Chapter 173, Work Report
While I was thinking about the things at Blackbird Heavy Industries, people started arriving one after another.
There were still fifteen minutes left until the scheduled time, but since it was already time, Gu Hang simply announced that the meeting would start early.
The first person to report the situation was the military chief, Colonel Yan Fangxu.
After Gu Hang took away the three brigade-level units of the 1st Xifeng Brigade, the 2nd Infantry Division, and the 3rd Independent Regiment, there were still six brigade-level units left on the surface.
The 4th-9th Garrison Division, after replenishing its troops and eliminating redundant units, has been fixed. It consists of 7 infantry battalions and 2 artillery battalions as the main combat force, with two battalions of logistics and engineering, plus the divisional guard company, communications company, and staff...
A single garrison division had a total of more than 6,000 troops. The total strength of the six divisions added up to nearly 40,000.
As the commander of the army group, Yan Fangxu divided the city into three battle zones with Fuxing City as the center.
One is the Tower War Zone. The 4th and 5th Garrison Divisions are stationed here. They cleared out the remaining greenskins after the Tower War, and burned all the land and suspicious green plants that the greenskins were suspected to have stayed in.
After the previous war, there were still some green-skinned creatures that survived, including Orc boys, Fart Spirits, and even just a few Squigs. At most, they could be considered as scattered soldiers and not a significant force.
But we can't just ignore it, otherwise who knows how long it will take before a greenskin tribe makes a comeback?
This is something that must be done with perseverance. Such a cleanup will continue for many, many years, until there is no trace of any green-skinned orcs for a long time, and then we can relax a little.
The second is the Central Theater, where the 6th, 7th, and 8th Garrison Divisions are located. The 6th Division is stationed in Fuxing City and Weixing City, responsible for protecting the capital. The 7th and 8th Divisions, with Fuxing City as the center, conduct mopping-up operations in the west and south, with a boundary of about 300 kilometers.
Mainly to sweep the wasteland of looters.
The looters would be annihilated on the spot; those who surrendered or were captured would be screened according to their past crimes. Those who committed serious crimes, especially those who committed crimes against humanity such as cannibalism, would be executed without hesitation.
Others who committed relatively minor crimes would be thrown into prison—of course they would not be well fed and well fed, but would be treated as F-level prisoners, sent to mine in mines, or to pick up trash in the ruins of a high tower.
The so-called F-level treatment is no longer considered human. In fact, below the E-level, there is no human rights. Ordinary criminals, such as theft, robbery, fraud, etc., will only be reduced to E1 at most. At least they are still treated as human beings. They will not be overly abused when they are in prison or labor reform. If they really die in prison, the prison will also be punished.
But the F level is equivalent to suspended death penalty, which means they are deprived of their human rights. Some murderers and other serious criminals will be thrown into this level. In essence, they are people who should be sentenced to death, but because they have little labor, they are just thrown into labor.
Those who received F-level treatment had to collect enough harvest quotas from the mines and ruins every day. If they didn't collect enough, they would not have food to eat and would be whipped. Those who exceeded the quotas would receive a small amount of food as a reward, plus they could accumulate work points. If they worked well enough, they could get rid of the F-level treatment without human rights in five to ten years and get the normal E-level treatment.
Of course, objectively speaking, it is quite difficult. Malnutrition, high workload, poor living conditions, lack of medical resources... these problems will prevent a considerable number of people from surviving for more than a year. Only a very small number of people can survive for more than five years and have to work harder to get rid of their F-level status.
After eliminating the looters, the 7th and 8th garrison divisions will find the survivors' camps and bring them under the direct rule of the Alliance.
It is estimated that the total population in this area is about 2.7 million.
For these people, the strategy they adopted was the same as before: send a working group to determine the industrial structure of the camp on the spot. Those that can form a good complement with Fuxing Twin Cities, especially those that can produce food or industrial and light industrial raw materials, will be retained; if the complementarity is weak, or the camp itself is struggling to survive and has no industry, then the population will be relocated to Weixing City to fill the industrial population black hole.
