Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

"You...you are..."

You An then took off his wig and glasses. His long, unfurled hair was stained with moisture and shimmered with light. His young and charming face made Zhao Anpan's breath stop. Whether he was the general of the Northern District or the general in chief, Zhao Anpan never lacked women, but the temptation exuded by the women in front of him was far from comparable to those.

Zhao Anpan, whose gaze was fixed on him, could not move anywhere else. He just wanted to stay on this beauty for one more second. However, You An did not care about the fiery gaze of the other person, holding the bath towel in his hand and dripping the pool water that submerged his knees. Walking towards Zhao Anpan, the shaking caused by the movement made Zhao Anpan's breathing quicken a bit.

"Of course, General Commander, everything I did was for you."

You An sat down next to Zhao Anpan. The soft breath in Zhao Anpan's ear and the large area of ​​soft contact made people feel weak all over. However, Zhao Anpan soon recovered from the intoxicated state. :"for me?"

"Of course, I sincerely request General Zhao Anpan to lead Xidi City to join the nomads, and I can satisfy all your... requests."

"I...this...no, no!" The word 'all requirements' made Zhao Anpan confused for a while. However, although he was greedy for Youan in front of him, he still couldn't use it as a bargaining chip to weigh down the position of the general. , become a nomad?What a joke, how could he, a well-doing general, join a marauder organization that was wanted in the Southern Federation?

"What a real regret..." Youan showed a slightly disappointed expression, but soon the familiar smile returned to her face, "But the general in chief's mind will probably change next."

"What?" Zhao Anpan didn't wait until he fully understood the meaning of his words.Suddenly there was a piercing siren outside the window...

Chapter 40 Conflict

The sound of the siren cut through the silence of the night, and its volume and range of decibels were enough to wake up the entire city. The detainees who escaped with weapons mentioned in the warning sound naturally refer to those who escaped from the room where they were held. Visitors from Xidi City.

But...it was obvious that they had only escaped not long ago, so why did Xidi City get the news in an instant?The only possibility is that of the abandoned nomad. It is very likely that he sensed something was wrong and was hiding somewhere and took advantage of the fact that Xidi City and others were still rescuing each other and had no time to blockade the entire underground floor. Sneaked out and used the warning broadcast here to spread the news.

Faced with this sudden incident, they were not in the mood to continue chatting in this room. The four of them immediately ran out of the door and followed the stairs to the first floor. They had just passed the corner of the stairs where they were sitting. Luo Shi, who was walking downstairs quickly, bumped into someone.

After taking a closer look and seeing Han Nianling and others he was looking for right in front of him, Luo Shi immediately reported the severe situation they were facing: "The Xidi City soldiers at the checkpoints on the outside are approaching, but because they are not They did not understand our armed forces and therefore did not dare to approach rashly, but instead used mobile bunkers to surround us."

"But we cannot guarantee that Xidi City has been infiltrated in other directions that we have not seen. It is difficult to monitor all key nodes with just our small number. Moreover, the team members have no weapons and can only temporarily remove some stool legs. Self-defense, so... we may need to implement special response methods..." Luo Shi's face was very ugly. Without guns, they couldn't fight against these Xidi City soldiers who were looked down upon by them, but he hesitated to speak. It seemed like there was still half a sentence stuck in his throat.

"So the only way we can deal with it now is to surrender." Cheng Fang's voice came from behind Luo Shi, and he promptly told Luo Shi the countermeasure that was difficult for a soldier to say, but this time The proposal was unanimously approved by everyone.

"It seems like this is the only way." Ai Cheng shook his head helplessly, "It shows that we are not hostile and are willing to cooperate with their arrangements. Xidi City does not dare to attack us easily."

"In addition, the three captured nomad prisoners could also be handed over to them and through these soldiers revealed their intention to communicate face to face again, which just made this crazy action of the nomads a rift between the two sides. As long as Zhao An Pan knows all this so the situation is still favorable to us, as long as he is not stupid and understands how to choose between two city bases and a group of raiders."

