The deeper they went, the thicker the dust became. The walls and cannons from before had already disappeared without a trace. There was a huge slope behind the dust in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes.
This slope was formed by the floating soil after the explosion. Everything had been turned into dust. Logs, stones, corpses, bones, everything had been turned into dust, forming a huge lump of mud.
Compared to the outer area, corpses were rare. There weren't even many complete corpses. Most of the corpses had been turned into dust or were buried in the soil.
The mutated dog's thick paws stepped on the floating soil. It slowly wagged its tail and carried Zhang Xiaoqiang and Meow up. When they reached the top of the slope, everything changed.
Zhang Xiaoqiang had already prepared himself. Dozens of tons of explosives were not a joke. But when he saw it with his own eyes, he was shocked. In front of them, a huge pit appeared. The big pit was formed by countless small pits. The small pits were the pyramids from before, and the big pit was the several tons of explosives they had buried underground. Originally, they thought that if the gravel couldn't kill the type 2 zombies, the explosives under the ground would be able to do it. Who would have thought that the real scene would be so horrifying. This was also the first time that Zhang Xiaoqiang had used dozens of tons of explosives to set up a trap. He didn't think that once these explosives were detonated, the terrain would change.
The further they went, the softer the floating soil became. The further they went, the fewer corpses. Most of the corpses had been turned into dust by the explosives. It was impossible to find any remains. There were also some that were buried in the soil. Even if they didn't die, they would have suffocated to death.
The center of the explosion and the back of the explosion were close together, so the explosion had a superposition effect. The further they went, the more familiar it felt. After thousands of walls had been destroyed by the zombies, and after experiencing the baptism of the explosives, there were still some short walls that ranged from tens of centimeters to a meter.
At this point, the number of corpses suddenly increased. There were all kinds of zombie corpses in a messy position. Layer by layer, they were stacked on top of each other. With the floating soil and dust, it was impossible to tell which were the layers of soil and which were the zombies …
"Ha!"
Zhang Xiaoqiang shouted. The black dog under him suddenly rushed forward. Meow rode on Red Dog and followed closely behind. The two of them quickly rushed past the hundred thousand type 2 zombies and arrived at the starting point of their battle, the first layer of the wall. There, zombies gradually appeared. These zombies were like abandoned wild dogs, wandering alone in the frontline or squatting on the ground to eat their dead comrades.
Zhang Xiao Qiang, who was riding on the back of the big dog, pulled out a gas mask from his bag and put it on his face. Behind him, the thick layer of soil covered the zombies, so he couldn't smell much of the rotting stench. But here, even he, who was used to the stench of zombies, couldn't resist.
Suddenly, the big dog under him jumped up and pounced on a zombie that had just struggled out of the soil. Then it bit the back of the zombie's neck, and with a crunching sound, the zombie's head was bitten off by the big dog.
This was a D2 zombie. Originally, D2 zombies wouldn't be so weak. The mutant dog was smarter than the zombies. It knew that the front of the zombie couldn't move, and if it moved, the zombie's counterattack wasn't something the dog could handle. So it pounced on the zombie from behind. The huge force coming from the back made the zombie that had just crawled out unable to resist, and could only die in the dog's mouth.
The round head of the zombie slid around in the big dog's mouth. The big dog used its front paws to pull and pull, and finally bit into the zombie's eye socket. With a crunching sound, the zombie's head was bitten open, and the big dog licked the brain juice.
Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't rush the big dog. At this moment, he was busy evaluating the result of the explosion. They had used a lot of manpower and resources to build the fortifications, but it had already been destroyed. What was destroyed were the frontlines of the sea of zombies and the hundred thousand evolved zombies. Of course, this was only Zhang Xiaoqiang's initial estimate. There was only one reconnaissance aircraft, and it was previously recording the route on the ground, so it was impossible for it to notice the rear.
