The sky above the new Nanyang base city condenses an extremely dull atmosphere.

Su Hao stood in the large conference room on the third basement floor of the military control area, with a serious expression and looked around.

This is an ad hoc meeting. Due to the urgency of the notice, and the fact that most of the senior officers in the base city accompanied the headquarters to the Hefei front, there were only a dozen or so participants in the huge conference hall. This is particularly glaring compared to the hundreds of empty seats.

The news of the defeat on the Hefei front has spread. As is customary, the military department must have been meeting to discuss and make decisions on a series of issues such as changes in the battle line, troop allocation, reinforcements, and transportation. At present, the safest way is to wait for the telegram order from the military department, and then carry it out according to the regulations.

Two lieutenant colonels, fifteen majors, a total of seventeen officers participated in the meeting. Among them, the one with the greatest identity and authority is the commander of the base city garrison who has a close relationship with Su Hao.

Although the military has been preparing for the virus since before the outbreak of the virus, it is still rushed in the face of a sudden global crisis. The system of dispensing different levels of enhanced potions according to military ranks is based on data such as the output of potions and the total number of soldiers. Due to the scarcity of high-grade medicines, and the fact that many officers had no actual combat experience before the outbreak of the virus, the military department could only add the rank of "warrant officer" and "brigadier general". Despite this, some units that have not been formed for a long time still lack enough senior officers, and many division commanders are still colonels, and even brigadier generals are not mixed in.

The officers of the 184 Army of the rank of general were mostly concentrated in combat units. The officers in charge of logistics, daily maintenance, and vigilance in the city are naturally of a lower rank.

"The current situation is like this, General Zhang Shengfei has given me the power to make temporary decisions. I have the control code of the central computer, and I am in charge of the entire defense system of the city. Now, do you have any comments? ”

Su Hao's voice was calm and calm, with an unquestionable resoluteness, or should I say toughness. Although the words are followed by inquisitive questions, the tone is full of self-affirmation, just saying it all and telling the others.

The participants looked at each other, and no one spoke.

It all came so suddenly.

As soon as they got the news of the rout at the front, Su Hao asked everyone to come over for a meeting.

No, it wasn't a notice at all———— many people were forcibly "brought" by Su Hao's "worker bees".

It's not that they won't come, but it's that they're too slow, and in order to save time and keep them fast, the "worker bees" can only use rough and brutal movements to take them into the car.

The video of the battle rout had just been shown on the big screen in the conference hall. The last paragraph is a video recording of Zhang Shengfei's conversation with Su Hao. Of course, the relevant content about the train timetable has been erased. Because it was handled very skillfully and did not affect the coherence of the video, everyone present heard that Zhang Shengfei personally entrusted Su Hao to become the temporary manager of the base city.

Su Hao has obtained the 56-bit encoding of the central computer. This means that the dangers that had to be faced by the original plan have been eliminated, and there is no need to use violent means to break into the underground heavy workshops or forcibly dismantle machinery and equipment. According to the command, the computer will automatically complete the disassembly in a short time, and transport it directly to the station through the underground tunnel, and send it to the train in the form of containers.

However, machines are not human beings after all, and they cannot understand the complex psychology that arises for the sake of power and profit.

A stocky major was the first to stand up and said with some confusion: "I can understand the decision made by His Excellency the Commander under the circumstances. The new Nanyang base is the foundation for ensuring the stability of the Third Theater in the southeast, and no matter what the situation on the front line is, there must be no chaos here. Since the commander has appointed Colonel Su Hao to take charge of it temporarily, I would like to hear ———— how you plan to deal with this matter?" ”

Su Hao's voice was very crisp, and his tone was straightforward: "It's very simple, the entire base will immediately enter a state of emergency." All the people withdrew along the road in three directions: southwest, west and north. Be fast, you have to hurry, and now you have to get all moving. ”

The reply was obviously unexpected, no one expected it to be like this, their eyes were full of doubt, and their faces were more and more indifferent and dissatisfied.

A major in his forties tapped the table with his fingers, frowned, and looked at Su Hao.

"Retreat? Everybody left? Colonel Su, do you know what you're talking about? ”

Su Hao ignored the other party's subtle provocation. He strode to the screen and quickly typed in a series of commands to call up the defense map of the entire Southeast Third Theater.

"Most mutated creatures have a social attribute. In the case of wild activities, they will constantly change the direction of movement depending on the amount of food. The Battle of Hefei itself was a mistake, not only did it achieve the goal of annihilation, but it lured out all the mutated creatures gathered in the city. Because of the rivers to the north and south, they will only move westward with the troops who have withdrawn from the front line. Lu'an, Guangshan, Xinyang, Tanghe...... All mutated mobs in abandoned cities along the way will have a gathering effect. This group will snowball and get bigger and bigger, and with the defense capability of the new Nanyang Base City, there is no way to stop them. The only way to deal with this is to retreat

The middle-aged major's face was a little shocked, and he asked in disbelief, "This, how is this possible?" You know, the city has been under construction since before the outbreak of the virus, it has complete defense facilities, and there is a large area of minefields outside the city, so it is impossible for any attack to ......."

