Li Qingzheng was overjoyed. Not only had his equipment been upgraded, but he had also been restocked with food. Most importantly, after Ren Xiaosu received his promotion, he was immediately promoted to the commander of the reinforced company. As such, Li Qingzheng now had more soldiers under his command.
Previously, the reinforced company had 180 people. But after this battle, the entire reinforced company was almost wiped out by the Kyung Clan.
The main reason was that Ren Xiaosu had deliberately arranged for the reinforced company to follow him around so that they could be the main force in battle. How could there be no deaths in war? Bullets had no eyes!
At this moment, everyone realized Ren Xiaosu had also charged to the front. Why was he unscathed when everyone around him had died?
After the battle ended, Ren Xiaosu even led everyone in a moment of silence to mourn for their dead comrades. He looked very sorrowful. "My brothers lived a great life and died a glorious death. Some of them were extremely brave when they charged into enemy lines, but some of them died trying to save me."
Would the reinforced company sacrifice their lives to save Ren Xiaosu? Others might believe it, but Li Qingzheng and Jiang Wu's students did not believe it at all.
However, no one cared. In this era, the living had no time to grieve for the dead.
Besides, they did not have any emotional ties with each other.
They had been ordered to head north this time by the command center. They were asked to participate in the defense of Position 313, where a large number of the Li Consortium's regular troops were stationed.
An important military strategic location like Position 313 was usually not defended by the private troops. But the Heroes Battalion's current situation was a little unique, so it was hard to say if they were considered private troops.
After all, none of the battalion commanders in the private troops were officially appointed. Besides, none of the private troops could defeat the Kyung Clan's regular troops.
Even the Li Consortium's regular troops could not defeat the Kyung Clan's regular troops, much less the private troops.
They passed by two forward operating bases along the way. This time, the treatment they received when they entered the bases was different. The commanding officer of the forward operating base escorted them from afar and even prepared some good food when they arrived. It turned out to be meat dishes.
Not only did they have food to eat when they arrived, but they also did not have to carry steamed buns when they left. The people from the forward operating base would place baskets after baskets of steamed buns into the vehicles. There was even beef jerky!
This made Ren Xiaosu a little uncomfortable. There was no room for him to use his intelligence!
When the commander of the forward operating base saw them off, he said with a smile, "I wish all of you the best of our Li Consortium's troops after you reach Position 313."
Just the farewell speech alone took twenty minutes. It was obvious that he was trying to curry favor with Zhang Xuan.
In fact, the Li Consortium's system was like this. When a new star rose, those who claimed to be smart felt that it was a good opportunity for them to climb the social ladder. If they didn't climb up now, it would be too late when the new star rose to the top in the future!
But when they got back on the road, even Li Qingzheng noticed that something was off. "Xiaosu, I've realized that everyone seems to know that we're going to Position 313. Something's not right, right?"
An army's movements were generally kept confidential, and it was the same for private troops as well. Friendly troops were not allowed to inquire about the enemy's battle plans!
But this time, it was very strange. It was as if someone was deliberately telling everyone that the Heroes Battalion was going to Position 313!
Ren Xiaosu smiled. "Why do you think so?"
"Are they using us as bait for the Kyung Clan?" Li Qingzheng said suspiciously. That was what he guessed, but he wasn't sure yet. After all, his field of vision was only that of a refugee's. For him to be able to guess this was already a very keen sense of smell.
Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, "That's how the Li Consortium treats their meritorious subjects. I think they're trying to be smart."
"What do you mean?" Li Qingzheng asked.
Chen Wudi suddenly said, "What my master means is that if even you can guess it, how can others not?"
Li Qingzheng was speechless.
However, Ren Xiaosu felt that this was also an obvious move. The Li Consortium would swagger around and tell the Kyung Clan that the private troops who humiliated them were at Position 313 and ask them if they would come or not.
If they did not dare to come, it could also be considered a blow to the Kyung Clan's morale.
If they came, they would have to fight a tough battle.
In fact, the Heroes Battalion was just a small chess piece, like a drop in the ocean.
Position 313 was located on the sunny slope of Mt. Shuanglong. There were tens of thousands of Li Consortium troops stationed at the front line from Mt. Tantou to Mt. Fengyi to Mt. Shuanglong.
The front line at Mt. Qingsheng, which faced the Yang Clan in the west, was heavily fortified. Tens of thousands of soldiers went to the front line every day.
What did 500 of them count for?
But war was never as simple as adding and subtracting. The generals needed to make every move properly and fight for every point.
But the general who made the decision probably did not expect that some of these things had already been discussed between Ren Xiaosu and the Kyung Clan.
Li Qingzheng was starting to get worried, but Ren Xiaosu was not worried at all. It was as though he was on a vacation in the North.
Li Qingzheng glanced at Ren Xiaosu. "Xiaosu, aren't you worried?"
Chen Wudi corrected him, "Call me Battalion Commander!"
Li Qingzheng snapped, "You're really a competent lackey for your master!"
Everyone now knew that Chen Wudi was a little muddle-headed. He thought that he was the reincarnation of the Great Sage and even thought that Ren Xiaosu was the reincarnation of Tripitaka.
However, no one had any objections to Chen Wudi. In the entire team, as long as anyone had a little trouble, Chen Wudi would definitely help them as long as they sincerely asked for help.
In this world, there weren't many good people like him.
Sometimes, everyone would think that only muddle-headed people were willing to be good people nowadays. How ironic.
Ren Xiaosu, who was resting with his eyes closed next to him, opened his eyes and looked at Li Qingzheng. "Don't worry. With me around, nothing will happen."
Of course, he could not directly tell Li Qingzheng that he was now the Kyung Clan's chief spy in the Li Consortium. They would not attack wherever he was.
So he could only give a vague explanation.
Although Li Qingzheng was very convinced by Ren Xiaosu, he could not help but ask, "What if they gather their forces to attack us to take revenge?"
Ren Xiaosu said impatiently, "Let me drive for a while and I'll answer you!"
Li Qingzheng immediately tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Then I won't ask anymore."
Ren Xiaosu was speechless.
All of a sudden, a falcon flew past at a low altitude. Ren Xiaosu looked out the window. The falcon's wingspan was probably more than four meters long, right? It was horrifying!
With the ferocious birds in the sky, it was difficult for the airborne troops to do much in the air. The main problem was that it was difficult to take off, and it was very easy for them to be attacked by the birds.
In the past, human warfare was more diverse than it was in this era. It was truly the case of "those who fly are not birds, and those who dive are not fish."
But now, there was only the ground battlefield left. The armored brigade and artillery were the key to victory, while the nanomachines were the biggest variable in this war.
At this moment, the Yang Clan's armored brigade had quietly arrived at the front line of Mt. Ping.
According to the Yang Clan's battle plan, once war broke out, the armored brigade would work with the two infantry brigades to tear a 40-kilometer-wide hole in the Li Consortium's defensive line within three days, rendering all of the Li Consortium's defensive support points at Mt. Qingsheng useless.
Of course, the Li Consortium would not just sit back and wait for death.
Both sides were still hiding their trump cards. No one knew what would happen once the curtain was lifted.
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