National Juggernaut

Chapter 699 Enlightenment and Detours

"One good news, one bad news."

When the latest news arrived, Lin Shiyu, Zheng Li's adjutant, was still interested in making jokes, but even if Zheng Li didn't read the battle report, he knew that there was probably no essential difference between the good news and the bad news.

"Listen to the good news first."

"Well, the superiors gave us a commendation, because the results of the battle far exceeded expectations. It is conservatively estimated that the Gomels lost more than 70 people in that battle."

Zheng Li lowered his head, continued to read his entertainment newspaper that was out of date for three months, and took a sip of his coffee.

This still needs to be confirmed by the superior?This is what I saw with my own eyes. The Reaper didn't treat his mortal race as a human being at all, even though the end of the world was still throwing soldiers in to explore the way.

"Heh, now, even if you don't tell me, I already know what the bad news is. The number of Gemel is more than the original?"

"That's right, the current estimate is 350 million."

The enemy is increasing instead of decreasing. It is obviously terrible news, but other people on the bridge seem to have not heard of it, so they should do what they should do.

In fact, not only Zheng Li guessed the reality, but people who saw the end of the world could clearly confirm this truth—the Reapers' legion hadn't even reached the upper limit.

The world that Capricorn lived in back then was weird and powerful. The black land ate countless "migrants" and "losers", countless losers in the wrestling of the gods, for the ridiculously fertile land (unlimited food) Supplying racial needs) came to that world, but few managed to leave.

Afterwards, the researchers made an investigation, and found that the whole world is the "placenta of life", the whole world is alive, and the food that grows wildly is actually the flesh and blood of "His". To be more accurate, it is probably hair dandruff and nails crumbs, but it already contains the basic cells of "His".

He doesn't even need to interfere with the will of these outsiders. He only needs to activate the "desires" of these lives, such as appetite, desire for war, desire for mating, and desire for power. The brutal fight to the death continues here, and then the bones are buried here.

Their lives have further enriched the cornerstone of the "world", and their genes and spiritual energy have become the nutrients and savings for the birth of the children of the world.

The layout this time may only be three to five hundred years old, but the black earth trap in this "world" has been recorded for at least thousands of years.

In the end, when "He" was born, the savings were already at the level of the sea of ​​life.

And when His soul came with the "Sea of ​​Soul", the accumulated terrifying power instantly turned into "The Mire of Life", an infinite pool of eternally boiling life.

Perhaps, the upper limit of his troops is not time or resources at all, but the upper limit of Gemel's control.

Perhaps, He keeps throwing away the cannon fodder because he is worried that they will develop themselves in a longer life, and have resentment and doubts towards the "creator".
". Zheng Li?"

At this moment, Zheng Li realized that his mind was distracted, he shook his head, and said nothing more.

"Continue to prepare for the battle. Whether it is 100 million or 200 million, it actually makes no difference to us."

Zheng Li flipped through his strategic map, which was good, and he still had about [-] combat power.

Yes, I can't win anyway, what's the difference between 100 million and 300 million.

After the "doomsday world", the main battle group of Shiqian City retreated without hesitation, some of them reorganized in the rear, and the other part simply withdrew from this battle. No one stopped them, even the routine No advice from superiors.

These days, there are no fools.

This battle without even a confrontation will be replayed afterwards. Many people will feel very complicated when they see the death trap and don't know that they may have become cannon fodder.

Some people have watched too much, so what should they do? Lots of differences, and possibly even going in completely different directions.

Just stating the facts, no one is right or wrong, and no one is noble or noble or great. If there is anything different, probably only the old soldiers are generally calm, and the young people are generally a little bit upset.

In the minds of many people, sacrifice is acceptable, but such inexplicable "sacrifice" is unbearable. At least for now, they are not willing to contribute.

Another aspect of civilian combat power is that it is very difficult to stop them when they really plan to slip away, and the Shiqian City Military Department, which was a little embarrassed, did not try to stop them.

And judging from what a senior military officer said privately to Zheng Li, the death trap was actually not activated as planned, which made them heave a sigh of relief.

".No matter what, this is extremely disgraceful. We can explain it, and the people can probably understand it, but what we pay is not only the pension, but also the trust of the people and soldiers. It is just a favor that does not need to activate the doomsday plan. We will fully support your new plan."

Zheng Li also heaved a sigh of relief after getting the approval from above.

Looking at the battle groups that were far away one by one, those comrades who were able to entrust their lives before, Zheng Li's mood was also very complicated.

From a certain point of view, he is different from everyone. In terms of self-perception, he is not a person of this era.

"... If you are a person of our time, you let me be a trap and cannon fodder? I will fight you to the death when I turn around. At worst, I will risk my life and want me to continue to work for you?! Climb!"

Originally, Zheng Li's follow-up evaluation of this incident was an explosion of public opinion, and everyone had played that level.

As a result, there was indeed loud thunder and little rain.

"Those bastards actually used us as bait soldiers, no matter what! The task entrustment money should be brought over, and there must be no less, and spiritual compensation!"

"Yes! These bastards, if they want us to continue working, they must double their pay. At least double five!"

The more senior you are, the more indifferent you are. Even if you yell and curse, you let it go easily in the end. It's not so much a mood swing, it's better to take the opportunity to get more compensation/double the next entrustment.

"Do they think their lives can be counted as money? Or, do they think their lives are worthless?"

In the next moment, Zheng Li gave himself a bang on the forehead, perhaps this unconscious rant was the correct answer.

