Song Zhan made such a solemn declaration in front of Feng Jun, marking several infiltration routes on the virtual map, and patting his chest, guaranteeing that he would succeed.
"You can go by yourself! Do you want me to go with you?" Feng Jun asked.
Song Zhan quickly said, "How can the Boss go personally for something like this? I'll just take a few people."
"Oh, you mean ordinary people can't do it, but I can go personally with my Imperial Guard." Feng Jun didn't care what Song Zhan said; although this plan was proposed by an unreliable person, Feng Jun intended to try it himself.
"No, Boss, I mean you can just wait here." Song Zhan still wanted to say something, but Feng Jun didn't give him a chance to speak, and from the looks of it, Feng Jun was determined to go, so Song Zhan had no choice but to shut up and follow behind.
When it comes to sneak attacks, it's better late than early. Generally speaking, 10 PM to 2 AM is when most people are the sleepiest. Feng Jun waited until 1 AM before leading his men out of the camp under the cover of darkness. The UAV had already scanned the surrounding map, and Feng Jun easily found the Scavenger camp occupied by the Zhu Hong Business Association.
This was a ten-story office building. Because it was a bit far from the Yanqing Industrial Park, it was very well preserved and basically undamaged by the war. The Scavengers, led by De Chao, had lived here for over a year, building many simple walls around the building's exterior and even constructing four watchtowers at the four corners for sentry duty, though these had all been occupied by the rebels.
Feng Jun brought over a hundred people this time, intending to directly take down these rebels if successful. Among them were Song Zhan and Zhong Chen. Feng Jun, mimicking scenes from TV shows, first found a high vantage point and lay there, observing with binoculars for a long time. He found that these rebels had almost no defenses; only a squad of soldiers was patrolling around the building, and several soldiers in the four watchtowers were even asleep inside. There wasn't a single UAV for Vigilance.
This allowed Feng Jun to easily approach the building. He then saw the N1 Tank parked on one side of the office building, with only three soldiers cleaning its tracks and chassis. Although he couldn't see inside the tank, the good news was that one of the hatches on the turret was open. Though the hatch wasn't large, with Feng Jun's current reaction speed, throwing a few EMP grenades inside wouldn't be a problem. As long as he threw accurately, he could directly disable this N1 Tank.
"Could it be a trap? Are they deliberately putting on this show to lure me in?" Feng Jun turned to Song Zhan and Zhong Chen, who were lying beside him, and asked.
Song Zhan nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, Boss, you are now the number one figure near Shangqing City. It's possible someone is eyeing you. So, let me handle this; I trained in stealth assassination when I was a soldier. I have experience with this kind of thing."
Zhong Chen nodded, indicating that he also agreed with Song Zhan's point of view. As Feng Jun's Imperial Guard captain, he certainly didn't want Feng Jun to do such a thing personally. If it had to be done, it should be him and Song Zhan.
Feng Jun ignored their thoughts, picked up his binoculars to observe again, and then made up his mind. "Song Zhan, you come with me. Zhong Chen, you take people and support us from outside. Notify the main force to be ready."
A higher rank crushes people. In Song Zhan's eyes, Feng Jun personally going on a stealth attack was no less shocking than the Ming Army's Commander of the East Asia Theater personally leading troops to raid Los Angeles during wartime. In his eyes, this was an extremely explosive matter, but Feng Jun didn't think so much. He was very confident in his skills. With his Blood Eye activated, he could definitely take out several people in one second. As long as the N1 Tank was incapacitated, he could easily take this place with the advantage of numbers.
At this moment, in the office building, Hu Kun was drinking with several of his trusted subordinates. He had been here for almost a month, and the days he lived could not be described as good, only as finding joy in hardship. Although he had broken away from the Zhu Hong Business Association and was his own master, his quality of life and logistical supplies had plummeted.
Previously, in the Zhu Hong Business Association, he was only responsible for leading troops to battle. After completing a mission, someone would attend to him. He even carefully selected four beautiful slave women to serve him, and all expenses were naturally reimbursed by Zhu Wenyao. Moreover, he had a habit when leading troops: he would give many rewards to his soldiers, such as a large portion of the helium crystals he obtained in battle, which he would use to reward his adjutants and soldiers. Over time, he gained a certain reputation among the Zhu Hong Business Association's soldiers, and some soldiers were willing to go out to battle with him. Hu Kun also felt that he had gained some prestige.
