In the end, Ishiyuanye pulled Zhang Xiaoqiang out of the Helan Canyon. So far, they had already made three discoveries. It would take time to turn these discoveries into trump cards. Ishiyuanye couldn't let Zhang Xiaoqiang waste his time on this. The war was still waiting for Zhang Xiaoqiang's arrangement.
When Zhang Xiaoqiang was pulled out by Ishiyuanye, he was a little reluctant. In his heart, there was another thing that made him stay in the canyon.
Liu Lu was taught a few lessons by her senior apprentice brother Kong San Ju, and finally agreed to obey Zhang Xiao Qiang. Liu Lu's obedience meant that the Mutant Great Bird, Cloud Condor, would obey. Cloud Condor had been tormented by the two dogs, and was still recuperating. Once it recovered, Zhang Xiao Qiang would be able to convince Liu Lu to bring him to the place he wanted to go every day, the hot spring base.
With Zhang Xiaoqiang's return, everything was back on track. The pre-war preparations continued. The survivors who had migrated down were divided into workers and those who had experience in operating and repairing machines were selected. They were given temporary worker cards and became the first batch of workers in Shizuishan City. Some of the small factories that could be restored immediately started to operate first, and more or less produced some output.
There were also tens of thousands of strong men who formed the construction corps. They were responsible for the task of transporting all kinds of materials and equipment to the Helan Canyon. At the same time, the old material warehouses in Helan Mountain were gradually cleared by the Bloody Battle's search camp. In the past, these warehouses were all connected by roads, so they were immediately occupied by zombies. The survivors in Helan Mountain could only sigh. Now, all kinds of materials and materials were being moved out or directly sent to the Helan Canyon.
The materials market in Yinchuan City became the most crowded place. All kinds of steel and cement were gathered at the foot of Helan Mountain. Zhang Xiaoqiang built the road to the Helan Canyon regardless of the cost. At the same time, he built fortifications on both sides of the road. It seemed like the whole Helan Mountain was pruned into a fortress group.
In addition to the existing building materials, Zhou Jie handed the migration work to Lin Dongliang and returned to Wuhai City. He took thousands of newly recruited workers and Chen Guandong, the director of the mineral department, to rebuild the steel plant. Although they couldn't restore the previous scale, it was still feasible to restore some production capacity.
Zhang Xiaoqiang decided to give up the new county town and gradually move the people to Yinchuan Plain. As long as they cleared the zombies upstream of the Yellow River and opened up the mountain road to Alashan, they would be able to connect all the residential areas together. At that time, the next step would be to defend the south and attack the north. At the same time, they would move eastward to gradually recover Baotou City and occupy the largest mine in Inner Mongolia, the Baiyun Mountain Mine.
As a result, the division of the grassland army's war zone was clear. The 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division would be stationed in Wuhai City to protect 100,000 civilians. At the same time, they would extend their tentacles in two directions. One was to go north and recover Dengkou County as a bridgehead to attack the Baotou area. At the same time, it would also act as a barrier to Wuhai City. For this reason, Zhang Xiaoqiang transferred the 2nd Regiment of the Suicide Squad and the Destroyer Squad over. The second was to spread their tentacles along the Rongwu Highway to the east and open up a small road to contact the northern army.
Yinchuan City, which had just been completely recovered, became the main gathering place. The 1st Regiment of the 1st Division, the Armored Regiment, the Garrison Division, the Blood Wolf Brigade, the Hunter Army, and the two logistics regiments were all gathered in Yinchuan City.
Yinchuan City had become a wartime military camp. The Hunter Army's early cleaning work had begun to show results. The upper reaches of the Yellow River in Yinchuan Plain were divided into two by the Yellow River. At the same time, the zombies were also divided into two. Wuzhong City and Lingwu City, which had a population of one million, were on the other side of the Yellow River. Out of the two million zombies, at least 1.2 million were on the other side of the Yellow River. Therefore, the mission was not as big as expected. This was also the reason why Zhang Xiaoqiang went to the Helan Mountains to develop plant materials.
"The Hunter Army has completed the initial attack in the south of Yinchuan City. We have eliminated 80,000 scattered zombies, more than 100 type 2 zombies, and countless evolved zombies. Except for Yongning County, the surrounding towns and villages are all under our control.
