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After listening to his wife's narration, Jiao Qiao opened his mouth in a daze for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh, as if this matter had been expected long ago, but changed the title of foreign spy to Alien .
"Okay, okay, you are smart, you have a keen eye for pearls... put all this aside, I ask you a question, you must speak from your heart, this is related to the future of our family, understand?"
Lin Na had been listening to the speculation that Hong Tao was a dog spy since the day she met Jiao Qiao. After Hong Tao's death, sometimes she still talked about it, and it almost made her sick.Now it is replaced by aliens, which is not much new.
The reason why she wanted to tell her husband the news that Hong Tao was still alive was not to find out the origin of this man, but to hear the truth.With this sentence, it is better to determine your own attitude.
"...Someone in the alliance doesn't want him to show up alive?" Jiao Qiao is not stupid, but his reaction is a little slower than people like Zhou Yuan and Lin Na. As long as he has enough time, he can still think through most of the problems.
"That's not true. The only people who know that he is still alive are you, Zhou Yuan, and Zhang Ke. Oh yes, He Wanjun must also know, but she doesn't seem to have told Chuqiu all these years.
What I want to ask you is, if he comes back alive, where should we stand?To support him to continue to be in charge of the supreme power of the alliance or to oppose it!Think it over and think it through before answering. There is still time. "
"... Kacha..." Jiao Qiao immediately became bored when he heard the words. He walked a few steps on the spot with his hands behind his back and his head lowered. He took out his cigarette again and took a deep breath. He stared blankly at the gloomy sky without answering for a long time. .
From a rational point of view, he was very willing to let Hong Tao come back to preside over the overall situation.In that way, many people will become more relaxed, no longer need to use their brains to ponder each other 24 hours a day, just do whatever they say, and save worry.
But from a rational point of view, this person's return is not good for himself and his family.Indeed, Hong Tao has always been very kind to his acquaintances and friends. From the rescue team to the Revival Alliance, he has never committed any nasty things such as personal destruction against political opponents during his administration.
Even if they tried to annex the Pingnan Army and the Flying Tigers, as long as the high-level executives on both sides have not done anything too inhumane, they will not find reasons to persecute them. Apart from depriving the military and management rights, they can still participate in politics , and the treatment is very high.
But, this seemingly broad-minded man always puts a lot of pressure on the people around him.He is not greedy for pleasure, not obsessed with power, and keeps this habit throughout his daily life, which makes people uncomfortable.
As for power, no one would dislike it once they had tasted it.But according to his set of rules, whoever has power in his hands will become a street rat, stared at by a large group of people all the time, and once abused, he will be exposed in broad daylight, and then he will be cast aside by most people. criticism.
Yes, when we are all ordinary people, we all hope that the social rules will be as fair as possible.But when the identity changed, I stopped thinking so immediately, and always wanted to get more for myself than others.
But as long as he is around, this kind of thinking will become extravagant. Whatever he can bear, others will have to endure, otherwise he will be ruthlessly criticized and suppressed.Let me ask such a person to return to the power center to control the power at this moment, what will the people below think?What is it like?
If Hong Tao hadn't left at the beginning, had kept implementing this rule, and supplemented it with appropriate means, everyone might have gradually gotten used to it.But people have been away for ten years, the rules have completely changed, and people's hearts have completely changed.Let alone other people, even Lin Na and I might find it difficult to accept this.
As the saying goes, blocking people's money is like killing their parents. In fact, there are more ruthless ones. Taking power from people is like digging up their ancestors' graves.Regardless of whether they can win or not, most people will not just sit idly by, and they will have to fight more or less.In the face of power, there is basically no cowardice, and it is as ecstasy as if you were on a stimulant.
At that time, there will inevitably be a split within the alliance. If you think about it better, several parties with different ideas sit together and talk freely, put forward their respective needs, and then make appropriate concessions, make peace, and come up with a set. An acceptable solution is what Hong Tao is best at.
But we can't always think about things for the better, what if we can't agree?Whether in the government or the army, many people don't know Hong Tao well, and they haven't received any favor from him, so why should he make concessions?
"Daughter-in-law, he saved both of our lives. We can rely on him to start today. You can't forget your roots too much, what do you think?" After smoking a full cigarette, Jiao Qiao turned around and hugged Lin Na's petite body in his arms. In his arms, whispered the final decision.
