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But what if all of these devices were electric?

Electricity can't be stored in a bucket; it must be stored in batteries. Compared to a can of gasoline, a battery of the same size can provide very little energy.

Moreover, logistics troops can't exactly drive around carrying batteries to support the front lines, can they?

Although this was indeed the case when electromechanical forces were first established over a century ago.

As for things like power grids, forget about it.

The current Chinese Empire does not have the nationwide power network of Mo Mo's previous life's China. Instead, it has a spiderweb-like power structure centered around a single Sakurashi Power Plant, with very little interconnection between them. Therefore, there is no option to intercept the power network for power replenishment.

However, with the development of the times, there are now more convenient means, namely miniaturized mobile Sakura Stone power stations, which allow Sakura Stone power generation to move with the troops. In this way, the logistics only need to carry enough rechargeable batteries as backup, ensure that the batteries are always charged, and protect the Sakura Stones during transportation.

However, this seemingly perfect solution has run into problems today.

The power generation equipment has not been delivered.

Sakura stones are indispensable. The Cao family has invested heavily in this war, even taking out a small portion of the Sakura stones they had stored for decades.

If just a few carriages on a train had Sakurastone power generation stations, that would be enough to power their war effort. After all, Cao Yuanming believed the war couldn't last, and Sakurastone's power generation was only two or three energy levels lower than nuclear power.

but……

The train intended to build the mobile Sakura Stone Power Plant has yet to arrive. Even now, with the 150,000 troops stationed there having exhausted their power reserves, it still hasn't made it, let alone the necessary setup once it arrives.

At first, Cao Yuanming thought something had gone wrong. Although he was angry, it was understandable. After all, the mobile Sakura Stone power plant was cutting-edge technology, even Britannia was using it cautiously. Once set up, it was like a small, mobile three-story building; it was understandable that it couldn't be transported immediately…

But why has the power supply from the rear also been cut off?

If the Sakuraishi power plant can't be delivered, why isn't the battery replacement transport team working either?

The Yingshi Power Plant in Luoyang is naturally located outside the city. Cao Yuanming won't have the opportunity to use its electricity until Luoyang is captured. Currently, before the mobile Yingshi Power Plant is built, Cao Yuanming's battery supply should be provided by the Yingshi Power Plant in Xingyang. Logically, he has already given orders that even if Xingyang's power supply is cut off, the power supply for the 150,000 troops should be prioritized.

But now, the power supply has been cut off!

The power supply team was slow to arrive, and to his surprise, the communication lines that had been set up during the day were also cut off!

Without electricity and communication, this modern mechanized force, which relied entirely on electricity, was left with 150,000 men who couldn't even get a hot meal. They could only look up at the bright starry sky and send heartfelt greetings to their families in the logistics unit.

Cao Yuanming understood very well that this situation could not last long, so he could only mobilize the remaining mechanized troops who understood the situation to return along the way they came to Xingyang to see what had happened and what the situation was like for the supply troops and Xingyang!

Unfortunately, even after the troops were dispatched, Cao Yuanming still couldn't find peace of mind. He could only pace back and forth, his anxiety growing as he looked at the flashlights flashing overhead.

The light from the flashlight in front of them was about to go out. If that light also disappeared, they would truly become blind, knowing nothing and seeing nothing.

Cao Yuanming sensed a hint of danger in the darkness of the night.

“Speak up! You’re all descendants of the Cao family. Aren’t you usually all supposed to be capable in both literature and martial arts, and think you’re invincible? Why are you all acting like cowards now? You can guess if you want, just tell me what happened.”

Cao Yuanming's roar was destined to be in vain. After all, what was happening in Xingyang was something he probably couldn't understand even if he saw it with his own eyes, let alone his men.

Xingyang is now completely plunged into darkness. Unfortunately, Xingyang's Yingshi Power Plant wasn't the worst off—it didn't explode instantly like the one in Qilu—but it wasn't the best either—it couldn't maintain power supply and had to shut down to protect the reactor. Furthermore, they must wait for the reactor to stabilize and the cause of the system problem to be identified before attempting to restart it.

Unfortunately, what awaited the technicians at Xingyang Yingshi Power Plant was a computer that had lost all its data and a quiet, elegant killer virus hidden in the computer's BIOS.

Faced with such a double blow, the possibility of the Xingyang Yingshi Power Plant restarting power generation is extremely slim, at least in the short term. Currently, the only plant that has maintained its power supply is Jinling Power Plant, which promptly switched to manual operation and completely abandoned computer control.

However, with nationwide communications currently suspended, the successful experience of the Jinling Yingshi Power Plant cannot be shared with other Yingshi Power Plants in the short term.

"Clap."

