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Chapter 233 Qin Hu, the situation in the city evolves, attack!

Fortunately, Chen Shu reacted quickly and avoided causing morale collapse in the high-pressure environment on the front line.

Compared to the cruel truth of being abandoned by the federal high-level officials,

At least this so-called third-level awakener in front of them can bring more hope of survival to everyone.

As City Lord Lin, wearing golden armor, left the landing point under the guidance of Commander Chen Shu, the soldiers who had surrounded them nearby talked a lot and soon spread the good news that they were about to break out and evacuate.

But Chen Shu, the front-line commander here, was not so happy.

Because their team of tens of thousands of awakened people had apparently become abandoned pawns in the federal breakout plan, used to attract Zerg firepower and to restrain the withdrawal of the main force.

However, what surprised him was that Lin Feng's appearance here indicated that the breakout had already begun, but why there was no sign of the Zerg gathering a large army to attack the defense line?

When he brought Lin Feng, who had put away his armor, all the way to the command post behind the high wall of the fourth ring defense line, he finally saw an old acquaintance he hadn't seen for a long time.

In the front-line headquarters, Qin Hu is no longer the high-spirited man he used to be. In just over a month, his hair has turned gray, and the wrinkles on his face that had originally disappeared and faded have become very deep.

In fact, even an old man over fifty years old can revive and become ten or twenty years younger after killing the black-backed worm and becoming an awakened one.

As for the first batch of second-level awakeners like Qin Hu, their physical strength and appearance far exceed their actual age of more than 30 years old.

The culprit for his current old appearance is naturally the backlash and sequelae caused by the forced genetic modification surgery to become the first genetic warrior.

In addition to the mental impact, the most serious thing is the sharp decline in life expectancy.

The genes of the spinal worms are blessed by their own blood and the advanced biotechnology of the Zerg. Their evolutionary level is far higher than that of humans. The assimilation of the awakened person's body tissues will cause the mixed Zerg cells to cause serious overload on the body.

Every time gene assimilation is activated and these spiny worm cells proliferate in large numbers, the vitality of the original body will be overdrawn.

Coupled with the evolutionary defects of human physique, the lifespan of second-level awakeners, which was originally up to a thousand years, has been sharply reduced to less than ten years at this moment, and only one in a hundred survives.

"haven't seen you for a long time……"

Qin Hu was obviously well prepared, and he spoke first when he saw Lin Feng.

Someone passed the news to the command center in advance.

Lin Feng nodded, frowning slightly.

Although Qin Hu's condition was not good, his blood and energy and the aura he exuded...

But it is like a sharp blade, aggressive.

His strength has already reached the perfection of the late second stage, and is even approaching the peak of the second stage.

This powerful momentum reminded Lin Feng of one of the three major inherited artistic conceptions of the Spinal Insect Clan: indomitable.

Unfortunately, after an assessment, it was found that the other party did not possess the power of artistic conception and was just an ordinary second-level genetic warrior.

"long time no see!"

Following Chen Shu's guidance, Lin Feng entered the meeting table of the command center and faced Qin Hu who was standing behind the demonstration table in front.

"The matter in Jiangnan is all thanks to you. I heard that a base has been established in Jincheng?"

Qin Hu signaled Chen Shu and others to leave, then he sat down as well, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one for himself and asked.

Lin Feng nodded:
"It's a pity that I didn't kill the queen mother in Haicheng. But don't worry, I have already wiped out most of the Zerg under its command. Now its strength has been greatly reduced, and now it can only retreat to the center of Haicheng..."

"It is unable to threaten the Jiangnan hinterland."

"As for the Jincheng base, it is only used for training troops and taking care of the 100,000 survivors."

"Jincheng is surrounded by plains on three sides, which is worse than the terrain around the capital. It can only serve as a temporary base and cannot be defended for a long time..."

Then, Lin Feng said meaningfully:

"The Zerg Queen is too densely present. If you forcibly defend a city within 500 kilometers of the coastline, you will only be attacked by the Zerg and dig your own grave."

Qin Hu understood what the other party meant.

Today, both sides have grown from unknown little people to the ability to influence a major battle that will determine the future destiny of mankind.

The height and angle from which we look at things are naturally completely different from the initial glimpse of the whole thing.

"I understand. But in fact, the federal capital can hold on and become a military outpost and war bridgehead against the entire northern Zerg, leaving behind many queen mothers."

"This way, cities in the northwest and central China can have a chance to catch their breath."

Qin Hu spoke slowly, his tone revealing helplessness:

"In fact, there was nothing wrong with the arrangements made by the military leaders. But the problem was that the three passages to the west, northwest and southwest that were originally used to support the capital were completely cut off by the Zerg within ten days."

"Especially the northwest transportation channel, which was originally guarded by the capital's ace troops. However, it was directly defeated under the fierce attack of the Zerg. In addition, the northwest six-ring defense circle was too slow to provide support. As a result, within a month, the entire capital's land supply line was completely cut off by the Queen Mother..."

"You probably know what happened next."

"Although there is enough food in the city at present, enough for everyone to eat until next year, the problem is that the logistics reserves of various weapons and ammunition are running low."

