Phoenix, one of several large colonies built by the Tang on land nominally part of Spain, has tens of thousands of inhabitants...... Net! The fastest of the newest rivers Hira and Salado flow through this large valley, making it one of the best places in the region. The construction of colonies in desert and arid areas necessarily requires the availability of sufficient water sources and the conditions for the development of agriculture. This is what Phoenix City looks like, since before the opening of the Liangyang Railway, this town has been initially built, and after the opening of the railway, it has also prospered at a relatively rapid pace.

The railroad east of Tucson was cut off, but the other railroad lines at the east and west ends were still operating, and columns of troops arrived in Phoenix to the sound of whistles, not the first to arrive with soldiers, but with actually logistical supplies. Soldiers and horses go first before moving grain and grass, and it is important to be so diligent in ancient military thought, and Datang's modern operations are more dependent on logistics, so before the arrival of troops, the army must arrange a large number of logistics materials on the front.

In fact, the military has carried out the pre-work of military logistics materials before, but because there was no possibility of a large-scale war before, the progress was not fast. After the bombing incident, the Tang Dynasty officially reacted, and the Tang army had to use a thunderous heavy hand, even against the Apaches, who did not look like a modern army, the army threw out a mechanized infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment such a lineup, so it was necessary to prepare supplies immediately.

Including the horses of the cavalry regiment and the chariots of the infantry regiment, the Tang army delivered these combat equipment to the front line in advance. The entire Colorado Plateau is a vast area, and dozens or hundreds of Apache tribes live here. The Tang people will not go door to door knocking on doors to declare war, all the Tang army has to do is destroy all the Apache tribes here.

The first to be prepared was the Cavalry Chasseur Regiment, a cavalry unit subordinate to the Second Brigade of the Army, the earliest cavalry formation in Datang, and also a unit with glorious traditions and strong combat effectiveness. Although some of the horses were not in good condition after being transported by train, Chang Longjiang, the commander of the cavalry regiment, quickly ordered his subordinates to attack with the best cavalry company and began to sweep the surrounding area to a certain extent.

Most of the cavalry elites of the earliest hunting regiment have already entered middle age at this time, retired and demobilized, and now the hunting regiment is a new generation of soldiers. Lieutenant Li Kangfu, commander of the third company, is 24 years old and has just graduated from the military academy. He was a member of the Republic of China, only 10 years old when he crossed, and came from a peasant family. However, after crossing over, he enjoyed the national education of the Tang Dynasty, slowly studied and was trained, and became a Tang cavalry officer.

Mao Yaoguang, the instructor of the Third Company, is relatively old, already thirty years old. He immediately held a map provided by the military intelligence and said, "...... The northern part of Phoenix is the territory of the Tongtuo tribe, and when we built the railroad, we exchanged some fabric for the land near Phoenix, and the Apache people didn't know how to grow it, so they didn't value it. There are many tribes in Tongtuo, and their strength is relatively strong among the Apaches. For the time being, we don't know if they joined this Apache alliance and had any collusion with the White Mountain tribe who masterminded the bombing. ”

"Hmm," Li Kangfu replied, his voice was not loud, as if it was a little distant.

Mao Yaoguang glanced at Yasuo, feeling that the young company commander didn't seem to be in a good mood, and asked, "Company commander, what's the matter, it's not in good shape?" ”

Li Kangfu turned around, rode on his horse and said, "Well, it's a little bit." The tribe we attacked later was an ordinary Apache tribe, probably not involved in the attack on us, there were old people and children, just a group of poor people who fought against nature. However, we were ordered to destroy their tribes, to kill all who resisted, and to bring back the captives...... I never knew that after graduating from the military school, the army would do such a thing. ”

Mao Yaoguang was silent for a moment and said, "It's time for you to catch up, our Tang Army hasn't done such a thing for many years." ”

Li Kangfu shook his head and said, "We don't have a regular army, but the Foreign Legion is doing it every day." Why does our Ministry of Defense prefer the Yamato Corps so much, cheap is of course on the one hand, on the other hand, they are absolutely ruthless in dealing with the rebels in the colonies. Although the media is very tightly controlled, there are still a lot of rumors that they slaughtered an unknown number of people, and although the Yamato Corps is of Japanese descent, this blood is still stained on our Tang people. ”

Mao Yaoguang had a pair of sharp eyes, and said for a long time: "If you want to have no blood on your hands, then why do you want to be a soldier?" ”

Li Kangfu blushed a little and retorted: "I joined the Tang Army, but I wanted to protect my family and defend the country and gain glory, but now this is not any glory." ”

"The hero of one country is also the enemy of another, and there is never a two-sided please. What the company commander is doing now is to defend the homeland and the country. Do you need to have mercy on your enemies when you remember our two hundred and sixty-three compatriots who were killed for no reason, and the loss that this group of Apache people has inflicted on us, and the provocation of your country? ”

Li Kangfu defended a little weakly: "But maybe we should be murderous, those ordinary women and children are not our enemies." ”

Mao Yaoguang knew that this young officer had not yet adapted to this mentality, and was overly sentimental, he shook his head and said: "Company commander, you yourself understand, we can't tolerate forces beyond our control in this land." Even if we only kill the culprits, will the Apache let us do it? Will there be no hatred for us? Will something like this never happen again? Is it because of your momentary kindness that our fellow citizens will be killed again in the future? ”

Li Kangfu was speechless.

Mao Yaoguang sighed and said: "From the time we swore to pick up the gun and step on the war horse to serve our country, we should be conscious weapons, we fight for the honor of the country, and fight for the interests of the country." A soldier can be benevolent, but not merciful, and it is precisely because we are full of affection for this country and its people that we must be ruthless! Because of our ruthlessness, we can stop our compatriots from being hurt emotionally! Only if we are ruthless, our people can be more merciful! ”

Hearing this, Li Kangfu took a few deep breaths, but his hand holding the reins relaxed a little, and he nodded to Mao Yaoguang and said, "Thank you, instructor, my state has been adjusted, so let the enemies of Datang feel our ruthlessness!" ”