End of the World

Lu Yun stood in front of the command post, looking at the direction where the artillery fire came from. The blocking troops had already exchanged fire with the zombie horde, but the troops participating in the battle were basically new regiments, and they didn't know yet that they had been abandoned.

As a commander, it is understandable that he does this to preserve the strongest combat force for such a mission with no chance of survival. The new troops can be rebuilt even if all of them are lost, but the losses of the main force of veterans will be serious, especially in the context of millions of zombies about to besiege the shelter. The old troops are the real combat power.

However, this was very unfair to the new regiment. Why should they be left here to die? Therefore, except for the commander of the new regiment, no one knew that this mission was to stop the zombies and buy time for the troops to retreat.

The other half of the tank battalion has already set out. They will lead the way, followed closely by the first echelon. The second echelon has also been prepared, with all vehicles started, and they will follow behind the first echelon.

"Let's go!"

Lu Yun sighed, not sure whether it was because of the troops left behind or because of giving up the air force base.

As the last military vehicle drove out of the air force base, the operation was declared a failure and it was unknown when they would be able to return next time.

The Nanhu Air Force returned to its previous silence, the difference being that there were no swaying figures, only broken outer walls and craters, and the smell of black blood on the ground somewhere.

"Rumble!"

This was not the sound of thunder, but the fierce bombardment of the zombie group by the blocking troops. Artillery of various calibers were firing at full speed. There were too many zombies.

"Report! The explosives have been laid!"

The leader of the blasting team rushed into the position command post.

"Okay, send these zombies up into the sky and notify the troops to withdraw two kilometers!"

Upon receiving the order, the tanks began to rush forward to cover the troops' retreat.

With the cover of the tank troops, the retreat was relatively smooth. They set up positions early and occupied advantageous terrain before the zombies caught up.

No matter how many zombies there are, it is difficult for them to do anything to a moving tank. The tank has strong horsepower and weighs fifty or sixty tons. The zombies cannot hurt the tank just by lying on it with their flesh and blood.

If they were not worried about too many zombies and some of their hard bone tissue getting stuck in the gaps between the track wheels or bearings of the chassis, although the possibility of this being so small, the tank soldiers would have already charged in recklessly without even firing their guns. Besides, if they ran aground in the zombie swarm, they would be dead.

"I guess those guys from the new regiment have already occupied the position and are preparing to retreat!" The company commander of the tank battalion estimated the time and issued orders. By now their mission has been completed.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the command, each vehicle quickly broke contact with the zombie group. The tanks increased their speed and the zombies could not catch up. After breaking away from the zombie group, the tank battalion fired a purple flare into the sky.

The new regiment here had already prepared for battle. Before the zombies arrived, they first saw a purple flare. Everyone was confused and didn't know what it meant.

"They've all left!" At the position command post, the main commander looked at the distant flares, which was the signal for the tank battalion to withdraw from the battle.

"Prepare to detonate explosives!"

The blaster connected the power of the detonator and pressed the detonator button. The 500 kilograms of explosives laid previously would be detonated at the same time, and then all the zombies would fly into the sky.

After the purple signal came down, nothing happened and the soldiers on the position looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Brother Bin, it seems a little weird!" Qiao Xinghua came closer and whispered.

"It is a bit weird. Be careful later!" Wu Bin already felt it was strange. He noticed from the previous battle with zombies that the troops participating in the battle were a bit weak in combat effectiveness. It was difficult to hit the vital points of the zombies from far away. The battle seemed fierce, but the fact was that without the support of artillery fire, the zombies would have broken into the position long ago.

Therefore, Wu Bin speculated that those involved in the battle were basically new regiments, and the only old troops should be those laying explosives and operating mortars, as well as tank troops.

"I always feel like something is missing?" Dafeng said after taking a look at the position.

"What's missing?" Wu Bin and Qiao Xinghua also looked around. Everything they needed was there: guns, cannons, ammunition. They had ammunition, but lacked logistics!

"Why don't I see any vehicles?" said Qiao Xinghua.

Yes, when we came here, we all came in trucks, but now there is not even half a wheel left!

"They won't run away secretly, will they?" Dafeng whispered.

"That shouldn't be the case, right?" Qiao Xinghua didn't quite believe it.

"It shouldn't happen. We just captured the air force base yesterday. The troops paid such a huge price, how could they give up easily!" Wu Bin analyzed, but he didn't expect that Dafeng was right this time. The air force base troops had already retreated, and even the tanks that had provided cover had left. Everyone present was still in the dark.

Halfway through the moment the flare dropped, staggering zombies appeared in front of us, quickly filling the entire field of vision.

At this moment, the same doubt gathered in everyone's mind: where did the tank troops go?

"Prepare for battle!" Without time to think, the officers gave the orders.

"Click! Click!" Everyone pulled the bolt and loaded the bullets.

The heavy machine gun, whose barrel had just been replaced, was in optimal condition. It swept across and knocked down a large number of zombies. However, the loader next to it was a little flustered. A box of bullets was quickly emptied, which was much faster than the loader could reload the bullets. The previously full box of bullets had already been used up, so it had to be reloaded.

