During the battle at the front lines, more than 2,000 barbarians rushed forward in an attempt to attack the defensive line. In the end, they all died.
But it was only later that the other Pyro Company officers realized this was just a ploy by the barbarians to lure the Pyro Company's main forces into attacking. Sacrificing 2,000 barbarians did not seem like a big deal to them.
The barbarians had clearly obtained heavy weapons from Stronghold 176, but they deliberately did not use them. They wanted the Pyro Company to get used to their style of fighting without firearms and explosives. Then they waited for the Pyro Company's main forces to chase after them before launching a beautiful ambush.
Meanwhile, P5092 exchanged the lives of several hundred Pyro Company soldiers for this important information.
It was as though both sides were competing in ruthlessness. The chess pieces used in the previous game were all human lives, but the commanders were not moved by this.
Some people said P5092 stayed alone in his command tent for the entire night after the battle. He did not sleep, speak, or eat anything. It was as though he was thinking about something quietly. However, no one could confirm this. To be honest, most people did not care about it either.
All they knew was that P5092 was more skillful this time. He practically took down the 2,000 barbarians' feint troops for nothing and even obtained extremely important information.
The medical center where Ren Xiaosu and the others were stationed did not rush to the front lines on the same day. Instead, they had to wait for the supplies at the forward operating base to be loaded before heading north with them.
It was very time-consuming to load the supplies. The supplies needed by an army of more than 100,000 soldiers were far more than they could imagine. Just the people responsible for transporting these supplies alone numbered in the thousands, and countless vehicles were mobilized during this period.
It was only when the war started that everyone felt there were not enough resources.
On the same night that everyone from the Qinghe Group arrived at the forward operating base, the students of Qinghe University even set up a temporary stage at the base. They even brought along speakers and other things to put on a cultural performance for the soldiers who were taking turns to rest at the front lines.
Thinking about it, it made sense. It wasn't like these university students could go to the battlefield, so this was all they could do.
Speaking of which, it was interesting. The other consortiums all had their own cultural troupes, but the Pyro Company did not set up such a civilian unit at all.
After all, the role of the cultural troupe was not just to entertain the soldiers. Usually, the programs, plays, and songs performed by the cultural troupe were very political.
The performances were all stories of fearless soldiers who took the lead. The songs were all melodies that praised heroes. The role of the Song and Dance Troupe was to mobilize the people before the war, and also to raise the political awareness of the people.
But the Pyro Company did not care at all. Their political and ideological training had already been completed when they enlisted, and it had become deeply ingrained in their subconscious.
This made the Pyro Company's soldiers even more ruthless, and they never deserted in battle. This was also an advantage that the other consortiums did not have.
During the war between the Pyro Company and the Kong Clan, none of the many deserters who fled south were from the Pyro Company. They were all from the Kong Clan.
However, after the stage was set up, the Pyro Company soldiers who were on break would also look curiously at the stage like normal people. They also looked at the actors who had their makeup done up, especially the actresses in short skirts.
Before the performance even started, the Pyro Company soldiers would even put their arms around each other's shoulders and whistle when an actress walked out from backstage to look for the staff.
If one only saw this scene, it would be very difficult for others to imagine what these Pyro Company soldiers would be like on the battlefield.
Ren Xiaosu asked, "Mr. Ji, are you leading the Qinghe Group this time?"
"Other than the garrison troops, I'm indeed leading the rest. After all, I also hold a position at Qinghe University," Ji Yi said with a smile.
"Oh, then we'll have to tell them to be careful." Ren Xiaosu muttered, "The front lines are different from the schools. I've also studied at Qinghe University before, so I know you guys haven't taught them how to face the enemy."
Ji Yi was stunned. "This is the rear, so I won't be bringing them to the front lines. But before I left, I told them that there's only one rule for this trip. No one more or less."
This time, it was Ren Xiaosu's turn to be stunned. He wondered what it meant to have one more person!