"There is nothing impossible in this world————

Su Hao coldly interrupted him: "None of you would believe that the virus outbreak was real until you had experienced it yourself. Just like earthquakes, mudslides, volcanic eruptions, even if the official government warns, there are also many people who will not believe it. But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. I don't have much time and have no interest in arguing academically. All in all, the Battle of Hefei was lost, and millions of mutated creatures are pouring here. Three days at the earliest, four days at the latest, the Bio Frenzy Striker will arrive in New Nanyang. According to the results of computer analysis, on the afternoon of the fourth day, the entire base city will be encircled. At that time, no one will be able to escape, and this place will become a dead place. ”

There was silence in the conference room, no one spoke, and people looked at each side of the table, gathering on the two lieutenant colonels. One is the commander of the garrison, and the other is the head of the management of the army group, which is responsible for logistics and supply.

Except for Su Hao, they are the two people with the highest military rank in New Nanyang Base City.

As long as they agree, everyone will naturally obey Su Hao's orders.

If it is vetoed, even if Su Hao has the control code of the central computer, if he wants to implement the plan, he will encounter great resistance.

The garrison commander looked a little nervous, and his eyes kept looking at Su Hao.

The Chief of Logistics did not make any indications. He smoked a cigarette, his eyes were a little gloomy, and the corners of his eyes kept twitching

As far as subjective will is concerned, no one has thought about disobedience and disobedience———— the video record above Zhang Shengfei is indeed entrusted to Su Hao to manage the base city, and Su Hao did not delete or change the content of the retreat. There is no doubt about the authenticity of the video, but if it is actually implemented, it is not as simple as imagined.

The base city has been under construction since before the war, and it is not only a stronghold of the military, but also involves the interests of countless people.

Civilians need to pay silver bones and hedrons to enter the city, and if they don't have the ability to kill mutated creatures, they can exchange other things for blue coins through the black market channel, and then turn them into physical objects through high purchases to get the qualification to enter the city. As it comes and goes, the material price difference generated is a lot of profit.

Regardless of the shops in Zone A or Zone H, a considerable number of them have military backstage. Although the virus outbreak has not been more than two years old, the situation pattern of the new Nanyang base is basically stable. Gangsters, wealthy conglomerates, soldiers...... Circles of interest intersect with each other, and it is impossible to do without any link.

The military has repeatedly ordered that the full amount of the silver bone spar must be exchanged for the enhancement potion. However, front-line soldiers need Silver Bone to gain full strength, which gives the base city exchange department the opportunity to collect benefits. Draw a few ticks on the list of the dead to create a portion of the Silver Bone Gap. The wealthy consortium exchanged women, material goods, and valuable goods, and those who handled them were paid extremely well.

That's right, the front line is a lost battle. But use this as an excuse to abandon the whole city...... This is really difficult to accept, and even wonder if this is a conspiracy by Su Hao to take advantage of the opportunity to seize power and reshuffle the current situation in the base city?

Thinking of this, the director of logistics sat up straight, put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and said with a smile: "Colonel Su, I'm afraid your statement is a bit exaggerated, can't you escape?" A dead land? This is a base city, we have walls, we have dense defensive firepower, how can those mutated creatures rush in? What's more, there are minefields outside the city, there are a large number of civilians, and they will ......"

"Enough is enough————"

Su Hao looked down at the watch on his wrist, his expression was a little anxious: "I said, I don't have time to discuss these issues now." There are only two paths before us: first, retreat. Second, stay. Tell me, what are your options? ”

The words are very direct and unrelenting.

The logistics director's smile instantly froze, and his gaze gradually became cold.

His voice was very dark: "Colonel Su, I appreciate your decisiveness and determination. But do not forget that the 11th Separate Army is not under the jurisdiction of the 184 Army. In other words, you have nothing to do with the new Nanyang base city. You don't have the right to do that————"

Su Hao ignored the head of logistics, he stood at the head of the conference table, sweeping over each participant with a cruel gaze like ice.

"I don't have time to play guessing games. Since General Zhang Shengfei has ordered me to take charge of the city, I must now implement the authority of the commander. ”

As he spoke, Su Hao raised his voice and resounded throughout the audience: "Now that the vote begins———— those who are willing to retreat with me, please raise your right hand." ”

Only four majors had their arms outstretched. They don't belong to any circle and don't have too many concerns.

Su Hao turned sideways and stared at the garrison commander with a cold gaze.

His gaze was incomparably clear, and his black eyes were firmly locked on the other party. The garrison commander had never seen such a strong momentum in Su Hao, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he couldn't imagine that this was the young man who had played cards together, made jokes, and lost to his thick stack of banknotes.

The garrison commander, who wore the rank of lieutenant colonel, hesitated, but reason and experience told him that if he refused now, the result would be ...... Very bad for sure.

Su Hao does not have the style of bureaucratic dragging mud and water. He wasn't going to give these people more time to think about it. After waiting for five seconds, Su Hao's tone suddenly became sharp.

