Early in the morning, the wake-up call was sounded at 6 AM in the entire military base. Even though the Pyro Company was at war, they did not slack off on their training.
The soldiers of the 3rd Division who were no longer on duty at the Great Wall started running simple drills. In P5092's words, self-discipline was a habit, and they had to maintain this habit no matter what.
At 6: 30 AM, the soldiers were basically running around the various barracks. As Ren Xiaosu passed through the bustling military base, some of the platoons who were running changed their routes and ran to avoid him.
Ren Xiaosu headed straight for the command center's tent. At this moment, P5092 was already standing next to the sand table and studying their tactics. On the sand table, the south of the Great Wall was filled with red flags, while the north of the Great Wall was filled with blue flags.
However, there were even purple flags among them. Ren Xiaosu did not quite understand what they represented. "What does purple mean?"
P5092 looked up at Ren Xiaosu and explained with a smile, "These are unknown areas that haven't been fully explored yet. The main forces of the barbarian expeditionary army might or might not be in these places."
"Oh." Ren Xiaosu nodded and sat down at a table nearby. He picked up the Hope Media newspaper that day. When he saw the news about Zhang Xiaoman in the newspaper, he suddenly asked, "What do you think of the Northwest?"
P5092 was taken aback. "Are you referring to the regional culture of the Northwest, or are you referring to Fortress 178?"
"Fortress 178." Ren Xiaosu said, "Look, they're also here to participate in this war."
P5092 said in seriousness, "I've always admired Fortress 178. As a matter of fact, they've been protecting the Central Plains for as long as the Pyro Company has. Although both sides have different ways of protecting the Central Plains, they're all aiming for the same goal by different means."
When Ren Xiaosu heard this, he was amused. He thought to himself, 'It's no wonder P5092 is being so friendly to me. It looks like he really wants to go to the Northwest. Does this count as him expressing his stance?'
P5092 looked at Ren Xiaosu's expression and wondered, "Why are you suddenly staring off into space with a smile?"
"Ahem, it's nothing." Ren Xiaosu said, "Um … can you get your orderlies to bring breakfast over directly? I'll read the newspaper while eating breakfast."
P5092 did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You're really not standing on ceremony at all."
Ren Xiaosu blinked. "We're going to be family soon, so why are you still being so polite?"
P5092 was overjoyed. He thought to himself, could it be that this young man already understood the purpose of his goodwill, so he was thinking of joining the Pyro Company?
That was why the other party said they were going to be family soon!
Initially, P5092 had thought it would be a long and arduous task to instigate a rebellion, so he planned to take it slow. But he did not expect it to be so easy!
Thinking of this, P5092 was extremely happy. He called over an orderly and said, "Go and get us some food. My friend and I are going to eat at the command center."
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu said, "But everything will have to wait until the Pyro Company wins this war."
In Ren Xiaosu's opinion, even though he really wanted to poach P5092, he could not possibly let the Pyro Company's 3rd Division change their leader at the last minute with the barbarians around. That might lead to a disaster.
For example, there were only six main forces like the 3rd Division in the entire Pyro Company. Not just anyone could replace a high-ranking commander like P5092. If P5092 were to leave now, he might become a hidden danger in this war.
Although Ren Xiaosu did not think about whether he and P5092 had misunderstood each other's intentions, Ren Xiaosu did not think too much about it.
Ren Xiaosu became certain. "Let's win this war first. If we lose this war, there's nothing we can say."
When P5092 heard this, he immediately understood a different meaning. He thought to himself, 'Is this young man trying to see my leadership skills?' It wasn't a problem for them to test him. The strong would only team up with the strong. This was how it should be.
But he couldn't just let the other party test him either, right? It wasn't like he could be recruited by just anyone.
He said to Ren Xiaosu with a smile, "But I also have to confirm that you're strong enough."
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself, 'Was P5092 only willing to follow the strong to the Northwest because he believed he was strong enough?'
Ren Xiaosu nodded and said, "You'll see for yourself."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. It was as though they had both gotten the answer they wanted.
Both sides had different thoughts in mind, but the topic of their conversation was somehow seamlessly connected …
Ren Xiaosu said, "Yesterday, I heard from your meeting that you're planning to take the initiative to attack? The Great Wall is being defended well, so why should we take the initiative to attack? "
P5092 explained, "Our ultimate goal is not to defend the south of the Great Wall but to make the barbarians pay with their blood and scram back to the north. So it's definitely not enough to just defend the Great Wall. We still have to fight our way back to Stronghold 176 and even to the grasslands. "
"I see." Ren Xiaosu nodded. "But isn't it a little rash to take the initiative to attack while we're still testing the waters?"
"The barbarians obtained the Central Plains' firearms and explosives from Stronghold 176 and are currently hiding in the forest in the north. They're scattered in more than a dozen places." P5092 said, "As long as these dozen or so firing points are still around, we won't dare to pursue them even if we win the battle at the Great Wall. As a matter of fact, the purpose of war is to kill and injure the enemy as much as possible before achieving the final victory. Otherwise, if we let these expeditionary troops return to the north with their strength intact, they'll definitely make a comeback in the future. This time, we must beat them until they can't catch their breath for the next 20 years. If we give the Pyro Company a few more years, we might even have a chance to go to the north and wipe them out in one fell swoop. "
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that the Pyro Company was really ruthless. He asked, "Then what do y 'all plan to do?"
"Yesterday, the barbarians transported the human corpses from Stronghold 176 over and hung them on wooden stakes in an attempt to provoke us. So we're planning to beat them at their own game. We'll pretend to be angry when we see the corpses and feint an attack. After that, we'll take the opportunity to figure out where the barbarians' firepower is deployed." P5092 explained, "If the conditions permit, we can even send some scouts in to conduct laser guidance at those firing points and use long-range firepower to deal a head-on blow to the barbarians."
"But that should be very difficult." P5092 continued, "After all, the barbarians are very strong. Our scouts might not be able to get close to their firing points."
Ren Xiaosu nodded. "Then I'll go with your troops this time. Consider it as me doing my part to protect the Central Plains civilization."
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that if the men from the Northwest were here, they would probably make the same choice.
P5092 was stunned. He did not expect Ren Xiaosu's attitude to change so much that he was no longer hiding his strength. He immediately came up with a plan. "The main forces will launch a feint attack to create chaos and cover you as you enter the forest. At that time, a company will escort you in. After you enter the forest, you don't have to launch an attack. All you have to do is figure out where their firepower is deployed!"
Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, "Didn't you want to see if I'm strong enough? Then you can just watch from the top of the Great Wall."
At this moment, his seal had been undone.
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