Chapter 241 Premonition of collapse

   As night fell, it began to snow again in Hezhou.

  Amidst the wind and snow, flares began to lift into the air.

   However, in this kind of weather, the effect of the flares is not so good, and the thick snow blocks the light.

  In the dim light, the zombies approached the city wall like groups of ghosts.

  After many days of fierce fighting, the Fifth Army has reduced its personnel from 250,000 to 150,000. Later, another 30,000 reserve troops joined, and now it has a total size of 180,000.

  In Liu Yibang's view, it shouldn't be a big problem for these 180,000 people to stick to it for another two days. After all, the artillery shells and flares supported by Tang Zheng are still enough for the time being.

  A new round of battle started again, and the soldiers of the Fifth Army, who had gotten used to it, fought step by step, loaded bullets, and fired.

   It's just that today's battlefield is a little strange. Those armored zombies actually started to advance side by side.

   Two armored zombies stood together and walked forward side by side. Under the command of the corpse king, they covered their heads with their hands to reduce the chance of being headshot.

   To deal with this situation, the soldiers of the Fifth Army also have experience, and they also formed some combat groups on the city wall.

  Two fighters, together with a sniper, launched a sniper attack on these difficult armors.

   In the case of being unable to hit the head, the soldiers will continue to shoot the armor's legs, breaking its legs as much as possible.

   Once the zombie's legs are broken, it will immediately lose its ability to move. Regardless of the armor or something, it can only wriggle and crawl on the ground, and its power is greatly reduced.

   It's just that the efficiency of this method in the past was not very high, and it was a no-brainer method. After all, iron armor can also move and dodge.

  But today is different, those iron armors will not dodge at all, even if the soldiers continue to shoot, they will not stop until their legs are broken.

  After knocking down the multi-headed iron armor one after another, the soldiers discovered the abnormality.

   It turned out that behind the iron armors that were walking side by side, there was a fat zombie hidden behind them all.

  The belly of the fat zombie was more beating than the belly of a pregnant woman who was pregnant for ten months. He walked tremblingly, and his movements were relatively slow.

   "Do these monsters also eat fat? See what they can do?"

  A sniper raised his gun and shot a fat zombie in the stomach.

   Bang~~~!

  The belly of the fat zombie was exploded directly, his body exploded like a rotten watermelon, and countless liquids splashed out.

  Some of the surrounding zombies were affected, and any parts that were contaminated with liquid began to dissolve and rot.

   "Hahaha! What kind of zombie is this? Let alone walking slowly, it will even explode and hurt your companions. Isn't this a bomb?"

   "Okay! The more zombies like this, the better, everyone, shoot them."

  Seeing this situation, Zhang Zhixin even picked up a rifle himself and came to the front line.

   With such a zombie, he would feel sorry for himself if he didn't make good use of it.

  Liu Yibang didn't stop him from doing this kind of behavior. This person just likes to play in person, otherwise he wouldn't kill a corpse king with his own hands, so let him do it.

  Zhang Zhixin continued to use the rifle to shoot and kill several fat zombies one after another, feeling very enjoyable.

   But there are too many zombies below. Despite being shot and killed continuously, under the cover of iron armor, many zombies approached the city wall.

  Suddenly, those fat men, who were considered almost harmless, launched an attack on the city wall!

   I saw many fat zombies approaching, and suddenly opened their mouths.

  A stream of liquid turned into sharp arrows, which were fired at the defenders on the city wall!

  Puff puff puff~~~!

   The defenders, who had never been attacked from a long range, were caught off guard!

  The deadly liquid fell on the body and immediately began to corrode the flesh.

  The soldiers screamed, rolled and fell, and between rolling, a large piece of flesh was corroded and fell to the ground.

  In just an instant, the city wall became a **** on earth!

   The sudden attack of the fat zombies caused at least two thousand soldiers to fall to the ground.

  The fallen soldiers have no chance to get up again. The corrosiveness of those liquids is terrible. It corrodes the flesh and internal organs. It can easily turn a soldier into a bone.

  Suffering from this sudden attack, the firepower on the city wall was suppressed at once.

  Beside Liu Yibang, Zhang Zhixin was also recruited.

  Looking at Zhang Zhixin who was rolling and screaming on the ground, Liu Yibang couldn't do anything to help, and at the same time was a little scared.

  In just thirty seconds, his deputy army commander had already turned into bones, and his uniform was rotten.

  Such a terrible thing happened around him, and the sudden death of a person who was still alive just now made Liu Yibang's heart shudder.

   There are new mutants of zombies, and the situation is dangerous now.

   Sure enough, after the first wave of the fat zombies' surprise attack was successful, there were fat zombies spraying this poisonous water at the top of the city in countless directions and corners below the city.

   A series of deadly water arrows flew up, and the defenders on the city wall suddenly fell into incomparable passivity.

  Contaminated with poisonous water is almost certain to die, and few people have the courage to stand on the top of the city at this time.

  The defeated soldiers wanted to run down, Liu Yibang's eyes were red at this moment.

  If the defenders withdraw, the city will fall in an instant, and everything will be irreparable by then.

