Volume 1 Section 223 Rioters
Refugees used to be ordinary people. However, those who can stand here have unique visions and opinions.
They've been through the storm of the virus, and they know when the government is lying and when it's telling the truth. Of course, there is no such thing as "government" anymore, but in essence, the military department is actually more or less the same.
There are four large, four small and eight city gates in the base city. Among them, large gates are reserved for the passage of special equipment and the army, and are rarely opened under normal circumstances. When there are no urgent tasks and emergencies, most of them just open small gates for daily use.
Armed off-road vehicles and lightly armoured vehicles were constantly rushing into the camp, and soldiers fired warning shots into the air while broadcasting them with on-board systems. The content of the broadcast was repeatedly revised by the officers of the propaganda department, and finally settled on a 517-character official draft. Explain in plain and simple language that the front line is defeated, the mutant creatures are about to besiege the city, and everyone who hears the announcement must retreat in the designated direction as soon as possible.
Six helicopters take off and land back and forth between inside and outside the city. Again and again, they flew over the camps, dropping leaflets from the open cabins. Compared with the broadcast, the content on paper is more detailed, with a brief map of the surroundings of the new Nanyang base city, and the three main evacuation routes specified by Su Hao.
The roads leading to the outside of the city have been taken over. The road was littered with heavily armed soldiers, and military trucks loaded with weapons and various spare supplies were parked on the side of the road. It is bounded by the yellow line in the middle of the highway, and the left and right sides are divided into entry and exit directions. Trucks loaded with goods left the city headed southwest, while empty civilian heavy vehicles entered the city.
According to the importance of the goods carried, all on-board materials are divided into two categories: "A" and "B".
The whole transportation process was orderly, there was no overtaking, and no one honked their horns without authorization. Occasionally, when a vehicle breaks down, soldiers waiting on the side of the road will quickly step forward and find out the type and quantity of goods to be carried according to the list of supplies presented by the driver. If it was an important "A" material, the soldiers quickly summoned a tow truck and pulled the truck to the side of the road to repair it as soon as possible. If it is an ordinary "B" category, then the truck will be pushed off the road on the spot, giving way to the road as fast as possible for the follow-up convoy to move forward.
"No one is allowed to enter the highway without permission, and the violator will be killed on the spotββββ"
Loudspeakers along the highway kept playing the same thing. There are still people who ignore it. They felt that they should be luckier than the others, or that the soldiers were just paying lip service and not taking it seriously...... Under the control of this strange psychology, people are constantly climbing up the kilometer base, standing in the middle of the road and waving to the vehicle, or simply carrying obstacles to block the truck, hoping to stop the truck and get some kind of advantage from the driver.
These people ended up miserableββββ the "worker bee" guards did not have the slightest mercy, and the intensity with which they carried out their orders can be described as cruel. As soon as someone is found to have entered the warning area of the highway pedestal, they will immediately shoot at the cause. Occasionally, a few lucky guys sneaked up onto the road, but without even a chance to use their means, they were hit by the speeding trucks on the spot, run over by heavy tires, splashed with blood and flesh in the screams of pain and despair, and gradually crushed into a strange picture almost flush with the ground.
The sudden movement of the army caused an earthquake of chaos among the refugees.
Despite the loudspeakers, some people ran to the vicinity of the cordon and asked the soldiers and officers who were on guard.
A middle-aged man in ragged clothes approached the cordon at the outpost outside the city, took out a crumpled cigarette from his pocket, smiled flatteringly, and handed it to the soldier standing behind the sand barricade, licking his lips continuously, his face full of anticipation and curiosity.
"That...... Ask, what's going on? β
The soldier glanced at him, and instead of reaching for a cigarette, he picked up a leaflet with the retreat route and related content and handed it over.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then took the leaflet and looked at it carefully for a few minutes, the expression on his face suddenly froze, and his face turned bitter.
He put away his cigarette, folded the leaflet, and carefully put it in his pocket. Raise your head and continue to ask questions.
"That, you're asking us to leave now? Or wait? β
The soldier glared at the man, did not speak, clutched his gun, and paid attention to movements around him and on the road.
The man was very persevering, and the questions were one after another.
"Will you serve food?"
"Why do you want to retreat? Can't you stop those monsters? β
"Do you have to walk along the road? Is it okay to go somewhere else? Like other base cities? β
Flyers are much more detailed than broadcasts, and questions like these can be answered on flyers. When formulating the plan, Su Hao and considering that the refugees would ask similar questions, he gave a comprehensive and detailed explanation of the situation, the situation of the war, the danger, the time and the route, and other factors. In order to print these leaflets, the paper reserves of the new Nanyang base city were almost exhausted. The leaflets do not have any obscure official language, and try to keep it as concise and colloquial as possible. The purpose of this is to save the soldiers' time explaining to the refugees, concentrate on guarding their posts, and ensure the transportation of materials and personnel.
The middle-aged man's actions seemed unreasonable to the soldiers. He kept babbling and cross-examining, but if you looked at the leaflets, you could find the answer on them.
