"Minister Zhou, you have to say something. Do you think it's easy for your brother?
Zhang Xiaoqiang left us here and ran back to stay in Hubei, where there are zombies on all sides. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
If you want me to say, the heart of the land can be delayed. First, we should build the corner. The Go book says that the golden-edged silver horn grass belly. As long as our Yinmeng area is really developed, how can it play a role in the future be less than that in Hubei?
Even if Zhang Xiaoqiang is worried about his wife and children, he can bring them over together. It's not like they don't have a plane … "
Zhao Jun didn't let Zhou Jie go and continued to nag, ignoring the mountain of documents in front of Zhou Jie and ignoring Zhou Jie's gray sideburns for the management of millions of people and the development of several big cities. In the end, Zhou Jie couldn't listen to it anymore. He slowly closed the documents in his hand, reached out and massaged his eyebrows, and said in a groaning tone, "Minister Zhao, did you come here to disgust me today?
You have it easy. You give everything to the General Staff of Ishihara, but I do everything myself. Not to mention the time for eating, I even have to run to the toilet. Please let me go. If you have any requirements, you can just say it … "Hearing Zhou Jie's plea for mercy, Zhao Jun was not proud, but a little depressed.
He slapped Zhou Jie on the shoulder and nagged, "Old Zhou, there are endless things to do. Doing everything by yourself is not what a superior should do. You have to train the people below as much as possible. Otherwise, they will only be lazy and push all the work and responsibilities to you. If I were like you in the army, I'm afraid I would have already … You can't do this. To put it bluntly, you will die of exhaustion sooner or later if you go on like this. It doesn't matter if you die of exhaustion, but when it causes chaos, won't our army have to come out and suppress it?" Zhou Jie's face was filled with dissatisfaction. Zhao Jun was a little depressed.
"Bah!
You are a jinx. I finally understand. You just have nothing to do after defeating Baotou, so you come to make trouble for me, right?
I tell you, even if you talk to me, I will not agree to your expansion of the army. How long has it been since the last time there was a major disarmament?
If I agree to your request, wouldn't that be giving Zhang Xiaoqiang a hard time?
In short, unless Zhang Xiaoqiang agrees to it, don't even think about getting a conscription order from me … "
The moment Zhao Jun entered the door today, he knew what this minister, who never entered the Administrative Yuan, was here for. The secret warehouse of Baotou's First Machinery Factory had more than three hundred well-preserved Type 69 tanks. Zhao Jun could see these three hundred tanks but could not touch them. He could only hand them over to Hubei's Lu Xiaobu to prevent Zhang Xiaoqiang from suspecting that he had ulterior motives. Of course, this was only decided at Ishihara's insistence. Otherwise, with Zhao Jun's personality, he would not have given Lu Xiaobu any chance. However, the formation of an armored army required professional and skilled regular soldiers. This way, at least half of the armored regiment's soldiers and officers would be transferred, and a considerable number of outstanding soldiers and maintenance personnel would be provided. They had no choice but to ask Hubei to raise a group of skilled technicians. Otherwise, they would not want the Hubei people to interfere in their business.
In this way, Yin Meng would have to transfer at least ten thousand people to form this armored army. The resources and fuel needed were countless. If the second army paid the bill, Zhao Jun would not feel comfortable. Even if the armored army would have to stay on the grasslands to fight, it would still be a loss. After all, it was not their direct subordinate army, and there would be more problems and coordination. This was a headache. Zhao Jun had no choice but to talk to Zhou Jie. At least he had to make up for the loss of blood of the second army. Zhou Jie did not give Zhao Jun any chance.
He directly blocked Zhao Jun's words, making him extremely depressed. He did not give Zhou Jie any face and said loudly, "There are nearly ten million zombies in the Yin Mountain Range. In addition, Huhhot City needs us to recover. Besides, we have suffered a lot of casualties in the previous battles. This time, it was all thanks to the mysterious weapon that Meow brought back. Otherwise, you would not have been able to obtain two complete medium-sized cities. These are the achievements of the second army. Isn't it just to expand the number of soldiers?
There is no need to make it so stiff … "
He waved it at Zhou Jie and shouted again, "This is our casualty report. Even with the mysterious weapon that can kill zombies on a large scale, there are still more than three hundred and ninety people dead, more than six hundred injured, and more than two hundred people who can't be saved. Including those who have been transferred to the Bloody Battle Group, we have lost almost a thousand veterans who have been trained for a long time. These veterans are not comparable to the recruits in the training camp. Each of them has the combat power of three recruits. Including the soldiers who are supporting Lu Xiaobu, the combat power of the army will continue to decline. It will take at least half a year for the armored army to form a combat power. Do you want us to lose the war …?"
