Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

"can."

Xiao Jun's voice came from the loudspeaker mounted on the drone:
"Make your men surrender their weapons, stand in the street, and accept their surrender."

Upon hearing Xiao Jun's words, a hint of hesitation flashed across Zhao Shanhe's face, and he said tentatively:

“I can accept surrender, but I have a few questions that I think you can answer.”

"First, what do you plan to do with me and the core members of our Sanjiang Stone Alliance after we surrender?"

"Secondly, after our Sanjiang Stone Alliance surrenders, will we be split into separate groups and forcibly relocated to other places?"

"Third, could we not disarm all our soldiers and leave them with some means to defend themselves?"

"Fourth, will the surrendered soldiers be scattered and incorporated into your army, and sent to be cannon fodder?"

Fifth, will the farmland, pastures, houses, and private property of our people be forcibly seized?

Zhao Shanhe asked several questions in one breath, which were also the questions he was most concerned about.

He was willing to surrender, but he didn't want to completely lose all power after surrendering.

To protect his own interests, he needed some military power.

Without any military power, one will be subject to control at every turn.

Waaaaah—

The drone landed in front of Zhao Shanhe.

Xiao Jun's icy voice came from the loudspeaker:
Do you think you still have any bargaining chips?

"Live or die, what do you choose?"

"You!!!" Zhao Shanhe gritted his teeth, wanting to fight Xiao Jun to the death.

However, after careful consideration, he pondered what else could threaten Xiao Jun.

After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with any reason.

Land? We can get it by killing them.

Grain? The Sanjiang Stone Alliance didn't have much grain to begin with.

Firearms? Their weapons and equipment are much better than ours.

Population? The Great Camphor Tree faction has over two million people; would they even consider the mere 30,000 people of the Three Rivers Stone Alliance worth their attention?

He thought about it for a while, and finally numbly realized...
What Xiao Jun said was the absolute reality.

They had no bargaining chips.

Resistance only leads to death.

When the disparity in strength reaches a certain point, the so-called negotiation becomes meaningless.

Just then, Xiao Jun's voice came over again.

"However, I can guarantee one thing: as long as you core members of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance don't cause trouble, you will all survive, and the same goes for everyone else below you."

Xiao Jun's words were the final straw that broke the camel's back, leaving Zhao Shanhe with no reason to refuse.

"Okay, I agree. I'll have my men surrender right now."

"Okay, I'll send someone in to hand over the work. Also, tell your people to behave themselves; we have drones watching."

"it is good."

Waaaaah—

The drone took off again, flying to a height of tens of meters.

Zhao Shanhe looked at the drones and helicopters overhead. There were more than 20 helicopters at an altitude of over 300 meters, and the drones at an altitude of tens of meters. These things made it hard for them to breathe.

"Ugh."

Zhao Shanhe sighed, turned to his subordinates behind him, and said:
"Issue my order: all combat personnel shall come to the central street and surrender."

"No one is allowed to resist!"

"Leader, we still have a chance! We can't just hand our lives over to them like this. Even if it means fighting to the death, we can't let them get away with it!" Vulture roared, his neck veins bulging and his eyes wide.

He was not reconciled.

Zhao Shanhe was unwilling, but he had to do it.

"Opportunity? What opportunity? Did you see the power of those two shots just now?"

"A fight to the death? We can't even hit them, how can we fight them? They don't even know how many of those cannons they have left. If they come at us a few more times, how will the Sanjiang Stone Alliance defend itself? Are we going to drag all 30,000 members of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance down with us?"

Zhao Shanhe roared at the vulture, feeling extremely frustrated.

He founded the Sanjiang Stone Alliance, and if it surrenders, he will suffer the greatest loss. He is also the one who least wants to surrender.

But what could he do?

It wasn't that they couldn't beat them; it was that killing them would be as easy as killing an ant for the big camphor tree.

Their resistance was like a joke, meaningless and causing no harm to the big camphor tree.

Given this, is there any need to resist?
No!

"We...we can feign surrender? Then lure them in and launch a counterattack!"

"And then what? And then get killed?"

The vulture blushed and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Alright, I'll do as I say!"

Zhao Shanhe snorted coldly:

"Listen to my orders, don't cause any trouble. If you dare to cause any trouble, I won't let you off the hook."

"Fine, Vulture, you shouldn't leave either. Just stay by my side."

Zhao Shanhe looked at Zhao Heihu and Lao Gui: "Make the arrangements, and be quick!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The two exchanged a glance and then left.

After witnessing the power of the heavy artillery firsthand, the combatants of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance all wore expressions of fear and unease.

"How are we supposed to fight like this?"

"Yes, the Sanjiang Stone Alliance is completely finished. Are we going to die?"

