Wasteland Commander

Chapter 80 Core Area of ​​the Base

The convoy drove for more than a day and encountered two waves of zombies along the way, and finally arrived at the Kaoshan Farm without any danger.

 The so-called backing refers to the Xing'an Mountains to the north of this farm.

The towering mountains are to the northwest of the farm, blocking some of the cold winds from the northern Siberian plains, and allowing warm and humid air to gather here, so the climate conditions here are slightly better than those around it.

More than 300 kilometers to the east is the coal city, 400 kilometers to the south is the ice city, and 100 kilometers to the southwest is the flower city.

 There are several county towns nearby, but the population here is not large.

 Because there are mountains to the north and northwest, transportation is not that convenient.

 The Qixing River originates in the Xing'an Mountains and flows through the farm, nourishing the land.

 With a radius of several hundred kilometers, most of it is fertile farmland, and there used to be a gold mine near the Xing'an Mountains.

Ye Fan remembered that when he was a child, he often heard people say that gold could be mined here, but as he grew up, it gradually disappeared. Maybe it was because the gold reserves were not large.

But Ye Fan wanted to give it a try. Red Alert's mining technology is definitely at the world's leading level. As long as there is a mine, it can be detected by the mine car.

  Ye Fan's motorcade arrived at Kaoshan Farm and stopped at the edge of Qixing River.

Engineer Luo Jiaxin came to Ye Fan with two new engineers.

"Sir, I think the place you chose is good. You see, the mountains in the north are a natural barrier, and the Qixing River can provide us with a steady supply of water. I suggest you build your base at the foot of the Qixing River. At the mouth of the river, the upper reaches of the river are included within the scope of the base, so as to ensure that we have inexhaustible drinking water."

“You mean, let the river flow through the base?”

“Yes, water is the source of life. Without sufficient water, survival cannot be guaranteed. We must ensure that the source of water is under our control. This is one of the prerequisites.”

 Ye Fan admitted that what Luo Jiaxin said made sense, but the amount of work would be relatively large.

 A base that accommodates a river can no longer be described as a base, but as a small city.

 The project of building a single ring of fence is definitely not a small expense. According to what Luo Jiaxin said, his 100,000 gold is far from enough.

Luo Jiaxin was still talking about his plan: "Sir, I don't think you need to think too much about it first. The first thing you need to consider is the internal base of our red police team. For example, you must first determine your place of residence."

 Speaking, Luo Jiaxin took out a prepared drawing.

“Sir, I have been working on the design of the base map since you asked me to design it. After using your walkie-talkie to talk to Huang Jie from Chen Kuaishou yesterday, I already have an overview of the situation.”

“First of all, you need to have a core area, located in the safest place in the entire base. Our team can regenerate if they die, and re-build if the building is damaged, but you can’t, you are the only one.”

 Ye Fan nodded, he knew this very well.

“So first you determine your own living area and circle a place to build your commander’s residence in the future. I suggest this place is close to the river, with easy access to water and good scenery.”

 “You continue.” Ye Fan became interested.

“The core area is your residence, and then there is our Red Alert internal base. I suggest that this part is not open to the public, and this part covers a considerable area.”

Luo Jiaxin gave Ye Fan instructions with the drawings: "I have communicated with Huang Jie that the area of ​​a power plant is almost tens of thousands of square meters, and the area of ​​a military camp is even larger. After that, there is the construction of a radar station. This is the construction of a tank factory, and the air command department is a large area of ​​​​space and needs to be able to take off and land fighter jets."

Ye Fan looked at the dazzling buildings above, followed by the construction of combat laboratories and nuclear power plants.

Field hospitals, super weapons, maintenance factories, the list goes on.

“Sir, I also suggest that these buildings should be separated by walls, and that the military camps and chariot factories should be slightly further away, so as not to affect the rest of the soldiers.

