Dawn 403.

Military.

Ji He stood in front of the territory map of Star City, his eyes swept across the territory of Star City, and finally focused on the front-line supply area of ​​Star City.

Now he has stood at the pinnacle of power in Star City.

And his first step in reforming Star City will start from the military.

In the past, the main combat power of Star City was divided into two parts.

One part is the major battle regiments in the front-line supply area, responsible for exploring and dispersing the front-line domain field, and transporting resources to Star City.

The other part is the military stationed in Star City, responsible for maintaining order in the city and protecting the city's safety. If a domain field suddenly descends, the military will also be the city's strongest defense.

This model has been maintained for hundreds of years.

But Ji He believes that it is time for this model to be reformed.

The environment around Star City has deteriorated, powerful racial forces have emerged frequently, and the human race's development on the front line has become very slow.

The previous combat mode is no longer suitable for the current situation.

It is urgent to integrate the front-line forces, enhance the combat effectiveness of the military, and change the small-scale battle group combat mode to the integrated collective combat mode.

His idea was to merge the front-line regiment into the military.

In the future, the military would open up the battlefield and obtain resources through war.

Ji He had made a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of doing so.

The domain forces in the human world generally show a trend of big eating small, and the speed at which weak forces are eliminated is accelerating.

Weak domain forces used to dominate the mainstream, so the regiment mode relied on the efficiency, convenience, and flexibility brought by small team operations, and became the mainstream of external operations.

But the battlefields of the future are increasingly moving towards large-scale wars.

Star City is getting stronger by plundering the spiritual resources of the domain field, and so are many domain forces.

Small-scale operations in the form of regiments will become increasingly difficult to be compatible with future battlefields in the future, and the importance of the military is once again reflected at this time.

In Ji He's opinion, it is very necessary to merge the regiment into the military.

This can not only enhance the overall strength of the military, but also reform the front-line combat mode.

Switch the small-scale regiment combat mode to the collective combat mode that the military is best at, and adapt to the future race war in advance.

This reform has another advantage.

Star City's control over the front line is raised to another level.

The current warband is like a mercenary. In addition to being supervised by Star City, it is mainly managed by the Warband General Association.

But the Warband General Association is not completely under the management of Star City.

The Warband General Association is an organization jointly established by the five major cities. It manages the dispatch of the warbands in the five major cities and is a completely independent organization.

Even the Warband General Association is more inclined to a cooperative relationship with the warband.

In order to take back the management rights of the front-line warbands, the Warband General Association is a hurdle in Ji He's eyes, and the idea of ​​the president of the top warband is even more of a hurdle.

It is not as simple as imagined to merge the front-line warbands into the military.

How to do it, Ji He already has a clear goal in his heart.

Compared with the Warband General Association, which manages the warbands with long arms, he pays more attention to the ideas of the top warbands.

But it is not easy to let the top warbands take the lead in merging into the military directly. The model of the top warbands gives them extremely high self-confidence.

Especially the top ten warbands, which are nominally equal to the military.

There have been cases in history where top warbands have confronted the military. The Dark Star Warband stationed in Winter City had conflicts with the military because a branch commander was imprisoned by the military. Fortunately, the situation was suppressed in the end.

If the military wants to incorporate the top ten warbands, it is necessary to disintegrate the independence of the top warbands.

Ji He has no doubt that if Star City issues an announcement and decides to merge the front-line warbands into the military, there will definitely be a large number of warbands responding.

But there will be two obstacles afterwards.

One is the resistance of the warband association, and the other is the resistance of some top warbands who are unwilling to join

the military .

He has no right to ask about the supply areas of other cities, but Ji He has made a decision to keep the warband stationed in the supply area of ​​Star City firmly under the control of Star City.

However, if you want to push the warband to be incorporated into the military, being too radical will only have a counterproductive effect.

He decided to start with the warband structure in the West Supply Area of ​​Star City and gradually integrate the strength of each warband.

Before that, he would not reveal his thoughts.

As for who should be responsible for the task of integrating the warband, Ji He already has the best candidate in mind.

That night, he came to the dungeon of the military.

In addition to the criminals in the city, there are also some special groups of people imprisoned here.

For example, Dean Hu of the Hupo Research Institute is now imprisoned here.

