Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1751 The most confusing part is yet to come!

To some extent, if nothing happens, it means that life is peaceful, which is a good thing.

But the problem now is that what happened before was too big. Since then, they have been unable to obtain any intelligence and do not know what the situation is, which always makes people feel uneasy.

Compared to Li Ce, who is under pressure on the front lines, Shi Lei, who is located on the desert border, has been having a much easier time lately.

With Li Ce at the front lines, the pressure basically fell entirely on him. Shi Lei, the border general, had been so engrossed in logistics for the past two months that he couldn't extricate himself from the task.

On one hand, the three oasis outposts in the desert now need further supplies, and the task of organizing the supply lines and providing logistical supplies undoubtedly falls to his shoulders.

On the other hand, on their desert border, there is also various development work such as sand control and prevention, and even camel breeding.

With Shi Lei overseeing things here, he has quite a lot to do.

Now that Li Ce has taken over the most stressful work for him, he's really happy.

As the new day began, just after confirming the latest news from the front lines sent back by Li Ce, a message arrived from Black Moon City.

Upon learning that Empress Jarvitt was preparing to come and oversee the situation, Shi Lei took the opportunity to report on the latest developments at the front.

They did not doubt Hilke's judgment, and besides, an ordinary sandstorm could not possibly cause the Snake King and the Desert Giant Serpent, two Vajra Realm warriors, to vanish into thin air.

That area likely harbors an unknown force.

However, it seems that the other party has no intention of expanding at present.

They are currently very busy with many matters in their Great Zhou Dynasty. If the unknown forces could keep to themselves and not interfere with each other, it would not be a bad thing.

However, the necessary precautions still need to be taken.

Three oasis outposts in the desert also needed to be built as their forward outposts to keep an eye on that desert area.

Having learned of the situation, Shi Lei quickly wrote a letter and had the Giant Eagle Knight deliver it to Li Ce.

After reading the letter, Li Ce turned around and had someone call Zhou Ye over.

"Sergeant, I have a task for you to do."

"General, please speak."

"With no fighting breaking out and the situation stabilizing, the focus on the front lines will gradually shift to the construction of oasis outposts. Under this premise, logistical support will be extremely important."

Inside the tent, Li Ce explained the current situation to Zhou Ye in an orderly manner.

"The desert border is quite remote from here, and transporting supplies in the desert is very costly. I plan to transfer you back to the Northeast Fortress and at the same time communicate with the Kingdom of Smith to open up a new supply line from here."

"After all, we were entrusted by the Kingdom of Smith to enter the desert and deal with the threat of the snake people. They should not refuse this request."

Li Ce paused at this point.

"You should know how important logistics is to the front-line troops. This is the first time you've been in charge of a task on your own, so pay close attention and don't make any mistakes."

This was actually Li Ce's way of understanding Zhou Xu's intentions after receiving the message from Shi Lei, and finding a reason to make Zhou Ye retreat to the rear.

Of course, as long as the reason is appropriate, the other party won't have any objections.

For example, since joining the army, Zhou Ye has basically been following Li Ce as a close follower.

Although he often participates in tactical discussions and even offers advice to some extent, he does not actually have the dominant power, nor is he the main person in charge of this matter.

He only offered a suggestion during the process, and his suggestion might not even be adopted.

But now, there is a serious matter that requires his full responsibility! Although the logistical work is a bit simple, its importance is beyond doubt; it is no exaggeration to say that it is the lifeline of the frontline army.

Having confirmed his mission, Zhou Ye was quite excited.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

"Okay, let's get ready."

This was Zhou Ye's first time carrying out a mission independently, which completely ignited his enthusiasm.

The next morning, everyone was assembled and they set off without hesitation.

Over this period of time, they have gradually become accustomed to the desert climate, and in addition, Oasis No. 3 is indeed not far from the border of the Kingdom of Smith.

With all personnel on cavalry, ensuring mobility, they quickly and successfully arrived.

As soon as they arrived, Smith's soldiers, who were stationed on the border, immediately came to greet them.

Looking at the soldiers, Zhou Ye frowned and immediately stopped them.

"Don't come any closer! You are not soldiers of the Kingdom of Smith! Who are you?!"

The soldiers of the Smith Kingdom were so easy to spot; they were all black.

The group of soldiers in front of him included people of all races, but none of them were black; it was hard for him not to notice them.

As this question was uttered, a series of gunshots came from behind Zhou Ye. The accompanying cavalrymen raised their rifles and pointed them at the suspicious group in front of them.

Nowadays, the regular cavalry in the Great Zhou are no longer equipped with lances, which are cold weapons, but with the same thunder rifles as the infantry.

The role of the troops has also been changed from the original frontline assault troops to rangers who are mainly responsible for ranged firepower.

Due to the change in combat mode, many aspects required retraining, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the original conventional cavalry units were completely disbanded and reorganized.

A great deal of money, time, and energy has been invested.

However, the combat capabilities of the reorganized new Rangers are indeed far superior to those of the conventional old-style cavalry, making the initial investment worthwhile.

At that moment, the sight of those dark gun barrels terrified the approaching men, who quickly dropped their weapons and surrendered.

"We meant no harm! We meant no harm!!"

Although Zhou Ye was young, he wasn't stupid, so he naturally wouldn't believe everything the other person said.

Staying alert, he pointed to the man in the lead.

"You, come up and answer. Everyone else, stand to the side."

Faced with his request, the other party was very cooperative, even to the point of being afraid of misunderstanding, and quickly told him the whole story.

After hearing this, Zhou Ye was completely stunned.

Even if he racked his brains, he could never have imagined that during the months they were on a mission in the desert, a large-scale slave revolt would break out within the Kingdom of Smith.

The previously dissolved Russian Republican Party regrouped, rose up in rebellion, and overthrew the black regime in the Smith Kingdom.

The Kingdom of Smith is now completely occupied by other races of the Russian Republican Party.

However, Zhou Ye had no idea that this was just the beginning. The most confusing part was yet to come!
(End of this chapter)