Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Standing beside the horn, Chen's expression revealed a hint of nostalgia: "Next will be the time for Qi Yan to lead the Deep Pool troops into battle, just like back then outside Lungmen and Chern City."

"Qi Yan has led troops before?" Horn asked, somewhat surprised.

Chen's expression was somewhat strange: "His tactical planning is flawed."

"And you still dare to let him lead troops?!"

"He only brought enemy troops."

Following Qin Liu, this city has gained another spiritual Liboli.

On the other side of Xiaochiu County, the Deeppool troops, who had been recklessly expanding their territory within the city, were gradually gathering together.

The leader stood on a high platform, his arm wound still unhealed, and his other hand gripping a long spear.

Qi Yan and Qin Liu stood on either side of her.

The soldiers in the deep pool below stared with fervor, their eyes fixed on their leader.

Mandela stood alone beneath a building on the outskirts of the group, looking at the counterfeit leader who had captured the respect of his compatriots, and let out a disdainful snort.

The leader opened his mouth, preparing to say some pre-battle mobilization words.

Unfortunately, just before she could speak, Qi Yan strode forward and began her favorite part of the speech:

"The area of ​​Xiaoqiu County was once under the rule of King Gael and belonged to us Tara people. Now it has fallen into such a state. The rights and wrongs are hard to explain."

In those days, King Gael was able to lead the Tara people to live on their own land, where everyone had food to eat, everyone had books to read, and everyone could speak their own language.

Today, under the leadership of our leader, Shenchi has returned to this homeland. Wherever our army goes, the people welcome us with all their heart. It can be said that we have the perfect timing. This vibrant and flourishing scene is right before our eyes!

Twenty years, a full twenty years, this is where the Tara people rose up again!

Regardless, with so many soldiers from Deeppool, compared to countless troops from the Hillshire garrison, the advantage is on our side!

The Deep Pool soldiers looked at each other, some of them stirred by Qi Yan's speech, but all still focused their attention on their leader.

The leader pursed his lips, hesitated for a long time, and finally managed to utter:

"Xiaobai is right."

"leader!!!"

"war!!!"

At the leader's words, the soldiers in the deep pool erupted in cheers, their morale soaring to new heights.

Qi Yan: "..."

leader:"……"

The two looked at each other in silence, and finally, they slunk away to stand guard beside the leader, heads bowed.

Seeing this, the leader felt a pang of sympathy and lowered his voice to comfort him:

"It must be thanks to your previous speech; you've really got everyone's emotions going."

Qi Yan said somewhat dejectedly:

"Is it really?"

"Absolutely, believe in yourself." The leader nodded earnestly.

"Can you give me another chance?" Qi Yan seemed encouraged, and his eyes regained their light.

The leader nodded again.

Qi Yan instantly straightened up, showing no sign of dejection whatsoever:

"It's settled then, so leave the command of this operation to me. I'll definitely prove myself!"

Something seems wrong?

Have I fallen into a trap?

Qi Yan didn't give her a chance to think, and kept urging her on:

"Leader, please order the troops to be dispatched immediately. I can't wait to raid the garrison, seize the secret weapons, and then occupy Little Hill County."

The leader looked helpless, but showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; his temper was so good it was practically nonexistent.

Amid Qin Liu's strange expression, Qi Yan silently usurped the leader's command authority, and then Qin Liu had to issue orders on Qi Yan's behalf, leading a large group of Shenchi soldiers out of the city.

Only two hundred Deeppool soldiers remained in the city, under Mandela's command, stationed around Hillshire, awaiting the arrival of the six Deeppool officers.

Outside the city, an even larger force from the deep pool had been waiting for a long time.

The two groups merged and, under the leadership of their leader, proceeded along the route planned by Qin Liu, while Qi Yan continuously planned the positions of each class within the group.

When the main force of the Deep Pool arrived at the artillery battalion where the garrison was storing dirty ammunition, before the garrison could react, the leader, at Qi Yan's instigation, directly ordered the vanguard to launch an attack.

The soldiers stationed at the artillery battalion sentry post immediately raised the alarm.

A sharp whistle echoed over the artillery battalion.

The members of the Storm Commando team, hidden inside the artillery battalion, were invigorated.

"Could it be that Qi Yan really led the Deep Pool troops to attack?" The cello felt a sense of unreality.

The oboe hid inside a transport vehicle, peered through a small hole for a moment, then turned back and nodded vigorously to the crowd.

He could hardly contain his excitement:

"It's absolutely true! The entire artillery battalion has been mobilized, and the Deep Pool forces launching the attack are definitely not small!"

"Then let's..."

The cello player couldn't help but smile.

"The captain said everything will proceed according to Qi Yan's plan!" Oboe also revealed a wicked smile. "Operation codename: Pangolin!"

Chapter 542 Cowardice

Oochi County, a military base.

Hamilton stared calmly at the huge map inside the tent.

On the map, the small hill town, the surrounding agricultural land, and the hilly terrain are roughly outlined with simple strokes.

On the same map, numerous red markers are distributed in many locations.

That was a symbol signifying the possible existence of the Deep Pool forces.

