amaotonovel Chapter 482 A Great Victory
Chapter 482 A Great Victory
With the arrival of Dawn Army reinforcements, the morale of the Black Gold City army soared, and they marched out of their positions under the leadership of their officers to launch a counterattack.
At 4 p.m., under the fierce attack of the two armies, except for a small number of void creatures that escaped through dimensional rifts, the rest of the void creatures were annihilated.
Li Chenglong looked at Shangguan Jingyun, who was sitting on the ground opposite him, covered in mud, and burst into laughter. Shangguan Jingyun was already severely exhausted, which was why she slumped to the ground. Seeing Li Chenglong laughing at her, she realized how disheveled she looked.
Although she was wearing the Type 25 combat uniform that she had recently purchased from Dawn City, it was already tattered after six or seven hours of fighting. Fortunately, she had worn another garment underneath, which prevented her from being exposed.
After drinking the last two bottles of super recovery potion, Shangguan Jingyun finally regained some strength. She stood up and tidied her hair, which was soaked and matted with the bodily fluids of the void creatures. As she tidied her hair, she said to Li Chenglong, "I really have to thank you and your Dawn Army this time. If it weren't for you, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
After speaking, she took out a box from her storage capsule, opened it, and found more than a dozen level 12 crystals inside, and the rest were level 11 crystals, totaling at least two hundred. Shangguan Jingyun smiled and said, "This is a small token of our appreciation from Black Gold City, consider it a thank you gift."
Li Chenglong closed the box, waved his hand and said, "Sister Shangguan, you keep these. I know about the current situation in your Black Gold City. You are already in a difficult situation. I don't need these crystals. Use them to build Black Gold City."
Seeing that he wouldn't accept it, Shangguan Jingyun immediately said, "The weapons and equipment you've recently sold to Black Gold City have all been sold to us at cost price. I know all of that, and I'll always remember your kindness. But this time you've mobilized two armies, as well as the Rocket Force and the Air Force. I really feel bad if I don't give you something in return. How about this, you can take these 15 level 12 crystals, and I'll keep the rest."
Seeing Shangguan Jingyun's firm resolve, Li Chenglong readily accepted the level 12 crystal. To reduce the pressure on Black Gold City, Li Chenglong ordered the entire army to set up camp and rest for the night before returning to Dawn City the next morning. As for food, they would naturally use the food brought by the Dawn Army themselves, but Li Chenglong also said that tonight's meal should be as plentiful as possible.
By the time the army had finished packing up and set up camp, it was already 6 p.m. Li Chenglong sat in a chair, with Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, and officers from the 1st and 3rd Armies, as well as the main officers from the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th Divisions, sitting next to him.
The group sat together, discussing the day's battle. After a while, Zhao Liying came over with a battle report. After consulting with Li Chenglong, she read it aloud in front of everyone.
本次战斗我们破晓军一共出动第1军、第3军共4.2万人，一共牺牲战士2177人，受伤战士5322人，其中重伤员844人。牺牲战士中，第1军牺牲战士1820人，第3军357人。
其余部队机甲师一共牺牲战士55人，受伤122人，但损毁S1机甲80台，S2机甲36台。
No Rocket Force soldiers were injured or killed, but 21 super-energy particle cannons were destroyed. Information support and logistics support units also suffered no casualties.
These are the losses suffered by our Dawn Army this time. Although the losses were significant, we also achieved major results. According to incomplete statistics, the number of Void creatures killed by the Dawn Army alone is no less than two million. This does not include the number killed by Li Chenglong, Marina, Cecily, Sitros, Keltilan, and Reina, among others. Because you are all too powerful and killed too quickly, it is impossible to count them.
Li Chenglong nodded and said solemnly, "All fallen soldiers must be dealt with in accordance with the relevant regulations of Dawn City and the Dawn Army. The wounded, whether seriously or lightly, must receive timely treatment. For soldiers who are disabled due to the battle, I will help them regenerate using the life energy of G-gems when we return."
The group sat together and briefly summarized the battle and their own performance. After discussion, they decided that, to compensate for the lack of top-tier combat power in the 1st Army, the level 13 superpowered individual, Reina, would be transferred to the 1st Army as its deputy commander. Meanwhile, Zheng Aiguo, the original deputy commander of the 1st Army, would go to the 3rd Army as deputy chief of staff to learn combat tactics from Keltilan.
