Chapter 39: The Spy Chief's Material

  Fifty wheeled infantry fighting vehicles were lined up in the schoolyard, with serial numbers on their dark green bodies starting from 2201, indicating that these infantry fighting vehicles would belong to the Second Armored Regiment. Only two soldiers wearing desert camouflage uniforms stood beside each vehicle, which was already the highest quota for a night's conscription in the military camp.

  Jiang Yunzhi stood beside the No. 1 car, and not far away from the fully enclosed construction site came a deafening noise that made Zhong Yi frown, wanting to say something but had to give up, his eyes scanned the faces of the soldiers one by one, and when he returned to the poker face, he gently patted Jiang Yunzhi's shoulder and saluted.

  It was as if a silent command had been given, and the warriors beside the war chariot simultaneously raised their hands in salute. Jiang Yunzhi nodded slightly and boarded the chariot first. Zhong Yi did not, as he had done before, bid farewell to his comrades on the front lines with a military salute. He suddenly felt that this gesture should be reserved for high-ranking commanders, and although he was the highest commander of the base, he glanced at the two stars on his shoulder and thought better of it. At least two or three more stars were needed before doing so.

  The Akatsuki vehicle returned to the outside of the command center. In fact, from the exterior, it was just an ordinary small building. Even entering the building, it was only a normal reception room layout. Unless you could enter that alloy automatic door that only the commander could open, you would see another world: A huge holographic map surrounded the walls, without any lighting fixtures. The smooth walls made of unknown materials emitted soft light, enough to illuminate the interior in detail. Of course, there was also a very thick and round pillar in the middle, or rather, an elevator.

  The large map surrounding the room showed the detectable range of the base, while the screen in front of the control panel clearly displayed a 10-kilometer radius controllable range. The construction of the empty department was fully enclosed, and even Zhong Yi couldn't see it. In the tank factory, 59-style tanks were being built at a speed of three per hour. In front of the No. 1 military camp, another platoon of soldiers had been recruited. Suddenly, the excited voice of Tian Tang Niao came: "Report to the superior officer, a colonel commander has appeared in the military camp."

  "Ah?" This is good news. As the army expands, the issue of high-ranking officers has always been a concern for Zhong Yi. Jiang Yunzhi has growth potential, but it's not just about one person. The highest military commander in the current unit is still Lin Zhongxiao, who was promoted when the armored battalion expanded into a regiment. Finally, there is a colonel who has been recruited to take command. It seems that the army's brigade-level unit has someone capable of taking charge. "Have him report to the command center."

  "Alright, sir!" The female anchor was still gentle and charming. Suddenly, Zhong Yi had the idea to summon a few female soldiers. The female guards were not needed, and the confidential secretary, Tian Niao, could also be dealt with. But this life secretary must be arranged for. Thinking about how disheveled he looked when meeting Hans and Byron that morning, "Hmm, this matter should be brought up as soon as possible." A typical case of being well-fed and warm...

  "Report!"

  A report interrupted Zhong Yi's daydream of improving his working and living conditions. The colonel who came to report was not as fierce as Zhong Yi had imagined, but rather short in stature, in his thirties, with a dark complexion, and a pair of eyes that were quite spirited, revealing a hint of the chill of a professional soldier. Hmm, nothing out of the ordinary, but enough to be impressive, Zhong Yi thought to himself.

  "Please come in!"

  Standing upright, with a powerful stride, "Reporting to Commanding Officer, Colonel Mu Yu of the Red Alert Unit has arrived."

  Zhong Yi did not respond, and the few lines of words displayed in mid-air above the colonel's head made the commander comrade somewhat surprised.

  Name: Mu Yu

  Loyalty: All Red Alert soldiers are infinitely loyal to the Supreme Commander.

  Branch: Army

  Colonel

  Skills: Hand-to-Hand Combat, Linguistics, Disguise.

  Special Ability: Intelligence Processing (Can Grow)

  Another special ability that can be grown, but why is it intelligence processing rather than command? It's easy to summon a high-ranking military officer, and he happens to be a material for a spy chief. Thinking again, it's also good, the CIA was established in 1947, and the KGB will be nearly ten years later, even our domestic Military Intelligence Bureau has more than three years before its establishment, and Director Dai is now just the head of the Intelligence Agency. I remember that after the defeat of the Chairman of the Committee, he retreated to Taiwan and said: If Yu Nong didn't die, we wouldn't have retreated to Taiwan. Hey, we have Mei Yu, can we occupy the Pacific Ocean earlier?

  "Director Mu, set up an organization that can serve our military intelligence work, what do you need?" Once he had an idea, he would execute it, this was Zhong Yi's style.

  Lowering her head in contemplation for a moment, Mu Yu raised her head. "Commander, if it's just to serve our military's troops in battle, we'll need an elite reconnaissance unit and technological support from radar, communications, etc. Of course, we'll also need some special agents recruited independently by the intelligence agency!"

  "Ah, his answer is as ordinary as his appearance, nothing out of the ordinary. 'So, Principal Mu, if we want to control the territory occupied by our army?'"

  Hearing Zhong Yi's words, Mu Yu suddenly raised his head, "Power! The power to directly report to the commander, and in emergency situations, can behead first and report later!"

  This answer made Zhong Yi furrow his brow again, such an organization was a double-edged sword. The Red Guard troops were infinitely loyal and didn't need such an organization at all, but his own subordinates couldn't possibly all be Red Guards, so did he really want to set up a secret service agency?

  "Mo Yu, I appoint you as the chief of staff of the Armored Brigade, temporarily in charge of building the 2nd Armored Regiment and the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Regiment." Still a bit hesitant, Zhong Yi decided to first get the troops organized, then head into Persia and play it by ear!

  After the rain, the upper school respectfully returned to the military camp to reorganize the troops. The small holographic screen in front of the control platform switched to the frontline blocking position. Jiang Yunzhi did not directly put the 50 infantry tanks into battle. After a day of baptism by fire, the local soldiers of the 102nd Regiment grew rapidly. Although they suffered heavy casualties on the first day, the Australian army also lost their mortar battalion, and their firepower was greatly reduced. The 102nd Regiment's heavy howitzer battery occasionally fired, and the 100mm killing-type shells exploded, with shrapnel flying out 20 meters away. Each shell created a small no-man's land, disrupting the Australian army's charge formation. One-third of the machine gun bunkers under the trenches were still in operation, and the 102nd Regiment had sufficient ammunition. The automatic rifles and squad machine guns fired fiercely, and the enemy did not advance an inch in the morning battle.

  The Australian army withdrew again with heavy casualties and to avoid the bombardment of the heavy howitzer regiment, they retreated directly for tens of kilometers and returned to the edge of the railway.

  Jiang Yunzhi asked to pursue with tanks and armored vehicles, but was stopped by Zhong Yi. The Second Division still had many people left, and the Mark II cruiser tank battalion only lost a few in number, its strength still intact. Our side's tank numbers were still too small, yesterday's decision was somewhat mistaken, thinking that today would still be a fierce battle, with numerous armored vehicles' heavy machine guns playing a huge role in positional warfare. But unexpectedly, the Australian commander was also very decisive, and as soon as he saw it wouldn't work out, he immediately retreated. If there were more Type 59 tanks at this time, they could have been used to pursue with tanks, but the armored vehicles' armor was too weak, and damage would be unavoidable during pursuit. Most importantly, in Zhong Yi's eyes, the Second Division had already been written off as a defeated unit, and it wasn't necessary to pay more casualties for them.

  "Let you guys gloat for another day!" After glancing at the countdown timer on the empty pointer icon, which still had two and a half hours left, Zhong Yi viciously added.