Zhang Huai'an was the first to speak. What was the concept of millions of zombies?
Fu Jian only had one million soldiers. One million humans and one million zombies were two different concepts. Humans would be afraid. One person running would affect a group of people, and a group of people running would affect everyone.
The zombies were different. In the battle to defend the hot spring base, the zombies had suppressed their fear of fire and used their bodies to force a path of survival. Each person had their own thoughts, and the many thoughts made them panic. No matter how many zombies there were, as long as the Z-Type was among them, they would only have one thought.
Fu Jian was facing the Yangtze River and 80,000 soldiers, while the zombies were only facing a 10 meter wide ditch. In the camp, there were less than 5000 soldiers who could fight. The difference in strength was too big. Even Huang Quan, who was never willing to admit defeat, lowered his head in silence. Obviously, he did not believe that they could win against millions of zombies.
Zhang Huai'an's words were approved by everyone. The zombies were strong, and the camp was weak. Protecting themselves was the best strategy. However, Huang Tingwei had a different opinion.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, I do not agree with Officer Zhang's suggestion …"
Huang Tingwei's words caused Zhang Xiaoqiang's expression to change. The crowd was in an uproar. They did not think that Huang Tingwei, who was always calm, would say such a thing. Could it be that Huang Tingwei had a way to kill millions of zombies?
"I'm not against retreating, but we can't let this news leak out. The ten people who return must be monitored and immediately sent to the island in the middle of the lake. I've already placed them under house arrest. No one is allowed to talk to them until we've all evacuated from the gathering place. Only then can they be released."
Zhang Xiaoqiang listened and put down his doubts. He leaned back on the chair and raised his eyebrows. His left hand touched the stubble on his chin and looked at Huang Tingwei, "Tell me your reason …"
Zhang Xiao Qiang understood the meaning of not leaking any information. Huang Tingwei's meaning was very clear, the camp had to retreat, they couldn't stay in this colony that was as dangerous as a pile of eggs. The whole colony was like a pile of eggs cut by Lei, it looked very safe, but as long as one was taken away, it would collapse. The camp couldn't be dragged down by this pile of eggs.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, how long do you think it will take for our people to evacuate if we immediately mobilize and retreat?
Up until now, only two thousand people had landed on the island. Five thousand people had been booked, and there were still three thousand people waiting to get on the island. There were only three barges that had the capacity to transport, and they could only transport a thousand people a day at most. The remaining three thousand people would take two days even if they sped up.
Even so, there would still be more than five thousand people left in the camp. Some of them were young recruits, some were professionals, and some were women who grew vegetables in the camp. Four thousand of them would be sent to the base next.
The remaining combatants and logistics personnel numbered about 1,100, and they had to carry a large number of weapons and ammunition.
If that's the case, we might not even be able to protect ourselves. If we notify the others and they decide to retreat, what should we do?
Even if only half of the hundred thousand people were evacuated, it would still be more than sixty thousand people. How were they going to settle these people?
How?
Fine, we don't care about anything, but they're retreating with us, and they're following us. What can we do?
Would the zombies follow them?
What if they run in front of us and block the road?
So I think we should pretend that we don't know anything and retreat according to the original plan. If Zhang Xiaoqiang feels bad, we can recruit some people and retreat with them. "
Huang Tingwei said this without any guilt. He wanted Zhang Xiaoqiang to betray the entire camp, and let the hundred thousand survivors wait for the attack of a million zombies, just so that they wouldn't be dragged into the camp by other forces.
"No … How can we do that? That's more than a hundred thousand lives, we can't just watch them get eaten by those things. They are people, just like you and me, living people.
Huang Tingwei, I've misjudged you. How can you be so cruel, and how can you be so cold-blooded? These people are already very pitiful. Even if we can't help them, we have to let them know the truth. Whether it's to escape from the camp, or to let them prepare to resist, it's fine. But just because of a guess, you let more than a hundred thousand people wait to be eaten by the zombies.
I don't agree, I don't agree to block the news. We have to do our best to help them. Even if we can't save all of them, we have to save some of them. Even if we can't save a hundred thousand, we have to save fifty thousand, thirty thousand, or even ten thousand, five thousand would be good. You have to know that for every person we save today, there will be one more person to kill the zombies in the future … "
Shen Xue, who had always been aloof and aloof, stood up and argued eloquently. Her words described Huang Tingwei as selfish and cold-blooded, causing Huang Tingwei's face to turn green. He wanted to argue, but when he saw Zhang Xiaoqiang, he took a deep breath and didn't say anything, waiting for Zhang Xiaoqiang to make a decision.
"I don't know what the concept of a million zombies is, but from the looks of it, none of you have the confidence. Alright, if we can't win, we can just run. I don't object to this, but we can't just run like this. At least let others know about this, right?
Even if we don't have the ability to help, we have to let them know that running with us is the only way to survive, right?
It's very dangerous outside, but I'm just a weak girl, and I've led dozens of people to survive for a few months. I don't believe that the people in the camp won't be able to survive.
You guys are just giving up a few hundred thousand lives just because of a possibility, maybe, maybe, maybe. You guys are going to let me down, and you will also let the soldiers that follow you down. I hope that you guys can consider this carefully, and not be too selfish. I hope that you guys can give others a little hope. "
When Shen Xue said these words, most of the people were speechless. Huang Tingwei, who was always calm and indifferent, was angered by Shen Xue's words. He stared at Shen Xue in a daze, as if he was asking why. Shen Xue didn't look at Huang Tingwei, but raised her head to look at the ceiling. Her body was as straight as a ramrod, and she had an unyielding look on her face.
Huang Quan seemed to agree with Shen Xue's words, but when he saw Zhang Xiaoqiang's tightly knitted eyebrows, he knew that Zhang Xiaoqiang was worried about this matter, so he didn't say anything and waited for Zhang Xiaoqiang to make a decision.
Zhang Huai'an appeared to be in a dilemma. He felt that Huang Tingwei's words were right, and Shen Xue's words made sense. Both of their words kept going back and forth in his mind. At times, the benefits of the camp took the upper hand, and at other times, the life and death of the hundred thousand people in the camp took the upper hand.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, I … I think that what Shen Xue said is right. More than a hundred thousand people, and how many people are left in the entire HB? They can at least form a large team of thirty thousand people. In the past, thirty of us were able to attack a small town and kill a few thousand zombies. With thirty thousand soldiers, what else can we not do?
I feel that we can report to the camp and let those people follow us freely. We are not allowed to look after them, they can just follow us on their own. Whether they starve to death, get eaten by the zombies, or fall behind, we don't care. Once we cross the river, everything will be fine … "
The one who agreed with Shen Xue was Wang Le. After all, Wang Le wasn't able to think from a higher perspective. He only thought about the days when the virus broke out and how everything had been endured. He hoped that this time, those people could endure it once again, just like the wildebeest migration in Africa. The weak and the old were eaten by the wild beasts along the way, while the rest continued to reproduce.
The rest of the people were attending the meeting for the first time, so they didn't dare to express their opinions. Towards Huang Tingwei and Shen Xue's objections, they all had their own opinions. Both of them had their own supporters, but they didn't say it out loud.
Zhang Xiaoqiang lowered his head and pondered. The people below him didn't say anything. On the surface, no one supported Huang Tingwei's words, but Shen Xue's words were supported by Wang Le, giving her the lead in terms of votes. Seeing that Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't say anything, Shen Xue looked at Huang Tingwei provocatively, as if she had already won.
"Huang Quan!
Bring Shen Xue away, and don't let anyone talk to her until we leave the camp … "