Zhang Xiaoqiang ordered the military vehicles to return and let the soldiers rest temporarily. He sent a few people to the roof of the small building to keep watch. Zhang Xiaoqiang took out two individual field rations and ate with Xue Jianshan.
At this moment, Xue Jianshan already thought of himself as Zhang Xiaoqiang's man. He did not stand on ceremony and ate the rare delicacies of the apocalypse. For Xue Jianshan, there was no way out for the army to stay in the mountains. Although Wilickko was good, he lacked the determination to start a new army after losing all kinds of logistics and intelligence. It was even more so after the army failed to encircle the zombies. It was not safe to follow Wilickko.
It was better to follow the most capable person. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know what Xue Jianshan was thinking. In his opinion, it was all a deal. He needed the pilot to fly him back to the hot spring base and at the same time, he needed the army to cooperate with him to wipe out New Era.
Since New Era shot him down, he had a personal grudge with New Era. As long as he did not die, it would be the beginning of New Era's bad luck. Moreover, New Era had their eyes on the grassland army. The grassland army was Zhang Xiaoqiang's exclusive property and the hope of China's revival. It was the land of peace that Zhang Xiaoqiang had built for his descendants. How could he allow outsiders to destroy it?
The two military vehicles left quickly and returned quickly as well. When they left, there were two vehicles, and when they returned, there were thirty vehicles. At this time, the soldiers became sober. There were too many resources. Although most of them had a moldy smell, they were rare resources in the central area. However, there was a limit to everything. This was a big city that could accommodate more than 500,000 people. They did not need too much furniture and bedding. They did not care about other people, they only needed to take care of themselves.
This time, there were a lot less resources loaded onto the vehicles. There were clothes that could keep out the cold, all kinds of metal utensils, and food and other urgent resources. Zhang Xiaoqiang left some people to load the vehicles and led the others to meet the zombies. In fact, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not need to let the soldiers focus on the transfer of resources. According to his idea, other than the urgent ones, the other resources could be counted after the city was recovered. However, whether it was Xue Jianshan or the soldiers, they did not have the confidence to recover the city.
If the number of zombies was small, Zhang Xiao Qiang would let the soldiers use their rifles to clear out the zombies nearby. They might not be able to hit those that were far away, but how could they hit those that were close by?
Dozens of zombies were taken care of by the soldiers, while the rest were killed by Zhang Xiao Qiang. After they reclaimed a parking lot, they found dozens of pickup trucks and buses that were in good condition.
The batteries and gasoline of these vehicles had been depleted, but they could be used after some maintenance. Zhang Xiaoqiang ordered the vehicles to tow them back. After the number of battles, the recruits gradually gained confidence. They spontaneously formed a clearing team to clear out the zombies. The appearance of casualties did not affect their morale. They all knew that people would die in battle, so they naturally did not have any complaints.
As Zhang Xiaoqiang led the clearing team to clear out the zombies, more and more supplies were sent back to the defense base's outer fortifications. Wilichko finally could not sit still. When Zhang Xiaoqiang set off, he joked that he only wanted 50% of the supplies, Zhang Xiaoqiang would get 40%, and the soldiers that were dispatched would get 10%.
He did not expect Zhang Xiaoqiang's speed and efficiency to be so terrifying. When he personally arrived at the frontline, he saw dozens of thick black smoke spreading across the vast area. Zhang Xiaoqiang sat in the off-road military vehicle that Xue Jianshan gave him, and went to the places where there were large groups of zombies as reinforcements.
Everything that Zhang Xiaoqiang did was reported to Wilichko. He knew better than anyone what the black smoke was. At the same time, he also knew that each black smoke represented at least hundreds of zombie corpses. Sporadic gunshots could be faintly heard. Groups of three to five new recruits formed their own teams and calmly cleared out the scattered zombies on the streets and buildings. It made him wonder if he had made a mistake when he sent out the troops this morning. Why did these recruits look like the most elite veterans?
Large carts of supplies drove past him towards the underground tunnel. Looking at the sparse carts, Wilichko suddenly clenched his teeth and made a decision. He turned his head and ordered his new adjutant, "Inform the rear to send two more battalions over. Also, get the reserve soldiers to transport the supplies. Get all the women to do an inventory and categorize them. All the children are to go to school. No matter what they learn, they must stay in the house and not run around …"
Wilichko's tone was unprecedented. It was a mixture of excitement, hope, determination, and a little trembling. Fortunately, his new adjutant did not have much contact with him, so he did not notice anything wrong. He saluted and turned around, then ran back.
