Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 143

143. Chapter 143, New Soldiers

Gu Hang stood up, stretched out his hands and made a downward motion.

The agents were very quiet.

“I understand the urgency in your hearts, and I believe that you will make outstanding contributions to the prosperity of Garbage Town in the future.”

After hearing this speech that set the tone, the agents felt much more at ease.

With this tone, everything will be fine, which means that the Governor will still use them in the future, and they are not too worried about ending up like the dignitaries in Fuxing City.

In fact, Gu Hang did not intend to do so. The situations in the two places were not the same, and these wealthy agents in Garbage Town did not resist him. On the contrary, they quickly stood in line, acted quickly, and helped.

In this case, Gu Hang certainly did not need to carry out any major purges in Garbage Town. He just needed to deal with the opponents.

A lot of people were killed in Renaissance City. Although it was necessary and the stubborn problems that were not conducive to governance in the city were immediately eliminated, the news spread to the wasteland, which did cause some changes in some places that would have surrendered smoothly.

But Gu Hang himself didn’t really care about that.

There was nothing wrong with facing some resistance. If we really took over comprehensively, there would be countless evil tumors and vampires lying in the settlements of survivors in the wasteland. After being incorporated into the alliance system, we would have to find a way to deal with them afterwards. After all, anti-corruption still requires some evidence. It is better to solve the problem in the name of traitors when recovering the territory.

It can only be said that there are gains and losses.

If you can’t clean up in Garbage Town, the subsequent governance will definitely be more complicated than starting over in Renaissance City. These agents who stayed behind have intricate but firm control over the industries that originally belonged to them. Corruption, failure to fully mobilize social productivity, resistance to subsequent policy innovation and promotion… These situations are probably difficult to avoid.

However, in addition to the fact that they really surrendered quickly and it was difficult to take action, another very important point is that the situation forced them to do so.

The most important problem facing Garbage Town is definitely not governance, but war.

The threat of the green-skinned orcs is far from being resolved.

Now, Gu Hang really has no time to mess around with these agents.

In one sentence, after setting the tone and calming the minds of these people, Gu Hang then took the opportunity to tell the strategy he would implement in Garbage Town:

“Garbage Town is now undoubtedly in a state of war. The past lax and lack of control system cannot win the war. Now, I declare that Garbage Town has completely entered the wartime system and implemented military management. Except for the production of daily necessities and military production, all other production and business activities will be stopped; all Garbage Town residents will remain at home, and the city will be under full martial law; all residents’ daily necessities will be distributed by the military logistics department under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thadius.”

The agents who heard Gu Hang’s announcement looked at each other.

This strict management state has never appeared in Garbage Town in the past, and they seemed at a loss.

Some people even instinctively felt that this was wrong.

But no one dared to speak.

Gu Hang paused and continued, “I have asked someone to record what you said just now. You will help manage the industries controlled by each of you and the people who depend on those industries. You will temporarily work in the military logistics department to help Lieutenant Colonel Thadius to maintain the order of the town. Your performance during this period will determine what kind of treatment you will get after the garbage town calms down in the future. I promise that if your job grade can reach C5 or even B, your personal income and living standards will be better than before, and the power you hold will be greater than before.”

This seemed to give them another reassurance.

They, who had planned to join the governor before, also knew more or less about the policies implemented by the New Alliance in Renaissance City. They knew that there were no people in Renaissance City who could get A-level treatment at present; there were very few people who could get B-level treatment.

If E-level treatment is the subsistence line, D-level treatment is already a good life that many wastelanders dream of. Only technical workers, professionals, and middle and low-level managers can get this level of treatment. C-level treatment is only available to senior government officials who have made meritorious contributions, the top managers of factories, and senior technical experts in various fields.

According to the governor, if they work hard, they may even have the opportunity to get a B-level rating. It is said that the female city lord of Fuxing City – actually just a minister – Ms. Ossena, is currently only at the B3 level.

Of course, they can also clearly realize that the governor’s words are not only a reassurance, but also a pie in the sky. The pie is very fragrant, but it may not be so easy to eat it.

But there is always a goal.

Seeing that these agents were aroused, Gu Hang also smiled.

With the help of these local snakes, things will indeed be much easier.

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Wartime system, military control, material rationing… After throwing down the three magic weapons, Gu Hang is not too worried about the order of Garbage Town.

He almost completely left this work to Thadius.

The commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, from the beginning of the war to now, and in the subsequent wars, I am afraid that there is no opportunity to directly participate in military command.

But his duties are obviously much more important than a simple military commander.

And Gu Hang also believes that he can do well.

After all, this is the only SR-level talent under his command.

After confirming that there will be no major problems with the order of the city, Gu Hang immediately shifted his attention to the military.

The threat of the greenskins is far from being quelled.

The two regiments of the 2nd Infantry Division only rested in the town for one night and were about to set off again.

To be honest, they were very tired.

