Chapter 37 The Great Migration
At three o'clock in the morning on September 13, the twenty-first day of the apocalypse, the survivors of City N who were to migrate to the base at the border of the two cities of NJ began to board the bus.
This place is actually less than a thousand kilometers away from the base, and it will take a day to get there by highway.
But now the highway out of the city is full of abandoned cars, and there is a bridge in the middle that is completely blocked, so we have to keep taking detours.
More than 100,000 people in the eastern distribution center were divided into more than 140 teams, each team was assigned to a squadron for management, and each squadron had an average of 50 people.
The original armed police force's organization was copied, and later the newly added several thousand security forces were reorganized into two detachments.
So the entire team was divided into five detachments and fourteen battalions, each battalion had more than 7,000 survivors, and each squadron had to manage more than 700 people.
In addition to the protective soldiers, there are also various management personnel. Some are existing security forces, and some are newly recruited at the distribution center. Basically, there are eight in each squadron.
Starting from yesterday, each survivor was sorted and numbered according to the time they arrived at the distribution center, and was assigned a car.
Survivors who have cars can still drive their own cars and follow the team, while those who don’t have cars will all ride in green-top trucks.
Since Lu Shaoyang and Gu Chao had brought in a new group of survivors, they directly assigned the remaining 800 people to them for management. It can be said that Lu Shaoyang's squadron had the heaviest task in the entire team.
After boarding, various military engineering vehicles set off first.
Military bulldozers and engineering tractors clear the way ahead, and whether it is mountain debris or vehicles, they can be easily pushed away, lifted or pulled away.
Next came light armored vehicles, military transport vehicles and military trucks, followed by various trucks, buses, off-road vehicles, cars, etc. driven by the survivors themselves.
Each squadron had this layout, and Lu Shaoyang and his team were placed at the end of the entire team, the 14th Squadron.
But they will meet up with the team at the western distribution center outside the city, so they are not at the tail end of the convoy, but in the middle of more than 200,000 people.
There is also a helicopter in the air to explore the way ahead, so we can know the conditions ahead in advance.
Gu Chao and his team drove two cars, one was the 7-seater off-road vehicle that they had driven to the base before, and the other was the SUV that they found at the university. The trunk and back seat were filled with supplies to conceal their whereabouts. Each person also carried an emergency supply bag to prevent any emergencies.
It is very spectacular to see thousands of cars driving out together. Of course, the huge noise is also very attractive to zombies.
Fortunately, they were all traveling on old roads such as national highways and rural roads. There were few cars on the road, and there were only farmlands and hillsides around them. As long as they drove fast, theoretically there would not be too many zombies.
At 11 a.m., the two teams met, and the convoy instantly turned into a large force of more than 200,000 people.
The consequence of getting up too early was that, except for the driver, everyone else in the car was fast asleep.
Lin Cong, who was driving the off-road vehicle in front, was no exception. Everyone was resting and no one spoke to him.
We stopped and started on the road, and the car was as slow as a snail. We only traveled 50 kilometers in the morning.
The weather was still hot and there was no air conditioning in the car, so it was very uncomfortable when there were too many people, especially in a military truck with hundreds of people squeezed in. It was like a big steamer. It would be even worse if someone was carsick. The taste was so sour and refreshing that it was indescribable.
Finally, it was time for the lunch break and people got off the bus to get some fresh air.
There are two options for lunch: bring your own food or apply for public food. However, those who apply for food must be self-sufficient. If you are found to be hiding food before boarding the bus, you will be kicked off the migration list.
As a result, most people choose to prepare their own meals, after all, there is always some stock.
The army's material pressure was greatly reduced, but many people still relied entirely on relief. The army gave them two bowls of porridge a day and a 500ml bottle of water every two days.
Since Lu Gu and his team collected some supplies on the way to pick up people, the survivors who were finally picked up had enough food and lived better than others.
They didn't make any eye-catching food. Lu Ming cooked some common multi-grain porridge with pickles and canned food. They picked up firewood from the nearby woods and asked Zhang Yan from next door to make an earthen stove. Lin Cong had a ready-made lighter.
The endless group of survivors were all people cooking or eating dry food. The curling smoke and fragrance drifted in the air, and it was as quiet as a village taking a nap in the afternoon.
After dinner, the team had a half-hour break, and the roadside was full of people getting off the bus to solve physiological problems.
It’s easy for men, they just need to stand next to the big tree and be done with it.
It is a bit more troublesome for women. If there are female managers in each team, they will organize people to choose a place to be cordoned off and take turns to go in.
For some unknown reason, the special service squadron did not have any female managers assigned, so they had to let the female families of their team members take on this responsibility.
Fortunately, these people were rescued by them personally and were relatively obedient. Many of them volunteered to help, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.
Lu Ming was in a dilemma. She was really driven back by the fumes as soon as she reached the edge. It was not that she was being pretentious, but for so long, either the toilets she encountered were not that bad, or she quietly went to the space to solve the problem. Now she was asked to adapt to the local customs immediately. She said that she still needed some time to adapt.
Gu Chao noticed her dilemma, but their team was full of men, so it was difficult for them to help her in a short time.
Just when Lu Ming was wondering whether he should hold it in for a while and talk about it at night, he heard a cheerful female voice.
"Brother!"
Several people strolling outside looked back and saw a girl with long hair standing not far away, looking at Lin Cong with a smile.
"Sun Tiantian?" Lin Cong was a little surprised. "Why are you here?"
Lu Ming quietly asked Li Hangyuan beside him, "Who is this beautiful woman?"
Isn’t she a beauty? She is dressed neatly and has a neat appearance. Although her facial features are not very delicate, she looks gentle overall, with moisturized skin and looks very comfortable.
After seeing so many women with dirty clothes, greasy hair and chapped lips, when I look at her again, the five-point color instantly rises to seven.
Lu Ming and his friends kept a low profile. Apart from strolling around a small area nearby, they wouldn't wander around like this girl. This was because they all looked so energetic. They didn't look like refugees from the apocalypse at all, but rather like they were on vacation.
Especially Lu Ming, who was originally a beauty, and now she is secretly coveted by countless people. However, seeing that she is living a good life, they all think that she is being raised by this team, and this team is obviously very strong, so those people suppress certain thoughts.
"The water-related ability in the university town." Li Hangyuan replied.
"I came to see you. Do you have much water stored? Can I give you some?" Sun Tiantian asked.
Lin Cong laughed, "Okay, thank you for your help then."
After saying that, he went to the car to move the container.
Lu Ming glanced at the water flow that was no bigger than a straw, then glanced at the big bucket and plastic box, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
When will this be filled...
Sun Tiantian was also a little embarrassed and annoyed. Her original intention was to fill up their water bottles or something so that she would have an excuse to come back to them after they finished drinking, instead of just filling them up with water for washing...
Lu Ming found Sun Tiantian's helpless look very funny, but she noticed that there was a soldier following them.
"Hey, is the fleet so strict? Do we need someone to watch over us when we visit?"
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