"No need, I believe Brother Yuan will definitely be back on time, just like last time."

"Jin Chaoyang is still five kilometers away from here, it's still early!"

Although Gong Yuehan said this, she was more anxious than anyone else.

"Lin Feng, Zhao Qiang, Uncle Qiang, you must be ready to fight at any time."

"If we have no other choice, we should take them all under control first."

The three of them quickly agreed and then went to prepare.

"Qingguo, the maintenance of public order is entrusted to you. If anyone causes trouble at this time, no matter who it is, kill them without exception!"

"Everyone else, prepare for battle!"

"yes!"

Everyone quickly agreed.

As time went by, Gong Yuehan became more and more like a leader. If Ye Shengnian were still alive, he would definitely think that this was not the Gong Yuehan he knew.

Or rather, if Gong Yuehan had had the courage before, would Ye Shengnian have dared to play dirty tricks?

Meanwhile, five kilometers outside Taotie City.

At this moment, there was a team, followed by hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, and of course, some spirit masters were also among them.

Their direction was towards Taotie City.

They've been gone for several days now, mainly because those ordinary people are too much trouble, if it weren't for the future.

Jin Chaoyang will absolutely not take them with him.

Jin Chaoyang wasn't stupid; in the apocalypse, population was the greatest resource.

Without a population, how will we develop in the future?

How to replenish the manpower?

Who will handle the production?

Therefore, he was willing to take it slower but still bring these people along, as this was fundamental and the cornerstone of future development.

What are we fighting in wars?

It's nothing more than manpower and financial resources.

"Lieutenant Cui, tell everyone to hurry, we're almost at Taotie City."

Jin Chaoyang looked at the long queue and became a little impatient.

Lieutenant Cui, who is also Jin Chaoyang's right-hand man.

"Commander, we can't go any faster. These people have been traveling for several days. Anyway, we're almost at Taotie City."

"At this rate, we can make it to lunchtime just in time, but I don't know if they've prepared lunch."

Jin Chaoyang also realized that he had been too hasty.

However, he was still quite confident about what Lieutenant Cui said:

“I am the regimental commander. No matter how capable Lu Yuan is, would he dare to disrespect me? He has no choice but to listen to me.”

"Once we get to Taotie City, won't I be the one calling the shots?"

Lieutenant Cui is a sycophant; if he doesn't flatter him now, when will he?

"The commander is right. Don't you think Lu Yuan is stupid? He went to great lengths to build the city, only to have it all benefit us in the end?"

"However, he is very strong, and I'm afraid he will be difficult to control in the future."

Jin Chaoyang snorted coldly:

"What good is strength if you're that strong?"

"If you listen to me, fine; if you don't, don't blame me."

"So what if he has an S-rank magical beast? Don't we have one too?"

"He may be getting stronger, but so are we. Our military now has three S-rank Spirit Masters. Why would I be afraid of him?"

That's right, that's the source of Jin Chaoyang's confidence.

In his view, Lu Yuan must already be an S-rank Spirit Master, but so what?

They now have three S-rank Spirit Masters. One-on-one combat is fine in a ring, but in a group fight, it's questionable whether Lu Yuan can even escape.

I, the author, suddenly remembered an idiom—"Yelang's arrogance!"

A side note.

On the other side, in Taotie City!

"Lord City Lord, Jin Chaoyang is less than a kilometer away from here!"

"Lord City Lord, Jin Chaoyang is only 500 meters away from here!"

Liu Wuqing kept reporting Jin Chaoyang's information.

With each report, the distance inevitably shrinks.

"I've already seen it!"

The worry on Gong Yuehan's face disappeared, because worrying wouldn't solve the problem; what she needed to do now was face it.

"Sister Yuehan, why hasn't Brother Yuan come back yet?"

"Did he go to Xuanwu City to find that Qian Simin?"

As soon as Luo Qingcheng finished speaking, a burning pain shot through her buttocks, followed by a crisp sound.

Luo Qingcheng was first startled, then overjoyed.

There was only one person in Taotie City who dared to spank her—Lu Yuan.

"Qingcheng, you've missed me already after only a few days?"

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in the ears of Luo Qingcheng, Gong Yuehan, and the others.

Who else could it be but Lu Yuan?

The women's faces lit up with joy, and their previous tension vanished instantly.

The group quickly stepped forward to greet them.

"Alright, we'll talk about other things later."

"Where are Lin Feng, Zhao Qiang, Uncle Qiang, and the others?"

Just then, before Gong Yuehan could answer, Lin Feng, Zhao Qiang, and Zhang Qiang rushed over.

Seeing the three of them approach, Lu Yuan smiled:

"New First Regiment, obey orders!"

"Side out on both sides and surround them at my command!"

The three of them quickly agreed and then jumped into the city.

"Open the city gates, welcome our guests!"

Fifteen minutes later, Jin Chaoyang led the main force to the north gate of Taotie City.

Lu Yuan did not come out to greet her, nor did Gong Yuehan. Instead, it was Luo Qingcheng's father, Luo Tianyang, who came out to greet her!

"Commander Jin, you must be tired from your journey!"

When Jin Chaoyang saw that it was Luo Tianyang, he naturally knew that Luo Tianyang was in Taotie City.

"So it's Mr. Luo. Where's Lu Yuan?"

Jin Chaoyang was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Commander Jin, Mr. Lu is waiting for you inside and asked me to come and greet you."

As a high-ranking member of Taotie City, it wasn't considered impolite for Luo Tianyang to come out and greet him.

However, some people like to stand out, like Lieutenant Cui:

"Commander, this Lu Yuan is outrageous! He didn't even come out to greet us?"

"This is really disrespectful to you."

Jin Chaoyang, who had been beaming with joy, suddenly changed his expression upon hearing what his adjutant Cui Yuanhao said.

When people are at their most successful, they always hope that everyone around them will flatter them and elevate them to a high position.

Jin Chaoyang is exactly like that.

Luo Tianyang's task was to lure Jin Chaoyang and the others into the city. If anything went wrong at this point, it would be his dereliction of duty.

Therefore, he needs to find a reason:

"Commander Jin, Battalion Commander Lu is preparing a big gift for you, so..."

"There are too many people and too much gossip here, so..."

Luo Tianyang deliberately spoke in a vague and ambiguous manner, leaving much to the imagination.

In addition, Lu Yuan's position was deliberately mentioned.

This was sending Jin Chaoyang a message, a gesture of goodwill.

"Okay, let's go into town then!"

Jin Chaoyang nodded. If Lu Yuan had really prepared a big gift for him, it was indeed inappropriate to appear in this kind of occasion.

Normally, Jin Chaoyang would have been able to detect some flaws in the conversation, but he couldn't at this moment.

When people are on the verge of victory, they often become complacent and overlook many problems.

Jin Chaoyang was in that position, because once he entered the city, he would be the master of it.

Just like Cao Cao back then, as long as he wins the Battle of Red Cliffs, he can unify China.

So he got excited and his mind went blank.

If he couldn't even see through such a simple feigned surrender, how could Huang Gai possibly betray Eastern Wu and join him?

The closer victory is to victory, the easier it is for people to overlook details.

End of chapter!