latent body

Chapter 123 Attack
Zhong Xiaowei didn't know that this was the first time she smiled from the bottom of her heart today: "I will think about it."

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Outside Sun City, two kilometers south.

This is a barren hilly area covered with rocks.The dark environment was devoid of any vegetation, and the cold wind brought strange air currents from a distance that exuded a musty and stinky smell.

More than a dozen armored trucks were connected end to end, forming a half-moon-shaped defensive position.The convex part of the arc is facing the Sun City. Dozens of strong men in black combat uniforms are busy in the circle. Five temporary gun emplacements have been dug out at the core, and five [-]mm field guns are in command. Fired sequentially under the command of the officer.

Three are brand new vehicle-mounted artillery, equipped with crawler chassis.

One is from a towed gun.

There is also a very old door. Judging from the assembly parts and worn-out interfaces, it is estimated that it was removed from the bicycle and the tires and base were reinstalled.

Liu Jian stood on a high place in the temporary position, holding a tactical telescope to carefully observe the situation in the distance.

He is Fang Jiaquan's confidant and his most trusted bodyguard.

The city in the distance is no longer as orderly as before. The thick protective walls were blown open. Fireballs shot up from all over the city as the shells exploded. The smoke rising into the sky released large groups of flames. Huge air waves blew away all kinds of debris. Objects and human body parts were wrapped up and rushed into the sky. They quickly lost moisture under the terrible flames and zoomed in quickly, becoming the best combustion accelerant full of death.

"Hahahaha, that's it, keep bombing me, and keep bombing!"

Liu Jian grinned grinningly, and the reflection of the lens tube illuminated his face hidden in the darkness.His cheekbones are very high, and his facial muscles are particularly developed due to years of physical training. His temples are bulging high, and his whole body is tall and strong. His strong chest muscles are like biological armor covering the surface of his upper body. His black high-elastic combat uniform is tight on his body. A large-caliber pistol was hung on his belt, and a ceramic war knife inserted obliquely into the sheath was carried on his back.

In the temporarily dug trench behind him, as many as 150 armed personnel were spread out, relying on five heavy machine guns to form a circular defense circle.They wear the badge of Tiansheng Group on their chests, and each of them is equipped with different types of firearms, including assault rifles.

This is a standard-sized battle group, including gunners and logistics support personnel, with a capacity of 270 people. According to the military system of the old era, it is equivalent to a battalion that is not full of personnel.

The Azure Dragon Legion has strict restrictions on the number and armament of private armies of major groups.A battle group of this size is called a brigade, and there are two situations: "simplified configuration" and "regular configuration".The maximum number of personnel cannot exceed 280, especially the armed forces, that is, standard combatants, which cannot exceed 150 at most.

The concept of a country has long since disappeared. The reason why the Legion can act as a deterrent to major groups is mainly based on the military bases left over from the old era and the military factories that have been continuously upgraded and are still in use today.

Everyone wants to be a strong person who controls power, and the feeling of commanding the world is so satisfying.The reason why the major cities in the Eastern Continent do not attack each other, but use goods and information as links to form a whole that can be maintained at least on the surface, is because the Azure Dragon Legion uses strong military power as a guarantee to ensure the interests of all parties. balance.

Taking the Tiansheng Group as an example, they can have private armies, but the number is kept at a maximum of ten battle groups, which is equivalent to a scale of about 3000 people.

At least that's how it looks on paper.

It is precisely because the comprehensive strength of the major groups is similar that peace and stability can be guaranteed in Liuyun City.

Many people in power want to break this stranglehold.Take Fang Jiaquan as an example. He was not satisfied with having ten full combat groups, and privately established a group security service department.It consists of the Inspection Department, the Machinery Maintenance Management Department, the Energy and Logistics Supply Department, the Recreation Department... and even the Health and Cleaning Department.

Never assume that the people in the cleaning department are solely responsible for cleaning.The so-called sweeping lady is just the imagination of outsiders who don’t know.Although the group members there wear white uniforms, they are group security guards who have received strict training. The selection criteria are at least ruin adapted bodies.

