Huang Quan was not disgusted by Zhang Xiaoqiang's words. He himself was not a saint. After experiencing the ups and downs of life, he had seen through many things. He no longer thought about those illusory things. Focusing on what was in front of him was his way of survival. In this post-apocalyptic world, it was not easy to live one more day.
"I estimate that this fire may burn until nightfall. Of course, if we mobilize a large amount of manpower and material resources to cut down all the trees behind and add fuel, we can fight until tomorrow noon or afternoon. It just depends on whether the zombies over there can wait or not …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded. Although he had lost this battle, he still had the initiative in his hands. As long as the fire was not extinguished, the zombies would not be able to come over. However, he did not intend to add fuel. He wanted to take advantage of the zombies' heavy losses to use the moat and the wall to inflict heavy losses on them. In his mind, as long as half of the zombies were eliminated, the zombies would retreat.
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know. He took it for granted that the zombies' heavy losses was actually a fallacy. Because of the zombies' differences, he broke the stalemate between them and the zombies and lost the most precious time. It could be imagined that when the final battle with the zombies came, he was afraid that they would have to bear an unimaginable price.
"Let the people below hurry up and evacuate. Tell Zhang Huai An to finish the fortification of the wall before nightfall. Mobilize all the people in the colony to stock up on all kinds of materials. We are going to fight a big battle on the wall …"
When Zhang Xiaoqiang and Huang Quan were waiting for the final evacuation, the colony's wall was in chaos. Four hundred corpses were continuously transported across the river. The logisticians who transported the corpses were also released from the gag order. In a short period of time, the entire colony knew that countless zombies were about to besiege the colony. In the midst of the panic, there were people who started to secretly become restless. Rape and robbery happened one after another.
This was related to the life and death of the entire colony. Qian Kaixi and Zhang Huai An reached an agreement and sent all of their men to capture the zombies. Zhang Huai An also let the camp's three thousand reserve forces and one thousand five hundred militia stand out to assist in the capture. In the intense search, hundreds of rumor-mongers, robbers, and rapists were all caught. They were all beheaded in the center of the colony. In this most barbaric execution, the colony gradually calmed down. Although countless people were still nervous, they did not dare to cause any more trouble.
From the gathering place, they could see the other side of the river. Thick smoke billowed from the mountains in the distance. The thick black smoke was like a demon dancing in the sky. Countless smoke and dust filled the air into a black fog. Looking at the thick black fog surging towards the gathering place, everyone felt the pressure of the black clouds pressing down on the city.
The retreat began in front. Qian Kaixi brought his remaining six hundred armed men and waited anxiously at the wall. The second wall was already starting to take shape. Although it was also made of soil, the second wall was twice the height of the first wall. The new wall that was close to the first wall formed a mother and son wall. It was 8m tall and 4m thick. There were large amounts of abandoned cars and steel pillars buried inside. Although it was not made of concrete, it was not something that the D2 zombies could break through.
Zhang Huai An stood on the 8m tall wall and looked into the distance. Below him, there were three thousand armed men carrying Type 63 Rifles. These men were the rearguard forces that Sun Kefu had previously recruited. They were only responsible for the defense of the wall. If the wall was breached, without the camp's order to retreat, their fate would be the same as the wall.
The three thousand men spread out on the second wall. The wall that was built along the river was not as long as the frontline, but with the river acting as a natural barrier, it was much easier to defend. At least, the number of men would not be like the frontline, where there were less than three men defending a 100m wall.
The three thousand men spread out on the wall. They stocked up on the wall with ammunition and water. Their hearts were uneasy, because they knew what they were about to face. No one laughed, no one spoke loudly. They were like statues as they stood at their respective positions and looked into the distance. The thick smoke was the frontline. They had already received the news that the frontline had lost, and it would soon be their turn.
Other than the uneasiness in their hearts, they were even more depressed. The four hundred corpses were the first to be transported down, and they were also the first to see them. The person who transported the corpses had said that all the corpses were those that died in battle. Those that escaped were all burned to ashes and were piled up with the zombies. Behind them, there were thirty assault vehicles patrolling back and forth. Once the battle broke out, as long as there were any escapees, the assault vehicles would not hesitate to kill them.
Compared to the three thousand armed men standing on top of the wall with rifles on their backs, the material reserve camp under the wall was different. In addition to a large amount of supplies, food and water, there were also one thousand five hundred strong men. They did not have guns, only knives and shields. They were the elites of Wen Wen's forces. After Wen Wen sent them to the camp, he never appeared again, as if he did not care about the life and death of his men.
These people were not uneasy, but they were in a dilemma. They were holding knives and shields, so they did not have to fight the zombies on the wall. If the wall was fine, then they would be fine. But if the wall was damaged, then it was time for them to fill the gap. Although the wall had two layers, the second layer was eight meters thick, no one was optimistic. Other than eating and sleeping, they spent all their energy on training. Under the supervision of the instructors sent by the camp, they seriously learned how to cooperate in battle.
The people on the other side of the river gradually returned. One by one, the tired men carried various supplies and walked in front of Qian Kaixi. Qian Kaixi carefully looked at each and every one of them, trying to see something from them. Even if these people were just logistics personnel sent to cross the river, Qian Kaixi's heart was also in a dilemma. He had received the news that the zombies only took three hours to break through, and at the same time, he also received the news that the police force had suffered heavy losses.
It must be known that he only had a total of 1200 people. Although he did not know how many people had died, he immediately suspected that it was Zhang Xiaoqiang and the armed police who deliberately depleted his forces. When he saw the four hundred corpses, he almost fell to the ground. When he knew that most of them were from the camp, he was slightly relieved.
Not knowing the specific number, Qian Kaixi waited by the wall, waiting for his subordinates to come back. At the same time, he was also shocked by the strength of the camp. After the camp annexed Sun Kefu, they formed a team of three thousand people, almost doubling the camp's armed forces to six thousand people. There were also one thousand and five hundred knife and shield soldiers that he did not care about. This was already very impressive.
When the cannons were set up a kilometer away from the encampment's perimeter wall, not only Qian Kaixi, but the entire colony was shocked. Although the 76.2 mm cannon had already been eliminated, it was still a cannon with a range of more than 10 kilometers. Even if it had been eliminated, it was still a cannon. When this cannon was set up in the cannons' perimeter, everyone was shocked. The camp had actually obtained a great killing weapon without anyone noticing. Seeing this cannon, many people's hearts burned with passion. With it, they might be able to defend the colony.
The appearance of the cannons caused the people at the gathering place to be shocked. When the four 2m tall Type 55 120mm mortars appeared, they were already numb to it. The endless amount of good stuff in the camp made them feel that the camp was mysterious, it was raised to the maximum.