#300 - Chapter 300: Thirty Thousand More
"Chairman Bai Li, our Southwest Military Region doesn't even have a single crystal core left. These robots were obtained through loans," Yan Zhengping said, startled, and hurriedly refused.
"The Huatong Chamber of Commerce just sent a batch of crystal cores. Let's allocate them to you first," Bai Li Ji said.
Chen Guanxuan felt a pang of heartache upon hearing this, but he didn't say anything.
After all, the war with Ulan is the top priority.
"This... alright, I'll think of a way," Yan Zhengping immediately relented upon hearing about the crystal cores.
"It's not 'think of a way,' you must get them. At least another 30,000, and as soon as possible," Bai Li Ji said directly, watching Yan Zhengping's miserly performance.
"How many crystal cores did the Huatong Chamber of Commerce send this time?" Yan Zhengping asked.
"More than 800,000," Chen Guanxuan replied.
"With so few crystal cores, how can we get 30,000 robots?" Yan Zhengping said, feigning surprise.
More than 800,000 crystal cores are enough for him to make installment payments for another 50,000 robots.
"You figure it out. This is the current situation, and this is all I can do. I'll replenish you when we have more crystal cores later!" Bai Li Ji replied.
"Sigh! Alright!" Yan Zhengping sighed pretentiously, but was secretly overjoyed.
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In the following days, the commanders of several military regions held intensive meetings in the parliament building to discuss one issue: using force against Ulan.
The Diplomatic Department had made multiple attempts to initiate dialogue with Ulan, but all failed.
Everyone speculated that the Ulan government might already be in a state of paralysis.
Since that was the case, there was nothing to discuss. Just do it.
August 22, 2055 AD, morning.
The 12 divisions allocated by the Northwest Military Region, totaling more than 3,600 tanks, successfully arrived in the Bayansumu area as the first combat sequence.
Originally, Suo Tonghua also wanted to apply to participate in the war, hoping to attack simultaneously from the eastern part of Ulan.
However, this proposal was rejected by Bai Li Ji.
The biggest uncertainty here was the scale of the mutated rat rabbits. The number of simulated spider robots was insufficient, making it unsuitable to split the forces. If there were two lines of operation, Suo Tonghua would not be able to get the cooperation of the robots.
And without the cooperation of the simulated spider robots, armored divisions fighting rat rabbits would be like using anti-aircraft guns to shoot mosquitoes, greatly reducing their combat effectiveness and even putting them in a passive defensive position.
This battle could not afford any mistakes. It had to be a great victory, and it had to be an overwhelming victory without any suspense.
On the other hand, 150 transport trucks carrying 60,000 simulated spider robots and 5,000 flying robots had also arrived.
The reason for not letting these robots march on their own was, of course, to save energy and reduce crystal core consumption.
On the empty sandy ground, tanks and armored vehicles were arranged in neat formations.
In front of the formation, soldiers stood in formation.
"Report, Commander! The troops are assembled, please instruct!" An officer shouted.
"At ease," Shen Tu Zheng Hao shouted.
Behind Shen Tu Zheng Hao stood Bai Li Ji and the commanders of several other military regions.
They had come to attend the mobilization rally.
"Soldiers! Behind you is Ulan. Not long ago, a group of villains from Ulan invaded our Huaguo territory, killing and capturing our Huaguo people. Tell me, what should we do?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao shouted loudly.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The soldiers shouted in unison.
"Today, we will use practical actions to tell those with ulterior motives that Huaguo's territory is inviolable!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao continued to shout.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The soldiers shouted in unison again.
"Now I order, everyone! Get in the vehicles! Set off!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao ordered.
After the order was issued, the soldiers lined up and boarded the vehicles in an orderly manner.
Then, tanks led the way, followed by trucks, and quickly drove towards the border.
Since information was currently blocked, the Communications Department, a subordinate department of the Military and Political Department, had not searched for the possible detention locations of the captured Huaguo citizens.
Therefore, the first operation plan was to lure the enemy out. Since they couldn't find the enemy, they would force them to come out themselves.
The first operational target was to attack the small city of Kabula in the northwest direction.
Kabula was about 50 kilometers away from the border in a straight line. At 8:15 in the morning, the entire army arrived at the city.
Shen Tu Zheng Hao stood on the tank, observing with binoculars.
There were no decent buildings in this small city, only fences surrounding the city, with several yurts built in each grid.
It was early morning, but there was no sign of life.
"Arrange for drones to scout ahead," Shen Tu Zheng Hao ordered.
"Yes!"
The messenger transmitted the order through the intercom.
To facilitate mobile command, the mainframes of the simulated spider robots and drones were deployed in several box trucks. The huge box was modified into a mobile command center, filled with screens that could be operated by six people.
