Doomsday rat

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He understood everything and agreed with it 100%, and then his legs gave way and he sat down slumped.These few hours of desperate running were not in vain, and finally saw the dawn, and his strength seemed to be taken away in an instant.

At this time, the person Hong Tao regarded as his only hope was also standing on the roof and looking at this side. The distance between the two sides was not far, only less than 40 meters. Unfortunately, the light of the flares was flickering and not strong enough, so it was difficult to distinguish people's faces at night. appearance.

"Platoon leader Zhuang, how much do you know about them?"

After Zhang Ke was welcomed into the community, he did not follow the coachman upstairs, but went to the building occupied by the army.There was no rest either. Apart from letting the soldiers of the air crew keep in touch with Yang Ming and fully understand the whole picture of the battlefield at this time, they also came to the top of the building deliberately to see who that familiar figure was!

That's right, Hong Tao's worry was very plausible, and when he returned on horseback, Zhang Ke's pretty eyes caught him.No matter how you look at it, it seems familiar, but there are too many questions that cannot be answered.

"I've chatted with you a few times, and it's all good. It's much more honest than those cunning guys from the freight company. It's also quite organized, especially that fat black guy, who has a good brain and a good marksmanship..."

Platoon Leader Zhuang also had mixed feelings about Zhang Ke's appearance. He was happy that having a big leader here would certainly increase his importance and further increase the possibility of being rescued.What's worrying is that big leaders usually have big ideas. If something pops up in this guy's mind, the dozens of soldiers he has don't seem to be enough.

"It's not the black fat guy, it's the tall guy next to him!" Stupid Zhang Ke has seen it more than once, and he does have the qualities to be a soldier, and even has the potential to be an officer, but at this time he doesn't want to find talents for the army.

"...His surname is Zhou. He seems to be of a high seniority, and his words carry a lot of weight. He is the one who found the living corpse!" Of course, Platoon Leader Zhuang didn't know what was going on in his superior's mind, but he really didn't know much about that big man.

"The last name is Zhou... Do you have any special features? For example, eyes or something!" Zhang Ke changed his way and continued to ask.

"Oh, his left cheek must have been injured, full of scars, quite scary!" Platoon Leader Zhuang replied quite normally.

"Chief of staff, the department is calling!" Just as Zhang Ke was frowning and wanted to continue asking, a soldier from the air crew ran up.

"Stay here, and carefully identify the weapons used by the coachmen on the opposite side..." Zhang Ke had to leave quickly, but he did not give up the doubts in his heart, and ordered the soldiers of the air crew to stay on the roof to look for evidence for him.

"Platoon Leader Zhuang, is that SVD?" The air crew took out the night vision device from the backpack and put it on the helmet without saying a word, and immediately started the investigation mission.After a while, he turned his head and asked the platoon leader who was ignorant.

"...Uh, what is SVD?" Platoon Leader Zhuang blushed when asked. He has only joined the army for more than 4 years and has never been a soldier before. Apart from the firearms installed by the alliance, he really has nothing to do with weapons. Research.

"A Russian-made semi-automatic sniper rifle...they brought it themselves?" The air crew soldier's face remained unchanged, and he still asked the question lightly.

"It should be...we don't have this kind of gun!"

"Hey, KS23... MP443... There are a lot of good things! I heard that someone rushed down to lure the Blue Devil away just now. Who is so capable?" The air crew turned their heads and continued to observe, whispering from time to time After looking at the model, expressions began to appear on his face.

"Uh, his name is Zhou Dafu... the one with a black cloth over his head..."

According to rank, Platoon Leader Zhuang is much higher than this soldier of the Air Service Regiment, but in the Union Army, this very special unit has a detached status and is the guard next to the Deputy Chief of Staff. Not to mention the platoon leader, even the battalion When you grow up, you have to answer all your questions, and you can't play big names at all.

"Tutu...Tutu..." Before the soldiers of the air crew continued to ask questions, the fire point not far away suddenly spoke, and fired several points towards the downstairs, spitting flames.

