Zombie Apocalypse: Creation-Chapter 517: Mounting Rescue Operation

"I already listed it to Houqin."

The moment Xiaoyun looked over to Houqin, she shrugged her shoulders before turning her monitors to show them a spreadsheet.

"We don't have the artillery pieces that Lingang desperately needs to fight zombie hordes."

"Where are they now, then?" Xiaoyun raised his question.

As Houqin scrolled down, they could both see the list of equipment they had as reserves.

Yiming or Yezi tagged the majority of them, and not a single artillery piece was left in the inventory.

"We only have artillery shells and guns. It will take at least a day to take out their artillery company located in various districts."

Both Lingang and Xiaoyun fell into silence after hearing Houqin's answer.

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They both knew it would be practically impossible to fight zombie hordes with only guns and no heavy equipment.

It would take more ammo than they could ever transport at once to mount such a large-scale rescue operation.

Especially as his mind immediately thought back to the original rescue mission he had at Qingyuan.

If it wasn't for the artillery pieces, his troops could have very well been surrounded and trapped inside the zombie hordes.

"How many vehicles do we have?" Xiaoyun asked next.

"About a million in Guangzhou and Luoping alone. But the one that is fully working with fuel is around one thousand."

"How many of them are military-type vehicles?"

"One hundred forty-two of them are modified enough for fighting... We also have five hundred cargo trucks and around a thousand buses."

The two of them looked at each other for a second, their mind seemingly able to understand each other as if they had the same idea.

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When Lingang and Xiaoyun stood at the training field, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were already standing in formation.

The 3rd Army Corps was on the left, the army that he used to defend the Humen bridge from the zombies.

All of them were standing proudly, their AKM resting against their chest as they raised their chins high.

On the right was the 4th Army Corps, an army that looked more like a skeleton frame with barely any meat.

It only had half of the normal Army corps of 100,000 people, barely able to fill the formation compared to the left.

Xiaoyun was initially a little confused until Hou Qin explained that Yezi and Yiming had been using it to give soldiers vacations.

In other words, the 4th Army Corps was being used as a reserve pool to replace the soldiers of the other army temporarily.

"Commander, the 5th and 6th army corps are currently coming towards Luoping from Guangzhou and Foshan.

The trucks and the equipment requested will be arriving within a minute. Over."

"Thank you for your work, Hou Qin. Over."

As Xiaoyun turned off his walkie-talkie, he quickly turned his attention to the soldiers standing in the field.

"Good morning, comrades."

"Good morning, Commander!"

"I will briefly explain today's mission. We're going to Changsha to rescue our comrades trapped in the city."

Within seconds, Xiaoyun could tell the soldiers were beginning to look a little confused by the order.

In their minds, it didn't make sense for them to go to Hunan province when they had not even cleared Guangdong province yet.

"Some of you might know that some of our fellow soldiers, specifically the 11th motorized division, had been in the north."

Xiaoyun paused, giving some time for the soldier to process before continuing.

"We are going to Changsha as heroes and rescue them from the zombies. Are you all with me or not?"

After a second of silence, all of the soldiers responded at the same time.

"We're with you, Commander!"

"That's what I like to hear! Everyone, get ready. We're going to save our comrades."

The moment Xiaoyun finished talking, he saluted the soldiers with a proud look on his face.

All of the soldiers saluted back in unison, their faces all filled with determination to execute his order.

"You all are dismissed."

As the soldiers lowered their weapons, several of the logistic officers began directing each group into the assigned sections.

Looking over to the right, Xiaoyun could see all the different buses and cargo trucks filling up the entire street.

"Commander, I thought you were going to stay in Luoping," Lingang questioned, his voice sounding a little concerned.

"Why would I need to stay in Luoping? It's only going to be a single-day operation. I'm going to direct it myself."

Lingang looked a little doubtful, but he didn't question Xiaoyun's capability as they began heading down the stage.

"Commander, when did we have the 5th and 6th Army corps?" Lingang curiously asked.