Han Nianling's addition to the plan eased the tense atmosphere surrounding everyone. The situation was not that bad. They still had room for maneuver. The two major city-states were their biggest support.

After receiving the instructions, Luo Shi immediately made arrangements: let the team members who were on guard on the first floor take off their guard and gather at the entrance of the stairs to accept the second detention of Xiti City soldiers. Although this made many team members feel dissatisfied and humiliated. I also had to accept instructions to be prepared to return to that boring room again.

Everyone came to the first floor one after another. Not far outside the window were the light spots illuminated by three high-power lighting lamps aimed at this side. Because of the distance, these lights were not dazzling, but in that light In the shadows below the point, the Xiti City soldiers who were still coming had already surrounded the building.

At Luo Shi's signal, one of the team members raised his empty hands high and walked slowly to the door. He could feel countless gazes on him from the intertwined area of ​​light spots and shadows in front of him.

It took a few seconds to take a deep breath, filling it up in his entire chest, and then used all his strength to spread his voice to the Xidi City soldiers surrounding them as if to vent: "We are from The visiting convoy of Newborn City has no weapons or malice, and is willing to accept all your arrangements! We just hope to discuss with your general in chief..."

Less than half a minute after repeating these words several times, two Xiti City soldiers walked out from behind the bunker where they were hiding. Everyone's hearts were hanging when they saw the two Xiti City soldiers approaching the building. In the end, they finally let it go. Sure enough, Xidi City was still willing to maintain communication with them. All that was needed next was...

Just when everyone felt relieved that the situation was improving, a burst of fierce gunshots that surprised everyone completely turned everything into nothing.

"!!!"

what happened?Could it be that Xiti City soldiers fired? !

The sudden gunshots made everyone react immediately. They wanted to hide but suddenly discovered that the gunshots did not seem to come from Xidi City, but from above their heads... the second floor of the Guards Headquarters Building!

What was even more shocking was that the two Xidi City soldiers who had walked out of the bunker not far from the building had several strings of blood spattered on their bodies, and dust stirred up by bullets was also rising from the surrounding words. When gunshots were heard, The two soldiers were already lying on the ground without making any sound.

No one expected that such a thing would happen at such a critical moment. Luo Shi, who was stunned by the scene in front of him, immediately reacted and shouted: "Hide! Everyone, hide quickly!"

Luo Shi's words woke up the stunned people. They hurriedly hid behind the wall. The person sent by the Xidi City soldiers to negotiate was shot to death indiscriminately. It was already obvious what would happen next...

Sure enough, the next second, shouts and curses from the Xiti City side were heard from afar, and along with them came retaliatory shootings. Countless firelights lit up, pouring endless bullets towards the people of the Newborn City who were hiding in the building. As it came, the shattered glass fragments and debris scattered like a storm on the people huddled in the hiding place.

The whistling of bullets was so close, as if they were flying right above my head. From time to time, a few deformed bullets would playfully bounce to the ground at my feet. There was obviously no direct contact with the skin, but it was clear just by looking at it. of experiencing the high temperatures attached to its surface.

Fortunately, the official building of the Guard Headquarters is an important facility in Xiti City after all. The walls have been specially reinforced as a matter of course. In addition, the weapons and bullets of Xiti City soldiers are not too powerful, so there is no need to worry too much about the wall being penetrated. risk.

Perhaps because he was worried about accidentally injuring the few office workers who were responsible for the night shift in Xiti City, or to prevent the unreliable weapons in his hands from accidentally injuring the attacking friendly forces, after the fire suppression lasted for more than ten seconds, the gunfire in Xidi City subsided. Hiiragi Jing Then he shook his head and body to shake off the glass and debris above his head.

"Ugh...!!!"

