Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 507 Super Armament Preparations: Exploration and the Return of the Distant People
As time ticked by, the countdown to the closure of the "Eternal Silence Swamp" began.

People on both sides of the passage began to evacuate in an orderly manner, especially the Eastern Xia army, such a huge force that descended like a tsunami and receded like a tide.

What remained was the devastation of the orcish wasteland, and an incredibly vast industrial, energy, and warfare system.

Throughout the entire Battle of Liting, the Second Engineering Corps of Dongxia and the First Qingfeng Mountain Combat Group, which did not receive any combat missions, were never idle.

They built the entire Qingfeng Mountain area into a massive war fortress.

Above ground lies a comprehensive road system. The gray-white cement roads spread out like a spider web, connecting all the main traffic arteries and core areas of the Bailu Plain.

Within sight are standard military airfields, field airfields, and vertical take-off and landing points, connecting various above-ground and underground hangars.

The ring-shaped defensive fortifications stretch for more than ten kilometers along the outer perimeter of Qingfeng Mountain. The permanent fortifications are made of reinforced concrete, and there are semi-buried underground bunkers, anti-tank ditches, minefields, and anti-aircraft missile positions. These fortifications were built to the highest standards of the Dongxia border defense line. In theory, even if Dongxia itself came to fight, it would take a lot of effort.

Surrounded by fortifications, there are twenty-four large warehousing centers, each covering tens of thousands of square meters. The tall steel-structured warehouses have silver-gray insulated exterior walls, various types of automatic control systems, and are fully equipped with moisture-proof and explosion-proof facilities.

There is also a huge, super underground military preparedness center hidden deep underground.

It can withstand a direct hit from a nuclear bomb with a capacity of tens of millions of tons.

Before evacuating, Dongxia did one thing: they filled every hangar and warehouse, both above and below ground, with equipment.

After the Dongxia and Hanhai naval forces, who were in charge of the entire equipment and supplies handover, completed the inventory, they handed the receipt to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo looked at the scroll, which was thicker than his fist, and casually flipped through a few pages.

Ground assault group—

240 ZTZ-195Ⅱ main battle tanks;
120 ZTQ-115 light tanks;
500 ZBD-109A wheeled infantry fighting vehicles;
300 ZBD-104A tracked infantry fighting vehicles;
The ZBL-108 armored personnel carrier, including different modules such as command, medical, firepower, and reconnaissance, totals 900 vehicles;
200 ZBD-105 amphibious infantry fighting vehicles;
……

With a "whoosh," the page turned.

Fire support cluster —

200 PLZ-107B 122mm self-propelled howitzers;
120 PLZ-105 155mm self-propelled howitzers;
100 PHL-11 122mm modular rocket launchers;
50 PHL-191 370mm long-range rocket artillery pieces;
400 PP-90 240mm heavy mortars;
……

"Whoosh," the page turns.

Engineering Support Cluster —

250 military bulldozers of various types;
300 excavators;
400 military loaders;
120 military road rollers;
150 wheeled specialized trench excavators;
100 battlefield armored recovery vehicles;
60 armored bridge-laying vehicles;
100 military cranes;
200 military-grade concrete mixer trucks;
50 field rapid paving machines;
"Splash".

Logistics and transportation cluster —

1200 heavy-duty off-road trucks;
1000 medium tactical trucks;
500 light trucks;
600 tanker fuel supply trucks;
500 specialized ammunition resupply vehicles of various types;
240 field kitchen vehicles of various types;
120 field water purification vehicles;
300 mobile power stations;
200 refrigerated transport vehicles of various types;
160 armored ambulances and 240 off-road ambulances;
800 container transport vehicles of various types;
500 heavy equipment flatbed transport vehicles;
……

In addition, it includes a large number of dual-use military and civilian engineering machinery, such as bulldozers, road rollers, cranes, dump trucks, rotary drilling rigs, rock drilling rigs, and even a tunnel boring machine and its complete operating module on the list...

