"Captain Jiao, go to the back and warm yourself by the fire, my subordinates will help you watch." The ruddy-faced Sangniu came to his post at the camp gate and said to the pale-faced Jiao Mingguang.
The fine armor has a strong defensive power but is not cold-proof. It is padded with too many clothes and is very tight. It is not afraid of the cold when exercising, but it is cold when standing guard. Standing in the wind and snow is the coldest.
"You have a conscience, so keep an eye on me. If something goes wrong, I'll take your head." Jiao Mingguang quickly got out of the way, dragging his spear and ran towards the fire behind the camp gate.
The camp gate needs light at night. In addition to lighting lamps and torches, there are fires inside and outside the gate to prevent anyone from approaching the camp gate in the dark.
In cold weather, sentries and patrols gathered around these fires to warm themselves during their breaks.
The harsh sound of horse hoofbeats startled Jiao Mingguang. From the sound, he could tell that there was only one horse. The officers and soldiers guarding the camp were half relieved.
"The sentry in front indicates that it's one of our own!" Sangniu shouted.
"Don't be careless!" Jiao Mingguang replied as he returned to his post at the camp gate. The hand holding the gun barrel was not yet warm.
A tiger-striped war horse galloped out, with two black shadows on the horse's back.
Everyone in Baiqiu Town knows that Ding Kui owns a horse with tiger stripes and galloping thunder, so it seems that there must be one on the horse's back.
"See Lord Ding!" The officers and soldiers at the camp gate beat their chests together and saluted.
The clever Jiao Mingguang ran out to fend off the enemy.
"Captain Jiao." It was Ding Kui on the horse, and another person was lying in front of him.
"It's a humble position. What are your orders from Ding Shuai?"
There are a few people who use the honorary title of Ding Kui, mostly the elderly.
"Tell Captain Fan to send two more teams of scouts toward the county town." After saying this, Ding Kui clapped his horse and ran into the Baiqiu Town camp.
"Follow your orders! Sang Niu, do you hear me? Go and deliver the order. I have to stick to my post!" Jiao Mingguang ran back to his post and lightly kicked his subordinate's butt.
Several people greeted Ding Kui outside the Chinese army's tent, "Wei Tong, tie him up, take him down and keep a close watch on him, don't let me freeze. He is the commander-in-chief of an army." Ding Kui picked up Feng Run in front of him and threw him off his horse.
Feng Run was already prepared. He put his feet on the ground and stood firm, shouting: "No! It took a lot of effort to get here. Are you worried that I will run away?"
Wei Tong, the oldest disciple of the Invisible Sword Sect in Nanzhao Prefecture, is now thirty-five years old and is the peak fearless knight in the early stage.
He stepped forward to capture Feng Run, but found that the prisoner did not resist.
"Haha, we need to abide by the rules in our army. At present, you are an enemy and not a friend. I can't treat you like an uncle. Be gentle, Wei Tong, he was captured by me voluntarily."
Ding Kui noticed that Feng Run's expression was a little painful, so he reminded Wei Tong.
"Ah, I'm sorry, sir." Wei Tong's dark face turned purple.
"Subordinate, let's go take a look." Gong Le came over to help Wei Tong and gently pressed his palm on Feng Run's shoulder.
The ten new soldiers just arrived yesterday, and there are still many unfamiliar places in the military camp.
Ding Kui nodded, handed the reins to Zeng Jian, turned around and walked into the Zhongjun tent.
He left the tiger-striped galloping thunder colt to the care of designated people. Besides himself, Zeng Jian and Lu Ying were qualified to do so. The most famous colt should be looked after by people who love and understand horses, and knights have the most say in this regard.
"Why did my lord bring Fengrun back?" Fei Ze saw clearly in the tent.
"It happened that, after a little effort, Ao Yu wouldn't have been able to leave the county so easily."
That day, Ding Kui thought twice and informed Ao Yan to call Ao Yu.
Ao Yu could not attack his own army, but he could cover Ding Kui's departure from Nanqiu County.
As for the prison robbery, it was easy for Ding Kui, who was skilled in both law and martial arts. He came to Fengrun's cell with a food box. He first knocked Fengrun unconscious, and then fought his way out of the cell, killing all the Chinese people he saw.
He did not let go of the Shaodian people in the cell. Those people who ran out would still be caught and might be treated even more cruelly.
Ao Yu picked up Ding Kui and Feng Run who were coming out, and covered them with water film as they left the city. Ding Kui killed some jailers and guards without much movement, and his own army didn't react until they were far away, and they could not be found after searching the whole city.
Someone has arrived.
"Have you found any flaws in the enemy's force?" Fei Ze was concerned about tactical matters.
"No, I'm just sure that Chunlu Bay Water Village is regarded as a strategic location by our country. Yudi can't give up anywhere else. Its importance is higher than that of the county town."
"Oh, Beidaying is blocking the road to Dongxiong City and Chunluwan Water Village. If we divide our troops to harass Dongxiong City, we must pass through Junbei Camp." Fei Ze was sorting out his strategic ideas, "Look at the enemy forces in Xia City and Xining City.
We can quickly move to the north of Dongxiong City, as Yudi has long been prepared for our sneak attack on Chunlu Bay Water Village."
"I heard that Commander Xing has rushed to the base camp of the war zone. Just wait for him to pull out the Twelve Legions." Ding Kui found that the battle situation had entered a bottleneck and more troops were needed to break the situation.
"Can't we make use of this Fengrun?" Fei Ze had never experienced the capture of an enemy army commander, and always wanted to make a fuss about it.
"There is a conflict between Feng Run and Yu Di. The biggest role is to redeem our country. Tomorrow I will notify the base camp to send someone to take him away. He will not have much effect on the current war situation."
