binnovel Chapter 154 Unexpected Visitor
Chapter 154 Unexpected Visitor
One morning, Li Chenglong was in the military camp command post discussing the next operational plan with some officers when Yun Lan called. Since getting the crystal phone, things had become much more convenient. Yun Lan said, "Hurry and come to the Dawn Building with Zheng Yong, something's happened." Li Chenglong knew that Yun Lan's words meant something serious had occurred, so he and Zheng Yong drove towards the Dawn Building.
As soon as they reached the bottom of the building, Yang Liu pulled Li Chenglong aside and whispered, "Captain Li, high-ranking military officials have arrived, but you need to be prepared. They seem to have ill intentions this time. There are over two thousand soldiers outside our Dawn City, many of whom are superhumans." Yang Liu quickly told Li Chenglong everything she knew. Li Chenglong frowned, sensing something was wrong; this time, something serious was likely about to happen.
Upon entering the reception room, Li Chenglong saw several people standing there arrogantly, with Ma Tiancheng and Yun Qian already there with them. Seeing Li Chenglong enter, Yun Qian quickly introduced them: "This is our Dawn City Lord, and also the highest-ranking officer of the Dawn Army, Commander Li. This is General Feng Tian of the East China Sea War Zone." Li Chenglong saluted and said, "So you are General Feng Tian, hello." However, the middle-aged man in his forties ignored Li Chenglong's salute, leaving it unattended. After a while, he shouted loudly, "Haha, who appointed you City Lord? Who appointed you Commander? How audacious! Daring to amass an army and act independently, do you intend to declare yourself king?" He then slammed his fist on the table and stood before Li Chenglong, glaring angrily.
Li Chenglong remained composed and said calmly, "We followed the notice issued by the General Affairs Council in January, which allowed those of us with the ability to gather together for self-rescue and granted them autonomy. That's why we established this place after several major battles. Thanks to everyone's support, I was elected as the city lord and became the highest-ranking officer of the Dawn Army. As for the organizational structure, that was to better facilitate the soldiers' combat."
However, Feng Tian ignored Li Chenglong's words and said fiercely, "You were just a retired special forces soldier, not even a real soldier, yet you dare to serve as a division commander. On behalf of the East China Sea Theater Command, I order you to immediately abolish all your organizational structures, let my men into the city, and then I will appoint military officers for you. You used to be a major, right? I'll give you a regimental commander position, don't worry. Also, Dawn City, you actually set up this department and that department. What are you trying to do? I order you to immediately abolish these departments and have them under the unified jurisdiction of our East China Sea Theater Command. All your supplies must also be handed over to us for unified management."
Li Chenglong remained silent, but Zheng Yong spoke first. He saluted and then said, "Comrade Commander, after receiving the initiative issued by the General Affairs Council, we spontaneously organized everyone we could. We fought our way from Jinghai City all the way to Linhai City, engaging in over a hundred battles, large and small, against zombies, zombie beasts, and other strange creatures. It is thanks to Comrade Li Chenglong's leadership that Shuguang City has grown to its current population of over 80,000 and over 10,000 soldiers. Without him, we would probably be dead long ago. Please consider this carefully!" Yang Liu, standing to the side, was furious, glaring at the group. She then secretly activated a button, made an excuse, and left.
As soon as she stepped out of the Dawn Building, Zhao Liying and several special forces members surrounded her. Yang Liu recounted the entire conversation that had taken place in the meeting room, and each of the special forces members was filled with righteous indignation. Dong Meng angrily said, "Where were they when we were desperately trying to escape? Where were they when we were fighting bloody battles? Now, after so many sacrifices and such great efforts to establish Dawn City, they come to reap the rewards. Not only do they want to reap the rewards, but they also want to dismiss Captain Li and his men." Wang Shuang said sadly, "I didn't expect that before the zombies were even completely wiped out, humans would already be scheming against each other. It truly proves the saying that the human heart is the most terrifying thing in the apocalypse."
