Hearing this, Zhang Xiao Qiang, who had been on tenterhooks, calmed down. He slowly tidied up his clothes, and casually replied: "Isn't this what we want? Without any casualties, we can lure the zombies into the grasslands. Is there any better bait than the Black Sea Zombies?
Let's get the main force back. I believe the battle between the two Z2 zombies will last for a long time. "
Following Zhang Xiao Qiang's orders, Ding Zi Qiang, who was at the frontlines, mobilized the main force and retreated in the middle of the night. Ding Zi Qiang felt that he had been toyed with by the zombies. As the main force, he had thought that he would be able to take a bite out of the sea of zombies. He had even fantasized that he would personally lead the Type-98 Tanks in a charge and even personally kill a D3 zombie. Who would have thought that they would be like mice hiding in the sea of zombies. Not only were they being chased around, they even had to move in the middle of the night.
Ding Ziqiang's complaints were ignored by Zhang Xiaoqiang. During the day, they had used 24 rounds of rocket attacks and killed at least 100,000 zombies. In addition to the Black Sea Zombies' unpredictable battle formation, the Silver Stream Zombies had lost more than 600,000 zombies. In addition to the 70,000 zombies they had killed earlier, they had already achieved an unexpected result. The search team and the Dog Claw Battalion had cleared the collapsed road and had already bypassed the sea of zombies to reach the center of Silver Stream. If nothing unexpected happened, when they found the strategic reserve of Silver Stream, their resources and strength would increase exponentially.
"Originally, we had predicted that the Black Sea Zombies and the Silver Stream Zombies would converge. There would be an estimated 2.5 million zombies in the direction of Silver Stream. Including the Black Sea Zombies, the number of zombies we would have to kill would reach 3 million.
But because of the Black Sea Zombies' resistance, the number of zombies we would have to face would not be that many. In total, we would have to face less than 2 million zombies.
If all the Z2 zombies in the world would engage in a life or death battle, then the zombies' biggest enemy would not be the mutant beasts or humans, but themselves. The future is bright. As long as we persevere, victory will be ours. "
Zhang Xiao Qiang, who had arrived at the command center, analyzed his thoughts to Shi Yuan Ye. According to his calculations, the zombies would expend a terrifying amount of manpower in the Evolution Battle of Life and Death, unless they encountered a Z3 zombie. However, there would definitely be more than one Z3. Perhaps, the reason why the zombies died was because of the zombies themselves.
Early in the morning, the grass on the grassland was still covered in dew, reflecting the sunlight and emitting a colorful luster. Smoke from kitchen chimneys floated above the busy military camp. Countless soldiers were walking around the camp, either doing drills or taking roll calls. Other than soldiers, there were also logisticians in different clothes carrying all kinds of supplies in preparation for the upcoming battle. The long convoy of transport vehicles slowly entered the military camp. Just like in the military camp, those exhausted transport personnel carefully handed the canned pickles on their bodies to the receiving personnel, then walked to the side and lay down to sleep.
The efficiency of the camp was very high. The supplies on the flatbed were unloaded one by one. All kinds of supplies and raw materials that had piled up in the camp were loaded onto the vehicles. By the time all the vehicles were full, it was already noon. The transport personnel who had only slept for four hours opened their eyes bitterly. Amidst the hysterical screams of their supervisor, they hurriedly ate their lunch and began to drag the even heavier flatbed vehicles back.
"Because of the zombie war, Silver Stream and Wu Hai have lost more than one million zombies. In this way, we only need to face about two million zombies, which will greatly reduce the loss of ammunition and supplies. Previously, we were worried that we might not have enough supplies. But now, we don't think there will be a problem. Including the ammunition that was transported from other places and reloaded from the rear, we already have ten million bullets …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the departing vehicles and listened to Shi Yuanya's report. His emotions fluctuated. The reason why they could accumulate so many supplies so quickly was all thanks to the transport personnel in the rear, or rather, the entire rear. Every day that the frontline troops gathered, the civilians in the rear would have to work hard. Unless they could build a frontline base, the economy in the rear would have to continue for another day.
