What was happening in the west of Weishui River was absolutely a massacre.
After receiving the order, air cavalries were hovering above Weishui River and monitoring the movements of wing demons in the demon army. The Xuanyuan Fortress and those battle fortresses above the heads of air cavalries didn't care about what was happening on the ground at all as if they had not discovered what was happening on the ground.
Right under Zhang Tie's gaze, over 10 million Hua civilians died on the ground.
The death of over 10 million people paved a "safe zone" which was over 600 miles in length and 40 miles in width for the demon army. All the mines on this safe zone had been cleared by Hua civilians …
Except for Zhang Tie, the other air cavalries didn't know what was happening on the ground at all.
Zhang Tie didn't know how he flew back to the no. 46 air cavalry regiment. Although he was in the sky, his mind was filled with the miserable scenes on the ground, the despairing tears, the miserable wails and shouts of numerous people. Like sharp sabers, Zhang Tie's soul was shattered and almost suffocated in the despairing tide surging towards him from the ground …
That was the living hell.
That was the real cruel side of the holy war.
Like a conditioned reflex and instinct, Zhang Tie operated the plane numbly and had it land on the runway of no. 1 battalion. After that, he parked the plane and turned off the engine. Closely after that, he opened the cover and got off the plane like a zombie …
Many people had long surrounded Zhang Tie's plane. Those air cavalries of no. 1 battalion had long run over here as they wanted to know whether their battalion commander was fine or not. Because Zhang Tie's performance in the last hour of this mission was very abnormal. He didn't meet the training standard at all. Additionally, when they were about to come back, Zhang Tie didn't receive the order from the regimental headquarters. Therefore, Xiang Yusheng the battalion commander of the no. 46 air cavalry regiment temporarily passed the signal of returning to the base on behalf of the regimental headquarters. Closely after that, the fighters of no. 1 battalion "surrounded" Zhang Tie in a guard formation and returned to the base with Zhang Tie …
Nobody knew what happened to Zhang Tie. Therefore, the moment the plane landed, all the fighters of no. 1 battalion had surrounded Zhang Tie out of concern.
However, Xing Xiangtian, the regimental commander of the no. 46 air cavalry regiment and two soldiers of the Law Enforcement Administration were waiting for Zhang Tie earlier than the fighters of the no. 1 battalion.
Xing Xiangtian looked furious as if he was going to burn. The moment Zhang Tie got off the plane, he had caught sight of Xing Xiangtian's furious face which looked like an erupting volcano.
At the sight of such a scene, Fei Hao, the radiating hand on Zhang Tie's plane, stood aside and didn't know what to say.
"Major Zhang Tie, where's your remote-sensing communication device? Why didn't you receive the order from the regimental headquarters?" Xing Xiangtian questioned Zhang Tie loudly.
Watching Xing Xiangtian, Zhang Tie tightly closed his mouth without uttering a single word.
Watching Zhang Tie's pale face, dazed look and weird silence, Xing Xiangtian the regimental commander of the no. 46 air cavalry regiment became more furious. He threw a glance at a soldier of the Law Enforcement Center on his side. Closely after that, the soldier climbed onto the plane and searched for Zhang Tie's cockpit before taking out a lump of metal which had been out of shape.
"Regimental commander, the remote-sensing communication device of Zhang Tie the battalion commander of no. 1 battalion has been damaged …"
"Major Zhang Tie, do you know what crime did you commit as an air cavalry officer intentionally damage his remote-sensing communication device in wartime?"
Zhang Tie remained silent. However, after hearing Xing Xiangtian's words, all the onlookers finally understood what was wrong. However, they didn't understand why Zhang Tie would destroy the remote-sensing communication device which was used to contact the regimental headquarters. If Zhang Tie's fighter was shot down in wartime, of course, the remote-sensing communication device would be destroyed. By then, the no. 1 battalion could activate the corresponding emergency plan and establish a temporary leadership and command mechanism in wartime. However, when Zhang Tie's battle skill was not shot down, why did Zhang Tie destroy the remote-sensing communication device which was used to contact the regimental headquarters? That was really puzzling.