But Ji He's target this time is not Dean Hu.

Following the military soldiers, Ji He finally came to a cell.

The cell is made of special metal, and the spiritual energy inside is completely drained. The side facing the aisle is thick explosion-proof transparent glass.

After the soldiers on duty left, Ji He reached out and pressed the switch on the wall.

The lights in the cell flickered and lit up.

I saw a haggard middle-aged man sitting against the wall, his hair was messy and his face was pale.

Looking at each other, Ji He smiled and said:

"Captain Li."

The man called Captain Li slowly raised his head at this time, revealing a pair of murderous eyes.

Like a caged tiger, he was filled with an unruly aura.

The man's name is Li Zhan, and he is the leader of the "Wings of Death", one of the top ten battle groups.

Ji He had read the historical materials about his history in detail.

In Ji He's eyes, he was gifted but also ambitious.

He was not yet born during the years of Li Zhan's rise. At that time, Li Zhan was rated as one of the top ten outstanding graduates in the history of Dawn Academy.

Li Zhan, who graduated from the Combat Department, was once a legend.

After graduation, he was selected by the "Smashing Domain Doghead" Chapter, one of the ten oldest chapters that still stands today, and he started as a rookie warrior of the top chapter.

After three years of frontline experience, Li Zhan took the initiative to leave the Smashing Domain Doghead Chapter and formed the Death Wings Chapter.

In the years that followed, the Death Wings ushered in a rapid rise.

Looking at the history of the chapter development, except for the Dawn Chapter, one of the top ten chapters, which is now the Dawn Military Department of Winter City, which has an absolutely overwhelming growth rate, the development of the Death Wings is enough to rank in the top five or even the top three in the history of the human race.

But Li Zhan's shortcoming is that he is too ambitious.

In the past, Li Zhan relied on his ambition and drive to bring the Death Wings to the historical status of the top ten chapters step by step.

But Li Zhan, who became the leader of the top ten chapters, has a new goal.

He wants to integrate the frontline forces and make the frontline completely independent, no longer under the jurisdiction of the city's top leaders and the chapter association.

Li Zhan never betrayed humanity. His starting point was to make the front-line warbands have higher autonomy, be able to formulate combat strategies independently, and hope to expand the size of the Death Wings Warband to form a combat unit comparable to the military.

His idea was undoubtedly to break the front-line pattern system at the time.

Because of this, Li Zhan embarked on the road of fighting against the city and the warband association, and eventually became a prisoner.

A rising star dimmed. Finally, after a joint trial by the warband association, the joint military, and the top leaders of various cities, it was decided to send Li Zhan back to his hometown, Star City, and imprison him in the military prison in Star City. The sword was sheathed

, and the years passed. Li Zhan gradually faded out of people's sight.

Li Zhan now looks more than 40 years old, but his actual age is more than a hundred years old.

The Death Wings Warband he founded is still a top warband, but it is no longer as glorious as when Li Zhan was still there.

In Ji He's eyes, this sheathed sword is time to be unsheathed.

Li Zhan was the best chess piece in his eyes.

His idea coincided with his own. He wanted to use Li Zhan to integrate the war group in the western supply zone of Xingcheng, and then the military would take over.

"Who are you?"

Li Zhan's cold and hoarse voice sounded.

"Ji He, a member of the Supreme Council of Xingcheng."

"What do you want from me?"

"I always think that you were right in the past. The idea of ​​integrating the front line was just too advanced, and your behavior was too radical... In the future, the forces in various fields of the battlefield will fight as a race. The war group's combat mode is too scattered. Facing a powerful race, it is impossible to form an effective counter-aggregate force."

Listening to Ji He's detailed analysis of the front-line situation, Li Zhan's eyes fluctuated.

Because what Ji He said was exactly what he had thought.

Every word of Ji He touched his heart, and he, who had not had emotional fluctuations for a long time, even had the illusion of finding a confidant.

"Captain Li, we need new reforms to adapt to the new era. I need your help."

"Even if you are a member of the Supreme Council of Star City, you can't take me out of here."

