The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 303 - 296 Growth

Chapter 303: Chapter 296 Growth

"Let’s have an internal discussion first, and talk about what route to take next, starting with Doctor Wang. How long will Mr. Liu and Er Long need to recover?"

Wang Ning answered without hesitation, "Liu Deguang needs twenty days of bed rest, at least twenty days. As for Er Long, if he has a vehicle to get around, there won’t be any problem. If he needs to walk, he will also need twenty days of rest."

"Good, let’s go with twenty days then. That settles the issue for the injured."

Gao Yuan looked towards Panxin and asked, "Can we get out of here?"

Pansin replied in a serious tone, "The Afghans are just harassing this base, not surrounding it. If we want to leave, from a military perspective, there’s absolutely no problem."

Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back, and smiled, "That’s good then. We can heal here, we have enough provisions, and we can leave. This means there is nothing for us to worry about."

Pansin frowned and said, "That’s not right, there are big issues. First, our vehicle is broken, and we would have to ask Andrew’s team for vehicles. Then we have to cross the entire Afghan territory. Since Quetta has been occupied by alien beings, who knows what the situation within Afghan territory will be."

Li Yang interjected, "Actually, I’ve always had a question I wanted to ask you. You told Andrew that our help is more significant to them, but I can’t think of anything we can do to help. On the contrary, it’s us who need Andrew’s help. So where did you get the confidence to say that?"

Gao Yuan spread his hands, saying, "I don’t have any confidence, but I can’t just say sorry we’re here to freeload and ask for equipment. How would we continue to get by in this base then?"

"What?"

"What’s wrong?"

Li Yang said in astonishment, "Damn, you were just bluffing."

"Well, yes."

Gao Yuan said nonchalantly, "They’re allowed to break promises, betray and turn faces, aren’t they? Americans have done plenty of that, right? So we can too."

Pansin sighed and chuckled wryly a couple of times.

Gao Yuan waved his hand, "Of course, don’t think of me as a bad guy. If we can truly help them, we’ll do it. But you guys think of some good solutions first. I’ll meet with Andrew this afternoon, so we can give him some sort of explanation then."

Pansin asked, "What do you mean?"

Gao Yuan shrugged, "Well, I lack experience, insight, and naturally, I can’t think of any good solutions. You all are worldly, surely you can come up with something. So I’m relying on you for this one."

Li Jingang said in surprise, "Damn, you’re passing the buck quite cleanly, huh!"

After being silent for a moment, Li Yang shook his head at Gao Yuan, "You may not become a good soldier, but you certainly have the makings of a good politician. I really thought you had some good ideas to make Andrew comply, but I didn’t expect you were just bluffing."

Liu Chunxiao interjected, "Leaving aside everything else, I need to refill the petrol this afternoon."

Gao Yuan, flicking his finger, said, "I think their what’s it called? Oh, the Foxhound Armored Vehicle, is actually an anti-mine vehicle, right? That one’s not bad. We can use that when we leave."

Having said this, Gao Yuan stood up and said, "You guys discuss it slowly and let me know the result later. I won’t get in your way here. This afternoon, whoever is coming with me to negotiate, I’ll be responsible for talking big and being tough, and you’ll be responsible for coming up with the plan. That’s settled then."

He waved over to Xinghe, who promptly stood up with excitement and followed Gao Yuan out.

Watching Gao Yuan and Xinghe walk away, Li Jingang suddenly sighed and said, "Why do I feel like Gao Yuan has changed so much?"

Li Yang and Panxin nodded silently, while Yu Shunzhou just lay on the bed, legs crossed, and said, "That’s because you don’t know him. Gao the bastard has always been like this."

Li Yang shook his head and said, "No, Gao Yuan wasn’t like this at the beginning. He wasn’t so... shameless."

Li Jingang agreed, "That’s right, he seemed quite honest at first, at least he didn’t lie, but now, when he lies, he spins a whole web of them."

Yu Shunzhou remarked from the side, "That’s because you don’t know him. If Gao the bastard wants to deceive, it’d be weird if you could see through it."

Li Yang said with a helpless look, "He has changed, dumping everything on us and strolling away without a care. This style, so much like a leader..."

The group fell silent, and Yu Shunzhou said, "Gao the bastard..."

"Shut up!"

After Li Jingang grumbled loudly, he suddenly added, "Hmm, not so naïve anymore, not as kind-hearted either. He’s become slippery, sneaky, and even audacious. Mainly, his skin has thickened. Before, he would never dare to pick a fight and then run off, leaving us to clean up the mess."

Yu Shunzhou said disdainfully, "Ha, that’s because you don’t know him. The biggest thing about Gao the bastard is laziness."

Li Yang sighed and said, "He’s matured; that’s what growth is."

Panxin looked at Li Yang and asked, "Then how far do you think he is from becoming a qualified leader?"

Li Yang shook his head and replied, "A long way off. He’s got the boldness, attentiveness, and thick skin, but as for how strong his abilities truly are, it’s still not clear. But, he used to say he could rebuild the Fierce Tiger Brigade; I didn’t believe him. Not just the Fierce Tiger Brigade, even Da Hong Third Company he couldn’t put together. But now? Well, at least he could put together a Da Hong Third Company."

Panxin said with some difficulty, "As a soldier, it’s hard to accept Gao Yuan’s leadership style."

Li Jingang nodded repeatedly, and Cao Zhenjiang chimed in, "Exactly, exactly, he’s a bit of a sneak, not our style at all."

Panxin waved his hand and clarified, "That’s not what I mean. It’s good he’s a bit sneaky. I’m saying, Gao Yuan’s style differs from ours; it’s not military-like, you know, like what exactly?"

Li Yang said indifferently, "Like himself. Who among you can replace him? If you can’t, then you just have to let him be. We’ll help him out as much as we can. Alright, let’s stop talking about the captain and focus on how to deal with this afternoon’s negotiations."

Panxin said, "Hmm, we can’t solve the food crisis, and the security environment... that’s also not easy to fix. Right now, we can only give them outside information, but we’ve almost exhausted what we have to offer. What else is there?"

Li Yang spoke softly, "Having access to outside information is very important; at least we’ve helped restore some confidence among the people here and helped Andrew keep the team in line. Besides that..."

Yu Shunzhou said languidly, "If I were a local, right now, I would definitely want to go home the most. Don’t you all want to go home?"

Panxin startled, replied, "Go home? Right, home!"

Li Yang frowned and said, "Going home to what? There’s nothing left. But this sentiment is totally understandable. Doggie is right; he thinks from the perspective of ordinary people and is actually closer to their way of thinking than we are."

Yu Shunzhou laughed and said, "The way you talk, it’s like you’re not human."

Li Yang nodded and replied, "To some extent, I really haven’t thought about home because I don’t have one."