"Reporting, Commander!"
The messenger stumbled through the door, his face covered in dust. "Chu Baxing personally led the Chu Character Legion's Ace Division into the attack... they've smashed through three of our heavily fortified defensive lines in a row! Meanwhile, the Qi Legion's Ace Army under Tian Luzhang keeps closing in from the other side. We're being attacked on two fronts, and our defensive perimeter is shrinking fast!"
Qin Yingguang slammed his palm onto the desk. "What did you say?! Chu Baxing broke through three defensive lines in a row? Didn't Tian Luzhang only just get through three himself?!"
"It's absolutely true, Commander!"
"What the hell is that useless Li Yi doing?!" Qin Yingguang laughed in fury. "The commander of the entire Third Army, with tens of thousands of troops and all that heavy firepower at his disposal, and a twenty-year-old brat just strolled in and crushed him?! Tell me our losses!"
The messenger answered, trembling. "On the defensive front, the 26th Brigade and the 27th Brigade have been shattered as organized units. They've been almost... completely wiped out."
"Two brigades gone?!" Veins bulged on Qin Yingguang's forehead. "What about the offensive front?"
"They've been pinned down too. Qu Xiayang and Xiang Tianxiao have pushed forward with their two armies, equipped with plenty of high-grade tools purchased from Joint Mining and the United Merchants' Association. Their overlapping fields of fire are too dense. Our Third Army has also lost two brigades' worth of troops on the offensive front..."
"Utter incompetents! They can't hold on defense or break through on offense. They're getting beaten at both ends!" Qin Yingguang shoved the messenger aside. "Get me Li Yi!"
"Yes, Commander!"
The call connected, and Qin Yingguang roared in fury. "Li Yi, what the hell are you doing?! How did Chu Baxing break