It will take at least half a year for the armored army to form a combat power. Do you want us to lose the war … "Zhao Jun could ignore everything, the casualties of the army, and the combat power of the army, but there was one thing he could not ignore, and that was losing the war. As a soldier, failure was a disgrace. That was why he had only recovered Baotou, and had not yet recovered Baiyun Mine. At this moment, the battle at Baiyun Mine was still going on under the command of Shi Yuanye.
"Zhao Jun, I know you are anxious, but I have no other choice … Let me put it this way, we have all taken risks in establishing the armored army. If it wasn't for the fact that we need these three hundred tanks to fight as soon as possible, I wouldn't have agreed to form the army before Zhang Xiaoqiang agreed. I even asked Lu Xiaobu to come and take charge. The more Zhang Xiaoqiang is not here, the more cautious we have to be, or we will get into trouble …"
Zhou Jie finally told Zhao Jun everything. It was not that there was no source of soldiers, nor was it because of the lack of weapons and supplies. It was because he did not dare. Zhang Xiaoqiang separated the military from the government, and let the Administrative Yuan take charge of the recruitment and training of the new soldiers. This was to prevent the military from having too many hands, and also to prevent the Administrative Yuan from interfering in the military. That was why Zhou Jie did not want to interfere in the issue of expanding the army.
"But … but there is still no news from Zhang Xiaoqiang. God knows where Zhang Xiaoqiang has gone. Why don't you go and urge the research institute on the progress of the new weapons? Otherwise, we really won't be able to complete the secret mission that Zhang Xiaoqiang gave me …" Zhao Jun was out of ideas.
Unconsciously, he said something that he should not have said, which made Zhou Jie suddenly feel refreshed. He did not dare to speak casually because he did not want Zhang Xiaoqiang to misunderstand that he was trying to seize power. After all, expanding the army without permission was a taboo in the heart of a leader. However, with Zhang Xiaoqiang's mission, it was different. As long as it did not conflict with Zhang Xiaoqiang's orders, they could still be anxious in certain aspects.
"Zhao Jun, can you let me know about the mission that Zhang Xiaoqiang gave you? If it is very important, maybe …"
Zhao Jun wasn't too guarded against Zhou Jie's curiosity. Back when Zhang Xiao Qiang had given them the mission, he had just mentioned it casually. Perhaps even Zhang Xiao Qiang himself didn't believe that they would be able to complete this seemingly distant mission. Hence, he had just mentioned it casually, allowing Zhao Jun and Shi Yuan Ye to work hard in this direction. Now that Zhou Jie wanted to know, Zhao Jun didn't hide anything, and told him about the last time Zhang Xiao Qiang had contacted them.
After listening to Zhao Jun's narration in detail, Zhou Jie's face did not have any abnormality. It was still the same calm appearance as before, but there was a storm in his heart. If Zhang Xiaoqiang really wanted to charge there, I am afraid that Yin Meng's battle goal will be expanded ten times, and the battle or difficulty they will face will be ten times that of dealing with tens of millions of zombies now.
Although I don't know why Zhang Xiaoqiang wants to recover there, as long as he has this intention, we will try our best to complete it. As for the new soldiers, I can only give you battle losses … "Hearing the first part of the words, Zhao Jun was delighted.
He thought that he had pried open a gap in front of the stubborn Zhou Jie, but he did not expect that Zhou Jie still had no plans to let him expand the army. His eyelids drooped instantly. Zhou Jie did not look at Zhao Jun's changing expression and continued his words. Like a roller coaster, he hooked up Zhao Jun's thoughts again. "There will be no problem handing over the armored army to Lu Xiaobu, and Zhang Xiaoqiang will not blame you if he knows. However, you do not need to transfer professional soldiers immediately. Fan Zhongfeng's armored regiment is now on a large scale, and there are a lot of professional talents under him. These people can set up an armored military school and look for shorter and younger survivors to enter the military school to study. In this way, there will be a large number of reserve soldiers, and Zhang Xiaoqiang will not blame you. We don't have to do it in one step, but we can do it step by step …"
Zhou Jie's method could only be regarded as a temporary measure. After all, he did not even have the right to set up a military school. However, this set of procedures would make Zhang Xiaoqiang speechless when he found out later. Even if it took a little longer, it would allow young people with strong acceptance to have enough time and effort to learn how to operate a tank. At the same time, it would also solve Zhao Jun's biggest problem, killing two birds with one stone.