The shrew's order was sent to the military camp, and Chen Da set off that day with all the garrison troops to Wind Fort.
Windhold is relatively close to the Northlands, so if a war breaks out with the Oasis Alliance, it will most likely be centered around Windhold for military deployment.
Chen Da also understood the military's order.
He personally selected a group of veterans from the military camp, fully armed them, and took them out for training after arriving at Fengbao.
A training match is about to begin.
The veterans in the barracks knew perfectly well that they would be eating meat again.
...
Chen Zhe took out his binoculars and scanned the area ahead, then couldn't help but purse his lips.
"The East District is a complete wasteland. Compared to our North, it's like comparing heaven and earth."
"There's no comparison. The north has an emerald lake, but what does the east have? It's been like this for days, and everywhere we go there's just sand and dust. The temperature drops below zero at night. It's not a place for humans to live."
Chen Zhe's bandit army came south from the north. They were nominally stragglers fleeing famine, but were forced to leave their regime due to the military reforms in the north.
But in reality, this group of bandits had an extraordinary background.
Chen Zhe had been working for Song Ruhui for two years.
He was one of his most capable lieutenants. Now that Song Ruhui has grown powerful in the Oasis Alliance, he has long been dispatched to other cities to carry out garrison operations.
"War is about to break out, and I don't understand why the boss sent us to the East District."
“You don’t understand. This is the foundation of the new council. Sandcastle has synthetic starch, and there are many of their arsenals in the East District. Our mission here is to find a way to destroy these factories and reduce their industrial strength.”
"Will this work?" the officer beside him asked, somewhat doubtfully.
Chen Zhe scoffed: "War is ultimately a contest of national strength. If logistical support is cut off, the front line will lose. It's a very obvious truth."
"So what do you plan to do?"
"There are more than a dozen troops sent here. Compared to them, we are the main force. Let them make a fuss. Our spies in the East District will support us. We will get first-hand intelligence tomorrow."
Just like how the intelligence department planted spies in the North.
The Oasis Alliance also planted informants in the East and West districts.
Intelligence must keep up before the war begins.
In fact, the intelligence war has already begun.
Both sides have arrested a number of spies in recent days and extracted a lot of intelligence from each other through interrogation.
Fighting a war is not just about how strong your guns are; you also need to see clearly and hear clearly so that you can hit the target precisely.
Otherwise, you'll be completely in the dark.
Chen Zhe ordered his men to set up camp near the sand dunes.
"Order everyone to bring enough dry rations tomorrow and send an elite force with me to take a detour to the garbage mountain."
"yes!"
"There are two arsenals in Garbage Mountain. Although they are not large, I will treat them as fireworks before the war starts, so that the enemies in the East District can see that the Northern Army is not to be trifled with."
The army set off.
Chen Zhe dispersed his troops, letting them blend into the scattered soldiers who had followed him into the eastern district.
He then led an army, detouring from the eastern border, across the Hundred-Mile Horizontal Sands, to invade their arsenal at Garbage Mountain.
The informant said that the arsenal there had few troops stationed there, and the garbage dump was small, so the local army was no match for them.
With their strength, they could easily destroy the troops at Garbage Mountain, burn down their arsenal, and kill their technicians within two days.
Give them the first blow!
...
Meanwhile, Chen Da's Spring Soldiers had all arrived at Wind Fortress, where he met with Ding Wudao, the leader of Wind Fortress.
"The garrison needs to help us guard the factory. Mr. Ding, do you not know that Wind Fort will be the first line of defense in future wars? Our garrison will remain here until the war begins."
Chen Da shook hands with Ding Wudao. The man in front of him was over 40 years old, tall and slender with strong arms. He was dressed in finely woven clothes and had a smile on his face.
He is a notorious smiling tiger in the East District.
They were forced to agree to the alliance agreement simply because of the master's power.
I heard that Fengbao will officially sign a document with No. 1 Wall soon; for now, it's just a verbal agreement.
But on the Fengbao side, Chen Da's troops and the No. 1 Wall garrison have a large number of soldiers.
Even if Ding Wudao wanted to outwardly comply but inwardly defy him, there was no fertile ground for such actions.
A portion of Fengbao's troops had already been disbanded; this was a gift from Ding Wudao in exchange for surrender.
"It's all easy to arrange. Fengbao will cooperate fully with whatever orders Commander Chen gives." Ding Wudao said with a forced smile.
Chen Da saw through his ulterior motives at a glance, but didn't point it out.
"Hopefully so. If this battle ends and the enemy is not allowed to cross the first line of defense, you will be a hero in the eyes of the military. We will report your name to the master, and Fengbao will receive the full support of the First Wall in the future, as will the military."
"Hehe, thank you very much. To be honest, I think with Commander Chen stationed at Fengbao, he can only deal with some bandits. There's nothing to worry about."
Chen Da smiled broadly at the compliment, shook hands with Ding Wudao again, and accepted the invitation to have dinner at his house that evening.
Wu Shuang stood to the side, without saying a word.
Only after Ding Wudao left did he frown and say, "This Ding Wudao doesn't seem to have truly surrendered."
Chen Da laughed and said, "That's normal. The war is not over yet. In fact, none of the three independent regimes in the Eastern District have truly become your allies. They are waiting for the victor of this war to emerge."
The Eastern District has three major regimes, with the highest status.
The top-ranked building is Wind Fortress, followed by Bunker and Garbage Mountain.
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