Monarch of Evernight: Twenty-nine new numbers
bsp;At this time, the captain of the airship walked over quickly, took out a voyage sheet, gave a military salute first, and then handed it to the general.
The captain said respectfully: "General Dong, this is the itinerary for this time. Please review and sign it. The destination of our flight is Heiliucheng, Sanhe County. Due to the long distance, we will stop three times on the way. Rest and supplies. The halfway places are Gushan City, Weiming City and Liaoshen City."
This fat general is Dong Qifeng, who is about to take office in Heiliu City. He took the itinerary and looked at the adjutant who looked like an iceberg beauty out of the corner of his eye.
The adjutant knew exactly what he was concerned about, so he focused on introducing three stopover cities with their own characteristics. Some are famous for their food, some are famous for their scenery, and Weiming City is famous for its beautiful women.
Hearing this introduction, Dong Qifeng's eyebrows were filled with excitement, he repeatedly said yes, and then reached out and pinched the adjutant's buttocks.
The adjutant didn't even move his eyebrows, his face was as cold as a stranger. This is exactly the type that Dong Qifeng likes. The good thing about this general is that he is as cold as ice on the outside and as cool as fire on the inside.
Dong Qifeng only regarded his trip to Heiliu City as a vacation, and he would not let go of the scenery along the way. Otherwise, it’s just over a day’s flight, and who wouldn’t fly there in one go?
Dong Qifeng was very satisfied with the itinerary. He looked at the security measures and saw that there were two military aerial gunboats escorting him. He had no objection at the moment and signed his name on the itinerary with a stroke of his pen.
If nothing else, the three characters Dong Qifeng are written in a majestic way, which shows his skill.
"Okay, no need to say more, get on the boat! My general is still on his way!" Dong Qifeng waved his hand and boarded the aerostat first.
But before all of his entourage entered the hatch, a light off-road vehicle flew over and rushed to the airship before stopping.
A major jumped out of the off-road vehicle and shouted: "General Dong, wait a moment! General Xiao has an order, ordering you to return to the headquarters immediately!"
Dong Qifeng poked his head out of the cabin door and asked strangely, "General Xiao?"
The major handed over an official document and said, "This is General Xiao's order. Please read it."
Dong Qifeng took it and read it. It only said that he should return immediately, but the specific reason was unclear. When he suddenly received such an inexplicable order at this time, his face suddenly darkened.
In the expeditionary force, there was only one General Xiao who could give orders to Dong Qifeng, and that was Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Xiao Lingshi. The commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Luo Mingji, is the imperial marshal. With this name, he only controls the overall situation and does not care about the details. Most of the military affairs are handled by four deputy commanders-in-chief, including Xiao Lingshi.
However, no matter what Dong Qifeng thought about this poor general, he would not show it at this time. He immediately gave a few instructions, got back on the off-road vehicle, and followed the major who came to deliver the order back to the expeditionary force headquarters. .
The cross-country convoy drove quickly and entered the headquarters gate at almost a sprint speed. The major led Dong Qifeng straight to the east wing building where Xiao Lingshi worked. The moment he stepped into the building door, Dong Qifeng suddenly saw a familiar figure, but this person should not be here at this time.
Dong Qifeng looked surprised and said: "Du Yuanze, why are you here? Didn't I send you to take over the Seventh Division?"
That person was Du Yuanze. He had a wry smile on his face and whispered: "General, go in first and talk later. General Xiao is already waiting in the conference room."
Dong Qifeng felt a cloud in his heart, nodded, and then followed Du Yuanze to the top floor and walked into the conference room.
This conference room is not big, with only a dozen people sitting in it, but the military uniforms have shining stars, and most of them are generals. It can be said that most of Xiao Lingshi's senior officers are here. Xiao Lingshi, on the other hand, was sitting at the end of the long table, his face expressionless and without any clues.
Seeing Dong Qifeng and Du Yuanze come in, Xiao Lingshi motioned for them to sit down, and then said slowly: "News just came from Blackstream City that a mercenary group called Dark Fire has annexed the Seventh Division. They Now we are sending a letter to the headquarters, requesting that the designation of the 7th Division be cancelled, and that we are willing to join the expeditionary force. The designation applied for is the Dark Fire Independent Division."
"Dark Fire Independent Division!"
As soon as this new number came out, there was a lot of discussion in the conference room, even the generals were no exception. Everyone thinks that the Dark Fire Mercenary Group is simply crazy. They actually ask for the designation of an independent division?
The main combat units of the expeditionary force are divided into two types, the dispatched divisions that guard the city and the field divisions that fill the defense lines. However, there are also several special formations, and the independent division is one of them, which means greater authority and scale.
An independent division can have 50% more soldiers than an ordinary division, and the number of officers will also increase proportionally. In addition, except for the deputy division commander who still needs to report to the expeditionary force headquarters for approval, other school-level officers can be appointed and dismissed on their own.
Hearing Xiao Lingshi's words, Dong Qifeng felt a buzzing sound in his ears and couldn't hear anything. He couldn't even understand the meaning of those words for a while. He finally came back to his senses and immediately ignored the image. He roared: "That's my seventh division! How can you just cancel it if you just say cancel it!"
