Chapter 1987: Chapter 2088: Sun City Surrounded

"Go back, everyone. Don’t watch anymore."

In the distance, below the city, the militia started to disperse the crowd. After all, their leader was ahead, and they needed to ensure Xiang Yu’s safety.

The crowd was reluctant to leave and began to applaud. Although they didn’t know what was happening, they could generally guess that the two lovers had finally reunited.

"Let’s go to the base," Xiang Yu gently pushed Long Wu away and said.

Long Wu was reluctant to get up, but the cheers from afar made her cheeks blush, and she released Xiang Yu in the end.

Xiang Yu originally wanted to hold Long Wu’s hand and walk forward, but Long Wu pushed him away.

"The base is almost finished. You’ll definitely be satisfied," Long Wu said with a smile.

Xiang Yu nodded, then walked towards the distant base.

The base had a dedicated military entrance, as well as a safe entrance for the public.

Inside the base, there were many military facilities that the public couldn’t see; these were the City Guard Army’s secrets.

Entering the base, Xiang Yu was amazed by its grandeur. The last time he came, it hadn’t been furnished yet, so the effect wasn’t very noticeable.

But now, the base’s construction was nearing completion, and the necessary decorations were almost done.

Every facility inside was fully equipped, and there were many departments.

It wasn’t just Xiang Yu who was surprised; Tie Zhuzi, following behind, was also gaping in astonishment.

"Why do you have that expression too?" Xiang Yu asked, puzzled.

"That old Jackson wouldn’t let me in before, and there was nothing I could do," Tie Zhuzi murmured.

Just as Tie Zhuzi finished speaking, he saw Jackson sitting in the front hall.

Tie Zhuzi hurriedly closed his mouth and hid behind Xiang Yu; Jackson must have heard what he just said.

Seeing Jackson, Xiang Yu quickly walked over to sit beside him and said, "Jackson, you’ve worked hard."

"Hmph!"

Jackson’s face was full of displeasure, and he turned away, avoiding looking at Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu was a bit confused and then looked at Long Wu, asking, "What’s wrong?"

Long Wu shook her head and gave a wry smile, "The construction of the base didn’t completely follow his design. Because we needed to hurry, I made some changes."

Jackson was immersed in his designs daily, completely unaware of things happening outside.

He didn’t know that Xiang Yu needed this base immediately.

If they continued following Jackson’s design, it might have taken another six months to complete.

Xiang Yu understood what happened, then sat beside Jackson, patting his shoulder, "Don’t be angry, pausing your design now doesn’t mean it won’t continue later."

"Hmph!"

Jackson didn’t want to speak with Xiang Yu and turned away again.

Tie Zhuzi saw that the old man didn’t appreciate the gesture and stepped forward, grabbing Jackson’s collar, "You old thing, believe it or not, I’ll throw you out."

Jackson looked up at Tie Zhuzi, then stood up and pushed him, "Get out! This is my design. You’re not allowed in. Get out now!"

Tie Zhuzi felt awkward, glaring as he intended to push Jackson away.

Xiang Yu gave Tie Zhuzi a look, signaling him not to act rashly.

"Jackson, listen to me," Xiang Yu pulled Jackson close and gestured for others to move aside.

Jackson saw everyone move to the side, then angrily said, "Why didn’t you follow my design? Now this stupid design is nothing."

Xiang Yu chuckled, "You don’t know the current situation. We’re about to go to war soon. In a short time, we will inevitably face attacks from surrounding artillery. If our base isn’t ready by then, it’ll be total annihilation."

"What did you say? Someone’s going to attack us?" Jackson asked.

Xiang Yu nodded without speaking.

Jackson stood up angrily, "Who dares attack us? Let them come. I still don’t believe they can break through our defenses. As long as you stay in the base, no one can come in."

"That’s why the current design is only temporary. Once we get through this, I’ll hand all design rights to you. Build whatever you want," Xiang Yu assured, patting his chest.

"Really?" Jackson asked.

"Of course, why would I lie to you? But the crucial thing is we must withstand the opponent’s attack now," Xiang Yu said.

Jackson pondered for a moment and said, "If that’s the case, we must reinforce the internal defenses. If it gets attacked, our entire base will be paralyzed."

"Where?" Xiang Yu asked urgently.

"Inside, the entire base’s power source, because construction still needs to continue, I haven’t protected it. It needs protection now," Jackson said.

"So why wait? Get moving. Send all the construction teams over. You take charge," Xiang Yu instructed.

As he spoke, someone suddenly rushed in urgently from outside.

"Report, sir; there’s movement around. A team is heading toward Sun City."

Before the man finished his report, another ran in.

"Report, there’s a team on the west side of Sun City."

"Report..."

Five people burst in consecutively; their reports were similar: a team had surrounded Sun City.

Hearing this, Jackson also got anxious and said, "Quickly call the engineering team to come with me, hurry."

Xiang Yu realized the severity, approaching Long Wu, "You immediately take the engineering team to support Jackson."

"No way, I want to stay with you," Long Wu said with determination.

Xiang Yu smiled and patted her shoulder, "Keep the rear stable. Don’t let me get distracted."

"But..."

"No buts. If the base fails, everyone fails," Xiang Yu said seriously.

Long Wu nodded solemnly, "Okay, rest assured, I will definitely assist Jackson in fortifying the base’s safety."

Xiang Yu nodded and then shouted, "Zhuzi, sound the alarm and get all citizens into the base."

Tie Zhuzi acknowledged and ran outside.

Xiang Yu went outside too, starting to assemble the troops.

He knew this day would come eventually. He had offended many big organizations that wouldn’t let him off easily.

This included Wolf Fang, whose forces surrounded Xiang Yu and his people. If not for Wolf Fang’s consent, other organizations wouldn’t have come here.

Perhaps, Wolf Fang is also involved in this war.

"Everyone, take your positions as per previous training. The city’s safety is in your hands. Live or die depends on this," Xiang Yu said, standing in front of the militia.

"Defend the city to the death..."

The militia shouted. They had developed a bond here. Now, if someone attacked them, it meant destroying their home, and they would resist to the death.

"Alright, follow me," Xiang Yu shouted and headed first towards Sun City, their first line of defense...