With great risks came great rewards. Moreover, the rewards Zhang Xiaoqiang was about to give him were far greater than the risks. After Cheng Liguo nodded, a complete battle plan was formed in Zhang Xiaoqiang's mind. The Jiangxi Provisional Government was tied to Hua Guoqiang. If Hua Guoqiang was dead, nothing would be a problem. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not even care about the evolvers scattered in the army. Even if they were cornered, as long as Hua Guoqiang's head was in their hands, the soldiers would not obey his orders. The only problem was how to find Hua Guoqiang's house.
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not expect Huang Quan and Three's troops to fight. They only had one mission, which was to disarm the Jiangxi Provisional Government's soldiers and control the 270,000 people. While threatening the people, they had to prepare to evacuate the survivors to Wuhan. The people that Rao Man had accepted had all arrived at Wuhan, and they were being resettled and selected at the same time. They were getting ready to enter Sichuan.
270,000 people was almost twice the population of Hubei Base. If they wanted to slowly digest them, they would have to wait for a year and a half. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not have the time. Although the zombies were moving slower than he had imagined, they were still moving inland. One more day of preparation meant one more chance of success. Hundreds of thousands of people were just a drop of water in the ocean of hundreds of millions of zombies. If they really wanted to get rid of the zombie tide, they would have to rely on their own efforts.
As for the assassination of Hua Guoqiang, most people favored Zhang Xiaoqiang. They knew a thing or two about Zhang Xiaoqiang's abilities. Up until now, Zhang Xiaoqiang had not met a real opponent. The only one who did not favor Zhang Xiaoqiang was Cheng Liguo. Hua Guoqiang had started his career as an assassin. He used the most despicable methods to kill the leaders that stood in his way. There were many evolvers among them. After Hua Guoqiang became the governor, he was very wary of assassinations. Whether it was eating or drinking, he was very careful. If Zhang Xiaoqiang failed to kill Hua Guoqiang, he would not have the chance to kill Hua Guoqiang easily.
The time of the punishment was chosen at night. Over a hundred evolvers were fully armed. They were wearing the black combat uniform of the special police. They were equipped with silencers and infrared night vision scopes. There were also hand grenades and pistols. This was the special force that Three had given to Zhang Xiaoqiang. The captain, Lou Fanjun, led his subordinates to wait at the dock. The formation of over a hundred people was silent, like a group of stone statues in the wind.
Zhang Xiaoqiang was also wearing a combat uniform. He had a helmet, a rifle and a backpack. This time, they were going to use speed to defeat the slow ones. They had specially transported the best equipment and weapons to the special force. After all, Hua Guoqiang had at least 70 evolvers by his side. When Zhang Xiaoqiang finished giving instructions to the three people who were sending him off, he grabbed Cheng Liguo and went to the dock. Behind him, Huang Quan's slightly worried voice sounded: "Zhang Xiaoqiang, be careful. If things go wrong, we will think of something. The most important thing is that nothing happens to you. Many people are counting on you to lead them to defeat the zombies and revive China..."
Zhang Xiaoqiang turned around and nodded at Huang Quan. He then glanced at him and Three, Gao Feng, and suddenly reprimanded:
"I will remember the fight between the two of you. Don't think that this matter is over. Wait for me to come back and see how I will deal with the two of you … And Three, if you are so impulsive in the future, you can fight with me. Let's see if you still dare to..."
Cheng Liguo could not feel the cool breeze from the lake. At this moment, he was sweating profusely and shivering. Beside him, it was not the first time that Ai Qingshan had climbed onto the back of a snake. However, compared to Zhang Xiao Qiang who was enjoying the breeze, his performance was not much better than Cheng Liguo who was an ordinary person. There were only 4 people on Blackie's back. The other one was Lou Fanjun who was half-squatting on the back of the snake and observing the surrounding lake. Around them, a number of black shadows followed closely behind. Each water snake had two soldiers, just enough for all of them to follow Zhang Xiao Qiang as they rushed towards Hua Guoqiang's defensive zone by the lake.
There were clouds that night, and the moonless surface of the lake was dark. Even the people standing next to Zhang Xiaoqiang could not see clearly, let alone the people who were dozens of meters away. If they had to row their own boats to come here, they might get lost in the lake. However, the big water snakes were not afraid. They could still remember the path they had taken during the day. Under Blackie's lead, dozens of water snakes formed a formation. They broke through the water waves with a boundless momentum and swam forward, leaving only ripples in the water.
