Volume 1 Section 139 Undercurrent
The total amount of spars and silver bones reported by the auditor has exceeded the needs of all members of the CR team to pass the assessment.
Su Hao's tone and expression were calm: "All the personnel of the CR team have participated in the combat assessment. We did not use any illegal ordnance that exceeded the limit, we did not call for reinforcements, and there were no casualties. As a squad commander, I asked for a "full honor" combat evaluation. β
The military judge bowed slightly, and continued to ask: "Your battle gains are far greater than the standard required for the assessment. According to the relevant military regulations, for the combat team that has passed the assessment, the excess silver bones and spars can be accumulated and counted in the next mission, and can also be exchanged for blue coins. Well, what are you going to do with it? β
"I want blue coins."
Su Hao smiled and increased the volume of his speech, so that everyone in the room could hear: "These things don't belong to me personally, they belong to all members of the CR team." β
His words caused a burst of praise. The crowd suddenly chattered, and the atmosphere became enthusiastic.
The military judge is an old man in his 50s with a wealth of life experience. He didn't express an opinion on Su Hao's actions, but stared at the other party for a few seconds, and turned his gaze to the captain's identity column of the review form.
"Lieutenant Su Hao, can you answer me a question?"
After a moment, the military judge raised his head and took a serious attitude: "How many mutated creatures did you kill in this battle?" β
Su Hao subconsciously thought of Lieutenant Colonel Ren Yijiang and calmly said the number.
"Fifteen hundred."
"One thousand five? So much? It can't be, it's impossible ββββ"
Base City, Training Camp Officers' Club, a group of officers stood in an empty room, shouting indignantly.
Communication between the departure camp and the base city is maintained at all times. Footage of the CR squad's battles in abandoned cities needs to be verified by Army Group Command before it is made public. The conflict between Su Hao and several other squad commanders in the camp office had been recorded on the spot by the good deeds and quickly passed on to acquaintances he knew.
The Internet and microblogs of the civilized era no longer exist. Human beings love curiosity and pay attention to new things, but they have never changed.
A calculating captain expressed his opinion to the crowd: "We are well aware of the combat composition of the CR squad. Ten people in total, ten guns. They spent five days in the abandoned city, with a total of 1,500 mutated creatures. It was divided equally, and it was one hundred and fifty heads per person. According to the specific time, the number of monsters killed per person per day is about thirty. β
"It's just a theoretical analysis."
A major with a gloomy expression shook his head: "The actual situation is far from being as simple as calculating numbers on paper. We've all been in training camps and we all know very well what the assessment is all about. The assessment is much more difficult now than before. A year ago, when the bootcamp was first established, zombie eyes or ears were used as the criterion for kill numbers. Although zombies are in groups, they are slow to move and have a single way to attack. We have been injected with immunization agents and first-order enhancement agents, and we are well-armed. Although there were a large number of casualties due to unfamiliarity with biological habits at the time, the situation has changed after half a year. The assessment results have also gradually increased from the initial five zombies to ten, twenty, and fifty...... However, they are zombies after all, and they are by no means comparable to the current blood corpses and humanoids. β
"Officers have always had a more difficult standard of evaluation than soldiers."
The Captain continued his unfinished speech: "Blood corpses and humanoids have more attack power than zombies. Their sense of hearing and smell, although degraded, have evolved their ability to see. These monsters still maintain the social habits of zombies. I've seen the surveillance data from the city's monitoring stations: there is no change in the gathering place of blood corpses and humanoids, and it is still the same location as it was half a year ago. They ......"
"Enough"
A grumpy lieutenant interrupted him impatiently: "We know these things very well, what exactly do you want to tell us?" What do you say have to do with the CR squad assessment task? β
Although the rank was higher than that of the other party, the captain was quite jealous and hurriedly changed his words: "I mean, if the CR team's record is fifteen hundred zombies, then it is understandable. However, blood corpses and humanoids have far more evolutionary perception than zombies, and they do not react blindly to information from the outside world. There are indeed small groups of mutated creatures in abandoned cities, but there are definitely not many of them. It's not hard to kill an average of thirty mutated creatures per day, but it's impossible for a CR team to find a sufficient number of small biocrates in five days. Kill fifteen hundred...... To reach this number, they can only attack groups of mutated organisms that have congregated in large numbers. β
These words immediately attracted a burst of echoes.
