Chapter 443: People from Yucheng
At the Chongyi gathering area military sub-district headquarters, Zhu Jun was handling the day's military affairs as usual. Now the garrison was responsible for not only defense, but also outward expansion and reconnaissance.
The last mutant zombie attack reminded Zhu Jun and Gu Chengyuan that defense alone would only become more and more difficult.
Therefore, in addition to replenishing the lost troops for Zhu Jun's Combined Battalion 3, Gu Chengyuan also dispatched an additional infantry battalion of about 600 people, which was under the unified jurisdiction of the Chongyi gathering place military sub-district and under the deployment of Zhu Jun.
With this 600-man infantry battalion, the powerful Combined 3rd Battalion has been freed from simple garrison work and is now mainly responsible for outward expansion, or in other words, brightening up the vision in the game.
So far, the 3rd Combined Battalion has used its high mobility to basically light up the 20-kilometer buffer zone between the north of Chongyi gathering and the urban area of Chongyi City, eliminated 16 natural villages, and established outposts for surveillance on the original basis.
These outposts are permanently manned by special militiamen. Each outpost generally has a 10-man militia squad, which is equipped with communication equipment for contact and off-road vehicles for escaping when danger comes. In terms of weapons, a squad is only equipped with one pistol, which is kept by the squad leader.
Speaking of the militia organization, it was Zhu Jun who thought of establishing it after being inspired by the last conscription mission.
On weekdays, it is managed in a semi-military manner, and mainly undertakes tasks between the army and the survivors, which is the same nature as the militia team originally established by Gu Chengyuan.
However, its main function is to serve as a reserve source of troops for an organized system, so that the next round of conscription will not be as troublesome as the first time.
With an order from the superior, people can be sent directly there, which can be regarded as a transition from survivors to the army.
Currently, the total number of militia members is around 3. If the screening requirements and number restrictions had not been temporarily raised, it is estimated that the number would not be able to reach 10.
Especially in the past two days, the enthusiasm of the survivors of the Chongyi settlement to join the army has been particularly high. Some high-ranking officials of the settlement have begun to test Zhu Jun's attitude, hoping that a batch of more vacancies can be released.
The reason for such a grand occasion is that the first batch of letters from the soldiers who joined the army were delivered to the Chongyi gathering place the day before yesterday, transported by military supply vehicles traveling between Chongyi and Night Market.
By obtaining publicity from family members in letters home, the preferential policies for joining the army were further disseminated!
Meals with meat every day, generous allowances, free full-system medical care, education in the pipeline, and family relocation, etc.
In particular, the policy of allowing family members to move with their families is the one that the survivors in the gathering place envy and yearn for the most!
It’s not good if only one person is good, it’s really good only if everyone is good!
In other words, this family relocation means that if one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. It means that as long as one person in the family is selected, the whole family can escape from suffering and enjoy the happiness!
Through policy propaganda and evidence from family letters, the survivors of the Chongyi settlement now firmly believe in the happy life at the night market. In their eyes, the night market has become a paradise-like existence!
The night gathering place has even been deified by them!
All the dissatisfaction and unsatisfied desires experienced in the Chongyi gathering place will be satisfied in the form of mental fantasy in the Yeda gathering place that they have never met before!
In their hearts, the Yeda gathering place is the answer to the end of the world and a paradise for the survivors of the Ye Province!
To the extent that joining the army has now become the best and only way out for the Chongyi community. All those who once hesitated or had no support from their families have now dispelled their concerns!
Join the army! Join the army! Join the army to the death!
Zhu Jun is naturally happy to see this happen. More people means more choices, and more choices means better source of troops. With better source of troops, the leaders will be satisfied!
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"Reporting to the commander, the 028 post reported that a group of survivors from Yucheng were found, carrying important intelligence!"
"Survivors in Yucheng?" Zhu Jun narrowed his eyes, moved his eyes away from the documents in his hands, and looked up at the lieutenant staff officer standing in front of the desk.
Chongyi City and Yucheng are separated by only Tongfu County, which is no more than 300 kilometers away. It is not surprising that there are survivors who escaped. What interested Zhu Jun was the important news from the staff officer.
"Read!"
"Reporting to the commander, this group of survivors is from Zhanjiang District of Yucheng. They fled here because a large-scale zombie riot has recently occurred in Zhanjiang District. More than 100,000 survivors from the original Zhanjiang gathering place are surrounded by millions of zombies and are in imminent danger!"
