Chapter 1046 Transfer Order Arrives

As the signalmen continued to communicate and coordinate, the printer on the corner of the table made a "clicking" sound, spitting out the latest reconnaissance report. The paper was printed with photos of Zhongxian City that had just been taken by the drone. In the gray fog, a black dot could be vaguely seen lying on the roof - it was a "crawler".

The intelligence officer squatted on the ground, spread out the photos one by one, circled the areas with dense crawlers with a red pen, and then stood up and handed them to Major General Yang Wei, the commander-in-chief of the East Column:

"Captain, reconnaissance indicates that the number of crawlers in the core area of ​​the old city has increased significantly compared to last night."

"It's speculated that the earlier artillery fire diversionary action may have spooked them and driven them to the rooftops. Was there any advance artillery fire covering that area before the main attack?"

When it comes to mutants like the "Creepers" that can cause heavy casualties to the troops, the East Column troops have always adhered to the principle of "firepower first".

Before joining the Zhongzhou war zone, we had little financial resources and a shortage of ammunition, so we had to be frugal; now that we have the support of a big tree, if we are still stingy with ammunition, wouldn’t we be letting down this strong logistical support?

Therefore, after hearing the staff officer's request, Yang Wei made the decision without hesitation:

"Approved. Immediately add the Old City to the bombardment plan, integrating it with the originally planned bombardment areas such as the County Government Square, the Grand Shopping Mall, and the Mass Square. This will form a new firepower plan and be sent to the 1st Artillery Brigade!"

"Tell them that they must complete the complete artillery coverage of this area before launching the general offensive!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the staff officer immediately turned around and conveyed the instructions to the 1st Artillery Brigade through the encrypted communication channel.

At this moment, a loud and heroic laugh suddenly rang out, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the command post.

"Hahahaha—Commander-in-Chief Yang, I'm so sorry! I've been running around so much lately that I accidentally overslept!"

"Did you miss anything important?"

You can tell a person by his voice.

This familiar laughter and tone made everyone in the command post, including Yang Wei, commander-in-chief of the East Column and deputy commander of the 77th Corps, immediately know who the visitor was - Li Kun, deputy commander of the Yucheng Military Region.

Despite being physically and mentally exhausted, Yang Wei immediately forced a warm smile on his face and stepped forward to respond:

"Captain, you're too kind! It's not too late, I just finished my work, you've arrived just in time!"

As the deputy commander of the Yucheng Military Region, Li Kun has been traveling around the main combat directions to conduct inspections and supervision since the beginning of the Yucheng recovery campaign.

In the past two weeks, he inspected the combat situation of the Western and Northern Column troops, and only arrived at the defense zone of the Eastern Column troops late last night.

I was exhausted from the long journey, and was attacked by mutant beasts along the way, which caused me to get up late this morning.

Looking at Yang Wei's pale, chapped lips and dark circles under his eyes, Li Kun stepped forward and couldn't help but said with concern:

"Commander-in-Chief Yang, thank you for your hard work! Commanding the battle is important, but you must also take care of your rest. Your health is the capital of the revolution!" You can tell a person by his voice...

As Li Kun's heroic laughter resounded throughout the East Column's headquarters, everyone, including Yang Wei, the commander-in-chief of the East Column and deputy commander of the 77th Corps, knew who was coming.

So, facing Li Kun's enthusiasm, even though Yang Kun was mentally exhausted, he had to force a smile on his face and responded enthusiastically:

"What are you talking about, Chief? It's not too late, I just woke up, you came just in time!"

"I'm here mainly to inspect the battle situation on the front lines on behalf of the war zone commander. First of all, I'm only here with my eyes and ears, so don't worry about anything. Just fight as you should. I will report everything to the commander truthfully!"

Li Kun's heartfelt words were half true and half false. The inspection was indeed true, but it only represented the level of the Yucheng Military Region. The subsequent report to Gu Chengyuan was also true, but he took the initiative to report it personally.

