Chapter 248: Unsheathed
The woman in military uniform, with short ear-length hair, knocked meaningfully on the door, and walked in without waiting for the people in the room to react.
"This is the current topographic map and plan of the whole city. Compared with the electronic version we have before, there are some new changes. She spread out two huge sheets of paper the size of a dining table one after the other, and pressed them against the wall separately with tacks, "Would you rather take your time to ponder it yourself, or would you like to take the time to hear what I have to say?" β
The man in the I-shirt was lying on the sofa with his head in his hands, as if he was resting with his eyes closed, and he didn't react much after hearing the woman's words, and only replied slowly after a while: "You just say it, I want to take a break for a while." β
"So, I'll start with the basics." The woman glanced at him, and there was no extra nonsense, "The terrain is no different from what we detected before. It is a coastal city, surrounded by rolling hills on the east and west sides, and access is mainly by the entrances to the north and south. Beyond the North Gate is the plain, which is about 100 kilometers away from the neighboring human cities. This gate is also the main escape route for city dwellers, and at least eighty percent of humanity is moving in this direction. β
"So there are about 20% of people left in the city now?" The man in the vest still didn't open his eyes, "How's it going to the south?" β
"To the south is facing the sea, and our follow-up troops are expected to land from that direction. These humans weren't all fools, and when they noticed that our first reinforcements were coming from the south, they all knew each other and ran away. At this point, the woman hesitated slightly, but continued, "In addition, according to the latest information, our batch of drones has been unplugged by a few talented people who have not yet withdrawn from the city before landing. β
"Oh, it's fine, it's expected." The man's eyelids moved slightly, "You say it in order first, and then the other things will be mentioned last." β
"Yes." The woman took out a notepad from her pocket, "The data you found from the mayor's office before, I have corrected it in light of what I have learned on the ground. The bad news is that the city may have more talented people than we expected, and even more unfortunately, there are a few people who seem to have a lot of potential. β
"Oh? What kind of monsters are there, tell me about it? β
"I don't think you'll have much interest in business elites and the like, so I'll skip it. The most notable one, you've surely heard of. The woman took a few steps closer, looked at the scum on his face and frowned, and suddenly slapped a bulging paper bag on the face of the man in the vest very disrespectfully, "This is the photo we just took near the central square, look at these charred drones, don't you feel a little familiar?" β
The man raised his eyelids perfunctorily, and the paper bag on his face immediately fell to the ground because of the muscle activity on his face: "I'm really sleepy." Just say the conclusion. β
"Everyone on the team stayed up for two nights without sleeping. At this time, you should set an example. β
"Wouldn't it be good to have you as a deputy team?" The man in the vest replied with a puff of salt, and closed his eyes again.
Knowing that the other party had indeed had a hard time these days, the woman glared at him, and finally flattened her tone: "Jian Songming, a woman who has occupied the top three positions on our wanted list for five consecutive years, is currently twenty-seven years old, and the youngest member of the countermeasures team of the former Shennong, because she deliberately made trouble for us several times by taking advantage of her position, and was exiled to land by her former superiors for the sake of 'reconciliation'. After that, there were several times on our side who tried to kill her secretly, but the end result was not very good. As far as I can see, she's one of the most talented people out there. β
"Oh, I remember her. Someone in the fourth team once contacted her through the excuse of 'business dealings', but one hand was directly cooked, and I heard that when she was sent back for rescue later, there were a few ignorant young doctors in the hospital who asked, 'What does it smell so good?', hahaha. The waistcoat man's laughter was a little heartless, "You don't have to worry too much. It is not easy to assassinate a person in peacetime, but it is not difficult to kill someone on the battlefield. You know what to do with this kind of person. β
"Yes." The woman responded.
"Anything else?"
