311: Chapter 311: Advancing Towards Barto

Among these people, there were both men and women, all appearing to be young.

Shen Wengang secretly held the man hostage and circled the basement.

Few people paid attention to the two of them; most didn't even open their eyes.

"Alright, let's go," Shen Wengang said.

"Okay!" The doctor nodded and whispered.

"Why are you bringing him out again after just putting him in?" The guard asked when he saw the doctor bringing Shen Wengang out again.

"I just found he had a slight fever; he needs to go up for an injection," the man explained.

"Alright, go ahead." The guard didn't ask any more questions.

Shen Wengang and this doctor successfully returned to the office on the 4th floor.

Shen Wengang went to the window, ready to climb out and leave.

"Comrade, aren't you... taking me with you?" The doctor asked.

"You stay here for now; someone will come to rescue you soon," Shen Wengang said.

"Oh, okay, okay, okay." The man nodded.

Shen Wengang climbed out of the office.

...

"Brother, how was it?" Luoer asked, rushing to meet Shen Wengang as he came out.

"There are about 20,000 people imprisoned in here," Shen Wengang said.

"That's great!" Luoer said excitedly.

"Alright, let's leave now; it's time to rendezvous," Shen Wengang said.

Around 4 AM, the members of the six squads successively returned to the valley where they had set off.

"Everyone, report your findings," Shen Wengang said.

"Our Group 1 found an artillery position here, with about 200 large-caliber towed howitzers. This is at least a division's configuration," a member of Group 1 said.

"A division?" Shen Wengang was a little surprised.

Before they set off, He Jinghui had given a general overview, stating that the Ulan Country's official government might have already been controlled. Under such circumstances, deploying troops here was highly abnormal.

"That's right," the team member affirmed.

"What about Group 2?" Shen Wengang asked.

"No discoveries in the eastern area," a Group 2 member replied.

"What about Group 3?"

"No discoveries."

"What about Group 4?"

"We found a minefield on the main road leading to Batuo City in the southwest direction. According to our estimation, this minefield is at least 2 kilometers long," a Group 4 member reported.

Shen Wengang nodded.

"What about Group 6?" Shen Wengang asked.

"We also didn't find anything, but we encountered three Modified humans during our reconnaissance, and we killed them," a Group 6 member replied.

Shen Wengang nodded, then reported the investigation findings to He Jinghui.

Around 7 AM.

In the conference room.

"It seems our inference yesterday was not wrong. The enemy's purpose is to use the more than 20,000 Citizens of Hua Country detained in the hospital as bait to lure our army into their pocket formation," Liu Feiying said.

"I disagree. My intuition tells me there's something strange about this," Zongzheng Yue said.

"What's strange?" Liu Feiying asked.

"The Ulan Country's official government has been paralyzed, so the appearance of this division-sized force is a bit odd," Zongzheng Yue said.

"What's so strange about that? Although the government is paralyzed, the military might be in someone else's hands," Liu Feiying said.

"The biggest trouble now is the minefield on the necessary path to the south. If we don't clear the mines, our tanks will have difficulty passing through," He Jinghui said.

"What trouble is there? Just dispatch bombers for carpet bombing of this area!" Suo Tonghua said.

"Councilor Shen Tu, what are your thoughts?" Baili Ji asked.

"It's acceptable," Councilor Shen Tu said.

"Alright, then let's proceed with that. Councilor Liu Feiying, you are hereby granted Level 3 authority for DB-13 Launch Silo. Order the control center to launch a Dragon Slayer 3 strategic-level medium-range cruise missile towards the Ulan Country artillery position. Ensure a direct hit to completely destroy the enemy's artillery cluster," Baili Ji commanded.

"Yes!" Liu Feiying stood up and responded.

"Councilor Suo Tonghua, you are hereby ordered to immediately dispatch 50 bombers to conduct carpet bombing of the minefield south of Batuo City. You must open a safe passage for our army into the urban area," Baili Ji commanded.

"Yes!" Suo Tonghua stood up and responded.

"Councilor He Jinghui, you are hereby ordered to arrange for the Dark Night Squad to be on standby at all times. Once the battle begins, immediately infiltrate the hospital secretly, eliminate all enemies, and protect the Citizens' safety."

"Yes!" He Jinghui stood at attention in front of the screen and responded.

"Councilor Shen Tu Zheng Hao, you are hereby ordered to immediately advance towards the Batuo City urban area and occupy the Wu La Han District as soon as the minefield is cleared."

"Yes!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao accepted the order.

"Everyone must note that occupying the Wu La Han District is not the goal, nor is occupying the entire Batuo City. Our primary objective is to rescue the Citizens of Hua Country and bring them home, and secondarily, to eradicate the cult forces entrenched in the Ulan Country. Our actions need to be swift and cautious; we must win this battle cleanly and decisively," Baili Ji said.

"Yes!" The councilors collectively stood up and responded.

After the meeting, everyone went about their duties and began to get busy.