Chapter 22 Blockade of the city
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On the 10-meter-long command table, regiment-level commanders and staff officers have divided the entire urban area of Zhengzhou City into four prediction defense areas, and have included every major road in the battle plan. Although most of the senior staff officers who came with the general were from field units, and they had little contact with urban combat plans, they were after all carefully selected elites, and in a short time, a detailed strategic map was already presented on the command table.
The two platoons of military staff officers carefully discussed the deployment positions of the troops and arms, and discussed the most effective and rapid construction of the defensive line.
The entire command headquarters was full of people, and communication personnel came in and out.
Peng Zhiping put his middle finger and index finger together, and pressed his temples in a circle, after all, he was nearly seventy years old, and it was not strange to have such an old problem as a headache. He breathed a long sigh of relief and opened his eyes slightly, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes slowly pulled apart.
The condition described by Xiao Su, a technician from the CDC, really made him a little difficult to agree. Peng Zhiping doesn't feel ashamed of his old age, but he has lived for more than 60 years, and he has been crawling in the bloody rain, so it can be said that he has seen everything, but he has never heard of such a thing. In the eyes of the old revolution, any difficulty is a paper tiger! It's just a bluffing gimmick.
Look at Xiao Su's age - just a yellow-haired girl, these young people, born in a peaceful era, have never seen a big scene, and when they encounter some accidents, they will inevitably make a big fuss and overreact. What age is it, in a peaceful and prosperous world, what will be so serious?
After all, he is a person of the older generation, and the emerging word "zombie" has nothing to do with him, so he can't imagine what a small virus can turn people into madness.
It was also on the orders of the military headquarters that Peng Zhiping mobilized two first-class field infantry regiments from Jinan City, which was the nearest one, and directly transported them from the military airfield to Zhengzhou City. Coupled with the strength of three regiments, a local garrison regiment in Zhengzhou, plus the local armed police and special police, there should be no big problem in controlling the epidemic.
For an infectious disease, sending three regiments of troops to stabilize the situation and maintain law and order is already a bit of a fuss. Consuming military spending, laboring and losing money. If it weren't for the order issued by the military department, it would have been difficult for the general to even pay more attention to this matter.
In his mind, he could not imagine the image of a group of sick patients with infectious diseases, screaming and crushing the three armed infantry regiments with loaded guns.
How big a wave can a small virus make? Pay attention to epidemic prevention and isolation. An epidemic will involve the mobilization of the entire group army, not to mention the loss of labor and money, and will expose the military strength of the combat reserve forces.
Among the many commanders and fighters in the command, there was only one female member, and her pale blonde hair stood out in the crowd of dignified-looking combatants.
Susan walked quickly in front of Peng Zhiping and asked puzzledly, "Commander Peng, why haven't you issued a mandatory evacuation order for the residents?" β
Peng Zhiping was obviously a little helpless about this little girl's straightforward character, but it was this kind of businesslike attitude that made him feel very cute, like his six-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter. He clasped his hands together and replied calmly: "I have deployed three armed infantry regiments into the urban area of Zhengzhou, two of which are the best field infantry regiments in the Third Military Region, to control the spread of the disease in the urban area, it should be said that it is no problem - so residents who are not in the infection zone do not need to be forcibly evacuated - Xiao Su, you have to believe in the soldiers of the republic." β
Susan's face was unmoved, and he said without giving up: "Commander Peng, I need you to know that the infected person of this virus is aggressive, and his physical strength will be greatly improved, and his physical strength is at least three hundred percent of that of an ordinary adult man. I have already reported to you the efficiency of the epidemic and the time of onset, and these aspects have proved that this epidemic must not be left to chance, and we must go all out to deal with it, and the forced evacuation of the people is definitely the fastest and most effective way to cut off the route of infection. β
As a lieutenant general of the republic, Peng Zhiping always adhered to the principle of thinking about the people in everything, and he said earnestly: "The people are the cornerstone of the republic, and the essence of the military is to defend the citizens; Forced evacuation, that means pointing guns at our people, and in any case, I will not order the army to carry out a forced evacuation operation unless it is absolutely necessary. β
"Butβ"
"Nothing!!" Peng Zhiping slapped the table, showing the majesty of a commander.