A suppressed groan of pain caught her eyes. When she looked up, she found that one of her team members hiding near the gate seemed to have been hit by a bullet in the thigh. Even though he pressed hard, the red blood still continued to flow from him. The blood from the wounds fell on the ground covered with glass shards... It was the team member who was responsible for shouting just now.

Standing at the door, he was the furthest away from the bunker. The time left for him from the time when the two Xiti City negotiation soldiers were killed to the time when Xiti City fired back was too short. Fortunately, he survived. , maybe it’s luck, or the Xidi City soldiers’ unqualified marksmanship.

The team members who noticed this immediately leaned over and quickly came to his side. Then they quickly opened the first aid bag hanging on their waist and took out the hemostatic spray and bandages to treat the injury on his leg.

"How's it going?!" Luo Shi asked eagerly.

"The bullet penetrated through the outside of the thigh and did not damage any vital parts."

The answer from the team member in charge of bandaging made Luo Shi feel relieved in his heart, and then the anger that surged out after the tension made him unable to stop yelling: "Mom*, the one who shot just now must be that nomadic beast! I I’m going to chop him alive! And these damn Xiti City brats, when I get the equipment, I’m going to use grenades to blow them up to nothing!”

Luo Shi was rarely so rude, but it was too humiliating to be beaten and suppressed by the people of Xidi City without being able to fight back.

"The people from Xidi City are attacking!"

A warning came from a team member who looked out. In fact, before he issued the warning, people had already heard the dense footsteps approaching here.

"Retreat downstairs! Hold on to the stairs!"

After venting his emotions, Luo Shi quickly returned to his senses. There had been a serious conflict between the two sides that resulted in death. Even if the Xidi City soldiers were not shot dead by Chushengcheng and others, they could not explain it. They could not guarantee that the angered Xixi City The dungeon soldiers will not do anything drastic. The only thing they can do now is to find ways to delay until Zhao Anpan discovers the situation here and stops it in time.

Currently, the only known underground passage is the stairs behind them, which is the only advantage they can take advantage of.

Chapter 41 The explosion begins and another person underground

Dense craters covered the entire wall. Due to the intensive impact of bullets, very little of the white paint that originally covered the entire wall was peeled off. Many steel structures were exposed to the air from the shattered gaps.The scene on the ground is even more messy. Every inch of the ground is covered with debris, glass slag, and deformed warheads. It is almost impossible to find a safe place to set foot. The dust that gradually settles is piled up to a thickness of several millimeters, waiting to fall. A burst of gunfire danced in the air again following the disturbed air current.

Relying on the advantageous terrain of the Z-shaped corridor of the stairs, the Newborn City side effectively controlled the place with only three pistols collected from the nomads. The narrow downward stairs greatly limited the number of people in Xiti City. Advantages, the elusiveness of the weapons and defensive positions of the Newborn City also made them dare not act rashly.

In addition to using the weapons in their hands to shoot round after round in the stair corridor, the Xiti City side also tried to use throwing weapons to break through. However, there was no visible Z-shape in the hiding place of the Newborn City and others and in the stair corridor. In a twist of events, most of the grenades were just more fragments of decoration embedded in the poor wall. Even the few that rolled down the stairs to the ground were quickly kicked aside by the soldiers stationed in the Newborn City. In the prepared empty room, the team members standing by the door quickly closed the door to seal the explosion indoors.

As one of the few weapons that Xidi City can produce on its own, the performance of these Xidi City hand grenades is somewhat poor. The smaller explosion power is a secondary shortcoming. The largest difference in explosion delay of different grenades is the most deadly. Sometimes it takes more than ten seconds for it to explode, sometimes it explodes just after flying in mid-air, and even worse, it turns into a dumb bomb and lies in the corridor, becoming another major obstacle to the Xidi City soldiers' sudden advance. .

No wonder these Xidi City soldiers did not dare to delay bombing. It seemed to be due to their understanding of the weapons in their hands.

