Zhang Lin eventually chose a small hilltop and led his men to garrison it, building fortifications.
There are several reasons why we chose this location.
First, this hill is the highest point. If a watchtower were built on its summit, it would provide a panoramic view of the surrounding area for tens of kilometers. Further afield, with the addition of telescopes and high-definition cameras, the view would be clear.
Secondly, this mountain is in a good location, right in front of the beast tide, and it is on the only way for the beast tide to reach Hope City.
Among the beast tide, although some could fly, some could burrow, and some could swim, most of them still ran on land.
The area is surrounded by mountains, making it difficult to travel, especially for large groups.
Therefore, the marching route is also very important for the beast tide.
The only relatively flat road was not far from the small hill that Zhang Lin had chosen.
Guarding this small hill is tantamount to completely blocking the beast tide. If the beast king had any sense, it would never abandon the vanguard.
The principle behind this is the same as in ancient warfare, where it was necessary to eliminate cities and fortresses along the marching route.
Zhang Lin was stationed on this hilltop. If the beast tide was ignored, Zhang Lin could launch a surprise attack from behind them at any time while they were resting or feeding after they passed by.
For this reason alone, the Beast King must first defeat Zhang Lin and the vanguard before it can attack Hope City; otherwise, it would be courting death.
This is only because the beast tide doesn't need supply lines; otherwise, it would be even more difficult to ignore the vanguard troops stationed there.
In military operations, especially large-scale operations, logistics are of paramount importance.
If the supply lines for transporting food are cut off, the army will collapse immediately.
The beast tides are a bit better in this respect, as they don't need to transport food.
The beast tide will prioritize hunting humans for food. When there is no one to eat, the Beast King will order the weaker extraordinary creatures in the beast tide to voluntarily sacrifice themselves and become food for other extraordinary creatures.
From this perspective, the beast tide has some advantages over human armies.
Even so, they cannot ignore the vanguard stationed here.
The plan after that is quite simple.
The vanguard force used the terrain to its advantage to hold off the enemy. Once the beast tide and the vanguard force were locked in a stalemate, Hope City would send reinforcements.
A pincer attack from both inside and outside might just be enough to defeat the beast tide.
In fact, the city lord has another powerful weapon.
That's the nuclear bomb buried beneath Hope City.
Zhang Lin dares to say that once this thing comes out, 99 percent of the extraordinary creatures in the beast tide will die.
But the city lord is reluctant to use nuclear weapons unless absolutely necessary.
Before the apocalypse, she was just an ordinary person, and it was incredibly difficult for her to obtain this thing. She would only use it when humanity was facing its most critical moment of life and death.
Zhang Lin doesn't need to do the work of building defensive fortifications.
So Zhang Lin went to observe the beast tide from inside a tent.
Above the sky, at least hundreds of drones flew over the beast horde to take pictures.
Of course, the birds in the beast tide will clear out these drones.
But there are always some who slip through the net.
As a result, the footage of the beast tide was transmitted in real time to the computer inside the tent.
Inside the tent, besides Zhang Lin, there were more than a dozen other people.
Those whose names I can recall are Xia Xiaonuan, Qiao Ruoxi, Jin Sina, Lu Dazhao, Li Junhao, and a few others, as well as a few high-ranking officers who were later promoted from the Vanguard Army.
Li Shiyun was also there.
Although this girl has a fiery temper and seems a bit mentally unstable, she is indeed very strong.
It can be said that, without upgrading her equipment, Xia Xiaonuan's strength was second only to Zhang Lin and the city lord.
Even if Xia Xiaonuan now has a very powerful high-tech vehicle, it doesn't necessarily mean she can't beat Xia Xiaonuan.
Xia Xiaonuan's strength is somewhat limited by the terrain.
Unless she gets a high-tech mount that isn't limited by terrain in the future, she's still not as agile as Li Shiyun overall.
A group of people are studying the situation of the beast tide.
Li Shiyun sat alone in the corner, staring wide-eyed at everyone, her gaze shifting back and forth between the crowd.
Anyone who gets seen by her will feel a chill down their spine.
However, upon closer inspection, nothing could be discerned.
On the surface, she's just a slightly eccentric and adorable little girl.
Apart from Xia Xiaonuan, no one else knew her background.
No one paid any attention to her.
Although no one quite understood why Zhang Lin would suddenly bring a little girl to participate in such a dangerous battle, no one said anything.
After all, besides being known for his ruthlessness, Zhang Lin was also known for another thing...
He has many women.
A man who is obsessed with women, always has a pretty little girl with him...
Yes, that makes sense.
However, Li Shiyun is relatively young.
Many people cursed him as a beast in their hearts.
"It depends on the situation. The beast tide will reach our vicinity that night, but we don't know if they will attack us that day."
Li Junhao looked at the real-time monitoring feed and said.
“I think they only have two choices. One is to attack us immediately after discovering us, since wild beasts don’t have much of a brain. The other possibility is that they don’t realize the power of our presence here, so they will ignore us and go to Hope City first,” Lu Dazhao added to his analysis.
Immediately, more than a dozen pairs of eyes turned to him.
Lu Dazhao was somewhat smug.
It seems my analysis was quite reasonable, and it shocked everyone.
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