"Quick, save them!"

The air-raid shelter was already in chaos.

The sudden bombing had instantly increased the number of wounded.

At this moment, Qi Ming was urgently carrying the Commander, covered in blood, onto a stretcher.

Seeing this scene, Cen Kewan instinctively stood up.

"It's over."

She could see clearly that the Commander was covered in blood, his injuries clearly severe.

In this state, even if the Commander survived, he would need a long recovery, making it impossible to lead battles in the short term.

Without his command, this battle was all but lost.

In other words, they had already lost!

Seeing this, Cen Kewan turned pale.

The failed mission would deduct half her Life Value!

And those who had died couldn't be resurrected.

Zhou Yingting also noticed the scene and, ignoring the grief of his friend's death, quickly approached to check the condition of the Commander.

But as the Commander had been handed over to the doctors, they were not allowed near, so he could only watch from the side.

Time ticked by slowly, with those waiting feeling each second drag like a year.

The other officers running out of the command post were also anxiously waiting.

It was unclear how much time passed before they finally saw the doctor come out, shaking his head at the crowd.

"He has something to say to you; you should go in now."

With that, the doctor turned and left.

Upon hearing this, the group's hearts sank, and they quickly went inside.

The middle-aged man in front, after scanning the incoming people, coughed a few times and looked at Qi Ming, seemingly asking something with his gaze.

Seeing this, Qi Ming immediately understood and called out to Zhou Yingting.

"Come in quickly, the Commander wants to see you."

Zhou Yingting hurried inside and, following the Commander's gesture, approached the bedside.

"So, what you said is true?"

The Commander looked at Zhou Yingting, eyes filled with hope.

Looking at the middle-aged man nearing death, Zhou Yingting gently nodded.

The middle-aged man's eyes brightened for a moment, then dimmed again.

If only he had known about Zhou Yingting's abilities earlier, he could have secured victory in this battle with him.

But now, it was too late.

"If I hand the 14th Army over to you, can you win?"

The Commander, after some thought, looked at Zhou Yingting with a hopeful gaze.

If Zhou Yingting had the capability, giving him command might be their only hope for victory.

The others, hearing this, were momentarily stunned, feeling a sense of absurdity rise within them.

Who was this person? None of them knew him. Why was the Commander entrusting command to Zhou Yingting?

Wasn't this too reckless?

"We can try."

Zhou Yingting replied through gritted teeth.

If they didn't win this battle, Yan Xia would surely die.

Only by winning could they save her.

"Alright..."

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The middle-aged man, hearing this, brightened up and nodded before coughing persistently.

He then looked at the others.

These were people he had trained himself, who only followed his orders.

Now, he needed them to follow Zhou Yingting's orders, to support him in winning this war.

"Commander, isn't this order too hasty?"

An officer hesitated. Many of their people were still outside, suddenly transferring everything to Zhou Yingting seemed rash.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man, after coughing several times, spoke weakly, "This is my final command. You must obey, or I won't die in peace."

"Yes, we understand."

At these words, everyone exchanged looks, their eyes filled with reluctance, but they agreed.

Before them, the Commander, after a series of coughs, slowly breathed his last.

Seeing this, everyone fell silent.

Zhou Yingting stood there, looking at the people before him, who now looked back at him, the new highest authority of the 14th Army.

Although they had agreed to obey the Commander's orders, there was still some resistance, so it wouldn't be easy for them to submit to Zhou Yingting.

Witnessing this, Zhou Yingting said nothing, instead glancing at a small map before looking at Qi Ming.

"The squad scouting the command post is still on that hill; take your men and handle them."

Qi Ming was taken aback, then remembered what Zhou Yingting had mentioned before.

The team was still there!?

"Yes, I'll go capture the ones responsible for the Commander's death now!"

Saying this, Qi Ming quickly gathered his men and set off.

The officers watched, bewildered, and puzzled by the implication.

Did Zhou Yingting already know who was responsible for the Commander's death?

Realizing this, they suspiciously eyed Zhou Yingting, understanding that he intended to use those responsible for the Commander's death to cement his own authority.

But whether it can be achieved ultimately depends on whether the other side can manage it.

Everyone present glanced at each other without saying a word.

If the other side can truly capture these guys, they might recognize the opponent's abilities slightly.

Inside the bunker, after Qi Ming left, it became somewhat quiet, aside from occasional wails echoing around, which soon fell silent as well.

After waiting for most of the day, Qi Ming finally returned to the bunker.

Then, he harshly threw the captured survivor in front of everyone.

"The others are dead, left one alive."

