Of the two packs of cigarettes, the burly man took out a pack and gave it to his followers. He kept the other pack to himself. The alcohol was in his arms and no one could touch it. As he smoked, the burly man thought about his future path. Outside, an assault vehicle with a heavy machine gun drove in. When the military vehicle entered the camp, all the death row prisoners stood up. They recognized the identity of the military vehicle. It was the military vehicle of the main force.
A second lieutenant got out of the military vehicle and looked around at the disorganized prisoners. He frowned and shouted loudly, "You're all dead!"
He frowned and shouted, "Bao Lingmin, who is Bao Lingmin …"
"Big Brother, Bao Lingmin is your name, right? They are calling you, could it be that something good has happened …"
Zuo Tie tried to please Bao Lingmin. Then, Zuo Tie was pushed away by the others and followed Bao Lingmin to the military vehicle.
"According to the investigation, the death row prisoner Bao Lingmin of the death row group fought bravely and killed more than 30 normal zombies, 12 evolved zombies, and rescued two comrades. Bao Lingmin will be exempted from death row prisoner status and transferred to the 1st Main Force, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Platoon …"
Following the officer's loud announcement, Bao Lingmin did not expect that he would actually become a regular soldier. The surrounding death row prisoners looked at Bao Lingmin with envy, hoping that this day would come for them. However, Bao Lingmin's supporters were anxious …
"Oh?
That meritorious death row prisoner actually wants to stay in the death row group?
Interesting. Forget it, let him use his status as a regular soldier to become the company commander of the death row group. Tell Lakshon that in the future, when the death row prisoners make meritorious deeds, they will be given the same treatment … "
After giving instructions to Bao Lingmin, Zhang Xiaoqiang's gaze returned to the zombie situation map. On the electronic map, the red area that represented the zombies was gradually expanding. It was as if the area that the zombies had occupied was rapidly expanding overnight. However, the actual situation was not like that. The zombies were constantly moving in one direction, filling up the empty areas that they had paid a huge price to clear in the past. Behind the zombies, a large amount of land had become empty.
Ishihara stood at the side, speechless. Looking at the sea of red on the map, he felt a deep sense of helplessness. All the work he had done in the past had been for nothing, and he felt powerless even though he wanted to.
"Don't be discouraged. Although the zombies have taken over our territory, the territory behind them is empty. Silver Creek is a treasure land, easy to defend and hard to attack. As long as we guard the roads, no matter how many zombies there are, they won't be able to attack. Previously, the industrial base was strong, and there were large tracts of fertile land. As long as it is developed well, it might be the bridgehead for the whole of China to counterattack the zombies."
Zhang Xiaoqiang patted Ishihara on the shoulder and said earnestly. Ishihara smiled and looked away. He looked at the list on the table and asked, "Do we have enough cars?
According to your plan, I'm afraid we'll have to consume a lot of fuel. Can we keep up? "
"If we can't keep up, we'll let them run with their legs. If the previous army could do it, the current army must do it as well. No matter what, the grassland will be the burial ground for the zombies …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang answered Ishihara's question firmly. There were not many twists and turns in this battle. There was only one battle plan, which was to lure the zombies to the grassland and make a large retreat. The zombies would get lost in the vast space, and then they would clear the zombies from the edge. Like peeling a potato, they would clear the sea of zombies layer by layer, and then they would launch an all-out attack.
Zhang Xiaoqiang knew the persistence of the zombies. Last time, when they retreated from the gathering place in Wuhan City, the zombies had chased them for half a month. This time, he would let the zombies chase them for half a month …
"If everything goes well, it won't matter if we take back Wu Hai or not. We can take back Shizui Mountain and Yinchuan City in one fell swoop. How are we going to leave then?"
Thinking of the bright future, Ishihara's mood improved. He started to plan for the future. Zhang Xiaoqiang's finger moved north on the electronic map and finally stopped at Baotou City. He said to Ishihara, "This place will be our military factory in the future. The Baiyun Mining Area there has enough iron ore, and Inner Mongolia has no shortage of coal. As long as we take back the First Machinery Factory and let Xiao Lang operate it, we will have an endless supply of tanks. By then, our armored army will be able to wipe out all the zombies …"
"Yeah, as long as we have thousands of tanks, no matter how many zombies there are, they will only become meat on the chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered by us … Thinking of the scene of countless zombies being crushed by the tank tracks, I can feel exceptionally wonderful …"
Seeing Ishihara's expression, Zhang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but laugh. He pointed at the map and said,
"Don't think so far ahead. Let's focus on what's in front of us …"
After saying that, Zhang Xiaoqiang calculated in his heart. It had already been eight months. If nothing went wrong, his child would be born in two months. He didn't know whether it would be a boy or a girl. He really hoped that he could rush back in time.
