At this time, the captain of the airship walked quickly, took out a flight schedule, first gave a military salute, and then handed it to the general.
The captain said respectfully: "General Dong, this is the itinerary for this trip. Please take a look at it and sign it. The destination of our flight is Heiliu City, Sanhe County. Due to the long distance, we will stop three times on the way for rest and supplies. The halfway points are Gushan City, Weiming City and Liaoshen City."
This fat general is Dong Qifeng, and he is preparing to take up his post in Heiliu City. He took the itinerary, but out of the corner of his eye, he looked at the adjutant who was like an iceberg beauty.
The adjutant knew exactly what he was concerned about, so he focused on introducing the three stopover cities with their own characteristics. Some are famous for their food, some are famous for their scenery, and Weiming City is famous for its rich beauties.
Hearing this introduction, Dong Qifeng was overjoyed, he said yes again and again, and stretched out his hand to pinch the adjutant's buttocks.
The adjutant didn't even move his eyebrows, and his face was cold. This is exactly the type that Dong Qifeng likes. The good thing about this general is that he is as cold as ice on the outside, and the fire on the inside is better than fire.
This trip to Heiliu City to take up his post, Dong Qifeng only regarded it as a vacation, and he would not let go of the scenery along the way. Otherwise, it's only a one-day voyage, who hasn't flown by once
Dong Qifeng was very satisfied with the itinerary, and looked at the safety measures. Seeing that there were two military floating gunboats escorting him, he had no objections at the moment, and signed his name on the itinerary with a swipe of a pen.
Among other things, Dong Qifeng's three big characters are written magnificently and with great skill.
"Okay, needless to say, get on the boat! This general has to hurry!" Dong Qifeng waved his hand and boarded the airship first.
But before all his entourage entered the cabin door, a light off-road vehicle seemed to fly over, rushing to the side of the airship before stopping.
A major jumped off the off-road vehicle and shouted loudly: "General Dong, wait a moment! General Xiao has an order to return to the headquarters immediately!"
Dong Qifeng poked his head out from the cabin door and asked strangely, "General Xiao?"
The major handed over an official document and said, "This is General Xiao's warrant, please have a look."
Dong Qifeng took it and looked at it, and the above only said to let him return immediately, but the specific reason was unclear. Suddenly receiving such an inexplicable order at such a time, his face suddenly darkened.
In the expeditionary force, there was only one General Xiao who could give orders to Dong Qifeng, and that was Lieutenant General Xiao Lingshi, the deputy commander in chief. The commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Luo Mingji, was the marshal of the empire. With this title, he was only in charge of the overall situation, not the details. Most of the military affairs are handled by the four deputy commanders-in-chief including Xiao Lingshi.
However, no matter what Dong Qifeng thought about this poor family, he would not express it at this time. He immediately gave a few instructions, then returned to the off-road vehicle, and followed the major who came to send the order back to the headquarters of the expeditionary army.
The cross-country convoy rushed all the way, almost entering the gate of the headquarters at a sprint speed. The major led Dong Qifeng straight to the east wing building where Xiao Lingshi worked. The moment he stepped into the door of the building, Dong Qifeng suddenly saw a familiar figure, but this person should not be here at this time.
Dong Qifeng looked surprised, and said, "Du Yuanze, why are you here? Didn't I send you to take over the Seventh Division?"
That person was Du Yuanze. With a wry smile on his face, he said in a low voice: "General, let's go in first. General Xiao is already waiting in the meeting room."
A dark cloud floated in Dong Qifeng's heart, he nodded, and then followed Du Yuanze to the top floor and walked into the meeting room.
This meeting room is not big, there are only a dozen people sitting in it, but the generals are shining on the military uniforms, most of them are generals. It can be said that most of Xiao Lingshi's senior officers are here. And Xiao Lingshi sat at the end of the long table, with no expression on his face, and he couldn't see the slightest clue.
Seeing Dong Qifeng and Du Yuanze come in, Xiao Lingshi motioned them to sit down, and then said slowly: "Just now there is news from Heiliu City that a mercenary group named Dark Fire has annexed the Seventh Division. They are sending people to Send a letter to the headquarters, requesting to cancel the number of the Seventh Division, and at the same time expressing willingness to join the expeditionary force sequence, the number applied for is... Dark Fire Independent Division."
"Dark Fire Independent Division!"
As soon as the new number came out, there was a lot of discussion in the meeting room, even those generals were no exception. Everyone thought that the dark fire mercenary group was crazy, asking for the number of the independent division
The main combat units of the expeditionary force are divided into two types, the dispatch divisions that guard the city and the field divisions that fill up the defense line. However, there are also several special organizational systems, and the independent division is one of them, which means greater authority and scale.
An independent division can have 50% more soldiers than an ordinary division, and the number of officers will also increase proportionally. Besides, the deputy division commander still needs to report to the expeditionary headquarters for approval, and other school-level officers can be appointed or dismissed at their own discretion.
Hearing Xiao Lingshi's words, Dong Qifeng only felt a buzzing sound in his ears, and he couldn't hear anything. He couldn't even understand the meaning of those words for a while, and finally came back to his senses, and immediately roared regardless of his appearance: "That's my seventh division! How can I just cancel it!"
