Chapter 1679 Northwest Reconnaissance Team, Retreat!

The night is getting darker.

northwest.

The cold wind blows.

The northwest has cooled down a lot recently, with temperatures dropping to minus seven or eight degrees at night.

Black Hand and Zheng Shiwu have been stationed here for more than two months.

The original task given to them was to stay here for three months, but the time has not yet come.

During the day, the communications staff at the Oil City Communications Office kept calling them, but no one came through.

In order to save the power of the radio station, the two black hands will only turn it on when they need to contact Oil City.

It usually happens once every two days, and they only contact Oil City in the evening after their investigation is completed.

In the cellar,

The crunching hand-pressed flashlight kept making sounds.

"Old Zheng, what happened at the northwest base during the day? Are you sure it was a wall-climbing zombie?" The black hand pressed the flashlight, and the light from the flashlight flickered on and off.

Zheng Shiwu opened the box, turned on the radio, put the headset on his head and said:

"I'm sure, although I don't know why the wall-climbing zombies came out during the day, but they are indeed wall-climbing zombies!"

"Stop talking, I have to contact Oil City quickly and report the situation."

"oh."

Blackhand looked at the cellar wall in a daze, remembering the scene in the northwest base he saw a few hours ago, and couldn't calm down for a long time.

He saw with his own eyes the two wall-climbing zombies that climbed into the northwest base wall, biting people in sight, and mutated into zombies in a very short period of time.

If it hadn't been for the captain on duty who brought people to support in time, I'm afraid the northwest base wall would have been completely lost.

But in that brief moment, they paid the price with dozens of deaths.

There are only two wall-climbing zombies. If more wall-climbing zombies come, the wall will probably fall immediately.

The reason why two wall-climbing zombies can cause such power is related to their belief that wall-climbing zombies will only appear at night. In addition, the gloomy weather does not provide good visibility.

So their guards didn't notice what was going on under the wall and relaxed their vigilance.

If zombies climb the wall during the day, then they continue to investigate.

The risk is too high.

And now it’s difficult to get water, so they have to go out.

well.

I don’t know what to do now.

Just when he was worried about what to do next.

There was a sound of electricity coming from the side.

Sizzling——

"I am Zheng Shiwu from the investigation team, calling Oil City."

After Zheng Shiwu called two or three times, he still didn't receive a reply, so he carried the box to the entrance of the cellar.

He climbed up the ladder towards the cellar, holding the ladder with one hand, and pushing open the upper cover with the other hand, opening a small gap.

Then climbed down.

call--

"Blackhand, come here, bring the ultraviolet light and turn it on."

He was worried that if he opened the cellar cover, the smell of the two of them would drift out and attract zombies climbing on the wall.

Turning on the ultraviolet light is for self-protection.

The black hand naturally understood his thoughts, stopped pressing the hand lamp, and walked over with the ultraviolet lamp.

Purple-blue lights lit up in this dark cellar.

Zheng Shiwu held the radio station and repeated the call just now.

A minute later, a reply came.

"I am in Oil City, and I have finally contacted you."

Chen Siyu from the Oil City Communications Office said with some excitement:

"The latest notice is that wall-climbing zombies will appear during the day. The reconnaissance mission is suspended. Please return to Oil City immediately."

Zheng Shiwu was stunned for a few seconds when he heard the news from Oil City.

But he quickly realized that it seemed that wall-climbing zombies appearing in the northwest base during the day were not a special case.

This situation has been discovered in oil cities thousands of kilometers away.

After reacting, Zheng Shiwu quickly said:

"Received. In addition, when we were investigating the northwest base today, we found two wall-climbing zombies climbing up the wall of the northwest base and causing dozens of deaths."

He originally wanted to warn Oil City that wall-climbing zombies would appear during the day.

Unexpectedly, Oil City knew about this situation before they did.

Chen Siyu quickly said:

"Okay, in addition, it is too far for you to come back from the northwest, and there is also the danger of wall-climbing zombies. Taking these problems into consideration, in order to allow you to return to the trading market safely."

"Oil City has decided to send a helicopter to pick you up in West City. Please keep in touch during the journey and don't lose contact."

When Zheng Shiwu heard what Chen Siyu said, his face lit up. He had been worried about how to get back so far.

Now we only need to go to West Market, which means the distance is shortened by half.