Chapter 842

"Damn it, these bastards! Bring the machine gun over here... Zhongnanle, Zhongnanle, get all your people out of the corridor door, I'll help clean it up from here!"

Platoon Leader Zhuang didn't bother to answer questions at this time, he ran to the side of the building a few steps and looked down, blood rushed up immediately, and he called the soldiers with his hands while ordering the soldiers.The downstairs has been covered with zombies, and the densest one is the entrance of the opposite building.

Although from time to time a few flames would emerge from the gaps in the cement bricks, it was still very dangerous to be besieged by so many zombies.Platoon leader Zhuang planned to suppress it with a light machine gun from the roof to prevent the zombies from gathering too much.

"Thank you, Platoon Leader Zhuang..." Soon, Benzhu's voice came from the mobile station. He was lying on the edge of the roof and looking down, and he waved his hand in this direction. It may be the soldiers of the air crew. Became a platoon leader.

The offensive and defensive battle between humans and zombie swarms officially started at 04:30 in the morning. The two slab buildings seemed to be reefs by the sea, being impacted by waves of zombies, still standing still.The pre-arranged fire points on windows, balconies, and roofs spew out bright flames from time to time, and shoot dense bullets at the zombies below.

The zombies were wiped down one by one, and the loss was huge from a local point of view, but from a macro point of view, it had no effect, not even a drop in the bucket.The massive zombie swarms did not stop, but continued to press northward. I don't know if they intend to regain all the lost ground on the south bank of the Huaihe River.

But until the East showed a little white belly, the zombies did not break through the human line of defense, but left thousands of corpses, and in some places piled up almost as high as the first floor.

"It's really evil..." Hong Tao didn't pay much attention to the battle on the first floor, and even if he gave 30 more guns and [-] carts of ammunition, he wouldn't be able to finish fighting the zombies.They can attack without food, drink, sleep, and non-stop for a week or a month. Humans don't have this ability. If they want to solve the battle quickly, they must find living corpses.

But my eyes were almost blind, and I only saw traces of 2 living corpses from the beginning to the end, and they were all in the southwest direction. Obviously it wasn't the commander here who could only tame wild dogs!

"Brother Mouse! Brother Mouse! The plane... the plane is coming!" Just as he stuffed the thermal sight back into his pocket, Bungy's loud voice rang out again.He half-kneeled behind the sniper rifle, pointing to the northern sky with joy on his face.

"...that's a reconnaissance plane... this terrible weather!"

Hong Tao raised his binoculars and glanced casually, but there was no smile on his face.Flying over from the distant sky is a biplane, the specific model can no longer be distinguished, I don't know how many times it has been modified by the Alliance Air Force.

But from the size, it can be seen that this is a small reconnaissance aircraft, or a trainer aircraft, which basically does not have the carrying capacity.Looking up at the still hazy sky and low clouds, the weather is gone.

"Aww..." No matter what Hong Tao thought, even the soldiers and the coachman showed the greatest enthusiasm for the arrival of this small plane. Everyone who could see it raised their hands and waved their hands, and those who couldn't see were also excited in the corridors and rooms. Howling.

"Brother Shu... Do you see that the scope in the soldier's hand is the same as yours?" Bungy's marksmanship is good, and his eyes are naturally the same.When the small plane flew over his head, he looked at the roof opposite, and soon found another thing of interest.

"This thing is not made by my family. Anyone who has it can use it... What time is it? I won't serve dinner. I'll go down and have a look!" Hong Tao's mind is all about the weather and the plane, and he subconsciously turns around when he hears Ben Zhu After looking at it, he turned his head and walked quickly towards the doorway leading to the next floor.

On the opposite side, not only was there an air crew soldier holding up a thermal imaging scope to scan the surroundings, but there was also a little fat man with glasses staring at him with his hands behind his back.As soon as their eyes met, Hong Tao felt that the black cloth on his head and the sunglasses on his face were all pierced, and his heart beat violently.

"Zhou Dafu...Zhou Dafu! You were the one who rode out alone yesterday to lure the blue devil away, right? You are a good equestrian, have you ever raised a horse before?" Afraid of something, Hong Tao wanted to hide, but someone called out by name.

