The First Regiment had emptied all their magazines and spare bullets in the smoke, leaving the line of defense to the eager Second Regiment. They walked towards the camp in a neat formation, and the vehicles from before had already retreated. There was no other reason for this, they just wanted to save fuel.
Seeing the soldiers walking on foot, Cao Lidong said emotionally:
"You guys really know how to save money. After conquering so many cities, you still want to save this little bit of fuel?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang said indifferently:
"Transporting 800,000 survivors back will consume a lot of fuel. Now that we have a little more, we can save a few more when the time comes …"
Hearing Zhang Xiaoqiang's words, Cao Lidong's expression immediately changed, and he asked hesitantly:
"You … are you really willing to accept these 800,000 survivors?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang saw the seriousness in Cao Lidong's eyes, and immediately knew what he was thinking. He also understood why Cao Lidong was hesitant to join his side, and immediately said: "800,000 survivors means 800,000 production capacity. I don't lack space here, nor do I lack food. What I lack is the ability to turn raw materials into finished products, and then into combat power …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not say anything righteous, he started from the supply and demand, it was easier to convince people, at least Cao Lidong believed him. Cao Lidong believed that Zhang Xiaoqiang would be able to take out so many resources. He had some understanding of the three cities before the apocalypse, and they could accommodate millions of people. Even if there were losses, the resources would still be enough for millions of people to use for a long time.
"Then … then what do you need me to do?"
Cao Lidong asked repeatedly. Obviously, Zhang Xiaoqiang's decision was very important to him. This time, he came out to scout, not to find a way out for the higher-ups, but to find a way out for the 800,000 survivors.
Previously, it was because the mountain roads were difficult to travel, and the lack of resources was a problem for the higher-ups of the Northeast Coalition Army. If Zhang Xiaoqiang was willing to take the initiative to cooperate, the problem would no longer be a problem, and the 800,000 survivors would have a high chance of survival.
"Hehe, it's still too early to talk about this. Let's recover the city before us first …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang laughed it off, but he refused to tell him the follow-up plan. It was very simple, Zhang Xiaoqiang needed 800,000 people, but not the higher-ups of the Northeast Allied Forces. Through Cao Lidong's explanation, he knew what kind of people those higher-ups were. Except for Yuan Heping, Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't want these people to be near his foundation. Otherwise, he would have to be on guard against those people stabbing him in the back when he was recovering the lost land and clearing the zombies. He hated this kind of people the most, even if he used 800,000 people, he wouldn't be able to make him compromise.
The Second Regiment's fighting style was the same as the First Regiment's. They stood on the other side of the river and fired safely. They used ammunition to slow down the speed of the zombies filling up the river. The corpses of the zombies on the other side of the river would become obstacles and stumbling blocks for the zombies.
However, no matter how high the pile of corpses was, it wouldn't become an insurmountable moat for the zombies. No matter how wide the river was, it wouldn't be able to contain the bodies of so many zombies. When the layers of zombies settled down at the bottom of the river, it was the beginning of the zombies rushing through the river.
When the sky fell and dusk arrived, the soldiers of the Second Regiment put away their rifles and carried their backpacks full of bullets. They lined up and walked towards the camp. Behind them, countless zombies stretched out their claws and raised them from the ground again.
The retreat of the Second Regiment marked the end of the river blocking battle. At the same time, it also announced that 1.5 million bullets had been used up. When each soldier went into battle, they carried four magazines and 180 scattered bullets. It was exactly the base number of 300 bullets.
The two regiments had a total of 5000 people. This was just the consumption of rifle bullets. There were also a lot of heavy machine gun bullets. They didn't use mortar shells and recoilless cannons. They used more than 200 rockets and killed more than 80 D2 zombies.
According to a rough estimate, today, with the help of the flood and the interception of the two regiments, around 200,000 zombies had been killed. This was achieved without the use of long-range weapons, fuel, or even heavy firepower with a caliber of 12.7mm and above.
In this regard, Zhang Xiaoqiang was very satisfied. He didn't need to use a single soldier to annihilate 200,000 zombies. This was an achievement that he didn't even dare to think about in the past. This battle plan wasn't made by him, it was made by the General Staff Department based on the terrain. This was enough to show that Zhang Xiaoqiang's army had gradually matured. The soldiers were also used to fighting zombies and began to transform into elites. At least, they weren't any worse than the elites who killed millions of zombies in the camp.
