Xiao Fan had the experience of determining the troop size before, so he didn't ask much now and just silently calculated it in his mind.
A platoon should have three squads, with 30 soldiers per squad, so that's 90 soldiers.
Then there should be a kitchen squad, which is another eight people.
There should also be some medical soldiers, let's set aside eight spots for now.
Additionally, there need to be some spots reserved for special soldier types like snipers, rocket soldiers, flamethrower soldiers, recon soldiers, heavy machine gun combat groups, etc. Xiao Fan felt there should be at least ten or so spots for them.
Xiao Fan also felt that as a platoon leader, he should have a few personal guards, a guard squad wouldn't be excessive.
That's another eight spots gone. He also kept some spots in reserve, in case new soldier types appeared in the future.
Finally, Xiao Fan felt around 140 soldiers for a platoon should be about right.
This number far exceeded the configuration of current troops, but Xiao Fan didn't care. His Command & Conquer system was unique, so of course the configuration should be different from other troops too.
"The troop size has been determined, one platoon will have 140 soldiers!"
"The commander rank upgrade requires the platoon to reach full capacity and 50,000 funds!"
Xiao Fan shrugged at the requirements for the commander upgrade, he didn't plan to pursue that for now. With the troop size determined, he was ready to start recruiting soldiers.
Xiao Fan had 8,200 gold on hand. He first produced a heavy machine gun combat group.
The heavy machine gun provided suppression fire and was almost the biggest firepower output at the platoon level, it was an absolute necessity.
The heavy machine gun combat group cost 2,000 resources. Xiao Fan then immediately produced a rocket soldier.
As the name suggests, a rocket soldier was a soldier armed with rocket launchers.
Although the sustained firepower of rocket launchers couldn't match heavy machine guns, when attacking fortified positions, facing enemy tanks, or dealing with some unbeatable large zombies or mutants, their firepower would absolutely exceed heavy machine guns.
With so many large mutated beasts outside now, Xiao Fan was ready to teach them a serious lesson.
Another 1,000 resources spent, 5,200 gold left. Xiao Fan then produced three medical soldiers to take care of the current injured.
There were already eight injured, nursing them back to health was the same as restoring his own combat power.
4,600 gold left. Xiao Fan produced 12 infantry soldiers, 12 riflemen.
These soldiers would form three new combat squads and become the backbone of the troops.
12 infantry soldiers cost 2,400 gold, 12 riflemen cost 1,200 gold. Xiao Fan still had 1,000 gold left.
After thinking about it, he simply produced another sniper. Currently there was only one sniper, Bai Xiaochuan, which would be hard-pressed when facing some mutated zombies or mutated beasts.
With the last 200 gold left, Xiao Fan just clicked to produce another military dog.
The 8,200 gold seemed to flow away like running water, giving Xiao Fan a thrilling feeling of extravagance.
He didn't produce the kitchen squad and radio operators for now, firstly because he had no money left, and secondly they weren't urgently needed at the moment. Everyone had combat rations on them and some food in their backpacks, so they could still hold out.
The production of these soldiers wouldn't be completed all at once, it required some time. Xiao Fan first turned around and left the office, he still had to organize the defense outside.
Coming outside, the mutated beasts had mostly devoured the corpses there.
The soldiers were preparing to defend, but Xiao Fan directly ordered, "Throw all the killed zombie corpses outside, try to delay some time as much as possible."
The Red Alert soldiers unconditionally executed Xiao Fan's orders. They immediately threw the zombie corpses from inside the room to the outside as he instructed.
The mutated beasts outside were about to attack again, but upon seeing the new corpses, they immediately stopped the attack and happily continued feasting outside.
"Focus on checking which mutated beast has the highest level of evolution?"
Xu Qiang immediately replied, "Commander, I've looked them over. The two mutated beasts here with the highest level of evolution are that giant python and that Siberian tiger over there."
Xiao Fan looked in the direction Xu Qiang pointed. Sure enough, he saw the two mutated beasts he mentioned.
There was a 12-meter long reticulated python, thicker than a barrel, coiled there. It swallowed an entire zombie corpse in one gulp, like eating noodles. The surrounding mutated beasts all kept their distance from it.
There was also a fully six-meter long gigantic tiger, swaying its head and tail as it feasted. Even the male lion from the previous pride backed down when seeing it. It was apparent this tiger had gotten the upper hand from them before.
"Focus on dealing with these two fellows later in battle."
"Understood!"
Xiao Fan also checked on the two flamethrower soldiers. They were the main force now. Especially against the mutated birds in the sky, the power of the flamethrowers was maximized.
After going over, Xiao Fan specifically told them to not bother with the ground mutated beasts as much as possible, mainly deal with the flying birds. Pay attention to conserve fuel, even if they couldn't upgrade to level 2 stars immediately, ensuring everyone safely leaves the zoo was the absolute key point.
The two flamethrower soldiers nodded in acknowledgment. As Red Alert units, they all knew more soldiers were still being recruited on the commander's side. As long as they endured through this period, there would be no issues afterwards.
Xiao Fan also looked over the injured. The current soldiers had mostly leveled up to 3 stars. Their physical fitness was extremely powerful. Although seriously injured, they could still grit their teeth and endure for a while.
After inspecting the defenses for a bit, feeling that the time was about right, Xiao Fan returned to the director's office.
Just after entering the office, Xiao Fan immediately felt a suffocating, iron-blooded aura pounce at him!
The office was already filled with a dense swath of soldiers.
The soldiers Xiao Fan produced at the cost of 8,200 gold had all appeared.
The neat rows of infantry soldiers and riflemen. The medical soldiers with Red Cross armbands on their arms.
The rocket soldiers shouldering rocket launchers on their shoulders. The snipers holding sniper rifles.
And the huge heavy machine guns placed on the ground, with the two heavy machine gun unit soldiers operating them behind!
There was also the newly produced military dog, wagging its tail at Xiao Fan.
There were already over thirty soldiers in the room. So many Red Alert soldiers gathered together, with the black muzzles of rifles glinting coldly, this scene was enough to cause tremendous shock to an ordinary person.
Even Xiao Fan who was used to scenes like this couldn't help feeling a stir of emotions now.
These were all his soldiers! Although produced by the system and infinitely loyal to him, Xiao Fan had never treated them as tools. They were all living people by his side, his brothers and sisters.
Hm? Sisters!
Indeed, it seemed there was a sister among the ranks.
Stepping to the front of the formation with solemn expression, upon seeing Xiao Fan enter, all of soldiers immediately stood in formation at attention and saluted him formally!
"Sniper Wang Yuan, reporting to Commander!"
"Medical soldiers Yan Han, Yan Dong, reporting to Commander!"
"Medical soldier Sun Feifei, reporting to Commander!"
"Rocket soldier Li Yiqiang, reporting to Commander!"
"Heavy machine gun combat unit Jiang Zhou, Liu Xiaobing, Niu Ben, reporting to Commander!"
"Infantry soldiers XXX, reporting to Commander!"
"Riflemen XXX, reporting to Commander!"
"Woof Woof!"
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ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
