"A total of 37 buildings were destroyed. Half of the Botany Research Institute was destroyed. The Second Regiment's camp was completely destroyed. We lost four anti-aircraft cannons, seven anti-aircraft machine guns, one self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armored vehicle, 37 anti-aircraft soldiers, and … 159 civilians …"
Hearing Wang Xin's gloomy report, Zhang Xiaoqiang let out a sigh of relief. He didn't feel distressed for his losses and casualties, but he was glad to save the Virus Experiment Center.
The company commander guarding the Virus Experiment Center knew what his mission was, so when the giant birds slaughtered the civilians, they didn't point their heavy machine guns at the giant birds. They ignored the orders of the other managers of the town and only prevented the zombies from escaping, which resulted in nearly 200 casualties in the end.
"Seven giant birds were completely destroyed. At that time, the situation was urgent. A researcher named Wang Zhengquan took the initiative to lead the giant birds to the Second Regiment's camp, forcing the Second Regiment's garrison to fight against the giant birds. In the end, he used the God Bow-2 light anti-aircraft missile system to shoot down most of the mutated birds. He used the Type-80 57mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun as bait to lure the largest mutated bird down, and in the end, they perished together …"
Speaking until here, Wang Xin was a bit unnatural. He came from the Silver Stream Army. Although the Silver Stream Army was changed to the Second Regiment, in some areas, there was still some disharmony with Zhang Xiaoqiang's local forces. Moreover, Zhou Jie had always given priority to the Mongolians when replenishing the soldiers of the Second Regiment, which also caused the Second Regiment to have a headache for the soldiers' love and care every day. Therefore, Wang Xin was a bit unhappy about the fact that the Second Regiment's camp was destroyed and a large amount of equipment that was left at home was damaged because of someone's framing.
"Notify Wang Shaohua and Ding Ziqiang, let them go ahead and occupy the buildings at the bridgehead. The Bloody Battle Regiment will assist in the battle. Once the bridge is occupied, let Li Yao lead the garrison to the bridgehead. The other troops will pass through the bridge and clear the zombies along the way. Tell Fan Zhongfeng that the armored regiment will not participate in the battle for the time being. After I finish dealing with the affairs of the town, I will personally command …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang decided to temporarily change the plan and go to the mountain town to see the specific situation. Not to mention the town's casualties, a large number of dragon-tooth fruits, more than ten giant mutant birds' corpses and crystal cores were all treasures that Zhang Xiaoqiang was determined to get.
After the troops in front received the news, they immediately sped up. The nominal commander of the first division was Zhang Xiaoqiang, and the deputy commander was Ding Ziqiang. When Zhang Xiaoqiang was not here, Ding Ziqiang had the right to command the troops.
By the time Zhang Xiao Qiang brought Meow Meow and the two large dogs, as well as Li Grassland's second regiment separated from the main force, Ding Ziqiang was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins. He threw the command of the armored regiment and the supply regiment to Wang Shaohua, and brought his first regiment to charge forward with all his might.
Wang Shaohua, Li Yao, and the others had no choice but to withdraw their troops. While clearing the zombies on both sides of the road, they followed closely behind Regiment One and Bloody Battle Regiment. When they got close to Huinong District, they were surprised to see the black smoke everywhere.
Huinong District, which was close to the bridgehead, had a more developed economy. The buildings were more inferior to the streets. At the same time, it was also the location of the Shizuishan City government. When they attacked Yinchuan, Huinong District was close to the Yellow River. It was a remote corner and was not valued by the main force. Zhang Xiaoqiang also saw this area as a fat piece of meat. He did not expect that Huinong District, which did not even have many zombies, would have any changes.
Today, Huinong District did not have a sea of zombies. The streets were also quite empty. Occasionally, you could see a rusty iron frame lying on a few flat tires. Dark red rust accumulated on both sides of the street. The road in the middle was abnormally clean. Obviously, it was cleared when the sea of zombies moved.
In this empty and desolate area, the smoke was everywhere, and the sound of explosions came one after another. The next moment, all kinds of calls, requests for help, and orders to retreat came from the communicators of the various troops. In the midst of the messy words, the intensive gunshots did not stop for a moment. Screams were the most common sound besides the gunshots.
