Chapter 236 The last call for help (three shifts, plus 450 monthly tickets)

   "Commander, take a break."

  The correspondent handed over a pot of hot water and handed it to Liu Yibang.

  Liu Yibang tried to raise his hand to grab the kettle, but found that his hand was no longer in control.

  In the end, he could only hold the kettle with his hands and drank some hot water, only to feel warmer in his body.

  Below the city wall, the battle is still going on.

  The endless attacks of the zombies put great pressure on the defenders.

   Fortunately, last night was over. After dawn today, those mutated birds had nowhere to hide, and they stopped raging so rampantly, making life easier for the defenders.

  Although the battle was still fierce, it was much better than last night.

  The correspondent saw that Liu Yibang was in a state of distress, and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Commander, you should go and rest for a while. You'll feel much better after a night of sleep. If there's anything wrong here, I'll go and wake you up."

  Liu Yibang did not answer, but asked instead: "Where is Your Highness?"

   "Her Royal Highness has been in the live broadcast room. She is appeasing the people, but she has not slept."

  Liu Yibang was silent for a while: "Then I will not rest. Although the current battle is better than last night, we can't take it lightly. Tonight will be another difficult night."

  The correspondents were silent. Last night, in order to save the crisis, the armored troops sacrificed their lives and took the initiative to go out of the city to fight the zombies. The entire army was annihilated in exchange for a night of peace.

   But what about tonight?

  The Fifth Army has no second armored force.

  Liu Yibang obviously knew this too. He didn't say much, but asked in a hoarse voice, "How about the artillery?"

"The artillery has been in the rear all the time, but it was bombing all day yesterday. Dozens of cannons have been scrapped, and the number of shells is not much. The brigade commander of the artillery brigade said that if we fight for another day today, the cannons will be destroyed tomorrow." Turned off."

  Liu Yibang's face became more and more ugly. It can be said that the artillery has played the greatest role in the army's support until now.

   It wasn’t the continuous firing of the artillery to eliminate the zombies behind and help the troops in front to reduce the pressure. Hezhou might have fallen on the first day.

  But now that some of the cannons are scrapped, and the reserves of shells are insufficient, this problem is very serious.

  At this moment, Liu Yibang regretted attacking Hezhou.

  If the attack on Hezhou hadn't cost too much armament, and his Fifth Army had strong troops, they would never have fallen into this situation.

   If you stay at the Jinghe River, isn’t the strong city wall there much easier to guard than this ice wall?

  Even if there are tens of millions of corpses, it will not be easy to take down Jinghe in a short time.

  But it’s too late to say anything now. Although his eagerness for quick success won him a temporary honor, in fact, in terms of combat effectiveness, he has fallen behind other brothers in the empire.

  Military industry and military industry have not been researched and developed, and people's livelihood has not been improved. It only took the false name of being the first to recover a prefecture-level city in the country, and now even the princess stays here, putting herself in danger.

   At this time, Li Wuyou might not be able to leave even if he wanted to.

  In fact, Hezhou City has fallen, and now the entire Hekou District is under siege.

  The fighting situation is different in the southeast and northeast directions.

   On the southeast side, near the river bank, the sparsely populated terrain is open, and the battle can still be carried out.

  The northeast side is close to the densely populated urban area. Zombies enter from all the streets, so they can only be shot and killed continuously, and the artillery is useless.

  The sky is also dominated by mutated birds, and the helicopter is basically looking for death if it wants to take off.

  Even if Liu Yibang's helicopter force is still complete, with more than one hundred helicopters, he dares not let the plane take off at all.

   Moreover, Liu Yibang also had a bad premonition, that is, he felt that the group of corpses hadn't really exerted their strength yet.

  After all, those second-level zombies, as well as many mutant beasts, have not played at all.

   It may be that the corpse group has stretched too long, or there may be other reasons, but there are already some signs that he can't hold on.

   "Have the casualties of our troops been counted?" Liu Yibang asked the correspondent again.

   "The statistics have come out. Yesterday, our army suffered a total of 44,000 casualties, of which 36,000 were killed and less than 8,000 wounded."

   Liu Yibang was stunned for a moment: "Why is there such a high death rate? There are only a few thousand wounded? Shouldn't it be that the number of wounded is higher than the number of dead?"

  The correspondent said: "Commander, what we are facing is zombies. Under the attack of the virus, injuries are basically equivalent to death. These surviving wounded were all scratched by mutant birds, and they survived without infection."

   "Only a few wounded, after being scratched by zombies, immediately cut off their injured hands and feet, and they survived. But they can no longer fight, and they can only be disabled in the future."

   Hearing these **** numbers, Liu Yibang felt pain in his heart.

  But no matter how painful he was, the cruel reality was in front of him, and he still had to face it.

  Liu Yibang was not in despair either, he still felt that his side was not incapable of fighting.

  The Light Chasing Army can fight against a group of millions of corpses with more than 2,000 people. There should be hope for his 250,000 people to fight against a group of tens of millions of corpses.

   Besides, he still has reinforcements.

  Yesterday, he sent a notification to the Independent First Division of the Fifth Army in Qinzhou, asking them to immediately send troops to support Hezhou.

   Now Liao Yucheng's independent first division has grown to more than 80,000 people. If he can send 50,000 people to support, then Liu Yibang's will be more confident.

   Moreover, Li Wuyou was not idle, and issued several orders successively, requesting several group armies located in the central and northern part of Hanyue to come to support Hezhou.

