When Shen Feng heard that a million zombies were heading his way, he was stunned. He couldn't understand what had happened in Yuzhou to cause the zombies to charge in this direction. Shen Feng was sure he had never been to Yuzhou, meaning he had never offended the zombies there, and zombies couldn't hold grudges like that. Therefore, the zombies leaving Yuzhou must be due to problems in the battle there!
However, according to headquarters, the zombies' movement was not fast enough. They would only reach Xiang'an City in five days. After recapturing the county town, they could directly take the survivors and leave for the small town to the north.
Shen Feng was a bit worried about Luzhou, as Yuzhou and Luzhou were only half a day's journey apart. What if the zombies went to Luzhou? Luzhou only had a city wall and a few hundred old muzzle-loading rifles. If they encountered a zombie horde, they would have no power to resist! Shen Feng was worried about his senior sister at this moment. He could at least escape when he was outside, but Luzhou had so many people, such a large target, they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
Yu Renshu saw Shen Feng's displeased expression and quickly asked, "Did something happen?"
Shen Feng didn't hide it from Yu Renshu and said in a low voice, "A million zombies from Yuzhou are advancing towards our direction. After we recapture the city, we will immediately take the people and leave. Don't spread the word about this for now. We'll talk about it after the battle is over!"
Yu Renshu was also shocked to hear about this. Who would have thought that headquarters had said Yuzhou would be recaptured in a month, but now a million zombies had escaped and were rushing towards them.
In the end, Yu Renshu calmed down and said, "If that's the case, we must keep many usable vehicles in the city. If we need to transfer survivors, we will need a lot of cars. Also, we need to collect a lot of food, otherwise, the food we brought ourselves won't be enough for tens of thousands of people!"
Shen Feng nodded. At this moment, he only felt tired. He hadn't expected things to pile up one after another. He had planned to recapture all the county towns step by step, but now the zombies had started large-scale actions. His side had less than three thousand people, and they were completely unable to resist a million zombies, so they could only avoid their edge. As for recapturing other county towns, he probably wouldn't have the chance.
The zombies in Xiang'an City were continuously attracted out of the city by the sound of bells. Then, the gunshots and the explosions of grenades continued to attract zombies. Currently, the zombies were being continuously attracted by the gunshots. Shen Feng felt some comfort from this, because at least there were no zombie kings among these zombies, so their attack method was just to rush over in a swarm. As long as the zombies still used this primitive attack method, Shen Feng's side would steadily hold the advantage.
Currently, Shen Feng still had 800,000 rounds of ammunition, which was enough to deal with the zombies in the city.
After the battles of the past few days, Shen Feng's soldiers had all learned how to face zombies to some extent, and the battle was not a very complicated matter. It was just finding cover and shooting. As long as it was a positional battle, everyone was not worried.
Finally, after a whole day of fighting, the zombies wandering on the streets were all killed. Shen Feng then announced that they would enter Xiang'an City and hold a meeting in the evening.
There were still many zombies in Xiang'an City, but these zombies were all inside the buildings. Shen Feng didn't have much time to clear them out because once he started clearing zombies, it would take several days to complete, and by then, they might not have time to escape.
Shen Feng didn't have a good plan to deal with millions of zombies. He could only stay far away. Although Shen Feng had enough guns and ammunition, in reality, they were not enough to deal with such a large number of zombies. Before leaving Xiang'an City, Shen Feng decided to take the survivors from the city with him.
When the meeting began, everyone was in an uproar when they heard that millions of zombies were advancing towards them. Many of them had experienced the battle to recapture Luzhou. Twenty to thirty thousand zombies had already put immense pressure on everyone. At that time, the zombies were like an endless sea, overwhelming them. If someone with a timid heart saw such a scene, they would have run away immediately.
Shen Feng announced his decision to retreat with the survivors, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they weren't fighting millions of zombies, there was no problem. Shen Feng was considering whether to take everyone back to Luzhou after recapturing Xiang'an City. Since the zombies were far away from them, it would be better to take the opportunity to return to Luzhou and bring tens of thousands of people back. Although it would increase the population, it would also supplement a lot of labor.
However, while Shen Feng was holding the meeting, his satellite phone rang. Shen Feng quickly went outside to answer the call. The headquarters' instructions came through the phone: "After you rescue the survivors in Xiang'an City, immediately take your people and evacuate to Yahe Town. You don't need to worry about Luzhou. Headquarters has decided to support Luzhou with five thousand rifles, which should be enough to defend Luzhou. As for you, after arriving in Yahe Town, hurry to Rongcheng!"
When Shen Feng heard these instructions, he couldn't help but feel confused: "Why support Luzhou with guns? And why should I go to Rongcheng? Is there any danger in these two places?"
Headquarters explained: "About three hundred thousand zombies are heading towards Luzhou. We have discussed with the deputy city lord. We will provide the deputy city lord with five thousand rifles to defend Luzhou. As for you, immediately take your people to Rongcheng and prepare to resist the zombies!"
"Isn't Rongcheng the provincial capital? Why do you want me to go there to protect it?" Shen Feng first asked this question.
Shen Feng's entire family was from Rongcheng, but Shen Feng had always felt that Rongcheng was very safe. After all, it had been recaptured a week after the zombie outbreak. This place was definitely one of the safest places. However, at this moment, the order Shen Feng received was to go to Rongcheng to resist the zombies, which made Shen Feng confused. Could it be that there were other large-scale zombie outbreaks near Rongcheng?
