The post-war reconstruction efforts on Rostov were a chaotic mess.
Although the city did not suffer any direct damage this time due to Alex's sufficiently decisive strategic decisions, the consequences of firing the Nova Cannon within the atmosphere were still severe.
The Nova Cannon's explosion was incredibly powerful, sweeping away everything within a fifty-kilometer radius; though not as severely damaged as the central area, everything above ground or not sturdy enough within this range was leveled.
The blast radius even exceeded two hundred kilometers, affecting even the cities located behind the defensive lines.
In the central area of the explosion, the ground was completely leveled by the high temperature and shockwave, transforming the original battlefield into a scorched wasteland.
In the wider area, the explosion's shockwave destroyed countless buildings, especially the shanties and makeshift houses in the slums, with almost none surviving.
Many buildings in the slum areas were damaged; the roofs or tin sheets of privately built shanties were blown off, many windowpanes were shattered, and some less sturdy structures even directly collapsed from the tremor.
Many residents lost their homes and had to be temporarily housed in makeshift shelters.
If not for Rostov having enough municipal officials working, Alex would truly have been at his wit's end.
The municipal officials quickly sprang into action, organizing manpower and resources for disaster reconstruction.
They cleared debris, repaired damaged buildings, and provided temporary housing for homeless residents.
Despite the heavy workload, the municipal officials were quite efficient, and the post-disaster reconstruction work proceeded in an orderly fashion.
However, in addition to these, the replenishment and rebuilding of the Rostov Defense Force and the Astra Militarum also required attention, and these matters had to be personally overseen by Alex.
After all, the combat effectiveness of the army directly related to Rostov's security, especially when facing the threat of the Space Necron Dynasty; the army's rebuilding work was urgent.
Alex was immensely grateful for his decision to expand the army earlier, which now allowed Rostov to have enough military personnel.
Although the young people in the militia groups had basically only received simple military training, this war had given them a taste of the battlefield atmosphere.
They were certainly not enough to be integrated into the Astra Militarum, but there was no problem with them serving as new recruits for the Defense Force.
Moreover, due to the impending major war, Alex directly incorporated all twenty militia groups into the Defense Force's structure this time, forming twenty new recruit groups.
As for the original five Defense Force new recruit groups, they had now been completely disbanded; in addition to supplementing the four heavily casualties-ridden Defense Force groups, a portion was also used to supplement the two Astra Militarum groups that also suffered significant casualties.
But even so, the previous seven Defense Force groups and two Astra Militarum groups were now full of wounded soldiers, understaffed, and with severely damaged equipment.
Almost all medical facilities on the planet were requisitioned by Alex; in fact, due to insufficient hospital rooms, he temporarily established several field hospitals to accommodate the massive number of wounded.
It was easy to build hospitals, but there were not enough medical personnel.
Although the warhammer 40k world did not lack people, it lacked everything else, especially professional technical personnel; for various reasons, their numbers were very small and usually difficult to meet normal needs.
Even within the Astra Militarum, a group might not even have one qualified military doctor, let alone sufficient medical supplies and medicines.
In view of this, no matter how unwilling Alex was, he could only lift the ban on the Blood Oath Society, allowing them to participate in the treatment of the wounded and permitting them to use their blood potions to treat the wounded.
It must be said that these blood potions from the Blood Oath Society were very effective in treating the wounded.
After all, many battlefield injuries were caused by excessive blood loss, and this was exactly the Blood Oath Society's area of expertise.
However, Alex remained very uneasy about them; while letting them work, he also ordered them to be closely monitored to prevent any accidents.
If he hadn't been tied up with other matters, Alex might have personally conducted a deeper investigation into this cult, but now he had to solve the army's logistical supply problems.
The Forge at Rostov II Starport and the manufacturing plants on Rostov III were operating at full capacity, producing weapons and equipment to replenish the army's consumption, but it would be difficult to fill such a huge gap quickly.
Fortunately, Mariupol Forge World had sent news that, because the Department of Military Affairs intended to launch an Expeditionary Force, large quantities of logistical supplies and weapons and equipment had already been shipped and would arrive at Rostov II in a few days.
Not only that, but the large army would also use Rostov II as the starting point for the expedition, launching a genocidal attack on the Space Necron Dynasty within the Sub-Sector.
Alex had no other thoughts about this news except for a headache.
Rostov II had indeed developed well in recent years, and Alex believed he had managed it effectively during these years.
However, it was clear that Rostov II did not have the capacity to accommodate several million troops or to serve as a logistical supply point for the start of an expedition.
Unless the Orbital Ring had already been completed, capable of continuously supplying food to the entire Sub-Sector, and the Forge and shipyards were also fully operational, able to continuously produce weapons, equipment, and ships.
Currently, while the Forge and shipyards could indeed be put into use, and weapons, equipment, and new ships could indeed be produced, it was far from the level of "inexhaustible."
One could only say that production was possible, but in terms of quantity...
If Alex had expanded the army according to his previous plan, there would have been no major problem, as production could have kept up.
But now, if it were to support a large-scale expedition, it was far beyond what Alex's current production capacity could handle.
But in any case, having something to use was better than having nothing at all.
Moreover, this task did not need to be borne by him; Mariupol Forge World undertook most of the material supply tasks for the expedition, and various military equipment and logistical supplies would be produced by this Forge World.
Although Alex's side also provided weapons, equipment, and warships, overall it was only a supplement, or rather, for emergencies.
After all, the Expeditionary Force was enormous in scale; if everything had to wait to be transported from the rear, it would delay many things, and if Alex could provide various weapons, ammunition, and logistical supplies, it would undoubtedly solve many problems.
Therefore, for Rostov II, this was also a huge development opportunity; if managed well, Rostov would develop rapidly, and both its industrial capacity and the planet's urban level and population would experience significant growth.
But to seize this opportunity, the completion of the Orbital Ring's construction was of utmost importance.
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