However, although the front line has been stabilized and there is no need to worry about the threat of Xidi City soldiers for the time being, the crisis faced by Xinshengcheng and others has not been resolved. The ammunition that can be used for deterrence and delay is seriously insufficient. The total number of available bullets in the three pistols is less than [-] rounds. The important thing is that the expected ceasefire order from Zhao Anpan has not come yet. The soldiers in Xidi City still pour bullets into the stairs recklessly, and their hostility is fully exposed.

"Zhao Anpan must have received the news that Xidi City soldiers are attacking us from the time the sirens were sounded to now? Why haven't Xidi City soldiers received the order to cease fire?"

Cheng Fang's question is also a question on everyone's mind at the moment. As he said, even if the nomads deliberately concealed the uninhabited notice, the sirens just now and the fierce gunshots at this stage were enough for Zhao Anpan to know that a fierce fight was taking place in the official building of the Guard Headquarters. During the conflict, the expected ceasefire did not appear. Instead, the frequency of grenades thrown by the Xidi City side continued to increase, which showed that the Xidi City soldiers surrounding them had received a certain degree of ammunition replenishment.

This phenomenon also makes people think of another possibility: Zhao Anpan has made plans to confront the Newborn City and Wushan City.

Although they really couldn't imagine that Zhao Anpan, who had finally reached the position of general, would make such a choice, the actual development of the situation forced them to believe that Zhao Anpan really wanted to stand with the nomads.

"Shh~ If this is really the case, then it is not a trivial matter in the Southern Federation." Ai Cheng whistled quite relaxedly, with an expression on his face that he was looking forward to a good show, "A person officially listed as a member of the Southern Federation The leaders of the human city base blatantly colluded with the nomads, a group of marauders wanted by the Southern Federation. Not to mention the nomads, the opposition forces would definitely use this to criticize the ruling government. Those anti-Southern Federation organizations and local independent forces would not If we miss this great opportunity to undermine the prestige of the Confederate Federation, I believe that the entire Confederate Federation will be extremely exciting by then."

"No matter how exciting it is, you can't see it if it doesn't solve the current problem." Hiiragi Jing couldn't help but retort to Ai Cheng's attitude of fearing that the world would not be in chaos.

"Yes, yes... I don't want to miss such a wonderful scene." Ai Cheng smiled and nodded repeatedly. As soon as he finished his words, there was another burst of fierce gunshots from the direction of the corridor, which subsided not long after. The dust started to stir again, and the Xidi City soldiers once again launched a futile shooting. Could it be that the Xiti City soldiers were hoping that the bullets would ricochet to injure them?

There is a high probability of ricocheting in a narrow environment like a corridor, but it is not that easy to fly a special trajectory and hit the Newborn City team members hiding behind the bunker.

Just as everyone was quietly waiting for the round of shooting in Xiti City to end and fire a few shots to publicize their presence and maintain deterrence, they suddenly heard an unknown noise coming from above their heads under the cover of the fierce gunfire. , one crisp knock after another, it was the sound of metal colliding with the ground.

"It's a pickaxe. They are digging the ground with an iron pickaxe." Han Nianling understood where the sound came from as soon as he heard it.

"Does Xidi City not even have a single-person breaker? Do they want to use such primitive tools to dig out this thick layer of cement?" Cheng Fang felt a little incredible. He didn't know whether he should ridicule or criticize the Xidi City soldiers. Perseverance is praised.

This time, the gunfire from the Xidi City soldiers did not last long. When the gunfire subsided, the sound of digging with pickaxes also stopped. Obviously, their original intention was to let the gunfire cover up the sound of digging.

The Newborn City team members guarding both sides of the entrance fired two shots at the stairs as usual, as if everything had returned to the tacit agreement between the two sides, and now it was the rest period for the two sides to reach a tacit ceasefire.

However, this time Hiiragi Jing and others did not wait calmly for the next firefight. Instead, they all looked at the place above their heads where the sound came from just now.The sound of digging there had stopped long ago. Is it because they realized the futility of this move?

