"Ambushes!" The scout's warning turned into a scream the next second: a local gun accurately penetrated his warm chest. The gun continued to fly in like rain, and screams rang out one after another in the queue.

The Central Army soldiers who were attacked quickly gathered together and formed a prototype defense circle. The shield players holding a knife in one hand and holding a shield in the other hand automatically stood on the outermost periphery. Hundreds of square shields automatically formed a circular formation. The half-squatted archers shot arrows from the depths of the forest above the shield. The guns were still shot continuously, but it was difficult to hurt the soldiers hiding behind the shield wall.

The team leader, the small flag warrior Dukela, roared: "Fifth Squadron, come on! Take out those bastards who hurt people with hidden arrows!"

More than thirty soldiers holding sabers yelled: "Yarime!" and suddenly charged behind the dense bushes. They were all cavalrymen and could not ride horses in the jungle battle, but they did not change their tough style. Three soldiers fell to the ground during the attack, but the rest bravely rushed towards them and surrounded more than a dozen orcs and slashed.

The orcs resisted equally firmly. They ignored the shouts of "Wow Sirivalu! (Surrendering to death)" and bravely used a simple javelin to kill the sharp sabre. In the muddy javelin after the rain, people on both sides kept splashing blood, screaming and falling to the ground. No one on both sides retreated. When their arms were cut off with one knife, they changed to a gun. When their shoulders were broken by a wooden stick, they gritted their teeth and pounced on them. Another Central Army soldier's leg was broken, and he rolled on the mud and continued to wield his sabre to chop the enemy's legs.

Seeing that half of the orcs had suffered more than half of the casualties, Dukela turned around and shouted, "Arrow, get up! Get them done, you guys retreat first!"

The archers responded with a loud response and began to pull the bow and string, and were about to step forward. With a "wow" roar, hundreds of orcs rushed out of the dense forests on all sides, holding javelins and wooden sticks high, and surrounded and killed fiercely. The soldiers immediately formed a circular formation to resist, and began a cruel battle on the periphery of the formation.

Dukela's brain "bang": "I ambushed!" He shouted loudly: "Fifth Team, please get closer to the team!"

More than 30 soldiers from the Fifth Squadron who left the brigade rushed back desperately, but were surrounded by hundreds of orcs holding giant sticks. There were waving weapons everywhere, and they could not move forward in an instant. They were beaten to the point of flesh and blood, their brains burst, and screams rang out in a dense manner.

The soldiers of the brigade also struggled to support them, but were blocked by hundreds of rebels. The two sides confronted fiercely, and blood fell down every second. They were less than thirty meters away from the surrounded soldiers. Both sides could see and shout at each other, but they could not get closer. It seemed that if the brigade could not come to support them, the soldiers who could not form a formation to resist would be exhausted!

With a clear howling, a figure flashed. Somehow, he passed through several layers of encirclement and rushed into the surrounded soldiers. This short-sized human body was extremely fast and clean, with bare hands, but in every move, an enemy fell to the ground without a sound. No one could see how he took action. The orc, known for its huge power, was as vulnerable as mud and paper in front of him, and suddenly tore the orc's encirclement, and the soldiers surrounded rushed back to their original formation.

Seeing that the ambush was not completed, a tall orc commander made a few "wow" sounds, and in an instant, a large group of orcs who had just been aggressive just now ran away in various places, and they all disappeared without a shadow, just as suddenly as they appeared.

The fighting disappeared suddenly, and the dense forest in late autumn became silent again, so quiet that you could hear the chirping of birds, the ticking of rain dripping from the trees, and the injured lying on the ground and moaning softly. In late autumn afternoon, the pale sunlight penetrated the leaves into the dense forest weakly, and spots shone on the green moss, on the wool pool of water, on the young and pale face of the dead.

The soldiers gasped, their fingers still tightened their knife, their muscles tensed, and their red eyes were still searching for the next target of the fight. They couldn't believe that the thrilling fight was over.

Dukela was the first to wake up and shouted: "What a fool to stand there like wooden stakes! You guys will bandage them down! You guys cut down a few small trees and prepare stretchers."

The soldiers woke up as if they were in a dream, and each agreed to take out the medical package to wrap the wounds, check whether the people on the ground were still alive and see if they could catch a prisoner.

Dukela remembered: "Who rushed over so bravely just now and saved our brothers?"

Several archers pointed at a young soldier looking around together: "It's him! It's him who saved our brothers, and he made great contributions!"

"It's me." The young soldier smiled embarrassedly, revealing his white teeth - that was the only white place on his face. His face was splashed with mud. He was not tall, giving people a sense of intact. His eyes were sharp and steady. His military uniform was so dirty that he couldn't see the original color. He was naked and his hat fell in the fight. He was looking around.

