Chapter 1041 - 632: Light Shadow Guard, Hunt and Counterhunt

Chapter 1041: Chapter 632: Light Shadow Guard, Hunt and Counterhunt

"The garrison of the northern fortress stays put for now!"

Faced with the Calamity Sun Demon Country’s main force attacking regardless of cost, the Dawn Legion is indeed somewhat short of troops on the southwestern front.

Commander Zhao Jingyuan was tempted for a moment, but after thinking it over briefly, he still spoke resolutely.

"Right now the Hell Pit Fortress in the north is the Calamity Sun Demon Country’s hope; under no circumstances can we afford to lose it.

As long as we hold this gateway, the enemy’s morale will never rise.

Although the pressure on the southwestern line is indeed a bit greater now, our goal there is only to pin down the enemy’s main force.

As long as Major General Dian Feiyu can enter the battlefield on time, then no matter how fierce the Calamity Sun Demon Country’s main force is, victory will still be ours."

The Legion Commander had made his decision, and the other attending generals naturally had nothing more to say.

As the military meeting was about to end, a general in charge of intelligence said, "By the way, Commander, because the enemy’s forces have been acting abnormally during this period, we sent people to investigate.

We didn’t expect they’d bring back news about Colonel Fang Zhou and his Calamity Special Operations Team."

"What?!" Commander Zhao Jingyuan’s eyebrows moved slightly, and Major General Ning Danxin’s face also lit up with surprise.

"What news?"

"The report isn’t very clear on the details, but it confirms that Colonel Fang Zhou has fought through more than ten bloody battles and has now broken out into the Dark Jungle within the Calamity Sun Demon Country’s borders."

"In addition, we’ve also tracked down the reason for the enemy army’s unrest during this period.

It’s that the Head Hunting City’s grain convoys for the frontline Demon Army’s logistics have repeatedly been raided.

Judging from the timing, I suspect this might be Colonel Fang Zhou and his people’s handiwork." At the end, this intelligence general added another line.

In truth, what he actually knew was only that Fang Zhou and his people had broken into the Dark Jungle.

Although most of the grain-raiding incidents were indeed carried out by Fang Zhou’s group, the spies and scouts under the intelligence general didn’t have that kind of ability.

Pinning this potentially merit-earning matter on Fang Zhou was simply his way of planning to sell Fang Zhou a favor through the mouths of Ning Danxin or other generals.

If Fang Zhou could make it back alive, that would be ideal; even if something happened, it wouldn’t cost him anything.

"Hah! I knew that kid would stir up some trouble!" Ning Danxin slammed the table in delight.

Commander Zhao Jingyuan also nodded slightly.

"Danxin, looks like you were right. That kid Fang Zhou really is someone you can mold.

If he comes back safely this time, the Legion will have gained another excellent high level Commander!"

Commander Zhao Jingyuan’s good impression of Fang Zhou came entirely from Major General Ning Danxin, so hearing sudden news of Fang Zhou winning battle merits made him quite happy as well.

But at this moment, Ning Danxin spoke again, face clouded with worry. "Commander, although Colonel Fang Zhou is now using the jungle terrain to hide himself, with that tiny bit of manpower of his, it’s still very dangerous behind enemy lines.

Shouldn’t we establish a logistics-intelligence channel with him?

The northern side of the Hell Pit Fortress that’s currently under attack is definitely out of the question.

That leaves only the swamp route that Major General Dian Feiyu used for the surprise attack last time.

Should we send people to meet up with him?"

Commander Zhao Jingyuan nodded. "I was just thinking about this as well.

But if we can think of it, the enemy certainly won’t fail to think of it.

Right now both sides have stationed troops at the entrance of that route.

The route is riddled with swamps. It’s fine for surprise attacks, but not for frontal assaults, and sending too many people is useless.

If I were that kid Fang Zhou, I wouldn’t charge so easily into someone else’s encirclement."

"Oh?

So you mean we just let Colonel Fang Zhou maneuver with the Calamity Sun Demon Country in their rear area and don’t worry about him?" Major General Ning Danxin asked with a furrowed brow.

Commander Zhao Jingyuan tapped his right index finger on the table a few times. After a long moment, he finally spoke. "Send the Light Shadow Guard to infiltrate the enemy’s blockade line.

If they discover that Fang Zhou really intends to make a move through the swamp route, support him with everything we’ve got."

"The Light Shadow Guard!" Hearing Commander Zhao Jingyuan’s orders, Ning Danxin was taken aback.

Even as the Commander’s close confidant and direct subordinate, she didn’t know much about this private guard unit of his.

She’d only met some of its leaders once or twice at a few specific occasions.

She hadn’t expected that for Colonel Fang Zhou’s sake, the Commander would even deploy this most secret unit.

Ning Danxin was secretly delighted in her heart.

It seemed Fang Zhou’s standing in Commander Zhao Jingyuan’s eyes was not low at all.

...........

Meanwhile, as Fang Zhou led his men toward the Giant Crocodile Swamp, he was completely immersed in his own growth in strength, utterly unaware that he had once again become the focal point of several factions.

There were less than two days left before the Calamity Special Operations Team would reach the blockade line near the Giant Crocodile Swamp.

Because of his own formidable personal strength, Fang Zhou remained perfectly composed even in the midst of encirclement.

The way he unconsciously showed that he didn’t take the current danger to heart at all greatly boosted the morale of all the Warriors in the Calamity Special Operations Team.

Under this subtle influence, now as soon as an order from the commander was issued, even without anyone telling them to, the soldiers below would spontaneously and diligently cultivate.

Among the 600-plus members of the Calamity Special Operations Team, nearly more than a hundred had, during this period of life-and-death trials, awakened their potential and raised their strength by a small tier.

To reach such an astonishing number, first, the Calamity Special Operations Team’s Warriors already had strong Profession qualities to begin with.

Second, Leng Feng, Zhuo Yue, and the others followed Fang Zhou’s instructions and held nothing back in their guidance.