Li Zhan was obviously persuaded at this time, but facing Ji He's recruitment, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Captain Li, the world has changed dramatically in the years you have been imprisoned. First of all, Future City was destroyed. Later, our connection with Old Horse City and Victory City is also being gradually cut off. The main roads connecting the cities are basically covered by the domain field. The influence of the war group on Star City has become weaker and weaker... As for the pressure inside Star City, you don't need to worry. I can handle it."

Under Ji He's persuasion, Li Zhan's eyes kept changing.

"Captain Li, you were once a legend. I believe you can create glory again in this new era."

This time, Li Zhan's eyes became firm, looking at Ji He and nodding:

"I didn't expect that I could find a confidant who understands me when I was half buried in the ground. In this case, I have nothing to hesitate about."

When the door of the prison was opened, Ji He's right hand held Li Zhan's.

Ji He said at this time:

"Captain Li, I will arrange three outstanding newcomers to follow and assist you. The future of the front line depends on you."

"Okay."

...

At the end of Dawn 403.

Li Zhan was released from prison and rushed to the front line with three elite warriors arranged by Ji He.

At the beginning of Dawn 404, under Ji He's arrangement, Li Zhan rejoined the Death Wings Regiment he founded and took charge of the Death Wings Regiment again at the end of the year.

The plan to integrate the regiments began.

Li Zhan worked hard on the front line, and Ji He cooperated in the rear to provide all-round support.

In the face of inquiries from the regiment headquarters, Ji He used the reasons he had already prepared to prevaricate and stabilize the regiment headquarters.

During this period, Li Zhan's performance did not disappoint him, and he began to expand the Death Wings Regiment.

In order to enhance the influence of the Death Wings Regiment, Ji He took the initiative to arrange most of the combat students who graduated from Dawn and Star City this year into the Death Wings Regiment.

Time flies, Dawn 407.

This year, under the management of Li Zhan and the support of Ji He, the Wings of Death were promoted to the first regiment in the West Supply Zone of Star City by adding fresh blood and annexing small regiments.

After four years of contact and cooperation, Li Zhan regarded Ji He as his confidant and had full trust in Ji He.

But in Ji He's eyes, Li Zhan's achievements were far from enough and could not reach his goal at all.

A large number of small regiments in the West Supply Zone of Star City were incorporated into the Wings of Death regiment, but the Wings of Death regiment had limited influence on the top regiments and could not annex these top regiments at all.

Ji He had already thought of a way for Li Zhan to do what to do next.

Launch a war against the Holy Shield Domain.

The Holy Shield Domain is a powerful force entrenched in the west of the Star City Supply Zone. It has been confronting the front line for more than ten years, but the human race has never taken action against this domain force.

But this time, Ji He decided to let Li Zhan

form a joint regiment with the fight against the Holy Shield Domain as the lead.

Since it is a joint regiment, it must have a general commander.

Ji He had been planning this move for a long time.

Li Zhan, who was in charge of the strongest battle group on the front line, was undoubtedly the best candidate for the commander-in-chief of the joint combat army.

In the following years, with the support of Ji He, Li Zhan became the commander-in-chief of the joint battle group as he wished, commanding all the battle groups on the front line.

In the war against the Holy Shield Field, Ji He asked Li Zhan to deliberately slow down the progress.

This period of time was the best time for Li Zhan to control the front line in Ji He's eyes.

During this period, Li Zhan gradually dismantled the top battle groups, divided them into joint divisions, and gradually merged them into the Death Wings Battle Group.

A front-line joint army comparable to the military gradually formed.

During the fight against the Holy Shield Field, Li Zhan's control over the joint battle group gradually deepened, and he deliberately began to train the front-line soldiers to fight in the form of a legion according to Ji He's ideas, and exercised the overall combat coordination ability.

At this time, Li Zhan already had a comprehensive combat power comparable to that of the Dawn Battle Group at that time.

It can even be said that he was completely able to compete with the military of Star City on his own.

And this was exactly what Li Zhan had dreamed of.

In the year of Dawn 412, the United War Group successfully dispersed the Holy Shield Field, and only a very small number of Holy Shield members escaped from the field and became wandering forces.

But Li Zhan did not disband the United War Group.

At the invitation of Ji He, Li Zhan returned to Star City to welcome the celebration banquet.

The entire Star City was therefore very lively, and everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, looking forward to a new period of rapid development in Star City under the huge resource infusion brought by the Holy Shield Field.