"Good, boy, good-looking! Beautiful job! - You are not from our army, are you?"

"Yes, I just passed by here. You are the captain of the troops..."

"To you!" Dukela was furious: "Have you not taught you at all? You should add a title to your superiors, be quick and easy, and say: 'Yes, sir! Yes, sir!' - Let's start over!"

The young man smiled with a good temper and stood attentively and said, "Yes, sir!"

"Well, I'm just like a soldier! Okay, tell me your name, position, and number of troops you belong to, and I will help you ask for me!"

"That's really a trouble for you, sir." The young man smiled: "The full name is: Sterling Zuona, a member of the Central Army of the family, and his post: Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army, member of the Supreme Military Staff Committee - When are you planning to help me ask for me for me? sir?"

He finally found his hat, blew the dust on it, wiped the mud and water, revealing the bright golden eagle badge.

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"Sir, you are disobedient again today!" Deputy Commander Tang Ping, Chief of Staff of the Central Army, complained, his tone was like a doctor complaining to a child who refused to take medicine: "You went down to inspect the defense of the troops, why did you rush to the front? If there is a mistake..."

"Yes!" Deputy Commander Qin Lu, deputy commander of the Legion, also said: "The division commanders below protested and said, 'We welcome Lord Sterling to our defense zone for inspection, but can we not always rush to the front? If something happens to our defense zone, we can't afford it!" Lord, you are invincible, everyone knows that you are invincible, but as the commander of the Legion, the responsibilities of the army are different from those of the soldiers. We are responsible for planning, making plans, and commanding..."

"Okay, okay, I know that." Sterling quickly changed the topic: "Today I looked at the three divisions on the left wing. The Luning Division's defense was OK and the trenches were dug very well; the Wenhe Division was just a bad one, and I didn't know what I was doing from top to bottom. I walked for a long time and didn't even ask me about it. The trenches were dug like ditches, so shallow that they could not hide people at all. There was even a captain of the 25th brigade who led more than 300 people to rush into the Wisdu Forest to find trouble for the rebels - I have issued a ban: "Pursuit is not allowed to enter the forest!"?" Has it been said that Sterling was already strict.

Qin Lu hurriedly explained: "The Wenhe Division was originally a cavalry division, good at attacking but not defending. Their officers were all used to attacking - I would tell Wenhe about this matter immediately."

"We can't attack anymore. Our casualties are too serious. That damn Guilinzi, not many people died!" Sterling sighed and turned to stern: "Wenhe has to bear the responsibility if the supervision is not strict. You tell him: he has been demoted, from the red flag book to the flag book, and he is still the commander of the Third Division. Tell him that if he dares to commit it again, go to the Military Law Department to report to him."

Qin Lu and Tang Ping couldn't help laughing: Wenhe has been demoted for the third time in two weeks. Every time Sterling is strict with each other, but after a few days, he finds a reason to help him get promoted back to his original position. Not only Wenhe is like this, but almost all officers know that Sterling is very decisive and can easily get promotion when serving under his subordinates, but it also falls very quickly, because Sterling is never tolerant and lazy. So the officers would send someone to ask the General Staff every morning: "Am I a flag or a red flag today?" "What, I have been demoted to the Little Flag Warrior! I was still the deputy commander the day before yesterday?!"

Tang Ping said that he had found an opportunity to tell Sterling: Minghui, the acting commander of the Black Flag Army, had arrived, and was waiting for Sterling at the headquarters. Sterling was overjoyed: Minghui's arrival means that the powerful Black Flag Army is nearby, and the Central Army soldiers who have been fighting alone can finally take a breath!

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In the simple command of wooden boards and branches, the family met at the highest level of the Far East.

Sterling raised his hand and saluted: "Satisfaction to you, sir. I am ordered to stick to it.

Minghui returned the gift: "Salute to you, sir. I am ordered to reinforce."

Minghui and his escorts were straight in dark blue uniforms, with spotless snow-white gloves. The military boots were shiny and shiny. The golden erectile slings on their shoulders were shining in the sun. They were full of energy and high-end. In contrast, the officers of the Central Army were ragged and dirty, with a look of sluggishness. Many people tied dirty bandages and pulled most of the boots barefoot. Several officers even attended the meeting with bare shirtless. Even Sterling, the commander of the legion, was not much better. They were covered in mud and water, and they didn't even wear hoods. They met with visitors with bare heads.

The officers of the Black Flag Army exchanged their eyes and showed undetectable smiles at the corners of their mouths: Is this the style of the family's first elite unit? It is not much better than the beggars.

The meeting between the two legions was a very historical moment, but it was very devastating to Minghui. He shouted: "Sterling, does the Central Army never eat? We walked a long way and were exhausted. After so long, no one gave us some food."

