"Ten billion? Really?"
Hearing this, Shirley's eyes lit up.
Calculated at 10,000 per person, one hundred million would be ten thousand people, and ten billion would be one hundred thousand heads.
Easily getting paid for a hundred thousand heads. This was good!
"Of course, it's true. I'm the commander, and my word is my bond!"
The commander vowed.
In his eyes, this was a profitable deal.
His sixty thousand elites had all been wiped out by Shirley alone, which showed how powerful Shirley was.
Just equipping a sixty-thousand-strong army, along with logistical support, far exceeded ten billion.
Therefore, this deal was an absolute bargain.
"Alright, I'm not afraid of you going back on your word. If you trick me, I'll wipe out all your troops to compensate for my losses!"
Shirley smiled indifferently, then picked up the commander and walked out.
She was in a great mood, and her steps naturally had more force.
With almost every stride, she could leap more than ten meters forward, as if flying as if on clouds.
The commander, held like a chick, nervously watched the scenery below whiz by.
However, after a short while, the commander struggled and shouted:
"Wrong! It's wrong!"
Shirley stopped and put him on the ground, asking in surprise:
"What's wrong? Where is it wrong?"
The commander pointed in the direction they had come from:
"Your direction is wrong. If you want ten billion, you need to come back to the capital with me, change your nationality, and let the General officially award you!"
"And the capital is behind you. You're running in the opposite direction!"
Hearing this, Shirley chuckled and said:
"It's not wrong. I haven't forgotten about the ten billion, but it can wait a little."
"My team has collected quite a few dog tags. I need to take the dog tags back home to claim the bounty before I can come back with you for the ten billion!"
"What?" The commander looked incredulous.
Good heavens, Shirley was actually trying to play both sides?
Did she really think the armies of both countries were just for show? You come and go as you please?
But then the commander thought about it, and it seemed to be true...
The Qingyun country's army collapsed instantly in front of their own forces, and his own army was like nothing in front of Shirley.
Thinking about it this way, Shirley could indeed walk sideways. Her statement wasn't arrogance, but simply stating a fact.
Soon, Shirley rejoined her team, who were picking up dog tags on the bridge.
Lisa found a military truck to load the dog tags.
Tens of thousands of dog tags were piled in the truck bed.
To prevent them from falling out due to bumps on the road, a sheet was draped over them.
The convoy thus set off grandly...
Meanwhile, at the Qingyun country's National Congress.
The Speaker, with a solemn expression, convened a secret meeting with key officials and confidant generals.
"I heard... that there was a great victory on the front lines? They've already pushed into the Tiegu Mountain area?"
"Well..." The military secretary walked up to the Speaker with a distressed look, placed a military intelligence report in front of him, and then whispered a few words.
"What?!"
Hearing this, the Speaker was so surprised that he almost jumped out of his chair.
"What's wrong? Is it false intelligence? Or is this a tactic to lure the enemy deeper?"
A young officer asked anxiously.
"It's not false intelligence... The latest battle report states that the enemy defenders in Tiegu Mountain have been completely annihilated, the commander has been captured, and is currently being escorted back!"
The Speaker said, throwing the report onto the table with a pained expression.
Two senior administrative officers beside him immediately snatched it up to look, and then passed it down in turn.
Seeing the same battle report, everyone's expression was different.
"Mr. Speaker, our army has achieved a great victory. This is a good thing!"
"We were always at a disadvantage in the negotiations. Since we have won, our bargaining chip is naturally stronger."
"It's possible that not only will we not have to compensate the other side with resources, but we might even be able to extort a hefty sum from them!"
"Not to mention, the commander of Tiegu Mountain alone is worth at least ten billion!"
The young general said excitedly.
"Alas, you are still young!"
The old man beside him, with white hair and a vigorous spirit, the Minister of the Interior, adjusted his glasses and said with a frown:
"This matter is a major crisis for us!"
As soon as he said this, some people in the room showed shocked expressions.
But most of them nodded silently.
The Minister of the Interior continued slowly:
"It seems that we have gained the upper hand on the battlefield and won leverage at the negotiating table."
"But has everyone thought about this?"
"If the enemy defeats us, we will only lose some money."
"As long as we continue to mine oil and iron ore, these resources can be quickly reproduced."
"But... what if we defeat the enemy?"
"The military generals have always been at odds with us. Previously, because of their continuous defeats in war, we had an overwhelming advantage in public opinion and in the parliament."
"But once the tide of war shifts in our favor... then these military generals, after resolving the external crisis, will turn their guns on us internally!"
"Everyone must be vigilant. We may have won the war, but what we have lost is likely to be everyone's political future, and even their lives!"
After the Minister of the Interior's reminder, the venue fell into a deathly silence.
Indeed, if they lost the war, they would only lose resources from the land. There was plenty of that, just dig.
Even if it were to be depleted, it would be decades or even longer.
By then, they would no longer be in power, and it would have nothing to do with them.
But if they won and the military took control, then these people would likely have no place to be buried.
"That's right, so I suggest we send troops to blow up the convoy escorting the enemy commander!"
"None of them can be allowed to return alive!"
"Without this trump card, the military will not be able to make much of a fuss!"
The Speaker showed a sinister smile on his lips.
"Yes, I will execute it now!"
The young officer saluted, then quickly turned and ran out.
He had to completely eliminate the Special Forces Fifteenth Squad before the military troops could rendezvous with them!
...
On the front lines, the Special Forces Fifteenth Squad.
The commander in the jeep had not given up on persuading Shirley.
"If you want to get ten billion... you also need to show sincerity by eliminating some Qingyun country soldiers!"
"Otherwise, how would we know if you're not faking your surrender, just to cheat us out of our money?"
The commander said.
"If I kill Qingyun country soldiers, will I be rewarded 10,000 for each dog tag?"
Shirley asked.
"Our Shanling country is richer than Qingyun country. We reward 20,000 for each dog tag!"
The commander smiled slightly and said.