Many of the soldiers of Ning Guang County's 3rd Battalion were clad in thick Mutant Boar leather armour, gloves and a full set of equipment. These Mutant Boar hides were extremely tough, and could withstand the attacks of ordinary zombies.
With the protection of the Mutant Boar hides, the soldiers of Ning Guang County's 3rd Battalion were like tigers charging into a flock of sheep. They waved their Tang Replica Swords as though they were chopping vegetables, killing the ordinary zombies while continuously gaining enhancements.
As for the Special Combat Forces, they were using their sniper rifles and their own abilities to kill the evolved zombies.
Under the cover of the large amount of artillery fire, the soldiers of Ning Guang County's 3rd Battalion took turns to charge forward, killing the zombies in a frenzy.
Every battalion had experienced close combat with zombies before, and with the protection of the Mutant Boar hides, the chances of them being infected by the virus were greatly reduced. Hence, when they charged forward, they were extremely ferocious, and those slow moving ordinary zombies were not their match at all.
After all, the support of the artillery fire was limited, and after a period of continuous firing, Xu Zhenggang had to let the cannons cool down, allowing the soldiers of Ning Guang County's 3rd Battalion to retreat.
The sea of zombies immediately surged towards Tiger's Mouth Gorge. At this time, the layout of Tiger's Mouth Gorge began to take effect. In front of Tiger's Mouth Gorge, there were numerous sharp steel bars piercing into the ground. When the zombies collided with the sharp steel bars, they were immediately nailed to the steel bars, while the zombies at the back continued to push forward, pushing the zombies in front into the steel bars. Very quickly, the steel bars pierced through a string of zombies.
The zombies continued to push forward, turning the long steel bars into pillars of meat, firmly blocking the path of the zombies.
After losing a few hundred zombies, over a hundred L2s charged through the horde of zombies. The huge bodies of the L2s were too obvious, and the 12.7mm heavy machine guns began to fire.
Under the sweeping fire of the 12.7mm heavy machine guns, the huge L2s were all sent flying and fell to the ground. Tong Xiaoyun hid behind a bunker, and took the opportunity to control a Dark Magic Blade to quickly pierce the head of an L2, and with a forceful twist, she killed the L2.
Under such conditions, Tong Xiaoyun's Psychokinesis was like a fish in water. The L2s who were just about to stand up were all killed by her Dark Magic Blade.
The Flame King, Gu Zhixing, was also very experienced. He pointed in the air, and fireballs appeared out of thin air, bombarding the heads of the L2s, directly blowing them up. This Flame King who had submitted to Yue Zhong in Qing Yuan County had participated in many battles against zombies. Currently, his level was already as high as Level 35, and his [Flame Manipulation] skill points had been enhanced 3 times. The fireballs he could conjure were not inferior to Level 1 [Small Fireball].
White River's gaze was cold as he held his sniper rifle and killed the L2s one by one. L2s kept dying at his hands.
The entrance of Tiger's Mouth Gorge was too narrow, and the zombies' advantage in numbers could not be displayed. Xu Zhengang commanded the 4 battalions, with the help of the Special Combat Forces, to defend Tiger's Mouth Gorge, killing a large number of zombies, while their own casualties were almost zero.
The intense battle continued all the way until the evening, and there was almost no time for anyone to catch their breath. The zombies continued to rush forward to their deaths, while the soldiers continued to fire and kill the zombies.
Due to the non-stop firing, many of the soldiers' shoulders were swollen from the recoil, and the barrels had to be replaced a few times. The intensity of this battle had far exceeded the expectations of the 5 heads of the military.
Even Yue Zhong's troops who were defending Tiger's Mouth Gorge were also extremely exhausted. Xu Zhengang had already deployed the 8th Battalion of SY County to replace the fatigued soldiers of Ning Guang County's 2nd Battalion.
Of the 10 tanks and 20 IFVs, 4 of the IFVs had been destroyed by the H1s hidden amongst the zombies.
In this day of battle, with the help of the artillery, the military and Yue Zhong had killed at least 400,000 zombies. However, they had paid a heavy price in the form of 482 deaths. At the same time, the most crucial ammunition reserves had been depleted by more than half.
