Chapter 11 Assembled
As the capital of the Red Hat Army, Dessola had endured two days of offensive and defensive warfare. Most of the city was scarred and devastated, and the surrounding towns were almost completely reduced to ruins.

Everywhere one looked, there were burning flames spreading toward the city.

At this time, the very center of the city, under layers of protection, was still relatively safe and had not been affected by the war.

Inside the government building, Kang Dinghuang stood in his office, looking at the huge sand table in front of him, his eyes somewhat empty, accompanied by a slight ringing in his ears.

He couldn't help but pinch the space between his eyebrows, his face revealing a deep sense of fatigue.

"Director, are you alright?" Seeing his appearance, his secretary asked with concern.

Kang Dinghuang gently waved his hand, supported himself on the sand table, and fell into deep thought again.

He had traveled thousands of miles from the First District to this war-torn city for a simple purpose: to give Bahia Qiao a shot in the arm and restore his confidence. But in the face of a huge disparity in military strength, this method of boosting morale had little effect. The front-line battles were not going well. In recent days, the defensive lines around Dessola had gradually collapsed. Bahia Qiao had organized several counterattacks, but they had not had any effect.

This unfavorable situation made Kang Dinghuang very anxious. He held on to the sand table, feeling a tightness in his chest, and seeing double.

After a while, Kang Dinghuang slowly got up, walked to the chair next to him, sat down, and said to the secretary, "Bring me my medicine."

The secretary couldn't help but softly劝说道: "Director, you can't take any more. You've already taken medicine three times today."

Kang Dinghuang slightly increased his tone and repeated, "Bring it."

The secretary said nothing more, turned and left the room to get the medicine.

"Dilingling!"

The office door had just closed when a phone rang. Kang Dinghuang took out his cell phone and answered the call, "Hello?"

Kong ZhengHui's voice came from the receiver, "Director Kang, the schedule for the upper echelons' visit to Dragon City has been set. I've sent the complete itinerary to your cell phone."

Kang Dinghuang paused for a moment and asked, "Who are the main participants?"

"There's Commander Wang, and the Foreign Minister of our Military and Political Council, and..." Kong ZhengHui rattled off six or seven names.

Kang Dinghuang frowned and remained silent for a long time.

He was actually very opposed to this mission in his heart, but he still held back his emotions and asked, "Has the work of the Weian Council been arranged?"

"That's what I want to report to you." Kong ZhengHui immediately said, "Our Weian Council has received the task of setting the tone for public opinion at the scene. I've arranged for two hundred and fifty internal personnel, all of whom used to be with me in the Hua Tong Association, and they are very reliable. I'll have them pretend to be anti-war civilians from the occupied areas, cooperate with the leaders' speeches, and help us with further propaganda."

Kang Dinghuang thought for a moment and then asked, "What about the security plan? Have you finalized it?"

"Yes, it has been finalized." Kong ZhengHui immediately replied, "The main security work will definitely be carried out by the Qingyi Bureau. But after the leaders arrive, the security work of the reception party will be done by us, including some event venues and the like."

Kang Dinghuang pondered for a long time and slowly said, "This decision is pretty good, there's nothing wrong with it. You can report the detailed list of those two hundred and fifty people, as well as their personal information."

Kong ZhengHui answered crisply, "Okay! I'll definitely send you the complete information before the event starts."

Kang Dinghuang nodded slightly, "Okay, that's it, go get busy."

"Okay."

The two hung up the phone, Kang Dinghuang sat in his chair, rubbed his throbbing head, and thought for a long time.

Soon, the office door was pushed open, and the secretary walked in again, "Director Kang, your medicine."

"Okay." Kang Dinghuang took the pills and swallowed them with hot water.

After a while, the headache and dizziness gradually subsided, and Kang Dinghuang's thoughts became much clearer. He thought for a while, picked up his phone, and dialed Commander Wang's number directly.

"Hello, Xiao Kang, how are things going on your end?"

"..." Kang Dinghuang was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Commander... do you really have to go?"

Commander Wang naturally knew what he was asking. He paused for a moment and said, "If you can win over there, I naturally won't have to go. It's a pity that you didn't win..."

Hearing this, Kang Dinghuang was silent again, and after a while he said, "Kong ZhengHui just gave me a report. I think the security work of the reception party should not be handled by Kong ZhengHui. Change the person, give it to the Qingyi Bureau, or your guard regiment can do it."

Commander Wang was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything.

The two chatted about other things, and after about five minutes, they hung up the phone.

Kang Dinghuang put his phone on the table, reached for a cigarette from the pack on the table, and lit one for himself. Looking at the slowly rising smoke rings, he fell into deep thought.

In fact, deep down, Kang Dinghuang was very opposed to this Dragon City visit plan. He felt that the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Legion, going to a war zone to do this kind of show, was like being a manipulated clown, shameful and ugly.

But the fact is, they are clowns now! The rebels are Chinese, and the war is getting more and more decadent, so the relationship between pro-First District Chinese groups and the upper echelons is also very sensitive.

Now that the situation on the Lao Mo battlefield has been reversed, the Chinese in the First District have even less of a say.

Thinking of this, Kang Dinghuang slowly closed his eyes, quickly sorted out his emotions, and continued to plan the subsequent steps in his mind.

...

First District, Weian Council Headquarters.

In the corridor, Kong ZhengHui and a dozen staff members were walking quickly. The crowd was in a hurry, holding a pile of documents in their hands, talking about something as they walked.

"Do this according to what I said before, and get it done quickly!" Kong ZhengHui handed a document he had just finished reading to the staff member next to him, then turned to the secretary and said, "Make a detailed report of that list of two hundred and fifty people as soon as possible, the more detailed the better, and send it to the Qingyi Bureau immediately!"

"Okay." The secretary nodded.

Kong ZhengHui then looked at Kong Zhengqi and said urgently, "In addition, the internal security work will be done by our action team. Arrange the control points along the way in advance, and Xiao Qi will be responsible for this."

"Okay, I got it!" Kong Zhengqi also hurriedly responded.

"Next, the work on the venue..." Kong ZhengHui's pace didn't slow down, and he continued to assign tasks at the same time.

"Dilingling!"

Just then, the phone rang suddenly. Kong ZhengHui took out his cell phone from his pocket, glanced at the caller ID, and found that it was a call from the deputy director of the Qingyi Bureau. He thought for a moment and answered the phone, "Hello?"

The voice on the other end said calmly, "Chairman Kong, I just received news from the headquarters. Considering that your Weian Council has been busy recently and is short-handed, the headquarters has decided that the security work of the reception party for the Dragon City visit, which was originally handled by you, will now be handled by Commander Wang's guard regiment."

Hearing this, Kong ZhengHui suddenly stopped, clenched his fists subconsciously, and his mind instantly recalled the conversation he had with Kang Dinghuang earlier.

He paused for a moment and said in a cold voice, "Okay..."

...

First District, somewhere.

Yu Mingyuan smoked a cigarette, standing in the middle of an abandoned factory.

After waiting for a long time, two cars without headlights drove quietly over and stopped in the dark courtyard. Several figures pushed open the car doors and stepped down.

Yu Mingyuan turned his head and saw that the leaders of these people were Yao Doudou, Tang Yao, Da Xiong, Monkey and others. He threw away his cigarette and immediately greeted them.

Yao Doudou saw him, grinned, and said, "Long time no see."

Yu Mingyuan hugged him and then said, "All in, all in, and then go home!"