The combat team and zombies began to clash on the dam. The problem was that the dam was not very wide. However, the combat team had quite a number of people, over a thousand squeezed together. While the front lines were engaged in fierce fighting, those behind couldn't even reach the attack range and dared not retreat, so they could only watch.
Seeing this, Chang Jianyi immediately realized that they could not deploy the entire combat team at once. She directly commanded, "Li Minghua, take three hundred people to retreat. Guo Pinming, take three hundred people to retreat. Resist the zombies in rotation!"
Since the fighting line could not be spread out on the dam, there was no need for everyone to stand on it. Instead, they would adopt a strategy of rotating combat.
The zombies' tactic was simple: a war of attrition. As soon as the zombies in front died, the ones behind would immediately follow into battle. If killed, they would fall to the ground, becoming stepping stones for the zombies behind.
Yang Chang led his men in continuous combat. The killed zombies quickly piled up. These corpses were continuously stacked on the dam. The concrete railings on the dam were only one meter high. Dead zombies soon blocked the path. As the zombies advanced, they were obstructed and could only climb over the corpses. Many zombies could not stand steadily on the corpses and quickly fell into the Yangtze River, only to be washed away by the current.
Yang Chang gritted his teeth and said to his brothers, "Charge up with me, and fight on the corpses!"
The zombie corpses piled up like small mountains, blocking the sight between the zombies and the combat team on the narrow road of the dam. Yang Chang did not want the zombies to attack him from a higher position, so he prepared to fight on the zombie corpses. Afterward, hundreds of people rushed onto the corpses and began to fight. Everyone was very careful not to fall off the dam.
"Be careful to throw the zombie corpses into the water. Don't let them block the dam!" Yang Chang shouted loudly.
Only a little over ten minutes had passed since the battle began, but at least a thousand zombies had fallen on the dam. Looking further, there were still dense masses of zombies, their edges completely out of sight. The zombies that were killed seemed insignificant.
Suddenly, a girl arrived on the dam, panting, and said anxiously to Chang Jianyi, "Vice President, the radio has contacted the higher-ups. Please go and take a look."
Chang Jianyi quickly said to Zhang Xiaoqiang, "You lead the people to continue supervising the battle. Anyone who tries to escape will be killed without mercy."
Afterward, Chang Jianyi quickly left and entered the dam through a small door on the side. At this moment, Chang Jianyi only wanted to request reinforcements. If another missile was fired, the battle situation could be completely changed, and their victory would be assured.
Chang Jianyi quickly entered the dam and saw a man in military uniform on the radio screen. It seemed that the military also attached great importance to the battle here.
Chang Jianyi quickly introduced herself, "I am the Vice President of the Self-Aid Association. We need reinforcements now. The Corpse King is not dead. Please provide another missile. We are trying our best to find the Corpse King's location!"
Unexpectedly, the soldier on the screen said sternly, "There is a fixed procedure for requesting missile support. You cannot get support just by requesting it now. Moreover, Luzhou is currently overcast, and satellites cannot confirm the accuracy of your situation. Therefore, we cannot agree to the Self-Aid Association's request!"
"This is an extraordinary time, so please act extraordinarily. As long as the Corpse King can be killed, we can successfully recapture Luzhou. We only need one more missile!" Chang Jianyi said quickly. The situation was already critical, so how could they still follow the procedures?
The soldier continued, "Missiles are not launched just because you request them. It was already very good that you were given one missile for support before. Please do not push your luck. If the situation is critical, please retreat quickly. We can talk about recapturing Luzhou later!"
"Retreat? We've come this far, and you still want us to retreat?" Chang Jianyi said angrily, "Since the zombie outbreak, the only aid we've received is one missile. Not only did you not give us any information, but you also didn't provide any weapon support. Now we are preparing to recapture Luzhou, and you want us to retreat. If you want to abandon us, please say so directly, don't beat around the bush!"
"Please retreat quickly!" The person on the screen finished speaking and then cut off the video signal. It seemed that the other side did not want to explain further.
Chang Jianyi bit her lip and looked at the radio, which had lost its signal. Her already heaving chest was rising and falling, clearly showing that she was extremely angry at this moment. She hadn't expected them to be unwilling to provide even a single missile. Now that the battle had entered a white-hot stage, it was impossible to retreat safely.
Chang Jianyi slowly walked out of the dam and looked up to see the crowd watching from the base. These people were all looking at her expectantly, as if wanting to get some answer from Chang Jianyi. Chang Jianyi knew that everyone in the base was afraid, worried that if these zombies broke in, would they all die?
Chang Jianyi did not know how many zombies were on the other side of the dam, nor how long her people could hold on. Most importantly, if the dam could not be held, there would be no place for the base to defend. At that time, the zombies would advance unimpeded, causing huge casualties in the base.
Looking at the fearful eyes of the people in the base, Chang Jianyi walked onto the dam without a word and continued to supervise the battle. At this moment, Chang Jianyi began to think that if the zombies continued with their current tactic of attrition, her side could hold on until nightfall, but it would be impossible to hold on for much longer.
Moreover, for the zombies to cross such a long dam road, they could not spread out. After all, the dam was only ten meters wide, and below was a slope. A slight misstep would lead to rolling down the dam and being washed away by the current. Therefore, tens of thousands of zombies could only attack along the narrow part of the dam.
