Episode 66 The Bloody Sun

Zhang Fenliang, commander of the 1st Red Division, stood next to the officer's car, looking at the teams running on the road, looking at the sky without a plane, wiped his sweat, and said with a smile:

"It's already five o'clock, and it's about to get dark. The Blue Army relies on aircraft and tanks to fight, and these two things are absolutely inoperable at night. When it gets dark, it will be our world."

The staff officers next to them all nodded in agreement and smiled. It had been an awkward and tense day, and now that it was getting dark, these people felt relieved, as if the noose around their necks had been temporarily loosened.

The outpost reconnaissance units of the two armies clashed, and all the outposts of the 1st Red Division were killed. Zhang Fenliang already knew this.

Zhang Fenliang flicked the map, pointed forward and said:

"Your Majesty's observation point is two kilometers ahead. We must drive there before dark and build the defense line where His Majesty can see it. We must use this night to build a decent defense line. Today from

From early morning to now, the Blue Army has defeated three divisions of our army. It sounds impressive, but it is not fair at all. When the Blue Army attacked, our three divisions either had no defense line at all, or no one was stationed on the defense line. That way.

If so, their armor, tracks, cannons, and machine guns will definitely have an advantage over our flesh and blood bodies.

"Humph, but it will be different tomorrow. The Blue Army will definitely launch another surprise attack at four or five in the morning. But by that time, they will be in front of a real line of defense... Now for a while,

There are no more planes above our heads. I know that guy Xiang Xiaoqiang is accompanying His Majesty now. He also wants to fight where His Majesty can see it, so the planes stop disturbing us so that we can hurry up and get on our way.

Time, let us camp under your Majesty's nose so that when they attack us tomorrow morning, Your Majesty can see it. Haha, everyone thinks so now, but there is only one person who may be in the limelight in front of His Majesty."

The setting sun is gradually sinking behind the hills in the west, and the sky in the west is already a burning cloud. The sky is getting darker and it will be completely dark within an hour, and the "safe time" for the Red Army will also come.

…

At this time, at the high-low observation point two kilometers away to the east, several attendants of Zhu Yourong's motorcade were busy inside and outside, moving various things from the two trucks.

Wei Zijin quietly came to Zhu Yourong and asked softly:

"Your Majesty, where do you want to rest tonight? In the car or in this castle?"

Zhu Yourong looked around at the observation fort built and arranged by Xiang Xiaoqiang for himself, hesitated for a moment, mustered up his courage, and said:

"Just...here."

She glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang and added to Wei Zijin:

"... After staying in the car for so long, I feel dizzy when I get in."

Therefore, under the command of Wei Zijin, this observation fort of more than ten square meters was quickly arranged into a place suitable for the queen's status.

Several pieces of light but exquisite folding furniture were placed. Exquisite wall lamps and table lamps were also placed. Several soft lights replaced the incandescent light bulbs that came in to Xiaoqiang. A bronze Boshan stove was placed on the incense table.

Above. Elegant spices are ignited, and curls of green smoke snake out from the hollow carvings of the Boshan stove. The faint and elegant fragrance will make ordinary people think that this is the highest-grade sandalwood. But in fact, this

It was just mosquito coils for Zhu Yourong... Several soldiers took a bag of snake and insect repellent powder and spread it in a circle around the outside of the observation fort.

Zhu Yourong chose the observation fort as his bedroom, so naturally no one else would have a share. So, several large tents were taken off the truck. Outside the observation fort, soldiers were busy driving piles to build tents for off-duty use.

people sleep.

At this moment, there are only three people in the observation fort: Zhu Yourong, Xiang Xiaoqiang, and Wei Zijin.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and Zhu Yourong were standing by the observation window, looking at the sunset outside, and neither of them spoke. Wei Zijin was behind them, silently wiping several pieces of furniture.

"The sunset is beautiful..." Zhu Yourong said suddenly. After a while, he sighed, "I really hope it can be like this forever...continue."

Xiang Xiaoqiang also sighed:

"Unfortunately, this place may become a battlefield after a while."

"…or maybe not."

"...Yes, maybe not."

Zhu Yourong glanced at him and smiled:

"Even you don't know?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang also smiled and said:

"Yeah, even I don't know... Even I don't know if there will be lightning and thunder here later, or if the sunset will set so peacefully."

Zhu Yourong silently looked at the fields in the distance and sighed for a long time:

"This exercise was suggested by you and approved by me... However, even we cannot predict what is going to happen next... Even we are unaware of what is coming, or... we are powerless."

