Although Qianye couldn't let go of his doubts, he couldn't miss this opportunity. He immediately charged, his arms surrounded by crimson rays of light, and the war hammer roared again. land.
He stepped on the nerubian's chest, pulled out the shining fangs, and pierced deeply into the heart with a knife, and abundant blood flowed into the body along the shining fangs, and his spirit immediately lifted.
After beheading two Nerubians and a werewolf again, Qianye's blood was almost full again.
In the final battle, Wei Bainian was still assisted by many high-ranking fighters to kill Suo Duo. However, having learned the lesson from last time, Qianye did not use Shining Fang Fang when performing the last glory of the knife, but smashed the werewolf general's spine with a warhammer.
After this battle, Heini Town was completely razed to the ground. Although Wei Bainian was injured again, he seemed to be in a good mood. He left only a symbolic garrison squadron and a scout squadron, and returned to Heiliu City with the army. Qianye and the Darkfire Mercenary Group were also taken away by him.
The first thing Wei Bainian did when he returned to Heiliu City was neither to strengthen the city's defenses, nor to check the battle situation of other strikers. He ordered people to prepare a grand celebration reception, and invited all the prominent people in the defense area.
The heads of Brahms and Sodo Soul Cracker were preserved by secret methods and displayed at the celebration reception. The battle report had been sent to the headquarters of the expeditionary army, but these two trophies would be sent to the mainland of the empire to demonstrate their martial arts.
Qianye was naturally one of the guests at the reception, and his mercenary group also got several places to participate in the reception, which is considered an honor. However, he was still not very used to such a grand event. After chatting with a few officers of the expeditionary force, he took some food and found an unobtrusive corner behind the pillars of the hall. The Wei family is worthy of being a noble family, with only one day and a war, the details of the reception were arranged impeccably.
Song Hu had been by Qianye's side all the time, so he naturally noticed Qianye's expression. He waited until the two of them had finished cleaning the food, and then said, "My lord, don't you understand why General Wei left so many urgent military affairs unattended?" , but celebrate with great fanfare at this time?"
Qianye looked up and saw that no one had noticed them, and said, "Although we won two games, the casualties of the officers were close to one-third, and the casualties of the soldiers were similar. And this is only from the dark race coming from one direction." Troops." What he didn't say was that the battle situation was not easy but more tense, and it seemed a little too early to celebrate at this time.
Song Hu seemed to understand what he meant, smiled, and said, "Young master, when you get to the position of General Wei, you will see more aspects of the matter. For example, this time the Far East Wei family suddenly came to suppress the expedition The Seventh Division of the army also killed a major general and division commander. Although General Xiao Lingshi did not speak, there are other generals in the headquarters of the expeditionary army. Even if those people don’t show it on the surface, how can they have no thoughts in private? Even if they can’t make it clear Whatever you do, there are many things you can do behind the scenes."
"Secretly?" Qianye vaguely grasped something.
Song Hu said: "For example, supplies, such as military pay. Originally, the supplies allocated by the empire to the expeditionary force were insufficient, and now there are even fewer hands passing through the headquarters. Anyway, arrears are normal, and it is from top to bottom. As for the Seventh Division No one will ask whether the number of arrivals is exceptionally small."
"Hasn't the Wei family been dispatching military supplies?"
Song Hu chuckled and said, "Wei family? The Wei family is far away in the Far East province, how far is it from the Eternal Night Continent? If it is sent from other continents, the shipping fee may be several times the price of the material. But if it is in the Eternal Night Continent If we don’t raise funds locally, then we can’t get around the expeditionary army headquarters. In fact, it’s not just about supplies, but also about military exploits.”
Qianye's eyes turned cold, and he said indifferently: "Don't they dare to withhold military merit?"
"Why not?" Song Hu asked back.
Qianye was slightly taken aback. The Red Scorpion he was in didn't have such an ethos, but he had also heard that even within the main army, there were cases of unfair distribution of military merit, but he never thought that a well-organized army would fight a real battle. Military merit can also be deducted.
"They even dare to touch the Wei family's military achievements?" Qianye couldn't help frowning, not to mention that Wei Bainian is not an unknown person in the Wei family.
Song Hu sneered, and said, "What is the Wei family? The Marquis of Fengjiang is the number one figure in the imperial court, monopolizing the military and political power in the Far Eastern provinces, but correspondingly, he has much less right to speak in the imperial army. , but also above the Wei family, it’s just that such a giant is torn apart and scattered, and Xiao Lingshi’s own background is not good, so his reputation in the empire is not obvious.”
Speaking of this, Song Hu said proudly: "If the Song Clan is changed, let's see if they dare to make any changes!"
Qianye raised his eyes to look at Song Hu, lowered his eyes to think for a moment, and said, "General Wei's celebration reception is to let the wind out first, so that some people in the expeditionary army headquarters don't dare to go too far?"
"exactly."
