110: Xuan Yu's method

In future battles, with the blade ifv, he would no longer need to stick to the roads and fight the enemy head-on; he could simply find a patch of flat terrain in the wild to execute a flanking maneuver.

After handling these matters, Li Xiao finally had time to relax. He had Zhao Feipeng drive a meng hu off-road vehicle over, and the two headed straight for Fengyu Lake in the east of the city.

Fengyu Lake had previously been occupied by Wu Chong of the Night God Squad, and no player had dared to set foot there.

Now, it had become a place for squad players to relax and fish daily. The weather was nice today, and many players were by the lake, hanging out, fishing, or having a barbecue.

For a moment, Li Xiao felt as if he had returned to Blue Star. The wars on Hanhai Star were so frequent that the players cherished even the briefest moments of peace.

After Xi City was unified, the squad players and the few solo players lived in peace.

Liu Nian had set aside smaller, scattered resource zones for solo players who did not wish to join a squad, while squad players concentrated on collecting from the major resource zones.

Furthermore, following Yun Dongliu's suggestion, the Xiaoyao Squad had established a squad code of conduct, strictly prohibiting members from conflicting with solo players; violators would be severely punished. As a result, the situation inside Xi City became very stable.

That was why Li Xiao could see this harmonious scene at Fengyu Lake.

Upon arriving at the lakeside, Li Xiao found a fishing spot and began preparing his bait.

Just as he was about to cast his line, he saw a tall woman in a light cyan dress walking slowly along the lakeside corridor nearby.

Li Xiao was wondering who it was when he suddenly realized the face was very familiar.

"Huh? Isn't that Xuan Yu?"

He was surprised. This Xuan Yu had always worn a combat uniform during meetings at the headquarters; he hadn't expected her to dress with such elegant temperament in her spare time.

Xuan Yu didn't seem to be just strolling; she walked straight toward Li Xiao.

"Miss Xuan Yu, you have some free time too?"

To avoid awkwardness, Li Xiao spoke first.

"You're the Team Leader, so of course you're relaxed. We subordinates don't have the time to go fishing, especially since I'm still responsible for defending the Huangsha Factory."

"Oh, actually, I just happened to have some free time..." Li Xiao awkwardly shook his fishing rod.

"I'm joking. As the Team Leader, you bear the future and fate of the entire squad, which is mentally and physically exhausting. Take your beheading of Blue Dragon yesterday, for example; I'm afraid very few people could have accomplished that."

"You're too kind, Miss Xuan Yu. We are all striving for the Xiaoyao Squad to go further."

"That's why I've come specifically to discuss the matter of Hengshui with you."

"Hmm?" Li Xiao stuck his fishing rod into the ground and turned back to ask, "Is there some situation over in Hengshui?"

"After you killed Blue Dragon yesterday, the Blue Ice Squad fell into internal strife. Blue Dragon's supporters and the opposition have had serious disagreements over the squad's governance and future plans. I think this might be our opportunity!"

"You mean you want to take advantage of the internal chaos in Lan Bing to launch a sneak attack?"

Li Xiao hadn't expected Xuan Yu to be so bold. He reminded her, "The enemy can currently mobilize at least 400,000 people. I'd like to ask you, what are you going to fight them with?"

"Who said we were going to fight 400,000 people..." Xuan Yu's pale red lips curled upward. "Actually, I have already discussed it with the leader of the Blue Ice Squad's opposition. As long as the Blue Ice high command holds another meeting, he will provide us with information at the right moment."

"We only need to organize an elite force of 50,000 to raid Hengshui City and wipe out all of Blue Ice's high command in one fell swoop. At that point, the position of Team Leader will automatically pass to him."

"With a simple wave of his hand, the entire Blue Ice Squad will be merged into the Xiaoyao Squad. By then, we only need to eliminate the players who refuse to join."

"What?" Li Xiao asked, surprised. "How did you manage that?"

"I have my methods. However, the other party has conditions—namely, that he continues to govern Hengshui City. Of course, resources will be shared with the Xiaoyao Squad."

After hearing Xuan Yu's words, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of fear toward this woman. From her slender, partially visible legs to her proud breasts, from top to bottom, everything about her exuded a soul-devouring allure.

"This plot is a bit like a mutiny before battle. Do you think that person is reliable?"

"The concept of a squad is, to put it plainly, a cooperative organization formed by a group of people for their common interests; it can also be described as huddling together for warmth."

"On Hanhai Star right now, every transmigrator is looking out for themselves, and everyone is chasing benefits. Where is there so much generosity and selflessness? Whether someone is reliable or not depends entirely on whether you give them enough."

Xuan Yu's words were very realistic, and Li Xiao knew this well. Even for the Xiaoyao Squad, which he had created with his own hands, he still couldn't guarantee that the members were sufficiently united.

"You certainly see things clearly. Then it's settled. Keep in close contact with him, and I will notify Liu Nian here to prepare."

"Very well, Team Leader, I'll be going now..."

Watching Xuan Yu leave, Li Xiao fell into deep thought. She was right; in this half-real, half-virtual world, interests were eternal. But as long as Li Xiao allowed them to see the hope of living better, then everything would be rock solid.

Liu Nian was becoming more and more comfortable in his role as Vice Team Leader, and he was commanding with ease.

Within two hours of Li Xiao telling him the plan, he had already confirmed the personnel and troop numbers for this sneak attack.

"Then, the next step is to wait patiently!" Li Xiao returned to his fishing spot and cast the baited hook into the water.

In the evening, Li Xiao returned to the base carrying a two-jin crucian carp; this was the result of his afternoon of hard work.

He had Du Ziteng stew a fragrant pot of crucian carp soup, and Li Xiao drank until he was stuffed.

Of course, he didn't forget to have Di Yun prepare ammunition for the ifvs and check the durability of the ten AMX ifvs. After being inspected and repaired by several Engineers, these ten precious machines had all their durability values restored.

The durability of five of them reached 3.5 million, while the other five each had about 1 million.

Li Xiao had originally wanted to scrap the remaining five off-road vehicles to replenish the ifvs, but seeing Yang Chao's pitiful expression, he decided against it.

After all, the Second Company needed sufficiently tough vehicles to guard the base.

It was just a pity that those five meng hu off-road vehicles each had over 3 million durability; it was truly a bit of a waste.

After waiting for two days, Xuan Yu finally notified Li Xiao that the operation could begin.

According to intelligence from the Lan Bing mole, they were about to begin the election for a new Team Leader in the morning, though it would likely end in a war of words.

So, on the night before, Li Xiao had Liu Nian bring 50,000 troops to the Huangsha Factory to stand by.

The next morning, Li Xiao learned that all of Blue Ice's high command had entered the city hall, so he ordered Di Yun's ifv company to advance into the Yuling Tunnel as the vanguard.

Unexpectedly, the 20,000 defenders of the Yuling Tunnel didn't fire a single shot and let the Xiaoyao Squad pass through the tunnel's defensive zone.