One of the flashlights above his head went out again. This time, Cao Yuanming was too lazy to even get angry. After all, right now, there was nothing he could do but wait for the supply team to arrive or for dawn to break.

Cao Yuanming calmed himself down. He secretly began to hope that his ancestor Cao Cao would bless him, that what happened today was just a logistical failure and nothing more.

Cao Yuanming had a vague feeling about the other reason, but he dared not think about it too deeply, otherwise...

Otherwise, if even he, the commander-in-chief, becomes unsettled and uneasy, how can he lead his soldiers?

Unfortunately, reality is cruel, and this cruel reality destined Cao Yuanming to be unable to find peace of mind.

"boom!"

An explosion suddenly came from afar. Without thinking, everyone who heard the sound rushed out of the tent. As soon as they stepped out, they immediately discovered that a large fireball had suddenly risen in the northwest direction, the direction they had come from and the opposite direction of Xingyang. The fireball rose higher and higher, gradually threatening to illuminate the sky.

Cao Yuanming's heart sank.

What was that thing that exploded?

Author's Note:

This is the fourth update, but it's an extra chapter for the generous donation of 100 RMB from the wealthy Gigantic, so I still owe three more chapters...

Finally, thank you again for the generous donation!

Operation 103 begins

The stars shone brightly in the sky, but the moon, the most crucial celestial body for illumination, was missing, so the entire sky remained dark.

People accustomed to city life may not be able to appreciate the quiet and darkness of desolate places at night.

It was pitch black with almost no light source. You couldn't see anything, not even the road beneath your feet, let alone anything in front, behind, left, right, near, or far.

Looking up, all you can see is complete darkness. All you can do is bend over and carefully check where you're going to step, to avoid accidentally stepping on a stone or into a mud pit.

Right now, this is the situation along the entire Yellow River. If it weren't for the occasional sound of waves crashing against the shore and the rolling sound of the Yellow River, probably no one would realize that the river in front of them is the Yellow River.

After all, nothing can be seen.

At this moment, however, a large ship, its entire body blending into the night, cautiously moved forward in the middle of the Yellow River, seemingly afraid that even the slightest noise would alert enemies who might not even be present on the shore.

The large ship moved forward quietly, gradually disappearing into the distance, until a beam of light appeared in a medium-sized, long-abandoned port on the shore.

The beams of light were of varying lengths, seemingly possessing a unique rhythm and cadence. Soon, the people on the ship noticed these beams, and the same beams began to flicker in a certain rhythm in response.

"Here he comes, it's the general!"

The person responsible for releasing the light signal in the port suddenly spoke up. The speaker's voice was tinged with excitement, and it turned out to be a woman.

If you listen carefully, you can tell that the female voice is Zhou Xianglin.

Why did she suddenly run to this place?

This is a remote port that is still an hour's journey by boat along the Yellow River after leaving Hulao Pass. Due to its poor geographical location, it was abandoned a long time ago.

However, the answer soon became clear, because by following the starlight, one could see that the port, which still looked dilapidated on the surface, had already resumed operation, and the once empty warehouses were now filled with all kinds of military supplies.

The ship, now blending into the night, finally docked at the harbor. The ship, which had been as quiet as a ghost in the night, began to stir slightly. One by one, figures emerged from the ship. Surprisingly, this once-quiet vessel, resembling a large, bloated monster, was carrying an unknown number of soldiers.

These soldiers are wearing modified uniforms of the Chinese Federation, which are simpler and more conducive to movement and combat than the previous styles. Currently, only the newly formed special reaction force of the Luoyang Military Region has been fully equipped with these new uniforms.

Finally, a woman with golden hair stepped off the ship. The soldiers who had disembarked earlier were already lined up. Despite the darkness, everyone stood upright, as if the woman's gaze could ignore the darkness and see everyone's current state.

The person who arrived was naturally Artoria, and everyone around her was the special reaction force now under her command.

Over the past month, under her tutelage, everyone in the special response unit has come to admire this powerful foreign woman. Her personal strength, tactical and strategic concepts, and actual leadership have completely won over the entire unit.

Especially now, seeing the changes in the troops, everyone is pondering just how effective the tactical system brought by this female general really is, and today is the day to verify it all.

"I've already received the battle report from not long ago through the neural connection device. In the 37 minutes since the last battle report, has anything changed?"

Artoria strode toward the operations command center, with Zhou Xianglin following closely behind. She said, "Reporting to the general, there are no changes for now. However, the 7th squad reported that they suspect enemy reinforcements are arriving soon, and the enemy they have surrounded has given up on breaking out and has switched to defensive operations."

Artoria frowned and said, "So it's the Seventh Squad that supposedly discovered the Liaodong Legion's engineering corps and temporarily trapped them on the road? You just said they were fighting fiercely, how's it going now?"

