In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

The leader leaned back in his chair, his gaze calmly fixed on the first seat on his left.

"Zhang Xiao, you should speak first. Tell everyone what's going on."

"yes!"

Zhang Xiao suddenly stood up.

He didn't bring any prepared notes, and his tiger-like eyes were filled with fervor.

"The General Headquarters finalized the expedition plan overnight. In the first phase, Great Xia will deploy 12 million soldiers to participate in the global extermination operation."

Twelve million!

Once this number is released...

"hiss!"

Inside the conference room, even the seasoned senior executives from various departments, who were used to weathering many storms, couldn't help but gasp in unison.

In the history of human warfare on Earth, there has never been such a terrifying single military mobilization.

"Operating abroad is different from defending our homeland; our battlefront will be stretched to several thousand kilometers. The plan is to advance in three directions."

Zhang Xiao drew three striking blue arrows on the sand table, outlining the presentation from different perspectives.

"Northern Front Army Group, totaling three million men."

Composed mainly of heavily armored divisions and mechanized infantry, they crossed the border and advanced directly into the Siberian plains.

The mission is to wipe out the mutated beast horde within the territory of the White Bear Kingdom.

That frozen land area has a wide open terrain, suitable for large-scale steel operations.

We will also take over all the heavy industrial relics along the route of the White Bear Kingdom, using them as supply lines for our subsequent advance!

"Western Front Army Group, six million men. Leaving the plateau defenses, opening the Central Asian corridor, and heading straight for Europe!"

Advisor Su is currently clearing out the resource depot, and the troops will follow suit to establish an advance base on the spot.

The mechanized forces of Great Xia will move unimpeded across the European plains.

"Four million combat troops have been deployed on the southern front. The target is the islands of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent."

The area is inhabited by a large number of mutated insects, and the nests of these alien creatures are densely packed.

The southern forces, equipped with top-tier incendiary bombs and heavy nuclear weapons, launched a saturation attack.

After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he placed his hands on the table.

"When a massive army crosses the border, logistical support becomes crucial."

Domestic production capacity cannot withstand the consumption of this scale of overseas expeditions.

Our tactical guiding principle is singular: "Use war to sustain war."

Domestically, we can provide advanced weaponry, medical supplies, conventional ammunition, and basic rations. Wherever we fight, we can seize arsenals and grain depots to produce and replenish supplies on the spot.

"Let the flames of war from Great Xia spread to other people's land."

Upon hearing this, Li Guodong felt his blood boil, but as the director of the National Security Bureau, he keenly perceived a fatal flaw.

"General Zhang, if we send millions of troops abroad to suppress them, how many troops are left to defend the country?"

Li Guodong pointed to the long border line on the sand table and began to speak.

"The remaining reserve and armed police forces number at most four million."

Zhang Xiao spoke in a deep voice.

"It consists of two million newly enlisted soldiers and two million disabled veterans who participated in domestic clearing operations."

"Just four million?" Sun Desheng frowned.

Zhang Xiao didn't answer, his gaze fixed on the end of the conference table.

Zhou Jian stood up abruptly, like a soldier.

Given his rank, it's an exception for him to attend this level of military meeting today.

He turned on the tactical terminal and projected an experimental video onto the large screen.

"Director Li, Director Qian, the Research and Development Administration has submitted its report on defense issues."

Zhou Jian pointed to the screen and reported the progress.

"Three days ago, Advisor Su demonstrated this to the entire army. It's an inducible phagocytic carpet."

He pressed the remote control, and the sand table screen instantly switched to the long border of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Today I'm here to inform you that the mass production plan has been successfully tested. Three large-scale biological culture production lines have been set up in Underground Factory No. 01."

A fanatical light gleamed in Zhou Jian's eyes.

"Many people may have some misunderstanding about the term 'mass production' in traditional industry."

"This thing doesn't need lathe grinding or steel smelting. It only needs organic matter."

He directly pulled up the aerial footage taken on site.