"Hello, chief of staff... many of our youngsters can ride horses, it's nothing!" Hearing this familiar voice, Hong Tao could only stop and put on his Northwest accent again, planning to make a final struggle.

In fact, I already knew in my heart that no matter how much I concealed it, it would be useless. Even if Zhang Ke couldn't confirm his identity now, as long as he could go back alive, he would find him in minutes.

"..." But hearing this accent, Bungy became less calm, and slowly moved his right hand towards the sniper rifle, while glancing at this side from the corner of his eye.

"..." Seeing this, Hong Tao hurriedly took a few steps forward to be side by side with Bungy, and shook his right hand behind his back, signaling not to act rashly.No matter how accurate a sniper rifle is, it is not as effective as the light machine gun and automatic rifle on the opposite side.

Zhang Ke is not alone. Two soldiers from the air crew have long been distributed in the left and right corners of the roof, holding guns in both hands as if staring at the zombies downstairs. In fact, they can raise their guns and shoot in less than 2 seconds. Ten meters, I can't run away at all.

"According to the accent, you are from Chang'an Base?" Zhang Ke also took a few steps forward, continuing to chat on the phone.

"Go further west, Gansu..." Hong Tao replied casually, but he secretly scolded this kid for his poor concentration.

In such a situation, the safest way is to pretend that you don't know anything, and it's not up to him how to interrogate him after he's out of danger.If he was really guilty and suddenly took a risk, this little fat man might be the first to be beaten into a hornet's nest.

"Oh... nothing else, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the individual and the alliance government. I heard from Platoon Leader Zhuang that you were the first to discover the zombie cluster last night. Not bad, very good, if it weren't for your quick response, The consequences could be more serious.

Tell everyone not to be afraid, the Alliance Air Force will come to drop supplies soon, if you persist, you will be rescued!According to your statistics, make a list of the required items and throw them over, and I will consider letting the Air Force release them as appropriate. "

Seeing that Hong Tao didn't like talking very much, Zhang Ke grinned, stopped asking questions, and put on the airs of the chief of staff, giving Ping An a high evaluation and affirmation.But he didn't say how to reward people. It sounds very motivating, but in fact it's all nonsense.

"That's a good relationship...thanks to the government and the army!" Hong Tao imitated Crimea's nervousness, wringing his hands together and rubbing them back and forth.Although I know in my heart that 90.00% of it is impossible to escape, I still have to do my best.

"Brother Shu, Lao Hei, eat, eat..." At this time, a man suddenly emerged from the doorway, wearing a small white hat on his head, and waving a long-handled frying spoon in his hand, with the air of a master.

"Sir, then I'll go down first..." It has to be said that Xiao Ma came at the right time, and Hong Tao didn't waste such a good opportunity. He even bowed and saluted. The table was thrown to Ben Zhu.

Chapter 843 Military Conference

Beijing, outside the north gate of Jingshan Park, Courtyard No. 40, Di'anmen Inner Street, large meeting room of the Armed Forces Department of the East Asian Alliance.It's been almost two years, and it's been deserted here. It's not that the Armed Forces Department has nothing to do, but that there hasn't been a large-scale meeting that requires all military services, including the staff department, in the past two years.

But today the place is brightly lit all night. Dozens of active servicemen of different ages and colors are wearing military uniforms. They stared down at the ashtray and competed.

"Crack..." With a flash of fire, Jiao Qiao lit the first cigarette and took a deep breath, only to feel that there was no smell of tobacco in his mouth except bitterness.But I have to smoke. If I just passively smell the smoke from these big chimneys, I may faint before the meeting is over.

"Bang bang bang... the navy, the army is raised for a thousand days and used for a short period of time. A few days ago, who told me that they wanted to send gunboats along the Yangtze River to drill into Dongting Lake, cooperate with the air force to carry out amphibious operations, and take Changsha in one fell swoop!"

He only took two puffs, and in order not to hurt his tongue again, the cigarette he had just lit was smashed out again.Taking a deep breath, Jiao Qiao questioned the bald man in the blue navy uniform on the left, and at the same time, to emphasize his dissatisfaction, he tapped his fingers on the table.