A while later, Shangguan Jingyun's secretary, Hu Wenwen, came in person to sincerely invite the main military officers to attend the victory celebration banquet held in Black Gold City. Li Chenglong discussed it with the others and decided that they should still go, but not all of them needed to attend.
Finally, everyone decided that Li Chenglong, Feng Tian, Wu Gang, Lena, Erica, and Sitros, along with some officers from various divisions, a total of more than 6 people, would go. The others would stay here to organize the troops and provide psychological counseling to the soldiers.
On his way there, Li Chenglong received a phone call from Chen Guoqiang, the commander of the Huaxia Army. In the call, Chen highly praised Li Chenglong for his support and verbally read out the commendation order jointly issued by the Military Commission of the Huaxia People's Congress, the General Committee of the Huaxia People's Congress, and the General Affairs Council of Huaxia. Chen also stated that he would once again publicize the spirit of selfless dedication and united struggle of Li Chenglong and the Dawn Army throughout the entire army.
When Li Chenglong and his entourage arrived, Shangguan Jingyun personally led high-ranking government officials and key military officers from Black Gold City to welcome them. After introductions and friendly exchanges, they entered the celebration banquet venue.
After speaking with Shangguan Jingyun, Li Chenglong learned about the losses suffered by Black Gold City. Although the battle only lasted eight hours, the sheer number of void creatures, coupled with Black Gold City's small army, poor equipment, and lack of high-level ability users resulted in significant losses.
In this battle, Black Gold City suffered more than 8000 casualties, including nearly 6000 deaths and more than 700 serious wounded. The loss of weapons, equipment and ammunition was also very high. 80% of the weapons and ammunition that had been stored up through multiple transactions with Dawn City were used up in this battle.
After a passionate speech by Shangguan Jingyun and other managers of Black Gold City, as well as Feng Tian and Wu Gang, representatives of Dawn City, the celebration banquet began as scheduled.
Li Chenglong sat next to Shangguan Jingyun and whispered to her, "Sister Shangguan, after our practical test, we found that the S1 and S2 mechs, after being equipped with the large Type 27 super-powered rifle and the large ion battle sword, have greatly improved their ability to kill void creatures. The super-powered particle beam cannons are also quite effective."
Shangguan Jingyun said with a wry smile, "I've seen all of these, but I really can't afford them. I've seen the price lists you sent to the various bases, and these things aren't cheap."
Li Chenglong said in a low voice, "What kind of relationship do our two families have? I certainly won't let you, Sister Shangguan, suffer a loss. How about this, your Black Gold City can pay half first, and the other half can be paid gradually. How does that sound?"
Shangguan Jingyun's eyes lit up: "That would be great! If that's the case, our Black Gold City would like to order 80 S1 mechs and 40 S2 mechs. As for the super particle beam cannons, we would also need 50. I've calculated that 40 level 11 crystals should be enough. We'll discuss this matter after the banquet."
Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Okay, I promise to complete this order as quickly as possible after I get back. Also, our Dawn Army has discovered something. I don't know if your Black Gold City has noticed, but the void creatures that attacked today can actually drop crystals. This has never happened before."
He paused for a moment and continued, "The quantity is relatively small. After fighting so many enemies, our Dawn Army only collected a little over 100 level 11 crystals, and that's it. But although it's small, the quality is still very high, as they are all level 11 crystals."
Shangguan Jingyun nodded: "We also have reports that we obtained level 11 crystals, but void creatures have never dropped them before. I've already sent someone to investigate. I was going to let you know after I had verified it, but I didn't expect you to say it first."
Li Chenglong took a sip of Flame Fruit Wine and continued, "There shouldn't be any problem. I've already sent people to take these crystals back to the Dawn City Research Department for research. If they have the same effect as the previous crystals, that would be a great achievement. Personally, I feel there's nothing wrong with them; they're exactly the same as ordinary level 11 crystals."
After the victory banquet, Li Chenglong, Zheng Yong, and Feng Tian, representing Dawn City and the Dawn Army, signed a new round of military trade contracts with Shangguan Jingyun. Li Chenglong and the others declined Shangguan Jingyun's offer to stay overnight in Black Gold City and returned to the Dawn Army's camp to rest.