Chapter 446: Which Came First, the Land or the People?

Nodding, Li Meng stood up and said: "I will be in charge of the airship. The airship will move all the way to the southwest, and will eventually stop over Jingzhou City. Early tomorrow morning, you will set off separately, and you will be equipped with all weapons. Anyone can use it, and there is no need to declare it to me. I only look at the results, not the process, and disband.

With that said, Li Meng turned around and left the combat conference room, and everyone dispersed.

Soon after, outside, there was new movement in the airship that had been floating in the sky not far outside Shangyang City.

As the roar of the more powerful engine sounded, the huge airship slowly rose in altitude and flew forward.

This scene was also seen by the soldiers on the city wall. The airship that had been floating in the distant sky for three days finally left.

Finally, as the soldiers on the city wall watched, the huge airship slowly sank into the extreme temperature layer and disappeared without a trace.

More than ten minutes later, the airship returned to the clouds and headed southwest.

Soon, about a few hours later, as night was approaching, the airship arrived over Jingzhou City.

Early the next morning, three Vulture armed transport aircraft flew away from the airships from multiple harbors, and flew south and southwest respectively under the escort of two "Little Bird" armed helicopters.

Li Meng gained a lot from his trip to Shangyang City. Although it was only a few words, the information contained in it provided a general direction for future investigations of the people in the mountain city.

Time passed little by little, and as day after day passed, the team searching the mountain city brought good news to Li Meng one after another.

Black Flag City, Governor's Mansion, 12th floor, in the training room.

"Shu City, Qingcheng, Yuancheng, Xiangcheng, plus Shangyang City, the people in the mountain cities in this land of China have all been discovered. Perhaps we hope that there are still people in the mountain cities, but for now we have to use these five Mountain cities are the main target.”

Sitting with his back on the sofa, Li Meng listened to Zhinao's report.

Good news came from the sub-consciousness who went to investigate the people of the mountain city. The five cities of the people of the mountain city have been found, and their coordinates have been recorded in the think tank. After finding the location, the next thing to do is much simpler.

After thinking for a while, Li Meng asked: "What is your suggestion?"

Should we attack directly or take it slow first?

Zhinao knows the weapons that Black Flag City possesses best. If Zhinao says it can fight, Li Meng will not hesitate.

Li Meng doesn't like politics, let alone intrigues, and he doesn't need to be soft on the people of the mountain city. He can just conquer them directly by force, because conquering by force is the fastest way to achieve results.

If someone is soft, there will be a certain compromise in power. Although for some people, Li Meng is willing to give them power, as long as they act honestly and according to the rules of Black Flag City.

But this time is different. The people of the mountain city are not the people of the underground. If they are not conquered by force, once the power circle of the people of the mountain city is preserved, for some people, Black Flag City will undoubtedly be an object they can use, allowing them to gain greater rights. , which is not conducive to the stability of Black Flag City.

What Li Meng wants is very simple. He only wants people, and he doesn't want other incidental things. They must be swept away.

Zhi Nao: "In another month, the first batch of warships will be launched. By then, Black Flag City will have strong enough armaments. There are two options for the commander to choose. One is to conquer the people of the mountain city first. It is expected to take a while. In about two years, the second is to clear out the alien beasts in the Central Plains first. Whether to have land or people first, each has its own benefits, it depends on the commander's decision. "

Which came first, the land or the people?

Naturally, the former is not mentioned. If there are people first, then people, then large buildings can be built. The people of Heiqi City will not worry about employment issues. If there are people first, then land, there will be great problems in the initial personnel arrangement. Trouble.

If the people of the mountain city are conquered now, once such a large population flows into Black Flag City, there will be a huge gap in the required housing, not to mention employment issues.

Although Black Flag City has been expanding in the past few months, with one community after another rising from the ground, the time is limited after all, and it cannot accommodate too many people. Those metal buildings are not created out of thin air, but one after another. It was built point by point, and there is no need to rush.

If we have land first and then people, Black Flag City will have more buffer time during the eradication of the alien beasts in the Central Plains. Once a war is launched against the people of the mountain city, there is no need to worry about not having enough foundation to attack. Arrange those new people.

After thinking for a while, Li Meng asked: "Zhi Nao, how many people are there in these five mountain cities? The numbers don't need to be precise. Let's make an estimate."

Zhinao: "Shangyang City has a population of about 150,000. If calculated based on the size and population density of Shangyang City, the total population of the five cities should be around 500,000 and not more than 600,000."

Is it close to a population of 600,000?

Is this number high?

More, but not much, but when one considers that one billion people are needed to upgrade the third-level commander, the number of 600,000 is undoubtedly small. Li Meng doubted that the entire earth, including new humans, might not even have a total population. One billion.

The New World is just a small place, and the total population of New Humanity is only about 500 million. Counting those small countries and illegal households that are not included in the official statistics of the United Nations, it will not exceed 700 million.

How many old humans are still alive on the original continent?

Although Li Meng didn't want to admit it, when he thought about the results of Black Flag City's search in the land of China in the past few months, Li Meng was not optimistic about the number of old humans still alive.

Ten million?

No, I'm afraid not. If there were five million Li Meng, I would be able to laugh.

The environment of the original continent is too harsh, and there is a huge threat from the alien beasts, which will make the number of old humans only decrease, not increase.

Thinking of this, Li Meng put aside his wild thoughts and said, "First there is land, then there are people. The people of Shancheng can conquer it at any time. There is no need to rush. Even if they are given a few more years, their lives will not change much, and they will not be able to fight against Black Flag City. But the alien beasts are different. Those guys are becoming more and more active. When the new human's disillusionment virus completely loses its effectiveness, they will regain their aggressiveness. By then, Black Flag City will no longer have the peaceful development space it has now."

Because the new humans injected the disillusionment virus into the alien beast tribes on the original continent, the alien beasts became inert and greatly reduced their aggressiveness. They only wanted to hide in their nests. Even if they went out to patrol the territory, they would not be too far away from the nests.

After learning that the new humans injected the disillusionment virus into the alien beast tribes, Black Flag City has been studying what the disillusionment virus is. In the end, it was discovered that the so-called disillusionment virus is just a genetic virus among the new humans.

It originates from the genetic technology of the new humans and can destroy the DNA of organisms, disrupt the functions of cells, and its virus has the ability to reproduce indefinitely.