"Why don't we just surrender? With such a huge difference in strength, resisting would only be suicide. If we anger the big camphor tree and it kills us all, then we're completely doomed."

"It all depends on what the higher-ups say."

Just then, Zhao Heihu arrived with the alliance leader's surrender order.

"Everyone, surrender your weapons and come to Central Street to surrender."

"Don't worry, everyone. As long as we surrender, the big camphor tree won't harm us."

Upon hearing Zhao Heihu's notification, the combatants immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

They would rather surrender than face such a terrifying camphor tree.

Zhao Shanhe had anticipated this.

Few people are willing to send their subordinates to their deaths, and in the end, there's even a possibility that they might turn against him from within.

In the main city.

The survivors at the bottom of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance all closed their doors, leaving only a crack to peek outside.

In one of the houses.

"Honey, what's going on outside? What was that commotion just now?"

"I'm not sure, but I just heard the city guard outside say that it seems like the people from Big Camphor Tree have attacked."

"Oh dear, what should we do!"

"Don't panic, take Xiao Anzi and the others to the basement to hide first."

"Alright, sir, you should come down too."

After half an hour.

On the opposite bank of the Nagqu River, outside the armored vehicle, Xiao Jun surveyed the group and began making arrangements:
"Yang Tianlong, you will lead the team into the Sanjiang Stone Alliance and take over the defense of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance's walls."

"Miao Tianji, Luo Shizhang, Wang Xing, Chen Dachui, and Tang Ji, the five of you will lead your own teams, and we will also give you three reserve battalions, totaling 1400 men, to accept the surrender of those combatants from the Sanjiang Stone Alliance, confiscate their weapons, and take good care of them."

"Zhuang Wenqian, lead your team. I'll also give you two reserve battalions. After you enter, take the people from the Sanjiang Stone Alliance and take over a mine near Black Stone Village."

"Zhang Hutou, in addition to your own team, you will also choose a reserve brigade to take over their Sangba Village's farmland and pastures. Once you enter, someone will be arranged to take you there."

"Xie Zihao and Chang Yichang, you two take your teams and take full control of the several outposts near the Sanjiang Stone Alliance."

"Yang Zhongshi, you will lead a combat battalion and a reserve battalion to the western part of the Sanjiang Shimeng and take control of their western checkpoints."

After explaining these things, Xiao Jun looked at Staff Officer Liu Ding and Sun Ji'an:

"Two advisors, you will mainly talk to Zhao Shanhe of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance later and try to get him to cooperate with us."

As he spoke, Xiao Jun looked at Lu Qian of the Supervision Department and said, "Team Leader Lu Qian, you will be in charge of counting the surrendered personnel of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance."

"Director Zhang Taishan, you are responsible for unified household registration management, grain allocation, resettlement of people, logistical support, and public opinion guidance."

"Mengde, Yezi, you two will lead 400 people to support and protect Team Leader Lu Qian and Director Zhang Taishan."

"Um"

"There's one more thing, Le Ziqing. Take two hundred men and register and hand over all the firearms, bullets, gunpowder, homemade cannons, homemade firearms, and explosives in the Sanjiang Stone Alliance. In addition to their military factories, also pay attention to their residential buildings. If there are any hidden items, hand them over as well."

"The rest of you, stay here and wait until the city is fully handed over before entering."

Xiao Jun assigned tasks to the captains of the combat battalions and the captains of the militia battalions under his command.

A battalion of 200 men, all equipped with combat rifles, combat uniforms, and tactical gear.

As for Lu Qian and the others, they were responsible for the detailed work after taking down the Sanjiang Stone Alliance.

After Xiao Jun finished making the arrangements, the crowd surrounding him dwindled by more than half.

Xiao Jun stroked his chin and looked at Xiao Hu and Zuo Ruxue.

"Is there anything else we've missed? Please tell us."

Xiao Hu scratched his head, somewhat admiringly saying:

"Commander, you've arranged everything so meticulously, how could there be any oversights? I never imagined there would be so many things to deal with."

Zuo Ruxue nodded and said:

"Commander, your arrangements are already very comprehensive. I can't think of anything else that needs to be arranged at the moment."

Xiao Jun nodded slightly, picked up his binoculars, and looked toward the Sanjiang Stone Alliance.

He let out a long sigh and said, "I hope the handover can be peaceful."

"Once the handover is complete, it will be the Brahma Plains Three Guardians Alliance. I hope the Brahma Plains Three Guardians Alliance will be as sensible as the Three Rivers Stone Alliance."

As he spoke, he looked at the map hanging on the car, where a red circle was drawn around the area of ​​the Three Guardians of Fanyuan.

Currently, the four major powers in the west, including the Stability Alliance, have already agreed that once the new leaders arrive, the handover can proceed immediately.

