In the early morning of the tenth day, 1:40.
A defense base in a farmland area.
After learning what had happened in the past hour or so, Qiu Yu still felt extremely overwhelmed even though he had been mentally prepared.
Before one o'clock, the nearly 300 kilometers of front collapsed. Almost every communication and phone call received by the wing headquarters was bad news. But compared to those who could still send the information back, more troops didn't even take a chance and were completely submerged in the wave of destruction intertwined with zombies and darkness.
The zombie offensive was too fierce, and the battle lines collapsed too quickly. As a result, the current battle situation has reached a point where it is impossible to grasp at all. We can only make rough inferences based on the existing intelligence. But no matter how you push or cut off, the result is that even an idiot can see it - all the troops are nearly wiped out, and the farmland area in the north of the city is completely lost.
And the worst part is far from the battlefields in farmland areas.
Just after midnight, the entire city's power suddenly went out. Each shelter quickly used the generators that had been prepared for a long time to drive away the darkness that had just descended inside.
This should have been something the people in the shelter were thankful for. However, when the entire city is pitch black, even a hint of artificial light can stand out.
The light from some shelter exits has become a beacon to guide zombie attacks.
In fact, it is not that difficult for a shelter to prevent light from leaking out. But the safety and solidity of the shelter's exit prevented everyone from treating the zombies attracted by the light as a big trouble.
But the actual result was that this careless light caused hundreds of shelter exits to be attacked by zombies. And every exit that was attacked, whether it was underground or in a high-rise building, no matter how thick the walls were, or how many steel fences there were, were all breached by zombies. Two shelters were completely destroyed as a result, and several other shelters responded in time and blasted multiple exits. However, just the small number of zombies that entered the shelters caused devastating losses to people and materials.
The shelter where Qiu Yu worked had received the news in advance and had implemented certain controls on light sources. Several commonly used exits were still attacked by zombies. But the exit was blasted as soon as it was attacked, so the zombies were not killed in the shelter. Officials who originally planned to take the subway to escape found that compared with other nearby shelters, this place turned out to be the safest place.
As for why the zombie swarm was able to break through those exits, another piece of information about zombies in Qiu Yu's hand gave an explanation.
So far, four powerful new types of zombies have been observed. The tentative names are Climber, Arsonist, Defender, and Destroyer.
There is no difference in appearance between climbers and ordinary zombies, but their hands and feet have both barbs and suction cups. Relying on these two things, the climber can move on any type of building wall. Due to the appearance of climbers, all commanding heights have now been lost.
The Arsonist's appearance is a severe burn condition. Every time it gets close to a human being, it will suddenly burst into flames with a temperature of nearly a thousand degrees. After one minute, the arsonist will burn himself to ashes. But after killing humans, they will actively extinguish the flames on their bodies, so most of them will not burn themselves to death at once. By looking at the burns, or carbonization, of the arsonist, you can basically tell how long they can continue to burn. The arsonist is a type with low persistence and high burst, and the threat is also at the burst level. So far, apart from keeping a distance, there is no effective way to defend against the arsonist.
The defender is a giant zombie nearly three meters tall. Its body shape, especially its bones, has grown abnormally, and its entire body is wrapped in an exoskeleton as strong as steel, which can effectively resist various human attacks with small weapons. The two huge fan-shaped bones on the arm can last for a long time even under heavy fire. Without the weapons to threaten the defenders, a single defender can destroy several squads of battle lines.
Destroyers are slightly smaller than Defenders. It has limbs that are more than twice the normal proportions, and its muscle fibers are extremely developed and can easily crush bricks and cement. For walls that are not reinforced with steel bars and are less than 40 centimeters thick, only one blow is needed to penetrate them. Ninety-five percent of the buildings in the city are within the destruction capabilities of vandals. Even a shelter's fortified exit cannot withstand sustained attacks by vandals.
"Retreat, abandon all defensive facilities, and retreat into the subway."
After reading the rough information about the zombies, Qiu Yu completely lost his intention to fight head-on.
Are these zombies? They are clearly a group of biochemical weapons with their own tactical positioning. There is no need for more, these types alone are enough to deal with all conventional battles.
Climbers clear out and seize the high ground, Arsonists and Saboteurs deal with various types of bunkers and defenses, and Defenders are a powerful weapon in attacking difficult situations. They don't even need anyone to direct them. If these zombies swarm anywhere, they can completely destroy humanity with the current level of technology.
