Chapter 919 - A Bad Situation (1/2)

Ren Xiaosu and the soldiers of the Iron First Company hanged the barbarian corpses on the trees beyond the mountains.

The barbarians' bodies dangled from the ropes hung around their necks while their ears that were cut off were piled up under the trees. Their swaying bodies were so heavy they even caused the thick branches to bend.

The Iron First Company's commander muttered, ”Fuck, these barbarians are pretty heavy!”

After they finished the task, the Iron First Company was totally worn out. Doing something to deliberately annoy the barbarians was not easy work either.

Ren Xiaosu recalled a novel called Spare me, Great Lord that he had read back in Stronghold 88. In it, the protagonist got stronger by annoying people.

If he also had that power, he would have become invincible by the end of this battle. Just the negative feelings that could be gained out of annoying and killing the barbarians would probably be off the charts!

What a pity.

Ren Xiaosu returned to the camp with the Iron First Company. The defensive position had already entered a Level One alert state. All of the soldiers would rotate in three shifts so someone would always be on duty.

Moreover, Wang Yun's 200-odd subordinates had now become the 2nd Reconnaissance Company of the 6th Combat Brigade, and they entered the wilderness together with the original recon company to prevent the barbarians from sneaking into their position.

After all, Mt. Zuoyun spanned a large area. If the barbarians were to sneak in from other directions, it would be troublesome.

P5092 stood at the entrance of the camp to welcome back Ren Xiaosu. ”Great work.”

”It's nothing, but what's coming next will be a tough battle.” Ren Xiaosu said, ”What should we do when we get surrounded by the barbarians? Although we'll have the advantage in a positional battle, we'll still run out of ammunition and food someday. Also, how do we solve the problem of our water source?”

”If it's about the water source, we've already got spring water here at our defensive position. Back when we were choosing the site, I already thought such a day would come.” P5092 said, ”As for the food, we're lucky you took some of the barbarians' supplies back. Including the 6th Combat Brigade's original rations, we have enough to last us another fortnight.”

”And what happens after that?” Ren Xiaosu asked.

P5092 shook his head. ”The barbarians can't possibly keep attacking Mt. Zuoyun for half a month, unless the Wang Consortium does not take any action at all. Just think. If the expeditionary army's main forces remain here and surround us, the Wang Consortium's side will be left with nothing much to do. All they need to do is to work with us and we can attack from both sides. If the expeditionary army can't capture Mt. Zuoyun, they'll be defeated by the Wang Consortium very quickly too.”

However, Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, ”Then we'd better make more preparations. We must not place our hopes on the Wang Consortium. For some reason, the Wang Consortium has become unscrupulous in their goal to unify the Central Plains.”

P5092 asked, ”Future Commander, how's your relationship with Wang Shengzhi?”

”Our relationship is quite good.” Ren Xiaosu said, ”But in this world, is there any kind of relationship that can be trusted? When I was still living in town, I saw all kinds of people.”

”Then we had better come up with another plan.” P5092 said, ”We can go and steal some more of the expeditionary army's supplies, but before they come and encircle us, they'll likely reduce the frequency of their supply runs first. If we want to steal enough of their supplies, that will be quite impossible. I'll think of some other ways then.”

Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, ”Is that so…. If we can't steal from the barbarians, why don't I try stealing from the Wang Consortium's rear instead?”

P5092 was speechless.

He suddenly realized the future commander's ideas were really unrestrained. As long as it was beneficial to him, he would really dare to think of anything!

P5092 hurriedly said, ”We're already collaborating with the Wang Consortium for the war. If you go and rob the Wang Consortium at this time, it would really cause some friction and affect the battle situation.”

”Oh.” Ren Xiaosu nodded. ”Forget it then.”