The First Order

"No." P5092 refuted, "As the future commander, why're you risking your life by going behind enemy lines alone at a time like this?"

"But I'm the most suitable person to handle this matter, aren't I?" Ren Xiaosu chuckled and said, "Wang Yun, how long can the provisions at our defensive position last?"

Wang Yun said, "If we don't ration them, we still have enough to last us another ten days. I had thought the Wang Consortium would continue transporting supplies over, so I didn't plan for any rationing. But who could've expected the expeditionary army to act so quickly? The Wang Consortium can't transport their supplies over anymore. If we reduce the quantity of food to be distributed, we should still be able to last for another 15 days. After all, fighting a battle expends physical strength, so we can't reduce it by too much."

Ren Xiaosu asked P5092, "How long do you think this defensive battle will go on for?"

P5092 thought for a moment and said, "Around 20 days or so."

"So if you get the others to go, even if they really manage to harass the expeditionary army's supply convoys, they won't be able to bring back the supplies. But if I go, it'll be killing two birds with one stone. Not only can I harass them, but I can also solve the problem of the supply shortage at our defensive position."

"But the defensive position needs you more." P5092 said, "If you aren't around and those heavily armored warriors suddenly appear, how's the defensive position going to deal with them? It's not time for our troops to resort to using the firebombs yet. We have to wait for the expeditionary army to get more aggressive before we start using them."

P5092 had previously said that if the expeditionary army used their trump card and sent out the heavily armored warriors into battle all at once, he would give them a surprise.

And this surprise was the incendiary bombs brought by the 6th Combat Brigade. No matter how amazing the defensive strength of the heavy armor was, they were not fireproof.

In P5092's plan, although there would definitely be sporadic elite barbarians breaking through the defensive position in the early stages, he wanted this trump card to be kept for the most critical of moments. If they could inflict heavy losses to the enemy's heavily armored troops in one fell swoop, that would be a great victory for them!

But before that, Ren Xiaosu would have to be the one to deal with those elites who suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

If a high-level combatant like Ren Xiaosu was not at the defensive position, they would probably be forced to use the incendiary bombs prematurely.

Yang Xiaojin suddenly stepped forward. "I can take care of a few sporadic expeditionary army elites during the early stages. As long as they don't number more than a 100, I'm confident they won't be able to breach the defensive position. I just need Ji Zi'ang to build a sniper's nest for me in the mountain behind the defensive position."

The rear of the defensive position was backed by a perilous peak. If they could create a sniper's nest in the interior of that mountain, there would be no need to worry about Yang Xiaojin's safety.

Ren Xiaosu asked, "Are you sure?"

Yang Xiaojin said in a relaxed manner, "I've taken a look at the heavy armor they're wearing. Standard armor-piercing bullets will be enough to deal with them. One shot and they're dead for sure. And if they didn't get bogged down by the heavy armor, it might really be difficult for me to hit them judging by how fast they can move. There would be a chance I would miss if that were the case, but I'm a 100% sure now."

Ren Xiaosu understood what Yang Xiaojin meant. For normal firearms, heavy armor was indeed very effective against them. But if it was the black sniper rifle paired with armor-piercing bullets, it would be truly dumb of the barbarians to carry such a burdensome load.

P5092 hesitated for a moment. "This lady's marksmanship…"

Ren Xiaosu chuckled and said, "Oh, she's the one who taught me how to shoot, so you don't have to worry about that."

"But the 6th Combat Brigade did not bring much sniper ammunition with them either." P5092 said, "The 6th Combat Brigade does not have any particularly outstanding snipers, so the quantity they brought—"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Yang Xiaojin's black sniper rifle get conjured. Yang Xiaojin said, "There's no need for bullets."

"How about this?" P5092 thought for a moment and said, "Ji Zi'ang will need two days to create the tunnel. In the meantime, we can assess if Ms. Xiaojin is up to the task tomorrow."

"No problem," Yang Xiaojin said.

At this moment, everyone was performing their duties and doing everything they could to win this battle.

Thinking of this, everyone felt inexplicably excited as though they were unaware this might be their burial place.

Wang Yun laughed. "I'm sorry, I was used to being held back by my colleagues back at the Kong Consortium. I even had to be wary of others plotting against me while carrying out my missions, so I'm still a little unused to being part of such a united organization all of a sudden."

Ji Zi'ang nodded. "I feel the same way as Wang Yun."

Off to the side, Wang Run watched all of this quietly. He did not say anything because he did not feel a sense of belonging to the Northwest Army. At Mt. Zuoyun, he was still considered an outsider who could not truly be trusted.

However, he could also understand Wang Yun's feelings as an intelligence agent himself. Wang Yun was an intelligence agent of the Kong Consortium, Ji Zi'ang was an intelligence agent of the Zhou Consortium, and he was an intelligence agent of the Wang Consortium.

Just as Wang Yun had said, they had to watch their backs at all times.

Everyone started moving. When the expeditionary army made a short retreat that night, Ji Zi'ang and Zero immediately created a tunnel from the defensive position that meandered out of the mountains.

Moreover, when Ji Zi'ang used his power to create the tunnel, he would not even make a sound that would alert the expeditionary army on the surface. This was what it truly meant to be an underground operation.

Ren Xiaosu sized up the dark tunnel and said, "Speaking of which, this tunnel should only be usable once or twice, right? The expeditionary army will discover this place once I head out once or twice."

"Don't worry, it's good enough to just harass them once." P5092 said, "Your mission is to unsettle the expeditionary army and make them think there's other troops out there in the wilderness. That way, they'll be restrained in whatever they do."

"By the way, you mentioned previously that it was necessary to keep the seven mountains that could be toppled by Ji Zi'ang as our trump cards. When do you plan on using them?" Ren Xiaosu asked.

"Six of them will be used to destroy the expeditionary army's most difficult to deal with main forces." P5092 explained. He then pointed out the six mountains for Ren Xiaosu. The mountains towered like sharp swords within Mt. Zuoyun as though they were safeguarding the defensive position.

Ren Xiaosu suddenly wondered, "But that's only six of them? What about the other one?"

P5092 said, "The last one will only be used if we're left with no choice. I hope there'll never be a need for it."

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He suddenly looked at the mountain behind him. The defensive position was built into this particular mountain.

P5092 nodded and said, "This is the one. If the day comes when we can't hold on any longer, I'll order Ji Zi'ang to topple this mountain as well. Then we'll all be buried here together with the expeditionary army."

When P5092 spoke, his tone was very calm. There was no inspirational air when he said they would perish together with the enemy as one would imagine. But these words made Ren Xiaosu understand he was ready to die.

It was no wonder P5092 said to Ji Zi'ang that anyone could die but him. So it turned out that Ji Zi'ang was the glorious last bullet the 6th Combat Brigade would fire.

Ren Xiaosu smiled. "Don't worry, I won't let y'all die."