Hundreds of thousands of automatic rifles, tens of thousands of squad automatic weapons and general-purpose machine guns, more than six thousand heavy machine guns, three thousand heavy sniper rifles...

Various types of man-portable rocket launchers, light mortars, man-portable anti-tank missiles, man-portable recoilless rifles...

Multiple types of short-range, medium-range, and long-range air-to-ground missiles, air defense missiles, self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and twin-mounted self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, combined missile and gun systems...

There are also squad radios, long-range walkie-talkies, tactical helmets, multi-functional night vision goggles, and thermal imagers...

The warehouse was piled high with robotic wolves, robotic spiders, mechanical beetles, miniature robots, and various types of tactical drones...

Of course, there are also mountains of bullets, shells, rockets, missiles, various guided and unguided bombs, fuel and battery packs, and general and special spare parts for various equipment...

After flipping through dozens of pages, I finally finished the first section, which belongs to the [Army Combat Cluster Module].

There are also the [Air Force Combat Cluster Module] with almost the same thickness, the [Naval Combat Cluster Module] which is slightly thinner, and the [Aerospace and Special Operations Module]...

Although Dongxia has been making every effort to train drivers, pilots, naval sailors, and various equipment operators for Hanhai during this period, there is no doubt that with Hanhai's current resources, let alone using this equipment to fight a war, it is simply impossible to get all the vehicles running.

So, what criteria did Dongxia use to leave equipment for Hanhai?

Gu Liyang gently closed the list containing the same information in his hand, with a gentle smile: "We have calculated precisely that with the manpower currently in the Hanhai Territory that has received relevant education and training, we can guarantee the relatively safe storage and maintenance of the above-mentioned equipment."

That's right, the amount left for Han Hai is not the limit of Han Hai's use, but the limit of Han Hai's storage.

Apart from the necessary outer defense troops, Han Hai threw all its combat and logistical personnel into the area, and with the help of the automated equipment left behind by Dong Xia, it was able to barely maintain the equipment.

Any more, and it might go bad...

For a long time to come, Han Hai will become very peace-loving and harmless to humans and animals, because he has "protected himself".

Hilarious! I can't even free my hands!
Chen Mo was too lazy to look at it anymore, so he signed his name on the receipt with a flourish.

"By the way, with so much equipment missing from our area all at once, won't that cause problems?"

Gu Liyang laughed and said, "Of course there will be problems."

"In just a few days, a huge corrupt group entrenched within the military system will be uncovered back home. These guys have embezzled a large amount of military weapons and assets by altering accounts, making false purchases, using inferior materials, and disguising scrapping, causing incalculable losses to the country!"

Chen Mo blinked, then asked hesitantly, "Can this really fool us?"

"How can this be called a scam?"

Gu Liyang's smile carried a strange tinge, along with a hint of helplessness.

"The West has its Commissioner Smith, and the East has its Commissioner Geng; this kind of thing has never stopped."

"It's just that this time it's a little bigger."

"Don't worry, whether it's abroad or in China, everyone will definitely believe it, without a doubt!"

"And there is a high probability that they will feel that we are still covering up and concealing the truth, and that the real situation is even worse than what has been exposed."

Chen Mo rubbed his face a little embarrassed: "In that case, won't someone in the family have to take the blame?"

"Take the blame?"

Gu Liyang was suddenly touched on a sore spot, his face darkened, and he was full of resentment!

"He got a huge advantage!"

"I'm just a little worse than Lao Ma in the technical assessment, otherwise, how would he have gotten a chance?"

Standing to the side, Han Mu bluntly exposed his pretense: "They are hexagonal warriors, and you are at best a triangular warrior. How can you compare to them?"

Turning around, General Political Commissar Han Mu explained to Chen Mo: "Next, barring any unforeseen circumstances, General Ma Tianheng will bear the main responsibility for this corruption case. After completely disappearing from public view, he will use the 'Divine Relic Light' provided by Belial to come to the Starry World and serve in the Vast Ocean for a long time."

"To be honest, this is something we all, everyone, have been dreaming of!"

