"This artillery battalion is really formidable!"
After resolving most of the entry's side effects, Zhou Yingting finally began examining the remaining two artillery battalions.
Both battalions' entries were very impressive.
The overall effect of the entries greatly increased power and accuracy.
The downside was that once the artillery fired, their coordinates would be immediately exposed and remain revealed for a while.
During this time, the battalion could continuously move to avoid incoming fire.
But if the enemy's scouts infiltrated, they could trace the artillery's movements, eventually pinpointing the location for a successful obliteration.
So essentially, once the artillery fires, it might be the last time it does so.
The previous battalion was taken out in this manner.
"Was the previous artillery battalion destroyed by enemy artillery?"
Zhou Yingting pondered and then asked the guard next to him.
Since becoming the commander, Zhou Yingting had a guard by his side to ensure his safety.
"Yes."
The guard was aware of this since he was stationed inside the command post.
Looking at the entries for the current artillery battalion, the solution provided by Zhou Yingting's Golden Finger didn't seem feasible.
This remained a significant issue.
Watching the situation, Zhou Yingting furrowed his brow slightly.
"It seems that as long as we deal with the enemy's artillery, ours will be secure."
The guard was momentarily stunned by Zhou Yingting's words, "The enemy's artillery doesn't have high power or precision, but their concealment is excellent and hard to locate."
It sounded like Zhou Yingting intended to find and eliminate the enemy's artillery preemptively.
The problem was, finding the enemy's artillery battalion wasn't that easy because they were too well-hidden.
Even when sending out scouts, finding the enemy on such a vast battlefield was no easy task.
Not to mention, the enemy also camouflaged themselves.
After firing, they would relocate too.
Chuckling, Zhou Yingting didn't bother to explain further.
His mini-map allowed him to see the enemy's battlefield personnel deployments.
By locating the relatively concealed deployments and inspecting them one by one, he could definitely find the enemy artillery battalion.
With this in mind, Zhou Yingting ordered the two artillery battalions to retreat temporarily, wait for his combat orders after completing deployment.
"It's really a pity the airfield is gone, otherwise I could check the entries there too."
Sighing, Zhou Yingting turned and left.
When Zhou Yingting returned to his position, several familiar figures approached from a distance.
Seeing those familiar figures, Zhou Yingting frowned.
It was Bai Siwei and her team.
Compared to before, the team was very different.
Previously, the team felt disorganized and vastly different from other combat teams.
Now, this team appeared to be composed of competent combatants, and each member had sharp eyes, but also a hint of fear.
"You?"
Bai Siwei noticed Zhou Yingting and was momentarily stunned.
"Commander?"
After her initial shock, she noticed Zhou Yingting's head and was stunned again.
She could clearly see that Zhou Yingting wore the 14th Army commander's insignia on his head!
Had Zhou Yingting become the 14th Army commander?
What's going on?
At this moment, Bai Siwei was bewildered and shocked. She couldn't understand how Zhou Yingting achieved this.
Zhou Yingting was also surprised by her reaction.
She could see his commander insignia?
Was the side effect so evident that even the insignia was exposed?
"Can you also see my insignia?"
Thinking about it, Zhou Yingting asked Cen Kewan next to him.
Cen Kewan nodded earnestly, "I can see it."
Hearing this, Zhou Yingting fell silent for a moment.
With his previous commander, he couldn't see the other's insignia, yet now his was visible to others.
Very strange.
After thinking about it, Zhou Yingting decided not to dwell on the issue.
"You and your team should head to defend Highland 335."
Highland 335 already had other units guarding it. The defense would be challenging, so sending Bai Siwei and her team was advisable.
It seemed this team, perhaps due to being players or not having fought much, lacked corresponding insignia.
This made it hard for Zhou Yingting to assess their combat capability.
Ultimately, he decided they would defend the battlefield alongside other squads.
"Hey, how can you give me orders?"
Bai Siwei instinctively resisted upon hearing this.
She couldn't readily accept this arrangement from Zhou Yingting.
"Because I'm the commander!"
Zhou Yingting heard this and responded calmly.
Bai Siwei immediately became somewhat anxious upon hearing this, "I don't know how you became the Commander, but do you have any experience? Do you know how difficult it is to command a large army? Do you have that ability?"
"I'm telling you, you don't have that ability! Quickly return your command authority!"
Compared to the original Commander, Bai Siwei felt she couldn't trust Zhou Yingting at all.
In any case, the original Commander was definitely more suited for command.
Zhou Yingting glanced at the other upon hearing this, "I also want to return it, but I can't."
"What do you mean, you can't return it?"
