In the dense forest, when the Chi army was fighting fiercely with the encirclement and suppression troops, Su Tianyu had already taken Li Mingsheng and Secretary-General Lu and fled in the direction of Longcheng.
The meaning of Lao Li's words just now was very clear. The fact that the superiors in District 1 ordered to give up rescuing the hostages obviously made him feel uneasy.
Although Su Tianyu didn't quite understand the political situation in the upper echelons of Longcheng, he could feel that Li Mingsheng didn't trust anyone at the moment, and he was afraid that he would not be able to go back.
As a result, Su Tianyu did not dare to bring Li Mingsheng to join the encirclement and suppression troops, because once the other party had the intention to kill, not only would Old Li be in trouble, but he, the temporary guard with a knife, would also be buried with him.
Su Tianyu was a little speechless. He originally just wanted to take advantage of the situation to hold on to a thick and strong thigh, but he didn't expect that the game in Longcheng would be so bloody. Even Lao Li, the top figure in the open, could not fully control the overall situation.
This job is not easy!
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In the woods, Su Tianyu, knowing full well that the government army helicopters were equipped with thermal energy detectors, still took the two of them to escape to the ridgeline, deep in the dense forest, and into the uninhabited area. This made Secretary General Lu very confused.
At the back, Secretary Lu asked breathlessly, "If we want to avoid the large army, we shouldn't run to a place with few people! There's nothing here. If a helicopter catches up with us and scans with a thermal energy detector, won't it be able to lock our position?!"
Su Tianyu ran in front and replied without looking back: "Don't talk, save your energy."
"You...!" Secretary Lu wanted to argue.
Li Mingsheng glanced back at him and said, "Listen to him."
Secretary Lu gritted his teeth and asked tentatively, "Mayor, are we overthinking it? Is it really necessary to avoid the large army?"
"What do you think?" Li Mingsheng replied.
Secretary Lu heard this lukewarm answer and said nothing more. He just continued to run with the two men.
About half an hour later, the three of them had completely left the battle zone between the Chi army and the government army. Even the sound of gunfire could hardly be heard, and only occasionally the sound of RPG artillery fire could be heard.
"I can't do it anymore. I... I really can't run anymore. Let me rest for a while. It should be safe here." Secretary-General Lu slumped on the ground, gasping for breath.
About twenty meters ahead, Su Tianyu stood next to a big tree and looked in all four directions for a while. He already had a rough idea of where he was.
As an officer who had been on the battlefield and graduated from the Higher Army Academy, the most basic sense of direction and position were necessary routine qualities. It was not difficult for Su Tianyu to judge his location by running time, moving speed, and starting point.
This place should still be within the border of Casaro, about 200 kilometers away from the direction of Longcheng city. Su Tianyu had seen maps of the area around Longcheng before, and had traveled there several times, so he was not completely unfamiliar with the surrounding terrain, but to say that he knew it like the back of his hand would definitely be bragging.
If you want to go back quickly, you need to have a clear route and goal, so after Su Tianyu determined his approximate location, he immediately turned around and walked to Li Mingsheng: "Mayor, we are still about 200 kilometers away from Longcheng, and the road is all mountainous and difficult to walk. I want to go ahead and take a look."
"Okay, go ahead." Li Mingsheng is also a man in his fifties. After running for so long, he has consumed a lot of physical energy. He sat on the ground and kept breathing heavily.
Su Tianyu looked at him and paused for a moment, then handed over a pistol in a subtle manner. The latter took it expressionlessly and hid it under his legs very skillfully.
Li Mingsheng got the gun, and Su Tianyu felt relieved. He immediately carried the backpack he got from the Chi Army and ran to the periphery. He wanted to stand on a high place to take a general look at the terrain and then choose the route back.
After all the hard work along the way, Su Tianyu had consumed some of his physical strength. He clearly felt that his body was much weaker than when he just returned to Longcheng.
Recently, Su Tianyu has been either staying up late or eating a lot of meat and fish every day. The good habits he developed when he was in the army have almost been lost.
After jogging for seven or eight hundred meters, Su Tianyu came to the top of the hill. Looking up, he saw that to the east, there was a large plain with slightly undulating terrain, and to the west, there was a large canyon, and there seemed to be two pastures below. After passing through there, he should be able to see Dragon City.
Su Tianyu squinted his eyes and looked at the surrounding terrain. Considering the physical fitness of Li Mingsheng and Secretary-General Lu in his mind, he began to plan a route back.
At the back, in the dense forest.
Li Mingsheng sat on the ground, panting and shouting, "Xiao Lu, when you came here, did the supervision committee say anything to you alone?"
Behind the tree trunk, Secretary Lu immediately shook his head: "No!"
"Come here, let's talk." Li Mingsheng waved his hand tiredly.
Under the moonlight, Secretary Lu blinked and slowly stood up.
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In the small command room in the warehouse in downtown Longcheng, someone stood in the dim light and whispered, "... Is it too risky?"
"There's no way to take risks. We have no say in this matter." Another person crossed his arms and replied, "Without fusion, it's a matter of life and death."
The two were silent for a while, and the man in the dim light whispered, "Then do it!"
On the hillside.
After Su Tianyu looked at the surrounding situation and planned an evacuation route, he walked back the way he came.
The forest was dense with foliage, the road was difficult to walk on, and the light was extremely dim. Su Tianyu did not run fast. He wanted to conserve his energy, so he just walked back normally.
It was very close to dawn at this moment, and there were some sounds of insects in the woods. Su Tianyu used the butt of his gun to shoot at the thick weeds on both sides, carefully trying to scare away wild animals that might be hiding or sleeping in the grass or woods, such as snakes, scorpions and other aggressive beasts.
"Bang!"
Just as Su Tianyu was walking back normally, a gunshot suddenly came from the distance. Judging from the location, it should be the place he had just come from.
Su Tianyu suddenly looked up, and after a moment of hesitation, he immediately held the gun and ran back madly along the way he came. He could vaguely hear a few gunshots.
Why did he shoot
Is anyone here?!
Su Tianyu didn't dare to shout, nor did he dare to shoot rashly, because if someone came over, he would expose his position instantly if he made a noise.
After running for a distance, Su Tianyu suddenly heard a sound coming from the left. He stopped instantly, hid behind a tree trunk with sweat on his forehead, and drew his gun.
On the left, a figure appeared, less than fifty meters away.
“Huh…!”
Su Tianyu let out a sigh of relief and moved the gun towards the figure.