Chapter 10: Retreat

In a building at the back of the square in Liushi, He Nian, the commander of the Third Division, was sitting in the office, due to the limited conditions, so this office was very simple, except for two correspondents responsible for ordering and liaising and a few communication equipment and computers, there was only a wooden table, a stool and a sofa, and at this moment He Nian was sitting at the table looking at a list of logistics in his hand

The list is five pages long, and there are all kinds of leftover supplies on the list, and at this moment all the items on the list have reached dangerous levels, and some have even been noted as exhausted

He Nian put down the list and rubbed the corners of his eyes, he had barely slept in the past two days, and his eyes were red, but at this time he was still not sleepy at all, and at this moment, a call interrupted He Nian's thoughts

"The command calls, the command calls, the divisions receive the answer, over"

The correspondent immediately stood up and shouted, "Division commander, the command is calling"

"Hmm" He Nian nodded, immediately got up and walked to the communicator and took the headset handed over by the communicator, "Headquarters, I am the commander of the third division He Nian, please instruct, over"

Long Hao's voice immediately came from Yinmaili, "All divisions and headquarters listened to the order, packed up their things, and after three hours, all the troops retreated to the mountains and forests in the east."

As soon as he heard Long Hao's order, combined with Long Hao's emergency order before, He Nian immediately guessed that there must be a problem with logistics, and immediately asked, "General, is there something wrong with the base?" ”

To put it simply, what Long Hao said could be heard by their three divisions, and Long Hao could hear all the words that their three division commanders said, but the other two division commanders could not hear them

Although He Nian couldn't hear the communication between Qilan and Jinhui, He Nian knew that they must have asked similar questions to himself

Soon the New Year received a reply from Long Hao with a hint of sadness: "General Lei Yin has died, Shi Potian sold almost all the arms to the Pang Group without telling all of us two days ago, and our supplies are all gone."

As soon as he heard the news, He Nian suddenly had a wave of anger and murderous intent in his mind, followed by a chill that spread throughout his body, "General, where is Shi Potian?" ”

"Shi Potian has been arrested by me this afternoon, and more than a hundred of his soldiers have been executed by me," the voice came from Yinmai, chilling like a demon coming out of hell

"I will wait for you outside Liushi, and if any troops are scattered, tell them that there is a military base in the mountains two hundred kilometers east of Liushi, and they will assemble there."

Long Hao's words made He Nian sober up instantly, "General, is it really a military base?" ”

He Nian has been stationed here with the troops for quite a long time, within a radius of several hundred kilometers, He Nian does not know how many times he has investigated, and he knows all the important facilities and terrain He Nian knows it well, but two hundred kilometers east of Liushi is the only one he has not seen, not that he doesn't want to, but can't, that place is all classified as ultra-high secret forbidden areas within a radius of fifty kilometers, there is no document issued by the central government, and it is not allowed to step into half a step at all, He Nian also secretly sent troops to investigate, but those soldiers were thrown out before they approached the border, After that, the central government called him directly and scolded him and Long Lin, and he was also locked up for half a month, and he never dared to do it again, but this also made He Nian more curious

But now that time is pressing, Long Hao doesn't have time to explain so much, "Do you all understand?" ”

"Yes, understood" Then He Nian suddenly thought of a question, "General, what about the people?" Who will cover the retreat? ”

"The people have already begun to retreat, and after half a day, it will be enough to evacuate, and I will arrange for the chief of staff to set up fortifications on the periphery of Liushi to receive you, and he will cut off the rear for you."

Seeing that Long Hao had all arranged, the New Year finally relieved his heart and "understood"

"All divisions are ready immediately"

"Yes, the general" hung up the communication after saying the New Year, and then asked the correspondent to connect with the regimental headquarters, "The regimental headquarters listened to the order, three hours later, at eleven o'clock, the whole army retreated to the east, immediately packed up and arranged the retreat, and must ensure that the retreat is not taken advantage of by the zombie group"

"Yes, division commander....."