"Received, we will set off back to the trading market tomorrow."

"What's your current material situation?"

"There is still enough food and enough fuel. The main problem is water shortage, but we can find a way to get water."

"Do you have any other information you need to share?"

"No, I mainly wanted to report about the wall-climbing zombies that appeared during the day, but you already know that."

"Okay, please pay attention to your safety. We will wait for your return at the trading market."

"OK."

Zheng Shiwu took off the headset, with an excited expression on his face.

Since Zheng Shiwu was wearing a headset, Black Hand didn't hear the voice from the Oil City. He just got a rough idea of ​​what Zheng Shiwu said and asked:

"What's wrong? Oil City wants us to go back?"

"right."

Zheng Shiwu nodded and said:

"The wall-climbing zombies have been found in the oil city, so let's suspend the mission and go back directly."

"It's so far, there are wall-climbing zombies everywhere, it's too dangerous to go back." Black Hand was a little worried.

"How about waiting a little longer?"

"What are you waiting for! We can all go back, why are we still here! It's so dangerous here, there's no need for us to stay here." Zheng Shiwu frowned and said.

"What are you thinking about? Why don't you want to go back?" Zheng Shiwu asked again.

Black Hand thought of the two wall-climbing zombies during the day, and said with a serious face:

"It's too dangerous to go back two thousand kilometers, and wall-climbing zombies may appear at any time!"

"We still have more than two months of food here, why don't we stay here and wait."

"Wait for what?" Zheng Shiwu asked.

Black Hand smacked his lips and said:

"With such thick clouds, it may rain or snow at any time. What if it rains or snows on our way back?"

"Wait until the rain and snow are over and the sun comes out, then we will go back. Anyway, we still have more than two months of food."

When Black Hand and Zheng Shiwu came out, due to the long journey, in order to avoid various accidents, the supplies prepared for them were saturated.

For example, the two people's mission time is three months, so the food prepared for them is five months.

These foods are individual combat rations found in the Wu City military base, compressed biscuits and the like, which have a small area and a long storage time and are easy to carry.

Black Hand did not want to return to Oil City immediately, and he also had his concerns.

After all, it is getting darker and darker now, and there are wall-climbing zombies. In the past, they only appeared at night, but now they will run out during the day.

The way back is destined to be extremely dangerous.

Moreover, the cloud layer is so thick that it may rain or snow at any time. Once a natural disaster strikes on the road, then

After hearing what he said, Zheng Shiwu took a deep breath and said earnestly:

"We must go back!"

"You are right about one thing just now. We don't know when the natural disaster will come, but do you know how long it will last? If it lasts for several months like a thunderstorm, we can't survive with such a small amount of food, and we will starve to death in the end!"

"And we are so close to the Northwest Base, we are scared every day. If they find us one day, it will be difficult for us to escape!"

"If we go back, we may not die. But if we stay, we will definitely die!"

Under the illumination of the ultraviolet light, Zheng Shiwu's face appeared purple-blue, which was a bit weird.

Black Hand hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Okay, but we need a plan."

"We have to plan a return route. I don't want to be discovered and chased by the people from Wuyuan Mountain when I came here."

"Well, help me take the map out of the bag, and we will plan a return route." Seeing that Black Hand finally agreed, Zheng Shiwu pointed to the bag behind Black Hand and said.

Then, Zheng Shiwu put away the radio, climbed up the ladder, and moved the cover of the cellar back.

In the cellar.

The two gathered together, studied the map, and planned a return route.

Wu City Military Base.

The transport brigade, which had been running all day, arrived here for rest.

During the day, Li Qi received news from Oil City about the wall-climbing zombies, and immediately withdrew the patrol personnel on the top of the mountain back to the base.

And closed the gate of the military base.

It was not until the evening that Zuo Ruxue and others from the transport brigade arrived, and they opened the gate of the military base.

At night.

Zuo Ruxue and Song Qi and others gathered together to chat.

They looked serious, and all of them were in a bad mood.

"Sister Zuo, did you have a smooth journey this time?" Li Qi asked, breaking the silence.

Zuo Ruxue smiled bitterly:

"Smooth as hell! We encountered three waves of wall-climbing zombies on the way. If there were no drones patrolling in the air and killing the zombies in advance, the convoy would be in trouble."

"Ah? Isn't there an ultraviolet lamp?" Song Qi asked in confusion.

