Wasteland Commander-Chapter 439 - 130: Frenzied Spending

Ye Fan picked up the phone, and Su Qiao’s voice came from the other side.

"Congratulations, my Prince, congratulations on taking Jiangzhou and eliminating a serious threat."

Su Qiao’s voice was soft and sweet, not like her authoritative tone after ascending the throne, but with a touch of girlish charm.

Ye Fan also laughed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty on your great victory, defeating the Celestial Food Country and expanding our Qin Han’s territory."

During this period, Su Qiao’s main focus was on the battle with Celestial Food Country, and she indeed achieved a tremendous victory.

Just a week ago, Su Qiao’s troops broke through the capital of Celestial Food Country, nearly annihilating the enemy’s main force, and then executed a mass purge, killing off all those with heinous crimes in one fell swoop.

This not only reclaimed Qin Han’s inherent territory but also expanded by over two million square kilometers, a remarkable achievement.

Therefore, Ye Fan greatly admired Su Qiao; this young girl was indeed quite impressive.

Upon hearing Ye Fan’s congratulations, Su Qiao sighed slightly: "I can’t compare to you. The military strength of Celestial Food Country was not strong, while you face the elite troops of the entire Qin Han warlords. If it were you, you might have already reached the Western Continent. What I have done is not worth mentioning."

Hearing this, Ye Fan felt a bit strange; this emperor claiming to be unable to compare to him felt somewhat unnatural.

Su Qiao suddenly changed the subject: "Next, should we take over the Mountain River Base and Huaihai Base?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Indeed, these two bases are already on their last legs. How about this, Your Majesty takes Mountain River Base, and I take Huaihai Base, we directly accept their territories."

"Good! They hardly have any fighting power left. Our troops will likely make them surrender upon arrival. After taking these two bases, there will be no forces resisting us on the north bank of the Celestial River. Then I will make a trip to Dawn Island, to meet with you; I’ve been wanting to visit but haven’t found the time."

"Then I shall eagerly await Your Majesty’s arrival."

"When we talk alone, don’t call me Your Majesty; just call me by my name, Qiaoqiao."

Ye Fan was silent, wondering if calling her Qiaoqiao was a bit too intimate.

Su Qiao and Ye Fan agreed on the timing of dispatching troops, then hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Ye Fan started a massive troop deployment wave right at the Jiangzhou City Hall.

With a fund of one billion gold in hand, Ye Fan could afford to be extravagant.

First, Ye Fan selected a building.

This was the second super weapon unlocked after the Iron Curtain.

Nuclear Bomb Launching Well.

[Nuclear Bomb Launching Well: Utilizes carrier rockets to launch intercontinental nuclear bombs, capable of global strikes even flying outside the atmosphere, currently loaded with two types of strategic nuclear warheads, the first has a damage radius of five kilometers, radiation range of 150 kilometers, the second has a damage radius of thirty kilometers, radiation radius of one thousand kilometers. Cost one billion gold. Note: Carrier rockets are consumed and will automatically refresh, but the two types of nuclear warheads are priced the same, will not automatically refresh, requiring commanders to purchase at one million gold each.]

Seeing this, Ye Fan first selected to build it.

[Nuclear Bomb Launching Well under construction, duration is 72 hours, please be patient, Commander.]

After constructing it, Ye Fan looked at the two types of nuclear warheads, which were now already stocked in the munitions factory.

Ye Fan remembered there was once a nuclear bomb known as Little Boy that became well-known worldwide.

That nuclear bomb had a damage radius of just 3.2 kilometers, which couldn’t even match his first type of nuclear bomb.

As for the second type, it was even more deadly, with a direct damage radius of thirty kilometers and a terrifying radiation radius of a thousand kilometers, a bomb so devastating Ye Fan wasn’t keen on using.

Except against zombies, what kind of deep vengeance would require using such a bomb?

He understood the system’s intention in providing two types of warheads.

Use different warheads against different enemies.

Spending a billion didn’t make Ye Fan bat an eye, as he continued to choose expenditures.

Currently, the Dawn Army had two field divisions, and Ye Fan decided to directly fill up to five field divisions in a single go.

At this level, simple troop deployment didn’t cost much money anymore, a brigade only cost over ten million, while a division, including vehicles, cost about seventy million.

Ye Fan directly supplemented three divisions, spending two billion and ten million gold.

This supplement essentially filled the army to capacity, and for arranging the land infantry, the next step was dealing with base city garrison troops.

Currently, the Dawn Army occupied five provinces, respectively located in the northeastern region’s three provinces, then Qi Lu Province and Loose Province.

Apart from these areas, there was also the Inner Bay Area and Dawn Island, as well as several scattered islands.

Ye Fan considered it and supplemented three city guard brigades.

With this, the Dawn Army would have five city guard brigades, each stationed in these areas, freeing up all the field divisions, as field troops were meant for combat, while these city guard units maintained local stability and responded to potential zombie hordes.

Three brigades cost over thirty million, leaving 650 million in hand.

Ye Fan began constructing barracks again, and this task, he directly authorized to the local garrison leaders.

The newly formed forces needed about 550 barracks, which he distributed across the regions but mainly focused on the Jiangzhou area, Dawn Island, and the Inner Bay Area, as these places might become future battlefields.

