Under the influence of propaganda, some officers successively surrendered.

This is a great blow to the mood of the army.

The Republic is still emphasizing that it must win, and does not admit that it has exhausted its strength in this war. The rulers repeatedly made promises that Wuqiao and Tan Yan seemed to be extremely empty. They called on the people to maintain their confidence in the army, and told the soldiers that the people's republic would be the ultimate winner.

However, the authority of the government is gradually collapsing. It is reported that although the government and the upper ranks of the military claim that the coalition forces will be repelled, they are quietly sending their families to the borders of the small countries that have just become independent. Rumors are getting more and more prosperous, whether it really doesn't matter anymore. The two most important variables in the circulation of rumors are the importance of the problem and the ambiguity of the evidence. This formula was fully explained in this incident. Because of the emergency situation, people will seek information through rumors, and it is difficult for rumor debunkers to come up with any substantive evidence to prove that the families of all powerful people are in the country. Suddenly, many soldiers and the people were shaken. They are in a panic and don't know what to believe.

Tan Yan is heading for the capital of the Republic, but Wu Qiao is not idle either.

During this period, he visited frequently in an attempt to gain support from many small countries that had recently become independent from the Republic.

Tan Yan once said that the current supply line is too long if he wants to march into the capital of the Republic and force him to surrender. The Republic seems to be intending to lengthen the supply line of the coalition forces. Instead of fighting particularly fiercely, it lures the coalition forces to continue to deepen. The coalition forces have no way to use the republic’s space jump point. The republic will not allow them to do anything. Therefore, the supplies can only be transported all the way from neutral countries. The road is far away, which is very unfavorable for combat. It is easy to be intercepted by opponents and easily delayed due to accidents. . Although the coalition can use molecular and atomic recombination to make some emergency items, it can do very limited things when raw materials are scarce.

The best way to solve this problem is to use a small country close to the capital of the Republic as a temporary stronghold, jump directly from a neutral country into the small country, reorganize supplies there, and then set off from that country to both sides. The battlefield. Compared to starting from a neutral country all the way to the capital star of the Republic, starting from a small country nearby can undoubtedly greatly shorten the length of the supply line and reduce the risk.

Regarding the dilemma that Tan Yan is facing, Wu Qiao will naturally spare no effort to run for him. Every day, like a spinning top, he is pumped around in the south, east, north and west.

"It's really impossible, don't force it." Tan Yan said, "In terms of materials... we can save a bit."

"No." Wu Qiao was very stubborn, "I will definitely handle your troubles."

"It's reversed." Tan Yan smiled: "I wanted to protect you at the beginning, but now I rely on you." A few years ago, Tan Yan really wanted to help Wu Qiao by himself.

"...I like you to rely on me." Wu Qiao blushed a little, "I hate the way you worry, it makes me feel very useless."

"..."

"Tan Yan, to me, it makes you happy... is a meaningful thing." In the past, Wu Qiao always calculated numbers, thinking about how many people benefited from a certain event, and the more people benefited, he The more valuable you think, the greater your satisfaction. However, without knowing when to start, the numbers cannot fully explain the problem. Wu Qiao will spend a lot of time on one thing, just because that thing can make Tan Yan happy. When Tan Yan is happy, he is happy.

Moreover, if the materials are saving a bit... Tan Yan must set an example. When he thought that Tan Yan would be hungry even in the war, Wu Qiao felt that he couldn't bear it.

"Okay." Tan Yan replied, "Don't be too reluctant."

Tan Yan suddenly realized that his preference for a partner was very different from that of ordinary military officers. Almost all the officers around him chose gentle, virtuous, and family-loving people as their partners. Probably they felt that if one party was fighting outside, the other would always have to take care of the family. Even the married female military officers almost chose to become their husbands who are gentle, careful, and who know how to live. As for myself, I like Wu Qiao.

"Don't force it, don't worry." Wu Qiao said.

This must be done.

It's all about fighting for public and private.

This is not just a matter of talking about one person-the soldiers will not have enough to eat, which will definitely affect the state, and maybe the coalition will encounter unnecessary setbacks or even failures.

Fortunately, apart from fighting, Wu Qiao's greatest skill is negotiation.

He took the trouble to make "quotes" and used words to make his offer very attractive. Most of the small countries that have only recently become independent from the Republic are unwilling to participate in the war, but a few have swayed under the temptation.

The situation in one of the countries was not stable after independence-there was a group of intelligence personnel from the former Republic who gathered together, recruited people, and organized a "self-defense force" locally, which was armed only with the eliminated weapons of the Republic. The development is extremely fast, and in more than half a year, it has become the hegemon of the south, which has caused a lot of headaches for the formal government. To put it simply, although the Republic has no extra energy to "recover" countries with force, it has not given up the hope of reunification. It has chosen to secretly support some local forces to help its development, hoping that these pro-republic forces will take root one day, disintegrate their regimes from within those small countries, and return them to the embrace of the Republic, or, although still in form, It is independent, but in fact it is very close to the Republic.

