Strongest Soldier King Chapter 286 286: Furious Counterattack

Pointing a gun at soone is an extrely unfriendly act, tantamount to treating them as an enemy. Luo Zheng's expression instantly darkened, and a sharp edge burst from his stern eyes. He stepped forward, moving his forehead close to the muzzle, and spoke deliberately, "Many people have pointed guns at , and in the end, they all beca cold corpses. Dare to try shooting?" A massive murderous aura erupted, making the already cold world seem even colder.

"Don't shoot, he's one of us, let's talk this out sensibly," the Scholar hurriedly intervened, his face anxious.

"Put down the gun." All mbers of the Ghost Team raised their sniper rifles aiming at Song Li, their faces an iron blue, angrily shouting, the air thick with the sll of gunpowder, and the situation on the verge of igniting.

"Bastard, I'll say it again, I am Major Song Li of the Group Army Staff. Are you trying to mutiny? After we return, you'll all face military justice," Song Li fud, ready to explode, his gaze toward Luo Zheng as cold and lethal as the icy world around them.

Luo Zheng looked gratefully at the Ghost Team, then turned to Song Li and said coldly, "So, Song Li, you were sent by superiors to direct, not to steal the glory. Also, stop acting so arrogant. Dare to point a gun at ?" With that, he suddenly moved, chopping a hand down on Song Li's wrist at the Yangxi Acupoint and swiftly snatching the gun with his other hand.

Song Li hadn't expected Luo Zheng to dare to grab the gun. The event unfolded so suddenly that he couldn't react in ti, feeling the gun slipping from his grasp. His face turned pale as he quickly stepped back, watching Luo Zheng warily, only to find the gun now pointed back at him. Song Li panicked imdiately. Sitting in an office planning combats and actual frontline fighting were entirely different things. With his courage draining away, Song Li cried out in a panicked voice, "What, what are you trying to do?"

"All show and no substance," Luo Zheng looked coldly at Song Li, and seeing so many people around, he decided not to deliver a fatal blow. Instead, he simply tossed the handgun back to him and shouted to the mbers of the Ghost Team, "Keep an eye on him."

"Yes," the mbers of the Ghost Team imdiately complied.

The Scholar, the Farr, the Gardener, and the Monk exchanged aningful glances. None of them had expected Luo Zheng to not only defy orders but also threaten a superior. Their faces beca grave as they turned to look at Luo Zheng, their eyes full of concern. The Scholar wanted to say a few words of diation, to promote unity when they were facing a common enemy, but seeing Luo Zheng pulling out his cellphone, he hesitated for a mont then took a small step back, signaling the others to hold off for the mont.

It was fine for the Group Army to send soone to take unified command of the operation and even to secure files, but they had sent a staff officer who was strong outwardly but weak inwardly, with an arrogant attitude and a reckless way of handling things, failing to foster unity. Luo Zheng couldn't risk it; they were brothers in life and death, and he did not want them to be sent to their deaths unnecessarily.

Song Li, seeing Luo Zheng making a call, felt sothing was amiss. However, reminding himself that he was appointed by the Group Army, his courage surged. Rembering his family's influential background in the military, he fixed a cold, murderous look on Luo Zheng.

The call was quickly answered. Luo Zheng, observing Song Li's murderous intent, frowned and with a cold laugh, said to Captain Wu on the phone, "It's . I've rendezvoused with the reinforcents. What's the deal with Major Song Li, the overall commander sent by the Group Army?"

"Song Li?" Captain Wu was startled and imdiately responded, "Hold on, I'll check."

After hanging up, Luo Zheng beca more suspicious. Was it possible that Captain Wu hadn't been inford about such a significant appointnt as Song Li's? The situation was strange indeed. Regardless, he decided to wait for the outco from Captain Wu. Glancing at the Scholar and the others, who looked utterly perplexed, he explained, "Just a mont, please."

The scholars and others realized sothing was wrong, exchanged glances secretly, and nodded in agreent. Suddenly, the farr's expression changed, he pressed his earpiece, and said, "Not good, the outpost has spotted pursuers, 800 ters away."

"What?" Luo Zheng was shocked, his piercing gaze swept over Song Li, looking toward the direction of the pursuers, his face as grave as iron, pondering a strategy.

"Damn, why aren't you preparing to et the enemy?" Song Li shouted hysterically, his angry eyes filled with panic.

Everyone hesitated, torn between the officer sent by the superiors and the brothers with whom they had shared life and death. Whom to listen to? Luo Zheng understood, glanced at the scholar, then looked at Song Li, and coldly said, "Since you are the commander appointed by the superiors, you tell , how should we fight this battle?"

"Of course, leave one team to cover our retreat, while the others take the docunts and pull out," Song Li snapped unhesitatingly, as if it were the most natural course of action, unaware that his words had aroused the ire of the crowd. Leaving soone behind ant certain death, and no one was a good candidate, everyone looked at Song Li with disapproval.

Song Li's experience in command post exercises was extensive, but he lacked frontline combat experience and didn't sufficiently understand the warriors' mindset. Noticing the hostile glances from the crowd, he paused in his breathing, unease creeping upon him. Luo Zheng threw him an idiotic look, then glanced up at the sky. The troops had been moving continuously all the way here, exhausted physically, lacking the strength to retreat. Moreover, with the darkness and lower temperatures, a blind retreat ant death. His expression grew even more grave.

"Brother, what do you say?" the scholar cautiously glanced at Song Li and asked Luo Zheng.

"Who is the overall commander here?" Song Li snapped discontentedly. "Are you few also planning to disobey orders on the battlefield? Leave one team to ambush, you all discuss among yourselves who will stay, everyone else must retreat imdiately, it's already too late. We are military n, military n can die, but the docunts must not be lost?"

"Well spoken, so high and mighty, but who will stay?" Luo Zheng scoffed, looking at Shan Hu, and continued, "Brother, you are injured, stay behind. The rest of Ghost Team should descend the mountain, advance a hundred ters forward, and secure a sniping position. Make sure to slow the enemy's advance, they must be stopped beyond five hundred ters."

"Yes," Zhou Gang and others agreed at once, lowering their guns aid at Song Li, and turned to rush away.

With the five snipers of Ghost Team holding back, keeping the pursuers at the five hundred ter line for so ti wasn't a big issue. Luo Zheng glanced at the scholar and the others, who were from different units, making it difficult to issue commands. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. With a great enemy at hand and internal instability, how could this battle be fought?

Seeing Luo Zheng's hesitation, the scholar and others also had bitter expressions. Song Li was the overall commander appointed by the Command Center. Disobeying Song Li's command ant facing a court martial, but obeying Song Li's command ant abandoning a squad, other squads stepping onto a path of uncertain life and death. In this frigid world, at night, if not killed by gunfire, they might die from the cold, and no one was willing.

"How to fight this battle, we can discuss later. For now, please order the snipers in each squad to take position and block the enemy's pursuit," Luo Zheng said coldly, looking at Song Li. The order still had to be given by Song Li.

Upon hearing Luo Zheng's conciliatory tone, Song Li imdiately laughed coldly in triumph, and shouted, "Aren't you capable? Disobeying orders on the battlefield, not following command? Tell , which unit are you from? What is your na?"