End of the World

After being persuaded by the three people, An Wenwen reluctantly agreed to go with Wu Bin and the others, saying that she would find a way to compensate them later. Wu Bin didn't take her words to heart, and packed up his things and took An Wenwen back to the camp.

After nearly ten hours of detour, Chen Guangjun and his men returned to the rear of the shelter. They experienced several battles on the way and sacrificed three soldiers before they finally returned to the shelter with great difficulty.

The gatekeepers at the rear welcomed them in directly, and everyone was told that a horde of one million zombies was about to attack the shelter. They had no time to rest and immediately rushed to the front of the shelter to join the defense forces.

According to the latest reconnaissance by the Army Aviation helicopter, the zombie horde is beginning to approach the outermost outpost. The dark mass of zombies seems to have no end in sight, which has greatly shocked the helicopter pilot who came for reconnaissance. If an ordinary person saw it, he would probably collapse on the spot.

The two towed howitzer battalions in the shelter received information sent back by the Army Aviation helicopter, adjusted the bombardment parameters, and prepared to bombard the zombies.

In addition to two towed howitzer battalions, the Shelter Artillery Brigade also has two rocket artillery battalions, two self-propelled howitzer battalions, and an independent cannon battalion. However, after the disaster broke out, some of the soldiers in the army turned into zombies, so except for the two towed howitzer battalions, which were later replenished with personnel from other troops, the other battalions with high technical requirements only had a little more than half of the personnel, which seriously affected their combat effectiveness.

This time almost the entire artillery brigade was mobilized. The cannon battalion was deployed behind the two howitzer battalions as fire support. The self-propelled howitzers were flexibly deployed as fire reserves for the city walls. Rocket launchers were not deployed for the time being. Among the several battalions, the rocket artillery battalion had the fewest people and the least ammunition base.

The only missile brigade in the shelter has not been deployed either. The launch position is too close to the city wall and cannot reach the target at all. There are not many missiles. The top military officials have already drawn up the next combat plan, in which the missile battalion must preserve its strength.

Therefore, the defense of the shelter wall mainly relies on infantry and various infantry support weapons. Three towed artillery battalions will provide fire support (cannons are also towed artillery with a caliber of 130 mm). In emergency situations, self-propelled howitzers and armed helicopters of the Army Aviation will join the battle. The military expects that such firepower should be able to repel the zombies' attack.

As for the two tank battalions in the shelter, they did not join the battle. As an offensive weapon, tanks are inherently unsuitable for defense. The tanks cannot climb up the walls of the shelter at all. Moreover, the main guns on the tanks are flat-fire artillery. Due to the limitation of the depression angle, they cannot hit the zombies under their feet. If it is a general trench defense tank, it can still do the job, but using trenches against zombies is absolutely no different from seeking death.

After the artillerymen adjusted the firing parameters, the commander gave the order to fire. Thirty-six howitzers fired at the same time. The sound of artillery shook the sky and the earth. The smoke from the artillery firing filled the position. Fortunately, it had rained, otherwise there would be dust everywhere.

"Shhhhhh!"

The sound of shells cutting through the air could be heard in the sky. The zombies all looked up. If they could fly, they would probably run towards the incoming shells. They subconsciously wanted to chase anything that could make a sound.

"Boom boom boom!"

Violent explosions sounded all around. When the shells landed, flames rose up, leaving a huge crater on the ground. The fragments of the shells indiscriminately harvested the zombies. Many zombies were blown into the air and turned into a pile of minced meat after landing. The zombie limbs were blown everywhere, just like a scene from Asura Hell.

The battlefield was filled with smoke, and the soldiers who were carrying the artillery shells were almost overwhelmed. The 155 caliber artillery shells were not light, weighing dozens of kilograms.

The bombardment was still going on, the zombies were rushing forward fearlessly, they no longer knew what fear was, they themselves represented fear, the series of explosions in front attracted the zombies behind even more, it seemed that in their cognition, wherever there was sound there was flesh and blood, they were right, there was indeed a lot of flesh and blood of their companions in the bombardment area.

Looking at the swarm of zombies that were excited by the explosion, the pilots of the helicopters in the sky felt their bodies go cold. They were frightened. If they broke into the shelter, the consequences would be disastrous. They were the army representing death.

The howitzer bombardment lasted for about half an hour. Because high-intensity continuous shooting would greatly reduce the life of the gun barrel, it was necessary to let the artillery cool down first so that the artillerymen could rest and maintain their strength.

The two howitzer battalions took a rest, while the cannon battalion at the back took the top and started shooting. This could slow down the speed of the zombies, buy more preparation time for the city wall, kill more zombies, and reduce the pressure on the front line.

Only half of the zombies that attacked the shelter successfully crossed the artillery blockade. When they finally got through, they were greeted by a dense storm of bullets. The zombies fell one after another, and the corpses gradually piled up. Their black blood dyed the land in front of the shelter ink-black. Perhaps next summer, the weeds here will be especially lush.

Two hours after the zombie attack, all the artillery in the shelter was silenced, and they needed to keep enough ammunition to support the next battle.

