The military camps and battlegrounds outside Kuqa City are very tight. The continuous tents show that this place is no longer the empty camp of the past. Several armies have moved into the military camp one after another, filling the originally very loose military camp tightly and moving in a hurry. The infantry and cavalry seemed to have much more serious expressions. Judging from the numbers and race of the soldiers, it was known that these armies did not belong to the same group. The security around the military camp suddenly became stricter, and ordinary people were strictly prohibited from passing within a three-mile radius. , indicating that something major will happen. Although they come from all sides, one thing is surprisingly consistent, that is, almost every soldier's face shines with excitement and eagerness to try. Even the soldiers who are ordered to stand guard always have a look of longing on their faces. .
A group of cavalry surrounded by a few cavalrymen swept up the sky from a distance along the avenue. Although it could be seen clearly from a distance that the other party's uniform should be that of the Northwest Army, and there were only a few dozen cavalrymen, but the sentry at the entrance of the camp and the lookout posts on the sentry tower immediately entered the alert state, and the crossbow on the sentry tower also quietly adjusted its aiming position to maintain a high alert state. The cavalrymen who were rolling towards the camp paused for a moment. After a vague command, the sentries on the guard tower and the guards at the gate saluted respectfully at the same time, and a group of people then lined up neatly.
"Heizi, it seems that the army commander has arrived, right?" Seeing a group of people disappearing into the military camp, the lookout who was standing guard on the sentry tower asked excitedly to the wandering sentry standing at the door.
"Well, you are really the commander of the legion. It seems that this time we finally caught up with a good show. After holding it in for so long, my hands are almost itchy. Dancing with swords and swords all day long is just some drill training. Although it is Actual combat exercises, but I always feel that it is not as satisfying as risking your life with the enemy's white knife entering and red knife coming out. If we don't fight two more battles, our second division will soon become a garrison." The wandering sentry is obviously a veteran oil man, addicted to The light of blood appeared on his dark and thin face. He smacked his lips and said unwillingly: "The last raid on India didn't involve us, but we were asked to deal with these bastards in the Western Regions, but these guys also It was so unsatisfactory that it died down in a short time, and it was not even enough. Isn’t this exciting?”
"Heizi, you are about to become a murderer, aren't you? Look at the dozens of soldiers under your command, grinning all day long. I think they are all infected with bloodthirsty disease. Last time Loulan The people from the Military Law Department have not suffered enough for you? Don’t think about rushing and killing all day long. You have to see the enemy clearly. If you kill the wrong civilians, I’m afraid you, the squad leader, will have to walk away with a lot of pain." Probably with him. This officer named Heizi was very familiar with him. He stood on the sentry tower and looked around while tutting his tongue.
"Hmph, what will we do to support our soldiers if we don't fight? We don't know how to farm, we don't know how to forge, and we know how to dance with guns and sticks. We were born to eat this kind of food. If we don't fight, we always feel bad. "Yes." Youyouxiao replied expressionlessly, "I hope we can catch a good fight this time."
"Heizi, you said that since we came here from Loulan in a mysterious way this time, you won't let us do another actual combat drill, right? I'm so tired of actual combat drills that I have to come all the way to do another drill. That's really unappetizing." The lookout hand standing at the top of the sentry tower reached out and took off the long bow hanging from his waist. He took a deep breath and exhaled loudly to test his arm strength. He lamented: "If you don't let it go, The bow in my hand tastes like human blood, and our archery skills are about to become useless."
"Hehe, I don't think it's that simple this time." The indifferent expression showed a proud look for the first time.
"Oh? Heizi, do you have any inside information? Let me tell you." The lookout on the sentry tower suddenly became energetic, quickly retracted his bow, and asked impatiently.
"Didn't you see who came this time? The First Division arrived two days before us. They probably set off with us. The boys from the Western Region United Army also arrived. It looks like they are here. Three thousand-person teams, which can be regarded as pulling out all the main forces. I took a look and they were all veterans. I heard that they had obtained Mr. Li’s approval to form two more ten-person teams. If it was a drill, how could they not recruit new recruits? We brought them here for training, but they brought the old team with them? Hehe, can't you smell the smell of this? Now even the legion leader has rushed over. This is definitely not some drill, it is clearly about to fight a big war. Ah." He glanced at his comrades who were standing high up and listened with excitement, as if showing off, and shrugged his nose, "Maybe it won't be long before we can smell the fresh smell of human blood again. I really miss it. ah."
