452 Strategies revealed! (1/2)
The Zong Consortium's troops were double timing it deep in the Gobi. They had already charted out this route and knew there was an oasis that could even allow their mechanized infantry to travel through.
If not for this route, they would only be able to launch a surprise attack with their infantry. However, that strategy would be significantly less effective.
Before the Cataclysm, it seemed that this path used to be a forest. No one knew who it was who planted so many trees here that it created oases, but it eventually helped to create some form of life out here.
However, it started turning back into a wasteland after many years of neglect.
Actually, not many people cared whether this place would revert back into a desert. More importantly, this disappearing oasis had presented the Zong Consortium with a final opportunity to achieve their ambitions.
The Zong Consortium's higher-ups termed this ”Heavens' Route” as it was an opportunity given by the Heavens for them to usurp Fortress 178.
The Zong Consortium had not been preparing for nothing over the past few years. If they did not have a contingency plan like this, they would not have dared to poke at Fortress 178 so much in recent years.
”We'll arrive at South Lake soon. After we pass there, we'll stop for a two-hour reorganization before heading straight for Fortress 178!” The Zong Consortium's general said delightedly to his deputy commander next to him, ”In this war, we'll be the ones to get recognized for our outstanding contributions. Without our painstaking planning all these years, and our crossing of the Gobi to deal a fatal blow to Fortress 178, we'd probably only have a very slim chance of winning!”
”Sir, you really are wise,” the adjutant laughed reservedly.
When he laughed, he ended up eating a mouthful of sand. They had been traveling in the Gobi for several days already. Even with the cover of the oasis that was disappearing, it was still a very tough journey to make. But no matter how much they were suffering in these moments, it would still be worth it. They would definitely go down in the annals of history!
The Zong Consortium's general said in high spirits, ”This battle will be a good opportunity for us to make a name for ourselves!”
As the mechanized infantry in the rear continued to roll over the hard ground, it swept up a large cloud of sand and dust in the desert. When the Zong Consortium's general listened to the sound of the armored vehicles moving across the gravel road, he found it extremely sonorous and pleasant.
He asked his adjutant, ”Notice anything unusual? This is a critical period, so we have to be even more careful.”
”Don't worry.” The adjutant said, ”We've become so familiar with this place over the years, and Fortress 178 doesn't have any military facilities in the Gobi at all, so how would those damn fucks know we are?”
But a moment later, they heard an ear-piercing noise approach them. These combat troops were the Zong Consortium's most elite fighting force, and the soldiers were the highest quality in the military.
So when the ear-piercing noise screeched, all of them were horrified. It was the sound of missiles flying through the air and heading towards them. ”We're under attack! We're under attack!”
A few loud explosions boomed as several missiles landed on their column. Suddenly, the Zong Consortium's troops were enveloped in a large cloud of dust and smoke.
The Zong Consortium's general was already prone. He did not understand why a group of soldiers from Fortress 178 was lying in ambush here.
As he lay on the ground, he had a quick look around at his surroundings. When the dust and smoke dissipated slightly, he saw black dots appearing on the horizon in three directions. Fortress 178 had come prepared!
The Zong Consortium's general was surprised when he realized they had actually walked right into Fortress 178's trap that wrapped them up into a bag!
The incoming mechanized infantry of Fortress 178 swept up a huge cloud of smoke and dust on the road. The Zong Consortium's general immediately ordered his troops to launch a counterattack. But when an artillery shell flew towards their enemy, a black cauldron suddenly appeared in front of the targeted troops and blocked it.