Just as NAC launched an all-out attack on Guru Tribe, Empire's commander at the frontline realized their opportunity had arrived.
The rockets that covered the sky were indeed powerful, but no matter how powerful the firepower was, it was not infinite. The NAC Expeditionary Force only had a thousand people. Their lack of numbers meant they couldn't split their forces to fight on two fronts at the same time.
But just as they were about to attack NAC's outpost, bad news came from the rear.
At this critical juncture against the foreign enemy, a serious rebellion broke out within Empire. Other than the stadium named Capital, almost all the territories were lit up with the flames of rebellion. Among them, Donggang Plantation had the most violent rebellion.
The slaves not only took over the arsenal and executed the plantation manager, but they also beheaded the guards and the emperor's confidants and hung their heads on the wall!
At the same time, Federation pushed the mechanized division to the Gang River, ready to make a move against the crumbling Empire. The two sides had been fighting for a few years. Currently, Empire was at its weakest in twenty years. Their old enemy, Federation, obviously wouldn't let go of this god-given opportunity.
They had been drooling over Empire's "vast" territory and massive population for a long time. If they could take over Empire's territory and include the area east of Gang River into their territory, Federation would undoubtedly become the most powerful force in the entire province!
Faced with internal and external threats, the Empire's Senate immediately ordered a retreat.
The two major divisions of Empire had to give up the opportunity to attack NAC's outpost. They turned their backs on the defeated mutated human allies and retreated from the fortifications they built.
…
July 1st, it had been more than half a month since NAC Expeditionary Force stepped into Hucheng.
However, it only took them one night to raise the flag of Order above the land of the Guru Tribe.
With the support of rockets, NAC's army broke through Guru Tribe's defense line.
At the final moment of the decisive battle, both rockets and bombs were exhausted, but it didn't matter if there was no support weapon.
The outcome of the battle was determined. Of the eighty thousand mutated humans, fifty thousand died under the coverage of incendiary and explosive bombs. The rest either died or escaped. A lot of them fell under the airstrike of Aurora-20.
The mutated human captain died.
At that time, he swung his power hammer and rushed out of the shadows, wanting to vent his anger with brute force. But because he was only good at brute force, he didn't manage to kill a single person before his head was cut off by the captain of Jiang Chen's guards, Li Wang.
The Guru Tribe elder took a group of confidants and a large amount of resources and escaped into the underground fallout shelter. He locked the door of Fallout Shelter 10.
Jiang Chen's orders were concise to the mutated humans' leadership's cowardice.
There was only one word.
"Bury them."
He wasn't interested in the technology related to the FEV virus.
Whether it was buried or destroyed, there was no difference in the outcome.
Moreover, with the size of the mutants, it was impossible for them to lie in the hibernation chamber. Even if the fridge of the fallout shelter was filled with food, it would at most last them for about ten years.
When they ran out of food, there were only two outcomes.
Starve to death.
Or die of cannibalism.
No matter what the outcome was, only despair and death awaited them.
It was also a punishment for the atrocities they committed under Empire's control over the years.
Soldiers in power armor carried the mini nuclear bombs seized from Guru Tribe and threw them all into the tunnel leading to the underground. Then Jiang Chen pressed the detonation button.
The high temperature even melted the surface of the fallout shelter's door. Flames erupted from underground, like an erupting volcano, creating a cloud of radiation dust on the surface.
The tremor of the explosion shook the earth. Even the capital dozens of kilometers west of Panyang Lake could clearly feel it.
The 1000-meter-long tunnel was completely destroyed. The fallout shelter that stored the FEV virus data was forever buried underground.
In the cheers of the slaves, NAC soldiers took over the mutated humans' territory.
All 20,000 slaves were liberated. Guru Tribe's territory was renamed Golden River Farm and classified as NAC's economic zone in Hongcheng.
All free citizens could voluntarily join NAC. After they registered their identity, they could obtain household registration and receive nutrient supply subsidies from NAC while waiting for the next step.
To facilitate management, under Jiang Chen's instructions, Wang Zhaowu selected 500 militia from the first villages near the water treatment plant that joined NAC. With a small number of NAC Third Division soldiers leading, they maintained the order of Golden River Farm and organized nutrient supply distribution.
The raw materials for the nutrient supply were all readily available. The mutated humans' warehouse had a lot of mutated fruits, so Jiang Chen didn't feel any heartache over the consumption of 20,000 nutrient supply per day. Some of the land planted with mutated fruit trees was given to the slaves.
Although they were still planting mutated fruits, the free citizens who received land were much more motivated.
Since they worked for the mutated humans before, now they worked for the next month's lunch.
…
Guru Tribe's elder's tent was flattened. NAC's construction robots rebuilt the cement command center on the spot.
At the moment, Jiang Chen stood in the command center and discussed the next step of the plan with Han Junhua.
"Empire's First Division is in a standoff with Federation on the Gang River bridge. From the positioning of the cannons on both sides, it's likely to develop into a military conflict."
"Are they going to pick the fruits while we're fighting? The Federation's plan was quite good. Other than a standoff, are they doing anything else? "Jiang Chen didn't seem to be worried as he smiled.
"No." Han Junhua shook her head. "They should be waiting for us to finish reorganizing."
"Then while we're beating up Empire's army, they'll stab Empire in the back?"
Han Junhua nodded. Her calm eyes flashed with the light of rationality. "That's right."
"So what's your suggestion?"
"If General plans to incorporate Federation into NAC's territory, then no matter how much meat they take from Empire, it won't affect us," Han Junhua said.
"Makes sense." A smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face, then he asked another question, "What about the movements of the other three legions of Empire?"
"Empire's Third Division returned to defend the capital. While Fourth Division retreated, they cleared out the local insurgents. The Second Division advanced into Donggang Plantation and surrounded the insurgents that occupied the area. They used heavy weapons such as cannons and mortars. But due to the high concentration of zombies and mutants nearby, and the lack of heavy weapons and ammunition, although the siege caused a lot of casualties, it didn't break their defense. The insurgents in the area asked us for help via radio. "
Jiang Chen only thought for two seconds before he issued the battle plan.
"Accept their request for help. Send out Aurora-20 to attack Empire's Second Division. Before the next batch of supplies arrives, we need them to buy some time. "
"Yes."
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