"...Well, you have listened to me all these years. I am so wronged. I know you are not out of ideas, but just let me. Today I will keep women's morals once and let the men in the family make a big decision!"
Lin Na burst into tears when she heard her husband's words.She had been mentally prepared before, thinking that her husband would probably think of the old relationship and couldn't bear to be cruel, but when faced with this choice, she was still very wronged.
If you choose this path, you will obviously lose more, so why give away the benefits that you have worked hard for all these years for nothing.But she also knows that her husband is not as soft and temperless as the five good men in the eyes of outsiders, and he is still very manly and stupid in some things.
Chapter 864
"Don't think too bad of him, as long as we don't make big mistakes, we can still occupy a place in the league. In fact, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with him when he is there.
It is true that power will be discounted, but living is not so tiring. Relatively speaking, it should be safer, so that you will not be trembling and fearful all day long, and maybe one day when you wake up, the sky will turn upside down.Compared with those people in early autumn, he has a more bottom line and is more nostalgic. "
At this time, it was Jiao Qiao who comforted and enlightened Lin Na. He was quite good at this, mainly because he trained a lot and knew what his wife valued and needed the most.
In addition to power, this superficially petite woman with an extremely aggressive style is extremely insecure in her bones.The reason why she clings to power desperately and is unwilling to let go is because she is afraid of being persecuted by others.
She had told herself privately more than once that once she walked on this road, she could not take a walk or turn back, but could only run forward in one go, otherwise she would be overtaken and die without a place to bury her.
It's all right now, there is a Pan Xia, under Hong Tao's management, everyone can chase after each other, but they are not allowed to hurt each other.A loss of money is a blessing in disguise. One cannot possess all the good things, one must always have something to choose from.
"Honey, you've made things simple. The two of us agreeing can't represent anyone else. Before coming here, Zhou Yuan and I made the final calculation, and the situation is very pessimistic. It is almost impossible to complete the transfer of power in a logical manner. In order not to affect the status quo of the alliance , this matter has to be discussed in the long term.”
Although Jiao Qiao's evaluation of Hong Tao is reasonable, Lin Na doesn't think the matter just ends here.On the contrary, it should be just the beginning, and the more troublesome and difficult problems have not yet emerged, so we should not take it lightly after choosing sides and teams.
"...How about I go back first. Compared with the government departments, there are more factions in the army and more young people. If you don't do the work in advance, you may be in trouble." After reminded by his wife, Jiao Qiao completely emptied his mind , Put aside the future changes first, and think of the present in a down-to-earth manner.
"Not only can you not leave, but you have to stay steadfastly. First find a way to hide his identity. It is best not to let outsiders get in touch. There are military officers of all levels gathered here. Zhou Yuan and I can't do it without you.
You don't have to worry about things in the capital city. Zhou Yuan has already started to make arrangements before coming here. She has more experience and skills than the two of us in this regard.Let's take a look at the reactions of all parties for the time being. If there is not too much difference, it will be decisive for us to bet on it. "
Back then, Hong Tao made it clear that it was best not to let Jiao Qiao get too deeply involved in political struggles. His talent and character were not suitable for playing this kind of game.Facts have proved that Hong Tao's vision of seeing people is quite accurate. He is really not qualified in this respect, and he is always one step behind others.
"...You trust her so much?" Jiao Qiao didn't feel that he was too weak. For so many years, when it comes to fighting openly and secretly, his wife always took the lead, and he carried out step by step, and he was used to it.But this time he has some objections to the choice of partner, or he doesn't quite believe in Zhou Yuan's character.
"If it's other things, you can't trust so unconditionally, but this is an exception. If there is anyone in this world who is willing to risk his life for the old bastard to fight for his interests, she must be one.
Women, sometimes you are just stupid... It's over, let's go in and listen to what those guys have to say.If this test is successful, there will be no need for soldiers to charge on the front line in future clean-up operations. "
Not only Jiao Qiao didn't like Zhou Yuan, but Lin Na didn't like her either.If there is no other reason, it should be regarded as a colleague.Both of them are women, and both are women with great brains, means and status, and neither is weaker than the other in their desire for power.If they can like each other when they get together, they must be lesbians, otherwise it is normal to be jealous and wary of each other.
