Although it was ferocious to drag down the barbarians by several thousand troops, Ren Xiaosu knew his own situation well. It was not easy to draw a Bomb 10 from the Explosive Poker cards. He had spent several hundred gratitude tokens to get a Bomb 10, and he had only managed to get one Bomb 10. He had only seen one Bomb J card with a higher value.
Therefore, if he really wanted to see Wang Bang, he would probably have to draw 10,000 gratitude tokens at the same time.
However, Ren Xiaosu had great expectations for the third weapon to be unlocked. He already had over 5,000 gratitude tokens, so there was no reason for him to draw all of them into Explosive Poker cards.
He would only use the Explosive Poker cards to save his life at the last minute if he encountered a huge crisis.
Moreover, he had lost the ear pick given to him by the palace. Ren Xiaosu asked the palace, "Can I still use the ear pick skill now that I've lost the ear pick?"
The voice from the palace replied, "Yes, but the appearance of the ear pick has entered a cooldown."
"How long is the cooldown?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Seven days."
"Alright then, it looks like I better not fight the barbarians head-on for the next seven days," Ren Xiaosu said with a sigh.
Now that he had suffered an internal injury, if not for the fact that he had to hide Old Xu in the forest and wait for an opportunity to strike, he would have asked Old Xu to carry him and run away.
Therefore, Ren Xiaosu was no longer suitable for high-intensity battles. His head-on combat ability was still not as strong as Li Shentan's.
If Li Shentan were here, he could totally hypnotize the main force of the barbarians and use their own troops to fight a war of attrition until Li Shentan was the only one left alive.
It was a pity that Li Shentan was currently waiting for the typhoon in the south. Ren Xiaosu wondered what it was like to specifically wait for a typhoon. Based on the time, the typhoon would probably only reach the South Coast in July or August, so it would probably be very difficult to see Li Shentan before then.
It was very difficult to fathom a madman's thoughts.
Many of the consortiums were glad that this guy was a madman and was unwilling to get involved in political struggles or things like vying for supremacy. Otherwise, many of the consortiums would have suffered.
This was the status of the Demon Whisperer …
A person who could strike fear into the hearts of consortiums.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu, Yang Xiaojin, and the 7th Division were all about to reach the 3rd Division's defensive line.
In the distance, Ren Xiaosu could already see P5092 commanding the defensive line to open up a path for the 7th Division. Meanwhile, the 1st and 4th Divisions continued their retreat after a short rest. This retreat would only end when everyone returned to the south of the Great Wall.
Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin leaped behind the sandbag defense line that the 3rd Division had set up temporarily. He said, "I've brought back the 7th Division. Including your 3rd Division, that makes four divisions that have retreated to the south of the Great Wall."
Previously, P5092 had said that as long as four of the Pyro Company's main forces withdrew, the Pyro Company would still have a chance of winning this battle.
However, P5092 shook his head with a smile. "It's three divisions. The 3rd Division will be bringing up the rear here and covering the retreat of the other troops."
"You want to die?" Ren Xiaosu frowned and thought to himself, 'Why did this person go back on his word? Didn't he say he was going to prosper in the Northwest? Why did he have to die here?'
With that, Ren Xiaosu was prepared to knock P5092 out and carry him away. He had already done what he needed to do, so what was the point of staying here?
Calculating the time, the troops led by Zhang Xiaoman should have arrived near the Wang Clan's defensive line by now. It was time for him to join up with his comrades.
However, P5092 explained, "It's not that I want to die, but that our 3rd Division is an artillery unit. This interception will definitely deplete all of our ammunition. Moreover, the artillery can't be towed away during the retreat, so it'll only delay us. So in the future, after the 3rd Division loses its artillery, we'll have to do engineering work in the rear. "
"You should've said that earlier." Ren Xiaosu immediately understood what P5092 meant. What he meant was that the 3rd Division's combat strength had decreased. After losing their artillery, they would be useless. "But my abilities are limited, so I can't go and save the 5th Division. I'm sorry."
"There's nothing to be sorry about." P5092 shook his head. "The entire Pyro Company should remember this favor of yours. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to fight if the 7th Division were to be held back."
"Alright, I'll rest for a while." Ren Xiaosu leaned against a tree and panted in exhaustion. After an entire night of fighting, ambushing, and fleeing, the problems of his internal injuries and physical exhaustion all came flooding back at him.
After a brief conversation with P5092, the commander of the 7th Division also retreated south. After another 20 minutes, Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked P5092, "What's the range of your preset interception range?"
"4,500 meters, but we'll have to wait for the barbarians to get closer before we open fire." P5092 said, "We can't send out any scouts right now. The forest is too dense, and the visibility range is only about 700 meters. It'll be a little dangerous to open fire at that time."
"What range do you want to open fire when the barbarians are within?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"It's best if they're within 2,000 meters," P5092 explained.
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment. After another two minutes of silence, he said, "You can give the order to open fire now."
P5092 was stunned for a moment, but he did not question Ren Xiaosu's words at all. Instead, he decisively ordered all of the artillery units to fire in unison.
There was no specific level of attack. They just had to cover the front with all their firepower immediately and make the expeditionary army think there was an ambush by the Pyro Company here. After that, the 3rd Division could retreat.
While the expeditionary army was hesitating about whether to attack, the 3rd Division had already returned to the cover of the city walls.
The only problem was that no one had seen the barbarians yet. If Ren Xiaosu ordered them to attack, would there be any problems?
If the high-ranking generals of the other troops were here, they would definitely trust their eyes even more.
But the 3rd Division was different. The intelligence Ren Xiaosu had given them had never been wrong before. So even though they could not see anything, they still strictly carried out the orders!
In the forest, the cannons rumbled, and the entire forest was filled with a pungent smell of gunpowder.
The sound of the cannons was extremely inspiring, especially at the moment of the first volley. The power that burst forth from the muzzles seemed to be able to tear the sky apart.
Ren Xiaosu waited quietly. After six volleys, P5092 decisively gave the order to retreat. The artillery units were left in the forest as they had completed their final mission.
It was not that P5092 did not want to take them with him, but that he could not. He had already expected this outcome when he deployed the artillery units out of the city.
While the barbarians did not dare to advance any further, the 3rd Division retreated at full speed. Along the way, Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked, "What's the battle plan after we get back to the Great Wall? Is there anything else I can help y 'all with? "
P5092 was stunned for a moment. Then he said with a smile, "I don't know. I don't have any battle plan. Let's wait for headquarters to inform us."
When Ren Xiaosu saw how the other party was pretending to be relaxed, he felt that he had something on his mind.
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