Li Zhan also appeared in the news many times and became a hero in people's eyes again.

Facts have proved that Ji He and Li Zhan's decision was not wrong. In the face of powerful field forces, only by integrating the front-line forces can we adapt to the increasingly cruel future.

Five days later.

Li Zhan was invited by Ji He to come to the administrative building of Star City, Ji He's office.

That night, Li Zhan and Ji He toasted and drank, and had a good chat.

At this time, Li Zhan was grateful to Ji He and full of trust.

Until today, Ji He is both his mentor and his benefactor, who brought him out of the dark underground prison, so he never thought that there was something wrong with the wine he drank.

Ji He added the madness factor extracted from Tianshu's blood to the wine.

In order to help Tianshu solve the out-of-control madness, Xingcheng once conducted research on Tianshu's body, and Tianshu's blood was preserved.

After this night, Li Zhan returned to the front line, and soon after, his illness began to flare up.

He began to lose control and was often unconscious.

The medical system on the front line obviously could not solve the problem of Li Zhan's out-of-control madness.

So Ji He took Li Zhan back to Xingcheng on this ground.

At this time, Li Zhan was obviously no longer suitable to control the front-line joint battle group.

The three followers who originally followed Li Zhan and are now the leaders of the three major sub-battle groups of the joint battle group stood out and began to manage the joint battle group on behalf of Li Zhan.

Every step was carefully planned by Ji He.

Li Zhan's value in Ji He's eyes has been exhausted, and he will only become an obstacle to the military's annexation of the joint battle group in the future.

How could he not know what Li Zhan was thinking.

He was ambitious and wanted to build an independent front-line army that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the military.

This was the result Ji He did not want to see.

So from the beginning, he was using Li Zhan, using Li Zhan's ability to plant seeds, and letting Li Zhan carefully cultivate and grow. Now the seeds have blossomed and borne fruit, and it is time to harvest.

The three elite warriors who followed Li Zhan back then were Ji He's backup.

Now that Li Zhan has lost control of the United War Group, they will cooperate with the military to gradually transfer power, merge the war group system into the military system, and become part of the military.

In Ji He's eyes, the military is the only force on the battlefield in the future.

As for Li Zhan's future, he will return to the prison that belongs to him. In Ji He's eyes, he has completed his historical mission.

...

On this day, when Ji He came to the military dungeon, he appeared in front of Li Zhan again.

Through the glass, you can see that Li Zhan's eyes are scattered at this time, curled up in the corner of the prison, and he no longer has the proud demeanor when he defeated the Holy Shield Field.

Li Zhan seemed to sense something, and slowly raised his head to look at Ji He. There was no sadness or loss in his eyes, but he just sneered:

"Ji He, you hide it so deeply. Now I understand what you want. You have been using me all the time. I regard you as my confidant."

"Reform is always accompanied by sacrifice."

"So I became the victim of your promotion of the reform of the Star City system, right?"

Facing Li Zhan's questioning, Ji He did not answer. After staring at Li Zhan for a long time, he said:

"Now the outside world believes that you are secretly receiving treatment in Star City, but you have a huge influence on the front line. I can't let you go again... Whatever you need to live here, you can ask at any time, and I will satisfy you."

"Are you pitying me?"

"No, I am just using this method to make up for my inner guilt."

Ji He said his thoughts without concealing his thoughts.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Dismember the front-line battle group system and merge it into the military department, then reform the military department system and make the military department a sharp sword for Star City to fight externally."

"It's true. It's a pity that I only see through your thoughts now. I am completely defeated. "

When saying this, Li Zhan's eyes flickered and his emotions were a little out of control.

Ji He did not answer again. He bent down and bowed deeply to Li Zhan, then turned and left.

Seeing Ji He leaving, Li Zhan took two steps forward, stuck to the transparent glass, and shouted at Ji He with red eyes:

"Ji He, is the path you have chosen necessarily correct?"

"History will give the answer."

Ji He answered without turning his head.

"What a good history that will give the answer. You are more determined than I thought. If I'm not mistaken, you have already secretly controlled the entire Star City. Even I have begun to believe that you can succeed. Hahahaha."

Looking at the direction where Li Zhan left, Li Zhan laughed hysterically.