213: Chapter 213 The fuse of the conflict

“Baili Ji invoked the Wartime Military Preparedness Regulations, planning to act unilaterally. The situation is urgent, and I don't have time to argue with him, which is why I called you here to discuss,” Yan Zhengping explained the situation.

“Old Yan, what you’re doing is overstepping your authority! You should be clear about why we are here now. To put it bluntly, this is bypassing the council to hold a small meeting, which violates the Council Act,” Suo Tonghua said.

“Then what do you suggest we do? If we keep arguing, regardless of the outcome, the Antss might have already crossed the Yangtze River by then. At that point, what's the meaning of who is right or wrong?” Yan Zhengping asked.

“Shentu Fu, what do you think?” Suo Tonghua looked at Shen Tu Zheng Hao.

“Act first, report later!” Shen Tu Zheng Hao replied.

“Good! Then let's do it!” Suo Tonghua slapped the table, also indicating his stance.

“Good! Then, the upstream section of the Yangtze River in the Lasa Area should be fine. From the Shu Area eastward along the Yangtze River, our four Military Regions will each be responsible for a section, sending several patrol teams for strict monitoring. Additionally, we will each dispatch a regiment of troops to provide support at any time,” Yan Zhengping stated the patrol plan he had discussed with Zongzheng Yue.

“Our Northeast Military Region is quite far from here. We can send people, but you'll have to figure out a way to solve the material supply,” Suo Tonghua said.

“Alright, we will provide the station and living supplies, but you'll have to prepare your own weapons and equipment,” Yan Zhengping said.

Currently, all Military Regions are short on ammunition, and without the Military Political Department providing logistical support, everyone's days ahead will be difficult.

“Alright!” Suo Tonghua agreed.

“Brother Shentu, it's the same for your side. We will provide the station and living supplies, and you prepare your own weapons and ammunition,” Yan Zhengping confirmed with Shen Tu Zheng Hao.

“Alright!” Shen Tu Zheng Hao was concise.

This was not the time to quibble over small details; if people were not united, nothing could be accomplished.

The Commanders of the four Military Regions thus formulated a strategic deployment for patrolling the Yangtze River line without a resolution from the council.

Yan Zhengping was the initiator of this matter, and if the council pursued it, he would naturally bear inescapable responsibility.

This also became the fuse that ignited the conflict between Yan Zhengping and the council.

In the following time, they divided their respective patrol sections.

Yan Zhengping's Southwest Military Region was responsible for the uppermost reaches, Suo Tonghua's Northeast Military Region for the first section of the middle reaches, Shen Tu Zheng Hao's Northwest Military Region for the second section of the middle reaches, and Zongzheng Yue's Southeast Military Region for the lowest reaches.

Originally, Shen Tu Zheng Hao should have been responsible for the first section of the middle reaches, but Suo Tonghua insisted on not being adjacent to Zongzheng Yue, so the two had to switch.

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After the four Military Region Commanders finalized the matter, they each departed.

Upon returning to the Southwest Military Region, Yan Zhengping arranged the patrol tasks and then immersed himself in his great undertaking of raising rats.

Around 4 PM on July 17th, the Odontomachus inermis ant colony south of Changjing Shelter began to migrate north. After advancing about 5 kilometers, they re-“stationed” themselves. At this point, Changjing Shelter had completely become their habitat.

Yan Fangfang's major was biology, and after learning about the appearance of Odontomachus inermis ants in the Hanzhong Area, she took a few people to investigate.

After landing their aircraft two kilometers from the Odontomachus inermis ant colony, they ascended the nearest tall building.

Yan Fangfang used the reconnaissance function of the Digital Eye to carefully analyze the Ants colony's movements. From time to time, she would also take out binoculars for a closer look. Then she would take out a notebook and write and draw on the paper.

These scenes were also synchronized by Yan Fangfang to Oriental Chen.

“Xiao Lin, what is the current state of the Micro Queen Bees in Changjing Shelter?” Oriental Chen asked.

“The Micro Queen Bees in Changjing Shelter are still in their initial state. Due to a lack of crystalss, their development is not good,” Xiao Lin explained.

Oriental Chen then contacted Qu Zhengping, asking how many zombies the Holy Envoys in Jingmen City had gathered so far.

Qu Zhengping's reply was 40,000.

Because during the feigned attack on Baisha Shelter last night, 10,000 of the 50,000 zombies taken were decomposed by the Micro Queen Bees there for the construction of the Chamber of Commerce branch and Mercenary Guild branch within the Settlement.

Oriental Chen had originally planned to have the Holy Envoys dispatch a portion of the zombies to the vicinity of Changjing Shelter at night to deliver some crystalss to the Micro Queen Bees there. However, since all the bridges along the Yangtze River had been blown up, this plan could not be implemented.

If Yan Fangfang were to transfer crystalss from the Southwest Military Region, it would inevitably cause some unnecessary trouble. Because on the surface, there were no people or defensive weapons near Changjing Shelter at this time, so what use would sending crystalss there be?

The fewer people who knew about the existence of the Micro Queen Bees, the better.

There was no other way; Oriental Chen could only order the Special Operations Team from the base to make a trip.

He had Dai Zheng arrange for a few people to transport five large boxes, totaling 50,000 crystalss, directly to Changjing Shelter.

The boxes storing the crystalss were specially reinforced and had steel plates welded on the outside, to prevent them from breaking if dropped from a high altitude or being damaged by the Ants colony.