Chapter 66: Sky Blue City Crisis
Tianlan City, facing the mainland on three sides and the sea on one side, is the only waterway base that can go to Haicheng.
This was originally a prosperous coastal city, famous throughout the country as a city that never sleeps. During the day, urbanites are busy in every corner of the city, and at night they will immerse themselves in the bright lights and nightlife of the city that never sleeps, venting the pressure brought to them by society.
But today in the Sky Blue City, the streets are filled with desolate roads, blood-spattered roads and walls, and numerous damaged vehicles blocking every path and street in the city.
On the street that should have been crowded with people, there were only a few unrecognizable zombies wandering aimlessly, trying to find their favorite flesh and blood to eat.
There was a long queue outside the gate of the Sky Blue City Naval Military Base, with armed soldiers on both sides of the queue maintaining order.
There is a tallest observation deck in the city inside the military base, right on the seashore, which can occasionally serve as a beacon at sea.
"Command post, command post. According to the last signal from the ship we sent to pick us up, it is in the waters of Wuhaili."
"Please try the satellite channel again."
"We've tried, but all the signals from the pick-up team have disappeared. The signal from the cargo ship has also disappeared. Should we send another team to search?"
The Sky Blue City Navy Command Center fell into silence. Admiral Lin was about sixty years old, wearing a dark blue military uniform, with his hair combed meticulously, and his face was full of seriousness and grief.
"Send another 12-man team out to sea for search and rescue. We must bring our soldiers back!" His voice was sonorous and powerful, without any trace of the vicissitudes of his age.
The contact person on the other end of the communicator hesitated for a moment, then asked again: "Do we still need to search and rescue the cargo ship?"
Lin Shuyuan was silent.
Sky Blue City is a coastal city with a lot of trade. But what no one expected was that a virus had appeared in the city not long ago, turning the infected into a bloodthirsty, man-eating monster.
The most terrifying thing is that the people and animals that were bitten or scratched by the monsters gradually turned into the same monsters, and then attacked and bit the living people.
The hospital was the first to fall. When a team of their army received the news and rushed there, the entire hospital had become a world of monsters. Only five of the 20 armed forces returned.
In a few days, the entire Sky Blue City became a paradise for monsters. The streets, alleys, and even every corner of the market were filled with monsters.
Only one in ten people survived, and they all rushed to their military base.
The food and supplies in the military base were originally sufficient to supply the soldiers and generals, but waves of civilians requested to come in, consuming waves of food resources.
After they applied to their superiors for material rescue, the cargo ship disappeared out of thin air when it approached the sea area of Tianlan City. They sent a team to search, but the ship of the team sent there also disappeared out of thin air, and there was no news at all.
"I do not agree to continue sending personnel to search the sea area."
Although Yao Mingshan is of the same rank as General Lin, he is his deputy and does not have as much say as Lin Shuyuan.
"Sky Blue City is in crisis right now. We don't have many soldiers at our base to begin with. Sending more out to sea is too risky. I think we should first maintain order and safety in the city before making any other plans."
Lin Shuyuan looked at Yao Mingshan in surprise, his eyes changing from surprise to anger.
"Deputy General Yao! Those are our soldiers! We can't let them die in danger without helping them!"
Yao Mingshan grinned and sneered, the sarcasm in his laugh was self-evident.
"Is it that you cannot abandon the soldiers who fight for you, or that you cannot give up the food resources that come to support you?"
"You! Don't you know how important food and resources are to our Sky Blue City? Without that food, how can the soldiers in our base area and the people coming from Sky Blue City survive?"
Yao Mingshan suddenly stood up and looked at the people present. In addition to Lin Shuyuan, there were Chief of Staff Wang Hong, two colonels and a captain.
"What time is it now? Go out and take a look. Ninety percent of the millions of people in Tianlan City have turned into zombies! We can only help them temporarily, but can we save them forever?"
No one objected and everyone lowered their heads.
"Our naval base is relatively safe now. What if zombies appear among the people? How can we deal with it? Don't forget, in order to rescue those people, our base is running out of bullets."
Yao Mingshan continued, "So my suggestion is to stop the rescue mission at sea. Organize a team to search for supplies at nearby farms. There is also a large flour processing plant closest to here. If we can bring back some flour and food, it will solve the urgent needs of our base."
The generals nodded approvingly at Yao Mingshan's words, but they did not dare to look up when they looked at Lin Shuyuan.
"You! Don't forget that among those who went out to sea, there are your former comrades and friends! How can you be so cruel and ignore their safety at a time like this?"
Everyone fell silent. Yao Mingshan suddenly said, "If you insist on gathering people to search and rescue at sea, that's not impossible. Let's vote on whether to search and rescue at sea, or to do as I said just now and search for supplies and food nearby."
"Those who agree with General Lin, please raise your hands to vote."
As soon as Yao Mingshan finished speaking, Lin Shuyuan raised his hand and glanced at everyone. One, two, three. Only three people agreed to go out to sea for search and rescue. But Yao Mingshan's proposal was passed unanimously.
"Well! Whatever. Since you all don't agree to go out to sea for search and rescue, then I will personally lead the team out to sea when Li Huan and the others come back."
After Lin Shuyuan finished speaking, he stood up from his seat and prepared to leave. However, when he was about to walk out the door, Yao Mingshan stopped him.
"Admiral Lin, things are different now. With your soft and indecisive personality, you are no longer suitable to continue leading the Sky Blue City Naval Base. From now on, I will take over the entire naval base. I think you will have no objection, right?"
After Yao Mingshan finished speaking, he waved towards the door, and two soldiers with rifles came over, pointing their guns at Lin Shuyuan.
"Yao Mingshan! Are you planning a rebellion? Although your Yao family is powerful, it still cannot control the Sky Blue City Naval Base! I am an admiral directly assigned by the national leadership to lead Sky Blue City. You have no right to remove me from my position!"
Lin Shuyuan glared, and the general's aura immediately made the two soldiers pointing guns at him weak in the knees. After all, he was a general who had been baptized in blood, and he could not be threatened by some people who abused their power.
"What are you afraid of? Why don't you take General Lin to his room to rest? You're afraid of an old man who has no guns or soldiers. How can you go out and fight the zombies outside?"
Yao Mingshan's words immediately emboldened the two soldiers. They pointed their guns at Lin Shuyuan's head and said unceremoniously, "General Lin, let's go. Don't force us to do anything."
Lin Shuyuan looked at his former subordinates and comrades sitting at the table. All of them were silent with their heads down, not saying a word. Finally, he guessed something.
"Good, good! That's great! The Yao family is so ambitious, aren't they afraid that their crimes will be exposed one day?"
"Hahaha, you still don't believe me when I tell you that you are old and confused! So what if the truth is revealed? My Yao family has money and soldiers. Besides, the end of the world is coming, and it's time to change the master of this world."
(End of this chapter)
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