The distance of 20 kilometers was not enough for the zombies to rush to the main camp. On the ground between the zombies and the main camp, the troops dug thousands of half a meter deep trenches. These trenches were the stumbling blocks for the zombies to advance. This also gave the troops enough time to prepare for battle.
The reconnaissance troops equipped with night vision devices continuously reported the movements of the zombies to the battle center. The staff officers in the battle center constantly moved the zombies forward on the sand table. Compared to the tense atmosphere below, Zhang Xiaoqiang was very calm. He said this to Kong Sanju before going to sleep.
Kong Sanju was now a First Lieutenant in Zhang Xiaoqiang's logistics department. Zhang Xiaoqiang had fulfilled all the conditions that he had previously promised. Although Kong Sanju had good skills, he didn't mind that Zhang Xiaoqiang placed him in the logistics department and listened to the orders of an ordinary person, Chen Fei.
For Kong Sanju, his experience in Helan Mountain had really made him afraid of poverty. In the first few months, it was still okay. He used all kinds of free materials to buy them. Later on, when there was a shortage of materials, his days were even worse than his days of farming before the end of the world.
Kong Sanju was a farmer, a farmer through and through. He wasn't very clear who his ancestors were, but the martial arts passed down from his ancestors were really powerful. It was just that, before the end of the world, no matter how good the martial arts were, it couldn't make his family rich. It was just a skill that was passed down from his ancestors.
When it came to Kong Sanju's generation, out of the three cousins, only he was willing to learn this skill. It was a skill that required a lot of suffering. His son, because it was too hard, he was protected by his wife and refused to learn. This made his third grandfather have no choice but to break the ancestral teachings and pick an outsider, Liu Lu, as the inheritor of the martial arts.
According to Kong Sanju's character, he was not destined to become an ambitious person who would take advantage of the chaos. At most, he would play the role of a hired thug. Before the appearance of Zhang Xiaoqiang, he was actually like this. There was no loyalty, only profit. In order to survive, he would kill his own companions.
For a despicable person like Kong Sanju, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not dislike him. The reason was very simple. Despicable people pursued profit. As long as he could be fed, this despicable person would be his dog. The premise was that no one had the opportunity to feed him.
"At first, the leader was not Luo Kaishan. At that time, Luo Kaishan was the captain of the militia. His manager was the director of the county's Public Security Bureau. Yun Peng ate people in the valley. Tens of thousands of people were very afraid. There were zombies outside, and there was no place to hide. Later, no one could do anything about it. The director said to let Yun Peng eat people.
The director's words angered Luo Kaishan. Luo Kaishan took the initiative to stand at the top of the hill and wait for the big bird. After the big bird came, Luo Kaishan directly fought with the big bird. The big bird scratched Luo Kaishan's face. Luo Kaishan also knocked the big bird out …
After the big bird was caught, the director wanted to eat meat. Luo Kaishan was angry. At that time, I had a good relationship with Luo Kaishan. Together, we killed the director and all his trusted subordinates. Luo Kaishan called himself the King of Mountain Kaishan. The people in the valley all respected him ….
Now, there are still some people who secretly worship Luo Kaishan's memorial tablet. Many people point at my back and curse at me. They are just ordinary people. They only curse at me. Many people are grateful to you. You gave them something Luo Kaishan could not give …. "
Kong Sanju squatted in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang. While smoking, he talked about the past in the valley. There were many things that Zhang Xiaoqiang had never heard of. His heart also surged with a trace of respect for Luo Kaishan. After all, he was the most powerful opponent he had ever met. He unexpectedly had such a heroic side.
However, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not come to listen to him talk about Luo Kaishan. Sitting on the rock, he stretched out one of his legs and massaged his knee. He asked, "Why don't you tell me how the cloud eagle was tamed …"
Kong Sanju nodded. He took a deep puff of the cigarette butt and put it under his foot. He recalled and said, "At that time, many people wanted to kill the big bird, but Luo Kaishan did not allow it. He wanted to tame the big bird. However, the big bird had a bad temper and hated Luo Kaishan for hurting it. Luo Kaishan racked his brain for this. My junior brother was responsible for feeding the big bird. After a while, the big bird got used to the junior brother. Later, one day, the guard was careless and did not notice that the big bird had broken the hemp rope. As a result, the big bird rushed out of the cave. My junior brother was there at that time. He rushed up and hugged the big bird so that it could not escape …"