Xiao Hu said with a gloomy face:

"Wall-climbing zombies do not appear alone, they often appear with ordinary zombies. Ordinary zombies are not afraid of ultraviolet lamps. If ordinary zombies approach the vehicle, they may destroy the ultraviolet lamp or block the ultraviolet lamp. In this way, it gives the wall-climbing zombies a chance."

"It sounds so dangerous, are you going to continue transporting next?" Li Qi asked.

"Yes."

Xiao Hu sighed: "The food from the headquarters base and the northern border has not been completely transported. It is estimated that we have to run back and forth, otherwise the food in the oil city will not be enough."

"Why is it not enough? Haven't we sent 10,000 tons?" Li Qi asked.

She hadn't been to Oil City for a long time, so she didn't know much about the situation there.

Zuo Ruxue explained:

"The population of the trading market has exceeded 170,000, and the buffer city wall is still being built. The food consumption is huge. I can't explain it to you clearly for a while. Anyway, our transportation team must transport food to Oil City, and then transport the oil from Oil City to the North and the headquarters base."

Li Qi and Song Qi nodded.

They are very safe here at the military base.

The military base is very closed. As long as the gate is not opened, they are not afraid of more zombies coming from outside.

Moreover, there is a lot of food and oil stored here, and they are only a few dozen people.

Even if they are not given supplies, they can still support themselves here for more than a few years.

There is no need to worry about the water source.

Wu City is at a relatively low altitude and is close to the Yangtze River.

There are deep wells in the military base, and the groundwater can be dug through, so the water source problem can be fully guaranteed.

It's just that it's a bit boring to stay here.

Thinking back to the beginning, Zuo Ruxue and Xiao Hu survived the entire thunderstorm disaster here. It was really hard to stay in a closed environment with no sunlight for several months.

Li Qi thought for a moment and said:

"Sister Zuo, Xiao Hu, if you are in danger, I can provide helicopter support here."

Zuo Ruxue shook her head and said:

"Forget it, don't open the door unless necessary. Now the wall-climbing zombies can appear during the day, and these wall-climbing zombies are elusive. Once the door is opened, what if a wall-climbing zombie sneaks in?"

"We also have ultraviolet lamps! We will definitely set up the ultraviolet lamps before opening the door." Li Qi said quickly.

"Let's talk about it later, or you can discuss it with the headquarters base." Zuo Ruxue replied.

"Yeah." After hearing what Zuo Ruxue said, Li Qi did not continue to persuade.

Staring at the map on the table, dazed.

And Zuo Ruxue also raised her head and stared at the ceiling above her head.

I don't know if it's because the sky has become darker, but there are more and more zombies appearing during the day.

In the past, when they were transporting, they would encounter a group of zombies at most hundreds of heads.

On average, they would encounter one on each trip.

Now, from Oil City to Wu City Military Base, they have encountered three waves of zombies with more than a thousand heads, and there are also wall-climbing zombies.

They used drone reconnaissance and saw the zombie group on the road a few kilometers behind.

So they used the drone horn to attract and lead the zombie group away.

And those who were already very close could only be bombed with artillery and machine guns.

So this trip was the day with the largest ammunition consumption since their transport team started transporting.

Squeak--

Xiao Hu suddenly stood up, "I'm sleepy, go to bed, I have to get up early tomorrow."

After saying that, he walked towards the accommodation area.

After Zuo Ruxue was stunned for a while, she also stood up and said hello and left.

Leaving Li Qi and Song Qi behind.

Li Qi looked at their backs as they left, with worry in her eyes.

"The wall-climbing zombies have come out, and their transportation team is under a lot of pressure."

Song Qi nodded and said:

"Now that you say that, I feel a little guilty. We stay in such a safe place."

Li Qi said with a smile:

"How long do you want to stay? I don't see the sun every day, and I don't know what's going on outside. I wonder when the headquarters base will send someone to take over."

"You want to leave?" Song Qi asked in surprise.

"Do you still want to stay here?" Li Qi asked back.

Song Qi didn't answer directly:

"It's okay. Staying here is a bit boring, but everything else is fine."

"You really can stay at home!" Li Qi gave him a thumbs up.

She really couldn't imagine that Song Qi, a young man in his twenties, didn't feel bored staying in a military base that was like a dungeon every day.

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