The scattered zombies in the surroundings didn't seem to notice Zhang Xiaoqiang and Meow. They were all busy with their own things. Zhang Xiaoqiang glanced at these zombies. These thousands of zombies were the survivors of the Type 2 zombies' attack at the frontlines. The explosion just now had scared the Z2 zombies, and they were fleeing in panic. They didn't even care about these ordinary zombies.
The two big dogs continued to chase, and the number of abandoned zombies increased. Among them, there was no lack of evolved zombies and Type 2 zombies. When the dust gradually settled, the sound of an engine roaring could be heard in the sky. The unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was circling in the sky. Zhang Xiaoqiang saw the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and both of his hands drew circles and pointed to the front, indicating for the aircraft to scout ahead. However, the aircraft didn't move at the first moment. Zhang Xiaoqiang immediately understood that the monkey was still piloting the aircraft.
Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't make any more movements, and continued to chase with Meow. He believed that his movements would definitely be seen by the officer. Not long after the two of them left, the aircraft caught up and flew over their heads.
Zhang Xiaoqiang wasn't worried that the Z2 zombies would escape. In front of them, the armored regiment and cavalry battalion had stopped retreating. They used their super mobility to block all the roads in Ordos City, and the Z2 zombies wouldn't be able to return to their nest.
The zombies on the ground were disorganized, which meant that the Type Z zombies had suffered heavy losses. The Type Z zombies were the nodes that the Z2 zombies used to command the sea of zombies. Once too many nodes were lost, they wouldn't be able to form a whole. It must be known that the ability of the Type Z zombies to control ordinary zombies wasn't unlimited.
The further they went, the more strange Zhang Xiaoqiang felt. The scattered zombies were no longer in the thousands, but in the tens of thousands, forming a new zombie tide. Of course, there were no Type Z zombies in this zombie tide, because they didn't have a specific target. There were zombies in all directions, and some zombies were even trampled to death by their own zombies.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't hesitate anymore. Even if the Z2 zombies were fine, they must have been scared out of their wits by the tens of thousands of Type 2 zombies in front of them. It must be known that the Type Z zombies weren't very courageous, and they would often run away. However, it was the first time that Zhang Xiaoqiang saw one abandon its troops and run away.
"Ishiharano, we can start now …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang only said a few words into the walkie-talkie and didn't say anything else. He knew that Ishiharano would know how to arrange the troops to counterattack. At the same time, the end phase was officially here. The eastern front strategy could be said to have succeeded, and he needed to consider the next target, the Northern Legion.
After Zhang Xiaoqiang gave the order, the counterattack officially began. All vehicles and troops were sent out to deal with the scattered zombies. No matter if it was the regular troops, the supply troops, or even the logistics troops, they wouldn't be afraid.
At the same time that all the troops were sent out, the Second Field Regiment also made their move. The Second Field Regiment had been watching from the side and didn't have the chance to make a move. Once the counterattack was given, the five battalions of three thousand people immediately spread out and formed a large net, occupying all the nodes near the zombies.
The zombies walked on two legs, but it didn't mean that they didn't need the roads. Zhang Xiaoqiang had long known that there were two types of zombies. One type would follow the smell of humans, and wherever the humans ran, they would chase in that direction. The other type would follow the roads. The terrain in the wilderness was complicated, and there were many places that zombies couldn't cross. At this time, the zombies would learn to find their way. Once a small number of zombies died, they would change directions.
Although this was a waste of time, the thing that zombies didn't lack was time. On this basis, the zombies migrated along the roads.
After occupying the nodes, the troops began to slowly clear out the zombies. They first killed the zombies on the roads, then the zombies in the wilderness. Evolved zombies that could be captured alive were captured, and those that couldn't were killed. The zombies that were killed would be dragged to the ditches by the side of the road and buried, clearing a path for the main troops.
In order to counterattack, the logistics department guaranteed the supply of fuel throughout the entire journey. All kinds of vehicles were sent out, and even the Second Field Regiment received hundreds of supplies.