Resurrection Empire

Chapter 776 292: The Leader's Chair [7000 words]_2

Zheng Tian frowned and asked, "Aren't they afraid of death? Boss, last night's trick..."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "That trick can only be used once. The Tanggu Group has already patched it. They've urgently changed the rules. First, from now on, the other side can unilaterally surrender without needing my approval. Second, it's strict that I must not lure Citizens to kill like this, or it will immediately be deemed as my defeat, and I will be stripped of my control over Starfire Resources. Although they don't know how I did it last night, they can guess that I used illegal means. Essentially, I was the one to make the first move against them."

Ren Zhong chuckled again, "In fact, I also received a private notice from the Tanggu Group's president's office. I have special privileges, but if someone else plays such tricks with the aim of murdering Citizens before the Association, they'll likely be executed directly, or at the very least sentenced to over twenty years of confinement."

Zheng Tian's eyes turned, "But you definitely have other methods, right, boss?"

Ren Zhong nodded, "Yes. But this kind of tactic is reserved for those I truly want to kill."

He actually wanted to say that he doesn't act on personal vendettas.

He always has greater purposes for killing.

The reason he must kill the Liu father and son is that, for their selfish gain, they pushed him into a difficult situation, forcing him to raise his blade, causing many who shouldn't have died to die needlessly.

At the same time, Ren Zhong was setting an example, warning other resource recycling company owners in Yangsheng City not to consider similar tricks that could put him in a difficult situation.

At five in the afternoon, the Yangsheng Army passed through Starfire Town for a brief rest.

Ren Zhong gave these impromptu soldiers two hours of rest time.

After announcing a temporary dismissal, Ren Zhong slightly shook his head.

Though it was only two days of scattered actions, the differences between the first and second divisions of warriors were already evident.

The first division suffered more casualties, and Zheng Tian had previously self-reflected on this.

But Ren Zhong did not blame him.

From a human perspective, Ren Zhong did not wish for deaths.

But from a pragmatic perspective, using more utilitarian thinking, he had to admit that casualties bring about transformation.

Since entering Wangdong Town, the first division was engaged in extremely tense high-intensity combat, culminating in a direct frontal assault to capture Wangdong Town.

The dangers of such warfare are greater than daily hunts, the combat intensity is higher, yet it also brings greater transformation to people.

The reason is simple: those who cannot adapt to the battlefield, those whose capacity for transformation cannot keep up, are often the first to be eliminated.

In the survival of the fittest between life and death, those who survive are the strong ones.

Having experienced ultra-high intensity combat, regardless of injury, those who survived that hailstorm of bullets will have undergone some distinctive psychological transformation.

In just a two-day expedition and return, the warriors of the Yangsheng Army had already distinctly divided into five tiers.

The first tier, the 1,300 elites who followed Ren Zhong onto the walls of Zhaoshan Town, faced greater numbers with fewer forces, having undergone the most brutal trials.

The second tier, the 3,000 warriors who, under Zheng Tian's orders, forcefully attacked the East City Gate of Wangdong Town, broke through and survived.

The third tier, the other over 25,000 survivors in the first division, including the wounded.

The fourth tier, the warriors in the second division who did not directly engage in battle but went through over ten days of training drills.

The fifth tier, the over 6,000 new recruits Zheng Tian supplemented yesterday in Wangdong Town.

Beyond minor equipment differences, the factors further contributing to this classification were more about willpower, discipline, training proficiency, and other such detailed factors.

The biggest distinction between soldiers and regular armed Scavengers lies in the soldiers' adherence to orders and strict discipline.

Ordinary armed Scavengers, who are profit-seeking and risk-averse, won't undertake actions they know will lead to death.

But soldiers are different. Whether in ambush or direct assault, regardless of the validity of an order from a superior, once the order is given, even with slim odds of survival, or no chance of survival, they must follow through.

War can, of course, end in defeat.

If defeat is due to the commander's error in directing, then the commander bears responsibility, resigns if needed, or is tried and executed if necessary.

But if it's because the soldiers were risk-averse and delayed tactical opportunities, or were too timid, failing to execute orders leading to defeat, those soldiers will be seen as deserters, executed without hesitation, and lose any benefits of sacrifice compensations.