If it wasn't for the aid of the various heavy artillery, the military and Yue Zhong would not have been able to achieve such a glorious result. After all, even if there were 400,000 pigs for you to chop, these 6,000 people would not be able to kill them all.
When the 122mm self-propelled howitzers landed in the midst of the densely packed zombies, they would be blasted into smithereens within a radius of about 18m. At the same time, the shrapnel would be able to kill a number of zombies as well. This single blast could kill a few hundred zombies. It was because of the support of the heavy artillery that Yue Zhong and the military were able to kill over 400,000 zombies, and defend their positions.
However, even after killing over 400,000 zombies, the horde was still densely packed, as though there was no end in sight.
Inside the command centre, the 5 heads of the military and Yue Zhong were discussing their next course of action.
Su Dongming suggested loudly: "Retreat!! We should retreat now, and send out a small team to snipe at the zombies. The majority of the troops should retreat back to SY County to repair the fortifications, and regroup before fighting again! "
Qian Weimin frowned as he replied softly: "No. If we retreat now, what if the S-Types chase us? Our soldiers can't outrun those S-Types! "
Amongst the millions of zombies, the majority were the ordinary zombies. However, the L1s and S1s were also counted in the tens of thousands. The speed of the military soldiers was much faster than the L1s, but it could not compare to the S1s.
If they were to retreat, and a horde of S1s chased after them, the ordinary soldiers who could only rely on their 2 legs would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
Luo Tianyi took a deep puff of his cigarette, as he puffed out a ring of smoke, and frowned: "But if we continue to fight, I'm afraid the zombies won't be finished. Our troops will be wiped out first!! "
The horrors of a million-strong zombie horde was something that the 6 heads and Yue Zhong had finally witnessed for themselves. Even with the support of the heavy artillery and tanks, it was still a tough fight. There were many times when the line of defense was in danger, and on the verge of collapse. The military had to use the 7 assault helicopters as their trump card to barely maintain the line of defense.
Although they had wiped out the 400,000 zombie army, the military troops were all exhausted from the battle. If this went on, they would not last more than 2 days. The main reason was that the intensity of the battle was too high. Anyone who had engaged in such a high intensity battle for 8 hours without rest would definitely be fatigued.
After repelling a wave of attacks from the humans, the soldiers could at least take a break. However, the zombies would only fight till the point of death without retreating. The soldiers did not even have the chance to catch their breath, and could only fight like robots. Under such a high intensity battle, many of the gun barrels were damaged, and many of the soldiers' shoulders were swollen.
Of course, the 400,000 zombies being wiped out by Yue Zhong and the military did not have no effect on the rest of the zombies. At this time, the scattered zombies were slowly retreating, and regrouping with the rest of the zombies from SY County. This allowed the soldiers to catch their breaths.
Su Dongming laughed coldly: "That's right! We should retreat immediately! As for the zombies at the back, we can let a unit bring up the rear, and cover for our retreat! Yue Zhong's unit is the strongest, and has suffered the least casualties today. I suggest that Yue Zhong's unit bring up the rear, and cover for our retreat! "
Su Dongming's words caused the rest of the military heads to turn their gazes to Yue Zhong. Yue Zhong had defended the narrow area of Tiger's Mouth Gorge, and had made plenty of preparations beforehand. He had used various methods to weaken the zombies, thus minimizing their losses.
Luo Tianyi looked at Yue Zhong and laughed evilly: "I also think that Deputy Division Commander Su's suggestion is not bad. Yue Zhong's unit is truly strong. Letting him bring up the rear, and cover for our retreat, I feel that this is the best choice. Yue Zhong, as long as you bring up the rear, and cover for our retreat, you will be the hero of SY County. Your achievements will be engraved in the hearts of all the people. "
Yue Zhong rejected without hesitation: "I don't agree!! Bringing up the rear is a good suggestion, I feel that Commander Su Dongming and Commander Luo Tianyi should bring up the rear. The chance for the 2 Commanders to become heroes, I'll give it to you. "
Su Dongming laughed sinisterly, and directly raised his right hand: "Let's vote! This is more fair. Those who agree to let Yue Zhong bring up the rear, please raise your hands! "
Luo Tianyi also raised his right hand.
