On the way back, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin gathered together to read the newspaper they had just received. However, Ren Xiaosu was stunned the moment he read it. That was because the entire page was about the Wang Clan's troops stationed at the border. After the Pyro Company retreated, they suddenly launched an attack on the Kong Clan and captured two strongholds in a single day!
The Kong Clan's garrison troops were not in the mood to continue fighting. The two strongholds did not even put up any resistance as they opened the gates and surrendered!
The surrender was probably the result of the Wang Clan's private plotting for a long time. It was said that someone had been trying to lobby the two highest-ranking military officers of the two strongholds. However, the previous Kong Clan's boss was still around, so the two of them did not reply to the Wang Clan. Now that the entire Kong Clan was in chaos, the two of them gave up on resisting when they saw it was impossible to turn the situation around.
After that, the Wang Clan's garrison troops set off to the north to face the enemy.
At this moment, the Kong Clan was still in the Wang Clan's pocket. These two strongholds were an obstacle to the Wang Clan's eastward advance. As long as they could take down these two strongholds, the Wang Clan's next expedition to the east would be a piece of cake.
In the news, the Hope Media detailed the massacre of Stronghold 176, the arrival of the enemy from the north, the Pyro Company's decision to head north to face the enemy and give up on attacking the Kong Clan, and the Wang Clan's attack on the Kong Clan.
There was nothing subjective in the article and it was just a record of what had happened.
However, when it came to the second page, Ren Xiaosu discovered the article was actually written by the chief editor, Jiang Xu. The entire article criticized the Wang Clan's defeat in the north, which led to the massacre of the city, and how they took advantage of the situation to loot the burning house.
According to the news, the nomads had already sent news of the enemy from the north to Stronghold 176. More than ten days had passed since then, and the Wang Clan should have finished deploying their troops. But even though the Wang Clan had sent troops north, their main forces were still stationed at the Kong Clan's border.
If the Wang Clan's main forces rushed to Stronghold 176's aid, they might not be able to stop the massacre in time, but they would definitely be able to save a lot of people.
During the massacre of the city, some escapees were lucky enough to escape from the stronghold. They traveled all the way south in search of the Wang Clan's protection. However, they did not see any reinforcements from the Wang Clan even after traveling for hundreds of kilometers. In the end, they were still caught up and killed by the northern tribes.
But now, not only did the Wang Clan fail to defend Stronghold 176, but they also did not send any reinforcements to counterattack Stronghold 176 either. Instead, they launched an attack on the Kong Clan. In the face of a foreign enemy, they were still thinking of how to maximize their benefits. This made Jiang Xu feel deeply angry and powerless.
In contrast, Jiang Xu expressed his admiration for the Pyro Company's righteous actions. It must have been a very difficult decision for them to give up on Stronghold 31 and 32 that they already had.
In his draft, Jiang Xu said the Central Plains people should remember the Pyro Company's decision and also remember the choice the Wang Clan had made.
At the same time, Jiang Xu also called on the entire Barrier Alliance to unite against the foreign enemies. The massacre of the city had already revealed the ambitions of the foreign tribes, so the Central Plains people should put aside all previous grudges and unite.
When this news came out, the entire Barrier Alliance was in an uproar. The word "massacre" was really shocking, and the Wang Clan's indifference and scheming also made everyone angry.
The third page was an interview with the Pyro Company's higher-ups by a reporter from Hope Media about their confidence in fighting against the foreign enemies.
The fourth page was about the difficulties the reporter discovered during the interview that the Pyro Company might face in the face of the foreign enemies, such as the lack of medical facilities, medicine, clothing, and other supplies.
After all, they had just finished fighting the Kong Clan. Before that, they had not expected such a thing to suddenly happen in the North, so they were not fully prepared.
The other consortiums' strongholds were also filled with agitated voices condemning the Wang Clan. Many celebrities came forward to praise the Pyro Company, while students started taking to the streets to collect donations for the Pyro Company.