Wu Qiao promised that the small country could help it disperse the "self-defense force" and prevent the "self-defense force" from having room for further development.

In addition, the location of that small country is very bad. It is simply a barren desert. It can be said that it has no resources and it is difficult to develop the local economy.

Wu Qiao promised that various forms of cooperation will be reached after the war. Specifically, it is to help it become a center of entertainment and leisure when it has nothing to do with it. It attracts tourists through performances, competitions, gambling, drinks, etc. After the war, this kind of place is always popular.

After a long period of hesitation, observation, and prediction of the outcome of that country, it was determined that the coalition forces of the alliance and the neutral country would win the war and finally fell to the side of the coalition forces.

With this stronghold, the problem of excessively long coalition supply lines has finally been resolved.

The supplies were continuously transported from the stronghold to the front line, and it was completely possible to keep up with the changes in the battle situation.

"Tired?" Tan Yan asked Wu Qiao.

"No." Wu Qiao propped his head with one hand, and the other hand was paddling nostalgicly on the screen. Through the communication device, he touched Tan Yan's cheeks, eyebrows, eyes, bridge of nose... and finally on the other party's lips. Rubbing it again and again. At this time, Tan Yan couldn't see what he was doing, and could safely outline the other party's outline. I really like it, I like every inch. Until now, every time I saw Tan Yan’s face, Wu Qiao’s heart would still be pounding. He himself couldn’t figure it out. He had been together for so long, how could this be the case?

"Not tired?" Tan Yan smiled, "Forget it then."

"...?"

"I wanted to comfort you."

"To comfort."

"Hey……"

"want."

"……Ok."

Tan Yan felt a little weird in his heart. Wu Qiao always acted like a baby with him, but his tone was extremely tough, with the dominance of the superior, and there was no doubt about it. Logically speaking, the tone of being coquettish should be soft, which makes people feel so relieved, so as to agree to any request from him. Wu Qiao is good. The inner expectation and the form of expression are completely opposite. People can't help but wonder if Wu Qiao is a bit split.

"talk."

"..." Tan Yan smiled, "Hold on a little longer, it's almost over. I won't do this kind of trouble again."

"……I hope so."

Tan Yan also said: "I think, forcing him to surrender, the problem is not too big."

"Good." Wu Qiao didn't doubt this. To this day, Wu Qiao still worships Tan Yan. The person I admire most is my lover. This is a little shameful to say, but this is really Wuqiao's situation, and it seems that it will not change in the future. Wu Qiao knew that most people outside believed that his talents surpassed Tan Yan, and he himself knew that his winning percentage was very high, but he didn't think he was so powerful, instead he was obsessed with that person as always. Wu Qiao actually feels that this is not very good. As a chief, he should not overestimate the abilities of his subordinates, as this will affect his judgment. Therefore, whenever he encounters something related to Tan Yan, Wu Qiao always needs to withdraw from the role first, use various data to assist him, and strive to look at the overall situation objectively. And Tan Yan will analyze the current situation with him very frankly, never conceal any difficulties, and will never ask for it arbitrarily. The two negotiated to find the most perfect plan. They can trust each other completely, and there is nothing to calculate.

The coalition forces are getting better and better, getting closer and closer to the capital of the Republic.

During this period, Tan Yan also lost a battle.

He captured a corridor, but did not hold it in the end.

However, Tan Yan's cunning is something that the Republican Army did not expect. Before he retreated, he left some of the best supplies in the camp, giving others the feeling that the coalition forces had evacuated in a hurry, and even food and water were too late to take away. According to common sense, what is discarded must be worse, and what is taken away must be better. The Republic’s army is very short of supplies. When they rushed into the logistics area of ​​the coalition forces, they found that the enemy had thrown away unnecessary food and water far better than themselves. They were simply stunned. It was impossible to imagine the difference in the treatment of the soldiers of the two countries. So big. They know that neutral countries are rich, but they don't know how rich they are. They looked at the supplies in disbelief, and suddenly realized that the upper ranks of the army said that "the coalition forces can't last long" are all deceitful nonsense.

At first, they looked at the food and water and couldn't even move. On the one hand, they were angry at the disgusting food they had eaten for a long time. On the other hand, they hated that they were so easy to be deceived, and they never knew that the army treated themselves It's like treating a cow or horse. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers ransacked food and water, and put them in their pockets undisciplined. The long-term lack made them excited, fascinated and forgetful. Someone did not **** the coalition supplies, and felt very jealous when seeing the elation of the stolen companions, while those who snatched less were also jealous.

