On the other side, Chu Ba could not sleep peacefully after nightfall. He temporarily summoned several of his trusted generals and ordered them to secretly investigate where Xiang Mao had hidden Chen Ling.
If you can control Chen Ling in your own hands, you can ignore Xiang Mao's decision.
In a certain room inside the underground base, Xiang Mao also secretly summoned the other five-star generals and some of his confidant generals.
"Everyone, we must stay together in the next few days." Xiang Mao said seriously.
"Captain, who are you guarding against?"
"Of course it's Chu Ba. The conflict between me and him has intensified day by day, even to the point of being out of control. Now I'm not sure whether he will take risks, so I have to be on guard."
"What do you mean by taking a desperate risk, Chu Ba will secretly come to snatch Chen Ling?" Raymond asked worriedly.
"There is a possibility, it may even be possible to find a way to get rid of me." Xiang Mao doubted.
"It can't be that serious."
"Hard to say."
At this time, another five-star general couldn't hold it in anymore. He advised: "Captain, I don't think we need to go against Chu Ba. After all, he represents the position of the king. Our behavior now has nothing to do with treason." Wei, I'm a little worried about my family."
"Yutong, I know you have family in the capital Yecheng. Let's do this. If you don't want to take risks, you can remain neutral."
"Captain, that's not what I meant. It's just that as Chu people, we shouldn't have internal discord."
"Why don't you figure it out? Raymond and I both believe that Jiang Ze is the culprit. If we don't kill Jiang Ze, everything will be in vain."
"To put it bluntly, you don't care whether the Chu State is destroyed or not, right? In other words, everyone knows in their hearts that the Chu State cannot be saved at all. It can't be saved anyway, so you hope that you can avenge yourself and put an end to the grudges in your hearts. .”
"Yutong, what are you saying? Are you, like Chu Ba, blaming me?"
"I don't blame you. In fact, I can understand you two very well. You have always been arrogant and arrogant. You have tasted failure for the first time since the founding of the People's Republic of China. You hate Jiang Ze to the bone. I really understand it. And this country , it has only been a few years since its establishment. However, even if the time is short, can’t we talk about patriotism? After all, this is the first country established by ourselves after the end of the world."
"Yutong, Yutong, I didn't expect that your views have always been the same as Chu Ba's. I'm really wronging you. You have been supporting me against your will." Xiang Mao said with an unhappy expression.
"Captain, don't get me wrong. I can distinguish between relatives and friends. I have been following you since the beginning of the end of the world, so I will try my best to obey your orders. However, we really need to give up the entire effort for Jiang Ze's life. Ercheng?"
"Isn't it said at the meeting? What's the use of Nuer City? Even if we take it back, Jiang Ze can take it back again. Besides, do you think Jiang Ze will obediently hand over Nuer City? The city gate is wide open Instead, Nuer City is full of traps. You simply don’t understand such an insidious person like Jiang Ze.”
"Is Jiang Ze so terrible?"
"Jiang Ze can see into people's hearts and is very good at conspiracy and even brainwashing. Otherwise, why would Wuming leave us? He was either tricked or brainwashed."
"And he can predict things before they happen," Raymond added.
"I never expected that you two would be so afraid of Jiang Ze. It's true that once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years."
"You are presumptuous." Xiang Mao said unhappily.
"Captain, even if it's presumptuous, I have to say it. I really can't support you anymore. My family is in Yecheng. If I continue to stand with you, I'm afraid something will happen to my family before the Chu Kingdom is destroyed. "Yutong is confused.
"Then go away and lick Chu Ba quickly. If you lick him to make him happy, maybe he can say a few nice words for you." Xiang Mao said excitedly.
"Captain!" Yutong gritted his teeth in anger, and he even couldn't help but clenched his fists.
But in the end, he held back, and his reason defeated his impulse.
After Yutong left angrily, Raymond asked Xiang Mao: "Do you need to deliberately anger Yutong?"
"I can't help it. I don't want to burden Yutong."
After Xiang Mao finished speaking, he turned to another five-star general and asked: "General Tiger, what about you? Do you have any concerns in Yecheng?"
"Captain, don't worry. I had a premonition that something was going to happen in Yecheng, so I had already moved my family to a remote town in the northwest. If the Chu Kingdom really perishes, the small town will definitely be the last to be affected. All we have to do is surrender. "
"You are so far-sighted that you actually predicted the demise of Chu State a long time ago." Although Xiang Mao admired General Hu's foresight, he was still a little unhappy. After all, General Tiger had already made plans to surrender.
In Xiang Mao's heart, he never thought about surrendering. He would fight to the end for Chu State, but his target was Jiang Ze. The only person he hated was Jiang Ze. Jiang Ze not only took away Chu's territory, but also took away Xiang Mao's love.
"Commander, don't get excited. In short, I will always support you." General Tiger replied.
