"Oh, Xiao Zhong, come in." Ding Kui sat in the chair, raised his heels and leaned on the chair legs.
Ding Zhong had a smile on his face, rubbed his hands and stood behind the chair, asking: "Is Mrs. Ru going to give birth soon?"
"Well, your sister Yan is very concerned about your marriage. If you find a wife, she will definitely feel more at ease." Ding Kui's answer was very jumpy.
Ding Zhong was stunned for a moment, with an embarrassed look on his face. In the past two years, he had been busy with cultivation and security affairs, and had not considered his life-long events at all. Perhaps it was because he could not forget the figure in his heart.
"Sir, Mayor Liu has asked the magicians from Port City, Qinglan City and Jiaxin City to go to the outpost." As expected of someone who has followed Ding Kui for a long time, Ding Zhong immediately noticed that Ding Kui's state was different from usual, and immediately
Change the topic to business matters.
"Oh, I asked Mr. Liu to take care of it," Ding Kui's thoughts were drawn to the current situation, "Ji Kou will not leave us alone, especially the royal outpost that poses the greatest threat, even if the county falls into their hands
, but Juyang City still has important strategic significance, and it is the best place to store logistical supplies."
"What about the cavalry brigade?" Ding Zhong asked.
"We really can't stay in Hengfu City. Let Shao Diancheng command the cavalry brigade, with Bai Yun responsible for assisting, and Kong Wei as a staff officer. Ah, Grandpa Qian came just in time. Which unit do you think is better for returning to the outpost to defend?"
Ding Kui focused his attention on the future of the territory and gradually calmed down.
Qian Bu had met Dr. Zhang and knew about the situation in the backyard. As an old man at home, he came to visit.
"Well, from the perspective of training the team, it is best to arrange the seventh, eighth and ninth infantry battalions. If you want to ensure the safety of the outpost, it is better to send the special operations battalion." He did not expect Ding Kui to suddenly ask such a question.
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"Then let the special operations battalion go. Well, the ninth battalion will also follow. There is still a lack of a master to take charge." Ding Kui's eyes flickered on Ao Yu and Ding Kun.
Ding Kun looked at Ao Yu, and Ao Yu's eyes were wandering around. Neither of them had any intention of asking for help.
"Let's decide later." Ding Kui probably knew what these two people were thinking. His first child was not born, and neither of them wanted to leave.
Ding Kui's chief staff also wanted to come and wait for the birth of his future disciple, but there were too many things going on in Hengfu City right now, and the big shopkeeper was ignoring them, so he could only come forward to sort them out one by one.
"That's right, the pension will be doubled. The lord has special instructions."
"The urban management will be temporarily included in the establishment of Hengfu City. Arrangements will be made after the Juyang City is recovered."
"Please tell President Huan that the magicians who fought can still receive rewards. They fought for the Shaodian Kingdom, and at the same time they also defended the people and the army of Juyang City."
"No one can touch those war horses. The lord has his own arrangements."
"The escort team of the Huaxia Carriage and Horse Racing Institute? Well, send them to the security team, there are not enough manpower there."
"You're looking for City Master Qian. I'm sorry, but please come back tomorrow."
"Oh, Zhong Yu, why do you have the nerve to ask you to bring the food over? Put it down quickly, I will do it myself." Liu Yu suddenly found Zhong Yu coming in with a plate of food.
"You're busy, I can do such a small thing." Zhong Yu nimbly avoided Liu Yu and just brought the plate to Liu Yu's desk.
"Thank you, Madam Ru. How is the situation there?" Liu Yu waved his hand and asked the visitor to wait outside the door first.
"How can I squeeze in with my status? With the lord personally in charge, there shouldn't be any problem." Zhong Yu has not yet formally paid an audience with Ding Kui, and Ding Kui has no time to meet her.
"That's true. Director Ding has passed over, right?" Liu Yu picked up his rice bowl and started eating it politely.
"Xiao Zhong, eh? He's here." Zhong Yu glanced outside the door and found Ding Zhong unexpectedly.
"Mayor Liu, ah, my sister is here too. Uh, that's it." Ding Zhong conveyed Ding Kui's intention to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu believed that Ding Zhong would not pretend to be Ding Kui's order, so he took out two tokens and handed them to Ding Zhong, saying: "Please give them to Shao Diancheng and Dou Xiaoqi, and ask them to come to me later to receive the official military orders.
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Ding Kui gave all the military and political seals to Liu Yu, and formal orders needed to be issued from Liu Yu.
"Then I'll leave with Xiao Zhong. You can eat slowly." Zhong Yu said goodbye to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu sent the siblings out of the room, then turned around and invited the people who were looking for him to come in.
"Xiao Zhong, when will Master Ding see me? Do I need to make some preparations?" Zhong Yu was nervous about meeting Ding Kui, even though he had already met the eldest princess.
Ding Zhong held Zhong Yu's hand and said, "It's okay, sister. The master is like my elder brother. He will definitely treat you as a sister. You can just act as usual. You don't need to make any preparations."
"Oh, oh, Mr. Ding killed that prince of his own country like a chicken, he was so quick." Zhong Yu patted his mountain-like chest, which made Guda salivate at first.
"Haha, sister, don't be afraid. I will never be soft on my enemies. If I do it quickly, it will only make Le Pi suffer less pain, but he has nothing to say to his own people.