After the base lost Zhang Xiaoqiang, Huang Quan and Zhang Huai'an took the fast lane. Countless zombies were wiped out by the experienced soldiers. Wang Le's factory had already begun to play a huge role. The ammunition reassembly line had already been activated. Every day, tens of thousands of bullets were sent to the hot spring base to be stored.
As the search team's search area expanded, more and more resources were found and sent to the cockroach base. Compared to the shortage of fuel in Inner Mongolia, the hot spring base was much more abundant. Most of the cars had been replaced with diesel engines, and a large amount of crude diesel had been purified and stored in the oil depot. The soldiers rode on modified military vehicles and sped along the roads around Jicheng to eliminate the newly discovered zombie hordes.
Yang Ke-er started to become restless. Huang Quan, who didn't know the situation, thought that Yang Ke-er had received news about Zhang Xiaoqiang and wanted to go to the grasslands to find him. So he ordered Yuan Yi to keep an eye on Yang Ke-er 24/7. Little did he know, the source of Yang Ke-er's restlessness was Mu Peipei's stomach.
Two two-meter-tall mutant dogs became Mu Peipei's personal bodyguards, guarding Mu Peipei 24/7. The first time the unknown enemy spied on her was when Mu Peipei was in her seventh month of pregnancy. Two evolvers drugged Mu Peipei's security company and found their way to Mu Peipei's house. Only one of the mutant dogs was left behind, and the other disappeared into the shadows.
After Mu Peipei found out about the spying of the evolvers, she didn't say anything. Without Zhang Xiaoqiang, she didn't trust anyone, not even Yang Ke-er. She missed a good opportunity to find the mastermind.
The failure of the evolvers caused the mysterious organization to send out even more evolvers, preparing to launch an attack at a certain time. They did not know of Zhang Xiao Qiang's existence, and they only wanted to kidnap the child, control the Yellow Springs, and then use the emperor to command the nobles.
When Zhang Xiaoqiang started to prepare for the battle with the zombies in Silver Stream, there seemed to be a strange atmosphere in the hot spring base. More than one patrol member reported that they saw something unclean when they were patrolling, but when they looked carefully, they didn't find anything.
Some people thought it was the spirit of the Osmanthus Mountain, but Huang Quan started to be vigilant. He knew that if there was an Agility-based evolver, it would be possible to be like a ghost. Although Huang Quan didn't have the intuition of Yang Ke-er, he had the cautiousness that Yang Ke-er didn't have. He slowly gathered the evolvers they found and trained them, preparing to use them one day …
Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't know about the strange things happening in the hot spring base. He was only worried about Guo Fei. At the same time, the war officially began with the main force.
Ever since Ding Ziqiang became the commander of the main force, he used the same methods he used in the army. He had high standards and strict requirements for his soldiers. With the start of the high-intensity training, the main force's combat ability was far behind that of the garrison. Even if Li Yao tried his best, he wouldn't be able to catch up with the main force.
Hence, the 1st Main Force Regiment became Zhang Xiao Qiang's trump card without a doubt. Be it the Cavalry Regiment or the 2nd Field Regiment which had the most professional officers, none of them could match up to them. Once they went into battle, if the Cavalry Regiment was not considered, the 1st Field Regiment would become Zhang Xiao Qiang's first choice.
The zombies in Silver Stream were advancing very fast. Because of the ambush on the road in the valley, all the Z-types felt the danger. They didn't hide in Silver Stream as Zhang Xiaoqiang had expected. Instead, they took the initiative to attack. They didn't act like animals, but more like horses.
Silver Stream was only 160 kilometers away from Wuhai City. According to the zombies' speed, it would take them at most three days to meet up. Originally, it was troublesome for the zombies in Silver Stream to meet up with the zombies in Wuhai City, but in Zhang Xiaoqiang's plan, the more zombies there were, the better. The more zombies there were, the more he could eliminate, and the easier it would be to clean up the mess. Therefore, Ding Ziqiang's mission was to kill the zombies on both sides after the zombies in Silver Stream and Wuhai City met up, and then lead the zombies in circles on the grassland.