Another twenty-seven million five hundred thousand spent.

With 620 million remaining, Ye Fan’s first step was to focus on building up the navy.

Currently, the Dawn Army had a total of four carrier battle groups, one nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and three conventionally-powered carriers.

Conventional-powered aircraft carriers can cease production. Ye Fan first supplements with two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, equipped with two Type 55 destroyers, four frigates, and four dock landing ships, essentially forms an aircraft carrier battle group.

The most expensive among them is the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, one carrier costing forty million, equipped with 110 carrier-based aircrafts, another thirty-three million.

Then two destroyers costing six million, frigates and dock landing ships adding up to eight million, total cost being eighty-seven million.

Those dock landing ships cannot remain empty; additionally equipped with some Apocalypse tanks for landing assault, navy soldiers, hovercraft landing boats, motorboats, frogmen, and the like. The cost of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle group is approximately ninety-five million.

Ye Fan also equipped the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle group with a hundred large octopuses. These octopuses can undertake underwater combat missions, repel marine monsters, and also cover frogmen operations.

The cost of one large octopus is fifty thousand; a hundred cost five million. Calculating this way, the cost of one nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle group is exactly one hundred million.

Two aircraft carrier battle groups were spent, costing another two hundred million.

After constructing these two battle groups, Ye Fan decided to merge the formations of three conventional-powered aircraft carriers into the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier formations.

This will significantly enhance each aircraft carrier battle group’s strike capabilities. A single aircraft carrier battle group can almost destroy a moderately sized country.

The funds left with a balance of four hundred and twenty-five million, Ye Fan continues to spend.

Next is the air force unit; Ye Fan continues to supplement Attacking-20 fighter jets and bombers.

The fighter jets need to gradually achieve upgrades, with Attacking-20 as the main fifth-generation fighter, gradually replacing Attacking-10 and Attacking-16.

Previously, the Dawn Army had five air force squadrons, with five hundred fighter jets and bombers.

This time, Ye Fan directly supplemented five air force squadrons, including four hundred Attacking-10, and 100 White Bear bombers.

Thus, the number of Dawn Army’s fighter jets directly raised to a thousand.

And the Attacking-20, as the main fighter jet, also rose to five hundred.

The bombers also reached 200, significantly improving long-range air combat.

Then came the supplement of transport aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, and aerial refueling aircraft.

Ye Fan also supplemented fifty of these aircraft, adding them to the new air force squadrons.

With the air force supplemented, the expenditure is one hundred and sixty million!

Ye Fan’s funds quickly decreased to about two hundred and sixty million.

Ye Fan further supplemented armored and artillery troops.

The armored troops were officially promoted to an armored division, previously having two thousand tanks, now supplemented with a thousand, all Apocalypse tanks.

After supplementation, three thousand tanks, divided by Ye Fan into five brigades.

Each brigade includes six hundred main battle tanks, including two hundred multipurpose infantry vehicles.

Spent another hundred million, with over a hundred million remaining, Ye Fan massively supplemented artillery units.

[Guard-2 Rocket Launcher Vehicle: Range 480 km, 6-barrel launcher, can carry high-explosive, bunker-busting, cluster bombs, killing radius 450 meters, self-equipped with three members. No-Star status daily ammunition reserve of 30 pieces, Star Promotion Level increases ammunition reserve by 6 pieces, increases range by 10 km and killing radius by 20 meters. Cost fifty thousand Gold.]

The power and cost-effectiveness of rocket launchers are exceptionally high, Ye Fan has always enjoyed watching the scene of rocket launchers when thousands of them fire together, which looks thrilling.

Two thousand rocket launchers supplemented, spending another hundred million.

The Dawn Army’s artillery units were also reorganized into an artillery division, totaling five thousand guns of various models.

The artillery division is divided into five brigades, each with a thousand guns. When stationed, they are also closely stationed with the armored units, making it convenient for operations.

After a frenzy military build-up, Ye Fan realized, the ten billion fund has left only over sixty million.

Ye Fan blinked, unexpectedly spending so quickly.

But he has to say, this feeling is really exhilarating.

After a round of military build-up, not only did he have a second Super Weapon, but the Dawn Army’s number also accelerated rapidly.

Five field divisions of the army, five city guard brigades, amounting to sixty thousand personnel.

Navy three aircraft carrier battle groups, each group itself having thirteen thousand personnel, also including three navy landing brigades.

These three brigades also have sixty thousand personnel, usually acting along with the aircraft carrier battle groups.

Reckoning this way, navy personnel also reached hundred thousand.

The air force had close to three thousand pilots, the Land Air Force Group currently small, with two airborne regiments, plus ground crew, totaling around fifteen thousand personnel.

Armored division about twenty thousand, artillery division about fifty thousand.

Engineer unit one brigade, total of twenty thousand personnel.

Remaining Guard Corps, Military Intelligence Bureau, two special forces, electronic warfare units, major research institutes, song and dance troupe, ceremonial guard, and some prison garrison troops, totaling about twenty thousand personnel.

Calculated and bewildered, Ye Fan realized that the total military strength of the Dawn Army has already reached eight hundred and twenty-five thousand!

Not far from completing the full quota of a million troops.