In the large imitation crystal ashtray made in the old world in front of him, a small mountain of cigarette butts has already been piled up. In addition to exuding a strong smell of tar, it also indicates the time of the meeting.

Since the 3rd Brigade and 8th Regiment, which entered Xinyang to carry out the clean-up operation, sent a distress telegram, military leaders have been called here to study countermeasures.But after discussing all night, it was almost dawn outside, and they still had no clue.

"My lord, I've broken my promise, I'm sorry!" No, the last glimmer of hope was shattered when the bald man stood up and bowed.

"Commander Hetian, it's no use just bowing to me. There are still 2000 soldiers on the front line who are still alive or dead. In addition, Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang Ke is also surrounded by at least [-] zombies. Think carefully, if the navy sees death and does not save love, What if he comes back alive!"

Jiao Qiao waved his hand vigorously, not intending to accept the apology.But now we can't force the navy to send out gunboats to join the battle. If we talk about the air force, I know a little bit more about it.

"My lord, I have a very good personal relationship with Chief of Staff Zhang. If possible, I would like to personally lead the Marine Corps to rescue the siege, but emotion cannot replace reality.

Currently, the upper reaches of the Huaihe River are flooding. Not only is the water flowing fast, but there are also many debris flowing down the river. Ships with a large displacement cannot enter, and ships with a small displacement will be very dangerous.

My staff officers have just made a draft. If we set off from LYG Wharf immediately, it will take at least two days for the four gunboats to reach the north of Xinyang.But the place where the 8th Regiment and Deputy Chief of Staff Zhang were trapped was 9 kilometers away from the river, and our 37mm naval gun really couldn't work! "

The middle-aged man called Wada Commander, whose full name is Wada Renji, is 44 years old this year.Yes, he is a Japanese survivor who worked as a technician in a shipyard before the zombie outbreak.

It was after listening to Hong Tao's broadcast that he and another first-class officer of the Japanese shipping company, Takahashi Hara Michio, drove the ship together and took the local survivors to Jinmen Port.

Back then, the rescue team and the Revival Alliance didn't find any talents in navigation, let alone the navy.But Hong Tao insisted on using some ships of suitable tonnage as soon as possible, so he appointed a general, Takahashi Hara Michiha became the first captain, and Wada Renji was the first mate.

Together with Hong Tao, the two of them drove the transport ship converted from an ocean-going barge to and from various ports on the west side of South Korea and Japan for many times, pulling back everything from daily necessities to mechanical equipment to weapons and ammunition. The patriarchs and backbone of the period.

Five years ago, when the alliance formally established the navy, Takahashihara Michida was older and in poor health, so he took the initiative to give way to Wada Hitoki.After taking office, the naval commander in his prime lived up to expectations and built an offshore navy from scratch in just four years.

Although only one old-fashioned destroyer brought back from the South Korean dock can be called a warship, it is not easy. At least it has controlled most of the ports in the Bohai Bay, and at the same time it has extended its tentacles to the Yellow Sea. It is said that it is the East Asian Alliance. The founder of the navy is not too much.

In fact, foreign survivors like him are not uncommon in the alliance army, especially in the navy and air force, there are many officers from Japan, South Korea and Russia.They have more or less contact with this area of ​​work, they must be counted as technicians.

In this regard, there were not many objections within the alliance. The reason was simple. From the very beginning, Hong Tao made absorbing as many survivors as possible a basic strategy, and he also implemented it in this way.Many Japanese and Korean survivors even participated in the first battle to defend the capital, and have since joined the Union Army.

If anyone wants to start a discussion on this issue now, the movement will be too great, and it may cause a civil war, or be assassinated by the military.Officers like Hitoki Wada and Kazuo Kawahaya will certainly not allow anyone to slander their previous efforts and plan to ruin their future lives.

To put it bluntly, this situation was entirely caused by Hong Tao. Although he was not the one who created the Rescue Team and the Revival League back then, most of the rules and concepts were dominated by him.

It's a pity that he only completed the beginning. Many links that need to be refined and gradually improved have not had time to start, so he had to draw a very incomplete end by cheating death.

