Cruel? Cannon fodder?
Tang Ling, who had been through many battles, did not think it was a problem.
War was never about individual willpower. It was about collective protection. It was the nature of a soldier to obey orders.
So, what was the point of being cannon fodder?
However, war could arrange for one to be cannon fodder, but one could do it to the fullest.
Therefore, Tang Ling did not think there was anything wrong with the man's answer. However, the key was!
Tang Ling was smart enough to figure out something based on the situation before him. He suddenly pulled the man up with all his might.
"Tell me, how can you be so calm?"
The man looked at Tang Ling in astonishment. This guy was definitely not a Purple Moon Warrior. He did not even have the standard armor of a Purple Moon Warrior, so how could he be so strong?
The man was also close to becoming a Purple Moon Warrior. He struggled throughout the process, but he realized it was futile.
Tang Ling did not want to waste his breath, so he punched the man in the face. "I know it's embarrassing to repay you for saving my life, but you have to tell me, how can you be so calm?"
Time was running out. Instead of wasting his breath, he might as well resort to violence!
"You hit me? Are you just a …? "The man widened his eyes.
Tang Ling answered him with another punch. He could not dodge it. He did not use too much strength, but the pain was just right.
The man dared not believe it. Since when could the lowest elite warrior in Iron-Blooded City beat up a member of the wall defense team?
Little did he know, Tang Ling had already grasped the key to the problem. The situation was chaotic and disorderly.
All the high-rank warriors were dead, and no one knew when the reinforcements would arrive! So, how could he be the ultimate cannon fodder? He had to seize the opportunity during the chaos to seize control of the situation and regroup!
Violence was undoubtedly the most effective method.
**
Five minutes later.
Tang Ling managed to sort out everything in a very clear manner.
The previous battle had involved thousands of Level 3 vicious beasts. It was a large beast horde, but due to the delay in information and other reasons, this section of the wall suffered a devastating blow.
As Tang Ling saw, the bodies of vicious beasts and human warriors piled up like a mountain under the wall.
The wall was destroyed, and reinforcements were nowhere in sight.
Only the wall defense team that had been stationed behind the wall activated the emergency plan and seized the time to repair the wall.
All that was left were nine people, including Tang Ling.
There were only nine of them, and all of them were elite warriors. The strongest among them was only a half-step Purple Moon Warrior while the rest were not even half-step Purple Moon Warriors. They only had the strength of three bulls at most.
Using these forces to defend the city walls? Tang Ling closed the daily military record in his office on the fortress wall with a bang.
What was a military record? It was an existence equivalent to a diary.
The only difference was that the military records were recorded by the highest-ranking officer in charge of the city wall section. The contents of the records were all the little things that happened on the city wall every day, even the smallest changes.
After Tang Ling found out about the existence of the military records, he searched for it right away.
If his judgment was correct, there should be the key content that he wanted inside.
The moment he closed the military record, his expression turned ugly.
This military record only lasted for a year, but in this one year, there were close to 700 battles, big and small.
In other words, the frequency had reached almost twice a day.
According to the summary, there were six types of monsters in this section of the wall, but the weakest one was a Level 2 vicious beast.
Tang Ling was just a half-step Purple Moon Warrior, so based on common sense, his strength should correspond to mutated beasts.
It was common knowledge that a Level 1 Purple Moon Warrior's strength corresponded to a Level 1 vicious beast, and in terms of average combat strength, vicious beasts were stronger than Purple Moon Warriors.
However, if equipment was factored in, Purple Moon Warriors could still kill vicious beasts.
Still, it had nothing to do with Tang Ling. If he had the little seed, he might be able to fight a Level 2 vicious beast, but what about a group of them?
Besides, this was not reality. It was a simulation of Hell Ledge. Since it was a challenge, battles were bound to happen.
Tang Ling's mind was analyzing the heavy information, but he had already walked out of the office and walked to a certain corner of the fortress wall.
In the corner, the eight warriors were still asleep. Even though they looked restless, none of them had the intention to wake up.
Maybe it was a form of escape?! Tang Ling could understand it, but he could not accept it.
Since they were warriors, they should know that they could be sacrificed on the battlefield, but they could not run away either.
Therefore, Tang Ling kicked the warriors awake without a second thought. One of them, a buff half-step Purple Moon Warrior, was unusually angry.
"What did you do? You bastard! Don't you know that it's very infuriating for someone who just went through a battle and finally fell asleep to be woken up? "he bellowed at Tang Ling.
