Through the cracked intelligence, Zhang Xiaoqiang learned that not far away from them, there was a giant, northeast military base.
The northeast base is a combination of the remnant army and the government of the three northeast provinces. The population below is about 800000, and the military establishment is at least between 50000 and 100000. This is the remaining manpower after they moved to Inner Mongolia.
Through some clues, the intelligence officers analyzed this force and inferred their origin and current situation. The northeast three provinces almost completely abandoned their defense, and the corpse sea forced 800000 people to Inner Mongolia. Although they once established many production bases, under the threat of the corpse sea, they gradually moved to the west, and now they are blocked by Hohhot, Under the attack of the sea of corpses on both sides.
After the apocalypse, the troops of the three northeastern provinces, after reorganization, did not stick to one place, but constantly moved to the deserted areas. Finally, they contacted the remaining military regions and made plans for migration after negotiation.
Before the mutant birds threatened the sky, they recovered the Air Force bases and airports in the province, transported a large number of materials and people. Without the influence of the corpse sea, their achievements would be dozens of times that of Zhang Xiaoqiang.
Now, the northern military is just a wretch stuck in the sea of corpses, but the forces in other directions are different. Every piece of intelligence is the trend of expansion of various forces.
In the communication company, Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at several documents on the desktop and thought hard. On the edge of the documents, several laptops marked the positions of various forces, as well as the strategic assessment of those places made by intelligence analysts, and the number of zombies they faced.
In the intelligence situation map, all the forces have one characteristic: they are located in the western part of the country with few people, especially in the relatively remote areas. Most of them are in the barren areas far away from the cities. At least for the moment, the development trend of these forces is not obvious.
Compared with those forces, Zhang Xiaoqiang's side is different. They can recover one or two counties at most, and the materials they can get are limited. Zhang Xiaoqiang's troops in the heart of HB have recovered all the counties and towns around J city. Only some zombie villages in the deep mountains can't be ignored, let alone Inner Mongolia, Only one county in the West was abandoned by Zhang Xiaoqiang because it was too remote to recover.
In addition, most of Shizuishan and Yinchuan have been recovered, and only a few cities behind Yinchuan have not moved.
In other words, most of China's forces are now concentrated in the sparsely populated and economically underdeveloped northwest of China. In addition, the forces in Qinghai and Tibet are not marked. Obviously, they have not yet caught the signal there.
In the process of entanglement, new information was sent back. After taking it, it turned out that it was a new force in Hunan. After taking it, Zhang Xiaoqiang put it aside and thought with his brows.
Up to now, the intelligence of Beijing has not been transmitted, and we don't know if all the zombies have been extinct there. There are also coastal cities, especially the two delta States, which have no traces of any power. In addition, there are some weak radio signals in inland areas, except for Zhang Xiaoqiang's Hubei and the newly discovered Hunan, We can only get a few words, but we can't analyze their specific situation at all.
Looking at the huge map, Zhang Xiaoqiang watched the staff mark the forces one by one on it. Just now, he saw the officers draw huge circles in the line from western Mongolia to the Yellow River with bright red signal pens. Zhang Xiaoqiang felt like eating ginseng fruit, and there was no uncomfortable place all over his body.
The two men's rapid footsteps sounded behind them. Looking back, they were Zhao Jun and Shi Yuanye in Wuhai reorganized army. When they came to Zhang Xiaoqiang, they were immediately attracted by the positions of various forces designated by the staff. What they paid special attention to was the large blue area between Hohhot and the three provinces.
The number of survivors in the three northeastern provinces and the eastern line of Inner Mongolia has reached a staggering 800000. The daily food consumption of such a large population is three times that of the grassland population. Only by getting the city's grain depot can Zhang Xiaoqiang ensure the daily expenses of these people. However, the northern army has only a few small counties, which is not easy to support up to now, I don't know how long they can hold on under the siege of zombie sea in four provinces?
