"The battle at the frontlines is already known. Ding Ziqiang is in the wrong. Allow him to redeem himself with meritorious service. Continue to attack Hedong according to the original plan. The commanders of the various divisions will still obey the deputy commander of the 1st Division, Ding Ziqiang, until I return to the troops.
Following the staff officer's summary report, Li Zhongyue learned that there were still seven corpses of big monkeys and more than 30 small monkeys by the riverside. Of course, there were still seven or eight that could not be found floating in the river.
"Reporting, Zhang Xiaoqiang has replied..."
Just when everyone's attention was drawn to the big snake, the sky suddenly let out a sharp whistle. A nimble figure descended from the sky and landed on the head of the big snake. The figure's claws clawed wildly, tearing off even more skin, flesh, and scales. It was the three-meter-tall mutated monkey king.
"We found 23 posthumans downstream and captured an unharmed little monkey. We've sent him back and the armored vehicles are still searching …"
Before the staff officer's voice faded away, Yueya'er rushed out. She wanted to see how many of her sisters were among the newly found evolvers. Following closely behind Yueya'er was Han Yue. Because Li Zhongyue was in a meeting, he stayed behind. However, he would look outside from time to time, feeling a little restless.
Set up a frontline hospital and ensure the normal operation of the hospital in Qiaotou City. Let all wounded soldiers receive treatment on the spot. If more wounded soldiers appear in the future, send them all to the hospital at Qiaotou City... "
This was enough to show that the two mutated beasts had already surpassed their understanding. They had risen to the level of terrifying beasts. Come to think of it, mutated beasts that could force hundreds of evolvers to flee in panic were not easy to imagine.
At this time, an officer walked in and said a few words in the ear of the staff officer. The staff officer immediately added:
The work of dealing with the mutated beasts was immediately stopped and handed over to Li Yao. The mission of the Garrison Regiment changed. All the living and dead bodies of the mutated beasts were sent to the virus research base. The mutated monkey king and the mutated python should be killed as much as possible. The corpses would be sent to the virus research center by the Garrison Regiment...
The Mutated Monkey King's appearance had greatly changed. Its whole body was also covered in mud. Large chunks of hair had fallen off, and a few of the claws on its two giant claws were also broken. In addition, the Mutated Monkey King's biggest injury was its eyes. There were two large holes where its eyes should have been, and purple liquid dripped from them from time to time. Obviously, in the poisonous fog, the Mutated Monkey King's eyes had been corroded by the poisonous fog, but no one knew how it had persisted until now. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that although the snake was being chased and beaten by the Monkey King, the final victory was the Mutated Python, as long as it could survive the Monkey King's final counterattack.
The two mutated beasts were in a mess. The Eastern Army was not prepared to join in immediately. They only sent 20 tanks to spy on the power plant's exit. The rest of the soldiers began to reorganize, count the losses, treat the casualties, and at the same time, send amphibious armored vehicles to rescue the soldiers who might have survived.
"Attention all vehicles, attention all vehicles, check your air circulation system, confirm that the three defense devices are on …"
It was the giant snake that rushed out. The original bright green scales of the mutated giant python were incomplete. Pieces of torn scales hung on its body and swayed. Huge wounds were all over its body, and there was almost no place that was intact. Its blood seemed to have dried up, and it was no longer spraying blood like before. From head to tail, there were all kinds of wounds, short scales, and scorch marks. In addition, all kinds of sand and mud wrapped the giant snake from head to tail. If it were not for the giant snake swaying its tail, everyone would have thought that it was an earth wall.
Ding Ziqiang didn't get carried away. Although Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't hold him responsible, the 1st Regiment had suffered heavy casualties, and the Bloody Battle Regiment had suffered heavy losses. Therefore, he didn't show any happiness. He was extremely grateful to Zhang Xiaoqiang, and decided to be more careful in future battles.
