Chapter 143: New Soldiers
Gu Hang stood up, stretched out his hands and made a pressing motion.
The agents fell silent and obediently.
"I understand your urgency, and I believe that you will make outstanding contributions to the prosperity of Garbage Town in the future."
After hearing this tone-setting speech, the agents felt much more at ease.
With this tone, everything will be fine, which means that the Governor will still use them in the future, and they don't have to worry about ending up like the powerful people in Renaissance City.
In fact, Gu Hang really didn't intend to do so. The situations in the two places were different, and these wealthy agents in Garbage Town did not resist him. On the contrary, they quickly stood in line, acted quickly, and helped.
In this case, there is certainly no need for Gu Hang to carry out any major purge in Garbage Town. He just needs to deal with the opponents.
Too many people were killed in Renaissance City. Although it was necessary and it immediately eliminated the chronic problems that were not conducive to governance in the city, when this news spread to the wasteland, it would indeed cause some changes in some places that would have surrendered smoothly.
But Gu Hang himself actually doesn’t care too much about those things.
There was nothing wrong with facing some resistance. If they really took over completely, there would be countless evil and vicious tumors in the survivor settlements on the wasteland, and vampires lying in the settlements. After being incorporated into the alliance system, they would have to find ways to deal with them afterwards. After all, anti-corruption still requires some evidence, so it is better to solve the problem in the name of traitors when recovering the territory.
All I can say is that there are gains and losses.
If the cleanup in Garbage Town fails, the subsequent governance will definitely be more complicated than starting from scratch in Fuxing City. The agents who stayed behind have a complex but firm control over the industries that originally belonged to them. Corruption, failure to fully mobilize social productivity, and resistance to subsequent policy innovation and promotion... These situations are probably difficult to avoid.
However, in addition to the fact that they surrendered quickly and were difficult to take action against, another very important point was that they were forced by the situation.
The most important problem facing Garbage Town right now is definitely not the problem of governance, but the problem of war.
The threat from the green-skinned orcs is far from being eliminated.
Now, Gu Hang really doesn’t have time to mess around with these agents.
In one sentence, after setting the tone and calming the minds of these people, Gu Hang then took the opportunity to talk about the strategy he would implement in Garbage Town:
"Garbage Town is now undoubtedly in a state of war. The past lax and uncontrolled system cannot win the war. Now, I declare that Garbage Town has completely entered a wartime system and implemented military management. Except for the production of daily necessities and military production, all other production and business activities will be stopped; all Garbage Town residents will remain at home, and the city will be under full martial law; all residents' daily necessities will be distributed by the Military Logistics Department under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thadius."
The agents who heard Gu Hang’s announcement looked at each other.
This kind of strict management has never appeared in Garbage Town before, and they seem at a loss.
Some people even instinctively feel that this is not right.
But no one dared to speak.
Gu Hang paused and continued, "I have asked someone to write down everything you said just now. You will help manage the industries controlled by each of you and the people who depend on those industries. You will temporarily work in the military logistics department to help Lieutenant Colonel Thadius and maintain order in the town. Your performance during this period will determine what kind of treatment you will receive after Garbage Town calms down in the future. I promise that if your job grade can reach C5 or even B or above, your personal income and living standards will be better than before, and the power you hold will be greater than before."
This seemed to give them another reassurance.
They, who had planned to join the Governor before, had also learned about the policies implemented by the New Alliance in Renaissance City. They knew that there were no people in Renaissance City who could get A-level treatment, and there were very few people who could get B-level treatment.
If E-level treatment is the living standard, then D-level treatment is the good life that many wastelanders dream of. Only skilled workers, professionals, and middle and low-level managers can get this level of treatment. C-level treatment is for senior government officials with meritorious service, the top managers of factories, and senior technical experts in various fields.
According to the Governor, if they work hard, they may even have a chance to get a B-level rating. It is said that the female Lord of Renaissance City - actually just a minister - Ms. Ossena, currently has a rank of only B3.
Of course, they also clearly realized that the Governor's words were not only a reassurance, but also empty promises. The cake was delicious, but it was probably not that easy to eat.
But there is always a purpose.
Seeing that these agents were interested, Gu Hang also smiled.
With the help of these local tyrants, things will indeed be much easier.
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Wartime system, military control, material rationing... With these three magic weapons in place, Gu Hang was no longer too worried about the order issues in Garbage Town.
He almost completely left this work to Thadius.
The commander of the 2nd Infantry Division probably has had no opportunity to directly participate in military command from the start of the fighting to now, as well as in subsequent battles.
But his duties are obviously much more important than a simple military commander.
And Gu Hang also believed that he could do well.
After all, this is the only SR-level talent under his command.
After making sure that there would be no major problems with the city's order, Gu Hang immediately shifted his attention to the military.
The threat from the greenskins is far from being quelled.
The two regiments of the 2nd Infantry Division only rested in the town for one night before they were about to set out again.
To be honest, they are tired.