But the ancients said again, it is often the enemy who knows you best.Zhou Yuan and Lin Na have been fighting openly and secretly since the revival of the Alliance. In the blink of an eye, it has been ten years. Apart from fighting, they also understand the importance of cooperation. wind.
In addition, there is another eternal topic for women, which is emotion, and neither of them can avoid it.On this issue, Lin Na sometimes admires Zhou Yuan's boldness and persistence, as well as her courage to risk everything for love.
So on Hong Tao's issue, she didn't care too much about gains and losses with Zhou Yuan, and happily adopted a cooperative attitude.Because she knew in her heart that as long as it was beneficial to Hong Tao, Zhou Yuan would make concessions without hesitation.
On the evening of the third day when the 8th Regiment was besieged by zombies, three alliance naval gunboats carried 200 marines and went up the Huai River to near Xinyang.There should have been 4 ships, but one of the gunboats had a mechanical failure during the long-distance high-speed attack, and could only stay in place temporarily and wait for rescue.
At the same time, more than 5000 officers and soldiers of the first reserve brigade, together with 18 122mm self-propelled howitzers, also went through two days of rapid march from the Xuchang base, and basically arrived at the target within the specified time.
At this time, one and a half brigades of the Army, three squadrons of the Air Force, and inland river gunboats owned by the Navy have been assembled near Minggang Airport.In addition, the remaining troops of the third brigade are also on the way and are expected to arrive in 2 days.
Regardless of the fact that there are only ten thousand soldiers in total, this is most of the family's wealth.As the world's second largest survivor organization, the standing military force of the East Asian Alliance is only in the early 2s, and it cannot support any more.
It can also be seen from this that the top management of the alliance still attaches great importance to this rescue operation, and would rather spend precious fuel and mechanized power to rescue the officers and soldiers besieged by the zombie clusters.In addition to Zhang Ke, there is another very important factor, and that is morale.
If the 8 regiments were overwhelmed by the zombies, no one would be willing to do their best to clean them up in the future.Once the habit of perfunctory is developed, it will be difficult to get over it. If you lose trust, morale and people's hearts, the loss to the alliance government will be greater than the rescue with all your strength. Randy can still settle the account.
Compared with the overwhelming army of human survivors, the zombie swarms are calmer and more frightening.This time the zombie group did not advance northward as carelessly as before. After surrounding the main force of the 8th regiment in the reservoir, they stopped moving northward on a large scale and stopped moving.
In terms of attacking the two groups of besieged human survivors, they also showed high execution and commanding skills. They even used the encirclement, three, and one missing. In the first two days, they attacked the main force of the 8th regiment commanded by Yang Ming. Did a lot of damage.
Compared with Hong Tao and Zhang Ke, Yang Ming is still a little tender, or he doesn't have a deep understanding of zombies and living corpses.When he felt that the zombie group on the east side was relatively weak, he immediately used armored vehicles to open the way, and the heavy fire battalion provided fire support, and soon opened a gap in the encirclement.
Fortunately, he kept his eyes open and didn't put all his main force into the breakout operation. He only sent two companies to make a tentative attack.As a result, not far from the gap, it was attacked by several teams of Blue Devils, causing heavy losses.If it weren't for the desperate cover of a few armored vehicles, it is estimated that no more than half of them would come back alive.
Zhang Ke also encountered a similar situation. When the sentry found that most of the zombies were moving westward and a weak area appeared in the east, they immediately discussed with Platoon Leader Zhuang and the headquarters on whether to break out immediately.
According to the meaning of the platoon leader Zhuang and the guards of the air crew, the opportunity must not be missed, and the encirclement must be broken out immediately. About 5 kilometers to the east is the expressway, and the possibility of escape is extremely high.
Zhang Ke also thought it was an opportunity, but he knew about Hong Tao's existence, so he didn't make the decision alone. Instead, he informed the driver of the general result in advance, intending to hear what the old and cunning Grandpa Hong had to say.
"I have nothing to do with you if you have to go, but the coachman will not leave. We will help you to cover and break, and you will be in position!" Hong Tao didn't say anything, and he took the initiative to provoke the most dangerous job, saying very It is justice.
"...Grandpa Hong, do you think there is something wrong with this plan?" Who is Zhang Ke? In his mind, Grandpa Hong is quite capable and smart, but he definitely has nothing to do with righteousness. He suddenly became so heroic There must be a reason for the spirit.
Chapter 865 Don't be fooled!
