Chapter 60: Heavy casualties

"To the east is the Liuhe River, zigzag to the north, and there is a section in the middle that flows to the northwest, which means that the north and the east cannot be passed, except for the bridge on the east side, the other bridges have been blown up. Due west is the direction we came from, but there is a lake in the northwest, which will hinder the flow of people and cannot evacuate there. To the south is the Loujiang River, but there is only a bridge more than ten meters wide across the river, and if the masses want to cross the river, it may be difficult for a while. Liu Jing told the surrounding terrain and her analysis.

At this time, several shells fell, smashing into the crowd in the north, and the people fleeing north were more and more shells the farther north they went, and they seemed to understand a little, and they all gradually stopped.

"Since the north and east can't be passed, and we can't return the same way from the west, we can only go south, and the other party seems to be intent on driving us south."

Ling Chen told Mayor Zhou his suggestion, who was busy in a mess, listened to his words, and hurriedly commanded his men to move the masses.

With the experience of being shelled from the front, it was very easy to command again, and the masses began to turn around and run south. Those who ran in front were very lucky to pass the bridge for a while, but the crowd behind them immediately poured up, and the bridge, which was less than 20 meters wide, was suddenly jammed to the ground, and many people were even squeezed directly off the guardrail and fell into the river.

Some people drowned on the spot, but there were also people who knew how to water.

Although the river was very deep, it was less than 100 meters wide, and those who fell into the river and had a good water surname, their eyes lit up, and they simply swam directly to the opposite side, and behind them were countless other drowning people who were fluttering and shouting for help, deaf to them.

Someone managed to swim across the river!

The inspired crowd jumped into the river, and for a while, the mile-long shore was full of people vying to dive. Some people are not very good, and they have never even been in the water, but when they saw that everyone else jumped, they jumped with them; And some people don't want to dive, but they are simply squeezed by the crowd that crowds up behind......

Boom Boom!

The cannonballs fell on the north of the crowd, once again provoking the crowd to rush to the south, and those who unfortunately fell behind pushed the crowd in front of them so hard that some people fell down, and they stepped on the bodies of the fallen people and continued to rush forward......

How can the shells fall accurately to the edge of the crowd every time?

Ling Chen looked to the east thoughtfully, but the distance was too far and he didn't see anything, so he immediately connected the communicator and told the soldiers in front of him to pay attention to finding the high point of the opposite lookout and trying to snipe it out.

……

Countless people in the river struggled and undulated, and the drowned corpses continued to float downstream with the river water up and down, densely packed. Some of the slower swimmers also reached the east front line with the river, and were shot to death by the enemies on the shore, and blood splattered from the water little by little, staining the surrounding area red......

"Help me, save me!" In the river, a person with his limbs was scraped, and he didn't let go when he caught a person next to him.

"You let go!" The man threw his fist at the opponent's head, and after a few punches, the opponent finally fainted, and the hand holding him was released.

But this did not end, the other person next to him grabbed his arm again, this time no matter how he threw his fist, the other party did not let go, his strength became weaker and weaker, and finally grabbed the other party's neck and sank to the bottom with the man.

Such tragedies continue to be staged, and the number of people who drowned and were killed by indiscriminate gunfire is uncountable.

The people on the shore rushed into the river under the sound of cannons, and the tragedy was repeated repeatedly, and the scene was so tragic that people couldn't bear to look at it directly.

"Commander! Command! ”

Countless awakened people cried out in grief, clenching their teeth tightly.

No matter!

Ling Chen picked up the communicator and gave an order to the only dozen or so artillery carriages left behind.

"Fire the gun, give me a hard shot!"

The order was good, and he was also very angry, but he knew that the artillery team on the march, due to the lack of electricity, all kinds of advanced equipment were almost unusable, and even the aiming of the artillery was judged by the experience of veterans, in this case, it was impossible to win if you wanted to fight with the opposing artillery, but ...... I can't care so much, the countless corpses and bloody swimmers in the river are constantly stimulating everyone's nerves, and as a leader, you must show something.

