Chapter 1102 Operation Clear 1

Afterwards, Du Yuming looked at the busy and powerful figures of the soldiers at the airport, the curling smoke rising from the Gucheng Lake gathering place in the distance, and then looked at the land waiting to be conquered in the west. A cold and confident arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Brigade Commander Zhao." Du Yuming's voice was not loud, but it carried an inexplicable aura.

"Let your troops rest and acclimate as quickly as possible. We are running out of time. Jinling... there is still a lot of land waiting for us to conquer and save."

Hearing this, Zhao Jie's eyes were sharp, and he immediately understood Du Yuming's intention. He responded in a deep voice: "Yes! Commander! The First Infantry Brigade of Yezhou is ready to attack at any time!"

After he finished speaking, Du Yuming nodded with satisfaction.

With this powerful army in hand, all his previous strategic ideas will become reality.

Jinling, a land that has experienced many vicissitudes of life, is about to usher in an earth-shaking storm led by him, Du Yuming!

And his path to becoming a general will become clearer and more solid in this storm.

First, it is the absolute use of force to clear out and establish order.

The combat effectiveness of a fully equipped, battle-tested, well-equipped and high-morale infantry brigade is by no means comparable to the original garrison force of Gucheng Lake, nor can it be contended with by the surrounding bandits and even scattered groups of zombies.

Du Yuming quickly sketched out a sweeping plan in his mind, radiating outward from Gucheng Lake:

In the first stage, all organized hostile forces within a radius of 50 kilometers around Gucheng Lake will be eliminated with lightning speed.

Whether it's the bandits entrenched in villages and towns, or the mutant nests occupying major traffic arteries, they must be eradicated!

He wants to make the flag and military force of the "Zhongzhou War Zone" the only law on this land!

Zhao Jie's troops are the best fist to implement this iron-blooded policy. He has even thought of letting the crystal energy warriors led by Du Wu serve as the "tip of the spear" for the attack, cooperating with the frontal advance of the Yezhou Brigade to form an indestructible crushing situation.

Secondly, it is the integration of resources and population.

There are more than one gathering places of survivors like Gucheng Lake around Jinling. Previously, due to limited manpower, he could only hold on and wait for help.

Now, he could take the initiative! Through a combination of military deterrence and material assistance, all those scattered and struggling gathering places would be incorporated into the system of the "Jinling Military Sub-district".

Confiscate their scattered armed forces, integrate their human resources, and utilize the supplies that will be continuously delivered from the Zhongzhou War Zone to pull them back from the brink of survival and transform them into an important force for construction and development.

What he wants is not just a military stronghold, but also a stable rear base with considerable population and production capacity!

Secondly, it is the full exploration and control of the strategic warehouse of the "Underground Great Wall".

The clue provided by Lao Zhou - "West of Gucheng Lake and Xiaomaoshan" - could only be explored on a small scale due to insufficient manpower and high risks.

Now, he can dispatch Zhao Jie's troops to conduct a thorough and detailed survey of the area by means of a dragnet search and attacking key areas!

Once the strategic warehouse is found and controlled, and the weapons, equipment, and fuel that may be sealed inside are obtained... then the strength of the Jinling Military Sub-district may make a qualitative leap, greatly alleviating the logistical pressure of the war zone in the direction of Jinling!

After all, relying solely on air force transportation not only has limited capacity but also high costs, which is not a long-term solution at all!

Especially if we encounter a long war, the current logistics system will definitely be dragged down!

But if that huge strategic war reserve can be found, according to Lao Zhou's description, the Jinling Military Sub-district may not have to worry about logistics for a long time. This alone will be one of his most important achievements in gaining a foothold in Jinling and getting promoted.

The last and most ambitious goal is to build the Jinling Military Sub-district into a veritable "eastern fortress" and "forward base" of the Zhongzhou War Zone.

Control the Yangtze River and eye the eastern coast.

This place will become a bridgehead for the war zone's power to radiate eastward. In the future, whether it is to eliminate threats from coastal areas, or to contact other possible surviving forces (such as the evacuated Eastern War Zone), or even to recover lost territory, Jinling will be the most important fulcrum.

And Du Yuming, as the "commander" here, his status and importance will rise accordingly.

At this moment, he seemed to have seen that with Jinling as the core, a powerful defense and offense network was slowly being woven, and he was the one who controlled the network!

Ambition burned in his heart like wildfire.

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The next morning, before dawn, a thin layer of mist still covered Gucheng Lake.

Suddenly, a sharp, rapid, and extremely penetrating cry, like a sharp blade tearing cloth, suddenly broke the pre-dawn tranquility of the gathering place!

“Beep—beep—beep—beep!”

This is the bugle call for an emergency assembly!

The sound came from the direction of the airport, carrying a cold sense of urgency, and instantly spread to every corner of the gathering place.

The slumbering survivors were startled awake. The scarred young man in the quarantine area sat up with a start, his heart pounding uncontrollably. Old Chen rubbed his sleepy eyes and muttered, "So early... what happened?"

Before they could think about it, a deeper and more shocking sound began to come from the direction of the airport - it was the majestic sound waves formed by hundreds of diesel engines starting up at the same time and roaring together!

Like a sleeping beast waking up at dawn, roaring before preparing to hunt!

Everyone realized something, and whether they were residents of the shacks or newcomers to the quarantine zone, they all rushed to the direction where they could overlook the airport and the main road.

A torrent of steel rushes to the battlefield

In the dim light of dawn, an unforgettable picture unfolded before the eyes of all the survivors:

At the field airport that has already taken shape and the surrounding open space, rows and columns of various types of vehicles have been ignited and are ready to go!

The car lights were like countless cold eyes, forming a river of light in the mist.

Leading each convoy was the Mengshi 3 armored assault vehicle or the Type 11 wheeled assault gun that the Spark Commandos brought from the Zhongzhou war zone. The rest were some simply reinforced civilian trucks, many of which were still covered with red rust.

Because they mainly rely on air transport, the 1st Infantry Brigade of Yezhou brought almost no vehicles with them. They could only rely on local materials and use whatever was available as long as it was better than walking.

At this moment, the soldiers of the Yezhou First Infantry Brigade had already boarded the vehicles. They sat silently in the truck bed, wearing starry sky camouflage, new helmets, QBZ-191 assault rifles, bulging tactical backpacks, and the eye-catching red "loyalty" armband on each of their left arms...

Under the reflection of car lights and the gradually brightening skylight, it forms a very impactful visual symbol - order, power, and irresistible will.

There was no chaos, only a cold, efficient order. As the cadres' short commands rang out over the radio, the roar of vehicle engines and the dull "bang" of car doors closing intertwined into a symphony of steel and discipline.

"Where are they going? To fight?" A woman hugged her child tightly, her eyes filled with both fear and expectation.

"Are we going to start fighting right after we get here?"

...

The scarred young man lay on the fence of the isolation area, his fingers tightly gripping the cold barbed wire, his knuckles turning white.

He looked at the soldiers' faces, which were blurry but extremely resolute in the morning light, and the dark red and black skull-breaking hammers at their waists. He felt the murderous aura that was ready to go out, which he could detect even from a distance, and felt a surge of blood rushing to his head.

This was power! This was the current he longed to join!

This is what a man should do!