As the deputy regiment commander, Han Yue naturally knew about Zhang Xiaoqiang's question.
She immediately answered, "The search and rescue work is still ongoing. The 5th Garrison Regiment stationed in Wu Hai has taken over. An hour ago, most of the corpses have been found. So far, there are only 27 people missing. Among them, there are three from the Hongying Brigade, and 24 from the other brigades …"
Han Yue didn't tell them the exact number of the corpses as she didn't want them to be sad. However, she added, "Just an hour ago, three soldiers returned to Wu Hai on their own. They are in good physical condition, but they are quite hungry. So far, we have found 59 survivors …"
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang was naturally happy. He asked everyone to sit down and said, "In this battle, other than the commander, the enemy was too strong. Since it has already come to this, there is no point in worrying about it. You have to learn from your mistakes. Don't just target zombies and other forces. Mutated beasts are also a key point. This time, we encountered attacks from mutated beasts in two places at the same time. Although we killed all the mutated beasts, we suffered heavy losses.
Since you fell on the mutated beasts, you have to get up. Don't fall in the same place twice. Li Zhongyue just asked to resign from his position as regiment commander, but I don't approve it. This battle's mistake is not on you alone. The others are also responsible. There is no need to let you bear the responsibility alone … "
Zhang Xiaoqiang's words made Han Yue feel guilty. At that time, he was also a little flustered. Thinking about it, he was a retired special forces soldier and had a lot of battlefield experience. However, in some areas, he was not as good as Spectre. If it was not for Spectre wanting to run into the water, who knew how many of them would have died.
"Since the matter has already passed, and the casualties have already occurred, there is no point in talking about it. I believe you have already done the post-battle summary. What you should do is to learn from your mistakes and train the troops accordingly. I hope that the Bloody Battle Group can become stronger and stronger and become the real trump card of the army …"
After Zhang Xiaoqiang said these words of encouragement, everyone's expression became better. Then, Zhang Xiaoqiang took out two test tubes and put them on the table. Looking at Li Zhongyue and Han Yue, he said, "You two regiment commanders can have one each. It is very good for the improvement of your abilities. Take it as a reward. At the same time, inform the troops that if anyone makes a contribution, I will not be stingy …"
After sending Li Zhongyue and Han Yue away, only Zhang Xiao Qiang and Yueya 'er were left in the meeting room. This was also the first time they were alone together since they had taken care of the Golden Wolf Flag. Facing Zhang Xiao Qiang alone made Yueya' er very uncomfortable. Her hands were twisted like fried dough twists under the table, but her expression was no different from usual, it seemed to be even colder.
Zhang Xiao Qiang took out two test tubes filled with a milky white liquid. This did not cause Yue Ya 'er's eyes to turn red. She did not say a word after Zhang Xiao Qiang asked her to stay alone. She sat quietly at the side, staring at the empty seat opposite her.
Zhang Xiaoqiang smoked a cigarette and looked at Yueya that he had cultivated with his own hands. After a while, he put out the cigarette and took out more than ten colloidal bodies from his pocket and placed them on the table in front of him.
Zhang Xiaoqiang's action naturally attracted Yueya 'er's attention. She wanted to look but couldn't, as if she was angry. Suddenly, a strange fragrance that she had never smelled before caught her attention. Then, she unconsciously looked at the colloidal bodies in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang …
The battle on the eastern front suddenly became tense. After Ding Ziqiang received support from the armored division, he let go of his hands and feet. He no longer cared about the casualties of the evolved zombies. He used the armored vehicles as bait to lure out the evolved zombies hiding in the villages. The D2 zombies used tank cannons, and the S2 zombies used fishing nets and sticks.
On the first day, they took care of more than 70 D2 zombies, killed more than 10 S2 zombies, and captured more than 50. These S2 zombies were sent to the virus research center as research materials and nutrients for the Dragon Tooth Fruit Tree.
While the eastern front was tense, the northern front was also in full swing. Zhang Xiaoqiang finally couldn't resist the temptation of tens of thousands of survivors. He sent out the newly formed 5th Garrison Regiment as reinforcements for the northern front. With the addition of 1,500 reinforcements, Ishiharano swept through the villages along the Yellow River and finally surrounded Dengkou County.
Near Dengkou County, they found thousands of survivors. After receiving Ishiharano's promise, these survivors formed a militia of more than 1,200 people. In a short period of time, Ishiharano had gained the strength of two Garrison Regiments, and the attack on Dengkou County was almost in the bag.
Under the stimulation of the good news from the northern and eastern front, the southern front was not to be outdone. Without alerting the people on the other side of the Yellow River, they surrounded Bronze Canyon City and surrounded all the zombies in the surrounding villages.
