The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 260 - 255 Doggie is Right

Chapter 260: Chapter 255 Doggie is Right

"Our dinner tonight is flatbreads and rice, come on."

Cao Zhenjiang placed a stack of thin pancakes on the table and tapped a large basin, saying, "No vegetables, no meat, just rice and flour. You’ll just have to make do."

Panxin picked up a pancake and took the only spoon, placed the braised rice on the pancake, rolled it up, and stuffed it in his mouth. After chewing a bit, he continued, "Eating it this way isn’t too bad."

With great frustration, Li Jingang said, "How do these Indians even survive? No meat, no veggies is one thing, but not even having a spoon, I really can’t fathom it."

Taking the only spoon, tossing a bunch of rice onto a pancake, Li Jingang also rolled it up.

It wasn’t that the flatbread wrapped with rice tasted better, but because eating this way was more convenient.

"Let’s talk about the enemy situation."

Gao Yuan hadn’t eaten anything; if he started, others would have nothing left, so he planned to hold a combat meeting while others were eating.

"Mr. Jian’er, give everyone an update on the situation."

While eating, Panxin said, "The situation we’ve learned from the prisoners is that the Serpent People’s attack has caused very serious consequences worldwide. From the prisoner’s descriptions, their cities have almost completely collapsed. Moreover, during the chaos, the Sanitation Workers managed to usurp many military commands and launched an attack on Pakistan. However, here it seems there’s no issue even if the Sanitation Workers mobilize in large numbers, could it be suspected that the Sanitation Workers are in collusion with the Serpent People?"

Yu Shunzhou said puzzledly, "Why would that be? The Serpent People are willing to collude with Earthlings?"

Panxin shook his head, "No, it’s because we’re too strong. The Serpent People have studied us for decades, knowing where the centers of civilization on this planet are, and which country or region has the strongest combat effectiveness, or rather, war potential. As the aggressor, it’s natural for them to choose to strike first at these places’ industrial production capacities—simply put, hit the strong ones first."

Li Jingang said, "So it’s just Shenzhou and America where the aliens have their mother ships, only these two places in the whole world, and other places just have some scattered small ships."

Yu Shunzhou smacked his lips, "The Serpent People are lacking in vision. Why don’t they attack Europa at this time? Really."

Panxin continued, "After the disaster, the Indians were initially very overwhelmed. Then, when they realized there was no cure for the virus, they simply ignored it, as if the virus didn’t exist. And then, the Sanitation Workers got the opportunity to take control of the military because they had a way to counter the virus. Later, the Sanitation Workers found that troops on the Kashmir frontline didn’t need vaccines either since the virus wasn’t present in the high-altitude areas. Most of their combat strength was preserved, so they decided to occupy all of Kashmir outright."

Cao Zhenjiang slapped his thigh, sighing, "Listen to this, all of you listen—that the work of humans?"

Panxin said, "We all know that India and Pakistan have been at a long-term stalemate in Kashmir. Before the arrival of the aliens, intermittent skirmishes between them never ceased, and in many places along the Kashmir frontline are high-altitude regions over four to five thousand meters, allowing both sides to preserve a relatively large and organized force."

"After the aliens’ arrival, the Pakistani side took the initiative to negotiate, wanting to pull their forces from the frontline back to stabilize the order and clear the zombies. The Indians agreed to the Pakistani’s request for talks. After three months of negotiations, it was agreed that both sides would pull their troops back. However, after Pakistan withdrew a significant amount of its military, the Sanitation Workers covertly assumed control of many commands. Then, having secretly amassed their forces, they launched a surprise attack, completing a beautiful flanking maneuver, bypassing Pakistan’s main defensive lines, and pushing deep into Pakistan’s Kashmir territory."

"The key point now is that there’s no virus in the high-altitude areas of both countries, so the strategic value of the Kashmir region has greatly increased. Iborg has become uninhabitable. Pakistan has established a temporary government in Gilgit, and now, the Sanitation Workers have dispatched two mountain divisions, one infantry division, and one armored division, completely encircling Gilgit. How the Pakistani military is responding is unknown to us, since the prisoners are unaware."

"But speculating from the situation, the Sanitation Workers corps on the western front of Gilgit have been continuously exchanging fire with the Pakistani Army. I boldly assert that the Pakistani Army is still mobilizing forces, trying to break the siege of Gilgit, whereas the Sanitation Workers need to press their attack, striving to quickly capture Gilgit."

Interrogating prisoners was handled by Gao Yuan and Panxin, which Li Jingang wasn’t privy to, so he asked curiously, "What about here then? What is this troop’s purpose?"

Panxin laughed, "The Sanitation Workers want to occupy Kashmir but also know about our relationship with Pakistan. Hence, they’ve been extremely worried that we would support Pakistan. As this road is a must-pass for us, they had nearly ten thousand men stationed here, an understrength mountain division."

"As time passed over two months without any action, they moved the majority of their troops to the Gilgit frontline, only leaving behind an infantry battalion serving as a forward outpost here."

Li Jingang laughed, "An infantry battalion, heh, haha..."

Panxin continued, "The Sanitation Workers here mistook us for an advance scout party. As soon as they saw us, they were first scared half to death. Then, with the dogs charging at them, they completely collapsed, which is why Doggie single-handedly captured an entire battalion."

Cao Zhenjiang frowned, "What are you saying? How can one man capture a battalion? What about Er Long and me? Oh, are we just freeloaders?"

