Yue Zhong asked curiously: "What do you guys plan to do?"
A million zombies, was a completely different concept from a hundred thousand. That huge horde was something that even Yue Zhong felt was a headache.
Compared to the Mutant Beasts, the zombies had an advantage, and that was that they did not fear death. At the same time, the virus that they carried was terrifying. The survivors dared to fight against the Mutant Crayfish and Mutant Crabs, but most of them did not have the courage to fight against the zombies.
Shen Xue replied confidently: "We will take the initiative to attack, and wipe them all out."
At that time, the military had easily wiped out over 700,000 zombies in SY County. In their eyes, the millions of zombies were existences that could be dealt with in a short amount of time.
Offense was the best defense, and the SY County military had a huge amount of advanced equipment. Not only did they have IFVs, they even had assault helicopters and tanks. Naturally, they would not be afraid of a million zombies.
Yue Zhong pondered for a while, before asking the most important question: "Do you guys have enough ammunition?"
A modern military with sufficient logistics would naturally not be afraid of a million zombies. However, logistics was the biggest obstacle to the expansion of SY County's military. When SY County's military had reclaimed SY County, the amount of bullets and artillery shells that had been used to wipe out the 700,000 zombies was an astronomical figure.
Generally speaking, an expert marksman like Yue Zhong could kill a zombie with a single shot. However, not everyone was a sharpshooter like Yue Zhong. Some new recruits could not even kill a single zombie after wasting a dozen bullets. Even elite veterans would require a few bullets to kill a zombie from a distance.
When SY County's military had reclaimed SY County and wiped out 700,000 zombies, Yue Zhong estimated that they had expended at least 2 million bullets.
In truth, when SY County's military was clearing SY County, they had expended over 2 million bullets. At the same time, they had deployed heavy artillery to bombard the zombies. That was how they managed to reclaim SY County from the zombies. However, their ammunition consumption was similarly huge. It was because of this reason that Shen Hongyang and the rest of the military heads did not approve of going to war with Yue Zhong.
After all, if the 2 factions were to go to war, the moment they started fighting, the ammunition consumption would be depleted like raindrops. Without ammunition, they would lose their biggest trump card in this dangerous post-apocalyptic world.
Shen Xue glanced at Yue Zhong and said coldly, "We have enough ammunition, you don't need to worry."
"That's good!" Yue Zhong smiled, no longer saying anything.
After a moment of silence, Shen Xue stared at Yue Zhong and directly said: "Yue Zhong, this battle. It's extremely important to our SY County. My father, Shen Hongyang, hopes that you can bring your subordinates to support us, and kill these millions of zombies. "
Yue Zhong asked coldly: "If I bring troops over, what's in it for me?"
Bringing his troops to assist SY County in dealing with the zombies would not only consume a huge amount of ammunition, it would also cause some of his soldiers to die. If there were no benefits, he would never send his troops.
The direction of Yue Zhong's deployment was towards Long Hai City, which had a large number of military facilities. Even if he brought his troops to wipe out the millions of zombies in SY County, he would not gain any territory, and would only waste his troops.
Shen Xue frowned, as she reprimanded coldly: "Yue Zhong, how can you only think of benefits? Can't you have some self-awareness? Those millions of zombies are a threat to the lives of the hundreds of thousands of people in SY County. You should immediately throw away your pride and bring your troops to help. That is what a hero should do. If you bring your troops to save the base, the hundreds of thousands of people will thank you. "
Yue Zhong looked at the agitated Shen Xue and replied coldly: "Sorry! I'm not a hero, and I'm not the hero you speak of. I don't want to be the hero you speak of. I'm just an ordinary leader. I have to be responsible for my subordinates and my people. Without sufficient benefits, I will not bring my subordinates to the battlefield where they might lose their lives at any moment. "
Yue Zhong's eyes flashed with disdain as he ridiculed Shen Xue: "Furthermore! Young Miss Shen Xue, if your father is a great hero, a great hero, a great hero. Why don't you go and bring Su Tianyang and Peng Ji to justice? "
Su Tianyang, Peng Ji, these two people were not good people. It's just that they had a good father, even if they committed a crime, they would only be locked up for a few months. Yue Zhong did not want to risk his life for those people in SY County.
