binnovel Chapter 171 Military Meeting
Chapter 171 Military Meeting
On February 14th, the military conference officially began at the Qianyun Base's office building. The main location of the Qianyun Base is in a district of Tianjing City, and the office building is the former district government building; the infrastructure is still quite adequate. However, according to General Sun Tianlong, many soldiers sacrificed their lives to capture the base, including dozens of low-level ability users. Currently, the main population of the Qianyun Base consists of soldiers from several previously scattered bases, plus some displaced civilians, totaling over 50,000 people, including more than 2000 ability users.
The two military regions participating in this meeting were the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Military Region, primarily represented by the Qianyun Base, followed by Shuguang City, Heijin City, and Feiyun Base. The Northeast Military Region mainly represented the Dalian Base, followed by the Daqing Base, Jinzhou Base, and Changchun Base. In addition to these bases, both military regions have many smaller bases, but they all stated they were focused on combating the apocalypse and unable to send representatives to the meeting. However, they also expressed their support for the military conference.
The leaders of the two military regions had met in the past two days and got to know each other. At the beginning of the military meeting, the decisions made at the Huaxia Temporary Military Conference, which was held recently through communications from various bases, were reiterated. The spirit of that conference was conveyed, the main content of which was to unite all forces that could be united to jointly fight against the apocalyptic crisis.
The previous meeting also reviewed the information about Erica that Li Chenglong had previously submitted to Sun Tianlong, as well as the various materials Erica had provided. General Chen Guoqiang, the head of the Provisional Military Commission of China, originally wanted to meet with Erica, but this was not done because his Northwest Military Region was too far away.
The meeting proceeded slowly, finalizing many details and taking stock of the various zombie hordes within the Northeast Military Region and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Military Region. Population data was also compiled. The final conclusion was that the Northeast Military Region still had at least ten million people, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Military Region had approximately three million. These areas were already severely affected, having suffered immense damage.
The meeting was adjourned on the second day due to unusual activity in the zombie horde in the Northeast Military Region, prompting them to decide to return home early. Meanwhile, the meeting of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Military Region proceeded as scheduled, this time focusing on issues between their four bases. Black Gold City's leadership was primarily composed of people from the former Linfen City, Yun City, and Jin City. Located at the junction of Jin City and the Taihang Mountains, it was the largest and most populous of the four bases, boasting the highest number of soldiers and superhumans.
After Shen Menghua joined Dawn City, Li Chenglong took the initiative to contact the city lord of Black Gold City. The two cities frequently traded and got along quite well. As for Flying Cloud Base, their relationship has always been excellent. The four forces sat in the conference room and talked very pleasantly, completely shedding the tense atmosphere from before.
Finally, under the leadership of General Sun Tianlong, the four forces formed a common front and signed a united front document. The document stipulated that if one party was in trouble, the other three parties would lend a helping hand, while also deepening trade cooperation. This included everything from simple commodity trade to military supplies, all of which could be exchanged for goods or purchased with crystals. Furthermore, General Sun Tianlong, as the commander of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Military Region, would also negotiate greater benefits for the three parties before the Provisional Military Commission of China.
This doesn't mean Sun Tianlong has become someone who only cares about himself and disregards the bigger picture, but sometimes it's necessary to fight for some benefits. Otherwise, without benefits, even the most loyal person will inevitably encounter various situations in the face of a harsh apocalypse. Besides, if you can't even protect yourself, let alone the future.
The day after the meeting, the representatives from Black Gold City set off. They were quite far away, with a mountain range in between, so they left first. Xu Qingming and Wei Huasheng also had to return to report to their fathers, so they left with their men that afternoon. As they left, Li Chenglong took out 400 kg of Dawn Rice from his psionic space, giving each of them 200 kg. The two men thanked him repeatedly and suggested that they get together again when he returned to Dawn City.
