Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 271 The Last Link

More than a thousand civilians is not a small number. Although some civilians have chosen to settle in other towns during the journey, there are still nearly 011 civilians who are confirmed to settle in the 1100 base.

They carried a lot of supplies and were exhausted after the long journey.

In order to ensure that these people can settle down quickly after arriving at the base, Chen Jian has made all necessary preparations.

Standing in the open space outside the base, Shen Yue checked the information on his PDA and reported:

"The camping site has been leveled and reinforced, drainage ditches, stoves, toilets have been dug, and emergency tents have been taken out. It is estimated that it can accommodate about 800 people."

"As for the remaining accommodation vacancies, we will temporarily squeeze them in tonight, and let them find their own way tomorrow."

"The meals are ready and have all been distributed. They are mainly dry food, with some dried meat, fresh vegetables and canned food."

"We can't be too elaborate with the first meal, just make sure everyone gets something to eat."

"But to be honest, with the cans, I don't think they can complain."

"In addition, I have organized all the Chinese troops to form a resettlement working group."

"They will assist the civilians from the imperial capital in setting up tents, familiarizing themselves with the residential areas, and will also undertake some of the work of maintaining order."

"However, judging from the current situation, this group of civilians is still very orderly."

"On the way, less than 200 Holy Bloods were able to restrain this group of civilians and establish basic rules. This is enough to prove the problem."

"There's not much we need to do. As long as we follow their ideas and complete the handover of management rights, the takeover will proceed smoothly."

"clear."

Chen Jian nodded slightly, then said:
"You have done a great job in this area. Not only are you good at political work, but you are also good at logistics."

“Isn’t that because no one is doing it?”

Shen Yue rolled his eyes and said:

"Anyway, that's what a political commissar is like. He has to take on any job."

"But to be honest, I am clearly running out of energy now. Once the number of people increases, we must set up a logistics team as soon as possible."

"I have already selected the candidates, and they will mainly be drawn from the residents of Yellowstone City."

"But now we still need a leader. You have to help me find this person."

"Don't tell me to use Fuxi, it's two different things - I need an image representative."

"I've thought of that."

Chen Jian spread his hands and said:
"The key is that I don't have anyone."

"The talents we developed in the early stage were mainly combat personnel. There were very few people with experience in logistics management."

"If I have to find one, I think Li Xian from Hanshui City is more suitable."

"However, he has a lot of things on his hands right now, and it is impossible to win him over in a short period of time."

"Isn't that river fish okay?"

Shen Yue asked.

"Jiang Yu, when you mention this, I really feel like I was trying to snatch new recruits back then."

"It's a good seedling, and everyone is scrambling to get it."

"I originally planned to have her come to the Huaxia Army for training and lead a class later on, but now Lei Jie has directly snatched her away."

"Then you said you wanted her to take care of logistics. What do you think we should do about this?"

"If it doesn't work, I plan to train Xie Liu, she..."

"She can't!"

Shen Yue said without hesitation:

"I was counting on her to take over the medical work. How is she going to handle the logistics?"

"Then there's nothing I can do."

Chen Jian spread his hands and said:
"Then wait a little longer, there will always be a suitable candidate."

".It can only be the."

Shen Yue sighed.

"A thousand troops are easy to get, but a general is hard to find."

"Who says it's not?"

After Chen Jian finished speaking, the two of them fell silent.

And at this moment, Fuxi's voice suddenly came from the headphones.

"Commander, the reconnaissance balloon detected someone approaching Jinling Avenue on the west side."

"Based on the image analysis data, it's a caravan."

"Caravan?"

Chen Jian did not receive any information in advance that a caravan was coming to Base 011. On the other hand, even if a caravan was coming, in theory they would come with the large group of civilians.

Now that the civilians are basically all here, where does this caravan appear from?
He transferred the images captured by the balloon to the smart eyepiece, and after careful examination, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

That face.
Wait, isn’t this the businessman named Jin Zan?

He really came?
Chen Jian immediately became interested and gave the order without hesitation to open access to the avenue.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the drone, this caravan with relatively complete means of transportation reached the core area of the 011 base in just over an hour.

When Jin Zan looked around curiously at the surrounding facilities, Chen Jian had already brought Shen Yue to him.

"Welcome, Mr. Jinzan."

Chen Jian took the initiative to extend his hand to him, and the latter came forward flattered, and then said respectfully:
"You remember me, my Lord!"

"of course I remember."

Chen Jian smiled slightly and then said:

"You see, I said before that I would build a road for you businessmen."

"How is it now? Is the road we built good?"

“More than good!”

Jin Zan nodded repeatedly and said:
"This is truly our greatest honor. I was already pleasantly surprised to have the opportunity to enter Jinling New City. After seeing this road, I am even more impressed by your generosity and kindness."

"All right."

Chen Jian raised his hand to interrupt Jin Zan, and then said:

"There's no need for the flattery—why are you here at this hour?"

"We did not receive your application in advance, which is actually against the rules."

"I know I know"

Jin Zan's face showed some guilt and uneasiness. After a slight pause, he said:
"But it's a... complicated story."

"We did plan to settle in Jinling City, and we will come here after applying to you."

"But the situation in Jinling City has changed a bit."

"The Saint made drastic reforms to the organization within the Mechanicus, including the reform of the Chamber of Commerce."

"I didn't know about this before I arrived in Jinling."

“Only after I arrived did I realize that I had lost my identity.”

"Now if you want to enter the city, you either need to pay a large fee or wait outside the city."

"Obviously, I can't risk fighting the monsters that might appear alone in the wilderness outside the city, so I want to try my luck here."

"Not allowed to enter the city?"