In order to get this fat job, he not only used several big favors, but also tens of thousands of gold coins in all kinds of management. Not to mention that when the letter of appointment was officially obtained, the family also provided a huge sum of money called donating military expenses, which was actually used as compensation for the Wei family and the headquarters of the expeditionary army.
The Dong family in Surabaya was willing to pay such a price because Heiliu City was almost unfired during the Eternal Night War. Although that battle was mixed among outsiders, it was a clear proof of the strength of the Seventh Division that it allowed the dark army to bypass it.
Obtaining the Seventh Division means directly obtaining a mature sphere of influence on the Eternal Night Continent. Dong Qifeng intends to start with this and develop a more brilliant foundation. But he never expected that such earth-shaking changes would occur in the short period of time when he was about to take office.
Until now, Dong Qifeng didn't know what the problem was.
He had discussed the procedure with Du Yuanze and a few of his confidants in advance, and before the official handover with the Wei family, he sent most of his personal guards to the defense area of Heiliu City, and first grasped some important people.
Among Dong Qifeng's personal guards, there are many veterans who have served in the main force of the empire, and the rest have also handled some family affairs. It stands to reason that such an arrangement can be said to be foolproof, but why did things not develop as he expected
All the generals and colonels in the conference room were silent, letting Dong Qifeng roar. Many people's eyes are full of gloating.
Most of these high-ranking military officers who came from humble backgrounds and were at most distant relatives of the gentry did not have a good impression of the upper-class nobles of the empire. Whether it was the Wei family in the Far East or the Dong family in Surabaya, they were all outsiders who wanted to interfere with Yongye's interests.
In contrast, Wei Bainian, who defended Heiliu City in the Eternal Night War, may have made them agree with him a little bit. Although Dong Qifeng was a general, few people had heard of him before this incident.
Xiao Lingshi frowned, and made a virtual pressing gesture, which calmed down Dong Qifeng.
From Xiao Lingshi's point of view, the whole matter was not complicated. When Wei Bainian left the Evernight Continent, he transferred to the headquarters of the Expeditionary Army to complete the final resignation procedures. He has Dong Qifeng's letter of appointment and a copy of the first military announcement issued, so from the time point of view, even if Dong Qifeng himself did not arrive in Heiliu City, the two sides have actually completed the handover.
This point was recognized by the Expeditionary Army Headquarters, so Heiliu City was lost in Dong Qifeng's hands. Even Dong Qifeng himself could not say anything to object or question.
Then Xiao Lingshi asked Du Yuanze to recount what happened that day.
Du Yuanze stood up and briefly talked about how Dark Fire took down the Seventh Division. After listening to the battle, many generals frowned and remained silent. They knew very well how terrifying a super sniper like Qianye would be on the battlefield. Even a warrior would not be willing to face such a dangerous enemy.
As soon as Du Yuanze finished speaking, Dong Qifeng couldn't help but stood up again, and roared: "Treason! This is full of rebellion! I demand that Dark Fire be declared a rebel army, and then dispatch the expeditionary force near Heiliu City to destroy the Ye’s boy and his bloody mercenary group! Otherwise, wouldn’t everyone be able to ignore the majesty of the expeditionary army?”
Dong Qifeng is not completely a fool, he also knows to fight for his own interests in the name of the expeditionary force. However, some of the school officers nodded in agreement, but the generals looked at each other, but there was no movement.
Xiao Lingshi waved his hand, and the personal guards immediately invited Dong Qifeng and Du Yuanze out of the conference room with a very respectful but tough attitude.
When the door of the conference room was closed, there was a moment of silence in the room.
Those who are familiar with Xiao Lingshi's character can feel that the attitude of this general who has always firmly defended the interests of the expeditionary force, and is not even afraid of confronting the upper nobles of the empire, is quite intriguing.
A general broke the silence first, and said with some doubts: "The Wei family has kept themselves clean enough in this matter, but if it is really so clean, how did a mercenary group eat the seventh division?"
Of course, it is impossible for the headquarters of the expeditionary force to keep an eye on the new mercenary regiment in a third-rate war zone like Dark Fire. The last time the generals heard the name of Darkfire was during the Eternal Night War.
The lucrative bounties obtained in one battle of Dark Fire are not small compared to Yong Ye's only mercenary regiment of tens of thousands of people, which fully proves its combat power. But in the minds of the generals, it was never strong enough to swallow a regular division of the expeditionary force alive. The rapid expansion of the dark fire is a recent event, and the news has not spread much, and of course there is no lack of misleading and concealment by people with good intentions.
An old general with gray temples pondered for a moment, then said, "Looking at Lieutenant Colonel Du's statement, the Wei family doesn't seem to have interfered. Since they didn't protest against the Wei family themselves, and we haven't seen the situation on the scene, it's not appropriate to make extravagant incidents." .”
This old general's name is Wen Ruocheng, he is Xiao Lingshi's chief staff officer, and his words have always carried weight. When everyone heard this tone, they couldn't help thinking about it.
The general who spoke before said again: "It seems that the leader of the dark fire is not a general yet."
Wen Ruocheng said calmly: "Speaking of which, even if that Qianye is not a general, his combat strength is probably not much worse. However, the commander must be a general. This is the iron law of the military and must not be accommodated. Since the secret If Huo applied for a serial number, then he must have thought about it, as long as there is a warrior who will take office at that time."
As soon as this sentence came out, all the officers in the room looked at each other in blank dismay.