Chapter 418: A Final Battle

Chi Xuming took a deep breath, stabilized his trembling right hand, raised the tea cup in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Junhou, I understand."

"I will convey your message to the officers in the middle and lower ranks."

"If there is any opposition, I will find a way to resolve it."

There is no need to say much about the tacit understanding between Chi Xuming and Lin Yuan.

As long as Lin Yuan starts talking, Chi Xuming will know what he should do.

To attack Fengdu City by force, and to attack it against the demon tide, the resistance in this matter will definitely not be small.

Even with Lin Yuan's current power, he could not guarantee that his orders would be fully implemented.

There were some things that it was not convenient for Lin Yuan to do by himself, so Chi Xuming naturally needed to do the dirty work.

Chi Xuming did not ask Lin Yuan how to capture Fengdu City.

He didn't ask him where the human race would go if it failed.

He just stood up slowly and saluted Lin Yuan with a standard military salute.

Turn around and leave without saying a word.

Lin Yuan put away Chi Xuming's teacup as if the conversation just now had never happened.

His expression was calm and his complexion was like a lake.

"The reason why you activated the defensive formation yesterday was because you had other thoughts, right?" Lu Changsheng picked up the teapot and filled himself with tea. He did not have the psychological burden of Chi Xuming. He spoke directly.

"You want to use up all the crystal cores in Dawn City, completely disable the defensive formation, and cut off everyone's thoughts."

"I can only charge with you, otherwise I will die..."

"Sink the boat and fight with your last resort... I didn't expect that with your current power, you would still need to use these tactics."

"Shouldn't you just raise your arms and have your subordinates from all over the place bow to you and fight wherever you point them?"

Lin Yuan smiled softly, "It would be great if it is true as Boss Lu said."

"I can indeed overwhelm people with force, unite all forces, and nip dissatisfied voices in the bud."

"But there are some things that even I can't have my own way."

"Everyone has inertia. Even Lao Chi couldn't understand my approach immediately, let alone other people."

"I can command the soldiers to guard the city wall and let them risk their lives to prevent the invasion of demons. All this is for the human race. Every soldier who steps on the front line is more or less aware and will not be too affected. Big resistance.”

"But if I want the soldiers to abandon Dawn City, give up their biggest support, rush into the demon tide, and fight the demon clan for their lives, the original narrow escape will become a ten-death escape."

"That is an order against humanity."

"I believe that at least one-third of the soldiers will resist this order from the bottom of their hearts."

"At that time, some people want to charge, others want to defend the city, there are strong enemies outside, and there is fear inside, the battle will not be fought."

"I have to give everyone an explanation."

"Give everyone a reason to charge."

"Just like the word you said, Boss Lu..."

"Leave no retreat, fight with your last resort."

Be ruthless to your enemies, and even ruthless to yourself...

Now it feels right.

This is the Lin Yuan I know.

Lu Changsheng silently cursed in his heart and asked, "Since you dare to fight so hard, you should have already prepared a way to capture Fengdu City, right?"

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, stared at the teapot in his hand, and said quietly, "Of course..."

"I have been preparing for many, many years..."

...

The demon tide came the next day.

In the pitch-black night, the sound of artillery fire on the city wall at dawn gradually stopped.

The third wave of charges from the demon clan was once again repelled by the human race.

With the experience of the first two times, the new recruits and the veterans who had not experienced the demon tide grew up quickly.

Relying on the powerful defensive formation of Dawn City, the human race almost carried out a unilateral massacre.

The battle damage ratio has reached an astonishing one to twenty.

Almost all the faces of the new recruits were shining with excitement, and even the wounded were shouting that they wanted to go to the front line again and make military exploits again.

In a temporary camp next to the Chinese army's tent, Lu Changsheng was grabbing a piece of dark red meat and trying to get in touch with Xiao Heizi.

Ever since the demon tide came, Xiao Heizi's demon core had lost any response, as if it were a dead thing. No matter how Lu Changsheng called, there was no movement at all.

"You are a young kid, couldn't you have been killed by the Infinite True God?"

"Then you should at least tell me before you die. Tell me what cards the demon clan has, so that I can avenge you."

Lu Changsheng muttered softly.

Lu Changsheng put away the demon core with some helplessness. Just as Lu Changsheng was about to leave the camp, he bumped into Hong Ye who pushed in the door.

"Sister Hongye, long time no see." Gu Jia stuck her head out from behind Lu Changsheng and said hello before her master.

"Long time no see, Jia'er!" Hongye, wearing the standard armor of the Demon Slayer Division, chuckled and waved to Gu Jia.

"Boss Lu, what's the matter with you calling me over so hurriedly?" Hongye took the tea from Ergouzi and entered the camp with Lu Changsheng.

"I have already told Lin Yuan that you will be my special assistant. Like Jia'er and Er Gouzi, you can stay in my camp."

"Next to it is the Chinese army's tent. This should be the safest place in Dawn City."

Lu Changsheng took out an appointment letter from his arms and handed it to Hongye.

This is the highest-level document issued by the chief of the Demon Slayer Division. Even after the war, the official will recognize his identity.

"Assistant Senior Military Advisor..." Hong Ye looked at the position on the document and asked curiously, "Boss Lu, is your position in the Demon Slaying Department a Senior Military Advisor?"

"I don't need those things, mainly to arrange a position for you."

"You are different from me. If I ask you to come to me without any explanation, I'm afraid you will be poked in the back and said you are a deserter." Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly and said.

"Boss Lu, you are still the same as before, always considerate of others." Hongye looked at Lu Changsheng with a smile and said, "But I'm afraid I can't stay with you anymore."

"If you miss the time of sleeping with me, after the demon tide is over, I can accept your invitation and go to Changsheng Hall to stay for a while." Hongye winked mischievously and teased.

"Don't say such words that can easily cause misunderstanding..." Lu Changsheng glanced at Hongye with a wry smile, and then asked seriously, "Why?"

"Boss Lu, my sister, my comrades, and my boss are all fighting on the front line."

"Even if my strength is not enough to affect the outcome of the war, I am not willing to hide behind them."

"We who eat the bounty hunter's job are destined to live and die, and are rich and noble."

"This is a choice I made myself."

"I won't regret it."

Lu Changsheng looked at Hongye's stubborn eyes and was silent for a few seconds. In the end, he didn't mention anything about asking her to stay.

Taking a silent breath, Lu Changsheng changed the subject and asked, "This time the Demon Slayer Division called the Hunter Guild. What tasks have they arranged for you?"

Hong Ye looked at Lu Changsheng and said a little strangely, "We are not called here by the Demon Slayer Division."

"It was Old City Master Cui of the Fengdu Army who came to see the president in person."

"We are also here to cooperate with the Fengdu Army's operations."

"It has nothing to do with the Demon Slayer Division."

"The Demon Slayer Division only arranged a temporary location for us and did not give us any orders."

Ah?

Lu Changsheng looked at Hongye with some surprise.

Mr. Cui not only controls the Fengdu Army, but also drags the Hunter Guild onto the pirate ship.

In the end...

What do you want to do?

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