Power and Empire Chapter 1654: Horizon (9)

After a trance, Hebery came back to his senses and immediately realized the seriousness of this matter. It was not just a lack of food. He looked at Lokrus who was running over to help him. There is a dignified flash in the middle,

The intention of the Northwestern rebels to burn food has been clear. It is to completely cut off the possibility of the army being able to obtain this year’s food. This is really a cruel method.

Launched a large-scale cavalry raid. When I was completely unaware of the food problem, I burned three-quarters of this year’s new food in one fell swoop. I thought that my Eighth Army had just encountered a turbulent raid sāo. Now, there will be a more turbulent food crisis. Before I made any arrangements, I suddenly fell into a situation where I couldn’t make a comeback. No one would have imagined that the worms of the local army would dare Selling military rations, these brave guys are damned

Hebbery was also at a loss for a while. If he was beaten up to nothing but a false alarm, then this time he was truly forced into life and death. After hesitating for a while, his face was decisive. Order "The news here must be blocked. After I leave, Lobrus, you immediately send enough trusted people to conduct a thorough investigation of all the granaries! Not one can be missed! And the original local army officers, implement immediately Secretly arrested, no matter what you do, I must retrieve all the lost food!"

"Subordinates understand, but subordinates are afraid"

"What are you afraid of?"

"... The subordinates are afraid that the food that has been exchanged may not be retrieved. They should have been sold! I heard that in the past few months, the caravans from the southwest were all tax-free. Many All of the caravans are here to purchase food,"

Robrus stood at attention and responded with hesitation, "Moreover, our arrest of local officers on such a large scale will greatly deteriorate our relationship with the local army. After all, we still need the assistance of the local army for many things! "

"Now I can’t manage that much. After the arrested parties have inquired, they are immediately executed on the spot, all property is confiscated, and the military supplies used to purchase military rations." Heberi said coldly, and looked over the mountain of food. Dui, took a deep breath, and said murderously, "For these **** that eat the country, just vomit it out to me. As for the assistance of local guards, it is only dispensable for us. On the contrary, if this news really spreads out, it won’t take three days for our Eighth Army to collapse without fighting!'

"No, isn't it, Mr. Heberi is too worried!" Lockrus was stunned. He heard that the commander of the legion Hebery was really angry this time. The rations of the hundreds of thousands of troops have changed. Become a river sand, this legion leader desperately needs a remedy

"Do you worry too much? I hope so!" He Baili seemed to be getting older all at once. With a wry smile, "But the northwestern rebels on the opposite side have already started the relevant arrangements. Soon news about food will be overwhelming!"

"What does your lord mean? The food in the warehouse is the hands of the Northwesterners!" The faces of both Lockrus and Roy Gain changed. The army had just encountered a terrible attack. If the problem of unsustainable military food is exposed again, no matter how strong the fighting will of the soldiers of the Eighth Legion is, I am afraid that they will have no fighting intentions.

"Except for those merchants in the northwest, those who can have the funds to eat hundreds of thousands of troops to collect food. Are there other possibilities?"

He Baili's eyes were full of depression, and his face solemnly said, "Otherwise, how could the Northwestern Rebels be so familiar with the defenses of various places. We just took over, we were beaten by them, making this place better than their own. The garden needs a back garden!"

Ten minutes later, Jeff, who was guarding the granary, looked at his commander, Rob Bruce, with a very ugly face, accompanied the commander Hebery out of the warehouse. Next to the commander, Luo, who had always been inconsistent with the commander, came out of the warehouse. Lord Igain, he was also a rare head drooping at this time, and followed behind them without saying a word,

"Weird thing!" I don't know what, the adjutant Jeff, who saw this scene, couldn't help but tremble at the corner of his mouth.

Since last year in the Eastern Battlefield, Lord Lobrus, who was in charge of the Eighth Infantry Regiment, and Lord Roy Gayn, who was in charge of the Fifth Infantry Regiment, have fought a heavy battle because the issue of who should be rescued first fell out. The scene where the two are so silent and speechless is rare, and the face of the Heberi legionnaire walking in front of the two of them is faintly flashing with an angry blue sè, and the two eyebrows are almost twisted together

"This, someone is going to be unlucky!" Jeff thought subconsciously,

"Master Hebery is a bit tired, so I don't want to go to the best furnished room right away" Robus looked up at the adjutant who was standing in a daze, very dissatisfied

"No, I'm going back to the Legion Headquarters right away! I won't stay here anymore" Hebery waved his hand to stop him. "You immediately send someone to figure out the specific situation and hold a military meeting in the evening. I need a complete report! "

"The specific situation..." Lobrus was completely dumbfounded. There are dozens of large granaries. Even if the army is mobilized to check one by one, it will not be possible to find out in a short time

"Grab the local officer in charge of the warehouse in front! Use your torture instrument to pry open his mouth, understand!'