It is best to have a side door near the tank factory and the barracks to facilitate the rapid dispatch of troops. You cannot go to the area where survivors are during war. "

Ye Fan listened for a while: "Then how much area do you think our internal area needs?"

"It depends on the structure of the army that the commander builds according to. For a battalion, one square kilometer is almost the same. For a regiment, it must be at least three square kilometers, because the barracks need to be expanded to four, and the tank factory also needs to be expanded. , because vehicles also need garages and power plants need to be added, the more buildings there are, the more electricity they need.”

 “What if it’s a brigade?”

“For a brigade, it will be several times larger, and it may require at least eight or nine square kilometers.”

Ye Fan looked around and realized that this place might not be enough for a brigade.

 Because it not only has red alert units, there will be more and more survivors in the future, and there may even be more survivors than red alert units.

The cost of the wall is an astronomical figure. Not to mention a ten-meter-high wall that costs 500 gold per meter, Ye Fan can't even afford to build a five-meter-high wall that costs 100 gold per meter.

"That's good. The internal area is designed according to four square kilometers. It is a site for strengthening the team. Let's expand it when the team grows. We must remember that the design is reasonable, easy to manage separately, and the various buildings should not affect each other."

“Understood sir, first please determine the location of your official residence so that we can build a base around this location.”

Ye Fan called Han Haoyu, the driver of the armored vehicle, to come over. He, three engineers, and two scouts got into the vehicle and drove along the Qixing River.

 After bumping along the river bank for a while, we arrived at the foot of the Xing'an Mountains.

This is where the Qixing River goes down the mountain. Because of the water flowing down the mountain, a pool has even been formed here.

The water pool is not too big, about 2,000 square meters. The water quality is extremely clear, and you can even see fish in the water.

There is a silvery beach beside the river, and there is a gentle **** upwards from the beach, surrounded by birch forests, ginkgo trees, and even a few hawthorn trees.

There is even a thatched hut here, which was built by the farm caretakers when they were patrolling the mountain, but it is now empty.

 Being able to build a house here is a testament to the beautiful scenery.

 “It’s a really good place. I think this place is very good.”

Ye Fan looked at this gently sloping area. It would definitely be the first choice to build an official residence.

 There are mountains, water, and a large plain at the foot. It is a very good location whether it is to be built as a base or to continue farming.

This river can even navigate small boats, there is a road nearby, and there is a backing farm train station seven kilometers away, which can connect to trains.

As for the approximate location of the abandoned gold mine, it should be inside the mountain, and it shouldn’t be very far away.

It doesn't matter if it's further away, just make more trips with the mining truck.

“Sir, please confirm the center coordinates!”

Ye Fan walked around for a while and finally came to the center of the gentle slope.

He stepped on the ground and said, "This is it. This is the center of my official residence. You can start designing according to these coordinates."

"Understood! Based on this central point construction, according to the proportion of a reinforced regiment, the inner area will be four square kilometers."

A few engineers moved quickly and started designing.

The engineer started planning, and Ye Fan started calculating the cost of the wall.

　　It’s not that I don’t know, it’s just that I’m shocked.

 Ye Fan did not plan to build a ten-meter-high wall, but even a five-meter-high wall would cost 100 gold per meter.

 Even for a rectangular internal area, the circumference reaches 10,000 meters!

 The cost of building a five-meter wall is one million gold!

This does not include the various walls in the internal area, but only the price of the exterior walls.

 Of course we cannot count the walls surrounding the survivors’ living areas, which is probably an astronomical number.

 At first I thought one hundred thousand gold was a lot, but now I see it is simply too little.

“It turns out that the wall is the big money maker. It seems like this base won’t be able to win even if the wall alone doesn’t have several million dollars.”

Just when Ye Fan was at a loss what to do, Nana gave a voice prompt.

"The engineer's drawing has been completed, and the commander has decided to start base construction. In order to save costs, the material recycling station has been unlocked. Please check it, sir!"

 (End of this chapter)