The Sanjiang Stone Alliance has basically been secured; all that's left is to complete the handover.

All that remains are the Ali Alliance in western Tibet and the Sanyuan Three Guardians Alliance.

The Ali Alliance was sparsely populated and adopted a tribal alliance system. Moreover, they frequently migrated, so there was no need for them to go through great lengths to disarm their enemies.

All you need to do is get them to accept the management of the big camphor tree.

In other words, only the Brahma Three Guardians Alliance remains, and it is the most powerful and populous of the four major forces in the Snow Region.

Just as Xiao Jun was pondering, Wang Xin asked:
"Commander, what are the plans for these people from the Sanjiang Stone Alliance?"

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Jun replied:

"I'm not entirely sure either, but based on what the higher-ups have done before, I estimate that it will be like those bases in the Northwest, where some people will stay behind and others will be relocated to bases in the North or the Eastern Paradise."

"It's a pity that there is no railway in Sanjiang Shimeng, so there is no way to build a railway line."

"If we can take down the San Shou Alliance of Fanyuan, we can then have the railway brigade repair the railway into Tibet."

Xiao Jun looked at the high-speed rail route map hanging on the car, and everyone else looked at the map as well.

This two-meter-long map is a pre-apocalyptic national railway map, with subway lines crisscrossing across the country.

None of these routes lead to Sanjiangshimeng in Duchang.

Even before the apocalypse, Duchang only had freight and passenger transport, and no railway.

The core reason is that the mountain roads are too rugged and the road construction is too difficult. Not only are the costs high, but the construction is also extremely difficult and technically demanding.

The camphor tree forces certainly won't do things that were impossible before the apocalypse.

It's highly likely that the pre-apocalyptic railway will be repaired and reused.

There are several railway lines leading into Tibet, and you can enter from the north.

Once the Xining-Qinghai base, currently under construction, is completed, the next step will be to repair the railway connecting Xining to Delingha in the west, then south to Golmud, traversing the entire heart of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and reaching the Sanyuan Sanshou League in Sarawak.

Three hours later.

Yang Tianlong and his men, upon entering the city, seized control of all key positions within the Sanjiang Stone Alliance.

Because they were well-equipped and had a strong deterrent effect, the handover went surprisingly smoothly without any resistance.

"Commander, Captain Miao Tianji has sent word that Zhao Shanhe wants to see you."

"Have they brought their people under control?" Xiao Jun asked.

"The weapons have all been handed over, and the combat personnel of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance have been placed under centralized guard."

"Hmm," Xiao Jun nodded, glanced at his watch, and saw it was already past six o'clock.

It gets dark quite late here; it doesn't get dark until after 8 PM.

However, there were only two hours left, and he didn't want to lead his army to camp outside the city.

Then he addressed Xiao Hu, Zuo Ruxue, and the others, saying:

"Have the team prepare. We will enter Sanjiang Shimeng in 15 minutes."

"Yes."

"Yes."

After giving his instructions, Xiao Jun boarded the armored vehicle.

Wang Xin led a militia brigade, followed closely by several reserve brigades, and together they entered Sanjiang Shimeng.

This time, they brought far too many combat personnel.

There are two combat battalions alone, totaling 400 people.

There are 14 formal militia brigades with a total of 2800 people.

There are also 10 reserve militia brigades, totaling 2000 people.

The entire army consisted of 5200 combat personnel, accounting for nearly half of the total number of troops deployed in this expedition.

Xiao Jun had never fought such a costly battle before, and it seemed that he didn't need so many men at all.

With 10,000 people and over 1,000 vehicles, Sanjiang Shimeng simply couldn't accommodate them.

Left with no other choice, Xiao Jun ordered Xiao Hu and his men to park some vehicles on the northern side of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance wall.

Inside the main city of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance.

The doors of houses on the street were wide open, and the residents inside stood at their doorways, their faces filled with fear and tension, watching the large convoy of camphor trees approaching from the city gate in the distance.

Hundreds of armed reserve members of the militia brigade stood on both sides of the street.

On the wall, Yang Tianlong had already led his troops to capture the high ground of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance.

On the open ground of the racecourse in the eastern part of Sanjiang Shimen, thousands of city defense soldiers of Sanjiang Shimen were gathered, surrounded by hundreds of combat personnel dressed in large camphor tree uniforms watching them.

The eaves were dilapidated and the streets were full of potholes; the infrastructure of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance was indeed terrible.

Just as Xiao Jun was looking around, the vehicle stopped.

"Commander, it's right here."

Xiao Jun nodded and stepped out of the armored vehicle.

As soon as they got out of the car, Miao Tianji and Luo Shichang came to greet them.

"Commander, Zhao Shanhe wants to talk to you. He's in that room over there."

