Chapter 7: The Fall of the City
It was another day of idleness, and Lei Ling, the commander-in-chief of the mecha warrior unit in the Southern Theater of Operations, sat leisurely at his desk, looking out the window boredly, pouring a cup of coffee and drinking it slowly.
Today it is his turn to be on duty, and if nothing else, in another hour, after issuing the day's dynamic report, he will be ready to sleep. At this moment, he is sitting on the roof of the 53rd floor of the army building, overlooking the lights of the city.
The outer wall is still so quiet, and the captain on duty tonight, Yin Zhendong, is leading his team to patrol along the inner wall of the city. This capable old captain was also Lei Ling's old leader before, but because his brother died on the battlefield and impulsively contradicted his boss at the time, he has not been promoted, but Lei Ling himself is not only talented, but also understands human feelings and sophistication, and is quite favored by his superiors, so he served as the commander-in-chief of the Southern Theater at a young age. Now Yin Zhendong has also reached the year of knowing the destiny of heaven and is about to retire. As if he was patrolling outside, Lei Ling would always be able to sit back and relax.
Outside the city's outer walls, it's still pitch black and lifeless. But Lei Ling knew that in this pitch darkness, there were countless killing intentions hidden.
When did the high walls around cities and intercity highways begin to be erected? He didn't know very well, but he had heard a story from his grandfather.
Grandpa said that scientist Anthony invented genetic modification technology to save the drastically reduced number of humans. But Anthony himself said that there is a price to be paid for violating the laws of nature and resisting the punishment of nature. Genetic improvement experiments, genetic modification surgeries, and batches of genetic modification drugs have produced a large amount of waste, which has been discharged into the wild and mixed with water sources, polluting a number of wild animals and infecting many people living below the poverty line. Gradually, the animals began to undergo subtle genetic mutations, gradually becoming ferocious, irritable, and more aggressive. Contaminated humans gradually become mentally insane, lose their minds, and become the walking dead.
The first attack took place a century ago, when a village was massacred by genetically mutated wild animals. The government realized the seriousness of the problem and built high walls on the periphery of the city, factories and public facilities inside the outer walls, and then internal walls to prevent new pollution from spreading to existing people.
At that time, the government had also sent troops to exterminate the mutated beasts, but by then they realized that it was too late. The number and variety of mutations of the beasts were so numerous that they were caught off guard. And a strange virus is spreading between beasts and beasts, beasts and humans, at an extremely fast speed, a large number of beasts are rapidly mutating into various fierce beasts, and infected humans are also becoming their puppets. So the army withdrew within the walls, using only a limited number of troops to protect the last remaining territory of mankind.
Many years have passed, although human technology has become more and more advanced, and weapons have become more and more advanced, they do not know how many mutated beasts are out there now, and they no longer dare to step out of the high walls to explore.
Thinking of this, Lei Ling was a little sleepy. Nearly 100 years have passed, and there has been no large-scale attack on humans, and it seems that a balance has finally been found between humans and nature. It's just that a few self-righteous young people will not be dissuaded and secretly go on expeditions, and in the end, the search and rescue team can only find their broken corpses and tattered clothes in the caves in the wild.
Maybe nature has forgiven humanity, and as long as we don't go too far, we won't be punished again! Thinking of this, Lei Ling stood up, walked to the window, and stretched.
It's not too early, why hasn't the secretary sent the dynamic report yet? Lei Ling thought about it, turned back to his desk, and prepared to call his secretary with an internal communication device.
He was about to press the call button on the table when the phone rang suddenly.
"So coincidentally?" Lei Ling muttered to himself, "Answer." ”
The secretary's hurried voice came from the phone: "Commander, our radar has found that there are many creatures gathering outside the outer wall, and the number is unprecedented, it seems that it is not normal!" ”
Maybe they're partying! It may also be attracted by the lights of the city, but as long as they are not deliberately destroyed, they will not be able to enter the exterior walls. Lei Ling thought, but he still gave the order according to the usual practice: "Send the location to Captain Yin's team, and let him lead the team to take a look, don't alarm the beasts outside the wall." ”
If they could really get angry and break through the outer walls, I wouldn't have to be so bored! Lei Ling thought jokingly. Since joining the army, he has experienced countless actual combat exercises, but he has not even experienced a real actual combat exercise, which is really a bit of a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.
It seems that today's dynamic report is going to be sent later, so if you are idle and bored, it is better to go to the command center downstairs to see if the radar is broken?
