Chapter 1 The Garrison Command

Near the Garrison Command, Su Tianyu, who had originally planned to abandon Xin Chaojie, was utterly bewildered when he saw a group of armed men wearing large-headed doll masks rush onto the scene.

Outside the courtyard, Yao Doudou ran in, firing as he urgently asked, "Did you arrange this?"

"No," Su Tianyu shook his head.

"Then who is it? They have clear targets, blocking the garrison soldiers and even opening up an escape route for us." Yao Doudou was also confused, "What's going on?"

"Damn it, never mind, let's get out of here first!"

Su Tianyu didn't know if these large-headed dolls were friend or foe, but at the moment they were buying them time to escape. Even the worst outcome would be better than being forced to abandon Xin Chaojie, so he immediately said, "Let's go, let's go!"

"You retreat first, we'll cover you!" Yao Doudou shouted.

Su Tianyu repositioned Xin Chaojie and quickly left from the rear of the courtyard, running towards the outer perimeter with several of Yao Doudou's brothers.

Fleeing all the way, Su Tianyu got closer and closer to the rendezvous point with Jin Maohui and the others.

...

Inside the Garrison Command.

Chief of Staff Zhang held the phone, his voice hoarse as he said, "How many unknown armed personnel are there?"

"At least a hundred, we're being blocked and have lost the opportunity to pursue," the officer on the other end responded decisively, "We should request the outside troops to intercept them."

"Understood!"

Chief of Staff Zhang hung up the phone, a bad feeling rising in his heart. He walked towards Tan Hengqiang and whispered, "The other side has a backup plan. Our people were just about to give chase when they were stopped by over a hundred armed men. These people are wearing large-headed doll masks, very similar to...!"

Tan Hengqiang looked at the chief of staff in astonishment upon hearing this, "You mean...?"

"When the Supervisory Committee was hijacked, the Chi Army (尺军) used large-headed doll masks." Chief of Staff Zhang's voice was cold, "If the Chi Army is involved, then the mastermind behind this must be Old Li's team! Commander, if Xin Chaojie is taken away, the situation might...?!"

"Damn it!"

Tan Hengqiang was certainly no ordinary man. Chief of Staff Zhang only said half of it before he understood. He immediately ordered, "Notify the outer troops to pay close attention to the situation of each regiment of the Third Division, quickly!"

If the armed personnel involved were from the Chi Army, then Old Li's team's goal was definitely not just to provoke a conflict between the Garrison and the investigation team. They must have a larger plot!

What was the plot? Tan Hengqiang's skin crawled as he thought of this. He immediately said to Chief of Staff Zhang again, "Notify the two regiments of the Fourth Division that are coming to reinforce the command headquarters. Don't worry about my side for now, let them spread out, seal off all exits, and intercept the fleeing Xin Chaojie!"

"Yes!"

Chief of Staff Zhang replied.

...

Outside the 55th Army's defense zone.

Fei Pingsheng, Zhang Hao, and twenty-odd others, protecting dozens of military officers' family members involved in the case, were blocked at the entrance of the mountain road.

Because Zhang Hao was recognized, everyone was forced to open fire early, which led to Tan Mingchao's subordinates, who were originally preparing to respond on the periphery, and Li Yuan and others who were pursuing them, all rushing to this location.

Fei Pingsheng and the others' moving speed was definitely not as fast as Tan's people responsible for responding on the periphery, so they were blocked here and had not yet met up with Su Tianbei and the others.

Behind a rock, Zhang Hao reached out and pulled Fei Pingsheng down, "Brother, brother, you squat down!"

Fei Pingsheng squatted behind the stone, covered in sweat, and asked as he changed his magazine, "What's wrong?"

"We have too few people, and we're leading military officers' family members who have no combat ability." Zhang Hao said urgently, "Now we're caught between two groups, it's going to be difficult for us to break through."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I'll take some people back to block the pursuing members of the investigation team. You take the others forward and wait for my brother and the others to break in, then you rush out. If a few family members die, so be it. We can't protect everyone now, we can only protect the majority." Zhang Hao swallowed, "Anyway, we can't stay in the middle, we'll be dragged to death, because both the investigation team and Tan's faction can mobilize troops."

Fei Pingsheng swallowed, "Okay, I'll send the people out first, and then go back to respond. As long as the family members are gone, we can fight."

"Okay!"

Zhang Hao responded, "Come on, a few of you, come with me to block the people from the investigation team."

"The rest of you follow me forward and wait for the outer responders to break in." Fei Pingsheng also shouted.

After the two finished communicating, they immediately acted according to the plan. Zhang Hao took ten or so people and retreated about a hundred meters, using the complex mountain terrain to shoot at Li Yuan and the others who were chasing from behind.

In the woods behind, Li Yuan roared, "Where's the helicopter?! Shoot them!"

"They have RPGs, and the people are scattered in the mountains. If the helicopter flies forward at low altitude now, it'll be a target," a 77th Regiment officer replied, "We can't fight like this."

"Damn it, are you still afraid of death at this point?!" Li Yuan cursed, "If the people run away, everything will be for nothing! Hurry up, tell the people behind to move forward!"

At the mountain pass rendezvous point.

Su Tianbei and the others had already engaged with Tan's people. Gunfire was echoing all over the place for about a kilometer near the mountain road, and the surrounding area was dark, so the scene was very chaotic.

"Damn it, this won't work!" Su Tianbei was pacing around anxiously. After observing the situation, he immediately said to Gu Baishun, "Find a few good fighters and move towards the area with gunfire on the left. It's very dangerous, you'll definitely be targeted as soon as you show your head, but that's the only way to do it now, or everyone inside will be finished if we drag this on."

"I'll go!" Old Guo shouted and immediately waved his hand, "Drive, drive and push forward, people follow behind, the driver keeps his head down, hurry!"

Half a minute later, Old Guo and the others began to pressure the Tan's faction, attracting firepower, while Su Tianbei personally led the team and charged directly up the hillside, "Brothers, it's just one last push, let's go, forward!"

...

Inside Dragon City.

Su Tianyu had already joined up with Jin Maohui's people. Everyone changed into new garrison uniforms and entered two military trucks parked on the side of the road together.

Inside the car, Jin Maohui looked at Su Tianyu, "Are we leaving the city according to the plan?"

"Send more people and have all the terrorist team members who have changed their clothes get into the truck beds." Su Tianyu wiped the blood off his face, "If we can get through, we'll get through. If we can't, we'll have to fight!"

"You mean the outer perimeter has already been sealed off?"

"Yes, Brother Wang called me and said that two regiments of the Garrison Corps' Fourth Division have given up reinforcing the headquarters and are spreading out, setting up checkpoints on the outer perimeter."

"Okay!" Jin Maohui nodded, "I'll get out of the car, gather the troops, and wait for your call!"