"Zhang Xiaoqiang … The situation at the frontlines is very tight. We haven't seen any D-type zombies yet, but S-type zombies are everywhere. They've all appeared as scouts, and the only evolver left to oversee the frontlines is Mu Peipei. I'm afraid … I'm afraid that Mu Peipei might not be able to hold them off. I'm afraid that the situation from last time will happen again …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang sighed. He thought of Sun Kefu's dining table filled with dishes. Wine and meat go to waste, while bones freeze to death on the road. At the end of the world, ten human lives couldn't even compare to a table of food and wine in the hearts of the people in power.
Zhang Huai'an nodded. Seeing that Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't have any other instructions, he bid farewell and left to busy himself with his own matters. Zhang Xiaoqiang took a car back to the camp. Just as he got off the car, he saw Huang Tingwei walking out with a pile of documents.
"Go to the doctor's place and release Cat Eyes. Give her a day off and let Jiang Ke and Jiang Yi accompany her. For the time being, Mu Peipei should be fine over there. Go to the other side of the river and build a few more rope bridges. Tomorrow, send another five hundred militiamen over and rotate back the militiamen who crossed the river for the past two days. Remember, survival of the fittest. Those who have meritorious service in battle will be promoted to team leader, and those who deserted will be executed.
"Oh right, from tomorrow onwards, send the new women to the island by boat. Send as many as you can. Squeeze them first. If you can't fit in the houses, then live on the streets. If you can't fit on the streets, then go to the shore. In any case, send as many as you can. Also, move all the various experimental equipment from the camp to the island. Let the doctor and the others settle down on the island in the future …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang found it strange. The poor people in the colony hated the civilians who had power to protect them the most. At least they wouldn't starve to death, but they couldn't get any protection and could only wait to starve to death. They were all ordinary people, all survivors. They had different fates, so how could they not hate them? Therefore, Zhang Xiaoqiang always thought that the civilians in the colony lived pretty well.
Zhang Xiaoqiang had already lost more than ten of his men, so he didn't care about the deaths of the three militiamen. In the end of the world, human lives were as cheap as grass. Although Zhang Xiaoqiang valued his own men, he gradually became numb as more and more of his men died. As for the militiamen who didn't hold a high position in his heart, the casualties became insignificant numbers. He could no longer feel a trace of melancholy.
When Zhang Xiaoqiang heard that Cat Eyes was scratched, he forgot about Cat Eyes's identity as a zombie. He thought that Cat Eyes would definitely die. However, he didn't know that Cat Eyes had been fighting with the D2 on the ship for a few months. If she was going to be infected a second time, she would have been infected a long time ago.
Zhang Xiaoqiang almost forgot about the doctor's arrangements. The laboratory had already achieved many results. Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't know how many people in the outside world were researching zombies and viruses. At the very least, he had obtained a lot of useful results and information from the doctor. These things might have unimaginable uses in the future. Therefore, Zhang Xiaoqiang hoped that the laboratory could be 100% safe.
"Bring the dead bodies back. If you can't bring them back to the base, bury them on the island. As for the captured Type 2 zombies, we must ensure their safety. Chop off all their limbs and send them to the doctor. In the future, if there are any evolved zombies, we will deal with them the same way. I want to see what the doctor can give me …"
"Not dead, she's alive and kicking. We were afraid … afraid that she would become an evolved zombie, so we asked her to handcuff herself. She has already been sent to the doctor for observation …"
"She's dead?
Bring her body back … "
"Also … go and tell the people on the island to prepare 300,000 rounds of ammunition. Bring them back with the ship and hand them over to Liu Zhenghua directly. Remind him that we need to speed up the mobilization. At the same time, ask him to hand over the repair shop in the colony to us. Do your best to forge broadswords and shields. If it's too difficult, make spears for me. Prepare at least 10,000 of them."
"Oh?
What are their rules? "
"Three catties of rice for ten people a day. Add some vegetable leaves or wild herbs and boil them into a pot. They only eat one meal a day to save on food and fuel …"
"Miss Cat Eyes was too desperate. She kept rushing to the front and was attacked by zombies. She was scratched three times in a row …"
Zhang Huai'an was very attentive to these matters. With tens of thousands of people following them, their food and drink were all under their control. He had to take away every grain of food that Sun Kefu had left behind. However, according to the camp's rules, the food might not last them until they returned to base. Who knew how long the journey would take?
After Zhang Xiaoqiang lost more than a dozen of his team members, he completely relaxed. He no longer thought about how to preserve his strength. He transferred the militia that had just learned how to fire a gun to fight against the zombie vanguard. No matter what the results were, they had to train their courage first. From yesterday until now, Zhang Xiaoqiang had already thrown more than a dozen people to the other side of the river. However, there were some results. The zombies' advance had been delayed by at least half a day. This also gave the camp an extra half a day to prepare.
At this time, Huang Tingwei's expression was somewhat ugly. He hesitantly said:
Zhang Xiaoqiang was speechless. He finally remembered that Cat Eyes had fought many times with the D2. She had even protected three children while fighting against the D2. Perhaps Cat Eyes was originally fine, but after she was sent to the doctor, she would be in trouble.
Huang Tingwei reminded Zhang Xiaoqiang for the second time that the zombies at the frontlines were not just normal zombies. The Z-Types had learned to let the fastest S-Types take the vanguard. In these few days, the S-Types had been killed by more than a thousand. Among them, many S-Types had been killed. Although they could still hold on for now, who knew if more S2 zombies would appear later. Mu Peipei was a natural killer of S2 zombies. However, if there were too many S2 zombies, Mu Peipei would not be able to take care of the entire camp. Once it was broken through, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Zhang Huai'an silently noted down the arrangements of the laboratory in his heart. He was already considering if he should arm all the men in the camp and prepare for the worst. According to Zhang Xiaoqiang's plan, the men in the camp would not have the opportunity to board the ship.
After Zhang Xiaoqiang finished speaking, Zhang Huai'an nodded and noted it down. At this time, the sky was completely dark. In the distance, the roar of a diesel generator could be heard. Lights lit up not far from them, brightly illuminating the dock.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, there was another battle in the afternoon. We lost three militiamen and killed seventy S2 zombies. Thirty of them were killed by Mu Peipei. The remaining five were captured alive by the large net. The rest were killed by Miss Cat Eyes. I suspect … the Z-Types have already learned to use the S2 zombies as scouts. Currently, our men do not dare to get too close and can only stop them from 600 meters away."
We don't need them to kill a lot of zombies. We just need them to not pee their pants when they see zombies. It would be best if all the militiamen in the camp were rotated to one side. We will train them in actual combat … "
"Then … then what about their daily rations?
Are we going to follow their old rules or ours? "
"Alright, let Yang Ke-er and the others cross the river tonight …"
"Let's use our rules. Everyone has to eat one and a half kilograms of rice a day. If they don't eat their fill, how will they have the strength to kill zombies?
Even if they die, let them die with a full stomach … "
"Mm, alright. I've noted it down. Zhang Xiaoqiang, do you have any other instructions?"
When Zhang Xiaoqiang heard this, his heart tightened. Last time, Cat Eyes was scolded by him. Later on, he regretted letting Jiangnan enter the army because of her. Therefore, when they were scouting on the other side of the river, she would always disregard her own safety when they encountered a battle. There had already been a few battles. Although the evolved zombies were completely annihilated each time, Cat Eyes' kill count was not as high as Mu Peipei's. Therefore, Cat Eyes was impatient and was heavily injured by zombies. If she was injured by zombies, it could mean that she had become a zombie.