Chapter 232 [Cracks] (1)
Old Yu pushed open the secret door and climbed up first. He walked to the window and looked outside. The courtyard of Shenxianju was empty. It seemed that the smoke ghost also realized that the situation was not good. Several old smoke ghosts who had always regarded this as their home have nowhere to go. Old Yu was sure that there was no danger at the moment, so he invited everyone up.
Arnold nervously said as soon as he got up, “Is there any medicine?”
Old Yutou said: "These things are indispensable in the tobacco restaurant."
Taking advantage of Lao Yu's time to go to the pharmacy to find medicine, Zhang Changgong assigned tasks to everyone, everyone checked Shenxianju separately and set up defenses in key areas.
Lu Weilin came to the second-story building, which was also the highest point of Shenxianju. From the perspective of a sniper, the location here is excellent and can effectively monitor the three directions of northwest and south. As for the east direction, Tiewa was taught to be alert.
Lu Weilin soon felt the situation abnormal. There was no human being in the surrounding Shenxianju. The surrounding streets and alleys were empty, and the people of Xinman Camp seemed to have disappeared overnight. He used his telescope to search for a further place. There were constant gunfires at the Ximen location and fires soaring into the sky. Fierce battles were still occurring there.
Because of Yan Tuojiang's evacuation order, all the soldiers and civilians evacuated overnight. It was precisely because of this decision that most of the people were concentrated around Xinmanying, and the central urban area became the most empty place. Zhang Changgong's steady footsteps sounded from behind.
"How about it?"
Lu Weilin said: "The battle should be concentrated near the four city gates. From the gunshots, the West Gate is the most intense."
Zhang Changgong took the telescope from Lu Weilin and looked into the distance. He had just searched with Zhou Wenhu about Shenxianju. Not to mention people around Shenxianju, there was not even a dog. Zhang Changgong said: "It seems that the people in the city have retreated."
Lu Weilin nodded and said, "A big thing must have happened."
Zhou Wenhu also came over now, and he said in surprise: "It must be that the zombie virus broke out, and Ma Yongping could not control the situation in the city, so he chose to retreat the whole city."
Lu Weilin observed the outside through the scope and said in a deep voice: "What should we do next?"
Zhang Changgong raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the east. The sky in the east was already white. Dawn was about to arrive. According to the situation he learned at present, as long as the sun came out, the zombies would look for dark places to hide. Perhaps the situation in the city would improve. He firmly said: "Let's wait here, wait for Luo Lie and others to come and meet."
Zhou Wenhu does not lack experience in fighting zombies. He reminded Zhang Changgong: "Those zombies are afraid of the sun. If today is a sunny day, after the sun comes out, they will look for places where the sun cannot shine. That is the best time to break through."
Lu Weilin said: "If you want to leave, I will stay and wait for Luo Lie."
Zhou Wenhu smiled embarrassedly. He said this but did not mean that he wanted to escape. After experiencing so many things, he had already put life and death aside. He had no worries in Xinmanying.
Zhang Changgong said: "Calculate the weapons and see how much ammunition we have available. We must stick to it for a while. If Luo Lie and the others still don't come to meet after sunrise tomorrow, we will find a way to leave Xinman Camp."
Although he decided to wait, he would not wait endlessly. After all, Zhang Changgong is not alone at the moment, and he still needs to be responsible for the entire team. It is extremely irresponsible to ignore everyone's lives for Luo Lie and Yan Tianxin. Zhang Changgong could not do this. He made a secret decision in his heart. If Luo Lie and others have not arrived tomorrow, he would ask others to retreat first and stay for two more days.
Not all bad news for them. Song Changjin has been operating in Shenxianju for so many years. Not only the secret passage, but there are many secret rooms under Shenxianju. Most of them store blessing and longevity cream, which means huge wealth for Song Changjin. There is actually a small arsenal, with a lot of guns and ammunition storage, and even heavy machine guns and strong explosives are not short of them. Not to mention Zhang Changgong, even Zhou Wenhu, who is familiar with the situation in the city, was deeply moved by this. Song Changjin is indeed not an ordinary person, and he actually hides so deeply.
After Arnold took care of Martha and rested, Zhang Changgong called Lao Yutou to cover Arnold to arrange explosives in the surrounding area just in case. If the zombies find that their hiding place is coming, they can use the explosives to cause severe damage to the incoming zombies.
