Chapter 882 Food Crisis
"General, Hua Xiaotian has sent news that General Cui has woken up!" Upon hearing this report, the gloomy atmosphere in the conference room of the Fourth Corps' Combat Command Center was significantly relieved.
"After all, we are not deeply involved in the matter of Jincheng's aristocratic families sniping at Tianhe's forces. Now that Cui Lie has woken up, things may not have reached the worst point! The couple has a lot of forces under their command, it is impossible for them to really ignore the overall situation and engage in a large-scale war with us!" said a white-haired old man.
"Chairman Jing's attitude is also crucial. The Second Legion was brought under control so quickly. In addition to the killing of Cheng Ying, the Special Intelligence Department, Special Service Department, and Special Warfare Department were also responsible. A few days ago, Yan Zishu, Deng Tianming, and Ye Wushuang all went to Jindu New City. This shows that Chairman Jing supports Rong Xianxian." An officer wearing gold-rimmed glasses who was attacked by the white-haired old man analyzed.
"Has there been any reply from President Jing?" Zhu Tianliang, who was sitting at the top, asked the correspondent behind him.
"No, General, President Jing has been closing his door to visitors since he returned to Beijing. The Duanmu, Xie, and Shangguan families have been waiting outside the Jing residence for three days. Several old patriarchs have come to the door, but they have no intention of making an appointment!" The white-haired old man sighed.
"What is the movement of the Fifth Legion?" Zhu Tianliang asked.
"At present, the three main divisions of the Fifth Corps have returned to their respective bases. General Pei is in charge of the Fifth Corps headquarters. Jing Tianyue leads the 0512th Regiment to the Misty Forest War Zone. Yan Xun leads the 0513th Regiment to the Guzhu Secret Area. Liu Zonghai leads the 0517th Regiment to the Changjin Lake Salt Field." General Zhao Bing pulled out a corps distribution map and reported.
"Has the Special Affairs Department taken any action?"
"All the people we stationed in the three major places have lost contact. The news that Yan Zishu, Deng Tianming and Ye Wushuang went to Jindu New City was the last news we received." A young officer in black uniform reported.
"It seems that President Jing not only supports Rong Xianxian's revenge, but also intends to take this opportunity to clean up the mansion, regroup, and even expand his influence." Zhu Tianliang concluded with a gloomy face.
"Then what should we do? Will Rong Xianxian use the same method she used against the Second Legion on us?" Zhao Bing looked worried.
"It shouldn't happen. Cui Lie has woken up. We don't have a mortal feud with Rong Xianxian. Rong Xianxian has so many enemies, we are not even at the top! Besides, the overall situation of mankind is becoming more and more difficult. Chairman Jingyuan will not allow major turmoil in the military again." said the white-haired old man.
After hearing the old man's words, everyone in the conference room looked much more relaxed.
"Since Cui Lie is awake, release the members of the Thunder Squad!" Zhu Tianliang ordered Zhao Bing.
"Yes!" Zhao Bing responded.
"I didn't want Cui Lie to get involved with Tianhe at the beginning because I was afraid he would lose his life in vain. Who could have expected that he would actually... Oh, it was my fault after all!" Zhu Tianliang sighed.
"General, how can you be blamed for this? You also value talents. At that time, Chengying joined forces with Shangguan, Wang, Duanmu and seven or eight other families to hunt Tianhe and Lieyan. Xia Kai, Jiang Jie and others met with accidents one after another. Even, under their manipulation, Tianhe was exiled to Hongteng Mountain. If Rong Xianxian had not returned in time, the Tianhe Free Corps would have been wiped out." said the young officer in black uniform.
"Rong Xianxian is back. It's useless to say all these now. No matter what, Cui Lie was able to wake up thanks to Rong Xianxian. Those people Cui Lie brought out, those who want to go with him can be taken away by him. After all, we are all comrades in arms, so let's part ways in peace!" Zhu Tianliang was very wary of the battle performance of Rong Xianxian and Ning Qingyun after their return.
After all, after the fall of the Hongteng Mountain garrison and the loss of contact with the Tianhe Freedom Corps, various forces divided up the Tianhe industry, and the Zhu family also intervened.
Rong Xianxian and Ning Qingyun returned to the Jindu New City safe zone again and found that the atmosphere here was obviously different from before.
Compared with before, there are many more young faces here. These young people have smiling eyes and look bright and energetic. They look as vibrant as young seedlings under the spring breeze, making people happy at the first sight.
"Madam, Master, the seven strongholds of Qiming Mountain, Black Tiger Village, Seven Star Mountain, Jindu, Guxizhou, Wild Boar Ridge, and Jiuhuan Mountain were completed two years ago. Most of these children were the ones you selected before and sent to various military academies to study. In the past two years, they have graduated one after another and were assigned to the seven strongholds for training. Outstanding talents like Shen Yongan and Ji Xinghui are now able to take on important responsibilities. In the past five years, your subordinates have always obeyed your will and continued to select outstanding children to send to military academies for study. Here is the detailed list." Chang Qing handed a palm-sized booklet to Rong Xianxian.
"Take it. You have done a great job over the years. You will still be responsible for these matters in the future. Have the seven bases recruited enough students?" Rong Xianxian did not take the booklet. She believed that if she doubted a person, she would not employ him. If she employed a person, she would trust him. Over the past five years, despite being besieged from all sides, Changqing not only maintained its foundation, but also steadily promoted various tasks and expanded its strength according to the previous plan. The results achieved today have far exceeded her expectations.
"We have recruited enough soldiers. For each major base, we plan to recruit 1,000 soldiers and 2,000 logistics personnel. Most of the soldiers were recruited a year ago. As for the logistics personnel, after we released the recruitment notice, more than 10,000 people applied within half a month."
"How come there are so many people? Aren't the treatments given by each stronghold comparable to those of local small-scale civilian mercenary groups?" The purpose of establishing the seven strongholds, including Jiuhuan Mountain and Wild Boar Ridge, was to split and hide the overt power of the Tianhe Freedom Corps, so they naturally acted in a low-key manner.
"Yes, but in the past few years, there are fewer and fewer newly established mercenary groups, and the army is not recruiting much. It is too difficult for ordinary people to find a job to make a living. Since two years ago, the number of people dying from hunger has been increasing!" Chang Qing replied.
"How could this happen? The authorities don't care?" Rong Xianxian was a little surprised.
"How can we manage it? Since the end of the world, all kinds of infrastructure projects in major security zones have been completed. There is no need for so many people on the construction sites. The food collected by the government has been eaten up. Natural disasters continue, arable land is scarce, and weak mutant beasts and edible mutant plants are becoming fewer and fewer. The food crisis has been getting worse in recent years. The government is already struggling to provide military supplies, so how can it take care of ordinary people who are unable to go out hunting!"
"In the past three years, especially in winter, the number of people dying from hunger has increased! I have had people do statistics on the safe zones where the seven strongholds are located." Chang Qing said as he pulled up a curve chart on his watch.
"Hasn't the government taken any measures?" Rong Xianxian asked, looking at the rising red line.
(End of this chapter)
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