"Okay, then the few of us will stay together. Only in this way, Chu Ba will not dare to use violence."
A few hours later, at around two o'clock in the morning, several of Chu Ba's confidants encountered Yutong while investigating Chen Ling's whereabouts.
"You don't have to look for it anymore. Take me to Chu Ba. I can tell him where Chen Ling is."
Afterwards, Yutong and these generals came to Chu Ba and told him everything.
"Chen Ling is in Lei Meng's storage space. If we want to capture Chen Ling, we must deal with Lei Meng, Xiang Mao, General Hu and their trusted generals at the same time."
"Actually, I would have probably guessed it even if you didn't tell me. But, is there any reason why you came here to tell me this? Didn't you break up with them?"
"About that. I actually very much agree with your point of view. It is a wise move to exchange Chen Ling for Nuer City. Because it is impossible for Jiang Ze to hand over his life for Chen Ling. When the time comes, the two sides will be in a stalemate, and the time will drag on longer and longer. , which is very detrimental to us.”
"Yutong, Yutong, it seems that Xiang Mao has some understanding people around him." Chu Ba said excitedly.
"Commander Chuba, I will support you from now on, even if it really comes to that point."
"Which step?"
"The point of fighting Xiang Mao."
"Do you really have this awareness? I remember that you were a soldier led by Xiang Mao."
"There is no other way. I also have something I care about. My family is in the capital Yecheng. I hope the capital can be safe and sound. The Flying Tigers are approaching Yecheng step by step and we don't have much time."
"Yes, we do not have much time. However, I really don't want to do anything to my own people unless it is absolutely necessary." Chu Ba sighed.
"I don't want to either, but for the sake of the country, I must kill my relatives out of justice."
"Okay, your words are enough. I will tell the King of Chu that you are a great hero, and your family will be properly settled."
"Thank you, Commander."
"However, we don't have to act too hastily. It's not easy to deal with Xiang Mao. We must take a long-term approach..."
On the other side, in Jiang Ze's underground base, Jiang Ze brought a more capable doctor to a secret small room.
This doctor is proficient in surgery and has considerable healing abilities.
In this small room, there is a rectangular black glass cabinet.
"Everything you see here is a secret. If it is leaked out, people will be killed." Jiang Ze looked at the healer seriously.
"Ming...understand." The healer said fearfully.
Jiang Ze turned on the light of the freezer. As the light came on, a person suddenly appeared in the glass cabinet, which shocked the doctor.
The man had his eyes closed and was in a coma, but the doctor could see at a glance that he had the same appearance as Jiang Ze, except that he had lost one arm. This person was naked and covered in an unknown green liquid.
"What...what is this?" the doctor asked nervously
"you guess."
"ah?"
"It's okay, just take a guess." Jiang Ze said with a smile.
"He...he...he is your clone?"
"That's right."
"So the rumors are true, and so are the clones." The doctor broke into a cold sweat.
"The purpose of asking you to come here today is to let you amputate his legs and transplant his soles to me."
"So, the last time you disappeared after losing your arm, you were going to get the clone's limbs?"
"Yes, as long as I fight, it is difficult for me to guarantee that I will never be injured. Some injuries can be recovered, but some injuries cannot be recovered. Especially major injuries such as broken hands and feet, missing organs, etc., in the absence of a super-healing person Now, I can only regenerate my limbs through transplantation technology."
"I...this is the first time I have encountered this kind of thing, but in theory it should be possible. There will be no rejection between you and the clone."
"It's not a theory, it's actually no problem. Just go ahead and do it."
"Okay, but do you want an anesthetic?"
"Local anesthesia is enough. I need to stay awake in case there are any urgent military matters to deal with."
In this way, the doctor spent several hours carefully reconnecting Jiang Ze's foot, and then used his own powers to quickly repair the wound.
In just one night, Jiang Ze's soles looked as good as ever.
However, there is actually a difference.
The soles of the cloned body have not undergone strength training, and their abilities in all aspects will be relatively weak, and it will take a certain amount of time to perfectly integrate with the original body. After the fusion, Jiang Ze's strength will drop slightly after the strength is averaged, but with a little training, it will soon return to its previous height.
After the treatment, Jiang Ze continued to let the clones sleep in the culture fluid. Although this body has two limbs missing, it can still be maintained.
"Captain, I'm a little curious. Do you only have this clone now?"
"Don't be curious about this. There are some things you'd better not know." Jiang Ze smiled and patted the doctor on the shoulder.
The next morning, on the other side, Xiang Mao opened his eyes and said softly: "Everyone."
The lieutenants around him were basically sitting and sleeping, and they were very alert. As soon as they heard Xiang Mao's voice, they opened their eyes one after another.
"Everyone, there has been no movement all night. It seems that Chu Ba has not taken any action. There are still two hours before Jiang Ze shows up. Let's go have breakfast first."
(End of chapter)
