CHAPTER 455: CHAPTER 223: THE COMBINATION OF TWO BOMBS, PREPARING TO STRIKE!

"Are you kidding? Your chest wound hasn’t even healed yet, and you want to go to the battlefield?"

At the entrance of the residential area in Base 011.

Lei Jie looked at Yu Qian, who still had an IV drip, with disbelief in his eyes.

"Do you know how serious your condition is right now? Do you really think you’re fully recovered?"

"We’re only using antibiotics to suppress the explosive infection inside you; full recovery is still a long way off."

"And your current wound can’t support you doing high-intensity activities."

"Don’t even talk about fighting. Let me ask you, can you even carry a gun now?"

"I can, Commander!"

Yu Qian’s tone was firm. He raised his right hand and waved it in front of Lei Jie, then said:

"I really can, Commander."

"If we take off this IV bottle, my left hand can also move freely."

"Rest assured, I won’t hold back anyone..."

"This isn’t about dragging anyone down!"

Lei Jie frowned deeply.

"You’ve already been in a fight with the Penetration Company and got injured; there’s no need for you to go to the battlefield again, and we can’t let you continue going to the battlefield."

"Veterans like you are precious resources to us; rest well, wait until you’re fully recovered, then lead a team out there. That would be much more useful than blindly rushing to the battlefield now!"

"The crucial point is, Commander, I really feel like I’m fine!"

Yu Qian insisted.

"I’ve already come this far, Commander!"

"At the beginning, I carried a gun to survive, and later, when I joined the Penetration Company, it was to earn military merit, so my children could have a better life."

"Now, it’s for the entire base, for our Huaxia Army."

"The Beast Tide hasn’t been completely eliminated, and we’re already short on manpower, Commander!"

"Of course, I know I still need to rest, but if I don’t go, who else will? If we send those new recruits to the battlefield, the results may not be good!"

"Commander, I’m not asking to join the Penetration Company again."

"I just want to join the volunteers defending Jinling."

"I want to hold Jinling City---- because if it falls, Jinling New City is finished as well."

"Surely, you wouldn’t tell me to lie on a hospital bed and watch Jinling New City get destroyed by monsters, right?"

"My home is here, Commander!"

... Very convincing reasons.

Lei Jie could fully understand Yu Qian’s feelings. Honestly, if it were him, he’d probably be crying and shouting to get to the battlefield too.

Honestly, if Yu Qian’s injury were just a bit lighter, he’d nod in agreement right now.

But according to the records, he just underwent open-chest surgery, and his ribcage is still broken.

An injured person like this, still going to the battlefield?

He’d better stay in the ward!

Lei Jie wanted to say a few more words, but at this moment, a figure bathed in blood and dust suddenly entered Base 011.

"Captain!"

Lei Jie raised his hand. Yu Qian turned around, instantly stood at attention, and saluted in the direction of the newcomer.

"Commander!"

"Hmm."

Chen Jian returned the salute to Yu Qian and then asked Lei Jie directly:

"How’s the preparation for the reception work at the base?"

"In this wave, the number of refugees migrating from south to north will reach at least over 4,000, and a large portion of them are heading for Jinling New City."

"According to the calculations, their arrival at the base coincides with the Beast Tide reaching the southwest side of the base. Is there a plan in place?"

"I handed the plan over to Jin Zan for execution. Both Fu Xi and I have reviewed it, and it looks like there shouldn’t be too big of an issue."

Lei Jie paused, then continued:

"Currently, the capacity limit of the base is around 5,000 people. Exceeding this number will cause our food and supplies to drop below the safety line, entering a vicious cycle."

"However, we aren’t accepting all the refugees indiscriminately; we have selection criteria."

"So overall, the problem shouldn’t be major."

"That’s good."

Chen Jian breathed a little easier and finally noticed Yu Qian, who had been standing aside all along.

"What are you doing here?"

He asked, confused.

"You’re just in time."

Lei Jie pointed at Yu Qian and explained:

"He just underwent open-chest surgery, pneumothorax. It’s been only two days since the surgery."

"He wants to apply to join the volunteer army supporting Jinling City, and I refused."

"Now he’s refusing to leave, and I can’t deal with it. What do you suggest?"

"What’s the current condition?"

Chen Jian asked decisively.

"Commander, I feel great now, and I..."

"I’m not asking you, Fu Xi, report."

Chen Jian interrupted Yu Qian’s report. A moment later, Yu Qian’s medical assessment flowed to the intelligent spectacles, and Fu Xi also summarized Yu Qian’s condition in the briefest terms.

"Closed pneumothorax, handled promptly without severe consequences."

"Rib fracture is stabilized, in recovery."

"All physical indicators are normal."

"Understood."

Chen Jian nodded, then looked at Yu Qian, and asked:

"Have you thought it through?"

"Are you sure you want to return to the battlefield?"

"I know you. You have two children; if you die on the battlefield, they’ll be orphans."

"With the Huaxia Army, they won’t be orphans."

Yu Qian nodded resolutely, his mind flashing the image of his daughter drinking "milk" of unknown origin in his son’s arms.

Since his wife had passed, his daughter hadn’t had any milk.

But now, in the Huaxia Army’s base, she’s drinking milk again.