CHAPTER 94: CHAPTER 94: ASSAULT ON THE COUNTY TOWN

When Xu Haoran led the team to Kao Mountain Farm, Ye Fan was practicing shooting.

Ever since receiving Xu Haoran’s call, Ye Fan felt a sense of urgency.

The zombies around Chengguan Town had left, but Chengguan Town itself had yet to be impacted.

What could this mean?

Are the zombies waiting for an opportunity?

Or did the zombies deliberately avoid approaching Chengguan Town?

Regardless of the reason, Ye Fan felt that things weren’t that simple.

Xu Haoran said he saw at least fifty thousand zombies, and that wasn’t even all of them, so this situation is very dangerous.

The collection of resources must be hastened, and the internal construction of the base, such as housing for the survivors, should be left to the survivors to complete.

After this round of construction, there were only eighty thousand gold left in his hands, which Ye Fan had spent.

Previously, the virtual buildings were sold to save on actual power plants and barracks, but now they’ve been rebuilt.

Because outside, when encountering losses, it is still necessary to rely on the virtual barracks for supplementation, no savings were made.

The virtual power plant is twenty-five thousand, the barracks fifty thousand, sold and bought back at the same prices.

The troops certainly couldn’t be idle; only the guard platoon stayed to defend the base, while Advisor Zhongjing led the rest of the troops for a full deployment.

Their target was Pingchuan Town, twenty-eight kilometers in a straight line from the base.

However, there is a river between Pingchuan and the base; the reason for choosing this place is the large scrap recycling station there.

There is a large amount of copper there.

Ye Fan must collect copper because copper is a raw material for bullet production, very useful for future military factory deployments.

In two days, bringing back a significant amount of copper and about fifty thousand in money daily for Ye Fan.

Meanwhile, Ye Fan himself continued to practice shooting, firing tens of thousands of rounds every day.

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Xu Haoran led the team, finally arriving at the Dawn Army City.

The Red Alert Warriors didn’t feel much, but all the survivors were dumbfounded when they got off the vehicles.

If it weren’t for the towering sentry towers and the patrolling warriors on the city walls, they would think they had time-traveled.

Could modern society have such majestic city walls?

The river even flows through the city.

They had never heard of it before.

The large iron gate opened, and the convoy entered the city.

Once inside, they were shocked a second time.

After passing through the first wall, there was even a second wall.

This dreamlike city gave them immense satisfaction and a sense of security.

Some couldn’t help but cheer.

Ye Fan had already brought the guard platoon over to welcome them.

"Brother!"

When Ye Fan saw Ye Luo jumping out of the car at the gate, his worries finally dissipated.

"Xiaoluo, you finally made it."

"Wow! Brother, did you build this big city?"

"That’s right, everyone will live here from now on."

Ye Jian Country and Xu Lizhen looked up in disbelief at the towering walls and sentry towers, and the fully armed warriors, feeling both apprehensive and a bit proud inside.

"Xiaofan, are you the highest commander here now?"

"Yes, I am."

"Did you cut any corners or embezzle during the construction of this place?"

Ye Fan couldn’t help but say, "Dad, have you forgotten what era we’re in now? There’s no cash, do you think I secretly hid a few bags of cement?"

Xu Lizhen looked around Ye Fan.

Zhuge Yunxue, Xiao Jing, and He Xiaoting were all by his side.

The guard platoon was standing watch in the distance.

Shen Ruihui, due to his outstanding abilities, had been assigned by Ye Fan to patrol three kilometers away.

Seeing these three beauties, Xu Lizhen’s eyes lit up.

"Xiaofan, who are these...?"

"Oh, they’re all my comrades-in-arms."

Xu Lizhen found each one beautiful and couldn’t tell which one was closer to her son.

But as a mother, she had her means, and she began cheerfully conversing with a few female soldiers.

"My Xiaofan is a good kid, good at studying, and well-mannered. He hasn’t even held a girl’s hand."

"Capable, knows how to live, never spends money recklessly."

"Also, he’s especially... hard-working."

Zhuge Yunxue and the other girls smiled in response, and Xu Lizhen grew happier the more she spoke.

Ye Fan couldn’t listen any longer, so he called Zhang Kunlin over to arrange for the newly arrived survivors.

Zhang Kunlin had already made plans.

The main city district’s construction was taking shape, and there were still many building materials. The engineer platoon had also set up temporary shelters for rest.

The survivors’ primary task was to collect the already mature crops in the fields.

Distant crops were ignored, but nearby ones had to be collected to ensure supplies for the winter.

Zhang Kunlin devised a whole plan, with work-earned points; those with enough points would have residency rights in the main city district.

In non-war times, those without enough points could only build their own houses outside the city.

This would greatly enhance survivors’ motivation. Looking at this fortified city, no one thought about going outside the city.

Setting aside these trivial matters, Ye Fan called Xu Haoran over for a private conversation.

"You said the zombies are gathering?"

"Yes, I saw large groups of zombies heading toward the direction of Sishui County during reconnaissance. It seems they’re targeting the Hardware Mansion."

Ye Fan thought about it, finding the situation not simple, but without more information, he couldn’t judge accurately.

Now that Xu Haoran had arrived, the Dawn Army was fully assembled.

There were 550 combat units fully equipped, along with a Black Pot platoon, and personnel from the power plant and the officer training center, making the actual number close to six hundred.

The battle for Pingchuan Town had also ended. A small town’s resources weren’t much; besides bringing a lot of copper to Ye Fan, the actual monetary gain was barely a hundred thousand.

Currently, Ye Fan had just over a hundred thousand in money.

This money wasn’t much, and it was still a bit short to build a mine and an armory.

"Zhongjing, assemble all troops and prepare for the next action."

Hearing the news brought by Xu Haoran, Ye Fan decided to intensify his actions.

With strong forces now, he planned to attack Qinghe Town!

Piddling attacks on villages and small towns no longer satisfied the needs of the Dawn Army. If a zombie attack really happened, his resources and wealth wouldn’t suffice for anything.

If he could take Qinghe, Ye Fan could be at ease.

Although he hadn’t been to the most prosperous sections of Qinghe yet, it’s common for a small town to have ten or even dozens of jewelry stores.

Of course, the number of zombies in a small town can reach several million, making a head-on attack impossible, but Qinghe is different.

Because there’s a river within Qinghe Town.

The last time he went, Ye Fan saw that the bridge was broken; they couldn’t pass, and neither could the zombies.

If the bridge could be repaired and they could hold it, there might be a chance to eliminate the zombies bit by bit.

The troops quickly gathered, and Ye Fan asked the engineers: "Can you repair the bridge?"

"Yes, Commander, repairing bridges is a basic skill for Red Alert Engineers. If one engineer is sacrificed, it can be instantaneously repaired; if four engineers work together, it can be fixed in ten minutes."

"Great, as long as the bridge can be repaired. Leave a platoon to guard the base, everyone else follow me to Qinghe!"

The order was given, the entire army mobilized, and they began boarding the vehicles.

Ye Fan didn’t even say goodbye to his family to prevent them from worrying. All troops left from the city’s core area gates, so the family didn’t even know.

Four armored cars, Iron Armor, three Raptors, and a large number of transport vehicles closely followed.

The convoy left the base, quickly heading toward Qinghe.

Ye Fan didn’t know how long it would take to effectively attack Qinghe, but he had to do it.

The zombie crisis was imminent, and he had to act swiftly.