Ren Xiaosu did not say anything as he carried Yang Xiaojin and ran towards the Great Wall. That was because he was still wearing his helmet, so anything that he said on the radio would be recorded.
The appearance of the sniper bought some time for the entire recon company. When they got into the proximity of the cover fire of the Great Wall, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They knew that the barbarians would definitely not dare to continue pursuing them.
Seeing that the two sides were only about 200 meters apart, the recon company’s soldiers thought to themselves that if it weren’t for the sniper, those who had fallen behind would have really gotten left behind out here.
However, right at this moment, even though the barbarians were no longer chasing after them, an extremely tall and muscular barbarian with a full beard suddenly threw the axe in his hand with all his might.
The axe carried all of the barbarian’s discontent with it. In that split second, even the recon troops found it difficult to get a clear view of the flying axe’s movements.
The axe flew straight for T40219’s back. By the time T40219 heard the sound of the axe whizzing through the air, it was too late to dodge!
T40219 turned around and faced the flying axe. But just as it was about to reach his face, T40219 discovered that Ren Xiaosu had already reached his side with Yang Xiaojin on his back and had his hand stretched out.
His slender but powerful hand grabbed the handle of the axe. Then Ren Xiaosu threw it back with great force at an even faster speed.
As the axe spun horizontally through the air, it made a whizzing sound that made people feel uneasy.
A second later, it landed squarely in the face of the axe thrower!
Outside the Great Wall, the recon troops felt up close the power displayed by Ren Xiaosu. It was a counterattack that rocked them to the core.
Meanwhile, the people on the Great Wall had an even clearer view of the big picture.
After the barbarian threw the axe, Ren Xiaosu suddenly turned around and completed a series of rapid movements, catching the axe and throwing it back, all in a single breath.
They suddenly felt like they were watching an exciting show, with the wilderness outside the Great Wall being the stage, while there was only one main character.
“Hurry up and run! Don’t just stand there,” Ren Xiaosu shouted at T40219.
T40219 said in a low voice, “Thank you!”
“Gratitude received from T40219, +1!”
Ren Xiaosu beamed with joy. ‘That’s the way!‘
A gate in the Great Wall slowly raised, opening up a path for everyone to enter. Meanwhile, the infantry brigade responsible for covering the front had moved towards the east where they would naturally be assisted by other troops.
After getting behind the Great Wall, everyone took off their helmets and turned off their radios. With their helmets off, the cool breeze brushed past their sweaty heads, and everyone felt they had gained a new lease of life.
Off to the side, Ren Xiaosu put Yang Xiaojin down and muttered, “You clearly know that I’m not afraid of them. How could those barbarians possibly catch up to me? Why did you even take the risk to run out?”
“Because I know you won’t let anything happen to me,” Yang Xiaojin matter-of-factly.
“Alright then.” Ren Xiaosu beamed.
At this moment, P5092 walked down from the Great Wall. He said to Ren Xiaosu with a smile, “How devastating. I really look forward to our future cooperation.”
Ren Xiaosu whispered to Yang Xiaojin, “Hear that? This guy has already made up his mind to join us in the Prosperous Northwest. I’ve already convinced him!”
P5092 could not hear what Ren Xiaosu was mumbling about. He wondered, “What did you say?”
Ren Xiaosu knew it was not a good time to mention anything about the Prosperous Northwest while so many soldiers were around them. So he laughed out loud. “It’s nothing. I’m going to eat now since there’s nothing much to do here. That field trip has me a little exhausted. Has the chow hall prepared supper for us yet?”
“Of course.” P5092 nodded and said, “Those who go out on a mission will be allowed to take a hot shower and have a warm meal as soon as they get back to base.”
But just as Ren Xiaosu was about to turn around and leave, P5092’s adjutant suddenly said, “Wait a minute, you haven’t reported your mission status yet.”
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. “What mission?”
The adjutant raged on the inside. ‘See! He forgot about the mission! He totally forgot about it!‘
The adjutant said, “Your mission was to scout out their emplacements. Why did you engage in guerrilla warfare after entering the forest instead? I admit you’re very powerful, and I really admire you from the bottom of my heart, but this is not how war works. Identifying the enemy’s emplacements is much more important than killing a few hundred people.”
However, P5092 said, “Enough. We’ve scored a great victory this time, so let’s not haggle over these details. It’s not that easy to identify emplacements, after all.”
But Ren Xiaosu interrupted, “Where’s the sand table? I’ll mark the emplacements for y’all.”
The adjutant and P5092 were stunned. The combat staff officers at the side looked at one another. They had been watching the live feed of the reco company the entire time. Didn’t Ren Xiaosu remain with the group throughout? How could he know about the enemy’s emplacements then?!
Ren Xiaosu went straight for the command center. As he walked, he said, “I’ve only located seven emplacements. Based on my estimates, they should have over a dozen of them in total. But as time was tight, I didn’t have enough opportunities to search for the others.”
With that, they arrived at the command center. Ren Xiaosu gestured here and there on the sand table and even used a ruler to measure the distance. Then he used small yellow flags to mark the emplacements.
Ren Xiaosu said, “I feel that it’ll be a hassle if we have to use troops to break through these emplacements. The terrain they’re located on gives them the advantage in defending, so y’all might just as well blow them up.”
At the side, the adjutant wondered, “You were with the group the entire time, and I didn’t see you looking for the emplacements, so how do you know all this?”
“Just assume I guessed it.” Ren Xiaosu waved it off and left.
P5092 stood at the sand table and studied it seriously. His adjutant asked, “Sir, do you trust him?”
P5092 did not answer directly. Instead, he said, “If I were the barbarians’ commander, I would probably deploy my emplacements at these locations too.”
The adjutant gave a mental sigh. It seemed that his superior did believe that kid.
P5092 continued, “We should be able to launch a counterattack and chase these barbarians out of the forest if we can take out seven of their emplacements.”
“But even if it’s true, it’s only a portion of where they deployed their emplacements,” the adjutant said.
“There are no wars where we can be absolutely confident of winning. The emplacements identified in this scouting mission should already account for over half of them, so that should be enough for us to work with.” P5092 said, “Report this matter back to HQ and let them decide if we’re to launch a counterattack or not.”
“But HQ will not believe in speculation. They only believe in real evidence,” the adjutant said.
P5092 stayed silent for a while before saying, “Report it to them using my name as a P5 division commander. Don’t tell them it was just a speculative guess and say that it’s intel gained from a scouting mission.”
His adjutant sighed and said, “Do you know how it’ll affect you if the intel turns out to be wrong?”
P5092 smiled and patted him on the shoulder. “I’ll just have to take the rap then. Rather than thinking about this, why don’t we try to kill more barbarians instead? Go on and report it.”
