Chapter 178: Draining the Technology Card Prize Pool
"… Four days ago, our troops completed the established combat plan and wiped out more than 80,000 rebels. Among them, more than 9,000 were killed and more than 70,000 were captured."
"Our army suffered 415 casualties, including 164 killed in action."
"At present, our Central Army Group is continuing to advance in the southwest direction according to the established plan. The goal is to completely disarm the 77 known survivor settlements of varying sizes in this direction and liberate the two million people in the Central Province. This goal is optimistically estimated to be achieved within a month."
"Please rest assured, Governor, we will complete the mission!"
Gu Hang took a quick look, read the report sent back by Commander Yan, and then put it aside.
He was not surprised by this result, so he was not upset.
At most, I compared it with the battle report interface displayed by the system.
Gu Hang earned 774 points of grace from this war, which was pretty good. It paid back the cost of training the seventy political commissars.
However, the number of kills and prisoners submitted by Yan Fangxu was slightly different from the system battle report, but not big.
This is a statistical error and is normal.
The numbers counted by the system come from metaphysics and are considered external; the report submitted by Yan Fangxu requires him to count the number of people himself.
Captures were easy, just count the heads; kills were hard to determine, especially since most of the enemy casualties were actually killed by shelling. Some were buried by collapsed fortifications, some were blown to pieces, so how could we determine how many people were in that pile of rotten meat?
That's about it.
Anyway, the five divisions of the so-called Central Army Group had a total of only about 38,000 people. It seemed that they were facing an enemy that was 2.5 times their number, but in fact, there was a huge gap between the two sides in terms of training, experience, and equipment.
This is a battle that cannot be lost, unless Yan Fangxu is too stupid. It is normal to have such a result.
From the current perspective, Commander Yan is certainly not stupid, on the contrary, he is doing a pretty good job.
After those more than 80,000 people were completely wiped out, the rebel forces in the Central Bank Province were like grasshoppers in autumn, unable to jump for more than a few days.
To put it bluntly, they used to be scattered settlements, with a population of a few hundred or a few thousand, or only about 100 or 200,000. Their productivity was low, they were extremely poor, and they could barely make ends meet. It was the special environment of the wasteland that allowed every household to have some weapons, so that when they felt threatened, they could raise a "large army" to resist.
But after this wave of resistance was crushed, given the characteristics of their so-called allied forces, it was impossible for them to raise a second team.
They said they were anti-alliance, but in fact, they were a loose alliance; the alliance was called an alliance, but after Gu Hang came to power, he quickly transformed it into a highly centralized political system.
The mobilization capabilities between the two are not the same concept.
Moreover, losing 80,000 young and middle-aged people is equivalent to losing 4% of the total population of the Central Bank Province, which has a total population of 2 million. How can the hastily gathered coalition withstand such an impact?
Before, the alliance didn't use any force, and more than 10,000 people were able to block the 80,000 people from moving; now, with a little effort, the 80,000 people were gone in four days.
I'm afraid this is the only efficiency you can get for catching 80,000 pigs.
Aren’t the leaders and people of those settlements shocked?
I guess he was scared to death.
Gu Hang judged that Yan Fangxu's actions would not be hindered much in the future. He was afraid that once he reached a city, that city would raise the white flag and surrender.
Even if those guys wanted to continue to resist, their residents probably wouldn't agree; even if the residents agreed, it would probably be difficult for them to gather tens of thousands more guns.
However, although the subsequent actions should be relatively smooth and the entire war will not be difficult, Gu Hang still decided that after Yan Fangxu returns from this battle, as long as nothing unexpected happens, he will promote his military rank to brigadier general.
It is outrageous that the commander of an army group of the alliance is just a colonel.
In less than half a year, Yan Fangxu was promoted from a small naval captain to the rank of brigadier general, the same rank as Captain Ye Lisia who exiled him to the frontier.
This means, tut tut.
I don’t know what Ye Lixia will think after seeing this.
Although, there is a big difference between the two. A real first-class commodore of the Imperial Navy is far from being the commodore of a small planet's planetary defense force. But... no matter how valuable it is, the rank of the planetary defense force is also recognized by the Empire. Ye Lishia would pinch her nose and call him commodore.
It's quite interesting.
Retracting his thoughts, there was another thing about this war that Gu Hang needed to pay attention to: they captured 70,000 prisoners.
