About ten minutes after Ye Fan issued the order, various vehicles from all over Dawn City arrived at Ye Fan's residence in the core area.

The Guard Company soldiers stood at the door, with the barrier continuously rising and falling, watching one vehicle after another enter.

There were no squad leaders or platoon leaders, the lowest rank was company commander, and they generally came with a guard.

Today, Shen Ruihui handed over all his work to Zhuge Yunxue. He was not only Ye Fan's guard but also the Guard Company Commander, mainly responsible for reception duties.

Since the Dawn Army was upgraded to a brigade-level unit, no officers have been formally appointed. Currently, the highest position is only a battalion commander, and the role of regimental commander is temporarily filled by Ye Fan.

Now that the Dawn Army's numbers have increased to fifteen thousand, it is time to restructure the troops.

Thirty minutes later, dozens of officers had gathered in the small conference room on the third floor of Ye Fan's residence.

The officers were all excited today, knowing that it was a military reorganization. So they all came looking sharp and dignified.

As soldiers, everyone wants a bigger officer's position.

It's not that they are power-hungry. There's a saying, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, so no one wants to miss an opportunity for promotion.

Once everyone was present, a guard came over to prepare tea for the officers, then waited for Ye Fan to arrive.

Seeing this, some officers also exchanged pleasantries with each other.

Those who came from the Red Alert System are all real people. When at No-Star, their intelligence is somewhat lacking, but after Three-Star, they are no different from normal people.

They experience happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy, and also have close and distant relationships.

Generally speaking, soldiers from the same batch have better relationships with each other.

The ones that Guard Company Commander Shen Ruihui was hosting mainly included Wang Hu, Li Biao, Qian Xiaobing, Xu Haoran, Jiang Hao, Tan Qiaoge, Chen Chuan, Lin Qing, and Luo Fei.

These were the ones who followed Ye Fan the earliest and are veterans in the Dawn Army.

Currently, there are no big officers here; the highest rank is battalion commander. When facing Shen Ruihui, everyone was very courteous.

In terms of company commander positions, the Guard Company Commander is definitely the number one company in the Dawn Army.

Company Commander Shen is even the first Heroic Unit in the Dawn Army and has repeatedly achieved merits; he is definitely set for a promotion this time.

It is certain that there should be a regiment commander position for him, at least.

In response to everyone's polite friendliness, Company Commander Shen smiled broadly.

"No need to be so formal, fellow colleagues. We're all doing our duties for the commander, so we can't talk about hardship or not, just bear the load the commander gives us."

While saying this, Company Commander Shen was also looking at the big screen in the conference room.

He was quite well-prepared today, knowing the commander might use it, he even prepared interview videos, in which he appeared in one segment.

By what he said in the interview video alone, shouldn't it be enough for the commander to assign him a regimental-level position?

A few minutes later, Ye Fan, wearing the brigade commander's uniform, also walked in.

Whoosh!

Everyone stood up and shouted in unison.

"Greetings, Commander!"

"Hello, everyone. Sit down, sit down."

Ye Fan sat in his seat, taking a look around.

He recognized most of them, but the few company commanders he didn't remember well were probably ones who emerged later.

Ye Fan leaned back in his chair and gestured to Zhuge Yunxue behind him.

Zhuge Yunxue, acting as the host, immediately stepped forward to begin the explanation.

"Commander, fellow colleagues, as everyone is aware of today's meeting content and the current situation, yes, after four days of arduous battles by our Dawn Army, the zombie threat has now been essentially eliminated. The primary issue at this stage is the problem of Ice City."

"You've all watched the TV broadcast, right? Guo Zhun, through some unknown channel, acquired fifty fighter jets. At this moment, it's an almost irresistible force."

"And at this time, Guo Zhun has proposed the formation of a Divine Dragon Province Alliance. His ambition is already evident, which is to become the highest leader of Divine Dragon Province. Can everyone agree to this demand?"

After Zhuge Yunxue's slightly provocative speech, the officers of the Dawn Army were all stirred.

"He's just dreaming. Our only leader is Commander Ye Fan. Apart from Commander Ye, no one has the right to lead us!"

"A foolish base leader, I've seen his fifty aircraft; they're old relics from the last global war. As soon as we produce twenty, no, ten Attack-8 Fighters, we'll be able to defeat them easily!"

"All talk and no action won't get you anywhere. If you have the guts, come face us, the Dawn Army, and see how we deal with these clueless fools!"

"Sir, let's not waste words with them anymore. Directly mobilize troops to attack Ice City. I'm willing to resign as Guard Company Commander and take on the role of Commander for this offensive!"

The generals of the Dawn Army, having fought many bloody battles, have developed a fierce aura. When they speak, one is more arrogant than the other, eager to teach the Liberation Army a lesson immediately.

Ye Fan looked around, satisfied with the troops' morale.

As soldiers, they should have this kind of spirit. No matter how strong the enemy is, first, they must tactically despise the enemy.

Once the officers vented their anger, Ye Fan extended his hand to slightly press down, and everyone immediately stopped speaking.

"What everyone says makes sense, but now is not the right time to start a war. Let me analyze it for you first."

"First of all, we can be sure of one thing: Ice City does not have an industrial line for military production. They currently have no ability to manufacture fighters, and even if they did, they couldn't manufacture these seventy-year-old fighters."

"So where did their aircraft come from? We all know the meteor shower's attack caused devastating destruction in many places globally. For example, the message we received from Rakshasa: their entire army group was completely destroyed by a large meteor strike. So we can conclude that this meteor shower nearly targeted global leadership, including the military."

"But these seventy-year-old fighters remained, indicating there are survivors, some unaccounted for, which we still don't know about."

"And those who know this information should be the empire's high officials, such as the politicians, the royal family, or the nobility."

"Here, we are in a remote area, where noble forces are weak. As for Guo Zhun obtaining these weapons, I suspect he may have received support from an unaccounted high official or a major noble."

Everyone listened quietly. Indeed, the Empire has nobility and even a royal family, but they are concentrated in the Capital City or southern major cities. Here, there are very few, and there hasn't been any news about nobles since the apocalypse.

These people have ruled the Qin Han Empire for hundreds of years and are seen as the legitimate rulers in the empire's heart.

If someone with such an identity appears and rallies survivors, it would be immensely powerful.

Luckily, Guo Zhun is not one of them yet, which is advantageous for the Dawn Army.

Ye Fan continued, "Clearly, the support Guo Zhun currently receives is not strong. Although their aircraft are numerous, their quality is poor. Although they have a battleship, it is also modified, and at least for the next two months, he cannot operate on the frozen river."

"Therefore, this is our Dawn Army's opportunity. We must seize the time to develop and prepare for future potential threats. Remember, our threats are not only from Guo Zhun; there might also be the so-called imperial legitimacy appearing later on. My point is, regardless of who appears, our Dawn Army must maintain our independence and not rely on anyone. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

The officers shouted in unison, each one excited.

Ye Fan continued, "To confront these enemies and the increasingly powerful zombie hordes, it's not enough to merely talk, nor is it enough to rely on existing forces. We must develop, we must obtain supplies. Now, let Logistics Officer Zhang Kunlin tell us about the gains from our recent defense battle."

To Ye Fan's left and right sat Logistics Officer Zhang Kunlin and Chief of Staff Zhongjing; these two are already considered half brigade-level officers, the highest military rank currently, although it has not been officially defined during wartime.

Zhang Kunlin picked up a prepared piece of paper in front of him and began speaking excitedly.

"Sir, fellow colleagues, I'm now here to report on our recent gains."

"Before this battle, I never imagined our gains would be so immense."

"Firstly, we've obtained funds, that is, gold and silver jewelry. This time we've accumulated assets valued at 2.2 million!"

An officer below questioned, "2.2 million is not much; the cost of this battle far exceeded this amount."

Zhang Kunlin smiled and shook his head, "Funds are only a small part. Our biggest gain is crystal cores and mutant beast meat."

"As everyone knows, only Level 2 Zombies and High-Level Mutant Beasts can produce crystal cores from their brains. These crystal cores can turn ordinary people into mutants. This time, among the three million zombie horde, we collected a total of 305 crystal cores!"

"Now, on the black market, the purchase value of a crystal core has reached ten kilograms of gold each! If these crystal cores are liquidated, that's more than 6 million in funds!"

Everyone immediately began whispering among themselves.

6 million, that indeed is a substantial amount, almost enough to cover all losses with some surplus.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Kunlin had not finished speaking, "Besides Level 2 crystal cores, we also obtained twelve Level 3 crystal cores. These crystal cores can directly upgrade mutants to Level 2 Mutation, and their market value is five hundred kilograms of gold each!"

Someone immediately raised doubts, "Five hundred kilograms? Isn't that fifty thousand gold? Who can produce such a large sum of gold?"

Zhang Kunlin chuckled, "Actually, someone can, because now everyone is collecting gold; all gold, platinum, silver, gems, and other items - many major faction leaders have quite a bit. Five hundred kilograms sounds a lot, but for certain individuals to pool together two or three portions is not a problem. Just take Ice City for example, they've eliminated tens of millions of zombies, so producing several thousand kilograms or even ten thousand kilograms is quite possible."

All of the Dawn Army personnel nodded in agreement. If calculated this way, they have indeed made a great deal of profit.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Kunlin had not finished speaking; he continued, "If these don't shock everyone enough, then our harvest of mutant beast meat this time is where we've really made a fortune!"

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