Gunshots rang out one after another. In the beginning, there weren't many zombies, and the gunshots weren't intense. Later on, the zombies gradually converged, forming a small zombie tide on the ten kilometer wide pile of bones. At this time, the gunshots became one.
Zhang Xiaoqiang, who was standing on top of the wall, silently observed the changes of the zombies. At this moment, he already knew that the zombies that came out of the sea of zombies were just a drop in the ocean of zombies behind them. Perhaps it wasn't even a fraction of the total number. Fifty meters in the air was enough for the scouts to see far enough.
According to the scouts' description, the cross-sectional area of the sea of zombies was the same as the last time. If they spread out horizontally, they would be able to completely surround one side of the gathering place. However, they didn't know how deep it was. At least on the opposite side of the mountain, the roads, and the nooks and crannies were all zombies. Countless zombies stretched to the ends of the horizon.
Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that the population of Wuhan City was close to ten million. Ten million meant more than nine million zombies. Half of them were isolated on the other side of the river. Only two to three million zombies could affect them. Most of these zombies were gathered at the edge of the city. Including some scattered zombies in the residential areas, the total number of zombies wouldn't exceed four million. It must be known that they were only facing one of the several directions of Wuhan City.
If all the zombies that came this time were eliminated, the zombies near their direction would probably be cleared. Of course, this kind of thinking could only be wishful thinking. After all, the number of zombies this time might be one to one and a half times more than the previous time.
The zombies started their scattered attack at around seven in the morning. By eight in the morning, the number of zombies had increased, and the number of zombies that had fallen also increased. Seeing the countless zombies rushing towards the wall, the silent 12.7mm heavy machine gun started to fire. The machine gun fired from 800 to 600 meters, trying to clear out the zombies as much as possible.
Although the number of heavy machine guns had increased, and the vision during the day was clearer than at night, the distance was still a bit too far. The line of fire that was able to seal off the zombies at a distance of a hundred meters seemed thin at a distance of a few hundred meters. Although the sound of gunfire on the wall was deafening, a small half of the zombies in the distance were torn to shreds by the large caliber bullets. Most of the zombies passed through the line of death set up by the heavy machine guns unscathed.
The area 100 meters away from the river once again became the firing line of the Infantry Gunners. This time, the zombies suffered more damage than the area 600 meters away. Most of the zombies fell and became stepping stones for the other zombies, but it was not enough to stop the zombies from advancing. Relatively speaking, the uneven pile of bones had a greater effect on the zombies than the bullets. Up until now, tens of thousands of zombies had not been killed by bullets, but by the bones and trampled by other zombies.
In the midst of the gunfire, Zhang Xiaoqiang was summarizing the difference between the two waves of zombies. The scattered attacks could greatly reduce the damage of the fire net. It could make a large portion of the bullets miss, and the zombies' casualty rate plummeted. Also, after almost an hour, the evolved zombies had not appeared. In other words, these zombies were not the main force, but the cannon fodder that came to test the waters.
Facing these cannon fodder troops, although it was not as tense as last time, but the endless stream of zombies that spread out like a wave, gave each soldier a lot of psychological pressure. It was like a big wave, one wave after another, endless and endless. It was okay for a few hours, but once it reached ten hours, there would be people who would collapse. At that time?
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not dare to continue thinking about it.
Zhang Xiaoqiang really wanted to order the heavy artillery to fire. The frontline of zombies would start to attack in another two kilometers. After two kilometers, there would be a dense horde of zombies. He believed that the heavy artillery would be able to achieve the best results in the middle of the horde of zombies.
But Zhang Xiaoqiang remembered how they lost the last defensive position. It was because Zhang Xiaoqiang thought that the Z-type did not have enough troops, so he rashly provoked them. He thought that it was a big fish, but who knew that it was a blue whale.
The defensive position that they had painstakingly prepared was punctured like a bubble. Not only was the position broken, but they also lost a few platoons of soldiers. They also lost the time that he needed the most. That was a deep lesson, and it made Zhang Xiaoqiang understand that fighting zombies could not be taken for granted.
The battle that should have been very intense was not intense at all. Zhang Xiaoqiang stood on top of the wall and looked into the distance. Time for humans and time for zombies were two different concepts. The time needed to gather millions of zombies was calculated by months. That was why just one wave of probing took more than two hours.