The engine is roaring, the dust is flying, and the middle-aged man is more annoying than a fly with all sorts of problems...... All this made the nerves of the soldiers, which had been stretched to the limit, almost burst.
He turned his head abruptly and yelled at the man, "Aren't you literate? Are you illiterate? β
The man was shocked by this sudden outburst, and stayed for a few seconds before he stammered, "Of course...... Of course not. β
The soldier threw out a leaflet with the same content and continued to shout: "Can you understand what it says?"
ββ¦β¦ Yes. β
"Then go see for yourself, don't bother me. I'm busy, and the questions you want to ask are explained aboveβββ
The answer was unexpected. He took the flyer and did see the answers to his questions. Regardless of the direction of retreat or the situation, the time limit and food supplies, there are relevant regulations, and even the range is marked with a red mark on the map.
As early as before the start of the Hefei Campaign, Su Hao had already secretly implemented a retreat plan. More than 200,000 people's food supplies have been transported out of the New Nanyang warehouse, and more than 100 supply stations have been set up along the way to the designated area in the southwest direction. The reason why he wanted to rescue these people was not only because he had promised Wang Qinian, but also because Su Hao himself also needed a large number of civilians to complete the construction of the new base. If all goes well, these people can also be the best source of "worker bees".
Although he had seen the leaflets, the man had no intention of leaving the checkpoint. He stood there with a smile on his face and spoke to the soldiers.
The problems are still those problems. The leaflets were all explained, and the soldier's answer was clear enough, but the middle-aged man still wanted to ask more clearly.
He was not illiterate and could read the leaflets. But he just wanted to ask, to hear the most satisfactory explanation from the soldier's mouth. Although the content is the same, one is the sound and the other is the text on the paper, and the difference is as simple as that.
It's not a joke, it's a real thing.
You will never be able to understand the way some people think "uniquely and individually". They would rather trust their ears than their eyes.
The soldier's face had become fierce. He picked up his assault rifle, pointed the muzzle at the middle-aged man, and roared viciously: "Warn me once, I'm busy, if you have any problems, go and read the flyer yourself." β
It feels uncomfortable to be pointed at a gun. The man was slightly stunned, but he still maintained an extremely stubborn toughness. He smiled with Yu Baba and said, "I just want to know the ...... of the Dao."
"Plop Puff Plop ββββ"
The rate of fire of the assault rifle was extremely fast, and the sound of gunfire was passed by the hood of the car. The middle-aged man's body immediately bent, twitched for a few seconds, and with an unbelievable expression on his face, he fell backwards and fell to the ground. Blood gushing from bullet holes soaked through the clothes and gradually became covered in dust.
There are fools, and naturally there are smart people.
The camp was in chaos, with people screaming everywhere and many shacks being knocked open by running crowds. Bicycles, tricycles, unicycles, trailers with pulleys...... People fled from their huts in a panic by various means of transport with their furniture, and rushed in the direction of the retreat in leaflets and radios.
"Mom, wait for meββββ"
"Hurry up, run faster, didn't you listen to the radio? Those monsters will be here soon, and it will be too late if they don't leave. β
"Don't get in the way, get out of the way, get out of the way. Whoever gets in the way again, I'll kill himββββ
A strong man pushed a bicycle and rushed over with a curse.
This is a shack area, full of makeshift shacks built with various miscellaneous piles. As far as the eye could see, there were tin sheets and wooden boards, filthy foam and newspapers, and countless plastic bags and rags used to fill the gaps. Due to the large number of refugees, the size of the shack is barely enough to fit and it is impossible to sleep with its legs stretched out, so it can only be curled up. In order to facilitate access, only a half-meter-wide aisle is left in the middle. The strong man is burly, the bicycle has been modified, and the triangular shelves are tied with rubber and a large bag of goods. He rampaged through the crowded passage like a brute, crashing into several people in quick succession, dragging the shacks on either side and running over the woman who was tidying up, causing him to scream.
"Bastard ββββ"
"Stop him, stop him, stop him"
"My feet, oh my god, my feet are brokenββββ"
Screaming, screaming, and scolding, the bikes carrying too much cargo ran over everything like a road roller, and the brawny man turned a deaf ear to the chaos on either side of him. He cursed uncleanly, threatened others with all kinds of terrible words, and kept shouting "get out of the way", "Get out of the way", "Whoever stands in the way will kill him-
The strong man is a gang leader in the neighborhood. He has become accustomed to being domineering and arrogant, and his fists and knives are his usual way of solving problems. God knows how many people he has killed? Most of the clothes, bicycles, and bulky bags of goods were stolen from others. Usually, there are many gangsters, and being bullied and humiliated can only be regarded as commonplace. It was an extraordinary time, everyone was busy fleeing, and the anger that had been accumulated for a long time quickly spread among the crowd, quickly swelling and exploding.
A stone that flew from nowhere, just hit the strong man's back.
He stopped the car with a curse, pulled a thick stick from the frame, and looked around for the stone-thrower, but did not see the two women rushing from behind. One has a steel wheel in his hand, and the other has a sharpened fork.
