335: Chapter 335 Internal Reform Needed

Ling Su was taken away by Dai Zheng, leaving Ling Tian alone at the train station in Yakutsk.

They needed to return to Batuo City, where matters still required wrapping up.

At this moment, the army of Simulation Spider Robots had already invaded the temple and were engaged in fierce combat with the Modified humans who remained there.

On the plane, Dai Zheng contacted Shen Tu Zheng Hao and reported the situation in Yakutsk.

Of course, this intelligence had been altered.

Dai Zheng told Shen Tu Zheng Hao that his mercenary squad had discovered some suspicious individuals in Yakutsk and engaged them in battle, ultimately capturing a prisoner who seemed to hold a high position.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao was overjoyed upon hearing this news. He hadn't expected to have such an unexpected gain there after rescuing the Huatong Citizens. However, after a moment's thought, he understood; the situation in Yakutsk likely hadn't spread yet. After their defeat in Batuo City, they must have planned to use those Citizens to stir up trouble. But they didn't expect to run into Dai Zheng's mercenary squad, essentially walking right into a trap.

Thus, the battle to counter Ulan Country was basically decided. The Citizens were successfully rescued, and the masterminds were captured, making this an undeniable great victory.

The battle at the temple progressed smoothly, and by the time Dai Zheng and his party arrived in Batuo City, the fighting was largely over.

There was indeed a secret laboratory hidden within the temple, containing over a thousand researchers and several hundred test subjects. In addition, there were over a thousand Modified humans, but all had been eliminated.

After reporting to Shen Tu Zheng Hao, Dai Zheng first went to the temple and ordered Ling Su to issue the retreat command.

All the dung beetless were gathered in a dry riverbed at the junction of Wu La Han District and Bale District.

After the army lifted the siege, Shen Tu Zheng Hao ordered his Soldiers to pour gasoline into the riverbed.

Finally, a fire was set, burning all the dung beetless to death.

At this point, the self-defense counterattack against Ulan Country was completely concluded.

As of now, the battle had lasted less than two and a half days, eliminating nearly 3,000 Modified humans and rescuing nearly 130,000 captured Citizens. Countless mutated Rat Rabbits, Antss, dung beetless, and zombies were eliminated. One enemy Modified human laboratory was destroyed, crushing their wicked conspiracy to sow discord between Huatong and Russia. Finally, one of the planners of this incident was captured, which can be described as a complete victory.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao immediately sent the battle report back to the council.

The council members were all overjoyed upon learning of this result.

But soon, a bucket of cold water was splashed down.

“Everyone, let’s not overlook a fact: the Huatong Chamber of Commerce contributed the most to this military operation against Ulan Country.”

It was Liu Feiying who spoke.

“The iron tower was provided by the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, wasn’t it? The intelligence on enemy deployments in Batuo City was provided by them, wasn’t it? The Yakutsk Citizens were rescued by them, weren’t they? That important prisoner was also captured by them, wasn’t he? How many people did they send? Fifty-something people, right? Don’t you realize the problem? The Huatong Chamber of Commerce only dispatched dozens of people, yet they achieved so many significant results on the battlefield. What does this indicate, I ask?” Liu Feiying continued.

“Liu Feiying, what kind of talk is that? Oh, they made a big contribution, and you’re jealous!” Zongzheng Yue retorted.

“What a joke! What am I jealous of? I’m reminding everyone that a few dozen people from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce can rival over a dozen divisions of the Northwest Military Region. If this continues, who will be able to control them, I ask?” Liu Feiying said.

“I believe you are changing the subject. I have already mentioned before that the situation is different now, and our previous methods of warfare cannot adapt to the new battlefield. It is a fact that the results achieved by the Northwest Military Region's dozen divisions are not as great as those achieved by a few dozen people from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. But that doesn't mean the Northwest Military Region is inferior to the Huatong Chamber of Commerce; these are two different concepts. I believe the biggest problem lies in our methods of warfare. We need to find reasons within ourselves, and not attribute the problem to others developing too quickly.” Yan Zhengping countered.

“I think Old Yan is right. How good can the Huatong Chamber of Commerce develop? At most, it's a self-financing civilian organization. Our Military has the support of the entire Huatong's resources, yet we are being surpassed by a small chamber of commerce that was only established less than a year ago. What does this mean? It means we are lagging behind, and it means our internal structure needs reform. I propose two suggestions:”

“First, the Military Political Department must be restructured. Resource allocation, weapon research and development, and tactical research are all the responsibilities of the Military Political Department. After so many years, no decent results have been produced; instead, we have been surpassed by a small chamber of commerce that was established less than a year ago. I believe there must be a significant problem here, so the Military Political Department must reform!”

“Second, a comprehensive and detailed analysis and summary of this self-defense counterattack against Ulan Country must be conducted to understand how we became passive on the battlefield and how the enemy gained the upper hand. Also, how did the Huatong Chamber of Commerce's mercenary squad manage to achieve so many results with so few troops? Only by understanding these issues can we effectively guide our future work.” Suo Tonghua said.