The people left behind, including Jiao Qiao, Ran Di, Lin Na, Liu Quanyou, Sun Jianshe, etc., have never done this job. Where to go, we can only follow suit, carefully, and tremblingly maintain this set of semi-finished products.

It is precisely because of this that there is a confrontation between the royalists and the reformers. It is normal. Whoever takes power will have some ideas, and they will all think that it is right to do so.Their struggle is not only for power, but also for the future of the alliance, just from different angles.

How about saying that the founding king of a dynasty or a country is very important, and the rules he sets will often affect the direction of the next few decades, hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years.

The next monarchs and leaders, because of the entanglement of various forces, will find it difficult to make large-scale changes. As long as they do not adopt the most extreme methods of warfare, they will basically not succeed.

"Minister Jiao, the staff believes that it is most appropriate to use the air force as the main strike and rescue force first. As long as the weather permits, we can search for traces of living corpses and eliminate them at the same time, and at the same time effectively airdrop them. At the same time, we will deploy the nearest army to gather there , cross the river at the right time and use heavy firepower to break through!"

Hearing the navy's final speech, Jiao Qiao stood up again on his right.If he and Zhang Ke are side by side, they will be two fat men wearing glasses, but with different numbers.He is one size bigger than Zhang Kequan, even the glasses are bigger!

"Chief of Staff Pan, what you're talking about is nonsense. If it's that simple, do you still need to stay up all night! I don't understand how you did your investigation work in the early stage. There are so many living corpses and zombies in a small city. Didn't the staff find out at all!"

If Jiao Qiao was a bit dissatisfied with the navy, then he almost hated this fat man.If he hadn't led a group of young officers to think about expanding the territory all day long, to be on par with the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, and to dominate the world, the alliance army would not have to rush southward in such a hurry, and even the reserve mobilization was not fully done.

In the past, I couldn't express my opinion, because the fat man's proposition happened to cater to the views of the reformers, and the whole body would be affected if it was pulled.Now it's all right, I can open my mouth to scold, let out all the sulking that has been nestled in my heart for these years, and no one else can say anything.

After all, the staff department is the protagonist in military investigations. You guys can't even figure out the living corpses, and you still have the nerve to mention the large-scale void Southeast Alliance base.Don't come out to be conspicuous, wash up and sleep!

Chapter 844 Military Conference 2

"...Yes, the staff department bears a lot of responsibility for this matter. If you allow me to submit my resignation immediately and take responsibility for this matter!" Pan Wenxiang, who is a zombie, is looking for the core to become an archmage.

After ten years of experience, he has thrown away all his otaku attributes, and has become the Chief of Staff with his quick mind and good at planning large-scale combat operations.The sneak attack on the Four Provinces Alliance and the almost bloodless victory over the vast Northeast region are his masterpieces, and he has a certain prestige among the young officers.

Facing the stern reprimand from his immediate superior, Pan Wenxiang's fat face turned red and turned pale, and his chest heaved rapidly for a long time before he made a final decision.I would rather resign than be humiliated!

"Hey, that's what you said!"

It's a pity that he still underestimated Jiao Qiao's two-hundred-five natures. This good old man who is usually very cautious even in expressing his views, never participates in party disputes, and even his wife is unjust, once he shows up, no one can stop him except one person live.

"Chief of Staff Pan, we are holding a combat meeting, not pursuing accountability. The failure of this combat plan will definitely be investigated, but that will be a matter of the future. Now we must find a way to rescue the soldiers who are besieged by zombies. Even if it pays more for it, it is not hesitating!

Lao Jiao, I think it's better to let the first reserve brigade go.They are the closest and have tanks and heavy artillery.Although the training time is not enough, if an experienced officer can be dispatched to take command temporarily, it should be possible to fight.

Brigadier Niu Dafu fought bravely, he was very good at fighting such tough battles.Coupled with the cooperation of the Air Force, it should still be in time. "

Seeing that Jiao Qiao really wanted to accept Pan Wenxiang's resignation, the middle-aged officer sitting on the other side of the conference table got up and interrupted the confrontation, brought the topic back to the rescue plan, and put forward a new suggestion.