According to the regulations of the Qinglong Army, the private armies of the group are prohibited from possessing portable artillery with a caliber of more than [-] millimeters.This refers specifically to mortars, because this kind of light artillery has a simple structure and basically has no technical content compared to the group forces of this era.As long as you have an enterprise such as a steel plant, you can mass-produce it.

During the period of great chaos, many group forces chose to disobey the orders of the legion.However, in front of the established professional army, the leaders of these so-called "freedom-yearning" groups were killed one after another, and each of the seemingly huge institutions was destroyed. The Green Dragon Army was also able to accept and take over the industries under its name, becoming the most powerful in the entire Eastern Continent. The presence.

There have always been many proverbs about the Legion in the wilds and cities.

Don't try to challenge a soldier, you will die an ugly death.

When you dare to insult a soldier, you'd better dig yourself a comfortable enough grave.

All the injustices in this world come from lack of strength, but in front of the powerful Azure Dragon Legion, any strong person is an extremely small creature.

The rule of killing to stop killing lasted for decades. On the basis of countless corpses, a seemingly peaceful social framework was finally built.

Liu Jian knew Fang Jiaquan's thoughts very well.

As the first heir to the group, Fang Jiaquan has always dreamed of becoming the supreme controller of Liuyun City.But this kind of thing is okay if I don’t think about it in private, there is no possibility of it becoming a reality.

Unless... the group's private army expands on a large scale, breaking through the limit of ten battle groups, as many as hundreds or thousands, and the number of armed personnel jumps from the current 3000 on paper to 30.

But even so, it is estimated that it will be difficult to compete with the Qinglong Legion, which has a total strength of several million.

Men are always interested in force and fighting.

Fang Jiaquan has been secretly gathering available talents.Especially strong men with strong fighting ability.Including veterans, fighters, people with special abilities...

There is no shortage of professional soldiers in this era, especially veterans.The conditions for creation are very simple. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can recruit volunteers from the city, pass the test of physical fitness and comprehensive strength, and drag them into the wild in the form of a hunting team. After a period of time, the fittest will survive, and those who survive will naturally become veterans.

The elimination rate is quite large.In the words of the group leader: Since you have spent money, you will not support useless people.

On the matter of expanding strength, Liu Jian and Fang Jiaquan have exactly the same thinking.

He wants to become a general, but is unwilling to join the Azure Dragon Legion.

Although Liu Jian's current strength and status have not yet reached the height of the Tiansheng Group's military commander, this does not prevent him from secretly planning to help Fang Jiaquan expand his strength.

The reason why Liu Jian proposed "eliminating Ling Zihan's power in the wilderness" was based on the above reasons on the one hand, and on the other hand it was due to his hostility towards Ling Zihan.

Fang Jialiang is the tragic candidate for blood relative No. [-]. As Fang Jiaquan's direct bodyguard and guard captain, Liu Jian only has superficial respect for Fang Jialiang.He easily obtained all the information about Ling Zihan from Fang Jialiang.

Superpowers are the legend of this era.Many people, including Liu Jian, have strong hostility towards people with superpowers.

The reason is very simple, starting from the nascent body, then the adaptive body, then the enhanced body, and then the variant body, the strength of these four stages can be obtained through money.As long as you have money, you can buy the corresponding mechanical modification kit, and even a mere six-year-old child can become an extremely powerful Class A reinforced body.

The rules for the appearance and formation of alien bodies are somewhat special.The premise for transformation is that the physical strength must reach the corresponding standard, otherwise the transformer's heart may not be able to withstand the burden brought by the high-power engine to the body and lead to death.

But in any case, these four stages are accessible to most people, and the possibility of truly becoming one of them is extremely high.Liu Jian is a Class B mutant, which is the best reward for him to join Tiansheng Group and become Fang Jiaquan's personal bodyguard.

He had come into contact with people with special powers within the group before.

He knew that those people had extremely terrifying abnormal powers.

Whether it is earth, water, fire, or wind, that kind of power is not what humans should have at all, it can only be called magic.

What's even more frightening is that this kind of power cannot be generated through money or normal training.

Even if you have extremely powerful muscles and can smash a truck with one punch, you still can't release the sharp bamboo shoots, the powerful wind blade, the violent fire, and the deadly icy vortex in front of everyone.

Because you can’t get it, you naturally feel envious, jealous, and resentful.

