Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 139 Planning
On the other side, in Anqing city.

As the rumors spread further and the first wave of small numbers of roaming demons attacked, the atmosphere of panic in the city continued to intensify.

The inn where Chen Jian and his companions were staying was almost empty, and all the businessmen were eager to leave Anqing City.

This situation was almost exactly the same as what Zhou Qin had described as what had happened in Hanshui City. Chen Jian couldn't help but sigh that in the face of life and death, the choices made by these profit-seeking businessmen were indeed not beyond his expectations.

But of course, Chen Jian wouldn't think there was anything contemptible about their behavior of escaping.

After all, Anqing is not their home, and they are not professional fighters.

They had neither reason nor ability to fight for the city.

However, when he saw the merchants leaving with their goods, he still felt a little helpless.

What kind of world is this?
Although human beings have not yet completely freed themselves from the crisis of survival, social organizations have already formed obvious stratifications, to the point that the merchant class has begun to enjoy privileges, demonstrating class attributes that are completely different from their nature.

Sick, deformed
If no one comes to change all this, Chen Jian doubts whether the people here can continue human civilization in a reasonable way even if all threats disappear.
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However, this question is too big and too far-reaching.

What he should do now is not to think about these things, but to put his "irrefutable conditions" in front of the two major forces in Anqing City as soon as possible.

So, under the surprised gaze of the innkeeper, the team of four paid the room fee and returned to their room.

Chen Jian ordered Ji Xing to stay outside the room and monitor, then he closed the door, motioned Zeng Yi and He Shuo to come closer, and began to explain his plan.

".The situation is now basically clear."

"From the results of this battle reconnaissance, the terrifying demons in the Anqing ruins showed two quite extreme characteristics."

"First, the good news is that their command efficiency is not high and their organization is not strong. After being attacked, they will quickly lose effective command and their combat effectiveness will also drop significantly."

"Second, the bad news is that they have a very solid underlying command logic. Even without effective command, most of the demons will move to the core area under the leadership of their leader to protect the central hospital facilities that are most important to them."

"The former reduces the difficulty of our direct battles with them, but the latter greatly increases the difficulty of our decapitation operations."

"In theory, if we have sufficient combat manpower and logistical supplies, we can choose to take advantage of their low combat effectiveness and engage in direct combat with them."

“But unfortunately, we didn’t.”

"Even if we bring all the combatants from Yellowstone City here, we can only put together a team of less than 50 people."

"Among this team of less than 50 people, the vast majority are ordinary people who have not received professional training and have only been on the battlefield."

“In the defensive battle, they might be able to achieve some good results.”

"But if they take the initiative to attack, the complex instructions cannot be executed, and their combat effectiveness will not be much higher than those of the Terror Demons."

"The Terror Demons at least have bloodthirsty instincts to drive them, but once they fall into fear, they are really useless."

"Therefore, this type of combat method must be ruled out. The only tactic we can choose is to use the existing manpower and resources to conduct a sophisticated decapitation operation."

"In this way, our tactics can be basically determined."

"We need to rely on the strength of the Anqing City Defense Force. They will act as filler and create opportunities for us to decapitate."

"Do you have any opinion on this decision?"

"If you have any opinions, you can raise them now."

"No."

"No."

The two people at the scene, including Lei Jie and others on the other end of the radio, responded one after another. Chen Jian nodded and continued:
"Based on this tactic, the next step we need to take is also clear."

"We need to create a strong motivation for the city defense forces and guide them to take the initiative to attack the Anqing ruins."

After the words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

After a long time, He Shuo finally asked:
"It's hard."

"The pressure that Anqing City is currently under is already great enough, and the greater the pressure, the more the leaders here will tend to be passive and defensive."

"If we want them to take the initiative, it will be impossible unless we fight to the death."

"Yes."

Chen Jian said slowly:

"We just want to create a reason for them to fight a desperate battle."