Headquarters replied: "It's the more than a million zombies that escaped from Yuzhou. We speculate that the zombie king's target is Rongcheng. They are advancing northwest from Yuzhou. Besides Rongcheng, there are no other particularly large cities as targets. Moreover, Rongcheng is currently short of troops and is the rear. It cannot be attacked!"
When Shen Feng heard this answer, he immediately hesitated. Of course, he wanted to go to Rongcheng to protect his family, but Luzhou was also in danger at this moment. Even with five thousand rifles, they were facing three hundred thousand zombies. With so many zombies, Luzhou would definitely not be able to handle it easily, and his senior sister was still in Luzhou.
At this moment, Shen Feng didn't know what to do.
In front of Shen Feng, there were two choices: either return to Luzhou to resist the zombies, which would be somewhat simpler, or go to Rongcheng. His parents were also facing millions of zombies there, which was also a very dangerous situation.
However, Shen Feng then became confused and directly asked, "Since the troops are insufficient, you can recruit soldiers. Why do you still need me to go?"
Headquarters quickly replied: "We have already recruited several rounds of soldiers. All suitable people have been selected and sent to fight in cities in the eastern region. Even if we recruit now, it's too late. We can only conscript personnel who have already fought. Don't forget, your family is also in Rongcheng, and they are also facing the threat of zombies. In about half a month, the million zombies will reach Rongcheng. Your side is an important force!"
Shen Feng was silent for a long time and said, "I want to talk to Luzhou. Can that be done?"
Headquarters quickly replied: "Yes, but we can hear everything you say during your conversation, is that okay?"
"No problem!" Shen Feng replied affirmatively.
Shen Feng didn't know what to do now. He could only discuss it with his senior sister, hoping that his senior sister could give him a suitable choice.
A few minutes later, Chang Jianyi's voice came from the satellite phone, indicating that headquarters had connected Shen Feng to Luzhou's radio. Shen Feng asked in a low voice, "Senior Sister, what should I do? Where should I go?"
Chang Jianyi's voice also came from the phone: "Afeng, go to Rongcheng. Luzhou will be fine. I will recruit young people to be soldiers, and now Luzhou has built city walls, so zombies can't break in. As for Rongcheng, it's more dangerous there. There are more people who need protection, and your parents are also there. You should go to Rongcheng. If the crisis here is not resolved by then, you can come back to save me!"
Shen Feng said helplessly, "Senior Sister, it's too dangerous where you are. I've brought out the soldiers I recruited before, and I also have to go to Rongcheng. You need to be careful. If it's really necessary, prioritize your own safety. As long as you're alive, you'll have a future."
"You too!" Chang Jianyi also said in a low voice, "Your parents are also in danger. You can't abandon them. So, you need to be careful too. Luzhou will always be your home. During the battle, don't be overly competitive, and don't rush into the zombie horde to show off. That's not good!"
Shen Feng and Chang Jianyi talked for ten minutes. During this time, many people from headquarters heard their conversation and couldn't help but feel a little sad, because Chang Jianyi's words were clearly a farewell to her husband who was about to go to war, worrying about him encountering danger outside and possibly never seeing him again. It was the same for Shen Feng, worrying if his family would be in danger, and if Chang Jianyi could hold on alone in Luzhou.
Finally, Shen Feng hung up the phone and returned to the conference room with a heavy heart. He directly explained the current situation and decided to go to Rongcheng! Rongcheng was the rear, currently short of troops, and yet millions of zombies were preparing to go to Rongcheng. The people there needed protection, and Shen Feng's side was an important force!
When Shen Feng said these things, no one opposed, but that was only on the surface. In reality, when some people heard that they would have to face millions of zombies, they had already started to waver. That was a million zombies, densely packed like a swarm of locusts. If they didn't handle it well, it would be all over!
Shen Feng had also noticed the uneasy emotions in the team at this time, but he could do nothing but encourage everyone. One night passed, and no deserters appeared, but that was because the soldiers below did not know about the upcoming mission. On the second day, when the soldiers learned that they were about to go to Rongcheng, some became excited, while others began to fear.
Next, the soldiers began to collect vehicles and rescue survivors. To encourage the soldiers, Shen Feng specifically lifted the ban on firing. During the rescue, they could use rifles for aimed shots, but indiscriminate firing was still prohibited.
In addition, Shen Feng specifically arranged for more than a hundred people to collect vehicles. It was estimated that tens of thousands of survivors were still alive in Xiang'an City. To take so many people away, there had to be enough vehicles. Moreover, Yu Renshu also took Chu Chaoyan to mobilize survivors to transport food. When the survivors learned that they were about to leave the city, most of them couldn't help but cry. The feeling of leaving their homes was truly unbearable. And in order to survive in the future, they could only look for food stored in residents' homes and prepare to take it with them.
Shen Feng moved quickly through the city. If he found any mutated zombies or mutated animals that could threaten people, he would kill them along the way.
Guo Pinming could specifically produce car keys, as his ability was to control metal. Therefore, as long as he saw a relatively complete car, he would have people drive it away. During this time, some survivors objected because some of the cars driven away by Guo Pinming were the survivors' own cars. Now, upon hearing that their cars were being confiscated, they expressed their inability to accept it.