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

Chapter 273 Artillery is in place!

The information brought by Wang Lizi was basically consistent with Lei Jie's judgment.

The beast tide is gathering and will launch a full-scale attack within two weeks at the latest.

This means that the Chinese army only has two weeks left to organize a defense.

enough?

Perhaps for most civilians who have just arrived at Base 011, this time is far from enough.

Not to mention building enough defensive fortifications, even building enough temporary shelters to accommodate so many people is not an easy task.

What? You can't say that we have come all the way here and can only live in a temporary tent?

If it is a "political regime" or a "theocracy" organization that has sufficient control over the grassroots people, it would be fine. Relying on authoritarian suppression, one or two months can be enough.

But for a new force like the Huaxia Army, once the demands of the civilians are not met, even if they do not turn the table in rebellion, they may really quit.

Therefore, after the impact of the first meal of canned food gradually subsided, most civilians were relatively pessimistic about their future lives.
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But then, the Chinese army showed them what a real industrial Cthulhu was.

At the same time, it also allowed the residents who had already experienced the industrial strength of the 011 base to further realize that the so-called industry does not only mean tall factories, complex equipment and powerful weapons.

In many cases, a small piece of wood is also a reflection of industrial strength.

What is modular construction?

Do you know what prefabricated panels are?

The sawmill that had been prepared long ago entered into full-speed operation. The wood that had been cut down and dried in the shade was carried by everyone and placed onto the machine tracks of the sawmill. Accompanied by the harsh noise of the circular saw cutting, after only tens of seconds, the logs were split into pieces of wood.

Next, the piles of wooden boards enter the next process, where a drilling machine drills round holes on the top of the wooden boards as connecting fulcrums.

At the same time, residents of Qiandao Lake Town who have already mastered the operation of excavators continued to practice driving them, digging deep pits on the wide ground as anchor points for fixing wooden boards.

After the wooden boards were delivered, the long-awaited residents, with the assistance of the ant colony robots, rushed forward and quickly erected the wooden boards. They connected them with a small number of metal parts to form wooden walls. Then they built a roof on top in the same way and covered them with the waterproof cloth removed from the tent.

It only takes less than half an hour to transform a log into a semi-permanent wooden house.

Under batch operations, on average, more than 011 wooden houses are built in the 20 base every hour.

At this rate, the accommodation problem for new residents can be fully resolved in just two days.

The civilians from the imperial capital were amazed at the high efficiency, but the others who arrived earlier than them had already gotten used to it.
Everyone gathered together, working and talking about the layout of their new home. A man named Yu Qian who was among them was more concerned about his future work and his source of livelihood, which had no clear answer for the time being.

His four-year-old son was taking care of his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter in the new home. The daughter was staggering around the newly built home, curiously reaching out to touch the unpolished but already quite flat wooden boards.

Yu Qian looked back and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

But when I looked back, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.

He was not as wealthy as some of the civilians in this group, and the tools, ammunition, and groceries that he thought might be valuable were completely worthless in Base 011.

He once tried to exchange his most precious batteries for some supplies with the adults here, but was told that they were "not needed".

Instead, the white metal jewelry that he thought was worthless was exchanged for several canned fruits that his sons loved to eat.

The food is almost finished.
Although the adults in the Huaxia Army will still distribute food for the time being, it is said that food rationing will end in three days.

At that time, I can only exchange my labor for food.

What should I do?

This thought flashed through my mind, and at this moment, a voice came from the air.

"Residents who have completed the construction of their homes can gather at the square and now we will be assigned labor tasks."

“The rewards are good and it’s first come, first served.”

“You don’t need to bring any tools, just come and do it.”

Yu Qian immediately perked up.

He put down the unfinished wooden table in his hand, gave his son a few simple instructions, then turned and walked towards the square.

Like him, other newly arrived residents also rushed towards the square.

At this time, he was still thinking about how to squeeze to the front so that the adults could see him if there were too many people. But soon, he found that his worries were completely unnecessary.

More than a dozen huge, glowing "curtains" were erected in the square, and continuous images flashed on the white cloth.

The colorful image looks like a stick figure drawn by my son, but it accurately and directly expresses the type of work.

"Everyone can choose the job they are good at according to the job types shown on the screen. If they want to do something, they can just go to the long table in front of the screen to sign up."

"Pay attention to the queue and report in an orderly manner."

“If anyone cuts in line, they will be disqualified from registering for that day.”

A warning sounded from above, and Yu Qian immediately and obediently lined up at the end of the queue.

He noticed that someone was trying to get to the front by being clever, but the drone in the air immediately locked onto his position, flew in front of him and drove him out of the team.

This time, no one dared to disobey orders.

Hundreds of people were divided into more than a dozen different teams. Yu Qian stood in the middle of the team, carefully considering what he was going to say.

Before I knew it, the line was getting shorter and shorter.

Before he could even react, he was already standing in front of the long table under the screen.

"Hello, I'm Fuxi."

"Please tell me your name and age."

The cold robot on the other side spoke in a gentle voice. Yu Qian was stunned for a moment and quickly replied:
"Yu Qian, 23 years old."

"You are very young. This is your ID card and your social security card. Please take them."

Two pieces of cardboard protruded from the square machine next to the robot. Yu Qian picked them up confusedly and couldn't help thinking:

23 years old, is that still considered young?
I have already entered middle age. If I stay in the imperial capital, I only have a dozen years left to live.
Maybe it’s different in this new city of Jinling?
"The job you chose is: Engineering Transportation."

"As shown in the picture, you will be responsible for earthwork and construction material transportation at a construction site 20 kilometers away from the urban area of Jinling New Town."

