Armed Train in the Apocalypse
Chapter 444 - 285: Military System (Part 2)
Plan to modify the tracks before setting off again.
The Phase Three modifications require numerous adjustments and large-scale changes, severely affecting the train’s progress.
So, this time, the modifications are only targeting the tracks, ensuring the minimum travel requirements are met.
Continue modifications after the train leaves the radiated range of Black Kite’s territory.
After a night of revelry, the train returned to its happy and efficient daily production, with all idle carriages filled with various supplies sent by Black Kite.
The armed train now resembles a well-fed serpent, desperately digesting these supplies to grow stronger.
Rustling noises came from Carriage 1.
The pen’s nib sketched lines on the document.
"Let Nonsense handle these basic supplies. Find a place to store those we can’t take; don’t let these minor things affect the train’s overall objectives."
Su Huan frowned and handed the supply list to Shu Wei.
Then picked up the next document, a storage report on Pan-energy Crystals.
Even though he expected it, his heart trembled as he looked at the report.
It’s mind-boggling; there are 300 Tier Two Pan-energy Crystals alone, and 5,000 Tier One Pan-energy Crystals!
With the armed train’s current capability, it would take at least six months to acquire these Pan-energy Crystals, with the train captain working nonstop for half a year.
This is the terror of major powers.
Resources pile up like a snowball, the higher you go, the more staggering the concentration of resources.
While survivors work themselves to death for basic survival, they can maximize the consumption of these resources within their limits.
Thus, in the previous life, major powers already had Tier Five Evolvers, while the wild survivors were generally Tier One, with Tier Three being the peak.
At this thought, Su Huan immediately decided, "Allocate three-tenths to maintain the points system and distribute two-thirds to the corps as rewards and incentives, with the remaining third assigned to the crew. In any case, let Nonsense find a way to convert these crystals into evolution progress!"
"But don’t distribute them directly; it needs to be reasonable and justifiable without disrupting the existing order."
Shu Wei took the paper, reviewing it with lowered eyelashes, softly saying, "Alright, I’ll remind him."
This mainly concerns the allocation of crystals below Tier One.
Tier Two Pan-energy Crystals are distributed as needed and hardly involved in points exchange. Let alone those unranked on the train, even Pang Tu and others who haven’t accumulated enough in Tier One aren’t intended for use by Su Huan.
Insufficient Basic Attribute accumulation makes rapid skill enhancement not necessarily a good thing.
It’s like padding only one foot’s sole; a little less padding affects speed, too much can disable you.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded outside the window.
Su Huan, startled, asked casually, "Is the Armed Corps about to adjust?"
Shu Wei answered, "The order for the corps reorganization has not officially been issued, but Major General He and others have been contacted in advance, planning to conduct a three-week recruit training before pushing for reorganization once Major General He’s injuries improve."
Su Huan thought quietly, "You don’t need to follow up on this matter. I’ll go communicate with him."
Putting down the pen, Su Huan pushed open the door, heading toward the medical carriage.
Shu Wei watched Su Huan’s departing figure, and the remaining one-third of the documents on the desk, his gaze deep.
...
Inside the medical carriage, the smell of herbs mixed with various medical alcohol disinfectants formed a huge odd scent that even the air purifier couldn’t clear.
Su Huan didn’t enter the wounded carriage, going directly to He Jie’s private room.
Qu Hang sat indifferently in the corner of the room with his gun, and He Zhenzhen was reluctantly peeling sunflower seeds and feeding them to her father lying on the bed.
"Yo, what’s this setup?"
Su Huan exclaimed in surprise.
"Train Captain."
Qu Hang stood up, "It’s still training outside, I’ll go take a look."
"Hmm, go ahead."
Su Huan waved his hand.
Seeing this, He Zhenzhen immediately said, "I won’t disturb you talking about business, I’ll leave first."
"Ah, well you go too."
Su Huan said with a grin.