"According to the message just delivered by Li Yunhu, the captain of the seventh squad, they still have some combat capability. Although they cannot break through the remaining defenses of the engineering machinery unit, they are enough to trap them and prevent them from moving. Li Yunhu's only worry is that the enemy may send reinforcements, in which case they may be powerless to stop them."

Artoria nodded, and the two of them finally entered the temporary command room. In the center of the command room was a black stick that projected a detailed map of the entire Luoyang Military Region into the air.

The world of Code Geass is not much different in terms of terrain from the world of Momo's previous life. Momo had previously sent Argo to conduct detailed surveying and delineation of the region. The terrain map in front of everyone now is a battle map created by Momo based on data from his previous life and the data surveyed by Artoria.

As can be clearly seen on the map, outside a pass called Hulao Pass, there is a large area of ​​densely packed red dots. The largest red dot naturally symbolizes the Liaodong Army Corps, with 150,000 troops stationed there, plus the placement of various equipment, which is no small area.

Besides the Liaodong Army Corps, there are also large and small red areas along the various roads in Luoyang. These red areas, like the areas representing the Liaodong Military Region, are currently in a state of stillness.

In addition to these red areas, there are also various flashing blue dots on the map.

Unlike the blurry red area, the flashing blue dots are clearly defined; some are stationary, while others move across the map, and each dot is marked with a blue dot number.

These blue dots were actually small combat squads on Artoria's side. Each squad had at least a captain who had been assigned and trained to operate a neural link device. Currently, with the help of these devices, Artoria could clearly understand the distribution and combat situation of her own forces.

Sure enough, there's a long, narrow strip of red dots on the road next to Unit 07, indicating that the Seventh Squad has trapped what appears to be large engineering equipment from the Liaodong Army.

Artoria stared at Squad 07 for a moment, her expression immediately turning serious, and asked, "Squad 07 has suffered a casualty?"

Zhou Xianglin, who was standing to the side, was taken aback and said, "Yes, but Li Yunhu reported that his teammate was only slightly injured and was not seriously hurt."

“Li Yunhu… I know him. You can’t trust what that guy says. He claims to have the strength of a thousand, so we should at least give him a 30% discount.”

"Have you forgotten what he did in the last exercise? He was the only one left in the entire team, yet he still dared to sneak up to the rear of his opponent's unit, and he almost wiped out their command post."

Reminded by Artoria, Zhou Xianglin immediately became alert and said, "That's right, General. Given his personality, he's absolutely capable of doing it. I'll order him to send over the detailed video data right away!"

After saying that, Zhou Xianglin immediately contacted Li Yunhu. At first, Li Yunhu hesitated a bit, but in the end, he revealed the truth because of Zhou Xianglin's stern tone and sent over the video data.

The main tone of the image was still black; even with the neural connection device, it was impossible to turn night into day. However, Li Yunhu, as the team leader, was also equipped with night vision goggles, and the image he sent was a recording made using both night vision goggles and the neural connection device.

So when everyone saw those bulky vehicles, each as tall as a two-story building, they all gasped in shock.

Each component is vaguely several meters in diameter, which gives an idea of ​​how enormous the assembled device would be if these things were all components of some kind of device.

The fact that soldiers of the Liaodong Military Region went to great lengths to deliver this item to the front lines shows just how important it was.

"That Li Yunhu!"

After her initial shock, Zhou Xianglin slammed her fist on the table in anger, exclaiming, "He must have realized the importance of this thing long ago, but he only told me it was ordinary construction machinery. This guy definitely wants to take over this engineering unit for himself because he's aware of the credit involved. General, this guy should be punished!"

Artoria smiled slightly and said, "There's no need to punish him. After all, he hasn't made any mistakes yet. Just give him a demerit. But, Karin, Li Yunhu has indeed caught a big fish this time. If I'm not mistaken, this thing is no less important to the Liaodong Army than their heart."

Upon hearing Artoria's words, everyone's expression turned serious. Artoria then immediately gave the order: "So, Karin, you take two squads and rush to support Li Yunhu to help him take down this engineering unit. If you really can't take it down, or if enemy reinforcements arrive, then destroy it on the way."

"Yes, sir!" Zhou Xianglin immediately stood at attention and accepted the order.

"The rest of the squad, come with me. We're going to meet with the Liaodong Military Region and Cao Yuanming."

"Yes, sir!" the remaining captains replied immediately.

Artoria nodded and said, "Remember, our numbers are far fewer than the enemy's. Our only advantage right now is that we have eyes in the dark as well."

"Therefore, our strategy is mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare. At the same time, we must always remember that our most important task at present is to further determine the enemy's detailed encampment conditions, rather than the current vague situation."

"The real decisive force is not us."

Author's Note:

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