"Didn't we already send a message to Marshal Nangong Hao? What did they say?"
"The arrow is on the string... it must be released..."
The Chief of the General Staff, who was with the army, also reported on the situation at the front.
It turns out that a few days ago our army launched a full-scale counter-offensive. Although the tactic of blooming in the center was unsuccessful, the large-scale counter-encirclement operation that followed was executed very well.
Currently, the enemy has millions of mutants, but they cannot deploy them to the front lines. The military region's army is advancing steadily and is about to enter the final bait zone. As long as the army's formation remains intact, General Nangong Hao is fully confident that he can reap the final victory in this war.
"Did he think we were joking? We also made a copy of the Tianji Sect's footage for them. Besides, did Marshal Nangong Hao say anything else?"
Shangguan Ziyi burned several copies of the video and then sent them to the Southern Military Region. Although the headquarters had few troops left, they still needed to be prepared in case the monsters turned their guns on the headquarters and they couldn't return for a while.
"Marshal Nangong Hao didn't say more, but General Peng Wangji explained it to us."
Because their army had been marching for three days, the time it would take to retreat from west of the Huai River would be no different from a direct attack, and there would even be the risk of being pursued and killed by the enemy. Most importantly, the command believed that they had the upper hand on the battlefield, plus our support.
If they can hold off the enemy's reinforcements for a few days, they can coordinate with the troops in the bait area to complete the encirclement and annihilation, and then proceed with the cleanup...
The Chief of the General Staff explained.
Bu Liuqing looked at Shangguan Ziyi with a puzzled expression. General Peng Wangji? And who is he...?
"Peng Wangji is the son of the late General Peng from the military region. He dislikes politics and prefers fighting, so he has been stationed on the front lines and borders for many years. Even people at the military region headquarters know very little about him, let alone the fact that you were previously restricted and imprisoned."
Since the attack in the south, he was the first person to bring back news about the Third Alien from the anomaly point. Without his intelligence, no one would even know who they were fighting.
While the two commanders were pondering, the staff below were also discussing the possible next steps.
"Then we can no longer stay here searching for their tracks. Even if the enemy has set up an ambush ahead, we must speed up and cut off their army before they get there."
"But what about Huainan City?"
"The main force is the most important. If the main force at the front is defeated, troops from other fronts will have to be called back to provide support. It's a matter of one move affecting the whole situation. Don't you understand such a simple principle?"
"Are we just going to stand by and watch Huainan City fall? There are so many people inside; it would take at least half a month to evacuate them all using only the teleportation center. How can we possibly hold off 30,000 people?!"
"That's a magical beast. You say 30,000 people can't stop it, but can 300,000 stop it?"
On the battlefield of Zhongzhou, it was common for 100,000 people to fight against 500,000 monster troops. They could only rely on cities to defend their cities and buy time by sacrificing land.
If we send too much support, what will happen to the front lines? If we send too little, what's the point?
While the staff below were arguing, Vessa and Casey volunteered to help.
"You mean...you're going to support Huainan City?"
But I've discussed it with Shangguan Ziyi, and even if we were to provide support, we couldn't send any extra troops; we only have the 50,000-strong reserve army from Huainan."
"That's enough."
Wissah's answer was firm and resolute.
"Commendable courage, but unrealistic. Can a nine-star combatant really be sent out?"
Shangguan Ziyi frowned. The enemy's strength was unknown, but if they dared to split up, they must be commanded by top-tier combatants. If there were nine-star enemies, the troops sent to provide support would suffer heavy losses.
“I can’t do it, but don’t worry, do you remember where Li Wenrui died?”
Those two were the main attackers in killing Li Wenrui. Even if they were just souls, they could still be considered to possess the power to resist a nine-star being. We had no other choice.
"Now that the decision has been made... let's take action."
Shangguan Ziyi also stood up, gritted his teeth, pounded the table next to him, and picked up his cloak to go out.
The choice between prioritizing Huainan City and Marshal Nangong Hao's army was a difficult one.
"You can't leave either. On our way forward, we might have to split up our forces to fight against the magical beasts and demons. Even if they cooperate, they can't possibly stick together."
Let them make the arrangements themselves this time.
Bu Liuqing gave the final order, and the army began to recall the reconnaissance teams outside and started to march forward at full speed!
At this moment, the Mechanical King and his men, who had just caught a glimpse of the army, were overjoyed. They had finally arrived after spending the whole morning!
But then the entire army suddenly sprang into action, and the speed at which they left was simply outrageous!
They actually activated the army's rapid movement formation, with everyone's speed reaching the peak of the six-star level.
"Holy crap! How can they run so fast? We can't catch them, we simply can't catch them!"
"Brother Mechanical King, speed things up!"
"They're already running at overclocked speeds, who knows how they suddenly started running?"
In the end, Han Fangfang and the others still failed to catch up with them, but they did see Wei Sha and mentor Casey leading the team back in the opposite direction.
"Stop chasing, turn around."
"ha?"
Liu Lang and the others were somewhat bewildered as they followed Wei Sha in another direction.
It was only during the march that everyone learned about the crisis in Huainan City.
No wonder the soldiers behind me looked so anxious. And why would a magical beast split its forces? Why are these three forces joining forces? When will reinforcements from Central Plains and the Northern Region arrive?
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