Cai Ran has been traveling outside all year round and has come into contact with all kinds of people. He can clearly feel Ding Kui's kindness and becomes more bold in making requests.Ww W．
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"To be honest, when Nanqiu County fell, in order to conceal my identity, I hid the things I brought with me in a place, planning to take them back when I had the opportunity. However, when I found the place again, I found that all the things were gone.
Now that I’m so short of money, I can’t even afford to invite a few of my friends to the Everglades.”
"This is easy. The 2o1 Division needs to go to the swamp for training. I can arrange a small team for regular training. In fact, it is much safer to accompany you to the swamp than to spend money to hire people outside. As long as you don't
If you go to provoke a level 5 or above magical beast, there will definitely be no problem." This matter was not a problem for Ding Kui at all.
No matter which team is sent out by the first brigade, it will not be as simple as ten level four combatants. Equipped with special equipment used in the swamp, plus a wand magician, even if it encounters a level five monster,
Can escape whole body.
"But is this appropriate? It's not good to use military resources." Cai Ran originally wanted to get some money to spend, but he didn't expect that Ding Kui would directly give it to the first escort team.
"How could it be inappropriate? When the troops encounter a magician, they should ask his assistant for help. If the superiors find out, they will reward us. All we need to do is go out separately and meet up in the swamp." Ding Kui often cooperates with the magician and has already developed a well-established routine.
Thinking that he had no money to buy the materials the teacher needed, Cai Ran could not refuse Ding Kui's kindness, "Then I'll trouble Brother Ding. I will definitely report it to the deacon when I return to the Magic Association." That's what Ding Kui wanted him to say.
It is necessary to have a good relationship with the Magic Society.
As soon as Qianyou took in his concubine, rumors spread that Ding Kui spent a lot of money to buy girls from brothels for his sexual pleasure. Before the rumors could get any more outrageous, Qianyou and Lan Huixin appeared on Juyangcheng Street.
on, effectively shattering the rumors.
"It was so dangerous. Fortunately, I reacted in time and left home immediately, and then rushed to the Yongsheng base. Otherwise, I would have spent a lot of time explaining this time." Ding Kui was glad that he was vigilant enough.
"Things are not simple, but the other party has not kept up and is just one step behind us. From this, we can infer that their main force is outside Juyang City. They can spread rumors in more than a dozen cities in Nanqiu County at the same time. Their planning and organization
Sex should not be underestimated." Liu Yu synthesized intelligence analysis from reporters from various places.
"There are really people lurking in the dark, like people in our country. It's hard to tell which force they belong to." Ding Kui didn't offend many people, but he had many natural enemies.
"The other party's actions are very secretive. We can't trace any clues. They must be well-trained people and the people behind them have a lot of background." Lao Qiantou paid great attention to this matter and even went to several nearby cities to check it out in person.
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"However, this action of the other party had the opposite effect. The young master's reputation for being kind to his own people took this opportunity to spread. I am afraid it will be more difficult to spread rumors about the young master in Nanqiu County in the future." Fei Ze looked at this problem from a different angle.
"Shouldn't I still thank them?" Ding Kui thought it was a joke.
Fei Ze smiled slyly and said: "Haha, we can consider it if they are willing to show up."
"Well, we must increase investment in intelligence." Ding Kui felt the threat of reality, "By the way, my father brought back a man from Lu last year, I think he was named Fabian."
"That's right, there is such a person who is now assisting He Laizi in collecting intelligence in the capital." Old Qiantou knew about Fabian.
"Tell him to come here. A man from Lu will be inconvenienced in Zhenjing City, so why not come to Nanqiu County to work 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, the Long family, and third-party forces such as Qian You; those who follow Ding must be from the Ding family, and they will not It bears the imprint of other companies, which is why Ding Kui gave priority to using Fabian.
"Young Master, in fact, you can consider training classmates or 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." Old Qiantou suggested.
"Yes, they are all honest people, but their qualifications are limited and it is difficult for them to seek higher positions in the military. I can indeed give them better treatment. I will talk to them later."
"Ding Kui Squadron" is an honorary squadron, but the military pay is no different from that of the ordinary regular army, and it is definitely not as good as the Prince Consort's bodyguards. The situation of Lao Ma and Feng Liang is different. Feng Liang is a squadron leader after all, and he will have the opportunity to take over the squad of the captain in the future. The treatment is certainly not bad.
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Xihai Zhanlongwan Water Village, the naval commanders of the four coastal states are all gathered here. This is the first time in history that they are all under the command of the Xihai Commander.
With enough men and horses on hand, and morale boosted by Prince Yinsha's victory celebration, Sima Heng made his strongest voice since taking office as commander-in-chief of the West Sea in May, saying, "Anyone who is hostile to the Shaodian Kingdom on the West Sea can only end up at the bottom of the sea. "
After three days of intense discussions between the Commander-in-Chief of the West China Sea and the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy of the four coastal states, they finally worked out a strategy for counterattacking the Thousand Islands Alliance. In early June, they divided their forces into four directions to attack, vowing to recapture the lost islands.
