The Major couldn't see anymore, he screamed, and his whole body jumped to his feet, his hands clawed wildly at his body, and he pulled out clumps of flesh from under the corroded and liquefied combat suit. The skin attached to it was torn open, revealing yellowish subcutaneous fat, muscles covered with red blood vessels. The acid that flowed and spread from the surface of the body fell on the body, producing an unbearable itch, as if there were thousands of ants gnawing on the body, unable to get rid of it, and could only struggle desperately, but could never relieve the pain.

More reinforcements rushed from the rear of the position. Neither officers nor soldiers wanted to take a step back. They formed battle formations, shielding each other in hand-to-hand combat and shooting, and fought fiercely against the dense creature frenzy.

At such times, stepping back means death———— those monsters are not human, they have no concept of prisoners of war at all. Running away is death, surrendering is also death, it is better to fight and die like a man with a bang.

A lieutenant controls the cannon gun, and his divergent mind is constantly locking on to the target. Beside him, a soldier wields a carbon battle axe at the mutant creatures that fall at him. The two of them cooperated tacitly, and a thick layer of flesh and blood was already piled up at their feet. The cannon spewed blazing tongues of fire, and the dense rain of bullets shot down the monsters that could not be dodged, and the soldiers gasped with the smiles of a victor on their faces.

"That's right, that's it, ravage these dog mongrels ————"

The lieutenant got up and shot into the distance, shouting at the soldiers, "They're no match for us at all, just a bunch of brainless bastards." After this battle, Lao Tzu will be able to step on these garbage corpses to get promoted, and when the time comes, ......"

The excited words were abruptly interrupted, and the lieutenant's expression froze instantly.

He heard a hollow muffled sound from the gun mount, and no more tongues of fire erupted from the muzzle.

Cannonball...... Shot up.

The incomparably cold chill instantly penetrated the whole body.

The lieutenant looked up suddenly, and what caught his eye was a dense mass of mutated creatures swarming like a tidal wave. At such a close distance, the faces that were originally human looked extremely hideous. They resemble ants, locusts, rats, cockroaches...... These monsters seemed to have crawled out of the hungry ghost realm for ten thousand years, their mouths wide open, with fishy saliva and sharp teeth shining in the sun, howling and pounced on themselves

"Bastards, fuck you————"

The lieutenant's curse of mad rage was instantly drowned.

There was chaos in the command post.

People were running and shouting, and the ground was littered with papers. No one cares about a damn leak, and the white paper is covered in shoe prints. Screams kept coming from the microphone, and cries for help came from various positions. Among them, there was a rustling of radio waves, and there was a rush to ask for help.

"Our division has lost all its forward positions and the middle of the defensive zone has been breached. My reserves have all been exhausted, and the guard company has all been killed, and now I am in dire need of reinforcements."

"My line of defense has collapsed, and the rate of loss of armored forces is as high as eighty percent. The remnants are retreating towards position four. Repeating, the remnants are retreating towards position four. ”

"Ask for support, we can't hold ————"

There were calls for help everywhere, there were calls for reinforcements everywhere.

Zhang Shengfei leaned against the wall, looking calm. Only when he walked to his side, from a very close distance, could he find that he was trembling.

The defensive positions were broken through on all fronts, and what was originally planned as a war of annihilation of mutated creatures turned into a massacre of human armies. They flooded the positions like a tidal wave, cutting off the connection between the ammunition depots and the front line, and the roads that were once open were blocked by corpses and monsters. There is no ammunition, the weapon is just scrap metal. Although the soldiers have the strength to strengthen and the individual strength far exceeds that of mutated creatures, they are unable to fight the swarming monsters.

They dominate in an absolute way, overpowering quality with quantity.

Many of the methods used in planning to respond to emergencies have no chance of being implemented.

The impact of the mutated creatures was too fast, and the large flamethrowers set at the front of the position were completely buried by the corpses, unable to release the flames and stop the surging monsters.

The Air Force received footage of frogman and gecko attack helicopters, and despite the heavy losses of the Army Aviation units, the Air Force did not send support units. Due to the ban on the use of high-speed fighters by order of the military department, the reinforcements of the air force can only be mainly helicopter gunships. Even if they do, they will be attacked.

The total number of personnel of all the troops participating in this campaign is less than 200,000.

Based on satellite remote sensing maps, the number of mutated organisms in the city is calculated to be at least more than 3 million

Zhang Shengfei finally understood why Su Hao had to fiercely oppose the Hefei Battle Plan at that time?

Yes, there is some kind of connection between those mutated creatures that we don't know about. Although they are infected with different types of genes and vary greatly in appearance and size, they are still the host of the virus by nature. In terms of the source of infection, there is not much difference. While pheromones have an effect on some of them, the parts that are not affected also have a biocontact effect. If the affected mutated creature is destroyed within a short period of time, the fear mind will also be interrupted. This is also the real reason why pheromone tactics can only be used against small groups of creatures———— their small number will naturally shorten the combat time and will not cause a diffuse effect. Even if the full-range coverage effect does occur, the pace of the battle can still be controlled, and the defense line will not collapse.

Yes, yes, but it's too late.

