I Am Carrying Gold From the Post-Apocalyptic World-Chapter 86 – Breakthrough 1
After contacting Li Dazhu and the others, Wang Bin felt relieved. He then focused his attention on the fifty to sixty thousand survivors. The more he observed, the angrier he became, and in a moment of frustration, he fired a shot into the sky.
The gunshot startled everyone on the field, and they all stopped to look at Wang Bin on the high platform.
"Look at yourselves! There are a million zombies about to attack from behind, and what are you carrying? Even blankets! Are you planning to wait for the zombies to catch up with you? Listen to my command now: throw away everything that isn't related to weapons, ammunition, food, or medicine!"
Wang Bin's words caused an uproar among the crowd, unsure whether to drop their belongings or not.
Colonel Huang was also startled by Wang Bin's shot. He instinctively reached for his gun but relaxed when he saw it was Wang Bin who fired.
After hearing Wang Bin's words, he realized he had made a significant mistake and, seeing the hesitation among the survivors, immediately issued an order.
"What are you all standing around for? Didn't you hear Chief Instructor Wang? Throw away anything unrelated to weapons, ammunition, food, or medicine! Battalion Commander Li, lead your men to inspect personally. I want this task completed in fifteen minutes!"
"Yes! Third Battalion, follow me!"
The third battalion commander responded loudly and immediately led his soldiers to clear the survivors' miscellaneous items.
"You, throw this away!"
"This, throw it away too!"
"All of your stuff, throw it away!"
"Don't worry, we have food. As long as we break through, you won't starve!"
"In this heat, why are you carrying these things? It's not going to kill you. Hurry up and throw them away!"
The soldiers, upon receiving the order, rushed into the crowd to inspect the survivors' luggage, and soon the sound of countless items being thrown to the ground could be heard.
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Colonel Huang felt guilty but also greatly admired Wang Bin. He hadn't expected someone so young to be so decisive and thorough in his considerations.
After the soldiers went to clear the survivors' belongings, Colonel Huang quickly ran towards Wang Bin.
"Chief Instructor Wang, I was negligent earlier. Please forgive me!"
"Colonel Huang, there's no need to say that. You're also bound by military discipline, so your thinking is relatively conservative. Your mission is indeed to protect them, but special times call for special measures!" Wang Bin was a bit surprised that Colonel Huang, in his forties, would come over to admit his mistake.
Normally, he wouldn't have said these things, but now they were all in the same boat. If he didn't speak up, the survivors carrying so much would definitely slow them down, which would not only endanger themselves but also make it impossible for him to escape.
After Commander Li and Wang Shun arranged everything, they also walked towards the field. Just halfway there, they heard the gunshot from the field and immediately sent someone to investigate. Upon learning what had happened, Commander Li smiled and said, "Our Chief Instructor Wang is destined for great achievements!"
Wang Shun also smiled and said, "I agree with you!"
Soon, Commander Li and Wang Shun arrived at the high platform. After a few brief words, they shared their breakout plan with everyone, so all were aware of the army's actions and their positions.
Wang Bin took the newly promoted third platoon leader and two thousand young men to assist the vanguard in clearing the way, while he and Company Commander Liu each led the remaining young men to guard the flanks.
In comparison, the vanguard was relatively less dangerous, while the flanks were the most vulnerable due to the large number of people, which would inevitably stretch the formation. During the breakout, the flanks were the most likely to be attacked, and because the personnel were relatively dispersed, their defense against zombies would be weaker.
Seeing that the formation was ready, Commander Li immediately ordered the breakout.
Three vanguard tanks moved out in a triangular formation, followed closely by a regiment and three thousand survivors.
Next was the main force. To reduce the length of the formation, Commander Li arranged the middle troops in rows of twenty, but even so, the formation was still very long.
Some elderly and children with mobility issues were placed on trucks carrying supplies, advancing rapidly towards the east.
Commander Li and Wang Shun did not take vehicles but gave them to the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, setting an example for the survivors, which also deterred those with ill intentions from targeting the vehicles.
With the commander and political commissar walking alongside them, anyone daring to seize a vehicle would face public outrage, and in such special times, inciting public anger would only lead to death.
Wang Bin placed Li Dazhu and a few others on his side, so that if anything happened, they could look out for each other.
As always, Wang Bin was neither a saint nor a soldier. While taking care of the group, he naturally had to look after his own people.
Soon, the vanguard engaged the zombies. With the tanks clearing the way, countless zombies were either blown up by shells or crushed by heavy machine guns or tanks.
Of course, to avoid leaving the civilians behind, the tanks didn't move too fast. Soon, some zombies slipped through and charged at them, but with the cooperation of the soldiers and young men, these zombies were quickly eliminated, although there were still casualties, they were not significant.
Hearing the gunfire and explosions, the surrounding zombies went berserk and charged at the formation, increasing the pressure on the flanks and rear.
At this point, the tanks unleashed their full firepower, continuously killing the approaching zombies, but there were too many zombies, and many broke through the defenses, infiltrating the lines.
Wang Bin didn't hesitate, immediately leading the armed young men to fight off the intruding zombies.
"Ding! Congratulations, player, your Shooting Specialization has reached level five, permanently increasing agility by five points, shooting accuracy by 200 points, critical hit rate by 200 points, and shooting range to 400 meters. To upgrade to the next level, you need to kill 20,000 zombies. Current progress: 0/20,000."
"Ding! Congratulations, player, your Diamond Palm has reached level three, permanently increasing strength by five points. Each strike now deals 100 (skill damage) + 78 (strength attribute) damage. To upgrade to the next level, you need to kill 20,000 zombies. Current progress: 0/20,000."
As Wang Bin swung his wooden gun to kill a few zombies, the pleasant sound of the system echoed in his mind.
The timing of these skill upgrades was perfect. Although these skills weren't particularly effective against zombies, the upgrades awarded him many attribute points. Each attribute increase enhanced his physical condition. Now his strength reached 78, and his agility was 80.
These attributes had already put him halfway through the door of becoming a first-class expert. Once he improved his strength and other attributes, he could become a quasi-first-class expert.
The benefits of attribute enhancement were numerous; both his strength and speed had undergone a qualitative leap.
Wherever he went, zombies fell. Wang Bin felt that if he had a white horse, he would be like Zhao Zilong, charging through the enemy ranks as if no one could stop him!
