Chapter 107 Columbus

 

Time flies, and it's April in a blink of an eye.

Thanks to the enthusiasm of the new recruits and residents, after Lyon spent millions of bullets, the zombie hordes in the residential and commercial areas had been completely cleared out.

The Umbrella Corporation not only gained an entire commercial street and a large number of various types of daily necessities, but also obtained tens of thousands of single-family residential villas.

After about a month of shooting training, even the recruits and residents' marksmanship has improved significantly.

After Lyon's arrangements, a new medium-sized department store appeared in the empty commercial street. It was filled with a wide variety of goods and all kinds of daily necessities that could almost meet everyone's life needs. This was a shopping mall funded by the Umbrella Corporation. As the person in charge, Ms. Quinn recruited a dozen beautiful young women to sell the supplies stored within the company.

The more than 10,000 residential villas have become a powerful tool for Lyon to harvest contribution points from employees in the long term.

Based on the interior decoration, construction materials, surrounding environment and intrinsic value of each house, the staff of the Government Affairs Department will tailor a reasonable price for them to rent to employees within the company.

Compared to Atlanta's underground parking lot apartments, these residential villas are not only luxuriously decorated and fully furnished, but also equipped with many practical household appliances.

The most important thing is that living here, you can enjoy life in the sunshine every day. The living conditions are far better than before, and it soon became sought after by everyone.

After discussion between Lyon and his subordinates, Colonel William volunteered to take on the task of cleaning up the city of Columbus.

Almost every employee with a family is willing to pay for this rent.

"This time we can use the zombies in Columbus as our target to train the soldiers in artillery fire and prepare for future wars."

"After you return, inform everyone that we will officially depart for Atlanta's Jackson Airport in three days."

Originally there was a combat team led by T, but that team had been assigned by Lyon to the Oak Village dozens of kilometers away, responsible for protecting the local Hershel family and those logistics staff responsible for farming, and no manpower could be transferred.

Since there is no independent power supply system inside the military base except for the most central fortress area, almost all the diesel and kerosene generators for sale were sold out by employees at one time, and the fuel reserves in the base were also decreasing rapidly. Ms. Quinn predicted that the fuel reserves would fall below the warning line within three months.

"But I also have a request."

Therefore, the only team that can be mobilized in the entire base is Glenn's team that was transferred back from the prison base not long ago.

Lyon thought about it for more than ten seconds. Colonel William was the most reliable one among all his subordinates in military operations.

"After one and a half months of training, everyone has adapted to this set of Guardian Armor. Everyone is very excited and wants to go into actual combat to test the capabilities of this set of armor."

Two months ago, he was appointed by Lyon as the deputy captain of the Stinger Squad. To be honest, he was a little excited at that time, because Lyon once said that this would be the strongest team in Umbrella Corporation.

As a commercial city with a permanent population of about 300,000, because it is close to the Fort Benning military base, some of the zombies in the city have been attracted away by the sound of artillery fire. According to the reconnaissance and calculations of helicopters and drones in the base, there are currently about 300,000 zombies in Columbus, and the number of zombies wandering on the streets exceeds 200,000.

Rick nodded and prepared to urge everyone to intensify their training in the next few days.

Atlanta's Jackson Airport is the world's busiest airport, with the third largest area and the largest number of flights. It is of great strategic significance. The fuel reserves known to Professor Amlin alone exceed hundreds of thousands of tons, and they are all high-end fuels with higher value.

Whether for security reasons or for resource and construction needs, they must clear the city of threats.

Rick met Leon's gaze, and without hesitation, he immediately spoke solemnly:

"No problem, Leon."

Apart from William's team and the 400 newly recruited soldiers, as well as Daryl's team and Moore's team who were lying in the ward, the only ones left in the entire base were Aji's patrol team and Glenn's exploration team.

So he nodded and said to the middle-aged colonel:

Moreover, this man is taciturn, serious and old-fashioned. He generally does not have considerable confidence and will not speak actively, so he is trustworthy.

Leon nodded, acknowledging his determination. After assigning the first task, he scanned the faces of all the team leaders.

"You are allowed to use any tactics to clear out all the zombies in Columbus."

"Even pistol bullets can only cause us pain but cannot really harm our bodies. I can't imagine how those zombies that use teeth and claws can break through our defenses."

This is the only reserve force in the base. It is best not to mobilize it at will and keep it in case of other accidents.

The entire Fort Benning military base covers a very large area, comparable in size to a small town. Aji's patrol team has less than a hundred people in total, and it is already stretched thin to patrol such a large area, and they cannot spare any spare energy to do other things.

Colonel William stood at attention, saluted respectfully to Lyon, and responded:

"Thank you for your trust, General. I promise to complete the mission."

"The armor you equipped us with is so powerful. I wear it every day. It fits my body well and is breathable. The weight is not a burden. To be honest, I have never heard of such a powerful armor before."

"Now that you are ready, occupying Jackson Airport will be the first mission of our Stinger Squad."

In the conference room, Colonel William was still as serious as ever. He stood up, saluted Leon, and said loudly:

"You have followed my actions many times, so you should be familiar with my principles."

"Don't be careless. Any accidents can happen in battle, and there are too many things that can threaten your lives."

"Okay, William, I'll give you two months, and the logistics department will also meet your logistics needs."

"In the last battle, we obtained a corps-level amount of artillery shells and artillery, and we are now in a position to form a complete artillery unit."

"General, I hope to lead my squad and the Regiment of Rookies on this mission."

"We would rather consume more supplies and time than put the soldiers who trust us into unnecessary danger."

"Can you do this, William?"

Rick pulled up the sleeve of his coat, revealing a cool black and red armored wrist underneath.

Leon nodded expressionlessly and said solemnly:

As he said this, he chuckled.

Leon paused for a few seconds.

Finally, he turned his attention to Rick, who was attending the meeting for the first time. After a few seconds of hesitation, he asked:

"Rick, how is the preparation for the Stinger Team going? Can everyone adapt to the Guardian Armor?"

In order to solve this urgent problem, Lyon quickly set two goals. The first goal was to clean up the city of Columbus and occupy the thermal power plant in the city. The other goal was to occupy the Atlanta Jackson Airport that he had heard about from Dr. Amlin a long time ago.

However, as more and more new members joined, he began to doubt his own abilities and wondered if he had the ability to manage those team members with amazing combat effectiveness.

As a responsible man, Rick doesn't want to let down the trust of his savior, the big boss Leon, and Leon has also discussed with him that when his daughter, little drag queen Judith, turns one year old, he will adopt this lovely little girl as his stepdaughter.

From now on, the relationship between the two families will become closer, and he naturally cannot let Lyon down.

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