"So, what should we do next?" Cheng Fang rubbed the bridge of her nose and continued the discussion that was interrupted by the gunfire.

"If Zhao Anpan really surrenders to the nomads, then we have no choice but to break through." Luo Shi's face was solemn, but with extraordinary determination, "The team members will definitely protect everyone's lives at the cost of their lives. Safety."

"Yes, the consciousness of the armed personnel of the Newborn City is really touching, but only three pistols cannot achieve this." Ai Cheng pointed out that the weapons and equipment of the two sides are very different, and it is absolutely impossible to force a breakout. It's an impossible thing.

"There are more than three pistols..." Luo Shi said softly and looked towards the corridor. Others also read Luo Shi's intentions from his actions.

"Are you... planning to use those duds?"

"The grenade duds in Xidi City are nothing more than poor workmanship and cutting corners. The usable parts can be completely remade into our throwing weapons. We just need to make good use of the underground terrain to lure the enemy deep and then defeat them." It is not impossible for a few of them to seize weapons and break out head-on."

Luo Shi said it easily, but everyone knew that the risks involved were extremely high, especially for the team members who were the main combatants. They faced enemies equipped with thermal weapons almost with their bare hands, and casualties were foreseeable.

But this seems to be their only option at the moment.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Just when everyone acquiesced in Luo Shi's proposal, a sudden explosion above their heads hit everyone's eardrums like a heavy hammer. Hiiragi Jing felt that his consciousness was in a trance for an instant. The deafening sound seemed to have completely dissipated. It was not until someone dragged her back by the collar that she came back to consciousness.

What... what's wrong?

"Retreat! Retreat quickly! Quickly...quickly!"

The buzzing in his ears gradually dissipated, replaced by a loud roar from Luo Shi. The chaotic figures in the scene he saw from the corner of his eye gave up their vantage point at the top of the stairs and retreated continuously. The person dragging him backwards was It's Han Nianling.

"call……"

Feeling that her limbs had regained strength, Hiei Jing patted Han Nianling's hand and signaled him to put her down, but Han Nianling did not let go. Instead, he picked her up by the waist and quickly rushed into the corner of the corridor.

"Fa...what happened?" Hiiragi sat down quietly and fell to the ground. She held her head and shook it continuously. Her brain is still a little confused.

"Xiti City... People from Xidi City are using explosives to blast the cement layer on top of us." Han Nianling, who was observing carefully from behind the wall, quickly and clearly explained what just happened to Hiiragi Jing. After a few seconds, Han Nianling finished the analysis. Hiei Jing was startled by Nian Ling's words. She also carefully poked her head out and saw at a glance that there were obvious protrusions and cracks in the ceiling not far from where they were just now. The violent explosion had suppressed the structural support of that area to the extreme.

"These people from Xidi City really dare to do this..." At some point, Ai Cheng also hid in the same place as them, staring at the depression like Hiiragi Jing, "Well, this at least has explained A little more clearly, even if it wasn’t Zhao Anpan’s personal order, it was at least the order from the top government officials in Xidi City. After the military government building was built, they really didn’t feel bad about this place.”

"Boom boom boom!!!"

There was another huge explosion, and the cement layer was completely exploded. The huge pothole formed a new passage connecting the underground and the first floor. However, Xiti City was obviously not satisfied with opening only one passage. The successive explosions would Keep blasting over their heads.

Seeing the crack getting closer and closer, Hiiragi Jing and others knew that the place where they stayed was no longer safe.

"Retreat! Keep retreating!"

Luo Shi fired several shots into the thick smoke, maintaining suppression while continuing to direct the team to shrink the defense line deeper into the underground building.

Under the cover of Ai Luo Shi and the team members, Han Nianling and others continued to run backwards towards the depths of the underground layer. They didn't know where it led, but here they were at the last place where they could stay away from danger.