From Fuxing City to Garbage Town, the original marching distance of 6-7 days, Gu Hang led the troops to arrive in less than four days. Walking a hundred miles a day, most of the troops came on foot. In fact, when they arrived outside Garbage Town, many troops had reached the limit of their physical strength, and they had to fight another battle before they could come in.

Fortunately, this battle was easy to fight. The fighting will of those adventurers was very weak and would break at the touch, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome.

Although they only rested for one night and had to rush to the front line to fight, there was no other way.

In just such a night, Perbov on the front line had received bad news many times.

After learning that the defense line built by the 1st Battalion of the 1st Brigade was difficult to attack, the green-skinned orcs quickly changed the direction of their attack and began to attack in other directions.

At this moment, there are only about 50,000 adventurers who are still fighting on the front line. A large number of teams that were defeated and retreated before are still reorganizing and have not had time to go up.

The defense line they formed was hit with many mistakes and loopholes. Perbov had to transfer two mechanized infantry companies to keep putting out fires on the entire front line of more than 60 kilometers.

In the ruins of the tower, unlike in the wilderness, the road conditions are very complicated. Even if the engineering troops have tried their best to clear a road for convenient support, there are often times when rescue is not in time.

There have even been cases where the enemy’s defense line has been penetrated, and a large number of greenskins have infiltrated and ambushed the team going to support.

If it weren’t for the Wanderer V infantry fighting vehicle in the company, it would really be a big deal.

In general, Perbov had too few troops and could not directly command all the adventurer teams, which resulted in his manpower being clumsy on this front of dozens of kilometers.

The 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division and the Division Headquarters stayed in Garbage Town to suppress the town order; the 2nd and 3rd Regiments, two infantry regiments with a total of nearly 4,000 people, went to the front line.

A unified command post was established in Garbage Town. All the alliance troops, including those adventurers, will receive orders from here and perform military tasks.

With these 4,000 regular troops, the problems on the front line will be alleviated to a certain extent.

Moreover, more importantly, there are three artillery battalions, plus the direct firepower of the division headquarters, and the artillery of the Perbov Battalion, a total of hundreds of artillery.

The artillery is dispersed in many artillery positions, with a range of about 20 kilometers, and tries to cover the 60-kilometer-long positions as much as possible, so that the artillery can immediately launch an attack when there is a demand on the front line.

In addition, the logistics support this time is also very reliable.

Thirty baggage trucks that came with the Second Division were specially carrying artillery shells, with a total of 4,500 heavy artillery shells.

This is to pull in almost all the artillery shells in Fuxing City, plus all the production capacity of Weixing City in the past half month.

But in fact, it still needs to be used sparingly.

It is only enough for a hundred artillery pieces to fire dozens of rounds. If these heavy artillery pieces are really fired at a rapid speed as if they are free, and they are used up in two hours for serious fire coverage.

However, the logistics department’s car is already driving back, and the military industry system in Weixing City has also received orders to start working at full capacity. The production of various types of artillery shells and bullets will be the top priority in the future.

In addition, new military production lines are already under construction. With enough population and raw materials, it is not a big problem to explode production capacity.

But even so, it can only be said to alleviate the situation on the front line.

Four thousand people, that’s not enough to fill the sixty-kilometer front.

Two regiments, plus the assistance of some armed adventurers who are still on the front line, can actually only be responsible for about ten kilometers of the front line.

There are still a lot of gaps.

Not to mention, this is just defense.

What if you want to attack?

Artillery can cause terrible casualties to green orcs who dare to attack. But when your side attacks and the enemy has fortifications to resist, bombing alone is not enough. Especially in the environment of urban ruins, those greenskins hide in the ruins, bunkers and fortifications are everywhere, and the lethality of artillery shells will be greatly reduced.

Even in the ruins, tanks and armored vehicles may not be easy to drive up.

Don’t look at what Perbov reported in the previous battle, two armored vehicles, a tank, and two infantry squads killed thirty or fifty greenskins at the cost of five to ten casualties, but that was in defensive operations.

Try to attack?

The whole battle is more like urban street fighting.

In the end, after the bombing, you still have to rely on people.

Can we handle it by relying on the 2nd Infantry Division alone?

It’s a bit difficult. The battle environment in the city ruins can easily be pulled within dozens of meters or even face to face. Even T5 regular soldiers are completely at a disadvantage against the green-skinned orcs.

The total number of greenskins on the opposite side may be nearly 10,000. If it is an offensive operation, even if the 2nd Division is exhausted, it may not be enough.

In this situation, Gu Hang has two plans.

Isn’t the problem the firepower and the number of people? Then start with these two problems and solve them.

In terms of firepower, the firepower of the 155 howitzer is indeed the strongest firepower that Gu Hang can use under conventional forces. It is more than enough for defensive operations, and it is indeed not possible to completely annihilate the greenskins hiding in the ruins when attacking.

But in addition to the firepower he has, Gu Hang can also ask for external assistance.

If the 155 howitzer is not good, then what about the macro cannon that cannot be described by caliber? Orbital strikes from space can provide huge firepower support.

