Only when faced with a truly hopeless situation would people wake up. They looked at the scattered zombies in front of them and the gradually fading sounds of gunfire. Smelling the thick smell of gunpowder in the camp, both of their legs trembled and became wet. More than twenty soldiers begged for mercy together, using all kinds of promises to express their regret.
But these regrets could not move anyone. They were all soldiers, they had to hold their ground and face life and death. But because they were afraid of death, they caused their comrades to die in battle, causing their platoon leader to use his own life to atone for his crime. If they did not die, then who deserved to die?
The zombies ate people in a bloody and cruel manner. More than twenty living people were pushed into the middle of the zombie horde at different points of the camp. The entire camp was cleared out by the soldiers. The horror of dozens of zombies surrounding a person for a meal was unforgettable for most of the soldiers. One by one, the living people were torn to pieces in front of their eyes. Looking at the flying pieces of clothes, looking at the eye-catching red on the pieces, all the soldiers simultaneously used their guns to vent their fear.
Groups of zombies that were gathered for a meal were blasted into pieces by the rockets. One by one, the zombies were accurately shot in the head. The D2 zombies that were near the camp could no longer be invincible. Many soldiers carried rocket launchers and took the initiative to jump out of the camp and use the best angle to fire the rockets.
Two hours later, countless zombies fell in front of the camp, piling up into a pile of corpses. Tens of thousands of zombies fell under the concentrated fire of thousands of soldiers and dozens of heavy machine guns. Among them, there was no lack of S-type zombies. With the right weapon, even the D2 zombies might not be stronger than the ordinary zombies. Zhang Xiaoqiang stood beside Tie Zhongyuan and watched the whole process with him. When the number of zombies started to decrease, the soldiers were no longer satisfied with hiding in the camp. They took the initiative to rush out of the camp and shot the zombies that were seriously injured but not dead.
"Your soldiers have been trained, it's just that …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang could not help but sigh. Seeing the proud expression on Tie Zhongyuan's face, he wanted to remind him, but when the words came to his mouth, he hesitated. Seeing the tens of thousands of zombies in front of the camp, Zhang Xiaoqiang remembered that the main enemy of mankind was the zombies. In the end, he won over his selfishness and explained to Tie Zhongyuan.
The battle in front had officially ended. Although there were still groups of three to five zombies coming out of the town, they were no longer a threat. One by one, the soldiers with confidence walked forward and took the initiative to provoke the zombies. They constantly used their bayonets to poke holes in the bodies of the zombies. When the zombies counterattacked, they would scream and jump away. They were not in a hurry to kill the zombies. Instead, they took pleasure in doing so.
When Tie Zhongyuan took out his handkerchief to cover his nose, Zhang Xiaoqiang was not moved. Instead, he took a deep breath and looked at Tie Zhongyuan with a smile, "To be honest, even if your soldiers could defeat the zombies of a town, they are not elites. You have to know, the first time I faced 70,000 zombies, the total number of soldiers was less than 200, and the large caliber machine guns were less than half of yours. There were no anti-aircraft cannons or tanks, but I won. Do you know why?"
When Tie Zhongyuan heard Zhang Xiaoqiang's story, it was like listening to a fairy tale. However, he knew that it was not a fairy tale. He could see the seriousness in Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes.
"Your soldiers fight with humans as the imaginary enemy, and so do the Silver Stream Army. Maybe you pay too much attention to professionalism before the apocalypse, but I am not like that. Ever since I rose up with eleven people, I have always been fighting zombies. Therefore, I understand zombies, I know their variations and types, and I also know their weaknesses. I remember that the first town I conquered had more than 3,000 zombies, and I only had 30 unprofessional soldiers, three heavy machine guns, and three mortars …"
"This is impossible … Absolutely impossible … Even if you are an evolver, it is impossible …"
Tie Zhongyuan's expression finally changed. What Zhang Xiaoqiang had done was beyond his imagination. He had used 3,000 soldiers to encircle less than 50,000 zombies, and yet the zombies had almost broken through. Before Zhang Xiaoqiang could finish his words, Tie Zhongyuan refuted him.
"Nothing is impossible. Do you know why your soldiers could fight to the last man against humans, but there were so many deserters against zombies?"
The wind blew Zhang Xiao Qiang's messy hair, causing it to dance beside his ears. Zhang Xiao Qiang squinted his eyes as he looked at the corpses of the soldiers that were being carried out from the camp. He spoke with a trace of reminiscence.
