After a full hour of heavy bombing, it was already dawn.
Li Wenyin finally slowed down the pace of firing, allowing the ship-borne cannon to rest for a while.
Looking down at this time, the number of zombies that were originally densely packed and covering the sky has been reduced by more than half!
Not only that, even the village that was once intact has now been reduced to ruins under the fierce bombardment of artillery fire.
Those houses and buildings that were originally intact have now turned into piles of broken bricks and rubble, like a pile of rubble.
Moreover, the color of the entire village has undergone a drastic change.
The village colors that used to be considered normal, with blue bricks and red tiles, have now all turned into dark red and black.
On the ground, there were scattered ashes from the burning and muddy water mixed with blood and flesh.
Looking around, there were raging fires everywhere and countless bomb craters of varying depths.
The following zombies struggled to move forward in the ruins. They fell into the big pit for a while, and after trying their best to walk out, they fell into another trap again after taking a few steps.
This effectively slowed down the zombies' pace.
Even if some lucky ones were able to walk out of the ruins unscathed, some of the zombies were still burning with flames.
They mingled among the zombies, and from time to time they would ignite other zombies around them.
Fortunately, these flames are not as persistent and destructive as incendiary bombs, but are just ordinary open flames.
Looking down from the city wall, the zombie tide looked like an army rushing out of hell. Covered in flames and emitting thick smoke and a foul stench, they roared and howled, and continued to move closer to the Dawn Base step by step, stepping on the ruins of the village.
If an ordinary person defending saw this scene, he would definitely feel a lot of psychological pressure.
However, there was not a single ordinary person on the city wall.
"Mortar! Fire at a constant rate!!"
Chen Bufan stood on the city wall, staring sharply at the approaching group of zombies and giving orders loudly.
At this time, these hideous-looking, foul-smelling zombies have entered the effective attack range of the mortar.
There was a bang! Then there was a series of bangs! The clear and pleasant sound of mortar shells suddenly rang out inside the city wall.
Chen Bufan and the people on the city wall raised their heads at the same time, staring at the sky above their heads.
Hundreds of shells were seen dragging long exhaust gases and accompanied by sharp whistling sounds, like a group of angry birds, flying in a fan-shaped pattern and smashing towards the still large number of zombies in the distance.
As soon as the first wave of shells landed, a cloud of dust flew up and flames shot into the sky.
Those zombies that were directly hit by the shells had their limbs flying everywhere, their flesh and blood blurred, and turned into fragments. The surrounding zombies were also strongly impacted, and fell to the ground one after another or were knocked to the ground by shrapnel.
But this is just the beginning.
Then, the second wave, the third wave, the fourth wave, the fifth wave...
Dense artillery shells poured down like raindrops, forming a terrifying barrage.
The entire battlefield was plunged into a doomsday carnival. Explosions sounded one after another, smoke filled the air, and the screams and wails of zombies resounded through the world.
Hou Cheng looked up at the spectacular scene. Every wave of shells flying by would briefly illuminate his face, which was flushed with excitement.
Such a shocking scene was the first time even for him, a well-informed person, had seen it in his life.
You know, although the Capital Base has artillery, due to the scarcity of artillery resources, it has always been used cautiously and has never bombed zombies on such a large scale as today.
In particular, the powerful force brought by the unknown new weapon just now made Hou Cheng feel extremely surprised. He didn't even know when such advanced and terrifying weapons and equipment appeared in this world.
Hou Cheng wiped his eyes subconsciously, and an indescribable emotion surged in his heart.
Perhaps, this long-lasting apocalyptic nightmare is really about to see the dawn of an end.
Thinking of this, there was a bit more admiration in his eyes when he looked at Chen Bufan.
Only now did he realize that Chen Bufan and his women were very calm about this situation. There was no tension on their faces at all. Even the pretty girls were pointing at the zombies that were flying everywhere after being blown up and chatting happily.
Apparently, this isn't the first time this has happened!
"My blood is boiling! I, Old Hou, have seen a lot of big scenes! Kill!"
"It's not yet within gun range, Lao Hou!"
"Hey! I'm just shouting first! This scene is so shocking! Brother Chen! Can you let me have some sex?"
Hou Cheng rubbed his hands and looked at Chen Bufan eagerly.
"It's underground over there. Call a soldier to teach you. It's very simple."
Chen Bufan pointed at the mountain of ammunition boxes.
"Okay! Let's go!"
Hou Cheng hurriedly ran to learn how to operate the mortar, and at this time, the zombie swarm like a tide was approaching step by step.
Chen Bufan stood on a high place, and his outstanding vision could clearly capture the increasingly hideous and ugly faces of the zombies.
The situation now is completely different from when the apocalypse just came. At that time, these zombies still retained some human appearance, but now, they have become extremely thin, and their originally strong muscles have severely atrophied.
Each one looks like a skeleton covered with a layer of human skin.
Perhaps because of dealing with these horrible creatures for a long time, Chen Bufan has gradually become accustomed to their existence. When he sees maggots crawling in the mouths or wounds of zombies, he even finds them cute in a different way. After all, those maggots are fat and white.
Chen Bufan nodded slightly to An Ning beside him, and An Ning turned her eyes to the fully armed soldiers on both sides who were already ready for battle, and shouted loudly: "Fire!!"
Following An Ning's clear, pleasant yet majestic voice of command, the soldiers operating the heavy machine guns pulled the bolts in unison.
Then he pointed the black muzzle of the gun at the zombie horde a hundred meters below and pulled the trigger.
In an instant, the deafening sound of gunfire was like thunder, resounding throughout the battlefield. The dense and fierce firepower formed a huge barrage of bullets, pouring mercilessly towards the swarming zombies.
Chen Bufan was so shocked by the astonishing sound that he couldn't help but scratch his ears with his hands, and then quickly put on headphones to reduce the impact of the noise.
In the distance, the zombies were like ripe rice encountering a violent storm, and they fell to the ground one after another like rows of dominoes.