"You have to think clearly. You can only fight across the land to your country. Then Meng cannot help you. By dragging your country here, we can attack from both sides." He Lianyu frowned slightly.
Ding Kui answered bluntly: "Don't think about it, how many people will be left in Nanqiu County after another two years of fighting? I cannot sacrifice the entire Nanqiu County for my personal interests."
He Lianyu glanced at Ding Kui meaningfully and said, "Basically all your subjects are here. You won't lose much as long as the war lasts. What do the other people in Nanqiu County have to do with you?"
"They are all Shaodian people," Ding Kui said with a straight face, "I cannot sacrifice them for foreign interests."
"Hey, you're not from this world, why do you know the difference so clearly?"
"I have the blood of Shaodian people in my body. This is an unchangeable fact. What's more, I am still the consort of the court and a noble of Shaodian country. I must not use the interests of my countrymen as bargaining chips to exchange with you!"
"Hmm, now I am convinced that you are a human being, and other living beings will not have such stubborn national concepts." He Lianyu looked past Ding Kui towards the city in the distance, "attacking one's own country by land cannot contain one's own navy.
, I can at most send a ship over to provide you with some ordnance."
"Five thousand sets of fine armor."
All the fine armor Ding Kui has on hand has been used as equipment for the private army. The subsequent losses will definitely exceed production. He is not in short supply of other ordnance.
"Impossible, fine armor is a control equipment. Let's do this. One thousand sets of fine armor plus one thousand sets of heavy armor are enough for your current needs." Helianyu doesn't even have 5,000 subordinates wearing fine armor now.
"Deal! There is a shortage of wound medicine and coke in the city. You can send more."
Winter is about to enter, and most of the coke in Juyang City is purchased from other places. Under the current situation, it is no longer available this year. We have to ask for part of it from Bangladesh and add it to the original reserves, so we can barely survive this winter.
In the early morning, the chilly north wind blows off the leaves that are starting to turn yellow. The mist that originally enveloped the earth is quickly dissipating, and most people are still dreaming.
Suddenly, a "beep" whistle alerted the Chinese defenders stationed in Yanping Village.
Yanping Village is located to the west of Qinglan City. After our army failed to attack Kada City, they built massive fortifications in the Qinglan City area. Scouts are stationed here at the forefront for a long time.
A small group of scouts jumped out of their posts and ran toward the village, blowing whistles as they ran. A group of cavalry appeared in the wilderness to the west. The knights on horseback were all wearing red clothes.
"The Red Army is the cavalry of Juyang City!" an officer who looked like a squad leader shouted loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, four sharp arrows flew towards him and hit the squad leader in the back, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Well done! Lang Nunu, Lang Bak." Shaodian Cheng patted his horse and ran at the front, while Lang Nu Nu and Lang Bak behind him hung up their long bows.
It turned out that Ding Kui's cavalry moved near the city of Kada. When he heard that the 71st Division had arrived in the nearby area, Shao Diancheng ordered his troops to go out to search, intending to join the 71st Division to act together. This was also Ding Kui's order.
"No! Captain, they lit the smoke." Lang Nunu's sharp eyes spotted thin smoke rising over Yanping Village.
"Everyone speed up! Capture Yanping Village as soon as possible." Shaodian Guo ordered decisively. This time he personally led a hundred vanguards to raid, and Bai Yun led a large group of people to support him from behind, in order to seize Yanping Village before his own army discovered it.
Pingcun.
When Bai Yun and his troops arrived, half of Yanping Village was already in flames. Shao Diancheng, with a look of unwillingness on his face, led the vanguard in circles outside the village.
"What's going on?" Bai Yun asked Lang Nunu in a low voice who came to greet her.
"The enemy is very cunning. They seem to have guessed our attack. The village was full of flammable objects early in the morning. As soon as we launched the charge, the enemy set fire to it. Before we could rush into the village, the fire was out of control." Lang Nunu was dejected.
"Our country is not well-prepared for its own defense. The enemy should know the news of the arrival of the Eighth Army Corps, so prepare in advance. The captain does not have to be so upset." Kong Wei came to Shao Diancheng's side and advised.
"Yanjing Town has been on guard since the fire. It will not be easy for us to attack by force. If we go to meet the 71st Division empty-handed, Master Ding will lose his face."
The children of the royal family would inevitably want to show off their martial arts skills in front of the Eighth Army. It was rare for Shao Diancheng to lead an army, so he naturally did not want to miss the opportunity to compete with the 71st Division.
"How about we bypass the village and attack Yanjing Town?" Bai Yun didn't understand Shaodian Country's national conditions and made suggestions based on experience.
"No need!" Kong Wei shook his head and said, "When the fire burns, it will attract nearby troops. If the 71st Division is there, they will definitely send people to investigate. We will just join them and inform the enemy of their preparations.
The enemy forces in Yanjing Town will never dare to compete with the 71st Division, and they will choose to set fire to the enemy when they see the army. We want to tell General Dong that we cannot repeat the same mistakes and need to think of a foolproof strategy before we can advance."
He somewhat knew what Shao Diancheng was thinking, but he was the staff member of this team and needed to provide reasonable suggestions to the general. He also had to take into account the interests of Juyang City and not allow Shao Diancheng to act recklessly.
As Kong Wei expected, a magician soon appeared above Yanping Village. After seeing the troops below, he summoned a group of cavalry scouts.
Confirming that the scout was from the 71st Division, Shao Diancheng and Kong Wei followed the scout to meet with the division commander Dong Ba.
After the 71st Division entered the boundaries of Nanqiu County, they marched in hiding and did not contact the local officials. Dong Ba regarded the entire Nanqiu County as an enemy-occupied area and adopted relatively conservative tactics. He sent a large number of scouts for reconnaissance to first understand the situation in the nearby areas.
"Are you the prince's subordinates?" Dong Ba looked at the two people in front of him.
"This is the badge of a humble position." Shao Diancheng took out the "certificate" of the captain of the royal outpost.
"This is the token issued by the 20th Army Corps." Kong Wei was afraid that Dong Ba would still be suspicious, so he took out the token given by the 199th Division.
"Well, I know you were originally in Kada City." Dong Ba confirmed the information he had so far, "Are the prince and princess safe now?" Without talking about the war, he asked about the situation of Ding Kui's family.
"Your Excellency and his wife are resisting the enemy's attack in Hengfu City. The news we received a few days ago is not serious." Shao Diancheng answered truthfully.
"Do you have a way to contact Hengfu City directly?" Dong Ba specifically searched Quan Sihai and knew about the existence of Hengfu City.
"There is a magic communication array there. You can go to the Magic Guild of Kada City to contact the adults directly." Now Shao Diancheng can only contact Ding Kui through the Magic Guild. The place occupied by our own army blocks the flight route of the Faith Eagle.
"Master Dong, Hengfu City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are several sixth-level combatants in the city, including Master Ding. The enemy cannot break through it in a short time." Kong Wei guessed what Dong Ba was worried about.
"What!" Dong Ba suddenly stood up, "The prince has been promoted to the master knight?"
(I finally woke up from being drunk for so many days. The New Year is sometimes a headache.)