At the same time, the same order was given in the 1st and 2nd divisions

He Nian took off the headset and returned it to the correspondent, and then walked to the window, at this time Liushi had entered autumn, the air with a trace of coolness, He Nian glanced at the rare full moon in the sky, and then looked down at the fire from the machine gun in the square and the ground that was dyed blood-red, a sense of sadness welled up in his heart, in just three days, nearly half of his tens of thousands of soldiers fell here forever and never woke up

In the hotel north of Liushi, because there was no electricity, the whole room was dark, in the darkness, Fan Hu sat on the bed tightly holding the already cold Heyue, no matter how fierce the roars and artillery fire outside, but Fan Hu still maintained that posture, no talking, no crying, no sound, sitting quietly as if he was dead

Time passed minute by minute, the sound of artillery fire outside gradually weakened and became farther and farther away until it finally disappeared, I don't know how long it took, the dark night sky flashed a glimmer of light, the faint light became stronger and stronger, and finally illuminated the whole world, the strong light illuminated the whole room through the glass window, at this time Fan Hu, who had been sitting quietly all night, finally moved

Fan Hu raised his head and looked at the pale and cold He Yue in his arms, his eyes were full of various emotions such as love, self-blame, reluctance, etc., he slowly got up and put He Yue's body on the bed, and then stood on the side of the bed and looked at He Yue deeply, at this time Fan Hu had endless words to say to He Yue, but it was too late, and finally Fan Hu's thousand words turned into a tear flowing out of his eyes, in all kinds of reluctance, Fan Hu leaned down and kissed He Yue's mouth, and then got up and covered He Yue with a quilt

In fact, Fan Hu really wanted to bury Heyue so that she could sleep quietly, but the situation forced him to do it, and the zombies everywhere made him not even dare to cry loudly, let alone dig the grave

Fan Hu turned around and walked to the window and leaned out half of his body to look at the zombies outside that had begun to calm down and the city center that had returned to quiet in the distance, he didn't know what was going on, but according to the current situation, the idea of expecting the army to rescue was no longer realistic, if it was changed to the previous Fan Hu, I am afraid he would jump up in anger, but He Yue's death made Fan Hu change

Glancing at the wandering zombies on the street, Fan Hu's eyes were full of calm, at this time Fan Hu was like a different person, the impulse of the previous teenager was completely gone, replaced by the peace that seemed to see through the red dust

People will change, every setback, pain will make people more mature, Heyue is not only Fan Hu's first love, but also his only love other than his brother Fan when his parents died, her death gave Fan Hu a huge blow, and this huge blow finally made Fan Hu change from a young man to a real adult overnight

Fan Hu took out a sign he hung from his arms, the sign is a photo of him and He Yue, in the photo, He Yue snuggled in his arms, the two of them had happy smiles on their faces, He Yue is actually not beautiful, according to most people's aesthetics, she can only see it at most, but in Fan Hu's eyes, He Yue's smile in the photo is like an angel that eclipses women all over the world

Unconsciously, Fan Hu showed a doting smile on his mouth, and at the same time his fingers gently stroked the brand

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In the mountains and forests outside the east of Liushi, a large number of people were struggling to move forward under the escort of soldiers, and on the periphery of the team, Long Hao was sitting on a tank with a megaphone in his hand

"Hurry up, keep up" Looking at the slow flow of people, Long Hao held the megaphone and kept shouting, "Hurry up, don't fall behind"

"Wow.. Wow...."

