Chapter 32: Countdown to the Fall
The Fourth Security Zone, Lihua Hotel, a five-star hotel in Yucheng, is currently the military operational command post and the headquarters of the Fourth Security Zone.
At this moment, in the large conference room on the tenth floor, all the heads and brains in the fourth security zone were present. Including the Supreme Commander of the Fourth Security Zone, Division Commander Dong Changming, seven subordinate regiment commanders, as well as the former mayor of Yucheng City and many officials.
A map of Yucheng is hung on the wall, and four areas are marked with green lines, which are obviously the four safety zones of Yucheng at present, and outside the safety zone, all are marked with dangerous red, and some areas are painted with crimson or even black.
That represents an absolutely dangerous area.
Obviously, anyone can notice that the red zone is spreading, and outside the four safe zones, it has been slowly squeezed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a confidential meeting, and the contents are only known to all of you here, and must not be disseminated." Dong Changming said in a deep voice that his more than 30 years of military career has given him a unique majestic momentum, with a loud voice that can be conveyed to everyone's ears without a speaker.
"I believe you can see the current situation from this map, more and more areas occupied by monsters, and the vacuum area that our artillery originally cleared around the safe zone has also been slowly eroded and occupied by monsters, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a soldier coming down to the city. But including our fourth safe zone, they are all trapped islands, there is no foreign aid, no food supply, and most importantly, there is no ammunition to defend the safe zone, and strategically speaking, the current safe zone is actually not safe at all, and when our ammunition is exhausted, the safe zone will inevitably fall! ”
Dong Changming's voice was like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's nerves.
"What about the first, second, and third security zones? How are they doing? An official asked.
At this time, behind Dong Changming, the head of the regiment, Duan Guoyi, said: "We have contacted the other three security zones, and their situation is the same as ours, and some are even worse than us. To put it bluntly, the food in our fourth safe zone now, no matter how much we save, is only enough for a week, or even less. ”
"How so? We didn't give a food order, we raided a warehouse stocked with grain......," a local official said hurriedly.
"But we have 800,000 mouths, and that little bit is just a drop in the bucket!" Duan Guoyi said.
"Then you can break through and go out to get food, there are many state-level grain warehouses in Yucheng, as long as one, it is enough for millions of people to eat for more than a year, you are soldiers, you should take this responsibility."
"But those warehouses are in the Fallen Zone, where there are not only wormmen, but also other terrifying monsters, have you forgotten the rock giant that invaded the Eastern Defense Line a few days ago? A company of soldiers was all killed, five tanks were lost, and if it weren't for the mysterious and powerful Awakened One who appeared and repelled the rock giants, the fourth safe zone would no longer exist. Ladies and gentlemen, we are also human beings, and we will not shirk the responsibility that we should bear, but with all due respect, the safe zone is no longer suitable for any further stay. After Duan Guoyi finished speaking, he glanced at the teacher Dong Changming, and then got up and said: "So, we decided to break through the siege and get out of the city, and the time is set for half a month later!" ”
There was silence at the scene, and soon, several officials stood up and said, "Is this your military's decision?" But you just said that there are monsters outside, so how sure are you of breaking through? I think, let's wait a minute, and then look at the situation, it's best to organize another death squad to go to the occupied area to grab some food and come back, by the way, didn't your military form that awakened squad? Let them go, and the awakened one who repelled the rock giant, if we find him, wouldn't the safety of our safe zone be more secure! ”
These officials clearly represent an attitude, and there are obviously not a few people who hold such an attitude. In their opinion, if they really break through, if they encounter danger, the military will definitely not care about them, and maybe they will be used as cannon fodder, rather than staying in the safe zone.
"Stupid!" At this time, a person sitting behind Dong Changming and Duan Guoyi suddenly said, this person was wearing a camouflage military uniform, but his physique was huge, and he was sitting there like a giant bear.
This is the leader of the First Awakening Squad, the Axe King, and he is also recognized as the number one powerhouse in this safe zone, and by virtue of this identity, he is also qualified to participate in this kind of meeting.
And the Axe King exuded an aura that was different from others, and as soon as he spoke, he instantly calmed everyone, even though he was obviously cursing just now.
"Axe, you...... You...... What does that mean? The official who spoke before felt a little embarrassed to be insulted, but he had the courage to ask rhetorically, but because he was nervous, he actually stuttered a little.
Unexpectedly, the giant bear-like Axe King smiled contemptuously and didn't answer.
"That's it!" Dong Changming waved his hand at this time and said: "The situation has been made very clear, as the supreme commander of the fourth security zone, I now order all personnel to prepare for a breakthrough, and the jihua book for the breakthrough will be issued to you later, in addition, in order to ensure the success of the breakthrough, the military decided to unite the awakened team in the past few days to enter the granary of the occupied area to seize food, this time jihua is related to the life and death of everyone here and 800,000 citizens, so only success is allowed, not failure." ”
The meeting carried out the order under the strong force of the teacher Dong Changming, and no one dared to oppose it, even the mayor of Yucheng in the past, during this period, the military with absolute force could exercise the greatest power, even the power of life and death.
An hour later, in Dong Changming's temporary office, his right-hand man Duan Guoyi was reporting to him on the various emergencies in the security zone in the past few days.
"We don't have a lot of shells left, but there are still some bullets, and in the past, soldiers were able to get food twice a day, but now they have to be cut back and can only be kept once a day, and I have heard that there have been incidents of soldiers and police forces exchanging guns and bullets in their hands for food for civilians......
Duan Guoyi, who was standing opposite, stood upright, holding the military hat in his hand in his left hand, there was no doubt that there was not a trace of fault jumping from him, and he was a real model of a soldier.
"Guoyi, there are rules in troubled times, and some things cannot be eliminated, but what should be controlled is still to be controlled, for, how about the situation at the food distribution point?"
"The life of the civilians is very difficult, I have seen the food distributed to them every day, only half a bowl of rice soup a day, and the rice is getting less and less, there is not enough to eat at all, people starve to death every day, the situation has reached a critical point."
"What about the Awoken?"
"Their treatment is the highest in the entire security zone, and in the past few days, some people have awakened one after another, with this treatment, I am sure to envelop all the awakened people in the security zone."
"And what about the one who fought off the rock giants? Any news? ”
"This ......" Duan Guoyi heard the teacher's question, but he was a little speechless for a while, there is no doubt that the awakened person who repelled the rock giant a few days ago has extremely strong strength, but obviously, there doesn't seem to be such a number one person among the awakened people he recruited.
Helpless, Duan Guoyi could only tell the truth: "I haven't found it yet, but the Axe King said that if he was present at that time, he could also repel the rock giant!" ”
Dong Changming nodded, rubbed his eyebrows as if he was a little tired, and saw that Duan Guoyi was still standing like a javelin, but he waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down.
"Guo Yi, you are my old subordinate, I am old, I only hope to bring the people in the safe zone out alive, this is the responsibility that I must bear as a soldier. Also, I know that this world is going to change, and the situation in the future will definitely become a world of awakened people like the Axe King, and I know that you are also a person who has the potential to awaken, but the speed is slower than them, but it doesn't matter, I have gathered a group of the best scientists to study those awakened people and cards, and there are also some breakthroughs, if ...... I mean, if I die in Yucheng, those scientists and their research results will be handed over to you! ”