Some of them donated medicine, while others said they wanted to volunteer in the North. Qinghe University alone had organized a voluntary group of more than 600 people to contact the Pyro Company. In the coming days, they would bring a large number of supplies to the North to provide support.
After everyone flipped to the fourth page and read so much shocking news, they would see the sentence on the fifth page: "Don't let the sorrow of the times become your sorrow as well."
This sentence suddenly became a faint ray of light in this era.
Ren Xiaosu put down the newspaper. When Yang Xiaojin saw him frowning, she asked, "What's the matter?"
Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked, "Jiang Xu's words were too radical this time. Will he anger the Wang Clan? This piece of news is equivalent to isolating the Wang Clan from the Barrier Alliance. With how ruthless the Wang Clan is now, will Jiang Xu be alright? "
When he said that, Yang Xiaojin knew what Ren Xiaosu was worried about. "I don't think so. My aunt still has a bottom line when it comes to such matters. No matter how much Jiang Xu criticizes her, he's just a journalist. He doesn't have a political stance or any faction. Killing someone like that will cause public outrage."
"Let's hope so." Ren Xiaosu sighed.
After that, he handed the newspaper to Wang Jing and the others to read. After Wang Jing finished reading it, he flipped to the fifth page. When he saw that sentence, he suddenly said, "I'd really like to meet the person who said that."
Next to him, Ren Xiaosu raised his eyebrows but did not say anything. However, Yang Xiaojin was sure Ren Xiaosu must be feeling very happy right now.
When it was dinnertime, before the military transport truck could even come to a complete stop, Ren Xiaosu jumped out with more than a dozen aluminum lunch boxes distributed by the Pyro Company and ran all the way to the cookhouse.
He was carrying six lunch boxes in his left hand and a few more in his right. The height of the lunch boxes was already above his head. When the Pyro Company soldiers saw this, they were shocked. They had never seen someone collect food like this before!
The cookhouse soldiers were also shocked. It was as though they were looking at an inferior version of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.
The cookhouse soldier said in surprise, "Those who know you're here to collect food, but those who don't would think you're here to subdue me with an artifact!"
Ren Xiaosu opened the lunch boxes one by one. "Help me fill them up a little!"
The cookhouse soldier was speechless. However, their superiors had instructed them that this young man could line up with the soldiers if he came to collect food, so they could not say anything about it.
After collecting the food, Ren Xiaosu ran back with the lunch boxes in his hands. He became a sight to behold among the Pyro Company troops.
When the other escapees saw Ren Xiaosu could collect food, they immediately rushed over. However, they were pushed aside by the Pyro Company soldiers as soon as they rushed over. "Don't you know the rules? You can collect your food after the Pyro Company's regular troops have collected it."
The middle-aged man who had a conflict with Ren Xiaosu earlier was stunned. "That kid can collect his food, so why can't we? Isn't this discrimination? "
The Pyro Company soldier sneered and said, "Our superior specifically instructed us to give him special treatment. If you want to be like him, go and look for our superior. What, you don't dare to do it? "
The soldier was right. The other escapees were not as bold as Ren Xiaosu to repeatedly ask for food from him. To be honest, P5092 was only willing to chat with Ren Xiaosu for so long because he found it particularly interesting.
As a result, the escapees could only watch as Ren Xiaosu and the others ate and drank to their heart's content in the vehicles. Meanwhile, they could only wait for the Pyro Company soldiers to finish eating before going back to get some leftovers. Who knew, there might not even be any leftovers left.
The middle-aged man finally made up his mind. "Let's go. I don't believe we can't have a hot meal after I give them this watch! When they accept my watch, we'll chase these people out of their vehicles! "
With that, he went to look for P5092. But before he could get close to him, he was chased away by the soldiers around him.
The middle-aged man smiled obsequiously and said, "I'm here to deliver something to the superior."
The soldier said coldly, "Go back. The superior said you're not worthy."
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