Chapter 473: The Winter Offensive Officially Begins

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It snowed heavily for three days, and finally cleared up on the morning of the fourth day.

However, Chen Yuan and the others had already learned the news that it might be sunny today from an old farmer who was proficient in meteorology in the evening of the previous day.

So the winter offensive, which had been postponed for two days, was finally about to begin.

"Quick! Fast! Fast! The combatants immediately took their positions and stood in accordance with the prescribed formation! The spectators over there took five more steps back! What about you, what are you recruits doing in front of you! Early in the morning, in the open field east of the Iron Castle, there were many on-site commanders holding loudspeakers and repeating similar words.

No way, there are too many people.

After the river froze, Chen Yuan revised the battle plan. Make use of the ice surface that is not solid on the river surface and design a natural trap for the zombies on the opposite side.

At the same time, in order to boost the confidence of the survivors who had newly joined the settlement, Chen Yuan not only mobilized all the active field troops to fully participate in the battle against Lijiatun, but also deliberately allowed the recruits in training, and even the ordinary survivors who were interested, to watch the battle from behind the position.

As a result, no less than 2,500 people have now gathered in the open space to the east of the entire Iron Castle.

However, not all field troops were concentrated here, and at this time, to the east of Lijiatun, Zhang Zeshan's 1st Company was already quietly lurking in a forest, ready to attack at any time.

The battle will start soon, and Jiangxinzhou is as lively as a market, and there will naturally be some zombies in the direction of Lijiatun who will notice the situation here. They were attracted by the sound of Jiangxinzhoudi, and slowly walked out of the village and stepped onto the river to move this way.

But this was not enough, there were only forty or fifty zombies coming out of Lijiatun. More zombies haven't noticed what is going on here.

So Chen Yuan immediately ordered a Type 54 122mm howitzer that had been prepared for a long time to fire. ad_250_left();

"Reload!" "Ready!" "Put!" After receiving Xiao Tengcan's order, the squad leader of the artillery squad immediately began to command the operation excitedly, and finally waved the small red flag in his hand vigorously. This was the first gun of their artillery squad and the first gun of all Type 54 artillery squads.

All the artillerymen who operated the Type 54 122mm howitzers were all recruits, but only their squad stood out in the rigorous training and assessment and got the appointment to carry out this mission. What a great honor! For this reason, they have been constantly adjusting the angle of the muzzle and calculating the landing point of the shell yesterday to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

"Boom!" With a shocking bang, the entire Type 54 122-mm howitzer barrel shrank back sharply in the fierce recoil. A warhead weighing more than 20 kilograms shot out of the barrel and struck at Lijiatun, 2 kilometers away.

The spectators at the scene couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers like watching the excitement. There were still people shouting: "One more shot!" ”

Chen Yuan couldn't help but laugh and helplessly thought: "It's really not a big deal for you to see the excitement, in order to attract zombies, a cannonball was used, that is, 5.2 kilograms of explosives!" "That's almost the sum of the gunpowder produced by the entire Iron Ciep before it received a supply of saltpeter from Amagi.

Holding the telescope at this time, Chen Yuan had already seen that the shell had landed and exploded in the west of Lijiatun. A few seconds later, a loud "thump" sound was heard from far and near.

And now, finally, the zombies in the entire Lijiatun noticed the other side of the river. In the blink of an eye, the zombies had already rushed out of the village and rushed straight to Chen Yuan's side. With the addition of the first batch, the number is about 300. This is consistent with the information they have received earlier. And there are only about 100 zombies equipped with weapons and armor, so it can be judged that among this group of zombies, there should only be one hundred corpses.

Although the zombies' mobility will be affected a little in winter, their speed is still not slow, at least a little faster than the speed of normal human jogging.

More than two minutes later, they had already rushed to the center of the river, which was also the weakest point on the ice surface of the entire river. Chen Yuan held a telescope and quietly looked at the situation on the river. Sure enough, he saw what he expected happening.

