"I didn't expect this method to work."
Wilichko put down his binoculars. He was different from Zhang Xiaoqiang. If it was not absolutely safe, he would not go to the frontline. He treasured his life very much. He was naturally one of the people who knew about the explosion of the first trench. Vladivostok was a huge defensive base, but its biggest use was as an artillery base.
In the past, there were a large number of 122mm to 203mm cannons here. Later, these cannons were transported to Siberia to enter the ironworks, but the shells were left behind. Destroying the shells required a lot of money, so they were sealed in the abandoned tunnels along with the discarded rifle bullets.
The number of these shells once reached 100,000 tons. They were manufactured from 1895 to 1950. Tens of thousands of different types of bombs were a hidden danger in Vladivostok. At the same time, it was also a treasure that Zhang Xiaoqiang needed. He had used the method of using electricity to activate the shells more than once when he was escaping from the colony.
Wilichko, who was at the rear, had even more expectations for the trenches behind because of the huge power produced by the discarded shells. Zhang Xiaoqiang rushed into the dust and ran to the front to check the actual situation.
There was a few dozen centimeters of dirt under his feet, and the choking smoke made his throat itch. Zhang Xiaoqiang held his breath and rushed to the outermost trench. He was immediately depressed. He did not find a trench, but a small slope that was crisscrossed with jagged teeth …
Filling oil, preventing fire, burning corpses, blocking, retreating, detonating, this set of procedures became the standard procedure for dealing with zombies. The zombies suffered greatly in every trench and trench. The zombies continued to push forward. Wanting to eat humans was only a part of it. The most important thing was the natural need for evolution. Evolution required energy and materials, and the corpses of the same species were indispensable supplements. However, the relationship between zombies was the relationship between viruses. Without two high-grade Z2 zombies, it was impossible for them to kill each other. They could only use human means to consume the unlucky ones and nourish the lucky ones.
Zhang Xiaoqiang had long seen through the zombies' actions. Zhang Xiaoqiang was determined to stop the zombies' needs. With all kinds of methods, the zombies' corpses were reduced to nothing. Not to mention type 2 zombies, even evolved zombies would not be able to produce many corpses.
The ones that Zhang Xiao Qiang's plan dealt the most damage were not the zombies, but the elite soldiers that were defending against the zombies. The continuous explosions in front caused the soldiers at the back to tremble in fear. The soldiers that had retreated were only fearful, while the soldiers that were still in the trenches were in agony. Some of them were worried that there might be artillery shells beneath their feet. These were the honest ones, those that were not honest squatted down and used their bayonets to stab them.
At this point, almost none of the soldiers could focus on firing, they were suffering from the double fear of the artillery shells and the zombies. Looking at the soldiers who wanted to cry but had no tears, Zhang Xiao Qiang pinched his nose and said to Xue Jianshan: "I overestimated the bravery of the Russian men, it's still the Chinese men who are brave. Even if they have to face a lifetime of pain, they will not hesitate to throw themselves in, and fight to the death."
Xue Jianshan asked.
"What kind of pain would make a Chinese man suffer for the rest of his life?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the soldiers in pain and said two words:
"Buy a house, get married …"
Sometimes humans are good at deceiving themselves. They often only need a reason, an excuse, to be able to calm down from fear and pain. Zhang Xiaoqiang suggested that all the soldiers in the trenches should withdraw from the trenches and stand behind the trenches to fire. This basically solved the pain and confusion of the soldiers.
The soldiers looked at the trenches with lingering fear and calmly fired at the zombies that were surging over. Even though they all knew that there was no difference between standing in the trenches and standing outside, once the trenches exploded, they would still not be able to survive.
The observation post on the side of the rugged cliff kept reporting the latest information. By the time they lost nearly half of their position, the foot of the mountain had been filled with zombies, forming a black sea of zombies.
At this moment, the mortars began to show their might. Hundreds and thousands of mortars blasted into the sea of zombies in the shortest time possible, creating a cloud of smoke that covered the entire frontline. The soldiers who were used to the power of the electric cannon were not shocked by it, but they felt that it was getting more and more difficult to stop the sea of zombies. The zombies were no longer charging at them intermittently like before. Instead, they were linked together, forming a tidal wave of attacks.