Zhang Xiao Qiang knew that these water snakes were only good at scaring people, but if he really wanted them to fight, there was no need to count on them. Not to mention rifles, even a few firecrackers would be enough to scare them half to death. It would be better to count on a group of wild sows than to count on this group of ferocious looking water snakes. When it came to the group of underwater stakes that Zhang Xiao Qiang had come to during the day, the water snakes did not even hesitate and immediately rushed over. On land, the rugged and sharp mountain rocks were like flat ground for the water snakes, needless to say, in the blink of an eye, all the soldiers and water snakes were on the shore.
There was no moon in the sky, so it was perfect for them to move in secret. Without Zhang Xiao Qiang's orders, Lou Fanjun gestured for the group to move, and the group of Agility-based Evolvers spread out, splitting into five groups and rushing towards the bunkers within 500m. Zhang Xiao Qiang had already found out during the day that there were three people in each bunker. Just in case, they also sent three people to deal with each bunker. The group did not have to wait for long, and all the Evolvers returned to their positions on the shore. The entire process took less than five minutes.
At this time, Cheng Liguo took a deep breath, and his whole body was covered with goosebumps. He did not expect the soldiers around him to be evolvers, and his heart was filled with hope. Perhaps Zhang Xiaoqiang could really kill Hua Guoqiang, and if that was the case, then all of Zhang Xiaoqiang's promises could be fulfilled. Thinking up to this point, the nervousness and uneasiness he felt earlier disappeared, and a sense of heroism was injected into his heart. He whispered to Zhang Xiaoqiang, "Zhang Xiaoqiang, the soldiers here are the most loyal, and it's best to kill them. If one of them wakes up and manages to escape, I'm afraid we will alert the enemy …"
Cheng Liguo's suggestion did not make Zhang Xiao Qiang hesitate for even a second. He tilted his head, and the 5 Agility-based Evolvers pounced forward once more. Although they were killing innocents, compared to this mission, the lives of 15 people were nothing to Zhang Xiao Qiang. Following which, the troops continued their journey. Cheng Liguo no longer cared about the snakes following him, and led the way for Zhang Xiao Qiang. All of a sudden, he stopped and turned to Zhang Xiao Qiang, "Oh no, there are special patrols around the lake, and they are specially assigned to check on the night shift. We have to think of a way to deal with them, or else …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang and his subordinates stood next to a corpse, looking at the dozens of soldiers kneeling on the ground and scratching their heads. Cheng Liguo had pointed out that they had found the patrol team, and the first thing they did was to rush out and kill the evolvers. They did not expect the rest of the soldiers to throw away their rifles at the same time, kneeling on the ground without making a sound, even though each of them had a copper whistle hanging on their necks.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, their commanding officer was killed by Hua Guoqiang in front of tens of thousands of people during the day …"
Cheng Liguo knew some things, and he had been there during the day, so he told Zhang Xiaoqiang the details. Zhang Xiaoqiang frowned as he looked at the soldiers on the ground. The patrol team was familiar with the soldiers of every bunker, and if the patrol team went missing, the other bunkers would naturally find out. Even if they sent people to disguise themselves as the patrol team, it would not work. Even a pig would know that there was something wrong if the patrol team suddenly changed their appearance. If they were to kill them, they would have to kill all the guards of the bunkers around the lake, and it was not just 15 people, but 300 people.
"If a low-ranking soldier offends an evolver, what is the punishment here?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly asked. Cheng Liguo was dazed at first, and then his face turned pale. He said softly,
"The offender will be cooked in a big vat with white charcoal. At first, the head will be placed outside, and the lower part will be cooked, but the person will still be alive. It will take one and a half days for the offender to die, and before he dies, he will be shown his fully cooked lower body …"
Following Cheng Liguo's narration, most of the people's expressions changed. A living person seeing the soft and fragrant parts of his waist rotting, smelling the barbecued meat fragrance on his body and dying from the pain was definitely a nightmare. Relatively speaking, cutting that person's artery with a knife and letting him bleed to death was the most merciful way to die.
"Did you hear that?
Everyone, take a knife and cut off a piece of meat from his body … "
Zhang Xiaoqiang pointed at the evolver that they had killed and asked the patrolling soldiers. Cheng Liguo immediately understood what Zhang Xiaoqiang meant, and quickly said, "This is your only chance. As long as one of you calls the police, the rest of you will be burned to death. As long as Zhang Xiaoqiang kills Hua Guoqiang, you will be fine. You can either cut yourself or be killed by us, it's your choice …"