#148 - Chapter 148: Garrison outside the City
"Reply to them that, given the adverse impact of their premature leak of information, we will change the location of our garrison tonight."
"At the same time, notify other settlements, clarifying that the reason for our garrison this time is to investigate the cause of this zombie siege. Please be patient and wait for the investigation results."
"Yes!"
The plan wasn't really to garrison at the Suiyang Settlement; it was just to create a smokescreen. Even if the Suiyang Settlement hadn't leaked the news, he would have found another reason to change the garrison location.
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"Holy Envoy, the Southeast Military Region called, reprimanded us, and said they would change the garrison location."
"Change location? Where to?" the Holy Envoy asked.
"They didn't say."
"Could it be that choosing our place for garrison before was just a random choice?" the Holy Envoy wondered, but felt things weren't that simple.
"Investigate, find out as soon as possible," the Holy Envoy instructed.
"Okay!"
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In Mozhou City, at the Meilin Settlement.
"Kaiming, what exactly does Commander Zong mean?" Zuo Wenshan asked.
"I'm not sure. Recently, various settlements have been clamoring for autonomy, so the military must have some actions planned," Mayor Gong replied.
"If you ask me, autonomy or not, it doesn't matter how loudly you shout. In fact, judging from the current situation, the council's main policy is still to suggest settlement autonomy. However, shouting it out loud makes a difference," Zuo Wenshan said.
"That's right. If this layer of window paper isn't broken, then on the surface, everyone is still a whole. Once it's shouted out, it's fragmentation," Mayor Gong agreed.
"So what do we do next?" Zuo Wenshan asked.
"Since Commander Zong wants us to cooperate, let's cooperate well," Mayor Gong said.
"Alright!" Zuo Wenshan didn't say more.
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In Mozhou City, at the Suiyang Settlement.
"Holy Envoy, we found out. Zong Zhengyue changed the garrison location to Meilin."
"Mm. I already knew about this."
"Then next..."
"I've already arranged it, you don't need to ask more!" the Holy Envoy said sternly.
"Yes, yes!" the man replied nervously.
The Holy Envoy was reminding him to do his job and not pry into things.
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In the afternoon, one transport helicopter after another arrived at the Meilin Settlement.
The plane landed on the helipad on the roof of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce building.
Mayor Gong had been waiting on the top floor.
"Hello, Mayor Gong, our Commander Zong asked me to send his regards to you. The commander said, thank you for Mayor Gong's cooperation. He has something to do and won't be coming for the time being," a soldier walked up to Mayor Gong and reported.
"Is that so? Okay, then. If you need anything, go to the command post and find me," Mayor Gong said. Hearing that Zong Zhengyue wasn't coming, he didn't need to wait any longer.
"That's right, Mayor Gong. We plan to garrison outside the city, so Mayor Gong only needs to ensure that the city gates can be accessed normally," the soldier said.
"Garrison outside the city? That's very dangerous!" Mayor Gong exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't worry, we have a plan," the soldier said with a smile.
"Alright then, I'll personally explain it, don't worry," Mayor Gong replied.
"Okay. Thank you, Mayor Gong," the soldier saluted, then led the team downstairs and went straight out of the city.
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"Holy Envoy, news just came that the troops sent by the Southeast Military Region actually chose to garrison outside the city."
"How many people came?" the Holy Envoy asked.
"The exact number is unclear. However, the planes have been going back and forth several times, and soldiers have been constantly coming out of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. As of just now, a conservative estimate is that no less than ten thousand have arrived," the man replied.
"Are they wearing those hooded suits?" the Holy Envoy asked.
"Yes, they're all wearing hoods!" the man nodded in agreement.
"Nearly ten thousand soldiers equipped with special clothing, a grand gesture!" the Holy Envoy said.
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The sun set and night arrived.
Not far outside the Meilin Settlement, many tents had already been set up.
Mayor Gong, with the patrolling soldiers, stood on the city wall, constantly looking outwards.
The camp was quiet, and no one was seen moving around.
Around 8 PM, faint rustling sounds began to emerge from the distant forest.
"They're here!" Mayor Gong's heart tightened.
He didn't know if these soldiers could eliminate those zombies.
He wasn't too optimistic. After all, there were too few soldiers but many zombies.
Sure enough, one, two, ... more and more zombies emerged from the middle of the forest.
Gradually, they got closer and closer to the military camp.
"Shoot! Why aren't they shooting yet?" Mayor Gong muttered anxiously to himself.
"Kaiming, don't worry. They must have a plan, let's just watch," Zuo Wenshan comforted from the side.
Mayor Gong nodded.
Closer, closer…!
The zombies in front had already entered the military camp.
"How could this be?" Mayor Gong was directly dumbfounded.
He saw with his own eyes that the ocean of zombies had engulfed the entire military camp. The temporary tents had all been destroyed, but they were completely empty!
