Only about 9,000 prisoners were rescued sporadically. When the NAC soldiers rescued these poor people who were huddled and shivering in the ruins, they were almost so excited that they almost cried.
Liberating the prisoners of the Rebel Alliance is just a side task, not the obligation of the First Corps. Therefore, in the final bombardment to clear the ground, Cheng Weiguo had no scruples about these mutant prisoners.
This is understandable. It is impossible for Cheng Weiguo to risk the lives of his soldiers for these strangers. Being able to save them from the mutants was already a great honor to them.
After occupying Site No. 7, Cheng Weiguo ordered the soldiers to station on the spot. While the supply trucks returned to Shenxiang Town to load ammunition, each team reported and summarized the casualties. The collected weapons and ammunition are registered and taken with them if they can be used. Those that cannot be used are treated as scrap and put together with the collected C, B, and A type steel, waiting for trucks to take them to the Shenxiang Town Colony.
As for the rescued prisoners, Cheng Weiguo ordered the soldiers to place them in temporary camps, provided them with nutritional mixture, and recruited soldiers and engineers who were willing to join.
Many of them are soldiers of the Jiashi Rebel Alliance. They only need to be issued a rifle and can form combat effectiveness without unnecessary training. And when they heard that Cheng Weiguo planned to attack Jiashi, take revenge on the mutants, and liberate their homeland, they defected to the NAC's banner without any hesitation.
Just as the First Corps seized a lot of weapons from the mutants, Cheng Weiguo divided some of the 1,400 soldiers he recruited into various infantry teams, and the other part formed separate infantry squads. As for the 1,000 engineers who were also brought into the team, they could serve as substitutes and build fortifications.
After reorganization, the number of the First Corps instantly expanded to more than 4,000 people.
Early the next morning, the fully equipped First Corps continued on the road, heading towards Jia City.
As for the remaining rescued prisoners, after asking Jiang Chen what he wanted, Cheng Weiguo temporarily placed them in No. 7 and promised to send someone to pick them up after Jia City was captured. Then he led the troops to leave No. 7.
The real battlefield is in Jia City.
The mutants entrenched in No. 7 are just an appetizer.
... ...
"Five power armors, 31 mechanical exoskeletons were damaged in the battle, and 110 light infantry were killed. 132 people were seriously injured. A total of 210,000 rounds of ammunition and 2,200 artillery shells were consumed." Standing in the office, Han Junhua reported to Jiang Chen about the First Corps results.
Sure enough, the sound of a cannon brings a thousand taels of gold. The consumption of this first battle alone was over 350,000 sub-crystals. Even Jiang Chen, who made nearly tens of millions of crystals in the grain business. I also have to lament the cost of this war.
Of course, this Yajing was not paid for by him, but by the war funds raised by the Sixth Block.
"How is the situation in the Sixth Block?" Jiang Chen asked, staring at the holographic map.
"The reinforcement of the fence is basically completed. At the same time, traces of throwers were observed outside the sixth block." Han Junhua said.
Throwers were observed outside the sixth block, which means that zombies and alien species outside the city center have spread to the suburbs.
Is the storm about to come
Looking at the red dots on the holographic map, Jiang Chen fell into silence.
At this moment, as a marshal, all he can do is sit at this desk and wait for the good news from the front line. As NAC's power expands, there are fewer and fewer things that require him to do it himself. All battle losses and results were presented to him as just a number.
at this time. There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Please come in." Jiang Chen looked at the door and said.
The door opened, and in came Jiang Lin, the director of the Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology. He had a happy face, not the sad expressions of others in the base.
"What you need is already here."
After hearing Jiang Lin's words, Jiang Chen looked at the clock on the wall and then stood up.
"Take me to see it now."
"Okay." Jiang Lin nodded, immediately turned around and walked out the door.
Jiang Chen looked at Han Junhua.
"I'll leave it to you here."
"Um."
Her answer was as concise as ever.
... ...
He and Jiang Lin came to the launch site of the Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology, and saw several staff members busy around a rocket about four stories high. A robotic arm several people tall was connected to the tablet by a data cable. A technician was seen tapping the screen with his fingers, and he was using the robotic arm to extend the welding gun and completely weld the spliced steel plates.
Except for the waste that is assigned to land reclamation. Among the scientists in Vault 27, only the people from the Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology are left who have not yet entered the shelter. Ever since Jiang Chen ordered Jiang Lin to establish the Institute of Aerospace Science and Technology, these scientists moved their families to the Fish Bone Base.
They were a little unhappy at first, but would Jiang Chen care about their displeasure? Food and drink are provided. But if you want to go back to the shelter, don't talk about it. Seeing that the protest was ineffective, they had no choice but to contribute their knowledge honestly and design rockets for Jiang Chen.
"The Dolphin-10 intercontinental ballistic missile was developed at the end of the 21st century and is still in use today. It is probably the largest variety of ballistic missiles deployed in PAC." Looking at this rocket, Jiang Lin had a sense of pride on his face.
In order to create this missile. He also put a lot of effort into it. Although he didn't understand why Jiang Chen wanted to design a weapon that could hit the Western Hemisphere, he still followed Jiang Chen's request.
Just such a missile used up one million sub-crystals' worth of material. Jiang Lin had been looked down upon by Wang Qing in the past few months.
Among the project departments of the entire base, only his Aerospace Science and Technology Research Institute spent the most money. Because many parts cannot be produced by oneself, expensive hiring fees must be paid to exploration teams that go out of the province.
For example, the missile's propulsion engine was shipped from the Taipei S base (in ruins) 600 kilometers away from Wanghai City. In order to transport the propulsion engine, those mercenary groups risked being torn apart by mutated sharks, so the commission was naturally not small.
But if you roll your eyes, you still need to approve the funding. After all, this is a project ordered by the marshal.
"Why is it called dolphin? Such a weird name." Jiang Chen couldn't help but complain.
"Deploy under the sea, peacemaker, you know." Jiang Lin tapped the base of the missile with a welding gun and said with a grin.
Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then he understood the meaning of his words and smiled.
Messenger of peace, messenger of nuclear peace.
Gee, I didn’t expect this future person to be quite humorous.
"The missile has a total length of 11 meters, a diameter of 1.55 meters, a launch weight of 35.1 tons, and a maximum throw weight of 2,088 kilograms. It can be deployed in a 1,200-meter-deep submarine missile silo, with a maximum launch range of 21,000 kilometers. The missile's side launch ring is underwater. Propulsion device, if you use it on land, you don’t need that thing.”
"The launch S mechanism is a non-separable three-stage propulsion mode, that is, the underwater propulsion ring pushes the missile to 100 meters underwater and then separates from the missile. The missile's own engine ignites, and the engine shuts down after pushing the missile to low-Earth orbit. Relying on the rotation of the earth for transfer After reaching the target, the engine re-ignites and strikes the target area vertically."
"The missile shell is coated with anti-radar material, which can reduce the radar anti-S signal to the size of a seagull. Theoretically, only the 'passive coherent positioning system' can detect the missile's S-signal."
In terms of size, with a total length of 11 meters, it is undoubtedly like a pocket toy compared to the intercontinental missiles of the five gangsters that can move twenty or thirty meters. But there is no doubt that anyone who dares to doubt its combat effectiveness will pay the price. (.)