Seeing Qi Xiaowei leave with 500 "militiamen," Chen Yu felt a sense of unease for some reason.
But then I thought, Guangping is just a small city, not even comparable to Zhongyang City. 500 fully armed "militiamen" should be enough to sweep it away.
Thinking of this, Chen Yu gently exhaled a breath of stale air, shook his head, and put those chaotic thoughts behind him.
Then, Chen Yu had his "militiamen" deliver some quilts to the refugees.
Although Chen Yu had no intention of taking them in, it was freezing cold and they had nowhere to go, so he couldn't just kick them out.
Therefore, he planned to wait until Qi Xiaowei had wiped out the bandits in Guangping City before considering how to resettle these refugees.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, just as dawn was breaking, there was a series of urgent knocks on the door of the RV.
Chen Yu suddenly opened his eyes, dressed, and quickly opened the car door.
Li Zheng stood outside anxiously: "Mr. Chen, something has happened."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu's heart sank. He knew that news arriving at this moment could not be good.
“Last night, Minister Qi led a raid on Guangping City, and in the end, only he returned severely injured,” Li Zheng continued in a deep voice.
"What?" Chen Yu was shocked, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
"What exactly happened?"
Li Zheng shook his head: "Minister Qi is still undergoing emergency treatment due to the severity of his injuries, and we do not know the specific details."
Chen Yu's face instantly darkened. He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "Immediately summon all commanders for an emergency meeting. At the same time, strengthen the camp's defenses and raise the alert level." He swiftly issued the order, his tone revealing an unquestionable resolve.
Li Zheng nodded and immediately turned around to prepare to convey the order.
Suddenly, Chen Yu called out to him: "By the way, bring those refugees from last night too."
Li Zheng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then said with a bitter expression, "It seems they left around midnight last night."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu's face turned ashen, his fists clenched involuntarily, his knuckles turning white from the force, and an unprecedented surge of anger welled up within him.
It is no coincidence that those seemingly innocent refugees left without saying goodbye at a critical moment, braving the extreme cold.
They were very likely tricked by those refugees!
"Immediately send men to track down the whereabouts of those refugees. At the same time, send a small team of scouts to Guangping City to gather intelligence. I need to know what exactly happened in Guangping City and why Qi Xiaowei returned alone and seriously injured!" Chen Yu's voice was deep and powerful, every word revealing an unyielding authority.
Li Zheng accepted the order and left. The camp immediately became busy, and the officers were urgently summoned. The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy.
Chen Yu stood in front of the conference table, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and said in a deep voice, "I'm sure everyone knows about Minister Qi's situation. This matter absolutely cannot be left like this. However, the most important thing right now is to find out exactly what happened, and what the current situation is of the brothers that Minister Qi led last night. Were they all wiped out or captured? If they were captured, then our primary task is to rescue them."
"At the same time, before we have a clear understanding of the enemy's exact strength, from now on everyone must be on high alert and must not let our guard down."
"I have already sent people to scout out the situation in Guangping City..."
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Chen Yu held a brief meeting with the officers in his team to discuss the next steps in detail.
He emphasized the importance of teamwork and clarified everyone's responsibilities and tasks.
Today, continuing on the road is impossible. The grudge in Guangping City must be avenged, and the captured "militia" soldiers must be rescued.
After the meeting, Chen Yu fell into deep thought, still pondering the motives of those "refugees" from the previous night.
The militia force at the "Tianyu Base" is well-equipped and quite large. This force of over three thousand men is enough to easily crush most small and medium-sized cities in this extremely cold apocalypse. Even some large cities, if they do not have a large-scale force, cannot stop the attack of Chen Yu's militia force.
Even so, those "refugees" still chose to set a trap for Chen Yu's team.
If they were indeed sent by forces within Guangping City, then Chen Yu would have to reassess Guangping City's true strength and underlying intentions. Under such circumstances, he would never act rashly without absolute certainty.
With the help of a reconnaissance satellite, Chen Yu carefully examined the layout and dynamics of Guangping City on a special laptop.
During the day, the reconnaissance satellites revealed more details. He discovered that the defenses in Guangping City were more complete than expected, with reinforced city walls, numerous watchtowers, and many armed personnel patrolling the city, indicating a high state of alert.
In addition, he noticed some newly dug defensive works outside the city, which seemed to be specifically set up to defend against external attacks.
However, the weapons carried by the armed personnel in the city did not appear to be advanced; many of them were even carrying machetes and bows and arrows.
This puzzled Chen Yu. After all, the soldiers that Qi Xiaowei brought last night were all equipped with modern weapons. Even if they were slightly outnumbered, they should have had an overwhelming advantage against the armed personnel in Guangping City who were equipped with simple weapons. Why did they suffer such a heavy defeat?
Chen Yu's mind was filled with questions.
The only thing that gave Chen Yu a little comfort was that there weren't many corpses in the area of Guangping City where the battle had broken out last night, which meant that most of the "militia" who participated in the mission were probably still alive.
Of course, it's also possible that their bodies have already been buried; the exact situation needs to be confirmed by the scouts he sent out that morning.
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