After understanding the situation on the front line and the terror of the new zombies, no one questioned Qiu Yu's decision to retreat without a fight. It can even be said that the soldiers here have not fled due to fear, which is already a very good performance.
"I'm going to communicate with the people in the shelter to prevent us from being buried alive by them as soon as we enter the subway. But no matter what I say, I can't guarantee that they won't blow up the subway." Harpham already has feelings for the subway. I'm in the shadows, but now I have nowhere to run but the subway.
"It won't explode." Qiu Yu said loudly what a soldier had just whispered to him, "The latest news. Except for a small underwater exit, this is the last part of the shelter that has not been exploded. Exited. And this subway tunnel of dozens of kilometers has enough buffer distance to prevent zombies from swarming in because they discovered something. Therefore, before the zombies really enter the shelter from here, , they can’t make up their mind to blow it up.”
Harpham thought carefully, "Then what we have to do now is not to introduce the zombies into the subway, and then lead them all the way to the shelter?"
Qiu Yu said, "So, we can't run all the way to the shelter, otherwise we will really be buried alive inside. All we can do is to fight the chasing zombies inside."
Harpham exclaimed, "Are you kidding? Are we still fighting with just a few people? It doesn't matter if they are just ordinary zombies. As long as there is enough ammunition, we can kill as many as they come in the subway. But what about the defenders? One can hold it up All our weapons are coming, and, and others..."
Qiu Yudao asked, "How about you give me a clear path like you did when you enlightened me before?"
Harpham was speechless. If you run directly to the shelter, you will most likely be buried alive. If you run to other places outside the subway tunnel, you will only die faster.
Seeing that he couldn't find any reason to oppose him, Qiu Yu smiled and patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, there will always be a way. As long as we hold on until dawn, those new zombies will just be fixed targets."
Because zombies can appear at any time, there is not much time to prepare. There was actually nothing to prepare for. After turning off the generator here and letting the entire area blend into darkness, all personnel carried as much ammunition as possible and quickly entered the subway tunnel.
The vehicles of the 21st Armored Squadron cannot be taken away. According to Qiu Yu, these vehicles should be used to block the subway entrance. Not sure how effective it will be, but at least it's better than doing nothing. However, the squadron leader of the 21st Squadron approached Qiu Yu before executing the order.
"Judging from the way zombies keep finding the exits of shelters, besides light, they must have other ways to find them. Instead of abandoning our vehicles, we armored forces might as well drive and lure away as many zombies as possible."
The captain of the 21st Squadron is a middle-aged man with a strong bookish temperament. If it weren't for that military uniform, even Qiu Yu would have a hard time identifying his occupation. A person who doesn't look like a soldier can be a squadron leader in this place where fists speak for themselves. You can imagine how excellent his other abilities are.
The exits of shelters were discovered one after another. Naturally, it couldn't all be due to the lights. But at this moment when he needs to worry about himself more than others, he is still aware of this, and his calmness and meticulousness have reached the level of a general.
And the so-called driving away zombies is basically a mission that is almost certain to die. Even Qiu Yu is ashamed to be able to analyze and ask for help so calmly. At least Qiu Yu definitely doesn't have the courage to sacrifice himself for others.
Su Hao was the kind of person who would do anything for the glory of a soldier, but in front of this squadron leader, his level of consciousness was simply embarrassing. Because all Su Hao's efforts were in exchange for the glory he cared about. The person in front of him had no intention of publicizing his behavior. Just like an ordinary mission, ask the commander for instructions, and then execute it.
In his eyes, everything is done just because he should do it.
For a moment, even Qiu Yu was reluctant to let such an outstanding person die. However, it has to be said that if someone lures away the zombies that come here, the survival probability of others can be greatly improved, and one's own later plans can also go more smoothly.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, Qiu Yu nodded.
There is no reason to refuse, there is no benefit to refuse, and there is no right to trample on the other person's consciousness - no matter how you think about it, this is the case, but at the moment of nodding, something that makes him inexplicably uncomfortable flashes through Qiu Yu's heart.
The squadron leader hammered his chest with his right hand, and saluted Qiu Yu with insufficient strength, but other than that, he could not fault the military salute at all, and quickly turned away.
"Adopting the voluntary principle, any soldier who doesn't want to go can stay." He felt that there was no harm in this sentence, so Qiu Yu said it.
The squadron leader did not look back. Only his calm smile could be heard in his voice, "Before I came over, all the soldiers of Squadron 21 had completed their preparations."