Brother Cai, you know, when Brother Cai married a spy from the Cao Kingdom, he almost killed me, but my master did not punish Brother Cai.
As long as you are loyal to the master and do not do anything to disgrace the master and the territory, he will never take action against you and will not say a harsh word to you."
Only then did Ding Zhong know the reason for Zhong Yu's nervousness. The emotion was the bloody scene of Ding Kui killing Le Pi on the altar. It's no wonder that a weak woman like her sister had never seen such a scene. Ding Kui's image at that time was indeed a bit scary.
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"That's good." Zhongyu seemed to relax.
At this moment, some important figures in Zhenjing City are very nervous, including the leaders of the Commander-in-Chief's Office.
"What's going on? Tell us what you think. Our country has been our friend for many years." Shaodian Zhang's temples bulged from time to time.
"Lord Commander, this matter is not simple. Two Qianlong ships, which are the main battleships of the navy, have been transferred to our country. This is a well-planned invasion." Long Kun was the first to express his opinion.
He started from his own profession and analyzed the equipment used by his country, secretly expressing his dedicated attitude.
"The Marquis of Guanting in the north of my country has occupied Juyang City for half a month. If I am not mistaken, he has accumulated a large amount of supplies, which is enough to support the army for several months. There is no need to mention the word 'friendly country' again." Xun Qi was not willing to lag behind.
Use the professional vision of the Logistics Department to realize your country's aggressive ambitions.
"Although my subordinates were vigilant earlier and urgently ordered the Military Intelligence Department to increase the intensity of collecting intelligence about our country's military, the time was still too short. At present, we only know that the one who captured Nanqiu County was the Jibei Third Army, an elite army.
"Jiang Xi's attitude was already very obvious by the time he clicked.
"Jiang Shuai, what happened to the Eighth Army? They all withdrew from the front line without military orders last night, and now they are marching eastward. This is disobeying the imperial edict." Gongsun Jie's words are most worth pondering.
"Gongsunjie, what do you mean? We are talking about the invasion of our country now, and you are talking about the Eighth Army. Could it be that the Gongsun family is secretly liaising with our country!" Long Kun was very rude.
Bang, Gongsunjie raised the alarm, "Long Kun, you have to take responsibility for what you said! The Eighth Army disobeyed military orders. How many of them violated military law? Shouldn't I say it? You can ask yourself about your own country's affairs.
Envoy of the country, I was doing my duty but you slandered me. Is your Long family the commander-in-chief’s office?" These words were somewhat disrespectful of Shaodian Zhang’s face.
"Insolent!" Shaodian Akira rarely rebuked the ministerial commander, "Things have endangered the survival of the country, and you are still scheming! If anyone is dissatisfied with me, you can switch to the rebels now, and I can sign a pass for you and let you go.
Walk!"
Hearing Shao Dianzhang's serious words, Long Kun and Gongsun Jie didn't dare to say anything and sat back in their seats silently.
"Ahem, sir, please calm down. The two commanders have no other intentions. The kingdom is in a difficult situation now and they are just worried." Xunqi stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Yes, yes, I was reckless. I hope you will forgive me!" Long Kun apologized immediately.
"I, my subordinate, spoke in a panic. I asked you to punish me if I contradicted you, but the Gongsun family will never have any selfish connections with our own country." Gongsun Jie felt that Shao Dianzhang was more targeted at him.
"The country has both internal and external worries. The top priority is to deal with the invasion of our own country first. The Eighth Army can only go to Nanqiu County to meet the enemy after breaking out of camp. Do they want to occupy the land and become the king? As for the situation of disobeying the imperial edict, we can discuss it later."
Noriaki found that he couldn't do it without expressing his position first.
"Well, it's true. There was a quarrel within the Eighth Army. In the end, it was decided to defend the country against foreign enemies first, so it broke camp and marched eastward. Currently, Chief of Staff Jiang Zhi is still working hard as the commander of each division. I hope they respect the Prince Regent and the Commander-in-Chief.
The government's order." Jiang Xi had to respond to this matter.
"Okay, I know those proud soldiers don't really listen to what Jiang Shuai says. We'll talk about this later." Shaodian Zhang has no intention of dealing with the Eighth Army now.
"Let's fight. Our subordinates believe that our country's aggression has become a reality. We must give them a severe blow. We must not give them the idea of letting others bully us because of the civil strife in our country. Wenguo County has formed a local army to go to Nanqiu County. It is said that
We are still recruiting the second legion. Duke Wen Guo has set an example for everyone. Please send your subordinates to Nanzhao Prefecture." Long Kun asked for battle.
"We have to fight, but how to deploy these troops? How to provide logistics materials? Counties along the Eighth Army's march route can bear part of the supplies. After arriving at Nanqiu County, they can also arrange it in Nanjing City. The Kong Family Army can also follow this example.
"Then what? Can these 200,000 troops, together with the remaining troops of the 20th and 21st legions, repel our country's invasion?" Xunqi raised several practical questions.
"Who will command the Eighth Army?" Jiang Xi asked, meeting Shao Dianzhang's gaze, "It's not suitable for Commander Long to go to Nanzhao Prefecture, and his subordinates don't have the confidence to take on this responsibility."
"Of course." Gongsunjie showed a gloating expression.
"Then what do you think we should do? Is there no one in the world who can command the Eighth Army?" Shaodian asked knowingly.