Chapter 1236 Unit Number

"Go in!" Lu Chong turned around and said in a deep voice.

The door was pushed open, and a second lieutenant wearing the headquarters' confidential communications insignia strode in, carrying a blue encrypted document bag with a top-secret label.

Without looking to either side, he walked straight up to Lu Chong, stood at attention, saluted, and handed him the document bag with both hands: "Reporting to the Commander! This is a top-secret urgent telegram from the theater command, which requires your personal opening!"

Lu Chong frowned slightly, glanced at Jia Daiquan beside him and the photo on the coffee table that had caused the commotion, and reached out to take the file bag.

The document bag is sealed with a special electronic seal that requires his fingerprint to open, ensuring that there is absolutely no possibility of leakage during transit.

He pressed his thumb on the seal sensor area, and with a soft "beep," the seal turned from red to green and opened automatically.

Lu Chong pulled out a few thin but substantial pages of documents and quickly browsed through them.

The document header features prominent red characters: "Joint Order of the Zhou Bang's End-of-Life Emergency Military Committee and the Central Plains War Zone".

Below is the official document number and security classification.

command

(Combat Alliance Order No. 00189)

Relevant units:

In order to adapt to the strategic deployment needs under the new circumstances of the apocalypse, further strengthen the military forces in the Chongqing direction, consolidate the southwestern front, and lay a solid foundation for subsequent major military operations, the Standing Committee of the Zhou Bang Emergency Military Committee for the Apocalypse, after deliberation and approval by the Chairman, has decided that:

I. The 3rd Army Group of the Central Plains Theater is formally established. This army group is a fully-strength, Class A combined arms army group, comprising the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, and 36th Combined Arms Brigades, an artillery brigade, an air defense brigade, a special operations brigade, an air assault brigade, an engineering and chemical brigade, and corresponding support units. The army group headquarters is temporarily located in Xishui District.

II. Comrade Lu Chong is appointed as the Commander of the Chongqing Military Region and concurrently serves as the Commander of the 3rd Group Army of the Central Plains Theater.

Third, after the formation of the 3rd Group Army, it will be deployed in the direction of Chongqing and will be under the command of the Chongqing Military Region. Its main task is to consolidate the southwestern defense line and actively prepare for and implement the campaign to recover the entire territory of Chongqing.

IV. Zhou Ling, Deputy Chief of Staff of the 1st Group Army, is appointed as Director of the Joint Political Work Department of the 3rd Group Army. Fu Xichen, Commander of the 14th Combined Arms Brigade, is appointed as Chief of Staff of the 3rd Group Army. Appointments of other senior commanders will be notified separately.

This order shall take effect from the date of its issuance. Upon receiving this order, Comrade Lu Chong shall immediately complete the handover of his duties and proceed to the temporary garrison of the 3rd Group Army in Xishui District within three days to complete the reception and integration of the troops.

Zhou Bang's Emergency Military Committee at the End of the World (Chapter)

Central Plains Theater Command (Seal)

Chairman/Commander: Gu Chengyuan

Date: July 27, Year 1 of the Last Century

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"hiss--"

"Damn it, the commander really knows how to give me, Old Lu, a surprise!!"

Lu Chong's gaze was fixed on those few lines of text about the organization and appointment of the 3rd Army Group. Even though he was a veteran of many battles and had a firm will, he couldn't help but gasp at this moment. An indescribable surge of heat rose up in his chest and rushed to the top of his head!

The 3rd Army Group!

A fully-strength, Class A combined arms army!

It wasn't his "Night State Infantry Brigade," which consisted of militia and garrison troops that had been upgraded and reorganized, with mixed equipment and uneven training levels!

It's not the 77th Legion that, despite bearing the legion designation, suffered heavy losses and was severely weakened in the early stages of the apocalypse, and has yet to fully recover its peak combat power!

This is a true, top-tier elite main force army!

Fully equipped and staffed with all branches of service, from heavy armored assault forces to three-dimensional fire support, from special operations to air mobility, everything is available!

He knew all too well the "quality" of his existing troops; they could bully unarmed zombies and handle them with their superior firepower.

Once faced with truly formidable adversaries—such as powerful mutant hordes entrenched in the heart of megacities, possessing bizarre abilities and a degree of organization, or… hypothetical other hostile human forces with equally heavy firepower and tight organization—the existing forces are clearly inadequate.

It lacks heavy offensive equipment, high-precision strike capabilities, high-intensity sustained combat capabilities, and even more so, the "soul" of systematic and information-based joint operations!

It is no exaggeration to say that, given the current state of his troops, unless he possesses a tenfold or twentyfold numerical advantage over the enemy, coupled with an iron will and enormous sacrifices, he would barely be able to contend with a true, modern main force army group.

Given this situation, one has to pray that this modern army group, though seemingly invincible, lacks willpower...

Any change in these circumstances is out of the question!

And now, this long-desired iron army has actually fallen into his hands! Under the command of Lu Chong!

"Haha! Hahaha!" Lu Chong slammed the command document on the coffee table and let out a hearty laugh, which made the Coke cup on the coffee table shake.

The slight gloom on his face from the game failure and the mysterious girl incident vanished, replaced by undisguised excitement, exhilaration, and even a hint of nouveau riche elation.

"Great! Great! The commander's got guts! He's fucking got guts!" He rubbed his hands together, paced back and forth in the office, his eyes gleaming frighteningly.

"The 3rd Army! We've really upgraded our equipment this time! Hahahaha—"

"He has nearly 10 infantry brigades and the 77th Corps under his command, and now he will have to add the elite 3rd Army Group!"

"That was awesome! That was fucking awesome!!!"

Seeing the commander excitedly stand up, spin around, and clap his hands, Jia Daiquan was startled and wondered what kind of crazy order this was... that his superior was so happy.

(ps: An army group has 6 combined arms brigades. From now on, the combined arms brigades under the protagonist's army group will be named according to this rule: (1) (2) Combined Arms Brigade, (1) is the army group number, and (2) is the combined arms brigade's number within the army group.)

（比如：第1集团军的第2合成旅，就是第12合成旅，第3合成旅就是第13合成旅。又比如：第3集团军的第4合成旅，就是第34合成旅...以此类推....）

(As for brigade-level combat units such as air defense, special operations, air assault, and artillery, which are only one per army group, they are named according to the army group's sequence. The number of the army group to which they belong determines the number of the air defense, special operations, or air assault brigade. For example, the air defense brigade of the 1st Army Group is the 1st Air Defense Brigade, and so on...)