"The air force will provide the greatest support. At present, two flying squadrons have taken off from Chang'an and Beidaying Airports respectively. They are fully loaded with supplies and a battalion of air crews are heading to Minggang Airport. They are expected to arrive in 2 hours. If the weather Allowed, we can immediately go into bombing operations!"

As soon as the words fell, another officer wearing a white uniform stood up, clearly expressing his approval of the combat plan proposed by the officer before, and reporting the current movement of the Air Force.Compared with his colleagues here, he is much taller, with curly yellow hair and gray-green eyes.

"Commander Hotan, the navy will immediately go upstream and arrive at the river north of Xinyang on time in two days... Order Niu Dafu to set off immediately and arrive at the south of Minggang Airport by noon tomorrow, ready to cross the river at any time.

Commander Muller, send another squadron of transport planes to transport the incendiary bombs in stock. It is best to take off within 3 hours.Minister Zhang, please stay at home. I will go to Minggang Airport with the air force. There are all the armed forces of the sea, land and air, and more coordination is needed! "

Seeing that the suggestion put forward by the deputy minister was approved by the air force, and the navy and army did not object, Jiao Qiao immediately stopped the discussion and began to arrange work.Although this is not the best plan in his mind, it is the maximum that can be passed at this meeting, and it must be accepted as soon as possible.

If too many alliance resources are used to rescue Zhang Ke, many people will not be happy, and it will be difficult to explain to the alliance government and the council afterwards.He didn't figure out these methods by himself, but learned them by ear while sitting in this position all the year round.Of course, it has a lot to do with Teacher Lin at home.

"Old Jiao, why don't you stay at home, and I'll go to Minggang!" The officer who proposed to let the reserve brigade participate in the rescue operation did not sit down, and made a new suggestion, which sounded reasonable.

"Minister Zhang, you are better at dealing with the group of uncles in the council, and you have a sharp tongue, so don't compete with me. Come, come, take action, and breakfast will be settled on the way!"

Jiao Qiao grinned, and shamelessly stated the pros and cons of going to the front and staying at home, and directly cut off the seemingly thoughtful persuasion, and left his seat before everyone agreed, grabbed his hat and strode out meeting room.

The meeting that lasted for most of the night was finally over, and a more reasonable solution was discussed. The officers left one after another, and the meeting room became empty in an instant, leaving only Pan Wenxiang and Deputy Zhang with depressed faces. minister.

"Do you know the situation in Xinyang?" Vice Minister Zhang is a pretty middle-aged man with a gentle appearance. Even in military uniform, he doesn't look like a soldier, but more like a university teacher.But his expression was always serious, and although his voice was not loud, there was a coercive aura.

If Hong Tao was present, he would be stunned for a few minutes when he saw this person. He compared the original high-level subject operation specialist in his mind with the military officer in front of him. The gap was too great!

Zhang Tao, Deputy Minister of the Alliance Armed Forces Department, is in charge of reserve and army work.Although Hong Tao was not a soldier when he feigned death and left, his job was similar to that of a reserve soldier, responsible for identifying and training survivors who had just joined the alliance.

A year later, this department was officially placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Armed Forces, and he joined the army logically, changing from an educator to a soldier.

Of course, educating students and training soldiers are not unrelated, and they are not unfamiliar. In the past few years, his work performance has been very good, and coupled with his status as a veteran, it is not surprising to become a deputy minister.

But unlike Jiao Qiao, he has clear political goals and is a staunch supporter of reformists.It doesn't seem right to say that, he is a firm supporter of Chu Qiu's leadership, and he will stand where the chairman of the board stands.

Don't say he's a sycophant, he really isn't.Ever since he started a life-and-death decisive battle with the Flying Tigers raiders led by Lu Yejiangnan in Ditan Park, he has regarded the development of the alliance as his lifelong ideal.

When Hong Tao was around, he firmly supported him, and when Hong Tao was gone, he firmly supported Hong Tao's widow, Chu Qiu.There is no reason, I just think it is right to do so, and no one can persuade me.