However, Yang Wei, the chief commander of the East Column and other outside cadres were not aware of the key point. So when Li Kun finished speaking, instead of relaxing, the people present became even more respectful. Even Yang Wei, the leader of the East Column, subconsciously straightened his shoulders and forced himself to be alert.

"Don't worry, Commander. I understand! I understand! You've arrived at just the right time. Today's recapture operation is about to begin. How about you give the orders?"

Although Yang Wei is a cadre of the 77th Corps, the entire 77th Corps has now been dispersed into three columns in the battle to recapture Yucheng, so he is also very well-informed about personal information.

As the deputy commander of the Yucheng Military Region, Li Kun hangs around various front-line troops all day long, so it is easy for him to find out.

What's more, because Li Kun's preferences are so obvious, not only senior military officials like Yang Wei know about it, but even ordinary soldiers at the grassroots level have heard about it!

Almost all the troops in each column knew that Deputy Commander Li Kun of their own military region had two major hobbies, one was drinking, and the other was fighting!

Drinking is definitely not an option in this current battle situation, so Yang Wei suddenly had an idea and wanted to satisfy the other party in terms of fighting and give them as much sense of participation as possible.

Sure enough, before Yang Wei's invitation was completely over, Li Kun's eyes lit up instantly.

Li Kun also felt aggrieved. Whenever he thought about it, he felt that he was tricked by Lu Chong!

I thought that if I got promoted to a higher position, I would have more troops under my command and it would be more fun to command them!

But what was unexpected was that this deputy military district commander had no command power at all, and all he did was assist the military district commander Lu Chong in doing odd jobs!

So when Li Kun came out, besides inspecting the troops, he was also feeling depressed.

For him, not being able to command the troops in battle was almost the same as being sidelined. Although Lu Chong objectively did not have this idea, Li Kun subjectively thought so.

As a purebred Continental Army officer, in Li Kun's eyes, everything except command is bullshit!

Therefore, Yang Wei's invitation now is like scratching Li Kun's itch, just like someone who has been abstinent from wine for a long time and is tempted with fine wine when he is too craving for it!

Don’t worry about it for now, it’s just about giving an order and quenching your thirst!

So Li Kun simply stopped pretending to be reserved and just agreed by rubbing his hands like a fly!

"Hahahaha—Brother Yang is so kind, I really can't refuse, so I'll be presumptuous!"

However, just when Li Kun was about to take up the command position, a staff officer outside the general command post hurried in!

"Report!! Urgent message from the war zone!!! It's for Deputy Commander Li!"

? ?

Upon hearing this, everyone, including Li Kun, turned to look at the staff officer who was walking in quickly.

Urgent call from war zone? ?

For me? ?

"I'm here, read!" Hearing that it was a war zone, Li Kun didn't have time to think and gave the order directly.

"Yes!"

"Zhongzhou War Zone Order!"

War Order No. [2131244]

Order on the Position Adjustment of Comrade Li Kun and Others

To all armies, divisions, brigades, independent regiments, departments (bureaus) of the theater headquarters, and all directly affiliated units:

Following research and decision by the Standing Committee of the Zhongzhou Theater Command, and with approval from Comrade Gu Chengyuan, Commander of the Theater Command, adjustments are now being made to the following senior commander positions:

1. Comrade Li Kun, Commander of the Yucheng Military Region, is transferred to serve as Commander of the Northwest Garrison Headquarters.

77. Comrade Yu Zhengguo, Commander of the th Corps, is transferred to serve as Deputy Commander of the Northwest Garrison Headquarters.

The above order shall take effect from the date of issuance.

The original position will be automatically relieved upon appointment to the new position.

It is hoped that after assuming their new posts, Comrades Li Kun and Yu Zhengguo will not forget their original aspirations, keep their mission in mind, work closely together, quickly familiarize themselves with the situation, and take on the important tasks of establishing the Northwest Garrison Command, consolidating regional defense, and ensuring the safety and smooth operation of strategic channels.

All officers and soldiers must resolutely obey orders, follow commands, fully support the work of the new leadership team, and jointly complete the glorious mission entrusted by the theater.

Zhongzhou Theater Command