CHAPTER 424: CHAPTER 204: THE THIRD BOMBER JOINS THE RANKS

Li Xian, tightly gripping the handgun, walked out of the city, and He Shuo, who had prepared everything, was coming towards him.

The two met outside the city. Li Xian was silent for a long time before finally asking:

"What do you need me to do now?"

"You don’t need to do anything, just surrender."

He Shuo waved his hand and then said:

"Don’t overthink this matter."

"After receiving Han Shui City, we’ll arrange a new position for you."

"You still need to assist us in managing Han Shui City—in other words, you can still be the manager of Han Shui City but not its owner."

"So, does this arrangement meet your expectations?"

"It exceeds my expectations."

Li Xian nodded calmly, but he still didn’t put down the handgun in his hand.

After pausing for a moment, he suddenly continued to ask:

"So, what am I to you?"

It seemed that He Shuo was not surprised by his question.

He answered without the slightest hesitation.

"A person who has walked all the paths trying to find the right one."

At these words, Li Xian was stunned.

He recalled those few words Zhou Yan had said.

At this moment, it seemed he finally realized what kind of person he truly was...

...

Meanwhile, in Jinling New City.

The third bomber had rolled off the production line, and the pilot who had completed the preliminary training had just piloted this bomber for a take-off and landing.

This pilot might be talented, but compared to Jiang Yu, his talent seems somewhat lacking.

However, fortunately, neither Chen Jian nor Lei Jie intended to pursue extremity in pilot assessments.

Objectively speaking, they had only one requirement for the pilots.

Being able to take off and land, and drop bombs when conditions permit.

Thus, this Huaxia Army member from Yellow Stone City naturally became the third bomber pilot of the Huaxia Army.

His smooth induction greatly reduced the pressure on the Huaxia Army in facing the beast tide gathering.

"...After the induction of the third bomber, we have indeed raised the bombing density to a higher level."

"When there were two planes, we could deploy at most six sorties a day."

"But with a third plane, the sortie capability has instantly increased to twelve per day."

"Basically, as long as the supply of bombs is sufficient, we can already use bombing to completely curb the beast tide gathering trend from the southeast direction."

"In this way, the pressure we face mainly shifts to the southwest and northwest sides."

After Chen Jian’s words fell, the large screen in the operation command room updated a real-time battlefield situation map.

On the situation map, four huge red arrows marked the direction of the beast tide gathering and movement, and among them, two had been noted as "blocked" by Chen Jian with a red line.

The ones not blocked were only the northwest and southwest directions.

Looking at the updated map, Lei Jie interrupted:

"Theoretically, the beast tide gathering on the northwest side will be dismantled soon."

"He Shuo has taken Han Shui City, almost without a single soldier."

"He gained nearly a hundred quality soldiers there, and once equipped, Han Shui City will become a solid fortress on the northwest beast tide’s path."

"The beast tide in this direction either bypasses them, enduring rear impact."

"Or takes a risk by attacking Han Shui City, turning the battle into a siege like Jinling City, dispersing their forces."

"Either choice is good for us."

"On the large-scale battlefield, pressure is beginning to lessen."

"The possibility of organizing a ’no-compromise grand decisive battle’ has been killed."

"At least now, we can make a preliminary judgment."

"That is, we won’t be drowned by the beast tide anymore."

"Indeed."

After Lei Jie’s words, Chen Jian nodded in agreement and then smiled, saying:

"You don’t say, He Shuo is really skillful in doing this."

"When he said he wanted to establish a base in Han Shui City, I thought he would follow our previous tactics, using the equipment to launch a surprise attack on Han Shui City, completely eliminating all active forces there."

"I never thought he could achieve this level."

"Without firing a shot, without firing a cannon, this city was taken."

"Indeed, every profession has its specialty..."

"In the future, we can let him handle more such matters."

After these words fell, the people in the operation command room smiled.

There’s no saying it, the uprising in Han Shui City could completely be seen as the first victory after the battle in Jinling New City.

And the significance of this victory is even greater than the victory of repelling encirclement in Jinling New City.

If the victory in repelling encirclement just means "standing firm", then taking Han Shui City means the Huaxia Army truly "stepped out."

From now on, the Huaxia Army has two footholds.

And the forces supported by these two footholds will stack up to a higher limit.

After a brief pause, Chen Jian stood up, pointed at the operation map, and continued:

"So, the direction of our next phase of operation is very clear."

"On one hand, we need to send sufficient weapons and equipment to Han Shui City, helping He Shuo quickly establish a solid defense line there."

"On the other hand, we need to strengthen support for the Penetration Company, guiding them to carry out operations in the southwest direction with more refined tactics."

"Currently, the Penetration Company is at this position."

Chen Jian tapped the map, and Fu Xi immediately updated the position of the Penetration Company on the map.

"Southeast of Tongling City, 26 kilometers from the main urban area of Tongling City."

"The beast tide they’re facing has two waves."

"One wave comes from the direction of Xuancheng, the small-scale monster group that dispersed after receiving a nuclear strike."

"The other wave comes from Chuansha and Ji’an directions, gathering from the southwest to Jinling City, not yet having participated in the battle, a large-scale beast tide."

"In the earlier enemy group, the number of large monsters is less than 20, with relatively weak strength."

"While in the later enemy group, the number of large monsters is conservatively estimated to reach over 200, becoming the main opponent of the Penetration Company."

"The current operation plan is like this."

"In the short term, the Penetration Company needs to take the initiative to launch an attack on the scattered beast groups, thoroughly eliminating them."

"Subsequently, the Penetration Company needs to enter Tongling City, using it as the core fulcrum, controlling a triangular region with Tongling, Jiujiang, and Huangshan as vertices, cutting off the connection between the southwest beast tide and the northwest and southeast beast tide, preventing the enemy from merging."

"This is not a simple task. Even if it’s just logistics and supply, it’s enough to cause us considerable trouble."

"We must mobilize all available resources to support them, while also preparing to change operation plans as needed."

"Currently, the most favorable tactic I see for us is leveraging the geographic advantage of Han Shui and Huangshan cities, attempting to encircle the southwest beast tide."

"Hammer and Anvil tactic."

Lei Jie added, Chen Jian nodded slightly and continued:

"That’s right, Hammer and Anvil tactic."

"The key prerequisite for executing this tactic is to actively control the beast tide’s movement direction, leading them into our preset battlefield."

"And in this regard, only the Penetration Company can achieve it."

"So, within the next two days, they will continue to move towards Huangshan."

"And what we need to do is prepare all resources for them there."

"Lei Jie!"

"Here!"

Lei Jie stood up, and Chen Jian pondered briefly before giving the order:

"Organize the Air Force to deliver combat supplies to Huangshan City."

"The Penetration Company is expected to complete the cleanup of escaping monsters in the Xuancheng direction in 6 hours, and will reach Huangshan in 24 hours."

"Before they reach Huangshan, we must ensure that the delivered supplies can replenish them to full combat readiness."

"Can it be done?"

"No problem!"

Lei Jie answered decisively.

"Then let’s do it this way!"

At Chen Jian’s command, everyone immediately took action.

Shen Yue, who was hundreds of kilometers away, also received the orders simultaneously.

At this moment, he clearly realized that this newly formed Penetration Company was finally going to face head-on