"How to create?"

He Shuo frowned and asked:

"You also know that the so-called last-ditch battle will only happen at a life-or-death moment, but for Anqing City, the moment of life and death will only occur under one circumstance."

"That is, the terrifying demons in the Anqing ruins launched an all-out attack and took the initiative to attack Anqing City."

"But once this happens, the Anqing City Defense Force will inevitably choose to defend."

“It’s a paradox.”

“It’s not a paradox.”

Chen Jian interrupted He Shuo and said:

"Now, we have released at least three pieces of information to the outside world directly or indirectly."

"First, there are a large number of terrifying demons in the Anqing ruins. They are very powerful and may threaten the survival of Anqing City."

"Second, the existence of the Terror Demons is related to the Flower City. They are conducting some secret research there, and this research may bring more serious uncontrollable consequences."

"The third piece of information is the most important one that we indirectly released during this combat reconnaissance."

"That is, the Huaxia Army is attacking the Anqing ruins."

"Even though they knew that the Blood Skeletons in the Anqing Ruins were very powerful, the Chinese Army still launched a fierce attack on them and achieved certain results."

"However, the Chinese army did not achieve its goal, but instead retreated temporarily."

"and many more."

He Shuo raised his hand and then asked:

"You mean, the two major forces in Anqing City have been able to guess our identities from our battle?"

"It's inevitable."

Chen Jian said affirmatively:
"Even if they don't know now, they will know in the near future."

"After all, our fighting style is so unique. No one or any force in this world fights like us."

"Combined with the intelligence obtained by the merchants passing through the waterway, they will soon be able to deduce that the battle in the Anqing ruins is related to us."

"Isn't our current situation very dangerous?"

Zeng Yi interrupted and asked.

"not dangerous."

Chen Jian shook his head and replied:
"In the last battle at the bridgehead, the level we displayed was that of an ordinary merchant caravan. It was impossible for them to detect our identities in such a short time."

"Besides, we won't stay in the city for too long."

"After we have done what we need to do, we will evacuate immediately."

"clear."

Zeng Yi nodded and said:

"You go on."

Chen Jian paused, then said:

"So, with these three pieces of information, the Mechanicus can easily draw a conclusion."

"That is, if the Chinese army is willing to pay such a high price and fight its way into the Anqing ruins, it proves that there must be something in there that is attracting the Chinese army." "As for what that thing is, it's up to us to tell this story well."

"We need to spread the rumor as much as possible in the city."

"The panic in Anqing City has now reached a certain level. No matter what kind of rumors they are, they will spread quickly."

"And I believe that the rumors will soon reach the ears of those decision makers in the chamber."

Having said this, He Shuo suddenly said:
"So, you want the Mechanicus to believe that there are weapons of mass destruction in the Anqing ruins?"

"Yes."

Chen Jian let out a long sigh, and then said:
"No matter whether the weapon of mass destruction is laundry detergent or cleaning agent, there must be a weapon or a tool that Huadu and the Huaxia Army can covet at the same time."

"And once we obtain that weapon, the balance of power in this world will be instantly disrupted."

"Only in this way will the Adeptus Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple have enough motivation to seize this weapon, and we will have a chance to complete our mission."

"Why not just tell the truth?"

He Shuo asked again:

"What Huadu is doing is absolutely evil. If we...

“It’s just evil to us.”

Chen Jian interrupted He Shuo again and said solemnly:

“Don’t overestimate the moral standards of this world, especially the moral standards of those in power in this world.”

"For us, using drugs to control civilians, using drugs to control monsters, and then using monsters to conduct large-scale 'human experiments' is extremely evil, but think about it carefully, is this matter really that serious for the Mechanicus?"

"They may condemn it as well, but if you really want them to enforce justice, do you think they can do it?"

"Benefits are the only lever that can move them, and we must put these benefits in front of them."

"really."