Due to the lack of effective methods and the lack of high-density machine gun firepower, more and more soldiers couldn't endure the fear and fired rockets into the zombie tide. Although each rocket could kill more than ten zombies, overall, the results weren't great.
Without effective communication, Zhang Xiaoqiang could not stop the soldiers from shooting rockets. However, he did not intend to stop them, after all, these soldiers were not his troops. By the time the zombies rushed up to the waist of the mountain, all the soldiers were forced out of the trenches. Zhang Xiaoqiang shouted to Xue Jianshan who was beside him: "You can order the rocket vehicles to attack …"
Countless zombies rushed from the foot of the mountain all the way to the waist of the mountain. On a cross-section of more than a thousand meters, the zombies advanced side by side. The sea of zombies that was a few kilometers long was squeezed together without any gaps. Black smoke curled up the hillside. The zombies at the front fell under the dense rain of bullets, and the zombies in the middle were blown away by the flying shells. Dozens of shells continued to set off waves of dust in the sea of zombies, but they could not stop the zombies at all.
The sea of zombies was about to reach the concrete fortifications at the top of the mountain. These fortifications could withstand bombs, rockets, and other hot weapons, but they could not withstand the zombie tide. If there were no accidents, when the zombies reached the fortifications, the first line of defense of Vladivostok's fortifications would collapse.
At this time, Wilichko, who had retreated to a distance to observe, nervously swallowed his saliva. At this moment, the frontline had completely collapsed. Thousands of soldiers were scrambling to retreat from their positions. If he did not know that it was Zhang Xiaoqiang's order, he was afraid that he would have turned around and hid in the core fortress area, never to come out again.
The order to retreat came suddenly, but it was timely rain in the hearts of the soldiers. For them, there was no better news than this. In a panic, they ran past piles of soil that were half the height of a person. From time to time, some of them tripped over buried cables. No one knew why these things appeared on the wasteland.
The scattered soldiers rushed to the back of the concrete building. With something in front of them, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Then, they were herded further back by their respective officers. At this moment, a shadow flashed across the hearts of every soldier. Failed?
What the higher-ups had planned, the soldiers below would never have the chance to know. It was just like letting them fight by stepping on artillery shells. It was originally a disorderly retreat, but as the panic deepened, it became a real rout in the end. It was a headache for Zhang Xiaoqiang who was watching from the rear.
Zhang Xiaoqiang finally understood that the Russian soldiers could only fight when the wind was blowing. Also, it was impossible to make them do things according to the predetermined plan. They would always mess up all your plans.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not count on these soldiers. In all his arrangements, the soldiers were only supporting characters. When the supporting characters left, it meant that the main character had arrived. Thousands of people rushed past Zhang Xiaoqiang and ran behind him. The 50 security guards stood neatly behind him. Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the sky calmly.
The sky was filled with dark clouds. Large patches of clouds were like a black curtain. The black was dotted with white. The sun was blocked by the dark clouds, but through the gaps between the dark clouds, a few golden rays of sunlight shone in.
Not long after, rows of white smoke flashed in the sky. Countless rockets flew across the sky, leaving white trails behind. They drew an arc in the sky and fell towards the sea of zombies in front of them …
"Good, this is really good. Why didn't I think that it would be so easy to get rid of them? I've experienced your methods today. There's an old saying in China, when three people walk, there will be my teacher. The Chinese are really smart …"
Wilichko stood beside Zhang Xiaoqiang and praised him. The mountain slope in front of the fortifications had become the surface of the moon. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the slope, countless large and small craters were emitting green smoke. Large patches of red soil were overturned, and the previously dense sea of zombies had disappeared like bubbles.
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked coldly at the distant position that was emitting smoke. To be honest, he was not interested in this battle. These soldiers might be considered elites in Wilichko's eyes, but in Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes, they were just a motley crew. There was no tacit understanding, no cooperation. The soldiers did not know how to fight, and the officers did not know how to command. Everyone had a grenade on them, but no one had thought of throwing it.