<h4>Chapter 1737: Chapter 1738: Xia Cheng Realizes the Gap</h4>


    Ryan brieflyposed himself before dialing out on his phone.


    Ryan called Xia Cheng, whom he had actually forgotten about in the emergency earlier.


    Although the Menghu Mercenary Corps is part of the mercenary groups, they’re actually aligned with Ryan’s system.


    "What’s up, my Commander?" Xia Cheng answered the callzily.


    Hearing this tone, Ryan felt an urge to kill. Xia Cheng already had a somewhat feminine demeanor, and now speaking with such a tone made Ryan feel extremely disgusted.


    But Ryan needed Xia Cheng’s help now, so he suppressed his disgust and said, "How many people did you bring? How long can you hold out?"


    "Why ask so many questions? Just make sure you and your men retreat quickly," Xia Cheng replied.


    "As long as you can hold out for ten minutes, I can regroup the forces ande back," Ryan’s eyes glinted coldly as he spoke.


    "You’ve got to be kidding. Forget ten minutes, I can’t even hold out for five. You all should retreat quickly and forget abouting back. I’ll have my guys disrupt them for five minutes, and then we’ll pull back immediately," Xia Cheng stated bluntly.


    "You..." Ryan gritted his teeth angrily, but he had no way to deal with Xia Cheng since the Menghu Mercenary Corps was not under hismand.


    "That’s it, you handle it yourself." Xia Cheng finished speaking and directly hung up the phone.


    "Bastard, I’ll deal with you sooner orter." After saying this, Ryan began to pack up and retreat.


    **** pursued frantically, as the scene from the beginning unfolded again.


    The guards of the leaders in the rear also chased after them, their physical fitness better, andbat ability stronger. With their inclusion, ****’sbat power increased significantly.


    The rebel forces retreated like a tide, with those at the rear constantly being shot down by ****.


    At that moment, a team appeared in front of the rebel forces, beginning to cover their retreat.


    Bullets suddenly came flying densely from the front, catching **** off guard. Those at the front were directly knocked down by bullets.


    "Take cover!" shouted someone, prompting **** to quickly hide and return fire to the front.


    Now, **** was full of vigor, poised ready to swallow the rebel forces at a stretch.


    Blocking ahead were members of the Menghu Mercenary Corps. Although Xia Cheng was unwilling toe, Commander Cao had personally issued the order, leaving him no choice but to send men to support.


    Calling it support, it was actually just a skirmish, and even the skirmish was only for five minutes. As soon as the time was up, they’d pull back immediately.


    While Xia Cheng nned it this way, the situation on the ground was still beyond his expectations.


    ****’s attack was astonishingly fierce, and there were helicopters flying over sporadically dropping shells.


    The Menghu Mercenary Corps couldn’t hold on for even two minutes before they were faltering.


    At this moment, Xia Cheng stood in a corner of the city, hands behind his back, watching the distant mes.


    For him, war only had benefits because he was part of a mercenary group; there would certainly be more people joining and more businessing in.


    Just then, Xia Cheng’s phone rang.


    "Commander, we can’t hold out anymore, the enemy’s firepower is too strong." Said someone anxiously on the other end.


    Xia Cheng checked the time; they had just held on for two and a half minutes.


    "Are you kidding me? Can’t even hold out for five minutes? How do you usually train?" Xia Cheng yelled.


    Mercenaries are also well-trained soldiers, yet they couldn’t hold out for five minutes with half his forces sent in, which slightly hit him.


    "Commander, we really can’t hold out anymore; half of our brothers are wounded." The person pleaded anxiously.


    Hearing that so many brothers were already wounded, Xia Cheng was startled and quickly said, "Retreat with the brothers, pull back immediately."


    "Understood!" The person on the other end responded excitedly.


    Xia Cheng was pacing back and forth with urgency. When he had first joined the Menghu Mercenary Corps, he had seen how majestic and strong the warriors were, boosting his confidence.


    The reason he treated Ryan with arrogance was that he thought he could stand against Ryan with his brothers and feared nothing.


    But now it seemed, his forces had some gappared to Ryan’s.


    After all, Ryan could directly challenge ****, while his forces could only hold out for less than five minutes.


    His newly built confidence was thoroughly shattered again.


    Xia Cheng’s involvement bought Ryan’s team crucial retreat time. Although just a few minutes, it yed a key role on the battlefield.


    Ryan was also leaving his headquarters while retreating to the rear.


    His headquarters was deeper in the mountains, beyond the reach of warfare. Standing atop a mountain, he felt sentimental, having developed here secretly for so many years, now about to leave.


    Currently, the rebel forces were conductingrge-scale operations in the south, having upied several cities and established footholds.


    He was now leading his team to join the main forces.


    "I wille back," Ryan vowed quietly standing at the mountain peak.


    "Commander, let’s retreat now. They’re catching up." One person standing beside Ryan said.


    Ryan nodded and then turned to leave with his guards.


    The design today was initially brilliant, and he had even contacted the mercenary world. If given a little more time here, he believed he couldpletely conquer the mercenary world, thereby significantly strengthening his forces.


    At this moment, he thought of Xiang Yu. If Xiang Yu was on his team, he could lead a squad to directly strike the opponent’s headquarters.


    Like a sharp dagger piercing the opponent’s heart, no matter how strong one might be, they’d be finished.


    Fortunately, their undercover agents among **** had not been exposed, and Keru was still in the national army, holding a high position.


    With this card, they essentially had ess to ****’s every move.


    Keru was currently in ****’s mainmand room, nning to eliminate Rumus.


    The Commander had just called Xiang Yu, making everyone even more suspicious of Rumus.


    "How do you exin this?" The Commander asked Rumus, holding the phone.


    Rumus simply smiled without speaking. He did not want to exin too much, knowing there must be spies from the opposing side within his camp.


    He couldn’t expose Xiang Yu, otherwise Xiang Yu would be in great danger.


    "Your silence is an admission," The Commander said coldly.


    The discovery of opposing undercover agents among ****’s high-ranking officials was a sensational event, enough to shock the entire military.


    "In my view, hand him over to the Ministry of Military Affairs as soon as possible," Keru suggested with a smile.


    The Commander was very upset now, seeing Keru’s smug smile, he red and said, "What’s so funny? What’s making you happy?"


    The Commander’s tone was extremely cold, making it clear that he was truly furious...