Chapter 1072 The big leader is coming?

Soon, Wang Xiaoyu's report was quickly transmitted back to the temporary command post of the Combined Battalion set up in the logistics park through an encrypted channel.

Major Chen Hongyu, commander of the Combined Battalion, listened to the information coming from the communicator, his brows slightly furrowed under his helmet, and his fingers unconsciously tapped on the spread-out military map.

"A gathering place in the bonded area...Former Deputy Mayor Zhou Weimin...Three thousand people...Weak but orthodox standard weapons..."

He repeated the key information in a low voice, his brain working rapidly, integrating this new intelligence with the information he had previously obtained from Aliang and the information gathered by the troops themselves.

The power map of Pingxiang area was gradually becoming clear in his mind:

Wantong Gathering (Ma Laosan's faction): It has been largely destroyed, with the remaining armed forces contained. This is a typical apocalyptic gang lair, sustained by violence and fear. Eliminating it aligns with the army's stated objectives and quickly establishes its authority.

The Free Trade Zone Cluster (Zhou Weimin's faction): A newly identified survivor group with official backgrounds. They are numerous, relatively well-organized, and led by former government officials. This suggests they are more likely to understand and cooperate with military regulations, but they may also harbor a certain degree of bureaucratic inertia or local protectionism. They are weakly armed and appear to be in a relatively passive position.

Nonghuai Commercial City (Vietnamese armed forces): This is the most dangerous force that must be eliminated. These foreign forces are relatively well-equipped (possessing automatic weapons), brutal, and clearly hostile. They are a direct obstacle and potential threat to the southward expansion strategy.

"Two of the three major forces have appeared, but we haven't had direct contact with the Yuehou yet..." Chen Hongyu's sharp eyes swept over the Nonghuai Commercial City area marked on the map.

His initial assessment of Zhou Weimin's official gathering place is that it focuses on contact, appeasement, and integration.

Under the premise of eliminating the threat of Vietnamese monkeys and zombies, we should strive to gain their cooperation as much as possible and use their administrative and organizational capabilities to stabilize and manage local survivors. This is much more efficient than the military's direct intervention in civil affairs.

But the prerequisite is that the other party must unconditionally accept the leadership and reorganization of the theater railway command!

As for the Vietnamese armed forces, there was no room for maneuver and the only option was to completely destroy them.

"It seems that the water in Pingxiang is a little deeper than expected, but also more valuable." Chen Hongyu said in his heart.

A ready-made, relatively organized official gathering place, if used well, will become an important aid for the railway troops to establish a forward base here.

After thinking this through, he quickly summarized his analysis and suggestions and reported directly to the brigade headquarters that was on its way via a higher-authority communication link.

How to deal with official gathering places requires decisions at a higher level.

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The next morning

The sky gradually turned pale, and the darkness slowly receded like the tide, revealing the outline of the scarred earth.

Woo——!

A long and loud whistle broke the tranquility of the early morning. It was completely different from the roar of the armored vehicle's engine. It was a powerful roar that belonged to the railway!

At the end of the railway line, a larger and more majestic armored train, like a steel Great Wall emerging from the morning light, slowly drove into the controlled Pingxiang Station area.

This armored train was obviously larger and more complete than the advance troops'. In addition to the equally ferocious armed locomotive, it also towed a long line of flatbed cars covered with heavy armor that stretched as far as the eye could see.

It is equipped with heavy equipment such as the 04A infantry fighting vehicle, the Type 11 wheeled assault gun, the PLL-09 122mm self-propelled howitzer, and other heavy equipment; there are also enclosed armored compartments specifically for transporting infantry, as well as auxiliary compartments such as command vehicles, medical vehicles, and engineering maintenance vehicles.

When the train came to a complete stop, the door of one of the carriages, which was painted with a unique antenna and conductor logo, was opened.

An officer, who was about forty years old, wearing a starry sky camouflage training uniform, with the rank of colonel on his shoulders, and with an upright figure and a resolute face, strode out of the carriage surrounded by a group of staff officers and guards.