   "Everyone is not allowed to evacuate. The folks behind, look for anything that can resist the poisonous water. Wooden boards, pot covers, bathtubs, or remove your door, and resist it for me!"

"Flare, double fire, find out those fat zombies hiding in the dark, where are the snipers? Are they all **** **** eaters? Can't you see such a big belly? Give me a hard hit !"

   "Artillery unit, don't be stingy with your artillery fire. If you can't hold on tonight, there will be no tomorrow. Shoot out all the shells!"

   As he spoke, Liu Yibang took out his pistol and shot and killed several deserters with his own hands.

  His guards also rushed up, holding guns to push back those who tried to escape.

  Under Liu Yibang's strong pressure, the soldiers had to return to the city wall and continue fighting.

  As a large number of flares took off, the situation improved a little.

  No matter how the iron armor blocks it, the fat zombie's body is there, and it is impossible to completely block it.

  And such a huge belly is also a very good target to kill. A shot from the side can also cause an explosion effect.

  The soldiers who had mastered some methods began to fight back, blowing up a large number of fat zombies.

  The artillerymen in the back didn't care about saving their strength, as long as the cannons were able to fire, they would load the shells and launch them.

  The rumbling bombardment also reduced the pressure on the city wall defenders.

  However, the number of these fat zombies is also too much. It may be because of the slow movement before, or the tactics of the corpse king. It was a surprise, and today it has brought huge pressure to the defenders.

  Although the speed of the defenders' kills is much faster, the number of corpses is incredible, and they can bear no matter what kind of casualties.

  The casualties of the defenders also increased after the appearance of the fat zombies.

   In a one-night battle on weekdays, 10,000 casualties are almost the limit, but tonight, more than 30,000 defenders were killed here!

  About 80% of them died under the poisonous water attack of the fat zombies. This kind of unpredictable thing is really difficult to deal with.

  Later, the soldiers used various methods to block the poisonous water, such as protection with wooden boards, and finally stabilized their position a little, ensuring that Hezhou did not fall that night.

  The fat zombie's participation in the battle lasted until the early morning.

  After dawn, the fat zombies retreated slowly without the cover of darkness, and the difficult night was over.

  Under the city wall, there are corpses of zombies all over, and a new round of attack there will start again.

  The Fifth Army can't stand it any longer.

  In just one night, more than 30,000 people were killed, and more than 10,000 were injured. The 180,000 people dropped to 130,000 in an instant, and the combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

  And after the violent firing last night, more than half of the Fifth Army's cannons were scrapped.

   Of the original 500 cannons, there are only more than 100 that can be used now, and various malfunctions have begun to occur, and temporary repairs have to be carried out.

   On the other hand, under the city of Hezhou, the zombies are still boundless, and the surrounding area is airtight.

  The tens of millions of corpses are all in place. Standing on the city wall, he can see countless fat zombies appearing in the distance.

   There are also countless mutated birds and mutated beasts, all of which began to gather towards the city wall.

   Those tall and conspicuous second-level zombies also began to appear continuously.

  The heavy pressure and the strong sense of suffocation mean that today's battle will never be easy.

  Seeing this, Liu Yibang gasped.

  The group of corpses is probably about to start their final attack.

  From the beginning of the battle to the present, the corpse group seems to have not gone all out, and the corpse king over there seems to be constantly experimenting with various arms.

  At the beginning, the mutated bird attacked, and later the mutated mouse attacked.

   The second-level zombies were dispatched interspersed in the middle, and finally the fat zombies were dispatched.

   The cooperation between the various arms among the zombies is becoming more and more tacit, and this battle is becoming more and more difficult to fight.

  Humans are training soldiers with corpses, and corpses are training humans with humans.

  The frequent changes in the group of corpses now means that the corpse king is making final adjustments.

   It is conceivable that once the final adjustments are over, the corpse group will definitely go all out, and will never stop until Hezhou is taken.

   This time may start this evening, or it may start this afternoon.

  Liu Yibang prefers the night. After all, the night is not good for human combat. His casualties during this period are basically concentrated at night.

  Right now, the Fifth Army has only 130,000 people. The armored units are completely wiped out, the artillery is disabled, and morale is beginning to drop.

  I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold on tonight.

  Liu Yibang turned his head and looked at the correspondent behind him: "How is the transfer of personnel in the city?"

   "Commander, hundreds of thousands of people were transported away last night, and now there are 1.2 million people in the city."

   "1.2 million can't be shipped in a day, it takes at least 30 hours to do it."

  Liu Yibang pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind: "Convey my order, let all the civilians strengthen the city wall again, and then all evacuate, go to the airport and train station, and walk as much as you can."

   "All departments in the city will stop working and follow the people to evacuate."

  Hearing Liu Yibang's words, his correspondent also knew that maybe tonight, or at most tomorrow morning, this Hezhou would fall.

  He couldn't help asking: "Commander, what about our 130,000 people? We can't all stay here and wait to die. If there is no hope, the brothers will not be able to hold on."

  Hearing what his subordinates said, Liu Yibang fell into deep thought.

  It is true that he is responsible for the survivors in Hezhou, but as the commander of the Fifth Army, he should be more responsible for his subordinates.

   These 130,000 people must not all be thrown here.

  (end of this chapter)