Zhang Jinglin tried to persuade Ren Xiaosu not to take the risk, but Ren Xiaosu seemed to have made up his mind. He did not let Zhang Jinglin continue and hung up.
Logically speaking, with Zong Ying as the current commander of the battle, it would not affect the war even if the Soong Clan's rear were attacked. However, that was not the case. The reason why the Board was the Board was because they had absolute influence and control over the military. It was just that Zong Ying was temporarily appointed as the commander.
The various fighting forces were temporarily under Zong Ying's command. After the war ended, Zong Ying himself would only be the commanding officer of one of the fighting forces, so he would still have to take orders from the Board.
So Ren Xiaosu asked Zhang Jinglin if it would be of any use if they took down Stronghold 146. Zhang Jinglin's answer was yes.
That was what kept the Soong Clan united. It was just like how after the Yang Clan's Stronghold 88 was destroyed, the entire Yang Clan immediately turned into a mess of loose sand and started scheming against each other.
The Soong Clan would not be an exception.
If Zong Ying could lead the entire front line troops for another ten years, his personal influence might be enough to turn the tide in the chaotic situation and bring everyone together. But the current Zong Ying was not qualified yet.
If Fortress 178's troops were defeated, Ren Xiaosu's plan to wipe out the entire Soong Clan would no longer have any leverage.
Perhaps the Kyung Clan would also have designs on the Soong Clan in the future. But after defeating the Soong Clan, the Kyung Clan would definitely enter a long recovery period. They would need a lot of manpower and resources to rebuild the strongholds after the war.
Not only that, but the Kyung Clan would also have to spend a lot of time to incorporate the Yang Clan and the Li Consortium's strongholds and digest those resources firmly in their hands.
After Ren Xiaosu hung up, Zhang Xiaoman and the others were rubbing their palms together. "What should we do? Shall we go and take down Stronghold 146? Haha, we've already taken down Stronghold 144, so why would Stronghold 146 matter? "
The other members of the Razor Sharp Company looked at Ren Xiaosu. Someone had suggested attacking Stronghold 146 before, but Ren Xiaosu rejected the idea.
But this time, Ren Xiaosu did not refute Zhang Xiaoman at all. Instead, he urged the soldiers of the Razor Sharp Company to hurry up and board the steam locomotive.
As the steam locomotive traveled at full speed in the wilderness, everyone could not tell which direction the steam locomotive was heading in. They only thought they were heading to Stronghold 146.
Everyone in the vehicle was enthusiastically discussing, "How do you think we should take down Stronghold 146? We'll have to move fast, right? Otherwise, when the 131st Brigade gets wind of the news and rushes over, we'll have to face two brigades."
In the vehicle, Ren Xiaosu grabbed the deputy commander of the 1237th Regiment and said, "How's the combat strength of that brigade from Stronghold 146?"
"That's definitely one of the most elite troops in the Soong Clan. They're equipped with the latest and best equipment, and this brigade has always represented the image of the Soong Clan. Even the descendants of the Soong Clan who are sent there have to be the most outstanding descendants. Of course, they don't have much combat experience either." The deputy commander said weakly, "Y 'all can't really be thinking of attacking Stronghold 146, right? It's not that I'm trying to be pessimistic, but if you guys go to Stronghold 146 with just a few people, it'll be no different from sending yourselves to your deaths."
What the deputy commander was thinking was, 'Don't fucking drag me down with you if you want to die!'
However, the deputy commander looked in the direction the steam locomotive was heading and said, "Eh, this isn't the right way …."
Ren Xiaosu looked at him and said, "Be quiet and don't talk. I'll let you go with them when we get there. Otherwise, you'll have to come with me to Stronghold 146."
Wait a minute, there was a lot of information in that sentence!
The deputy commander was shocked. The path the young man in front of him was clearly not heading to Stronghold 146. Based on what he was saying, could this young man be thinking of going to Stronghold 146 by himself?!
The steam locomotive suddenly came to a stop in the wilderness. Ren Xiaosu shouted, "Get out, get out!"
The sound of guns being cocked rang out in the vehicle. The Razor Sharp Company thought they had arrived at their destination and were preparing for battle.
But when they all got out of the train, Zhang Xiaoman was caught off guard and did not see Ren Xiaosu get out of the train. Instead, the train picked up speed again and sped off into the wilderness in the distance!
"Wait a minute, Ren Xiaosu, where are you going? What is this place?!" Zhang Xiaoman chased after the train for a few steps, but it was too fast for him to catch up. Furthermore, Ren Xiaosu had no intention of turning back.
Jiao Xiaochen pointed his gun at the deputy commander. "What is this place?!"
"This is the easternmost part of the Soong Clan. We'll be out of the Soong Clan's territory in another ten kilometers." The deputy commander said with difficulty, "Put down your gun first. I don't know anything about this either. I just realized something was wrong on the way here, but that young man warned me not to speak carelessly."
Zhang Xiaoman said bitterly, "It's over, it's all over. Ren Xiaosu must be afraid that it's too dangerous to go to Stronghold 146, so he deliberately left us in a safe place. He's planning to go there by himself!"
There were no other possibilities. It was no wonder Ren Xiaosu had been so quiet along the way. So it turned out that Ren Xiaosu had already thought of everything. In fact, he even calmly arranged for them to settle down before setting off.
Zhang Xiaoman relayed this information to Zhang Jinglin and the others via the satellite phone. At this moment, all of the commanders fell silent. Zhou Yinglong suddenly said to Zhang Jinglin, "In any case, I'm convinced by him."
He was referring to Zhang Jinglin's decision to assign Ren Xiaosu to the Razor Sharp Company. Zhou Yinglong was the first commander to express his support for Ren Xiaosu, even though his position was the lowest among the commanders.
The other commanders still did not say anything. After all, the position of commander-in-chief still required a lot more. They still wanted to wait and see if Ren Xiaosu could make it back alive from Stronghold 146.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was on his way to attack Stronghold 146. No, rather than calling it an attack, it was more like a sneak attack.
No matter how much Ren Xiaosu thought about it, he still felt it would be safer for him to go to Stronghold 146 alone. He could not bring the Razor Sharp Company along when he knew they would die.
Therefore, he decided to place Zhang Xiaoman and the others far away so they could not come over to help him. After all, it would take Zhang Xiaoman and the others at least more than ten days to reach Stronghold 146.
Of course, Ren Xiaosu had considered everything thoroughly this time. If he were alone, he could calmly enter Stronghold 146 and observe the situation. Be it by crossing the stronghold or following the Soong Clan's transport convoy, the smaller the target, the more possibilities there would be.
If he were to bring the Razor Sharp Company along, he would really have to fight his way in.
When Ren Xiaosu was about to reach Stronghold 146, he put away the steam locomotive and walked alone in the wilderness to avoid being discovered by the enemy.
He hid outside Stronghold 146 for an entire day and night to see if there were any good ways to sneak into the stronghold.
In the end, Ren Xiaosu discovered that the inspection of vehicles in Stronghold 146 was extremely strict. He could even see it through the scope of his sniper rifle from afar. The soldiers in charge of inspecting the vehicles had to open every single box of supplies, not even the bottoms of the vehicles.
For now, he could only climb over the cliff at the back of Mt. Dingyuan and enter the stronghold. Fortunately, there was a gap between the patrolling time of the garrison troops at the top of the stronghold walls. That one-minute gap was enough for him to make his move.
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