During the period of going to the floating land to participate in the war, everything in Nanqing City was as usual, and the major workshops maintained the rhythm of starting work as usual, and even expanded in scale. The airship equipment produced under this system can be sold anywhere even if the empire does not buy it, and as much as there is can be sold.
The main force of the dark fire was exhausted, leaving only some personnel from the logistics support department. They have not been idle during this period of time. They have been deploying military supplies and receiving equipment one after another. Several warehouses are currently full of equipment and spare parts. The construction of two workshops specializing in the production of infantry equipment has also come to an end.
Although the new research department was established not long ago, several projects have made breakthroughs and are about to produce results. At the same time, there are as many as hundreds of projects approved. Of course, this research department did not come out of thin air. In fact, the main backbone is the original research institute of Ningyuan Heavy Industry.
Song Zining almost moved Ningyuan Heavy Industry to a neutral place as a top priority, and the research institute was no exception. After coming to the neutral land, the projects of the research institute increased suddenly, mainly to study how to transform the main equipment of the empire to be suitable for the neutral land.
The climate and terrain of the continents of Eternal Night are completely different, and the environment of the force is also different. There are relatively harsh situations such as the neutral land everywhere. Therefore, regardless of armament or airship equipment, the adjustment of local environment adaptation is a very important link.
At this time, a follower came in, put a new document on Qianye's desk, and said, "The information on the families of the war dead has been calculated, please have a look."
Qianye opened the file and read it carefully.
A total of nearly 40,000 mercenaries died in this dark fire, and the main part were foreign mercenaries temporarily recruited later. The family members of these mercenaries have not been included in the statistics for the time being, but the total number of family members of the old dark fire mercenaries has reached 140,000.
Darkfire has its own base and the merged Ningyuan Heavy Industry as its foundation, which is far more stable than other mercenary groups, so many mercenaries are able to support more families. Among the family members, there are nearly 30,000 boys and girls over the age of ten, and more than half of them possess the Force.
This ratio, as well as the level of cultivation, is even higher than that of the empire Qin Lu. This is created by the special environment of the neutral land. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the rapid growth inspired by survival has also caused the foundation to be unstable. Therefore, no one in the neutral land has ever achieved a king. The so-called geniuses often die as soon as they pass. Exhausted potential, no more progress.
These boys and girls who have the power of force, give them a gun and they will be qualified soldiers, and they can even become low-level officers. There is an essential difference in combat power between being able to shoot original force bombs and only using gunpowder weapons.
Deducting the elderly, there are nearly 50,000 women in their prime. When necessary, they are actually qualified soldiers.
The imperial pension standard is ten times the annual salary, that is, how much military salary a soldier can usually get in a year, and the death pension is ten times this number. The daily military pay of imperial soldiers is already very generous, so the pension is not too low.
In this Battle of Baicheng, Dark Fire contributed the most and fought extremely brutally, so the compensation was paid according to the imperial standard. Even if it is a third of the actual amount, it is twice as high as the average standard of the neutral land mercenary group.
The pension received by Dark Fire this time was nearly 4 million imperial gold coins, and the remaining two-thirds was about 3 million. For Dark Fire, this is an out-and-out huge sum of money. This pension is enough to buy two cruisers, or all the equipment of the three entire divisions of the main force of the empire.
There are less than 2,000 pure fighters left in the Darkfire headquarters, and it is imperative to recruit new mercenaries. However, Qianye is not worried about recruiting new recruits. The strength of the surviving old mercenaries has greatly increased. With them as the backbone, it is easy to form a team.
When preparing for the battle of the Maelstrom Gate, Song Zining brought over a whole team of instructors. They are still in the dark now. With the complete equipment, even if it is completely in accordance with the standards of the main force of the empire, it can quickly arm three divisions. , and formed combat effectiveness in a short time.
How to form a new dark fire is the time to test Qianye.
Qianye took out a pen and paper, and wrote one draft after another, but he was still not very satisfied, until the moon was in the sky, but there was no result.
He simply dropped the pen and came to the French window, staring at Nan Qingcheng who was already asleep. This kind of thing was originally Song Zining's job, but now that he returned to the empire, he didn't know when he would be able to return, and Qianye couldn't rely on him for everything.
Looking at the Nanqing City under the night, especially the empty Dark Fire headquarters, Qianye gradually calmed down, thinking about how to proceed.
When Dark Fire was re-established in Neutral Land, it was only for the purpose of guarding Nanqingcheng. After Song Zining arrived, it began to expand aggressively in order to support Qianye's dream of climbing the holy mountain. A sufficiently large force is the foundation of the pinnacle king.
Therefore, the goal of Dark Fire has changed from the initial guard to the current external expansion and conquest. However, after thinking about it, combined with the battle of Baicheng, Qianye felt that it was necessary to form a team that could cooperate with him in the battle.
At this moment, Qianye was no longer able to be stopped by ordinary people on the battlefield, and likewise, not just any troops could cooperate with him. At least a troop of the level of the Scorpion King among the Red Scorpions was needed to keep up with Qianye's pace.
