[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-409":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1886886,2510,"Chapter 409: Regrouping and Military Restructure","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-409",409,"\u003Cp>An hour later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun stood on the stage, all of the soldiers were already standing in the training field, waiting for the announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew what was upcoming, as the whole town already knew the military was going to undergo a massive change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning everyone. I hope you all enjoyed your break and spent your time wisely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, I'm here happy to announce, as the commander-in-chief of the emergency National Reclamation government...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Yezi and Comrade Yiming will be promoted to the rank of General.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowds of soldiers instantly started clapping, with Yiming's soldier clapping even louder than everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will be leading a Corp, one focused on the East and the other focused on the West.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically, Yiming will focus on Dongguan and Shenzhen. Yezi will be focusing on Zhaoqing and Jiangmen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers held their breath, waiting for Xiaoyun to finish, as this was going to be their upcoming deployment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under Yiming's corp, Colonel Zhen Ren, Colonel Li Miao, Colonel Fei Gan, Colonel Li Qing, and Colonel Yan Lin will be transferred to his command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all of Yiming's officers looked a little excited, as if they were expecting Xiaoyun to assign them to Yezi instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under Yezi's corp will be Colonel Han Bang, Colonel Ningjing, Colonel Mingxu, Colonel Tan Pi, and Colonel Bai Bing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers under that Colonel let out a sigh of relief as they were assigned to the easier groups with Yezi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for the three newly promoted Colonels, who were completely caught off guard by the promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mingxu, you're a colonel now!\" Ningjing excitedly yelled out loud as everyone started clapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, commander!\" All three of the newly promoted Colonels yelled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all earned it... Ahem, there will also be a newly formed Independent motorized Division led by Lingang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Division will be stationed in the North towards Qingyuan as the main defensive position until further notice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang looked disappointed, but he didn't complain, knowing the strategic value of holding towards Qingyuan in the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone thought the announcement was over, Xiaoyun finally dropped the bombshell news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One last announcement... Everyone below the rank of Colonel will be reshuffled into different units.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun stepped down the stage, leaving no time for people to react, as Yezi and Yiming both started clapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone started clapping as well, but their head was confused by what Xiaoyun meant by the reshuffle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the soldiers waited for an explanation, several people from the logistics office stepped up to the stage with stacks of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the names that we called out, please come up and get your relocated unit placement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more and more names from Corporal ranks leading the Platoon to the Lieutenant Colonel leading the brigades, a line began to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More people from the logistics department came up to the stage, and they passed a piece of paper to each of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As each person received the paper, they finally understood what Xiaoyun meant by reshuffling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were now working with completely different units or even completely different commanders above them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yiming's soldiers who came with him were being broken up into other units, some even moving all the way to Yezi's group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only ones who didn't undergo too much reshuffling were Ningjing and Bai Bing, who led the army's Female Divisions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yezi, how many women serve in the army?\" Xiaoyun suddenly asked as the three of them watched the soldiers starting to get into formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About 20% of the army is women... But if we are to count the logistic department, then around 50%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a drastic drop...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun murmured as he remembered the army used to be almost 50\u002F50 in terms of gender makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, most of them took the option to retire when offered or when the logistics department became a thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the unit had gotten to know each other, it was almost noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to host so many soldiers in one training field, Xiaoyun sent Yezi's corps to begin heading towards Foshan to practice clean-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yiming's corps was sent on its way to Guangzhou to practice at their training field before going to Dongguan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Lingang's Division remained, and it also went off a few hours later to give his soldiers more time to practice with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the training field almost empty, besides the logistics department and security guards, Xiaoyun felt a little empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Espeically with both Yiming and Yezi going, it just felt a little weird not to see them being around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having nothing much to do at this point, Xiaoyun headed over to the administrative office to pitch an idea to Yuqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look who decided to show up... You finished the military reform?\" Yuqi asked as she remained in her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, just finished sending them on their merry way... Hey Qiqi, do you know how many people are in the military?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun suddenly asked as he took a seat across from her, waiting for her to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How am I supposed to know? Look it up yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn't hesitate as he turned Yuqi's laptop to his side before opening the statistic document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching for a bit, he finally found the exact number employed by the military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"300,000 employed by the military... Damn, that's a pretty low number——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean low? That's like almost 25% of the population in the military.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi argued as she finally put her work down to look over to Xiaoyun, who seemed to be scheming something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, only 250,000 people are active soldiers. The other 50,000 are in the logistics department or working in the military factories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just get to the point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. Well, Yezi and I had planned to have militias to defend their cities rather than the soldiers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I know that. Didn't you already allocate the war bond's money for that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About that... We already have them hired—5,000 militias for each city for self-defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Okay... Wait, let me guess, you wanted to expand the military again.\" Yuqi questioned as she realized what he was trying to imply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my Qiqi, you read my mind like a book. How did you know I was about to ask that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too obvious. And no, I'm not going to fund that either. You're going to come up with the money yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun fell into silence, knowing he couldn't do another round of war bonds without draining the money supply against consumer goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't just print more food stamps either, as inflation was already starting to rear its ugly head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he found a statistic that allowed him to double down on the computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, have you read the unemployment rate in Guangzhou? It's almost fifty percent,\" Xiaoyun pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what I've been trying to solve for the past few weeks. There's just not enough jobs for people over there...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi replied to Xiaoyun, she suddenly realized the answer was right before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the perfect time to expand the military. We can have them do something rather than just giving the bare minimum to them for free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, Yuqi finally accepted Xiaoyun's proposal. But still, she had one concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you going to feed these soldiers? We don't have enough food to support them in full-time training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The food from Foshan is barely enough to keep them away from starvation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trust me. I got this. You don't have to worry about the food. Just allocate some of the funds over to pay their salary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiaoyun looking so confident, Yuqi had no choice besides putting her trust in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I can allocate half of the budget intended to address the unemployment there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You better spend it wisely, or else I'm going to disband it faster than you can hire it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting the funding needed, Xiaoyun immediately drove over to Guangzhou alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the administrative building of Guangzhou, he showed the mayor the plan and the order to withdraw food stamps from the bank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no time to waste, Guangzhou's mayor immediately gathered his entire office to advertise the job opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xiaoyun drove straight back to the training field in Luoping before heading towards one of the military storage units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving all of the storage guards an early day off, Xiaoyun headed inside, only to see that only one-fifth of the space was full.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geez, they really did take all the food with them,\" Xiaoyun murmured as he thought back to Yezi and Yiming's request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stood in the empty area, he began creating crates of canned food out of thin air and arranging them in an organized stack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost after spending two hours non-stop creating the food, Xiaoyun was finally done with the first storage unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he headed to the second storage unit and filled it with food again until the night shift guards came by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, watch the stuff inside carefully, okay? A few trucks just came over to unload more food from Foshan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five guards watched Xiaoyun walk away, his head slightly tilted as if he had a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck... I overdid it.\" Xiaoyun thought to himself as he began to head back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel his body completely drained as if his ability had come to a complete halt.\u003C\u002Fp>",1569,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","8998089efd50aab11dae619b26c4c43cb9b2764dfb14caa0eac2bbad07eafa2c","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-410","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-408",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]