"You should have participated in zombie cleanup operations in recent years, but have you ever seen a group of zombies voluntarily retreating?" Hong Tao couldn't find any reason to persuade Zhang Ke and Platoon Leader Zhuang, but he already had a conclusion in his heart, this gap must be Not an opportunity, more likely a trap.
The truth...it has to be analyzed from the nature of zombies.Humans have human nature, and zombies also have their personalities. The simplest one is reproduction.Judging from the performance of the zombies, the need for reproduction should come first, even higher than life.
As long as they find a human being that can reproduce the virus, they have never heard of hesitation. They must rush forward, scrambling to be the first, and still rushing despite the hail of bullets.
But now they have actually withdrawn, and there are less than a hundred of them left even in the downstairs covered with zombie corpses. This phenomenon cannot be explained at all.Zombies are not humans. If they knew how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, they would have killed all human beings long ago.
The only thing that can explain it is the trap, which is a trap deliberately arranged by the living corpse, the purpose is to lure humans to rush out of the gap.If there is no accident, there will be a blue devil team led by a corpse dog waiting outside the gap.
These dozens of human beings are entrenched on the roof of the building, and they still have weapons in their hands.But once in the wilderness and in the ruins of the city, the situation will immediately turn 180 degrees, turning into a lamb with no resistance, and it is useless to hold any weapon.
If it happens to be at night, well, even the lamb is not counted as a fish on the chopping board to be slaughtered!No, not at the mercy of people, but at the slaughter of zombies.
"...Cancel the operation, contact the frontline headquarters immediately, report the situation here in detail, and ask them to tell Commander Yang to be more vigilant!"
As expected of a child educated by Hong Tao, Zhang Ke only hesitated for a few tens of seconds to figure out the pros and cons. He categorically rejected the breakout plan, and at the same time he did not forget to remind his allies.
"Grandpa Hong, you are obviously not afraid of the zombie virus, but you have stayed here all this time. Could it be that you don't trust me?" After a few minutes of convincing the platoon leader Zhuang and the guards of the air crew, Zhang Ke walked over with the walkie-talkie In the secluded place on the roof, Hong Tao began to think about playing.
"Pull it down, don't be so sentimental, if I could run, I wouldn't even look at you, I would have already run away! Alas, silly boy, you have to know that Grandpa Hong is not an invulnerable King Kong. A zombie scratches and bites twice It won't be infected, but if the blue devil cuts out its stomach and breaks its neck, there is a high probability that it will die.
I don't know how many zombie dogs are out there. According to my guess, those things probably like to eat human brains just like living corpses.I don't want to be dog food, so I have to hide here and wait for your kid to find out.After all, if you find out, you won't die immediately, so it's hard to say if you rush out! "
Things have come to this point, Hong Tao has broken the pot, his identity has been exposed, and he can't use all kinds of escape techniques. If people are unlucky, they will be stuck in cold water.If there are still people who hope to hear his kind words at this time, they are blind.
The ancients said that people's words are good when they are about to die, but the ancients may have never seen themselves like this, the closer they are to death, the more vicious they are, and they wish to bring zombies to kill everyone who gets in the way.
For example, Hu Yang and Wang Gang, if those two pieces of material were not greedy for small profits, they would not be so passive.Even if Wang Jian discovers the subway tunnel, as long as there are suspicious people nearby, he will immediately attract his attention, and it is very likely that he will not be raided. It is better to be a lonely ghost in the red zone than now.
And Zhou Yuan, you said that you were not honest and stayed in the capital, but you insisted on going to Xinjiang province to work.You have to go to the negotiation in person. Could it be that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will not operate without you!
If I could get in touch sooner, I wouldn't have to worry about Jiang Menshen, Sun Changzhong, and Zhang Fengwu's troubles. I would have waited for the Zhuma sisters to escape into the mountains, and maybe they would even be pregnant with a child.
"...Then your supernatural powers are not innate, right? Is it related to zombies? For example, you found a kernel or something in a zombie body, and accidentally ate it, and it mutated!"
Hearing that it wasn't for him, Zhang Ke wasn't too sad.After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his voice and asked a very serious question, pointing directly at the source of Hong Tao's supernatural power.It seems that the plots of online novels he read when he was a child may never be forgotten in his life.
"It's done. Batteries are quite expensive. Don't waste them if you have nothing to do. You might as well ask Jiao Qiao and Lin Na to find out what secret weapons they have. Don't fool us with words!"