The firing rate of the heavy machine gun has been reduced a lot, mainly because the bullet pressure can't keep up. As the saying goes, you can enjoy the results of my two hours of work in just one second.

The situation was similar with the mortars, the difference was that they had fired too hard before and consumed a lot of shells. Fortunately, they had few shells, otherwise it would have been very difficult to retreat.

"Explode!" The commander saw that the zombies were about to rush to the front of the position, and the place where the explosives were laid must be crowded with zombies.

"Yes!"

The demolition soldier pressed the detonator button, and the current from the detonator followed the line to the inside of the explosive, activating the internal detonator to detonate the explosive.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a sudden earthquake as 500 kilograms of explosives exploded one after another. The zombies above the explosives were blown into the air. All the zombies within the killing range were blown away and suffered serious injuries. A zombie vacuum zone was instantly formed at the explosion point.

At the moment the explosives exploded, everyone covered their ears with their hands to prevent the sound waves of the explosion from impacting the eardrums and causing dizziness.

"These firecrackers are so fucking awesome!" Many people were cursing, obviously quite shocked.

Wu Bin and the other two were fine. The sound waves of 155 kilograms of explosives were just a piece of cake for them. Besides, they were still a long way away. They were all men who had experienced the impact of mm caliber artillery shells and had gradually gotten used to it.

The explosion was perfect this time. According to the feedback from the drone, not a single blasting point missed the target. All of them exploded accurately among the horde of zombies.

"Something is wrong. Where is the tank? It is impossible for it to be still in the blasting area!" Qiao Xinghua emptied the magazine and said to Wu Bin and the others while changing the bullets. The tank is the precious treasure of the army and is very valuable.

"He must have run away. Wasn't there a purple flare in the sky just now? It must be a hint that the bomb could be detonated!" Dafeng said affirmatively.

"There is some truth to this. Tanks are not invincible and they will not stay in the blasting zone. Even to replenish their ammunition, they cannot all go back together!" Based on what he had learned before, Wu Bin roughly knew the amount of ammunition a tank was equipped with. If the ammunition rack was full when he paid attention to a certain tank before, then the tank's ammunition was definitely not used up. Their collective disappearance now explains the problem.

But there is no time to investigate further. More and more zombies are coming. Without the assistance of the tank troops, defense becomes more difficult, and the ammunition is also being consumed rapidly.

The zombies seemed to be aware of the situation of the position and their attacks became more and more fierce. There were many mutant zombies in the attacking zombie team, such as insect zombies, which were faster.

Several positions were breached by zombies, resulting in some casualties. Fortunately, a mobile team assisted in the management of the position. The mobile team went back and forth several times and was exhausted from dealing with the situation. It was becoming increasingly difficult to hold the position.

Except for the areas held by two veteran companies, the defense line of the new regiment was already precarious. Some people could not bear the pressure and suffered mental breakdown, squatting down and crying loudly.

Inside the position command post, the commander had a gloomy look on his face. The defense line was about to be lost. He knew that the soldiers of the new regiment had tried their best, but they could not retreat now. He was waiting for information.

"No news yet?"

"Not yet!" The communicator shook his head.

The commander felt a sinking feeling in his heart. Although the blocking troops were treated as abandoned pawns by their superiors, he wanted to try his best to have everyone return alive.

The commander made up his mind that if they really couldn't hold on, he would give the order to retreat. Now he had the highest authority in the war.

"Report! The mortar shells are used up!" A gunner broke into the command post.

The commander's body was shocked. Without artillery support, the position could no longer be held.

"Now I give the order. Those who are willing to stay should cover the retreat, and those who are unwilling to stay should take the troops back alive. You must understand that the retreat order has not been authorized by superiors!" The commander said loudly to the officers in the command center, and he specifically pointed out that the retreat was only his order.

Time in the command center seemed to stand still for a moment. Everyone looked at each other and no one left. They had been determined to die when they accepted the mission, and they had never thought of retreating. But now the soldiers were almost in a hand-to-hand fight with the zombies, and there was little hope of retreat.

The commander issued a retreat order through the loudspeaker, and how many people could survive in the end depended entirely on fate.

The demolition soldier connected the detonator and detonated the explosives buried one hundred meters in front of the position to buy some time.

"Comrades, it's a pleasure to fight alongside you. You have proved yourself in the battle. Thank you for what you have done!" The commander's voice came from the loudspeaker, but many people didn't know what he was saying.

"After two minutes, when you hear the explosion, break out on your own. Finally, I wish you all a safe return to the shelter!"

"What do you mean? What breakout?" Many people couldn't hear clearly as the whole place was filled with gunfire.

"Brother Bin, just now the loud speaker at the command center said something about breaking out and a shelter?" Dafeng asked Wu Bin. The three of them were relatively close to the command center and could still hear it.

"It seems that at the end they said they would break out when they heard the explosion?" Qiao Xinghua also said.

"Explosion? Breakout?" Wu Bin didn't hear it clearly. He was almost face to face with the zombies, so he had no time to care about anything else.

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