"You really have been out of Luoping for too long. You deserve a little break after this."

"Commander! But I——"

"There's no but. After this ordeal is over, you and your army are going to take a month break."

After a short silence, Lingang realized the real motive behind it. He had no other choice but to accept the order.

"Yes, sir."

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Just as Xiaoyun entered a heavily armored pick-up truck, he was a little surprised to see a certain individual.

Kate was already in the driver's seat, waiting for him to get inside.

"Why are you here?"

"Wuli called me. You really wanted to leave without saying a word again, didn't you?"

"It's an emergency. I didn't have time to call you guys."

Despite Xiaoyun's explanation, in reality, he had just completely forgotten about it.

"Yeah, right. Anyway, how long is this going to take? I still need to help Anna with her tanks."

"Just a day."

"Perfect."

Kate didn't question it, starting up the car before following the other cars out towards the exit.

Seven hours later...

As the sun angled towards the horizon, Xiaoyun's army had finally arrived at the very outskirts of Changsha.

What was supposed to be a traffic-free five-hour drive turned out to be much longer as they needed to take a detour after Shaoguan.

All of the other cities were filled with zombies, and he didn't want to waste resources dealing with them.

"6 PM... Perfect time to fight."

"You sure? Isn't it getting kind of late?"

"I'm sure. It's past April already. The sun usually sets at 7 PM."

Kate didn't question it any further as Xiaoyun began taking out his walkie-talkie and ordering the soldiers to get ready.

After driving for another ten minutes, they finally began to see the buildings in the distance.

At the same time, zombies were still nowhere to be seen. Not even a singular one, strangling on the streets.

They could see a bunch of zombie bodies on the floor. All rotting outside for who knows how long.

"Commander Xiaoyun, I could hear gunshots and bombs in the distance. Over."

Hearing the report from the scouting unit ahead, Xiaoyun immediately ordered the other half of the army to head East.

Meanwhile, his half of the army continues to head north, going straight towards the city center.

"2nd Army Corps, continue proceeding towards your destination. Everyone else began exiting the truck and building up defenses. Over."

The moment he announced the order, all the vehicles stopped at once, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers flooded out.

Despite the ridiculous number of soldiers in such a small area, the higher-ranking officers already knew where to direct the soldiers to go.

They all held a piece of paper in their hands, carefully following a plan with their location assigned.

"Let's hope there aren't many mutants today..." Xiaoyun murmured as he looked over to the paper in his hand.

It was a simple yet effective plan he had made within twenty minutes, based on the map Lingang provided.

"Can I see the plan?" Kate curiously asked.

"Sure."

As Xiaoyun handed the plan over, Kate was instantly able to understand what he was trying to do.

The 3rd Army Corps was building a defensive perimeter around itself, acting as the main distraction against the zombie.

Meanwhile, the 4th Army Corps was to be sent across to go around to rescue the 11th Motorized Division.

"Are we really going to be the bait?" Kate nervously asked.

"We don't have artillery pieces to bomb our way in. Someone has to be the bait, and it might as well be us."

The moment Xiaoyun finished talking, a soldier of the rank of colonel walked over to the two of them.

"Commander, 3rd Army Corps is in position. The supplies are in place and the trucks are emptied."

"Perfect. Execute the plan when the 4th Army Corps is in position."

Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.

"And don't worry about initial truck losses. We have more than enough to load everyone in."

"Yes, sir!"

The soldier quickly walked off in excitement as Xiaoyun turned his attention to his binoculars.

He could see a hint of gunfire, all seemingly firing a few street blocks further west of the city center.

It was clear Zhongxiong's forces were still holding on in various parts of the city, fighting back much stronger than he had imagined.

"4th Army Corps. Remember, your order is to rescue the 11th motorized division... Do not overstay for survivors. Over."

Xiaoyun's order made Kate want to say something, but she soon fell into silence after noticing his frown.

"Affirmative."