"Bro, can I go into the mountains to see the Wolf King?" Yan Liuyuan said curiously, "I keep getting the feeling that it knows me."
Ren Xiaosu had previously told Yan Liuyuan about his deal with the wolves in private, so Yan Liuyuan knew that Ren Xiaosu and the wolves were now in a cooperative relationship. The two of them had even worked together to hunt down nanosoldiers before.
It sounded rather bizarre, but Yan Liuyuan was already used to Ren Xiaosu's oddities.
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "Sure, but you have to stay behind me."
Although they had been working together for a long time, Ren Xiaosu was still a little worried. What if the Wolf King went crazy and tried to hurt Yan Liuyuan?
With that, the two of them were about to head up the mountain. But at this moment, Ren Xiaosu suddenly saw the headlights of a vehicle rushing up the mountain. He frowned and said, "Go into the house first and wake Li Qingzheng up."
"OK." Yan Liuyuan went to wake Li Qingzheng up.
Li Qingzheng walked out of the house in a military coat. "Xiaosu, did you call for me?"
"Someone's coming up the mountain. They should be from the Li Consortium," Ren Xiaosu said.
"Who would come up to the mountains for no reason during the new year?" Li Qingzheng was surprised. The two of them stood at the entrance of the outpost and waited. An off-road vehicle stopped in front of the outpost, and a soldier threw a kraft envelope at them. "The private troops are assembling. This is the document. Those who don't assemble on time by 7 AM tomorrow will be held accountable by the entire platoon. They'll be treated as deserters, and not a single one of them will be missed."
The Li Consortium's crime of desertion was very serious. Not only would they be arrested for criminal punishment, but their families would also be implicated as well. The refugees in town would be given the right to go to the water distribution center. In this day and age, if they did not get a safe water source, the refugees would not be able to survive for long.
Some people could also go to the wilderness to look for water, but entering the wilderness was accompanied by danger.
After saying that, the person who came to deliver the documents got into the vehicle and left. But when Li Qingzheng did some calculations, he realized it was already 2 AM. In other words, they had to gather outside the stronghold and report in within five hours. Otherwise, they would be considered deserters in the future.
He looked at the soldier and said, "We're guarding the outpost here. If we leave, what will happen to the outpost? Can you make an exception …"
The soldier sneered as he got into the car. "What's the use of telling me? You don't have to go if you don't want to."
Ren Xiaosu looked at Li Qingzheng. "You still have family in town? If you don't have a family, you can run. "
Li Qingzheng said bitterly, "How can we run? I might not have any family left, but there are still more than a dozen people in our platoon who have families in town. If one of us escapes, the entire platoon will have to suffer the same punishment. "
This was the Li Consortium's vicious tactic. They would get your comrades to keep an eye on you and not run around. If even one of you ran away, the entire platoon would be done for.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Li Qingzheng in surprise. He knew they were going to be cannon fodder, but he did not run away. He was actually doing it for the sake of the others.
Nonsense had mentioned before the reunion dinner that everyone might end up as cannon fodder.
Everyone would have their own judgment. 'What can the private troops do at the front lines? Can they overcome the difficulties? We can only be cannon fodder. '
However, Li Qingzheng was also a little strange. Before he got along with you, he couldn't wait to take advantage of you. But after he acknowledged you as a friend, he became very loyal.
When Nonsense gave them military identities, he had given them to Ren Xiaosu and Li Qingzheng. If Li Qingzheng wanted to use this identity to run away by himself, it would be too easy.
In fact, Ren Xiaosu had wanted to bring Yan Liuyuan and the others into the stronghold. After all, it would be a piece of cake for him to do so with his identity as a member of the Office of Special Investigations.
But from the looks of it, the rest of the platoon would probably be done for if he brought them away.
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said with a sigh, "Then let's wake everyone up. We're going to set off now. Let me send my family back to town first, then we'll assemble and report to the headquarters."
"Sure," Li Qingzheng agreed.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly thought of something. "Can you teach me how to drive?"
If they were to leave the Li Consortium's territory in the future, be it Stronghold 88 or Stronghold 178, or even other places, driving a truck would always be the most comfortable choice. Therefore, Ren Xiaosu had the idea of learning how to drive.
Moreover, they would definitely be heading to the front lines in the north after they assembled. If Li Qingzheng was the only one who knew how to drive, he would definitely tire himself to death.
Ren Xiaosu thought that since he could not learn how to ride a bicycle, he might as well skip riding a bicycle and learn how to drive a car!
It was not worth it to waste a Skill Duplication Scroll on a life skill like this. Moreover, he did not have a Skill Duplication Scroll yet. Even if he did, it would definitely be better for him to learn from someone like Nonsense.
Li Qingzheng was taken aback. "Alright, I'll teach you along the way. We still have enough time! Driving isn't that difficult. You definitely won't be able to drive on the mountain roads, but once you get down the mountain and drive on the straight roads, you'll quickly learn how to drive. "
That was indeed the case. When it came to driving, if one did not need to follow the traffic rules in the stronghold, they would learn it after driving for a while.
When the people at the outpost were woken up, they all looked sleepy. Li Qingzheng shouted at the top of his lungs, "Everyone, stop sleeping! Hurry up and pack all of the supplies at the outpost into your own military backpacks. Don't put them in the vehicles. If they discover that we have too much cured meat, we'll all be in deep trouble."
Someone asked, "Wolf King, what are we going to do?"
Li Qingzheng looked around and said, "Let's get ready to head to the battlefield."
Everyone was stunned. "Now? Aren't we going to finish celebrating the Spring Festival? "
"How can a war wait for you to celebrate the Spring Festival?" Li Qingzheng sighed and said, "Go pack your things and gather back here in 15 minutes."
The expressions of the soldiers at the outpost collapsed. They had been getting along like a family recently and were even discussing where they would be staying at the outpost in the future. But now, they were suddenly going to serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield.
"Can we not go?" Someone asked, "Wouldn't it be better to stay at the outpost?"
When they first arrived here, everyone felt that life at the outpost was too tough. But during this time, they suddenly realized that life at the outpost was not tough at all. In fact, it was even more comfortable than living in town.
Li Qingzheng said in a serious tone, "If we don't assemble, some of our teammates' relatives in town won't be able to survive. Moreover, the Li Consortium will definitely put us on the wanted list, so we won't be able to escape."
Ren Xiaosu looked at this group of people from the side. There were only a dozen or so automatic rifles in the entire outpost and not a single grenade. Needless to say, there weren't even any simple mortars or infantry mines. They didn't even have the most basic radio set for individual soldiers. If a war were to break out, they wouldn't even have a chance to call for reinforcements on such a large battlefield that spanned across two mountain ranges.
At that time, the enemies on the battlefield would understand that the private troops like them were the best way to breach the enemy's defenses and would not be able to withstand a single blow.
Of course, if the enemy thought that Ren Xiaosu's private troops were the same as the other rotten fish and shrimps, Ren Xiaosu alone might be able to teach them a lesson.
No one knew if the wolf pack would follow them. Ren Xiaosu turned around and looked up the mountain. The Wolf King was nowhere to be seen.
At this moment, Chen Wudi went up to Ren Xiaosu. "Master, are we going to war too?"
"Let's observe the situation first before deciding whether to fight or not." Ren Xiaosu said, "Go and help everyone carry their things. I'll go and get ready too."
"OK," Chen Wudi agreed.
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