"Zombie riot in Zhanjiang District? Millions?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jun stood up from his chair, walked quickly to the map hanging on the wall, and quickly found the Zhanjiang District of Yucheng mentioned in the intelligence.
After making a rough estimate based on the scale, Zhu Jun quickly found the distance from Chongyi City to Zhanjiang District:
"About 200 kilometers..." Zhu Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s still relatively safe, but we also have to guard against possible chain reactions.”
"Staff Officer Wang, notify the company-level and above commanders to hold a military meeting at the headquarters in half an hour! Also, inform the gathering places of this news and invite them to send a representative to sit in."
"Finally, I order all frontline troops to step up their vigilance and push their reconnaissance distance forward by another 20 kilometers. I want to surround the Chongyi gathering place and get past it!"
"028 outposts collectively entered the list of excellent reserve soldiers, and they will be given priority in the next recruitment!"
"Yes!"
As Zhu Jun's orders were passed down one by one in a short period of time, the garrison troops, which had just enjoyed a few days of peace, started moving again.
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In Wanlong Village near the urban area of Chongyi City, outpost No. 028 is located in the tallest six-story house in the village.
The zombies in the village had been cleared out by the 3st Infantry Company of the rd Combined Battalion three days ago. After the cleaning, there are almost no signs of any zombie or mutant activity in the village except for the remaining bloodstains.
At this time, four bloodstained off-road vehicles were parked neatly at the gate of the outpost.
The common features of these cars are: the crash barriers are bent to varying degrees, the paint is severely scratched, the shell is full of potholes, and some even have fine spider web cracks on the front windshield. It is hard to imagine what they have been through.
Living area on the second floor of the outpost
A dozen survivors sat around the coffee table, including men, women, even the elderly and children. The obvious signs of malnutrition on their faces could not hide their joy at surviving the disaster.
Almost half an hour had passed since they arrived at the 028 outpost. During this period of time, in addition to explaining their own experiences, they also had a certain understanding of the outpost and the forces behind it!
At the beginning of the zombie riot, their group of ten vehicles had originally planned to head north to the 77th Legion Reserve, but because the zombie tide was closing in too quickly, the road to the north was cut off, so they had no choice but to head south to Night Province.
They actually didn't have much hope for Ye Province, because there were also many survivors in Zhanjiang District who escaped from Ye Province at the beginning of the apocalypse. According to them, Ye Province had no military forces.
So their original plan was to cross Chongyi City and find a sparsely populated place to rest and make plans, but they didn't expect to be stopped by people sent by the 028 outpost on a rural road near the Yuzhu Expressway.
In addition to obtaining the much-needed food supplies, they also received a piece of news that made them ecstatic!
Not only does Ye Province have an army, but it is also very strong. It is so strong that it has enough power to control the area outside the provincial capital and send troops to Chongyi City!
Who would be willing to be a rural explorer or go hunting in the wild when there is an army to rely on?
You have to know that they have been careful enough along the way, and they avoided crowded places. But even so, less than 300 kilometers away, 10 cars came out, and only 4 were left here...
Ordinary zombies are easy to deal with, as long as they don't form a large number and don't seek death. They are not very dangerous if you have a car.
The most difficult thing to guard against is mutant beasts, especially carnivorous mutant beasts...
Their strong individual combat power combined with their previous hunting skills make it no easier for them to pick up French fries than to deal with humans!
In the absence of hot weapons, basically people will die if they encounter it...
So after hearing that Ye Province had a powerful army, most of the more than ten people in this convoy were so excited that they cried for joy and could hardly control themselves.
It’s like a child who has been wandering outside and is in danger of losing his life, finally finding parents he can rely on!
"Come on, come on, drink some hot water first!"
Just as a group of survivors were happily discussing their next move, there was a noise around the corner of the stairs.
A middle-aged man in a windbreaker came down from upstairs with a few militiamen dressed similarly, each holding a thermos and a disposable cup in their hands.
The militia squad leader had a warm smile on his face. How could he not be happy to see his living compatriots in the end times?
"We have just established this outpost, and the supplies have not yet arrived. We cannot open fire. I have asked Xiao Yang to make some instant noodles for you. Just eat it."
"thanks, thanks!"
"It's already great to have instant noodles. I haven't smelled the smell of instant noodles in almost half a year!"
"Thank you, thank you! Thank you to our soldiers!"
"We finally found the organization!"
...
While expressing their gratitude, the survivors also confirmed what the militia squad leader had just told them, that Ye Province did have a strong army...
Otherwise, the instant noodles that were so precious to them would become a product that was not fully guaranteed in the other person's mouth.