Shen Xue was angered by Yue Zhong's words, as she retorted loudly: "What do you know? My father was just considering the bigger picture, that's why he did not fall out with them. My father himself could not stand the actions of Su Tianyang and Peng Ji. "
Yue Zhong looked at Shen Xue whose face was flushed with anger, and chuckled: "Forget it! There's no point in arguing with you! I just want to ask, if I send my troops, what are the benefits! If there aren't any benefits, please go back! I'm not interested in the battle between you and the zombies. "
Shen Xue gritted her teeth, as she looked at this warlord in front of her. She wanted to tear him to shreds, but she calmed herself down and said: "Don't you like beauties? Our SY County will gift you 20 beautiful virgins. Is that enough? "
Yue Zhong was speechless, because of the negotiation with Da Gouzi, his reputation had been ruined in SY County. He immediately shook his head and rejected: "Not enough! This price is not enough! "
Shen Xue replied coldly: "Adding on the 10,000 people recruited by Tai Yiyan, they can leave SY County freely, this should be enough right?"
The 10,000 survivors recruited by Tai Yiyan were basically all loyal to Yue Zhong, and their hearts were all on his side. SY County wanted to throw them all to Yue Zhong in exchange for his promise to send out his troops. This way, Yue Zhong had actually gained close to 20,000 people from SY County.
Yue Zhong's eyes flashed, as he continued to push his luck: "Add another 5,000 men, and I'll send out my troops!!"
Shen Xue coldly rejected: "Impossible!! Letting you take away the 10,000 survivors from Tai Yiyan is already our bottom line. If you're still not willing to send out your troops, then forget it. "
Yue Zhong pondered for a while, before nodding: "Fine!! I promise you! When the time comes, I will bring 3 battalions to move with you guys. However, let me make it clear first, my troops will only listen to my commands, and we will not interfere with each other. "
Shen Xue did not continue to harp on the issue of command, as she replied coldly: "Fine!"
After speaking with Yue Zhong, Shen Xue immediately left, as she did not want to stay by Yue Zhong's side for another minute.
The moment Shen Xue left, Yue Zhong also walked out of the villa, and summoned Greenie over, as he sat on its back and flew towards the direction of SY County. He wanted to confirm the authenticity of the information that Shen Xue had provided.
Flying in the skies was not as romantic as he had imagined, after Greenie had evolved into a Type 2 Mutant Beast, its flying speed was truly as swift as the wind. Yue Zhong sat on its back, and he could feel the wind that was as sharp as knives, blowing against his body, causing him to feel uncomfortable. If it was a normal person, they would not be able to withstand the wind created by Greenie's full speed flight.
In the night sky, there were a few Mutant Birds flying about, and when those ferocious Mutant Birds felt the terrifying pressure of the Type 2 Mutant Beast, they all retreated, not daring to get within a 100m radius of Greenie.
Under Greenie's lead, Yue Zhong quickly came to the skies above SY County. In the dark of the night, his field of vision was much wider than in the day, and he could clearly see that the zombies surrounding SY County were as vast as an ocean. As far as the eye could see, other than zombies, there was only more zombies.
Yue Zhong rode on Greenie as it flew, and discovered that the number of zombies actually stretched for over a few kilometers, at the same time, there were large groups of zombies coming from all directions, joining the horde of zombies that numbered over a million.
Yue Zhong looked at the sea of zombies, and his brows furrowed as he thought: "This time, SY County is going to be hard to defend!!"
Yue Zhong made a rough estimate, and the situation was even more serious than what Shen Xue had said, and the number of zombies had probably exceeded 1.2 million.
The entire SY County had a population of over 7 million before the apocalypse, and the 700,000 zombies in the city had been wiped out by the military. In the entire SY County, there were still over 6 million zombies. These 1.2 million zombies were only a fifth of the entire horde.
However, even if it was just the 1.2 million zombies, it would still be troublesome. It must be known, within SY County, there was only a single regiment of over 6,000 people, and that regiment had already expended a large amount of ammunition, and there were many new recruits. Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to face an enemy that outnumbered them by a hundred times.
After completing his investigation and confirming the situation, Yue Zhong swiftly returned to the villa in SY County, and immediately gathered all the officers under him to start assigning tasks.
The next day, Yue Zhong began to organize the 8,000 survivors under him to start the migration towards Ning Guang County.