"Zero-Nine?!"

Just when Han Nianling, Hieragi Jing and others were running quickly towards the depths of the corridor, they found a familiar figure appearing in the depths of the corridor where the road stretched beneath their feet. They must have heard the movement here, so they hurried towards it. Come, but besides Lingjiu, there is also a strange man following not far behind her.

He looks to be about the same age as Gen Bonstin. He is not wearing the uniform of the First Born City. He is definitely not a member of the First Born City team.Han Nianling's pace slowed down, and Hiei Jing also touched her short knife vigilantly. No one was sure whether Xidi City would take action in places they didn't notice.

"Lingjiu, where have you been?!"

Hiiragi stretched out his hand and grabbed Lingjiu's hand, which was approaching, and pulled her behind him.

"Inside...there is a breath deep here..." Lingjiu said and looked at the man approaching. The breath she was talking about was naturally him.

However, the man did not show any hostility. When he walked in, Hiiragi gradually saw his appearance clearly. His thick hair and beard seemed to have not been taken care of for a while, and his gray color was different from Zero Nine One's. In this way, there didn't seem to be anything special about him, but Hiiragi felt a faint sense of majesty from him.

"Researcher Han Nianling... I have often read about you in the newspapers. It is a great pleasure to meet you today..."

The man approaching called Han Nianling's name accurately with a slightly hoarse voice. Seeing his outstretched hand and the attitude he had expressed, Han Nianling changed his alert posture in time and reached out to shake hands with the other person. They got together, but so far she still has doubts about this unidentified man.

"You are……"

"Oh, by the way... let me introduce myself..." The man cleared his throat, intending to eliminate the hoarseness in his throat, and his subsequent voice indeed became much calmer and clearer, "My name is Wang Fu... He is the general in charge of this city base..."

Chapter 42 Wang Fu’s intention

Wang Fu?The general in charge of Xidi City? !

Even if the name is not deliberately remembered, it cannot be easily forgotten. This brief self-introduction immediately reminded Han Nianling of the speculation Ai Cheng had said in the room before.

Judging from the situation in which the other party was also imprisoned, it can basically prove his self-introduction just now. In this way, Zhao Anpan colluded with the nomads to overthrow Wang Fu and seize the general.

What surprised Han Nian Ling was that Zhao Anpan did not kill the previous general. You must know that Wang Fu, as the original general of the Southern District, controlled the largest military force in Xidi City. The city's army must have cultivated many close loyalists. As long as Wang Fu is still alive, they will not give up hope of overthrowing Zhao Anpan and rescuing Wang Fu.

The possibility that Zhao Anpan, who was so bold as to collude with the nomads, couldn't bear the pain and killed him is nothing short of a joke. That is to say, this Wang Fu had what Zhao Anpan wanted, so he was temporarily imprisoned underground in this building. In the depths of the place, it was hard for Lingjiu to find this place with that little breath.

"Although there is a lot to say, I'm afraid now is not the right time to talk." Wang Fu raised his head and glanced at the top of his head where debris was falling from the shock caused by the explosion. When he first heard the gunshots outside, he He thought it was his followers who came to rescue him, but when he heard the explosion, he immediately gave up this suspicion. It was not until a strange girl opened his door, and after some questioning, he finally understood what happened outside. What.

This suddenly rekindled hope in Wang Fu's heart, but he still remained calm. He needed the help of the Newborn City team, and the Newborn City also needed his help, and hiding one's demands and control is the most basic prerequisite for taking the initiative. , at least I must not show too much enthusiasm.

"Do you...the general have a solution?" The implication of Wang Fu's words made Han Nianling realize that the other party seemed to have some means of solving the dilemma.

"Let all your people move back. There is another passage here." Wang Fu gave an explanation before Han Nianling asked, "I supervised the construction of this official building of the Guard Headquarters. The passage is a secret passage that only a few people know, not even Zhao Anpan knows about it.”