The deputy battalion commander rushed into headquarters and immediately woke all the commanding officers.
"Battalion Commander, Military Commander, wake up! The enemy is counterattacking, and dozens of giant apes have come with them!"
Wen Feiyu was shaken awake in a daze. The moment he heard that, he was startled wide awake, and all traces of sleep vanished.
"The enemy is counterattacking? And there are giant apes? How many enemies are there, and where have they reached? Have the soldiers been woken? What about the militia?" Wen Feiyu dressed nimbly as he fired off questions like a cannon.
"We don't know how many there are yet. They shouldn't be far away. The observation post reported it. I've already sent a messenger to wake the soldiers, but we haven't contacted the militia yet," the deputy battalion commander hurriedly reported.
"Then why haven't you gone to contact the militia? Go, hurry! Bring all the militia here." Wen Feiyu had already finished dressing. The Second Battalion Commander swiftly threw on his coat and dashed out the door, heading toward the defensive position ahead of him. As the military commander, he had to inspect the defenses. At a time like this, he had to wake the soldiers first and get them ready for battle.
The deputy battalion commander hurried to the rear to assemble the militia. Wen Feiyu came to the doorway alone and saw that the guards on either side were absent, with only one soldier standing outside. He asked,
"Which platoon are you from? What are you doing standing here?"
"Reporting to you, Military Commander, I'm a sentry from the observation post. I came to report an alarm." The sentry immediately stood at attention.
"Oh, you were the ones who spotted the enemy attack? How many enemies are there, and how far away