You yellow-haired girl, you dare to teach me!
"Bang!" , suddenly there was a loud sound of a heavy object falling to the ground behind him!
Peng Zhiping's originally straight face was frightened, and his beard trembled.
"What's going on?" Peng Zhiping frowned.
At the door of the headquarters, a private came in, and after saluting, he said: "Commander Peng, the CDC has brought a case of epidemic infection for reference. β
The two-meter-tall cube box is tightly wrapped in an army green tarpaulin, so you can't see what's inside.
Susan stepped forward and pulled down the cloth from the box.
A two-meter-high iron cage with a small iron cage - a two-layer iron cage.
In the corner, a hunched humanoid, dressed in a dirty gray cloth shirt, drooped his head, looking sick and weak. His face was buried deep between the two arms, making it difficult for those outside the cage to see his face.
Peng Zhiping took a step forward, wanting to see it clearly.
He asked: "Why use two cages ......"
Before the words fell, the "person" in the corner suddenly raised his head, his dark eyes were bloodshot, he jumped up, and instantly flew in front of Peng Zhiping's eyes!
The iron cage was slammed with a loud noise.
"Clam !!" He opened his jaws wide! A roaring roar in the throat!
A fishy smell came to my nose. The "man" in the cage pulled the iron railing with both hands, and his head squeezed desperately between the gaps in the cage, as if he didn't know the pain, and his whole face was squeezed and deformed by the iron fence and still squeezed like crazy. The sound of aching teeth accompanied by broken bones was chilling.
"Commander, be careful!" The guard squad leader behind him had already rushed up.
The general waved his hand slightly, but did not move.
A broken and twisted face, with a bloody mouth wide open, roared in front of him, and no one was frightened. I am afraid that only an old revolutionary, who has experienced real hell, can be so calm.
The "human" in the cage still pulls the iron grate outwards with both hands, which seems ridiculous, and in common sense, the iron grating the thickness of a mop stick is absolutely indestructible in front of a normal human.
So why use two cages.
"Gah--" The iron grate inside suddenly let out a palpitating moan. With the sound, the two iron grates actually underwent visible deformation!
That's how many kilograms of power!
General Peng's face did not change, and he looked at the "people" in the cage who were about to squeeze out their heads.
"This is just one case of an infected person, and the speed of transmission of the virus through such a vector is very terrifying." Susan stepped up at the right time, she didn't say more experimental data and indicators, those were just weak numbers, nothing was more convincing than the tragedy in front of her.
Peng Zhiping's face was full of waves, but he was already shocked in his heart. Oh my God, such a monster, how can there be such a monster in the world -- this terrible illness aside, this is not a small problem in terms of rapid onset, contact infection, loss of consciousness, and violent behavior patterns, and according to the data provided by the CDC, its infection efficiency and expected mortality rate are much higher than that of SARS back then.
No way!
Susan stopped talking, just looked at the contemplative general. Quietly wait for him to make a decision.
The corners of the general's mouth were pursed, and the nasolabial lines on both sides were profound, "Pass on my order to mobilize the 217th Regiment of the 3rd Military Region - the 1st Division, the 6th Division, and the newly formed 17th Division to march to the urban area of Zhengzhou immediately. He also ordered the Zhengzhou City garrison to immediately begin compulsory military control and evacuation of the people. Peng Zhiping's voice was vigorous and powerful, and in a few words, almost 30,000 armed forces were mobilized.
The transfer of this number of troops without prior notice to the military council and the imposition of military control over the cities is tantamount to a coup d'Γ©tat.
"Commander, don't you report to the Military Commission?" The herald was aware of the gravity of the order.
Peng Zhiping groaned: "The epidemic has begun to spread, and there is no time. β
"Yes!" The herald saluted, turned and ran into the headquarters.
A senior staff officer stepped forward and said uprightly: "Army commander, the 217th Regiment is a tank corps, and urban street battles should not be useful." β
Peng Zhiping lifted his chin and looked deep, "No, I need a heavy weapon-"
"Lockdown the city."