Yang Liu said to Zhao Liying, "Zhao Liying, I just turned on the radio in the reception room. Go to the central computer room immediately and transmit these messages to all the people of Dawn City through the main control computer. Let them see the true colors of these people. I believe the people will know who is right and who is wrong. I also believe the people of Dawn City will know who to follow." Zhao Liying nodded seriously and immediately took the elevator to the central computer room.
Upon hearing Zheng Yong's words, Feng Tian said with some disdain, "You are Zheng Yong, a company commander from Jinghai Base, and you dare to speak to me like that? Look at your Dawn City and the Dawn Army, so disrespectful to your superiors. A person like you only deserves to be a company commander! Your so-called political commissar position is illegal. I hereby announce the cancellation of all your posts and put you in solitary confinement for a week!" Li Chenglong, now with a cold expression, slowly asked, "Commander Feng, are these decisions your personal decision or the decision of the East China Sea Theater Command?"
Commander Feng said smugly, "That was definitely a decision made by all of us. Since we've come this far, I'll tell you everything. Your Dawn City is indeed quite well-developed. If it weren't, we wouldn't even bother with it. Our high command has already decided to take over your Dawn City. I'm just the vanguard. Our East China Sea Theater has already amassed 6 troops in Jinghai City. If you dare to resist, you can imagine the consequences."
At this moment, as Zhao Liying's conversation in the reception room was broadcast aloud via the Crystal Computer, a large number of Dawn City personnel had gathered on the first floor of the Dawn Building, and a large number of Dawn City residents began to flock to the area. In addition, the First and Second Combat Regiments of the Dawn Army had already outflanked the more than 1000 men brought by Feng Tian, forming an encirclement with the Fifth and Sixth Regiments.
Li Chenglong had already made up his mind. He said calmly to Feng Tian, "I'm going to convene the General Committee and the Dawn City People's Congress to see what they think and be responsible to them. If they agree, I have nothing to say. If they oppose it, then I'm afraid I can only ask you to leave." Feng Tian smiled contemptuously, "Hahaha, you're doing it so properly. What Dawn City People's Congress? In the apocalypse, what use are those ordinary people? They're just a burden. As soon as our people move in, I'll kick them all out. They're all freeloaders. I don't have any food to feed them."
However, he felt he shouldn't push Li Chenglong too hard, so he smiled and said, "So all you've got is a meeting, huh? I'd like to see what kind of trouble you can cause. Also, hurry up and send your food to my men, along with warm clothes. Have someone bring us some food later; we're hungry." Li Chenglong said, word by word, "Then you just wait."
As soon as they stepped out of the reception room, Li Chenglong, Zheng Yong, and Ma Tiancheng saw a large group of officials from various levels of Dawn City looking at them expectantly. Li Chenglong said with a wry smile, "Issue this immediately. The General Committee, the Military Committee, and the Dawn City People's Congress will be convened in one hour. The affairs of Dawn City must be decided by our own people!" Everyone nodded and then dispersed to begin their work. The remaining special forces members looked at him with questioning eyes, and Han Xiaoling even came over and hugged him, crying, "Brother, we're so wronged, waaaah!"
The Military Commission convened first, with expanded membership this time, including all members at the battalion commander level and above. The meeting was held on the second floor of the Dawn Building. At the meeting, Zhao Rui angrily declared, "We absolutely cannot relinquish command of our Dawn Army! If we let those kinds of people lead us, we'll all be doomed. It's the apocalypse now; do we still need to obey their orders? If they order us to go fight zombies now, are we supposed to go? Besides, we're following orders issued by the General Affairs Council. Their coming here clearly indicates they want to seize our hard-won victory. Brothers and sisters, we cannot sit idly by and wait to die!" Following this, Wu Gang, Zheng Aiguo, Qi Guoan, Wei Lanxin, and Zheng Yong all spoke, and the resolution was passed unanimously.
Resolution No. 1 stipulates that the Dawn Army is an independent force dedicated to combating the apocalypse and protecting Dawn City, and is not subject to the jurisdiction of any individual. The supreme leader of this force is always Li Chenglong. The Dawn Army always supports all decisions made by Comrade Li Chenglong and the Military Commission. Any attempt to undermine or dismantle the Dawn Army will be defeated.
