His voice was not loud, but it had a strong penetrating power. Everyone who heard it was terrified. No one dared to answer, and no one even dared to stand there. They all retreated together.
Chen Qinqin hid behind Jia Deli, her hands clutching his military uniform tightly. Her forehead was pressed against Jia Deli's back, and she did not dare to look at him. She was used to seeing death in the apocalypse. Not long ago, she had seen Jia Deli beheading Buck-teeth while they were chatting. She had also seen predators eat human flesh before. But now, what Zhang Xiaoqiang had done had subverted her understanding. Bloody killings could be so cruel?
Jia Deli looked at Zhang Xiao Qiang's back, which was not tall, but he was very excited. He finally saw Zhang Xiao Qiang take action. For Zhang Xiao Qiang, they respected Zhang Xiao Qiang's authority more than his own strength. For death row prisoners, Bao Lingmin, who could kill hundreds of zombies, was the real hero. That was why when Jia Deli saw Zhang Xiao Qiang, he would be very excited, unlike when he saw Bao Lingmin, he would even clench his chrysanthemum tightly. But now, Zhang Xiao Qiang had subverted his understanding. Now, the vicious and ruthless Zhang Xiao Qiang was far above his boss, Bao Lingmin.
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the group of useless evolutionaries with contempt. He walked to the twitching man and squatted down. He used the man's clothes to wipe the blood on his hands. His eyes slowly swept across the faces of the evolutionaries in front of him.
All the evolutionaries that Zhang Xiaoqiang saw lowered their heads and measured the distance between their feet. They did not do anything that might cause Zhang Xiaoqiang to misunderstand. "You have been recruited.
"You have been recruited. From now on, you are the new recruits of the Prairie Army. Your first mission is to help the army in front to deal with other evolvers. This is your only chance. If you don't do it well, I will be very dissatisfied. Do you want to know what will happen if I am dissatisfied?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang's words made the evolutionaries feel relieved. First, they had been recruited by Zhang Xiaoqiang. Even if Zhang Xiaoqiang needed them, they could at least keep their lives. But after Zhang Xiaoqiang's words, they knew that if they could not satisfy Zhang Xiaoqiang, the one lying on the ground would be their role model.
After that, Zhang Xiaoqiang asked Jia Deli to accept. He gathered the evolutionaries from the ground and lined them up. He threw military uniforms at the evolutionaries' feet, regardless of gender, and asked them to change on the spot. Under Jia Deli's loud orders, the evolutionaries did not dare to do anything, regardless of how unwilling they were. Zhang Xiaoqiang was still looking at them coldly.
There were a total of 33 evolutionaries. After Zhang Xiaoqiang killed one, there were 32 left. These 32 evolutionaries were treated as ordinary soldiers and rushed to the front to carry out their tasks. Zhang Xiaoqiang brought Eliza forward to meet up with Meow.
When he found Meow, Zuo Tie went to find Zhang Xiaoqiang with a bitter face.
"Brother Cockroach … the path in front is blocked, the terrain is very dangerous, there is only a small path between two mountains, inside is a very large canyon, according to the map, it is estimated to be at least 30 square kilometers …"
The place that Zuo Tie was talking about was the largest canyon in Mount Helan. The ecosystem there was not affected before the apocalypse. No matter what they grew, they could survive. This was also the largest power, with a population of about 50 thousand. The 30 square kilometers of fertile land was more than enough to support 50 thousand people. Therefore, these people did not suffer from hunger.
The leader was a middle-aged male evolutionary. His name was Luo Kaishan. He was originally a reserve officer in a small town. After the apocalypse, he opened the county's armory and formed a team with the reserve militia as the backbone. He then led this team to occupy the fertile land in Mount Helan.
Before the first rain, they conquered the villages and towns around the county. The Silver River Plain was the fertile land of the whole of Ningxia. There were mature farmlands everywhere. They got a lot of grain and seeds. They took the grain and the farm tools they found and retreated to the mountains.
Because of Luo Kaishan's cautiousness, they developed greatly during the early days of the apocalypse. While defending the mountains, they collected all kinds of resources that could be used. At the same time, they accepted survivors. At one point, they had a population of 100 thousand. However, the people who escaped from the surrounding cities kept pouring in from all directions of Mount Helan.
