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Inside the command vehicle, Hu Hao stared at the map, lost in thought, while the Division Commanders stood in a tight circle around him. After a moment, he began patting his pockets. "Hao-ge, here! Smoke mine!" One of the older Generals, realizing Hu Hao was looking for a cigarette, quickly produced a pack, handed one to him, and lit it. Despite being twice his age and higher in rank, these men had followed the soldiers' lead and now called him "Hao-ge." "Alright," Hu Hao said, exhaling smoke. "I…-
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Hu Hao sat there, fuming, while Li Jingsong continued to pester him. It was driving Hu Hao's patience to the brink. "Will you just shut up!" Hu Hao glared at Li Jingsong and cursed. "Fine, Hao-ge. This time it was... fine, fine, I won't say another word!" Li Jingsong saw the look in Hu Hao’s eyes and immediately silenced himself. "Dammit, what a mess. How did I get saddled with a Division Commander like you?" Hu Hao stood up and prepared to walk out. "Hao-ge, where are you going?" Li Jingsong…
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Hu Hao and Li Jingsong stood before Commander Jiang Kai in the headquarters. Jiang Kai watched them intently, hoping the two of them would lead their troops back to the front line. Because Li Jingsong could not effectively control those units, he had to rely on Hu Hao. And since Hu Hao was merely a Captain, he could easily claim that such high-level decisions had nothing to do with him. Thus, Jiang Kai offered Hu Hao a promotion to entice them into taking Sector 9. "So that’s it? You want to…
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Hu Hao and the others slept in the air-raid shelter, while outside, the Allied forces ramped up their assault once again. Fortunately, the Eastern Spirit Empire had managed to push more reinforcements to the front; two full corps arrived at Langcheng that afternoon. However, none of this concerned Hu Hao—he was busy catching up on much-needed sleep. During the lull, Li Tianyuan came to find Li Jingsong. The father and son spoke for a while outside the shelter before Li Jingsong returned and lay back…
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Li Jingsong sat there wondering if Hu Hao’s blatant defiance of the Commander's order would end badly. Hu Hao, however, just shrugged and asked indifferently, "Are they going to shoot me?" "Well, no, not that. You’ve technically performed with merit. It's just... I'm worried your future promotions will be a mess," Li Jingsong said, shaking his head. "Forget about promotions. At most, I’d make Colonel. You think a commoner like me is ever becoming a Brigadier General? That’s a pipe dream.…
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When Hu Hao heard Jiang Kai say that if the bet was lost and Hu Hao survived, he would have to report to the Command Center to serve as a staff officer, he was genuinely stunned. "What? Not interested in coming?" Jiang Kai asked from the other end. Back at the Command Center, the staff officers were internally cursing. Anyone who refused such an offer was a fool—Headquarters was safe, and you wouldn't have to face the front lines. "Not interested. What would I do at a Command Center? I’m just…
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Hu Hao was seething. The thousands of lives lost weren't because the soldiers lacked the will to fight, but because the entire command structure and deployment were a catastrophic failure. Urban warfare is an advantage for veteran troops, but for greenhorns, it’s a death trap. They had no idea how to fight in this environment. Despite their training, the reality of the battlefield was a different beast. The Imperial troops, having never seen combat, were losing half their strength in a single…
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Hu Hao and his men crouched low behind a mass of rubble. Three hundred meters ahead, an Allied heavy machine gun nest dominated the street. Scattered across the approach were several stragglers from other units, huddled behind debris and too terrified to return fire. The entire battlefield was a graveyard of remnants from the 28th Army and the 88th Division. "Dammit, this is a city we're supposed to be defending, and we let the enemy set up a fixed machine gun nest right in the middle of the street. I…
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After Hu Hao finished his instructions and shouted the order to prepare, the soldiers became a blur of activity. Some scrambled to shoulder heavy crates of ammunition, others rushed to fill water containers, while another group hauled over the massive bags of steamed buns. "Why aren't we using the armored vehicles? They have mounted heavy machine guns and provide protection," Li Tianyuan asked, standing beside Hu Hao. "Armored vehicles? We only have wheeled armor. I'd bet the road ahead is completely…
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When real estate developers design homes for the middle class, they always make sure to include a garage. The middle class sometimes pursues When real estate developers design homes for the middle class, they always make sure to include a garage. The middle class sometimes pursues a quality and style of living more intensely than the upper class. This is a very interesting social phenomenon, as the middle class always believes that "making themselves better will make their lives better in…-
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