Looking at the smoke-filled city in front of him, Wilichko tidied his uniform, crossed the boundary between the city and the mountains, and walked toward Zhang Xiaoqiang. How could he miss out on such an exciting victory?
Behind him, thirty-six fully armed men and women wearing elastic masks followed closely. They were Wilichko's trump card, the Evolved Guards.
With reinforcements, more vehicles, and more people, the army made great progress. Dozens of residential buildings, offices, and warehouses were recovered, and all kinds of supplies were loaded onto the trucks. The movement of the army made Angor's survivors cheer loudly. It was the first time the army had such a fierce performance. Countless zombies fell under the guns of the army, and countless supplies were loaded onto the trucks in an orderly manner.
Although the army might not accept them, they saw hope. Hope that the zombies could be cleared out, and hope that the city could be recovered. As long as there were no zombies, they could always find a way to survive, such as growing crops or fishing for plankton on the sea.
Angor saw the progress of the military, but he was not as excited as the survivors. Instead, he stared at the off-road military vehicles moving around the military. Zombies were killed wherever the vehicles went. He was very familiar with this scene. Wasn't it the same when he followed Zhang Xiao Qiang?
Wherever Zhang Xiao Qiang went, the zombies would all perish.
"Tell them to get ready to evacuate. Maybe our hope will come true …"
Angor's words came out of nowhere, which confused his assistant. Without asking for more details, he went to find the people in charge of several areas to relay Angor's order. When the people dug out the seedlings and packed up the supplies, their botanical garden was finally breached by the frontline soldiers.
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not spend too much time with the others when he returned to the botanical garden. He left a company of soldiers to help Angor's group move to their new home. He then asked Big Guy to join the army and took Akim to the hardware factory that they loved so much.
Russia's specialty is that all factories can be converted into military factories. This feature was left over from World War II. Unlike China, some special equipment purchases need to be approved and filed. But in Russia, all the factories can be converted into military factories anytime. The factories can provide for the workers, and when the factories expand, they can provide taxes to the government. During the war, the factories can also be converted into war potential.
Although it was impossible to manufacture weapons, maintenance and repair were not bad. Zhang Xiao Qiang had obtained a large number of weapons, and these things were piled up randomly by Wan Qiang. If they were not maintained, they would become scrap metal in no time.
He never thought about handing over the supplies on the peninsula to Wilichko. He was not a fearless person, and Wilichko was not his relative. Good things should be kept for himself. This was Zhang Xiaoqiang's way of thinking, and it had nothing to do with his character.
While leading the team to clear out the factories, Zhang Xiao Qiang was still vexed about one thing. He had obtained enough weapons to arm about 2,000 people. There was one helicopter that was in perfect condition, and a few that were not destroyed. As long as the engines were in good condition, and the internal equipment was in good condition, the helicopter would be able to fly again one day.
He could not take so many weapons with him. Angor's force could be said to be his spokesperson in Vladivostok. Angor's ability was good, but he was Russian and did not know Chinese. No one knew what he thought about the relationship between him and Zhang Xiao Qiang. An Xiaohui was just an ordinary university student. She did not have a chance to stand out in the apocalypse. It was Akim who pitied her because she was pregnant with a child, so he took care of her. Talking about ability was bullsh * t. Only those brainless brutes would listen to her. And this was what Zhang Xiao Qiang told her.
The zombies in Vladivostok were polarized. If the survivors wanted to escape, there were only two ways. One was to follow the railway tracks and the road to escape, and the other was to escape to the port. As such, the zombies were the densest on both sides, and the middle area had fewer zombies.
Including the ones Zhang Xiaoqiang killed a few days ago, the ones killed by the army during the counterattack, and the ones killed by Zhang Xiaoqiang's army today, Vladivostok had lost at least fifty thousand zombies. That was why Zhang Xiaoqiang had the confidence to promise Wilichko that he would give him a city. They only needed to clear the zombies at the seaside and the exit of the city in two steps.
Wilichko did not think that far ahead. There were too many zombies, and there were also quite a number of type-2 zombies. For him, it was already a great harvest to recover three or four blocks and obtain the resources of thousands of families today. For this, he showed unprecedented importance to Zhang Xiaoqiang. As long as Zhang Xiaoqiang could bring them benefits.
The hardware factory was peaceful. There were not many zombies here, only about a thousand. There were quite a number of type-2 zombies, about seven or eight. These type-2 zombies did not cause too many casualties. They were cleaned up by Zhang Xiaoqiang in two or three moves, becoming fuel in the black smoke.