These prisoners are on their way here.
In order to accommodate this group of people, the construction team of Fuxing City will build a large prisoner-of-war camp near the recruit training base.
These prisoners of war cannot be treated in the same way as the previously captured looters.
Most of them were not looters and had never committed serious crimes. To be a rebel was the work of the leaders of the various settlements. Whether they volunteered, were mobilized, or even conscripted, they were all poor people and civilians in the past.
When they were enemies, there was nothing to say; now that we have become prisoners, there is no need to be too harsh.
They are all Gu Hang's people, 70,000 young and strong people, they are all precious labor force.
Gu Hang sent an order to Thadius, asking the military and political chief to make relevant work plans and complete them before the prisoners of war arrived. The overall goal was to digest these people, whether it was to extract some of them and transform them into new soldiers, or to disperse them and enter the factory as civilians after ensuring that there were no problems.
Now that he has people under him, Gu Hang doesn't have to do everything himself. He just needs to check how his subordinates are doing.
Thadius did come up with a corresponding plan the next day.
The general approach is that all prisoners of war will be assigned corresponding work in Fuxing City for a period of one month as punishment.
They will be assigned to construction sites, cargo sorting and transportation centers, factories... In short, wherever labor is needed, they can be assigned there. In this regard, Thadius will do the corresponding docking and communication with the production department.
They will enjoy an eight-hour workday, will not be abused, beaten or scolded, and will receive the same working treatment as normal workers. They will receive the necessary labor protection supplies, food rations, and medical care.
But there is no pay and no personal freedom.
After get off work, they must return to the prisoner-of-war camp together, and then receive a four-hour ideological education class from the military political commissar, instructors, political instructors, and part-time lecturers from Zhongsi College. They must be made to realize that their past behavior was wrong; that the suffering in their past lives was caused by the original rulers of the settlements; that the governor is here to unite all the people of Angry Owl Star; that the alliance will not do anything to them, on the contrary, as long as they are reformed well, their future life will be beautiful and bright.
This is not just empty talk, but is supported by real institutional advantages.
These prisoners of war would work with the residents of Fuxing City during the day, whether in factories or on construction sites. They would know what kind of life the residents of Fuxing City lead. They would have stable positions, no worries about food and clothing, and extra pay, which they could use to buy goods to improve their living standards. After working for a long time or having outstanding work performance, their positions would be promoted, which was a real and visible upward path.
Life is full of hope and expectation.
The better days are yet to come!
After receiving social education during the day and ideological education at night, after a month as prisoners of war, these poor guys who were conscripted from various settlements must have undergone some changes.
At that time, we will assign ranks to them according to their performance in the prisoner-of-war camp within this month, and their integration into the city should be smoother.
…
After reading Thadius's plan, Gu Hang approved it with a wave of his hand without making any changes.
At the end of the approved document, he also added a sentence asking Thadius to summarize the experience of managing prisoners of war this time so as to use it as a routine practice for similar incidents in the future.
This matter is over with him, and we just have to wait and see the results.
As for what he was going to do...he still had some gift points left to spend.
After returning to the surface, he spent 500 points on training 50,000 new recruits, 1,000 points on Zhongsi Academy, and 700 points on training political commissars. Adding the 774 points he had just received at the end of the battle, he still had a total of 3,232 points of grace left.
Still a lot.
After thinking about it, Gu Hang decided to draw the technology card.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces. The reason why his territory can support an army of nearly 100,000 with a population of more than two million and is well-equipped is really because of Gu Hang's charm?
No matter how great your charm is, can you create armored vehicles, tanks, and food?
To put it bluntly, the role of the industrial base in Weixing City is extremely important. And its development is entirely due to the production line that is directly transformed from the black box provided by the technology system.
As for drawing technology cards, according to the hellish mechanism of the system, the card pool of each level is essentially limited and will be drained, so you need to be strategic when drawing cards.
Currently, the card pool that Gu Hang can draw from has three levels: 10/100/1000.
In the 10 yuan range, the probability of the basic level is 10%, and the probability of the air force is 90%. It is expected that you can get a basic level for 100 yuan. The cost performance... is actually okay.
At level 100, the basic level is 50%, and the advanced level is 10%. It is expected that an investment of 1,000 points can get an advanced level, and 200 points for a basic level. The second estimate is that 500 points for a basic level, and the cost-effectiveness is relatively poor.
