"At that time, the entire command was in a quarrel, the staff officers were divided into two factions, and no one could convince anyone.However, it was only in the early hours of this morning that the warlock at Faxiang came with news from the Twelfth Army, and we realized that we were all wrong before. ”When Wilson had finished speaking, Efron picked up the last of the three reports, glared at his two men closely, and read them carefully.Wilson and Gan Xing, who were not afraid to come out, stood cautiously to the sidelines, waiting for their governor to finish the last report.After reading the last report, Efron slammed it upside down on the table.Efron asked Gan Xing: "Why, the subordinate units of the Twelfth Army were the first to be attacked, but why was the report to the corps command the latest?"
”"Go, get the sand table ready, and point it out to me."
Efron commanded Wilson.Wilson walked quickly to a large sand table and slowly uncovered the red cloth on it, revealing the layout map that represented the entire Efron Corps defense area.Efron handed a stick to Gan Xing": point it to me. ”Gan Xing carefully took the stick, and then took a little time to look for it on the sand table, pointing the stick to a place on the top of the sand table."
Toto, here."
Immediately, Efron shifted his gaze to the place Gan Xing was pointing to."
This area was the defense area of the Twelfth Army, and on the night of the 24th, it was a division of the 75th Army under the Twelfth Army that was attacked by the Black Riemans, and on the night of the same day, it lost one cavalry regiment and two infantry regiments, and nearly 40,000 soldiers were killed overnight.We were also taken aback when we received this report in the early hours of this morning. ”Gan Xin pointed at the place with a stick and reported to Efron
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": Judging by the date and time, the Seventy-fifth Army of the Twelfth Army was the first to be attacked, and in the light of the movements of the enemy in other directions, we immediately overturned our own conclusion that the enemy might have made a noise to attack our two previous armies.According to our analysis, the enemy is the real direction of the enemy's attack in that position of the 75th Army, while the other two places should be the enemy's feints in order to deal with their brother troops, with the aim of containing the strength of our other two armies, so that they can completely unleash their hands and feet on the side of our 75th Army. ”Well, I agree with this conclusion from Gan Xing and Wilson so on.Efron asked them again: "Which division of this 75th Army was attacked and suffered serious losses?"
”Wilson immediately replied: "The report says that it is the 19th Mixed Division, but I have checked the combat sequence of our corps, and our corps does not have such a unit at all. ”This is Hou Ganxing's words: "I know one thing about this division, this is the consent of the commander-in-chief, in the 75th Army is a unit composed of various wandering soldiers, the commander also gave them a nominal number, but they have never been included in our battle sequence, so it cannot be found. ”Efron heard that it was a force of wanderers, and that it had been formed with the consent of the commander-in-chief of the Front.While I was suspicious, I also understood a little.In the army, all kinds of shady methods emerge in endlessly.Efron has been in the army for many years, and there is nothing he doesn't understand."
Commander Gan Xing, I remember that you and Gan Ning, the deputy commander of the Twelfth Group Army, are brothers, and this 75th Army is his subordinate unit, so have you had some understanding of this army through your younger brother before?"
Efron said half-squinted at Gan Xing.Gan Xing lowered his head as much as possible, not daring to look at Efron, and replied, "No, my subordinates don't know much about this army.Would you like to ask the Warlock to contact him through Fa Xiang immediately?
”Efron waved his hand, "Wait first, don't worry." ”Efron turned his left hand behind his back, a gesture he habitually made every time he analyzed the situation.In the same way, he stared at the sand table and asked Gan Xing and Wilson, "Do you know which unit the enemy is?"
”Gan Xing replied: According to the report of the 75th Army, it was a special division of the 20th Route Army of the Black Riemans, and the commander of the division was De Noah Sánchez. ”Efron's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he hurriedly asked, "Is it the Sanchez family?"
”"Yes, Shi Shuai, the commander of the other party is the Black Rieman military family from the Black Riemans, the Sanchez family."
Gan Xing continued: "At present, our entire front army has no major battles to fight, and the same is true of the enemy.We both need time to recuperate.And the sudden attack of the enemy, caught off guard, the 75th Army had heavy losses, perhaps it was busy with the war, so the report to us came a little late?
”Gan Xing tentatively answered Efron's question about the latest report on the Twelfth Army.It doesn't matter if this answer is far-fetched or not.Just then, a guard suddenly entered
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": Report!""
Speak."
The guard reported loudly: "Victor, the lord of the Red Iron City, said that he had an important matter to ask for Governor Efron, but his subordinates did not stop him, he ........."
Before the guard could finish speaking, a man appeared behind the guard.An old man in pale yellow linen clothes, with a bitter and hateful face, and a face of vicissitudes.Maybe it's because of the innate bitterness and hatred, or maybe it's caused by overwork for the people.In short, the city lord of Red Iron City who broke in, from the appearance alone, did not look like a city lord who managed a city with a population of more than 80 million, but more like an old farmer who carried grain that could not be sold and went home to drink inferior wine with a depressed and sad face."
Governor Efron," Victor didn't wait for the guards to finish speaking, he had already opened his mouth to Efron, "Governor Efron, the city lord knows that you are busy with military affairs, and he shouldn't have forcibly broken into your headquarters at this time to disturb you, but it is a matter of the safety of tens of millions of dawn people in the Red Iron City, so this city lord is disgusted by the Governor, and he will also come to you, Lord Governor, and ask you for clarification in person." ”Victor, the city lord of Red Iron City, finished panting, staring at a pair of small bean eyes, and sweat was faintly visible on his forehead.Regarding the sudden arrival of this Victor City Lord, the three commanders on the side of the corps didn't know how to deal with it at all.Since the establishment of the headquarters in the Red Iron City, the Corps Headquarters has not had much interaction with the original local administrative structure.Although the headquarters and the city lord's mansion are separated by a few walls, the two sides that usually belong to the two systems have almost no contact.It was only every time the Corps needed local cooperation, the high-level leaders of the two families would meet together to discuss how to handle the operation.Yu public and private, he didn't have much deal with this city lord, and now the other party broke into the door directly, and it seemed that he was obviously not here to chat and drink tea, and the other party's words were so important, it must be something important.Gan Xing came up first to greet Victor": Victor City Lord, what is so urgent, it seems that something big has happened, you might as well sit down, let's ......... together" Before Gan Xing finished speaking, Victor interrupted: "Gan Xing is the commander of the army, let's stop talking politely, and there is no time to say it."
I just want to ask you, can your troops stop the Black Riemans?
”"Huh?"
After hearing Victor's words, Efron was already slightly angry in his heart, and asked Victor, "Lord Victor, what do you mean by this?"
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