“Specific instructions will be provided by the engineering team leader upon arrival at the construction site.”

"You will need to arrive at the site by the shuttle truck before 8am every morning and will return at 8pm every night."

"However, today, you can come to the construction site at any time."

"Two meals are provided at the work site, and one dinner is provided after returning to the base."

"You can learn more about the treatment through the repeated broadcasts on the construction site."

"If you think the job is not suitable, you can choose another job after three days."

"Okay, you can leave now."

His slightly confused thoughts were interrupted and the people behind him urged him to leave quickly. Yu Qian walked to the side, looked up at the location of the shuttle bus marked on the screen, and hurried over.

The drone was still broadcasting various information overhead. Yu Qian originally thought that it would be quite difficult to find his team, but in fact he hardly wasted any extra time.

Find the freight train, follow the drone's instructions, and board the train. Wait two minutes and set off when it's full. The train seems a little crowded, but for the residents who are used to the hot and cramped space in the steam locomotives of the Mechanicus, it's not unbearable.

More than half an hour later, the truck stopped and he had arrived at the construction site where he was going to work.

After getting off the bus, everyone was a little confused.

They had no tools and didn't know what to do, so they could only stand there and stare blankly.

But soon, a man came over.

"Are you all here? Has anyone gone the wrong way?"

"Master Fuxi, could you please confirm for me whether the 12 transport teams have arrived?"

"Transportation Team 12 has arrived and can start work."

The drone overhead responded, and the man said "thank you", then turned to the crowd and said:

"Let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Jin Zan. I am a businessman - I used to be a businessman."

"But now I am your 'foreman', um, temporarily."

"In the next week, I will be responsible for directing you to complete the work as required."

"And you, what you have to do is also very simple."

"See that pile of dirt and rocks? See those tools?"

"Use those tools to load the dirt and rocks onto the bed of the truck. It's that simple."

"My only request to you is to be fast enough!"

"Within two hours, we have to clear all the soil and rocks and clear the site for the subsequent construction team. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Everyone answered in unison, and Jin Zan waved his hand to signal for action. But at this moment, someone suddenly asked:
"Aren't we going to transport it? It's just a short distance?"

"hehe."

Jin Zan smiled disdainfully.

"Where do you think this is? This is Jinling New City! This is the territory of the Chinese Army!"

"Do you think the adults and the captains will need you to carry it on your shoulders?"

"You think too highly of yourselves. One truckload is enough for you to carry all day!"

"You are just doing some minor work that machines cannot do for the time being."

"Now stop talking nonsense and move!"

After the words were spoken, no one raised any objections.

Yu Qian walked forward and picked up a shovel made of unknown material, which was extremely light but extremely easy to use, and he threw the mud onto the drag board one shovel at a time.

Others also started to work. They were quite fast and after only half an hour, a pallet was full.

Yu Qian straightened up and took a breath, and just as this truck left, the next truck had already backed up in front of everyone.

My goodness, you really don’t let me take a break for even a moment?
Jin Zan on the side kept urging them, and everyone did not dare to slack off and could only work hard.

At this time, they all regretted their initial choice to some extent.

If I had known this job was so tiring, I should have chosen a different job.
Are we going to keep digging like this until night?

Yu Qian's hands had begun to feel sore and weak, but the good news was that after hauling away four truckloads of earth and rocks, the huge pile of rubble had visibly shrunk.

By 5 o'clock in the afternoon, all the soil and rocks at the construction site had been cleared.

Yu Qian sat limply on the ground. Jin Zan, who came over to inspect, looked at the clean ground with satisfaction. Just when Yu Qian thought he was going to pull everyone up to continue working, he opened his mouth and said:
"Have a meal!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a drone fell from the sky.

The box lifted by the drone contained steaming food that had been prepared long ago.

The people who got the food devoured it ravenously. After their hunger was dispelled, someone finally asked the first question:
“What are we building?”

"Are you going to build a house? Why build it so far away?"

“I wonder if we want to build an outpost?”

"This place is at least 20 kilometers away from the center of Jinling New City. It's normal to build a sentry post here, right?"

"That's not right. If you want to build an outpost, why do you have to make such a big fuss? Shouldn't it be as hidden as possible?"

"I don't know about the Chinese military. Anyway, I can't guess at all."

The intermittent conversation was gradually drowned out by the sound of swallowing food. Yu Qian swallowed the last mouthful of meat porridge and burped with satisfaction.

And the moment he raised his head, he suddenly found that something was approaching.

It was the same truck that transported rubble before.

But what was towed behind the truck was not a trailer.

Yu Qian tried hard to open his eyes wide, and the next second, he finally saw clearly what was being towed behind the truck.

A cannon.

A cannon he had never seen before, but whose use he could recognize at a glance!

"Big gun."

Someone murmured:

"This is the Mechanicus's cannon!"

"I understand now. The Chinese Army is not going to build an outpost here. They are going to build a cannon fortress here!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone stood up as if awakened from a dream.

At this time, the truck had already arrived in front of them.

Several workers who were obviously also from the imperial capital jumped down, and under the command of Jin Zan, they struggled to push the wheeled cannon to the temporary gun position that had been arranged in advance.

The gun barrel points to the sky, and under the setting sun, it looks like a towering tree.

Yu Qian took a breath, stood up and looked around, then he found that not far away, gun barrels were being erected one after another.

It's all artillery.

There are at least dozens of doors!

These cannons were arranged in an arc, like a shield protecting the new city of Jinling.

Yu Qian finally knew what he was building.

It is indeed a shield.

However, it is a shield made of the most powerful and sharpest spears!
(End of this chapter)