The zombies were not very anxious, so Zhang Xiaoqiang naturally looked forward to it. The fleet behind him had already passed by half. As long as they could endure the remaining 20 hours, they might not even have to give up on the poor. Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoqiang was temporarily at ease.
Just as Zhang Xiaoqiang was calculating, there was the roar of vehicles coming from behind the wall. Zhang Xiaoqiang turned around and saw more than 10 tattered large trucks swaying to the bottom of the wall. The first to jump off the truck was Wang Le. After sleeping, Wang Le felt much better, but his voice was still hoarse. He ordered his subordinates to get the strange looking guys off the truck.
Seeing these big guys, Zhang Xiaoqiang could see that they were catapults pieced together with various parts. It could be seen that these things were made in a hurry, and the rust on them had not been worn off. The catapults that were arranged more than 10 meters behind the wall made Zhang Xiaoqiang puzzled, but Wang Le found Zhang Xiaoqiang.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, this is the catapult that we are rushing to finish, it is used to throw the incendiary bombs …"
Although Wang Le had been rushing to finish the bridge these days, he was also worried about the frontline. He knew that the zombies relied on numbers, and if the zombies kept coming, bullets wouldn't be able to stop them. Currently, the best weapon to deal with zombies was fire. Wang Le found the guy who was making explosives in the camp. He used magnesium powder, gasoline, and rubber to make a large incendiary bomb. Compared to pure gasoline, the incendiary bomb made from various materials not only burned at a high temperature, but it also burned for a long time. The demand for gasoline wasn't as high as before, so Wang Le quickly made it and sent it to Zhang Xiaoqiang.
Hearing Wang Le's explanation, Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded his head. Wang Le had two types of incendiary bombs, one was thrown by a catapult and could reach up to 30 meters, and the other was thrown by a single soldier, which could be thrown directly under the wall. However, Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't intend to use a single soldier, because the flames would burn under the wall, and the soldiers on the wall would also be able to enjoy the high temperature and smoke.
Zhang Xiaoqiang was very satisfied with Wang Le. Although Wang Le made a big blunder with the cannon a few days ago, but Wang Le also made the hot air balloon, which allowed Zhang Xiaoqiang to capture the Z-type zombie's hiding place and win the battle. Before the stipulated time, the bridge was built, and the path of survival was opened up. Now, he also made the incendiary bombs and catapults. At the same time, when building the bridge, he also transferred people to inspect thousands of large trucks, which could be considered as hard work.
Seeing the tired face of Wang Le, Zhang Xiaoqiang thought back to a few days ago when he lost his temper with Wang Le. When he found out that Wang Le was distracted because of the plane, and also because of the zombies, he didn't pay much attention to him. Thinking about it, Wang Le was also under a lot of pressure. His previous negligence made Zhang Xiaoqiang feel guilty towards Wang Le, so he wanted to make it up to Wang Le. Since Wang Le was passionate about fame and women, then he would use himself to satisfy him.
"Wang Le, from now on, I officially appoint you as the equipment officer. Your rank is the same as Zhang Huai An. In the future, you will be in charge of everything related to equipment in our organization. Do it well, and I will allow you to marry three wives …"
Wang Le didn't expect that just by doing his job well, Zhang Xiaoqiang would throw a huge pie at his head. Although he had a good relationship with Zhang Huai An, but Zhang Huai An was the camp's logistics and civil affairs officer. Wang Le's rank was much lower, even lower than Huang Quan and Lu Xiaobu. Although he was used to fooling around with Zhang Huai An, he still felt a little uncomfortable. Now that he was the equipment officer, even Huang Quan would have to listen to him.
At first, he was pleasantly surprised, but when Zhang Xiaoqiang casually said that he would marry three wives, Wang Le's face instantly changed from red to gray. Zhang Xiaoqiang had officially acknowledged the woman he found in the colony, but … but Wang Le realized that the woman in the colony was not someone to be trifled with. Ever since this woman started following him, no other woman had appeared in front of him. Although he didn't care, he still felt uncomfortable. He knew what the woman was planning. She wanted to monopolize him in the colony, and it also made Wang Le deeply understand that as long as it was a woman, they would be jealous.
When he thought about how the Chu-Han Struggle for Hegemony at home would turn into the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wang Le felt his head swell. Now that Zhang Xiaoqiang had officially acknowledged it, it was no less than the countdown to the evolution of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms …