“Ma Fang escaped!!”
“Commander Ma abandoned us and ran!!”
The message was passed swiftly amongst the soldiers, and the order of the soldiers promptly collapsed, as they tried to run in various directions, or making their way towards Yue Zhong’s troops to surrender.
Yue Zhong watched the collapse of Ma Fang’s troops, and heaved a huge sigh of relief. If Ma Fang had insisted on defending the post with his soldiers, it would have been a lot tougher to conquer the base. The price to pay would not have been small either.
Yue Zhong passed an order: “Next target! Wang He’s 2nd Battalion!!”
Yue Zhong intended to subdue the fractured divisions of the military before they had a chance to regroup and form an alliance. If the military came together again, and allied with each other, Yue Zhong would be hard pressed to subdue them.
Wang He had numerous experts, but in exchange, the number of people under him who knew how to operate modern weaponry were lesser. In an exchange of firepower, their combat strength was weaker, and definitely was not a match for Zhang Xue Wang’s armored division. Even if they had assassins or top experts, Yue Zhong could deal with them himself.
With Yue Zhong’s orders, the troops adjusted their target after subduing 2 major battalions, and made for the 2nd Battalion.
“Leader!! Wang He requests an audience!!”
Just as Yue Zhong and his troops were halfway to their destination, a soldier came running up to Yue Zhong and reported.
Yue Zhong’s eyes brightened up and ordered: “Bring him in!!”
Not long after, a 1.7m-tall man of about 38 with a body full of muscles and vigor, came walking towards Yue Zhong, his eyes holding a penetrating gaze.
Wang He looked Yue Zhong up and down, before saying slowly: “Hello! I’m Wang He! May I ask, if you’re Yue Zhong?”
Yue Zhong pointed to a sofa opposite him, indicating for Wang He to take a seat, as he smiled and said: “That’s right! How do you do, Commander Wang?”
Wang He sat down as invited by Yue Zhong.
Mu Xiang Ling came up with 2 cups of red tea, and served them to Yue Zhong and Wang He, before taking a seat beside Yue Zhong.
Wang He sipped the cup of red tea, and immediately spoke openly: “This time, I’ve come alone, to represent the brothers of the 2nd Battalion to submit to Leader Yue Zhong. We hope that Leader Yue Zhong will accept us!”
Zhang Xue Wang’s armored division was simply too tyrannical, with their tanks, cannons, assault helicopters, they were enough to annihilate the 2nd Battalion totally. Wang He did not wish for any of his brothers to be killed so pathetically, hence he made the decision to surrender with his troops.
Wang He was also extremely clear, surrendering voluntarily and being forced to submit were 2 different treatments. If Yue Zhong did not treat those who surrendered kindly, in the future, no one would be willing to submit to him.
Yue Zhong chuckled at Wang He: “Fine!! From now on, you’re my subordinate. How about being a Lieutenant-ranked Platoon Commander? Your brothers will still be yours to command!”
Wang He immediately saluted Yue Zhong: “Many thanks Leader! I’m willing to die for Leader!”
Yue Zhong smiled slightly and waved his hands, Wang He then sat down.
Wang He took another sip of tea, mulling silently, before suddenly asking: “Yue Zhong! If I hadn’t come, how would you have dealt with us?”
Yue Zhong chuckled indifferently, and did not mask his words: “I would have labelled you guys as traitors, then made use of the cannons and tanks to wipe everything out!”
Wang He laughed bitterly, even in death, they would have been termed as traitors, it showed how vicious Yue Zhong was.
Yue Zhong then commanded: “Wang He! Immediately go and get your troops to merge with mine. Our next target is Murong He’s camp!!”
Wang He saluted and stood up to leave: “Yes, Leader. I will not disappoint you!”
“Ge-ge!! Why didn’t you reorganize his troops?” Mu Xiang Ling, who had been sitting quietly like a doll along suddenly piped with curiosity.
Yue Zhong pinched her cheeks slightly and laughed: “He had come of his own initiative to surrender. It’s not that I can’t dissolve his troops and reorganize them, but now’s not the time. I still need their strength. It isn’t the time to be reorganizing any of the troops now!”
“Oh!!” Mu Xiang Ling nodded with understanding as she glanced at Yue Zhong.
Wang He quickly brought the soldiers of the 2nd Battalion and joined Yue Zhong, and the huge troop continued onwards towards Murong He’s base.
By this time, the total number of soldiers that Yue Zhong had completely outnumbered those from Murong He and Chen Yu’s side. However, Chen Yu was dedicated and had won the loyalty of his men, while the men under his control weren’t as well equipped as Zhang Xue Wang’s, it was still decent. Hence, Yue Zhong decided to go for Murong He first.
Just as Yue Zhong’s army was about to depart, a subordinate suddenly came up to him: