Chapter 902 I'll Stay!

The sounds of gunfire within Dragon City finally thinned out a little after seven o'clock the next morning.

The First Corps, after a full night of assault, began to plan out occupied zones upon entering Dragon City, and started to regroup in these areas, ceasing their fierce offensive.

After a night of war, the entire city became desolate and dilapidated, with empty houses everywhere.

Many residents spontaneously took action and fled Dragon City, heading to nearby areas awaiting planning, or directly towards the Old Mo region.

Even in this crisis, the main force of Dragon City did not leave. These main force troops dispersed and surrounded the unoccupied areas, ambushing the First District's forces.

This included the troops of Tan Mingchao, son of the garrison commander.

He even posted two videos of himself participating in the battle of Dragon City on his social media, accompanied by the brief three words: "I'll Stay!"

This wasn't political showmanship, but a demonstration of leading by example. He was doing everything he could in his own way to boost the morale of the devastated Dragon City.

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7:30 AM, outside Dragon City.

The remnants of the Wang family's forces, along with the family members they rescued from the assembly point, and the several troops who rebelled with Zhang Xunchen, all withdrew from Dragon City according to plan, successfully entered the First District's defense zone, and began to regroup.

Unlike the hastily evacuated family members, this group of rebels and their families were treated very well in the defense zone.

After all, they had defected to the First District's forces. To express their sincerity and create a propaganda effect, the people of the First District specially set up a camp area for the families of these rebels in the defense zone.

All the tents housed a maximum of five people each, with good conditions and sanitation. Moreover, there was a dedicated food supply.

It was said that tonight, a special helicopter formation would personally pick up these people and take them to Hua Prefecture for proper resettlement.

Not only that, but the First District's media was filming and recording the entire process, and promoting it to the outside world through various platforms, creating momentum.

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At the same time, the First Corps forward suppression base.

Wang Xiao, Wang An, and Zhang Xunchen were sitting in a military camp, waiting for someone.

The three were relatively silent, with little communication between them.

After a while, a sound of footsteps rang out.

The door of the military camp was pushed open, and Kang Dinghuang walked into the military camp under the protection of several guards.

Seeing him come in, Wang Xiao and the others hurriedly got up.

"You three have worked hard!"

Kang Dinghuang walked over with an excited expression, took the initiative to extend his hands, and shook hands with the three of them respectively, saying earnestly, "You have made outstanding contributions to the stability of Dragon City! On behalf of the First District and the millions of Dragon City people, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the three of you!"

"Director Kang, you're too kind."

"Yes, yes, it's all we should do."

"..."

The three of them echoed softly, but their eyes did not show any excitement from Kang Dinghuang's flattery.

"Please, have a seat!"

After a few polite words, Kang Dinghuang led them to sit down, and then said, "Don't worry, your troops will officially belong to our First District next. The unit designations will also be established immediately! At the very least, you will be at the level of a Major General Division Commander!"

Wang Xiao nodded, saying with a double meaning, "From now on... the Wang family has no way out. Please treat us well."

Kang Dinghuang nodded in response.

"Dilingling!"

The few people sat in the military camp and chatted for a while. At this moment, a phone call interrupted them.

Kang Dinghuang took out his phone, glanced at the caller ID, and said to Zhang Xunchen alone, "Mr. Zhang, the Commander-in-Chief wants to see you. You may have to go to Hua Prefecture first."

Zhang Xunchen nodded, "No problem."

So, Zhang Xunchen exchanged a few polite greetings with the others, then left the military camp with others and boarded a helicopter to Hua Prefecture.

Kang Dinghuang spoke with the others for a while, then slowly got up and said to the Wang Xiao and Wang An brothers, "Old Master Wang has been rescued and is now recuperating in Hua Prefecture. If you need to, you can go back and meet the old man. You can also go there to deal with the staffing issue."

Wang Xiao thought for a moment, then also got up and said, "We should meet."

Kang Dinghuang smiled and said, "Okay, then you two prepare, and I'll make arrangements."

...

Outside Dragon City, on the thousand-mile retreat route.

On the long road, batches of military vehicles and civilian vehicles lined up and moved forward, raising clouds of dust.

Behind the convoy, there were still many people who couldn't even get on a vehicle and could only walk with heavy steps, scattered here and there.

The entire convoy stretched out very long, and you couldn't see the end of it.

A large number of refugees and military family members, under the protection of the Dragon City troops, hid all the way, and the marching speed was extremely slow.

But fortunately, they made up for a lot of distance at night, and they were about to reach the border of the Old Mo region.

Traveling all night, the entire evacuation team was very tired, so they temporarily stopped by the roadside to rest.

Zhou Tonghui was sitting in the car, eating the simple food he had brought to satisfy his hunger.

"Dilingling!"

At this moment, a rapid phone ringtone rang. Zhou Tonghui took out his phone, glanced at it, and found that it was Kong Zhenghui calling, and hurriedly answered it, asking with concern, "Old Kong, where are you?"

Kong Zhenghui explained, "We haven't left yet."

Zhou Tonghui became anxious as soon as he heard this, and quickly asked, "Why haven't you left yet? It's so dangerous! If it doesn't work, I'll find someone to go back and pick you up!"

Kong Zhenghui comforted, "Don't worry, I'm fine here. I found a place in the city to hide first. At the same time, I contacted a mercenary group around Bana City and asked them to get me a few transport helicopters to fly over from the side. When the time comes, we'll find a place outside to board the plane."

Zhou Tonghui was still a little worried and couldn't help but say, "You should have said so earlier. Su Tianbei withdrew with the second batch of family members last night. You should have withdrawn with them!"

Kong Zhenghui explained, "There are many elderly people in my family, and it's not safe to follow the busy crowd. Don't worry, there won't be any problems. We'll meet in Bana City."

"Okay, be careful!"

"It's okay, hey, Tonghui, where are you now?" Kong Zhenghui asked casually.

...

8:00 AM, in a mountain valley in the Xinlai region.

Xing Yao was lying on a hard dirt slope, his lips were a little chapped, gnawing on a dry compressed biscuit, and taking out his work notebook to record something.

Old Qian was lying next to him, took a sip of white wine, turned his head and looked at him and asked, "What direction today?"

Xing Yao said while recording, "Xinlai region No. 057 military factory, was called at least forty times last night. Although they changed a lot of channels, I still searched them. I think there must be something going on here. Let the brothers prepare, and we'll just kill them directly later."

Old Qian nodded, "Okay!"

After a while, everyone was ready, Old Qian whistled, and the soldiers of the entire Fourth Battalion gathered again and began to secretly advance towards the direction of the Xinlai region No. 057 military factory!

The reconnaissance company sent two platoons to clear the way in front.

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At the same time, the First Corps forward suppression base.

Kang Dinghuang had just finished talking with the Wang family and walked out of the military camp.

At this moment, Wang An followed out, took two steps forward, and said to Kang Dinghuang, "Director Kang, I have a change here."

Kang Dinghuang turned his head and asked, "What change?"

Wang An grinned, "The change in Dragon City, they took the bait!"

Kang Dinghuang looked at him and praised, "Your work is very efficient. Come, let's find a place to talk alone."

...

That day.

Su Tianyu took a plane and secretly rushed to a military base of the Hua region overseas, preparing to transfer from here and directly enter the Old Mo region.

After a trip to the Hua region, the basic direction of cooperation, as well as the reinforcements of hundreds of thousands of troops, were all obtained!

Whether he will be buried in a foreign land or be granted a title and become a marquis after this trip depends on the trend of the Old Mo battlefield.