Hong Tao's answer was to turn off the walkie-talkie and leave the roof, no matter what time it was, he could still play fantasy at leisure.It means being kind, otherwise it should be said that there is a piece of meat in the anus of the zombie that can be eaten, and if you eat it, you will be immune to the zombie virus. Let's see if you guys will lick the ass of the zombie!
A few hours later, when the sky was completely dark, Hong Tao's speculation came true.The already sparse group of zombies suddenly became denser, especially in the area passing the highway on the east side. The heat source of at least four zombie dogs appeared in the thermal imaging scope. Presumably the number of blue devils will not few.
But Hong Tao wasn't complacent about it, and Zhang Ke and Platoon Leader Zhuang didn't praise them too much. Everyone ignored these courtesy greetings and devoted themselves to the arduous defensive battle.
I don't know if the living corpse also became angry from embarrassment. After the deception was unsuccessful, the attack at night was particularly violent.The black army of zombies rushed to the two slab buildings layer by layer, and was swept down by bullets layer by layer, becoming the stepping stones for the next group of companions.
On the third, fourth, and fifth floors, in just five or six hours, the corpses of the zombies had piled up to the height of the five-story building, which was more than the sum of the previous three days. It seemed that the living corpses did not intend to compete with humans anymore.
At this time, the most tiring work for the coachmen and soldiers was not to shoot and kill with guns, but to dismantle the partition walls and ceilings like ants on the floor.Use the dismantled bricks and various materials to block the windows on each floor, and then find a way to reinforce them to prevent zombies from getting in.
Fortunately, after dawn, due to the deterrence of the Alliance Air Force, the living corpses and zombie dogs had to hide their bodies, and the efficiency of commanding the zombie group to attack became lower.But the coachman and soldiers still couldn't rest completely, and they had to keep running on the roof of the building with iron hooks to catch those parachutes that were lucky enough to get close.
Based on the intensity of the previous night's attack, it can be calculated how tough the battle will be in the next few days. You don't need to consider eating and drinking, and you must prepare more weapons and ammunition.
But no matter how abundant the weapons and ammunition are, there is not much time left for the human survivors on the roof of the two buildings.At best, if the frame structure of the building is not overwhelmed, it should be able to withstand two days and nights, and then the zombies will be able to swarm up the ramp paved with corpses.
"Oh, if I knew today, I should have developed hot air balloons back then!" Hong Tao also participated in the house demolition operation like all the coachmen, but he has one more skill than the coachmen. He can use frequent dozing off instead of long sleep .
When most people fell asleep after hastily eating breakfast, he was sitting alone at the entrance of the roof, leaning against the wall, smoking a cigarette, looking at the cloudy sky, enjoying the hard-won moment of tranquility, but there was still nothing in his mind. Relax.
"Fuck, I would have slept in the sieve if I knew about the pee bed!" But after thinking about it, he started to curse again.
All hot air balloons are nonsense, even if there are, they will all be old after ten years.If the hot air balloon can be preserved until now, the tires should be fine too.If cars don't disappear, how can horse-drawn carriages re-occupy the stage of history, and then there will be no transportation companies.
"If we had focused on the development of the navy and maintained a few more ships..." If this was not true, he thought of the rubber production area again.With enough ocean-going ships, the alliance could trade rubber back from Southeast Asia.
"Next time, if this situation happens again next time, I will find a port first and save more crew members!" But it is useless to have a ship alone, and someone must be able to drive and maintain it.Regarding this problem, Hong Tao was still helpless.
Chapter 866 The Rescue Begins
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom..." Just as he was trying to recall the period when the zombie disease just broke out, whether he had a bias in choosing personnel and development directions, and whether he could improve, a series of muffled thunder suddenly came from the north.There was a gap at the beginning, but it quickly became a piece.
"Little fat man, is that artillery?" Hearing the sound, Hong Tao got up quickly, walked to the north side of the roof and raised his binoculars to observe.At the same time, he asked Zhang Ke through the walkie-talkie that if the alliance rescue operation started, there was no reason not to tell him.
"Judging from the sound, it is a 122 howitzer. It seems to be at least the size of a heavy artillery battalion. It should be that the main force of the alliance has arrived."
