As the sky started to darken, Zhang Xiaoqiang stood on top of a small mound and observed the surroundings. The intersection of the two counties was the place with the highest concentration of large and small mounds. At the same time, it was also the place with the highest concentration of vehicles. All kinds of trucks, sedans, vans, mini buses and agricultural vehicles were rolling everywhere.
The virus outbreak had caused the survivors from this county to flee to the neighboring county, and the survivors from the neighboring county had fled here. Both sides were densely packed with vehicles at this narrow entrance. The road that connected the two counties happened to pass through two adjacent hills. The two hills were not high, only about ten meters, but the bottom of them was nearly two hundred meters wide.
Even after going around Huangpu, there were large and small pits and a four meter high and seven meter wide river. There was not a single drop of water in the river, and the bottom of the river that was covered with gravel had been dug into large and small pits. Occasionally, one could even see some rusted iron nets thrown at the side of the pits.
Choosing this place was due to Zhang Xiaoqiang's difficulties. This place was only an hour's drive from the base. According to the speed of the car, the distance from here to the base was at most eighty kilometers, or 160 miles. The zombies formed by the zombie tide might be slower than the normal zombies, but they could still reach a speed of at least three kilometers per hour.
In other words, the zombies would arrive at their doorstep by tomorrow morning. These zombies were different from the zombies that were still wandering around the county. They already had a fixed target and recognized Zhang Xiaoqiang as their prey. Since they had found their prey, they did not need to look for it, they just needed to follow behind.
In other words, Zhang Xiaoqiang had no choice but to fight them at night. The road from here to the base was empty, there were no dangerous areas, and there was no terrain that could be used. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not dare to let them pass.
In addition, it was not that Zhang Xiaoqiang did not think of using a few members to lure them away. Unfortunately, one or two small cars could not lure them away, and the whole team could not do it. Zhang Xiaoqiang could not make up his mind. It was already dusk, and when night came, everything would be pitch black. If they were not careful, they could rush into the sea of zombies, and then they would definitely be wiped out.
Only the terrain here was suitable for blocking. The rolling hills could separate the sea of zombies, the seven meter wide river could hold a few thousand zombies, and if they wanted to fill the four meter high embankment, they would need at least tens of thousands of zombies.
The other side did not have a river, but there were many small and large pits. The terrain was bumpy, and normal people who could walk with their eyes open would not be able to climb over. It would be impossible for the blind zombies to cross without the piles of corpses. This way, the zombies would have to pay at least a third of the zombies to cross.
This way, Zhang Xiaoqiang's side would be able to reduce the area of defense, and at the same time, reduce the consumption of ammunition, and increase the lifespan of the gun barrels. These were all small details, the real goal was to buy time for Zhang Xiaoqiang. As long as it was morning, Zhang Xiaoqiang would be able to bring his men and slowly fight the zombies on flat ground. The sea of zombies in front of them was huge, there were at least tens of thousands of zombies, and there were quite a few D2s as well.
But without the S2s, they could not catch up to them, and they could not attack them. Zhang Xiaoqiang believed that as long as he provoked the mysterious zombie, they would chase after Zhang Xiaoqiang's butt, and at that time, they would be able to shake them off.
"Bang …. Bang …." After two loud sounds, in the choking dust, the edge of the hill towards the zombies was flattened, and the steep slope prevented the zombies from climbing up to threaten the lives of the team members. On the two 10m high hills was a secret machine gun position, and close to 20 different types of heavy machine guns were evenly distributed on both sides of the machine gun nests.
The machine gunner used the bonfire beside him to maintain the heavy machine gun, while the assistant machine gunner loaded the heavy pointed bullets into the empty canvas belt. "Kacha …." The machine gunner pulled back the bolt and looked at the darkness in front of him, not knowing what to do. He turned his head to look at the assistant machine gunner who had been smoked to the point where only his teeth were white.
"Sister Cao … .today, we might have to die here …."
"What?
Scared?
I knew that you would be a coward at the critical moment, "Sister Cao said jokingly while loading the gun.
"Look at what you're saying, ever since I started following Zhang Xiaoqiang, when have I ever been scared?"
The machine gunner was furious, he hated hearing people say that he was scared. No matter what, he was someone who had stood in a pile of zombies and peed on them, how could he be afraid of death?
"What kind of fart do you want to fart, can't you see I'm busy?" Sister Cao was a little impatient.
The machine gunner walked to the ammunition box and picked up a canvas belt. He grabbed a handful of bullets and loaded them together with Sister Cao.
"I'm just sighing, did you see the sea of zombies in the afternoon?
That's boundless! Our Maxim must have fired five thousand bullets, right?
I saw that a large part of the rifling has been smoothed out, but how many zombies have died?
Is there ten thousand?
How many are left?
Is there a hundred thousand? "
Sister Cao heard this and immediately looked behind her. Seeing that the nearest machine gun team was more than 10 meters away, she felt slightly relieved.
"Animal, lower your voice, do you want to die?
If someone hears you, Leader Zhang will kill you. "
After saying that, Sister Cao's face changed, she threw away the belt in her hand, pulled out a Type 77 pistol and pressed it against the machine gunner's head. The black muzzle pressed against the machine gunner's scalp, causing a huge dent.
"Sister … Sister Cao … You … You … What are you doing?" The machine gunner was confused with the muzzle pointed at him.
"Speak, do you want to escape?
Let me tell you, if you dare to escape, I will kill you … "
The machine gunner was also annoyed, he said that he wanted to escape, while reaching out to push away the gun pointed at his head.
"Bang!"
Sister Cao smashed the machine gunner's cheek with the gun handle, causing him to fall to the ground. She then pounced on him and pointed the muzzle at his throat.
"Brat, don't try to play dumb, you don't want to escape?
Why are you still saying these words?
Let me tell you, I was fished out of the granary by Leader Zhang. Leader Zhang gave me food and shelter, he didn't let any man touch me, my life belongs to Leader Zhang. If Leader Zhang wants me to die, I won't say a word, but if you want to escape at this time, I will kill you first … "
"That's not it, Sister Cao, Grandma Cao, listen to me …"
"Speak …" Sister Cao pointed the muzzle at the machine gunner's head again, disarming the machine gunner's Type 77 pistol.
"It's my fault, I was thinking of dying here today, thinking of my life's biggest regret …"
"Don't talk nonsense, speak quickly, if it's a normal matter, I'll let you write a will, but if you want to escape and live, I will let you die before me."
"Can you get another man, I can't say it in front of a woman …"
Sister Cao did not speak, her thumb unlocking the safety of the Type 77 pistol, the soft sound of the pistol's safety being released reached the machine gunner's ears, he swallowed his saliva and shouted, "I'll speak, I'll speak …"