Qianye felt uncomfortable, "The military achievements made by the soldiers on the front line will be deducted. Who will fight for the empire in the future."
Song Hu looked calm as usual, without anger, shrugged and said: "This is the abandoned land of the empire, isn't it? Some people can't plan so much, and don't want to take such a long-term view. What's more, Wu Zhengnan It is a thorn in the side, and some people wish the Seventh Division could be wiped out."
Qianye took a deep breath, not knowing whether to be angry or depressed for a moment.
At this moment, a guard of the Wei family came over and said, "Master Qian, General Wei, please come over, he is in the study."
Qianye nodded to Song Hu, and left with the guards.
Song Hu looked at Qianye's back and smiled silently. This friend of the Seventh Young Master is a good fighter in individual combat, but in other respects he is like a blank slate. It is indeed a typical result of the training of elite soldiers since childhood. If there is no accident, it will grow into the sharpest sword. However, everything that is too rigid is easily broken.
But now it seems that maybe there is no need to worry too much. Although it does not match his temperament, Qianye has a keen inference about strategies. Even if he does not make arrangements in the future, he should not easily fall into other people's games.
In the study, Wei Bainian was standing in front of the war zone map that occupied one wall, his brows were furrowed and his face was serious. It's completely different from his high-spirited, chattering and laughing appearance at the reception just now.
"General, are you looking for me?" Qianye knocked on the half-closed door, and walked in.
Wei Bainian handed over a few pieces of paper and said, "Look at the battle report just received!"
Qianye took a look at it, and was immediately startled: "Xiyan Town is lost? Zhonghui Town and Sanbai Town are also lost?"
"The entire defenders were wiped out, only a few escaped back." Wei Bainian's voice was very heavy.
These three small towns are located on the border of the defense zone, which is the frontier facing the territory of the dark kingdom. Now that the three small towns have all fallen, it is obvious that an army of dark races has also appeared in that direction.
"Why are there so many troops coming this time?" Qianye suddenly remembered something and asked, "General, how is your injury?"
Wei Bainian sighed, and said with a wry smile: "After two consecutive battles, the accumulated injuries will have to rest for a week or two. If there is another general, it will be very dangerous." This is also due to Wei Bainian's special family skills. Chongshan is a top defensive skill, otherwise, if you want to kill a general of comparable strength, how can it be possible without paying a price. Wei Bainian is now mainly injured from successive battles, and has not been seriously injured, which is already an excellent result.
Qianye couldn't help being awe-inspiring. Looking at the battle report, the three border towns were almost defeated in the first battle, and they didn't even have time to send out a message for help. The leader of the dark army must be a general.
If Wei Bainian can't stop it, then the situation will be worrisome. If Qianye succeeds in sneak attacking now, he can seriously injure an ordinary general with a full blow, but it is absolutely impossible to kill him, and he will definitely not be able to escape from the counterattack of the opponent's serious injury.
Wei Bainian let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Although this incident is unexpected, it is not completely unexpected. I have made some preparations here, and this is the purpose of holding this reception."
"To avoid having your military merits confiscated?" Qianye asked hesitantly.
Wei Bainian shook his head and said, "Military merit is a trivial matter. As long as they are not direct descendants of the generals of the expeditionary army headquarters, they will always be detained, but more or less. I hold this reception to let everyone know that we have two A complete victory. Where this military achievement is placed, no matter what I do next, no one can criticize it."
Qianye was slightly startled, waiting for Wei Bainian's next words.
Sure enough, Wei Bainian slapped the map heavily, and said, "I have ordered all troops to withdraw to Heiliu City, and all surrounding towns will be abandoned, including the Sishui base."
This strategy immediately surprised Qianye. It seemed that it was a taboo in military affairs. Without the depth of the battle line, isn't it an isolated city, not to mention that the defense of Heiliu City has not reached the strength of Dark Blood City at all.
Wei Bainian said: "The forces mobilized by the dark race this time exceeded everyone's imagination. Although I don't know what they want to do, the picture will definitely not be a mere barren land like the Seventh Division. Concentrate all forces in Heiliu City , Whoever wants to eat us will have to pay a sufficient price. As long as the price is heavy enough, if I am the commander of the other party, I will definitely take a detour and never get entangled in it."
Speaking of this, Wei Bainian returned to his usual calm and leisurely manner, and said with a smile: "The soldiers of the dark race are so sharp, it's time for the colleagues in the expeditionary army to taste it. Let's see how many waves of attacks they can block and kill. Warlord."
Qianye couldn't help being dumbfounded, Wei Bainian's way of shrinking into a corner and letting go of the avenue is a bright misfortune. Not to mention the army of darkness that met in several directions, even the army that passed through the Black Marsh, if Wei Bainian hadn't advanced the battle line, once the two armies of Brahms and Sodo were united, would Blackflow City be able to survive? Keeping it is a problem.
Wei Bainian patted Qianye's shoulder, and said meaningfully: "When this war is over, maybe Heiliu City will be yours."