At this moment, there was a child's cry from the back of the team, Long Hao immediately stood up and looked at the rear, only to see that two hundred meters away, a little girl of about ten years old was squeezed out of the team by the flow, and was sitting on the ground crying helplessly, and the adults next to him walked by but at most just to take a look, no one went out to help the child, what is even more hateful is that it is estimated that the child's family has a little money, and the family has given the child a small gold pendant, and a middle-aged man about fifty years old is estimated to see it good-looking, When passing by, he directly reached out and pulled off the gold pendant and stuffed it into his pocket, and then continued to walk forward as if nothing happened, and although the people around him who saw it were indignant, no one stopped it, and they didn't even say a word

Seeing this scene, Long Hao was immediately angry, pointed at the crowd there and shouted directly, "You guys stop me"

Long Hao's words immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the flow of people in Long Hao's finger immediately stopped and looked at each other, and the surrounding soldiers thought that something had happened, so they immediately rushed over to arrange for the crowd behind them to continue walking, and at the same time surrounded all those people and rushed to the side

There were about forty or fifty people in this group, and when they were faced with the sudden scene and the muzzle of the soldier's gun, the group of people immediately panicked, and some of them who knew the reason all looked at the middle-aged man who had snatched the child's gold pendant, and looked like they were watching a good show

Long Hao jumped out of the tank and walked straight to the child, picked up the child, gently patted the child's back while comforting the child, and said, "Good, don't cry, don't be afraid, little friend, how old are you?" What about your family? ”

In Huaxia Middle School, the soldier is guarded, representing safety and justice, which is what primary school students know that in the hearts of all children, as long as there are soldiers, they will not be harmed, so when she saw the military uniform on Long Hao's body, the little girl's emotions were immediately relieved, and she stopped crying

"Woo woo" the little girl snorted and looked at Long Hao, "I'm nine years old, my mother was bitten to death by a monster, and my father was killed by a villain when he got me food, so I'm left alone"

The little girl's words instantly shattered Long Hao's steely heart, looking at the little girl's innocent eyes and pitiful appearance, Long Hao's heart was very heavy, "Little friend, how did you survive?" ”

The little girl wiped her snot with her black sleeve "I hid in the room, there was a passage above that room, only I could get through, I hid in the room during the day, and went out at night to find food, and then the soldier's uncle, who was dressed like you, found me" The children's ability to express themselves is very limited, so they can only express it in the simple language they can understand, but Rao is so, and everyone around who hears it can imagine how dangerous it is

The soldiers around them all showed pity in their eyes when they heard this, such a little girl who was less than ten years old not only watched her parents die, but even had to survive in the hands of many zombies and adults with their own ill intentions, this kind of pain and hardship, I am afraid that most adults can't bear it

The tragic life of the little girl inspired everyone's sympathy, and in the crowd next to her, those who did not lend a helping hand to the little girl all bowed their heads in shame, and those people next to the middle-aged man looked at the middle-aged man, their eyes were full of anger and condemnation, but they still did not take any practical action because of their cowardice

"What's your name?" At this time, Long Hao's eyes looked at the little girl as gently as if he were looking at his own child

"My name is Li Meiling" Although the little girl looks dirty, her voice is very good, as crisp and pleasant as a yellow bird

"Hehe, okay, from today on, I will be your father" Looking at the lonely little girl, Long Hao's heart was full of distress and guilt, he felt sorry for this little girl who had to endure such pain at such a young age, and he felt guilty that as a soldier, he could not expel the zombies and regain his homeland

"Really?"

Long Hao's words made the little girl burst into tears and laughed, and the little girl was also innocent, so she hugged Long Hao directly and shouted happily, "Dad, I have a father, I have a father" The child's world is so innocent, pure and sunny, Long Hao's words made the little girl burst into tears and laughed

"Hehe" Seeing that the little girl was so happy, Long Hao smiled, and then put the little girl down, "Okay, Meiling, Dad will take you to catch the bad guys" After speaking, Long Hao gently scraped Meiling's little nose

The little girl, who was still a little reluctant, jumped up with joy when she heard Long Hao's words: "Okay, good!" Catch the bad guys, catch the bad guys"