Of course, nobody could understand Zhang Tie's mood when he crushed his remote-sensing communication device.
"Guo Haichao..." Xing Xiangtian called.
"Yes..."
"From now on, you're the battalion commander of no. 1 battalion of no. 46 air cavalry regiment …"
Guo Haichao threw a glance at Zhang Tie. Noticing Xing Xiangtian's sharp eye light, Guo Haichao straightened his back and answered loudly, "Yes, sir..."
"You two, detain Zhang Tie and put him in confinement for one week. Let him think about it …" Xing Xiangtian told the two soldiers of the Law Enforcement Center furiously.
"Major Zhang Tie, please follow us..." a soldier of the Law Enforcement Center told Zhang Tie icily.
Zhang Tie remained silent as he walked out with two soldiers of the Law Enforcement Center with a grim look. At the sight of Zhang Tie, all the onlookers made way for him. They all watched Zhang Tie being taken to a vehicle of the Law Enforcement Center with complex looks...
Xing Xiangtian also got on a vehicle. Closely after that, the two vehicles left the encampment of no. 1 battalion.
"Ahh, why did our battalion commander break the remote-sensing communication device on his plane..." The moment the two vehicles left, the fighters of the no. 1 battalion had started to discuss it as they didn't believe that Zhang Tie would do such a thing.
"Is it the first time for our battalion commander to participate in a battle? He's a bit... a bit nervous..."
"Bullsh * t!" The moment a squad leader thought of this reason, he had been covered by curses, "How could a nervous person drive a plane over the flagpole? Additionally, wing demons were far away from us. Even this father was not nervous. How could our battalion commander be nervous?"
"Yup, I saw our battalion commander wanting to rush over there by plane for a few times. How could he be nervous?"
"Even if you wet your pants, our battalion commander would not even blink his eyelids..."
The squad leader who had spoken was immediately cursed to the point where he shrunk his head and did not dare to speak again.
"Fei Hao, you're alone with the battalion commander. Do you know what's going on?" Guo Haichao asked the assistant shooter on the plane.
"I... I don't know either..." Guo Haichao scratched his head as he became hesitant, "But battalion commander... battalion commander..."
"Hurry up, what happened to our battalion commander?"
"When we were flying above the Wei River, I saw … the battalion commander seemed to be … in tears …" Fei Hao said uncertainly.
"Dropping tears? Impossible!" Someone exclaimed, "We were so happy to see those demon fighters stepping on landmines. Why did our battalion commander drop tears? You must be mistaken..."
"That's why our battalion commander's eyes turned red..." Someone understood it at once.
"Impossible..."
"Did the wind blow his eyes?"
"Even if the cover of our battalion commander's cockpit is intact, it's impossible..." The fighters of no. 1 battalion started to argue with each other...
...
Sitting in his vehicle, Xing Xiangtian, the regimental commander of no. 46 air cavalry regiment, was still furious. Zhang Tie's performance in this action really disappointed him too much. Xing Xiangtian even doubted whether Zhang Tie's resume was fabricated. How could a major behave so abnormally on the battlefield? Has Zhang Tie not seen demons?
It shouldn't be. Xing Xiangtian still remembered that Zhang Tie asked the regimental headquarters for the instruction through remote-sensing communication device; however, he was refused by Xing Xiangtian.
'Did he break the remote-sensing communication device out of fury because I refused his instruction? '
When he recalled what Zhang Tie said in the conference, Xing Xiangtian felt that it was highly possible. Zhang Tie was capable; however, he was too unruly and showed off his abilities. Zhang Tie thought that this was his home and he could rush over there and fight whenever he wanted. Xing Xiangtian just wanted to weaken Zhang Tie's spirit and make him understand how to be a good battalion commander...
As he thought about Zhang Tie, Xing Xiangtian couldn't help but throw a glance at the remains of the metal frame left by the broken remote-sensing communication device as he faintly frowned. He could also break that metal frame; however, Zhang Tie's strength was a bit too great. The remains of the metal frame had been completely pinched together. Additionally, there was a trace of melting on its edge...
