Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yan Hai’s forces tracked a vast Red Mad Wolf pack advancing toward Dingyan City and prepared their rocket artillery as the city’s defenders sounded the alarm. The wolves launched a concentrated assault on the southern wall, leaving the outcome of the battle uncertain.

• Jiang Yan Hai ordered the 300mm Long-Range Rocket Launcher battalion to deploy and prepare Target Number 2 special rounds while the other units continued advancing.
• The Red Mad Wolf pack began moving toward Dingyan City, and sentries spotted the threat and sounded the city’s warning gongs.
• Dingyan City’s soldiers and residents woke as troops rushed to the walls and fires lit the defenses.
• Jiang Yan Hai watched the wolves charge the southern wall, where they piled onto one another to form a rising mass.
• The wall commander ordered the defenders to fire as the wolves concentrated their assault on the center of the wall.

Lu Shi and the defenders fought a seemingly endless Red Mad Wolf attack as their ammunition dwindled and artillery proved insufficient. Seeing the wolves packed beyond the wall, Lu Shi considered asking the nearby Great Qin Ninth Army for help.

• Soldiers fired in alternating groups at the Red Mad Wolves, but the wolves kept charging over their fallen companions toward one narrow section of the wall.
• When the soldiers began running out of ammunition, a supply team brought more rounds while the sergeant major called for reinforcements.
• Lu Shi arrived and learned that the defenders had killed at least a thousand wolves, but the pack continued to advance and artillery was still being prepared.
• Artillery blasts killed dozens of wolves but revealed that the area beyond the wall was packed with them, leaving Lu Shi worried that his limited cannons could not stop the attack.
• Lu Shi recalled hearing about the Great Qin Ninth Army near Yang Shu Town and its cannon-equipped steel automobiles, then called for his adjutant as he considered asking them for help.

As Red Mad Wolves overwhelmed Dingyan City, Lu Shi sent Zhang Dahai to seek help from the Great Qin Ninth Army. Jiang Yan Hai’s forces reached the battlefield, illuminated it, and prepared a long-range rocket attack.

• Lu Shi ordered Zhang Dahai to ride to Yang Shu Town and request the Great Qin Ninth Army’s aid as Red Mad Wolves climbed the corpses beneath Dingyan City’s walls.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered the artillery battalion to deploy and the long-range rocket artillery to prepare while the armored convoy continued toward the battlefield.
• Zhang Dahai met Jiang Yan Hai’s convoy and reported that Dingyan City could still hold, but needed help against the Red Mad Wolves.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered the tanks to advance and drones to deploy illumination rounds, lighting up the battlefield for the defenders.
• After the battlefield data was transmitted and the targets were locked, Jiang Yan Hai and Yi Wei ordered twelve rockets to fire.

Zhang Ronghua’s forces unleashed 144 thermobaric rockets on the Red Mad Wolves, engulfing a vast area in flames and wiping out the pack there. With the city wall still threatened by wolves that had reached its base, Zhang Ronghua ordered the armored regiment to advance and clear the corpses below it.

• Zhang Ronghua halted his tanks and ordered the rocket-carrying armored vehicles to fire 144 long-range rockets at the Red Mad Wolves.
• Lu Shi and the soldiers on the city wall watched the rockets streak across the night sky, uncertain what they were.
• The rockets detonated above the ground and unleashed a massive sea of fire that killed the Red Mad Wolves across nearly a square kilometer.
• Jiang Yan Hai authorized the self-propelled howitzer battalion to fire on the remaining wolves, guided by drones.
• Zhang Ronghua ordered the tanks and wheeled armored vehicles to advance and instructed his gunner to blast apart the wall of wolf corpses beneath the city wall.

Zhang Ronghua’s armored vehicles and tanks rescued Lu Shi’s city from the Red Mad Wolves with overwhelming firepower. The giant bears were killed, but the Giant Wolf dodged a tank shell and remained alive.

• Lu Shi watched Zhang Ronghua’s cannon-equipped vehicles blast away the wolf corpses piled beneath the city wall and line up along it.
• Zhang Ronghua ordered the Armored Vehicles to attack the charging wolves and Tanks One, Two, and Three to fire High Explosive Shells at the three giant beasts.
• The vehicles’ rotary guns tore through hundreds of Red Mad Wolves, stopping their charge and stunning Lu Shi and the soldiers on the wall.
• The tanks’ cannon shots blasted apart the two giant bears, while the Giant Wolf leaped aside and survived a shell that struck a tree behind it.