"The gifted people born in this city, who are currently in the prime of life, add up to less than 100 people, and most of them are not very competent, and the best ones should be forcibly incorporated into the police force, while contributing to ordinary people, while accepting supervision and restraint." The woman turned a new page, "but among those who have recently moved into the city, the proportion of gifted people is quite high." Most of them have taken refuge here from the ruined water city, and some may have been party figures, but they are not as famous as Jian Songming. β
"It's been decades, and humans are still like this." The man slowly rolled over and sat up, "Talent has given them extraordinary strength, but it has also made them gradually corrupted by inertia. To deal with us, it is not enough to rely on the strength of a few top people. To put it bluntly, all living beings have only one life. We are dead, and there are brothers of the same level who can quickly rise to the top; And for them, as long as all these top monsters of hundreds of thousands are destroyed, they will never be able to turn the tables around. β
"You sound like you're sorry for them."
"Sorry? I can't say it. I wish they were as weak as possible, so that the war could be over in ten days, so that I could go home early, and maybe I could apply to go to Antarctica for a vacation at the hottest time, and crouch on the edge of the camp every day to watch the penguins hatch eggs or something. β
"Are you optimistic about your expectations for this war?"
"I can't say either. It's a bit like you bombing Mount Olympus with an atomic bomb, and no one knows if the 'gods' who usually seem to be blocking other creatures can stop the nuclear reaction, right? "I just hope that they will either be as weak as possible, or they will be so strong that we can't shake them, and if they are evenly matched, we will have to figure out how to move our families again." β
"It is estimated that it will not be easy to find a suitable planet for us to live on in a short period of time." The woman said leisurely behind him, "The lesson of a hundred years ago is still vivid, but the people above still don't know how to restrain it. β
"You can just talk about this kind of complaint in front of me, but don't spread it to outsiders. In case someone reports that it 'shakes the morale of the military', the military court is not a joke. β
"If this level of grumbling is going to go in and stand trial, it is estimated that some of the people above will not be able to leave work for ten years." The woman smiled indifferently and asked, "Going back to the beginning question, since the drones have all been destroyed, what should we do next?" Continue to wait for reinforcements, or do you take the two dozen brothers who came in and start alone? β
"Save some military expenses for the people above, people are still much more flexible than machines." The man in the vest tapped his finger to the location of the central square, "Before the follow-up troops feel it, we have to hurry up and do the hottest monsters." β
"Have all the civilians in the city been evacuated?" Ling Shucheng's face was still stained with a little burnt ash, and his body was rarely dirty, "How are the casualties?" β
"I don't know, no one has the leisure to count. But at least most of them have already withdrawn with their families, and there are not many who are willing to stay. Zhai Yiwen stuck his waist, still a little out of breath, "It is estimated that after a while, the rest of the people will slip away again." After all, not everyone wants to clash with those things head-on. β
"Otherwise, when we're sure the city is basically empty, let's go." Ye Shuangshuang's head was pierced with a circle of gauze, and the whole person's appearance looked a little happy, "A good man doesn't suffer a loss in front of him, we are just a little person, there is no need to leave my life here." β
After a period of twists and turns, the three of them successfully met at the door of the police station, and after a brief explanation of what they had seen and heard before, they had disagreements on how to formulate the next action plan.
"Don't you still understand the situation? This group of six fingers deliberately made enough excuses, that is, they planned to use the topic to play, so as to declare war on us openly! Run? Where to run? What's the use of running away? If you can't let the other side taste the power before they are in the tentative stage, they will be more emboldened in their actions later! Zhai Yiwen was glaring excitedly, and his cuffs were grabbed by a pair of soft and weak hands.
"Yiwen, Miss Ye is right, don't be impulsive......" His mother's eyes were full of worry.
"Mom, it's all time, you," Zhai Yiwen licked his dry lips, and suddenly pushed Ye Shuangshuang, "yes, then you will follow her and the last few family members of the police station to leave first." Once you get to the north, see what is going on and then keep running. β
"And what do you do?" Ye Shuangshuang heard what he meant, and was a little anxious in an instant.