1000 level, basic level probability 40%, advanced level probability 30%, and the next level elite level probability 30%. This is a card pool that I have never drawn before, the cost performance is directly maximized, and you can get a technology stably by investing 1,000 points. It is a bit of a loss to draw the basic level, but the probability of advanced and elite levels is not low, so you will earn money if you get it!
Gu Hang was a little itchy, but decided to first put in 100 points of grace, draw a 10-yuan tier, and try his luck.
My luck really came, I won it with just 80 yuan.
[Basic technology: LR5 light energy gun family]
[The Imperial Mechanicus has developed a new generation of light energy rifles in response to orders from the Astra Militarum. Through different accessories and simple modifications, it can be used to form rapid-fire laser guns, laser rifles, energy storage rifles, laser pistols and other firearms with different functions.]
nice one!
The LR series of laser guns are also the basic weapon configuration of the Astra Militarum. However, unlike the G9, which is also a basic weapon configuration, the LR is much more advanced and much more expensive.
If the G series kinetic rifles are issued to the five-dollar brothers and sent to fill the line, then the troops equipped with LR5 laser guns on a large scale can be regarded as the main elite force in the Star Army.
Apart from other things, the damage of this thing is almost the same as that of the electromagnetic rifle of the HS series, except that the electromagnetic rifle shoots metal spikes, while the laser gun is a pure energy weapon. But no matter which one it is, it will never kill an orc like the G series rifle, where it takes dozens of rounds to kill one orc.
When shooting at ordinary green-skinned guys without helmets, I could kill them with one shot; when shooting at the torso, I could kill them with five or six shots.
In general, this is a weapon that improves the firepower of light infantry. Even after being fully equipped, the power of basic firearms will increase significantly, which is enough to bring about a qualitative change in the combat effectiveness of the entire army.
Gu Hang was feeling a little regretful just now. It would have been great if he had not taken out the G9 and replaced it with LR5.
This way, everything can be done in one step. Who would use G9 when you have LR5?
However, he thought about it again and no longer thought so.
At that time, it would be better to take out the G9.
All good things have one problem, which is that they are expensive.
The Imperial Taxation Department will collect 4 tax coins for each LR5 individual suit. You should know that the taxation department only gives 5 tax coins for each person.
I don’t know whether to say that the LR5 is too expensive, or that in the eyes of the tax department, human life is too worthless.
As for the price of G9… five sets for one tax coin. The manufacturing cost of a set of individual equipment with LR5 laser gun as the core is 20 times that of G series kinetic rifle.
If the LR5 had been pulled out directly at that time, Gu Hang's plan to increase the number of troops would probably have run into big problems, as he would not have been able to produce so many guns.
Moreover, even now, LR5 has problems: the gun can be made, but the high-energy battery used as "ammunition" is not manufactured...
The finished black box produced directly will contain batteries, but they are not included in the production line.
It’s a headache. This is because the industrial system relies entirely on black boxes. As a result, some technologies have been extracted, but there is no way to implement them.
However, this problem is not unsolvable.
Gu Hang also has a 'once genius' mechanic, Ms. Wu Jiarong.
This mechanic, whose name is very similar to that of his cousin, has recently produced some results: she has mastered the production line technology for synthetic starch; at the same time, she has also developed a production plan for energy storage batteries.
This thing has a performance gap with the high-energy batteries used by the Star Army, but it is not unusable. The number of bullets in a magazine has been reduced from 80 to 15, and if you use high-powered charging, one shot can destroy a fully charged battery.
But the same thing applies, let’s first solve the problem of whether it exists or not, and then we’ll talk about whether it’s good or not.
Maybe I'll get the technology to make high-energy batteries soon?
However, although it is a very happy thing to win the LR5 laser gun family, it is not without cost.
It's not just the 80 points of grace, more importantly, the 10 yuan novice reward pool has been completely drained.
After this, the chance of winning a 10-point gift is only 1%. The expected value is to get a basic technology at 1,000 points. Only a fool would continue to draw.
Then, Gu Hang began to set his sights on the 1000 level.
He has high expectations for this.
There is a high probability that an advanced or elite item will appear, but if you get a basic item, you will lose a lot of money.
“Hope for better luck!”
(End of this chapter)
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