At the sight of the trace of melting, Xing Xiangtian's frown deepened. However, after a few seconds, he became reassured, 'How could it be? He's just a LV 9 fighter. It must be the trace left when the remote-sensing crystal was inlaid in this remote-sensing communication device...'
...
The two soldiers of the Law Enforcement Center directly drove Zhang Tie to the detention room of the Law Enforcement Center of the no. 46 air cavalry regiment and locked Zhang Tie inside.
The detention room was only about 2 square meters. There was only a simple camp bed and a toilet bowl inside. The camp bed was covered with cold steel wires. There was no quilt. There was no window in the room. After the iron gate of the detention room was closed with a squeak, the entire detention room became dark, icy and silent.
Sitting on the camp bed in the dark detention room, Zhang Tie lowered his head and buried his face in his palms. At the same time, he clutched his hair tightly. After a long while, a muffled and painful roar like that of a lonely wild beast drifted from the detention room …
...
Two days later, Anxi City, Xinglin Prefecture, Military Province …
On this day, Weiji General Zhang Tie's personal airboat arrived at Anxi City, causing the entire Xinglin Prefecture and Anxi City to seethe with excitement, including the prefectural governor clans and commoners.
Anxi City was an important agricultural town in Xinglin Prefecture and an important traffic hub in the prefecture. Zhang Tie came here to inspect various armaments in Anxi City.
Today, Zhang Tie's prestige as the Weiji General in the theater of operations was as high as the sun at high noon. Additionally, Zhang Tie's ability of turning stone into gold and rotten into magical had long been spread across Taixia Country.
Wu Chunlai the prefectural governor of Xinglin Prefecture, Qiu Youjin the Weiji envoy of Xinglin Prefecture, all the ranking officials, the castellan of Anxi City, some famous major clans in Xinglin Prefecture and the commoners in Anxi City were all excited about Zhang Tie's arrival.
After accompanying Zhang Tie around Anxi City for quite a while, they inspected an airport, a granary for combat readiness, a fiery oil production base and a munitions factory nearby Anxi City. Watching Zhang Tie nodding all the way, those officials and heads of major clans of Xinglin Prefecture who were accompanying Zhang Tie meticulously became reassured.
Zhang Tie arrived at noon. When the sun was about to set, they finally finished inspecting the munitions factory. Under the hint of the heads of major clans in Xinglin Prefecture, Wu Chunlai the prefectural governor of Xinglin Prefecture coughed twice before accompanying Zhang Tie meticulously, saying, "Where else do you want to visit, commander-in-chief …"
"I'm very satisfied with all the armaments and production in Anxi City. After seeing Anxi City, I know that the other cities in Xinglin Prefecture would not be worse. You've made great meritorious deeds …" "Zhang Tie" said after inspecting the munitions factory. Closely after that, all the others revealed a big smile at the same time.
"It's all thanks to commander-in-chief's good leadership and meritorious deeds. Without commander-in-chief's policy of stabilizing agricultural production and the Fiery Oil airplanes, we really couldn't imagine the current situation facing the theater of operations, not to mention Xinglin Prefecture. Speaking of meritorious deeds, commander-in-chief ranks first. We're just basking in the glory of commander-in-chief and doing our part …" Wu Chunlai the prefectural governor of Xinglin Prefecture was always known for being strict and impartial. Of course, he was strict and impartial to his subordinates and commoners; however, in front of Zhang Tie, Wu Chunlai's eloquence could only make those officials and squires on one side feel ashamed.
In the distance, a lot of commoners were watching them; however, they were stopped by soldiers who were maintaining order.
"Yes … yes …" After Wu Chunlai finished his words, those people on his side echoed him. On this occasion, there would never be such an awkward silence.
After saying that, Wu Chunlai threw a glance at Qiu Youjin the Weiji envoy of Xinglin Prefecture stealthily.
Qiu Youjin had seen Zhang Tie in Kangzhou City before. It was his second time to see Zhang Tie. When he saw Zhang Tie for the first time, Qiu Youjin just stood in the distance; this time, Qiu Youjin could finally stand on Zhang Tie's side. Qiu Youjin didn't feel that Zhang Tie was different than last time. If anything, Zhang Tie looked more dignified and awe-inspiring in Qiu Youjin's eyes.