The weapons and ammunition are all ready. This time, we can use a total of 12 million rounds of ammunition. Two million rounds have been allocated to the 2nd Regiment of the Wuhai War Zone, and three million rounds have been reserved for emergencies. We can guarantee that the troops will have seven million rounds … "
The Blood Wolf Brigade has been fully equipped, and the personnel has been replenished. After Zhou Xiong's investigation, we have 1,200 people from the Gorge who have been captured. Eighty of them have passed the test and officially joined the Blood Wolf Brigade. Now, the Blood Wolf Brigade has a total of 6,000 people … "
There were only three people in the meeting room. The three leaders of the Grassland Army were all present. Zhang Xiaoqiang sat at the head of the table, while Zhao Jun and Ishihara sat opposite each other. Ishihara was the one who reported to Zhang Xiaoqiang about the pre-war preparations. The meeting room was a little dark, and only a few rays of light could penetrate through the thick curtains. Most of the people in the meeting room were smokers. Even Ishihara had a cigarette in his other hand when he was reporting the situation.
Zhang Xiao Qiang and Zhao Jun were expressionless, only the cigarette in their mouths flickered, giving rise to spirals of green smoke. The spreading green smoke circled around the room, forming a gauze-like mist.
Ishihara's report was not fast, and every word was clear. Zhao Jun had been calm the whole time, but when he heard that the Blood Wolf Brigade had a total of 6,000 people, he suddenly felt conflicted. He slammed the table and said to Zhang Xiaoqiang, "Zhang Xiaoqiang, no matter how good the Blood Wolf Brigade is at fighting, they are still outsiders. You don't have to be so biased, do you?
My garrison division only has a total of 5,000 people. Including the supply team, there are only about 6,000 people. Wouldn't their brigade have the same number of troops as my division? "
Zhao Jun's clamor made Ishihara stop his report. He put down the document and leaned back in his chair. He looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang without saying a word. Not only Zhao Jun, but many people in the army also disagreed with the Blood Wolf Brigade's expansion. Ding Ziqiang and Wang Shaohua had expressed their dissatisfaction in private, but only Zhao Jun had spoken out.
Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't seem to hear Zhao Jun's complaints. He crossed his hands, clasped his thumbs together, and rested his elbows on the table. His eyes were slightly narrowed, as if he couldn't open them because of the smoke from the cigarette in his mouth. After a while, Zhang Xiaoqiang turned to look at Ishihara and said softly, "Continue …"
Zhao Jun didn't get an answer. He shrunk his neck in frustration and pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray. He grabbed the cigarette box on the side, only to find that the last cigarette had been smoked. He couldn't help but squash the cigarette box and look at Ishihara, who had picked up the document again, gloomily.
"The losses from the Helan Mountains have been replenished. All the troops have completed their pre-battle mobilization. The weapons and armor of the logistics troops are in place. For this operation, there will be four battalions of the main force, plus the supply battalion, artillery company, communication company, and firepower assault company. There will be a total of 3,600 people.
The armored division will send out two main battalions, plus the supply battalion, bridge battalion, fuel supply company, maintenance company, and communication company. There will be a total of 2,700 people.
The garrison division will send out three battalions of the first, three battalions of the second, and three battalions of the supply battalion. There will be a total of 4,600 people in three battalions and nine battalions. The third garrison division will stay behind to guard the Silver Stream base camp, the Helan Mountains security camp, and the Silver Stream military camp.
The Blood Wolf Brigade will send out three battalions of the first, three battalions of the second, and three battalions of the supply battalion. There will be a total of 11 battalions, 5,700 people …
The Hunter Cavalry will send out three battalions, 1,200 people. Other than that, we will also have 3,000 reinforcements recruited from the Helan Mountains. They are all from the military and are currently being reorganized. If the frontline needs them, they can be temporarily organized into the fourth and fifth garrison divisions. There will be a total of six battalions … "
When Ishihara finished his last sentence, Zhao Jun was no longer conflicted. He was originally anxious and restless, but now his heart was relaxed and his butt was no longer itchy. He sat quietly like an old monk, pretending to be a wooden statue. However, what Zhang Xiaoqiang said next made his heart skip a beat.
"Among the 130,000 survivors, there are 90,000 men. This way, the problem of manpower is no longer a problem. We can recruit another 3,000 to 5,000 people and train them according to compulsory military training. If there is a need, they will be directly added to the troops. The supplies will be allocated according to the supply battalion.
When the battle at the Silver Stream Plains ends, the troops will be reorganized. The garrison division will be expanded into the garrison army. There will be two divisions and six regiments. They will be responsible for city defense, material search, logistics, and battlefield support.
The formation of the main division will remain the same. There will be a combat brigade. The first and second main divisions will be upgraded to combat brigades. There will be three main divisions, one supply battalion, and one transport battalion. The armored division will remain the same. There will be a reconnaissance battalion. There will be two aerial reconnaissance companies, one radar company, and one intelligence company.
The formation of the Blood Wolf Brigade will remain the same. It will be capped at 6,000 people. In the future, soldiers will be rewarded with materials and military ranks. Officers will be transferred to the main division or the garrison army for promotion. "