Ji Yi patiently explained, "This trip up north will take several months. These male and female students will be hanging out together every day. What if …"
Ren Xiaosu was in awe. "Mr. Ji, you're a visionary."
At this moment, the person in charge of the forward operating base, P 31921, also came over. He chuckled and said, "Since the two of you are here, I'd like to inform you that the first batch of troops to transport the supplies will set off tomorrow. Everyone will also be heading north with the troops."
When Ren Xiaosu saw him, he suddenly asked, "It's not a good time to hold a cultural performance, is it? Although the forward operating base is at the rear, the Pyro Company's main forces have already been deployed to the front lines. The defenses here are weaker than before."
Ren Xiaosu could be considered one of the few people who had really fought against the barbarians. The cunning the barbarians had displayed at Mt. Dashi was still fresh in Ren Xiaosu's memory. Back then, even he thought they could wipe out all the barbarians at Longtan Canyon in one fell swoop. But in the end, the barbarians actually dared to attack their camp.
If P5092 had not been prepared, there might have really been a big problem.
At that time, although Ren Xiaosu had already arrived, the barbarians had almost broken through the machine gun emplacements.
Therefore, after the battle at Mt. Dashi, Ren Xiaosu became vigilant. In the future, when facing these barbarians, he must not think there was any place that was absolutely safe. Only then would he be able to survive longer in this war.
At this moment, Ji Yi, who was standing next to Ren Xiaosu, was stunned. However, as a reporter, it was not convenient for him to express his opinion on such matters. After all, he did not know anything about it.
Meanwhile, P 31921, the person in charge of the forward operating base, explained with a smile, "Godly Doctor, you might not know yet, but the barbarians at Mt. Dashi have already been wiped out by the main forces led by Commander P5092. Nothing will happen here. Furthermore, Commander P5092 specially requested the Qinghe Group to perform this cultural performance here. As his subordinates, we have to carry out the commander's orders seriously. "
"Oh, I see." Ren Xiaosu did not say anything else.
The performance began. The cultural performance was especially exciting from the start. The female university students on stage were singing and dancing in short skirts, looking very youthful.
The entire stage was surrounded by the Pyro Company's soldiers. Other than a few soldiers on duty, almost all of them were led over by their respective platoon commanders with their folding stools.
They were also very orderly as they watched the performance. It was as though everyone was standing at the same distance from each other. It was quite a spectacular sight.
The students on stage looked very glamorous. However, the performance they were performing had nothing to do with politics. Someone even started singing Li Ran's new song, which was about a love story.
But when Ren Xiaosu watched the performance, an ominous feeling grew stronger.
When Yang Xiaojin saw him frowning, she suddenly asked, "What's the matter?"
Ren Xiaosu suddenly said to the Trinity Institute's people, "Everyone, hide in one of the vehicles. Hurry up. If anything happens, Liang Ce, drive everyone away! Wait for us on the way to Mt. Dashi and we'll meet up together! "
"What's the matter?" Wang Jing asked in puzzlement, "Could something have happened? But there's no movement from the Pyro Company. Aren't they also watching the performance? "
"There's no time to explain. You guys leave first." Ren Xiaosu then went to look for P 31921 to cancel tonight's cultural performance. Although he was not sure if the other party would listen to him, he still had to inform them about it.
It was not that Ren Xiaosu was being paranoid, but that the cultural performance was too loud. With the speakers transmitting it, it might even reach several kilometers away. There were mountains in the distance, and anyone who looked up from the mountains would know what was happening at the forward operating base.
The barbarians had infiltrated from the north. What if not all of the barbarians who had been wiped out at Mt. Dashi? From another perspective, if the barbarians already knew there was a forward operating base here and that Mt. Dashi was their transportation lifeline, could they still have some hidden forces secretly watching the forward operating base?
If so, tonight would be the best opportunity for them to launch a sneak attack. That was because the Pyro Company soldiers watching the performance were not even armed with firearms.
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