The First Order - Chapter 391

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Chapter 391 The copper bell

After repeatedly confirming with Zhang Xiaoman through the radio, Zhou Yinglong finally believed that they had really taken Mt . Guan .

The Forward Strike Battalion’s original plan was to first deploy the Razor Sharp Company to attack the bandits at Mt . Dingyuan, which they felt was easier to take . After that, the Razor Sharp Company would move to attack the stronger forces at Mt . Guan together with Second Company .

But in the end, Mt . Guan was taken not long after the Razor Sharp Company set out .

Zhang Xiaoman asked on the radio, “Battalion Commander, does this count as our credit?”

“Yes, yes, yes,” Zhou Yinglong replied . “What are the Razor Sharp Company’s casualties? If there’s too many casualties, take a short rest and wait for reinforcements . ”

“We didn’t suffer any casualties . ” Even as Zhang Xiaoman said that, he was finding it hard to believe . As such, he did not bother hiding the truth . “There were only about a 100 bandits on Mt . Guan, and they were all killed single-handedly by Ren Xiaosu . I’m shocked by it, let alone you . We had only planned for him to pin down the bandits on Mt . Guan . But in the end, he pinned them down so hard that all of them died . ”

Then Zhang Xiaoman even heard Zhou Yinglong take a deep breath through the radio before shouting, “What the!”

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was wiping the blood off his body by a stream behind Mt . Guan . After that, he changed back into the Razor Sharp Company’s combat uniform .

Jiao Xiaochen and the others watched Ren Xiaosu as they collected the ammunition and supplies a short distance away . “Did y’all see that? He’s acting like it’s no big deal after killing over a 100 people . He’s a little too calm, ain’t he?”

“I wonder what he did before coming to Fortress 178… . ”

“I heard he was also a refugee . He was even a student of Commander Zhang’s and well-known as ruthless in town . That’s what Old Xu told me . ”

Ren Xiaosu stood at the edge of the stream after changing back into the uniform of the Razor Sharp Company . This was just the beginning of his revenge . He still had a lot more battles to fight .

Zhang Xiaoman finished reporting to Zhou Yinglong . He asked Jiao Xiaochen, “Count everything we collected . ”

“We’ve collected two 12 . 7 mm caliber HMGS that came with wheeled mounts and gun shields, 31 ammo boxes, and two mortars,” Jiao Xiaochen reported . “There’s also a lot of rifles, but those are useless to us . ”

Having more guns wasn’t necessarily better . They would still need people to carry them to be effective . So the rifles were not much different from scrap metal to them .

“Take the mortars and rounds, dismantle the wheel mounts and gun shields from the HMGs before taking them, and grab the HMG ammo too . ” Zhang Xiaoman said, “The gun shields of the machine guns are more useful in the plains . It’s not convenient for us to bring them while on the march . Wait, something’s wrong . Weren’t there any grenades there?”

Jiao Xiaochen shook his head . “No, we didn’t find a single grenade . ”

“Were those bandits so poor they couldn’t even afford grenades?” Zhang Xiaoman wondered .

It was not that the bandits on Mt . Guan were poor, but that Ren Xiaosu had already stuffed seven full boxes of grenades into his storage space before heading down the mountain .

Before he obtained any Explosive Poker cards that were at least “sixes,” Ren Xiaosu felt he could use the grenades as a replacement . As for how powerful a “quad-six” bomb was, he couldn’t gauge that yet .

Zhang Xiaoman looked at the pile of firearms with shimmering eyes . Even the Razor Sharp Company was only equipped with the standard weaponry whenever they headed out for battle . They did not usually get issued with so much firepower . So they had to depend on their own abilities to get whatever they could from the battlefield .

Jiao Xiaochen shouldered a machine gun . “This thing’s mine!”

As he finished speaking, Ren Xiaosu grabbed the machine gun out of Jiao Xiaochen’s hands . Jiao Xiaochen was stunned for a moment . Then he heard Ren Xiaosu say, “Platoon Commander, let me carry it for

you . ”

Jiao Xiaochen was moved to tears . He was such a competent soldier and had such great esprit de corps . Just what kind of an angelic teammate was he!

“Thank you, Ren Xiaosu,” Jiao Xiaochen said .

“Gratitude received from Jiao Xiaochen, +1!”

Ren Xiaosu realized it was rather easy to gain gratitude tokens at Fortress 178 .

Now that his quest was almost complete, he thought he maybe should continue gaining more gratitude tokens even after the quest .

“Captain,” Ren Xiaosu looked at Zhang Xiaoman and asked, “what do we do next?”

“We’ll besiege Mt . Dingyuan . ” Zhang Xiaoman replied, “The Forward Strike Battalion and Engineering Battalion are about to reach our north . They’re going to establish an FOB there, so we can’t have the bandits in the rear go and make trouble for them . ”

“Is the FOB essential?” Ren Xiaosu asked . He was not doubting him but just humbly asking, “What’s the use of an FOB?”

Ren Xiaosu’s impression was that a forward operating base was just a place where one could eat .

Zhang Xiaoman patiently explained, “By using the FOB, it can greatly reduce the time the troops spend traveling from the rear to the front lines . It can also extend supply lines to a place closer to the enemy’s location . For example, an armored brigade must resupply at an FOB before venturing further into the depths of the battlefield . ”

Ren Xiaosu nodded to show he understood . “Then how are we attacking Mt . Dingyuan?”

“Commander Zhou said we don’t have to do a head-on attack, so we only need to blockade them on Mt . Dingyuan . ” Zhang Xiaoman said, “Now that Mt . Guan has been taken, the plan has changed . As such, our mission is no longer considered too difficult, so we should try to keep our casualties to a minimum . After the FOB is built, there’ll be new troops coming to provide us with fire support . Then it’ll be much easier to capture our target . ”

That same night, everyone took a short rest atop Mt . Guan . While the soldiers took off their shoes and sat by the campfire, Ren Xiaosu walked away quietly .

Zhang Xiaoman looked at the solitary Ren Xiaosu, who was standing near the edge of the cliff . He suddenly said to the other soldiers, “Looks like he’s got something on his mind . ”

“Captain, it’s cuz our feet stink . ”

Zhang Xiaoman joked, “Don’t you think he’s weighed down by something?”

“A little . ”

Zhang Xiaoman turned around and looked at Ren Xiaosu’s back . He had a feeling that Ren Xiaosu had been through much more than they imagined . He went up to Ren Xiaosu with some piping hot vegetable soup . “Here, eat your fill . ”

“Mhm, thank you, Captain,” Ren Xiaosu said .

However, Zhang Xiaoman did not walk away after handing the soup to him . Instead, he asked, “I heard you recently arrived at Fortress 178 . Why have you chosen to come to such a poor place?”

Ren Xiaosu gave Zhang Xiaoman a look . “I didn’t plan on coming here, but there’s something important that I have to do, and I also share some common goals with Fortress 178 . ”

“Oh, I see . ” Zhang Xiaoman nodded .

“Captain, why did you join the Fortress 178 army?” Ren Xiaosu asked .

“I was born in Fortress 178 . ” Zhang Xiaoman said with a smile, “The first thing the young men in the fortress do when they turn 16 is to get a physical to see if they can qualify as soldiers . Some people even attempt suicide after failing the test due to flat feet . ”

“Why?” Ren Xiaosu asked in surprise .

Zhang Xiaoman looked to the northwest like he could see Fortress 178 . Then he replied with a smile, “So they can get a chance to prove they’re brave warriors when the copper bell in the center of the fortress tolls . ”

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