256 Ambushing the Divine Arms Battalion (1/2)
After agreeing on what time to meet the next day, they went their separate ways.
Some people at the private troops' campsite did not even dare to step out of their tents after seeing how the Divine Arms officers were killed by the Brambles. None of them were willing to go out and look for food even though they were starving.
At this moment, the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow. They did not know whether there were still more of the Brambles buried under it. If they took a wrong step, it would result in their deaths.
But this was exactly what Ren Xiaosu wanted so it would be more convenient for him to act alone.
When Ren Xiaosu went out to meet Tang Zhou the next night, Tang Zhou said ecstatically the moment they met, ”Boss Luo and Mr. Qing Zhen have succeeded in seizing command of the military. They're the ones calling the shots in the military now!”
Ren Xiaosu wondered, ”Didn't you say they were under house arrest at Stronghold 111?”
”It's like this,” Tang Zhou explained, ”Boss Luo and Mr. Qing Zhen were sent to serve as military advisors. When they got there, they killed Qing Yun, and Mr. Qing Zhen took over as commanding officer of the Qing Consortium's military on the front lines.”
Ren Xiaosu was taken aback. ”That can happen? Is no one going to oppose them?”
”If they send someone else to replace Qing Yun at this time, the Qing Consortium would probably not be able to take part in the war anymore,” Tang Zhou analyzed. ”If the Yang Consortium and the Li Consortium take advantage of the situation, the entire Qing Consortium will be in grave danger.”
”Alright then.” Ren Xiaosu believed Qing Zhen had probably been eyeing this opportunity before he dared to act so recklessly. But still, Qing Zhen was… really ruthless.
Tang Zhou said, ”Mr. Qing Zhen agreed to cooperate with you. Their fighting forces have already gone on ahead to the ambush location to wait for the arrival of the Divine Arms Battalion. Furthermore, Mr. Qing Zhen has expressed that he will not wipe out the Divine Arms Battalion as agreed and hopes that our cooperation will proceed smoothly.”
Ren Xiaosu nodded. Qing Zhen was quite a dependable person. At least he was better than that Qing Yun Tang Zhou had mentioned. However, Ren Xiaosu said, ”Don't just tell me all that. Shouldn't the Qing Consortium be promising me something more practical?”
Tang Zhou was stunned for a moment. ”I didn't bring that up, but I can tell Mr. Qing Zhen about it. He's never been petty about such things before.”
”That's more like it.” Ren Xiaosu broke into a smile.
But Tang Zhou asked in wonder, ”Why are you stopping us from killing everyone in the Divine Arms Battalion? After all, there shouldn't be much of a relationship between you and them since you were conscripted into their military.”
Ren Xiaosu patiently explained, ”I want to help the Yang Consortium collect some samples of the Li Consortium's nanomachines.”
Tang Zhou seemed to figure something out and smiled ambiguously. ”Oh, I see. When I left Stronghold 109, I felt like there was something special between you and Yang Xiaojin. She even carried you on her back back then. Say, why didn't you go to the Yang Consortium then? Although you were conscripted, there should've been opportunities for you to leave. Our intel tells us the Li Consortium does not enforce strict controls at the beginning.”
Ren Xiaosu did not explain much and let Tang Zhou assume whatever he wanted...
Tang Zhou would never figure out that the reason he did not go to Stronghold 88 was because he did not know where it was.
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The next day, the expected time of the Divine Arms Battalion's surprise raid against the Qing Consortium was coming. Although the roads had been sealed off by the heavy snow, the Divine Arms Battalion was still pushing on with their journey.
In the eyes of the Divine Arms Battalion, their purpose here was to sneak attack their enemies.