Chapter 121
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Chapter 121: Guo Jia and the New Recruits
Meanwhile, in the otherworld, Guo Jia, who had been conflicted throughout the journey, looked expectantly at Zhou Yue, now promoted to squad leader of the shield-axemen unit, and He Yan, the other squad leader of the archer unit.
Sensing Guo Jia’s gaze, Zhou Yue scratched the back of his head, looking helpless.
“Looking at me won’t do any good.”
“In past battles, the Chief personally commanded, and I only needed to follow orders…”
He Yan, standing beside him and relatively quiet, also nodded calmly.
Being promoted to squad leader by Luo Ji during the expansion of the tribal military strength was sufficient proof of their abilities.
However, the problem was that while they were experienced warriors, they lacked experience as commanders.
Among this group, the only one with clear experience and knowledge of how to lead troops in battle was probably Liu Zheng, who had a leadership of 3 stars and had even been a tribal chief.
However, Luo Ji had clearly given orders that Liu Zheng was not allowed to help in this operation.
Liu Zheng, whose loyalty had already reached over 90 points, naturally couldn’t defy Luo Ji’s command.
From beginning to end, he consistently ignored Guo Jia’s occasional glances.
Having no other choice, Guo Jia could only accept his fate and obediently pulled Zhou Yue and He Yan aside to discuss tactics.
“In any case, first tell me, how did the Chief usually arrange your two units when he was commanding?”
Hearing this question, Zhou Yue and He Yan exchanged glances.
Luo Ji hadn’t forbidden them from speaking.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Yue spoke first.
“For our shield-axemen unit, there are usually two modes of operation.”
“One is the offensive push mode, where we take the initiative.”
“In this mode, we first form a battle formation, then steadily advance with our shields…”
As he spoke, Zhou Yue raised the round leather shield in his hand and gestured.
“If the enemy launches a long-range attack, we block it with our shields.”
At this point, Zhou Yue glanced at Guo Jia, a hint of embarrassment suddenly flashing across his face.
The fighting style he was describing was exactly what they had used to crush the Barbarian Bear Tribe’s defenses back then.
At this moment, Guo Jia clearly also realized this.
Hiding in the tribal camp at the time, he had witnessed that scene very clearly.
The battle formation, advancing step by step, was steady yet carried an unstoppable momentum that subtly crushed their confidence.
The subsequent one-sided slaughter was even more gruesome.
“Ahem!”
Zhou Yue coughed awkwardly, skipping the rest of the explanation and moving on to the second mode.
“The second mode is the counterattack mode.”
“Simply put, if archer units initiate a long-range attack, our shield-axemen unit is responsible for protecting the archers’ safety.”
“When the enemy warriors charge up, we then counterattack.”
“Frankly, this is the normal combat mode.”
After speaking, Zhou Yue glanced at He Yan, indicating it was his turn to speak.
Compared to Zhou Yue, who had participated in the slaughter of the Barbarian Bear Tribe, He Yan was much calmer.
After all, their archer unit hadn’t even participated in that battle and hadn’t killed any Barbarian Bear Tribe members, so he naturally felt no embarrassment.
“Our archer unit’s advantage lies in range and relatively precise long-range attacks.”
“Standing on high ground with clear visibility, our advantage becomes even greater.”
“However, once both sides’ warriors are engaged in close combat, we can’t fire, as we might accidentally injure our own people…”
At this point, He Yan’s voice paused.
“Also, since they are new recruits, you’d best not have too high expectations for their accuracy.”
“Uh.”
Guo Jia’s expression stiffened upon hearing this.
Zhou Yue, beside him, also raised his hand awkwardly.
“It’s the same situation for new recruits on my end.”
Conversion and new recruits were two different concepts. Transitioning from stone-axemen to shield-axemen meant they were still veterans, with combat experience.
So, after a short period of training, they could fight competently.
But new recruits were different.
These were rookies with basically zero combat experience, who might even get cold feet before going to battle.
Zhou Yue was genuinely unsure how much combat power they could actually exert.
As for the archers, there was even less to say.
Compared to them, who had used hyenas as targets from the start, this batch of newcomers, despite training for half a month, were still shooting at fixed targets.
Their hit rate was only about 70%.
He Yan, as the squad leader, couldn’t have high expectations for these four rookies under his command.
After listening, Guo Jia’s mood was heavy.
The key point was that Luo Ji had assigned him a group of new recruits, that’s where the difficulty lay!
Otherwise, with the Mirror Tribe’s weapons and equipment, even if they didn’t have a numerical advantage, they wouldn’t be unable to fight.
“In short, let’s try to avoid a direct confrontation.”
“We’ll fight an ambush battle!”
Suppressing his nervousness, Guo Jia, commanding a battle officially for the first time, spoke seriously.
Meanwhile, in the real world, Luo Ji, who had been sleeping soundly, was mercilessly awakened by the alarm he had set.
He hunched his body slightly, propped his head against the pillow, and forced himself to stand up.
He stumbled to the bathroom, washed his face with cold water, and finally felt a bit more awake.
He stretched vigorously.
He had already planned his day.
First, he would have breakfast, and then he would go to the city library.
The commercial system information he found online was too scattered and unreliable.
He planned to go to the library to consult books.
Leaving home, Luo Ji, who hadn’t shown his face for almost half a month, didn’t attract anyone’s attention.
After all, even if something did happen, the system could directly modify people’s memories, making this quite secure.
After a simple breakfast, Luo Ji stood at the bus stop, resisting the urge to turn around and leave.
He resolutely boarded the crowded bus.
Inside the bus, the smell of sweat, smoke, and cheap perfume mixed together.
There was even someone eating breakfast nearby.
The living environment was extremely harsh.
Upon reaching his stop, Luo Ji rubbed his nose and fled the bus as if his life depended on it.
Having stayed for so long in an environment completely free from industrial pollution, he now felt a strange sense of discomfort upon returning to the real world, even his breathing felt a little off.
Of course, this feeling of discomfort was probably on a conscious level.
After all, his real-world body, having breathed smog and consumed gutter oil for so many years, should have been immune to all poisons by now.
At the same time, even though it was only 8 AM, the temperature in the real world was still uncomfortably hot.
In contrast, it was pleasant spring weather in the otherworld.
