dognovel Chapter 320 Victory in the First Battle
Chapter 320 Victory in the First Battle
At 9 a.m., Li Chenglong and his entourage landed slowly on the Shuguang aircraft carrier in an open area in the center of the Feiyun base. Xu Limin, Wei Jing, Xu Qingming, Wei Huasheng, and others came to greet them. After shaking hands with each of them and exchanging brief pleasantries, Li Chenglong, led by Xu Qingming, arrived at their temporary combat command post.
The military situation was urgent, so Xu Qingming got straight to the point: "After 8 a.m., although the zombies stopped attacking, according to our reconnaissance unit's report, there are at least 250,000 to 300,000 zombies around the Feiyun Base. Moreover, we can clearly observe four large tents, which are obviously four zombie guardians, located in the four directions of east, south, west and north."
Wei Huasheng continued, "We just made contact with the support troops at the Qingshui base. Although Sun Qingpeng and Gao Shixin sent another division to provide support, they encountered a full-scale attack from the zombie army and only advanced 15km in three hours. The support troops in western Huian Province are in a similar situation. The two divisions of support troops are also unable to make any progress, and because the zombies are attacking our reinforcements, they have suffered heavy losses as well."
Xu Limin and Wei Jing exchanged a glance. Xu Limin said, "General Li Chenglong, you should make the arrangements next. In terms of achievements in fighting zombies, no one in all of China is better than you. The situation is critical now, and breaking the deadlock is urgent. Please don't refuse."
Li Chenglong looked around and, seeing that they all agreed, nodded solemnly and said, "Immediately contact the support troops at Huian Base and Qingshui Base, and tell them to suspend their advance, but not to retreat. Make it appear that they will continue to provide support. Xu Qingming, our Dawn Army's Second Division will be airdropped directly via the Dawn. Once they have arrived, you should take at least one division of soldiers and join our Second Division, along with my special forces and Han Feng, to launch a fierce attack on the zombies in the southeast, cooperating with Qingshui Base to open a passage."
He paused for a moment and continued, “At the speed of the Dawn, it will take 1.5 to 2 hours to transport the 2nd Division here, while the 1st Division of Dawn City, which is advancing by land, should arrive in 3 hours. The 1st Division will launch an attack on the zombies from the north. At this time, Wei Huasheng, you will lead at least 2 divisions of soldiers to attack north together. We will attack from both inside and outside and open up a second passage.”
"Also, while the zombies aren't attacking much, quickly replenish supplies and rest. Uncle Xu, Uncle Wei, I've also brought a batch of energy rifles, energy pistols, and crystal battle knives. Have someone come and collect them quickly and distribute them to those who need them. As for coordinating with the reinforcements from the Huian base on the west side, I'll set off now to join your troops in attacking the zombies in the west. This will also relieve pressure on other areas."
Xu Limin solemnly said, "I can't thank you enough. As long as we can overcome this difficulty, we will repay you with our utmost loyalty and dedication should Dawn City ever need anything in the future." Li Chenglong quickly stopped him from continuing, saying, "Time is short, let's get started." Xu Qingming summoned the logistics minister and instructed him to receive the gifts from Li Chenglong and immediately distribute them to the combat troops. Meanwhile, to ensure Li Chenglong could fight more effectively, Xu Limin personally ordered the western defense troops to obey his commands. Just to be on the safe side, he also sent his adjutant with Li Chenglong.
Li Chenglong gathered the special forces members together, said a few words briefly, and then piled all the supplies together. As for how to distribute them, that was a matter for the Feiyun Base. After quickly handling this matter, he and Xu Limin's adjutant, Zhang Long, rushed towards the western defense line.
Xu Limin hadn't specified who the arriving officer would be during the training. Zhao Li and Wu Feng, commanders of the Feiyun 1st and 4th Divisions responsible for guarding the western defense line of the Feiyun Base, were in the command room discussing the upcoming defense plan and who the arriving officer would be. Their superior had actually demanded unconditional obedience. A short while later, an adjutant reported that the officer had arrived.
The two exchanged a glance and walked out, only to be surprised to find that the person who came was none other than Li Chenglong, the city lord of Dawn City and commander of the Dawn Army. Although they had never seen Li Chenglong in person before, they had watched his live streams of killing level 12 sea dragons and level 12 behemoths many times. Xu Limin and Wei Jing had even organized study sessions for him, so they were very familiar with Li Chenglong.
The two men walked over happily, first giving a military salute, then excitedly saying, "Could it be that the people Commander Xu mentioned who came to support us are you?" Li Chenglong glanced at the two men; both were level 10 dual-elemental ability users, their strength was indeed quite good, on par with Wu Gang and Zheng Aiguo. He returned the salute and said, "We are all friendly forces and friends, so let's not use honorifics. There are several truckloads of supplies and two truckloads of weapons behind us; have them distributed quickly. Then give me a detailed report."
Zhao Li and Wu Feng first had someone invite Li Chenglong inside, while they themselves needed to arrange the distribution of supplies. Five minutes later, they came in and briefly explained the situation to Li Chenglong. The western battlefield was facing Protector Qian's forces, numbering approximately 50,000. Besides Protector Qian, a level 12 early-stage zombie protector, there were several level 11 mutant zombies, but they hadn't participated in the battle; it was mostly level 10 zombies leading the fighting. Moreover, aside from the initial fierce attack, things gradually calmed down afterward.
Li Chenglong recounted what he had said in the Feiyun Base command center, and Zhao Li and Wu Feng agreed. As officers of this rank, they naturally had a long-term perspective and knew that if they were constantly besieged by zombies, Feiyun Base would eventually collapse. It was better to launch a counterattack while their overall strength was still relatively high. Moreover, with Li Chenglong, hailed as the strongest fighter in China, still with them, they didn't need to be too afraid of the high-level zombies on the other side.
Li Chenglong glanced at his watch; it was already 10 o'clock. He said, "I just heard from Zhang Long that your two divisions haven't eaten since they've been fighting and deploying since early this morning. The zombies aren't moving much right now, so let the soldiers eat their fill and rest a bit. We need to prepare for a counterattack. This time, we'll launch a full-scale attack, pressing our advantage to completely open up the supply lines to the reinforcements from the Huian base and inflict heavy losses on them. And this is our first battle in this counterattack; we must win it!"
While the army ate, Li Chenglong didn't rest. He constantly communicated with Dawn City and various divisions of the Dawn Army through his Crystal Mobile Phone and Noah 01 laptop. He also learned that 60% of the soldiers of the Dawn Army's 2nd Division had already been airdropped via the Dawn Ship and were gradually assembling on the southeast side of the Flying Cloud Base, joining Xu Qingming's troops. Zheng Aiguo indicated that the entire Dawn Army's 2nd Division would arrive in at most another hour.
Meanwhile, the 1st Division of the Dawn Army was still advancing at full speed. Fortunately, Dawn City had upgraded many vehicles during its development over the past two years, and the heavy industrial zone had also produced many new troop transport vehicles, so the army's advance speed was still quite guaranteed. Wu Gang said that in a little over two hours, they would reach the designated position, which would allow them to join forces with Wei Huasheng's two divisions to launch a pincer attack from the north and south, eliminating the zombies on the northern flank.
However, it was the 4th Division of the Dawn Army that initiated the battle first. Because Dawn City was relatively close to South River Province, they encountered a horde of zombies less than two hours into their journey and immediately engaged in combat. The warriors of Black Gold City also began fighting from their side; the zombie horde they faced didn't have any particularly powerful zombies, making their battle relatively easier.