Wasteland Survival Code

Chapter 899 Merging Military Power
Surface, Jiange Fortress.

"Hey, what's going on?" The colonel, who was urging his men to dig the bombed-out tunnel, suddenly realized that, at some point, the shelling of the Revolutionary Union actually stopped, and no shells had fallen from the sky for several minutes.

"The shelling stopped?" The colonel's deputy also raised his head in doubt and looked towards the sky.

Except for the gunpowder smoke that has not yet dissipated, those shells have indeed disappeared without a trace.

The deafening explosion sound disappeared, which instead made the defenders and workers in Jiange Fortress feel unreal.

"Could it be... that the opponent's shells have run out?" the deputy asked tentatively.

"Impossible. Judging from the intensity of the previous bombardment, the ammunition base they prepared is definitely enough to support the continuous bombardment for more than 24 hours. Otherwise, the shells would not hit our heads as hard as they don't want money."

"Are you going to send out a reconnaissance unit?"

"I'm afraid the foot of the mountain is surrounded now, and it's hard for the reconnaissance troops to get out... In my opinion, the opponent should be adjusting the position of the artillery position, and their large troops should be launching a strong attack soon... How is the construction progress? gone?"

"The main body of the fortress has only completed one-fifth of the progress, and the priority fortifications have been half completed, but the peripheral fortifications have all been destroyed by artillery fire."

"No way, the number of near-anti-aircraft guns is really limited. By the way, let them take advantage of this time to fill up the ammunition of all the near-anti-aircraft guns, so as not to wait..."

Before the colonel finished speaking, a communications soldier hurried over and whispered a few words in his ear.

"What? The Revolutionary Union's heavy artillery position was destroyed? Who did it?!"

"The news came from the inside line over there, and the Revolutionary Union doesn't know the identity of the attacker."

"Strange..." The colonel was very puzzled. As the temporary supreme military officer of the Jiange Fortress, the organization's battle plan would definitely not be kept secret from him, but as far as he knew, the council had not produced a gun against the Revolutionary Union yet. The battle plan of the position, how come the artillery positions of the Revolutionary Union have been destroyed?

Could it be... there are third-party forces participating in the war?Or is it some elite secret army that he doesn't know sent by the big shots above?

But no matter what, this is definitely great news for Jiange Fortress.

The Revolutionary Union lost its heavy artillery support, and the balance of victory tilted towards the organization again.

Organization headquarters, Basalt Chamber.

This is probably the most tidy meeting in the past few months, the seats around the long table are full, and there is not a single vacant seat, and even some new members who are relatively low in the ranking can only sit on the newly added table. On the chair, participate in this meeting with a posture similar to "observing".

The entire basalt chamber was exceptionally quiet, and all the councilors sat upright. As for the usual whispering and whispering, there was no occurrence at all.

They all knew in their hearts that they were just a puppet...or, to put it more harshly, a hostage. It was not up to them to organize this behemoth from the very beginning.

The existence above the parliament is about to appear, which makes these congressmen hold their breath... The older generation of congressmen may still have heard the stories of the nine founders, but the younger generation is not sure about it. Completely clueless.

The candlelight in the secret room flickered suddenly, and in the scattered light and shadow, a middle-aged man sat in the seat that originally belonged to the speaker at some point, and the speaker, who once represented the pinnacle of the highest power of the members, was It was standing behind him respectfully.

The man was wearing a neat black suit, with a full-coverage metal mask on his face, an exquisite lace bow tie on his chest, and short dark brown hair combed meticulously. He looked like a Aristocrats who are participating in a masquerade ball.

"Hi everyone, you can call...'Xia', the 'Xia' of Xia, Shang and Zhou." The middle-aged man seemed very satisfied with the atmosphere of the scene, and said after looking around at the expressions on the faces of the congressmen.

His voice was deep and slightly hoarse, but it had an irresistible force.

"I think you all already know who I am, otherwise, you wouldn't be sitting here today. As for other things, I won't say much. Everyone here is smart, so I'll just say it bluntly. Already, starting today, I ask all the financial groups and forces behind you to obey all orders of the organization unconditionally... Note that it is an order, not a request, let alone a request."

Hearing this sentence, the facial expressions of many congressmen changed slightly, but no one made a sound.

"You can rest assured that we are not trying to deprive you of your property, but now is an extraordinary period. We must unite all forces that can be united to tide over this difficulty... You should also understand that if we fail, we will wait for you What will be the end of it?"

"So, does anyone have any objections?"

Xia interlaced his fingers and put them under his chin. His seemingly "kind" eyes swept across the faces of each congressman through the two holes in the mask.

"Well, since you all have no objections, let's make a long story short, our time is precious, and there are still a lot of problems waiting for us to solve... After all, I woke up this time to solve these problems. "

Xia leaned back slightly and leaned against the back of the chair, while the speaker quickly stepped forward and slid a folder to the center of the table.

"This is all the details of the 'Utopia Project' that we have so far. If anyone has entered the game after the shutdown maintenance of "Wasteland Survival Code", you will definitely find that there have been some very subtle and difficult to understand in the virtual world. Changes that people perceive but are real."

Following Xia's description, several congressmen looked at each other approvingly. They really felt the same way.

"This change is hard to describe, but it boils down to one sentence... This virtual world has become more real. As you all know, the mastermind is trying to replace our reality with a virtual world named 'Utopia'. This time Downtime for maintenance means that the structure of the 'Utopia World' has been embedded in the "Wasteland Survival Rules", but it is only in the testing stage at present, and we still have the opportunity to make our own choices."