Tie Yuan Zhong naturally shook his head, however, his focus was at an unprecedented level, as he stared at Zhang Xiao Qiang's mouth, paying attention to every single word. In his heart, he was trying to guess how Zhang Xiao Qiang did it.
"Fear is only one of the reasons. The real reason is that they don't understand. They only know that bullets can't kill zombies, but humans can. Guns can give them the confidence to fight against humans, but it doesn't give them the confidence to fight against zombies. It is the same for you, and it is the same for the Silver Stream Army …"
"What should we do …"
Tie Zhongyuan hurried to ask. Looking at the anxious Tie Zhongyuan, Zhang Xiaoqiang let out a long sigh and finally told him the method he used to train his elite soldiers …
"If guns can't give them confidence, then don't believe in guns. My troops are usually equipped with two types of weapons: guns and shields. The bullets will run out, and as long as the blades are not broken, they can continue to attack. When they can face zombies like that, they will not be afraid of zombies anymore …"
Speaking until here, Zhang Xiaoqiang pointed at the soldiers who were playing with the zombies with bayonets. Tie Zhongyuan squinted his eyes and looked over, then shook his head. That was when the soldiers were not under any pressure. He was not afraid of one zombie, but if there were ten or a hundred of them, even he would be afraid. He would definitely not let any zombies get close to him.
"You and your soldiers have walked into a blind spot. Do you take zombies too seriously?
Let me ask you, if you have a sword and a shield, will you be afraid of facing three unarmed strong men?
Even if they can break a brick with one punch?
And you are just an ordinary person without any ability? "
Hearing this, Tie Zhongyuan directly shook his head. As long as he had a sword and a shield, his shield would not be afraid of fists that could break bricks, and his sword could cut down fists. As long as he was careful, only the strong men would be afraid, not him.
"Zombies are not as fast as the strong men, and their claws cannot break bricks. Moreover, they are not invincible, as long as you can cut their heads with your sword …" Tie Zhongyuan came to a realization.
When Zhang Xiao Qiang spoke up to this point, Tie Zhong Yuan came to a realization. Zhang Xiao Qiang had been teaching him not about tactics or plans, but how to adjust the hearts of the soldiers. Once their hearts were no longer afraid, no matter how many ordinary zombies there were, they would just be a bunch of unarmed civilians in the eyes of the soldiers. Against civilians, a blade and a shield would suffice. In other words, they weren't even afraid of close combat, why would they be afraid of using a rifle to shoot the zombies' brains?
"I understand now. What you mean is, as long as we do not see zombies as a threat in our hearts, the soldiers will naturally be able to unleash their full potential. At the same time, they will not be afraid of zombies approaching them?"
At this moment, Shi Yuanye was deeply grateful to Zhang Xiaoqiang, because this was also a problem that had been troubling him. To be honest, when facing the enemy, they could always fight with no regard for their own safety. One had to admit that the soldiers' fighting spirit was very fierce, but once they faced zombies, they would show fear. How could they fight zombies in the future?
"In fact, this is not a big deal. It's just that you did not notice it. You forgot that when we reclaimed Alxa, your 300 Golden Flag Soldiers fought very well. To put it bluntly, it was my cavalry that taught them how to deal with zombies, so they were also confident. Unfortunately, most of those soldiers died in Salt Lake Town, or else it would not be like this today …"
This was the real reason why Zhang Xiao Qiang told him the trick. In the end, he owed it to Tie Zhongyuan. If it wasn't for Salt Lake Town and the loss of the elite soldiers, those Golden Flag Warriors would have taught their comrades how to deal with the zombies.
Hearing Zhang Xiaoqiang's words, Tie Zhongyuan was also silent. He no longer had the face to return to Alxa's tribe. Countless people had died with him. He was like an evil god that only brought death to his people.
"Of course, other than confidence, there is one more thing that you did not pay attention to …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang saw that Tie Zhongyuan was depressed and felt a little guilty. He changed the topic and really attracted Tie Zhongyuan's attention.
"It's the same old problem. Your battle strategy is against humans. You have to know that trenches can reduce the chances of you being hit by bullets, but zombies don't have AKs. So, turning the trenches into a chest wall can give your soldiers more protection and confidence. Zombies don't have eyes, they can't see under their feet …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not hide anything and told him all kinds of methods to deal with zombies. Tie Zhongyuan was not the only one listening. Shi Yuanye, Xu Hao, and Alatan Ao, who was blindly looking around, were all listening attentively. Rakshasa, on the other hand, used a pen to write down everything in his notebook. This time, Zhang Xiaoqiang's words had finally set the tone for the debate on the zombie war, and also laid the first foundation for humans to defeat zombies.