The major general looked at the lieutenant colonel coldly: "Su Hao was promoted to the last time, less than three months. He was a non-military person and directly changed his status to a second lieutenant. According to relevant regulations - within two years, he will not be promoted again."

A colonel interjected: "Yes! Rules and regulations must be followed when formulated. No one shall be exceptional."

The lieutenant colonel said unwillingly: "That is for civilian and non-war periods. He has military achievements, which is more important than anything else. It is just a reward on paper. Don't you think it's too much?"

“Excessive?”

The major general helped his eyes down and sneered: "Who is here without achievements? Who is not getting more experienced step by step from the following? Without the logistics department dispatched materials, without the support of the transportation department, and without the production of the military industry, where did the front-line troops get weapons and ammunition? Not to mention that it is a battle, I am afraid that even food supplies will be a problem. Young people, the army is a whole. No one can make a special move. Yes, Su Hao did fight well in Kunming City. But don't forget that the participants are not only

There was him. At best, he was just responsible for commanding. A reward order was already very good. Think more about the soldiers below and those survivors." These words were spoken with high sound and righteousness. Although the young lieutenant colonel felt something was wrong, he could not find the flaws in it for a while, so he had to look angry and talk. Xu Renjie smiled with satisfaction. There was no practical effect of verbal encouragement, which was the result he wanted. Chen Yanlin put down the teacup in his hand and said calmly: "It is normal to have disputes."

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He paused, looked around, his plain tone and tone did not change at all: "I have transferred the battle record submitted by the KD03 base to the military headquarters, and the above will be responsible for the ruling."

This sentence, like a huge rock thrown into a deep pool, suddenly triggered a strong reaction.

"Why should I leave it to the top?"

"This is not in line with the procedure-"

"Have the General Staff reviewed it? Why didn't I see the relevant report?"

Most of the conference room were Xu Renjie's confidants. The noisy and chaotic atmosphere was almost the expression of the will of the commander of the army, Xu Renjie. He was tense, pursed his lips, turned his body, and looked at Chen Yanlin coldly.

"Everyone! I want to show you something."

Chen Yanlin didn't care about the attitude of these people. He turned on his portable computer and connected with the large projection screen in the conference room. He selected an electronic document that had been prepared and pressed the Enter key. A bloody and tragic battle scene immediately appeared on the screen. More than ten heavy tanks lined up in battle formations, firing at their respective selected targets while speeding up and rushing into the city along the street. Hundreds of soldiers followed dozens of meters away from the tank. They held guns and fired fiercely at the zombies swarming in the opposite direction. The explosion and fire attracted thousands of zombies. The chalced chalk bombs exploded large pieces of stones and soil, and many zombies were lifted up by the air waves and threw them far away in the depths of the corpse group.

They rushed towards the human army and quickly submerged the tanks like high tide sea water. Zombies climbed onto the roof of the car while climbing onto the barrel and reached out to grab the cannon barrel. They tried to smash the strong armor of the chariot, but were crushed by the powerful tanks. The infantry following them kept firing and firing, but could not resist the surging and dense corpse groups. Hundreds of soldiers were soon surrounded by zombies rushing from all directions.

With such a short distance, the guns had lost their function. They began to fight hand in hand. They used battle axes, engineers, daggers, and fists to smash the zombies. The soldiers had all injected immune agents. They were not afraid of zombies, but the terrain and environment were not good for them. The zombies with absolute advantage in numbers did not care about casualties. They stubbornly crowded forward, forcing all soldiers to the corners of the wall, squeezed them to death and bit them... and then ate them.

Tanks were still shooting. Their tracks were stuck in thick flesh and blood mud and could only idle in place. The narrow streets restricted the maneuvering of the tank. In the end, these heavy machinery, which had the title of "King of Land Warfare", were trapped tightly and could no longer move.

The picture is frozen on an officer wearing a captain's epaulette.

He was frightened and covered in blood. Next to him, there were several corpses of his comrades tilted. In the distance, there was a tank full of zombies.

The captain held his hand and pointed the muzzle at his temple.

Everyone in the conference room has watched this video.

This was part of the 86th Army's counterattack against Zhangzhou City in the second week after the outbreak of the virus. The participating troops at that time suffered heavy casualties, lost a large number of technical weapons, and the death rate was as high as more than 60%.

The major general had no expression on his face. He took off his glasses and wiped them slowly with a handkerchief. He asked casually: "It's all old information from the past. What's the point of reading these things?"

Chen Yanlin did not answer. He chose another video and pressed the keyboard again.

