“He's calling you, Rulu. Aren't you going out?” C.C., sitting in the car, glanced at Rulu and said with a playful tone.
Rulu coldly replied, “Jason is a Level 5 Ultra-capable. There are thousands of ordinary soldiers in the square and dozens of humanoid armored soldiers. If I go out now, it would be no different from sending myself to death.”
“So you’re just going to watch those captives be executed?”
“Don’t rush. It’s still early. If I’m not mistaken, the rebels outside Blue Sea City should be about to take action. Once they officially launch their attack, that will be the best opportunity for me to act.”
“Do you think the rebels have a chance to break in and rescue those captives?”
Rulu rested his chin on his hand, pondering, and said, “It’s hard to say. That old General Li's Dragon Group seems quite powerful and should be able to match up against the Sanctuary. If they concentrate their forces to attack Blue Sea City, it will be difficult for the Sanctuary to withstand them.”
C.C. said, “So, you’re saying the rebels have a chance to rescue those captives?”
“No. Although the rebels can likely break into Blue Sea City without any issues, the Sanctuary still holds overall superiority in strength. Once the Sanctuary reacts and concentrates its forces, the rebels will find it hard to advance and may fall into encirclement, facing attacks from both front and back. Thus, the Sanctuary has a greater chance of winning. However, all of this is just speculation; the actual situation will depend on both sides’ troop deployments and adaptability in the moment.”
“I see. Rulu, although you’re not very old, you seem quite skilled in warfare.”
“What are you talking about? I was once a prince, after all. I do understand some things in this area.”
At some point, the air raid sirens began to sound within Blue Sea City. The sound seemed to be contagious, triggering alarms in the surrounding areas, causing almost the entire city to echo with the air raid sirens.
Shortly after the alarm sounded, a messenger officer from the Sanctuary quickly approached Jason on the platform, looking grave as he said, “Lord Jason, a large number of rebel forces have appeared in the northwest direction of Blue Sea City. These rebel forces are launching a fierce attack on our garrison stationed in the outer areas. Judging by their direction, it seems they are coming toward us.”
“Have they really shown up?” Jason frowned and said in a deep voice, “How many of them are there, and what’s their configuration?”
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“There are several thousand of them, about a few hundred armored vehicles, and over a hundred humanoid armored soldiers. Their combat power is very strong; our garrison simply cannot withstand them.”
“Oh? There are actually this many humanoid armored soldiers.” Jason was somewhat surprised. After a brief contemplation, he said, “Notify the garrisons in other areas to rush to the rebels’ position. We need to find a way to encircle the rebels. Before all reinforcements arrive, the garrison should not resist and should quickly withdraw.”
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing glasses next to Jason spoke up, “Please wait a moment, Lord Jason. If we allow the garrison to retreat without resistance, it would be equivalent to letting the rebels into the city. This could have a huge impact on the city’s residents.”
Jason replied, “It’s fine. Let them in first. Once the reinforcements arrive and we encircle them, we will launch a full-scale attack and annihilate them all.”
Hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but show a look of hesitation on his face and said, “But if we do that, Blue Sea City will become a battlefield. If we engage in fierce battles with the rebels in the city, it could result in heavy casualties among ordinary civilians. Moreover, the rebels could also take ordinary civilians as hostages to threaten us.”
Jason looked at the middle-aged man with some curiosity and said, “Excuse me, Chief of Staff, are the citizens of Blue Sea City our Sanctuary’s people?”
The Chief of Staff replied, “No, the vast majority of citizens in Blue Sea City are from the Huaxia Nation. Only a small number have joined our Sanctuary, and we have already relocated those who joined the Sanctuary to safe places.”
“Isn’t that just right? The citizens of Blue Sea City and those rebels are all from the Huaxia Nation. Even if they all die, it has nothing to do with us in the Sanctuary. The Governor has also instructed me that if rebels come to cause trouble, we must prioritize annihilating the rebels. As for the personal safety of the citizens of Blue Sea City, that is secondary. Once we eliminate the rebels, we can shift the blame for the deaths of ordinary civilians entirely onto the rebels. In that case, there won't be any problem at all.”
“What you say makes sense, Lord Jason. I understand now.” The Chief of Staff nodded and fell silent, while the messenger officer left the platform to carry out Jason’s orders.
Meanwhile, Rulu and C.C. remained in the truck, quietly observing the developments. More than an hour after the alarms sounded, muffled explosions and gunfire began to emerge from the northwest direction of the central square. Initially, these sounds were distant and faint, but over time, the explosions and gunfire gradually became clearer.
“It seems the rebels are progressing smoothly. They’re coming over so quickly; perhaps they really can rescue all these people,” C.C. said, as she heard the sounds of cannon fire from the northwest, realizing that the rebels were approaching.
“No, it shouldn’t be that simple,” Rulu said solemnly. “Logically, the rebels shouldn’t have reached here so quickly. It looks like the Sanctuary hasn’t put up any resistance and is deliberately luring the rebels into the city.”
“If what you say is true, then why would they do that?”
“There is only one reason: the Sanctuary plans to lure the enemy deeper and completely annihilate the rebels. I believe the Sanctuary will soon launch a counterattack against the rebels.”