As soon as he thought of this, he only heard a loud explosion, and in an instant, Lei Ling felt that the ground was shaking, like an earthquake. A bright firelight shone in through the window. Frightened, he leaned his back against the wall and his eyes widened.
Lying down, what's wrong?
With a nervous expression, he tentatively walked to the window and glanced out of it. It's a power station! There are four high-efficiency solar power plants in the city, almost all of them working at full capacity, and 80 kilometers to the east, there is a small nuclear power plant, which has been seldom operated since then, in order to reduce pollution. Now one power station has been blown up, the other three should already be overloaded, and if one more is destroyed, then the city's power is about to be paralyzed.
Let's go see what's going on! Lei Ling thought. Rush to the door in three steps and two steps, open the door, and go downstairs directly to the combat command center.
When they went down to the command center, all the officers were busy in a group, and when they saw Lei Ling coming in, they all stood up and saluted.
Lei Ling waved his hand and motioned for everyone to continue their work. He nodded to Liang Yikuan, the chief of staff who was walking, ready to listen to his report on the current situation.
"Report to the commander, just now the Thunder Beast outside the wall used its own electromagnetic bomb to detonate the power station, exploding the inner and outer walls, and some alien fighting beasts and puppets have invaded the outer wall!"
"Where's Captain Yin's troops?" Lei Ling couldn't wait to ask.
"I've just rushed to the accident site."
"Call the satellites and see how the battle is going." Lei Ling said, walked to the big screen, and added: "Send the Second Armored Division to reinforce!" The whole army went on orange alert. "I hope it's just a skirmish, so I can try my skills," he thought to himself.
The large screen turned to the satellite screen, and only a small number of puppets and alien fighting beasts had entered the outer wall. Fortunately, Yin Zhendong's troops arrived in time to start a battle with the fierce beast. The robot troops are advancing head-on, and the human mecha warriors are outflanking from the flanks, which is a conventional strategy, and it seems that the old captain is still in danger.
At this time, a alien fighting beast rushed through the sea of fire and knocked down a warrior, and another female warrior rushed forward desperately and was caught back by Captain Yin.
"What is she doing here?" Lei Ling looked at the scene in front of him with a little disgust. The beast that rushed through the sea of fire, after killing the first warrior, was besieged by the other warriors and set on fire.
"Hmph, is that what you can do?" Lei Ling smiled contemptuously, a little proud. It seems that today's report can still be written beautifully.
"Not good! Another Thundermon! Liang Yikuan pointed to the upper corner of the screen and shouted.
I saw a huge beast that looked like an elephant raise its long trunk like a cannon barrel, and a stream of blue light lit up in its nose, and then a ball of blue light erupted from its long nose and hit the burning power station again.
There was another loud bang, and the already dilapidated power station exploded again, knocking down all the soldiers with a huge shock wave, and the scene was in shambles.
Lei Ling was stunned for a moment, and shouted to a staff officer behind him, "Where are the reinforcements?!" ”
"Positive...... On the way! The little staff officer got up from his seat and nervously answered the commander's question.
Fortunately, the shockwave just now also knocked down the alien beast that fell into the wall. Lei Ling was thinking quickly in his mind about countermeasures.
"What about the air forces?" Lei Ling asked.
A female correspondent stood up and said, "It seems that our wired communication lines have been cut off, and now we can only use wireless communication." However, wireless communications could not reach the air force and some other troops. ”
An ominous premonition hung over Lei Ling's heart. "Satellite footage, take a look at the current state of the Air Force."
The satellite screen switched over, and everyone in the combat command was dumbfounded. All that came to them was a sea of fire and the wreckage of some warplanes that had become scrap metal. Their air force vanished without warning.
Lei Ling, who had no actual combat experience, was completely stunned, and muttered to himself while retreating backwards: "There is planning, there is premeditation, and there are steps...... They evolved, they became intelligent, organized. Lei Ling turned back and asked, "Is there any movement in the capital?" ”
Another correspondent, clicking on the screen in front of him, reported: "It seems that the capital has been under the same attack, along with other major cities around the world." ”
The war was prepared quietly and planned to break out at the same time. We were unprepared...... For too long, we lived too comfortably. Lei Ling sighed and said: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace, be prepared, be prepared......
The chief of staff stepped forward again and said, "Report! Reinforcements have arrived at the gap in the outer wall, and a new round of fighting has begun. ”
The scene automatically cuts back to the outer wall of the city, and I see the chariots parked in the gap in the inner wall. Due to the uneven gaps and narrow entrances, it was difficult for the chariots to enter. Robots and Mechfighters can only be sent into the Gap again to participate in the battle.