Hamilton's face was expressionless; he stood with his hands behind his back in front of the map, waiting for his adjutant to arrive.

He didn't have to wait long. Hill came respectfully to him from outside the tent, bowed, and stood at attention without saying a word.

"How's it going?"

Hamilton broke the silence.

Hill said respectfully, "All those within the garrison who have any connection with the Tara people, even those who merely possess Tara blood, have been placed under control."

Only a small number of people, such as Captain Kelly, received advance warning and chose to flee.

“I’m not surprised,” Hamilton sneered. “When I asked him to deal with his nephew who had sided with Deeppool, he agreed but hesitated.”

From that moment on, I became even more convinced of one thing: the Tara people would never be tamed, they were a bunch of filthy parasites who would only slowly devour Victoria from the inside out.

Hill lowered his head, concealing the fleeting, peculiar emotion in his eyes.

After Hamilton finished complaining, Hill reported again:

“Kelly fled to Little Hill County. I suspect he may have been desperate, but he knew about the garrison’s seizure of the Originium artifacts to make dirty bombs, so he wanted to pass on this information to drag the garrison into the mess.”

"Don't worry about him. He will soon disappear along with those filthy and despicable Tara people."

Hamilton took a deep breath, his deep eyes revealing a madness unimaginable to ordinary people.

He waved Hill away.

But just as Hill reached the tent gate, before he could even take a step out, a messenger rushed in.

"An urgent report has come from the front lines of Xiaoqiu County: Shenchi has suddenly assembled troops and left the city."

Hamilton and Hill both gasped in surprise upon hearing the news.

"Where did they go?" Hamilton demanded.

"Southwest."

Upon hearing this, Hamilton abruptly turned and stared intently at the map.

In the southwest of Hills County, a blue sign firmly encloses a valley.

"This is no coincidence. The artillery battalion has been exposed... There are still traitors within the garrison!" Hamilton's expression twisted with rage.

But he didn't just let his anger get the better of him; he immediately gave the order:

"Assemble the troops and support the artillery battalion!"

The cannons landed with a whooshing sound, unleashing deafening roars one after another, like the continuous sound of rain.

The vanguard troops responsible for the charge suffered heavy losses before they had even covered half the distance under the terrifying firepower of the artillery battalion.

The leader stood behind the lines, his brows furrowed almost into a knot.

“Xiaobai, something’s not right,” the leader said in a deep voice. “This enemy base doesn’t look like an ordinary weapons storage base. The artillery fire is too intense. It’s very likely a fully equipped artillery battalion.”

"That's a good thing."

Qi Yan said decisively, "This means that the enemy has not only helped us manufacture ammunition, but also prepared artillery. As long as we can take down this base, all the good stuff will be ours!"

leader:"……"

She felt something was wrong; it shouldn't be like this.

Qi Yan knew that what she thought was right, because her tactical plan was excellent.

But Qi Yan knew even better that at this moment, the wrong was the right thing to do.

Of course, this only applies to him...

"Xiaobai, if we continue like this, even if Deeppool wins, it will be a Pyrrhic victory." The leader watched as Deeppool soldiers fell in droves, feeling his heart bleeding. "This kind of victory requires too many sacrifices. Perhaps we can try a different approach and step back to revise our attack plan."

"There's no time. You're not a good leader yet," Qi Yan criticized.

At the front, after the vanguard of the Deep Pool suffered heavy losses, the other units, without needing command, officially opened up the battle line under the leadership of their respective squad leaders.

The long-range units on the Deep Pool side began to retaliate, penetrating deep into the front lines under the cover of their comrades, and bringing the artillery battalion into their attack range.

The shield guards erected their shields and used their flesh and blood to forcefully advance the front line, constantly approaching the artillery battalion and forcing the artillery battalion to concentrate its firepower on them, leaving them unable to clear out the ranged troops in the deep pool.

The war, from the moment it began, immediately descended into the most intense, life-for-life fighting style.

The leader looked troubled and gritted his teeth, saying:

Are you saying I'm too indecisive and unwilling to make sacrifices?

Qi Yan shook his head in silence, offering no explanation.

Just as the leader was trying to use his position to force Qi Yan to change his mind, a messenger from Shenchi rushed over from the front lines.

"Reporting to the leader, our vanguard has made contact with the artillery battalion's defenses as you instructed."

"But... everyone has sacrificed themselves." The leader opened his mouth, shocked.

She clearly saw that the vanguard force, which she personally ordered to charge at Qi Yan's instigation, was now almost entirely wiped out, with corpses piled up like mountains outside the artillery battalion's defensive line.

The messenger, somewhat bewildered by what the leader had said, asked blankly:

"Isn't this the leader's plan? To send the vanguard forward, then have the leader revive their corpses and seize victory in one fell swoop."

leader:"……"

Faced with the messenger's hopeful eyes and Qi Yan's unfathomable expression beside her, the leader truly panicked.

Her flames don't have the effect of resurrecting the dead!

She's not a real leader!

"You may leave now," the leader said through gritted teeth, dismissing the messenger.

The messenger arrived full of hope, only to leave disappointed.

This emotional shift instantly transformed into an invisible dagger, deeply piercing the leader's heart.