The adjutant was utterly shocked, but he immediately turned to relay the orders. Before leaving, he gave Chu Han several deep looks. First, he completely failed to understand why Chu Han was doing this. Second, he was astonished that Shangguan Rong actually obeyed Chu Han's words without question.
Had they gotten this backwards?!
"How many New Humans are combat-capable?" Chu Han continued asking urgently.
After a slight hesitation, Shangguan Rong answered, "Also two thousand, but most are only first- or second-tier, so their combat strength is limited. There are another thirty thousand ordinary people, but against a zombie tide, ordinary people are probably helpless, aren't they?"
A bead of cold sweat slid down Chu Han's forehead, and his anxiety deepened. Nandu Base's situation was vastly different from Wolf Fang Base's. Not only were these combat troops not his own people, but they were probably complete novices when it came to killing zombies.
There was not even enough time for any deployment or preparation. This would be a head-on battle.
This was bad!
Chu Han then took a deep breath and looked at Shangguan Rong with extreme seriousness. "Senior, can you hand over full command of this battle to me?"
Shangguan Rong's pupils contracted. Then, unexpectedly, he nodded. "Yes. I'll delegate the authority."
Murong Luocheng and Shen Yunlou, who arrived shortly afterward, happened to hear their exchange. Every one of them froze in shock. Shangguan Rong had actually handed all authority over this battle to Chu Han?
Was this a desperate gamble, or foresight from Shangguan Rong that they simply could not understand?
Did he even know what it meant to hand over the right of supreme command?
"Good." Chu Han took another deep breath, then suddenly asked, "Do you have a medical team?"
As soon as those words came out,