"Company 1, aim at the snake's weak point. No. 1 and No. 2 fire first. The vehicles behind follow up according to the results of the battle. The top needs its body. Try to preserve it intact. No. 2, prepare heavy machine guns to guard against the mutated monkey. If possible, capture it alive …"
The mutated monkey king was blind. The happiest person was Li Zhongyue. The monkey's eyes were really powerful. No matter how many bullets there were, they might not be able to focus. But now that it was blind, things were much easier. He immediately shouted to Crescent Moon, "Crescent Moon, I leave the monkey to you. It's time to avenge your subordinates …"
The second regiment lost 12 people, 44 people were seriously injured, and 81 people were lightly injured. The garrison regiment lost 13 people, 22 people were lightly injured. The supply regiment lost 17 people, 14 people were seriously injured, and 21 people were lightly injured. The armored regiment had no casualties … "
Li Zhongyue couldn't understand Zhang Xiaoqiang's orders, but he was obedient by nature. Since Zhang Xiaoqiang had ordered him, he let Ghost and Rattlesnake take Qiao Sui to escort the mutated monkey's convoy. Li Yao, on the other hand, couldn't move for a while. The mutated monkey and the giant snake had not been dealt with yet …
"Commander Li Zhongyue, please wait a moment … Zhang Xiaoqiang has an order for you alone …"
The person in charge of commanding the tank battalion was the battalion commander of the first battalion of the armored regiment personally appointed by Zhang Xiaoqiang. At this moment, the battalion commander of the first battalion was very nervous. In the center of the purple mist, from time to time, there would be flashes of strong lightning, and from time to time, mud and dust would cover the sky. Sometimes, even he, who was sitting in the tank, could feel the earth trembling.
Inside the tank, the battalion commander was explaining the next battle mission.
At this time, the troops behind had roughly searched the entire city. Some of the corpses of the soldiers who had died in battle were also recovered. At the same time, the scattered mutated monkeys were cleaned up. In the end, only a hundred or so soldiers walked out of the city. The rest of the soldiers were carried to the wounded barracks.
Following Liu Shiyuan's shout, everyone looked at Li Zhongyue. Li Zhongyue's heart was also tangled like Ding Ziqiang's. He obediently listened to Liu Shiyuan's orders: "Zhang Xiaoqiang asked me to inform you to let Ghost and the others send Qiao Sui back to the virus research center to recuperate. Also, the Blood Battle Regiment has suffered too much this time. The order to follow the army in battle is cancelled. Take over the mission of the first garrison regiment and guard the bridgehead …"
"The first regiment has lost 349 people, 242 people are seriously injured, 13 people are missing, and more than 400 people are lightly injured. There are about 2,000 soldiers who can continue to fight …"
The staff officer summarized the casualties and reported the losses to the people present. Ding Ziqiang was naturally disheartened. Li Zhongyue and Han Yue's faces were also ugly. Needless to say, Yueya 'er, the loss of 29 sisters was hard for her to accept in a short time.
With Liu Shiyuan's report, everyone's heart suddenly tightened, especially Ding Ziqiang's. His heart was about to jump out of his throat. Then, a written order from Zhang Xiaoqiang was placed in front of everyone.
Wang Shaohua was the first to flatter Zhang Xiao Qiang. Ding Ziqiang was Zhang Xiao Qiang's confidant, and the treatment he received was indeed different. He was beaten up like this, and there was no punishment. He was easily let off, and the reason was actually to atone for his crimes?
With everyone's congratulations, Li Zhongyue also felt relieved. Ding Ziqiang did not pursue the matter, and neither was he. In his heart, however, he regarded the mutated monkey king as a mortal enemy. He said goodbye to everyone and turned to see the soldiers he had rescued.
"249 mutated monkeys were found, 133 were captured alive, four big monkeys were found, and one was found alive under the collapsed factory. There was no other harvest …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not make any more comments on the casualties of the troops, which made everyone feel strange. However, they did not know that in Zhang Xiaoqiang's view, mutated beasts were far more terrifying than zombies. Zhang Xiaoqiang had encountered many mutated beasts. Except for earthworms and sparrows, almost every kind of mutated beast made him feel like dying. Especially this time, he had encountered a group of mutated beasts. He had also guessed that the mutated monkeys were not afraid of bullets, but he naturally would not say these things.
"Congratulations, Division Commander Ding. You are Zhang Xiaoqiang's old subordinate, and you are deeply trusted by Zhang Xiaoqiang. In the future, Division Commander Ding, please lead us to more victories …"
Time passed by. Three hours after the mutated monkey king had been in contact with the big snake, a huge rock flew out of the thick fog and hit the tank outside, making a loud "Dang …" sound. Just as the big rock bounced and rolled on the ground, a huge shadow rushed out of the thick fog, and Li Zhongyue saw it immediately.
Looking back at the two mutated beasts, because the purple fog had not dissipated yet, the tank troops only surrounded the place where the two monsters were fighting. The evolutionaries were also sitting in the armored vehicles, ready to provide reinforcements at any time. This time, everyone was wearing gas masks, ready to rush into the poisonous fog at any time.