440 Are you a sore loser?! (1/2)

In modern warfare, there were myriad uses for gasoline and diesel. Without it, mechanical equipment such as tanks, trucks, and off-road vehicles could not be operated. How were the tanks supposed to operate when the time came for them to roll out? Would the armored brigade troops push them into battle?

So when this suggestion was proposed, everyone's eyes lit up. Jiao Xiaochen said, ”I'm guessing that the Zong Consortium's attention is already on us, so it won't be easy for us to launch another attack on Stronghold 144. But we're a highly mobile force and can take the battle elsewhere quickly.”

Zhang Xiaoman felt like he could already see the end of this war. ”That's right. If we can lay waste to all of the Zong mechanized troops, I would definitely protest against Commander Zhang, the old bastard, if he doesn't award us the Nebula Prize!”

Everyone looked at the arrogant Zhang Xiaoman without saying a word. Zhang Xiaoman rubbed his face in awkwardness and coughed. ”Excuse me, I got too proud.”

Zhang Xiaoman was the typical thug in their company. Ren Xiaosu said, ”We still haven't gotten down to cutting off the supply lines for their oil supply. But since we're about to depart from this area, we have to bring something with us to eat. Who knows if it'll be easy to look for food farther in the north? Once we find the oil refineries there, we're gonna destroy them all!”

The plan was immediately put into effect. The Razor Sharp Company set off the next day. Since Ren Xiaosu had already revealed his Steam Locomotive power, there was no point in holding back anymore.

In this war, Ren Xiaosu was no longer apprehensive about keeping too many secrets. Instead, he tried to come up with more ways to use his powers to the best of their potential so he could live up to his determination of getting revenge.

In the morning, the Razor Sharp Company took the steam locomotive as they prepared to ambush the convoys traveling on the supply lines. While they waited, they were bored out of their wits. But before any convoys could arrive, they heard a loud rumbling.

This distant rumble sounded like heavily armored vehicles rolling across the ground. Ren Xiaosu wondered, ”What's that sound?”

”We've got fucking tanks incoming!” Zhang Xiaoman was startled. He picked up his binoculars and observed the troops that had just appeared on the horizon. ”What are these mechanized troops doing here? Shouldn't they be engaged in battle at Mt. Wuchuan? Or is our intel outdated? How has the situation changed at the front lines?”

Fu Rao muttered, ”Could we have already lost?”

The Razor Sharp Company fell silent for a moment. That was actually a very reasonable assumption. After all, why would an armored brigade suddenly appear at the rear if the war hadn't ended yet?

And from the looks of it, the armored brigade even seemed like they were still at full strength.

”That's impossible.” Zhang Xiaoman firmly denied it. ”Even if the Zong Consortium is really strong, we still have a lot of Fortress 178 troops in the war. So how can we be defeated so quickly? These mechanized troops must be here for us!”

Pfft! Ren Xiaosu who was next to him drinking from a canteen spat out a mouthful of water onto Zhang Xiaoman. Zhang Xiaoman wiped his face and said unhappily, ”What's wrong?”

”An entire armored brigade coming to fight an infantry company like us?” Ren Xiaosu was shocked but could not figure out why this armored brigade would appear here either. ”Has the Zong Consortium gone mad?”

Didn't their Razor Sharp Company only wipe out several of the Zong Consortium's companies, a few convoys, and several junior officers while giving their recon battalion the slip for two days?

'Well, alright, although we did go a little overboard, that still shouldn't warrant sending an entire armored brigade to attack us! Is there really a need for that? Huh? Is there? Are you a sore loser?!'

”What should we do now?” Zhang Xiaoman looked to Ren Xiaosu.

”What's the point of fighting if they're really here for us?” Ren Xiaosu said. Who knows how painful it would be for him if the tanks fired at the steam locomotive? He did not even know if he could endure such great pain.

”Retreat, retreat! If this armored brigade is really here for us, it'll be a great achievement if we can lure them away from the front lines.” Zhang Xiaoman was not panicking and even got a little excited as he said, ”Let's head north now to attack the oil refineries!”

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The Zong Consortium's headquarters had just come up with their next battle plan as the original needed revising. This was because Fortress 178's troops had suddenly started attacking them relentlessly at Mt. Wuchuan, putting immense pressure on them.