Wasteland Commander-Chapter 400 - 91: Turtling Tactics

Zheng Jinnan was also overwhelmed by the war situation. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The Dawn Army was too powerful. Since the Mountain River Base and Huaihai Base lost air superiority, they have been under the Dawn Army’s pressure, and have now withdrawn from the two captured bases.

If nothing unexpected happens, the battlefield in Qi Lu Province will soon belong to Ye Fan.

And the situation on Feng Tian’s side was even worse. He knew about Liancheng, a city that was solid as a rock, yet it was taken down by the Dawn Army in just one night.

In this battle, the Dawn Army barely deployed ground forces, relying solely on drones, missiles, and bombers, and utterly defeated Liancheng.

Others saw Liancheng’s failure, but didn’t see the deeper issue.

The Dawn Army deployed hundreds of bombers in this battle, which was an extremely terrifying thing; Zheng Jinnan had no idea the Dawn Army had hidden so many deadly weapons.

And where were those missiles launched from?

Based on the trajectory of the missiles, they should have come from the sea, but when did the Dawn Army’s navy gain such a powerful missile strike capability?

When was this missile destroyer built by the Dawn Army? He was completely unaware.

Zheng Jinnan always thought his side was developing fast enough, but he hadn’t expected Ye Fan’s side to be developing even faster.

Moreover, there was that fool Ma Guoxing from the Jiangnan Base; why hasn’t his troops made any move?

Zheng Jinnan couldn’t contact Ma Guoxing, but seeing Ye Fan moving northward so recklessly, he knew things weren’t looking good for Ma Guoxing.

But Ye Fan’s troops deployed by the Dawn Army shouldn’t have the capability to eliminate Ma Guoxing’s ten thousand troops; what went wrong here?

He still didn’t know.

Without Ma Guoxing’s cooperation, there was no precondition for a surprise attack. Zheng Jinnan could only lie low in Jiangzhou, waiting for the troops from Bashu and Lingnan to join him.

However, lacking the cooperation of many allies, even if these two units arrived, he didn’t think they would be of much use.

Now it depends on whether Ye Fan can tackle the three hundred thousand troops of Feng Tian. If Ye Fan deals with Zhu Wenming, then there is hardly any chance of victory for him.

Apart from these factors, there is one crucial factor: his zombie army has been unsuccessful in its training.

The development of various armed zombies is going well, but it’s not progressing with the Corpse King.

The reason is simple; without the Corpse King’s body, the research couldn’t proceed.

This feeling of fate not being in one’s control made Zheng Jinnan very uncomfortable.

But then unexpectedly, the Corpse King appeared.

"What! Caught the Corpse King!"

Zheng Jinnan stood up from his chair in disbelief and shouted.

Upon confirmation from his subordinates, Zheng Jinnan, despite being an atheist, clasped his hands and prayed.

"Thank you! Thank the heavens for this big gift, thank God, Buddha’s mercy, the Divine Supreme above, Jiangzhou is saved, victory is definitely ours!"

After expressing his gratitude to all the heavenly deities, Zheng Jinnan was confident and high-spirited.

"Go, send the Corpse King to the research institute, I’ll meet Dr. Ouyang personally."

Zheng Jinnan left the city hall and headed straight to the research institute.

By the time he arrived, the Corpse King had already been sent there.

Dr. Ouyang was full of excitement, his old face flushed as if invigorated, commanding his subordinates to insert various tubes into the Corpse King and connect various instruments.

Amidst the busy setup, he was conversing with the Corpse King.

"The Corpse King can speak, so you should be able to speak too. So when I speak, you must listen."

The Corpse King, a portly zombie, felt extremely scared. A Corpse King like him had fallen into human hands; were they going to slice him for research?

Ordinary zombies do not know fear, but the Corpse King does. He could only plead with Dr. Ouyang, "Don’t kill me, don’t kill me."

"I won’t kill you, but you must cooperate. Do not attempt to open your mouth to bite anyone, or I’ll pull out all your teeth, understood?"

"Understood, understood."

"Next, just cooperate with whatever we ask you to do. Cooperate well, and I might even equip you with a powerful zombie army. You’ll have a chance to conquer the world outside."

The portly zombie agreed, but inwardly he didn’t feel it mattered much.

A zombie army is quite powerful, but it depends on whom they encounter.

Encountering the Corpse King child from before, it’s just a matter of being manipulated, he didn’t find the zombie horde particularly formidable.

Dr. Ouyang didn’t bother to explain much to him, he just wanted to start the research immediately.

At this moment, Zheng Jinnan came to his side, "Doctor, how long will this research take?"

Dr. Ouyang glanced at him, "I don’t know."

Zheng Jinnan was taken aback but didn’t dare to lash out, only could accompany with a smile, "Doctor, you know, the current situation is not favorable. Ye Fan has already teamed up with Su Qiao, and they are sweeping the battlefield. Su Qiao also gained the upper hand in the battle against Celestial Food Country. Once they achieve significant victories, I’m afraid Jiangzhou will... You wouldn’t want to see that day, right."