"How is the search team doing?
Tell Crescent Moon and Li Zhongyue that their mission is the key to the success of the entire war. No matter what, they must complete the mission … "
Hearing Zhang Xiaoqiang's words, Shi Yuanya did not know how to answer. He did not have high hopes for the plan that Zhang Xiaoqiang had proposed. Although more than half of the zombies in Silver Stream City and 90% of the zombies in Shizui Mountain had been mobilized by the Z2 to chase after the Black Sea Zombies, the number of zombies behind them was still not small.
The mission that Zhang Xiaoqiang had given to the search team was to not kill a single zombie. They had to gather enough supplies without the zombies noticing. They had to reduce the pressure on the rear by being the closest to the zombies. It sounded good, but any mishap could alert the zombies. If the zombies' command system was as they had predicted, then the Z2 zombies would be alerted as well. If that happened, the zombies would be alerted, and the search team's efforts would be in vain.
"Brother Cockroach, isn't this too risky? After all, in a situation where we can't alert any zombies, finding and transporting resources is a little difficult. Why don't … Why don't we just take over the entire Silver River and build fortifications at the crossroads to block the zombies' counterattack, and finally eliminate the zombies under the city …"
Shi Yuanya's suggestion was well-intentioned, but it was immediately rejected by Zhang Xiaoqiang. Zhang Xiaoqiang knew what Shi Yuanya was thinking. China's military generally did not have a strong desire to attack. It was fine when it came to internal conflicts, but when it came to external conflicts, the first thing the military thought of was defense.
"You can't defend, you can't defend. You've been surrounded by a sea of zombies before. Even if your cannons didn't explode on your own head, you won't be able to defend. When the zombies start to attack, you will realize that zombies and humans are two different concepts. They are not afraid of death, nor are they afraid of injury. When one falls, another will come. The soldiers will get tired, the barrels will get hot, and the ammunition will run out, but the zombies will not retreat.
They will only attack, attack, and attack again. If there's a river in front of them, they will fill it up. If there's a ditch in front of them, they will fill it up. If there's a wall in front of them, they will bury a mountain with corpses. They are not afraid, they are not afraid, so don't give them any targets or fortresses, because they can destroy any fortresses … "
Zhang Xiaoqiang's words only increased the burden in Shi Yuanya's heart, but it did not have any effect. Zhang Xiaoqiang turned his head and saw the worry in Shi Yuanya's calm eyes. He smiled and said, "You are a talented general, and you are good at finding the truth from the details. But you are too narrow-minded, and you pay too much attention to short-term gains and losses, so you will be misled many times.
So what if we fail?
So what if we can't wipe out the zombies on the grassland?
So what if the zombies in Silver Stream take over Silver Stream again?
We have already lost millions of zombies, and we can still take over Wu Hai. Wasn't that our goal before?
We are just getting back on track. "
Zhang Xiao Qiang's words caused a strange expression to appear on Ishiyuan Ye's face. Zhang Xiao Qiang was different from him. Once Ishiyuan Ye set a goal, he would accomplish it meticulously. He was a little inflexible, and a little stubborn.
Zhang Xiaoqiang, on the other hand, never had a meticulous plan. This was also related to the environment he had been through. He was used to accidents, so Zhang Xiaoqiang would always find the side that was most beneficial to him, turning bad news into good news. Just like this time, if he could succeed, he would succeed. Even if he couldn't, he had still taken over Wu Hai.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, I just received news that there are only about 80,000 zombies left in Wu Hai. They won't be able to cause any more losses to the millions of zombies in Silver Stream. Ding Ziqiang is asking if we can start now?"
Zhao Jun walked over from the intelligence center. For the past two days, Zhao Jun had been paying attention to the situation of the zombies and had no time to take care of himself. He looked very unkempt, with a face full of beard and a pair of bloodshot eyes. He was waiting for Zhang Xiaoqiang to officially give the order to wipe out the zombies.
"There's no hurry. I want to see what will happen between the two Z2s. This is an opportunity. If the two Z2s meet, we might be able to find the weak point of the zombie horde.