The picture is also a battle, and the tanks and infantry cooperate with each other to attack the large-scale corpse group entrenched in the city. Compared with the previous video, the soldiers on the screen are now faster, more accurate in shooting, and more hand-to-hand combat power. The tanks no longer rushed forward like they did at the beginning, but followed the infantry slowly and aimed at the depths of the corpse group to fire grenade bombs. The corpse groups that rushed towards the streets were still dense. Among them, a considerable number were dark red blood corpses. They had learned to run. Some blood corpses with sharp movements jumped directly from the high place and hugged the caught soldiers and gnawed them randomly. The ending was still defeated. This was the Guangzhou assault battle last month. The combat loss rate of the 336th Division was as high as 20%. This was the result of all soldiers being injected with first-level enhancement potion, and the individual weapons were replaced with a more powerful 7.62 mm caliber, and their combat power was comprehensively improved.

Both videos are not new. Every time there is a battle, the military headquarters will send a dedicated person to follow the video and then send it to units at all levels of the army.

"Zombies are a completely new species. They do not have known animal characteristics. From May last year to the present, we have lost a large number of people and weapons. We evacuated the city and built bases in the wild. How many of these mutated creatures are there? There is no accurate number yet. These bloody pictures show us fear and cruelty. We are trying to strengthen ourselves and seek opportunities to win, and they are constantly evolving and becoming stronger and stronger."

"What's the use of saying this?"

The major general interrupted Chen Yanlin without hesitation. He sarcastically unconcealedly: "Everyone can tell the truth. You can draft a manuscript in advance and hand it over to the director of the Political Department for a speech. Haha! Only by doing this can you truly comply with the procedures."

As he said that, the major general turned his gaze to Xu Renjie, who was sitting in the head, and his expression quickly changed to a bit of flattery.

"The Academy of Sciences is developing more advanced enhancement agents, and the General Logistics Department is also verifying the possibility of equipment for 9mm individual weapons. The opponent of this war is not a certain country, but another non-human creature. We are very unfamiliar with it and need new and more applicable tactics."

Chen Yanlin stared at the major general, not letting him look at him at all, and spoke coldly and undiscussable: "The record handed over by the KD03 base is very valuable for reference. Whether it is personnel, vehicle configuration, or offensive method, it is far more than any previous battle."

Chen Yanlin raised his upper body, glanced at the other participants with a bright look, and said seriously: "Everything has a fixed rule. As someone said just now, the army has military rules. Indeed, if a reward order can solve all problems, there is no need to hold this discussion. To this day, I still have to apply someone's words - "Think about the soldiers below and those survivors." Without them, can we sit here and talk? If the zombies attacked the base, everyone here must take up weapons and fight for survival, who would have thought of any damn qualifications? You can ignore the people below for various reasons, you can use a piece of paper to send Su Hao, or you can suppress this battle record for personal gain and refuse to report it. But comrades, zombies are not ordinary people. They will not swallow their anger in the face of injustice. They can eat people, only use their teeth and claws to show

Intention. If soldiers and subordinate officers refuse to fight because of the selfish desires of some people, then we can only go to the front line and face those monsters by ourselves—"Some people began to frown and think. Some people's expressions were still full of sarcasm. Some people's eyes were cold and their eyes were full of hostility. "Don't think that the base city has a strict defense and a powerful automatic defense system, and those zombies will be blocked forever. You have also seen: in just a few months, the zombies have undergone a second mutation. There may be a third, fourth time... What will the situation eventually turn? No one of us can predict. Turn our attention to the battlefield! Think more about what to do for the front line troops. You guys, it's not 2019, nor 1949. Many people are dead, and there are thousands of people outside who are homeless. We should feel lucky, not proud."

After pausing, Chen Yanlin ended with a few simple sentences.

"It's a discussion on the Cretarians. Although I am the chief of staff of the army, I cannot veto the decision made by the collective vote. If most people agree to issue the commendation order, then I can only abstain. The same is true - think about the soldiers below, and the survivors." The weather is getting warmer. Looking at the sunshine above the head and the bright sky, the depression and darkness in people's hearts will also be swept away, and their emotions will often be happier than in winter.

Throughout the winter, Su Hao's team's strength doubled.

The residents of the "castle" have exceeded 3,000, all of whom have obtained identity recognition through blood samples.

Lao Song is a loyal elder, so he naturally would not do things like cheating and trafficking in persons. On the road adjacent to the "castle", there are fugitives in groups of three or three every day. Their biggest wish is food and a safe residence. Hot baths and soft beds have become luxury. In order to get these things, they are willing to do anything. The fugitives no longer have the unrealistic fantasies in the early stages of the virus outbreak, nor the idea of ​​exchanging money for food and accommodation. Their faces are full of sadness and vicissitudes, and many people look much older than their actual age.

No matter whether they were noble or poor, there were no more conflicts at the beginning of the construction of the "castle". According to the plan formulated by Su Hao, outsiders who have not yet passed the identity screening were placed in a temporary camp outside the "castle" near the riverside. Although the defense facilities there were not as complete as the "castle", they had enough spacious space to accommodate tens of thousands of people. Due to the close distance and danger, the team members in the "castle" could support them at any time.

