Resurrection Empire-Chapter 892 - 342: When Fortune Strikes, All Forces Unite (Part 3)
The ones who couldn't adapt have already died.
At this moment, as a large number of Professionals come from miles away, the total population under the Ren Corporation has already exceeded three million.
The Starfire Army has been officially reorganized into the Starfire Group Army, with a military strength of 420,000, comprising six divisions.
One division is stationed in Starfire Town, four others are stationed in different border areas of Yangsheng City, and the remaining division is a flexible Reserve Army, moving like other Scavengers, hunting Ruined Beasts and maintaining the communication network.
The Association's autonomy order has finally been implemented throughout Source Star in the initially rebuilt "messenger pigeon" communication system.
That afternoon, Ren Zhong gathered core military command personnel like Ma Xiaoling, Shi Xuan, Zheng Tian, Chen Hanyu, and Yujin in the meeting room.
Everyone met under the headquarters building, nodding to greet each other.
Ma Xiaoling stretched lazily and said, "I really don't know what he's thinking. The autonomy order has been out for so long, but we keep practicing, it's really boring. If you ask me, practicing a hundred times isn't as effective as a real fight. Isn't this a waste of time? Isn't this just giving others preparation time?"
No one echoed her; everyone had been forewarned by Ren Zhong.
Sister Ma, right? Her talent in battle is indeed strong, and her ability to train special Mechanical Warriors is unparalleled, everything is good, except that she lacks common sense. Clearly, she's quite smart, but she just can't be bothered to think most of the time.
Zheng Tian coughed lightly, "Here's the thing. Right now, we haven't shown a clear intention to expand, so neighboring towns aren't guarding against us. They're still using old methods to restore their management systems. However, in reality, we were the first to restore order, the first to rebuild our military, our equipment is updated daily, and the warriors' military skills are constantly improving. In contrast, the information provided by our intelligence department about the neighboring towns shows that, after losing the 'net', most towns haven't fully restored order and remain chaotic for a long time. There are still many nomads around, who, even at the risk of being hunted, come to our base. Over time, they grow weaker, and we grow stronger. It seems like delaying time, but in fact, this in itself is an invisible war."
Shi Xuan added, "Ren Zhong once said that sweating more in peacetime means bleeding less in wartime. Our soldiers are different from the ragtag armies outside; every one of them is like family, every life is important. Without finding the best timing for battle, there's no need to substitute practice with real combat. While I acknowledge the benefits of real combat, the same real combat, if after each battle the casualty rate is less than 1%, the other 99% still gain real battle experience. But if the casualty rate is above 30%, then we constantly need to replenish fresh soldiers, and combat effectiveness will decline."
Yujin was even more straightforward, "The gentleman's decisions are always correct. Captain Ma, don't make random guesses, and at the meeting later, definitely don't attempt to disrupt the gentleman's... forget it, Captain Ma, you definitely can't influence him anyway."
Ma Xiaoling rolled her eyes, "You all have a whole set of evil truths. Alas, I just have no games to play lately; I'm so bored!"
The few individuals chatted casually before gradually entering the underground combat meeting room that Ren Zhong had just personally crafted not long ago.
Inside the spacious and bright combat meeting room, Ren Zhong was standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the projected map of the First Continent on the wall.
The territories under the Ren Corporation on the map were marked in green.
The Starfire Army's locations were marked in squares.
Yangsheng City and three counties were marked in black.
Outside the green areas were other town regions marked in light yellow and light red.
On the urban icons of other towns, information was densely listed on each one.
This information is collected by the intelligence department led by Ou Youning, assisted by Zheng Dafa and Ding Canghai over the past month or so.
Including the number of Professionals, private company armies, military state, Second Level Personnel size, Town Government Guard numbers, combat ability and state, etc., vast, complex, and detailed information.
Upon seeing Ren Zhong's back, everyone suddenly straightened up.
Every person knew he was finally going to take action.
At that moment, Ren Zhong waved his hand.
The map moved a lot to the right, transforming into the location encompassing Huaihai City, Zhan Sha County, and Chromium Carbon Town.
Huaihai City is located in the core area of the First Continent, with a more developed, more prosperous economy.
Just within Zhan Sha County, there are eight Satellite Towns including Chromium Carbon Town.
The intelligence concerning the Satellite Towns within Zhan Sha County is even more detailed than on Yangsheng City's side.
Everyone hence realized that Ren Zhong's real focus all along wasn't on Yangsheng City, but on Zhan Sha County, over a thousand kilometers away.
Ren Zhong murmured to himself, "Before the 'net' disappeared, I had already begun letting Chromium Carbon Resources' general manager Liang Qifa gather intelligence. I gave him substantial resource support, and he didn't let me down. He has established a comprehensive intelligence organization within Zhan Sha County. After the network was cut off, he didn't betray me but continued to strictly follow my commands, accurately updating the intelligence network over there."
"Half an hour ago, I received notice from Liang Qifa that representatives of enterprise owners from the other seven towns in Zhan Sha County wanted to negotiate with me. So, our opportunity has arrived."