Zhang Wen ran over with an assault rifle and waved his arm at Zhang Shengfei's extreme corruption: "Uncle, the front can't be held anymore." The entire front has completely collapsed, and I have sent a distress signal to the new Nanyang base. Now, get out of the way."

Remove?

This simple word slashed Zhang Shengfei's heart like a knife.

He coughed involuntarily, his pale and bloodless face flushing unusually. Trying to hold back his convulsive body, Zhang Shengfei showed a sad smile: "At this time, retreat...... What is the use of withdrawal? ”

This answer was obviously unexpected.

He was stunned for a few seconds, and his tone suddenly became a little anxious: "Uncle, what's wrong with you?" We must withdraw to the new Nanyang base and rely on the city wall to fight back. There is a strong garrison there, and as long as you hold on and wait for reinforcements, you will be able to survive quickly. ”

Zhang Shengfei's tone was very indifferent: "Do you remember Su Hao's warning to us? Do you remember what he said? ”

Zhang Wen's gaze suddenly became cold: "Su Hao? ”

If he could, he'd rather never hear this damned, nightmare name again.

Zhang Shengfei didn't care about his nephew's expression, and sighed: "He said that there is a problem with the Hefei campaign plan, and it is impossible to succeed at all. It's a large city, with millions of mutated creatures clustered within it. Pheromone tactics can only be effective against small cities with a biome of around 100,000. We are digging our own grave at all, and this battle was doomed from the start. We have so much confidence in victory. I...... I...... I ......"

Zhang Shengfei's voice gradually became dim. He really didn't know what way to express his deep remorse in his heart?

The Battle of Hefei was a mistake.

If it weren't for my own stubbornness, if it weren't for the desire for profit, if it weren't for the desire for quick success and wanting to get more, things wouldn't be the way they are now.

Zhang Shengfei wanted to repent and redeem all this, but he knew that he couldn't do anything.

The entire front has collapsed, and the tide of mutated creatures is enough to engulf everything. Their individual combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of soldiers who have been injected with enhanced potions. However, mutant organisms also have advantages that humans cannot match———— the virus weakens their sense of pain, and the parasitic brain deepens and suppresses negative thoughts such as fear to the lowest point. Their own pain and the death of their peers have no effect on them, and the collective instinct from other infected genes causes them to gather in large numbers, forming terrifying tactics based on individual abilities and working together. They are no longer zombies at the beginning of the outbreak of the virus storm, but an incomparably powerful army of mutant creatures. Although they do not possess guns and chariots like humans, they have a firm numerical advantage.

"Now is not the time to talk about these things. Uncle, we need to get out of here, get out of here—

Zhang Wen obviously couldn't understand the pain in Zhang Shengfei's heart. He felt enveloped in great fear, angry, but without anyone to release, and even more so suppressed by an unspeakable entanglement.

As a cautious person, Zhang Wen put a lot of effort into the Hefei Battle Plan. He has conducted hundreds of tactical exercises on the computer, and made accurate judgments on the strength of the two warring sides. In order to make all kinds of additional data closer to reality, he repeatedly checked the terrain in the sky over Hefei and selected the most suitable battlefield. Especially for the fortifications set up outside the city, the high and low intervals and vitality configuration are all from Zhang Wen's hands.

He is very diligent and never pretends to do such things to others, only by doing it himself, can he find more problems from it, so as to avoid unexpected situations.

However, the whole plan was set up to go astray from the start.

Zhang Wen is not Su Hao, and he does not have the rich experience of fighting mutant creatures in the future world. All the criteria for his campaign planning are based on data from previous battles since the outbreak of the virus. However, the virus has been evolving, from zombies to bloody corpses and humanoids, and there has been a significant increase in reaction, speed, attack power, etc., and foreign gene infections have also caused the evolution of different populations of humanoids. They have become more advanced, their biological characteristics more pronounced, especially in the face of the assimilation effect of the virus, and the different populations of humanoids have begun to cooperate with each other. They are no longer simply infected parasites, but are gradually forming hierarchical social structures.

The essence of the Hefei campaign plan is, to put it bluntly, a copy of the Lujiang battle. Zhang Wen only saw the honor and harvest brought by victory, but never considered the responsibility that must be borne after defeat.

Since the battle is defeated, it is necessary to retreat.

I have to live, I have to live.

"Uncle, let's go————"

Zhang Wen's eager eyes were almost spewing fire. He tugged Zhang Shengfei's arm and pleaded in an extremely urgent tone: "We still have three helicopters, it's still too late to leave." Those monsters have already rushed through the central core position, they will soon find here, and if they don't leave, there really will be no chance. ”

Looking at his nephew with an anxious face, Zhang Shengfei suddenly felt a faint sadness in his heart.

"Retreat? Is this the only thought you have in your head? ”

Suddenly, Zhang Shengfei shouted violently, stretched out his right hand and grabbed Zhang Wen's throat fiercely, turned around suddenly, and pressed it against the wall.

