Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Northwest of the Bactrian Empire, Dunhuang.

A place that was originally very prosperous because of the ancient Silk Road has now become somewhat deserted.

The former big city is now just an ordinary county town within the empire, with a population of less than [-].

The whole county seemed a little quiet.

But that silence was recently broken.

The [-]th Division of the Longxiang Army entered Dunhuang, making the originally quiet Dunhuang County a little more lively and noisy.

People in the county town walked out of their homes one after another, wanting to see this legendary imperial army that defeated the foreigners.

The Eighth Division seemed to know that Dunhuang County was too small to accommodate them, so Wei Ze, commander of the Eighth Division, directly chose to station outside the city.

Wei Ze, elected deputy commander of the 12th Division, was a former student of the [-]th batch of the Martial Arts Hall. He participated in the Battle of Jinghai when the Long Xiang Army rose up, and the battle to regain the territory outside the Pass.

Because of his outstanding military exploits, he became the deputy commander of the Eighth Division when Long Xiang's army expanded.

Then the former division commander Ding Yi mobilized, and he was appointed as the commander of the Eighth Division by Lin Yi.

He also ordered him to move his base to Dunhuang to cooperate with Ding Yi.

Wei Ze has worked with Ding Yi for many years and is very familiar with each other. At the same time, he also knows why Ding Yi was transferred.

Therefore, he was not dissatisfied with Lin Yi's arrangement. He was even curious about what the so-called plane looked like. It was worthy of the empire's attention. Let him know that the main force of the Long Xiang Army came to act as bodyguards for them.

Since Ding Yi is still selecting suitable pilots in the capital, their Eighth Division arrived at Dunhuang in advance.

They need to build a supply base in Dunhuang, and then build an airport for Ding Yi's air force.

In order to build this airport, the Imperial Ministry of Industry transported the newly developed cement.

Wei Ze is still very busy these days. He not only needs to arrange the garrison and garrison of the Eighth Division, but also arranges for the construction of the Eighth Division's garrison, supply base and airport, and also needs to communicate with the gentry in Dunhuang.

After all, they are outsiders in Dunhuang. If they want to stay in Dunhuang, they really need to have a good relationship with the local gentry.

After half a month of busy work, the station, supply base and airport were finally completed.

The Eighth Division's garrison and supply base are close to Dunhuang County, but the airport is located [-] kilometers southwest of Dunhuang County on the Gobi Desert.

It is more secluded and uninhabited, which is very suitable for building some facilities with a higher level of confidentiality there.

Moreover, thirty kilometers is not far away. If there is any problem at the airport, the Eighth Division stationed in Dunhuang can provide support in half an hour.

After Wei Ze did all this, he received a telegram saying that Ding Yi's train would arrive in Dunhuang at noon tomorrow, so Wei Ze could prepare.

Along with Ding Yi and others, there was also a research institute in the imperial capital.

The telegram was sent by Prince Rui's Palace. Lin Yi personally asked Wei Ze to ensure the safety of this research institute.

Wei Ze naturally obeyed Lin Yi's orders, but this made the fire of gossip begin to burn in his heart.

He had been following Lin Yi for seven or eight years, but he had never seen Lin Yi so interested in a research institute.

At noon the next day, Wei Ze led a regiment of soldiers to surround the entire train station.

At the same time, he also brought the entire Eighth Division's cars.

Wei Ze felt that since the institute was relocating as a whole and there was a plane to transport, there would definitely be a lot of things and equipment that needed to be moved.

So, it would be right to bring more trucks over.

These cars are all produced by the empire itself and have a nice name "Dongfeng".

Wei Ze and others like to call these big guys Dongfeng trucks.

Wei Ze and the others didn't wait long at the train station. About an hour later, Wei Ze saw a puff of black smoke appearing in the distance.

"Let everyone get ready, the people we are waiting for are here!" Wei Ze said to the adjutant beside him when he saw the black smoke.

When the adjutant heard Wei Ze's words, he immediately blew the assembly whistle.

When the soldiers heard the whistle, they stood up quickly, and then stood with guns every three meters along the platform.

The train entered the platform and stopped slowly.

When the carriage door opened, Wei Ze saw Ding Yi, and behind Ding Yi there were three people he had never seen before.

There were two people among them who could be identified as foreigners at a glance.

Wei Ze was very curious. He didn't know why foreigners were involved in such a highly confidential project.

"Wei Ze, Commander of the Eighth Division of Longxiang Army, welcomes all officers to Dunhuang. Sir, you have worked hard all the way!" Wei Ze took the lead in saluting Ding Yi and the others.

Seeing Wei Ze's move, Ding Yi and Feng Ru laughed.

"How about it, Mr. Feng, let me just say it. Lao Wei is a very rigid person. When he meets him, he will definitely say welcome, sir."

When Feng Ru heard Ding Yi's words, he didn't know what to say.

He felt that since the prince had promoted Wei Ze to commander of the Eighth Division, his military rank should be the same as Ding Yi. How could Wei Ze take the initiative to salute Ding Yi?

Feng Ru was not in the army, so he naturally didn't know some of the secrets in the army.

Ding Yi just said something to Feng Ru with a smile, and then looked at Wei Ze.

"Okay, okay, what do you say now? You are now a lieutenant general. You are on the same level as me. Stop doing this."

When Wei Ze heard Ding Yi's words, he put down his hand, and then said with a smile on his face: "How can this be possible? In my heart, you will always be my master."

"What will always be the Master in your heart? It sounds like I am dead."

"Okay, let me introduce to you. The person behind me is Mr. Feng Ru, the director of the Imperial Aircraft Research Institute."

"And the two people behind him are the White brothers." Ding Yi pointed to the three people behind him and introduced them to Wei Ze.

When the White brothers were introduced, Wei Ze lowered his voice and asked in a voice that only he and Ding Yi could hear: "Master, are these two foreigners? Can they participate in this project?"

"You guys, please show some respect to me. Although they used to be Milicians, now the two brothers have become imperial citizens!"

"Even the prince is polite to them. Don't cause any trouble for me." Ding Yi also lowered his voice and said to Wei Ze.

Wei Ze said oh, then looked at the three of them again, and said to them: "Welcome again, three officers!"

"Mr. Wei, you're welcome. We are just ordinary scientific researchers, not senior officers. You can still call me Chief Feng, or Old Feng, or Mr. Feng." Feng Ru said with a smile.

"Yes, Chief Feng!" Wei Ze also changed his words.

"Thank you for your hard work for coming all the way. I have arranged a reception banquet in the city and invite you to come with me," Wei Ze said.

"Let's not rush the reception of Feng Yan. You have people unloading the goods first, and when everything is delivered to the base, it's not too late to have a drink." Ding Yi stopped Wei Ze.

For Ding Yi, the equipment in the institute is the most important now. Drinking and other things can be put away later.

When Wei Ze heard Ding Yi's arrangement, he nodded. Then he waved to his adjutant and asked him to organize the soldiers to unload the goods.