Zhang Ke's person was not on the roof at all, and the voice was still a bit vague, probably sleeping.It wasn't just the coachman who was busy last night, the soldiers also had to do the same job. It seemed that he was not idle and was trying to catch up on sleep.
"They plan to use shells to blow up a path!?" Ordinarily, Hong Tao shouldn't disturb Zhang Ke's sleep anymore. At this moment, it is not easy to fall asleep.But he had a lot of questions in his mind, and it was about the life and death of hundreds of people, so he didn't care about who was sleepy or not.
"Grandpa Hong, I'm afraid you will be disappointed this time. Minister Jiao only asked me to wait patiently and maintain the state of the army. He didn't say a word about when the rescue will start or what method will be used.
Don't worry, Minister Zhou and Minister Lin arrived at Minggang Airport yesterday afternoon. He also knows about your life, and will rescue you no matter what method is used. "
"Well, then I'll wait and see!" Hong Tao really didn't believe that Jiao Qiao had this ability, even with Zhou Yuan and Lin Na added.It's not that they are not capable enough, but that the East Asian Union is not capable enough.
If this matter was done seven or eight years ago, it would not have been such a laborious effort. There were only hundreds of thousands of zombies, there were formed armored troops on the ground, and there were all kinds of aircraft in the sky.Just say it, as long as there are a large number of domestically equipped weapons and ammunition that can't be shot or thrown away, there are a lot of fuel and accessories, and you can make them casually!
You don’t need too many troops, a few thousand is enough. The planes in the front throw bombs and heavy artillery to plow the ground, and the armored groups in the back shoot. The infantry in the back only needs to deal with scattered zombies. Clean up the battlefield.
But now the strength of human beings is no longer what it used to be, not rising but falling, a sharp drop.Not to mention armored clusters and bombers, just large-caliber shells, whether they can be thrown for several hours is a problem.I'm afraid that even if they shake off all their wealth, they won't be able to deal a devastating blow to the zombie group.
But this account is only a rough calculation, and Hong Tao is not sure that the East Asian Alliance has no family property, so he can only let time verify with the mentality of believing it or not.
"Report, Brigadier Niu called. The 1st and 2nd regiments of the [-]st Reserve Brigade have completed the key cleanup of the area from the south bank of the Huaihe River to the railway line. harassing and shooting villages, please instruct!"
At this moment, on the high-rise buildings on the north bank of the Huaihe River, Jiao Qiao and a group of generals from the navy, army and air force also looked south with binoculars.An army staff officer ran over quickly and handed over a piece of paper, which was the content of the walkie-talkie transcribed by the communication personnel.
"...Let's start as planned!" Jiao Qiao took the telegram and looked at it expressionlessly, then handed it over to the general of the air force, still holding up his binoculars and looking at the south bank.
Today's battle plan was drawn up just last night. Most of the generals participating in the battle did not sleep much, and he did the same. He almost never closed his eyes, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.The plan was so weird, so weird that everyone forgot about being sleepy and focused on waiting to see the effect.
The tasks that should have been done by the Army and Air Force are now handed over to a very small group.And this group has no designation, no source, only a code name, X group.
This unheard-of combat method was just proposed by Zhou Yuan, and it was opposed by almost all military generals.If seven or eight people can defeat hundreds of thousands of zombies by relying on so-called high technology, then what's the use of the army in the future?This is not just a matter of bragging, but serious contempt for the military!
If only Zhou Yuan and Lin Na were present, and even He Wanjun, who could represent the chairman in principle, this suggestion would not be adopted by the military.But it passed in the end, because Jiao Qiao was present, and he firmly stood by Zhou Yuan's side as the commander-in-chief of the three armies.
This kind of action not only shocked the jaws of all the generals present, but also caused a strange feeling in their hearts.The Minister of Armed Forces, who has never expressed his position, actually supported the backbone of the royalists with a clear-cut stand. Could it be said that the direction of the wind is about to change?
There is a hill less than 2 kilometers south of the Huaihe River. It is said to be a hill, but it is actually a small hill slightly raised by tens of meters. The command post of the First Reserve Brigade is built here.
Niu Dafu, who had just passed his 42nd birthday, was wearing a combat uniform and a steel helmet, standing on the roof of an infantry vehicle with his hands on his hips. He had a serious expression on his dark face, and one eye looked out into the distance through dark brown sunglasses. There was smoke and dust, and the lips were tightly shut.
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