si-mexico Chapter 227 Arrival at the Battlefield
Chapter 227 Arrival at the Battlefield
On the morning of September 3rd, Li Chenglong, Zheng Yong, and Feng Tian led two combat divisions of the Dawn Army, the Dawn City Rocket Force, the Dawn Army Information Support Force, and the Dawn Army Logistics Support Force, totaling more than 26,000 soldiers, to depart. The administrators of Dawn City and the Dawn Army who remained behind came to see them off, and tens of thousands of people from Dawn City also came spontaneously to bid farewell to the soldiers who were about to go to the battlefield.
The soldiers boarded the troop carriers, singing "When That Day Comes," and began to depart one after another. Li Chenglong looked at Yunlan, Shen Menghua, Yun Qian, and Qin Fangyu: "Our rear is now in your hands." Then, without looking back, he got into an armored vehicle, which followed the main force quickly toward the south gate of Shuguang City.
To facilitate their advance, the Dawnbreaker Army split into two groups, eventually regrouping in Nanchang City. The Dawnbreaker Army, along with two armies from the Flying Cloud Base and two armies from the Clear Water Base, would be stationed in Nanchang City of Xijiang Province, Sanming City of Fujian Province, and Fuzhou City of Fujian Province, respectively, forming a complete defensive line to block the zombie army's advance from the southeast region. In addition, troops from the Central Theater Command would also deploy in Nanhu Province to fight the zombie horde to the death.
The Central Theater Command has sent 100,000 troops south this time. In order to support the various fronts, General Chen Guoqiang has sent troops from the Central Theater Command to the Northern Theater Command and the Northwest Theater Command. This time, he has gathered all the remaining troops in Nanhu Province, determined to annihilate the zombies in one fell swoop.
When the Dawn Army passed through Huian Province, which had been incorporated into the Central Theater Command, they received a warm welcome from the two bases located there, one in the north and one in the south. These bases had also deployed tens of thousands of troops to the campaign, but according to the operational plan, their forces were stationed in Nanhu Province. Time was of the essence, and the army's movement was slow. Aside from sleeping at night and eating and resting during the day, the rest of the time was spent on the move. Fortunately, they could now travel in various vehicles, so the soldiers didn't have to walk; otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have been able to reach their designated locations within three days.
After collecting these materials over the past few days, Li Chenglong acquired a large quantity of low-grade crystals. After fusing them with the crystal fusion device in his space factory, he used the materials to manufacture a considerable number of energy rifles and energy pistols. The energy pistols were basically distributed to each platoon leader, while the energy rifles, due to their high power and energy consumption, were only issued to ability users of level 7 and above.
In addition, for combat needs, Li Chenglong took out all his level 9 crystals and exchanged them for 4 more crystal beam cannons for the Rocket Force. Now they have eight beam cannons, which, together with the previous artillery and rocket launchers, greatly improves their combat capabilities.
Li Xue and her comrades from the information support unit were also working overtime to debug the drones and various communication vehicles, receiving real-time communications from Shuguang City and other bases, and then transmitting the information accurately.
Li Chenglong and the division-level military commanders gathered in the multi-terrain combat command vehicle and held an operational meeting to address the constantly changing situation and new intelligence. Feng Tian stood in front of the large screen, pointing to the map, and said, "Our Dawn Army's two divisions have two main positions. One is Nanchang City, which is the most crucial place. It consists of Wu Gang's 7th Division, most of the Rocket Force's troops, and a portion of the information support and logistics support units. Commander Li and I will also be in this place."
He continued, "Our second position is in Yingtan City. We will be the second force, while General Xu Qingming's army of 3 men from Feiyun Base will be the main force. Division Commander Zheng Aiguo will lead his troops and other departments to join forces with them in the fight."
At this moment, Zheng Yong said, "In order to protect our flank, Division Commander Zheng Aiguo will leave two regiments and one regiment from Wu Gang's 7th Division to be stationed north of Yichun City to prevent zombies from attacking us from the flank. As for the area further west, it will be the responsibility of the troops from the Central Theater Command." Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo stood up and said in unison, "We guarantee to complete the mission."
Li Chenglong said, "This time, our 100,000-plus troops from the Eastern Theater Command and 100,000 troops from the Central Theater Command have formed a defensive line from Huaihua to Fuzhou. This line is the first and only defensive position. If we cannot hold off the zombie army here, they will invade northward and take over our rear. In that case, not only will we fail, but both the Central Theater Command and the Eastern Theater Command will fail, and China will be in its most dangerous moment. For the sake of everyone in Dawn City who is waiting for us to return, I hope everyone will work together to overcome this difficulty."
The shape of this line is somewhat like an inverted V. Originally, Li Chenglong wanted to set up a defensive position in Ji'an, but according to Yang Liu, who had set off a day earlier, Ji'an was in a state of chaos and there were already quite a few zombies, making it unsuitable for building a defensive position. Li Chenglong had no choice but to push his position back to Nanchang and Yingtan.
After the military conference, Zheng Aiguo left two regiments behind to join Xu Qingming at Yingtan and Feiyun Base, along with the other troops. These two regiments, along with Wu Gang's regiment, separated from Li Chenglong's main force to cover their western advance, eventually reaching the north side of Yichun City to prevent the Dawn Army's western flank from being attacked by zombies.
After everyone left, only Li Chenglong, Zheng Yong, and Feng Tian remained in the command vehicle. Zheng Yong said, "Commander, I just discussed it with some people in the political department and decided to approve some soldiers' membership applications. What do you think?" As he spoke, Zheng Yong brought out a list that was more than ten pages long. Some people's names were checked off, meaning they had been approved; some people's names had a red line under them, meaning they still needed to be observed; and some people's names were not marked at all.
Li Chenglong looked through them carefully and asked, "Are these all recent applications or from the last few months?" Zheng Yong replied, "Some applied before, but most applied this week. You know, members are supposed to set an example. They are always at the forefront of battle and the last to retreat. It's really not easy for them to apply at this time. So I relaxed the restrictions a bit."
Li Chenglong nodded: "All the soldiers who applied to join this week have been approved. You need to tell the political department to send the message of their approval to each soldier's mobile phone, and give each soldier an extra 1000 points. Tell the division political department, regimental political office, company political instructor, and platoon political instructor to do ideological work with the soldiers. With a major battle imminent, if the soldiers' thoughts are not unified, they will suffer a great loss." Zheng Yong nodded: "Okay, I'll take care of this right away."
At 9 PM on September 5th, the main force of the Dawn Army arrived at their designated position. After a short rest, the soldiers quickly began to construct defensive fortifications using the terrain. At the same time, various departments began to operate steadily, providing ample support for the soldiers.
Just as Li Chenglong finished contacting Xu Limin and Sun Qingpeng, Yang Liu returned with her special forces team. Without even resting, she rushed to Li Chenglong to report the latest information their team had gathered, urging the Dawn Army soldiers to prepare. Li Chenglong immediately ordered the new intelligence to be disseminated to all units of the Dawn Army, telling Yang Liu and her team to go back and rest well in preparation for the upcoming battles.
Meanwhile, the Information Support Department has also set up a communication network. After Li Chenglong spent a lot of money to upgrade the central computer last time, the communication range of the Crystal Network can reach a radius of 1200km. The distance from here to Dawn City is 950km, which is just within the communication range.