Dr. Ouyang pondered for a moment, "What you said makes sense. Since I’m here to help, I won’t let you decline easily. What’s legitimate in the Empire doesn’t matter much for our company... or for me. We just need someone to cooperate. You’ll do it this way, right?"

"Of course, of course, we have agreed long ago."

"That’s good. Don’t forget your original words. Although I can’t determine the exact time for this Corpse King’s research, I can estimate the approximate time."

"How long will it take?"

"About half a month to twenty days, come back in half a month."

"Is it that long? The war is still going on...."

"That’s not my concern, but I still advise you, be patient during this time. Once the Corpse King’s development is complete, you’ll have a significant advantage over Ye Fan in battle. Otherwise, I think even if you unite the forces of Bashu and Lingnan, it’s only a dead end. After all, I watch the news, and the Dawn Army’s current combat strength is no worse than the regular army before the apocalypse, you can’t win."

Finally, Zheng Jinnan followed Dr. Ouyang’s advice.

"Tell Bashu and Lingnan forces not to rush the march, our southern line battles won’t start for at least twenty days."

Upon hearing Zheng Jinnan’s order, his subordinate asked, "What about Feng Tian and Zhu Wenming over there? Do we still need to support them?"

Zheng Jinnan shook his head directly, "Support for what? Such a big advantage has been defeated miserably, this mud that can’t be helped has no need for support."

After saying, Zheng Jinnan thought for a while, feeling it a pity to give up just like that, simply said, "Let Zhu Wenming stabilize first, I think the Dawn Army has captured Liancheng, they are almost at their limit. If he’s dealing with Zhu Wenming, he might rely on assassination. Contact Zhu Wenming now, I want to tell him personally, let him secure his life first.

"As long as Ye Fan doesn’t kill him, let him command the troops to guerrilla on the Northern Great Plain. Dawn Army’s troops aren’t many in the past, facing guerrilla warfare, they don’t have many solutions. Haven’t you seen Mountain River Base and Huaihai Base still guerrilla in Qi Lu? Let Zhu Wenming imitate them, he can play a role by restraining some of Ye Fan’s troops as much as possible."

.....

Zhu Wenming yet doesn’t know he has been abandoned by Zheng Jinnan, he currently is leading the troops to rest in Ice City.

The plains in the north are too expansive, he has been on the march for over a week since leaving Feng Tian, barely arriving in Ice City.

Originally he should have set out for Dawn City this morning, but the news of Liancheng Base collapsing frightened him.

Liancheng is the shield of Feng Tian, and with Liancheng lost, Feng Tian is also in danger, as Feng Tian’s defense isn’t as good as Liancheng.

He’s now in a dilemma, not knowing whether to continue north or to return for rescue.

Whatever he does seems to have drawbacks, struggling repeatedly internally, worried about defeat, he hasn’t eaten all day.

It wasn’t until Zheng Jinnan’s side requested a call with him that Zhu Wenming felt a bit more secure in his heart.

"Duke."

"Zhu Wenming! Are you stationed in Ice City?"

"Yes, Duke, upon hearing Liancheng’s fall, my brother was captured alive by the Dawn Army, my heart was in chaos, now I don’t know whether to advance or to retreat."

"Don’t worry, Liancheng’s fall was due to its proximity to the sea, right in the range of the Dawn Army’s missile destroyers, whereas Ice City doesn’t have this concern, you don’t need to worry about Dawn Army’s missiles landing on your head."

"But..... Ice City is also adjacent to the Great River."

"It’s alright, the Great River near Ice City flows north, finally entering the sea from Rakshasa Country’s side, now Rakshasa Country is about to freeze, Dawn Army’s navy can’t enter the north."

"Then Duke, what do you think I should do now?"

"You also don’t need to think about attacking Dawn City now, I believe Ye Fan will definitely assassinate, air raid, decapitate during your march, and you should stay in Ice City, isn’t Ice City now an empty city?"

"Yes, after Guo Zhun’s defeat, Ice City people have left, now it’s no different from a ghost town."

"That’s good, you stay there, ensure your personal safety, aren’t all surroundings of Ice City the safe zones of the Dawn Army? After you stabilize, dispatch troops to continuously raid his safe zones, strike his foundation, unsettle his rule in Divine Dragon Province."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wenming finally gained confidence.

"Rest assured Duke, Ice City still has a foundation here, I will soon be able to settle, then my 300,000 people guerrilla fighting, that would be the beginning of Dawn City’s nightmare."

"Mm, do well, as long as you persist for twenty days, a turnaround must happen on this side."

Zhu Wenming nodded repeatedly, this time he has absolute confidence.

Just twenty days, he’ll shrink in Ice City and see what the Dawn Army can do to him.