Chapter 1215 Night Market Battle Progress

Jinling Military Sub-district Command Center

Almost at the same time that the Du and Yang families began packing their belongings in Lin'an, an encrypted telegram from the Eastern Theater Command, marked "Highest Priority - Target Location Confirmed," was delivered to Du Yuming's desk by the communications staff as quickly as possible.

When Du Yuming saw the words "Du Wenyuan, Yang Zhendong and their core family members have been found, are in good condition, and are being provided with the highest level of security protection by the Eastern Theater Command" in the telegram, he suddenly stood up from his chair, and the huge weight that had been hanging over his heart for days finally lifted off his shoulders!

"Great! That's wonderful!" Du Yuming couldn't help but slap the table hard, a bright smile spreading across his face, all his previous worries and gloom vanished.

After the nature of the mission changed, his biggest fear was not being able to find the person, or that the person would have already met with an accident when he found them.

Now that the person has been found safe and sound, the "humanitarian aid" mission is 99% successful!

He immediately looked at the electronic situation map on the wall, his sharp gaze sweeping across the airport area.

Just then, a real-time message caught my eye—the air formation that had come from the theater headquarters to deliver supplies was currently at the airport refueling and undergoing routine checks after unloading, and was expected to return in an hour.

"A golden opportunity!" A glint flashed in Du Yuming's eyes, and he did not hesitate for a moment.

He immediately grabbed his internal communicator and connected with the airport control tower and the theater air force coordination office in Nanjing:

"This is Du Yuming! It's an emergency, a top priority mission. I request the immediate deployment of two Y-20B strategic transport aircraft currently conducting resupply operations at this location, as well as two J-16 heavy multi-role fighters providing escort!"

"The required permissions and documents will be provided later; I will take full responsibility!"

The person on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback by this sudden and extremely high-level request, but with Du Yuming citing it as the "highest priority task" and his firm attitude of being willing to take responsibility, the coordination was completed quickly.

After all, everyone knows that Commander Du Yuming has recently gained high regard from his superiors.

After hanging up the phone, Du Yuming immediately turned to Du Wu, who stood beside him like an iron tower:

"Du Wu!"

"Here!" Du Wu's armored body trembled slightly, and the crystal energy capsule emitted a low hum.

"The target has been located at the Lin'an settlement and is safe. You will immediately lead your squad's five most elite Crystal Warriors, along with the reinforced infantry company previously designated to stand by, fully equipped, to the airport at top speed and board the plane for departure!"

Du Yuming stared intently at Du Wu: "Your mission change has a primary objective of ensuring the absolute safety of the Du and Yang families. With the cooperation of the Eastern Theater Command, you will take over their close protection duties until further instructions from the committee arrive! Understand?!"

"Understood! Mission accomplished!" Du Wu's voice came through the mask, carrying a metallic resonance and an unwavering resolve.

Hearing that the target was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief, but was immediately filled with an even stronger sense of responsibility.

"Act now!"

"Yes!"

Without hesitation, Du Wu pounded his chest in a deep bow, turned around, and strode out of the office with heavy steps. The crystal energy capsule behind him shone brightly with blue light, and communication commands were instantly transmitted to the waiting crystal energy warriors and infantry company through the internal link.

The entire Jinling Military Sub-district was like a sophisticated machine, operating efficiently under Du Yuming's instructions.

In less than twenty minutes, a reinforced infantry company consisting of six third-generation Crystal Warriors (including Du Wu) and all equipped with exoskeletons and sophisticated weapons arrived at the airport in military trucks at breakneck speed.

On the airport runway, two massive Y-20B "Kunpeng" aircraft were ready for emergency takeoff. Their sturdy landing gear resembled the arms of giants, and their enormous bodies cast huge shadows in the setting sun.

Beside them, two sleek J-16 heavy fighter jets, loaded with live ammunition, were already on standby, with the pilots signaling readiness to the ground crew from inside their cockpits.

Without saying much, Du Wu led his elite mixed squad onto the two transport planes in a swift and orderly manner.

The heavy hatch closed slowly.

The airport control tower lights up green.

"Tower calling Kunpeng-1 and Kunpeng-2, runway cleared for takeoff!"

"Kunpeng-1 received!"

"Kunpeng-2 received!"

Buzz————————

The roar of the engine suddenly intensified, like the roar of a giant beast.

Two Y-20B aircraft began taxiing, increasing in speed until they finally stood tall and defied gravity, soaring into the sky dyed red by the sunset.

Two J-16s, like loyal guards, roared in from the left and right, forming a formation and speeding eastward.

Du Yuming stood at the window of the command center, watching the formation disappear into the distant horizon, his heart filled with anticipation.

Next, all that remains is to wait for Du Wu's safe arrival and the committee's final instructions for his return.

His mission is about to be successfully completed!

...Night market in the province, top floor operations analysis room of the Central Plains Theater Command building.

A week passed in the blink of an eye amidst the smoke and gunfire...

At this moment, in the operations analysis room, which symbolizes the highest military decision-making authority in the Central Plains Theater, the atmosphere is less tense than it was seven days ago, and more composed and chilling after being tempered by blood and fire.

On the huge circular electronic screen, the electronic map of the night market has been covered by large blue areas symbolizing "under control," while only the core area and some complex blocks are still displayed in orange and red, representing "fighting" or "to be cleared."

Gu Chengyuan sat upright in the main seat, his dark green general's uniform impeccable, his face calm.

Below, all the core members of the theater command were seated, and all eyes were focused on Major General Jia Sanniu, the deputy commander-in-chief, who had just returned from the front lines and was covered in dust!

Compared to his excitement when he first reported here a week ago, Jia Sanniu looked much more haggard now, with sunken eyes, chapped lips, and his training uniform still had some dust that hadn't been completely brushed off and a faint smell of gunpowder.

The reason he looked so haggard was that for the past seven days, Jia Sanniu had been working as the deputy commander-in-chief at the cost of his life, only able to catch a few moments of rest whenever he could, and his average sleep time was less than one hour each time.

As Wang Tiefeng's "deputy" and "eyes and ears," he spends most of his time at various command posts and key points on the front lines.

Wang Tiefeng was stationed at the core command post, overseeing the overall situation, while he frequently moved to the front lines, representing the command to coordinate the operational coordination between various combined arms brigades, artillery groups, army aviation units, and special operations brigades.

At the same time, he also had to shoulder enormous pressure in terms of logistical support. He had to communicate with the Minister of Logistics and the Minister of Equipment multiple times a day to verify the consumption and inventory of ammunition, fuel, and spare parts, predict the demand for the next 24-48 hours, coordinate transportation forces, and prioritize the supply of the offensive front.

In addition to the two regular tasks mentioned above, he also has the role of "firefighter," specifically responsible for handling emergency incidents. This is an extra task that Wang Tiefeng intentionally assigned to him to train his ability to react and handle situations on the spot.

Of course, such a tremendous workload also brought Jia Sanniu amazing rewards!