"There are still three seconds left, please vote ————l3"

Just shouted, the garrison commander slowly raised his right hand. Although his brow furrowed slightly, he exhaled as if relieved.

With a benchmark, many subordinate officers will naturally follow.

The Chief of Logistics remained inactive. His face was pale, and in order to protest, he even folded his arms and squinted at Su Hao, looking like what can you do to me.

In addition to him, there were five other officers who did not raise their hands.

"Eleven to six, with more than an absolute majority in favor, the proposal to retreat is valid."

Although Su Hao doesn't believe in any damn "democracy" at all, in front of these people, he must make an indispensable disguise. Looking around, Su Hao directly ignored the logistics chief's entourage who did not raise his hand, and focused his gaze on the garrison commander who still looked hesitant despite his approval.

"We have to reach out to the nearest war zone and ask them to send in response troops and transport vehicles. I have calculated that there are currently more than 12,000 vehicles of various types at the Nanyang base, of which about one-third are trucks. Most of them are in the warehouse, and they are new goods that have not been used. They have to be cut out and used in the most appropriate places. ”

"Open all the food and medicine warehouses, and bring as many supplies as you can. Retreat is a very troublesome affair, and it is necessary to ensure that our people have enough food, water, and all kinds of consumables on the way. ”

"The garrison immediately maintained order in the city, and broadcast the evacuation order and route to the whole city twenty-four hours a day. Refugees gathered outside the city must get out of the way within two hours. Those who violate the order and do not comply will all be killed———

With every word Su Hao said, the tension and dissatisfaction on the officers' faces increased by one point. Extremely strong negative thoughts quickly turned into anger, and even those who had already raised their hands in favor mostly tightened their jaws and looked cold.

A young major couldn't hold back any longer, Huo Ran stood up, raised his hand and pointed at Su Hao, and scolded loudly with an angry face: "Do you want to destroy this city? Empty warehouses, take supplies, drive civilians...... Where is this retreating? It's simply sabotage ————"

"I'm not done yet"

Su Hao glanced at him coldly, and continued calmly: "I have checked the computer files, and the new Nanyang base has a large number of individual weapons in reserve. A large part of them are old guns and ammunition that have been replaced. In the case of the Type 95 rifle, for example, there are as many as 150,000 of them in storage, as well as a staggering number of 8 mm rounds. These things don't mean much to us anymore and should all be distributed to civilians. At the very least, when the mutated creatures rush at them, they have weapons to use against them. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the conference room was shocked.

"You, do you know what you're talking about?"

The middle-aged major swallowed hard in his throat and shook his head in disbelief: "Distributing weapons to civilians will only bring more trouble and riots." ”

The young major looked more and more angry, and his whole face was covered with bright red blood. He almost roared at Su Hao: "This is what you call a "countermeasure"? Commander Zhang handed over the base to you, but you want to turn this place into ruins. It took us four years to complete the initial construction, and the base is now in the second phase of the project, so what kind of retreat should we do at this time...... I don't go, I definitely won't go————"

Su Hao didn't seem to hear these protests, and he said lightly: "Fragmentation bombs must be set up in all streets and buildings in the city, especially in areas such as open squares, and the number of them must be densely planted. The bomb-laying work will begin tomorrow afternoon, and it is necessary to ensure that there are no blind spots for blasting in the entire base city. It's a gift we leave for mutated creatures. ”

"Enough is enough————"

No matter how good the logistics director is, he can't suppress his anger when he hears this. His face became more and more gloomy: "Su Hao, Colonel Su, I originally thought I could hear some constructive suggestions from your mouth. Unexpectedly, you actually wanted to play the despicable role of the director of the peacetime urban demolition office. Do you know how many residents there are in the city? Do you know how much effort and financial resources it took us to build it? Retreat, empty warehouses, blow up cities...... Is this what you call "planning"? ”

Su Hao was silent for a few seconds and said, "All the officers, I mean all of you present, you can leave now." These are extraordinary times, but out of respect for you, you can get out of the city first. Each of you can take three off-road vehicles of a normal model, as well as part of the ammunition for guns. I'll send someone to pack your bags and escort your family out of town. I suggest that you go north, which is within the boundaries of the 2nd Theater of Operations in the southeast, and you will soon be able to meet the opposing receiving force. ”

The conference room was completely cold.

People looked at Su Hao with their mouths open, and after a short period of numbness in their thoughts, the furious anger began to erupt like a volcano.

"You, you're trying to drive us away?"

"What a joke. Do you know what you're talking about? This is the new Nanyang, not the new Chengdu. The Eleventh Independent Force was originally a guest army, so get out of here with your people as soon as possible, this is not the place you should be————"

"That's enough, I'll tell the warehouse right now to cut off your logistical supply. I'm going to report everything that happened here to the military headquarters, and make your ugly face public."

There was chaos in the conference room, and people left their seats one after another and gathered around Su Hao from different directions. They were so angry that several officers rolled up their sleeves, took out their communicators, and called out to the guards with angry expressions.