Chapter 808: The Gray Clothes Army Stealing Food? (Second Update)
In the minds of Bran citizens, the environment in the north is always harsh and the climate is even colder. At the beginning of winter, the south is still under the warm shade, which is suitable for picnics in the countryside. However, the north has already entered the freezing season, and there is a chill in the world!
Winter solstice, 557 years of Bran calendar.
This is a very normal solar term, and it is also a very normal day. On this day in history, nothing big happened. Everything seemed ordinary and ordinary.
However, future history is destined to remember this day, because this is a new chapter that an era is slowly opening!
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In the evening, deep in Shiwanda Mountain, dusk has fallen.
Information about Shiwandashan has always been relatively mysterious and barren. Even in the Bran Royal Library, there are not many records about this, and even the scope is vague. On the map of Bran's border, the place signed with the name Hundred Thousand Mountains is just a shadow, right up to the top of the map. No one has ever reached the end of it, and over time, no one will care.
Of course, our focus this time is not the geographical exploration of where the end of the Hundred Thousand Mountains is. We only need to set our sights on a desolate area deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and that's it.
Regarding the information about this desolate area, Bran has relatively complete information. However, the collection time was not long, only one year. There are naturally reasons for doing this. To put it bluntly, it was at that time that the gray-clothed rebels fled here.
The failure to defeat all the gray rebels a year ago was a regret in the hearts of many Bran big shots. After seeing the brilliant performance of the Gray Rebels during the Luosha period, Bran's big men no longer dare to underestimate what they used to call a 'rioter'. Even though the opponent has now hid in the desolate and barren Shiwan Mountain, Bran Wang Ting still sent out heavy troops to track him down, and he would not stop the pursuit until the logistics and supply troops were under great pressure and complained endlessly.
Just stop the pursuit and give up! In fact, the chasing troops did not retreat, but looked for favorable terrain on the spot and built blockades.
The meaning of this move is also obvious - since we can't completely annihilate you, then we will expel you simply to avoid causing trouble in Bran again!
From the above actions, we can probably see that King Bran is very wary of the Gray Army. Of course, as the saying goes, if the upper side talks, the lower side will break the legs. Big shots can make decisions about garrisoning troops with a wave of their hands without any psychological pressure. But when it comes to each legion, general, and soldier, the feeling is different...
Bonfire at dusk, mountain camp.
Bang bang bang, the table was banging loudly, "Damn! Damn it! There's no such thing as a bad place, a bad place, a bad place... there's not even a bad place for a**! I'll fuck, fuck, fuck all the women from the three generations of the Arms Department officials. , Blinded their dog eyes, I am the general of the Cangyan Army, Zhenbei Baoxiong, is he famous? He is not famous. I am also a front-line general after all. I am not allowed to kill the barbarians and come here to guard the barren mountains... ...I'll protect him! My brain is confused by ***——"
Out of anger, a series of filthy curses resounded around the central camp, echoing in the distance. If word spreads and the officials in the Northern Arms Department hear it, they will probably be furious and transfer this guy directly to the cannon fodder camp without saying a word, leaving him to fend for himself and never be used again.
However, here, the soldiers passing by on patrol did not look strange at all when they heard this. They seemed to have become accustomed to it. Some soldiers even nodded directly and whispered in agreement to express their strong agreement.
Originally, not all soldiers joined the army in order to earn enough military salary to support their families and get by. At least this is not the case for their front-line army from the Cang Yan Legion. They need military salary and even more glory! On the front line, although they live a precarious war life, it is the duty of a soldier, and they will not lack the honor and merit they deserve, and the path to promotion is also visible.
But what now?
It was just a matter of being transferred to encircle and suppress the Gray Clothes Army before. After all, it was a regular battle and it was also their scope of responsibilities. But after the encirclement and suppression, they were not transferred back to the front line to kill the enemy. Instead, they were ordered to continue to stay here, guarding this place where there was no place to attack. What the hell was going on?
Can I kill enemies here? Is it okay to spend money to play with women? Can I get meritorious service and glory? Can I be promoted to an officer... Shit! It is possible to become a mountain king by falling into a bandit.
"Okay, let's calm down. No matter how harshly you scold here, it's no use. Those officials in the Armament Department can't hear you." In the big room of the central camp, a slightly thin adjutant shook his head helplessly and advised to sit down. The first black-faced man who was drinking heavily was the general of the Cangyan Legion who just called himself the Zhenbei Storm Bear. "If you bear with me any longer, haven't the letters to the marshal been sent out? Maybe we will be captured soon." Transferred back..."