This caused the whole valley to be crowded. At the same time, there were many illegal activities happening. The resources for survival were decreasing rapidly. This made Luo Kaishan and a few former officials decide to chase half of the population out of the mountains …
"Among the people we captured, at least 3,000 came out from there. They know the interior very well. Luo Kaishan and his subordinates have about 3,000 armed men. They have more than 2,000 guns. Many of them have crossbows, more than 10 heavy machine guns, about 12 anti-aircraft machine guns, and a certain number of anti-aircraft cannons and mortars. All of them are in the fortifications on the mountainside …"
If we attack them head-on, there will be at least a thousand casualties, unless we can bring the rocket vehicles in and cover the entire mountain. Also, they have evolved people. There are about eighty of them, and all of them are strong evolved people. "What's more, they have evolved people.
They will not accept our offer of amnesty. Inside, they have no worries about food and clothing. They have formed their own system. It is the paradise of the whole Mount Helan. There are coal and iron mines, and there are also many salt mines. There is a big lake with fish in it. They do not lack meat … "
Hearing Zuo Tie's words, Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that they were in trouble. The environment here had created Luo Kaishan. It had become a country within a country. If Zhang Xiaoqiang had not appeared, it would have been Luo Kaishan who had unified all the survivors in the Mount Helan.
Right now, although their military might was strong, it was not enough to pressure Luo Kaishan. That was why he felt that he might get lucky. Unless he mobilized his main force and used a battalion's worth of casualties to breach this place. However, that was not realistic, and he would not waste his troops here.
Looking at the mountain, Zhang Xiao Qiang felt that it was a good place. Although it was a valley between two mountains, it was still relatively high, as the altitude of the valley could be considered high.
The outer side of the two mountains was very steep. There was not a single protrusion on the black rock wall. Even apes would not dare to climb on it. However, there were many protruding rocks on the two sides of the mountain that blocked the path at the foot of the mountain. Fortifications were placed on the rocks, and they could easily block the path at the foot of the mountain.
The path at the foot of the mountain was not smooth either. Beside the path was a small river that flowed out of the canyon. The winding river was green, and the path was the embankment. There were many curves in the river, so the path was also winding. It was not suitable for charging. If there was no heavy firepower to destroy the fortifications on the rocks, the corpses of the attackers would fill the river.
After that, Zhang Xiaoqiang used his binoculars to observe the fortifications. His heart suddenly tightened. As expected, there were not many soldiers in the fortifications. However, there were many natural holes on the steep mountainside. Through his super long vision, it was difficult to see the carvings on them.
"There must be a cave that runs through the belly of the two mountains..."
Zhang Xiaoqiang came to a conclusion in his heart. The location of these caves was so good that they covered all the flat land outside the mountain path. The attackers would prepare their starting positions in advance, and the gathering place would be in those open spaces. The fortifications on the side of the mountain could not reach here, but the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons that protruded out of the caves could be reached. These weapons were difficult to be carried into the caves, but they could be dismantled and assembled in the caves. This was a huge trap.
It was like this on the mountainside, not to mention the mountain peak that was two to three hundred meters high. Artillery could not be deployed here, but the mortars on the other side of the mountain could have a better shooting range because of the height. As long as the mortars could not reach the top of the mountain, the mortars on the top of the mountain could block the path at the foot of the mountain.
Just now, Zhang Xiaoqiang said that if the main force attacked, they would lose a battalion, but now it seemed that he was exaggerating. According to Luo Kaishan's arrangements, not to mention a battalion, even a regiment of the main force would not be enough.
Of course, Luo Kaishan's plan wasn't flawless. He only needed 2 assault helicopters equipped with 32 rocket launchers to turn the two mountains into a sea of fire. It was a pity that Zhang Xiao Qiang had taken down a number of assault helicopters, but he didn't have a single one.
"Rakshasa, leave a battalion here to defend against the requisition of land. Lock them up inside and don't let anyone out. If they want to stay inside, then let them stay inside …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang decided to temporarily let go of this force that was more like a sea urchin than a fat piece of meat. He focused on attacking the entire Helan Mountains, and took care of the nearly one hundred thousand survivors in Helan Mountains first.
When Rakshin found out that the densely packed caves were filled with various firing points, he broke out in cold sweat. When he found out that Zhang Xiao Qiang did not order them to forcefully attack, he felt a huge weight lifted off his chest.
When he was setting up the fortifications, Rakshin used everything he had. Zhang Xiaoqiang said to leave a battalion behind, but Rakshin left behind six companies of troops. At the same time, he took out half of the ammunition from the other companies and distributed it to the remaining troops. He also increased the amount of heavy firepower...