#313 - Chapter 313 Shen Wengang makes an excuse

Shen Tu Zheng Hao arrived at the northern defense line and stood on a tank, observing with binoculars. The scene before him made his back tingle.

Someone with trypophobia would definitely not be able to handle such a scene.

Only to see that the ground one kilometer away was densely packed with dark green beetles crawling forward. From the easternmost to the westernmost point, as far as the eye could see, it was all these insects. With such a long battle line, tens of thousands of robots really couldn't cope.

"Release the flying robots and project the images," Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

"Yes!" The soldier acknowledged and left.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao jumped off the tank and walked into the command center.

Shen Wen Gang silently followed, while the other members of the Dark Night Team stood outside the command vehicle to guard it.

Soon, the screen image was transmitted.

From the lens, it could be seen that the dung beetle army stretched for several kilometers horizontally, basically covering the entire main urban area. They seemed to have received an order, all charging towards them in unison.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao took out his phone and made a call.

"All tank divisions, listen to my command! Immediately open fire on the dung beetle swarm in the north, three rounds of free fire!"

Less than 30 seconds after the order was issued, the sound of artillery fire erupted.

Thousands of tanks firing at the same time was quite a spectacular scene. The buildings in the main urban area opposite were instantly damaged after experiencing the baptism of artillery fire, with rocks flying everywhere. The dung beetles at the point of the shell explosion were directly blown away, leaving large pits in the ground.

However, the area that the shells could cover was limited after all, and the number of dung beetles that could be killed by this bombardment was quite limited.

The number of shells was limited and it was impossible to bombard them indefinitely.

They had to think of other ways.

"Report! Commander, the southern defense line reports that huge swarms of dung beetles have also appeared in the southeast and southwest directions."

"What?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao was shocked.

This thing was not comparable to those large mutant cockroaches and mutant ants. If they were large in size, he wouldn't be too worried, as their armor would definitely not be broken by tanks.

What was most difficult now was that their size was too small, and the heavy firepower caused very limited damage to them. At the same time, if these little things rushed into the tank group, they might enter the inside of the tank through the gaps, which would be very deadly.

Now, even if they wanted to retreat, they couldn't. On the one hand, a large number of dung beetles had also appeared on the road to retreat to the south, blocking the retreat route. On the other hand, there were still more than 20,000 civilians in the basement, and if the army retreated, they would definitely not survive.

This was the first time Shen Tu Zheng Hao had gotten a headache because of fighting a war.

In terms of head-on confrontation, he was not afraid of anyone. But now, facing this little thing, he was a little helpless.

Shen Wen Gang and the soldier who came in to report stood aside, not speaking, quietly watching Shen Tu Zheng Hao think.

"Tian Gang," Shen Tu Zheng Hao called out.

"Here!" Shen Wen Gang stepped forward and stood at attention.

"The enemy's target is us. I will arrange for 10 tanks to lead the way in front, and you will lead the Dark Night Team to escort the civilians to retreat south. Set off immediately!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

"Commander..." Shen Wen Gang was speechless.

The people sent by Dongfang Chen had secretly arrived in Bato City yesterday and had already made arrangements here in advance. So staying here would not be dangerous. Shen Wen Gang already knew this in advance.

This was the reason why he was not worried about zombies appearing in the Ulahan district during last night's reconnaissance operation.

But right now, he couldn't say this thing.

Because once he said it, this matter would not be justified. Who was the one who took action? What force? He couldn't explain this at all. Even his identity would inevitably be suspected by the Military and Political Department and the Security Department, and he wouldn't even be able to stay in the Dark Night Team at that time.

"What's wrong?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked when he saw Shen Wen Gang hesitating.

He didn't like a soldier disobeying orders.

It's just that Shen Wen Gang was not his subordinate, so he couldn't say anything.

"I don't think it's safe to lead the civilians to retreat south at this time," Shen Wen Gang could only bite the bullet and fabricate a reason.

"Why?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao stared at him and asked.

"It is very dangerous for tanks to enter the insect swarm. These insects will enter the cab through the gaps. In this case, the soldiers inside will be very dangerous," Shen Wen Gang said.

"You don't need to consider this. The sacrifice of a few soldiers can be exchanged for the safety of tens of thousands of civilians. This is worth it," Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

He had no choice. If he delayed here any longer, once the insect swarm broke through the defense line, more people would die.

It was even possible that the entire army would be wiped out.

"Also, we are not sure how far the insect swarm covers. If we don't have enough time to break through the blockade during the retreat, we may fall into a dilemma. Moreover, ordinary civilians have not been trained, and if there is chaos, it will really be a dead end," Shen Wen Gang made up another reason.

Although it was made up, it sounded quite reasonable, and this possibility was not impossible.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao could hear that Shen Wen Gang was just making excuses and didn't want to retreat. But the reason was sufficient, and he couldn't lose his temper.

"Then what do you want to do?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked.

"I think we can compress the defense line as much as possible and transfer all the armored divisions to the Gobi Desert east of the hospital. Then deploy the simulated spider robots on the periphery to form a protective circle to protect the hospital and armored units. Our Dark Night Team will respond in the middle and eliminate any insects that may rush in. In this case, it is not a problem to persist for a certain period of time. If it doesn't work, when all the insects are concentrated, the depth will inevitably be shortened. At that time, using tanks to open the way will definitely increase the success rate a lot," Shen Wen Gang said, making up nonsense.