bookcurios Chapter 302 Nowhere to Hide
Chapter 302 Nowhere to Hide
Within the territory of Shazhou—a mountainous area of the Beisha Protectorate.
"The Daqian Zhenguo Army is now launching attacks on all sides."
"Moreover, in order to track down the whereabouts of us anti-government forces and incentivize people all over the world to provide them with clues, all sorts of high rewards have been offered one after another!"
"Now we're like a bunch of rats crossing the street, like bedbugs that everyone wants to kill!"
"What's even more serious is that—after all this, there's nowhere in the world we can find refuge..."
"This current unbearable situation is entirely caused by Morse Yarlin and his bunch of self-righteous idiots!"
"Without the actions of those idiots like Morse Yarlin in Tanlt City, the Great Qian side wouldn't have had such a strong reason to so blatantly use such an inhumane method to launch a full-scale extermination against us!"
"What was originally a promising anti-Gan situation has now been completely ruined by Morse Yarlin and his bunch of idiots!"
“I’ve said it before—the Dunley people are all talk and no action.
"They're a bunch of good-for-nothings who're always good at making things worse!"
"The events in Tanlt City only proved this point once again."
"This is a complete bunch of 'useless teammates'!"
"The ridiculous thing is that when the Tanlter City incident was just making a big fuss, we actually still had unwarranted illusions about these Dunley idiots!"
Looking back now—we were really crazy back then...
"It's not just crazy—it's downright ridiculous!"
"When have the Dunley people ever been reliable?"
"Back then, we were actually waiting to see if Morse Yarling and his bunch of Dunley idiots could pull off a miracle!"
"As it turns out—they really did create a 'miracle'!"
"However—this 'miracle' only applies to the Great Qian Dynasty..."
"That bunch of idiots, Morse Yarlin, have given the Qian people a free gift—providing them with an absolutely perfect excuse to deal with us in the most inhumane way!"
“Our current situation is even worse and more extreme than that of the barbarian people back then.”
"The people of Qian Kingdom are clearly trying to wipe us all out!"
"We don't even have the chance to surrender anymore..."
"The Daqian Zhenguo Army's attitude towards us can be summed up in four words—kill without mercy."
"That guy surnamed Shen is really ruthless and vicious!"
"If he wasn't ruthless and vicious, he wouldn't be Shen Moshen!"
"I really can't imagine what Shen Moshen, the world's number one devil, wouldn't do..."
"Who knows, while we're flying here, bombers or missiles from the Daqian Zhenguo Army might suddenly appear right above our heads!"
"In less than three months, the anti-Qian forces on the entire Shazhou Continent are probably reduced to just a few remnants like us."
"The situation on other continents is certainly not much better than here..."
"There's nothing we can do—the Daqian Zhenguo Army is treating us like an enemy country."
"It's all about regional, long-range strikes."
"Where it went, not a blade of grass grew."
"Under such a severe blow, the fact that we've managed to hold on this long is truly remarkable!"
Seven or eight leaders of the anti-Qian forces gathered in the cave, taking turns to belittle Morse Yarlin and his ilk, who had failed in their attempt to steal a chicken but ended up losing more than they gained.
They also took all the Dunley people with them...
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"We've gathered here for one purpose—to concentrate all our remaining strength and teach the Qian people a lesson!"
"Since they won't accept surrender and won't give us any way out, then we should try to take as many people down with us as possible before we die!"
"Even if we all die, we still have to cause some trouble for the Qian people!"
"That's true—but putting it into practice won't be that easy."
"Nowadays, the only way to cause trouble for the people of Qian is to cause trouble in the cities."
"However, all the cities are now on high alert, so we have no chance to take advantage of the situation."
"Now we can only hide in these desolate mountains and wilderness. We could be discovered as soon as we show our faces, let alone blend into the city."
"If you're talking about finding a remote mountain village to attack and taking all the villagers hostage, that simply won't work for the Daqian Zhenguo Army."
“That’s exactly what Clement Enoch and Sarah Lionel did.”
"The result was that the Daqian Zhenguo Army simply leveled the entire area."
"The reason given was quite shameless—saying there were no hostages, and that they were all anti-government elements!"
"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless!"
"Sometimes I wonder—are we the thieves or are they the thieves?"
"Do you think this is something a regular army would do?"
"That's such a bastard!"
"In the end, it's because this isn't their native Qianzhou."
"Shen Moshen keeps saying that everyone under heaven is a citizen of the Great Qian Dynasty."
"But actually?"
In Shen Moshen's eyes, only the native Qian people of Qianzhou can be considered true citizens of Qian.
"As for the natives of the Protectorate, they can only be considered second-class citizens of the Great Qian Dynasty at most."
"The protectorates in Qianzhou are considered second-class, but the native inhabitants of the protectorates outside Qianzhou aren't even considered second-class..."
"What's the point of us saying all this here?"
"Let's think about what we should do next!"
Bertler Berdwin, commander-in-chief of the anti-Qian coalition forces in Shazhou, glanced at the others who were still arguing and said, "Our most urgent task now is to make a final decision as soon as possible."
"As the commander-in-chief of the anti-Qian coalition army in Shazhou, I now have less than 300 men under my command at most."
"This is all we have left."
"God knows how many more days we can hold on!"
"There are reconnaissance planes from the Daqian Zhenguo Army everywhere. If we keep arguing here, the Daqian Army's bombing might start before we can even come up with a plan!"
Butler Baldwin, his face dark, surveyed the crowd: "If you still consider me Commander-in-Chief, then do as I say!"
