184: Promoted to Senior Colonel

Lujiang Base

Air Command Center

The roar of the massive National Government transport plane's engines gradually subsided, and the cabin door slowly opened.

A team of Red Alert Soldiers carefully unloaded heavy safes from the cabin. Inside them was the one ton of gold Jiang Xin had eagerly awaited!

At the same time, 10 apocalypse tanks and 10 tesla tanks, already prepared, slowly drove into the transport plane's cargo hold under the guidance of soldiers. These tanks would be transported to Kyoto to equip the National Government's elite forces.

Jiang Xin had specifically flown back to Lujiang from the Qianzhou front line to personally oversee this important transaction and handover. After the transaction was complete, he eagerly deposited the gold into the system.

Finally, the system's financial account balance settled firmly at 2 million gold!

With vast funds in hand, Jiang Xin now commanded 5 regiments, over ten thousand elite troops! These soldiers were well-equipped, well-trained, and highly disciplined. Jiang Xin was confident that their combat power was enough to directly confront National Government conventional forces four times their number! This didn't even account for cutting-edge weapons like mechs, apollo aerospace fighters, and War Bears, which could change the rules of the battlefield!

This rapid expansion of strength completely ignited Jiang Xin's deep-seated urge to

He guessed that there must be a promotion mission for Major General, and the rewards would definitely be unimaginably generous. The first step towards becoming a General was to be promoted to Colonel and Division Commander!

He immediately activated the system and began the reorganization and expansion plan.

First, a re-planning of troop organization. He already had 5 regiments, but to form a complete divisional combat unit, according to the classic three-three system principle, he needed to establish 3 brigades, comprising 9 standard regiments. (One regiment has 4 battalions, one battalion has 5 companies, one company has 3 platoons, and one platoon has 3 squads)

He optimized and strengthened the organization:

· Battalion-level unit: Unchanged, still composed of 1 elite company, 3 Conscript companies, and 1 logistics company, costing 65,000 gold.

· Regiment-level unit: In addition to the original 4 battalions, it is additionally assigned:

· 5 Heavy Infantrys (2500 gold) - · 5 Flametroopers (3000 gold) - · 5 Tesla Troopers (4000 gold) - as reserve members of the mech unit (to be uniformly dispatched by the Mech Unit General Command during wartime).

· 5 War Bears (4000 gold) -

· All officers at platoon level and above are promoted to hero units.

· Each battalion is promoted with 1 hero-level Military Dog (meaning each regiment has 4 hero-level Military Dogs).

· Each regiment is equipped with 100 Evolvers, integrated into regular forces to form mixed combat power.

· Regiment-level vehicle configuration:

· Kamikaze Military Truck x50 (20000 gold)

· armored personnel carrier x50 (30000 gold)

· apocalypse tank x4 (16000 gold)

· tesla tank x4 (12000 gold)

· grizzly tank x20 (24000 gold)

· rhino tank x10 (18000 gold)

· Regiment-level air support: (Not directly under regiment command, but part of a separately organized Wood Element Ability Brigade, uniformly dispatched by Division Command and the Wood Element Ability Brigade during wartime)

· hind attack helicopter x6 (21000 gold)

· chinook armed transport helicopter x2 (8000 gold)

Total cost per regiment:

65000x4+2500+3000+4000+4000+20000+30000+16000+12000+24000+18000+21000+8000

= 422500 gold!

In addition, the Air Force (Wood Element Ability Brigade) will be independent of the three-three system army organization and will be uniformly commanded and dispatched by Li Yi.

This also meant he needed to produce 4 more such newly organized and strengthened regiments! Total cost: 422500 x 4 = 1,690,000 gold!

The massive investment made Jiang Xin feel a slight pang, but he unhesitatingly chose to confirm production! Instantly, the funds in his account plummeted to 310,000 gold.

He then immediately produced 10 apollo aerospace fighters (200,000 gold), finally leaving 100,000 gold in the account as a strategic reserve for contingencies.

For production base selection, he deployed 4 of these regiments (approximately 8,000 soldiers and corresponding equipment, including troops previously produced in Qianzhou) to Qianzhou Base. Once he received the ammunition order payment from the Southern Military Region, Jiang Xin would continue to expand his army and accelerate the pace of taking over the entire Xijiang Province.

