CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 172: HOW TO SUBDUE AN ARMY

How to completely subdue an army that doesn’t belong to you?

First step, defeat them on the battlefield.

Second step, defeat them off the battlefield.

Third step, lead them to defeat enemies they originally couldn’t overcome.

The steps are simple, but the execution is quite difficult.

And now, Chen Jian has completed all the steps.

But unfortunately, even so, this Guard Brigade has not been smoothly incorporated under his command.

After all, they truly are a faith-driven team.

----Ignorant belief is still belief, changing them isn’t that simple, is it?

However, although Jin Zhong still refused the invitation to "surrender to the Huaxia Army," he was no longer as unmoved as before.

From his expression, Chen Jian could see clear hesitation.

The string in his heart was about to snap, and the originally unbreakable wall had become increasingly fragile under repeated impacts.

This is an opportunity.

If this Guard Brigade could join his team, undoubtedly, the Huaxia Army could gain significant reinforcement in a short time.

Therefore, what Chen Jian needs to do is also very simple.

Don’t rush it, give him a little more time, let him see, experience firsthand.

Chen Jian believes that in the face of the real Wasteland Enchanting Demon, no one can resist the temptation.

And now, a perfect opportunity is right in front of Chen Jian.

The injured soldiers of the Guard Brigade need treatment, and the exhausted team also needs a safer environment to recuperate.

This Guard Brigade has no reason to refuse Chen Jian’s invitation.

And that’s indeed the case.

After cleaning up the aftermath and sorting out equipment, Jin Zhong led a team of a hundred people, following Chen Jian’s squad by vehicle back to Base 011.

This was their first time riding large transport equipment other than steam locomotives; the silent engines gave them a mild shock, but upon realizing that these vehicles were powered entirely by electricity, their shock soon turned into confusion.

Electric power?

They weren’t unfamiliar with it.

But the issue is, it’s a luxury resource, to generate electricity, a large-scale setup and complex circuitry are needed. Besides a few big cities, most areas under the rule of the Mechanical God Sect could only rely on batteries and small generators for power.

Lighting a bulb was already the limit...

Power vehicles?

Isn’t that too extravagant?

At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through Mr. Jin’s mind.

He suddenly remembered that in the "three" of the Holy Trinity, "electricity" was originally included.

But after the previous Saint ascended, the importance of electricity continuously decreased until it gradually vanished from most people’s sight.

Only gunpowder and steam remained active on the battlefield and in human life.

Perhaps this was initially wrong?

Maybe these methods of the Huaxia Army in seizing power were really just to correct this mistake?

The more Jin Zhong thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, to the point where even his gaze towards Chen Jian changed somewhat.

However, at this moment, Chen Jian was still completely unaware, having achieved a closed logical loop in a way impossible to be guessed....

Upon returning to Base 011, Chen Jian immediately arranged for Shen Yue to organize a few Huaxia Army members who had undergone basic medical training to treat the injured soldiers of the Mechanical God Sect’s Guard Brigade.

Due to the delayed time, those critically injured soldiers mostly couldn’t last.

But even so, after the situation finally stabilized, Jin Zhong still expressed his gratitude to Chen Jian.

"...20 of the wounded survived, this is an incredible miracle."

"I originally thought that at least half of them would have to return their souls to the Heaven of the Holy Trinity...."

"In our place, concepts like Heaven and Saints are not allowed to be mentioned."

Chen Jian interrupted Jin Zhong, who was taken aback, but eventually nodded to indicate no objection.

Mentioning religion is forbidden?

Indeed, no matter how you look at it, the Huaxia Army would not allow anyone to bring up beliefs unrelated to them.

This is not surprising.

Back when the Mechanical God Sect hadn’t flourished, and various vibrant beliefs were still active in this land, the Saints of the Mechanical God Sect demanded the same....

Thinking of this, Jin Zhong coughed and spoke:

"I apologize for my presumptuousness, I will abide by your rules."

"In the following days, my team and I will probably have to stay at Base 011 to allow the wounded to receive further treatment and rest."

"We will find a way to repay the efforts and sacrifices you made."

"Is there anything you need us to do?"

"Yes."

Chen Jian unreservedly said:

"We are seriously short of manpower, so we need you to provide assistance on the battlefield."

"Understood. Specifically?"

"Taiping City."

Chen Jian raised his hand pointing southwest and continued:

"Starting from Taiping City, all the way to Tongling City."

"We assess that the human habitation areas along this waterway will be the main targets of the Beast Tide attacks."

"According to preliminary information, new monster traces have appeared in the Shijiu Lake area southeast of Taiping City, but they haven’t attacked Taiping City yet."

"We need to eliminate these monsters before they cause serious consequences to prevent them from pressuring us by attacking human settlements."

"So what you need to do is head to the target area, find the monsters, and eliminate them."