"That's right, there is really no problem with the amount of personal attacks that are evenly spread, and the time is enough. However, there are at least 5,000 blood-corpse humanoids in the danger zone. Any small movement can trigger a cluster effect. They will pounce on them at all costs, and it will be a living landslide and tsunami, which is terrifying. β
"The Dragon's Tooth Special Operations Unit has been experimenting with small-scale operations since last winter. They were also a ten-man combat squad, with the help of armored units and large-caliber artillery, and their best result was only to kill 628 mutated creatures. The CR squad is equipped with only 9 mm and mm individual weapons, plus two combined cannons. How on earth did they come up with the figure of fifteen hundred? Very doubtful
"Don't say it's a kill, even counting corpses alone would take hours. Fifteen hundred mutated creatures, and corpses had to be dissected to collect silver bones and hedrons. There were only ten of them, and it would take about a whole day. After deducting daily vigilance and going out to search, eating, resting and sleeping, the CR team simply does not have enough time to take down so many monsters. β
"Cheating must be cheating"
"Fraudulent results can't be counted at all, and the CR team should be disqualified."
Calls such grew louder and louder, and soon became the common consciousness of a dozen officers in the room.
It was proposed: "Go to the Judge Advocate General's Office and ask the military judge to make a judgment on this egregious incident." Those damned crooks should be court-martialed. β
"Make this public so that all the soldiers know what is really going on. The training and appraisal system is the basis for ensuring combat effectiveness. Someone passes once by deception, and then there will be a second and a third time. β
The scene was chaotic.
I don't know who started the road, and the officers talked and walked towards the door.
They walked down the hallway and down the stairs to relay the results of their discussions to the others. Guards, Soldiers, Alternate Officers...... More and more people know about this matter. The assessment results and kill numbers of the CR team came out of the mouths and drilled into the ears one by one. Everyone will have a different understanding of this incident according to their own situation and different ways of thinking.
Some people think it's not a big deal.
Someone was indignant.
There are also people who watch coldly, from time to time into the circle to say a few cool words, and then stand aside with expressions that have nothing to do with them, watching the situation change.
In just half an hour, rumors have spread throughout the training camp. Like a ghost with wings, it easily penetrates obstacles such as walls and power grids, and enters the next door to the reinforcement camp, the group army mechanic factory, the canteen, the field hospital, and the family quarters......
The fifteen hundred kill figures reported by the CR team quickly multiplied to eighteen, two, two, three, and three thousand as they circulated repeatedly between countless mouths and tongues......
"Hey, did you hear that? That squad of alternate officers, numbered CR, is awesome. During the normal assessment period, they actually lost 5,000 bloody corpses and humanoids in one go. β
"Huh? Why did I hear that it wasn't five thousand, it was five thousand two? β
"They took out a large bag of silver bones and spars from the departure camp, weighing more than ten kilograms, and scared the auditor into a nervous breakdown on the spot."
"It's simply not possible. There were only ten of them. β
"I heard that Su Hao, the commander of the CR team, is the son of Xu Renjie, the commander of the group army. It doesn't seem to be an illegitimate child, or a distant relative...... In short, it's the kind of personal relationship that is not good on the table. The guy surnamed Xu wanted to help him up, but the guy surnamed Su was a waste who couldn't do anything. But where the rules are, they can only lie about their grades and use this scam as a disguise. β
Not everyone knows how to use factors such as time and environment to analyze specific numbers like a calculating captain.
The storm of viruses has destroyed the age of civilization, but it has not been able to dispel the contempt and hostility towards high-ranking officials and dignitaries in people's minds.