On the screen, Captain Yin Zhendong and the woman just now were helped back to the inner wall by several soldiers and a young man. More strange beasts and puppets rushed into the outer wall, and countless fierce beasts outside the outer wall poured into the breach like a tide.
"Sound the red alert and notify all citizens that the Resident Evil has invaded and the whole city has been evacuated. Build a second line of defense. Lei Ling said expressionlessly. He knows that he is now isolated and can only calm down on his own, use the resources available to him, and do his best to protect civilians.
"There are no traces of the beast in the south of the city, and the evacuation from the intercity highway in the south is not there?" The chief of staff asked.
Lei Ling nodded, "Send the logistics force to cooperate with the police station to evacuate the citizens at the south gate of the city in an orderly manner, and evacuate to Nantong City." The rest of the troops, all press on me! Make every effort to protect the evacuation of citizens. The citizens withdrew, and we withdrew. ”
"Yes!" The chief of staff replied dryly, and immediately went to give the order.
Lei Ling knew that the situation was not good, with the current strength of the defenders in the city, he was afraid that it would be difficult to resist such a huge number of fierce beasts, so he could only fight and retreat, and seize the time. So he personally contacted the city government and the police department leaders to discuss the matter of coordinated evacuation.
Before the city government's call was finished, suddenly a staff officer ran over and whispered to Lei Ling: "Commander, please look at the screen." ”
Lei Ling looked back at the screen again, and was dumbfounded, he couldn't hear what the mayor was saying on the other side of the video call. I saw a huge alien fighting beast, squeezing through the outer and inner walls with its bloated body, kicking away the chariot blocked in the gap like a football. There is no way to take it with the artillery of the chariot, let alone the guns of ordinary soldiers.
"It's the mother's ......" The female correspondent just now looked at the behemoth in front of her and blurted out involuntarily.
Step by step, the mother body stepped forward to death the mecha warriors and smashed the robot warriors like grasshoppers. The infantry had insufficient firepower and had no choice but to fight and retreat.
The mother body pushed forward without slackening, followed by countless small alien fighting beasts, like a bamboo. The second line of defense was made of stainless steel, and it was as thin as a biscuit in front of it.
"Tell the armored division to withdraw, preserve its strength, fight with the rest of the troops, and delay the pace of the mother body as much as possible." Before Lei Ling's words fell, there was suddenly darkness all around, followed by another loud bang. The room gradually turned on again, and a line of words appeared on the screen: the main power supply is lost, switch to the backup power supply.
Still coming......
Another officer came to report, and without opening his mouth, Lei Ling already knew what he was going to say. The second power plant on the west side of the city was also blasted by ferocious beasts, and a large number of strange beasts invaded the western wall. In order to avoid an overload explosion, the remaining two power stations had to adopt an emergency strategy and reduce the power. Now the city is in a state of power paralysis, and only emergency lighting and some necessary facilities are available.
"Withdraw! Withdraw! Lei Ling was discouraged, lowered his head and whispered......
After a night of scuffle, the city, which had been lit up yesterday, was in ruins at dawn. Fortunately, the army has managed to evacuate most of the citizens. The current Lei Ling is slowly walking behind the mighty citizen army with the remnants of the troops.
As they walked, they saw a series of fires rising in the direction of the city they had left, and earth-shattering explosions could be heard in the distance.
Lei Ling was curious and got out of the car to watch. In the midst of the thick smoke, a chariot slowly drove towards him.
The chariot came to a stop near the front, and four people jumped out of the cart. Lei Ling recognized three of them at a glance, they were Yin Zhendong, his staff officer Fang Qitian, and the daredevilic woman in the picture, and the other one, he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, there were too many faces he had seen this night.
Lei Ling looked at the embarrassed four people and asked simply, "What's the matter?" ”
Yin Zhendong laughed twice, patted the stranger's shoulder, gave a thumbs up again, pointed to the explosion behind him, and said to Lei Ling: "This kid's idea!" The beast should not be able to catch up for a while! ”
Although Lei Ling was a little relieved in his heart, he still couldn't laugh, he just stretched out his hand and said to the young man in front of him, "My name is Lei Ling." Thank you! ”
The young man also stretched out his hand to shake hands with him and said, "My name is Long Xingyi." ”
The city that was impregnable before has fallen, what should we do next? Lei Ling shook his hand, but he kept thinking about this question in his heart.