Chapter 866 This Is Us (1/2)

The clouds of war were hanging over Tiandu, and the bayonets of the Wilantes were almost pressed against the throats of the Borneos. Not to mention the survivors in the city, even the fish and shrimps in the ever-flowing river were suppressed. Out of breath.

However, in this stormy stall, a major event that had nothing to do with the war rarely happened in Tiandu, blowing a ray of cool breeze into this stuffy house.

The Education Committee of the Borneo government suddenly announced that it would establish Tiandu University and recruit students from all school-age teenagers and young people aged 12 to 16 and 16 to 20.

The former enters preparatory courses, while the latter enters undergraduate courses. The scope of study covers engineering, science, sociology and other disciplines.

Since Tiandu University currently only has a plaque, no teaching building, no teachers, and not even the most basic textbooks, this group of students is tentatively scheduled to go to Mammoth University in Mammoth City for education.

This enrollment is expected to recruit 500 students, including 300 preparatory students and 200 undergraduate students.

The Borneo Education Commission will bear all expenses such as tuition fees and living expenses for the selected students during their study period.

After completing their preparatory studies, preparatory students will decide whether to stay in Mammoth City to continue their studies or to return to Tianducheng to study for undergraduate studies based on their grades and subsequent changes in the war situation.

As for the latter, he will return to Tiandu after completing his studies to serve as a professor at Tiandu University, or he will be introduced to other professional counterparts by the Borneo authorities.

In short, as long as you pass the exam, you won't have to worry about it for the rest of your life, the general will worry about it for you.

The exam will be held in the Tiangong in Tiandu, and the only requirement besides age is literacy and numeracy.

After all, if you can't even write your name, it will be a waste of time and paper.

Although there is a war going on right now, it seems somewhat inappropriate to do this, but because of Absek's endorsement, the reform plan put forward by the Kabah committee has also been given the green light.

Not only did the authorities not encounter much resistance, the residents of Tiandu City were also enthusiastic about this matter.

Absek is sending five hundred students to study abroad in Mammoth City!

This is big news!

After all, going to Mammoth City means you don’t have to be drafted, and you can also leave the dangerous front line!

not only that!

When he came back, Absek was arranged to become an official!

Is there really such a thing as pie in the sky in this world? !

As soon as the news spread, the entire Tiandu City was shocked!

Although the notice didn't say that at all, when they saw the rubber stamp on the notice, almost everyone translated the information in their heads.

For fear of missing out on this opportunity to change their fate, all literate survivors, regardless of their age, rushed to sign up.

There are also parents signing up their sons and daughters.

Especially this category accounts for the vast majority.

Regardless of whether they were knowledgeable or uneducated, all the candidates whose names were recorded prepared for the exam at the last minute, and suddenly a wave of study was set off in Tiandu.

All the books available on the market have been sold out.

Some of the people who came to buy books included respectable people wearing long-sleeved clothes, soldiers wearing military uniforms, and some old farmers wearing only a circlet of cloth around their waists.

Most people don’t read it for themselves, but mainly buy it for their children at home.

Later, the books were sold out, and even the newspapers on the newsstand suffered.

Almost everything with words on it has been swept away.

"... Damn it, do these NPCs love learning so much?" Looking at the newsstand that had been cleared out, the debtor had a surprised expression on his face.

This was completely different from what he saw in Golden Gallen Harbor.

The people there are also very easy to learn. Almost every girl he met said that he was a student, but he had never seen a grand event where even the parking lot was sold out.

"Emmm... It has nothing to do with us. Go back to the military camp." The construction site boy and Bian had a subtle expression on their faces.

These Borneo people like to go to extremes in everything they do, just like now.

What they long for is not knowledge or justice, but the power that thing may bring.

He couldn't tell whether this was good or bad, but for those who were still living in a feudal society a few years ago, this could obviously be considered an improvement.

Although I haven't seen what the exam papers look like, it is still much more reliable than using Beast Fighting Chess to select talents.

The two slowly wandered back to the military camp, only to see a few young officers standing at the door.

One of them looked familiar. He seemed to be named Isher, a person who had a strong presence in the Saipan Port incident.

After the incident, Eagle never mentioned him again in his posts. He only said that this person later became a captain of the frontier army, and that he was still on the border between Borneo and Saifan Port. After the war, his life and death were unknown. .

I didn't expect this guy to be alive.

As expected of a rat.

Just at this time, Bian PiaoShui also came out of the military camp, walked to a group of officers and chatted for a few words, and then looked at the captain who wanted to go forward with them.

"You must be Isher."

"Isher, the captain of the 30,000-man army! Follow the general's orders!" Isher stood at attention and gave a military salute, his voice loud and clear.

Looking at this energetic young officer, Bian Huishui smiled when he heard the words.

"I'm not a general, I'm just a corps commander. Based on your establishment, I'm afraid my military rank is not as high as yours."

In fact, strictly speaking, players do not have military ranks. Instead, there is a contribution point system to represent their contribution to the alliance.

Isher smiled heartily upon hearing this.

"What are you talking about! You are a teacher, I am a student, and this is another generation. You are welcome, just tell me if you see anything you don't like, and I will definitely change it!"

This brother's words are quite interesting.

Edge Paddling laughed and said in a joking tone.

"I was worried about you before. The commander-in-chief sent an inflexible person to follow me, but now it seems that I was worried too much. That's right! What we need to fight guerrillas is your cleverness. I'm optimistic about you!"

Isher also grinned, with a hint of obvious pride in his brows, like a student who received praise.

That's true from his point of view.

After all, the man in front of him is the commander of the Death Corps!

It is said that during the Torch War, this regiment from the River Valley Province, as a member of the Adhesive Community coalition, had made great achievements for the survivor camp! Two provinces were liberated from the torch!

In contrast, their predecessors, the rat soldiers who went on an expedition to Jinchuan Province, only made soy sauce on the battlefield and were not even considered third-line troops.

Being recognized by the commander of the Death Corps made him prouder than the medal issued to him by Absek.

"Speaking of which, what do you call a general?"

The expression on Edge Huishui's face paused, and he coughed slightly in embarrassment.

"Uh... call me Edge, that's what my brothers call me."

Some Internet names don't feel good when typed on the keyboard, and it's a bit embarrassing to read them out.

Apparently he wasn't the only one who felt this way, Isher was stunned for a moment when he heard the name.

edge.

What a strange name.

But that's true for everyone who's heard of the Alliance, especially those Vault Dwellers from the Age of Prosperity.

He was good at observing people's words and could see the embarrassment on Brother Bian's face at a glance, so he changed the subject with a smile.

"...General Fringe, when do we go to the front line?"

Edge Paddling said with a smile.

"It's up to you, we are ready and can leave at any time."

Isher: "What a coincidence, so are we!"

Edge of Water raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the man in front of him twice.

"Okay, you said so, let's do it now!"

…

While the survivors in Tiandu City were busy preparing for the exam, a mighty army quietly left the city.

Led by the Death Corps, nearly 200,000 troops rushed to the front line again.

Among them, except for the 30,000-person team led by Isher, which can be regarded as a direct descendant of Absek, most of the other 10,000-person teams were led by Yudano's old troops.

That is, the "defeated troops" who withdrew from the Lion City.

However, even though they had just suffered a defeat, their morale was not low, it could even be said to be high.

Because the brothers of the Alliance stand with them.

They don't think of it as being cannon fodder, but quite the opposite.

This is your chance for revenge!

They will return the humiliation of that day to the Wilantes and show those big noses that they are people with backbone too!

At the same time, let the survivors of Absaek and Tiandu see that they are not cowards!

In this new battle, they will change their strategy when fighting in Lion State, using half of their troops to maintain the advance, while the remaining half will follow the officers of the Death Corps to infiltrate behind enemy lines.

For example, the 30,000-member team led the battle with the Death Corps.

Although most of the people in this unit were new recruits, Isher did not let them get used to him and took them to stay in the rear to pass the time.

The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable, and sometimes dangerous places are safer.

Especially if the legion is eager to capture Tiandu, the battle on the front line may be even more tragic than Absek expected, and then there will be no need to care about the front line and the rear.

Of course, part of the reason for making such a risky decision was Isher's intuition.

His instinct told him that it would be safer to be closer to the Alliance people.

And there is even more hope of learning real skills.

Although the young men under his command did not have the opportunity to study in Mammoth Country, he believed that this experience would also become a highlight on their resumes.

Just like the Saipan Harbor tragedy to myself.

As long as they can survive and win the final victory, they will have passed the test...

The commander of the Death Corps did not stop him, but happily took him and these brave young men with him.

In this way, after three days and three nights of traveling, the two teams headed to the junction of Niu State and Lion State and arrived at a place called Akale County.

This is the turning point of Yongliu River, and it is also a strategic location that neither side can ignore.

The river water from the west side of the Zhuobar Mountains is like a dense spider web, pouring into the western part of Niuzhou, winding and wandering at the junction of the hills and plains, like a curled up python.