After everything was arranged, it was already dawn. Lu Weilin moved his hands and feet and observed the scope again. He saw a zombie from his vision. The zombie must have left the team and walked on the road to the immortal residence. His blood-red eyes were dull and unconscious. He held a rifle in his hands. He opened his mouth after walking a few steps. His mouth was wide open. Normal people would definitely not be able to drive to such a level.
The zombie raised his head and looked at the brightest place in the east. He stared at it for a long time without any sign of fear of the light.
Lu Weilin was puzzled in his heart. This zombie was not afraid of light? This is troublesome. Doesn’t it mean that these zombies still have to wander around the streets and alleys of Xinmanying during the day? Lu Weilin aimed at the zombie’s open mouth and decisively pulled the trigger. The bullet instantly flew over more than 300 meters away, shot in from the zombie’s open mouth, and then came out from behind its head. The zombie fell straight to the ground, his hands and feet twitched constantly, and the sky in the east began to show a hint of redness, and the rising sun was about to rise from the horizon.
Looking at the purple-red morning glow, Yan Tuojiang never felt as friendly as it is now. The rising sun rises and the demons retreat. These photo-phobic zombies should choose to disperse. The current battle situation is obviously unfavorable to our side, one rises and the other falls, and the number of zombies is increasing rapidly, and may even surpass normal soldiers. Yan Tuojiang hopes that the sun will come out earlier, and these light-fearing zombies will soon find a dark place to hide, and the surviving military and civilians in Xinman camp have the best chance to escape here.
Chang Huaixin and several generals came to Yan Tuojiang. His shoulder was stained with blood and was injured by stray bullets. The other generals seemed to be not much better, and everyone was more or less injured. Yan Tuojiang didn't know what to say for a moment when he saw the generals. He brewed for a while before saying, "Thank you for your hard work."
Chang Huaixin said: "Master, we are afraid we can't defend it anymore!" As soldiers, they are not afraid of fighting, but this time they faced an ordinary enemy. Chang Huaixin didn't know what others thought. He would rather die in battle than become a zombie. His family had already moved. When he remembered that he promised his son to rush over to meet him as soon as possible, he felt sad in his heart. The sinister situation was far beyond each of them's imagination. Maybe he couldn't leave this time.
Yan Tuojiang did not dislike Chang Huaixin for saying despicable words. Anyone would say high-sounding words, but those words were simply useless. Now the most important thing is to face reality rather than whitewash the peace.
Yan Tuojiang said: "The sun is about to rise. As long as the sun rises, we will have a chance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the long-lost sunlight appeared from the horizon in the east, and the golden morning light instantly enveloped the entire Xinman camp. However, the war situation that Yan Tuojiang expected did not come. After the sun came out, the zombie army began to move slowly, and the combat efficiency was much lower. However, there was no active retreat. It was completely different from the zombies he had contacted in the past. These zombies were not afraid of light.
After Yan Tuojiang received the latest battle report, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was shattered. If the zombie army did not retreat, according to the current battle situation, his side should not hold on until evening. They must be prepared to retreat. Yan Tuojiang ordered that if they could hold on for one more moment, as long as they persisted in this last line of defense, the people who were still in the city would have greater hope of escaping.
Yan Tuojiang looked up at the sky from time to time when he ordered. In Chang Huaixin's opinion, Yan Tuojiang must have lost his mind. Looking up at the sky may be hoped that heaven will have a miracle at the last moment. Chang Huaixin is not optimistic about this war, and most soldiers, including him, think this is an impossible battle.
As the sun became angry, the attacks of the zombies were eased. Although they did not avoid the light, the strong sunlight still caused some changes in their bodies.
The soldiers guarding the city who fought for a night were finally able to breathe. Yan Tuojiang asked his subordinates to take this opportunity to recover their physical strength as much as possible, and at the same time escorted the last group of refugees in the city to leave the Ximen. He summoned the confidant generals to set the final retreat time at 2:00 pm. After 2:00, no matter what the situation is, they will lead the entire army to evacuate the city.
However, before evacuating the city, he still has some things to deal with.
When the rising sun rose, Tadashi Fujino climbed the bell tower again, and the morning bell was belled. There was no one ringing the bell in the ancient temple today. The surrounding area of the ancient temple had been completely removed. Tadashi Fujino reached out to touch the inscription on the bronze bell, but he remembered the scene in the temple.
"Why do you do this?" Baihui's voice rang behind him.
Tadashi Fujino gently patted the big bell, and the buzzing sound continued.
Baihui said: "You caused the virus outbreak in the city. Have you received an order from the president?"
Chapter completed!