But at present, the operation has encountered some difficulties.
At present, the population that has been brought under control is only about 700,000; among the remaining 2 million people, there are several large gathering places with a scale of 200,000 people. It is hard to say what the attitude of their people is, but at least the rulers of those places will not accept giving up power.
In fact, according to the policy of the new alliance authorities, they will not be completely deprived of power. As long as the handover is peaceful, such a gathering place with hundreds of thousands of people will not be directly abolished, otherwise too many people will suddenly pour into the Fuxing Twin Cities, which will not be easy to handle.
On the contrary, since the town can gather such a large population, it must have certain industries to support it.
Leaving the corresponding camps, and even the corresponding ruling class, only eliminates personal dependence and private capital, and transforms into the new alliance's rank-position system. The original ruling class will most likely be transformed into a bureaucratic class under the new alliance system, enjoy relatively good treatment, and continue to manage their camps.
Of course, they will then need to undergo further institutional reforms, and these new bureaucrats will begin to be assessed by the new coalition government.
It is definitely not as comfortable as the days when they were local emperors.
Some people surrendered under the might of the New Alliance army, especially those small settlements close to Fuxing City, who obediently submitted to the rule of the New Alliance. However, those larger settlements farther away were not so willing.
The troops encountered some resistance during the advance.
As the distance of the advance increases, the resistance becomes more and more fierce. Now, several large settlements have forcibly pulled together small settlements to form a coalition. There are about 70,000 to 80,000 people standing in front of the 7th and 8th Divisions and fighting.
The intensity of the war was not very high, and the garrison division was far from being the core force of the New Alliance Army, but even so, their equipment and firepower still had huge advantages, which the mob could not compare to.
However, since the two garrison divisions had only more than 12,000 people in total, they were at a huge disadvantage in numbers. They were able to advance steadily, but the speed of advancement was not fast, and it would take more time to forcefully attack the survivors' camps, which were generally located in easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain.
Even if they conquered the place, they would have to keep troops there to implement martial law in order to prevent the place from rebelling again. Even when the relevant government personnel were added and the settlements were integrated, the troops would still be needed to maintain law and order.
In contrast, the third theater, the North Central Theater, only had the 9th Garrison Division. Their work was similar to that of the friendly forces in the Central Theater that were expanding westward and southward, but the population in the vast land north of Fuxing City was relatively sparse, and there were no major battles. The work of gathering a population of 500,000 was basically progressing steadily.
Of course, there is another factor here: the activities of the Sisters of Divine Mercy Lily.
In the past two months, the nuns who left Fuxing City and tracked down the original Angry Owl Sect all the way north followed the clues. They did a lot of work, not only fighting against the evil cult, but also preaching.
Their strong fighting power and special identities have enabled them to gain a certain influence in the north, which has been of great help to the work of the 9th Division.
This also gave the 9th Division an additional mission: to accept the nuns' requests at any time and assist them in cracking down on certain cult activities.
According to the intelligence sent back by the 9th Division, the sisters of the Holy Lily of Mercy found that the further north they went, the more traces of the activities of the original Angry Owl Sect there were. Sister Grit had already led the main force into the traditional northern province area, and no updated intelligence had been received yet.
In the northern part of the Central Bank Province, about 600 kilometers north of Fuxing City, the traces of the cult are quite obvious. Six nuns stayed in this area in the north to maintain the rear and be ready to meet the fighting sisters who went further north at any time, and to clean up the local cult in the northern region.
After receiving the relevant requirements, Yan Fangxu gave the green light, and the 9th Division had this additional task.
The above is roughly the report from the military chief Yan Fangxu on the situation of military operations during the governor's absence for more than a month and even at the current stage.
After listening to it, Gu Hang thought for a while and gave instructions:
"I have no objection to the clearing of the ruins of the tower. The operation in the North Central Theater is also OK. Old Yan did a great job. However, the operation in the Central Theater cannot be delayed. I believe that the 7th and 8th Divisions will eventually win, but a slow advance will result in huge losses. The loss of population and time is unacceptable. We must fight and resolve the battle quickly."