After arriving in Akal County, the longitudinal river changed its direction from west to east, passing through the central plains and flowing into the estuary in the eastern part of Borneo Province.

As the overflowing river water continuously impacts the river channels and plains on the west side, a vast river beach and impact plain are formed on the relatively low-lying west side.

On the east side of the winding river is a nearly primitive forest. The dense woods extend northward along with the rolling hills until they merge into the Zhuobar Mountains.

After aerial photography of the nearby terrain and field inspections, the Death Corps decided to station on the east bank of the river and dispersed 155mm field guns and 20mm quadruple anti-aircraft machine guns in the forest.

The impact plain on the west bank of the river can well limit the marching speed of the legion's mobile troops.

If the other party wants to enter Akale County, it is impossible to leave their nail on the other side of the river alone, unless they plan to completely eliminate the supply line.

After completing the strategic deployment, he found Isher and asked him to disperse combat units at all levels into the mountains and forests to dig L-shaped holes, and they had to dig the kind that could hide one person.

The logistics force delivers supplies every three days.

If there is no mission during the rest of the time, each department will stay in the cave and be on standby.

This is only part of the preparation.

In addition to those "rat holes" scattered in the forest, they also had to prepare some fixed firepower in the forest, such as light machine gun bunkers, etc., to snipe the Weilant people who were searching deep into the woods.

Although this group of new recruits were not very skilled at what they did, with the help of the players from the Death Corps, they did not do too badly.

It took them three full days to finally complete the construction of the position.

The next thing to do is to wait patiently...

However, given the eagerness of the Weiland people, they shouldn't have to wait too long.

On the second day after everyone completed the construction of the position, the players sent by Edgewater to conduct forward reconnaissance quickly sent back the news——

Legion troops are coming!

…

Crouching on a hill near the river, [Yang Youbao] took out his binoculars and looked at the impact plain in the distance, and suddenly a sentence popped out of his mouth without any warning.

"This is definitely suitable for farming."

[Bringing an umbrella but not a knife at midnight] glanced at him in surprise.

"Do you still understand this?"

Yang Matabao chuckled.

"Then you must understand, food +3."

Carrying an umbrella but not a knife at midnight: "...?"

What the hell?

Before he could remember what this guy was talking about, Laplace beside him couldn't help but interjected.

"...No matter what version it is, if we don't build a large bathhouse now, it will be rubbish. Floods will occur and people will be eaten. The little bonus given is useless."

Yang Matabao: "Ah... I think it's okay. Anyway, if Torres del Paine National Park is not within three squares at the beginning, I will dive."

Laplace: "Damn it, then you can't do it all day?!"

Yang Matabao: "I have to do something when I wait for the resurrection CD."

Laplace: "..."

Seeing that his good brother stopped talking, Yang Youbao smiled and persuaded.

"We'll be online soon. Let's dive together."

Laplace: "Get out."

Midnight, carrying an umbrella but not a knife, looked at the two of them in confusion.

"What the hell are you talking about?!"

Midnight was not the only one who was confused. Isher, who happened to hear their conversation, was also confused.

It wasn't because of the content of their chat, but because he simply didn't understand what they were saying.

"Did you make up your own language?" Isher asked curiously, looking at the edge beside him.

The edge of his expression was subtle and he nodded.

"That's right..."

If you didn’t make it up yourself, how could it be given by aliens?

Isher nodded. Although there was no expression change on his face, he felt envious in his heart.

Having a common language can be regarded as one of the manifestations of cohesion.

Ever since he discovered that "Bol the Awakened" could not save the province of Borneo, he had been thinking about a new way out, and now he finally had some inspiration.

If the survivors of Borneo Province want to find a way out, they must have their own culture...

Just as he was thinking this, a billowing cloud of dust suddenly appeared on the edge of the skyline. It was obvious that it was kicked up by the tires of the vehicle.

When he noticed the situation, he immediately raised his hand, and everyone quickly hid behind the bunker, clinging to the ground to prevent even the slightest flaw from leaking out.

The same goes for Isher. All the muscles in his body were tense and he couldn't help but hold his breath.

Just when the billowing dust appeared on the skyline, a towering steel fortress pushed away the thick clouds at the same time, displaying its oppressive body in the sky

"Horn"!

Isher's eyes widened, half filled with fear, half filled with hatred and anger.

He clenched his fists and wanted to tear that guy apart with his eyes!

That's what bombed the Lion City!

He will never forget the raging fire burning in the city that day and the compatriots who fled desperately in the flames.

