Chapter 280 Sometimes, I Really Want to Kill You "Orders? It's all because of that Su An!" Qiao Lin's temper flared up instantly. "What 'empty city strategy'? What 'luring the tiger away from the mountain'? I think it's just a cowardly tactic! Putting everyone's lives on her shoulders, betting that she can steal someone's hometown? It's simply a fantasy!"
She pointed to the dilapidated defensive line ahead: "Look! Four squads! Four squads of them are pressing in! They're even carrying grenade launchers! With our few broken guns and these muddy fortifications, how are we supposed to hold out? Are we just going to wait to die?"
Her voice wasn't loud in the noisy "battlefield," but her sharp dissatisfaction and resentment spread like a virus in the hearts of the soldiers around her.
Several soldiers who already had a lot of opinions about the defense plan slowed down their movements as they carried sandbags after hearing Qiao Lin's words. Their eyes flickered, and their faces showed hesitation and wavering.
Yes, what Qiao Lin said... seems to make some sense.
They pinned all their hopes on Su An's team's surprise attack. What if... what if they failed? Or what if they were discovered? Then all of them would be just sitting there putting on a show, becoming easy targets for the Second Battalion.
Li Bing was speechless after her question. He opened his mouth, but could only manage to squeeze out a dry, "Then... then what good idea do you have?"
"Waiting to die is not my style."
A fanatical light gleamed in Qiao Lin's eyes. "Jiang Yan might not dare to fight, but I do! We can't just sit here and wait to die! Rather than pinning our hopes on that reckless woman Su An, we should rely on ourselves and fight our way out!"
Her gaze swept over the soldiers who had gathered around her. "Look, although Battalion Two has more men, their formation is spread out, so they must think we won't dare to attack. If a few of us rush out from the flank and take out one or two of their firing points, we can definitely disrupt their formation! Then, the entire battlefield situation might be turned around by us!"
Qiao Lin's words instantly ignited the simmering fire in the hearts of several young soldiers.
These young soldiers were all former followers of hers, and two of them got into the reserve battalion through her father's connections.
"Brother Wang, Brother Li, are you just going to wait here in such a miserable state to 'sacrifice'?"
The man called "Brother Wang" was named Wang Chuang. He looked up at Qiao Lin, then at Jiang Yan's retreating figure in the distance, and said in a muffled voice, "Qiao Lin, Jiang Yan is the commander-in-chief now. If we make any rash moves, it's a violation of discipline..."
Qiao Lin interrupted him bluntly, "A general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders! This is war, not child's play! By the time he agrees, it'll be too late! Follow me, and we'll create our own opportunities! Be a hero or a coward, the choice is yours!"
Her words were highly inflammatory. These male soldiers were already dissatisfied with this "cowardly" fighting style and felt aggrieved. Now, provoked by Qiao Lin, their fighting spirit was instantly stirred up.
"Damn it! This is so frustrating! Let's do it!" A young man named Li Meng was the first to stand up excitedly, slinging his gun over his shoulder. "Squad Leader Qiao, whatever you say, we'll do it! It's better than waiting here to die!"
"Yes! Let's do it!"
"Follow Sergeant Qiao! Let's become heroes!"
Several men, caught up in the fervor, picked up their guns, their eyes gleaming with impulsiveness.
And so, while the entire Third Battalion was desperately staging a scene of "shared hatred and a death struggle," a fatal rift had quietly appeared.
Qiao Lin glanced smugly at her accomplishment, then led the three team members she had recruited, quietly breaking away from the main force that was "acting out in chaos." Crouching low, they used the terrain for cover and made their way toward the western edge of the defensive line.
...
"Fire!"
With Yuan Bao's order, the Second Battalion's attack began.
But to their surprise, instead of the expected defeat, they were met with a series of intense explosions!
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