He was none other than Senior Colonel Hu Xiangqian, commander of the 1st Railway Medium Combined Brigade and commander-in-chief of the Pingxiang Forward Base.

Despite the long-distance railway maneuver, his eyes were still as sharp as a knife, his steps were steady and powerful, and he exuded the aura of a battle-hardened warrior.

His arrival marked the official upgrading of the railway troops' control and combat operations in the Pingxiang area to the brigade command level.

Major Chen Hongyu, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately stepped forward and saluted:

"Reporting to the Brigade Commander! Combined Battalion Commander Chen Hongyu reports to you! The troops have secured the designated area as planned and have initially eliminated any resistance!"

Colonel Hu Xiangqian casually raised his hand to return the greeting, his eyes quickly sweeping over the soldiers working hard around him, the prisoners under control, and the wisps of smoke rising from the gathering place in the distance.

"I know everything. You fought well, cleanly and efficiently." Hu Xiangqian's voice was deep and powerful. "What do you think of Deputy Mayor Zhou's situation?"

He went straight to the core issue. Obviously, he had received Chen Hongyu's report on the way and had a draft in mind, but facing the front-line commander, he still wanted to further refer to the other party's opinions.

Chen Hongyu thought for a moment and replied concisely: "Report to the brigade commander, I think it is possible to contact him!"

"Its official background will help us quickly stabilize local order and reduce unnecessary conflicts and losses. However, the master-slave relationship must be clarified, requiring them to unconditionally accept the reorganization of the war zone leadership, and their armed forces must be directly controlled or integrated by us."

Hearing this, Hu Xiangqian nodded with satisfaction. What Chen Hongyu said was obviously the same as his idea.

Then he turned his gaze towards the general direction of the bonded area, his eyes deep:

"Yes. Peaceful acceptance is the best outcome. We should use our main force to smash those stubborn and stubborn people, such as the Vietnamese monkeys in the south, rather than wasting it on internal friction."

He paused, then said in a serious tone with a hint of excitement, "The command from the headquarters has been issued, and a plan for dealing with Pingxiang has been formulated. Next, we will establish a forward base here for our march south to Yue State!"

"So, at the latest before sunset today, all the troops of our brigade will arrive in Pingxiang by rail. We expect to launch the operation to recapture the entire Pingxiang City on time tomorrow morning!"

"But before the official recovery war begins, I hope to resolve all unstable factors, including but not limited to the Yue Monkey Armed Forces!"

"Well, let your battalion handle the Yue Monkey armed forces. As for the local official forces, I will handle them!"

Faced with the brigade commander's tone of voice, saying that dealing with the Vietnamese armed forces was as easy as buying two cucumbers in the supermarket, Chen Hongyu didn't hesitate and immediately accepted the order: "Yes! Brigade Commander!"

Before Chen Hongyu left, Senior Colonel Hu Xiangqian, commander of the 1st China Railway Brigade and commander-in-chief of Pingxiang Forward Base, suddenly announced another bombshell with a cryptic look on his face.

"This time, we must recapture Pingxiang quickly and beautifully. According to some rumors, Commander Zhang Zhenguo may personally visit Pingxiang to inspect!"

...

"Commander Zhang Zhenguo is coming?!"

On the way back to the battalion headquarters, this news kept echoing in the mind of Chen Hongyu, the commander of the Combined Battalion, making him feel dizzy...

Commander Zhang Zhenguo... Lieutenant General! He's also the boss of his own railway unit...

Apart from his past experience studying at the military academy, the most senior leader he had ever met was his own brigade commander...

The arrival of Lieutenant General Zhang Zhenguo undoubtedly filled him with pressure, but at the same time he was more motivated!

The big boss is coming, this is a great opportunity to show off!

So it seems that this Yue armed force entrenched in Pingxiang is doomed to die!

Any delay is irresponsible to the leader and your own future! !

"All company commanders of the First Battalion are assembled for a meeting!!!"