Chapter 916 - Flee When Youre Done (1/2)

Initially, the soldiers of the 6th Combat Brigade were actually quite nervous when they heard they would be heading to the Central Plains. After all, the wars they had been fighting were all in the Northwest. They were used to the conditions there, so even if they could not defeat the enemy, they still had comrades they could depend on.

But now, they were more than a 1,000 kilometers away from Fortress 178 at Mt. Zuoyun. By the time their reinforcements arrived, they themselves would probably be dead.

Later, everyone heard that some Central Plains people who were part of the Prosperous Northwest would join them, but they did not pay much attention to it. In truth, Wang Yun and the others were not enough to reassure the 6th Combat Brigade.

But ever since Ren Xiaosu got here, they now had P5092 making up for the brigade's lack of strategy while Ren Xiaosu strengthened their combat prowess. Meanwhile, Wang Yun and Ji Zi'ang, who had joined before them, suddenly showed their brilliance as well.

In just two days, all of the 6th Combat Brigade's soldiers could rest easy.

They had never been more reassured than this!

They knew full well that many of them would die when the expeditionary army arrived to encircle Mt. Zuoyun, but so what? The soldiers of Fortress 178 were not afraid of dying. They only worried their deaths would be in vain.

Truly, dying under the lead of Zhang Xiaoman just did not seem worthwhile at all.

On the same night the defensive position was built, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin quietly led the Iron First Company out of Mt. Zuoyun.

The mission P5092 gave them was to locate the expeditionary army's supply line within three days. After that, they would harass the enemy as much as possible.

Wang Yun and Ji Zi'ang had wanted to tag along, but P5092 said there was no need for that. Ren Xiaosu was more than enough.

In terms of battle strategy, there was no reason to let four superhumans go on a mission together. In P5092's opinion, anyone could get into trouble, but nothing must happen to all four of them at once. Therefore, Wang Yun, Ji Zi'ang, Ren Xiaosu, and Yang Xiaojin would have to work separately.

As P5092 was now the commander of the 6th Combat Brigade, everyone had to listen to him.

After some consideration, Wang Yun and Ji Zi'ang felt it was probably not a big deal anyway. What could possibly happen to Ren Xiaosu when it was the barbarians' transportation corps that he would be facing?

Before leaving, Ren Xiaosu confirmed with P5092, ”Is there anything else that you want to tell me?”

P5092 thought for a moment and said, ”Flee when you're done. This is the expeditionary army's rear, so retreat as soon as possible.”

”Alright, I understand,” Ren Xiaosu replied.

11 hours after Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin left, the Iron First Company relayed back the news that they had indeed discovered traces of deep tracks on one of the routes. It seemed that P5092 had correctly guessed where the expeditionary army's supply line was.

This relieved P5092. All Ren Xiaosu needed to do next was to wait for the barbarians' supply column to pass by.

He assumed Ren Xiaosu would just throw some grenades from afar or snipe the enemy's transportation corps when they passed by.

Once the barbarians showed intention to pursue, Ren Xiaosu would lead the Iron First Company and retreat back to their defensive line.

The situation went much more smoothly than expected. Six hours later, the Iron First Company's radio operator relayed back news that they had discovered signs of the enemy, and the supply column was heading south under the escort of 500 barbarians.

P5092 started laughing grimly on Mt. Zuoyun. Previously, the barbarians had harassed the Pyro Company's supply line, and now, it was his turn to get revenge.

The battle began, but just 30 minutes later, a staff officer on Mt. Zuoyun told P5092, ”Sir, it's a call from the future commander.”

P5092 took the receiver and asked, ”Did everything go well? Did you get ambushed by the barbarians?”

”No, there wasn't an ambush. We're retreating now. We'll talk about the other things when we get back,” Ren Xiaosu said on the radio.

”Alright then, I'm looking forward to your triumphant return. Great job,” P5092 said.