60 people.
Although it is normal for the 50,000 medium-sized mobile troops to have their morale collapse when they see tens of thousands of tanks approaching, the number of casualties still seems a bit outrageous. Even with the foreshadowing of Chu Jungui's bloodletting tactics, it was still outrageous. Breaking down the causes of death of these 60 people, they were basically car accidents, and only two were injured by stray bullets.
This result is more attributable to Lightyear's commanding ability. Commander Morgan issued a surrender signal as soon as the 7th Army did not slow down. This can only be regarded as a minor factor. After seeing the surrender signal, none of the Lightyear tanks fired their guns. This was the reason for Morgan's unusually low casualties.
Including those captured previously, Chu Jungui now has a total of nearly 150,000 federal prisoners, and the food expenses alone are a large expense.
Fortunately, most of the early prisoners were now willing to engage in second-line work, so as soon as the battle ended, a large number of troops came from the rear to collect the prisoners and escort them to designated locations.
Of course, Chu Jungui would not put the prisoners in the energy base. These secrets were not for the prisoners to know. The escort location is an open area 100 kilometers away from the new base. Now more than a dozen engineering Ark vehicles have rushed over and started to level the land. Later, a large number of engineering vehicles will arrive to build a prisoner-specific camp. There were so many prisoners this time that even by Lightyear's usual standards, a huge camp would have to be built. And this is not over yet, the armor that has been taken off has to be registered and stored, the prisoners have to eat, drink and poop, and their personal belongings have to be stored separately. After all the information came down, Chu Jungui found that he actually wanted to build a new base for these prisoners!
Considering that these prisoners were important bargaining chips, even if they could not force the federation to cease the war, they could at least exchange for a large ransom. Therefore, Chu Jun thought about it and endured it.
A large number of captives are not completely useless. They can work in the rear, liberating a large number of engineering beasts and turning them into combat beasts, which is equivalent to indirectly expanding the military strength.
Recruiting the prisoners from Morgan's unit was relatively simple, and they were very cooperative. However, some difficulties were encountered when collecting prisoners of the 7th Army.
The battlefield covers tens of thousands of square kilometers. At this moment, countless smoke pillars shoot straight into the sky, and there are still burning wreckage everywhere. There are scattered rescue cabins everywhere on the ground. Most of the cabin doors have been opened and they are empty inside. Occasionally corpses can be seen on the ground, and the lightyear warriors coming and going must first capture prisoners before disposing of the corpses.
Occasionally, someone pretending to be dead suddenly flies into the sky and tries to escape, but is immediately shot down by the Lightyear Chariot lingering nearby. Some even got angry and suddenly opened fire when they got close. As a result, many soldiers in Light Years were killed or injured as a result.
Chu Jungui jumped out of the mecha and walked in the smoke-filled battlefield. In the distance, several engineering vehicles were picking up large pieces of debris and placing them in the heavy-duty ark. An Ark has been filled with wreckage and is slowly driving away, while several other empty Arks are speeding up.
Watching this scene from a distance, Chu Jungui felt a little less stressed. Since the completion of the new energy base, which has embarked on a vigorous path of refining soil into steel, the output of various materials has increased exponentially. Traditional heavy-duty trucks are no longer enough, and now all goods are transported by Ark. This behemoth, which is hundreds of meters tall, can carry tens of thousands of tons of cargo at a time with the addition of anti-gravity engines.
There are tens of thousands of chariot wreckage on the battlefield. This is a huge amount of material. It would be a bit troublesome to deal with it originally, but in the face of the surging energy, the waste disposal is not difficult at all. Earth can be refined, and waste is not a problem. The only pity is that there are many high-tech components in the federal tank, so there is no time to dismantle and recycle them one by one.
Not far away, two lightyear warriors each dragged a armor towards the ark, and then carefully placed the armor on a special shelf. The people inside the armor have long since died, and the armor has become their coffins. According to war etiquette, Chu Jungui was obliged to collect the armor of the deceased and return it to the other party. The human body is very fragile, but the armor is very strong. Sometimes the human body has been reduced to ashes, and the identity can only be identified by the armor chip.
Chu Jungui walked for a while before returning to the mecha and ordered a meeting.
There were three more participants in the meeting, Lin Xi, Li Xinyi and Li Xuancheng. In fact, Wilson had doubts about Li Xuancheng's joining, but Chu Jungui felt that he could risk his life to follow Lin Xi and Li Xinyi to land, and he saw the most unsightly work beasts and devil flying fish, so there was no need to exclude him.
When everyone arrived, Chu Jungui asked: "Can 150,000 prisoners be exchanged for an armistice?"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally Lin Xi was the first to say: "No."
Chu Jungui was thoughtful, and Wilson said: "In the previous tug-of-war here, the Federation abandoned tens of thousands of soldiers time and time again. This is a full-scale war, and it is difficult to rely on 150,000 prisoners in exchange for a truce."
Chu Jungui nodded slowly and asked: "150,000 is not enough, what about 500,000?"
This time Wilson showed hesitation, but Lin Xi shook his head: "Not enough."
Chu Jungui and she looked at each other and already understood what she meant. The main battlefield between the Federation and the dynasty is a vertical line. No matter how the N77 fights, it is impossible to stop the war alone before the victory is determined on the main battlefield.
Chu Jungui thought about it and asked again: "What about a temporary truce?"
Lin Xi asked, "Would you agree?"
Chu Jungui shook his head: "Of course not."
The conference room fell into silence. It was supposed to be a hearty victory, but the atmosphere became extremely depressing.
However, the test subjects will not be affected by emotions. After thinking about the future path, he said: "No matter what the Federation will do, we must first collect 500,000 prisoners. General Wilson!"
Wilson straightened up.
Chu Jun returned and said: "Pick a few prisoners and put them back, and ask them to bring a message to the federal army, saying that we can accept the ransom. The price is 1.5 times the normal market price, and the ransom will increase by 1% for every day. We will collect the ransom after 90 days." If the ransom is not paid, we consider that the Federation has automatically given up its right to redeem the captives."
Wilson was startled and reminded: "The ransom only applies to the children of big families. The Federation will negotiate the exchange of prisoners after the war. We will not talk about it now."
"We must have many children from big families on our hands, so let's talk about this part first."
Wilson nodded, went out to make arrangements, and returned in a moment.
Chu Jungui looked at the time and said, "It has been 24 hours since the battle ended."
Except for the wise man and Kai Tian, everyone was a little confused.
Chu Jungui pulled out the map and adjusted it to the federal control area. He could clearly see the three bases distributed in an angular pattern. If you zoom in again, you can see that the three bases are building defense fortifications with great fanfare, and almost the entire base has become a construction site.
Chu Jungui switched the map to his own control area and could see three federal tanks leaving at high speed and heading towards the federal base. This was the Union prisoner Wilson had just released to deliver a message.
Chu Jungui said at this time: "What the Federation did not expect is that after 24 hours, we have 5,000 more tanks!"
Smoke and dust suddenly billowed from the Lightyear Base Camp. Countless tanks poured out of the base, following the federal prisoners from a distance, and headed towards the three federal bases.
