315: Chapter 315 Can You Give Me a Hint?

“Binjiang? What a coincidence?” Shen Tu Zheng Hao was a bit suspicious.

“Are you saying this Tiangang might have some connection with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce?” He Jinghui asked.

“Very likely. It’s strange that this Tiangang is unwilling to retreat. Plus, with what just happened, I suspect he already knew what was going to happen next,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

“But that doesn’t make sense. Can the Huatong Chamber of Commerce extend their reach here? Do they have that capability? Besides, what would they come here for?” He Jinghui asked three questions in a row.

“You are his superior, perhaps you should ask him,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

“I’m going now!” He Jinghui left the command center without another word.

Outside, the dung beetles’s attack had no effect. They continuously approached that ethereal boundary and continuously disappeared. This scene kept going on.

Many Soldiers and officers took out their binoculars and watched quietly. No one knew what was there, and no one knew what exactly happened.

They only knew that staying here was relatively safe.

“Give the order for all troops to converge on the center,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

The Soldier accepted the order and left.

As the number of dung beetless continued to increase, the situation became clearer. It wasn’t a line; to be precise, it should be a circle, a circle centered on that glowing iron tower.

Although he didn't know whose method this was, Shen Tu Zheng Hao understood that the appearance of this tower was saving them.

He turned and returned to the command center, connecting with the council and synchronizing the scene there.

The Councilors in the council had been waiting for news from Ulan Country. Now that footage was transmitted back, everyone watched carefully.

“Councilor Shen Tu, what happened? What’s the situation?” Baili Ji asked.

“That’s what I want to ask too. After we captured the Wu La Han District of Batuo City, we were surrounded by a huge number of dung beetless. Just then, an iron tower similar to a signal tower appeared, which is the one in the picture. At the same time, these dung beetless mysteriously disappeared when they crossed the boundary shown in the picture,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao briefly explained the situation.

In fact, the footage transmitted by the drone clearly showed that with the dazzling white-glowing iron tower as the center, the disappearing boundary of the dung beetless outlined a perfectly standard circle.

“Does anyone in the council know if they have seen this thing?” Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked.

“No.”

“No.”

The Councilors shook their heads one after another.

Zongzheng Yue secretly glanced at Yan Zhengping, trying to find an answer from his expression.

At this moment, Yan Zhengping’s brows were tightly furrowed, and it was clear that he also didn’t know.

“Councilman Yan, do you think it’s possible that the Huatong Chamber of Commerce did this?” Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked directly.

“Huatong Chamber of Commerce? Impossible, right? What would they go there for?” Yan Zhengping said.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao nodded and said nothing more.

“I believe whether or not the Huatong Chamber of Commerce did this is not something we need to dwell on right now. We should focus our main energy on the battlefield,” Zongzheng Yue suggested.

“Exactly, I agree. Although we don’t know who did it, it’s certain that this must come from a friendly force, not an enemy,” Chen Guanxuan of the Finance Department said.

“Yes, I agree too. When I saw this picture, I suddenly had a feeling that we might have been fooled,” Jiang Jun of the Foreign Affairs Ministry said.

“Councilor Jiang, you’re right. I deduce that these more than 20,000 Citizens were actually just bait, and the artillery groups and minefields were just a smokescreen the enemy put out in the open to confuse us. Their real trump card was these dung beetless. When we destroyed these smokescreens, we thought we had successfully broken their pocket formation, but in reality, we unknowingly entered the encirclement they had prepared,” Zongzheng Yue said.

“Nonsense! So what do we do now? Are we just going to stay in this circle?” Wu Shengrong of the Land Administration Department asked.

“That’s not the biggest problem yet. The biggest problem is how to fight the next battle. Our tank groups are out of the question; they’re obviously ineffective against these insects. Simulation Spider Robots could work, but the number is simply too small. With the current way of fighting, it will be difficult for us to achieve any decent results,” Zongzheng Yue said.

“If we switch to using Simulation Spider Robots as the main combat force, there might be a different effect,” Shen Tu Zheng Hao said out of the blue.

“I think it’s feasible! Since the tank groups are currently useless, it’s better to stay in the circle. With over 60,000 Robots as the main force continuing to advance into the city, the speed would actually be much faster,” Zongzheng Yue said, his eyes lighting up.

“Agreed.”

“Agreed.”

“Alright then, let’s do that,” Baili Ji said.

“Councilman Yan, regarding the sudden appearance of the iron tower, you should contact the Huatong Chamber of Commerce to verify it,” Baili Ji said, looking at Yan Zhengping.

“Okay!” Yan Zhengping nodded in agreement.

…

“Tiangang, don’t be nervous, relax. As long as you explain today’s matter clearly, there won’t be any problems,” He Jinghui said as he walked into the truck where Shen Wengang was detained and sat down.

“Director He, can you give me a hint? I really don’t know why I’m being held,” Shen Wengang said.