All other troop production was arranged at Lujiang Base, where 10 Barracks were also produced.

Thus, the Red Alert Legion's power once again made a leap!

Jiang Xin now commanded 3 conventional combat brigades (9 regiments) and an independent Wood Element Ability Brigade, forming a complete divisional combat unit. The total troop strength reached over 18,000! Coupled with the garrison forces at each base, logistics support personnel, the Wood Element Ability Brigade, and independently organized Evolver legions, the total number impressively surpassed the 20,000 mark!

In terms of numbers alone, he was no weaker than Hongdu Base, the provincial capital of Xijiang Province. As for actual combat power? Jiang Xin was absolutely confident: ten Hongdu Bases combined would not be a match for his Red Alert Legion!

With the surge in strength, Jiang Xin also made drastic adjustments and promotions to the entire army's command structure:

· Jiang Xin: Assumed the rank of Colonel and Division Commander, Supreme Commander of the Red Alert Legion.

· Zhang Lei: Colonel Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Deputy Division Commander), also serving as Commander of the Evolver Legion, the legion's strongest combat force.

· Zhang Long: Colonel Chief of General Staff, stationed in Lujiang, overseeing overall military affairs.

· Tanya: Colonel Deputy Chief of Staff.

· Jiang Feifei: Colonel, Legion Chief Logistics Officer, in charge of logistics, finance, medical services, etc.

· Natasha: Colonel, serving as Deputy Commander of the Evolver Legion.

· Chen Hao: Colonel Brigade Commander, Commander of the First Combat Brigade.

· Li Ang: Colonel Brigade Commander, Commander of the Second Combat Brigade.

· Li Wei: Colonel Brigade Commander and Hunter Association General Manager, overseeing the Third Combat Brigade and all civilian Demon Hunting Squads.

· Li Yi: Colonel Brigade Commander, Air Force General Command/Wood Element Ability Brigade Commander.

· Liu Jiang: Lieutenant Colonel Deputy Brigade Commander, assisting Li Yi in managing the Wood Element Ability Brigade.

· Yang Wen: Lieutenant Colonel, Lujiang City Base Garrison Officer, Chief Logistics Officer, and Vice President of the Hunter Association.

· Lieutenant Colonel Regimental Commanders under each brigade: 1. Chen Xiao 2. Lin Yufei 3. Su Jin 4. Lu Hang 5. Shen Nan 6. Zhou Lie 7. Zhang Lin 8. Li Hong 9. Yang Ning - These officers were basically Jiang Xin's earliest team members when he started in Yongjiang County.

· Yan Jin, Yang Yi: Lieutenant Colonel, Commander-in-Chief of the Mech Unit.

· Zhu Yan, Lei Xin: Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Commander of the Mech Unit.

· Zhao Gang: Lieutenant Colonel, Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Unit.

Once the troops were produced, the long-awaited system notification sounded in Jiang Xin's mind:

"Ding—Congratulations, Host, you have successfully been promoted to the rank of Colonel! (Division Commander level)"

"Reward issued: Large Survivor Base x5, Super Survivor Base x1."

"Major General promotion mission has been unlocked! Complete all conditions to be promoted to the rank of Major General!"

"Mission conditions:

1. Total troop strength under command exceeds 50,000 (reaching the scale of an army corps).

2. Recapture the entire Xijiang Province, clearing 70% of zombies.

3. The number of survivors under governance exceeds 2 million.

4. Gain recognition from the National Government and be publicly awarded the rank of Major General."

"Completion rewards:

· Promotion to the rank of Major General.

· Obtain Super Weapon: nuclear missile silo construction authority! (Requires prerequisite building, Nuclear Energy Research Institute, and 10 Nuclear Engineers to be stationed)

· Obtain prism tank construction authority!

· Obtain Naval Destroyer and Aircraft Carrier construction authority!

· Obtain kirov airship (Interstellar Version) construction authority! (Description: Possesses short-range interstellar navigation capabilities, can also serve as a planetary aerial combat platform and an apollo aerospace fighter mobile supply station. Equipped with high-energy ray weapons and high-energy laser matrix cannons, it is a true aerial fortress.)

· Obtain prism tower defense building construction authority!"

