<h4>Chapter 1556: Chapter 1557: Rumus—Life, Death, Honor, and Disgrace</h4>


    Xiang Yu knew this operation was certainly arge-scale offensive organized by Commander Cao, not only attacking the military district, trapping Rumus, but also sending people to his side.


    Someone dared to attack the military district, a very serious act that is sure to shock the nation, though the subsequent consequences are unknown.


    At this moment, Rumus was anxiously observing the surroundings in a remote vige.


    Gunfire was everywhere, and very dense. If they recklessly rushed out, they might fall into the opponent’s ambush.


    If they don’t charge out now, his military district will be in danger.


    If his proud military district were taken over by rebel forces, he would have no face left in the military world.


    He paced back and forth in the temporarymand center, answering phone calls one after the other, all from his military district, where someone specialized in reporting the situation to him.


    Just then, another phone call came in, and he hurriedly picked it up without looking to see who it was, demanding: "What’s the situation, hurry up and speak!"


    The other side paused for a moment, before a stable, weighty voice sounded: "What’s going on, Rumus, you seem very anxious."


    Rumus found the voice familiar, but the situation was tooplicated now, making it difficult for him to react for a moment.


    He picked up the phone and had a look, causing him to startle, then stood straight, and said: "Hello, Chief, I’ve been too anxious."


    The person on the other side did not mean to me him, instead saying: "It seems the situation reported is real, your side is very critical indeed."


    Rumus’s face flushed bright red, as he replied: "Reporting to the Chief, we are currently under attack by rebel forces, but I am confident of winning this war."


    "Hmm, I believe in you. But Rumus, you must remember, never underestimate the enemy." the other person said.


    "I understand, Chief." Rumus said seriously.


    "Do you need reinforcements? If you do, I’ll deploy the nearby troops to you right now." the person said.


    Rumus thought for a moment, then grit his teeth and said: "No need, Chief, rest assured, before dawn, I will have cleared out these terrorists."


    The Chief on the other side paused for a while, ultimately sighing and saying: "Alright then, waiting for your good news."


    After saying that, the person directly hung up the phone.


    Although Rumus was currently extremely anxious, he had to force himself to remain calm.


    Despite the urgent situation, he must handle it himself; calling for reinforcements would beughable.


    It’s not just him, but the entire military world would be tainted. He absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen, even if he had to lead all his troops to die here, he would never let the country’s soldiers be disgraced.


    He seriously analyzed the situation here. Although gunfire was dense all around, the opponent was only encircling and not attacking.


    This means they are essentially stalling for time, not truly trying to obliterate Rumus and his men here.


    At this time, he recalled Xiang Yu’s proposed method, to first send a small squad outside to probe the situation, and then make a determination.


    Thinking of this, he called several senior officers over, including two battalionmanders, severalpanymanders, and ten squad leaders.


    "Comrades, the situation is critical now, our military district is also under fierce attack, do you have any good suggestions?" Rumus asked, looking around.


    After all, more people might provide better suggestions.


    "In my view, we should consolidate our forces together, then make a strong rush to break out. As long as we break through their encirclement, we can fight them and eliminate them." one battalionmander said with a strong momentum.


    Several people nodded in agreement, then the second battalionmander frowned and said: "Our district is currently under fierce attack, but in my opinion, they can’t capture it in the short term since our third and fourth battalions are defending it, and the weapons are sophisticated, with the advantage of being on home ground. At worst, we utilize armored vehicles to drive them away."


    The second battalionmander continued: "Now is a critical moment, we should stabilize, they might have set up ambushes outside ready for us to break out. In my view, we should be steady in battle, and break out at dawn."


    After the second battalionmander finished speaking, several people nodded, both opinions had merit.


    The first battalionmander then red his eyes saying: "You’re speaking lightly, asking us to shrink here as turtles; that’s impossible for me."


    "We’re not being turtles, the situation is urgent..."


    The second battalionmander was interrupted by Rumus reaching out his hand to stop him.


    "Your suggestions are good, I also have a n for you to hear." Rumus took a deep breath and continued: "We will now dispatch a small squad to probe the surrounding situation, to see if they are bluffing, or if there is arge force outside.


    If it’s bluffing, we’ll do as the first battalionmander suggests and charge out; if there’s truly arge force ambushing outside, we’ll utilize the second battalionmander’s proposal."


    Everyone nearby nodded in approval, Rumus’s suggestionbined both viewpoints, indeed the best course.


    "Commander, leave the reconnaissance mission to us." the first battalionmander immediately asserted.


    "Let us go, let us go."


    At this point, thepanymanders and squad leaders also expressed their willingness. They might not suggest good ideas, but they have courage as always.


    "Stoppeting." Rumus waved his hand and said: "Let my guard toon go, they are well familiar with the local terrain, and individually skilled."


    "Commander, it’s inappropriate, the guard toon is carefully selected elite..."


    The secondmander was interrupted by Rumus again, at this moment the guard toon leader came forward and saluted Rumus with a standard military gesture.


    "Commander, we guarantee toplete the mission." The toon leader’s face showed a resolute determination facing death.


    "Be careful in everything." Rumus nodded and said.


    The toon leader nodded, then spoke a few words on the radio before walking outside.


    Everyone’s heart was slightly heavy, originallying to ambush the opponent, but unexpectedly being ambushed by them instead.


    "Everyone return to their posts and report any movements immediately." Rumus ordered.


    "Yes."


    Everyone shouted loudly, then turned and walked outside.


    At this moment, Rumus seemed to remember something and said: "Secondmander, stay behind."


    The secondmander stayed, while everyone else proceeded to walk outside.


    "Lead your troops in a manner that pretends to break out in one direction, creating a favorable environment for the guard toon." Rumus said gravely.


    After all, the guard toon has been with him for a while, almost inseparable, he has strong feelings for the guard toon.


    The secondmander understood his intention, nodded, and said: "Don’t worry, Commander, I will make sure the cover is executed well."


    Rumus nodded then let him go, his life’s fortunes and misfortunes depended on this day’s battle...