Pingan Street was the largest survivor settlement in Pan-Asia North. Although the infrastructure and industrialization level were a bit behind the current Sixth Street, considering its population of hundreds of thousands, the development potential was still quite huge.
It was precisely because of this that the candidate for mayor was particularly important.
This candidate must be able to represent the interests of NAC and must understand the situation of Pingan Street. It wasn't that Jiang Chen didn't consider selecting someone from NAC, but he never thought of a suitable candidate.
Jiang Chen even considered Zhou Guoping, who was engaged in intelligence work in Shangjing. However, this person's banditry aura was too strong. He was only suitable to play a role at the grassroots level and not suitable for a high position, so Jiang Chen passed on him.
Sitting in the office that once belonged to Ding Liwei, just as Jiang Chen was thinking about this issue, Lu Fan knocked on the door, walked in, and saluted.
"Report, the property of Ding Liwei and Wan Peng has been confiscated. A total of five million crystals were seized, a total of one million high-value luxury goods were seized, and two hundred pieces of power armor, kinetic skeletons, and other types of equipment were seized. We await your decision. "
"Take all the crystals back to Wanghai. As for those luxury goods …" Jiang Chen touched his chin and made a decision. Jiang Chen touched his chin and made a decision. "Contact the auction house in Shangjing. The auction proceeds will be transferred to the warehouse in Gongping An Street for post-disaster reconstruction."
"Yes," Lu Fan said, "There is one more thing. Advisor Han asked me to report to you."
"What is it?" Jiang Chen asked.
"The Russians have evacuated to the Badaling area and have withdrawn from the Fifth Ring Road."
Jiang Chen nodded.
After coming up from underground, he had already heard from the people below that Han Junhua ordered the armored forces to break through from the north and detour to the center of the zombie tide along the Third Ring Road. They detonated a total of ten tactical nuclear bombs at the subway station in the middle of Line 27 and turned the entire subway station into a collapsed pit.
It was not only the smell of the living that attracted zombies, but also nuclear radiation. Driven by the instinct of the X1 bacteria, the zombies poured into the tunnel along the deep pit and exploded the Russians' anus. Although zombies were not a threat to tanks, soft targets like the soldiers were caught off guard.
Coupled with the death of Yegor and Sminov, there was a power vacuum in the entire Uelen Border Defense Force, and the officers with a little bit of power began to become restless. Internal problems were all emerging. Now they no longer had the energy to fight the NAC that had time to spare.
Retreat was an inevitable choice.
"Let's put the problem of the Russians aside." Jiang Chen looked at Lu Fan, smiled, and said, "Let's talk about you."
"About me?" Lu Fan was stunned.
"What do you think of our expeditionary force?"
"In terms of combat strength, it's already …"
"Shangjing is the political center of the Pan-Asian Cooperation and was once a major population town. There are countless shelters that have yet to be opened, and countless relics from before the war are waiting for us to excavate. So … " "I'm going to establish the Northern Division as the Fourth Division of the NAC. As for the candidate for this division commander … "
Jiang Chen tapped his fingers on the table and looked at the shocked Lu Fan with a smile.
"It's you."
…
The strategic significance of Pingan Street went without saying. If it was managed well, it was not impossible to become the second Sixth Street. By then, this place would be the strategic fulcrum of NAC in the north and radiate the glory of civilization to the surrounding wasteland …
To achieve this, it was impossible to maintain a sufficient military presence.
It was precisely because of this that Jiang Chen had the idea of establishing the Northern Division. NAC, after two years of development, had almost recovered some of its strength, and it was more than enough to maintain a division.
Including the 5,000 soldiers already mobilized by the expeditionary force, and about 5,000 people recruited from Shangjing, a division of 10,000 people would be formed.
And the candidate for the Fourth Division, Jiang Chen's first choice was the captain of his guards, Lu Fan.
Although Lu Fan was not a smart person, he was steady, loyal, and not ambitious. North of Badaling was the wasteland. Jiang Chen did not need a general who was good at war to expand the territory here. He only needed someone who could defend the results of this expedition.
And Lu Fan was undoubtedly the best candidate.
When he left Jiang Chen's office, Lu Fan felt a little dizzy.
Although his current status was not low, as the captain of the Marshal's personal guards, even big shots like Cheng Weiguo, Wang Zhaowu, and Zhao Gang had to be very polite to him, he understood very well that the respect was for the people who were loyal to him, not him.
According to the military system of the NAC military government, the difference between the captain of the guards and the commander of the division was two levels! It was not that NAC did not have a precedent of being promoted two levels in a row. The last person to be promoted was on AS Order – the captain of AS Order and the commander of the expeditionary force, Li Wang, was only half a level lower than the commander of the division!
However, Li Wang became the captain because of his meritorious service in Hongcheng, but he, Lu Fan, seemed to be accompanying the marshal throughout the expedition … At least, that was what he thought.
With his fists clenched tightly, Lu Fan took a few deep breaths, touched the medal on his chest, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes.
In order to live up to the General's promotion, he had made up his mind. From now on, he would put 200% of his effort into the stability of NAC's Beijiang. If anyone dared to make trouble on this land, he would personally lead people to destroy them!
After Lu Fan left, Jiang Chen met with the deputy captain of his Guards in the office, or the next captain – Zheng Shanhe. Because he was injured in the battle at Line 0, his arm was still wrapped in bandages. At this moment, he was appointed as the captain of the Guards, and he had the demeanor of someone in a critical situation.
Jiang Chen patted his uninjured shoulder and encouraged him.
"Do your best! I'll leave my safety to you in the future. "
Zheng Shanhe's chest was raised high, and he saluted Jiang Chen with a flushed face.
"I promise to complete the mission!"
Without too much nonsense, Jiang Chen personally put the medal on him, then patted his shoulder and said some encouraging words. For the newly appointed captain of the Guards, the first task he gave him was to supervise the development of Line 0.
This task was also considered a practice. Because Han Junhua was responsible for this, he basically only needed to watch from the side.
The reason why this task was given to him was mainly to familiarize him with the work of the captain of the Guards. Although the main responsibility of the Guards was to be responsible for the safety of the General, as the captain of the Guards, his job also included replacing the General to deal with some work that was inconvenient for the General.
Watching Zheng Shanhe leave, Jiang Chen walked to the floor-to-ceiling window in the office and continued to think about the problem that had been bothering him before – the candidate for the mayor of Pingan Street.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window, under the Pan-Asia Cooperation Building, the troops withdrawn from Dongcheng Hospital were gathered in the barracks on the square in front of the building, waiting for the command center to dispatch them.
Overlooking the entire barracks from above, Jiang Chen's heart moved slightly, and a suitable candidate suddenly appeared in his mind.
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