Li Chenglong calculated that it had been 10 days since he left Dawn City and was preparing to set off again tomorrow, but he was stopped by Sun Tianlong. Because the zombie horde was stirring recently, their current Qianyun base was very unsafe, so they decided to relocate. After some investigation, they felt that Jinghai City, where Li Chenglong and his group used to be, was a good choice. It was only two cities away from Linhai City, where Dawn City was located, which would facilitate joint operations between the two sides and would also be safer.
He had initially assumed General Sun Tianlong wanted his help with the evacuation, but the distance to Shuguang City was quite far, and assisting with the evacuation would definitely require sending troops, which would waste a lot of time. Surprisingly, however, Sun Tianlong didn't mean that; he simply wanted Li Chenglong to stay a little longer and teach his soldiers some more. Li Chenglong thought about it and agreed.
A few days later, Li Chenglong was discussing matters with officers at the Qianyun Base when he suddenly received a call from Yunlan. Yunlan said that according to the predictions of the main control computer in the central computer room of Shuguang City, a giant beast was descending, likely the same one they had fought before, and the predicted landing site was 15 kilometers west of the Qianyun Base. Li Chenglong immediately notified Sun Tianlong upon receiving the news.
Upon learning this, Sun Tianlong frowned deeply. They had actually fought the behemoth once before, and although they ultimately succeeded in killing it, they had suffered heavy casualties. He immediately convened a meeting of all senior officers at the Qianyun Base to discuss countermeasures. After a brief discussion, most agreed that they must engage in battle rather than make a strategic retreat. Although the Qianyun Base had recently begun preparations for evacuation, the behemoth's speed was undoubtedly much faster than their relocation speed. If they were caught by the behemoth during the retreat, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At this moment, Li Chenglong stepped forward and said, "Weapons are useless against giant beasts. Only crystal explosives can damage it. In terms of dealing with it, we should focus on high-level ability users. If low-level ability users go up, they will only sacrifice themselves and increase casualties. Therefore, General Sun, I suggest that we gather all level 5 and above ability users at Qianyun Base and work together to deal with this beast."
Erica had previously assessed this behemoth. Although alien beasts were classified into three levels, from 8 to 10, the one that had arrived at this time was at least a level 9 behemoth. She believed the behemoth wouldn't be difficult to defeat; as long as one was wary of the giant missiles carried on its waist and the lasers fired from its mouth and horns, it would be much easier. However, this was easier said than done, especially for lower-level ability users, for whom the behemoth was their greatest nightmare.
Soon after, the drones at Qianyun Base transmitted images of the behemoth, which was almost identical to the behemoth that Li Chenglong and his team had previously fought in Shuguang City. However, beside the behemoth were at least tens of thousands of zombies and zombie beasts of various levels, and there were also zombie birds in the sky, all rapidly approaching Qianyun Base.
Originally, Li Chenglong thought that leading the advanced ability users of Qianyun Base, along with his own special forces, would be more than enough to fight a level 9 behemoth. However, the situation has changed. So many zombies and zombie birds are not so easy to eliminate unless there are weapons of mass destruction.
"Weapons of mass destruction?!" Li Chenglong muttered to himself, suddenly remembering the giant beast's missile that he had previously stored in his storage space. Erica had previously explained the operation to Li Chenglong; according to her, this weapon was extremely powerful, at least as powerful as an intercontinental ballistic missile. At this time, General Sun Tianlong had also summoned all the level 5 and above ability users who could be deployed from the base.
He quickly informed them of the impending attack on the base by the giant beast and instructed them to obey Li Chenglong's orders, unite, and cooperate to fight the beast and prevent it from setting foot on the base. At the same time, General Sun Tianlong ordered all combat units to prepare for battle, as zombies in other areas usually also make moves when the giant beast attacks.
Although Qianyun Base has more ability users than Shuguang City, it actually has far fewer high-level ability users. Shuguang City currently has over fifty level 7 ability users, while Qianyun Base only has ten. They were overjoyed to hear they would be joining Li Chenglong on a mission to fight the giant beast, and all expressed their determination to follow orders and eliminate it.