Dawn City, inside Ye Fan's residence.

The key personnel of the Dawn Army were gathered in a small conference room, observing the sandbox map together with Ye Fan, along with the spy satellite images and the distant view from the War Hawk.

With multiple maps under observation, the situation in Ice City was virtually laid bare.

"Oh no, it's over! Guo Zhun's air force is completely wiped out, and the people of Ice City have no power for maneuverable escape."

"Yesterday the navy was wiped out, today the air force is wiped out, the Liberation Army can't hold on for much longer."

"The biggest issue is the loss of personnel. Coupled with the prisoners we eliminated, Guo Zhun's Liberation Army has already lost more than half."

"I heard he urgently recruited a hundred thousand youths in Ice City, but can these hundred thousand really be effective? I highly doubt it; they haven't had basic military training, lack courage and physical fitness, they might just become deserters and shake the army's morale."

The generals of the Dawn Army spoke one after another, but they all had a unanimous understanding that Ice City couldn't hold out.

Because from the spy satellite, the zombie horde behind was absurdly thick, it looked simply endless.

Especially the nighttime battles, the Liberation Army's disadvantage was too great, their main casualties were concentrated at night.

In the previous days, the navy and air force bought them some time, but starting tonight, it seems they'll have to sacrifice lives.

Listening to the generals' discussion, Ye Fan hadn't spoken.

When everyone had almost finished talking, he slowly opened his mouth.

"Everyone thinks Ice City can't be defended, right?"

"Correct, Chief, it surely can't be defended, not only is it undefendable, but they can't escape either."

Ye Fan nodded lightly: "Your views align with mine, and I have a piece of information just arrived from the Military Intelligence Bureau, early this morning, Guo Zhun already called Li Yuntian and several other base leaders around, who haven't joined Ice City, asking them to help with the defense in Ice City or assist in evacuating some of the population from Ice City."

Upon hearing this, a military officer immediately asked: "Did the other leaders agree?"

Ye Fan shook his head: "No, this heavy snow is causing significant impact, all roads to Ice City from other bases are blocked by snow, it's difficult for vehicles to pass temporarily, and Ice City's population base is too large, making it impossible to relocate everyone, other bases lack sufficient transportation capacity."

"Did Guo Zhun ask us for help?"

Ye Fan chuckled coldly: "No, even at this point, he hasn't asked us for help, typical behavior of not wanting to give us any advantage."

In these end times, population is indeed a form of power, having a large population not only boosts economic development but also aids in collecting materials, planting, producing, which small bases cannot compare with.

Guo Zhun knows full well that Dawn City is the most powerful, yet he still refuses to seek help, showing how deep the prejudices between them are.

First Group leader Wang Hu asked: "Chief, we just watch like this?"

Ye Fan waved gently: "No, Guo Zhun is worthless, indifferent to the people's lives, but we cannot be indifferent. In fact, Guo Zhun's time in Divine Dragon Province is already counting down, it's time for us to take over."

"But... but Guo Zhun didn't invite us."

"Who says he must invite us to go? It's an extraordinary time, we can't worry about so much, besides we are already in a state of war, isn't it normal for us to attack Ice City?"

The generals were all stunned, unsure of what Ye Fan meant by attack.

At this point, attacking isn't necessary, Ice City will soon collapse anyway.

Ye Fan then started asking directly: "How much transportation capacity does our Dawn Army have at the moment?"

Logistics Officer Zhang Kunlin immediately responded: "Chief, we have over four hundred military transport trucks, but this is not our main transport strength. Recently, we've been undertaking massive construction projects, collecting heavy trucks from civilians, totaling two thousand, which is our largest transport power."

"How many people can a truck carry?"

"Trucks are normally for cargo, but they can be used to carry people too, generally speaking, carrying thirty to fifty people at once is absolutely possible."

Ye Fan waved his hand: "Too few, extraordinary times need extraordinary measures, add a layer to the truck, each truck must carry at least a hundred people, so we can transport two hundred thousand people each time."

As Ye Fan spoke, he was calculating.

The current total population of Ice City is about five point seven to six million, even at six million, these trucks will need to make thirty trips back and forth to transport everyone, still too slow.

"I remember our abandoned repair plant once brought in some tourist buses, was that the case?"

"Yes, Chief, there were over two hundred buses, planning for better days to come to form a travel company, allowing survivors to tour the once-abandoned homeland." Zhang Kunlin's side had quite a lot of plans.

"Utilize them all. If there aren't enough drivers, recruit from the civilians. Each of these two hundred vehicles should carry a hundred people. In this way, we can transport an additional twenty thousand people each time."

"Also, use our military trucks. Try to fit eighty people in each truck. This way, we can transport about thirty thousand people each time."

Ye Fan calculated, "This way, our road transport can carry away two hundred and fifty thousand people at once. We can also mobilize some civilian vehicles. For those who provide drivers and vehicles, we can subsidize two hundred Light Yuan per trip. We can't let people work for free."

