435 Pursui (1/2)

Zong Jing, who was from the fourth ancillary branch of the Zong clan, was also one of the frontrunners of the younger generation. But it was only because Zong Cheng was a supernatural being that he, as a normal person, had mostly been overlooked.

Of course, they were only outstanding because they were compared with the other members of the Zong Consortium. If this comparison included everyone else, then Qing Zhen, who was a similar age to them, had already surpassed their achievements by becoming the head of the Qing Consortium.

But because of Qing Zhen's coup, the Zong Consortium's Board seemed to have started becoming wary of the troops controlled by the clan's family members. They were all worried that what happened to the Qing Consortium would play out in their organization as well.

The fourth ancillary branch of the Zong clan knew that Zong Jing was definitely not comparable to Zong Cheng or Zong Xiang, but still, he couldn't just die like that!

Moreover, Zong Jing had taken two of the most elite snipers from the Zong Consortium's military with him. As a matter of fact, the cost of training a sniper was comparable to training a fighter pilot before The Cataclysm!

”I'll deploy the recon battalion to Stronghold 144.” A general said gloomily, ”I want to make sure these Fortress 178 troops will never return home!”

”Seconded! It's better to leave such pursuits in the wilderness to the recon battalion. Besides, the front at Mt. Wuchuan doesn't require them either. But more importantly, we can't allow these Fortress 178 troops to find out about our contingency plans,” the general sitting at the end of the conference table said in a low voice.

Everyone was cowed by the words. The contingency plans seemed extremely important.

Moreover, Stronghold 144 was the Zong Consortium's granary, and the military rations at the front line could only last for about 15 days. If they did not resolve the problem of the infiltration quickly, the battles at the front line might get affected as a result.

”It's decided then. Order the recon battalion to set off immediately. As for the role of the infantry regiment's commander, I recommend Zong Han take over. The defeat we suffered at the Beiwan River has already proven that Zong Han is not suitable as a brigade commander, so demote him and make him report to Stronghold 144 instead.”

”Seconded, but let's not make the same, stupid mistake as the previous time. Have the 1237th Regiment send some troops to receive him.”

All of the Zong Consortium's generals were upset. Although this issue did not really affect the Zong Consortium as a whole, these troops from Fortress 178 that had infiltrated their rear lines were a thorn in the side and a niggling source of pain.

They were about to begin the final battle at Mt. Wuchuan, yet they still had to redeploy their troops to the rear.

However, the Razor Sharp Company evaporated into thin air and did not appear again around Stronghold 144 for the next seven days.

When the Zong Consortium's reconnaissance battalion arrived, they started tracking from the area where Zong Jing was attacked. These soldiers were all experts at hunting people in the wilderness, so it would be easy to find the tracks of an entire company if they wanted to.

For example, trampled grass, human excrement, and other tracks that suggested people had been there before would all alert them.

But when they followed the trail to a small stream, the tracks stopped abruptly. The Zong Consortium's reconnaissance troops realized that the Razor Sharp Company had made use of this small stream to escape, but they could not ascertain where they had gone.

This left the Zong Consortium in a very uncomfortable position.

For example, someone wouldn't be disgusted by seeing a palm-sized spider at home but that it disappeared right after one turned one's eyes away for a moment.

Three days later, three military factories in the vicinity of Stronghold 145 fell under attack. These three factories were not technologically advanced in any way either. They were just factories that manufactured the most common bullets, hand grenades, and mortar shells.

The defenses at the military factories were still pretty tight, yet the mysterious troops from Fortress 178 seemed to have come prepared and were able to blow up all three factories in a day.

Of course, the Razor Sharp Company was only able to make such swift attacks because they had the refugees helping them. How else would they have gotten such detailed information on where to attack?