The march from Fuxing City to Laji Town was originally 6-7 days, but Gu Hang and his troops arrived in less than four days. Most of the troops came on foot, covering hundreds of miles a day. In fact, when they arrived outside Laji Town, many troops had already reached the limit of their physical strength, and they had to fight another battle before they could enter.
Fortunately, this battle was easy to fight. The fighting will of those adventurers was very weak and would shatter at the slightest touch. Otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome.
Even though they had to rush to the front line to fight after only one night's rest, there was no other choice.
In just one night, bad news came from Perbov on the front line many times.
After learning that the defense line built by the 1st Battalion of the 1st Brigade was difficult to attack, the green-skinned orcs quickly changed the direction of their attack and began to attack in other directions.
At this moment, there were only about 50,000 adventurers still fighting on the front line. A large number of teams that had been defeated and retreated were still reorganizing and had not had time to go up.
The defense line they formed was full of loopholes, and Perbov had to dispatch two mechanized infantry companies to continuously put out fires along the entire front line of more than 60 kilometers.
In the ruins of the tower, unlike in the wilderness, the road conditions were very complicated. Even if the engineering troops had tried their best to clear a road for convenient support, there were often times when rescue was not in time.
There was even an incident where the enemy's defense line was breached, and a large number of greenskins infiltrated and ambushed the team coming to support them.
If the company's Rambler V infantry fighting vehicles weren't really powerful, something serious would have happened.
In general, Perbov had too few troops and could not directly command all the adventurer teams, which resulted in his men being overwhelmed on this battle front of dozens of kilometers.
The 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division and the division headquarters remained in Laji Town to maintain order in the town; the 2nd and 3rd Regiments, two infantry regiments with a total of nearly 4,000 people, went to the front line.
A unified command post has been established in Garbage Town. All alliance troops, including adventurers, will receive orders from here and carry out military missions.
With these 4,000 regular troops, the problems on the front line will be alleviated to a certain extent.
What's more important is that there are three artillery battalions, plus the firepower directly under the division headquarters, and the artillery of the Perbov battalion, there are a total of hundreds of cannons.
The artillery was deployed in many dispersed artillery positions with a range of about 20 kilometers, trying to cover the 60-kilometer-long positions as much as possible, so that the artillery could launch an attack immediately when there was a need at the front line.
Moreover, the logistical support this time is also very reliable.
Thirty supply trucks came with the Second Division, carrying artillery shells, a total of 4,500 heavy artillery shells.
This is the result of the movement of almost all the artillery shells in stock in Fuxing City and all the production capacity of Weixing City in the past half month.
But in reality, you still have to use it sparingly.
It is only enough for a hundred artillery pieces to fire dozens of rounds. If these heavy artillery pieces are really fired rapidly as if they were free, and real fire coverage is carried out, they can be used up in two hours.
However, the logistics department's car was already driving back, and the military industry system in Weixing City had also received orders to start working at full capacity. The production of various shells and bullets would be the top priority next.
In addition, new military production lines are already under construction. With sufficient population and raw materials, increasing production capacity will not be a big problem.
But even so, it can only be said that the situation on the front line has been alleviated.
Four thousand people are not enough to fill the sixty-kilometer battle line.
The two regiments, with the assistance of some armed adventurers still on the front line, can actually only be responsible for a front line of about ten kilometers each.
There are still a lot of gaps.
Not to mention, this is just defense.
What if we want to attack?
It is true that artillery can cause terrible damage to green-skinned orcs who dare to attack. But when the enemy has fortifications to resist, bombing alone is not enough. Especially in the environment of urban ruins, those greenskins hide in the ruins, and there are bunkers and fortifications everywhere, so the lethality of artillery shells will be greatly reduced.
Even in the ruined terrain, it may not be easy for tanks and armored vehicles to drive up.
Although Perbov had reported in previous battles that two armored vehicles, a tank, and two infantry squads killed thirty to fifty greenskins at the cost of five to ten casualties, that was a defensive battle.
Try attacking?
The entire battle situation was more like urban street fighting.
In the end, after the explosion, people still have to take over.
Can we accomplish this relying solely on the 2nd Infantry Division?
It's a bit difficult. The combat environment in the city ruins can easily be pulled within dozens of meters or even face to face. Even T5 regular soldiers are at a complete disadvantage against the green-skinned orcs.
The total number of greenskins on the opposite side may be close to ten thousand. If we launch an offensive operation, even if we use all our 2nd Division, it may not be enough.
Under this circumstance, Gu Hang had two plans in mind.
Isn't the problem firepower and number of people? Then we can start with these two problems and solve them.
In terms of firepower, the firepower of the 155mm howitzer is indeed the strongest firepower that Gu Hang can use under conventional forces. It is more than enough for defensive operations, but it is indeed not enough to completely annihilate the greenskins hiding in the ruins when attacking.
But in addition to the firepower he has, Gu Hang can also call on external aid.
The 155mm howitzer is not good, so what about the macro cannon that cannot be described by caliber? Orbital strikes from space can provide huge firepower support.
The second problem is the issue of military strength.