If possible, Liu Jian would like to kill Ling Zihan with one blow.

His attitude towards people with supernatural powers is more than just hatred.He wanted to use the simplest and simplest way to reduce the number of superpowers.

As long as these damn humanoid monsters are killed, the world will return to the original place, whether it is mine or mine.

Murder is not a simple explanation on the surface. It is a behavioral process from appearance to concreteness, and requires various complex assistance to achieve the goal.

Liu Jian had never fought against Ling Zihan, and he didn't know if he could beat the guy who was regarded as a thorn in his side.

But two things are certain.

First of all, Ling Zihan is not a god. Under a long-distance sniper attack, he will definitely be killed with one shot.

Secondly, since Fang Jiaquan wanted to win over Ling Zihan, he could only obey the young master's wishes...at least on the surface.Pretend to propose to destroy Ling Zihan's foundation in the wilderness, and then force him to submit.

As long as Sun City is destroyed, the lonely Ling Zihan will become a toothless tiger, and his overall strength will be greatly reduced.

Liu Jian firmly believes that wilderness wanderers like Ling Zihan are synonymous with waste.Once you have no friends and no supporters, even if you have superpowers, you won't be able to make much waves.Even if he is taken seriously by Fang Jiaquan and entrusted with important tasks in a short period of time, he is still sure to ignore him, and may even become a puppet at his own mercy.

According to Liu Jian, the destruction of Sun City has another important meaning.

This is a settlement established by wanderers in the wilderness.As long as you gather the survivors after the war and give them food and water, you can win them over to other places and build new settlements.

It sounds like this is a bit cumbersome, but in this way, it is equivalent to having one's own in the wilderness... No, it should be a small village exclusive to Tiansheng Group.Similar operations are no secret among all group forces. This is also one of the available methods to secretly expand the size of the armed team.

Liu Jian was so confident in his plan that he even used his highest authority to use one of the most powerful weapons within the group.

The Azure Dragon Legion allows group forces to possess a small number of large-caliber artillery.Taking Tiansheng Group as an example, the maximum caliber artillery cannot exceed [-] mm, and the number cannot exceed [-].

The calling process for large artillery is not as convenient as for small mortars.More importantly, when all large artillery pieces are sold or modified, the Blue Dragon Corps must number them and install signal transmitters at key locations.

According to the Legion's explanation, small mortars can be carried and operated by one person, but large artillery is different. Because a chassis weighing three times the normal standard is specially installed, each use of a large artillery must be reported on the Legion network. equipment, and it is difficult to hide from the legion surveillance network by covert means.

All in all, the Legion has a strong defensive mentality against group private armies.Large artillery can be purchased through formal channels, but no artillery shell production license will be issued, and there are many restrictions on use.

Hunting is one of the allowed rules.

Large artillery can be used in any form of "hunting" as long as you don't attack a city and no one complains afterwards.

By the way, mobs are also one of the hunting targets allowed by the Legion.

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In the distance, the city in flames seemed to be in danger.

Although there was a long distance, Liu Jian seemed to hear the cries and screams coming from there, calling for help and howling.

Soon, the sound of gunfire gradually disappeared.

Liu Jian put down the binoculars, turned around, and looked at the artillery position behind him with dissatisfied and angry eyes.

The five cannons, each equipped with twenty rounds of shells, a total of one hundred rounds, have all been fired.

This is the maximum number of shells allowed for a single hunting within the scope allowed by the Azure Dragon Legion.

If only there were a hundred more shells.He was confident of destroying the city directly with artillery.

As for now... Liu Jian threw the binoculars to an attendant standing nearby and said calmly: "Pass my order, everyone is ready to prepare."

Those people in the city, to be precise, are a bunch of scum in the wilderness.They have a lot of vitality and are as annoying as the damn mutant beasts.Although the protective wall collapsed and the buildings were destroyed, they would not die so easily.

There are always some tenacious rats alive. They are unwilling to fail and will definitely fight back.

It doesn't matter, these veterans who have received rigorous training will greet them well and let them understand what is the correct way to survive.

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Liao Qiu led more than 300 people, detoured from the side, and quietly approached the ring fortification where Liu Jian was located.

Sun City is in a miserable state.

(End of this chapter)