As for why this is?

That's because hydrogen bombs do not contain silicon-based compounds and cannot contain silicon-based compounds.

Bombs without silicon-based compounds naturally do not pose much threat to the demon cave and the beast herd.

"Commander, headquarters sent a message saying that reinforcements have been dispatched and will arrive in as little as five hours."

Just when Lu Ming was at a loss, a staff officer hurried in and said.

"Oh, finally here."

Upon hearing the news, Lu Ming immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

...........

Imperial capital, Prime Minister's residence.

In the conference room, Zhang Zhongming and others were listening to Chen Ping's report.

"Is the situation stable?" Zhang Zhongming asked in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, the situation has now basically stabilized. I will now report to you on the overall situation."

"As of now, the battle on our eastern defense line is nearing its end, and reconnaissance indicates that the beast herds at sea are few in number."

"Everything is normal on the northwest defense line. No major fighting has occurred. However, the Siberian region's beast herd is gradually approaching our defense line and is expected to arrive in five days."

"The fighting on the southern defense line is still fierce, and our army has suffered heavy losses, but we have already transferred reinforcements from the eastern defense line to reinforce it, so it won't be a problem to hold the defense line." Chen Ping reported one by one.

"Well, that's good."

"How are the situations in other aspects?" Zhang Zhongming nodded slightly, and then continued.

"In other news, the fighting in major cities in the north is nearing its end, and the final cleanup is underway."

"But the losses were also quite severe. Most cities were severely damaged, and over 300 cities were captured by the beasts. No one, military or civilian, survived."

"In addition, there are still large herds of beasts in the vast suburbs, which need to be cleared out later."

"In addition, a total of more than 300 demon caves have descended across northern my country, including three giant demon caves, forty-five large ones, and the rest are small and medium-sized demon caves."

"Half of these demon caves have been destroyed, but most of them were small and medium-sized. Only nine large demon caves were destroyed, and not a single giant demon cave was destroyed."

"The military is formulating a plan and is ready to actively cooperate with the committee to destroy the remaining demon caves in a short period of time."

"But clearing out the three giant demon caves is extremely difficult. Without resorting to hydrogen bombs, we can only concentrate more troops and super-powered people to launch a strong attack."

"Well, these demon caves must be destroyed as soon as possible. Otherwise, once they start producing, it will be difficult to deal with them, especially the three giant demon caves."

"Old Zhang, coordinate this matter with the Chief. No matter how much manpower and resources are invested, we must completely eliminate these three giant demon caves."

"Okay, I will."

Zhang Wenguang nodded.

"What about the south? What's the current situation in the devil's cave in the south?" Zhang Zhongming continued to ask.

"The total number of demon caves that descended in the south was over 400, and all 19 of the giant demon caves have been destroyed."

"As for the remaining demon dens, we can only attack them with missiles and air power, but I don't think the effect will be very good."

"Yes, it is indeed too much of a stretch to attack with missiles and air power alone, and we cannot use more hydrogen bombs."

After listening to Chen Ping’s report, Zhang Zhongming sighed.

Tang Dongfeng and the others also frowned.

They certainly knew why more hydrogen bombs couldn't be used.

Because hydrogen bombs are not completely free of nuclear radiation as advertised, they just have less radiation. A small amount of radiation accumulated over time will also cause terrible nuclear pollution.

According to calculations by the Academy of Sciences, the entire southern region can withstand a maximum of thirty nuclear explosions.

If it happens more than thirty times, the entire southern region will be completely turned into a dead zone, and even the north will be affected.

The Qing Kingdom took the initiative to withdraw from the southern region, but it was a strategic withdrawal and they would fight back in the future.

It has become a polluted area. What’s the point of reclaiming it in the future?

And even if there are nineteen more chances, they must be used on the giant demon cave that will descend later.

The devil's lair will not come just once, but endlessly, and the next one will be in six months.

"Regarding the Demon Cave in the South, your military should just do their best. First, stabilize the North. We'll always find a way to resolve it in the future."

Zhang Zhongming sighed and said.

"I understand, please rest assured, Prime Minister." Chen Ping assured.

"Well, let's talk about the casualties." Zhang Zhongming continued.

"Okay, as of now, our army has suffered a total of 4.93 billion casualties, including 3 billion casualties among the soldiers of the International Battlefield and 1.9 billion among the clone soldiers. Currently, there are only 4 billion soldiers left in the International Battlefield."

"Among the residents, a total of 130 million were killed or injured, including 55 million deaths."

Upon hearing this number, Zhang Zhongming and others' faces became extremely gloomy.

Such casualties are simply despairing.

The total population of Qing Kingdom is only 600 million.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I do not think now is the time to be thinking about casualties."

"Our most important task now is to speed up the production of clone soldiers. We are seriously short of manpower."

"Also, I suggest that superpowers be recruited into the army immediately."

"Without the support of soldiers from all over the world and super-powered people, no matter how many clone soldiers there are, they will be useless." Chen Ping said anxiously.

"Well, there's no problem with either of these two things. I'll arrange them right away."

Zhang Zhongming nodded.

.........

at the same time.

In Donghai City, the sound of gunfire has gradually faded away.

After two days of fighting, the East China Sea was finally saved thanks to the joint efforts of the military and civilians of the East China Sea!

But the price paid is also extremely painful!

According to incomplete statistics, the number of civilian casualties has reached nearly three million.

The once prosperous city became a mess, with countless buildings collapsing and burning.

The streets and alleys were littered with corpses, countless streams of blood gathered into rivers, dyeing the ground red, and the air was filled with a strong, pungent fishy smell.

The survivors silently took to the streets and worked with the soldiers to pull the bodies out of the pile of corpses and then cremated them on the spot.

"Mom...don't burn my mom."

A girl about seven or eight years old tried desperately to stop the survivors from carrying away her mother's body.

She was crying so hard that her tears were streaming down her face, and it looked extremely heartbreaking.

"Baby, your mom is a hero. We are going to send her to heaven."

"Don't worry, Mom will watch you grow up in heaven."

A survivor squatted down, hugged her, and comforted her softly.

"Woo...I don't want it...I want my mom."

The girl struggled desperately, but in the end she could only watch her mother's body burn in the flames.

"Dad, have a good trip. I will take good care of mom. Don't worry."

A young man in his twenties stood in front of the fire and silently made a resolution.

The mother standing by had tears on her face. She held her son's hand tightly and sobbed.

The same scene happened in different corners of the East China Sea.

Countless survivors were wailing and crying.