After our artillery fell silent, the pressure on the city wall suddenly increased, and guns of various calibers madly poured fire on the zombies outside. The ammunition consumption of this battle was very alarming. The logistics soldiers were almost overwhelmed, and the trucks of the logistics department frequently traveled back and forth between the city wall and the ammunition depot.

“Boom boom!”

The mortars on the city wall fired at the maximum rate of fire. The frequent shooting caused the gun barrel to begin to turn red. It was not until the soldiers who fired the gun were burned that they reacted and looked for water to cool the mortar. Similar situations continued to occur on the wall.

The power of the heavy machine gun on the city wall cannot be underestimated. The zombies hit by it are either dead or disabled. The defense of ordinary zombies is similar to that of humans. If hit by a heavy machine gun, their limbs will be shattered, and if hit in the abdomen, they will be split in two. It is difficult for them to threaten the city wall.

Originally, with the support of artillery, the zombies could be barely suppressed within two hundred meters. Now, the zombies have directly attacked the foot of the city wall, and their number is increasing. The situation has been exacerbated after the barrels of the heavy machine guns overheated and stopped firing.

The artillery, which had been silent, opened fire again, aiming at 500 meters in front of the shelter, firing ten rapid shots to relieve the pressure on the city wall. When the subsequent zombies were temporarily blocked by the artillery fire, the city wall defense forces easily eliminated the zombies under the wall.

After the artillery ceased firing, the situation quickly returned to its previous state. The artillery had no choice but to open fire again. The tug-of-war between the zombies and the defense forces officially began. You attack and I will bomb you back. I don't know how many times this situation has happened.

After nightfall, the military used its trump card and pulled out two 300mm heavy rocket launchers from the rocket artillery battalion to fire 4 rockets at the zombies 16 kilometers in front of the shelter. These rockets were not ordinary ammunition, but cluster bombs or submunitions specifically designed to deal with tank clusters. Only 16 rockets were enough to kill a large number of zombies and create a zombie vacuum zone 4 kilometers away.

The power of the rocket launcher made the military leaders very satisfied, but unfortunately there were not many rockets in the ammunition depot, otherwise the zombies would have been almost all dead after several attacks.

A round of rocket attacks bought the defense forces a precious hour of rest time. The logistics department delivered ammunition and dinner to the city wall. Since the reserve forces were not ready, the defense forces on the city wall could not withdraw.

The sound of gunfire from the city wall has basically never stopped today. Taking advantage of the break in the battle, Wu Bin and Dafeng went to the troops to see if they could get any news about Chen Guangjun. They should be able to see him during the break.

"What are you two doing?" Wu Bin and his companion heard a shout as they just came in through the gate.

"Commander, we are here to look for someone!" Wu Bin explained when he saw a soldier with a stern face.

"Looking for someone?" The soldier glanced at the two men, "You can't find them now, so help deliver this truckload of ammunition to the city wall!" The soldier was from the logistics unit, and he was simply too busy today. He received an order to go outside the barracks and organize some civilians to help deliver the ammunition, and he happened to meet two people who delivered it to his door themselves.

"Commander, we are civilians..." Wu Bin wondered if he had made a mistake.

"I know, just do it!" The soldier waved his hands helplessly.

The two were helpless. Now that things had come to this, it seemed that the army was really short of manpower.

When they arrived at an ammunition truck, someone immediately arranged a cart for them and took them to the city wall.

"Brother Bin, where are you sending this thing?" Dafeng pulled the cart speechlessly. He was caught and forced to do hard labor before he even saw the person. He should not have come if he had known this.

"How should I know!" Wu Bin was pushing the cart behind, and the two of them were in trouble this time.

The soldiers passing by looked at the two with strange eyes. They didn't know why there were civilians delivering supplies here and no one stopped them. They must have been authorized to come in.

I don't know which bastard designed this slope to the city wall. It's so long and slanted that trucks can't go up there. It took two people a lot of effort to pull it up there.

After coming up, they were embarrassed again. They didn't know where to deliver it. The people from the logistics department only instructed two people to deliver it to the city wall.

Although it is not completely dark now, we cannot see outside, otherwise the two of them would definitely vomit after seeing the tragic scene. Not being able to see is one thing, but the unpleasant smell is still there.

"Damn, did they roast the zombies or something? They're so burnt and smelly!" Dafeng thought he had gotten used to the stench of zombies, but this smell brought him back to square one.

"Don't wipe it, send the things out first!" Wu Bin was choked a few times, and he already felt that he could be exempted from tomorrow's rations.

"Comrade, where should these things be sent?" The two men stopped a soldier and asked helplessly.

The soldier glanced at the cart lane and said, "Ammunition is needed everywhere. Please sort them out and send them out according to their types!" The soldier was also impatient and left in a hurry after saying this.

Wu Bin leaned over to look at the labels on the wooden boxes. Two boxes contained 7.62x39mm caliber bullets, and the other two boxes contained 12.7x108mm bullets. It goes without saying that 12.7mm is for heavy machine gun bullets, and according to Wu Bin's own understanding, 7.62 should be for medium machine gun bullets. The 95 rifles in the army are all 5.8 caliber. Of course, 7.62 is used in many other guns, such as the 81-barrel rifle.