Of course, Qiu Youjin knew what Wu Chunlai's eye light meant.
"After working hard all afternoon, commander-in-chief, you must be a bit fatigued. There's a courtyard at the foot of Anshan Mountain in front of us. Commander-In-Chief, do you want to take a short rest …" Qiu Youjin who had seen Zhang Tie for the first time felt a bit more intimate.
Everybody at present was thinking about letting Zhang Tie stay for supper so that those officials could be closer to major clans. At least, they could leave a good impression on Zhang Tie.
"This humble one has already arranged my family members to prepare a banquet for commander-in-chief in the courtyard. It would be my great honor to have your presence here …" a squire in Anxi City said as he bowed towards Zhang Tie at once.
"No, thanks. I have to go to other prefectures tonight. Even though I could visit one prefecture in one day, it would take me at least half a year to visit all of them. Therefore, I will not stay here anymore …" "Zhang Tie" said as he waved his hand, "Let's part here …"
As the airboat was in the sky, Zhang Tie could leave at any time.
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, although those officials and the heads of major clans felt pitiful inside, they dared not force Zhang Tie to stay or say anything. They could only see Zhang Tie off respectfully.
"Commander-in-chief, it's admirable that you're concerned about national affairs. We will bid farewell to commander-in-chief and wish you a pleasant journey …"
"Xinglin Prefecture and Anxi City are hard-won. Hopefully, you could make persistent efforts and avoid arrogance and rashness. If you don't betray Taixia Country, Taixia Country will not betray you either!" Before leaving, "Zhang Tie" even encouraged them. Closely after that, "Zhang Tie" flew into the sky and entered the airboat while all the others bowed towards him …
Under the gaze of so many people on the ground, Weiji General Zhang Tie's airboat flew towards the south …
However, before those people moved their eyes away from Zhang Tie's airboat, a terrifying qi had descended from the sky and struck Zhang Tie's airboat as fast as a lightning bolt when Zhang Tie's airboat was less than 6 miles away. In a split second, Zhang Tie's 600-m long airboat had been broken into pieces by the tens of thousands of battle qi strikes.
A purple-golden 4-m higher wing demon heavenly knight with a long horn and a demon crown which represented a demon lord and 6 wings appeared in the sky. At the same time, it waved its hand, covering Zhang Tie's airboat which had been broken into pieces with a powerful battle qi storm. Closely after that, the demon heavenly knight dove into its own battle qi storm …
At this moment, Zhang Tie's roar drifted from the sky as a silver battle qi tornado rushed into the sky. However, in the blink of an eye, the battle qi tornado had disappeared …
The heavenly wing demon knight reappeared in the sky as it threw a cold glance at those officials and heads of major clans on the ground as if it was looking at ants. The powerful qi of the heavenly wing demon knight almost froze the blood of those who were not knights in a split second even though they were over 10 miles away. As a result, all the people on the ground felt being pressured by Mount Tai as they could hardly breathe.
The heavenly wing demon knight revealed a faint, disdainful smile. Closely after that, the heavenly wing demon knight rushed into the sky and disappeared in front of everyone on the ground, leaving a streak of light behind.
Not until then did the fragments of the airboat fall onto the ground along with a lot of blood rain …
At the sight of all this, all the people on the ground felt like being struck by lightning bolts as their faces turned pale and icy. Many people almost couldn't stand steadily.
"Hurry … hurry up … go take a look … check … how's … the lord …" Wu Chunlai the prefectural governor of Xinglin Prefecture who spoke fluently just now stammered as if he was going to fall down.
There were various pieces on the ground, including metal pieces and human body pieces. Someone even found the blood and flesh residue of Zhang Tie's boa silk robe among those pieces …
Half an hour later, the news that Weiji General was ambushed and killed by a heavenly wing demon heavenly knight in Anxi City, Xinglin Prefecture had spread over the theater of operations …
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