Chapter 75 Pre-War Arrangements
Colonel William's soldier squad, Glenn, Daryl, Moore, Aggie, T-boy, and the newly joined Woodbury Militia, the total number of combatants in the seven squads exceeds 200 people, plus the auxiliary personnel responsible for logistics. This time, Lyon mobilized a total of more than 350 troops to come here.
Given their current size, this is almost all the force that Umbrella Corporation can mobilize at present.
As a former senior executive, Lyon had never commanded a battle of this level. He had no choice but to bring together the captains under his command to form a temporary staff. He appointed Colonel William, the only person with experience in large-scale combat, as chief of staff and held a combat meeting on the first day of arriving at the destination.
After the meeting began, Lyon first made an official speech on the role and significance of this war, and then said:
"Our goal this time is to wipe out all the mutant zombies near the nuclear power plant, but we cannot destroy the nuclear power plant itself."
"Everyone can speak freely about these two points."
Colonel William was still the serious and conservative officer. After the combat meeting began, he waited for Leon to finish speaking. Without any polite words, he immediately stood up and said in a loud voice:
"Everyone, after a detailed investigation by our scouts, the number of zombies near the nuclear power plant is about 42,000, and the number of our soldiers is about 200. In other words, this time, we will face an enemy that is more than 200 times ours."
"It's going to be a difficult war."
Colonel William's voice was very calm. He paused, turned on the projector beside him, and projected a video onto the screen in front of everyone. While playing it, he explained:
The middle-aged officer saluted Leon and replied loudly:
"It's a low-quality imitation. Both its range and power are greatly reduced compared to the original. However, it should still be able to be used against these zombies."
"We must find a battlefield suitable for us near the nuclear power plant, build a solid fortification there, use these x1 mortars to form an artillery position, dig trenches, set traps, and increase our defense and attack power at all costs. Only then can we hope to defeat an enemy that is hundreds of times larger than us."
After Colonel William finished speaking, he sat back in his seat. The captains of the other teams also began to talk to each other and discuss their ideas.
"Before this battle began, my soldiers and I had tried several methods against the zombies, trying to reduce their numbers, but the results were not ideal."
"But even if you use a sniper rifle, after killing a certain number of zombies, the sniper will be discovered by the rest of the zombies and slowly surrounded."
"Among all our fighters, there are no more than five snipers who can hit a zombie's head from 1 kilometer away."
"After the engineering department worked overtime, we produced a total of 30 mortars and 5,000 rounds of ammunition."
He explained a few words and then began to speak to the crowd:
Seeing this scene, Leon coughed lightly and said to everyone:
"Although we have a large number of drones, there are only a few people who can skillfully operate them. Facing such a large number of zombies, they are basically unable to form combat effectiveness."
"In order to cope with this situation, our engineering department worked overtime and finally completed the manufacture of new weapons before the war."
Leon gave everyone some photos and related data parameters. Although most people, like him, could not understand them, he still introduced them based on the data given to him by the researchers in the engineering department:
"The Engineering Department named it the X1 mortar, with a caliber of 82mm and a maximum range of 2 kilometers. It is modeled after the most common mortars during World War II."
"Make sure you complete the mission, General."
Seeing that everyone was a little discouraged, he smiled and added:
"But it's not like we don't have weapons to deal with them."
"I don't recommend engaging in short- to medium-range combat with these mutant zombies. They are fearless and their speed has increased a lot. There are hundreds of times more of us. Apart from covering strikes, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to use firearms to effectively kill them."
Colonel William looked around at the people who were lost in thought and said:
"The only tactics I can think of at the moment are to use air units to attack them, or to use long-range artillery to carry out a blanket bombing on them."
After saying that, Leon restrained his expression again, patted William on the shoulder beside him, and said:
"Colonel, the task of establishing artillery positions and fortifications is now assigned to you. This is the most critical part of this mission. I hope you won't let me down."
"Similarly, there is only one person in the base who can skillfully operate a helicopter, so we cannot form an organized attack. Therefore, our air force is currently only suitable for reconnaissance and cannot be used as a combat team."
"Once these monsters get close to us, our soldiers will collapse very quickly under the threat of death. It is impossible for them to withstand such a large number of zombies."
Time flies and it is February 25th.
"Although these mutant zombies will return to the zombie group after losing their target, once they confirm their target, they will chase it for more than 3 kilometers without stopping."
He placed his palms on the table, looked around at everyone, and said seriously:
The others looked at the photo and discussed quietly, but Colonel William frowned and said with a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice:
"They use common explosive bombs, which can effectively cause huge damage to flesh and blood life, and are very suitable for use against zombies."
"They spent a long time researching this mortar before finally coming up with a finished product."
Lyon explained to William somewhat helplessly:
"It's not their fault, Colonel."
"In this battle, we have put all the power of the Umbrella Corporation into it. No matter how tough the enemy is, we can only win and not fail."
"Most of our engineering department are repairmen and mechanical engineers. The only one who knows about bombs is a high school chemistry teacher named Walter White."
All members of the Umbrella Corporation team dug trenches, set traps, and built fortifications after three days of hard work. Finally, they built a fairly solid fortification on a flat high ground 2 kilometers away from the nuclear power plant.
This high ground is surrounded by steep slopes on three sides, and can only be reached through a long ramp from the front. This terrain greatly reduces the area that Lyon and others need to defend, from four walls to one wall.
They also referred to the structures of some survivors' walls and gates, used large vehicles to connect them to each other, welded many steel plates and pipes, and soon completed a tall iron wall that blocked the entire ramp.
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