"Haha, look, a zombie has fallen into the river!" By this time, the distance was already closer than before, so even without binoculars, the survivors who were watching the battle from behind the position could already see the situation on the river.

Yes, the river has just frozen, and the ice is not strong enough, and it can't withstand so many zombies while stamping and breaking. More than a dozen zombies immediately fell into the icy Nenjiang River.

And then many more zombies suffered the same tragedy. These zombies will not be drowned immediately if they fall into the river, but they will not be able to swim at all, and they will only be swept away by the river while sinking to the bottom of the river.

If it is not lucky enough to be washed ashore, then the last thing that awaits it will be soaked and then washed away by the river. Zombies are not skeletons, and they can't live without the rotten flesh on their bodies.

Seeing such a situation, some of the zombies, about eighty or ninety zombies, immediately began to retreat. They are the zombies that are controlled by the Hundred Corpses. It is estimated that at this time, this hundred corpse leaders have already understood Chen Yuan's strategy. It doesn't want to hang up in vain.

And the other part, about a hundred or so zombies, is still moving forward. They don't have the cleverness to control corpses, so they don't know how to be afraid, and they just go around the cracked ice holes and move on.

During this period, some zombies unfortunately stepped on the ice and fell into the river. In the end, only about 100 of them were able to pass through the center of the river.

"What's the matter, there are about 100 zombies rushing over. Shall we fight? "A new soldier who has just been transferred from the reserve to a full-fledged field infantryman, this is also the first time he has really participated in the war. Seeing the zombies rushing over, he immediately asked the veterans around him a little nervously.

The veterans were naturally dismissive of these more than 100 zombies, and they had been able to eliminate a group of 100 zombies with a very small number of combatants a long time ago. Not to mention the fact that now, on the entire position, there are almost 400 full-fledged infantrymen, as well as more than fifteen hundred recruits, artillerymen, tank crews in training. Destroying these more than 100 zombies is just a breeze.

He spoke: "Fart, fight now, all the zombie corpses are left on the ice, and you will go down to pick it up when the time comes?" Besides, the company commander hasn't given the order yet. ”

Seeing that the recruit was still a little nervous, the veteran smiled and said a little sourly: "I'll tell you, you don't have to be too nervous." We're actually just making a show today, so that everyone can see that zombies are not so scary. So many people fight 100 zombies, what can happen! That is, the castle commander feels sorry for you recruits, and he is afraid that you will be nervous on the spot. But I froze to death. And I guess the captain will only allow us to shoot one shot each, meaning. The real main attack is the 1st Company in the east, which has nothing to do with us, they are the ones who pick up the benefits. We're going to knock them all out here, and on average, each person is only a quarter of a piece of spiritual flesh, so it's not enough to sieve between the teeth! ”

This veteran really knows Chen Yuan. Soon after, the order came down and it was really like that. For Chen Yuan, 400 people, one bullet per person, is already 400 rounds. The key is such a person, if it weren't for the morale of the recruits, he would have come down from the army and rushed directly to fight these zombies in hand-to-hand combat. Don't underestimate these strengthened warriors now. One by one, it is estimated that they can be regarded as a young general in ancient times.

So there was a burst of gunfire, and most of the more than 100 zombies that had rushed to the west bank suddenly fell. There are less than 10 lone ones left, and they continue to rush forward.

Then the soldiers of the next platoon swarmed up under the command of Chen Yuan and killed all these zombies with cold weapons. The battle was over, with zero casualties on the survivors' side. The crowd watching the battle was stunned, and the survivors asked the people next to them incredulously: "Is this the end?" Standing for a long time and watching this? ”

"Uh-huh!" The companion next to him also replied with a look of unfinished expression.

A few seconds later, the crowd erupted in cheers.

However, for Chen Yuan, the real battle is not over yet, seeing that the soldiers have begun to clean up the battlefield, Chen Yuan said to the communication soldiers around him: "Notify the 1st Company, so that they can act." ”