What he got in return was a merciless beating from Tang Ling.
He was beaten up badly, but he was not hurt. Tang Ling could not afford to lose any of his men in the upcoming battle.
After he stepped on the so-called infuriated man, Tang Ling glanced at the numb and frightened warriors and said, "I'm the commander here now, so you have to understand that first.
Then, you have to understand why I'm still the commander even though there are only a few newbies here and they're going to die as cannon fodder. "
What Tang Ling said was undoubtedly the key. A faint glimmer of hope lit up in the eyes of the warriors.
It was because Tang Ling was telling the truth that the situation was going to be cruel.
However, there must be a reason why the kid was still the commander in such a cruel environment.
"Stop guessing." Tang Ling took out the cigarettes that he had looted from the officer's office and passed one to each of them. He then lit one up for himself. "Follow me and you might be able to survive! I also need you guys, so I have to be the commander. "
After that, he loosened his leg and kicked the big guy up. "Time is precious unless you want to die in your sleep."
"Move out! There's still a chance for you to survive. If you survive, you might even get promoted and be treated like a war hero. What are you waiting for? Don't let me see your lifeless faces again. Hurry! "Throughout the process, Tang Ling was as calm as ever.
He had gathered all the information he needed and observed everything he needed to observe, but he did not know when the battle would break out.
Hopefully, if he moved out now, he would have more time to prepare.
Was there not enough time to prepare?
It was more than enough for Tang Long! He was moving swiftly under the city wall. On his back was a relatively intact tactical movement disk that he had looted from the survivors.
Searching for equipment in a pile of bodies was not a pleasant task, but fortunately, Tang Long had found the best equipment he could find. Then, he quietly bounced back to the top of the city wall.
The survivors looked at Tang Long from afar, but in the end, they gulped nervously and moved further away.
They did not know what this seemingly powerful young man was up to. However, no matter what they did, they could not escape their fate, could they?
Tang Long caught a glimpse of the survivors from the corner of his eyes. His expression was as cold as ever.
He was as cold as he was to the busy workers of the wall.
The burden would just stay put.
In a battle, numbers did not always make things easier. If everything was arranged properly, a single person's combat power would be much stronger than a group of people.
Tang Long did not care about the survivors at all. Similar to the workers who were repairing the wall, they were just there to make the scene more realistic.
Tang Long hugged the longsword that he looted from the commander and sat quietly on the city wall, waiting for the battle to break out.
**
It was a completely different choice.
The audience at the scene watched Tang Ling and Tang Long's every move.
However, they dared not make any rash decisions at the moment.
Tang Ling's goal was still unknown, but it was obvious that he was very used to the battlefield and was calmly arranging something.
What Tang Long was doing was much simpler. He was trying his best to strengthen himself and wait for the battle to break out.
One could not say that Tang Long was wrong because in a battle, burdens would only bring about negative effects.
If a battle scene could not give one a long time to prepare, what kind of sparks could one expect from a few newbies?
Decisive and correct decisions were also necessary on the battlefield. One should not be blinded by some seemingly helpful conditions.
It was not hard to see that the audience was siding with Tang Long.
After all, he was the young man who had led the Stardust Sixteen all the way to the top. On top of that, as the young master of the Stardust Council, he was not a stranger to battles.
Only a few of the higher-ups were watching Tang Ling.
If Tang Ling's speculation was correct, this battle scene had actually happened once before.
Because of this battle scene, Li Lie, a legendary figure in Iron-Blooded City was born.
Back then, he had led a group of newbies to defend the broken city wall for three hours.
That battle was regarded as a classic battle in Iron-Blooded City and was often included in the textbooks for the generals.
Among the audience, there were many generals who had just returned from their military service in Iron-Blooded City. They sensed a sense of familiarity in Tang Ling's every move even though it was not exactly the same.
On top of that, Tang Ling's adaptability to the battlefield seemed to be innate. He was like a fish that would not be afraid of the vast sea.
Of course, there were some who had a deeper understanding of Tang Ling. When Tang Ling recruited a few newbies and said a few simple words, it made the eyes of a few of them shine.
It was simple, direct, effective, and it went straight to the heart!
Is this kid a natural general or a commander? Let's wait and see what he does next.
Although they did not understand why Darkness Port would have 18 stages, it was interesting nonetheless.
As for Tang Long, he was labeled as arrogant by a few of them.
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