Chapter 251: Chapter 172, Work Report_2
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Of course, afterward they needed to undergo further systemic transformation, and these new bureaucrats began to be assessed by the New Alliance Government.
It was definitely not nearly as comfortable as the days when they were local tyrants.
Some submitted under the military might of the New Alliance Army, especially those smaller settlements close to Revival City, which honestly came under the rule of the New Alliance. But those further away, the larger settlements, were not so content.
During the advance of the troops, there was some resistance.
And as the distance of the advance increased, the resistance became more and more intense. Now, several large settlements had forcibly rallied smaller ones to form a coalition army. About seventy to eighty thousand people blocked the 7th and 8th Divisions’ advance, and they were at war.
The intensity of the war wasn’t very high, the garrison divisions were far from the core main forces of the New Alliance Army, but even so, their equipment and firepower still had a huge advantage over those rabble.
However, with only over twelve thousand men combined from the two garrison divisions, they were at a great numerical disadvantage. They were able to advance steadily, but the speed of the advance really couldn’t be considered fast, and when it came to attacking those survivor camps which were generally situated in easily defensible and difficult to attack terrain, it would take even more time.
Even if they were taken down, in order to avoid revolt after surrender, troops still had to be left behind to enforce martial law. Even after personnel from subsequent government departments filled in, during the process of integrating the settlements, the presence of troops was still needed to maintain order.
By comparison, the third battle zone, the Central-North Battle Zone, had only placed the 9th Garrison Division. Their work, similar to that of allied forces expanding west and south from the Central War Zone, was more straightforward since the vast lands north of Revival City had a relatively sparse population and had not encountered any major battles. The assimilation of five hundred thousand people was basically progressing steadily.
Of course, there was another factor: the activities of the Sisters of Saint Mercy Lily.
In the past two months, leaving Revival City and following the traces of the Primordial Wrath Owl Sect, the Sisters headed north. They did quite a bit, combating the Cult while also spreading their faith.
Their formidable combat capabilities and their special identity gave them a certain influence in the north, which greatly helped the work of the 9th Division.
This also gave the 9th Division an additional task: to be ready to respond to the Sisters’ requests, assisting them in striking against Cult activities.
According to intelligence sent back by the 9th Division, the Sisters of Saint Mercy Lily found that the further north they went, the more traces of the Primordial Wrath Owl Sect’s activities. Superior Georgette had already led the main force into what is traditionally known as the Northern Province, and currently, no updated intelligence has come through.
In the northern part of the Central Province, about 600 kilometers north of Revival City in the center, the traces of the Cult were quite evident. In this northern area, six Sisters remained behind, responsible for securing the rear and ready to support the sisters entering further north, while also cleaning up local Cult activity in the northern region.
After receiving the relevant requests, Yan Fangxu green-lighted the additional task for the 9th Division.
The above was approximately the military briefing by Yan Fangxu, the military overseer, on the situation of the military operations during the month after the Governor’s departure, and even the current stage.
After listening, Gu Hang thought for a moment, then gave his instructions,
“I have no objections about the clearing operation in the Gaota Ruins, and the actions in the Central-North Battle Zone are also fine, Lao Yan did very well. However, the operation in the Central War Zone cannot continue to drag on like this. I believe that the 7th and 8th Divisions will eventually achieve victory, but slowly advancing is a huge loss. The depletion of population and time is unacceptable. We must seek a quick resolution.”
Saying this, Gu Hang’s gaze turned to Tadeusz, who sat beside Yan Fangxu, still a Colonel, but Gu Hang had already decided to promote him to the rank of Colonel, and said, “How are the recruitment of new soldiers and logistical equipment going? I need you to replenish the losses of the three units that returned to the stars as soon as possible, after a week of rest, our troops will once again head to the battlefield.”
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Tadeusz answered earnestly, “In the new recruit training base we’ve established, we’ve already recruited over twenty thousand people, who are undergoing basic training. The only issue is the effectiveness of the training…”
Gu Hang cut him off, “I’ll handle the effectiveness of the training, but twenty thousand is not enough. In addition to replenishing the troops, I also need to establish three division-sized units. The 10th, 11th, and 12th newly created designations, I need them to be capable of rapid strikes, rapid movement, like the battle groups modeled after the 2nd Division. At the same time, the 2nd Division also needs to be equipped sufficiently, even if we cannot achieve full mechanization, at least we must reach the standards of motorization.”
Tadeusz decisively replied, “No problem. Without considering the training situation, I can recruit thirty thousand people within half a month. I will provide a specific plan later according to the current situation of our armament stores. The forecast is quite optimistic; we might still have deficiencies in armored vehicle production capability, but the production of artillery, military trucks, and various types of ammunition is very good. The production capacity of the military factories in Weixing City is growing day by day, we have enough equipment to arm new troops.”
Gu Hang calculated that with another thirty thousand recruits, the training barracks would have fifty thousand people. Making up for the losses of the three units from the heavens and replenishing the troops of various units would be no problem. The remaining people would be sufficient to form three new division-sized units.
The 10th, 11th, and 12th designations would certainly not be formed into garrison divisions with average combat capabilities. After motorization, with fully equipped armed trucks, the troops could carry out rapid strikes; with stronger firepower and the extra armored vehicles in place, and forces matched to the 2nd Division, we could reach a scale of around nine thousand people.
The combat power of such a motorized infantry division would have no problem taking on two garrison divisions.
As for the training… fifty thousand soldiers, all taken up to T5 level, would cost just 500 grace points. Peanuts.
“That’s good. However, I still need to remind you that we must plan the recruitment of such a large number of young and strong people carefully so as not to affect the production plans of Revival City and Weixing City,” Gu Hang said.
“It won’t happen,” Tadeusz replied seriously. “At the moment, the population influx into Twin Cities is quite large. In the past month alone, two hundred thousand people have come from the Central War Zone; one hundred and fifty thousand people from the Central-North Battle Zone; over fifty thousand refugees from the Green Valley Region; and more than fifty thousand people diverted from Rubbish Town.”
“A total influx of four hundred and fifty thousand people. Even though the city constructions, industrial constructions, service industry developments in Revival City, as well as the heavy industry and military industry in Weixing City, all require a large population, the expansion of production lines also takes time. The speed of absorbing these populations isn’t that fast. I don’t have the exact numbers, but Lady Ossina should have them. Our unemployment rate might be rising quite rapidly. The army has offered relatively good terms for recruitment, and among those who have just arrived in the city, many are eager to acquire formal status and have enthusiastically joined the armed forces. We are actually helping the city to resolve a significant portion of the unemployed population, easing the pressure on various industries to absorb workers.”
Gu Hang shifted his gaze to Ossina.
Speaking methodically, Ossina replied, “That’s indeed the case. I have corresponding production management reports here that you can review.”
Gu Hang took over a stack of papers and began to scrutinize them tirelessly.
Meanwhile, Ossina began her report: “Currently, according to the official census, which we dare not claim with certainty, our total population under New Alliance leadership has reached 2.4 million. In accordance with the military department’s battle zone planning, we have accordingly planned the Central Province, Gaota Province, and Central-North Province. As the Central Province’s expansion battle is running smoothly, we estimate that the total population could exceed 4.4 million when the time comes…”
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This chapter is 4,000 words.
Between punctual updates and an additional two thousand words, today I chose the punctual update…
I didn’t finish writing yesterday; I underestimated the difficulty of calculating data…
The missing 2,000 words must be made up!
Today, I’ll strive to write more so that tomorrow I can update both punctually and with 6,000 words!