Chapter 573: Shelter
'Digging deep holes and accumulating grain' is not only done by the Chinese people, but also by the US government and people, and it can even be said that they are more motivated and have a higher ability to do things. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In the fifties and sixties of the last century, the shadow of the Third World War caused the US government to dig holes in the territory and build shelters, some large shelters can even accommodate thousands of people for a long time. Over time, however, most of these shelters were abandoned.
At the time of the cataclysm, these unknown official shelters did not function immediately due to the sudden disappearance of the government and army. But as time went on, many Americans still found these feng shui treasures to live in.
Baltimore is located in the Washington metropolitan area, a city that is an important industrial and port city on the east coast of the United States. Just on the outskirts of the city, Granite has a large underground shelter.
In the three months leading up to the bomb bomb, the people living in the shelters were trying to improve their living conditions. These efforts were not in vain, and most of the people in the shelter survived.
But.......
"The people in the Vault are xenophobic, and they refuse to allow anyone to join for fear that someone else will take over their territory and resources. When I escaped from Baltimore, I prayed with my companions to join them, but they drove us away at gunpoint, without mercy. I don't think they're going to change much now.
If you're going to enter Baltimore, it's best to have a safe place to stay on the outskirts of the city. Now the transportation is not convenient, Button Makit is a full forty kilometers from Baltimore, too far, and Granit is only one or two kilometers away from the periphery of the city circle, which is much more convenient.
I mean, maybe you can afford to talk to the people in the Vault. After all, wilderness operations also require a safe resting place. ā
Nia pursed her lips and took a half-step back. Zhou Qingfeng's eyes fell on the inconspicuous name of the map, Granit was not even a village, but if there was a fully functional shelter somewhere, the situation would be very different.
"How many people are in the vault?"
"I don't know."
"Where's the equipment?"
"I don't know."
"Where?"
"The entrance to the sanctuary is inside the Baptist church in Granite. That church was a granite stone building, tall and sturdy, and anyone who came close would have been spotted by the sentry on the church. ā
A strong church, a large shelter, a base that can be attacked and defended, is indeed much stronger than a thin stronghold. Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help but be moved, and after discussing with Katerina and the others, he decided to go to this shelter to have a look.
Without further ado, the resolution was issued and immediate action was taken. Zhou Qingfeng left 20 elite descendants to watch after the stronghold, used the stronghold's vehicles to pull more than 100 soldiers and residents in the stronghold to be coolies and cannon fodder, and set off with the remaining 30 people driving assault guns and armored vehicles.
The scale of the armed search convoy was not small, with more than 20 vehicles. A thick-barreled BTR-60 was headed, and the lightly armored 'Panhard' was on guard on both wings, the wheels rolling, and it drove out of the stronghold.
It's just that due to the lush vegetation in Maryland, which is blocked by a large number of dead trees even after nuclear winter, the convoy can only rely on maps and drones to find some trails to move forward. The more than 40-kilometer road was carefully run for six or seven hours, leaving in the morning and arriving in the afternoon.
Just as they approached the two-kilometre range of the shelter, the 'dog meat' who had come out to reconnoiter sent back a warning message that anti-infantry and anti-tank mines had been planted on the road, and traps and defensive positions had been laid behind the mines. Recklessly, running over is properly beaten.
Hehe...... this shelter is very guarded!
"I actually saw artillery, this shelter has survived near the edge of the city, it's a tough nut to crack." Zhou Qingfeng ordered the convoy to disperse and set up a cordon, and he and the butcher personally ran up to investigate, only to find that there were actually three layers of light and heavy firepower nets within a two-kilometer radius around the shelter.
"This shelter should be commanded by veterans, and their defenses are built properly. Attacks like the one we did last night won't shake them at all. The butcher also felt a little headache.
This kind of self-sufficient, unwilling to deal with the outside world, and completely refusing to communicate is the most difficult to deal with. Unless they can be crushed like walnuts, they will resolutely resist in order to keep their family business.
And the arrival of Zhou Qingfeng's motorcade actually alarmed the outer guard posts of the shelter. Soon someone panicked and reported the situation to the commander of the shelter, "Elder Joseph, Elder Joseph, there is an armed convoy outside our position. ā
The Granite Evacuation Site appears to be a sturdy church, but it has five floors underground, each covering dozens of acres, and it is a small underground city with independent power generation and water supply facilities.
When he heard the sentry's report, Elder Joseph, who was resting, had to get up from his bed and go to the monitoring room to check on the situation. The elder was a tall, stout white old man with a white beard that looked quite imposing.
"Armed convoys? Could it be that the Brotherhood of Steel wants to suffer again? Elder Joseph stared at the screen, and a large number of cameras placed around the shelter transmitted the image back to the monitoring room. He squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "They are just outside our fire circle, and they are very well hidden, this is not an ordinary adventure group, this is more like an army." ā
Sensing the approach of unknown armed men, Elder Joseph had to come out of the shelter, climb to the top of the church, and condescendingly hold a telescope to look at it. It's just that as soon as he came out, he cursed loudly: "Damn, they're using drones to spy on us." ā
A lot of effort was put into the firepower of the entire refuge area, but there was a blank air defense, and a six-axis micro-drone was swaying towards the church.
"Knock it down for me." Elder Joseph stretched out his hand, and two young men behind him raised their rifles and began to shoot. It's just that the micro-drone has been rocking, and the two rifles have run out of bullets and failed to shoot it down.
And just as the rifleman was changing magazines, the micro-drone was rapidly approaching. Several people on the top of the church spire thought that this was going to be an attack and hurriedly dodged, but unexpectedly, the drone that flew over did not carry explosives or anything, but hung a walkie-talkie.
"Hey! Old man, I feel like you're a leader, maybe we should talk. The camera lens on the drone was swinging slightly, aiming at a few people hiding on the top of the church spire, while the intercom hanging above picked up Zhou Qingfeng's voice.
Elder Joseph was originally squatting behind a stone on the top of a church spire, with a pistol drawn in his hand, and seeing that the drone seemed to be no threat, he frowned and took off the hanging walkie-talkie, pressed the call button and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?" ā
"We're just passers-by, and we want to stay in your shelter for a while, to be a place to stay." "We can pay or do some cooperation. ā
Elder Joseph suddenly sneered, "Are you a fool for me?" Or when we are here for a hotel hostel? Do you want to come in casually, and you want to stay casually? I've seen a lot of you.
Listen, boy. Put away your deceptive tricks and get out of here. I don't care who you are, if you dare to enter our territory, I will kill you! (To be continued.) )