The adjutants nearby furrowed their brows upon hearing this, then lowered their heads to observe the captured man.

The clothes are correct, he is indeed from the enemy, but it's uncertain how he identified this one as the one who killed the adjutant.

"Tell me all the information you know."

Thinking for a moment, one person stepped out and asked the captured survivor seriously.

The survivor left behind appeared to have been interrogated en route and immediately divulged all the information he knew.

They are reconnaissance soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, on a mission to gather intelligence behind enemy lines, initially everything was going smoothly.

First, they took out an Artillery Battalion, then the airport, and then the headquarters.

"Are you from the Reconnaissance Battalion? How did you bypass the front defensive lines and infiltrate?"

Upon hearing this, someone immediately questioned from the side.

Their front line is quite dense, how did the other side get through?

"It was indeed difficult to get in at first, but after you changed your defenses at Position Three, the vulnerabilities became evident, making infiltration easier."

"Position Three?"

The adjutant nearby furrowed his brow upon hearing this, "Who was responsible for the defense at Position Three?"

"It was the squad led by Bai Siwei, who just arrived as new recruits a few days ago."

Bai Siwei?

Zhou Yingting furrowed his brow upon hearing this, his expression immediately becoming somewhat grim.

Unexpectedly, it was Bai Siwei's defense that had the problem, letting them in.

Otherwise, with the original defenses, it would indeed have been difficult for them to infiltrate.

After all, this is already the rear area.

"Damn it!"

Upon hearing this, the adjutant nearby couldn't help but clench his teeth.

However, with the 14th Army already heavily damaged, at this crucial point, it's already difficult to hold anyone accountable, and this matter can only be temporarily set aside.

"You have already bombed the headquarters, why aren't you leaving? Why stay where you are?"

Zhou Yingting stepped forward at this moment, asked bluntly.

"Because we weren't sure if we had eliminated your Commander, we wanted to stay and confirm."

The captive spoke with head bowed.

He was extremely puzzled at this moment, why they were discovered at that location, the other side locked onto them and came directly for them.

The problem is that they didn't open fire, just provided coordinates to the rear.

Upon hearing all this, Zhou Yingting finally understood why this scenario is so challenging.

Because of the opponent's defensive weaknesses, allowing a team to infiltrate, leading to the bombing of both the Artillery Battalion and the airport.

Which then also resulted in the bombing of the headquarters.

Originally, even if the headquarters were discovered, it wouldn't be bombed, because artillery range is limited.

But due to the recent front line collapse, causing the battlefront to move back, it allowed the opponent's artillery to threaten their headquarters.

Understanding this, Zhou Yingting couldn't help but sigh, realizing there's no hope of turning the situation around.

"Take them away."

After confirming the Commander's death was caused by this squad, everyone present looked at Zhou Yingting with a different gaze.

Anyway, Zhou Yingting kind of avenged their Commander.

"Commander, from this moment, we will follow your lead."

Everyone exchanged glances, then collectively spoke to Zhou Yingting.

Zhou Yingting remained silent for a moment, then called for the map.

Although the headquarters was bombed, many maps were salvaged, and soon a relatively complete map was laid out in front of Zhou Yingting.

Looking at the map, Zhou Yingting thought about the locations he saw upon returning, then began marking them on the map.

Merely moments later, the entire enemy's troop distribution was displayed on the map.

"Mark our forces too."

After finishing this, Zhou Yingting signaled for the people in front to also mark the distribution of their forces.

Upon hearing, the adjutant quickly went forward and marked everything clearly.

Soon, the strength distribution of both sides was clearly represented on the map in front of them.

They just couldn't understand how Zhou Yingting knew the enemy's exact strength distribution.

But this isn't the time to ponder this, on the map, the red enemy troops occupied many key positions, the blue side already appearing to be defeated.

In this situation, attacking from anywhere seemed infeasible, all would lead to encirclement.

"Do you think there is any chance of victory if we continue fighting like this?"

Looking at the map, Zhou Yingting observed that the red enemy forces were assembling to begin tearing through the frontline positions and consuming them one by one.

He wasn't sure if he was seeing correctly, so he wanted to hear what others thought.

Those present stared at this new battlefield scenario map, looking again and again, their expressions becoming grim.

They saw the same situation as Zhou Yingting; the enemy prepared to tear and devour them in pieces!

In such a scenario, attempting to launch a counterattack seemed impossible.

"Since that is the case, let's retreat."

Seeing everyone shaking their heads simultaneously, Zhou Yingting sighed helplessly and spoke.

Given the current situation on the battlefield, they had no choice but to retreat and see if they could bait out a bigger fish.

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