The strong man was very alert, he heard the wind whistling in his ears, subconsciously turned his head, and the fork pierced into his left eye impartially, and immediately the blood flowed. The strong man roared and swept away the woman with a stick, and grabbed the fork inserted into the eye socket with his backhand, but pulled it out with the eyeball. He covered his eyes and jumped in place, screaming that almost punctured his eardrums
The rebar in the other woman's hand swept from the side, but because of the strong man's movements, she lost her head and smashed on her shoulder. This slight injury did not have much effect on the strong man, but it aroused his anger more and more, so he covered his eyes with one hand and stretched out the other to grab the woman.
Nearby, a man picked up a cloth bag full of stones and lunged forward with a strange scream like Bruce Lee. The bag was tightly tied, and the stones inside were hard and heavy, weighing at least five or six kilograms. The cloth bag hit the strong man in the back of the heart, and the huge force made him stumble forward again and again, and the injured eye could not see the road, and the strong man tripped over the shack on the side of the road, lost his balance, and fell headlong.
The fierce-faced woman lifted the steel bar high and stabbed the tip at the strong man's neck. The steel port was not sharp, but it was driven by a huge amount of force, and it pierced the strong man's neck. He screamed, kicked the woman, and rolled on the ground like a wounded loach. The man next to him ran over quickly, grabbed the steel bar that was swaying back and forth in the air, and pinned the strong man firmly. Seeing this scene, more people ran out of the roadside shacks, including the elderly and children. They had stones, hammers, and clubs in their hands...... These things rained down, and the strong man quickly lost his breath and fell to the ground motionless.
An unkempt old woman walked over tremblingly, squatted down next to the corpse of the strong man, took out a blunt knife that was not too sharp, and cut the strong man's leg vigorously. Soon, a large piece of bloody flesh had been cut.
More and more refugees gathered around, and they quickly cut through the corpses like steppe hyenas. From flesh to bones, from entrails to clothes, there was nothing left. Bicycles and goods slumped on the side of the road have also become a new hotspot for contention...... After just over half an hour, the strong man had completely disappeared, and the people returned to their huts with their booty, contented, with only a pile of dark red dirty blood on the ground, and a pile of feces squeezed out of the intestines.
The Great Retreat began. Food needs to be prepared for long walks. Refugees are not picky eaters. Of course, fresh human flesh is very fishy, and if you put more things like peppercorns, star anise, and grass fruits, the taste will not be as bad as there. What's more, a strong man is not a good person in the first place, and arousing public anger at such a time is simply looking for his own death.
The special warehouse was already surrounded by two squadrons of "worker bees".
The Eleventh Separate Force took over the defence, the nearby guard towers and checkpoints were manned, and the entire road from the exit of the warehouse to the city gate was blocked, and there were heavily armed soldiers. They pay close attention to the movements around them, searching with divergent conscious thoughts. The slightest anomaly can cause extreme concern.
Hundreds of dark green painted military heavy trucks drove into the warehouse, each numbered onto the dismantled base-building components. After the robotic arm smoothly placed the container on the truck rack, the soldiers waiting around stepped forward and used screws, steel nails and cables to hold the box firmly in place. After doing all this, the fully loaded truck slowly drove out of the warehouse and drove towards the south gate of the base city according to the predetermined road.
The heavy workshop on the lower level of the site is dismantling the main machinery and equipment. All core facilities, including large machine tools, can be operated by robotic arms and broken down into smaller components. The dismantled equipment is transported to the ground via a conveyor belt, where trucks and empty containers are already ready. They will be transported to the southwest along with the base construction components, unloaded at a location chosen by Su Hao, and secretly housed.
Gao Mingyang led a squadron of armed "worker bees" to rush into the sixteenth basement floor of the military control area and found a large number of silver bone crystals in the secret secret warehouse. This was the result of more than half a year of the 184 Group Army, and according to the relevant military regulations, they should have been transported to the No. 1 base in Beijing to become a strategic reserve, but because of the Hefei campaign, the delivery time was repeatedly delayed. Now, it can only become Su Hao's bag.
Su Hao's almost crazy stop of the Hefei Battle Plan left an extremely deep impression on Zhang Shengfei, who saw the defeat with his own eyes. While determined to die in battle to atone for his crimes, Zhang Shengfei also regarded Su Hao as a real soldier. He believed in Su Hao, so he gave the central computer control code. Zhang Shengfei's original intention was to hope that Su Hao would take responsibility and save more people. But he never dreamed that when the main control of the computer was replaced, those things that should have been secrets were now all revealed in front of Su Hao.
Design drawings of large-caliber individual cannons, material ratio of high-strength combat suits, main control programs for the production of small electromagnetic guns, and high-performance battery integration devices......
In peacetime, these weapons are state secrets. In order to fight against mutated creatures, the autonomy of weapon production is mostly delegated to each base city, and classified weapons have also been changed to commonly used equipment. In order to facilitate mass production, the base computer will be arranged according to the specific capacity of the heavy workshop. Now, they all belong to Su Hao, and they belong to the new base that is in transit and is about to be built.
This is an extraneous gain. Even Su Hao himself didn't expect that Zhang Shengfei's legacy to himself would be so rich.