Jiang Yan Hai’s forces wiped out most of the Red Mad Wolf packs with thermobaric bombs and artillery, then pursued the scattered survivors. After reporting the victory to supreme command, Jiang Yan Hai was ordered to negotiate with Commander Lu and prepare to return if the situation stabilized.

• The Armored Vehicles killed the fleeing Giant Wolf with rotary cannon fire as the remaining Red Mad Wolves scattered.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered the vehicles to hunt the stragglers and told headquarters to report the results to supreme command.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Old Commander that the battle was resolved but that only one salvo of special rockets remained, and he requested resupply.
• Jiang Yan Hai proposed a showdown and said he would personally negotiate with Commander Lu; Old Commander granted him authority to handle it.
• Jiang Yan Hai said the Special Operations Team would target the discovered wolf nests the next day, and Old Commander told him to return once the situation stabilized.

Jiang Yan Hai met Lu Shi at Dingyan City's west gate after helping defeat the Red Mad Wolves and openly stated that he intended to reclaim the region for Great Qin. Lu Shi offered to transfer his forces, mines, and firearms factories, but Jiang Yan Hai clarified that he had acted to save the people, not to rescue Lu Shi.

• Jiang Yan Hai ordered headquarters to monitor the retreating wolf pack and sent his convoy to Dingyan City's west gate.
• Lu Shi heard that Jiang Yan Hai had arrived and realized his soldiers might not support resisting the powerful force that had saved the city.
• Lu Shi went to meet Jiang Yan Hai and acknowledged that the region belonged to Great Qin.
• Lu Shi offered to let Great Qin take over his troops, mines, and firearms factories, prompting Zhang Dahai to object.
• Jiang Yan Hai saluted Lu Shi, then explained that he had planned to meet later and had saved Great Qin's people rather than Lu Shi himself.

Jiang Yan Hai reached an agreement with Lu Shi: Lu would give up his military forces for now but could help maintain public order and observe the campaign against the Red Mad Wolves. The next morning, Jiang’s forces prepared to attack the wolves’ underground caves with bunker-busting missiles, electronic-warfare drones, and a team sent to collect Lu Shi.

• Jiang Yan Hai told Lu Shi that he could no longer keep his military forces but could assist with local public order or apply to the military academy.
• Lu Shi accepted Jiang’s invitation to observe the next day’s operation against the Red Mad Wolves and agreed to cooperate.
• After Jiang left, Lu Shi told Zhang Dahai that their force was too strong to oppose and said he looked forward to seeing what it could do.
• Jiang’s team returned safely, recorded their conversation with Lu Shi, inspected their equipment, and rested after the night’s fighting.
• The next morning, the troops readied artillery and armor while six trucks brought DF-15C bunker-busting missiles and teams prepared specialized positioning devices and electronic-warfare drones.
• A Special Operations Team departed by helicopter to pick up Lu Shi and demonstrate the military’s reach.

Lu Shi traveled to meet the technologically advanced force after learning that its weapons could help humanity fight the Red Mad Wolf. He boarded a military aircraft bound for their base, astonished by its capabilities and the soldiers escorting him.

• Lu Shi left home early despite his wife's worries and waited with Zhang Dahai at the west city gate.
• A military aircraft appeared in the sky and landed outside the gate, stunning Lu Shi and the watching soldiers.
• Four armed soldiers saluted Lu Shi and said they had orders to escort him to their base.
• Lu Shi instructed Zhang Dahai to guard the city, then boarded the aircraft with the soldiers.
• The aircraft rose and carried Lu Shi safely toward the base at a speed far beyond his expectations.

Lu Shi arrived at Yang Shu Town by helicopter and met Jiang Yan Hai at the unfamiliar modern command center. Jiang Yan Hai mobilized eight combat groups to investigate marked locations, and his team discovered a cave containing high-grade iron ore.