Just when the commanders were stunned, the screams from the walkie-talkie had already sounded more than ten times. Less than a minute had passed. Suddenly, Li Yao broke the silence. He grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted, "All the officers and soldiers of the first division, listen up. I am the deputy division commander of the garrison division, Li Yao. I am the deputy division commander of the garrison division, Li Yao. Now, I order you to retreat. Retreat according to the way you came …
After the chaotic echoes came from the walkie-talkie, Li Yao rushed to the side of Wang Shaohua and Fan Zhongfeng and shouted, "Quickly set up the position, we need to support our brothers …"
No one knew what was happening inside. Ding Ziqiang's side was silent, and so was Li Zhongyue. Only the troops of the first division resisted and shouted. After Li Yao gave the order, a few military vehicles rushed out of the street. The soldiers on the military vehicles held their rifles and kept shooting behind them. With the military vehicles in the way, no one could see what they were shooting at.
Regarding the sudden change, Wang Shaohua and Fan Zhongfeng followed Li Yao's suggestion. The four regiments of troops spread out one by one outside the city. The soldiers used the vehicles as cover and prepared to meet the unknown enemy. The three military vehicles that rushed out were only a part of it. There were more military vehicles and infantry rushing out of the city one after another.
The first three military vehicles had been running desperately. The soldiers in the vehicles were swaying left and right because of the shaking of the vehicles, but they seized the short gap and fired bullets at the back of the vehicles. Suddenly, a black spot bounced up from the back of the vehicle. In everyone's eyes, the black spot jumped more than ten meters and drew an arc, falling toward the last transport vehicle.
Seeing that the black spot was about to jump into the vehicle, almost no one doubted that the unknown thing would cause the destruction of more than ten soldiers in the vehicle. At this moment, with a puff of white smoke, the black spot was knocked down by something and quickly fell to the back. Then a fireball exploded out of thin air, and the black spot dissipated in the fireball.
The next moment, three Mercedes-Benz military vehicles rushed to the front and braked. More than forty soldiers quickly jumped out of the vehicles. They did not enter the position but relied on the vehicles to defend the rear. At this time, Li Yao had already rushed over there. Seeing an officer who looked like a second lieutenant, he grabbed his arm and shouted, "What is that … What are Ding Ziqiang and Li Zhongyue doing …"
However, the second lieutenant shook off Li Yao's hand. His eyes were round and his face was distorted as he shouted wildly,
"I don't know, I don't know anything. I threw more than ten brothers inside. I didn't even f * cking see what it was …"
Shouting till here, the second lieutenant thought of something. He turned around and shouted at a tall soldier carrying a rocket launcher:
"Steamed bun … Did you see what it was?
You were the one who killed one just now … "
The soldier carrying 40 Molotov cocktails lifted off his helmet, revealing his sweaty forehead as he said in a rough voice:
"I only paid attention to aiming. I really don't know what it looked like …"
Just as these few people were talking, more and more vehicles rushed to the front of the formation, and more or less dropped off some soldiers. These soldiers were reorganized under the command of the officer, gradually forming the scale of a battalion. Seeing this, Li Yao's heart turned cold. The 1st Regiment had four battalions. In such a short time, only one battalion was left?
Then, the gunshots in the city that did not weaken made him realize that many troops were trapped in the city. Perhaps they had lost their vehicles and knew that they could not outrun those things with their legs, so they simply entered the nearby buildings and continued to resist.
"Look … There's something behind our brothers …"
A soldier of the 1st Regiment suddenly stood up on the roof of a vehicle and pointed at the city. On the road between the city and them, there were more than 300 infantrymen running in this direction. From time to time, someone would turn around and shoot behind them.
"Commander Fan, armored vehicles …"
Without waiting for Li Yao to think of a solution, Wang Shaohua, who had been watching calmly from the side, gave the order. Fan Zhongfeng was also not careless. He had already prepared a portion of the troops. With a wave of his hand, an armored company consisting of 12 armored vehicles rushed out. Fearing that it would not be safe, he also ordered two tanks.
As soon as the armored vehicles rushed out, Li Yao saw that there were all kinds of deep scratches on the vehicles. Looking at the scratches that almost broke through the iron sheet, he had an idea and said to Fan Zhongfeng: "Commander Fan, those things can't scratch the armored vehicles. Let your entire armored regiment press forward. We will follow up with a line of skirmishers. Just pretend that those things are all S2s …"