"Announcement: Urgent report from the front! According to reliable sources, a huge zombie horde has appeared in the Dengshi area, with a scale of up to 700,000! When the zombies passed through Changxing Village, they encountered a stubborn resistance from our side.
After fierce fighting, we successfully wiped out more than 500,000 zombies, but there are still 200,000 zombies continuing to advance towards the suburbs of Fengtian, and are expected to arrive within two days!
Here, the base will be under full martial law starting at 7:00 tomorrow morning! At that time, the base gate will be closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave.
At the same time, the base will enter the highest level of combat readiness and implement strict military control measures.
For the sake of base stability, anyone or anything that disrupts the harmony of the base will be dealt with severely and strictly in accordance with wartime guidelines. The lighter punishment may be expulsion from the base, while the heavier punishment may be execution.
I hope that the survivors can consciously abide by the base's laws and regulations, and work together to protect the homeland we depend on for survival!"
At this moment, the bulletin board under the city gate was crowded with people, and countless survivors gathered here.
A speaker above the bulletin board played the content of the announcement in a continuous loop, making the atmosphere on the scene extremely tense.
At the city gate, many soldiers were holding guns and vigilantly guarding the surroundings.
The occasional gunshots made the survivors present tremble with fear.
There are always some people who like to be the first to stand out, deliberately disrupting order and destroying the living environment that has been built with great difficulty, in order to achieve their own interests.
Li Tianhai could have chosen to impose martial law directly and close the city gates to avoid chaos and trouble among the survivors, as was done in every region before.
But he did not act so, because he had his own plans in mind, and severe punishments must be used in troubled times.
He wanted to make the situation even more chaotic so that he could kill the enemy and eliminate the saboteurs.
Under the bulletin board, near the city gate, the place was bustling with people and noisy.
After hearing the news, many survivors were at a loss and didn't know how to deal with the situation.
They wanted to escape, but had nowhere to go; if they stayed, they might be trapped and become food for zombies.
I don’t know if the city walls can hold up, but they are almost unstoppable.
"I knew it. The sudden recruitment of a large number of people to dig tunnels in the base a few days ago was a signal. Something big is happening." A man with a full beard and messy hair said proudly to the people around him.
"Don't be a wise man after the event. What were you doing before? Why didn't you say anything before?" A thin man with greasy hair looked at him with disdain.
"Hey! How can we talk about this kind of thing casually? What if they don't want us to spread it, they will arrest me, right? Now you see, there are 20 zombies! It's simply a mountain of corpses and a sea of corpses!" The bearded man said smugly to the thin man with a look of contempt when he saw that everyone around him was attracted by him.
"What should we do now? Can we escape?" Suddenly, a man in his thirties looked at the bearded man with horror and asked.
"Escape? What are you thinking about? Let alone the 20 zombies, just think about how many zombies there are in Fengtian City? Won't we be surrounded as soon as we go out? Where can we run? Look at this city wall, so high and so thick, it's so safe to stay here! How could those zombies get in?" The bearded man shouted at the top of his voice and glared with contempt at the man who said he wanted to escape.
"That's right! That's right! We should hurry up and search for supplies before the zombies arrive! Otherwise, once we are trapped in the city, what will we do without food and water?" A woman in her forties echoed.
"That's right, is there anyone else who wants to go into the city to collect supplies? You must be back before seven o'clock tomorrow morning! Well, I have to go first anyway!" After saying this, the bearded man hurriedly left the crowd.
The people around heard the argument of these people, and most of them thought that what the bearded man said was right, so they went out of the city to look for supplies, hoping to return to the city in time before tomorrow morning.
Before leaving, many people looked back at the tall and solid city walls, and only left after making sure that everything was safe.
After all, such a towering city wall must be safer than outside the city.
At the city gate, groups of people either drove or walked out, all embarking on a journey to search for items.
Many large teams drove trucks out of the city. They all took on the task of guarding the base, looking for stones and other objects that could be used to kill zombies from a high position, in preparation for emergencies when they ran out of ammunition and food.
Everything went as planned, and thanks to proper preparation, many people with ulterior motives were killed.
In a room, the people who had just bickered at the city gate sat together, bragging to each other about their acting skills. These people were the bearded man, the thin man, the runaway man, and the woman who suggested going to find supplies.
When a few people were chatting excitedly, Wang Dahai opened the door and walked in, followed by a few soldiers holding bags of food.
"Commander Wang, you are finally here!"
"Commander Wang, please take your seat!"
"Haha, are you anxious? You are so polite! Your performance this time was outstanding. This is your reward. If there is any need in the future, I will definitely ask for your help again." Wang Dahai nodded slightly at the people in front of him with satisfaction and praised them endlessly.
Wang Dahai had seen the effect of the city gate. Even if not everyone went there, at least it motivated some people.
"Of course, don't worry! We are all professional drama actors, and small things like this are easy for us to handle."
The thick beard on the bearded man's face had now disappeared, replaced by a flattering smile.
As he spoke, he distributed the food in his hand to the other people.
"Well, very good. I hope our next cooperation will still be so pleasant."
In fact, these people were the ones that Li Tianhai specifically asked Wang Dahai to find.
The purpose is obvious. On the one hand, it can prevent the survivors from being so terrified when they hear the news about the zombies. On the other hand, they can use these people to collect supplies, so at least they can support themselves, which is killing two birds with one stone.
No one knows how long it will take to eliminate those 200,000 zombies.
After all, the tunnel has not been completed yet. If the base is accidentally besieged by the zombies for a long time, I am afraid that it will face the crisis of water and food shortage, and the consequences will be disastrous.
In desperation, they had to find someone to perform a play to motivate the ordinary people.
After all, most ordinary people lack their own opinions. As long as someone takes the lead, most people will follow suit. This is the so-called "leader effect."
For example, everyone is hoarding salt, isatis root, etc.