Bai Siwei frowned as she looked at Zhou Yingting and then stepped forward a few steps, "I'm telling you, having this command authority is useless to you! Our task is to take Highland 113 or annihilate the enemy!"
"Having the Commander's power, even if you win, it won't bring any benefits!"
"The gains and failures here are disproportionate, quickly return the command authority!"
Seeing Bai Siwei so anxious trying to persuade him, Zhou Yingting's expression turned cold, "Do you think you're very impressive?"
"When you first arrived, you took command of over a hundred people, and led them in battle; now, there are only about fifty left?"
As he spoke, Zhou Yingting glanced at the people she brought back.
This was only because Zhou Yingting ordered a retreat; without his orders, many of these people wouldn't have survived.
"I've been through the scenario so many times, I'm definitely better than you!"
Seeing Zhou Yingting confronting her sternly, Bai Siwei also became a bit impatient.
She felt that the Zhou Yingting before her was someone who couldn't see reason.
A man who liked command authority so much?
Did he understand how to command and deploy soldiers in battle!
If he lost the battle, everyone would suffer together!
Those who had died before could not come back to life!
"Bring up that scout we captured earlier."
Zhou Yingting waved a hand, already too tired to argue with this overly confident woman.
Bai Siwei stood aside, frowning as she watched Zhou Yingting's actions, not understanding why he was bringing someone up.
Soon, the scout they captured earlier was brought up.
As soon as this scout was brought up, without needing Zhou Yingting to say anything, Cen Kewan already had the scout and said, "Repeat the information you reported earlier."
The captive before them was still unsure of what had happened and didn't understand why he needed to repeat the previously stated matters.
But he obediently recounted everything his squad had experienced once more.
From spotting a serious Defense loophole in Bai Siwei's position, to infiltrating behind the lines through the position.
They then found the Artillery Battalion, the airport, and eliminated both of these firepower points in one move.
Next, they located the command post, reported coordinates, and took out that Commander.
Bai Siwei stood aside, listening to everything being said by the captive, stunned.
If the captive didn't have thorough knowledge of her side's setups when speaking, she would have suspected that Zhou Yingting had intentionally arranged for the captive to frame her.
Using this person to set her up.
"So, seasoned players are great? Letting scouts blatantly pass through your defense zone and smoothly advance to the rear? Leading to such severe losses for the 14th Army."
Zhou Yingting sneered while staring at Bai Siwei.
Bai Siwei listened to these words, her face turning red and green.
But soon, she gritted her teeth and said, "Such sentry arrangements are hardly that simple! Even if they hadn't come through us, they could have come through others!"
"They just coincidently selected our position!"
"Still making excuses!"
Cen Kewan, listening nearby, couldn't help but get angry, "What he just said wasn't clear enough? You all seemed like you had no battle experience, not knowing how to arrange a sentry at all."
"Any veteran at a glance could see your position was riddled with Defense loopholes, if not through you, then where?"
Cen Kewan continued, her face was very unpleasant, "If it weren't for you all, we wouldn't have to be so passive. Just by following the other companies, you could have learned how to survive the battlefield without being so passive!"
"You!"
Bai Siwei was rendered speechless by Cen Kewan's chiding.
After a short while, she nodded, "Alright, I admit that you have a point, it is true I lack experience, leading this squad to invade our rear and causing massive loss."
"But what about you, what experience do you have? Can you command such a large army in battle?"
"My small mistake cost the 14th Army severe losses, your casual error would cost everyone to die with you!"
Bai Siwei turned serious, "This is not the time to quibble, I hope you understand that you're not fit to command such a mission; giving up command authority, we might still have a chance to win."
"Even if we can't win, at least we should have the hope of survival."
"You need to know, if we die here, we're really dead!"
Bai Siwei was emotionally charged.
She believed Zhou Yingting should relinquish command and hand it to the local Commander.
Despite being a player, even if Zhou Yingting had previously gone through several scenarios, what of it?
No matter how capable he was, could he command so many in battle? Especially when they were at a disadvantage!
Already inexperienced, now with the astronomical disadvantage, how could they fight?
Zhou Yingting glanced at this Bai Siwei and responded calmly, "Watch well, and learn well."
Leaving behind this sentence, Zhou Yingting turned and walked away, already done with talking to her.
"You!"
Bai Siwei watched Zhou Yingting turn and leave, stomping her feet in frustration.
But now that Zhou Yingting was the Commander, she had no choice but to follow his orders.
At this moment, she was filled with despair about the upcoming battle, as she had heard much information on the retreat.
Essentially, it seemed this time the mission couldn't be completed.
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