They would rather believe rumors than the truth.
Yuan Hao stood in the luxurious office of the logistics office of the military control area of the base city, looking at the dark and oppressive building outside the window, without the slightest expression on his cold face.
He is Chinese New Year's Eve years old.
Although he is middle-aged, he looks similar to that of a young man in his twenties. Yuan Hao deliberately grew the beard on his chin, making the whole person look rougher, with hard lines, and very masculine charm and characteristics. He pays great attention to his appearance, his dark green military uniform is neat and clean, and his high military boots are polished and shiny, and he can even be used as a mirror to reflect people's shadows.
As an outstanding representative of the younger generations of the Yuan family, Yuan Hao does have capital that other family members cannot match.
At the very least, the rank of brigadier general on the shoulders can be as high as sixty percent.
Yuan Hao held a cigarette between his fingertips and smoked it one after another.
His smoking posture is rather weird and fast-paced. Without waiting for the first puff of smoke to be fully absorbed by the lungs, more is quickly inhaled. It feels like a smoker who has been imprisoned for a long time, and he sucks hard and desperately. The cigarette burns very quickly, and in a few minutes, it has burned to the end, emitting a smell of burnt paste on the filter.
"Fifteen hundred? There are so many final assessment results of the CR team? β
Yuan Hao's voice had an obvious element of surprise. The target of the question is Lin Xuwen, who is standing behind him with his head bowed and his hands down.
As the commander of the training camp, Lin Xuwen has the right to assign and evaluate hundreds of alternate officers.
However, in front of Yuan Hao, he did not have the arrogance of being in a high position and holding great power, but like a humble dog.
This performance is consistent with Lin Xufei's other identityββββ he is Yuan Hao's cronies and a pawn buried by the Yuan family in the 71st Group Army.
"Yes."
Lin Xuwen replied respectfully: "This is the number after repeated verification. β
Yuan Hao popped the cigarette butt far away and asked casually, "Who is responsible for verifying?" Camp military judge? Auditor? Or is it a certain secretary of Xu Renjie's perverted old fritters? β
"It's Ren Yijiang from the Military Justice Department of the Group Army."
Lin Xuwen's demeanor and voice did not change in the slightest: "I have someone next to him." There has always been a single line of communication between the CR squad and the army group command. It is said that Xu Renjie is very concerned about this assessment task of the CR team. He specially sent an airship to track the whole process of the battle record, and Ren Yijiang was responsible for verifying the specific results. β
Yuan Hao took out the cigarette case from his pocket and opened it, but his eyes looked out the window, his eyes were a little cold.
Although Ren Yijiang is Xu Renjie's person, he is very strict in handling daily affairs. Even within the military, his cold-faced stereotypes are well known. If Ren Yijiang is in charge of verifying, then the results of the CR team will definitely be true, and there is absolutely no falsification.
Lin Xuwen's next words disrupted Yuan Hao's train of thought.
"According to the news from the dark line, the actual number of kills of the CR team should be more than doubled."
Yuan Hao just picked up a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
The sound in his ears made Yuan Hao have the illusion that his heart suddenly stopped beating, his lips moved slightly, and the cigarette fell to the ground
He turned around slowly and asked in an incredulous tone, "What did you say?" Doubling it again? β
Lin Xuwen sighed secretly.
When he first heard the news, his performance was similar to Yuan Hao's, and he could even be said to be shocked.
Five days, ten people, 1,500 mutated creatures.
These numbers and words are really hard to tie together.
Judging by the past assessment results of the training camp and the best results of the actual combat units and special operations units, these figures are really unscientific and do not conform to logic at all.
The standard for passing the examination of the alternate officer is 100 milligrams of silver bone, or 15 spars. The standard for recruits is a bit lower, at only ten milligrams
These regulations have their own meaning.
Front-line troops urgently need to be replenished, and the standards for evaluating new recruits should naturally be set lower. The appointment and dismissal of officers often involves a lot of interest disputes, and the standards are set high, and when you occupy the corresponding position, you must pay more.
After all, there are a lot of officers who will not be sent to the front line troops to fight. They will move into other departments as staff officers and logisticians. It's also a way of power shifting.
To put it bluntly, the officer assessment is actually the cultivation of the strength of the big man and the competition for talents. If you are favored, someone will naturally help you pay enough silver bone spar. Otherwise, you can only stay in the training camp forever and there is no way out.
This is equivalent to a game between the top echelons of the military department and the power of the group. CR squads and the like are available in every base city.
Previously, the bargaining chips used in exchange for power were various supplies, soldiers selected from among civilians, mechanical vehicles, and so on.
Now, it's blue coins, hedrons, and silver bones.
In the future, there will also be putrid hormones, as well as various strategic materials derived from mutated organisms.
Yuan Hao once thought that it was Xu Renjie who took out a large amount of accumulated silver bones to help the CR team pass the assessment.
This kind of thing is normal, and the Yuan family often does this.
Now that the actual kill numbers have appeared, it means that things have changed.
What's more, Ren Yijiang of the Military Justice Department of the Group Army originally represented fairness and seriousness.
Fifteen hundred, this data is true.
Now, his henchman Lin Xufei has spoken amazingly, claiming to double this number.
Stroking the stiff beard on his cheeks, Yuan Hao only felt that his thinking had become lively. In addition to being shocked, he began to have a strong interest in the name "Su Hao".
Yuan Hao's establishment was in the Northern Military District. The reason why he appeared here was to deal with his cousin Yuan Li's affairs.
The same family heirs, fights with each other are common.
The news of Yuan Li's accident was blocked by Xu Renjie, but Lin Xufei had his own intelligence sources. Although it is not clear what exactly is in it, the words "Yuan Li is disabled" from the mouth of the base guard officer are enough to explain the problem.
Coming all the way from the Northern Military Region, Yuan Hao wanted to go to see Yuan Li first, but he became interested in the CR team mentioned in Lin Xufei's report.
Thinking of this, Yuan Hao's eyelids couldn't help but tremble slightly. He stared at Lin Xufei coldly, and asked in an accentuated tone, "Three thousand mutant creatures, are you sure?" β
Lin Xufei felt that his scalp was numb for a while, and his body seemed to have gained a lot of weight.
This feels no stranger. Yuan Hao is a brigadier general and has extremely strong strength. The coercion in terms of momentum is not at all something that a second-order enhancer like Lin Xufei can bear.
"I'm sure. The actual number of kills of the CR squad will only be more than 3,000. The dark line told me that Ren Yijiang took a visual assessment at that time. Since he dared to do so, there must be enough reasons. β
Lin Xufei didn't have the idea of wanting to lie at all in his mind, as if the whole person had become transparent. He had seen with his own eyes the bloody scene of Yuan Hao tearing one of his subordinates in half. The reason is just that the person secretly swallowed up military supplies worth two thousand yuan of blue coins.
Yuan Hao frowned and walked back to the window.
He knew very well how difficult it would be for ten second-order enhancers to kill so many mutated creatures.
One-to-one, of course, is not a problem.
However, large-scale bloody corpses and humanoids cannot be resisted even if they are as strong as themselves.
How exactly does the CR squad do it?
"Send someone to contact them and probe the tone of that guy named Su Hao. In addition, people continued to spread rumors and encourage those officers to go to the headquarters to challenge Xu Renjie. Messing up is only good for us. Let's see how Xu Renjie reacts, if he wants to continue to be a wall-riding faction in the middle, we can take the opportunity to pull Su Hao over and use this matter to embarrass Xu Renjie. If he is willing to take sides, give him more sweetness. Submit or oppose, he has to make a choice. These things came at the right time, and with the support of the 71st Group Army, we would have more say in the military department. β
Speaking of this, Yuan Hao waved his hand: "Go and follow the steps." β