In the eyes of the veterans, they really feel that their fate is just like that. This is not a metaphysical thing such as "sacrifice", "lofty responsibility", or "warrior honor". After seeing the fallen backs of comrades-in-arms, friends, and seniors, you will vaguely feel that your day is not far away.

"My life is the most important thing, and everything is based on this." It is the mainstream value of the old era, because that era was a peaceful era that was so happy that everyone's life was very important.

"People are always going to die, but if you really have to sacrifice, please give me enough value to die."

In this era when human life is very cheap, this is the mainstream value of soldiers. This is not to say who is good and who is bad, but the choice of the times. Social concepts such as "a class" and "slaves are not human beings" seem unbelievable now, but in that era, it was indeed the consensus of all/most people.

Nature and the environment created all of this, Zheng Li felt shocked when he saw the scene in front of him.

Or, his awareness is not even comparable to that of an ordinary soldier in this era.

But from another perspective, this is also an extremely heavy and embarrassing topic.
"The deduction of the military department is that our 7 people can't stop the million-strong army no matter what. Why don't we use it as a bait to attract firepower?"

"No, if it's just that, the military department will issue a notice to let us avoid it temporarily. People are always more important than land unless there is the main city behind."

With a delicate mood, Zheng Li questioned Lin Yuying, his closest person, and the woman told a more cruel reality.

"So."

"Well, everyone can see that the situation is worse than expected. According to the assessment of the military department, we cannot stop it. This 'we' includes all the combat power of Shiqian City on the front line."

Zheng Li nodded silently, he understood.

The result of the evaluation by the rear command center is that Shiqian City may be threatened, and even major damage may occur. Then, when the main force of the Atel people enters the battle, it may lead to the collapse and death of the city.

On this premise, all means can be used.

Don't veterans get angry when they are treated as cannon fodder?Don't talk about it, everyone is blown up, everyone has only one life, but compared with the young people who are rushing away, they are more patient, they will look at the situation for themselves, and evaluate whether their sacrifice is worthwhile and necessary, If there is no or because of some people's selfish desires, it will explode instantly, and if there is, "I am unlucky."

"...Oh, I guess, it's just a recruit, or a failing."

When Zheng Li was complaining about himself, the sudden softness of the vest made him startled.

When he looked up, there was a gentle and loving smile that contained everything.

"But that's what I like"

The innocent woman blinked her eyes, then responded to the young man's movement, lowered her head slowly, and time passed by at a high speed again.
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After a short period of hypocrisy, Zheng Li could only speed up the work in hand.

Most of those wargroups who left will still stay in the rear world, so they can follow their own "plan".

And the twists and turns of that unlucky world have only just begun.

A section of bridge is broken on a main road, even if it is to be connected, it will not be a matter of time. But if that road is a "world corridor" composed of several worlds, is it a world that collapsed?

In fact, because the end of the world is so rare (observation opportunities and witnesses are rare), Zheng Li is not clear about the information on this side.

But judging from the results, it has now become a restricted area of ​​the plane.

It's not as simple as being connected to a certain world casually. Where is now an unobservable plane void, which is the weird situation of "everyone knows where there seems to be, but they can't get close".

Obviously, this road cannot be followed, but this result was within Zheng Li's expectation from the very beginning, and the degree of completion was even higher than his best plan.

"...without sacrificing too much, letting them follow the path I chose is the only good news."

No matter how fierce the reaper was, he still had no choice but to take a detour, and the closest one was chosen by Zheng Li.

"The fastest, it will take more than half a month, we have enough time to prepare."

Zheng Li thought about it, the best result would be that while he was on the way, he was sent back by a letter, so he wouldn't even be able to beat him.

"Forget it, don't dream, that guy can't retreat, and there is no way for him to retreat."

Thinking of the calm and slowly burning pupils, Zheng Li knew that this matter could not be done well.

What he is more concerned about is the progress in the rear. To deal with the nearly endless army of the Reapers, extraordinary measures must be used, which also means more resource allocation and technical difficulties that have not yet been solved.

The former has the help of the entire Shiqian City, and even the twin cities have promised to join the war when necessary. As for when it is necessary, it is naturally up to them to decide.

And this shows the troubles of the Reapers from one aspect. Those million-dollar cannon fodder with strong individual strength will make any force that is ready to fight with them, first look at their wallets and then their inventory. To win, but to win by knocking is not worth it.

Zheng Li thought, if those bastards headed all the way north and actually reached the city wall of Shiqian City, then there would be nothing to say, and the Twin Cities would take action directly if the matter was over.
".But we will not accept such an ending. It means that we will lose all of our hundreds of years of expansion. He only needs to make a circle outside the city, and then he can enjoy the triumphant return of a hero."

Based on this premise, strategic layouts were laid out one by one.

There is still no need to die, just destroy their way forward. The simpler way is to destroy the main road through the world and slow down their progress. The more complicated way is to artificially create space shocks and destroy the nearest dimensional portal. some type of.

If you are a little more humble, you can also let the hunters lure a few god-level beasts to his only way. If you are lucky, the battle may end earlier. If that guy is still as arrogant as last time, he will directly attack the road in front of him. things.

You know, just like the time whale back then, many low-intelligence "beasts" are really outrageously strong, and the autumn festival is actually not a troublesome monster. The hunter department guides large-scale "low-intelligence natural disasters" away from their own groups. Organs, many races have them.

Using all kinds of means, the fastest way is half a month, if it can be delayed to one or two months, my plan will be more secure.

And at this juncture, Zheng Li also used his command authority, which was not warm enough, to give an order that everyone could not understand.

". Try to drive the 'centaur race' to the world of decisive battle? Why? Those guys are not even qualified to be cannon fodder."

(End of this chapter)