In the Apocalypse, Hoarding Supplies with the System's Hundredfold Critical Hits

A coalition of dark forces and criminal gangs marched menacingly towards the main city's garden, confident that their actions were clandestine and would go unnoticed.

They believed their increased numbers, swelling from 4,000 to 5,000, gave them an overwhelming advantage: 5,000 against 40. The odds were in their favor!

The thugs assumed the single platoon of infantry had limited ammunition, emboldening them to launch an attack.

This large group pillaged and plundered from any survivors they encountered, seizing their resources and leaving a trail of devastation in their wake.

Meanwhile, Li Ming's battalion of infantry was also en route, rapidly moving on snowmobiles, with artillery trucks following behind.

The light infantry regiment was surprisingly fast in their march.

Many survivors were startled by the sight of an entire battalion's convoy, wondering who the Zhongxing Chamber of Commerce was targeting.

Soon, the survivors would learn that Li Ming's army was about to unleash a bloody purge against the thugs and criminal gangs.

This military operation was just the beginning.

The infantry battalion quickly arrived near the residential area, linked up with the infantry platoon, and began setting up a火力伏击圈, guided by drones.

About ten minutes later, the mob finally reached the main city garden complex. A middle-aged man with a fleshy face and a military rifle in his hand shouted arrogantly, "Listen up, people inside! This complex is now under our control! Smart ones will hand over all your supplies as protection money, or you'll face the consequences!"

The garrison platoon leader sneered upon hearing this, hiding behind the wall, and shouted through a loudspeaker, "Don't you know this place is under the protection of the Zhongxing Chamber of Commerce? I warn you, get out now! This is your last chance to live!"

"Hahahaha!" The thousands of thugs didn't fear at all when hearing this, but instead laughed out loud.

"The smart ones will hand over your weapons and we'll let you live. We have hundreds of guns here. Surrender if you don't want to die!"

At this point, the battalion commander in charge had confirmed the group's identity and spoke directly into the microphone, "Kill!"

Following his order, the 75 infantry guns, which had been pre-sighted, opened fire.

"Thump thump..."

As the cannons fired, the shells screamed through the air towards the mob.

"Boom..."

Successive explosions erupted, and the sudden artillery barrage stunned the thugs. Where did the shells come from?

The 75 infantry guns fired two more rounds of salvos at the dense crowd of thugs. After only three rounds of artillery fire, 36 shells had turned the thugs into scattered fragments.

The ground was littered with human remains, and the thugs' morale instantly collapsed.

Realizing something was wrong, they wanted to retreat, but a battalion of infantry with two heavy machine guns opened fire on them, followed by PKM machine guns and AKM assault rifles in the hands of the soldiers.

Bullets rained down, and the once-arrogant thug leaders were instantly terrified.

The other thugs weren't in much better shape. The 12.7mm bullets tore them apart, leaving them in pieces, with severed arms and legs. They were either dead or crippled.

With additional PKM machine gun fire and AKM rifle support, it only took less than a minute for every thug in the area to fall.

Most of the thugs were killed or seriously injured, with only a few clever ones who realized the situation was dire and immediately lay down, saving their lives for the moment.

Of course, their safety was only temporary, as there was still the matter of cleaning up the battlefield.

A battalion of infantry, armed with bayonet-affixed AKMs, began to finish off the wounded. If they found anything suspicious, they would immediately fire a bullet.

After a series of single shots from the rifles, all the thugs except for the dozen or so who had been captured were turned into corpses.

In the extreme cold, the blood of these thugs stained the earth red, melting some of the snow.

Soon, the sounds of gunfire also attracted many survivors to watch. Li Ming's soldiers did not drive away these onlookers. Instead, they used a loudspeaker to tell everyone why so many people had been killed.

When the survivors learned that these thousands of people were thugs and criminal gangs, some began to talk.

"These people deserve to die. They're just a bunch of thugs."

"No wonder the Zhongxing Chamber of Commerce sent out troops. They came to deal with so many thugs."

"These criminal gangs and thugs deserve to die. Good riddance!"

.........

The infantry battalion quickly began to clean up the battlefield, confiscating the thugs' guns, ammunition, and other weapons before leaving in their vehicles.

Then, the platoon of soldiers directed the residential area security team to move the thugs' bodies to the side and pile them up.

In the extreme cold, the corpses and remains were quickly piled into a small mountain, a deterrent to any restless forces.

Li Ming's army then conducted a brutal interrogation of the dozen or so captured prisoners, and after obtaining the desired information, they were executed.

When the news reached Li Ming, he immediately issued a combat order at the command center: "The 2nd and 3rd Brigades, plus two reinforced regiments, will assemble immediately to carry out anti-bandit operations!"

Alarm bells rang throughout the main base, and the soldiers quickly assembled. A force of over 20,000 troops was gathered, and Li Ming immediately issued orders to the two brigade commanders.

Intelligence personnel from the intelligence department accompanied these troops.

Under the guidance of the intelligence personnel, a crackdown operation was launched.

"Woo... Ka"

The base gate opened, and one wheeled vehicle after another began to move out of the base. Soon, these wheeled vehicles, along with the light infantry regiment's snowmobiles and trucks towing 75 infantry guns, set out.

The large force marched towards the city of Marga, and the various combined arms brigades and two reinforced regiments began to split into company-sized combat units, heading to their respective operational targets.

The first phase of the crackdown operation officially began...