mesbooks Chapter 166 The Great Confrontation (2)
Chapter 166 The Great Confrontation (2)
The entire Tianming Army evacuated to Position No. 3. At this time, there were already more than 500 people at Position No. 3, and the troops from Collins Town also arrived at the front line to provide support.
All the soldiers in Collinstown, except the 141st, were assembled behind the line, and the laborers in Woodbury were also preparing cold water and moving ammunition.
Rumble!
The defeated war machine roared on the road, and the Patton tank with a huge dent in the front armor retreated.
Looking at the Patton tank with damaged gun barrel and front armor, the soldiers and workers were silent.
The tank stopped quickly, and the only conscious gunner in the tank came out with Rick's unconscious body, shouting for help from the people around him:
"Help!! There are wounded people here!!"
Strong workers ran to carry the unconscious people out of the tanks and immediately drove them to Gran Town for treatment.
A minute later, Zhang Qiang and Daryl ran to the third defense line. Daryl panted slightly. Behind them were a sea of corpses and mutant zombies. He did not slow down at all during this two-kilometer cross-country run.
Kate and Zhang Qiang were not here just now. Wang Zhiqiang was the highest-ranking officer of the Tianming Army. At this time, he arranged all the affairs and ran to report to Zhang Qiang:
"Commander, everything is ready!"
"You will be in charge of the defense of Line 3. Once the zombies enter the range of meters, immediately abandon the position and lead the team to evacuate! I'm going back to school now!"
Zhang Qiang nodded seriously and told Wang Zhiqiang his request. He now had important things to do. This last line of defense would definitely be breached by the sea of corpses and was not important enough in the plan.
The Destiny Army must not defend its line to the death and fight against the blue-armored giant zombies, so as to avoid causing greater casualties.
"Yes! Chief!"
Wang Zhiqiang saluted solemnly.
Zhang Qiang turned around and told Daryl to stay. The latter had long been the leader of Woodbury Town, and the task of mobilizing the workers of Woodbury belonged to him.
Zhang Qiang himself drove Daryl's motorcycle away from position No. 3 and quickly returned to school.
The direct battle with the sea of corpses had lasted for three hours. It was already afternoon. When Kate led his troops to leave the school, people inside the school were not clear enough about the details of the war. He had to go back to appease the masses and mobilize for war.
There are seven or eight hundred laborers in Gran Town, mixed in with some deployed soldiers, who will be an indispensable force in Zhang Qiang's plan.
The motorcycle roared on the road, and Zhang Qiang quickly left his position several kilometers away and drove on a dead silent winter road.
Despite the distance, Zhang Qiang still heard the sound of gunfire coming from behind. It seemed that the No. 3 defense line had already engaged in a battle with the sea of corpses.
After returning to school, the militia responsible for the town's security recognized Zhang Qiang. The person in charge of leading the militia was none other than Uncle Sewo, who was like a relative to Zhang Qiang.
Moore's arm was disabled and all the soldiers in the school were mobilized. In order to reduce his pressure, Moore found the veteran Sevo.
Even though Sevo has a prosthetic leg, his shooting skills and mobility are much better than those of ordinary militiamen.
The most important thing is that the veterans are experienced and vigilant, and because of their age, they can now play a role in maintaining order internally.
"Qiang! You're back! What happened outside? Kate took all the troops out!"
Holding an M4A1 rifle, Sevo asked Zhang Qiang worriedly.
"Woodbury has fallen. Hundreds of thousands of zombies have emerged from Atlanta, and the military is fighting them."
Zhang Qiang briefly told Sewo the situation, then turned around and ordered the militia:
"Now go and notify all the people living outside the school, and when you hear the announcement, gather in the school auditorium immediately!"
"Yes! Principal!"
The militiamen are still accustomed to the previous names.
Zhang Qiang nodded slightly, sped up his motorcycle and drove towards the school. Now he had to give orders to the top management. This was not a meeting, and everyone had to support his decision unconditionally!
After returning to school, Zhang Qiang parked his motorcycle downstairs of the teaching building.
An Zhui, who was counting the transportation of strategic materials next to the truck fleet, saw Zhang Qiang and immediately ran over to ask about Zhang Qiang's situation.
"Stop it, let Kendall do this and go to the meeting with me."
Zhang Qiang raised his hand to signal An Zhui to shut up. He no longer wanted to explain the current situation to everyone one by one. Zhang Qiang contacted the school's senior management and asked them to come to the conference room as soon as possible.
A moment later, Zhang Qiang met Professor Maya, Herschel, Moore, and Sarah and Deacon who had returned an hour ago in the conference room.
Two senior medical department officials are leading people to treat Rick and other injured people.