Sterling smiled bitterly and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, the people below are ignorant - cook for Lord Ming and all the guests immediately."

Qin Lu, deputy chief of the Legion, showed a look of embarrassment. He was in charge of logistics, and his slogan was: "It's okay to die, but I don't have food!" - This time, seeing Sterling's order firmly, he hurried down and ordered "Cook!"

The hot rice was quickly brought up, and several Central Army officers turned their faces to prevent the guests from seeing the slander on their faces. The aroma of rice was too stimulating to them.

Minghui said strangely: "Sterling, don't you eat it?"

Sterling explained: "We have eaten in the troops below. Please use it slowly, Lord Ming."

Minghui smiled and said, "Sterling also learned to go downstairs to make autumn wind. The food below is really good - but if you don't order food, how can you swallow it! Sterling, you are too stingy, and you hide all the good things. I know that your frontline life is hard, and you don't require you to have fresh chicken, duck, fish, but you should order bacon, right?"

The owners looked at each other, and finally Sterling smiled bitterly and said, "Sorry, there is no one--I'll send it to Lord Ming when we get some rabbits or something else."

Minghui was indeed hungry, and after complaining, he buried his head in the mouth of rice. He did not forget to teach Sterling: "The soldiers cannot eat well, and their morale will not rise. So, the army is fighting, the supply problem is the key! Sterling, you have to learn more!"

The meaning is that I eat more salt than you eat. The commander recently plans to choose the Far East War Zone Division. You are still tender and tender. Why do you compete with me?

The officers of the Central Army on the side all showed indignation: At the beginning of the emergency military situation, the Central Army went to the battlefield before they had time to raise supplies, and they were still deep behind the enemy, and the supply line was often cut off; and the Black Flag Army led by Minghui not only came late, but also plundered all the food and grass in various provinces along the way, but also hid and did not fight head-on with the enemy. Now they stood aside and spoke sarcastic words!

The Chief of Staff of the Central Army, Tang Ping, couldn't help but say: "Mr. Minghui's war report has also been read. Your subordinates killed seven million enemies within a week. They are brave enough to be unprecedented and have never come. They have made outstanding contributions!"

The officers of the Central Army laughed out loud, and they were so angry that they hated Minghui's false record: Since the rebels have killed you all, what credit do we have left!

Minghui wiped his mouth and said carelessly: "No matter where you are, you can't say that you have any credit, you're just working for the family!" He seemed to be unable to hear the irony in the words.

Sterling waved his hand to stop Tang Ping's further sarcasm. As early as when fighting Liu Fengshuang in the west, he had learned that the "Mr. Ming" was so thick that he could stand up to Sterling, Zichuan Xiu and Di Lin combined. It was like poking iron armor with matches, which had nothing to do with it. Otherwise, he would not have run faster than a rabbit when he saw Liu Fengshuang from afar.

After dinner, the meeting will start immediately.

Sterling introduced the situation of the Central Army to Minghui: "When the Central Army set out from the imperial capital, there were a total of 150,000 troops, including 50,000 cavalry and 100,000 infantry. After the hard battles such as the Warren Battle, the Far East Chasing, and the Weisdu Forest Blocking Battle in Yunsheng, the loss of nearly 50,000 troops was lost, of which the cavalry was particularly depleted, with less than 20,000 cavalry left, and there was no logistics horse in the army, and almost lost the rapid mobility. The soldiers were exhausted and seriously injured. Therefore, he asked Minghui to let the Black Flag Army temporarily take over the defense of the Central Army, so that the Central Army troops could have a rest time.

Minghui held his chin and listened, saying no, "This matter is... difficult! Lord Sterling, you know, our Black Flag Army was originally the second-line troops defending the Lin family. Our soldiers have no combat experience, so they may not be able to take on this heavy responsibility. Also, our troops have come a long way and need to rest! Besides, we are not natives in the Far East, and we are not adapted to the local conditions, and many people have gotten up, which seriously affects their combat effectiveness; Also, we have no fresh fruit supply recently, and everyone is very dissatisfied..."

Listening to Minghui's list of reasons, Stirling's heart was infuriated: The Black Flag Army troops were not adapted to the local conditions. Is it the Central Army a local in the Far East? More than half of the entire army was infected with dysentery! You just don't have fruit supply, but we can only eat wild vegetables. You have no combat experience - can our Central Army fight once they are born? Besides, this is simply impossible. Didn't the Black Flag Army participate in the wars of the Liufeng family?

Sterling suppressed his anger and asked, "However, the commander ordered Lord Ming's troops to reinforce us. How do you plan to reinforce us?"

"Oh, before coming, the General Staff told me a plan. I think this plan is OK! Come on, open the military map."