However, the life after this defection poured a bucket of cold water on him. After learning that he was being used as a pawn to resist the Zombie Tide, Hu Kun immediately led the remaining troops to break through to the south. Although he was relatively rigid in his actions, he was, after all, a graduate of the Ming Empire Military Academy, a genuine professional. Under his leadership, despite heavy losses, they successfully broke out of the Zombie Tide.
After getting out, Huai City was naturally out of the question. Even if the Zhu Hong Business Association hadn't abandoned him, it was surrounded by the Zombie Tide, and given the scale of this Zombie Tide, the five factions in Huai City were very likely to abandon the surface city and hide in the underground missile silos. Hu Kun decided to go all the way and directly defect from the Zhu Hong Business Association, and after an impassioned speech, most of the surviving soldiers expressed their support for him.
They then traveled south. Initially, they had relatively abundant supplies and ammunition. Their vehicles and Power Armor were fusion-powered, so as long as they had helium crystal, they wouldn't have to worry about energy problems.
However, after just two weeks, things started to change. Since there was no need to fight the Zombie Tide, ammunition was naturally not an issue, but food and water became a problem. Because they were breaking out when they left, they hardly took any supplies. After a few days of eating and drinking, food became the biggest problem, and by then, they already knew that the Zombie Tide had ended. Some soldiers even started to think about returning to Huai City. This made Hu Kun break out in a cold sweat. His subordinates were just ordinary soldiers; the worst outcome for them if they returned would be to face punishment. But for Hu Kun, as the Commander, it was different; he was the main instigator of the defection. If these soldiers tied him up and took him back to turn him in, they could naturally atone for their sins, but several adjutants and veterans still supported him.
So, how to obtain supplies became Hu Kun's top priority. If things continued like this, everyone would probably think about how to kill him. So Hu Kun began to tacitly allow his subordinates to rob some wanderers and Scavengers in the wasteland. At first, the soldiers were still restrained, and Hu Kun also consciously kept them in check.
But this was like Pandora's Box; once opened, it couldn't be stopped. The soldiers quickly got into character, and after arriving at Yanqing Industrial Park, they directly occupied this Scavenger camp. Although Hu Kun was still nominally the Commander of this rebel army, these soldiers were slipping out of his control. And the several adjutants and veterans who originally supported him also began to distance themselves from him. If this situation continued, it wouldn't be long before he would be abandoned by this rebel army.
However, there was still some lingering goodwill and face, and he still had over a dozen supporters. Moreover, in this Scavenger camp, there was a lot of accumulated food, including beer brewed by the Scavengers themselves, and there were more than a dozen barrels of it. With alcohol, these soldiers became much more docile, drinking day and night in the office building. The remaining time was spent bullying Scavengers outside and collecting protection fees.
Hu Kun knew his current situation was dire, but he had no way to change it, just as his teacher had evaluated him: diligent but too rigid, not suitable for the Battlefield. At this moment, he finally acknowledged his teacher's evaluation of him, so he called a few adjutants and soldiers who still supported him to drink together in the office building.
These Scavengers were quite good at brewing beer. They used wood scraps and the root systems of a plant that grew underground to cultivate mushrooms, and then used the mushrooms to brew beer. The alcohol content of this beer was not high, but it was very easy to get a buzz after drinking it, possibly because the radiation mutated the mushrooms.
Hu Kun completely let himself go, drinking several cups in a row until he was a bit tipsy. He patted his round belly, preparing to go outside to relieve himself. He had to admit, the beer brewed by these Scavengers was pretty good, even better than the beer in Huai City.
The rebels in the building were basically in the same state as him, with drunk soldiers lying everywhere, Power Armor and weapons discarded. In the past, if Hu Kun saw such a situation, he would definitely reprimand these soldiers severely. But today was different; even if Hu Kun really reprimanded them, the response would only be a few sneers and impatient taunts.
Although the night was completely dark now, fortunately, the Scavengers who previously occupied this place had put in a lot of effort here. The fusion generator in the building was still usable, and lighting equipment was also installed outside the building.
When they first occupied this place, Hu Kun still arranged night patrol sentries, but whether this group of soldiers would carry out their duties now was uncertain. Hu Kun ignored the patrolling soldiers playing cards under a watchtower, found a deserted spot, and prepared to relieve himself.
Because this place was a bit far from the industrial park, and coupled with the Scavengers having disturbed the soil here, many mutated shrubs grew near the office building. Hu Kun walked to a dark corner, unbuckled his belt, pulled out his 'little brother,' and prepared to relieve himself. But just as he was about to relax, a cold sensation suddenly appeared on his neck; a dagger was directly held against his throat.