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Chapter 371: Changquan Town Suburbs

"Come on, be careful." Captain Kelly loaded the last batch of supplies onto the transport vehicle and saluted Madeline. "...Colonel Hamilton is simply too extreme. He simply wants to defend Little Hill County. He wants nothing else."

"We don't make unnecessary comments on the character of the general, but since one individual has affected the situation on the battlefield, I think this is something that needs to be reported truthfully." Madeline showed none of her usual impetuous personality when facing serious matters. Ling Dengxian had a strong sense of déjà vu about this, probably because he had worked with people of the "same type".

After all, they are of the same origin.

"Captain Kelly, the decision you made on behalf of Colonel Hamilton will be disadvantageous to you." Madeline asked. After all, Hamilton didn't look like someone who would give up easily.

"This is a decision Adjutant Hill and I made together. Furthermore... Colonel Hamilton is temporarily unable to direct and arrange matters. Ms. Madeline, don't worry. You are all heading to the front lines in Little Hill County for the safety of the people. You are truly risking your lives fighting... We also have to hold this front, so we have limited support."

Kelly looked at the deep pool beside him, and the latter looked at him. She hadn't said much about the previous conflict from beginning to end. She knew that Mandela would be dissatisfied again, but she really felt that there was nothing to say.

In such a situation, she is different from Bai Ge and Ying. She is the leader of Shen Chi. She absolutely cannot use force to solve the problem, even if it is just personal resentment.

She saw all of Bai Ge's actions and was very surprised, because although Bai Ge was decisive in killing on the battlefield, when dealing with people, even when dealing with Mandela, whom she didn't get along with, she would just quarrel with him or give him a cold look at most. But when it came to talking about business, he never brought personal feelings into the conversation and never really took action.

Hamilton was indeed annoying, but that was all—Victoria had no shortage of such people, otherwise how could the people of Tara have been treated like that?

"Well, I wish you all a safe journey. We will also contact the Duke's army for support. Have you debugged the external communication equipment? Do you need to check it again here?"

After seeing the gesture made by her subordinate, Madeline nodded: "No problem."

Although rest is needed after the battle, the construction of the defense line is urgent. After learning that a large number of blood-colored monsters are surrounding and gathering in this area, everyone is on edge and determined to continue fighting until it is truly safe.

Hamilton's several Hill County defense troops of 50 people, the infected regiment led by Madeline with about 800 people, and the Deep Pool team led by Lafushini with about 200 people re-formed into a combat formation. The team with a total number of more than 1,000 people rushed to the site of the fall of Hill County. The goal was to drive away and eliminate the remaining bloody monsters, retake the position, and then seize the time to build bunkers and dig trenches.

There is no specific time requirement, but everyone knows that the sooner the better, and this is destined to be a difficult task.

Ling Dengxian followed to move the supplies in order to give the space to Bagpipe, Triangle and the others. Bagpipe and Triangle had not been separated for long, and Horn had not seen his teammates for a long time, not to mention coming across the battlefield, so he consciously went first.

Then Madeline pulled him over to help.

Madeline looked at Shenchi with a complicated expression: "Mr. Shenchi, not all Victorian officers are like Hamilton..."

"But he happens to be the one who manages Xiaoqiu County, where the Tara people account for a high proportion of the population. This already explains a lot of problems." Shenchi shook her head, her eyes moving for a moment. Although she often just watched, it did not mean that she did not have any ideas.

She likes reading books, which contain stories about Tara around a campfire, feathered beasts, and herds of beasts. However, from the time she was born until now, she has never seen the stories in the books, nor has she witnessed the scenery in the books.

All life left her was a burning fire day after day.

Seeing her expression, Madeline was speechless for a moment. She knew that many things were not the fault of "people". One Hamilton was a bastard, and several Hamiltons formed vicious groups of three or five. However, the many "Hamiltons" of various shapes and sizes scattered everywhere were an irrefutable mountain of reality.

What was the wrong step that led to the current situation?

She didn't know what "she" was thinking. She had never been able to guess what the purple flame was thinking, and she had given up trying to guess. The other party would not withhold information from her that she needed to know.

"Why...why not just let go..."

"What's wrong?"

"No," the white-haired Draco shook his head. "Let's go. The most important thing now is to win the war... and survive."

The warm flames fell beside him. The boy looked out the window. The desolate and miserable scene outside the car overlapped with the caged feathered beast reflected in the mirror. For a moment, he felt excessive sympathy, even pity.

But that was someone else's life, and he had learned enough lessons from people who interfered with it, so he couldn't make the same mistake again.

——No, actually, there’s nothing I can do. Being self-righteous always comes at a price.

The vanguard team set off. After discussion, Horn, who needed time to recuperate, led the reunited Storm Commando to assist the rear main force in advancing; Madeline, Deep Pool, and Dove Squad led several more mobile vanguard teams to find out the situation. In the case of a large-scale retreat of the blood tide, the vanguard team predicted that there would not be too many blood-colored monsters entrenched in the suburbs of Changquan Town, Xiaoqiu County, and they needed to try their best to eliminate the obstacles.

"Everyone, it's our turn to fight next. The clustered blood-colored monsters seem to obey the orders of those special individuals, but the monsters that remain here are mostly solitary individuals who are extremely formidable, and they are also relatively scattered." Madeline spread out the battle map and marked out three areas.

She looked up to confirm that everyone was listening attentively, then proceeded to make strategic arrangements:

“Our goal is to seize the time to recapture advantageous terrain and clear obstacles for subsequent teams to conduct bunker operations. We will focus on key areas and divide the team into three teams, led by me, Shen Chi, and Bai Ge.

"If you encounter a large number of enemies, do not hesitate to fight. Immediately request support from the other two teams. Once you have cleared the area, contact other teams for support as appropriate."

"Time is running out, so if you have any questions, please ask them as soon as possible."

Ying raised his hand, his eyes calm: "What if we find any survivors during the process?"

"Provide support while ensuring the mission objectives can be achieved, and don't forget about the infection issue."

Sakota said nothing more. He had his own ideas. After all, he had come from afar and of course he had to find the key person.

Madeline looked at Ling Dengxian and said, "For the next operation, each team leader must pay close attention to the situation of their respective teams."

Ling Dengxian glanced at his teammates. Although he knew that he shouldn't affect morale at this time, but...

Whether Lappland listened to him or not depended on her mood. After all, he had found the bagpipe and his anger had subsided, and the other party was no longer pampering him.

Ying is an international courier I just met. He's a good guy, but he's also a tough guy.

Mandela and the Orator were also present with several of their capable men, but he was the captain.

Mandela and the Orator looked at him with different eyes, and he felt helpless.

He missed the days when he and Chi Yu, one man and one wolf, fought in the wilderness without having to worry about these things...

No matter what, we have to stand up.

"Well, let's go, everyone. If there are any enemies you can't handle, leave them to me. I'll hold them off."

Sensing the presence of the enemy, the blood-colored monster's roar no longer concealed its brutality, and the three teams entered the Changquan Town area.