Looking back, the sword bearer of Hei Sun, a unit directly under the Eternal Night Council, is the ultimate version of this unit.
After thinking about it, Qianye abandoned the idea of forming three main divisions and distributing equipment equally. He finally decided to recruit 50,000 people and equip them according to the standard of the top mercenary regiment in the neutral land. And even for the top level of the neutral land, the cost of 50,000 people is only equivalent to a main division of the empire. With the rest of the money, Qianye plans to purchase equipment according to Red Scorpion's standards, and equip every fighter to the teeth.
The cost enough to arm two main divisions, based on this standard, is enough to equip up to 2,000 people. But the role of these two thousand people on the battlefield will far exceed that of two divisions.
Only such a troop could keep up with Qianye.
The train of thought has been decided, and the next thing is coming soon. Qianye stayed up all night, and when the sky cleared, a complete plan was formed.
Qianye rang the bell, and someone called Song Zining's supervisor, and handed him the plan. The supervisor was in charge of purchasing military equipment from the empire. When he saw Qianye's plan, his face twitched a few times. But he kept his thoughts carefully and withdrew.
Qianye's procurement plan is not easy to realize, and there are many strategic armaments strictly controlled by the empire. But since Qianye raised the need, as a subordinate, he must find a way to realize it. Song Zining was in the empire at the moment, so it was really difficult to handle, and he could just use his connections in the empire's military circles.
The next few days will be the time for Dark Fire to recruit new recruits again.
The news of the neutral land has always spread quickly. In a few days, the results of the floating land battle spread throughout the neutral land. The dark races everywhere have settled down a lot, and the human race has taken the opportunity to expand.
For the mercenaries, especially those free mercenaries, they saw an opportunity. Through various channels, they flocked to the East China Sea and rushed to Nanqing City, waiting for recruitment.
A mercenary regiment like Dark Fire that can participate in the Battle of the Floating Continent and play a key role in the battle has long gone beyond the scope of the traditional mercenary regiment, and many people even feel that it should no longer be called a mercenary regiment . In the confrontation between the two camps, the role of the mercenary group has always been no different from that of cannon fodder, it is a victim used to plug gaps and perform the most dangerous tasks.
The victory of the human race in the Battle of Floating Land and the bloody battle of Dark Fire in Baicheng have made Dark Fire's reputation unprecedentedly high, and it seems that it has the momentum of the largest mercenary group in the neutral land. At the same time, the stability and treatment of Dark Fire are beyond the reach of many small mercenary groups, and even many free mercenaries who are proud of their abilities are yearning for it.
After hearing the news that Dark Fire suffered heavy losses in Baicheng, many mercenaries not only did not feel afraid, but immediately sensed an opportunity, and prepared to see if they could find a place in Dark Fire.
In the past few days, Qianye first reorganized the surviving old mercenaries according to the new plan, and used them as the skeleton to build five regular divisions and the prototype of an elite team, and then started the battle among the families of the mercenaries who died in battle. First round of recruitment.
The recruitment was an unprecedented success. Most of the boys and girls with force cultivation, as well as adult women were willing to join, which allowed Qianye to obtain nearly 30,000 qualified soldiers in an instant. Compared with other mercenaries who came to enlist, these women and children have limited combat power, but their backgrounds are clean, and their advantages in loyalty are incomparable to strangers.
As for the mercenaries who rushed to wait for recruitment, they were selected and scattered into various units, and after a round of training, they were ready to be used.
A complete training cycle would take at least one month, and it would take longer to wait for the imperial equipment to arrive. For specific training and reorganization, although Dark Fire already has a complete set of procedures, Qianye still needs to make decisions when encountering major events. In this way, Qianye found that just by reviewing and issuing various documents every day, a day passed without knowing it.
Of course it won't work if it goes on like this, and there's no guarantee of training time. Zhang Boqian's completed Taixuan Bingjue is still lying in Anduya's space. Although this exercise is more mysterious, Qianye needs time to understand it slowly, but the necessary training time still needs to be guaranteed.
On the other hand, even if his blood energy was knocked down to the rank of Marquis of Glory by Zhang Boqian's incomparable means, he was still on the verge of being out of balance with his original force cultivation.
At this time, decentralization is a good idea. Song Zining left behind a complete team, which can be completely trusted and can handle most small matters by himself.
It was easy to say, but when it was time to do it, Qianye started to have a headache again. When Song Zining was here, the system had already been set up quite well. People at any level could decide on everything, and there were detailed rules.
But that refers to the daily process. What Qianye is doing now is Tuoxin. The decisions that are sent to him are all important and far-reaching matters, especially related to the positioning and development of the Dark Fire's core combat power. It's not something that the people below can dispose of at will. If things like this have to be let go, then the whole dark fire may get out of control.
After combing through the decision-making process regulations for several days in a row, Qianye found helplessly that there was really nothing that could be modified. Only at this time did he truly feel Song Zining's difficulties. This Seventh Young Master is buried in the pile of documents every day. I really don't know how he can practice so fast.