Chen Jian frowned. "We haven't heard of such a rule in Jinling City. Merchants and trade routes there are still going on as usual, right?"

"This is a rule that applies only to businessmen like us."

Jin Zan sighed and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"My Lord, I think you can guess what I mean."

"We merchants who once depended on the Mechanicus have been abandoned. If the new saint wants to consolidate his power, he must take control of finance and commerce into his own hands."

"It's not that he no longer needs merchants, but that he no longer needs old merchants"

"understood."

Chen Jian nodded slowly.

He had to admit that Zhang Tao was indeed good at "centralized reform."

If reorganizing the army and consolidating military power were decisions that could be made based on intuition, then now, even the old merchants were cleared out and replaced with new ones, which was a real proof of his foresight.

Such people are very smart, but the smarter they are, the greater the threat they pose to our side.

So, what exactly does he want to do?

Chen Jian silently recalled the information sent by He Shuo in his heart, and was also hesitating whether to take more "tough" measures against Zhang Tao.

But after thinking for a moment, he finally suppressed his desire to "cut the Gordian knot".

At least for now, the other party has not shown any obvious "rebellion".

Give him a little more time.

If he can prove his position in the next beast tide, even if he is not firmly on the side of the Chinese army, as long as he stands on the side of humans, Chen Jian will give him a chance.

But if he showed even the slightest sign of retreat in the fight against the beasts.
Then after resolving the main contradiction, it will naturally become the next main contradiction.

Thinking of this, Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a relaxed look and asked Jin Zan:

"So, what are you going to do now?"

"Are you going back to Jinling City?"

"I can't go back in a short time."

Jin Zan smiled awkwardly, then said:
"My funds have also been seized by the Mechanical Temple. If I want to get them back, I have to pay a large amount of taxes."

"Now all my belongings are here. If possible, I would like to exchange some necessary supplies with you first."

"Next, I will probably continue to travel south for business, just like starting over from the beginning."

"can."

Chen Jian nodded and said:
"You can rest in Jinling New City for a while, and we can take our time with the specific plans."

"The Adeptus Mechanicus no longer needs you, but perhaps... we do?"

"That would be best!"

Jin Zan was overjoyed and bowed immediately.

Chen Jian looked at Shen Yue, then turned and left.

After walking a distance, Shen Yue suddenly asked:
"Are you planning to assign this person to me?"

Chen Jian shook his head and replied:
"That's not the case but he is definitely someone with potential."

"We dealt with him before on the way to the imperial capital. He has strong organizational skills and is very meticulous."

"People like this are actually not bad at logistics."

"If he can pass the inspection, why can't we let him do the logistics?"

"Anyway, let's just try it out."

"Now is the time for us to recruit talented people. We cannot be too cautious and still have to give them opportunities."

On the other side, while Chen Jian and Shen Yue were discussing the candidates for the logistics organization, Lei Jie, who was sitting in the combat command room, had just received an unexpected news from the Yuanhuan Chamber of Commerce.

After confirming the accuracy of the news, he almost ran out of the base and ran into Chen Jian and Shen Yue who were walking towards the interior of the base.

He stopped Chen Jian out of breath and stammered:
"Wang Lizi, they found the propellant."

"Solid rocket propellant!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jian's eyes suddenly widened.

"Are you sure? How did they know that was the propellant we wanted?"

"I've confirmed it. Wait a minute. I'll take a breath first."

Lei Jie straightened up slightly, breathing in and out with his chest heaving violently.

Seeing his condition, Chen Jian couldn't help but shook his head and said:
"Why are you running so fast when you could have just called me over the radio?"

"Oh my god, stop talking about this!"

Lei Jie finally caught his breath, and then quickly said:
"The Ring Chamber of Commerce sent a team to the Changshan Ruins. They were originally planning to go there to look for clues about the brain machine that controls the monsters."

"Don't ask me why they want to go to Changshan. I don't know either. Anyway, their clue chain points to Changshan."

"But there, they did not find any information about brain-computers, but instead entered the underground nuclear Great Wall."

"That is a well-preserved underground nuclear facility. Its combat readiness level is almost the same as that of the nuclear facilities in the imperial capital!"

"There are a lot of nuclear warheads and solid rockets stored there, and most importantly, they found well-preserved solid fuel inside."

"Wait a minute."

Chen Jian interrupted Lei Jie and asked:

"How did they open the nuclear bunker?"

"They didn't open it. The fortification was originally open. That's not right. It should be said that the fortification was originally unlocked."

"This is not the point for now. The point is that they have obtained a sufficient amount of solid fuel and are rushing back as fast as possible."

"It is expected that they will arrive at Base 011 in a week."

"By then, our missiles will be ready for use!"

"you sure?"

Chen Jian asked:
"Have all other systems been restored?"

"I'm pretty sure!"

Lei Jie nodded solemnly, and then said:
"The inertial navigation system has been tested and is fully operational."

"We don't require very high accuracy. A cumulative error of two kilometers within 1000 kilometers is acceptable."

"In addition, the components of the starlight guidance system are also being repaired. Although I cannot guarantee its accuracy, to be honest, it is enough for us now."

"I'm in a hurry now - what do you say? Should we send a team to pick them up?"

"This is a critical strategic material. No accidents can happen!"

"can!"

Chen Jian spoke decisively, and then said:

"We can't go overland to pick them up now - let them wait in the imperial capital."

"In two days, the second bomber should also be offline."

"When the time comes, you lead the team to fly over and bring back what we want!"

"understand!"

Lei Jie stood at attention suddenly, an undisguised look of excitement on his face.

The final link in nuclear deterrence is about to be completed.

If this batch of solid fuel is confirmed to be effective
Then in this world, when facing monsters, the Chinese army really has no weaknesses.
(End of this chapter)