Shen Feng did not know that his side was not receiving support. He was still searching for the Corpse King's trace on the city streets, but the Corpse King had become cunning and had not exposed itself. Even the mutated zombies had dispersed among the zombie horde, seemingly not intending to protect the Corpse King. This made it impossible for Shen Feng to locate the Corpse King by the gathering of mutated zombies.
Facing such a tricky Corpse King, Shen Feng was very helpless. He glanced towards the dam and saw that the battle was still ongoing there. The previous roadblocks and firewalls had only delayed the zombie army for half an hour, and now these zombies were still charging towards the dam tirelessly.
Shen Feng knew very well that at this moment, although the battle on the dam appeared to be evenly matched, it was actually not. The evolved individuals in the combat team had basically taken action, but the various mutated zombies hidden in the zombie horde had not yet acted. Once these mutated zombies joined the battle, the combat team would be unable to resist.
Perhaps most of the mutated zombies in the city were gathered together. There were over a hundred mutated zombies in the zombie tide. The appearance of so many mutated zombies was simply a disaster for humanity.
Shen Feng had also realized that the Corpse King was indeed very intelligent. It knew that the people at the base were difficult to deal with, so it drove large numbers of ordinary zombies forward to sacrifice themselves or pave the way. This not only consumed the base's supplies but also the stamina of the combat team members. Even evolved individuals would get tired from continuous fighting, while zombies had no such concerns. They only needed to drive ordinary zombies to their deaths. When the combat team was tired, the mutated zombies would swarm forward.
Simply put, the zombies were using a pure human wave tactic, sending cannon fodder to attract firepower. When the base's combat power weakened, the mutated zombies would charge. In this way, once the most troublesome combat team members were eliminated, the charge of the mutated zombies would be unstoppable.
"Could it be that we really have to retreat?" Shen Feng thought to himself.
Shen Feng observed from the tall building for an hour, constantly moving, but he still could not find the hidden Corpse King. By this time, the zombies had already reached the middle of the dam. Although the zombies had suffered thousands of casualties, not a single mutated zombie had been injured.
Shen Feng, helpless, used "As the Wind Follows" to step on the zombies' heads and reach the dam. At this moment, Chang Jianyi saw Shen Feng appear and quickly said, "Ah Feng, we cannot get any support, not even missile support. What should we do now?"
Shen Feng looked at the team members fighting and began to struggle. He was considering whether to retreat at the moment. Since they could not get support, and the mutated zombies on the zombie side had not yet suffered any casualties, their side basically could not hold on. However, if they really retreated, it might be difficult to find an opportunity to recapture Luzhou later. Building a safe base would probably be very difficult.
"Senior sister, I also haven't found the Corpse King yet and cannot assassinate it. There are still over forty thousand active zombies, and our combat personnel are too few," Shen Feng said helplessly.
Afterward, Shen Feng looked back at the survivors on the Hezhou River in the distance and said helplessly, "If these people are unwilling to fight, we will definitely not be able to win."
At this moment, Shen Feng had the thought of retreating. Since there was no hope of victory, it was better to retreat promptly. If necessary, they could all take a boat downstream, whether to the Three Gorges or elsewhere. As long as they could survive, that would be enough. As for Luzhou, it seemed hopeless.
Chang Jianyi also looked in the direction of the base and said in a low voice, "It's probably unrealistic to ask them to fight. There were already deserters in the combat team. If these people were to go up and fight the zombies, they would probably be so scared that they would wet their pants on the spot. Zombies are not afraid!"
"Zombies are not afraid?" Shen Feng was reminded of something by his senior sister's words and suddenly realized something. He said, "Zombies are not afraid because they are controlled. Otherwise, many zombies would not dare to go into the water. But the Corpse King is afraid."
Thinking of this, Shen Feng suddenly had a bold idea. Since the Corpse King was intelligent, it would also be afraid, right? Then, why not use this point to make the Corpse King expose itself?
Chang Jianyi quickly asked, "What exactly are you planning to do? Charging up at this time is a sure path to death. Don't do anything foolish."
Shen Feng smiled and said, "Senior sister, don't worry. My speed is so fast, it will definitely be fine. If the plan fails, I can run. Besides, recapturing Luzhou is right in front of us. How can I not fight with all my might?"
Now Shen Feng understood that it was impossible to get Luzhou easily. He could only risk his life.
"What are you planning to do?" Chang Jianyi asked worriedly.
Shen Feng said, "I plan to take Yu Renshu and Guo Pinming, these two ability users, to go with me. They will help me complete the assassination. As long as we can assassinate the Corpse King, the zombies' attack will not be so fierce. Then, we only need to set gasoline on fire on the dam, and the zombies will not dare to charge over. We will also gain a chance to breathe, and recapturing Luzhou will become a problem!"
"No, it's too dangerous. The three of you want to break through the siege and kill the Corpse King in the zombie horde. This is absolutely impossible! Even if you kill the zombies, you will eventually be surrounded by zombies. What will you do then? Can the three of you still kill your way out of tens of thousands of zombies?" Chang Jianyi did not want Shen Feng to take risks. She felt that recapturing Luzhou did not need to be so urgent. At most, they could find a suitable opportunity later. Now, their people could escape by boat.
Shen Feng looked at his senior sister's worried face and said in a low voice, "Senior sister, once an opportunity is lost, it will never come again. In order to have a safe base, I can only take risks. Don't forget, the three of us are ability users, and we will definitely survive among the zombies."