He Baili rolled his eyes, flicked his whip, and galloped away with the cavalry. He found such a big loophole. He could not be in the mood to continue inspecting the next attacked area. It should be the same, He Baili. Finally, his gaze swept across the granary where the door had been closed, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and there was nothing to see outside, I was afraid that there was trembling river sand inside! Otherwise, why did the Northwestern rebels burn these places! All the generals must be brought in to discuss how to deal with this sudden and huge crisis,

Hebbery returned to the legion base camp, it was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon,

It is mid-July. The weather is very hot. Hebery is anxious and angry, sweating, almost getting heatstroke, and almost falling off his horse on the road several times, and handing his sweaty military cap to the door. Lieutenant, he couldn’t wait to immediately order a meeting of all the generals,

"All the generals?"

The adjutant is a middle-aged man about forty years old. He wears a black adjutant uniform with the logo of the adjutant of the legion embroidered on the cuffs.

He expressed his suspicion very cautiously, knowing that the Eighth Army of the Empire has 110,000 combat personnel, and there are nearly 30 people who can be called generals. They are now scattered in various places, if they are all gathered. At least one afternoon is needed

"Yes, all, and the sheriff in the area where our army is stationed!"

Hebbery had a serious face and a cold tone in his tone. On the road, he thought about it. If the situation of the granary inventory is indeed very unsatisfactory, the only way now is to get food from the locality. Although the Eighth Army is an empire The main corps, but the military expenses are mostly used for regular expenses, since there is no money. That can only be taken by force. Let’s start with the food stores everywhere. These defectors who colluded with the Northwest rebels, it’s time to pay compensation.

At nine o’clock in the evening, the adjutant took a report and sent it into Hebery’s office.

"My lord, the generals are all here."

Thirty minutes later, when he saw Hebery walk out of his office, the adjutant said cautiously. This adjutant and Hebery have been working for more than ten years, and they are considered senior adjutants in the army. After reading the report, he immediately knew why Hebery’s face was so ugly when he returned in the afternoon, 210,000. There are only 30,000 bags of wheat flour in bags of grain. The other 180,000 bags were all stuffed with river sand and rocks. It was terrible. The adjutant felt his back chill. This is only Laixi, and the situation in other areas is not optimistic.

In the meeting room of the Legion Department. More than 30 people who attended the meeting were dressed in Gallic uniforms, and the generals of the Eighth Legion were seated strictly,

In the second row on the left and right of the round long table. They are sheriffs from all over the world. There are more than 20 people. They are dressed in messy clothes. They have fat men with big belly, and middle-aged men with sturdy gods. They can become sheriffs of a place, and they always carry a bit of stubbornness on their bodies. Angrily, after they gathered, they were talking in a low voice. Obviously they didn't know why they were called to a meeting. This was a meeting of the Eighth Army of the Empire. It was too far away from the small local sheriff.

"Your Excellency Commander is here!

Hearing Hebery arrived, the generals in the front row stood up neatly, straightened their waists, and straightened their chests. Salute Hebery neatly

The sheriffs at the back have strange faces. Some are standing and some are still sitting. Obviously they have not figured out the situation. If they follow the general rule, they should bend down to salute, but they are similar to the straight generals in front. Than, such a move is undoubtedly too funny.

"Okay, everyone sit down!"

He Baili put the documents in his hand on the table, completely ignoring the poor performance of these sheriffs. In his eyes, the reason why these people were found was to take advantage of their familiarity with the region. To seal all grain shops as quickly as possible, all he needs is a bunch of tools

He waved casually to the standing general as a courtesy, and then asked them to sit down.

When the well-trained generals sat down, the chairs made no sound, and their eyes looked neatly at Hebery. The summer is indeed a bit hot, and many people’s clothes are soaked in sweat. But no one paid attention. They were used to the environment of strict military appearance. The sheriffs behind were obviously frightened. The army was as strong as the evil spirit that could be seen, making the sheriffs nervous, and there was no more one. People dare to talk to each other.

He Baili glanced across the crowd and took a deep breath. Ning Sheng said, "This time we are summoned for one thing, and that is the issue of rations!"

"The rations issue? What is the problem with rations?" Among the thirty generals, except for Lockrus and Roy Gayn who knew the situation, everyone else looked at each other blankly. Are they all sufficient? This is the reason why the Eighth Army has always felt confident.

"For details about military secrets, I won't say much, everyone will circulate this document!" He Baili pushed the folder in front of him to Merck, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment on his left.

"Oh my god, this... how could it be possible!" Merck opened the file curiously, and after only a few glances, he was instantly stupid. He stayed there with his mouth slightly open, and he was overwhelmed. More than a minute, Merck begged to push the file in hand to the next person,

Because of Merck’s begging, the second person was equally shocked, but he quickly reacted, took a deep breath and said nothing, but his face was heavy like dripping water.

The file was passed on to the third one. In this way, the various expressions of the people in front of the readers invisibly attracted the curiosity of more people in the back. After waiting for a round of more than 30 generals, It took more than an hour, and the document did not pass through the sheriff, but was directly passed back to Hebaili.

According to the level of the sheriff, there is no right to read at all.

"Okay, how severe the form is! Everyone knows it"

He Baili held down the folder with his hand, and said grimly, "From tomorrow, the military will immediately seal up food shops everywhere, collecting all crops, fruit products, and everything that can be used as a substitute for food! As for the locals The specific guide will be the responsibility of the sheriff behind you. I hope that everyone will be resolute and thorough "

"What. What's the situation!"

Hearing Hebaili’s order, the twenty-odd sheriffs behind were anxious on the spot, yelling, "My lord, what does it mean to seal up food shops in various places? Is this still killing people? The Northwest Army burned down this autumn. In some wheat fields, the new grain is obviously not expected. The grain is now seriously inadequate. We also hope that the army can open a part of the military grain, but you have closed the grain shop. Where do you let us ordinary people go to buy grain!"

"Okay. The meeting is here, the meeting is over!"

He Baili had a cold face, and when he didn't hear anything, he whispered inwardly. These local sheriffs really didn't think about the overall situation. When the food is gone, it will grow back next year, and some civilians will starve to death, and they will be able to recover in a few years. But if the army starves to death, are you going to give this land to the northwestern rebels who burned your food? "

"No, my lord"

The local sheriff blocked the gate angrily. Don’t let Hebaili leave,

They were annoyed that they were not qualified to read the documents. They were all panicked when they heard that the army was going to block grain shops in various places. Since the northwestern cavalry burned the wheat fields on a large scale a few years ago, the price of food in the city has suddenly risen. With a thermometer, one change and three changes, everyone can see that the most scarce commodity this year is food. Now the army wants to take it all at once. What should other people do? Moreover, according to what the army said, it was taken away free of charge. Powerful sheriffs have invested in grain shops in most areas. Everyone is waiting for this year to make a good profit. This time the army forced it. Intervening, it cost a lot of the sheriff’s life,

"The duty of the army is to fight, and if you have any comments, you can respond to the Governor of the Soras region! Before that, the only thing you can do is to obey!" Hebaili sèyīn waved his hand sternly. The guard at the door rushed in with a spear and arrested all the sheriffs blocking the door

"Asshole, you can't do this!" The sheriff’s screams kept coming and going,

Shortly after the order was announced, the generals hadn't completely dispersed yet, an officer of the Eighth Army hurriedly broke into Hebery, his attitude was a little abnormal, and the officers were anxious. Hebery looked very dissatisfied, frowned and said, "What happened?"

"It has been confirmed that Ditrou Fortress has fallen! Northwestern rebels have appeared in large numbers to the east!"

The officer hurriedly replied. His voice was heard by other generals, and they couldn't help stopping. Many people looked at each other and thought it was a little weird. Although Fort Dutrou is not a large fortress, there are some. With more than 3,000 defenders, how did the opponent take it silently? If that is the case, it can explain why the northwestern rebel cavalry suddenly appeared in large numbers on the side of the legion, Dutru Highland, that is the whole The commanding heights of Solas area

"Asshole, are you still thinking about picking it up for the second time!" He Baili got excited, if this time, the other party would dare to intervene as boldly as last time, and I have full confidence to let him have Back and forth

"He Baili said with a little annoyance. In fact, he has been able to sort out the advantages of the Falcon Cavalry tactics last time, that is, fast, so fast that people can't parry at all. This kind of seemingly exerts the extreme mobility of the cavalry. The shortcomings of tactics are as obvious as the advantages, that is, as long as the time can be found to delay,

"My lord, let me take someone back to Fort Ditru!" Someone in the general said, "Fort Ditru is the commanding heights of the region. If it falls into the hands of the Northwestern rebels, it is equivalent to threatening me from the flanks at any time. The army, instead of this, it is better to let subordinates take the initiative to attack..."

"It is reported that the Northwestern Rebels entered the Guikande area from Fort Ditru. The 4th Infantry Regiment has lost two squadrons~IndoMTL.com~Deputy Commander Spiegel was unfortunately killed. Martyred! Ask for support from the base camp"

The commander once again stood up and replied loudly. He thought it was Hebaili who ordered him and was dissatisfied with his reporting standards, so he reported all the information out loud in the most standard manner. He didn't realize it at all. , What are the consequences of such information.

"What? Spiegel is dead?" Someone in the general screamed. It was Ma Yesuk, the commander of the Fourth Infantry Regiment. I left the headquarters and waved to my guards from a distance

"Lead the horse! Lead the horse! Inform all the troops and gather at the regiment immediately! Don't ask why! Run forward! Run forward at the fastest speed! Run as fast as you can, and the final place will be treated by military law. !"

Following him, the various armies also ordered the summoning of troops and urgent preparations.

The Battle Hymn of Thoras has been played.

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