"For our safety, we can only stay in this cave for a maximum of three hours!"
"Three hours later, we must move to a new hiding place."
"You've already wasted more than half an hour complaining here without getting to the point!"
"If you really can't think of a solution, then I'll suggest one."
Butler Berdwin then added, "Actually, there's nothing more to discuss about this."
"It's no longer realistic for us to go into the city and cause trouble."
"As you just said—we're like a bunch of rats crossing the street right now."
"Moreover, no matter how we disguise ourselves, there will always be someone who can find us in the crowd."
"It's really weird—it's like we have labels on our faces!"
"Those people have a nose even sharper than a dog's!"
"Therefore, I think—we might as well give the Daqian Zhenguo Army a different approach now, which might have a surprising effect."
"Go against the grain?" Someone immediately raised the question.
"Yes! Let's do the opposite—since we can't get into the city, let's just not go in!"
Butler Berdwin said, "Isn't the Great Qian Zhenguo Army now trying every means to find us?"
"Then let's not hide anymore!"
“I, Butler Berdwin, am listed as the number one wanted criminal on the Shazhou Continent by the Great Qian Zhenguo Army.”
"Use me as bait, and the Great Qian Zhenguo Army will definitely be tempted!"
"After all, if they can capture me alive, the commander-in-chief of the anti-Qian coalition army in Shazhou, the Daqian Zhenguo army will definitely not let this opportunity pass."
"Commander-in-Chief, you mean..."
“What I mean is—choose a location that is convenient for us to ambush and deliberately leak the information.”
“I, Butler Berdwin, am hiding there.”
"Moreover, he only brought a few trusted confidants with him."
"Upon receiving this message, the Daqian Zhenguo Army will most likely not launch a long-range attack directly, but will instead send a special forces team to try and capture me alive!"
"You mean—we want to use this method to lure the special forces of the Daqian Zhenguo Army here."
"Then launch an ambush operation against this special forces unit of the Daqian Zhenguo Army!"
“Yes!” Butler Baldwin nodded. “I’ve thought it through—this is the most feasible way we can retaliate against the Qian people…”
"Instead of targeting the civilians who aid and abet the evildoers, we should directly attack the Great Qian Zhenguo Army!"
"If we could annihilate an entire special forces squad from the Qian Kingdom, then all two hundred of us could die without regrets..."
At this point, Butler Berdwin couldn't help but feel a little self-deprecating—how glorious he was when he was elected as the commander-in-chief of the anti-Qian coalition in Shazhou.
The anti-Gan forces throughout the entire sandbar were nominally under the command of Butler Berdwin, the Allied Commander-in-Chief.
At that time, Butler Berdwin had more than ten thousand elite soldiers under his command.
But now, of those tens of thousands of "elite troops," fewer than three hundred remain...
What made it even more unacceptable to Butler Berdwin was that so many "elite troops" were wiped out by the Daqian Zhenguo Army without any resistance.
Therefore, faced with this situation, the greatest revenge that Butler Berdwin could think of against the Qian people was to annihilate a special forces squad of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army.
Moreover, in order to achieve this goal, he himself must be used as bait.....................
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"The advantage of doing this is that if I am used as bait, the Daqian Zhenguo Army should send special forces to try to capture me alive, just as we expected."
"In this way, we have a very high chance of wiping out this special forces unit of the Daqian Zhenguo Army."
"The downside is that once the Daqian Zhenguo Army realizes something is wrong, they will definitely ask for help immediately."
"In that case, we might very well end up being completely wiped out."
"In other words, this will most likely be the last battle for our anti-Qian coalition in Shazhou."
"This will be our swan song!"
“I agree with the Commander-in-Chief’s plan.” After Butler Berd said this, someone immediately chimed in: “If our Shazhou Anti-Qian Allied Army can eliminate an entire special forces unit of the Daqian Zhenguo Army in our final battle, then it will be worth it!”
"Anyway, with the Daqian Zhenguo Army launching such a full-scale encirclement and suppression, we can't hold out for much longer."
"Even if we aren't found by the Daqian Zhenguo Army, we'll starve to death."
"Instead of living in constant fear, let's just do something big!"
"Yes! I also support the Commander-in-Chief's plan!"
"To put it bluntly—we're constantly on the run these days, and every day we live is an invisible torment!"
"I've really had enough of this living in fear..."
"Then let's fight the Great Qian Zhenguo Army to the death!"
"The Commander-in-Chief is right—targeting civilians is not as effective as directly engaging the Daqian Zhenguo Army!"
"Commander-in-Chief, we will all obey you!"
"Please give us your orders on what to do next!"
"Yes! Commander-in-Chief, please make the arrangements directly. We will all follow your instructions."
"it is good!"
Butler Baldwin looked at the group of people who had reached a consensus and said in a deep voice, "Since everyone is surprisingly in agreement on this matter, then I have nothing to worry about."
"Then let's use this battle as the final battle of our anti-Qian coalition in Shazhou!"
"We have only one goal in this battle."
Butler Berdwin said fiercely, "That is—at any cost, we must wipe out the special forces of the Daqian Zhenguo Army that have entered the ambush site!"
"Once they realize something is wrong, they will definitely call for remote support immediately."
"I don't need to elaborate on the efficiency of the Daqian Zhenguo Army's support, do I?"
"Therefore, we are very pressed for time."
"In order to achieve our objective, I mean—plant enough bombs at the ambush site beforehand."
"This will be our last trump card!"
"If we still can't eliminate this group of enemies after too much time has passed."
"Then let's not hesitate, we must detonate the bomb before their reinforcements arrive!"