Ding Kui could also ask for credit from the commander-in-chief's office. It was he who captured Feng Run from behind enemy lines, and no one else could share this military credit.
Xing Bao came to Nanzhao Prefecture with two division commanders. A new regiment needed familiar assistants to help him lead it. The newcomers were not as easy to use as the old men.
Yuan Jinhui is the commander of the 112th Division. He comes from the Equipment Department of the Equipment Department. He used to specialize in building large equipment. He is good at defending cities and knows how to temporarily assemble defensive equipment.
Pi Zhi is the commander of the 113th Division. He comes from the Short Weapons Division. He used to specialize in the development of short weapons. He is naturally powerful and is only one step away from the great martial arts master. He is good at siege and can use a battering ram by himself.
Only with two strong men, one offensive and one defensive, did Xing Bao dare to form the Twelve Legions. He alone could not support the new legions.
"Oh, General Han is in this situation. The people who are appreciated by General Ding will definitely not be any worse. Thank you, the coach, for taking care of him." He asked Jiang Xi about Han Ruren and got good news.
"It's hard to say without experiencing actual combat, but the transfer of the 111th Division to Xixuan City shows that Commander Han has a good ability to discern fighter opportunities and has strong action capabilities. At least he is not someone who sticks to the camp." Jiang Xi told Xing
Speak truthfully.
"That's good, that's good. Your Excellency has been in charge of the General Staff for many years and has a top-notch eye for people. Without you to build a framework for the Twelve Legions, even the last generals would not dare to come to Nanzhao Prefecture." Xing Bao flattered him.
, whether Jiang Xi likes to hear it or not, let’s film it first and then talk about it.
"The enemy in Nanqiu County is very tenacious, with sufficient troops and supplies. It is difficult for the Eighth Army alone to win quickly. It is not easy for the Kong family army to survive on such a battlefield. Commander Xing came to help me a lot. I hope the Twelfth Army will join the battlefield as soon as possible.
." Jiang Xi has heard too many good words and will not be soft-hearted.
"The training of new recruits is not enough for three months. If we go to the front line at this time, the casualties may be too great. Why don't we wait another two months?"
Xing Bao had no confidence at all in dragging the new recruit Danzi to the front line.
"You must go to the front line no later than the end of the year and February at the latest." Jiang Xi had the same strict requirements for the people of the Long family.
"My subordinate has a request, but I don't know whether to make it or not?"
"speak."
"Can you please send some staff officers to the 12th Army Corps? This can help my subordinates get familiar with the army quickly." Xing Bao's official arrived.
"This is easy to talk about. I'll ask Staff Officer Sun to help you arrange it."
If you want your horse to run fast, you have to feed it good food. As the commander-in-chief of the staff department, Jiang Xi’s most important thing on hand is a staff officer.
"Your Majesty, Ding Kui, the commander of the 74th Division, went to Nanqiu County alone to capture Feng Run, the commander of the enemy's fifth northern army, alive. We now ask the base camp to escort Feng Run back to the capital." A staff officer ran in to report.
"What? Capture the enemy commander alive! He's still behind enemy lines!" Xing Bao's little eyes widened, at least twice as big as before.
"He, this kid, since the last time when several departments joined forces to capture Hong Jin, I haven't heard of anyone being able to capture the commander of the legion alive. Well done! Well, what kind of credit should I claim for this?" Jiang Xi said first
Time calculation: how to help Ding Kui get credit.
"Oh my God! Consort Ding captured the division commander alive when he first came to the front line, and now he has arrested someone with a higher rank. It's so cruel! Will he capture the enemy's commander next time?" Xing Baofeng praised the son-in-law of the Long family.
"Young people are motivated and like to take risks. I don't even dare to think about such things. Who will bring Feng Run back to me?" Jiang Xi hurriedly wanted to get the prisoner back to avoid long nights and dreams.
"Your Majesty, please let the general make the arrangements. It will give the newly-built division some time to move. It will be absolutely safe for the 113th Division to escort the prisoners." Xing Bao took the initiative to take over the job.
A division ran to escort a prisoner. I believe many people have never heard of it. That was something Xing Bao could not do. At least he could bring the new recruits to the front line to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield, so that the regiment could form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.
Jiang Xi agreed. If his subordinates were more active, he would be more relaxed.
The heavy snow subsided slightly, and fighting broke out again in Nanqiu County.
The 20,000 Kong family troops stationed in Shifeng City came out to assist the 71st Division in attacking Xining City and retaking the city that had fallen not long ago.
Not to be outdone, the troops that attacked Wangxia City moved to Shifeng City to capture this empty city.
The 202nd and 205th Divisions launched a timely attack and took the opportunity to recapture Wangxia City once again when our own army was attacking Shifeng City, avenging the 201st Division.
During the battle in the north, the south seemed much quieter, and Ding Kui personally went out to greet the 113th Division.
Ding Kui was delighted to see Kong Wu's powerful Pi Zhi, and after exchanging pleasantries, he suggested a contest of strength.
"General Pi, please don't let me use any strength. It won't be a shame for me, the knight, to lose to you." Ding Kui was afraid that he wouldn't use his full strength.
It ended with a simple arm wrestling.
"True divine power, your strength is comparable to that of an ordinary great martial artist!" Ding Kui lost.
"General Ding gave in, but you haven't used your fighting spirit yet." Pi Zhi didn't dare to be proud.
"Hey, what's the use of fighting spirit in a purely physical comparison? I'm one level higher than you in combat power. This competition is unfair. How can I still use fighting spirit? I hope to have the opportunity to see you score a goal with a battering ram."