On the southern front, Zhao Jun had already made a plan. First, they would clear out half of the Silver River Plain. Then, with the resources they found in the villages, they would control more than 10 bridges along the Yellow River, turning them into hunting grounds for the zombies. At the same time, they would reach the upper reaches of the Yellow River. This way, they would be able to rely on the Yellow River to create a large defense line for the Silver River Plain. Even if a sea of zombies came from the south and attacked the Silver River Plain, the Grassland Army would still have a few hundred kilometers of defense line.
For a full three days, the frontline was in a mess, and the transport vehicles in the rear did not stop for even a moment. As the transport minister, Bayan spent his days under Zhang Xiaoqiang's command in high-intensity work. When there was a war, his transport department had to protect the frontline, and when there was no war, his transport department had to ensure the transportation of goods and people in various regions. He rarely had time to rest, and because of this, he had lost more than 50 kilograms of weight.
When the plan was reported to Bayan, he could only smile bitterly and prepare to lose another 50 kilograms of weight. The logistics of the three fronts was not a joke, and the number of people involved had to increase by at least five times. This was because there were more than 5,000 to 10,000 troops on each front. Not to mention the supply of fuel and ammunition, even the problem of feeding tens of thousands of troops and transport personnel was a big problem. At the very least, they had to ensure the supply of food to the frontline.
However, when the plan was put into operation, Bayan realized that the problem was not as serious as he had imagined. The northern and southern routes had their own cities to replenish their supplies. The northern route had Wuhai City, the southern route had Yinchuan City, and even the eastern route had Shizuishan City. This time, the benefits of Zhang Xiaoqiang's plan of recovering the three cities were apparent. The difficulty of replenishing supplies had been reduced by at least two-thirds.
The Southern and Northern Battlefronts didn't have as many problems as the Eastern Battlefronts, because the Northern and Southern Battlefronts mainly relied on cold weapons. What they needed the most wasn't ammunition or weapon parts, but crossbow bolts, piercing suits, and other protective equipment. Protective equipment could be replenished in the cities, and the tens of thousands of survivors who had migrated earlier were already able to make some rough and sturdy protective equipment for the troops.
With the opening of the road between Yinchuan City and Alxa City, the climax of the migration of hundreds of thousands of civilians had arrived. Alxa was the first core city of Zhang Xiaoqiang, and most of the population was concentrated there. There were survivors from the west, women returned by the Wolf Flag Army, and Mongolian civilians. The small city that could only accommodate tens of thousands of people had now accommodated several times the population.
With the opening of the road, all of this was no longer a problem. Along the way from Alxa to Yinchuan City, all the villages and towns were under the control of the grassland army. There was no need for vehicles to transport them. They could only rely on their feet to reach Yinchuan City.
Every day, tens of thousands of people poured into the Yinchuan Plain, and along the foot of Helan Mountain, they occupied the villages and towns in the plain, eventually forming a huge productivity. A large amount of supplies and non-staple food that had been hoarded in Alxa also poured into Yinchuan City through the road. They were sent to Shizuishan City to be stockpiled as supplies for the frontline troops.
At this time, Zhou Jie finally broke free from the heavy logistical support. He handed over all the logistical work to his deputy and began to set up a recruitment office. The people in the rear had completely stabilized after getting enough houses and fields. The city was the place that everyone yearned for, and the crops were their hope for tomorrow. Therefore, except for skilled workers, whether they were farmers or not, all of them were converted into agricultural people in the villages and towns.
All the forces under Zhang Xiaoqiang's command were all active at this moment. The soldiers in the frontline kept recovering the lost land, and the survivors in the rear started a new life under the arrangement of the temporary government. Because of the road, all the cities were connected. All the shackles and shackles were removed, and the huge vitality suddenly appeared. Even Zhang Xiaoqiang, who was in Shizuishan City, could feel it.
There were already traces of women in the transportation department that transported supplies to Shizuishan City. Just like the men, the women were barefooted and wore sturdy coarse clothes. They transported carts after carts of supplies across the bridge and unloaded them at the frontline's material storage center. Then, they brought the collected supplies back along the way.
The new residents arrived in Shizuishan City on the fifth day. These residents all had a skill. They helped the frontline soldiers repair shoes, sew clothes, and add various kinds of protective canvas and leather to the military uniforms. Even if they were not good enough, they could still make delicious snacks or non-staple food to supplement the food of the frontline soldiers.
When Zhao Jun completely cleared all the villages and towns on the plain and recovered all the bridgehead areas, Shi Yuanye recovered Dengkou County and touched the periphery of Bayannaoer City, and Ding Ziqiang recovered two Qi Counties in a row, and the frontline soldiers were already in contact with the zombies in Erdos City, Zhang Xiaoqiang finally decided to take the Bloody Battle Group to the frontline and personally command it.