Dong Guoping led the engineering team to expand the "castle".

The main project is still the city wall, but the height is slightly lower than the original one. According to the drawings, a large amount of area will be left between the two walls. In addition to building more residential buildings, new machinery repair shops and warehouses must also be built.

There are as many as 2,000 outsiders waiting to be selected in the riverside camp. After leaving enough alert personnel in the surrounding areas, Lao Song led them and some of the "workers bees" in the "castle" began to plow in large areas. In fact, there is a lot of food in the city. But they are very scattered and not easy to concentrate. Although Su Hao has sent a large number of people to move between buildings and houses in the control area every day, he cannot collect more food in a few months. They will eventually rot and deteriorate. This city is really too big. In the city, the three teams of Su Hao, Cao Rui and Du Tianhao are all expanding. The number of personnel in each team has exceeded 500. They are all real "workers bees".

After several consecutive battles, Su Hao obtained a large amount of supplies from the "Shengfei" group. This huge wealth, coupled with Zhou Chen's research theory on "Worker Bee", gave him a material basis for large-scale expansion of the team.

The sun is getting warmer and green leaves have grown on the street trees on the sidewalk.

Su Hao took Xinyan and walked through large abandoned buildings along the streets extending south.

Although the entire team's strength has expanded rapidly, it still cannot control the entire city.

The absolute safety radius of the three camps in the city is about 150 meters. This number refers to the range where there are no zombies infestation. Of course, outside the radius of 200 or 300 meters exceeding the limit, some team members are set up to be vigilant. Their function is only to investigate, and there is no way to curb the movement of large-scale corpse groups.

Su Hao was on the roadside with an assault rifle. Xinyan approached a residential building on the roadside and confirmed that there were no zombies in his sight. Then he took out a thick chain from his backpack and firmly locked the iron door at the entrance to the ground floor of the building.

After doing this, Xinyan took out a bottle of red spray paint and drew a "x" on the closed door wall.

With the small bank building as the core, an absolute safety radius edge of 150 meters spread outward. Two protective nets have been drawn between the building and the street.

People use bricks and cement to seal the narrow alleys that vehicles cannot enter and exit. Various obstacles are set up in the middle of the road. All kinds of abandoned vehicles are pushed together and are lifted high with cranes to stack them to form a thick and solid barricade. As for the entrances and exits, they are composed of two trucks placed side by side. They can drive away at any time and allow other vehicles to pass through. When night comes, they are used as "door latches" to keep all dangers firmly outside.

All buildings in the safety zone have been cleaned up and the sewers have also been filled. With the ability of zombies, they cannot enter at all.

Su Hao divided the team members into groups and began to gradually clean up other buildings outside the safety zone.

The enhanced thinking can sense biological fluctuations inside the building. In other words, the effective distance detected by consciousness can be detected without the naked eye whether there is human being inside the building.

Su Hao used this method to continuously gather refugees near the safe area.

Due to limited manpower, it is impossible to garrison every unmanned building. Zombies are always active. New zombies may appear overnight in the buildings that have been cleaned today. In order to avoid repeated and ineffective work, Su Hao ordered team members to carry iron chains and locks with them - as long as they are uninhabited buildings, they will be locked. After cleaning, confirm that there are no zombies in the building, spray the "hook" pattern with green paint. If it has not been cleaned, use red paint to mark the "fork".

As long as there are no living people or other animals, zombies will not destroy obstacles, nor will they pry locks into an empty room to hide and daze.

The rough survey work of the entire city has been basically completed.

On the map, Su Hao used red pencil to draw irregular circles.

That represents the entrenchment area of ​​large-scale corpse groups, and can also be regarded as the nest of zombies.

Su Hao is a second lieutenant officer who is officially in the process. He borrowed a helicopter from Wu Guoguang and circled the entire city from the air.

The corpse groups in the red area are amazing in size. They are densely packed together, and more than half of the zombies have turned dark red. These mutant creatures are crowded near buildings, and the sounds and smells can easily induce them to leave. As for the number... they may be as many as millions.

Wu Guoguang once suggested applying for large-scale bombing from the Air Force or dropping incendiary bombs. Su Hao stopped his idea. It was not that Su Hao felt that doing so would lose a lot of silver bones. Instead, based on similar combat records in the future world, large-scale air strikes had almost no effect. Especially the blood corpses with agile movements, they often quickly escape from the bombing area. What's more terrifying is that the high temperature generated by the explosion can prompt the evolution of zombies. Zombies surviving the bombing will become stronger and more difficult to kill.

After Xinyan sprayed a red "fork"-shaped pattern at the entrance of another building, it was almost lunch time.

Su Hao greeted her, and the two of them chose a clean stool next to the roadside public bus station and took out the prepared lunch box from their backpack.
Chapter completed!