At this point, Gu Hang turned his gaze to Thadius, who was still a lieutenant colonel but had decided to promote him to colonel, and said, "How is the recruitment of new soldiers and logistics equipment going? I need you to make up for the losses of the three troops returning from the starry sky as soon as possible. After a week of rest, our troops will head to the battlefield again."
Thadius answered seriously: "At present, we have established a training base for new recruits. We have recruited more than 20,000 people and are carrying out basic training. However, the effect of the training is..."
Gu Hang interrupted, "I'll take care of the training effect, but 20,000 people are not enough. In addition to replenishing the troops, I also need to establish three more brigade-level units. The three newly created numbers 10, 11, and 12, I need them to be field troops that can strike quickly and act quickly, according to the standards of the 2nd Division. At the same time, the 2nd Division must also be equipped with sufficient equipment. Even if it cannot be fully mechanized, it must at least meet the standards of motorization."
Thadius said decisively: "No problem, if you don't consider the training situation, I can recruit 30,000 people within half a month. Regarding the establishment of the three new units you mentioned, I will give a specific plan later according to the current arsenal situation. The expected situation should be relatively optimistic. We may still lack the production capacity of armored vehicles, but the production of artillery, military trucks, and various types of ammunition is very good. The production capacity of the military factory group in Weixing City is increasing day by day. We have enough equipment to equip the new team."
Gu Hang calculated that if he recruited another 30,000 people, the new recruit camp would have 50,000 people. It would be no problem to make up for the more than 4,000 soldiers lost in the three units and the troops lost in various units. With the remaining people, there would definitely be enough to form three new division-level units.
The three numbers 10, 11, and 12 should not be organized into a garrison division with average combat capabilities. After motorization, armed trucks are fully equipped, and the troops can carry out rapid strikes; with stronger firepower and additional armored vehicles, the troops can be matched with the 2nd Division, reaching a scale of about 9,000 people.
With the combat effectiveness of such a motorized infantry division, it would be no problem to defeat two garrison divisions.
As for the training issue... 50,000 soldiers, all brought up to T5 level, would only cost 500 grace points, a small amount of money.
"That's good. However, I still want to remind you that the recruitment of so many young and strong people must be carried out in a planned manner so as not to affect the production plans of Fuxing City and Weixing City."
"No." Thadius replied seriously, "Currently, the population influx into the Twin Cities is very large. In the past month, 200,000 people have flowed in from the Central War Zone; 150,000 people have flowed in from the North Central War Zone; more than 50,000 refugees have come from the Qinggu area; and more than 50,000 people have been diverted from Garbage Town."
"A total of 450,000 people have flowed in. Even though Fuxing City's urban construction, industrial construction, service industry construction, and Weixing City's heavy industry and military industry all require a large population, the expansion of production lines also takes time, and the speed of absorbing these people is not that fast. I don't have specific figures here, but Ms. Ossena should have them. Our current unemployment rate may be rising rapidly. The military recruitment offers relatively good conditions. Among those refugees who have just arrived in the city, many hope to get formal status as soon as possible and are very enthusiastic to join the army. We have helped the city solve a considerable number of unemployed people and alleviated the pressure on various industries to absorb workers."
Gu Hang turned his gaze to Ossena.
Ossena replied in a serious tone, "Indeed, I have the corresponding production management report here, you can take a look at it."
Gu Hang took the stack of papers and began to read them patiently.
At the same time, Ossena also began her report: "At present, the total population under the rule of our new alliance should have reached 2.4 million after an inaccurate census. According to the war zone planning of the military department, we have also planned three places: Central Bank Province, High Tower Province, and Central North Province. As the expansion war in the Central Bank Province goes smoothly, it is estimated that the total population will reach more than 4.4 million by then..."
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This chapter has 4,000 words.
Between updating on time and adding 2,000 words, today I chose updating on time...
I didn’t finish writing it yesterday. I underestimated the difficulty of calculating the data…
The missing 2,000 words must be made up!
I will try to write more today so that I can be on time and reach 6,000 tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)
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