Zhang Qiang briefly explained: "There are now hundreds of thousands of corpses in Atlanta heading towards the southern region. Woodbury has already fallen, and Gran Town will soon be affected. The army is fighting the corpses."
"What!!"
The senior executives were all shocked. They had thought about the threat of a massive sea of corpses long before Kate led the army, but they had not expected that the town of Woodbury would fall so quickly.
"Are the townspeople okay? What are the casualties?"
Herschel was concerned about this issue.
Zhang Qiang looked at him seriously, signaling him not to interrupt him. The situation he was talking about now concerned the life and death of Gran Town.
"Excuse me, Zhang, please continue."
Herschel breathed a sigh of relief. He had never seen Zhang Qiang so strong in a meeting. It seemed that the situation had now reached a point where life and death was at stake for Gran Town.
"So far, the total number of casualties in the army is eleven. Kate's command is reasonable. However, we are at a disadvantage in a direct battle with the sea of corpses. We don't have enough numbers and firepower to deal with a sea of hundreds of thousands of corpses."
Zhang Qiang said: "Position No. 3 will be lost soon, and the army will withdraw to Gran Town. After that, I plan to mobilize all the workers, let the army mix with them, and lead them to advance to the east of Gran Town in batches, and actively attack the flank of the sea of corpses."
Zhang Qiang made decisions on subsequent plans in a dictatorial and forceful manner without asking for anyone's advice.
After hearing this, Sarah thought about it rationally and expressed her concerns:
"Isn't this too risky? Can we handle hundreds of thousands of zombies? If not, we can give up Gran Town and go to Macon City. We have already developed it very well."
"Now is not the time for you to make suggestions, Sarah! We cannot give up the territory we have built with great difficulty! We are the destiny position, the hope of mankind, not a group of stinky bugs who live in disgrace!"
Zhang Qiang refuted it forcefully and bluntly.
"Besides, the sea of corpses is not difficult to contend with. The key is how we can fight against both the mutant zombies and the sea of corpses at the same time. These two make it difficult for our soldiers to deal with both."
"Every worker who joins the Destiny Front has undergone military training, and now it's their turn to fight!"
"I already have a plan, is there a map here?"
After a pause in his strong tone, Zhang Qiang looked at An Zhui, who immediately took out a map of Georgia from the cabinet under Kate's seat.
The map was spread out in the center of the conference table. Zhang Qiang pointed at Woodbury Town and began to explain his strategy:
"The sea of corpses in Woodbury Town and further south is the part that is difficult for us to deal with. There are super-mutated zombies in it, and our current weapons are unable to kill them."
"Currently, most of the corpses are heading south. After the army withdraws from the third defense line, the super mutant zombies will definitely chase them along the highway. It will take several days for them to find Gran Town with the corpses."
"There are things we can do to delay them in the meantime."
Zhang Qiang pointed to the northeast of Gran Town, where there was a town called "Sharps", which was located just west of Sinoa and was some distance away from Sinoa. The branch of the Sea of Corpses must appear there.
"Wang Zhiqiang will lead a main force of 200 people to attack the sea of corpses in Sharps Town to prevent Gran Town from being surrounded by branches of the sea of corpses in the future!"
Zhang Qiang pointed to the southeast again, which was the route the Tianming Army took to retreat to the school.
"Send three more mixed teams of workers and soldiers to the vicinity of Greenville to block the flank of the sea of zombies led by super mutant zombies. Use flexible guerrilla warfare. There is no need to fight against super mutant zombies head-on, nor to build a defense line. The goal is to reduce the number of zombies."
"The helicopters will work together with other troops to clear out dangerous groups of mutant zombies in the sky and minimize combat risks."
“What if I can’t stop it?”
Sarah's emotions might have been out of control during her pregnancy, so she actually took the initiative to question Zhang Qiang.
Zhang Qiang glanced at Sarah with a strange look, and Deacon was so scared that he almost hugged his wife and left the meeting room. Sarah's mood during pregnancy was getting more and more abnormal, and he was afraid that Sarah would have a conflict with the supreme commander.
In fact, Zhang Qiang already had the answer to Sarah's question. Zhang Qiang took a heavy breath and said:
"It's very simple. If the sea of corpses eventually reaches Gran Town, we can gather everyone and fight them."
"The blast-proof wall in the east of the town is almost finished. Let those who can't fight continue to fill it. Anyway, just pile up bags and pour cement inside. Now our requirements can be lower, and we can also pour sand and soil inside."
"Gran Town will be the final battlefield between us and the sea of corpses. At that time...if the previous plan is not effective, the number of corpses in the sea is still huge, or if we fail to kill the blue-armored giant corpse..."
"Then we have failed."