In order to get this lucrative job, he not only used several big favors, but also spent tens of thousands of gold coins in various arrangements. Not to mention that when the appointment letter was officially obtained, the family also made a huge sum of money called a military donation, which was actually used as compensation for the Wei family and the expeditionary force headquarters.
The reason why the Dong family of Surabaya was willing to pay such a price was because Heiliu City was almost untouched during the Eternal Night War. Although that battle had mixed reviews among outsiders, it was able to detour the army of darkness, which is a clear proof of the strength of the 7th Division.
Getting the Seventh Division means directly getting a mature sphere of influence on the Evernight Continent. Dong Qifeng is ready to start from this and develop a more glorious foundation. But he never expected that such earth-shaking changes would occur in the short period of time he was about to take office.
Until now, Dong Qifeng didn’t know what the problem was.
He had discussed the steps with Du Yuanze and several of his confidants in advance, and before the official handover with the Wei family, he sent most of his personal guards to the defense area of Heiliu City to capture some important people first.
Many of Dong Qifeng's personal guards were veterans who had served in the empire's main legions, and the rest had also handled some family affairs. Logically speaking, this arrangement can be said to be foolproof, but why did things not develop as he expected?
All the generals and colonels in the conference room were silent and allowed Dong Qifeng to roar. Many people's eyes are full of schadenfreude.
These senior officers, most of whom came from humble civilian backgrounds and were at most distant relatives of the nobility, had no favorable impression of the upper-class nobles of the empire. Whether it was the Wei family in the Far East or the Dong family in Surabaya, they were all outsiders who wanted to interfere with Yongye's interests. people.
In contrast, Wei Bainian, who defended Blackstream City during the Eternal Night War, may have given them some recognition. Although Dong Qifeng was a general, few people had heard of him before this incident.
Xiao Lingshi frowned and made a gesture to calm down Dong Qifeng.
In Xiao Lingshi's view, the whole thing was not complicated. When Wei Bainian left Yongye Continent, he transferred to the Expeditionary Force headquarters to complete the final resignation procedures. He had Dong Qifeng's letter of appointment and a copy of the first military announcement issued. Therefore, judging from the time, even if Dong Qifeng himself did not arrive at Blackstream City, the two parties had actually completed the handover.
This was recognized by the Expeditionary Force Headquarters, so Blackstream City was lost in the hands of Dong Qifeng. Even Dong Qifeng himself couldn't say anything to object or question.
Xiao Lingshi then asked Du Yuanze to recount what happened that day.
Du Yuanze stood up and briefly talked about how Dark Fire captured the 7th Division. After listening to the battle process, many generals frowned and said nothing. They knew very well that super snipers like Qianye would be there on the battlefield. How terrible. Even a warrior would not want to face such a dangerous enemy.
As soon as Du Yuanze finished speaking, Dong Qifeng couldn't help but stood up again and roared: "Rebellion! This is complete rebellion! I demand that An Huo be declared a rebel, and then the expeditionary force near Heiliu City be dispatched to destroy that The kid named Qianye and his **** mercenary group! Otherwise, wouldn’t everyone be able to ignore the majesty of the expeditionary force?”
Dong Qifeng is not a complete idiot, he also knows how to fight for his own interests in the name of the expeditionary force. However, some of the school officers nodded in agreement, but the generals looked at each other, and no one made any move.
Xiao Lingshi waved his hand, and the guards immediately ushered Dong Qifeng and Du Yuanze out of the conference room with a very respectful but tough attitude.
When the conference room door closed, there was silence in the room for a moment.
Those who are familiar with Xiao Lingshi's character feel that the attitude of this general who has always firmly defended the interests of the expeditionary force and is not afraid of tit-for-tat with the upper-class nobles of the empire is quite intriguing.
A general broke the silence first and said with some confusion: "The Wei family has kept themselves clean in this matter, but if it is so clean, how did a mercenary group take over the 7th Division?"
Of course it is impossible for the Expeditionary Force Headquarters to keep an eye on a new mercenary group in a third-rate war zone like Dark Fire. The last time the generals heard Darkfire's name was during the Evernight War.
The generous bounty obtained by Dark Fire in a battle is not less than the few tens of thousands of mercenary regiments that Yongye has, which fully proves its combat power. But in the minds of the generals, it was never strong enough to swallow up a regular division of the expeditionary force alive. The rapid expansion of Dark Fire is a recent event, and the news has not spread much yet. Of course, there is also some misleading and concealment by some thoughtful people.
An old general with gray temples pondered for a moment and then said: "Listening to Lieutenant Colonel Du's statement, it seems that the Wei family did not intervene. Since they themselves did not protest against the Wei family, and we have not seen the scene, It’s also not advisable to create extraneous branches.”
The old general's name was Wen Ruocheng, and he was Xiao Lingshi's chief staff officer. His words always had weight. When everyone heard this tone, they couldn't help but have some thoughts in their hearts.
The general who spoke before said again: "It seems that the leader of Dark Fire is not a general yet."
Wen Ruocheng said calmly: "Speaking of which, even if Qianye is not a general, his combat power is probably about the same. However, the division commander must be a general. This is an iron law of the military and cannot be accommodated. . Since Dark Fire has applied for a designation, it must have been considered, and it will only take one warrior to take office."
As soon as these words came out, all the officers in the room looked at each other.