Minghui compared it on the map: "This is the Visdu Forest, and the main force of the rebels is in it; this blue belt is the defense line of your army. Our army plans to deploy defenses on the front line of this red belt, fight side by side with your army, and eliminate the rebels together!"

Sterling was almost angry when he saw it: the red belts of the Black Flag Army that Minghui mentioned were almost all behind the blue defense line of the Central Army. He said it nicely: "Fight side by side", but in fact he was hiding behind the Central Army, watching and preserving his strength.

However, he immediately controlled his emotions: Minghui was not his subordinate, and he did not have the power to give orders to him, and he could only give orders through his superior commander or Zichuan Ganxing. However, this place is thousands of miles away from the imperial capital, and it will take at least a few weeks to go back and forth. It is still a question whether the commander and Zichuan Ganxing agree to his suggestions. Even if they are willing to issue orders, you have your reasons. If Minghui also proposes his own reasons, how can he disobey the order - everyone is a member of the commander, and he has this power. At that time, I really don’t know when the lawsuit will be fought for the official document.

However, the Central Army, which was in urgent need of rest, has been living like a year. Every day, it will lose hundreds of soldiers due to injuries and hunger, such as non-combat reasons. Those who can still fight can barely stand up, each of whom is hungry and thin like a skeleton.

Sterling had no choice but to discuss with Minghui, but no matter how he moved him and asked for promises with reason, Minghui was still as slippery as a glass marble, responding to changes in the same way: "This is difficult!"

Sterling almost lost confidence and even had the idea: When you Minghui's deployment is done, I will leave with my troops on a dark and windy night, and let the rebels deal with you directly - but after thinking about it, he knew that he would not do such a thing: What if Minghui's bastard also ran away like him, who will defend the Wisdu Forest? After finally pacifying several provinces, the rebels rushed out again to spread throughout the Far East, who will bear the responsibility?

Before he knew it, the night had already fallen. Minghui stood up and was about to say goodbye and said, "Okay, okay, let's talk about these things someday, I have to go back."

Sterling had no choice but to detain him, right? A group of Central Army officers sat there in a daze with a frown.

Sterling forced his spirits and said to his subordinates: "It's nothing, the battle is still the same, and the meal is still to be eaten." The orderly soldiers brought everyone's "super": a large pot of wild vegetable soup that was so thin that people saw. Originally, there should be some food in the vegetable soup, but today's grain quota was given to Minghui and others, so everyone had to eat only the vegetables.

Sterling scooped up a bowl of soup, and there were not a few wild vegetables in it. He smiled bitterly, thinking: The secret to eating wild vegetable soup is: drink the soup hard until you have a bulge of stomach and become full, and then you will be hungry again after urinating.

While everyone was having a meal with a frown, Minghui's cheerful voice came from the door: "Okay, I won't eat when I come, and I'll take out the good things after I leave. Today, I'm better than to come by a coincidence! I also want one." It's dark, and the black flag officers could not find the way they came, so they had to return to the Central Army, planning to talk about it tomorrow in one night.

Before Sterling could hide her, Minghui had already leaned over and said, "Let me see what kind of small cooking Sterling prescribes?"

After just one look, his face changed: "You guys eat this?"

Sterling was embarrassed and embarrassed to speak out. Tang Ping beeped in a low voice: "What should I eat if I don't eat this? I've finished all the food for you today."

Minghui was silent for a long time before he spoke, "Get me a bowl." He also scooped up the bowl of soup and started drinking it. As soon as he imported it, he showed a difficult expression. He put the bowl and stared at Sterling: "How long has it been like this?"

Seeing that it was impossible to hide it, Sterling honestly replied: "It's been two weeks, and our supply has long been cut off."

Minghui's eyes shot sharply, making it hard to believe that he was the same person as the slick bureaucrat who just called "haha": "Why don't you report?" Xuan changed his words and said, "Who made the trouble? Luo Minghai? Why don't you report him to the Chief Executive!" He understood in his heart that Luo Minghai must be jealous of Sterling's outstanding military achievements, fearing that he would take his place, so he did this on purpose.

Sterling replied seriously: "Everything is very important, and everything that bothers the general leader is the sin of my ministers." He did not want to make a lawsuit with Luo Minghai when the country was in danger.

Minghui was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Sterling, you are a good person! But I, Minghui, are also a man! I dare not say it after a long time. I will take it for two weeks, and our Black Flag Army can do it! You can retreat and rest."

Sterling was overjoyed and bowed deeply: "Mr. Minghui Gao Yi, Sterling thanked him on behalf of all the soldiers of the Central Army!"

Three days later, the Black Flag Army troops entered the position and replaced the Central Army's defense. The 100,000 Central Army soldiers who had been fighting fiercely since the beginning of the Far East were able to breathe and retreat to the Deagan Province in the Far East for rest.
Chapter completed!