438 The deputy commander makes a run for i (1/2)

In the Zong Consortium's headquarters, the general sitting at the end of the conference table had a grim expression on his face. However, this was not due to Zong Han's death, but because Zong Wu actually disobeyed his orders and pulled his 131st Brigade out from Mt. Wuchuan!

The soldiers of the 131st Brigade were the trusted troops of Zong Wu. As they had undergone training in Stronghold 149 for several years, their allegiance lay with Zong Wu and not the consortium.

In the past, no one bothered about him over that. But after this time, the patriarch of the Zong Consortium would probably have to deal with him. However, that would have to wait until the war was over.

Although the Zong Consortium had not been united all along, they still maintained the same goals. At the very least, no one dared to break the status quo like now. Zong Wu was actually using the military influence that he had to openly defy his battle orders. Instead of guarding the front, he decided that he wanted to capture the troops from Fortress 178.

If it continued like this, the morale of the Zong Consortium would plummet!

Instantly, the generals in the headquarters fell silent. No one knew what the others were thinking.

Actually, the matter of Zong Wu transferring his assets was initially kept secret. But there was no such thing as a perfect secret, so everyone already knew about it.

”We'll now move on to discussing the situation affecting the stability of our rear lines.” Zong Ying, the commander of the frontline forces, said, ”Does anyone have any opinions?”

Everyone had assumed this was just a company of soldiers that likely consisted of a supernatural being and a sniper. Later on, it felt like there might have been more than one company involved. But up until then, no one felt that a single unit could be enough to affect the entire war.

But all of that had changed today. The appearance of that steam locomotive meant that this small group of soldiers had great mobility, and not even the reconnaissance battalion could catch up to them in the wilderness.

Thus, this small unit from Fortress 178 had suddenly become a huge threat because no one knew what exactly they would do next.

The main issue was that Ren Xiaosu and the Razor Sharp Company did not have any clear objectives of what they wanted to achieve. They would spontaneously start a battle if they felt confident of winning. If they did not think that they could win, they would just run away. No matter what actions they took, the results were all that mattered…

They operated by the motto: Even we don't know what we want to achieve!

This unpredictability proved to be very fatal in the war. The Zong Consortium could no longer sit idly by as the enemy troops messed around in their territory!

Zong Ying, the commander of the frontline forces, wore a dark look. He never expected that he would have to worry over a small company when he was in charge of over a 100,000 troops!

Someone spoked up, ”I also think that we have to get rid of this unit in the rear. However, hasn't Zong Wu already taken his 131st Brigade to handle them? Isn't a single brigade enough? He's also leading a mechanized brigade that's well-equipped, so just let him deal with them…. There's no way we can call him back now anyway.”

”That's not enough.” Zong Ying said, ”Attach two supernatural beings to his brigade.”

Next to him, a general who was in charge of managing the supernatural beings nodded and said, ”Alright, but we only have a total of five supernatural beings. If we lose any of them, that could affect our subsequent plans.”

Zong Ying looked at him coldly. ”Now is not the time to consider the future. I want those troops from Fortress 178 to die in our Zong Consortium's territory. Also, there's no need to appoint a new commander for the 1237th Regiment anymore. Just have the deputy take over as the acting commander.”

Being appointed the acting commander was a good thing. If one did not make any mistakes in that duration, the appointment would likely be made permanent as a result.

But at this moment, a staff officer said, ”I've just received news that the deputy commander has run away.”

Zong Ying ws confused.