"Returning to the surface ahead of time is the first step in our counterattack plan. The Jiange Fortress is almost completed, but if we cannot repel the Gelian army, then we will never be able to gain a firm foothold on the surface."

"I know that the financial groups behind you all have a large number of private troops. We need to recruit these troops now to hold back the Revolutionary Army attacking the Jiange Fortress and buy time for the fortress." Xia's tone was always calm, but this It does not mean that the hearts of all the congressmen present are equally peaceful.

With a few words, they are asked to hand over their military power, which obviously no one would be willing to do...

These consortiums have all experienced the "end times". They have seen with their own eyes how the regimes of the great powers that once "ruled the world" fell. They deeply understand the importance of the army in this era... Without the army, it is tantamount to losing everything.

Even before this, the organization only required "joint operations" for the private armies of each consortium. The specific command power was still in the hands of each consortium's own people. A certain right to speak... But now, Xia is asking them to hand over their troops directly and incorporate them into the organization's combat sequence. This is undoubtedly treating them as livestock waiting to be slaughtered.

This is no different from directly depriving the consortium of assets... Those consortiums that have been tied to the chariot of the organization are okay to say, as for those consortiums that only occupy less than [-]% of the equity, this It is tantamount to giving away the foundation that many generations have worked so hard to lay down.

The atmosphere in the basalt chamber suddenly became tense.

Xia is not a fool. On the contrary, his IQ should be higher than that of every congressman present. He naturally knows that these people will not agree to this request. Although they are not talking now, it is only due to the threat of the organization. He dares to Certainly, if this solicitation order is really implemented, I am afraid that many of these congressmen will turn against the organization immediately after returning, and even join the camp on the side of the Revolutionary Union.

This is just a test, just like bargaining when buying vegetables. Neither the vegetable seller nor the buyer can quote their own reserve price from the beginning.

"I know that everyone is very reluctant... But I can guarantee that your troop numbers will be retained. In fact, our so-called recruitment can be regarded as a kind of lease. After the war, these troops will be in their original form. Return it to everyone, of course, if there is a loss, the organization will also pay you the corresponding compensation, just like the mercenaries in the old days."

"And," Xia said with a little emphasis, "you can also send your cronies to be the commanders of the troops, just like the previous coordinated operations."

Although literally speaking, the difference is not big, but this time the battlefield is on the surface, and the influence of these big financial groups on the surface is not even one-tenth of the organization. The officers are their own, but who can say clearly whether these commanders have real power?
Still no member of parliament spoke out, and everyone was fighting fiercely in their hearts. Xia had already spoken to this point, and the possibility of organizing another concession was extremely slim.

If you agree to this request, you must be prepared to lose everything, and if you refuse, you will also fall into an irreversible situation.

The situation in the underground world is very clear, black and white, either stand on the side of the organization, or stand on the side of the Revolutionary Union. There is no neutral camp, and even if it exists... it will be wiped out and annexed soon.

This is a chariot rushing towards the abyss. Even if it jumps out of the chariot, it will be crushed to pieces by the high-speed rolling wheels.

"I know that it is difficult for you to make a decision at the moment, and I can give you some time to think about it... But now the battle is fierce on the surface, and the Jiange Fortress may be breached by the Revolutionary Alliance rebels at any time. A clear answer, otherwise... will be regarded as a refusal to cooperate."

At the end of the meeting, everyone left with the same but different moods, leaving only Xia and the speaker still in the basalt secret room.

"Could it be...too tight?" After the last councilor left, the speaker approached Xia's ear and asked cautiously.

"Is it tight?" Xia's face revealed a cruel smile, "Do you think we still have time to waste?"

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Although there is no threat of heavy artillery, the situation is still grim. At the cost of heavy casualties by the vanguard of the Revolutionary Union, the Revolutionary Union finally succeeded in conquering the Jianmenguan Tunnel and arrived at the old Jianmenguan Pass Building. place.

The large forces of the Revolutionary Union have already formed a semi-encirclement situation on the Jiange Fortress, and may launch a general attack at any time.

As for the logistics troops of the Revolutionary Union, they have also moved to the foot of the mountain at this moment. Tens of thousands of heavy-duty tractor trucks are neatly lined up in the open space, even if viewed from a distance of several kilometers, it looks spectacular.

The attack on the artillery position made Gelianjia vigilant. I saw a lot of power armor holding shields constantly patrolling around, and a large number of searchlights were installed on the steel structure tower with a height of more than 50 meters, parking the entire area. The area is reflected like daylight.

The headquarters of the logistics force is a mobile armored command vehicle. This command vehicle is parked in the middle of the position, surrounded by several tall mechas. These mechas are all large-tonnage defensive mechas. The firepower is very weak, but the weight of the armor accounts for more than half of the body weight. It carries an alloy tower shield like a city wall. For the G49 sniper gun, the problem of penetrating the tower shield and the mecha behind the tower shield may not be a problem. However, after that, the kinetic energy attached to the electromagnetic bomb has been almost consumed, and it is difficult to cause effective damage to the command vehicle.

What's more, this armored command vehicle itself is an iron turtle, and the electromagnetic bullets at the end of the crossbow may not penetrate half of the thickness of the armor.

"This is too scary, it's a bit tricky..." By means of optical camouflage, Qi Lin has touched the place less than two kilometers away from the logistics troops of the Revolutionary Union, which is almost the nose of the patrolling troops on the periphery. down.

"The opponent already knows your existence, and has accurately estimated the ultimate power of the G49 sniper cannon. This protective shield was originally designed to defend against your sniper attacks." The mastermind said.

(End of this chapter)