313: Chapter 313 Shen Wengang makes an excuse

Shen Tu Zheng Hao arrived at the northern defense line, standing on a tank and observing with binoculars. The scene before him sent shivers down his spine.

Anyone with trypophobia would absolutely not be able to stand such a sight.

A kilometer away, the ground was densely covered with dark green dung beetless crawling forward. From the easternmost to the westernmost point, as far as the eye could see, there were only these insects. With such a long front line, tens of thousands of robots truly couldn't handle it.

"Release the flying robots and project the image," Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

"Yes!" A Soldier acknowledged the order and left.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao jumped off the tank and entered the command center.

Shen Wengang silently followed him, while the other Dark Night Squad members stood outside the command vehicle, guarding it.

Soon, the screen displayed the image.

From the camera, it could be seen that the dung beetles army stretched for several kilometers horizontally, essentially covering the entire main urban area. They seemed to have received an order, all uniformly rushing towards their position.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao took out his phone and made a call.

"All tank divisions, listen up! Immediately open fire on the dung beetles swarm to the north, three rounds of free fire."

After the order was given, in less than 30 seconds, the sound of artillery fire erupted.

Thousands of tanks firing simultaneously was a spectacular sight. The buildings in the main urban area opposite were instantly damaged after being bombarded, with stones flying everywhere. dung beetless at the explosion sites were directly blown away, leaving large craters on the ground.

However, the area that artillery shells could cover was limited, and this bombardment could only kill a very limited number of dung beetless.

The number of shells was limited; it was impossible to keep bombarding indefinitely.

They had to find other methods.

"Report! Commander, the southern defense line reports that a huge number of dung beetles swarms have also appeared in the Southeast and Southwest directions."

"What?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao was greatly alarmed.

These things were not like those large mutated cockroaches and mutated Antss. If they were large, he wouldn't be too worried; their tank armor certainly couldn't be breached by them.

The most difficult part now was their small size; heavy firepower caused very limited damage to them. At the same time, if these small things rushed into the tank formation, they might very well crawl into the tanks through gaps, which would be fatal.

Even if they wanted to retreat now, they couldn't. On one hand, a large number of dung beetless had also appeared on the southern retreat route, blocking their escape. On the other hand, there were still over 20,000 Citizens in the basement; if the army retreated, they would surely not survive.

This was the first time Shen Tu Zheng Hao had gotten so worked up over a battle.

In a head-on confrontation, he feared no one. But now, facing these tiny creatures, he felt a bit helpless.

Shen Wengang and the Soldier who came in to report stood by, not speaking, quietly watching Shen Tu Zheng Hao think.

"Tiangang," Shen Tu Zheng Hao called out.

"Present," Shen Wengang stepped forward and stood at attention.

"The enemy's target is us. I will arrange 10 tanks to lead the way, and you will lead the Dark Night Squad to escort the Citizens to retreat south. Depart immediately!" Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

"Commander..." Shen Wengang was speechless.

The people sent by Oriental Chen had already secretly arrived in Batuo City yesterday and had made arrangements in advance. Therefore, staying here would not pose a danger. Shen Wengang already knew this beforehand.

This was why, during last night's reconnaissance mission, he was not at all worried about the appearance of zombies in Wu La Han District.

But at this moment, he couldn't reveal this matter.

Because once he did, the whole situation would be unexplainable. Who were the people who helped? What force were they from? He couldn't explain this at all. Even his identity would inevitably be suspected by the Military Political Department and the Security Department, and then even the Dark Night Squad wouldn't be able to stay.

"What's wrong?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked when he saw Shen Wengang hesitate.

"I don't think it's wise to lead the Citizens to retreat south at this time," Shen Wengang could only bite the bullet and make up an excuse.

"Why?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao stared at him and asked.

As a Soldier, he disliked insubordination.

However, Shen Wengang was not his subordinate, so he couldn't say much.

"It's very dangerous for tanks to drive into the insect swarm; these insects will crawl into the driver's compartment through gaps. In that case, the Soldiers inside will be in great danger," Shen Wengang said.

"You don't need to consider that. The sacrifice of a few Soldiers can exchange for the safety of tens of thousands of Citizens; it's worth it," Shen Tu Zheng Hao said.

He also had no other choice; if they delayed any longer, once the insect swarm broke through the defense line, more people would die.

It was even possible that the entire army would be annihilated.

"Also, we are not sure how far the insect swarm extends in depth. If we don't have enough time to break through the blockade during the retreat, we might get stuck in a dilemma. And ordinary Citizens are not trained; if chaos breaks out, it would truly be a dead end," Shen Wengang made up another reason.

Although it was made up, it sounded quite reasonable, and such a possibility was not out of the question.

Shen Tu Zheng Hao could tell that Shen Wengang was just making excuses not to retreat. But the reasons were sufficient, so he couldn't lose his temper.

"Then what do you want to do?" Shen Tu Zheng Hao asked.

"I think we can compress the defense line as much as possible, moving all armored divisions to the Gobi Desert east of the hospital. Then deploy Simulation Spider Robots on the perimeter to form a protective circle, guarding the hospital and the armored forces. Our Dark Night Squad will provide support from the center, eliminating any insects that might break through. This way, holding out for a certain period won't be a problem. Even if it comes to the worst, when all the insects gather, the depth will inevitably shorten, and then using tanks to clear the way will significantly increase the success rate," Shen Wengang said, fabricating his plan.