"Their situation is not very good. There is a large population in Hohhot, not to mention in Beijing. The zombies from Shenyang have been chasing them all the time. If they can't break through the front line of Hohhot, they can only go the way of Mongolia.
Once they get to Mongolia, they don't have enough food along the way. Even if they get to Mongolia's most prosperous hinterland, it's not bad if they have 100000 people left. "
Ishiharano just glanced at the situation of the northern army. It seems that the blue area is only a little smaller than that of Zhang Xiaoqiang, but the gap between the two sides is not comparable. Zhang Xiaoqiang's side is absolutely safe, while the northern army is somewhat besieged.Zhao Jun looked for a long time, but he raised his objection, pointing to the gap between Hohhot and the surrounding cities
"Anyway, they don't have much fuel. If they abandon all their vehicles and cross the mountains between cities, they can directly enter the maosu desert? After crossing the desert, and then crossing the Yellow River, we can reach our side... "
Zhao Jun's words directly made Zhang Xiaoqiang shake his head. He pointed to the mountains with his chin and said:
"I took tens of thousands of people with me. It took me nearly three weeks to go through the road that needs ordinary people to walk in three or four days. The migration of hundreds of thousands of people is not as simple as you think. In that area, zombies are relatively concentrated. Once they are found, These hundreds of thousands of people will eventually be overtaken by the corpse sea.
Not to mention, those mountain roads are not suitable for transporting materials. How much grain can they transport without horses? It can be said that even if each of them can carry food for two weeks, it is impossible for them to walk safely to the Yellow River, because on the way they starved to death... "
Zhao Jun nodded and did not speak, but shiyuanye tentatively said:
"They can't walk by themselves, of course, but it's different if there are people along the way. As long as they set up material reserve centers along the way and supply along the way, they can run at least half of the people to come..."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang understood what ishiyuanye meant. If they were to open up the maosu desert, set up food and water supply points along the way, and send a lot of manpower as organizers, the people on the other side of the mountain would only need to take food to cross the mountains. When they got to the desert in Pingchuan, they would be able to transport them across the Yellow River by flatbed trucks, At least 300000 to 400000 people can be saved in this way, and even if the rest are saved, they will not have enough supplies.
"It's tempting. Unfortunately, it's unrealistic."
Looking at the area, Zhang Xiaoqiang sighed that, not to mention the troubles that may occur during the transit, the resettlement of those survivors is a difficult thing that can make people want to break their heads, not to mention that people have always been under the management of the military and the government. Unlike those small forces, Zhang Xiaoqiang can cut down the upper layer and break up the people below, which is not easy to deal with.
"It's unrealistic. Our appetite is not enough to digest them. Now we just look at the time. If they are besieged by corpse sea before we have the ability to attack Hohhot..."
At this point, ishiharano can't go on. Zhang Xiaoqiang and Zhao Jun both understand that if they reach any point, there is only one way for this survivor force to go. Once they go that way, they will die.
"Can we get in touch first, at least let them know that there are people like us?"
Zhao Jun can't help but say that hundreds of thousands of people can provide at least 100000 troops, and the rest of the population can also provide supplies to support the battlefield. Once this cycle is established, they will continue to recover the city. With the city, there will be materials. With the continuous accumulation, their real strength will become stronger and stronger, and then.
Zhao Jun's words make Zhang Xiaoqiang hesitate. This is an opportunity, or it may be a crisis. It depends on whether Chengcheng over there recognizes Zhang Xiaoqiang's power. If he forcibly recruits them in the name of the country and lets them get through Hohhot, it's a kind of humiliation. He won't kill Zhang Xiaoqiang for such a thankless thing. His goal is to swallow up the northern army.
"Well, send the dog claw camp to try out there. At the same time, find out a mountain road to leave a way for them to retreat in the future. Don't communicate with them when they don't confirm the specific situation there any more."
Zhang Xiaoqiang came up with a compromise. As long as he found out the real situation there, they could follow the prescription. So far, they have to put the recovery of Yinchuan in the first place