Prince Yinsha did not sit back and watch, but sent his strongest general, Gu Jian, to lead two hundred large sea ships to the expedition, interspersing among the four armies.
The commander of the Thousand Islands Alliance, Zha Kelie, did not back down and commanded his fleet to fight against the Shaodian Navy, launching a fierce battle in the West China Sea.
Shaodian State's Haishan Prefecture, Xihai Prefecture, Linhai Prefecture and Hailin Prefecture each have a standing navy of 100,000, and have thousands of large and small naval warships. This time, they have concentrated 80% of their strength to resist the invasion of the Thousand Islands Alliance, with a total of With 320,000 troops and 800 battleships, including Silver Sand Island's navy, it is basically the same as the Thousand Islands Alliance's strength.
Maritime operations are different from those on the mainland. The professional quality of soldiers is very high. New recruits need to be trained for at least half a year to develop combat effectiveness. It is not possible to recruit an army immediately just because you want to increase the number of troops.
What's more, the West China Sea has been peaceful for many years. There have been very few naval battles involving more than 5,000 people. The states have basically not prepared reserve forces. The garrison navy remaining in the states has been trained in the past six months. All those who can fight are sent to Zhanlong Bay Water Village. .
Sima Heng did not want to devote all his strength to a duel with the Thousand Island Alliance. His battle losses could not be replenished faster than his opponents, and it was difficult to fight a battle of annihilation on the vast sea. It was foreseeable that the battle would evolve into a war of attrition, and the Shaodian Navy would not be able to occupy it within half a year. to the upper hand.
However, the pressure placed on him by the commander-in-chief is too great. If he cannot produce a record that can be explained within this year, the commander-in-chief of Xihai will inevitably need to be replaced.
In terms of the combat effectiveness of the navy, the Shaodian Kingdom was far inferior to the Thousand Islands Alliance. If it weren't for its familiarity with the terrain and maritime climate, and the speed of logistics and supply, Sima Heng would not have dared to attack at all.
In the first two months of the West Sea War, the Shaodian Navy fought vigorously, pushing the Thousand Island Alliance all the way to the outer sea, and actually recovered nearly half of the occupied sea areas. The big bosses in the Commander-in-Chief Mansion celebrated with their foreheads, and the kingdom seemed to be getting rid of its passivity soon.
A situation of being beaten.
It was early August, and Xuanyuan Xiong, the second elder of the Senate, first issued a warning that the southeast monsoon in summer was coming soon. However, the station report in Xihai did not show that the main enemy force had been damaged. The Thousand Island Alliance was likely to turn to counterattack next.
Immediately after the Tenth Elder 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 anymore and went to Zhanlongwan Water Village in person to have a secret talk with the Commander-in-Chief of Xihai.
"We must withdraw our troops. It will be too late to withdraw when the southeast monsoon blows!" Shao Dianyong had blue veins on his forehead.
"Now that we are withdrawing our troops, what will happen to the recovered sea areas? The enemy's main force has never come into direct contact with us. They will leave as soon as they touch us. Once we retreat, they can reoccupy the previously recovered sea areas without any blood. In the past two months, we have equaled
It's all in vain." Sima Heng did not look at Shao Dianyong.
"If they don't withdraw, won't they fight back? If you destroy your fleet, the enemy will still occupy our waters! Where will you find the troops to counterattack then?" Shao Dianyong had the urge to draw his sword and hack Sima Heng to death.
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 Thousand Islands Alliance?"
Shao Dianyong was stunned, staring at Sima Heng but speechless.
"The Commander-in-Chief's office has always regarded me as the bottom line for allocating the navy of the four states to me. They expect me to use 400,000 navy to repel the Thousand Island Alliance. So far, they have not even issued an order to increase the naval reserve. They can withdraw me, but who can be sent?
Are you able to shoulder this burden? Please teach me, Your Highness the Prince." Sima Heng's eyes were bloodshot, showing how excited he was.
"You, you," Shao Dianyong pointed at Sima Heng, "but you can't use this method, it will cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers!"
"What you see now are hundreds of thousands of soldiers. However, the war will not end in one day, and people will die every day in the kingdom. How many people will die if the stalemate continues for a long time?
The maritime dispute must be decided in a battle. It’s not that no one in the commander-in-chief can see it, but no one is willing to say it. I can’t say it either, I can only show it to them!”
Sima Heng stood in front of Shao Dianyong with his chest held high.
"Okay, okay, okay. I can't control whether you withdraw your troops or not, but the fleet on Yinsha Island must be withdrawn. My people are not under your control." Although Shao Dianyong disagreed with Sima Heng's point of view, he didn't know.
How to argue with it.
"I have ordered your troops to be transferred to the final attack sequence. You can call them back to Silver Sand Island at any time." Sima Heng breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the hurdle in front of him was over.
Shao Dianyong walked out of the hall angrily, stopped suddenly when he came to the door, and said without looking back: "The soldiers are working hard on the front line, do you, the commander, have the nerve to stay behind?"
"My flagship 'Dinghai' has already set sail. I can catch up with it tomorrow." Sima Heng's firm voice came from behind Shaodianyong.