After the Military Commission meeting concluded, Wu Gang, Zheng Aiguo, and others continued their planned encirclement of Feng Tian's army. What pleased Li Chenglong most was Yang Liu's decision to broadcast the entire city of Shuguang, allowing many ordinary citizens to learn the content of the conversation and the true nature of the East China Sea Theater Command. Even among the two thousand-plus troops brought by Feng Tian, many had other ideas after hearing the dialogue.
Next came the General Committee meeting, where the discussions were even more intense than those of the Military Committee. Many department heads spoke vehemently, with some even proclaiming that Dawn City must become self-reliant, arguing that without self-reliance, development and strength were impossible. The outcome was predictable: everyone unanimously decided that Dawn City did not belong to anyone but to all its people, and anyone who infringed upon the interests of the people of Dawn City was an enemy of Dawn City. The discussion, held in the high-rise conference room on the eighth floor, was broadcast live to the Dawn City People's Congress held on the second floor, receiving unanimous approval from the attending representatives.
At 5 PM, after a vote by all the representatives of Dawn City, the resolution was passed with a 98% approval rate. The main point of the resolution was that those who cooperated with Dawn City would be treated with courtesy, while those who used force to intimidate the people of Dawn City would be enemies of all the people. Friends may come for a long time, but wolves will be met with hunting rifles. At 6 PM, amidst cheers, the special forces team led Feng Tian and his men out of the city. Feng Tian roared and howled all the way, but was automatically ignored.
After leaving the city, he originally intended to command his troops to launch a direct attack on Dawn City, but his adjutant reported that four combat regiments, totaling 6000 men, had already surrounded them. Feng Tian angrily led his troops away, vowing to teach Dawn City and Li Chenglong a lesson. As they retreated, the Dawn Army soldiers erupted in joyful laughter. At this moment, Zheng Yong approached and reported, "Just now, one of their soldiers contacted our people, saying he wanted to join us."
Li Chenglong frowned: "Oh? How many of them are there?" Zheng Yong held up two fingers: "More than 200. They're currently under the surveillance of our regiment." Li Chenglong nodded: "We certainly welcome them to join us, but we're worried they might sneak in to cause trouble. We'll have people keeping a close eye on them recently, and they can only join after their applications are approved." Zheng Yong smiled and said: "Of course. Recently, the city defense department and the Ministry of Public Security have been working together to arrest quite a few spies. The counter-espionage operation is ongoing, and with the central computer and the Dawn City Skynet system, our counter-espionage operations have been much smoother. You can rest assured."
Upon learning that those people had slunk away, all the people of Dawn City were overjoyed. To thank them for their support, Li Chenglong specially ordered that everyone's supplies be doubled that night. At the same time, the Dawn Army's reconnaissance and information departments began to investigate the whereabouts of the unit in Jinghai City.
When Li Chenglong got home at 7 p.m., he felt quite tired. He had originally wanted to help Yunlan take a bath, but Yunlan leaned against him, her voice trembling slightly, and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you." Li Chenglong patted Yunlan's back: "As long as the result is good, that's more important than anything else. You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go make you something." Yunlan stopped Li Chenglong: "The canteen just delivered some food. I even took out some of the Dawn Rice you made for me beforehand and ate it. But you, I'm afraid you haven't eaten anything all day." A few minutes later, Li Xue and Han Xiaoling opened the door and came in. Han Xiaoling took out some food from her storage space, saying as she returned it, "This was made by Sister Yunqian and Aunt Shen for you. They asked me to bring it over."
While eating with several people, Li Chenglong said, "I've thought about it. To make the people of Dawn City feel more affiliated, and to boost the morale of our Dawn Army, we need a city song for Dawn City and a military song for the Dawn Army. They must be suitable for the current post-apocalyptic environment and beneficial to the development of Dawn City and the Dawn Army." Yun Lan and Li Xue expressed their strong agreement. Li Chenglong acted immediately. After dinner, he contacted the heads of the propaganda and logistics departments, indicating that a city song and military song solicitation would begin the next day. A substantial reward would be given for any song adopted after discussion.