"But there's nothing we can do, Old Ma is stronger than all of us."

"He was a true polymath, able to learn anything quickly and grasp it immediately. He was a good fighter, politically astute, a good manager, had strong communication and organizational skills, and was also an expert in the field of engineering."

"By the way, he is also very good at education and teaching students."

"Strong in theory, even stronger in practice!"

"Don't listen to Old Gu's ramblings. If we're just talking about fighting, he might be able to compete with Old Ma, but in terms of overall ability, Ma Tianheng is miles ahead of him."

Gu Liyang snorted coldly through his nose, "You're miles ahead of me!"

“Yes, yes, I definitely can’t compare!” Han Mu didn’t care at all and continued to add to Chen Mo: “Also, Old Ma is gentle and loyal to his duties. He is a true prime minister like Zhuge Liang. From all aspects, he is the best candidate to come here to assist you.”

“When Cihang asked for your opinion before, you said you would leave everything to your family. So, your family will definitely choose the most suitable person.”

"Now that it's confirmed to be Old Ma, he's gotten such a huge advantage, how could he not pay a price?"

"He's definitely going to take the blame for this!"

After explaining, Han Mu paused for a moment and then said a few more meaningful words.

"By the way, Old Ma's first wife has passed away, and he has no children on Blue Star. He has no ties, so there's no need to worry about him being stigmatized and affecting his family."

"When you come to Fanxing, if you see a suitable person, help him get together with them."

"With your people taking care of me, I feel more at ease, don't I?"

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In addition to military equipment, Dongxia also built a number of highly automated factories for Hanhai.

The most important part here is the entire upstream and downstream related industries of the chip industry.

From silicon material purification, wafer manufacturing, chip design, packaging and testing, to supporting applications and finished product manufacturing, each link, though not large in scale, is comprehensive.

This relates to a major strategy that HanHai is about to embark on.

To launch a comprehensive cultural invasion... oops, I mean, to guide civilization in the starry world!
Okay, HanHai is preparing to gradually promote the three-piece set of radio, television, and non-smartphone throughout the entire Starry Sky region.

How powerful is this thing?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a complete upheaval for the starry world.

In fact, HanHai had long possessed the ability to promote these "cultural" products, at least partially. However, DongXia analyzed the situation from various perspectives and concluded that the time was not yet ripe.

First of all, even the most basic radio, once it's taken out, will immediately make the entire Star World clearly aware of this technology. In other words, the trump card that Han Hai has been guarding and hiding—the real-time communication technology of the entire continent—will inevitably be exposed to all forces.

Although Starry Sky has its own teleportation altar, it's on a completely different level compared to this technology.

If Han Hai doesn't share this weapon of war, it will likely be targeted and squeezed by all forces; if it does share it, then it will lose more than half of its original huge first-mover advantage.

Secondly, both radio and television have strong cultural export signals, and even if countries don't realize it at first, they will soon discover the secret behind it.

It's hard to predict what kind of reaction this will elicit from various forces.

Therefore, Dongxia repeatedly emphasized the importance of timing, which Chen Mo highly agreed with. Even now, Hanhai itself only uses individual loudspeaker broadcasting systems in each village, without even providing radios.

After this major battle, both Dongxia and Hanhai believed that the time was basically ripe.

Looking at the surrounding areas, Han Hai's just war claims have been exhausted, and its territory has expanded to a new physical limit. With Han Hai's current manpower and the continent's transportation conditions, further expansion would not be a benefit but a burden.

Based on this, HanHai's development plan is to remain stable for a period of time and shift from an offensive strategy to a defensive strategy.

The weapons and equipment left behind by Dongxia were more than enough for Han Hai to protect itself.

In this situation, the need for war and expansion can give way to the more important need for cultural expansion.

Secondly, satellites have confirmed the existence of another continent on the Star Continent, a vast and boundless megacontinent that is almost symmetrical to the known Star Continent along the planet itself.

However, that continent seemed to be shrouded in a thick fog of war, so thick that even satellites couldn't capture images.