The second problem is the problem of manpower.

The regular army in Gu Hang’s hands is indeed not enough to deal with this war. At most, it can maintain the front line, but it is unable to advance. But the adventurers active on the battlefield are a good pool of troops.

They look very bad now, with simple equipment, poor discipline, poor organization, uneven training level, and low morale…

But under the baptism of the [Soldier Card] system, the problems of discipline, organization, and training level can be solved.

The morale problem… This is a bit troublesome. But fortunately, there were preparations before coming. Taddius trained some company political commissars to prepare for the use of soldiers.

Before Zhongsi Academy was established, the temporary political commissars were not very reliable. Although the training time is longer than when they were deployed to the old alliance legion when they just took over Fuxing City, the army composed of these adventurers may be worse than the old alliance army in terms of ideological awareness.

The former was at least once a regular army, while the latter was too uneven.

We can only hope that the training effect of the soldier card panel and the means of configuring political commissars can be pulled up as much as possible.

As for the level of equipment, there is a preliminary solution.

Gu Hang had anticipated the situation in Garbage Town.

In addition to sufficient logistical supplies, including bullets, shells, and military rations, the baggage trucks sent by the Logistics Department also carried 5,000 sets of individual equipment, as well as supporting company-level weapons, machine guns, mortars, and rocket launchers.

Gu Hang plans to recruit 5,000 people from this group of adventurers to form a reinforced regiment.

Gu Hang has already set a goal for the source of troops for this team.

The Beast Slaughtering Regiment.

There are two reasons. One is that among the adventurer teams in Garbage Town, if there is any team that he can look up to, it is only the team called the Beast Slaughtering Regiment.

This statement comes from Perbov’s report.

Another reason for him to focus on this regiment is that he saw a slight flicker in the [Event] interface in the system interface.

After Gu Hang clicked it, he saw an event that could be activated.

[Event activated: Greenskin threat]

[The greenskin orcs that appeared inexplicably on the planet have grown into a threat that cannot be ignored in the past few years. When they were about to destroy Junk Town, your troops arrived at the scene. But the danger has not been eliminated, and the greenskins’ attack is still continuing.]

[Phase 1 goal: Guard Junk Town and ensure that Junk Town is still under your control before the greenskins retreat.]

[Event reward: T5-level additional arms training option-Beast Slayer Group]

[Beast Slayer Group: A specially trained infantry unit. For soldiers who have completed T5-level training, they can further undergo specialized training against greenskins to become the Beast Slayer Group. The Beast Slayer Group has mastered the experience and skills of fighting against greenskin enemies, and under the mysterious blessing, they have a slight physical enhancement when fighting against greenskins.]

[Training price: 1 point of grace per 100 people]

[Note: There is a special unit that, in the case of severe lack of equipment, has learned some special skills in the long-term confrontation with greenskins and has the potential of a ‘Beast Slayer Group’. When they are trained to T5 or above, they will automatically gain the characteristics of the additional unit “Beast Slayer”.

It was this news that made Gu Hang very interested in the Beast Slayer.

First of all, it was the event itself. He was a little surprised that the fight against the greenskins would be activated as an event, but this was definitely a good thing.

It was different from the event “Phoenix is dying”. The event chain of the Phoenix Warband was probably not related to him, but it was directed to a direction related to him. But to activate such things, you need to spend grace points.

And now, this kind of action activated the event, but there is no need to spend additional grace points.

Activating the event is of course a good thing.

The defense battle of Garbage Town was originally going to be fought, and with the addition of the “event”, there is an additional reward.

Moreover, the goal of this event basically coincides with Gu Hang’s plan-defense first and then attack.

The preparations for the counterattack are far from ready, and since defense has an advantage, defense must be the priority first. It would be best if those greenskins ran into the prepared defense line and got their heads broken and bloodied. Gu Hang wanted to turn this line of defense into a meat grinder. The more manpower the greenskins could consume, the better.

As for the rewards of the event, Gu Hang was a little surprised.

Additional arms… This was a new mechanism.

Does it mean that after the T1-T5 level soldier card training, you can spend additional grace points to conduct special training to achieve the effect of building a special type of soldiers?

The characteristics of the “Beast Slaughter Group” are closely related to the current war.

If all members have the characteristics of the “Beast Slaughter Group”, facing monsters like green-skinned orcs, the advantage can be further magnified.

Not to mention the things mentioned in the notes of the event.

The special team with the potential of the “Beast Slaughter Group” is not the Beast Slaughter Group itself or what?

According to the notes, as long as the team that is still on the front line and named the Beast Slaughter Group is trained to the T5 level, they will automatically have the Beast Slaughter characteristic.

That adventure group has about 6,000 people, which is equivalent to saving Gu Hang 60 points of grace for additional training.

And it just so happens that Gu Hang only has 5,000 sets of extra individual equipment. It is also good to arm them first as the first unit to be recruited and reorganized from the adventurers.

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