Chapter 378 - Temporary Stronghold
Wei Qiming controlled the direction of the sand boat with reference to the route that Chen Sheng had detected with a drone reconnaissance, and the bow of the boat turned north along the road near the river in front of it. The river splits off here, and the river is much narrower than before.
The boat passed under a concrete bridge, and Chen Bin and the others raised their heads and looked up carefully to prevent zombies from overturning and falling on the boat. Although the sound of the sand boat moving was not loud, it still attracted some zombies nearby, and seeing them walking towards the bridge, Wei Qiming decisively accelerated the speed of the boat, allowing the sand boat to pass under the bridge as soon as possible.
The moment the stern left under the bridge, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The river began to narrow, and the trees on the banks were very thick, and some branches reached to the surface of the river, making the course of this tributary appear narrower and narrower.
It is a suburb, and at first glance, most of the buildings in the vicinity are two or three storeys high, and many of them are tiled houses. Nestled behind the trees, these houses look a little secluded. There was a cable overhead, but not a single standing sparrow was in sight, and there was an indescribable smell of depression in the air.
"Brother Wei, go straight for about two hundred meters and then turn left, and if you continue to walk a hundred meters, you will be able to land on the shore," Chen Sheng stared at the screen on the console, and the drone had been reconnoitring the situation in the sky in front of him, "There are more than a dozen zombies in that cultural square, you should be more careful." ”
"Compared to other places, such zombies are no threat to us," Da Fei carried an automatic rifle on his back and a pistol hanging from his waist, already starting to organize what he would carry after he landed. “
"Bring this," Chen Bin took out a bag from the cabin and distributed the walkie-talkie inside to everyone, "Wait for Lao Wei and Xiao Sheng to stay on the boat, the four of us will go ashore, and we must find a car as soon as possible after landing, although this is a suburb, but it is also a residential area, and the number of zombies will definitely not be small." ”
"Old Wei, you take care of the ship, if the situation is not right, we will retreat," Chen Bin looked at Wei Qiming and Chen Sheng and continued, "Xiao Sheng, you continue to release the drone to us as eyes, and tell us through the walkie-talkie if there is a situation." ”
"Okay," Wei Qiming and Chen Sheng nodded, both of them knew that their task was very important, and it was a matter of life and death for their companions, and no one dared to be careless.
"You can figure it out, no human machine with walkie-talkie, it's a perfect match," Qiao Xingyu smiled, "In this way, the safety factor after we go ashore will be much higher." ”
"That is, these things are all good things, if we don't have them, forget it, if there is, we must make the best use of them," Chen Bin said.
"Just like you said make the best use of things, we people can also be regarded as making the best use of our talents," Bian Ce sighed, "When we fled in the past, we only knew how to hide and escape, and everyone relied on the instinct to survive, and the subjective initiative was not brought into play at all." Fortunately, I met Brother Zhang Si, if he hadn't asked me to come to you, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have any bones left. ”
"You may not know that the plan to take down the detention center was also pointed out to us by Brother Zhang Si at the beginning, and if he hadn't told us that the detention center was more suitable as a camp, we might still be cowering in the Jiafu supermarket." Bian Ce's emotion reminded Chen Bin of this man who brought a turnaround to everyone's future, "Qingpu District, Brother Zhang Si must have found a lot of places, I don't know if he has found his wife now." ”
Chen Bin sighed as he spoke, and there were some words in his heart that he didn't say. After such a long time, as a woman who lost contact in the disaster, you don't have to think about it to know how low the chances of her survival are. And this is the city of Songhu, the city had one of the largest populations in the country before the disaster, and after the disaster, it will be one of the most dangerous in the country. Chen Bin knew very well in his heart that Zhang Si's wife basically had no possibility of still alive, but he admired Zhang Si's continued search for his wife from the bottom of his heart.
The world is on the verge of collapse, the number of human beings has plummeted to a terrible level compared to before the catastrophe, and many people are only surviving, but some are for the only remaining hope in their hearts.
Chen Bin once thought about what he would do if he stood in Zhang Si's position, and the answer was yes, he knew that he and Zhang Si were the same kind of people, so the same kind of people would definitely make the same choice.
The topic fell on Zhang Si's body, everyone was a little silent, these people on the ship had contact with him, if this man could stay in the team, it would undoubtedly be a blessing for everyone, but the situation dictated that everyone went to different paths.
The sand boat passed under a bridge again, and the landing position had appeared in front of us, everyone brought their guns, ammunition and walkie-talkies, and the four people who were going to land were waiting at the bow of the boat, and they looked at the steps that extended into the river getting closer and closer, and their hearts were a little excited and a little nervous.
"Old Wei, the boat will be handed over to you," Qiao Xingyu turned his head and shouted at Wei Qiming, and then patted Chen Sheng on the shoulder, "Xiao Sheng, the lives of the four of us are on you, so we have to keep an eye on it." ”
"Don't worry, Brother Xingyu," Chen Sheng nodded, hanging the walkie-talkie directly on the collar on his chest.