"In addition, the South District was not well received, which resulted in several waves of Zerg offensives in which my soldiers had to use cold weapons to engage in close combat with the Zerg, resulting in heavy casualties."

"Fortunately, there is a commando team composed of genetic warriors who can resist the sneak attack of the warrior hunter insects."

"Currently, the South District that I lead has a total of 150,000 people, including 50,000 first-level awakeners and less than 1,000 second-level awakeners. More than half of them have been transformed into genetic warriors."

"If this force is placed outside, it can easily kill any early stage third queen mother. Even a mid-stage third queen mother can be put to the test. Unfortunately, if it is left in the capital, it will only become the evolutionary nourishment of the Zerg in the end."

Qin Hu sighed. Over the past month, his passion for saving the country had become sober, numb, and even disgusted by the countless deaths.

He even disobeyed the death orders from the headquarters within the first and second rings many times. If it weren't for the awakened ones and gene warriors under his command who respected him as their leader, he would have been dismissed and transferred long ago.

Lin Feng raised his eyebrows. It seemed that God had already helped him to gather all the conditions, so he didn't even have to say anything.

Looking at Qin Hu with a worried look on his face, he said directly:

"You also know the current situation. The senior leaders of the Federation personally went to the Southern Jincheng Base and invited me to lead the Salvation Army to rush north to assist them in their breakout and rescue plan. In the southwest direction, we will contain the multiple queen mothers outside the encirclement."

"I have successfully attracted many queen mothers and have informed the top leaders of the Federation to immediately implement the breakout plan."

"However, considering the situation, how come you haven't received the order to evacuate yet?"

Qin Hu's face turned pale and he took a last deep puff of his cigarette.

Then he held the cigarette butt, which was only left after burning, in the palm of his hand and crushed it. The high temperature of several hundred degrees only left a light mark on the orange insect shell that appeared in his palm.

Then he looked at Lin Feng with a slightly numb expression:

"I know. The order they gave me was to wait until most of the soldiers in the East District were evacuated and the defense line was broken, and then send troops back to contain them."

"They want to rely on my 150,000 men to cover their rear and help them hold back the millions of insects chasing them..."

"The southern area is the farthest from the breakthrough point in the northwest. It's more than 30 kilometers away, and it's very difficult to get there in time, so the only way we can go is to cover the rear."

"And the one million survivors in the city who are responsible for logistics also need protection."

Lin Feng frowned:
"What's the difference between this kind of order and sending these 150,000 people to die in vain? When retreating, facing a swarm of insects that is several times larger than before, even the best soldiers cannot maintain order in the formation while retreating and fighting!"

"If there is a slight disturbance, or a certain front becomes a breakthrough, then the entire front will be defeated. How many civilians and soldiers will die tragically under the Zerg's sharp feet and jaws?"

"I'll let you guard the rear. These 150,000 soldiers are facing not a 100% chance of death, but a 100% chance of death! If only a thousand or so people can escape in the end, they'll be considered lucky."

Stimulated by Lin Feng's words... Qin Hu clenched his fists, his face was ferocious, veins on his forehead and cheeks were bulging, and his eyes were bloodshot. His tone was hoarse, and his indignation was evident:
"There's no other way. The northwest corner is the best solution for breaking out. From the beginning, the South and East districts were destined to be responsible for the rear evacuation."

"It's just that my bad relationship with the federal leaders caused the South District to be the last legion to leave, wasting so many soldiers' precious lives..."

As he spoke, the bloodshot in Qin Hu's eyes faded slightly, and his tone became a little gentler:

"Were you also tricked by them into coming to guard the rear?"

"Take my advice and return the same way you came before the defense line collapses! Humanity has finally produced a third-level genius, don't let him die here."

"Lin Feng, your future lies in the south. The countless human survivors in the Jincheng base and the land thousands of miles south all depend on your strength to hold on."

Lin Feng looked calm and shook his head:
"You came all the way here to guard the southern region for them, and trained tens of thousands of awakened people and genetic warriors. You have done your best for those federal leaders..."

"Even if it's for the sake of the common people in the rear safety zone, we shouldn't sacrifice 150,000 elite troops here in vain."

"You should know better than me that after this war, the Federation is basically dead in name only. In the entire north, no one can and will take up the banner of humanity's fight against the Zerg."

"By then, all that will be left for humanity is constant erosion by the Zerg, with the human race ultimately powerless to resist and perish!"

"Brother Qin, if you just sit there and wait for death, are you going to hand over the fate of mankind to those guys who only know how to live in disgrace?!"

Lin Feng's words again aroused Qin Hu's inner resentment.

His breathing became heavier:

"Just sit there and wait for death?!"

"I have launched several power grabs in this month, but the organizational strength of the legions in other regions is far more complicated than I imagined. Most of the high-level awakeners among them are former high-level officials..."

"Just killing a few leaders won't help at all!"

"However, purging all the middle and high-level officials would cause too much loss to both sides. Moreover, without the command system, the defense lines of other districts are likely to collapse at any time and collapse completely!"