After the apocalypse, fuel was extremely precious. There were no vehicles to transport the 8,000 survivors, and all of them had to walk on foot to Ning Guang County, which was about a hundred kilometers away. Only 2 companies of the 8th Battalion and some experts from the Special Combat Forces were there to escort them.
Within this group of survivors, most of them were women and children. Originally, without the nourishment of the Mutant Beast Meat, with their weakened bodies, a few hundred deaths would have been considered a small number. However, with the nourishment of the Mutant Beast Meat, their vitality had recovered by a lot, and there were no signs of them falling behind.
Almost all of the survivors were looking forward to a better life in a new place. Yue Zhong had allowed them to have a full stomach and a dignified life, and this made them look forward to their future.
As for the 10,000 survivors under Tai Yiyan, Yue Zhong sent them to the canning factory, where they desperately processed the Type 2 Mutant Beast Meat into canned food. At the same time, the Mutant Black Fishes, Mutant Crayfish, Mutant Crabs and other Mutant Beasts were also processed into jerky.
In order to ensure that the 10,000 survivors had sufficient strength for the upcoming migration, Yue Zhong specially distributed some Type 2 Mutant Beast Meat to the 10,000 survivors under Tai Yiyan. Only the Type 2 Mutant Beast Meat could allow the survivors to recover quickly. Although normal Mutant Beast Meat was a rare supplement, compared to the Type 2 Mutant Beast Meat, the effects were still lacking.
After the 10,000 survivors consumed the Type 2 Mutant Beast Meat, they quickly recovered and became more energetic, and their work became even more diligent.
Yue Zhong, on the other hand, recruited another 2,000 able-bodied survivors from the 10,000 survivors, and formed the 1st Reserve Troop.
Chen Shitou was transferred over to be the instructor of the 1st Reserve Troop, and began to train the troops. These 2,000 people of the 1st Reserve Troop were specially used by Yue Zhong to replenish the losses of the various troops.
The 1st Reserve Troop could eat large mouthfuls of meat every day, and what they ate were Mutant Black Fishes and Type 2 Mutant Black Fishes. This caused those survivors who were not selected to be envious, and they all wanted to join them. However, Yue Zhong only recruited 2,000 people, and did not continue.
After all, the various factories at the back required manpower, and the creation of various weapons against the zombies, the processing of the Mutant Beasts' hides into tough leather armor, as well as the reloading of ammunition. Without the support of the logistics troops, the combat strength of Yue Zhong's troops would be greatly reduced.
On the other side, according to Yue Zhong's orders, Liu Erhei, Xiong Zheng, Zhang Niujiang and Guo Quan brought along 4 battalions of soldiers. Guo Quan had already accumulated enough merits to become the vice-commander of the 1st Battalion of Ning Guang County. When Yue Zhong was not around, he would be in charge of all the matters of the 1st Battalion.
Within these 4 battalions, there were many elite soldiers from Yue Zhong's old camp in Qing Yuan County, as the backbone of the officers. Furthermore, after experiencing numerous battles against the zombies, they had matured. They were no longer a motley crew that could be defeated with a single blow.
Yue Zhong's most elite soldiers, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, were all stationed at Qing Yuan County, and were stationed there. At the same time, they were constantly advancing towards Long Hai County, clearing out the zombies there, searching for resources, rescuing survivors, and expanding their forces.
The moment the 4 battalions arrived, the entire SY County was in an uproar. This time, the troops that Yue Zhong had brought into the city were extremely luxurious, as the 4 battalions were fully equipped with all sorts of equipment. On top of that, there were also 14.5mm dual mounted anti-aircraft machine guns, Red Arrows 9 anti-tank missile vehicles, anti-air Type 95 anti-aircraft missile vehicles, 40-barrel Rocket Launchers, and other advanced equipment. Even SY County's military could not compare.
SY County's military was born out of the 2 infantry divisions from before the apocalypse. However, those 2 divisions were the second line of defense, and did not even have tanks. Those tanks and attack helicopters were temporarily borrowed from other brotherly forces for the exercise. As for the Mechanized Infantry Brigade that Yue Zhong had set up, it was a true elite mechanized unit, which was why it had such advanced equipment that would cause others to be envious. (To be continued. If you like this work, please feel free to come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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