She was quiet for a while and then said:

"Come on, what do you think is the most terrifying thing in the world?... It's not monsters, it's not disease, it's not the enemy's iron hoof butcher knife... It's the future. Because facing the future, even the highest-ranking person in the world cannot control it.

Things...such as your own destiny..."

When Xiang Xiaoqiang heard Zhu Yourong call him "Tianzhi" again, his throat rolled twice, and he slowly turned his face and stared at her.

Suddenly, he leaned on the observation window and shouted outside:

"Hu Jiong!!!"

Zhu Yourong was startled, not knowing what he was going to do, and stared at him blankly.

Hu Jiong immediately ran in. He stood at attention in front of Zhu Yourong and Xiang Xiaoqiang, held his head high and said loudly:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang gave a direct order:

"Send a report to Rommel and ask him to suspend the attack tonight and postpone it until dawn tomorrow!"

"Ah? This..."

"go!"

"yes!"

Hu Jiong turned around and was about to run out. Zhu Yourong said anxiously:

"Hu Jiong, stop!"

Hearing the Queen's direct order to him, Hu Jiong's chest jumped wildly, he immediately stopped and turned around.

Zhu Yourong turned to look at Xiang Xiaoqiang and asked:

"How could you do this? This is an exercise now, and you are not the commander of any party! How can you directly give orders to interfere with the exercise process?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang waved to Hu Jiong, indicating that he should go out first. Hu Jiong looked at Zhu Yourong and then at Xiang Xiaoqiang, hesitating. Xiang Xiaoqiang glared at him, and Hu Jiong shrank his head in fear, turned around and ran out.

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at Zhu Yourong and said word by word:

"You just keep saying that you can't control your own destiny, but you should know that your destiny must be fought for! Of course you can't control your destiny like a good baby! ... If you don't even earn anything and just surrender, then

Fate will come back to you step by step, and you will be pushed into the corner step by step, and finally you will be played to death by fate!"

Zhu Yourong looked at him blankly, his mind going blank for a moment. Wei Zijin behind him looked at the two of them, hesitated, put down the rag, and slowly backed away.

Xiang Xiaoqiang picked up the field telephone on the table, handed it to Zhu Yourong, and said:

"Yes, I don't have the power to order the Blue Army to suspend the attack, but Your Majesty, you can always give the order directly, right?... Your Majesty, give the order. Your own destiny is in your own hands. As long as you give the order, the sunset in front of you will be

You can fall quietly, and the beautiful moment will continue! Declare it!"

Zhu Yourong looked at the phone, then at Xiang Xiaoqiang, took a half step back involuntarily, shook his head and said:

"No, I... why should I issue an order? I can't just issue an order to suspend the exercise just because I want to watch the sunset, right? This exercise has cost the country countless manpower and material resources to organize. How can it be because of my personal likes and dislikes?

Is this such a child's play? Xiang Xiaoqiang, please stop making trouble!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang still stared at Zhu Yourong's eyes, took half a step forward, and said:

"Wasting manpower and material resources? Your Majesty, I remember you said that the army is yours, the country is yours, and all the funds are yours. You can spend it however you want... Where was Your Majesty at that time?

Your Majesty, when will you stop talking about the country and the country, and when will you be able to be more unrestrained and live just for yourself?"

"I...I am living for myself now...and," Zhu Yourong turned around, continued to look at the sunset fields in the distance, and said lightly, "...I have nothing to earn. I have nothing to do with myself.

Destiny is very satisfying."

Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at Zhu Yourong and couldn't think of what to say. After a long while, he could only say:

"Fooling. Keep fooling."

Zhu Yourong turned around and said softly:

"What?"

…

The 1st Red Division finally drove the main force within the sight of Her Majesty the Queen before sunset. 500 meters west of the observation fort, engineers began to dig trenches and pull barbed wire. At the same time, anti-tank guns, mortars, infantry guns,

Anti-tank guns and other light firearms were also brought to the front of the position and began to be deployed.

In one day's air raid, most of the division's heavy artillery was lost, but the other half of the heavy artillery was also stepped up to arrange howitzer positions in the rear.

At this time, the entire division was full of confidence in the defense line being built. Although this was only a temporary defense line and only lasted one night, it was the first real and well-prepared line that the Blue Army had encountered since the beginning of the exercise.

The defense line. Moreover, although the defense line is simple, the offensive force is also there, with only one division and dozens of tanks.

However, they soon discovered that things were not what they thought.

The "buzzing" sound loomed again. The soldiers digging the trench jumped up nervously and looked up.

In the darkening sky to the east, a dark spot appeared vaguely.
To be continued...