The little girl was still young at this time, and she couldn't understand what Long Hao's words meant, she just thought that Long Hao was going to take her to catch the bad guys, but the group of adults next to her knew what Long Hao meant, and when she heard Long Hao's words, the middle-aged man immediately trembled with fear, and at the same time immediately threw the gold pendant in his pocket to the ground and kicked it away

There is a saying in the world that is true, never take chances, because Lady Luck will not always be on your side, and the middle-aged man confirms this sentence

Maybe he felt that he was doing something very hidden, and he threw things away, as long as the things were not on him, he could deny it, and maybe he could get away with it, but he forgot that it was not the era of peace, and Long Hao didn't even need an excuse to kill him, let alone any evidence, maybe in the eyes of people in the era of peace, this was too unreasonable, but in the end of the world, if you want hundreds of thousands of people to live, then you must use iron-blooded means, only in this way can you deter those with bad intentions

Long Hao led Meiling directly to the front of the crowd, and the people in front saw Long Hao stop and consciously retreated, Long Hao glanced at the ground, and then picked up the small gold pendant that was discarded with ash

"My necklace" saw the little gold pendant, and Meiling suddenly became happy

Long Hao blew the ash off the little gold pendant and hung it on Meiling, and the excited Meiling kissed Long Hao directly on the face, "Thank you, Dad"

Long Hao smiled and shook his head, touched Meiling's little head, and then got up, the moment he got up, Long Hao immediately recovered his solemn eyes, Long Hao swept around the crowd, and his eyes locked on the middle-aged man who was hiding in the crowd and grabbed Meiling's gold pendant

As soon as the middle-aged man saw Long Hao's eyes, he immediately became frightened, and immediately arched himself to avoid Long Hao's eyes, but obviously, this was just in vain

"Come on, arrest him" Long Hao raised his chin slightly towards the middle-aged man

"Yes," the three soldiers immediately rushed into the crowd and grabbed the middle-aged man out of the crowd, and then threw him in front of Long Hao

The luck in the heart of the middle-aged man who was dragged out of the crowd was completely shattered, and the middle-aged man looked up at Long Hao's calm and serious eyes, and his legs trembled with fear. Big.. Adult"

Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, Long Hao glanced at the middle-aged man and waved his hand directly, "Drag it down and kill it"

"Ah" The middle-aged man's face turned pale in an instant, and he grabbed Long Hao's trouser leg and cried, "My lord, spare my life!" Spare your life! I won't dare in the future."

There has never been regret medicine in the world, and the two soldiers didn't care about the middle-aged man's plea for mercy, and directly dragged the middle-aged man into the woods

"Don't! Spare your life, sir, don't.......bang" After a gunshot, the woods fell silent

The two soldiers came to Long Hao and saluted to indicate that the task was completed, Long Hao nodded and asked them to retreat, and the scene just now made the surrounding crowd all stop and look at Long Hao

Long Hao glanced at these people coldly, "You have seen it just now, no matter who you want in the future, as long as you dare to do this kind of thing again, he will be your fate" After speaking, Long Hao pointed to the corpse in the woods

Looking at the corpse, everyone was so angry that they didn't dare to come out, and seeing the expressions of these people, Long Hao nodded with satisfaction and "go"

The team started again, but after this incident, no one in the team dared to mess around, and when they saw the children alone or in difficulty, the people around them would help

Long Hao led Meiling to follow the team on foot, looking at Meiling's carefree appearance, Long Hao looked back at Liushi, who only had an outline left, and there was no majesty in his eyes just now, replaced by endless sadness, he knew that from the moment on, human beings lost, lost completely, and in the future, human beings could only hide like rats crossing the street

The origin of all these disasters comes from human beings, in the face of such a disaster, human beings could have regained control of the earth with a strong military level, but the desire for power has made human beings lose this ability, he Long Hao is the best example, he was not defeated in the hands of loss, but finally defeated in the hands of his own people, I have to say that this is the greatest irony of human beings, but also the greatest sorrow