binnovel Chapter 67 The war begins
Chapter 67 The war begins
As soon as Li Chenglong arrived at his position, he found that Hao Dahai, Zhao Gang, Zhao Rui, and others had already set up forward positions outside the south gate of Shuguang City. Zhao Rui was somewhat puzzled: "Why don't we all retreat back into the city and rely on the ten-meter-high walls of Shuguang City to hold out? The walls are high and thick; I don't believe they can get up there." Li Chenglong had already come to their side by then, and he heard him say: "The alien beasts are generally very large. If we let them pile up at the foot of the city before we attack, even though the walls of Shuguang City are 10 meters high, after a while, the alien beasts behind will be able to climb up the hill made of the piled-up corpses."
When Hao Dahai and his men saw Li Chenglong approaching with his special forces, they immediately saluted, and Li Chenglong returned the salute. Hao Dahai smiled and said, "Yes, like when Genghis Khan led his Mongol army to attack a city in ancient times. At first, the city walls were high and sturdy, causing great losses to those who were only skilled in mounted combat. But then they came up with a plan: at night, they used cavalry to pile up sandbags at the foot of the city walls to form steps, and finally rode their horses directly to the top. If they could do that with sandbags, imagine how much more powerful those large beasts would be."
Li Chenglong didn't waste any words and asked directly, "Hao Dahai, tell me about your position arrangement." Hao Dahai took out a map recently printed in Shuguang City and said, "My first line of defense is located three kilometers south of Shuguang City. I've placed three companies, totaling 330 men, here. The main superhumans and the most elite soldiers are all here. The fourth company and the logistics support company are currently constructing the second line of defense two kilometers away, just waiting for Zheng Yong's fourth battalion to arrive so they can use it immediately." Li Chenglong said, "Very good. Let's go to the first line of defense together."
Hao Dahai quickly stopped him, "Captain Li, you should still be commanding the overall situation from the city wall. I'll lead the brothers up first." Li Chenglong immediately refused, "We only have a little over 1000 men available right now, and we don't even know the size of this group of monsters. The current situation is that soldiers are generals, and generals are soldiers, so let's all go together." Hao Dahai nodded and followed Li Chenglong, who had already advanced. Yang Liu left some special forces members who weren't suited for combat behind to help reinforce the second line of defense, and then led the remaining thirty-odd men to join the group.
As Li Chenglong walked, he asked Hao Dahai, "Does your battalion have enough ammunition right now?" Hao Dahai shook his head, "Not enough, probably not enough at all. Although Sister Shen's factory has started production, production is very low due to a shortage of steel. Right now, each of us only has about 20 bullets, and as for artillery shells, there are even fewer, because we can't produce them yet. But thankfully, half of us have been equipped with that alloy knife machine you made, Commander. That knife is really good." With that, Hao Dahai took the superalloy knife out of its sheath. This knife was later improved by Li Chenglong. Currently, the blade is three fingers wide, 85cm long, and weighs about 2.5kg, making it very comfortable to use.
Li Chenglong glanced at the knife at Hao Dahai's waist and said with some regret, "Unfortunately, with our current crystals, we only have enough to allocate to half of the army; the rest has been assigned to the security forces." While the two were talking, they arrived at the first line of defense. Zhao Gang, seeing Li Chenglong arrive, hurriedly went to greet him, "Commander, your arrival gives us confidence." Li Chenglong patted Zhao Gang on the shoulder and immediately asked, "How is the situation now?"
Zhao Gang gave Li Chenglong a brief introduction. Hao Dahai and Zhao Rui also went to their designated positions. Since it was close to noon and they hadn't eaten yet, Li Chenglong told everyone who was ready to eat something quickly to prevent running out of energy later. Yang Liu and the others sat around Li Chenglong. Since this was the special forces team's first official operation, Li Chenglong asked several team members who were ordinary people before the apocalypse, "How is it? Are you scared?"
Feng Fafa, the leader, said, "Captain Li, I'm a little scared." Yang Liu immediately spat, "A man in his mid-twenties, and a superhuman at that, is such a coward." Li Chenglong then looked at Zhao Liying: "Aren't you scared?" Zhao Liying shook her head and then nodded. Li Chenglong smiled and downed the half-empty bottle of water in his hand: "Everyone's scared, that's normal." Zhao Liying stared at Li Chenglong: "Captain Li, you're scared too? You're so powerful." Li Chenglong said seriously: "I am too, but I'm not afraid of those unknown monsters, I'm afraid of losing these brothers and sisters because of the battle."
Li Chenglong was about to speak again when Hao Dahai suddenly exclaimed, "So many crabs!" Li Chenglong immediately poked his head out of the fortifications, took out his military binoculars, and looked into the distance. He saw a dense swarm of giant crabs advancing towards them, followed by what appeared to be some large shrimp. The crabs were over a meter tall, like small cars, and not only were they huge, they were also moving quite fast. Li Chenglong immediately activated his True Eye: Level 3 Beast Giant Claw Crab, evolved from a Blue Crab Beast virus infection, with strengthened claws and shell. Level 3 Beast Frenzied Lobster, evolved from shrimp and lobsters infected by a virus, possessing an unprecedented hunger for food, leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.
Hao Dahai estimated the distance and shouted, "Commander, they'll be here in three minutes at most!" Li Chenglong said, "Proceed according to the original plan, but don't linger. They're all level three; we should be able to handle them relatively easily." At Li Chenglong's command, all the fire-type ability users from the Third Battalion and the Special Forces stepped forward and began gathering their skills. Zhao Rui laughed and said, "Let's give them a little barbecue first."
The horde of alien beasts was rapidly closing in. Li Chenglong, seeing they were within 500 meters, immediately ordered his men to open fire. Although the beasts had hard shells for protection, their eyes and joints were relatively vulnerable; a hit would still cause damage. Then, all the fire and wind-elemental ability users coordinated, unleashing countless fireballs and wind blades. The crabs charging at the front were struck by fireballs, producing crackling sounds, followed by numerous wind blades hitting their joints, rendering them immobile.
Before the battle, Li Chenglong originally wanted to pour out the gasoline and create a sea of gasoline in front of the position so that it could be set on fire and deal a heavy blow to the alien beasts. However, he found that he didn't have much gasoline left in his storage space, and the area to be covered was too wide. To make it effective, he would need at least 10 to 15 tons of gasoline, so he gave up the idea.