"In the end, I was able to maintain control of the South District, which was the result of my best efforts..."

"If they had agreed from the beginning to genetically assimilate all of their members and train hundreds of thousands of genetic warriors, even if we ran out of ammunition and food in the end, we could have relied on nuclear bombs to fight the Zerg and the Queen Mother to the end!"

"Now that they can't hold on any longer, they are scared and ready to flee. The final strategic failure will have to be borne by us, the group of warriors responsible for the rearguard..."

"But now that things have come to this, should I let these 150,000 soldiers evacuate the defense line without permission, turn against their own side and escape before the survivors just to vent my anger?!"

"Tell me, these 150,000 people can do this!"

Lin Feng looked calmly at Qin Hu, General Qin, who was so excited that he was a little out of control.

When he stopped talking, he continued:
"I am not here because of an order from the top federal officials, and they have no qualifications or ability to ask me to do anything."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Qin Hu's pupils shrank sharply, and he quickly thought of a possibility:
"what do you want to do?!"

Lin Feng's mouth curled up slightly, knowing that his goal had been achieved. After some instigation, Qin Hu gradually lost his sense of responsibility for the rear guard mission. At the same time, his past ambitions also emerged in addition to his anger.

Then he continued:

"Nothing. You are right about one thing. I did come to rescue you, but this was obviously not instructed by the top federal officials."

As the highest commander of the legion, Qin Hu quickly reacted:

"You already have a plan to deal with it..."

"Wait, you don't want us to follow you and break out from the south?!"

Lin Feng smiled and clapped his hands:

"As expected of Brother Qin..."

"There are still forty minutes left before the decisive battle at Yunxia Ridge begins..."

"You need to deploy your troops during this period of time and organize a decisive battle in the southwest with a force of more than 100,000 people."

"That's right, we're going out in full force! If you want to bring survivors with you, just remember to notify them in advance."

Qin Hu's pupils, which had just relaxed, shrank again, and an even more shocked expression appeared on his face:

"Yunxia Ridge!?"

"Hasn't that place been occupied by a very powerful Rank 3 Early Stage Queen Mother? How could the war be..."

As the commander of the legion, Qin Hu naturally knew the terrain around the capital very well over the past month, and he understood the criticality and importance of Yunxialing better than Lin Feng.

As long as Yunxialing is controlled, almost half of the main road leading to the western hinterland from the northern plains can be controlled.

It was the fastest and only way for many queens to go deep into the interior after the defense of the capital.

Qin Hu had previously planned and advised many times that after the breakout was successful, they must make every effort to retake the occupied southwestern gorge of the Taihang Mountains and the Yunxialing area.

Even if it causes more sacrifices, it is worth it.

Because the defense of the federal capital was only a symbolic battle, and holding this extremely important gorge was the only means to ensure the security of the northwest and southwest.

Unfortunately, no one listened to his advice, even though the sharp eyes of the senior leaders had long understood the importance of Yunxia Ridge and the many passes that followed...

However, after experiencing the failure of the defense war and seeing the separatist independence of the north and south regions in the rear, they had already chosen their own retreat on the map, and were eager to lead their men, tens of thousands of awakened people, to live a comfortable life as kings and domineering as soon as possible.

However, at this moment, Lin Feng's calm and calm words set off a huge wave of shock in Qin Hu's heart...

He soon realized why the other party said that the war would break out completely in Yunxialing.

Because there is only one possibility that can turn the containment mission in the southwest region into a grand battle involving multiple emperors...

That means Lin Feng has occupied the entire Yunxia Ridge in just one day, or even one morning!
At this moment, looking at Lin Feng who was still smiling and had not shown any signs of nervousness from beginning to end, Qin Hu asked with a slightly trembling voice:
"You...you have killed the Queen Mother of Yunxia Mountain?!"

Lin Feng nodded in acknowledgement and held up a finger:
"From the start to the end of the operation, it took less than an hour."

"Now the remaining three queen mothers in the southwest and south, and the third-stage queen mother stationed in the south, are all leading their Zerg armies to attack Yunxia Ridge in a mighty manner."

"That is to say..."

Lin Feng slowly opened his hands and released his powerful lv31 aura:
"In the entire southwest and south, all the Zerg nests are empty with no Zerg garrisoned. Even if we only send 10,000 ordinary awakened ones, we can capture them!"

"So, what are you waiting for!"

Bang!

Qin Hu stood up suddenly, even knocking over the iron chair behind him. After confirming that what Lin Feng said was true, he immediately called Chen Shu and his guards outside the door and ordered:
"Notify the entire army to assemble within ten minutes and bring all weapons and equipment, including all logistical supplies!"

"Remember! This mission is more than just a breakout!"

"Instead, take the initiative! Attack the Zerg outside the wall!"

Lin Feng looked at the excited and excited crowd and nodded with satisfaction.

After the soldiers who received the order left,
Lin Feng looked at Qin Hu who was pacing around the map and asked:

"By the way, there is one more thing..."

"Jiang Yuner, who came to the suburbs of Wucheng to do the promotional filming mission, do you know where she is now?"

(End of this chapter)