Rock Fortress, command center.
Li Huaiyuan held up the communicator, his face ashen.
On the other end of the communicator, Zhang Yansheng's voice was hoarse and tired.
"Commander, the counterattack has failed."
"The Third Legion...lost another three hundred men, but still failed to recapture the trench area."
"The troops have reached their limit, morale..."
"Anyway, if it weren't for the fact that high-level warriors can't just attack casually, I would have wanted to do it myself!"
"Commander, for my father's sake, please leave some seeds for our Zhang family!"
"Even if it's just a few hours of rotation, it would be good for us to catch our breath."
"Leave seeds? Change defense?" Li Huaiyuan looked at the real-time battle line on the console. The blocking line he drew a few hours ago was still submerged in a red spot.
His voice was as cold as ice. "The entire front is under pressure now. Where can I find a troop to relieve you?"
"Zhang Yansheng, how did the trench area get lost? For your father's sake, I don't want to pursue the matter!"
"But, you, the Zhang family, have created this mess yourselves, so you have to take the blame yourself!"
He paused, thought about it, and felt that he could not completely ignore Zhang Wuxian's face after all.
So, he spoke again in a cold and hard tone, "Right now, the 52nd Army is switching positions with the 32nd Army. Your Third Corps' mission is to hold down the defense zone for me during this window of opportunity!"
"Once the 52nd Army arrives, I'll allow you to retreat and rest for four hours! Do you understand?!"
Zhang Yansheng was silent for a few seconds and uttered a word.
"yes!"
Li Huaiyuan cut off the communication, swiped his finger heavily on the console, and connected to the command center of the 52nd Army.
"I'm Li Huaiyuan, where are you guys?"
There was a whistling sound of wind and rumbling of artillery fire from the other side of the communicator.
"Reporting to the Commander! The Army Command and the 142nd Division have crossed the mountain pass above the Southeast-02 Tunnel and are currently taking over the heavy equipment and part of the defense zone left behind by the 32nd Army."
"The 141st Division has just started climbing the mountain, and the 140th Heavy Armored Division is still behind!"
"Too slow!" Li Huaiyuan roared.
"Tell the 141st Division to speed up! Tell them that the Third Warrior Army is almost overwhelmed!"
"I want the 141st and 142nd Light Divisions to enter the southeast trench area as quickly as possible. Any slower and they won't have to go!"
"Yes!" The person on the other end of the communicator subconsciously accepted the order, but then reacted and explained hesitantly.
"Commander, the tunnel collapsed and all the troops' heavy equipment was left outside."
"Most of those left behind by our brother troops were also damaged."
"The most crucial thing is that we don't have enough warriors accompanying us. Some companies don't even have a single warrior."
"Relying only on light infantry, close combat in the trenches..."
Li Huaiyuan's voice was cold, "Then fill it with human lives!"
"I don't want to hear the casualty figures, I just want the defense line!"
......
After hanging up the phone, he switched channels again without stopping and contacted the engineering command headquarters in the rear.
"How long will it take to repair the collapsed tunnel?"
"Commander, preliminary investigation shows severe structural damage. The fastest... the fastest will take seven hours."
"Seven hours? The subway's capacity has reached its limit! I can't wait seven hours!" Li Huaiyuan cursed, "Ask the Grandmaster for help to clear the landslide. I'll only give you two hours!"
......
"Order the Army Aviation: A portion of the Southeast Defense Zone's supply will be transported by the 'Xuan Jiao' helicopter!"
"Don't worry about those flying bastards, I'll help you find a solution!"
......
"Notify the front-line air defense forces to ensure the safety of the southeastern transport route at all costs!"
......
Communications were made one by one, and commands were given one by one.
The entire line of defense is still operating in an orderly manner, devouring abyss monsters and humans.
At this moment, the confidential staff officer who had delivered the communicator earlier came running over again, with an even weirder expression on his face than last time.
"commander......"
"What went wrong again?" Li Huaiyuan asked unhappily.
"No, Commander..." The confidential staff officer swallowed and reported carefully, "It's...it's the report from Tulong Airport."
"If you have to fart, fart now!"
"Commander, the person you asked us to keep an eye on before... we haven't found him yet..."
Li Huaiyuan was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a moment.
"ah?"
The confidential staff officer quickly added, "Jiang Xue, the one you arranged to go to Mingshi Town to manage the warehouse...Jiang Xue."
"The transport plane she was on landed a while ago, but...but the airport couldn't find her."
"Where's the surveillance?!" he asked through gritted teeth.
"The surveillance footage showed that she finally headed towards the guardrail outside the helipad, and then... she disappeared into a blind spot."
The confidential staff's voice became increasingly quiet.
People were still coming and going in the command center, data streams were jumping wildly on the screen, and the sound of artillery outside the fortress could be faintly heard.
Li Huaiyuan stood there, his mind blank.
He remembered the phone calls from the dozen or so big shots, his repeated retreat arrangements, and the final position of "warehouse manager" that even he himself found ridiculous.
Now, this "treasure" who was cherished by the top leaders of China and carefully arranged by him to be a thousand kilometers away...
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