"If we don't take advantage of the fact that we can still hold back a wave of strength that is not afraid of the sky and the earth, we will have no chance after that." Zhai Yiwen didn't bother to explain more to her, he only looked at Ling Shucheng and said, "It seems that they are indeed well prepared this time, and they should be serious." β
"Yes." Ling Shucheng's eyes were a little gloomy, "In order to create a 'justification' for declaring war, so many ordinary citizens of their own side have been sacrificed, and they will not give up easily." β
According to the previous personal experience of the three of them, Six Fingers seems to have directed and acted in a ridiculous play that was victimized by the talented on the way out of the family, so as to use the topic to play, if you can separate ordinary people and the talented people and break up directly, of course, it is better, even if you can't, most ordinary people will not be willing to participate in this entanglement that seems to be limited to the talent and the six fingers, so they have left here one after another, giving up this geographically excellent territory.
To this end, they deliberately spread the news of the siege to the inhabitants of the Six Fingers, forcing them to flee. After that, he intercepted a batch of them and stained the battle flag red with the blood of civilians. After having a more legitimate reason, they sent a team in advance, first planted bombs to destroy the materials imported by the police station through unconventional channels, and at the same time created the illusion that "local talents reacted violently", and then took advantage of the loose security to sneak in, on the one hand, they controlled all the communication equipment and conveyed information to all the residents of the city, and on the other hand, they successfully assassinated the members of the council who knew the most about the operation and dispatch of the city, making the situation more chaotic and the forces of all parties more difficult to cohesion.
This is a group of truly dangerous enemies who have both strength and means, and will not give up until they achieve their goals. Ling Shucheng was actually very anxious at the moment, but he still forcibly controlled his facial expressions.
He's right. Those who do not have the ability to fight, or who are not psychologically prepared to pay with their lives, can now seize the opportunity to withdraw. Ling Shucheng said solemnly, "For the rest, we must select a leader who is enough to serve the public for a while." Retaking the communications station is a priority, otherwise we will no longer be able to communicate intelligence in real time once we are scattered. Since the enemy's follow-up reinforcements have not yet arrived, it means that the team that infiltrated the city will definitely make a move in the near future. We're running out of time. β
"What are you afraid of?"
A sweet, greasy female voice approached from behind. Ling Shucheng turned his head, and sure enough, he saw the face of Jian Songming, who had not been separated for a long time.
"With me here, even if I really run into some difficult troops, it doesn't matter. I haven't seen a few things that aren't afraid of fire. Jian Songming led a few men with fierce faces, presumably the younger brother who followed her to run business all the year round, "But the one who will drag his feet should get out of here quickly, we won't be able to save people in the future." β
"Okay, Zhai Yiwen, the safety of the last group of people on the way to evacuation will be handed over to you." Ling Shucheng gently pushed Zhai Yiwen in the direction of Ye Shuangshuang without a trace, "Pay attention to safety on the road." They definitely have a back-up to the game. β
"I didn't want to follow themβ"
"Your talent isn't suitable for frontal combat, but it can help you get around enemies along the way, so you have to follow them out." Ling Shucheng first said a few official words, then lowered his voice and continued, "There are too many people waiting for you to take care of, you can't stay here." β
"What, only you are allowed to be a hero?" Zhai Yiwen immediately came to his senses, "You are a person who has to find a private doctor for two days and two days, and it is not much great." I was just thinking that they would take you with me. β
"You should know very well that I must stay here." Ling Shucheng's face was calm.
"Still think the world can't do without you?" Zhai Yiwen raised his eyebrows, "Why are you so confident?" β
"It's not self-confidence, that's my responsibility. If I choose to protect myself at such a juncture, I would be blaspheming the efforts of those who have given everything to nurture and protect me. Ling Shucheng showed a very faint smile, "I'm a good weapon, many people say so." I've been bitter about this assessment several times, but now, I'm glad I have the value I have. β