  The news was sent out yesterday that the Royal Guards in Yuanjing had sent troops to rescue Her Highness the Princess.

   It's just that the Royal Guards are in Yuanjing, thousands of kilometers away, and some of them are too far away to quench their thirst.

  The other companies have not responded yet, but Liu Yibang is also patient. After all, each family is far away from Hezhou, and it will take time to prepare. As long as he perseveres, he will be able to wait for rescue.

  The battle of Hezhou City affected the hearts of countless people.

  The surrounding forces have all focused their attention on this place.

   Facing the attack of tens of millions of corpses, people don't think that the Fifth Army can sustain it, but Li Wuyou issued a few orders. If the Fifth Army can hold on for a while, or if the reinforcements come quickly, it may still be saved.

   I just don't know why, the parties who were called for help have not responded.

   Until this morning, Liao Yucheng responded to Liu Yibang's order.

"The movement of the corpses around Qinzhou is strange. It seems that there are corpse kings haunting us. It's hard to protect ourselves. Not to mention the bandit army of Tang Zheng from the City of Chasing Light is watching. It's really powerless to support Hezhou. However, the gate of Qinzhou is always open to His Royal Highness and Liu Yibang's army. The door is wide open, and you can take refuge here."

   When this news came out, people were shocked.

   If it is said that Qinzhou is most likely to support Hezhou in a short period of time, the distance between the two is not particularly far after all.

  But unexpectedly, Liao Yucheng directly refused the rescue in such a way that was almost disobedient.

  If it was in the past, Liao Yucheng would never dare.

  Not to mention the power Li Wuyou possesses, Liu Yibang's Fifth Army alone is not something he can fight against.

  But the situation is different now. Liao Yucheng dared to draw his salary from the bottom of the pot at this moment.

  Following Liao Yucheng's response, several surrounding armies also responded one after another.

  There are various reasons, such as the threat of zombies, or the imminent move of surrounding forces, or the distance is too far, making it difficult to travel in winter. In short, there are reasons not to send troops.

   At this time, people suddenly woke up.

  The power of the imperial family has begun to decline.

  Li Wuyou is a little girl, after all, she cannot command such a big country.

  If it was the past, the situation would have been fine, but now it seems that Li Wuyou and Liu Yibang have both been trapped in Hezhou, and there is no hope of survival.

  At this time, those big bosses who support themselves have other thoughts.

  If Li Wuyou dies, I am afraid that the empire will fall apart immediately, and those big bosses will also become warlords, fighting on their own.

   At present, it seems that only the Royal Guard is still loyal to Li Wuyou, but as far as the current battle is concerned, it will take at least a week for the Royal Guard to arrive. I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Fifth Army to hold on until the Royal Guard arrives.

   A zombie siege, is Han Yue about to be completely shattered?

  After receiving the news that all parties refused to send troops, Liu Yibang's hands were trembling.

  If there is support, his Fifth Army will definitely be able to fight. Even if the number of soldiers is not enough, he will recruit survivors in the city to join the army.

  But now that the support is gone, it is equivalent to directly taking away people's energy.

  The morale of the troops began to drop visible to the naked eye. The battle on the second day was not as brutal as last night, and deserters had already begun to appear.

  The people in the city were in a state of panic all day long, even the work of moving ice and strengthening the city walls stopped.

  Hezhou is hopeless, what else are they working for?

  Many people just go home and reunite with their relatives and friends for the last time, otherwise they may never see each other again.

   There were even riots in the city. Desperate people took to the streets and began attacking shops and looting supplies.

   Alcohol has become what people want most. Before death, many people want to rely on alcohol to anesthetize themselves.

  The Public Security Bureau in the city was completely unable to control the situation, and even some security officers joined the rioting crowd.

  There are zombies continuously attacking outside, and there are rioting crowd inside. In this case, what kind of soldiers should be recruited?

  As time passed, the time gradually approached the next night.

  The night is coming again, and the attack of zombies becomes more and more violent.

  And tonight, the mutated rats also joined the attack.

  These crazy little animals have turned into man-eating devils. Their sharp claws and innate talent allow them to pass through the frozen ground and dig out tunnels to appear in the city.

  One of the tunnels even appeared in the depths of the city. A large number of mutated rats rushed out and rushed towards the crowd frantically.

  Caught off guard, a large number of people were killed!

  In just ten minutes, tens of thousands of mutated mice appeared, causing a catastrophe.

  Finally, Liu Yibang decisively ordered the use of his few thermobaric bombs.

  Two thermobaric rounds went off in a row, giving the crazy rat wave a head blow, and a large number of rats were wiped out.

   Similarly, many people were buried under the power of thermobaric bombs.

  Blocking the dug-through mouse hole, this time the crisis was barely overcome, but Liu Yibang had already realized that Hezhou was about to lose its hold.

  His fifth army, even if it takes its life to pile up, it will last for another two days at most.

   Alone, with nowhere to go.

  Thinking of the current situation, Liu Yibang regretted it from the bottom of his heart.

   "Maybe. Maybe Tang Zheng's words are right."

   This time, Liu Yibang didn't hesitate anymore, with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor, he asked the correspondent to contact Tang Zheng.

   Holding the walkie-talkie in his hand, when Tang Zheng's voice came from the opposite side, Liu Yibang couldn't help asking.

   "Brother Tang, if you didn't fool me before, then please also ask your brother to give me a hand. I can agree to any conditions!"

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  (end of this chapter)