After a moment of silence, an officer asked, "So, the gang of Houjin troops who escaped, are we still chasing?" ”

Zhao Qingyu thought for a while, then looked at the red sun the size of a millstone in the western sky, and sighed, "The sun is about to set." ”

The chief of staff looked at Zhao Qingyu and said with a smile, "Yes, it's about to fall." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled tacitly, and Zhao Qingyu directly ordered, "Don't chase it, go back to Tashan, we need to improve the fortifications as soon as possible and faithfully complete the tasks assigned by our superiors." ”

Soon, night fell.

Dozens of huge bonfires were burning on the Tashan position, and several searchlights made up of hundreds of small mirrors, like the style of solar hot water stoves used in China before the 90s, were placed next to the fires.

The reflected firelight illuminates several areas that are still in a hurry.

Under the orange light, the captives who had been captured during the day were diligently digging trenches.

The first support army, even in the best case, will not arrive until noon tomorrow.

Next, the Houjin Army will definitely retreat as a whole, and in order to open this necessary road, more than 100 people from the 1601st Battalion, plus more than 500 people from the 1502nd Battalion, will definitely have to go through several battle formations.

And, with the example of a Houjin army being routed today, the enemy will definitely gather more forces and attack together.

And once the reinforcements who came to outflank the bottom encountered force majeure interference again on the march, the time for encirclement had to be postponed again.

If that's the case, Tower Hill might have to go through a bitter battle, even a vicious battle.

Just in case, Zhao Qingyu decided to seize the time to build a large number of fortifications to increase his chances of victory and add trouble to the enemy.

And, because his own number was too small, in order to allow everyone to recover their strength as much as possible, Zhao Qingyu ordered the Tashan defenders to work in three shifts and take turns to rest.

At the same time, the soldiers on duty should also conserve their physical strength as much as possible, so as long as they supervise the work of the captives, they do not need to do it themselves.

In order to ensure the safety of his own personnel during night construction, Zhao Qingyu not only asked the logistics to sort out a few original searchlights that had not been used for a long time, but also stipulated that when on duty, at least two people should be in teams, and no single person was allowed.

In a tent in the middle of Tashan that served as a temporary headquarters, Zhao Qingyu and several officers dismantled all the weapons that had been fired today under the light, and after carefully maintaining them, they breathed a long sigh of relief.

looked left and right and said, "I'm going to check the sentry, who has time, come with me?" ”

The chief of staff had just loaded the last part, stuffed the pistol into the holster, looked around and saw that everyone else was still busy with the work at hand, so he smiled and said, "Commander, I'll go with you." ”

The chief of staff's surname is Qian, who has just been transferred in the past month, and was supposed to serve in the regimental headquarters, but Chief of Staff Qian thinks that following the battalions several times will help him integrate into the environment as soon as possible, so he came to the 2nd battalion to help.

Zhao Qingyu pondered, thinking that chatting could enhance understanding, nodded and said, "Well, it's okay." ”

The two took a herald with them, and went out with their weapons on their backs.

As soon as he walked to the door, Chief of Staff Qian shivered and said with a wry smile: "The weather in the north is really troublesome, at noon, it is so hot that people want to be naked, and at night, the cold feeling makes people wear cotton jackets." ”

Zhao Qingyu was surprised, "Huh! So, you're not from the north, are you? ”

In the Kingdom Army, the regimental level is already considered a high-ranking officer, after all, the army has not been established for a long time, and the senior military ranks have not yet appeared, so most of the high-level officials are the old men who followed Chen Xin to build the army to fight the country, and they are almost all men in the Liaodong region.

Zhao Qingyu has never heard of a high-ranking military officer from the south.

Chief of Staff Qian smiled slightly, "Well, I am originally from Liuzhou Mansion, and when Chongzhen was in the second year, I came to the kingdom and entered the martial arts hall to study." ”

"Liuzhou Mansion? I remember learning it in geography class, it seems to be in the south of the Ming Dynasty, on the territory of the Guangxi Political Envoy, right? That's a long distance, how did you come to the kingdom to be a soldier? ”

"This matter, it's a long story, when Chongzhen was in the second year, I ······" Speaking of this, Chief of Staff Qian paused slightly.

Zhao Qingyu is listening to the rise, why don't you say it? Yu Guang caught a glimpse of the other party's footsteps and paused, thinking that he had found something wrong, his hand involuntarily touched his holster, and hurriedly asked while looking around vigilantly, "What's wrong?" Did the chief of staff find out anything? ”

Chief of Staff Qian shook his head, "It's okay, regiment commander, take the liberty of asking, what is your level of secrecy?" ”

"There are even secrecy regulations involved?" Zhao Qingyu also became serious, and asked cautiously, "I'm a third-level student." Am I qualified enough? "As a veteran, he knows discipline and is willing to consciously abide by it, so he has decided that once the rank is not enough, then shut up and don't ask more.

Chief of Staff Qian said with some embarrassment, "Regiment commander, I'm really sorry, I just came, and I'm not very familiar with the level of secrecy in the regiment." However, it is surprising that you are actually a third grade. ”

Zhao Qingyu waved his hand, "It's okay, normal procedures, I understand." Also, you don't need to be surprised, our regiment is an elite unit, directly under the management of the General Staff Department, and the secrecy level of officers at all levels is at least two levels higher than that of ordinary troops. You'll know after a long time. ”

Chief of Staff Qian nodded thoughtfully, "I see, regiment commander, it may be that I think something is wrong, although my affairs are confidential, but they are all recorded in the files." After being transferred to the regiment, the files will come with it.

Therefore, since I can be arranged into this army, it means that with the level of secrecy of this army, it is enough to know my affairs. ”

"That's good, let's talk about it, what kind of thing is involved, and it actually involves confidentiality regulations."

"Hehe, that's it, head of the regiment, you should have heard that we have planted a lot of hidden piles in Daming."

Zhao Qingyu thought about it for a while, then remembered the relevant things, nodded and said, "Yes, I know about this, we get so many homeless people from Daming every year, all thanks to the efforts of the dark piles."

There are still some veterans in our regiment, who are selected from the homeless. Moreover, sometimes our regiment will also send personnel to Daming to help the dark piles do some black work and solve some hostile forces. ”

"Yes, although we have hidden piles in the guards, battalions, civilians, and government offices in Daming, except for some special mission personnel, most of the hidden piles are basically set up for the kingdom to transport displaced people.

I was recruited in the year of the Apocalypse, and I didn't know who I was working for, I just followed our leaders and got paid to do things.

However, in the first year of Chongzhen, once, on the way to the mission, we encountered Jinyiwei. Jin Yiwei, you know the head of this organization, right? ”

Zhao Qingyu showed an interested look, "Hey, you're hot enough, Jinyiwei?" Of course I know, the famous spy organization, when I was studying in the lecture hall, I heard the teacher talk about this institution, and I said, what happened later? ”

"Hey, Guangxi and Guizhou were in the army at that time, there was a Tusi rebellion, as the saying goes, bandits are like combing soldiers like sieves, this war, a large area is eroded, and there are displaced victims everywhere.

What is the appearance of the people who have lost their land and homes, you who have lived in Liaodong know it, right? ”