However, when the looting was over, the contrast between the enemy and the enemy became stronger, and the high morale that had previously been won because of a rare victory quickly dissipated. It is difficult for people who have not been soldiers to understand how soldiers perceive things, water, and the comfort of the civilized world, which are deeply buried in instinct to pursue. Everyone could uncontrollably guess how delicious the food the coalition took with him would be. No one could have imagined that Tan Yan deliberately threw away the best things.

The rumors gradually spread to the entire army. The logistics area of ​​the coalition army was simply said to be a good place full of gold. All kinds of existing and non-existent delicacies were put on the tables of the coalition soldiers, with more and more styles. The soldiers of the Republic listened to the names of the things they were thinking to their hearts, and were uncompressively frustrated.

This war should have been a key point in the morale exchange between the two sides, but the Republic did not seize the perfect opportunity. It was choking and wasting food because of a little bit of food, which affected the entire morale. Sai Weng lost his horse, and Tan Yan lost the battle that brought him even greater benefits.

"You are too deceiving..." Wu Qiao said.

"Perhaps."

"Have you ever deceived me? What I said is different from what I actually said? Anything different is counted."

"……what?"

"I was suddenly a little worried...because, I will believe what you say." Wu Qiao was a little frustrated at this point. The other party is very deceptive, but he never doubted it, and seemed to suffer.

Hearing this, Tan Yan couldn't help laughing: "Wu Qiao, you are so funny."

"..."

"A little thing diverges infinitely, like an elementary school girl."

"Hey..." Wu Qiao yelled.

"Okay, okay." Tan Yan surrendered. "Is there something different, is it cheating you?"

"What is it?"

"What is it—" Tan Yan stared at Wu Qiao and deliberately made a long tone, "That is, I love you more than I described."

"..."

"Because something can't be said."

"...Fuck off, tease me." Wu Qiao's face was all red, and it went down to the bottom of his neck. He felt very embarrassed. The other party made two casual words of love and changed himself like this.

"Okay, okay." Tan Yan still had a smile in his eyes. "There are rumors that the Republic is discussing reconciliation with the coalition forces."

"Reconciliation?" Wu Qiao sneered, "I don't accept it. Hit its capital star."

"Ok."

"The only thing we can accept is unconditional surrender, and everything else is forbidden. I won't give it a face. The moment it started the war, it abandoned its historical face."

"I guess you would say that." Tan Yan paused, "If the Emperor is changed...I think he will agree to reconciliation."

"His bottom line is not to subdue the country." Wu Qiao explained, "I am different from him."

"I know." Not only him, everyone in the Alliance knew that their beautiful new head of state was an extremely tough person. Compared with the emperor in the past, Wu Qiao's character was terribly tough.

Wu Qiao added: "Let the reconciliation go to hell. I will never get used to the aggressor, let them develop the problem of reconciliation if they lose. If you are sick, you have to cure it completely."

Tan Yan smiled.

"Tan Yan," Wu Qiao looked at the people on the screen of the communication equipment, "The only person I am used to is you. No matter what you want, I will find a way."

"Should I say thank you?"

Wu Qiao thought for a while, "Even my sister, I wouldn't be like this... She wanted me to marry you, so I refused her." In fact, most of the time, it was her sister who was used to him.

"...But you will marry in the end."

"Is that because I love you?"

After a pause, Wu Qiao said again: "Anyway, let's go in."

"it is good."

...

After that, Tan Yan launched a few more offensives, and the Republic’s plan to intercept the coalition forces outside the capital’s star domain was completely bankrupt.

The Republic has already transferred all the forces on the western front back to the country, but it is still not enough.

The morale of the Republican soldiers was too low, just like an avalanche, they simply did not have the courage to fight the coalition to the end.

Before, they heard that although the coalition forces have the advantage at this stage, the Republic is really sturdy, and the coalition forces will soon be exhausted. However, in the logistics area of ​​the retreated coalition forces, the soldiers of the Republic saw a large amount of supplies with their own eyes and witnessed that the coalition forces were more able to withstand the consumption of war than they did. The impact caused by this contrast is indescribable.

From the map, the coalition forces are like a ribbon, passing straight into the interior of the Republic, and at this moment they are about to hold the opponent's throat tightly.

The general commander of the Republic who loves to play table tennis decided to launch a major counterattack.

Some pessimists believe that this is a battle of honor.

"There is no battle of honor," he categorically denied this speculation.

"I like to play sports games," he said, "sometimes the score looks desperate. However, you don't know whether you will win or lose if you don't play until the end. There is no certainty, and everything can happen on the court. Anyone can win until the dust settles. Every ball I play is for victory."

At the same time, he fired several subordinates whose morale was low and replaced them with others. The people who are replaced are actually emotionally complicated, mentally nervous, and very confused or even painful, because they have to do their duties, but they don't see the meaning of doing their duties.

Finally, in desperation, the commander-in-chief even used subordinates who had no commanding experience and were just obedient to him, because in his opinion, inability is at least better than misconduct.