Gu Hang's regular army was indeed not enough to deal with this war. At most, it could maintain the front line, but it was unable to advance. However, the adventurers active on the battlefield were a good pool of troops.
They look terrible now, with poor equipment, poor discipline, poor organization, uneven training levels, and low morale...
But under the baptism of the [Soldier Badge] system, problems with discipline, organization, and training level can all be solved.
Morale problem... This is a bit troublesome. But fortunately, we were prepared before coming. Thadius trained some company political commissars to prepare for the explosion of troops.
Before Zhongsi Academy was established, the temporary political commissars were not very reliable. Although the training time was longer than when they were assigned to the old alliance army when they just took over Fuxing City, the army composed of these adventurers might be even worse than the old alliance army in terms of ideological awareness.
The former at least was once a member of the regular army, but the latter is too uneven.
We can only hope that the training effect of the soldier card panel and the means of configuring political commissars can be improved as much as possible.
As for the equipment level, there is a preliminary solution.
Of course, Gu Hang had anticipated the situation in Garbage Town.
The baggage trucks sent by the Logistics Department, in addition to sufficient logistical supplies, including bullets, artillery shells, and military rations, also carried 5,000 sets of individual equipment, as well as matching company-level weapons, such as machine guns, mortars, and rocket launchers.
Gu Hang plans to first recruit 5,000 people from this group of adventurers to form a reinforced group.
Gu Hang already has a set goal for the source of soldiers for this team.
Beast Slaughter Group.
There are two reasons. The first is that among the adventurer teams in Garbage Town, if he has to say which team he can look up to, it is only the team called the Beast Slayer Group.
This statement comes from Perbov's report.
Another reason why he kept an eye on this group was that he saw the [Event] interface flashing slightly in the system interface.
After Gu Hang clicked it, he saw an activatable event.
[Event activated: Greenskin threat]
[The green-skinned orcs that appeared inexplicably on the planet have grown into a threat that cannot be ignored in the past few years. When they were about to destroy the garbage town, your troops arrived at the scene. But the danger has not been resolved, and the green-skinned attack is still continuing. 】
[Phase 1 Objective: Guard the Garbage Town and ensure that the Garbage Town is still under your control before the green-skinned orcs retreat.]
[Event Reward: T5 Additional Arms Training Option - Beast Slayer]
[Beast Slayers: Specially trained infantry units. Soldiers who have completed T5 training can further undergo specialized training against greenskin orcs to become Beast Slayers. Beast Slayers have mastered the experience and skills of fighting greenskin enemies, and with the mysterious blessing, they have a slight physical enhancement when fighting against greenskins.]
[Training price: 1 point of grace/100 people]
[Note: There is a special troop that, despite being seriously lacking in equipment, has learned some special skills in the long-term confrontation with the green-skinned orcs and has the potential to become a "beast-killing troop". When they are trained to a T5-level or higher troop, they will automatically gain the characteristics of the additional troop "beast-killing troop".]
It was this piece of news that made Gu Hang very interested in the beast-slaying group.
First of all, it was the event itself. He was a little surprised that the fight against the greenskins would be activated into an event, but this was definitely a good thing.
It was different from the event of [Phoenix is dying]. The event chain of the Phoenix Regiment was originally likely to have nothing to do with him, but ended up being directed in a direction related to him. However, to activate such events, it costs grace points.
In this case, since his actions activated the event, he didn't need to spend any extra grace points.
Activation events are of course a good thing.
The defense battle of Garbage Town was meant to be fought, and with the addition of the [event], there are also more rewards.
Moreover, the goal of this incident basically coincides with Gu Hang's plan - defend first and then attack.
The preparations for the counterattack were far from being ready, and since defense had an advantage, they would definitely focus on defense first. It would be best if those greenskins ran into the prepared defense line and got their heads broken and bloodied. Gu Hang wanted to turn this defense line into a meat grinder, consuming as many greenskins' manpower as possible.
As for the reward for the event, Gu Hang was a little surprised.
Additional arms... This is a new mechanism.
Does this mean that after completing T1-T5 level soldier training, you can spend additional grace points to conduct special training to achieve the effect of building a special type of soldier?
The characteristics of the 'Beast Slaughter Group' are closely related to the current war.
If all members have the "Beast Slaughter Group" feature, their advantage can be further magnified when facing monsters like the green-skinned orcs.
Not to mention, what was mentioned in the notes of the incident.
A special team with the potential to become the "Beast Slayer Group", if it's not the Beast Slayer Group itself, then what is it?
According to the notes, as long as the team that is currently on the front line and calls itself the Beast Slayer Group is trained to the T5 level, they will automatically possess the Beast Slayer trait.
That adventure group had about 6,000 people, which was equivalent to saving Gu Hang 60 points of grace for additional training.
It just so happened that Gu Hang only had 5,000 sets of extra individual equipment. It would be a good idea to arm them first. This would be the first troop to be recruited and reorganized from the adventurers.
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Although there is only one chapter every day, the number of words is actually not reduced. Each chapter is at least 4k long, and updates are added frequently!
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