He Shuo sighed, and after a brief silence, he said:

"Fortunately, when we spread the rumor before, we described the plan for Huadu in a rather vague way. At least for now, the so-called experiment is still a blind box to the Mechanicus, and they don't know what is hidden inside."

"Yes, this is the most important thing."

Chen Jian nodded and said:
"Only if it's mysterious enough can it be threatening enough."

"The unknown is the most terrifying, this is an unchanging truth."

“And it is this truth that we want to exploit.”

"In my original plan, I was going to make the city defense troops here believe that there was a weapon similar to the 'Sun' buried in the Anqing ruins."

"But now it seems that this hypothesis has too many loopholes, and we can't provide enough evidence."

“So, we have to change our thinking.”

"Combined with the information that has been spread, the best direction is to make them believe that Huadu has mastered some method or equipment that can completely control the Terror Demons."

"And the Chinese Army is also trying to seize this equipment."

"No one can ignore the power of thousands of fearless horror demons launching a mass charge. They are like locusts, sweeping across all human settlements."

“But at the same time, they are one of the most powerful forces if they can be harnessed.”

"The benefits are great enough. I think it is impossible for the Mechanicus not to be tempted."

"clear."

After Chen Jian finished explaining his plan, everyone realized the ingenuity of this plan.

It is highly operable and has a high fault tolerance rate.

The most important thing is that the various actions required to implement this plan are not difficult, because they have already laid all the groundwork in the early stages.

"So what are we going to do?"

Zeng Yi asked immediately.

"First, we need to spread rumors in Anqing City, just like we did before."

"But rumors alone are not enough, we need credible evidence."

"Nine truths and one lie is the most brilliant deception. We have seized a batch of methamphetamine before, so it's just right that we want to show the effects of this batch of drugs to the city defense army."

"Let Zeng Yi and Ji Xing handle this matter."

"Give the ice to the city defense forces and tell them that as long as they light it, the crazy horror demon will obey them."

"As long as they try, we don't need to say anything more. Even if there are many loopholes, they will fill them up on their own."

"Will it really work?"

Ji Xing’s voice came from outside the door.

"It will definitely work. I believe those monsters have already formed a conditioned reflex."

"Although controlling the leader is the real way to control the Terror, what we need is not complete control, but the 'possibility of control'. Doing this is enough."

"clear."

Ji Xing asked no more questions, and Chen Jian continued talking.

"After we finish this, the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple should immediately become restless."

"Then, what we have to do is to let the time mature further."

"We need to launch a second round of attack on the Terror Demon, and after creating a shocking enough effect, defeat it in front of everyone's eyes."

"We want them to think that we are the snipe in the middle of a quarrel, and they are the fishermen waiting for their chance."

"Reasonable."

He Shuo nodded and then asked:

"How to do it exactly?"

Chen Jian answered without hesitation:

"Detonate the bombs and evacuate."

"I think the Mechanicus, especially the Mechanicus in Anqing, may not be able to distinguish the difference between a nuclear bomb and an aerial bomb explosion because they have not seen it with their own eyes."

"But if they come through with a big bang, they're likely to think we've done everything we could and that we've left them with a big leak."

"This way, our plan can proceed smoothly."

"clear."

Everyone responded, and at this point, the full picture of Chen Jian's plan to divert the trouble had become clear.

He was not sure what the success rate of the plan was, maybe 50%, maybe only 30%.

But even if it's only 30%, it's definitely worth a try.

Chen Jian let out a breath slowly and was about to continue deploying the details of the plan, but suddenly, as if he remembered something, he switched the radio to the channel for communicating with Yellowstone City.

He began to call Huang Yu, and after receiving the other party's reply, he gave the order:

"It is very likely that Huadu will mobilize a force to attack Huangshi City."

"Yellow Fish, lead the remaining combatants to prepare for grounding."

"They won't be that strong. If they really go, let them go without coming back!"

(End of this chapter)