Zhang Kunlin hurriedly noted this down, "Understood, sir. The civilian transport capacity is quite substantial, and transporting a hundred thousand people at a time shouldn't be a problem."

"Even if we manage thirty-five thousand people each time, it would still take sixteen trips to finish. Even if we run flat out, we can only make two round trips a day from Ice City. It would still take eight days, and Ice City can't hold on for that long."

"Why not let our air force partake in the transport as well? But for that, we need Guo Zhun to open the Ice City Airport," suggested Chief of Staff Zhongjing at that moment.

The Dawn Army's air force currently has four large transport planes, each capable of carrying two hundred people normally.

But now is a critical moment, and without cargo, they can fit about five hundred people.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan said, "Guo Zhun won't agree, but that's okay. We just need to capture the airport. Not only that, but also Ice City's train station."

Ye Fan pointed at the map, "Currently, there's fierce fighting south of Ice City, and the west is unstable. We will enter the city from the northeast direction, and let the armored train head straight to the old Ice City East Station. First, occupy it to give the Ice City people a place to retreat."

"At the same time, we need to seize Ice City Airport and dispatch our transport planes and helicopters to provide a second retreat point for the Ice City residents."

"Of course, the most significant location is still the Ice City North Gate. Capture the North Gate, let the Ice City people board there; it's likely where the largest number of people will be."

Zhang Kunlin continued, "Sir, I have no doubt we can capture these targets now, but where will all these people stay once they return? Our Outer City District can accommodate at most five hundred thousand people. For more, we would need to wait until the buildings are constructed."

"Don't open the Outer City District for now; we still have places to house people."

Ye Fan pointed to the Daqing Mountain Prison Base, "The Liberation Army has already withdrawn from here. We can incorporate this into our safety zone and establish our base of operations here. After an expansion, it can accommodate seven to eight hundred thousand people without issue."

"For the others, we have many past bases within our safety zone that are now mostly desolate. These places can serve as temporary footholds."

"Additionally, those towns we've reclaimed can be used for resettlement. Has our power department been established?"

Zhang Kunlin quickly replied, "Yes, it has. The power grid within the city has been fully established, and the one outside is under construction."

"Urge them to speed up, for instance, from Dawn City to Daqing Mountain, Dawn City to the Mountain Cave Base, to Pinggang Town, to Qinghe County, etc. Many of these places have basic electrical grids—just repair and connect them up."

"Alright, I'll get on that right away."

Ye Fan nodded, "For now, arrange personnel in these places. If the logistics department is understaffed, recruit from civilians. Allocate the materials promptly. Now our Dawn Army's slots must be used for combat units; other tasks have to rely on the survivors."

Then Ye Fan addressed Engineer Huang Jie, "Mr. Huang, the troops are about to depart for Ice City. I need you to collect at least ten sets of locomotive trains in the surrounding area within a day, then send them to Ice City East Station. Ensure at least fifteen trains can be operational within two days. Can you do it?"

"No problem, sir. Give me ten engineers and a battalion of engineers, and I guarantee ten train sets in place within a day, and the task will be over-completed in two days!"

Ye Fan nodded, and immediately produced ten engineers, simultaneously allocating a battalion of engineers to Huang Jie.

As long as the trains can be operational, ten train sets can make four trips daily to and from Ice City. Each time, they can take away twenty thousand people, ensuring an additional eighty thousand people transported every day.

Ye Fan continued to issue orders.

"While Ice City is desperately resisting zombies, we will immediately deploy. Airborne units should fully capture the airport. The enemy has no air force left to defend. We must ensure no less than twenty large transport planes and thirty Black Hawk helicopters commute between Ice City and Dawn City no less than eight times daily, with a total daily transport volume not less than fifty thousand."

"The First Field Corps of the army sets off immediately to capture the Ice City North Gate. All vehicles follow suit. This is the main transport force, guaranteed to commute twice daily, with a total transport volume not less than seven hundred thousand daily."

"I will accompany the Guard Company and the Dragon Teeth Special Forces onboard the armored train to capture Ice City East Station. As soon as a train set is collected, dispatch it immediately, ensuring a total daily transport volume not less than one hundred thousand!"

"Dawn TV Station must immediately prepare programming. Once we succeed in our capture, broadcast TV programs requiring Ice City residents to evacuate nearby. There are three evacuation points: North Gate, East Station, and Airport!"

After giving instructions, Ye Fan promptly produced sixteen large transport planes and twenty Black Hawk helicopters.

Once the production of transport planes was complete, they were dispatched to capture Ice City Airport.

Army units were also on rapid move, with the First Field Corps on their way targeting Ice City North Gate.

Two thousand engineers of the Engineer Company paused their work, followed by large trucks.

The civilians, responding to the call within the city, also started driving their own vehicles, joining the main forces to head towards Ice City to pick up people.

Ye Fan personally led the Guard Company and the Dragon Teeth Special Operations Team, boarding the armored train targeting Ice City Train Station!

With Ice City already on the brink of collapse, this mission to rescue over five million survivors was critically urgent and had to be executed with utmost speed!

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