"Okay, let him come out."

Miao Tianji picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted his subordinates.

A few minutes later, several members of the militia brigade led Zhao Shanhe out of the house where he was being held.

Zhao Shanhe looked at Xiao Jun in the crowd; this was the first time he had seen Xiao Jun.

I took a deep breath and walked over.

"You are Zhao Shanhe?" Xiao Jun sized up Zhao Shanhe. Zhao Shanhe was not tall, looked to be in his fifties, short and stout, and seemed to be living a good life.

"Yes, yes, I am Zhao Shanhe. Commander Xiao, I'm here to ask you for a favor. What are your base's plans to do with us?"

Zhao Shanhe was visibly nervous. For the past few hours, he had been on tenterhooks, fearing that if they surrendered, the Dazhangshu base would eliminate the high-ranking members of their Sanjiang Stone Alliance.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Jun said:
"Regarding the treatment of ordinary people, I can tell you directly: basically, things will remain the same, but slavery must be abolished, and all slaves must regain their freedom!"

“Those combat personnel may be scattered and re-evaluated. At that time, we may enter India, and they will go with the army.”

"As for you high-ranking members of the Sanjiang Stone Alliance, don't worry, you will also be given opportunities. We will conduct personnel registration, ability assessment, and moral character evaluation for everyone in the Sanjiang Stone Alliance. If there are no problems, you will have the opportunity to be assigned some tasks."

"Don't worry, as long as you don't cause trouble, we won't lay a hand on you."

"Regarding you, Zhao Shanhe, for leading the entire Sanjiang Stone Alliance to surrender and avoiding bloodshed, the Dazhangshu Base will reward you with 50,000 contribution points, granting you the status and benefits of a Level 3 personnel!"

"As for the other senior executives, that depends on their own abilities."

Zhao Shanhe looked puzzled. "What level three personnel?"

Xiao Jun thought for a moment, then said to his subordinates behind him:
“Give him a brochure introducing our big camphor tree.”

"Ok."

Zhao Shanhe took the thick brochure, glanced through it briefly, and his eyes grew increasingly shocked.

The illustrated brochure includes pictures, numbers of people, and corresponding descriptions of each base in Dazhangshu.

He quickly flipped to the page about the classification of levels.

Introduction of Level 3 Personnel:
Benefits:

1. Permanently enjoy the minimum living allowance in Dazhangshu, and receive 20 points free of charge every month.

2. During festivals and celebrations, participants will receive holiday gifts, including...
3. You may have the opportunity to join the administrative or military departments of Dazhangshu and work within the official system, but you need to pass an ability assessment.

4. Train travel is free, and you can freely visit any of the bases in Dazhangshu.

5. Housing of the corresponding level is free of charge.

6. Meals in the cafeteria are free.

7. Medical treatment is free.

8. All items purchased in the commercial areas from official brand stores will receive a 20% discount.

9. Education for future generations and their children is free.

10. Daily necessities will be distributed free of charge on a quarterly basis.

11. Immediate family members enjoy the same three core benefits: food, housing, and medical care.

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"What the heck???"

"This...this...this..."

Zhao Shanhe saw a list of benefits, but hadn't yet read the other details about the three levels of personnel.

But he was already overwhelmed by the benefits and treatment of Level 3 personnel.

This is infuriating.
Isn't that the same as providing for retirement?
This is amazing!

What he didn't know was that in the entire camphor tree area, there were only about 3 people who could reach level three.

Even the reserve militia members who came this time are only at level four.

Many agricultural workers are only at level four or five, and those who reach level three are already considered middle-level managers.

The gap between Level 4 and Level 3 is a huge chasm.

Once you reach level three, you can basically declare that the camphor tree will support you for life, and you have basic security!
This is why so many people want to climb the ladder.

However, reaching level three is extremely difficult for ordinary people in the camphor tree area.

Even excluding the population of Sanjiang Shimeng, Dazhangshu now has nearly 230 million people.

The total number of people at level three and above across all departments is less than 30,000, accounting for 1.3%.

This means that only 1.3% of people can enjoy this top-level benefit.

Of these 1.3%, more than half are from the military.

"Is what's written here real or fake?" Zhao Shanhe asked excitedly as he looked up.

"Of course it's true," Xiao Jun replied calmly.

"Damn, Brother Xiao, you should have said so earlier. If you had, I, Xiao Zhao, would have surrendered long ago. Look at the mess this has made."

Zhao Shanhe felt like he had just taken a rollercoaster ride, recovering from the initial anxiety that the camphor tree would kill him.

Now he's suddenly been given such a big surprise.

What else is there to say!

If he had known that joining the Big Camphor Tree would bring such good benefits, he would have surrendered long ago.

(End of this chapter)