In the northwest of the Great Xia Dynasty, there is a giant sinkhole that is hundreds of meters deep.

Countless heavy dump trucks lined up in a long steel dragon, dumping mountains of zombie remains and mutated beast flesh into the bottom of the pit.

At the bottom of the pit, a thick, grayish-white fungal carpet, several meters thick, rolled and pounced wildly, like a hungry beast smelling blood.

Even a massive second-tier mutated elephant corpse, the moment it fell to the bottom of the pit, countless fine fungal filaments burrowed into its flesh like a bone-deep infection.

In just over ten seconds, the enormous corpse was corroded and absorbed until not even bone fragments remained.

Each time it devours a corpse, the creep's volume increases by one unit.

Immediately afterwards, the high-pressure nozzles above the sinkhole sprayed down blue "inhibitors".

The rampant fungal carpet instantly lost its activity and entered a dormant state.

It was then roughly cut, compressed, packaged, and loaded onto a transport vehicle by a giant robotic arm at the edge.

"Currently, daily production has reached 200 tons, and it is still growing exponentially."

Zhou Jian's tone was somewhat fervent.

"Mass production has just started, and capacity is still ramping up. It's only a matter of time before it's rolled out nationwide."

The scene then changes.

Northern border.

Transport planes flew low overhead, airdropping tons of compressed bacterial blankets onto the wasteland.

Upon contact with the soil, the fungal carpet quickly spreads out and takes root underground.

Combined with the edge-automated heavy-fire sentry towers, they formed a gray-white death zone several kilometers wide.

Attracted by the inducing agent.

A dozen or so low-level mutated wolves had just stepped onto the edge of the pit, and before they could even howl, they were tightly bound by the fungal hyphae that burst forth from the ground, dragged underground, and turned into nutrients.

"As long as there is enough organic matter, it can multiply indefinitely."

Zhou Jianyu pointed to the image on the screen.

"Let alone low-level zombie hordes, even high-level mutated beasts that try to break through will be held back. With the help of the sentinels' heavy weapons, the efficiency will double."

He closed the terminal, his tone becoming extremely serious.

"We have this living wall at home. Soldiers ahead, no need to look back."

Everyone stared at the video, their scalps tingling with unease.

The mass production plan was only proposed two days ago, but it has already been basically realized.

The power of Industrial Cthulhu is terrifying.

"Excellent! What a magnificent living city wall!"

Zhang Xiao could no longer suppress the fervor in his eyes and burst into wild laughter.

"With this thing guarding my home, I dare to slaughter those mutated creatures from overseas until they're extinct!"

The leader lifted his hands off the table and scanned the entire room with his gaze.

"The worries about the rear are gone. Zhang Xiao is on the front line, Zhou Jian is in the rear, and Su Ran is in charge of external affairs and resources."

The leader crossed his hands in front of his abdomen.

"Keep the Great Xia war machine running at full speed."

"Zhang Xiao".

"exist!"

Zhang Xiao suddenly took a step forward, his burly body standing ramrod straight.

"Issue my military order: the three armies on the northern, western, and southern fronts shall immediately enter a state of highest combat readiness."

The commander's gaze was fixed on the three thick arrows on the sand table pointing directly to the north, south, and west.

"According to the established schedule! When the time comes, the entire army will cross the border! A fight to the death!"

"Yes!! Mission accomplished!"

Zhang Xiao gave a standard military salute and spoke loudly.

The leader's gaze slowly shifted, finally settling on Zhou Jianshen.

"The production capacity of the biological defense line must be accelerated! The soldiers on the front lines are risking their lives for Great Xia, and the rear on the homeland must not be lost!"

"clear."

Zhou Jian nodded emphatically, "The entire Research Bureau is pledged to complete the mission!"

The old man in charge of the central government turned his attention back to the huge global sand table.

Twelve million people embarked on a cross-border expedition, an unprecedented event since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Connect to the entire military's communication network."

The commander took a deep breath and gave the order in a deep voice.

"I want to personally give a final pep talk to the millions of soldiers before they go to war!"