Ignoring Wu Tian, who had already stuffed watermelon into his mouth, Lin Yuan took off his clothes and lay down on the cool bed on the balcony, looking at Ying Tianlong and saying, "Team Leader Ying, the weather is hot. It's good to take off your clothes and feel the breeze."
"Forget it, let's talk about business first."
See, it's coming soon.
"Go on, what's going on? You look like you're about to be squeezed dry, which makes me a little scared."
"..." Ying Tianlong gave him a wry smile and said, "I'm not squeezed dry. It's just that over ten thousand survivors have suddenly poured in, and the intelligence department has become very busy. If we're talking about who's tired, it's the people in the Security Bureau."
"So many people?" Lin Yuan was indeed shocked. It's only been a month, and they've rescued over ten thousand people?
"Yes, in a month, we've dispatched 25,000 troops. With the support of infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, we can conquer a town in one to two days. If we encounter high-level mutants, it will take longer. We have already captured 23 large towns and rescued 11,236 survivors.
The troops are currently replenishing ammunition and preparing for the next round of attacks."
As expected, mobile forces were invincible in a war of attrition against zombies that relied on their legs.
"What about casualties?"
"Currently, the Shuizhou Tianfu Safety Zone has lost 268 people, and 432 are disabled."
Hearing that the death toll was not too high, Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
This proved that the combat plan jointly discussed and determined by the major safety zones was feasible and efficient. As long as the firepower was properly matched and heavy machine guns were deployed, with advantageous terrain, any number of ordinary fungal monsters would be brought down.
Humans couldn't defeat zombies in close combat, but couldn't they still win in prepared positional or mobile warfare?
"What caused the casualties specifically?"
"Some were due to not paying attention during street fighting and being scratched or bitten by zombies. Some were killed by a special type of fungal monster that directly hit vital areas with strong acid solutions in two battles.
Those injured survived attacks from Alpha mutants that sprayed acid. Fortunately, the acid did not contain mutated viruses, otherwise the losses would have been even greater. Now, some disabled soldiers can still have their injuries repaired with mutant gel and be put back into combat."
"No war is kind and friendly. Such a casualty rate is already very good," Lin Yuan said, offering a perfunctory comfort to Ying Tianlong.
He knew that this veteran was more pragmatic than him.
"What do you need me to do this time?" Lin Yuan decided to stop beating around the bush and asked directly.
Seeing Lin Yuan's understanding, Ying Tianlong was truly moved and said, "Since that's the case, I'll be direct. There have been traces of the Everlasting Cult in Yuzhou. The intelligence department is currently too busy to handle it and can only ask for your help."
"Where is the BIU investigation team? Where did they go?"
"They are on a mission in Cangzhou. The situation there is much more complicated than we imagined, so they can't spare any time."
Alright, it seemed he had to go out again. However, before agreeing, Lin Yuan had a few questions.
"Who provided you with this intelligence?"
"It was told by survivors who came up from Yuzhou."
"Yuzhou? Why did they travel so far? They couldn't possibly be like Wang Xiaoxin, could they?"
"No, they were rescued by us. They were rescued from an Everlasting Cult stronghold."