boyutpedia Chapter 273: Laying Out Intelligence on the Dwarf Locust Nation
Chapter 273: Laying Out Intelligence on the Dwarf Locust Nation
On the second day, Cai Yanwu immediately led the troops of the Second War Zone south and marched quickly towards Lu Rongqing's troops.
In Sanjiang Province, Fang Guoxuan also led the First War Zone northward early in the morning, preparing to defeat Ma Yunshan's troops.
Although both Cai Yanwu and Fang Guoxuan achieved great victory in the first battle, they did not get carried away and remained cautious for fear of any accidents.
Xinyuan County, when Fang Jian received the good news last night, he was also very happy, but he was also worried about the subsequent battles. At this time, he was checking the map in front of it.
Tao Yunong came to Fang Ji'an and asked, "Commander, what should we do with the prisoners in Sanjiang and Jiyang?"
Defeating the Northern and Confederate armies and capturing nearly 300,000 people could easily lead to chaos if not properly arranged.
More than 700,000 prisoners had been captured before. If it weren't for the continuous development of the Nanshan Army, there would be no way to manage these prisoners.
Now the army is outside, with an additional nearly 300,000 people. If they are not managed properly, these people may launch a riot, and there are not many troops in Nanshan to suppress it.
"Let's keep these prisoners under custody first." Fang Jian said helplessly.
Now the entire Nanshan and Nanchuan, Nanchuan’s five newly established divisions, as well as Nanchuan’s 500,000 reserve soldiers and Nanshan’s 300,000 reserve forces, are all newly recruited.
They had not been training for long, and their focus had previously been on training, so they had no way of supervising the prisoners while they worked.
In the past, when these prisoners were working, local militia, police, and regular troops would be sent to guard them, so there would be no trouble.
After the army set out, all the prisoners were put under guard, and even the construction of Nanchuan was temporarily stopped.
Seeing that Fang Jian'an was nervous and no longer as calm and confident as before, Tao Yunong couldn't help but comfort him, "Commander, there's no need to worry."
"Now that we have achieved great victories in both theaters of operations, as long as we win one more battle, the enemy coalition forces will no longer be a threat."
"After all, I am not a saint. Things are no longer the same as they used to be. I only have a small army in Nanshan. I have nothing to fear even if I fall out with the northern government." Fang Jian said self-deprecatingly.
"Now that we have two provinces, more than 500,000 elite troops, and nearly a million reserve soldiers, we are no longer as carefree as we were when we risked everything."
Tao Yunong said: "Commander, you are wrong. Even if we failed at the beginning, we only lost more than 100,000 soldiers. Now the defeat not only affects more than 400,000 soldiers, but also our years of hard work."
This is how the world is. When you only have 10,000 or 100,000 yuan, and you are asked to take it all out to try to get rich, you may not have much concerns.
Once you have 100 million or several hundred million, and you are asked to take it all out for a gamble, your mentality will probably be completely different from the previous one.
Tao Yunong consoled him again, and Fang Jian'an finally calmed down a lot.
"I heard that the dwarf locust army in Linjin City was very crazy, and they caused us a lot of losses in their desperate moment?" Fang Jian seemed to have thought of something and asked Tao Yunong.
When he heard about the dwarf locust, a cold light flashed in Fang Jian's eyes, and he was filled with hatred for it.
It was not only because he disliked what the dwarf locust people on the Blue Star did, but even the dwarf locust people on the Diyuan Star made him very disgusted.
I still remember the arrogant attitude of Ito Akitake of the Little Locust Kingdom when he came to Nanshan to open a mine, and the recent slaughter caused by the Little Locust Kingdom’s entry into Qiyuan.
After settling in Qiyuan, the ambitions of the small dwarf locust country gradually became apparent, and its goal was naturally the entire new country.
Unfortunately, among the various forces in the new country, the two strongest ones have been severely damaged by themselves and can only compromise in front of the dwarf locust. Most of the other warlords only care about their own interests, which has led to the current situation.
Tao Yunong also said helplessly: "Yes, the dwarf locusts have placed many cannons and shells in Linjin, ready to use in a war with us."
"Seeing that we were about to attack their base, they placed artillery shells all over the camp and detonated them, hoping to perish with us."
Franciscan was well aware of the shamelessness and inhumanity of the dwarf locusts, and was not surprised by their behavior.
But at the same time, my hatred for them increased a bit, because their military camp was inside the city at that time, and they did not care at all about the harm caused to the civilians after detonating the shells.
This explosion not only caused many casualties among the people, but also destroyed many houses, causing huge losses.
"Yunnong, does the Intelligence Department have any agents who are proficient in the language of the dwarf locusts?" Fang Jian asked.
He wanted to send a team of agents into the Dwarf Locust Kingdom to obtain domestic intelligence and prepare for war with it. After defeating the rest of the New Kingdom, his main enemy would naturally be the Dwarf Locust Kingdom.
Tao Yunong naturally guessed Fang Jian's intention. He said with some difficulty: "Commander, we have sent agents to the Little Locust Country before."
"But in the country of the little dwarf locust, the new people do not have many human rights, and the management of the new people is very strict."
"Of the ten agents sent out, six have lost contact, and the remaining four can only lie dormant and wait, and have not been able to collect much useful intelligence."
"Is this situation in the country of the Dwarf Locust aimed at all foreigners, or just the new Chinese?" Upon hearing this, Fang Jian couldn't help but frown and asked.
Tao Yunong: "Not only the people of New China, but also the people of other small countries in Dongzhou, have little human rights in the country of the dwarf locust."
"Only citizens of powerful countries such as Xionghui, Pru, Gelan, and Dengta can live a comfortable life in the east of the Dwarf Locust Country, and their status may even be higher than that of the Dwarf Locust people."
"He's really a typical example of someone who bullies the weak and fears the strong." Upon hearing this, Fang Jian couldn't help but laugh out of anger.
This is obviously a case of taking advantage of the situation. If you are strong, I will please you; if you are weak, I will bully you. I completely disregard morality and law.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Jian asked, "Is there any way to create some fake identities for the Little Locusts and let these agents infiltrate the Little Locusts country?"
Some of the new people are smarter than the dwarf locusts. They can learn the language and writing of the dwarf locusts in a short time, and speak fluently. Even the dwarf locusts cannot tell the difference.
"This method is feasible. We can follow the path of the Lighthouse Country." Tao Yunong pondered.
"In recent years, many dwarf locusts have immigrated to the Lighthouse Country and done business with the Lighthouse Country. Most of the resources of the Dwarf Locust Country are imported from the Lighthouse..."
"All right."
Fang Jian raised his hand to interrupt Tao Yunong's introduction. He was not interested in these things. He just ordered: "I'll leave this matter to you. Try to get as much domestic intelligence as possible about the dwarf locust."
"Yes." Tao Yunong replied.
Fang Jian waved his hand to let Tao Yunong go, and he felt much more relaxed. Now that the battlefields in the north and south have been properly arranged, the results of the battle can only depend on the performance of the two commanders.
He had confidence in the two commanders, but the Nanshan Army had few soldiers after all, so Fang Jian had to make some other preparations.
So he instructed Wang Hu: "Let the garrison division leave 5,000 men in Nanling, and the rest of the troops will all move to Xinyuan to deploy defenses."
"Yes." Wang Hu immediately went to convey the order.
Even if the frontline troops were defeated or the war went badly, Fang Jian could still defend the source of information. Even if the frontline troops were completely wiped out, relying on the reserve soldiers in the rear, it would not be a big problem to defend the source of information.