Chapter 671: 657 Rage is about to burst
Zhang Shixiong had made a phone call to his men, but the efficiency of the Qing State army was somewhat too low, as it took until the evening and they still hadn't located their Provincial Governor. It wasn't until the next morning that Bai Zhongqi managed to procure an off-road vehicle and sent it over to the neighboring Wei County's military camp.
By this time, the Qikun army had already come looking for trouble with the Wei County Qing State army.
Bai Zhongqi, shading his eyes with his hand, watched two tiltrotor attack planes circling in the sky, also marveling at their capabilities. The military strength of the Qikun army from Azure Planet was indeed formidable, possessing a massive industrial scale and strength, with a population of one hundred million. The Qikun army was a very fearsome enemy, and even Eg, who was an ally of Qikun, maintained a cautious stance against them.
Hou Jimin, leading his team, also arrived at Wei County. He claimed he was cooperating with the Qing State army for the sake of Mr. Bai's face, but in reality, the Redseed guerilla team had also been struggling over these years. Now, seeming to have found a backer, he naturally wanted to make the most of the opportunity.
In the military camp of Wei County, Zhang Shixiong's face looked extremely unpleasant. His subordinate reported to him that as of yesterday, one of their units had been annihilated by the Qikun 'ghosts' from Sui County. Now, the Qikun 'ghosts' were giving them a deadline to surrender before 12 noon; otherwise, they would execute artillery and aerial bombing on Wei County's military camp.
Zhang Yingxi had already been sent to rest, and now only a group of men remained in the office. Bai Zhongqi's position was special—despite Zhang Shixiong having returned to his home base, he still dared not neglect this mysteriously pervasive man.
The fact that Hou Jimin was present was entirely due to his audacity.
"Chancellor Zhang, the Qing State army in Wei County numbers over ten thousand, the strength of a division, while Sui County's Qikun army has only slightly over a thousand men. Yet, look how you're all acting as if on the verge of a great threat," Bai Zhongqi remarked.
Zhang Shixiong immediately protested, "Mr. Bai, as you know, the Qikun forces are strong and well-equipped, consisting entirely of mechanized troops and supported by an air fleet. If I could mobilize an army of one hundred thousand from Qing State, encircling and eliminating them wouldn't be a problem. However, here in Wei County, most are infantry, and we even lack enough trucks. A real conflict would indeed be very challenging."
Quickly, he shifted the conversation, asking, "Mr. Bai, you have many strategies. Do you perhaps have any methods for repelling the enemy?"
"After beating around the bush for so long, you mean to say one thing: you're lacking weapons and want to extort some from me. Alright, if you want the horse to run, you must feed the horse. For your division, I'll make sure you're fully equipped."
With that, Bai Zhongqi walked outside, reopening the Homeland Stone. He had actually placed a plethora of manufacturing orders the night before and had not expected they would come into use so soon.
In the city of the Homeland Stone, the Atomic Substance Construction devices easily completed the production. It was a complete set of military equipment, enough to equip twenty thousand men.
For light weapons, Bai Zhongqi directly used the American Empire's Scar series rifles, even keeping the caliber unchanged at NATO-standard 5.56mm ammunition. He was not incapable of producing more advanced smart rifles, but he felt wasting so much Star Energy was not worthwhile. Other weapons like grenade launchers, individual rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, and hand grenades were also fully equipped.
To combat the mechanized troops of Qikun, of course, mechanized troops were also necessary. For this component, Bai Zhongqi only used equipment from the former PLA.
Main battle tank 99A3, infantry fighting vehicle VN-17, self-propelled howitzer PLZ-05, along with a large number of related armored command vehicles, armored recovery vehicles, medical vehicles, logistic support vehicles, communication support vehicles, and more.
Bai Zhongqi himself had never thought that one day he would produce such equipment, but the most advanced is not the best; what suffices is the best.
When the entire site was densely packed with groups of armored vehicles, Zhang Shixiong and Hou Jimin were at a loss for words, Zhang Shixiong even had his mouth open, unable to close it.
Bai Zhongqi said to him, "You probably don't have anyone capable of operating mechanized combat vehicles, but it doesn't matter. Get your men on, the vehicles will move and fire on their own. Later, you can train according to the prompts on them. For now, just focus on fighting the enemy."
He had barely finished speaking when the anti-aircraft system that had just appeared on the ground had already targeted the Qikun attack aircraft circling overhead, preparing to attack. Several anti-aircraft missiles shot into the sky and shot it down before the enemy could react.
One by one, the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles started up on their own, looking fierce and majestic, which scared the Qing State's own soldiers quite a bit.
Bai Zhongqi shook his head; he had seen the professional demeanor of Iridium Star's soldiers too many times, so seeing the appearance of Qing State's army, he could only feel helpless.
"Alright, let your troops pick up the new weapons, get on the vehicles. You don't know how to fight this kind of war, I'll take command," Bai Zhongqi said. It wasn't that he was overstepping boundaries; he had actually undergone systematic military command training. After becoming the Chancellor, he had learned a tremendous amount, particularly in military matters, to ensure he wasn't a burden, he had put in a great deal of effort.
Zhang Shixiong was actually a bit hesitant; he worried that this amounted to relinquishing control to Bai Zhongqi, but the strength Bai Zhongqi had already shown forced him to submit. This cunning warlord had already started to prepare taking the path of using his daughter, trying to see if he could use Zhang Yingxi as a breakthrough to strengthen his relationship with Bai Zhongqi.
Bai Zhongqi had already begun explaining the situation to Qing State's military staff and officers, while Zhang Shixiong and Hou Jimin ended up standing at the very back, appearing as if they had nothing to do.
Hou Jimin asked, "Where did you find this guy? Is he an alien?"
Zhang Shixiong sighed, "Besides an alien, who else could possess so many incredible abilities?"
"Even for an alien, having such skills is extraordinary; calling him a deity might even be an understatement."
The Azure Planet had always had various legends about aliens, unlike the narratives on Earth about so-called mythological beings or foreign superpowered individuals; the Azure Planet had a wealth of detailed information about aliens. In many wars, the influence of powerful aliens had determined the outcomes, further impacting history.
However, aliens were often like meteors in history, briefly streaking across the sky, blazing brilliantly, and then vanishing without a trace.
At this moment, Bai Zhongqi was like a great general with millions of soldiers at his heart, paying attention to every detail, arranging tasks for each officer. His instructions were brief, but incredibly apt. Although the people of the Qing State's army didn't know who Bai Zhongqi really was, seeing their boss Zhang Shixiong's respectful demeanor, coupled with the camp full of armored vehicles, none dared to disobey.
Many young officers, knowing they were to use these machines to fight the Qikun, were eager to test them. Especially in Wei County, everyone in the Qing State army had had enough of the overbearing Qikun; now, knowing the Qikun were planning to invade the Divine Land and take the lands beyond the borders, yet still allowing them to act with impunity on Qing State land, every person was seething with rage, grinding their teeth in anger.
Now was the moment for them to vent that fury.
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