Dragon Transformation in the Apocalypse

Chapter 259 Fighting the Enemy Together

Because of the extremely bad weather, Ding Hai had the Dawn Army's reinforcements properly settled in, while he invited Li Chenglong and the others to the conference room. Upon entering, Ding Hai said with a wry smile, "Thank you very much for coming from so far away to help, but after these two days of fighting, we are quite exhausted, and with the continuous snow, we can't hold a welcome party for you."

Li Chenglong immediately spoke up: "Let's not get bogged down in formalism. Can you tell me about the current situation?"

Ding Hai had his guard bring out a map, and then began to speak: "Currently, our base is mainly facing enemies from three directions. The first direction is the north, where there are the most enemies. I estimate that there are no fewer than 8 of them, mainly led by level 5 zombie soldiers and some level 8 to 9 zombies. But there are definitely big guys behind them. I sensed that during the previous battle."

He straightened the map and continued, "The second direction is east. There aren't many zombies here, but there are a lot of strange snowman zombies. They look a bit like the snowman zombies in the game Plants vs. Zombies. They are tall, incredibly strong, and have very high defense. I have a level 8 strength-type leader who used his strength-type ability to fight one of them and paid the price of his life to kill it."

The adjutant next to him added, "The third direction is the west. The enemy situation in the west is relatively less serious, with only more than 10,000 zombies. However, because it happened so suddenly, we also suffered relatively heavy casualties."

Ding Hai said sadly, "I've killed at least eight or nine thousand zombies since the apocalypse, if not ten thousand, and I've been through more than a hundred battles. But this is the first time I've encountered zombies launching a surprise attack in a blizzard. The three armies of the Hohhot base, with more than 100,000 men, have lost more than 30,000 in just three days. More than 10,000 men a day! It's terrifying."

Li Chenglong said, "Deputy Commander Ding, I think I should first gather all my officers above the battalion level for a comprehensive meeting on the enemy situation and a subsequent operational meeting to discuss how to defend the base before talking about the counterattack." Ding Hai said, "That's definitely possible. We'll have our military officers go to the conference room in 20 minutes for an operational meeting."

Li Chenglong used his Crystal Cell phone to notify the information support unit, instructing them to distribute the message. Since this location was 1100 kilometers from Dawn City, it was still within the Crystal Cell network's coverage area. During this preparation time, Ding Hai informed Li Chenglong of the current situation at the base.

Although the troop losses were severe, the base was not breached thanks to the soldiers' brave and tenacious fighting. With the coal and timber collected in the summer and autumn, heating was still guaranteed, and food reserves were also adequate, so the residents of the base could sustain their lives for a long time.

Hearing this news, Li Chenglong felt much more at ease. The base was currently under siege, and he was afraid that the lack of supplies would cause chaos inside. Once chaos broke out, it would be uncontrollable, and the base would be breached sooner or later.

Twenty minutes later, the remaining officers at the regimental level and above from the three armies of the Hohhot base, along with the battalion-level and above officers at the battalion level from the Dawn Army, gathered in the main conference room for a military meeting that lasted for more than an hour. The meeting detailed the entire process of the zombie army's attack, how the battle had been fought over the past three days, the extent of the damage, and so on.

The meeting also discussed the subsequent deployment. After discussion, Deputy Commander Ding Hai decided to reduce the three incomplete armies to two armies. Then, the first army was divided in two, with one part guarding the western part of the base and the other part guarding the eastern part. The remaining army, along with the Dawn Army, would guard the northern region with the most zombies.

Because it was still snowing at the Hohhot base, it wasn't suitable for spaceship landings. The five spaceships from the Dawn City Air Force were currently stationed at the Taiyuan base, ready to fly to the battlefield for support once the opportunity arose. Ding Hai, knowing that Li Chenglong had brought his rocket regiment and air force, excitedly said, "A drop of kindness deserves a spring of gratitude. We will forever remember Dawn City's all-out assistance. After this battle, we'll sign a strategic alliance agreement, and our two bases will be friends forever."

Yunlan smiled and said, "We are all members of the Chinese Human Army, so helping each other is only right. Just make sure our soldiers are taken care of. Many of them have probably never seen such a heavy snowstorm in their lives, and they might not be able to adapt." Ding Hai nodded, "That's only right. I just told people to make sure the Dawn Army soldiers are properly taken care of. You can rest for a bit. I don't think the zombies will attack today. We just repelled one wave this morning."

Li Chenglong said seriously, "We still need to be careful. The fact that the zombie army was able to attack four bases in the Northern Theater Command simultaneously during the snowstorm shows that they have a plan to take us down quickly by surprise. Although the zombies have been driven back now, they may try the same trick again. I'll take some men to inspect the positions and check the situation." Ding Hai agreed and said he would go with Li Chenglong.

As the group inspected the position, Zhao Liying sent a communication from the central computer room in Dawn City: "Team Leader Li, according to the footage taken by the X1 spaceship at an altitude of meters, the zombies have retreated to a distance of 100km from you and are not making any moves. However, what's very strange is that, according to the footage taken by the spaceship along the way, it's only snowing in the four bases of the Northern Theater Command and their surrounding areas, but there's no unusual weather elsewhere. Moreover, the snow clouds are interfering with communications and filming, so obtaining accurate intelligence is still quite difficult."

Li Chenglong replied, "Thank you for your hard work, Air Force soldiers. Please ask them to keep trying and take turns flying around at high altitude every two hours to scout out the enemy situation. However, they must pay attention to safety during the flight." Zhao Liying said that the Air Force now has flight schedules and will conduct reconnaissance every hour and a half, and send the reconnaissance reports to the Shuguang City Central Computer Room and Information Support Unit in real time.

Li Chenglong informed everyone present of the situation. After learning about it, Ding Hai smiled and said, "With the Dawn Army's air force as a powerful weapon, we can accurately obtain intelligence about the enemy." Yun Lan, however, was very interested in a later piece of information: "The blizzard only occurred in the four attacked bases and surrounding areas. That's very strange. Could this weather be man-made?"

Li Chenglong replied, "It looks very likely at the moment, but even if we know it's man-made, we don't have a solution yet. We can only hope that the air force can find some clues. However, the zombies are retreating now, which has bought us some time. It's 6 p.m. now, so let's make sure the soldiers have enough to eat and prepare for any possible battles tonight."