Chapter 255
The fire burned as far as the eye could see, and the warriors on the city walls felt the scorching heat, and they were wearing heavy military coats, but now they wanted to take them off naked. The walls were so hot that all the weapons shrank back, and they pulled down the firing holes. But even this could not stop the barrel and barrel from getting hot.
"Hurry up, with a wet towel." The commanders ran back and forth in the aisles, shouting to the soldiers to cool down the barrels.
You must know that if the temperature of the barrel is too high, not to mention the damage, it is easy to cause an explosion in the process of firing. The soldiers in the aisle are very densely lined, and if there is an explosion, more than one or two will be injured.
Large water tanks are placed every 5 meters in the walkway. The water inside was originally used by the warriors, and it took more than twenty hours for the water adepts to prepare such water tanks. And this is the first wall. The two city walls at the back can only ensure that there is a water tank every 20 meters. Moreover, the water inside is just ordinary drinking water, not conjured up by the supernatural.
The shooting holes have all been blocked, and the fire outside is still burning, so the soldiers don't have to pay attention to the situation outside now, in fact, they can't see it even if they want to. The fighters took off their clothes, dipped their single clothes in water, and kept wiping the barrels of their guns. For them, the gun is as important as the hand. They didn't bother to take a sip of water first, desperate to lower the temperature of the barrel.
There are fences on both sides of the walkway, and except for the shooting holes and ventilation holes, everything else is bricks, cement, steel bars and the like. There was a big fire outside. It's like an oven inside. This is also a side effect of fire attack. The commander was tempted to give the order for the fighters to exit the aisle and get down the fence first. However, the situation outside is not something they can control.
Smoke and ashes were swirling, and perhaps in a place they couldn't see, the zombies had already advanced. If they don't get to the shooting hole in time and give the zombies plenty of time to prepare, then they're sinners. So even if the heat was unbearable, the warriors just took care of their weapons, and everyone endured the temperature that allowed the water to vaporize.
"Hurry up and drink some water. Don't be afraid of not having enough water. I'll bring water up right away. "It's not that the commander is unaware of the lack of water resources. But he couldn't let the fighters get dehydrated. So just now he has given the order. Let the base quickly replenish water resources, even if it is to divert the water of the people in the base.
The soldiers were originally afraid to drink more water, but now they are relieved to know that the logistics will send water soon. Of course. They drink water at the same time. Also make sure towels and clothes are wet. It is possible to cool the barrel.
Here's what happened in the aisles. But the minds in the conference room did not relax, but the atmosphere was more solemn than before. On the road outside the base, after the army cleared it. Surveillance is installed. However, in the process of advancing the zombie tide, some surveillance was breached. So they just speculated that there would be so many zombies in the early stage, but they didn't actually see them.
Just when the helicopter was lifted off, several helicopters did not sprinkle oil, they flew straight forward, and transmitted back the footage that could not be seen by the surveillance. Because they travel lightly, they fly farther than any other helicopter. Although it only flew for about two minutes, the picture that came was within two kilometers.
Within these two kilometers, all they saw was a dense crowd of zombies. And when they turned back, they turned the camera into the distance, and they couldn't see the end of the zombie tide.
"These zombies, more than that, right?" An old man with stars on his shoulders, hoping that his speculation is not correct. Although, he knows that with his decades of experience, he will basically not make mistakes in this inference.
"Lao Zhang, it's definitely over a million." The other was also an old man full of medals, and he took off his glasses tiredly. He saw it too.
None of the others spoke. Their predictions at the time were that the number of zombie waves would be between 700,000 and 900,000. Don't look at it now, it seems that there are only 100,000 more, you know, it is the last straw that crushes the camel. And they mobilized the strength of the entire base, and they can't say that they are 100% guaranteed to win this zombie war. What's more, now the other party has a lot more than expected.
"Don't say millions, it's tens of millions, we have to fight too!" Xu Lao, who had been closing his eyes since he saw the picture from the helicopter, opened his eyes after hearing the conversation of several old partners with low confidence, and the whites of his eyes that were originally cloudy and dusky gave people a trembling feeling. The sonorous and powerful tone also injected a shot in the arm to everyone in the sluggish conference room.
yes, even if it's a million? Let's not forget, almost a century ago, how powerful their enemies were, and how were they? Isn't the final victory all theirs? Why is it that when you are old, your fighting spirit is gone? As the owner's confidence multiplied, the yellowed medals that had been around for some years suddenly lit up.
"How long did the helicopter take off?" Xu Lao asked the assistant on the side.
"One minute and forty-seven seconds, I saw the trail of mutated birds." The assistant flipped through the file in his hand and replied quickly.
"That means the helicopter can't be used anymore."
Although the helicopter had just successfully returned to the base, the mutant bird did not pursue it and turned around and left. However, this does not mean that mutant birds will allow humans to provoke a second time. Even if the helicopter is able to return to the base in time and hide without any problems. So what to do when the enraged mutant birds turn to attack the people on the ground? If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, the base is now a life-and-death situation, not to mention finding helpers, but at least you can't fight at both ends. So helicopters are no longer a thought to be. That also means that fire attack can only be one, not again.
Explosives were also used, fire attacks were also used, water did not work, and the terrain here did not have conditions. What to do? Can we only rely on the interception of the fighters one shot at a time? Not to mention whether the fighters can hold on, not to mention whether there are enough guns and ammunition, will the zombies give them time? Will they do nothing in a row, purely as a target?
It's just strange, they didn't expect the zombies to converge and attack the city before. All the preparations they made were to guard against people, not zombies. Do you want to use those hidden weapons? But the distance is so close, it will also have an impact on the base. The sound of ear-to-ear exchange abounded in the conference room, Xu Lao looked around, and sighed helplessly in his heart. Sure enough, people are still old, and besides, they have lived a stable life for too long. (To be continued.) )
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