Boom Boom!

The sound of artillery in the rear rang out, falling deep inside the enemy, and soon several explosions were heard.

As if the crowd had taken a reassuring pill, many people let out a cheer, and although the crowd was still crossing the river in a panic, it seemed to have eased much compared to before.

……

During the night, everyone finally crossed the river, and the gunfire and artillery fire also stopped, and a relatively period of peace began.

However, during the day, the artillery team exposed the target due to the return fire, and only two artillery trucks were destroyed and the soldiers in front did not break through the bridge, which was regarded as a harsh lesson, so that they understood what it means to be a strong dragon and not suppress the snake.

"What! How is it possible that the death toll is close to one million! ”

Hearing the latest news report, everyone was a little incredulous.

"Not only that, many people who waded across the river during the day developed high fevers, and many people who had fractures were waiting for treatment." The Rapporteur said with a blank face, standing there with a thick stack of papers in his hand, waiting for the latest instructions.

This is a strange person, named Ji Yi, who has the talent to remember and quickly count information, and was sent by Ling Chen to Mayor Zhou to help him deal with things, which can be regarded as a kind of compensation for borrowing Xu Mingming.

Mayor Zhou sat down weakly, and said weakly: "Then go ahead, I'll leave this matter to you first, and we have to have a meeting." Make sure that everyone is well accommodated and that they don't freeze at night. Injuries and illnesses can be cured as much as possible, and everyone is given some ginger soup to let everyone go to the cold. ”

"The broken bones must be connected and fixed with wood!" Master Li added.

After the reporter left, in the conference room, only Ling Zhou and Li were left again.

"What should I do, it's better to follow Lao Li's previous proposal, go southeast, and get out of the city, just enough to take the highway, so as not to have any more casualties." The person on the other side obviously didn't want us to get close. ”

Mayor Zhou took out Division Commander Li's proposal forward, such a heavy casualty responsibility, in the past, was enough for him to shoot dozens of times, which was enough to leave him without a master.

"That's not good, just walked away in a gray way, and when I got to the upper city, I met those old guys, and I put my face there! And the other party didn't let us get close, obviously he wanted to be a soil emperor, maybe how many people in the town are being enslaved by them, didn't you say before that you couldn't give up any city with humans, why are you talking about it now? I've moved back to a city. "Master Li obviously still remembers the incident of being lectured before.

"Yes...... With so many citizens, once a fight breaks out, maybe how many more people will die. Mayor Zhou's expression was very hesitant.

"Fighting is a matter for the army, and it's useless to bring them, just let the masses go first, or stay away and disperse, this city is divided into two by the Loujiang River, and the open space in the south is not less." Pointing to the map on the table, Master Li said that it was found at a newsstand in the city, which gave them a clearer idea of where they were now.

The location of the unknown force is in the area of the original Shankun Municipal Axe, surrounded by water, with a small river running through it, which is a good terrain for defense, and the area further north, it should not be abandoned, otherwise there will not be so many people living there.

"Okay, then I also have this opinion, what does Commander Ling think?"

Hearing Mayor Zhou's question, Ling Chen thought for a while and said, "I'll take a look, if we can find their leader at night and complete the decapitation operation, it will be much easier to attack again." ”

When Senior Commander Li heard this, he stood up excitedly and grabbed Ling Chen's hands: "If it can really succeed, then it will solve a big problem." By the way, Commander Ling said yesterday that card that can summon a rain of fire in the sky, can it be used again? It would be better if we could take advantage of the fact that all the enemies are gathered and they can be eliminated at once. ”

Ling Chen nodded slightly: "Yes, but the other party is hiding in the building, and the flames will be extinguished after five minutes, and the effect will not be ideal." ”

After listening to Ling Chen's answer, Senior Commander Li was slightly disappointed, and then Mayor Zhou on the side said again: "If the assassination operation fails, it would be good to find out the distribution of their forces, and we could also make a plan for the surname." ”