What did this make Dongxia think of?

World Tree!
Or it could be a mechanism similar to the World Tree!

On Earth, the reason why Dongxia's large-scale military operations were able to deceive the eyes of various countries was entirely due to the skillful cover-up by [Sprout].

So, on that continent, is there a World Tree amidst countless stars, or something else mysterious and mysterious?

From this perspective, the other continent may not only have a powerful force, but also a formidable civilization.

After comprehensive evaluation, Dongxia formulated a complete strategy for the exploration of the new continent.

Although the large ships could not be moved to the Tianhe base in the northwest inland due to the location of the spacetime altar beacon, Dongxia did its best to send a batch of light frigates, missile boats and supply ships of about 1,000 tons by dismantling and towing them.

The largest vessel is Dongxia's latest research achievement—the 3,000-ton Ji-Bao-class ironclad battleship. Its name is taken from the Ji-Shui-Bao constellation of the Twenty-Eight Mansions of Dongxia.

After this thing was built at the Linhai Shipyard and completed basic sea trials, it was subsequently built on land at the [Tianhe] base, so it could transport stars directly from the altar.

In addition to the 1,900-ton electric sailing warships Qiming and Shuguang that have already been deployed to Hanhai, Hanhai now has a blue-water fleet capable of conducting ocean exploration in Hailuokou and Emerald Bay.

The first step of the plan is to borrow a route from the sea creatures, cross the deep sea, and reach that misty continent.

If they are found to be a group of primitive people, then there's nothing to say; teach them to read, write, sing, and dance, and work together to build a harmonious society.

If you discover established nations and powers similar to the Starry Continent, then try to establish diplomatic relations, establish air links, facilitate technological exchange, and promote free trade.

In the worst-case scenario, where the opposing side consists entirely of high-level warriors and superior magical beasts capable of flying and escaping, then immediately retreat, report the news to all countries, and call upon all nations and forces across the Starry Continent to unite and form an alliance that can both attack and defend.

Helan is making preparations for this.

In either case, it is essential to open up new technologies to all countries on the Starry Continent and subtly establish friendly and cooperative relations.

Of course, you can also earn a little bit of money along the way to cover the astronomical weapon maintenance costs in the vast ocean.

The moment when the teleportation channel would finally close arrived.

Chen Mo shook hands and hugged each of them, seeing off the last batch of officers from Dongxia and welcoming back the delegation he had sent to Dongxia.

One by one, figures emerged from the portal of light. Trusted confidants, military academy students, technicians, security detail…

Chen Mo spotted Liu Shuang at a glance in the crowd.

The young princess didn't change back into her starry hunting outfit; instead, she wore the student-style girl outfit that Dongxia had carefully chosen for her, with a beige trench coat over it, standing there gracefully.

Chen Mo suddenly realized that the girl's legs looked quite long when she wore this outfit.

The members of the delegation very consciously spread out to both sides, giving them space.

Of course, there were a few who didn't understand the situation, such as Master Norton Ironbrow, but it doesn't matter, he was carried away and simply turned to the side.

Upon meeting Chen Mo's gaze, Liu Shuang subconsciously clenched her sleeves, seemingly a little nervous.

Does he like me dressed like this?
Chen Mo loved it, absolutely loved it!
Most men are very loyal and only like young and beautiful girls.

However, looking at Liu Shuang's graceful figure, why do I suddenly feel a little guilty?

Chen Mo smiled and slowly stepped forward, while discreetly checking the protective scroll on his body.

Before meeting this "little ancestor," this is a necessary step. According to the procedures set by the Lord's Protection Department of Han Hai, it must be checked at least three times: once by security, once by guards, and finally, once before contact.

The protective equipment is intact and the scroll is in normal activation state.

well.

Chen Mo opened his arms to face Liu Shuang.

Looking at that familiar face with its gentle smile, the girl's amber eyes, beneath the light gray brim of her hat, curved like two small crescent moons!

(End of this chapter)