Qian Weimin and Liu Huifeng hesitated a while, before raising their hands as well. Yue Zhong was after all an outsider, if he brought up the rear, the casualties would only be Yue Zhong's men. It had nothing to do with them.
Shen Hongyang hesitated a while, before directly stating his conditions: "Yue Zhong, as long as you cover for our retreat. When we return to SY County, as long as you have the ability, you can bring as many survivors as you want. Since you like beauties, we can also find 300 beautiful virgins for you!! "
Yue Zhong's face was ice cold as he rejected: "I'm not interested!! If you guys insist on letting me bring up the rear, I'll bring my troops and leave immediately! "
If Yue Zhong helped the military to bring up the rear, he would definitely suffer heavy losses. Without his strength, the military would definitely turn on him.
Luo Tianyi frowned, as he barked: "Yue Zhong! You, how can you not see the big picture!! Now that our troops are getting tired, only your troops are still in good shape. In order to preserve your strength, you insist on not bringing up the rear. Don't tell me you want all of us to die? "
Yue Zhong looked at Luo Tianyi with disdain, as he replied coldly: "Since Commander Luo has the big picture in mind, why don't you just bring up the rear?"
Luo Tianyi was naturally not willing to bring up the rear, it was a tough job, if he was not careful, he would lose all his capital. Without his troops, without his guns, Luo Tianyi was nothing. He was naturally not willing to send his troops to their deaths.
Liu Huifeng pondered for a while, before giving out a price that moved Yue Zhong: "Yue Zhong, as long as you're willing to bring up the rear! We can give you 3 assault helicopters, as well as a pilot and maintenance crew! "
3 assault helicopters were powerful killing machines, with them, even if Yue Zhong had his own air force, against some small factions, a single assault helicopter would be enough to cause the enemy to lose all will to fight, and surrender at the sight of him. Furthermore, with the assault helicopters, some areas that were blocked by zombies could be flown over.
Hearing Liu Huifeng's conditions, Yue Zhong was slightly tempted, but still shook his head and rejected: "I'm not interested!! If you guys insist on me bringing up the rear, I'll bring my troops and leave immediately! "
It was still the same logic, if he lost all his capital, and the military went back on their words, Yue Zhong would not even get a fart.
Regardless of how the 5 heads tried to persuade him, Yue Zhong rejected them.
Furthermore, none of them were willing to be impartial and take charge of bringing up the rear, thus the meeting came to a stalemate.
After a while, Shen Hongyang could only announce the adjournment of the meeting, and let the upper echelons of the command center rest and eat.
Su Dongming immediately went to look for Luo Tianyi and asked: "Old Luo, what do you think about this battle?"
Luo Tianyi and Su Dongming were from the same regiment, and their relationship had always been good. Furthermore, Su Dongming had always been the leader. It was just that after the battle between Su Dongming and Yue Zhong had lost a lot of capital, their relationship had undergone a subtle change. However, compared to the other 3 heads of the military, their relationship was still much closer.
Luo Tianyi frowned, and made a clear judgement: "Difficult!! If those zombies were to launch a huge attack at night, it would be hard for us to defend! "
Fighting at night had always been the hardest. Without any vision, even a top sniper would find it hard to hit the enemy. Not to mention the ordinary soldiers.
Although the military had brought along a number of flares, the visibility of the flares could not be compared to the visibility of the day.
Su Dongming laughed coldly: "What's difficult about it! If we stay here, there's only death! It's not like you don't know the difficulty and danger of fighting at night. With our current strength, as long as there's the slightest mistake, the entire frontlines will crumble!! "
Luo Tianyi fell silent, he knew that Su Dongming was right. Their troops were filled with new recruits, and not those who had gone through rigorous training, nor were they veterans who had gone through countless battles. The moment there was a mistake, and a single point was breached, the entire frontlines would crumble.
Luo Tianyi pondered for a while, before asking: "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Su Dongming's eyes flashed with a vicious glint as he suggested: "Our 2 armies should immediately retreat. At that time, even if they don't want to help us bring up the rear, they won't be able to! If they bring up the rear to defend against the zombie horde, their losses would definitely not be small! At that time, SY County will belong to us! "(To be continued). If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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