"Be patient, bear it, bear it... bear it! I'm almost turning my back on it!" Putting down the wine can with a bang, the black-faced general said angrily, "I don't know what the old marshal is thinking, either. There's no news yet... Well, I finally figured it out now. It won't work if I beg anyone. It's better to pray for those beast cubs in Beihuang to come over. Since the front line is tight, they will naturally think of me."
"Uh..." The adjutant and several senior officers present were stunned when they heard this, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although this statement sounds somewhat logical, it is too heartbreaking for General Bran to pray for the Northern Wilderness barbarians to attack. Fortunately, this is their camp, and they are all their own people. They don't have to worry about the walls having ears and spreading random rumors.
"Ahem..." After coughing a few times, the general would have said something shocking again. The thin deputy general wisely changed the subject, "The activities of the Gray Army have been very frequent recently. Although I don't know the specific location of their camp, I can't find out. However, the scouts scattered outside have discovered their traces several times in the past two days, and they seem to be preparing for some action."
"Sir Lieutenant General, you worry too much. They can't even eat now, so how can they make any big moves." The kind of general you have will bring out the kind of soldiers you have. The black-faced general has a hot temper and is carefree. The people under his command also had this problem, so a senior officer did not notice the deputy general's good intentions to change the subject. He shook his head directly after hearing this, "If you guessed it right, this must be to explore the storage location of our grain and grass supplies and prepare for it." He started to rob."
"Well, that's it."
"Those guys are going crazy with hunger now. They are really capable of robbing..."
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It’s not surprising that these senior military officers expressed their views like this, that’s just the fact.
Food for the Gray Army is indeed a big problem. The depths of Shiwanda Mountain are desolate, and even vegetation with green leaves is rare, let alone edible food. Although Tang En relied on the financial resources of the Yatang Chamber of Commerce outside, he had been transporting food supplies inside. However, due to the several blockades of Bran's army, large quantities of things cannot come in, and can only be transported in batches, which is really a drop in the bucket...
Of course, the officers present here do not know these things. They only know that in the past year, the Gray Army has organized countless food grabbing operations, some successful, some unsuccessful... Regardless of success or not, it is obvious that This all shows that the grey-coated army's food supplies are indeed extremely scarce.
Therefore, after combining these circumstances, the senior officers all felt that the gray-coated army was undoubtedly trying to grab food. However...the thin deputy general's eyes twitched when he heard this, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he looked at the black-faced general who was no longer interested after listening to the officers' analysis. You are a bunch of pigs. You can't even see what I mean by this obvious thing, and you still come to tear me down. I'm really impressed by your intelligence...
He was cursing in his heart, but on the surface he had to laugh and bury the hole he dug, "Yes, those gray-clothed soldiers are already hungry and crazy. It's really hard to say what they will do. We have to guard against it."
"It's not a big deal, you can take care of these things yourself." Waving his hand, the black-faced general raised the wine can again, as if he wanted to drink away his sorrows.
But before his lips touched the wine can, suddenly, a sharp metal collision sound suddenly sounded in the distance, with an urgent frequency. At this time, the army's warning sound means that there is an enemy invasion.
Several people present were stunned when they heard the sound. I don't know who subconsciously said, "Uh... we actually got here!" This was of course referring to the grey-coated army's food-grabbing team.
This was almost the truth. After a long time, a soldier who looked like a scout pushed open the door and walked in, reporting urgently that a large number of gray-clad army personnel were present outside the fortifications.
"Ha, it's really them. They move very fast."
"It's normal. Otherwise, I'm going crazy with hunger..."
"Haha, it makes sense, it makes sense!"
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He was still talking and laughing, and there was no trace of tension in the big room. All the officers looked extremely relaxed and didn't seem to take it to heart.
This is not to say that they look down on the Gray Army, but that food and material capital are the focus of all armies. And they who came from Cang Yan's regular army paid even more attention to the protection of this aspect. So generally speaking, unless the situation is completely passive and has been killed by the opponent or something, it is almost impossible to successfully rob it.
However, among them, the black-faced general showed some interest and looked at the scout intently: "Are you sure that there are really many people in the gray-clothed army?"
"I'm sure, this is what my subordinates saw with their own eyes!" The scout nodded firmly after hearing this.
"Haha, very good, bring me my armor and big axe!" The black-faced general suddenly stood up and laughed heartily, "Damn it, I've been holding it in for so long, and finally I have a chance to have fun!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was no response. Suddenly, rumble...
…………(To be continued.)