binnovel Chapter 119 Moving Supplies
Chapter 119 Moving Supplies
On the way back, Yang Liu, still not fully recovered, lay down in the back seat of Li Chenglong's SUV. The SUV had a large interior space, enough for one person to lie down. Yun Lan said excitedly, "Although the storage space is almost full, there are still so many good things. We must deal with this matter quickly when we get back." Li Chenglong nodded, "Unfortunately, most of those barrels contained crude oil, which needs to be refined at a chemical plant, but we don't have any chemical plants in Shuguang City, which is a bit difficult." Yun Lan smiled slightly, "Just because we don't have any now doesn't mean we won't have any in the future. Anyway, the more oil the better; we still can't live without it in the future."
The group hurried back to Shuguang City. Li Chenglong first had Zhao Liying and the special forces members take Yang Liu back to rest, and they wouldn't be needed for the rest of the operation. Then, he instructed the relevant staff from the household registration office and logistics department under the Public Security Bureau to properly settle Lin Ruyi's group of over thirty people. Hao Dahai led his soldiers back to the barracks. As soon as they entered the Shuguang Building, Li Chenglong ordered someone to invite Yun Qian, Shen Menghua, Zheng Yong, Ma Tiancheng, and others to a meeting in the conference room on the eighth floor to discuss the port's supplies. It was already 8 PM. Li Chenglong had originally suggested holding the meeting the next morning, but Yun Lan said that it was better to do it sooner rather than later, so she had someone contact them immediately.
Thirty minutes later, the main leaders of various relevant departments gathered in the high-rise conference room on the eighth floor. Li Chenglong first gave a brief overview of the operation, and then he said, "There are still a lot of supplies at the port, including vehicles, parts, furniture, food, and fuel, etc. I plan to send a supply transport team to transport these things to our Dawn City. My idea is this: each time we send half a combat battalion and some supply search personnel in troop carriers, and then send 30 ordinary trucks to load the supplies. Yunlan and I will take turns accompanying the convoy and use our storage space to transport more supplies, which will greatly increase efficiency."
Yun Qian said, "This is the best way. Two days is enough for a round trip. We can do some simple sorting on-site. If it's living supplies, our regular logistics department will receive them; if it's production supplies, Sister Shen's production logistics department will receive them. And things that our trucks can't carry can be transported by Lord Li or Yun Lan through storage space." Zheng Yong nodded and continued, "As for the escort personnel, each combat battalion will send half of them each time. Recently, the zombies haven't made any major moves, so we should try to collect as many supplies as possible during this stable period." Shen Menghua was somewhat excited: "If we can really find some machine tools or spare parts, then our production logistics department will see a significant increase in both production speed and output."
The meeting lasted until 10 PM before adjourning. It was decided that Yunlan would lead a team to collect supplies from the port the next day, with personnel from both logistics departments also participating. Half of the First Battalion would be assigned to escort the supplies. After the meeting, Yunlan and Yunqian went to the temporary supply depot and retrieved barrels of crude oil, gasoline, and diesel from the storage space. For safety reasons, Zheng Yong also instructed Zhao Gang to relocate his Fourth Battalion to the vicinity of the temporary supply depot to ensure the safety of these items. Yunqian also had gasoline and some diesel loaded into tanker trucks overnight and delivered to the military camps and other departments for their use. Although they now had the support of three crystal generators and two small hydroelectric power stations, the availability of gasoline and diesel would allow many fuel-powered machines to operate.
Yunlan returned home at 11 PM. After briefly explaining the situation to Li Chenglong, she quickly took a shower and prepared to rest. Li Chenglong used this time to turn on the crystal computer in his study. Wang Xiao had already sent some important documents to this computer beforehand. Li Chenglong finished processing them in half an hour. When he came out, Yunlan, wrapped in a bathrobe, emerged from the bathroom. Seeing Li Chenglong come out of the study, she smiled sweetly and said, "Carry me to the bedroom." Li Chenglong gently picked her up and carried her slowly into the bedroom, turning off the living room light before leaving. Yunlan changed into her pajamas, and Li Chenglong held her as they drifted off to sleep.
Over the next two weeks, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan took turns making several trips, using their storage space and dozens of trucks to transport almost all the usable supplies back from the port. When the Huaxing base in the south and the Lanley base in the west learned of this, they expressed a desire to share the spoils. After discussing it with some high-ranking officials in Shuguang City, Li Chenglong agreed. On July 22nd, Shuguang City finished transporting the supplies, leaving a large amount of remaining resources for the Lanley and Huaxing bases. These two bases frequently exchanged supplies with Shuguang City when it was lacking, establishing a relatively friendly relationship. Furthermore, the Jiangzhe province in the south was also eyeing the China Federation, and this was a good opportunity to form an alliance to counter the expanding China Federation.
Although the moving work was over, the sorting work was even more tedious. Yun Qian's general logistics department, Shen Menghua's production logistics department, and Qin Fangyu's military joint logistics support department all dispatched a large number of people to sort out the various supplies they needed. Li Chenglong and Yun Lan also carefully organized the storage space and put in a lot of important supplies. While the logistics department was sorting, with a large amount of fuel available, the various machines in the urban construction department could also be put into operation. They quickly built several large storage warehouses in the planned locations, surrounded by walls, and combined them with the previous grain warehouses, with a total area of 15 square kilometers. Dawn City is currently a circular city with a radius of 7.5 kilometers, so the total area is about 176 square kilometers. This 15 square kilometers area was more than enough.
To ensure the safety of this large quantity of supplies, Li Chenglong also led the establishment of a supplies security department, composed of members from the military's logistics support force, the Young Pioneers, and the security department. This department was specifically responsible for the security of these supplies. Yun Qian, Shen Menghua, and Qin Fangyu were also assigned to guard this location, responsible for recording the arrival and departure of the supplies and their organization. In addition to these security measures, Li Chenglong also installed numerous surveillance cameras, which were directly connected to the supplies security department's crystal computer and Alice's central computer, ensuring the supplies were absolutely safe.
This time, a considerable number of vehicles were also brought in from the port. Li Chenglong distributed these vehicles to the key personnel of departments in Dawn City that were relatively far from the Dawn Building, so that they could quickly arrive in case of an emergency. After everything was settled, to celebrate this bumper harvest, Li Chenglong specially doubled the distribution of supplies from July 23rd to July 25th, so that all residents of the city could share in the joy. In addition, through Li Chenglong's introduction, Lin Ruyi, as a level four strength-type ability user, joined Zhao Xin and Liu Dongliang's security department, strengthening the department's capabilities.