"Holy crap! This is amazing!" Even though Jiang Xin was mentally prepared, seeing this list of rewards, especially the description of the Interstellar Version kirov airship, he couldn't help but curse, his heart pounding! Although he couldn't see the specific data, just the descriptions

He suppressed his excitement and first checked the system's rewarded bases. The 5 Large Survivor Bases (identical to Qianzhou Base) perfectly solved his urgent needs. He immediately planned: one each in Yuanzhou Region, Raozhou City, Lingchuan Region, Hongdu Region, and Jiangzhou City. Some smaller cities would not be allocated for now.

The description of the Super Survivor Base made him gasp! He couldn't help but click for more detailed information:

【Super Survivor Base】

· Scale: Covers 200 square kilometers! A veritable giant city of the apocalypse!

· City Defense:

· 25-meter high, 5-meter thick super alloy walls!

· sentry gun and Machine Gun Bunker distributed every 250 meters.

· One prism tower every 1000 meters!

· 20-meter wide moat (Temporal-Spatial Technology access, flowing moat, never dries up).

· Built-in 100 Patriot missile silos (25 on each of the four city walls).

· One giant cannon in each of the east, west, south, and north directions (400mm caliber, 100km range, automatically resupplied with 10 rounds of ammunition daily)!

· Comes with a fully organized city defense battalion!

· Military Zone:

· Barracks x100, War Factory x10, Air Command Center x10.

Operations Command Center, Nuclear Fusion Power Plant, conventional Power Plant x10, various Research Centers x10. Military Hospitals x3 (with complete medical team, Grade A tertiary hospital standard), Large Training Grounds x4, Military Parks x4, Military Supply Warehouses x10, Ammunition Supply Stations x4.

· 100 high-ranking officer townhouses, 10 mid-to-low-ranking officer apartment buildings (120㎡ three-bedroom, two-living, two-bathroom, one-kitchen suites).

· Commander's Estate x1, Deputy Commander's Estate x1 (covering over 5000 square meters).

· Administrative Zone: Administrative Office Building, Public Service Center, Police Headquarters, Fire Department Headquarters, Health Management Department, Human Resources Department, Education Bureau, Finance Bureau, etc., including all modern government functional department buildings, fully equipped.

· Residential Zone:

· Complete public medical system (General Hospitals x4, Specialty Hospitals x2 (Maternity Hospital, Psychiatric Hospital), Health Clinics x10).

4 Universities, 10 Daycare Centers (0-6 years old), 10 Nine-Year Compulsory Education Schools

· Power Plant x4, large, medium, and small parks (2, 4, 8), stadiums x4, plazas x4, warehouses x4, fire stations, police stations, patrol team outposts, and other facilities are also equipped according to actual needs.

· Large Public Canteens x4 (Survivors with newly acquired ID cards get the first month free).

· Cultural facilities such as Base Grand Theaters x2.

· Talent housing (30-story residential buildings x30, each floor 90㎡ three-bedroom, two-living) totaling 3600 units.

· Ordinary housing (30-story residential buildings x3000, each floor 80㎡ two-bedroom, one-living, 4 units) totaling 360,000 units! Can accommodate over a million people!

· Production Zone: All factories, farms, and breeding farms use Temporal-Spatial Dimensional Space Technology (internal area x20)!

Commercial Zone: The first floor of each residential building is a commercial shop, which can be rented using points. There are also 4 large supermarkets, and the commercial zone will be put into use as needed.

"Awesome! This is exactly what I need!" Jiang Xin exclaimed, slapping the table excitedly after reading. This super base was simply a fortress for the apocalypse!

He decided on the location for this super base with almost no hesitation—Tengqiao Town, Yongjiang County!

This place was not only his hometown where he was born and raised, but also a strategic transportation hub connecting Lujiang City and eastern Qianzhou City. Lujiang and Qianzhou, as the two largest cities in Xijiang Province, both had their municipal districts located in the southwest, with insufficient reach to the vast northeastern towns. The completion of this super base would completely solve this problem, becoming a new regional core.

Jiang Xin even intended to develop this place into the future economic, military, and political center of the entire Xijiang Province! His rising land, Yongjiang County Base, already had tens of thousands of people. By absorbing the population from southern Lingchuan Region and eastern Qianzhou City, it would be enough to initially fill this giant city. In the future, this place would surely become a paradise and safe haven longed for by millions of survivors!