• Jiang Yan Hai welcomed Lu Shi at Yang Shu Town and explained that the aircraft was a helicopter.
• Jiang Yan Hai introduced Lu Shi to Fan Tian Lei in the temporary command center, then left to prepare for the operation.
• Jiang Yan Hai organized eight combat detachments to investigate eight locations, with drones and helicopters providing support.
• Jiang Yan Hai led Group A toward the nearest marked location while Chen Shan Ming and Gong Jian commanded other teams.
• Jiang Yan Hai's team rappelled into a large cave and used the Advanced Scanning System to identify high-grade iron ore.

Jiang Yan Hai led his team into the mine, where they discovered a vast cavern filled with glowing white plants and numerous Red Mad Wolf pups. The team prepared explosives and moved cautiously toward the plants, planning to collect specimens as they investigated the wolves’ breeding ground.

• Jiang Yan Hai led Group A into the mine while Xu Tian Long and the communications soldiers set up equipment to relay video and plant remote-controlled explosives.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s scans revealed extensive wolf activity, but the team found no adult Red Mad Wolves as they advanced deeper underground.
• Jiang Yan Hai spotted light ahead and discovered a cavern illuminated by white plants, with many Red Mad Wolf pups inside.
• Jiang Yan Hai signaled the team to stay quiet, and the demolition personnel prepared explosives while He Chen Guang and others stood guard.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked command whether Lu Shi recognized the plants, then ordered the medic to prepare two specimens after learning they were unfamiliar.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s scanning program identified the glowing plants as ordinary plants that lacked chlorophyll and drew nutrients from soil and decaying material.

Jiang Yan Hai entered the Red Mad Wolf den to investigate how the wolves had produced so many pups, discovered hundreds of enormous female wolves mating with strong males, and planted bombs before retreating. He and his team prepared to carry out Plan B with support from headquarters.

• The medic collected two special plants from the cave wall while Jiang Yan Hai's team found thousands of Red Mad Wolf pups nearby.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered his team to prepare a defensive line and take two living pups during their retreat, then entered the cave carrying the remote-controlled bombs.
• Jiang Yan Hai planted bombs and discovered a chamber filled with hundreds of enormous female wolves mating with strong male wolves.
• Jiang Yan Hai placed a recording device and an infrasound generator, scattered bombs as he withdrew, and returned safely to his team.
• Jiang Yan Hai contacted headquarters, which chose Plan B and arranged for Helicopter No. 3 to land; he ordered He Chen Guang to establish a defensive line and Black One through Black Five to follow him outside.

Jiang Yan Hai and the other teams planted a thermobaric bomb inside the Red Mad Wolves’ caves, then detonated it after all eight groups withdrew. The caves collapsed, and Jiang Yan Hai ordered drones to monitor the area for any surviving wolves.

• Jiang Yan Hai’s group carried the bomb into the wolf pups’ den, seized two pups, and set the bomb several meters inside the cave.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s team retreated behind a boulder while command reported that all eight groups had completed Plan Number 2.
• After every squad reached a safe location, command ordered the teams to detonate their bombs, and Xu Tian Long pressed the detonator.
• The blast sent flames and smoke from the cave and caused the mountain slope to crack and collapse.
• Command reported that drones and radar had found no other exits, and Jiang Yan Hai ordered drones to watch for Red Mad Wolves after the teams withdrew.

Jiang Yan Hai oversaw the evacuation and proposed using Lu Shi’s soldiers as an Armed Police force before planning a new operation to track migrating Red Mad Wolves. After the teams tagged and released several wolves and captured a pregnant female, a professor reported that the unusual flower was an ordinary plant.

• Jiang Yan Hai returned to base with the two Red Mad Wolf cubs and handed the collected samples to the scientists.
• Jiang Yan Hai suggested that Fan Tian Lei and Master Kang train Lu Shi’s soldiers as an Armed Police force, and they agreed to submit the proposal.
• Reconnaissance Drones spotted Red Mad Wolves migrating south, and Jiang Yan Hai ordered three teams to capture a pregnant female and tag several wolves and cubs.
• Three combat teams killed most of their selected wolf packs, tagged five adults and four cubs, and released them; they brought one pregnant female back.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked the elderly professor about the flower sample, and the professor said it was an ordinary plant with no special connection to the wolves.

Jiang Yan Hai discussed the Red Mad Wolves’ possible genetic infection with scientists, then left the base and returned to Base No. 9. There, he asked Old Commander to sign his Marriage Application Report, saying he had decided to marry despite the dangers of his work.