"At a time like this, you're thinking about running away? Don't you have the most basic shame? It was we who formulated this plan, and since it failed, we must take responsibility. The front line has been routed, there are no defensive positions, and the soldiers are no match for the mutant creatures. You've also seen with your own eyes, so many people have been killed, so many people have become food for the mouths of monsters, you ...... You're still trying to escape? ”

Zhang Wen felt that he was about to suffocate, and an abnormal red suddenly appeared on his face. He struggled desperately, but he couldn't break free from Zhang Shengfei's wrist. The old man's voice was full of murderous intent, and he ...... He actually wanted to kill me? Kill his only nephew?

As a powerful general with heavy troops, Zhang Shengfei had just been injected with the fourth-order strengthening potion issued by the Academy of Sciences two months ago. Although the batch number of the drug is indicated as "experimental", the actual enhancement effect does not deviate at all, and the difference is only in quantitative production and individual formulation.

Zhang Wen's military rank was only major, and although Zhang Shengfei took good care of his nephew, he did not have the ability to get a second fourth-order potion from Wang Qinian. The number of experimental types is extremely rare, and according to the regulations, only general-level people are eligible for distribution.

The feeling of suffocation became stronger and stronger, Zhang Wen could no longer breathe, and the scene in front of him gradually became blurred.

"Uncle...... Uncle...... Plentiful...... Spare me...... Please, please......"

There were muffled words rolling in his throat, and if it weren't for the close distance, he wouldn't have been able to hear the pleading.

Zhang Shengfei's face was gloomy, and the fierce light in the depths of his eyes gradually disappeared, revealing remorse and resoluteness that could not be concealed.

He slowly let go of his hand and watched as Zhang Wen, who had escaped death, slid down the wall and collapsed to the ground.

"Let's go......"

Zhang Shengfei turned around, strode to the electronic monitoring screen not far away, and roared angrily without looking back: "If you don't want to die, hurry up and get out of my ————."

After all, it was his nephew, his own relatives.

Zhang Wen's eyes were black for a while, his whole body was weak, and he just stood up straight against the wall, and immediately lost his strength and fell down. Despite the severe physical discomfort, he gritted his teeth, supported the ground with his hands, and got up again, gasping for breath, and stumbled out of the command post.

Many people had already taken advantage of the chaos to flee, and only the adjutant, communications staff and a few personal guards were left in the room. They stood in their respective positions, silently watching Zhang Shengfei.

For a moment, there was absolute silence in the room.

Zhang Shengfei let out a long exhale, he pressed a few familiar numbers on the touch keyboard, grabbed the microphone, and broke the silence in a calm and stern tone.

Su Hao's figure soon appeared on the screen.

His expression was a little surprised, obviously he didn't expect Zhang Shengfei to take the initiative to contact him at such a time.

"Colonel Sue, you're right"

Zhang Shengfei did not hide his wrong thoughts at all. He spoke in a serious tone, with an element of hope: "We have failed, and the whole line of defense has completely collapsed. The preset traps couldn't stop those monsters, and there were far more of them than expected. Su Hao, you are indeed prescient in this matter. I have to apologize to you. I...... Wrong"

Su Hao silently stared at the old man on the screen, trying to read the subtle emotional changes on the face that was full of surroundings. But in the end———— he was still very disappointed except for the arrogance and majesty that a soldier should have, only the most sincere apologies.

"No, it doesn't matter to me whether I apologize or not."

Su Hao shook his head slowly, his expression indifferent: "Now is not the time to say these words. Many people died in battle, and many others could not escape the pursuit of mutant creatures. You should think about them and do something for them. After all, you are the commander of the 184 Army, the supreme commander of the 3rd Southeastern Theater of Operations. ”

These words were extremely cold and hard, and did not mean to ease the atmosphere in the slightest.

Su Hao has been paying attention to the battle situation.

The good relationship with the officers left behind gave Su Hao the opportunity to watch the progress of the battle through his personal computer. The footage taken by the helicopter from Hefei was also transmitted to the new Nanyang base.

Looking at those soldiers who died heroically, Su Hao only felt trembling all over, he really wanted to take the troops into battle, but reason told him that it was actually very stupid, except for the death of all the soldiers, it had no effect on alleviating the crisis at all. After all, the human army has no numerical superiority at all, and even if it relies on the various defense facilities of the new Nanyang base city, there is still no chance of victory.

Zhang Shengfei obviously didn't expect Su Hao's words to be so sharp, and he didn't show mercy at all.

He was stunned for a few seconds, slowly lowered his head, and sighed gloomily: "Yes, it's all my fault, it's my fault." I am not in a position to ask for forgiveness, and I will make amends for it...... Before I do that, though, I hope you'll promise me one thing. ”

Under the watchful eyes of Su Hao and the others in the room, Zhang Shengfei entered a string of complex codes on the keyboard, which was clearly transmitted to Su Hao's computer in the form of electronic signals.

It is a 56-bit code composed of various symbols and numbers mixed with the heavenly and earthly branches.

Su Hao couldn't stay calm anymore, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he said in a trembling voice: "This, this is ......"

"This is the control code of the central computer of the new Nanyang base city."

Zhang Shengfei's expression at this moment was extremely serene: "With this, you can control the entire city and have the power to command all the workshops and units in the entire base. ”