The player lying next to the bunker was holding a telescope, but he did not have such rich psychological activities. He just looked at the vehicles in the distance and calmly observed the enemy's situation.

"Three Greyhounds!"

"It's a reconnaissance team from the Weiland people, followed probably by a mechanized infantry brigade..."

"I don't know if it's the 300,000th team. It would be great if we could meet them."

"By the way, I remember that their reconnaissance team used to be equipped with 10 vehicles?"

"Their 'supplier' is not very good."

"Perhaps our 'Laken' is too powerful."

"Ha ha."

Staring intently at the smoke and dust getting closer and closer in front of them, several players lying on the ground were talking and laughing, as if they didn't pay attention to their opponents at all.

"Don't worry, brother."

Noticing Isher's nervous expression, Edge of Water put his hand on his shoulder and shook it, grinning.

"Trust me, there's nothing to be afraid of."

When they met McClun, half of the equipment was made by themselves, and the other half was captured. Even professional players went up to fill in the lines. Didn't they defeat that thing in the end?

He has always believed that talent is the key to victory or defeat.

Isher's Adam's apple moved and he took a deep breath to calm down.

"Um...is there anything I can do?"

Edge Pad looked back at the billowing dust in front of him and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"All you can do is hide."

"We will teach you how to hide yourself under enemy fire, teach you how to survive, and then when they think we are all dead, we will jump out and give them a head-on blow."

"This war has just begun, and there will be more to come. If one day we are no longer here, you can teach other compatriots what we have taught you, and pass on our name."

Handed down……

Isher's eyes were slightly moved.

"...Is this the Death Corps?"

"That's right, this is us."

As soon as the words of the edge paddle fell, the slowly moving airship suddenly lowered its gun barrel and spit out flickering firelights towards the east bank of the Yongliu River!

Looking at the rain of flying bullets, Isher's pupils contracted violently.

"They found us?!"

Edge Paddling said with a smile.

"There is no need to notice at all. In such a conspicuous position, everyone knows that we are here... So I asked you to spread out and hide, and prepare the bomb shelter first."

By firing while on the move, rather than dropping the anchor chain before shooting, the opponent obviously did not discover their position.

Just as he expected, the shells had no accuracy at all. They were doing Brownian motion in the sky, and then fell into an open mountain field.

There are at least thirty or forty hills in the entire mountainous area, and hundreds of artillery shells are like toothpicks on bread.

The roar of the explosion almost came together with the sound of cannons in the sky, and the entire forest was shaken by the sound.

Edge of Water frowned, and suddenly he noticed something unusual in the smoke of the explosion.

"It's a gas bomb." He suddenly reacted and quickly took out a spare gas mask and threw it on Isher's chest. "Take this thing with you."

Isher did not dare to hesitate and immediately put on the mask thrown by the alliance brothers.

But then he quickly remembered that the brothers squatting in the foxholes were not there yet.

"My subordinates..."

"The supplies we left for them included gas masks... My brothers taught them how to use them." Staring at the airship in the sky, he whispered in the edge of the water.

The stuff was not very expensive. Each of them had two of them. Seeing that the brothers in the 30,000-man team didn't have any, they gave half of them to them.

The troops deployed by the 30,000-man team on the forward position are only two thousand-man teams, and the Death Corps has 5,000 people. It is more than enough to divide them among them.

But what he didn't expect was that Legion actually took out all the gas bombs.

He thought they would set the mountain on fire, but it seemed they overestimated their bottom line.

Yellow-green gas filled the forest, and some trees withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

These gases were obviously heavier than air and did not float away immediately.

If he hadn't been wearing a gas mask, the consequences would have been disastrous!

Fortunately, a gust of wind blew at this time, which dispersed some of the poisonous gas that filled the mountain top.

Probably thinking that even if there were people in the mountains, everyone was dead, the reconnaissance vehicle hovering next to the river beach cruised in a circle, and finally reluctantly moved forward under the command of the commander.

At the same time, armored personnel carriers also drove over from a distance.

The size of that army is not small. Judging from the organization, it should be a thousand-man team, equivalent to a regiment in the alliance.

Yang Matabao put down the telescope and looked back excitedly at the edge of the water.

"They seem to be getting ready to cross the river!"

"It seems that their commander is still not confident in his own artillery."

Edge Paddling chuckled and put his hand on the communicator hanging on his shoulder.

"Attention all units, the enemy is preparing to cross the river!"

"Wait until they finish building the bridge and get ashore before we fight!"

A neat reply came from the communication channel.

"receive!"