"But! We still have nearly a thousand people, and we can eliminate as many corpses as possible from a safe distance!"
"After that, everyone will retreat to Corinth, and then Chinook will transport people to Macon or Savannah. Keep the population and continue to develop."
Zhang Qiang sighed. This was the worst-case scenario he had envisioned. Because the Destiny Front still had to give up the large base that had been established.
The senior executives looked at each other in dismay. This situation didn't sound that bad. Why did Zhang Qiang look a little sad? After all, everyone still had a place to stay, right?
Zhang Qiang frowned and looked at the senior executives. It was obvious that they did not realize the seriousness of the problem. Zhang Qiang could only take the initiative to wake them up:
"We have a large population, and the crops in Glentown and Collins can be harvested as early as spring."
"If we abandon these two places, even if we can evacuate and take away some of the current food reserves, it will take some time to redevelop the food base in the city, and it will greatly increase our risk of food shortage."
"Most of the food supplies left in the city before the disaster are about to expire. Haven't you thought about that?"
Everyone nodded in understanding, realizing the problem. If they gave up Gran Town and Collins Town again, the previous six-month plan for the Destiny Front would be scrapped, and the food supply base would be gone in an instant!
"This is not the most important thing. After all, we can still find some unspoiled food in the city. Although the St. John Farm in Macon is not big, it also produces."
"The point is! If we don't destroy that super mutant, it might sweep across the entire Zuozhou, bringing more zombies with it to mop up the surviving people!"
"Its army will only grow larger. When we face a larger sea of corpses, we will be even more passive!"
"Everyone, have you forgotten our name? The Destiny Alliance! Now is the time for us to take on our mission."
Zhang Qiang was very serious. Of course, he had some selfish motives, but he thought it was right.
Now he is instilling the savior sentiment in the entire faction and elevating everyone. In this way, once the time comes, Zhang Qiang will be able to call for a hundred responses when he wants to establish a country, and everyone will be his most loyal supporter.
The other senior executives were digesting Zhang Qiang's bold words, and Herschel's face turned red with excitement. Only Sarah, who was pregnant, didn't think much. She asked:
"Is that blue-armored giant corpse difficult to deal with?"
Zhang Qiang nodded. This was exactly what he wanted to discuss with Sarah.
The scales on the blue-armored giant corpse are very similar to the material cultivated by Sarah. Sarah must be very familiar with this kind of biological armor, and he needs to know the weaknesses of this biological armor.
"It's very difficult to deal with. It's the king of the sea of corpses. If humans want to survive, they are destined to fight this monster..."
Zhang Qiang informed everyone present about the blue-armored giant corpse. Everyone was shocked to learn that neither the Hellfire nor the 105mm rifled cannon could kill the blue-armored giant corpse.
"During testing, this biological armor showed strong resistance to high temperatures and impacts."
"The testers used Barrett .50BMG and RPG armor-piercing bullets. There was no damage to the armor."
"Also, when the armored flesh comes into contact with the zombies' blood, it will secrete a biological lubricant with extremely high specific heat capacity, which has great industrial uses!"
Sarah talked endlessly about her experiment, and Deacon kindly handed her a sip of hot lemon water.
"Then how do we destroy it?" This is the question that Zhang Qiang is most concerned about.
"I suggest using a powerful pure kinetic weapon. We have also tried compound bows and hunting crossbows. Sometimes the shooting angle is good and the arrow can just penetrate the epidermis between the scales."
"But the arrow will fall out immediately after it pierces. It didn't enter the dermis, but was stuck in the scales."
Sarah said.
Zhang Qiang nodded with satisfaction. What Sarah said just confirmed his guess.
In this case, the tank's tail-mounted armor-piercing discarding sabot projectile should be the best weapon to kill the blue-armored giant zombie.
Steel needles made of high-density alloy will be the most effective in harming the blue-armored giant corpse. Perhaps a few shots will be enough to completely penetrate the shell of the blue-armored giant corpse and then harm its internal body.
Even if the tail-end discarding sabot armor-piercing projectile can directly hit the head of the blue-armored giant corpse, there is a high probability that it can be killed instantly.
The chest of the blue-armored giant corpse is not only protected by scales, but also has extremely high-density mutated flesh as a cushion. The steel needle must penetrate the scales, fascia, and muscles before it can collide head-on with the blue-armored giant corpse's hardest bones.
There is no intermediate process when hitting the head. It can penetrate the blue armor and bones and directly hit the giant corpse's brain.
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to use a tank gun as a sniper, and the blue-armored giant zombie is not an idiot who would stand still and let people fire at him. It also has good mobility.
"Very good, that's all. Dismiss the meeting. Once the troops withdraw, I will broadcast a call to gather all the workers."