Watching the two leave one after the other, He Jie gritted his teeth in anger, "You let them all go."
"Tsk."
Su Huan grabbed some sunflower seeds, sitting in the chair at the bedside, crossing his legs, "It’s not like she’s your wife."
"She’s not your daughter! Of course, it’s easy for you to talk!"
Su Huan looked at the furious black bear blindfolded on the bed, feeling no empathy.
Perhaps because he had no children.
He didn’t understand this strange desire for control.
Footsteps outside the window were unevenly heard, He Jie looked out, speaking in a deep voice, "Are you here because of the reorganization?"
"Yes." Su Huan nodded, "As soon as your wounds heal, speed up the progress."
"This time... it was indeed my fault."
He Jie sighed.
The Armed Corps was not divided by pre-apocalyptic standard companies nor was it divided according to the Armed Corps but in a state where the officers and soldiers were separated.
The gap between the recruits and officers was too large, making daily training difficult to integrate.
Command relations were unclear, leading to command errors at critical moments.
"I’m not here to discuss the division of responsibility with you."
Su Huan said blandly.
The disorder in the Armed Corps’ hierarchy wasn’t solely He Jie’s problem.
Primarily, the forces were newly formed, and many things were in an uncertain state.
Not to mention He Jie, even he was bewildered at that time, separating the corps and crew system was already commendable. Discovering issues through the battle with Black Kite and correcting them is enough to follow suit.
"How do you want to handle it?"
Su Huan mused, "The basic combat unit is a five-member team, with the highest-ranked being the leader. Upon becoming a Tier One Evolver, they are promoted to Lieutenant. If there’s a second Lieutenant in the team, it will be split, forming a new team around the Lieutenant by filling in new recruits."
He Jie thought thoughtfully, "With the strongest Evolver as the core? This could work, but with repetitive splitting, wouldn’t it weaken the team’s overall power?"
"Officers at the Major rank and above can have fixed subordinates, assistants."
This was the system that Su Huan conceived for the armed train after long consideration. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
In the Evolver era, traditional mass operations will inevitably be discarded, but like the Steel Council, no matter how many soldiers are trained, they end up as the private soldiers of high-tier Evolvers.
But through his reorganization approach, soldiers not only have advancement space but are also not tied to superiors.
Before being promoted to Lieutenant, he’s a soldier.
But once he becomes a Lieutenant, through reorganization, he immediately becomes an officer.
Instead of being the ’soldier’ under a higher-ranked officer.
He goes from being responsible to his superior to being directly responsible to the train.
This is a fundamentally different nature.
Moreover, since there are no levels within internal squads, it avoids hierarchical confusion, and everything is single-tracked, divided according to military rank.
All soldiers have promotional prospects.
"Fixed subordinates" is the concession he made for officers of the Major rank and above.
In his vision, Major rank officers should be Tier Two to Tier Three Evolvers; soldiers right below the evolved level would be a burden, necessitating the collaboration of Tier One Evolvers and above.
The train can arrange subordinates and assistants, but arrangements can also be made independently.
Some are willing to be a "chicken head," and naturally, some are willing to be a "phoenix tail." This doesn’t need to be enforced, as long as the official is strong enough, many lower-ranking officers would want to attach themselves.
The "Servant Soldiers" needed for large-scale missions are also drawn from the lower-level soldiers of the Armed Corps.
All soldiers are registered with the train, and no private armies are permitted.
This not only ensures the combat power of the Armed Corps but also guarantees control over the lower-level soldiers.
It prevents the situation of private armies everywhere and internal strife like the Steel Council.
He Jie’s eyes slightly brightened, "The train’s control over the soldiers has improved, but aren’t the officers and soldiers still disconnected?"
"Establish a boot camp, then let the Lieutenants select their soldiers; this is the link between junior officers and recruits."
"Hmm, this stage has no issues. What about the large-scale operations required by officers above the Major rank?"
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