Yu Shunzhou stretched out his hand, "Hold on! Wait a minute! You’re not referring to me as Doggie, are you?"

Panxin glanced at Yu Shunzhou and said, "Oh, forgot to mention, congratulations on having a codename now. We all think Shepherd is quite fitting for you, so we decided to call you Shepherd. But saying Shepherd during a fight is a bit of a mouthful and not conducive to rapid communication in combat, so after some thought and trial, we found that Doggie is a pretty good codename."

Yu Shunzhou was stunned for a moment before he suddenly stood up, angrily saying, "How is Doggie just fine? How is Doggie okay?"

Gao Yuan quickly said, "It’s a compliment! That’s praise!"

Li Jingang also nodded, "Right, right, like a shepherd dog! Leading a big crowd like a shepherd dog herding sheep, how exciting is that? How many people in the world, no, throughout history, have managed to do that? You’re amazing! Being called Shepherd Dog is so fitting. Let me tell you, a code name earned through action is badass. A nickname you give yourself isn’t recognized by anyone, but a reputation you fight for, who would dare disrespect it?"

Yu Shunzhou was clearly taken aback for a moment, then still angrily said, "But you can’t call me Doggie! Even if it’s Shepherd Dog, you can’t call me Doggie, isn’t that bullying?"

Panxin said, "Tell me, shepherd dog, doggie, which one is faster to say? When we’re in battle, whether shouting loud or calling over the radio, try which one’s faster. There’s a reason for it, monosyllabic or disyllabic is definitely more concise than trisyllabic."

Yu Shunzhou mumbled to himself twice and found that Doggie was indeed easier to say than Shepherd Dog. Cao Zhenjiang also added, "Congratulations, very few people have earned such a code name. Be content, Doggie."

Yu Shunzhou suddenly shook his head, saying, "No way! Absolutely not, it sounds too awful. Even if you called me German Shepherd, right? German Shepherd, Soviet Shepherd, Border Collie, those sound better than Doggie."

Gao Yuan whispered, "But we all think Doggie rolls off the tongue nicely, and it sounds good. Just explain to people why you’re called Doggie and that’s it."

Nie Erlong nodded, "Doggie is good."

Cao Zhenjiang laughed and said, "Sit down and eat. We don’t even have code names and we’re not saying anything. Just know how you got the name Doggie and that’s it. Why make a fuss? We’re talking serious stuff here!"

Yu Shunzhou sat down unwillingly, and Panxin continued, "Doggie blocked a whole battalion, this is very important because although the Sanitation Workers can still assemble large troops, their communication system was damaged in the Serpent People’s initial magnetic storm and the best part is, it hasn’t been restored until now."

Nie Erlong asked curiously, "No way? When our walkie-talkies break, we replace them. It’s been months, could they really not have restored communication?"

Panxin chuckled, "Don’t compare the Sanitation Workers with us. We still have the ability to produce, whereas the Sanitation Workers just can’t produce their own communication equipment. They can’t even repair it when it’s broken, so now the Sanitation Workers’ main forces have no idea that we have taken this front line."

Gao Yuan said to Yu Shunzhou, "Doggie gets major credit! You captured all the prisoners; you have done an outstanding job."

Yu Shunzhou chuckled a few times, but as he looked over to where Zhao Qiang’s body was laid, his smile vanished at once, followed by a light sigh.

Panxin resumed, "Also, the Sanitation Workers seriously lack heavy weapons. They have limited transport capabilities, and also because they launched a sneak attack during winter, when transportation is extremely difficult. So, this battalion only had mortars, and the forces besieging Gilgit had only about sixty M777 ultralight 155mm howitzers, twelve K9 self-propelled guns, and about eighty-plus tanks, along with an unknown number of armored vehicles and various types of artillery."

Li Jingang nodded, whispering, "That’s still a strong force."

Panxin said with a smile, "This is their last treasure. But importantly, their logistics and supply is very difficult. The captain and I were thinking, since the Sanitation Workers don’t know we’re here, and the logistics base is very concentrated due to the terrain, crowded into a valley, shouldn’t we take a crack at them?"

Before anyone could speak, Yu Shunzhou immediately waved his hand and shouted, "Let’s do it! We must hit them!"

Cao Zhenjiang casually pointed at Yu Shunzhou, "Yeah, Doggie’s right, let’s give them a hit."

Li Jingang nodded, "The Indians have exposed themselves. Can’t let it slide without giving them a hit. Alright, I agree to do it."

After speaking, Li Jingang seemed to remember something, and then he said to Yu Shunzhou, "Doggie’s right, hit them!"

Liu Chunxiao said calmly, "Doggie’s right."

"Doggie’s right..."

The consensus was unanimous, but Yu Shunzhou felt something was off, and then he shouted, "Hey, why are you all calling me Doggie?"

Gao Yuan slapped his hand and said, "Good, passed unanimously, let’s do as Doggie says."

Panxin said loudly, "I have something very important to say, or else this book... ah, not the book, our plan can’t continue. That is, the Indians are victims too, the attackers of Pakistan and us are the Sanitation Workers! It’s a secret conspiratorial organization called the Sanitation Workers, got it? Indians are victims too. They didn’t start the war; it was the Sanitation Workers who did. So, the Sanitation Workers are the enemy! Alright, I’ve said everything."