Living Dead's

Chapter 56 - Planning a Strategy (2)

Seeing Xi Zihe speechless, Wen Fan seemed to know what was on his mind. He said, "Just calm down. He'll just keep an eye out from somewhere safe."

"alright. We'll stop somewhere first. It's better that it's less than 50km from the military barracks." Xi Zihe said as he rolled up the map.

After saying that, Xi Zihe moved to the front compartment and sat in the passenger seat.

The journey passed smoothly, except for the vehicle that shook a few times due to oppressing the zombies. After a while of driving, Xi Zihe decided to stop by the forest.

At that time, the time showed almost 8 p.m. One by one civilians get off the bus to just stretch, or complete personal needs.

In the forest, they share food for dinner. Tonight makes no difference like the night before. But for the members of the special forces who were about to storm the military barracks, they felt a slight feeling of anxiety.

Xi Zihe called He Zhao, they held a small meeting on the back of the armored vehicle. In addition to the special forces members, Xi Zihe also invited Song Yi and Wei Qian.

"Xiao Zhao, I want you to see the state of the military barracks tomorrow morning using your drone. Look how many zombies there are. And I want you to draw the barracks layout." Xi Zihe said seriously.

Seeing He Zhao's nervous look, Xi Zihe again said, "You don't need to be nervous, Yang Ruisi will be next to you and make a rough map of the barracks."

Hearing that, He Zhao heaved a sigh of relief. "Sure, Uncle Xi."

Yao Yue who was listening from the side would inevitably join in asking, "Captain, are we going to leave at day or night?"

Wen Fan who had recovered well from his broken leg explained. "It would be better if it was night. We still have infrared cameras. Zombies do not have a body temperature as high as a normal person. If we infiltrate during the day, other things might easily interfere with and obscure the sensor."

Xi Zihe, "Serist as what Wen Fan said. We will leave at night after Xiao Zhao and Ruisi check the barracks in the morning."

"Well that's all I can say now, for the division of the team, we'll do it tomorrow after receiving the results from Ruisi."

Xi Zihe then looked towards the 3 civilians listening on the grass. He called out with a heavy heart, "Dad, Song Yi, Wei Qian."

The three immediately turned their heads towards Xi Zihe. "I apologize to you, but I beg you to help me on this mission."

Xi Zihe's voice was deep and full of guilt.

They lack people. Just relying on the number of special forces members was not enough. And only the three of them had self-defense skills.

"Aiya... Captain Xi! It doesn't need to be like that. It's also for the benefit of all of us." Wei Qian said casually.

Song Yi, "Right, you don't have to be so polite."

Shen Yuan simply kept silent, but also did not refute.

Hearing their words, the burden on Xi Zihe's heart slightly lessened. Unknowingly he breathed a sigh of relief. He did not know how he would be if the three of them refused to help him. He felt very grateful.

So Xi Zihe sincerely said, "Thank you."

***

The next morning, after eating vegetable porridge as breakfast, He Zhao immediately flew his drone southwards. The military barracks.

"It's not good..." Yang Ruisi next to him gulped down forcefully. He could not take his eyes off the small monitor.

He Zhao's hand holding the remote controller shook with fear. His eyes widened in disbelief as he scanned the monitor screen without blinking.

So many zombies are swarming!

The zombie filled all corners of the monitor screen. They walked slowly in an indeterminate direction with their rotten bodies. Zombies are very many, like a colony of ants in the nest. They are at least thousands!

Yang Ruisi's hand never stopped drawing rough maps. Even though it was winter, sweat started dripping one by one from his forehead. He started to feel anxious, was it the right decision to take the helicopter from this barracks?!

Does this not mean suicide?!

***

After He Zhao's drone circled inside the military barracks for 2 hours, Yang Ruisi had already finished making a rough plan of the military barracks. He also reported to Xi Zihe. At that moment Xi Zihe called out to his members and had a discussion under the tree whose leaves were already quite bald due to the winter.

They sat in a circular manner, Xi Zihe cleared his throat and began. "Ruisance, report."

"Good." Yang Ruisi stood up from where she was sitting. Slowly he opened the sheet of paper he had drawn. Although rough, but easy to understand.

Yang Ruisi began to say, "The military barn is about 90,000 square meters in area. There was a 10-meter-high wall around the barracks. In addition there are six large buildings, a firing range, an empty training ground, a flag-raising platform, and an open courtyard."

"The helicopter we're looking for is in an open courtyard in front of the armory. We can only enter through the eastern wall."

"We can't get through the gate, because there are a lot of zombies blocking it. While the other wall, faced with a steep cliff. So we can only enter from the east."

After saying that, Yang Ruisi sighed heavily. "In addition, the zombies that were there were estimated to number nearly ten thousand. Ah no, maybe more than ten thousand."

They all held cold breaths. "And they swarm in the field and the yard."

Wei Qian voiced his uncertainty, "Why can there be so many?"

Yang Ruisi, "When the zombie virus broke out, the government ordered the military soldiers to evacuate the civilians to the military barracks. It was to protect them, but it was possible that some of the people who were taken were infected. So. You know for yourself how it turned out."

The circle of people was silent. And Xi Zihe stared at the plan fixedly, processing the strategy in his brain.

Shen Yuan raised his hand and said, "First, let's talk about how you guys are going to move. Zombies can move, they are not fortresses that just stand still. Do you have a plan?"

Xi Zihe stood up, placing his fingers through a passageway in the barracks. "I want to walk in this direction, and enter the deepest part of the armory. And we're gonna take the chopper from here. Hows it? Do you have any advice?"

Shen Yuan was silent for a very long time, then said. "Let me take a closer look."

After which, Shen Yuan brought the map right before him.

They discussed for a very long time. Give each other advice and input.

Finally, after considering each person's skills and the amount of ammunition, a team was formed.

The first team, tasked with infiltrating and retrieving the helicopter were Xi Zihe, Li Yan, Yao Yue, Shen Yuan, and Song Yi.

The second team that served as the overseeing command was Yang Ruisi and He Zhao.

And the last team in charge of guarding the civilians as well as looking for the helicopter landing site was Lu Lin and Wei Qian.

Wen Fan naturally entered into the third team because he still had not healed properly from his broken bone injury.