Chapter 60: Enemy at the Gate (Part 4)

At present, Hu Cheng's army is about to attack the city, but the matter in Gouzhai needs to be delayed for a while. This is good. It will take some time for Lin Niande to spread the message from the base, and it will also take some time for the residents of Gouzhai to accept the meaning of the message, so there is no delay.

In the base city, the construction of the outer city is still in full swing, and it has not stopped because of the imminent arrival of the Hu City army. However, the residents are also talking about it, but there is no fear in their words, because they believe in the guards and Luo Ren.

In the base barracks, the Guards were undergoing daily training, and Luo Rensu Antong stood side by side, looking at the Guards who were training. The items in the training ground were all normal soldier training items. For the Guards soldiers who had done it hundreds of times, It's very simple and you can pass it easily.

Luo Ren thought to himself, "It seems that we need to find Qi Jun to redesign some projects and make them more difficult."

Su Antong on the side suddenly asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Luo Ren turned to look at her and said with a smile: "Nothing, I just want to make their training more difficult."

"It should be improved." Su Antong agreed with the increase in training intensity, and then said: "Brother Ren, I have a suggestion. Do you want to hear it?"

Luo Ren asked: "What suggestions?"

Su Antong turned to look at the guards on the field and said: "Although the guards' physical and military qualities are very high and have reached the level of professional soldiers, their number is too small, only a thousand people. My suggestion is to start from Expanding the number of soldiers among the residents can also enhance the overall strength of the base. "

Luo Ren shook his head decisively and said, "No, the guards are guards and the residents are residents. The two cannot be confused."

The reason why he decisively refused was because Luo Ren had his own concerns. The guards were 100% loyal to him, but the residents were not sure. There might be some loyal people, like Lin Sen, who led the aquaculture construction, but more He doesn't know about these people because he doesn't have the ability to read minds. If he builds an army from these people and gives them fighting power, there is no 100% guarantee that they won't have thoughts of betrayal one day. This is too risky and not good for him. It's also bad for the base.

Su Antong had a different opinion: "The Guards are Guards, but residents can also be Guards, just like me. Didn't you also let me join the Guards?

Moreover, Hu's army is about to attack. There may be tens of thousands of them, but there are only a thousand guards. Even if we can hold on with the advantage of the city wall, if they choose to besiege us, will we have to be trapped in the city forever? ?

Furthermore, even if they retreat due to lack of supplies or the like, what if they come back next time? And Brother Ren, didn’t you say you wanted to destroy Hu City?

At that time, we had to take the initiative to attack Hu City, but at that time Hu City had the advantage of the city wall. We only had a thousand guards. How could we fight?

In other words, even if we break through the defenses of Hu City and eliminate the army of Hu City, we can have such a large army. The population of Hu City is at least 50,000. With so many people, I think Brother Ren will definitely include them all. Base, then, how will a thousand of us escort 50,000 or more people back to the base? "

Although Su Antong's words were correct, one thousand guardsmen was a bit too few, but with the help of the system, Luo Ren didn't have to worry about food, ammunition, or weapons and equipment. Even if the guardsmen were sacrificed, he could quickly replenish them. The advantage made him confident that Hu Cheng could not break through the base, nor could it consume the base, so retreating was inevitable.

And Su Antong said that he kept saying that he wanted to destroy Hu City, but how could he destroy a thousand guardsmen? This is indeed the difficult issue at the moment.

If he hadn't been quick to wit when attacking Tiantang City, he climbed up the cliff and used a high-explosive grenade to blow up the Tiantang Army. Otherwise, whether Tiantang City could have been conquered is another question. Now Hu City is even more powerful, with more than 10,000 troops. , which is much more powerful than Paradise City.

However, he has already considered this problem and has a countermeasure in mind, which is Gouzhai. If all the seven or eight thousand people in Gouzhai join the base, the base can be upgraded to level 3 immediately. Although he does not know what weapons will be unlocked after the upgrade. How much can the equipment and the number of escorts be increased?

But I think it shouldn't be too bad. After upgrading from level 1 to level 2, the number of guards increased from 130 to 1000, which is nearly eight times the number. At the same time, the weapons and equipment also unlocked anti-instrument sniper rifles, light machine guns, and high-explosive grenades. All are huge improvements.

Therefore, Luo Ren guessed that the level 3 base should unlock weapons such as artillery and rocket launchers, and the number of escorts should also reach five to six thousand.

By then, with such troops and weapons and equipment, it would be a piece of cake to capture Hu City.

Therefore, Luo Ren still shook his head and said: "I have my own plan in mind, let's talk about it later."

Su Antong wanted to say something more, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she saw Luo Ren waving his hand towards her. The rejection was very clear, so she could only shut up and sullenly muttered in her heart, "I have my own plans. What can I do? Can the number of escorts still increase dramatically? "

Seeing her like this, Luo Ren was about to comfort her when he suddenly heard Luo Shan's voice. He looked around and saw Luo Shan running over. When he got closer, Luo Shan said: "Report to the commander, the vanguard of Hu Cheng Army has been found ten kilometers away."

Luo Ren looked solemn and said: "Hu Tian moved quickly, but he only took action in two days. Since the vanguard scouts are ten kilometers away, Hu Cheng's army must not be far away."

He hurriedly asked: "How many vanguard scouts are there? Have they been captured?"

Luo Shan said: "There are five Hucheng pioneers. We killed three and captured two alive. They are now locked up in the dungeon."

Luo Ren was surprised and clapped his hands and said: "Okay, let's go to the dungeon quickly. We have to ask how many soldiers Hu Tian brought this time."

The three of them went to the dungeon together and arrived soon.

At the entrance of the dungeon, Luo Ren looked at Su Antong and said: "Antong, you just wait outside. Luo Shan and I will go down."

Just standing at the door, Su Antong could smell a musty smell. Thinking that the smell would be even worse inside, she nodded and agreed: "Okay."

Luo Shan led the way and walked into the dungeon. The space inside was not big and the light was very dim. There was only a 50-watt light bulb emitting light, and it was flashing, creating a terrifying atmosphere, which made the prisoners here suffer a lot of psychological pressure.

Walking to a cell, two Hucheng pioneers were sitting in the corner. Seeing the people coming, they showed expressions of fear and shrank their necks involuntarily.

Luo Shan shouted, "Come here quickly, the commander has something to ask you."

The two vanguards looked at each other and came over with fear in their hearts.

Luo Ren asked, "What are your names?"

Gululu——

The two were very nervous and scared, and they lowered their heads and dared not look at Luo Ren and Luo Shan.

Seeing that the two did not answer, Luo Ren said sternly, "The commander is asking you questions!"

The two trembled with fear, and one of them swallowed and said, "My name is Bu Qiao."

The other one also said, "My name is Liu Zhuang."

Luo Ren then asked, "How many of you are here this time?"