"Heizi, are you saying we are really going to fight?" the lookout post was so excited that his voice was trembling. "No wonder when I went to the brigade captain yesterday to hand over the order, I saw the regiment captain accompanying the division commander for inspection. If the brigade's logistics supplies were not about to fight a big war, the division commander would never have the patience to inspect brigade after brigade. But who in the wilderness of Kuqa is worthy of our war? Even the Western Regions The guys from the United Army have all used them, so it’s hard to believe that the Luobei people are being dishonest again, right?”
The mobile sentry with a fierce look seemed a little unsure as to which party the attack target was. After all, low-level officers like them only need to strictly obey the orders of their superiors and kill the enemy vigorously when going into battle. It is really difficult for them to guess who is the enemy and who is the friend. The Luobei people have changed from enemies to friends, and from friends to enemies, and now they have become unpredictable friends and foes. Even the political analysts of the empire have difficulty in inferring what the relationship between the Luobei people and the Northwest is now. What kind of relationship, let alone one in general.
After coughing dryly, a hesitant look appeared on Youyoushao's face: "Isn't it possible? The Luobi people still have the guts to provoke us now? It's enough that we didn't come to bully them. Could it be the Indians? We need to teach them a lesson. Is it worth us going to such a big fight?"
The watchman standing on the watch tower also had a puzzled look on his face, and he couldn't figure out which company was worthy of his side's massive deployment of troops.
Cui Wenxiu, who had just stepped into the barracks, had not even had time to finish washing up. A burly man wearing armor had already strode to the door of the room.
"Hu Yanqiu has met Mr. Cui!" The loud voice has a hint of a foreign accent. He has a brown-yellow beard, a long beard, shining eyes, a thick leather armor cover, and several vital parts of the body. Wrapped in iron leaves, a gorgeous and simple crescent-shaped waist knife hung diagonally on the waist, and the thick cowhide boots kicked up a trace of dust.
"Brother Huyan, why do you and I have to be so open to each other? Come on, come in and sit down." Seeing the strong man come in, Cui Wenxiu dropped the towel in his hand, signaled the guard to take away the towel and hot water, and walked forward with a smile. , holding the other person's big hand and eagerly greeting the other person to enter the room.
"Haha, Brother Cui, you put public before private, etiquette cannot be discarded. If people from the Military Law Department see it, you will start gossiping again." The bearded man replied with a smile and a wink.
"Military Justice Department? If even the personal friendship between you and my brother has to be restrained by the Military Justice Department, then Mifeng's hand has been stretched too far?" Cui Wenxiu's eyes narrowed and he asked with a half-smile. : "How come, even Brother Huyan, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, is afraid of people from the Military Law Department?"
"But Brother Cui, you didn't come to Kuqa today to have a personal friendship. I think we have more important things to do." A cunning light flashed in Hu Yanqiu's eyes, and he grinned silently. "It seems that Brother Cui has some opinions about the people in the Military Law Department. The Military Law Department handles affairs independently, and even Mr. Li cannot interfere at will. Brother Cui, you and I are both commanding troops abroad, and you have always followed Mr. Li. Under my command, we’d better be more cautious.”
"Oh?" Cui Wenxiu's heart froze. The other party seemed to have something in his words. He was just joking, but he actually elicited such meaningful words from the other party. This made Cui Wenxiu a little wary, "Brother Huyan, you There seems to be no need to hide anything between us. If Brother Huyan feels that Wenxiu has done something wrong, please feel free to say so."
"Haha, Brother Cui is serious. Originally, Brother Cui was the commander-in-chief of the Central Continent Theater, and Huyan Qiu and the Western Region United Army were also members of the Central Continent Theater. There were some things that Hu Yanqiu shouldn't have said, but Brother Cui and Hu Yanqiu Since we are brothers, some words are not unpleasant to say." Hu Yanqiu's dark brown eyes were filled with wisdom.
"Brother Cui is the commander-in-chief of the Central Continent Theater. Originally, Brother Cui could make the decision on all military affairs in the Central Continent. However, this Indian affairs may not be as simple as you and I imagined. This time, since the Tik people dare to ignore our The beings on the Senger Plain are brazenly attacking the Hyderabadis. They must have made a lot of preparations. I am afraid they have also estimated the lack of strength on our side. At present, the Tik people have no strong enemies around them, and the number of troops they can mobilize is at least 400,000. Above, too many ants will kill the elephant, not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the Tik army is probably not as vulnerable as we expected. According to what we know now, they have easily defeated several lines of defense of the Hyderabadis. This at least proves The Letic army is not weak."
"Brother Cui also knows that although your current focus has always been on the east, India has always been your favorite place. If we rashly intervene in the Indian war, once the war goes wrong or reaches a stalemate, we will definitely Endangering our reputation and influence on the Senger Plain, I'm afraid this deserves our caution." Hu Yanqiu ignored the other party's expression and continued to explain his own point of view.