• Jiang Yan Hai and the scientists suspected the Red Mad Wolves’ altered genes had been passed to their offspring and might pose a threat if the infection reached humans.
• The scientists continued studying the wolves, and Jiang Yan Hai left the base after three days without new information.
• Jiang Yan Hai passed through the Teleportation Gate, completed disinfection, and flew back to Base No. 9.
• Jiang Yan Hai gave Old Commander the Marriage Application Report he had completed two months earlier and said he was ready to be a good husband.

Jiang Yan Hai received approval for his marriage report and a month of leave to marry Li Ruo Bai, while refusing the Old Commander's extravagant wedding suggestions. As he left to head home, he learned the Old Commander had arranged for him to use a fighter jet to travel.

• The Old Commander signed Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai's Marriage Report and explained how Jiang Yan Hai's classified status affected the paperwork.
• The Old Commander asked Jiang Yan Hai about wedding plans and offered a fighter-jet flight or a wedding aboard the Type 055 destroyer, but Jiang Yan Hai declined both to avoid using privilege.
• The Old Commander granted Jiang Yan Hai a month of leave to go home and get married, explaining that his mission could wait.
• Jiang Yan Hai decided to head home that day and found an officer waiting with news that a fighter jet was ready for him to fly.

Jiang Yan Hai flew a Phantom to Jinling and learned that his identification documents were ready as he hurried home to Li Ruo Bai. After missing his call, Li Ruo Bai spoke with him and told him she was at her little place.

• Jiang Yan Hai flew the Phantom to Jinling's air force base and changed into a uniform.
• Hound gave Jiang Yan Hai his identification documents and congratulated him, and Jiang Yan Hai promised wedding candy and red envelopes.
• Jiang Yan Hai called Li Ruo Bai, but she did not answer, leaving him anxious as he rode toward Jinling City.
• Li Ruo Bai returned Jiang Yan Hai's call, asked if he was okay, and heard that he would be home in a little over forty minutes.
• Li Ruo Bai began crying when she learned Jiang Yan Hai was on his way back, then told him she was at her little place.

Jiang Yan Hai returned home to Li Ruo Bai after a separation, and the two reunited with intense affection. The chapter ended with Li Ruo Bai leading him inside after reminding him to eat.

• Jiang Yan Hai told Li Ruo Bai he would head straight home, and she said she would wait for him.
• Jiang Yan Hai corrected the driver for speeding and explained how he had judged the car’s speed.
• Jiang Yan Hai arrived at Li Ruo Bai’s residence and found her waiting by the elevator.
• Jiang Yan Hai lifted Li Ruo Bai into his arms, and they told each other how much they had missed one another.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai held each other for a long while before she kissed him and led him into the room to eat.

Li Ruo Bai cooked dinner for Jiang Yan Hai, who urged her to eat well while he was away. He revealed that their marriage certificate had arrived, and Li Ruo Bai arranged for them to register at the Civil Affairs Bureau the next day.

• Li Ruo Bai served Jiang Yan Hai a meal she had cooked, and he praised the dishes.
• Jiang Yan Hai noticed Li Ruo Bai had lost weight and urged her to eat well and exercise for her health.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Li Ruo Bai that his marriage certificate had arrived and explained they needed it to register at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
• Li Ruo Bai said she had beaten up Wang Xin Tian after Jiang Yan Hai left, then decided to call her parents and friends about registering the next day.
• Li Ruo Bai went to make calls while Jiang Yan Hai watched her and considered calling someone himself.

Jiang Yan Hai contacted Professor Liao and Professor Ren, then agreed that Li Ruo Bai could invite a friend over. Li Ruo Bai arranged to meet Yu Xuan at the civil affairs bureau the next day to get married, and told Jiang Yan Hai that they would still have a small wedding with only their family.

• Jiang Yan Hai called Professor Liao and Professor Ren and explained that he could not visit them in person.
• Li Ruo Bai asked Jiang Yan Hai if her friends could come, and he agreed while asking her to describe him as a pilot.
• Li Ruo Bai called Yu Xuan and invited her to meet at the civil affairs bureau the next day as she and Jiang Yan Hai got their marriage certificate.
• Li Ruo Bai told Yu Xuan they would skip a public wedding and take a honeymoon trip instead.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Li Ruo Bai about not having a wedding, and she clarified that they would have a family-only celebration before kissing him.