si-mexico Chapter 93 Crusade
Chapter 93 Crusade
From August 9th to 8 PM on August 11th, the three-day zombie horde finally ended. Later statistics showed that the four combat armies suffered over 6000 casualties and 8 wounded, some seriously. The losses were significant. However, according to Jin Hai, the zombie horde in April had fewer zombies, but Jinlan City alone suffered 2 casualties. Jin Zhan'ao was also seriously wounded in that battle, which allowed Wu Xiaoyi to gradually take control of Jinlan City.
After the battle, Li Chenglong immediately contacted Zhao Rui and Wang Bing. They informed him over the radio that their battle was also over and they would return by noon the next day. However, Li Chenglong suggested they rest for two days, but be mindful of their words and actions. Li Chenglong drove, while Han Xiaoling, leaning against Zhao Liying, fell asleep in the back seat. He whispered, "These three days of fighting have been quite tiring. Even we're a bit exhausted. Let's rest well for a couple of days after we get back, and then we can consider joint operations." Zhao Liying readily agreed.
Back at the city lord's mansion, Li Chenglong first had Zhao Liying take Han Xiaoling to take a bath, then went to report the good news to the Jin sisters that the battle was finally over. He then explained that the troops needed rest and there would be no major combat operations for the time being. Jin Linfei and Jin Mengfei said in unison, "Without Captain Li's full assistance, we probably would have had a hard time getting through this. I also saw the battles at the various city gates through the photos and videos taken by the reporters, and the battles at your South Gate were particularly fierce. I have already notified the logistics department that we will be holding a victory celebration banquet at the Qingfeng Hotel in Jinlan City tomorrow afternoon. We hope that Captain Li can attend, after all, you made the greatest contribution." Li Chenglong nodded, "Alright, I will definitely be there."
After speaking with the Jin sisters, Li Chenglong returned to the backyard. It was called the backyard because it was quite large; their living quarters were just a small part of it. Back in his room, Li Chenglong quickly took a shower and then went to the kitchen in the backyard to prepare a meal. Meanwhile, Zhao Liying and Han Xiaoling also finished showering and came out in clean clothes. As soon as they came out, they smelled the aroma of food. Several plates of dishes were already laid out on the stone table in the small square in front of the door, along with a rice cooker full. Han Xiaoling pulled Zhao Liying to sit down at the stone table, excitedly saying, "What a feast today! And this meat...it looks like beast meat!" "That's right, these are beast chicken and beast beef, and even these vegetables were grown in my storage space. You've worked hard these past three days, so I made you a good meal," Li Chenglong said, placing a plate of braised beef on the stone table.
Han Xiaoling hugged Li Chenglong tightly, saying, "Brother, you're so good to us." Li Chenglong smiled and patted Han Xiaoling's back, "Alright, let's eat quickly. After you finish eating, you should rest well." During the meal, Zhao Liying asked him about his plans for the future. He said, "Today is the 11th. I plan to let the army rest for three days. In the next few days, I'll have the people in the diplomatic department make several copies of the footage taken by the reporters to see if we can persuade neutral and hostile forces to join us. If they still don't agree, then I'll have to go and attack them. After all, our primary task is to complete this trial. Although the trial has a 60-day period, and only 11 days have passed, it's still better to finish it as soon as possible." Zhao Liying nodded, "It would be best if there were fewer hostile states. Otherwise, with such a long distance, how much time would it take us to attack them? We also need to form a coalition army later, and we might have to cross the sea to that ruin. All of this will take a lot of time."
Li Chenglong said, "We've tried to be polite first, but then we'll resort to force. Jin Hai contacted us several times before, and this time we'll send them the video as a final warning. If they still don't agree, I'll have no choice but to use force. I'll go and beat up the one who's jumping the gun the most, and bring the reporters and the videographer along for a live broadcast. I feel that as long as we can take down those few who are the most arrogant, the others won't be able to cause any trouble."
After the three finished eating, Li Chenglong went to the kitchen to wash the dishes. While he was washing, Zhao Liying approached him mysteriously and asked, "Captain Li, do you still have sanitary napkins in your storage space?" Li Chenglong wiped his hands and replied, "Yes, I do. I'll bring them to you later." Zhao Liying said, "It's not that I need them. Xiaoling discovered she had her period while we were showering, so I lent her mine. But we're staying in this world for two months, and what I brought isn't enough for both of us." Li Chenglong said, "Hmm, I'd overlooked that before. But our Dawn City can now produce all kinds of hygiene products, sanitary napkins, toilet paper, diapers, etc. When we get back, we'll distribute them to all the girls for free." With that, Li Chenglong took out a small bag from his storage space. Inside were more than a dozen packs of sanitary napkins and panty liners. He said, "Choose whichever you like. I have plenty more."
Zhao Liying picked out five or six packs, returned the rest to Li Chenglong, and then left. After washing the dishes, Li Chenglong returned to his room and studied the map of the Sanggu Kingdom, marking each state on the map according to the table Jin Hai had given him. He then turned off the lights and went to sleep. In the other room, Zhao Liying gave Han Xiaoling two packs of sanitary napkins and taught her how to use them. This was Xiaoling's first time menstruating, and her mother had never taught her, so she didn't even know how to use sanitary napkins at first.
The next morning, Zhao Rui first contacted Li Chenglong, saying he would return to Jinlan City the next day. Later, Wang Bing also contacted him, saying he would return the same day. After washing up, Li Chenglong began his morning exercise, something he did almost every day, unless he had a mission or other arrangements. The Jin sisters, who had come out of their room intending to discuss the afternoon's celebration banquet with Li Chenglong, found his morning exercise interesting and joined in, occasionally asking him questions. Li Chenglong generously shared his knowledge, teaching them some training methods and correcting some of their incorrect movements.
The victory celebration banquet was held on time at 3 PM, and almost all the officers of the military and leaders of Jinlan City were present. The first and second floors of the Qingfeng Hotel were filled with tables. The Jin sisters attended the banquet in their finest attire and delivered an inspiring speech. Subsequently, Jin Hai, Li Chenglong, and several army commanders also gave speeches, the main point of which was that they must use this victory to strive to completely solve the zombie problem together with other states and bring true peace to Jinlan Prefecture.
After the victory celebration, Jin Hai approached Li Chenglong and said, "After we sent those videos over, the number of states willing to form an alliance has increased to eight. Three are rather ambiguous, and six states have rejected us. Two states even called us delusional, and some said we're masters of photo editing and video manipulation." Li Chenglong wasn't surprised. He hadn't expected to subdue them with just a few photos and videos; fighting was still inevitable. He smiled and said to Jin Hai, "I'll go to Qianzhou first thing the day after tomorrow. I'll make them regret their decision today." Jin Hai smiled and said, "So how many people are you planning to bring this time? To be honest, Qianzhou is probably the largest state right now; you'll need at least a hundred thousand soldiers." Li Chenglong thought for a moment, "Me, Zhao Rui, and a regiment of soldiers, plus a few cameras—I'm going to do a live broadcast."
Jin Hai grinned mischievously, "Haha, I can't help but worry about them." He then left first, heading to the military camp.