1234. Pick up weapons again

Ren Xiaosu had a long dream.

In the dream, the potato shooters he and Yang Xiaojin planted in the courtyard on Anning East Road actually blossomed.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to be immersed in a world of birds and flowers, and white flowers bloomed on their roofs.

But in an instant, a huge flame ignited in the world, and everything was burned up.

The whole world was filled with a strong stench, like the smell of burnt leather pipes, mixed with the smell of aged vinegar.

Ren Xiaosu slowly opened his eyes and saw the big fool sitting next to his bed, picking at his big feet.

Outside the dormitory window, it was already a new morning, and the sunlight was shining in bit by bit through the window.

Ren Xiaosu said expressionlessly: "Take your stinky feet and get out of here!"

"Young Marshal, you are awake," the big fool took off his shoes with a surprised look on his face. Mention: "It took you a long time to wake up this time. I thought there was something wrong with your body!"

"How long did I sleep for?" Ren Xiaosu asked, He looked up and saw that P5092, Wang Yun, Ji Ziang, Xun Yeyu and others were all crowded in the dormitory of the outpost.

"Sixteen hours," said the big fool: "We rushed over after receiving the notice from Commander Zhang. Miss Xiaojin and Miss Yingxue were guarding outside, and we old men were guarding inside. "Come on."

"Why did Mr. Zhang call you here?" Ren Xiaosu was confused.

"He said that you may not have rested for a long time, and you will be more vulnerable when you sleep, so let us guard you to prevent any accidents from happening to you," Dahuyou said.

Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized that he had not slept for more than forty hours, and had experienced the high-intensity escape of being expelled at dusk. He really couldn't hold on any longer.

With his alertness, he didn't even notice the big fool and others approaching.

However, Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt that maybe he subconsciously felt that they could trust the big liar, so he was not awakened.

When he lived in the market town before, Yan Liuyuan would not wake him up when he approached.

"Mr. Zhang, do you have any instructions?" Ren Xiaosu asked.

"The entire combat command believes that we may have to retreat," Da Huhu said.

Now, the entire northwest has been cut off from the Central Plains.

Even people like Ren Xiaosu, who have personally been to the Central Plains, cannot actually confirm whether Zero really controls the entire Central Plains.

But in wars, those who like to bet on luck always lose miserably. Therefore, without being sure of the specific situation, the Northwest Army immediately decided to formulate a combat strategy based on the worst possible scenario.

To the east of Fortress 178, such as Bulwark 146, Bulwark 144, Bulwark 145, and Bulwark 143, are all located in plains.

The areas controlled by these barriers are not suitable for large-scale wars at all.If we insist on holding these places, the losses of the Northwest Army may increase by an additional 30%.

This 30% is not a simple number, behind it are tens of thousands of lives!

It is impossible for Zhang Jinglin to gamble tens of thousands of lives on how many enemies there are.

So their best choice is to retreat to the west of Barrier 143.

The terrain there is more suitable for defense.

The big fool said: "If the entire Central Plains has been controlled by artificial intelligence, then Barrier 143 is not our end, and the retreat plan must have alternatives."

"Alternatives Where is the plan to evacuate?" Ren Xiaosu asked calmly.

"Withdraw to Fortress 178," the big liar replied.

Ren Xiaosu frowned. If the situation was really that bad, it would mean that the northwest was facing the largest migration since the Wasteland Era.

Not only the troops have to withdraw, but also the people here.

Those are millions of residents and refugees. How can we just evacuate?

But not to mention whether it would violate the original intention of the Northwest Army if they did not lead the residents to retreat, just leaving so many people to zero would probably make human civilization even more dangerous.

"Where is Mr. Zhang?" Ren Xiaosu asked.

"He arrived at Barrier 144 this afternoon," the big fool said: "The plan for all the people to migrate westward and retreat must start today."

From this moment on, the entire human race Civilization is about to start a race against time.

Ren Xiaosu stood up: "Follow me back to Barrier No. 144, inform Zhou Yinglong, and the frontline outposts will also evacuate together. Everyone go back to their own combat orders to report. Don't stay here and increase casualties."

At this time, everyone realized that Ren Xiaosu had stepped into the role of young marshal.

Zhou Yinglong is the commander of the 3rd Field Division. If Ren Xiaosu can't command based on his status as the commander of the 6th Field Division, he must use his status as a young marshal.

However, the big liar was stunned for a moment: "That's not possible, Marshal, these outposts were originally established for the war. Each outpost worked hard to set up a telephone line, which was originally intended to detect the enemy's situation. Buy time for the rear troops. Of course, no one wants to see sacrifices, but if they withdraw, no one will know where the enemy will arrive and when they will approach the city. >

Ren Xiaosu shook his head, and then shouted out the window: "Zhou Yingxue!"

"Hey!" The maid outside the window agreed: "Why are you calling me, sir?"

Ren Xiaosu said: "When we leave, you will stay at this post. If you find out about the enemy situation, report it immediately to the rear, and then you will evacuate alone."

"Oh," Zhou Yingxue said reluctantly 's agreed.

With Zhou Yingxue here, no one can keep her even if the enemy army arrives.

Big Hustler and P5092 looked at each other, thinking that Zhou Yingxue would be like thisIs it appropriate for a big-name transcendent to serve as a sentinel here?

