Originally, Zhang Xiaoqiang had expected the zombies to break through the base in the morning because he was worried that the higher-ups of the underground base would not be easily convinced. Therefore, he had prepared for the worst. After all, both sides were enemies. Even if Zhang Xiaoqiang explained that the higher-ups of the two divisions of New Era did not have many days left to live, they would not believe him. His real plan was to help the base kill Gus to gain their trust.
He did not expect Ma Ruibo to appear and solve the biggest problem. Ma Ruibo first helped him kill Gus, so he had one less enemy to worry about. Ma Ruibo himself was unpopular, so he used up the most solid foundation of the underground base, the Nocturnal Wolves, causing the last two Nocturnal Wolves to betray him.
Although Cookie's pursuit of Ma Ruibo had been thrilling, in the process of the pursuit, he had accidentally gained the recognition and help of the members of the base. As he continued to close in on Ma Ruibo, Ma Ruibo had given up his command in order to deal with him, focusing on setting traps for him. From that moment onwards, the control of the base had gradually slipped from his hands. By the time he had killed Ma Ruibo, the entire underground base to him was no different from personally owning it.
Regarding this, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not personally control the base. Instead, he distributed the various powers of the base. The managers were all the original people of the base. He did not participate, and neither did New Era. This reduced the original members of the base to the minimum.
When the people of the base carried out their tasks, they would not deliberately be negative because of the rebelliousness in their hearts. Therefore, when New Era was fighting hard, they also sent out the air strike force of the base. There were originally 120 unmanned attack planes in the underground hangar of the base. Many of these planes were lost in the battle with New Era, but there were still more than 90 of them left.
If more than 90 unmanned aircraft were all loaded with ammunition, they could form a large-scale firepower cover. With the accurate coverage of special rockets, they could form a large-scale firepower sweep in an area of a few square kilometers, killing all the creatures on that land.
If it was before the apocalypse, with the close to two thousand maintenance and operators of the UAV fleet, it would definitely be possible. But now, to be able to send out four UAV at the same time was already the limit. Usually, they would send out three UAV at the most just in case, leaving some to prepare for the most critical moment.
Even if there were only three drones, the impact on the hilltop was still huge. Being attacked from the front and the back was the most depleting of morale. The soldiers were not afraid of fighting, but they were afraid of a hopeless battle. Not everyone could endure a battle where there was no chance of survival. Although Yue Yang had set a time limit for them to defend, and even promised the soldiers that they could retreat, he could only let them settle down temporarily. Facing more and more zombies, the pressure in their hearts increased, and the struggle between hope and despair became more intense.
When it was close to dawn, New Era, which had been fighting for more than ten hours, began to become unstable. At least a hundred servants could not hold on any longer, and wanted to escape from the position. Unsurprisingly, these people were all shot dead by Yue Yang's supervision team at the back of the position.
In order to deter the soldiers who were fighting in the front line, Yue Yang also asked people to put up a frame with the word "door" and put spotlights on it. He also hung human heads on the frame to illuminate the light. Under the bright light, the densely packed human heads hung on the beam, revealing an unwilling or painful expression, which made the others tremble in fear and deterrence.
Just when the entire frontline was at its most tense and dangerous moment, countless zombies rushed towards the bonfire, their bodies covered in flames as they rushed towards the trenches that were a hundred meters away. The soldiers had been fighting for a long time and had reached their limits, they were only a step away from collapsing. Just when Yue Yang was unable to control the frontline, the support that appeared in the sky dispersed everyone's last bit of despair. They saw hope, and also saw Yue Yang's promise.
A few planes could not change the situation of the battlefield, but it was a great encouragement to the people. No one doubted that they had no way out, and no one doubted that they could not hold on. Their already tired and exhausted bodies once again burst out the enthusiasm of fighting. Everyone seemed to have taken stimulants, exerting 200% of their combat power. Even if there were zombies rushing into the trench, it would not cause a rout. In the end, the base sent out bombers, and they finally saved a large number of troops and withdrew from the position.
The withdrawn soldiers of the New Era gathered in the valley and entered the temporarily prepared position for them. They received the food and water distributed by the base. After eating, they fell asleep in the new position, ready to rest and prepare for the following battle. Just when they were resting and tired for the whole night, the zombies had climbed up the mountain and slowly rushed down the mountain.
On the mountain ridge dozens of meters above the intersection, the base guards who were waiting were surprised to see the overwhelming tide of zombies and the scene of countless zombies rolling down the mountain. From the moment the zombies appeared, almost every soldier felt fear from the depths of their soul. There were not many zombies on the hilltop, only a few thousand, but these thousands of zombies covered the entire ridge. When they slowly revealed their heads, upper bodies, and even their whole bodies, that kind of boundless power was not what ordinary people could imagine.
The soldiers were deterred, not to mention that these things were the enemies they were going to kill. For zombies, the guards of the base were not unfamiliar. They didn't know how many comrades and officers had become this kind of thing. At that time, when they were separated in the base, everyone had the experience of being surrounded by zombies, and they also had the experience of killing their way out of the encirclement of zombies.
When they gradually cleared the zombies in the base that were ten times more than them, no one was afraid of these slow moving, stupid, and head-exploding zombies. But here, when the number of zombies reached an absolute scale, all the confidence they had before disappeared completely.
The steep hillside became the natural ally of the guards. There were not many guards, and there were only two infantry companies with heavy weapons on the mountain ridge. Behind them, there were two infantry companies that replaced them. They had to stop the zombies before they entered the valley. The task was to stop the zombies for eight hours, which meant that they had to stop the zombies until the afternoon, and wait for the soldiers of New Era to recover after fighting for a long time.
In addition to them, there were also the soldiers of the entire base. Previously, when Gus broke into the underground base, it caused a huge loss to the army. Nearly a battalion of soldiers died in the attack on Gus, and the rest were scattered. In the end, there were less than two thousand soldiers left. Among these two thousand soldiers, there were six hundred elite guards, and the rest were ordinary soldiers.
In order to fight against this sea of millions of zombies, the underground base also took out their hard-earned capital, and all the soldiers were sent out. They were to defend the narrow valley that was three to four kilometers long. Therefore, before the soldiers of New Era had a good rest, only these less than two thousand people were the main force to resist the zombies.
As time went by, more and more zombies rolled down the hillside. Even the most stable zombies on the mountain road were affected. Countless zombies gradually rolled down the hillside that was not bypassed by the road, and gradually rolled to the kilometer in front of the valley entrance. The entrance of the valley was connected to the road, and the soldiers on the mountain defense position could even see the black sharp teeth of the zombies on the road dozens of meters away. If they fired at this time, they would definitely not miss, because among the spread out zombies, there were zombies that stood up shakily. Although they staggered in the middle of the zombies on the ground, they would not fall easily.
As time passed, more and more zombies rolled down the hillside. Even the most stable zombies on the mountain road were affected. Countless zombies gradually rolled along the hillside that was not bypassed by the road, and gradually rolled to the kilometer in front of the valley entrance. The entrance of the valley was connected to the road, and the soldiers on the mountain defense position could even see the black sharp teeth of the zombies on the road dozens of meters away. At this time, if they fired, they would definitely not miss, because among the spread out zombies, there were zombies that stood up shakily from the middle of the road. Although they staggered in the middle of the zombies on the ground, they would not fall easily.