"Be careful, I'll wait for you to come back," Wei Qiming said to the few people standing at the bow of the boat.
"I'm ready to go ashore," with a slight vibration, the sand boat stuck firmly to the side of the steps, and Chen Bin and the others jumped ashore. Above their heads, a drone hovered and flew out in all directions.
"There are more than a dozen zombies on the field outside the green belt on the east side of the square, and the gate is about fifty meters to the northwest," Chen Sheng's voice came clearly from the walkie-talkie, "There is a building and two basketball courts in the west, and there are also zombies around that building, and the number is not very large." ”
"Roger," Chen Bin pressed the speech button on the walkie-talkie, responding to Chen Sheng.
"When everyone shoots, pay attention to the surrounding environment, and try not to take the initiative to shoot in places where there are a large number of zombies, so as not to attract them all and cause us to be unable to deal with them," Chen Bin said to his companions, "And we are not familiar with the terrain and environment here, so we would rather move slower and try to ensure safety." ”
"Let's clear it out here, this is the way to retreat, leave the way to retreat first," Qiao Xingyu pointed to the dozen or so zombies wandering in the open space in front of him, "Let's divide it up and solve it quickly." ”
"Okay," these people are all outstanding in marksmanship, and in the past month, they have been training every day, and their hands are feeling hot.
Chen Bin's crossbow arrows are still carried on his body, compared with thermal weapons, although its lethality and range are no longer dominant, but there is an advantage that guns do not have, that is, the sound made when shooting is very small, and it is not easy to attract other zombies around.
The field is very empty, only a dozen figures wandering inside, there are some trees planted nearby, and a few lawns are scattered around the field, the lawn is a little yellow, but the leaves are still green.
When the gunshots rang out, the battle began, because the division of labor had been done before, so the process of the battle was very short, and after a while, more than a dozen corpses lay on the ground.
"The zombies in the west are approaching you, please pay attention," Chen Sheng's voice came from the walkie-talkie, and everyone looked to the west, and found that several zombies who were near the basketball court and the building were attracted by the gunshots.
"Up," Chen Bin's voice fell, and the person had already taken the lead in rushing forward. With guns, everyone's safety factor in the operation has suddenly increased a lot, unlike before when there were only rudimentary weapons, now you only need to be safe away to clear the danger.
After killing a few zombies who tried to approach, with the help of Chen Sheng, everyone confirmed that there were no zombies in the Cultural Square. Chen Bin and the others surrounded the building and found that it was an office building in the square.
The glass door of the office building was locked, and Da Fei fired several shots directly at the door, shattering the glass to the ground. The zombies in the vicinity have been cleaned up, so you don't have to worry about the danger caused by the sound.
"Xiao Sheng, help us keep an eye on the gate of the square, and let us know if there is a situation," Chen Bin said into the walkie-talkie, "Let's go to the office building first." ”
"Okay, don't worry," Chen Sheng's words just fell, and the drone flew towards the door of the Cultural Square, circling over the road outside the door.
Chen Bin and others entered the interior of the office building, which was empty and the floor was relatively clean. It seems that the door is locked, so the inside of the building hasn't changed much from before the disaster.
"Chen Bin," Qiao Xingyu suddenly shouted.
"How?"
"Let's come out by water, can we set up a position similar to a stronghold on the periphery?" Qiao Xingyu suddenly had an idea, he looked at the environment inside the office building and said with some excitement, "If you have to go back before dark every day in the future, then the scope of going out to search will not be expanded, what I just thought of is whether we can establish similar bases outside, so that we can spend the night in these strongholds, and the next day we can go to farther areas." ”
"Of course, you have a good idea," Chen Bin nodded and said, "In the future, going out to act, spending the night outside is likely to become the norm, just like you said, our search scope must be expanded, only by expanding the search range, we can discover the chance of survival and those unknown dangers in advance, so that we can prepare to deal with these unknown situations in advance." ”
"The Zhouzhu that Wang Ping treated before was good, and the security was very good, but this security was only for zombies, if someone nearby wanted to beat us, then Zhouzhu was not a safe place." Chen Bin was reminded by Qiao Xingyu, and his thoughts diverged suddenly, "This square is near the river, which has a certain guarantee for us to travel and retreat, and the square is very empty, and the view is also very good, and because of the river, we are not easy to be surrounded and killed." This place may be more suitable as a temporary base than Chau-Nagisa. ”
"You're right," Da Fei and Bian Ce both nodded.
"Let's go upstairs and have a look," Chen Bin said with some regret as he glanced back at the glass shards all over the floor, "but unfortunately the door was broken." ”
"This kind of glass door has a very poor resistance to crushing, it doesn't matter if it is broken or not, it is a bit unreliable to keep zombies out of the door through it," Da Fei shook his head, "If we use this as a stronghold, the fortifications can't be too sloppy." ”
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