will never have the chance to make trouble again!

He led these 10,000 elite troops and stood in front of Green's army, waiting day after day.

Manninger was anxious after waiting. But he thought that he would be weaker if he waited for one more day!

This day, as I waited patiently, it was finally over again.

In the evening, he ran out of the tent and inspected the military camp. The Odins' military system has always been rough. His commander patrolled everywhere, and it was not as strict as in the Byzantine army. Wherever he went, the soldiers just saluted respectfully, and then did not stop what they should do, and should eat. There were even Odin's brave soldiers in the army who took off their clothes and fought for fun while they were idle. This was also a common situation in the Odin's army.

Manninger inspected the camp for a while, then ran to the camp gate himself, looked out on the rush-set lookout for a while, and the Byzantine army in the distance was still silent...

(Is the morale already depressed? Or is the enemy commander helplessly accepting his fate?)

But what made Manninger feel a little uncomfortable was that bunches of smoke were still floating out of the Byzantine camp opposite.

Just looking at the smoke from the cooking stove, you can at least know that the enemy has not yet lost food.

(It seems that I will have to wait for another two days...) Manninger sighed in his heart.

Although he was impulsive, he was a cunning person. The more he reached the critical moment, the more he reminded himself to calm down.

After looking for a while, Manninger snorted and walked down the watchtower. He was about to go back to his tent, but he had just taken two steps, but suddenly he paused!

A trace of splendor flashed in his eyes, and suddenly he turned around and climbed up to the viewing platform to look into the distance! After a moment, a happy and proud smile appeared on his face!

"Hahaha!! It seems that the head coach of this Byzantine army is still a little capable! He was almost deceived by him! Hehe!!"

He smiled happily, and his frowning brows stretched out for several days. As the head coach and patriarch, Manninger naturally had other accompanying generals and subordinates around him. Someone asked, "Captain, why are you laughing like this?"

Manninger smiled proudly, and was full of energy. He pointed to the camp of the Byzantine Army in the distance and shouted: "Do you see that smoke? Three times a day, in the afternoon and evening, smoke will rise. I was deceived by the commander of the Byzantine Army before! When I saw the smoke, I just thought that they still had surplus food for them, so it was difficult to attack immediately, but now, my trick has been seen through!"

After a pause, he pointed to the distance: "Look at what's wrong with the smoke in the cooking stove?"

The subordinates around him were all rough and generous Odin men. After glaring for a long time, how could they see anything? Manninger sighed in his heart. After all, although the generals and leaders of these tribes around him were extremely brave, they... smiled bitterly in secret. Perhaps this was also destined. God gave the Odin people strong and brave, but they were vulgar and reckless. There were fewer Odin people who were willing to use their brains like him!

However, this thought was just a moment, and Manninger sneered: "These days, the smoke on the opposite side has been constantly burning, but today I can see the flaws! Look carefully! If it is real smoke on the cooking, the smoke must be thin and thin, but look at the smoke on the opposite side, the smoke on the cooking firewood is black and straight! This is not the smoke on the cooking firewood, it is clearly the smoke from the Byzantine army on the opposite side, and they are posing as the smoke on the cooking firewood! I think the Byzantine army must have been short of food, but the enemy commander is afraid that I will take the opportunity to attack, so he let the army cut down firewood and use firewood to pretend to smoke on the cooking firewood! This strategy is considered to be his trouble! I have been deceived for a few days, and since I have seen it clearly today, I will naturally not continue to sit still!"

The more he spoke, he became more and more excited. He raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Go back to the tent and beat the drum! The leaders of each battalion gathered together to discuss!! Defeat the enemy, today!!"

When Manninger's order was heard, the entire army was shocked. As the drums sounded in the army, the leaders of each battalion rushed towards the commander's tent.

In the big tent, Manninger had already been waiting. When all the leaders and generals of his army gathered, Manninger was already covered in armor, full of excitement and excitement on his face, and was full of energy!

Seeing that the tent was crowded with people, it looked like they were the most brave warrior generals in the clan. Manninger was even more excited and shouted loudly: "Everyone! I have been waiting for many days, I believe everyone is already anxious! That alone army is lowering their eyelids. We have been patient for many days. Today, we will go and eat this piece of fat in one bite!!"

In the big tent, the sound of a loud tent almost overturned the tent!

The Odin people are good at fighting and having fun battles. After being in this camp for many days, the soldiers below have long been impatient!
To be continued...