In fact, the cost of doing this is of course the lowest, but Zhou Yingxue will feel particularly uncomfortable, right?

Ren Xiaosu straightened his clothes and walked out. He looked at Zhou Yingxue and said, "Don't look unhappy. After the war is over, the entire black market of the Barrier Alliance will be given to you."

"Really?" Zhou Yingxue's eyes lit up: "The entire barrier alliance?"

"Yes," Ren Xiaosu nodded.

"Thank you, sir," Zhou Yingxue smiled happily.

At this time, Zhou Yingxue was not fully aware of the seriousness of the problem. To be honest, Ren Xiaosu was not sure whether there would be another name for the Barrier Alliance after this battle.

However, they discovered the big liar. Regardless of how powerful this girl Zhou Yingxue is in the black market and Barrier 144, in front of the young marshal and Miss Xiaojin, she behaves like a kitten. .

On the way back, Ren Xiaosu saw in the car that someone was driving an excavation machine to dredge some tributaries in the river beside the road.

The big fool explained from the co-pilot: "Seeing that the water conservancy construction project is halfway through, and the farmland irrigation area has also reached half, it is a pity to retreat to Fortress 178 like this."

Ren Xiaosu stared out the window in a daze, wondering if he was really a broom star. Every time he wanted to stop, something new would happen to destroy the home he had placed his hopes on.

Yang Xiaojin on the side seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and suddenly held his hand tightly: "We are evacuating here not because we are unlucky to follow you, but because there is no peace in this world. This You did not bring about the troubled times, nor did you cause it. On the contrary, with you protecting this land, I believe we can win."

Ren Xiaosu nodded.

In fact, whether it is Luo Lan, Zhou Qi, Qing Yi from the Qing family, or Ren Xiaosu, Da Huhu, Zhang Jinglin and others from the 178 Fortress.

When you guess what kind of power Artificial Intelligence Zero has, you will actually feel a sense of powerlessness.

That is the feeling of despair when a 100-meter-high tsunami rushes towards you, but you have no way to escape.

However, Ren Xiaosu knew that there was another way to resolve the crisis, and it seemed that this was the only way he had left.

Yang Xiaojin suddenly whispered: "It may be selfish to say this, but no matter what the situation is, I don't want you to sacrifice yourself to save other people, not even to save me, do you understand? We will definitely find other ways."

After going to Barrier 88, there are no secrets between Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin, so Yang Xiaojin also knows very well what Ren Xiaosu's last resort will be.

But for her, if the price of saving the world is to sacrifice Ren Xiaosu, then she is not willing to do so.

Ren Xiaosu smiled: "It won't come to that point."

...

The group first returned to the garrison camp of the Sixth Field Division. After all the core members entered the conference room, Ren Xiaosu pointed out the topic: "The content of today's discussion is how to arrange the entire northwest The residents must evacuate in an orderly manner. Please remember that organizing their evacuation is not a woman's duty. We cannot leave them to artificial intelligence."

Zhang Xiaoman said in confusion: "Artificial intelligence really has so many nanobots. There are millions of people in the northwest. Can it control so many?”

“We can only prepare for the worst now,” P5092 explained: “We don’t know if it has this. capability, but we can only assume that it can. We now have to prepare for two things, one is to retreat, and the other is to meet the enemy."

The task of retreat involves too many things, including the destruction of confidential documents and food. The transfer of reserves, the transfer of various materials, the registration of personnel transfers, how to transfer in batches, and how to set up supply lines on the retreat road are actually a very huge project.

It is definitely not as simple as telling residents to run away today and then everyone running for their lives together.

As for the second thing, facing the enemy, it is even more difficult.

The evacuation of millions of people is a long process. According to Wang Yuexi’s estimate, the entire evacuation plan will take a month to complete. However, according to Ren Xiaosu’s estimate, the number of people in the Central Plains will be reduced in half a month at most. Will reach barrier 144.

This half month must be fought for.

Fortress No. 144 is the closest barrier to the Central Plains, and the Sixth Field Division, as the garrison at Barrier 144, has a duty to do so.

Ren Xiaosu thought for a while and looked at P5092: "You can retreat with the original fire troops and participate in the construction of the rear defense line. I will tell Mr. Zhang about this matter. Zhou Yinglong's Third Field Division is On the way south, they will complete the defense change."

Earlier, he had reached an agreement with P5092. After the battle in the Wizarding Kingdom, the original Fire Force's combat order would withdraw from the battle and no longer participate in the barrier. Civil war between alliances.

So, during this period of time, Black Fox stepped down from his command duties to lead new soldiers. Those Fire soldiers went to help build water conservancy projects, and a small number of them went to help the residents of the barrier to reclaim their grain fields.

At this moment, Black Fox should be leading the new soldiers on their way to pull fertilizer.

However, after Ren Xiaosu said this, P5092 shook his head: "It's different. This is no longer a civil war between the barrier alliances. It is a war about the life and death of mankind. The original Fire Force sequence The soldiers will return to their posts. I have just informed Heihu to come back to attend the meeting." As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the conference room was pushed open by Heihu.

A very ugly chemical fertilizer smell permeated the entire conference room. Black Fox looked at Ren Xiaosu and P5092 and asked: "Sir, what do you need me to do if you call me back?"