bayedsolid Chapter 252 Preparing for War
Chapter 252 Preparing for War
Carl was still standing next to Rick. Rick looked at Pete with confusion at first, then with a warning look.
"Why are you looking at me? Huh? You think you can take Jesse away? You think you're better than me?"
Pete rammed his shoulder into Rick's chest.
Before Rick could react, Carl pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Pete's head.
"Don't be impulsive? We didn't provoke you." Carl stared at Pete coldly.
Rick was about to punch Pete hard, but Carl pulled out a gun and threatened Pete, which made Rick calm down immediately.
"! You are still a child! How could you..." Pete also woke up from his impulse.
No matter how old Carl is, he has the real deal.
Rick pressed Carl's arm and said seriously and gently, "There's no need to do this. It's just a misunderstanding."
Carl frowned and nodded slightly.
After being with Alan for too long, Carl has become a jerk. In the original story, he would not threaten people in the same community with a gun.
Rick sighed, pulled Pete's shoulder and said to him, "Listen Pete, I'm sorry. I was just joking before. I didn't mean to disrespect you or your family."
Rick didn't want to conflict with the native residents of the community. He had the support of the Destiny position. If the position's plan was affected by a small matter, Zhang Qiang's anger alone would be enough to upset him.
Pete snorted coldly, did not accept Rick's apology, turned around and left Sigma's house, and took Jesse home.
At this time, Zhang Qiang and others just went out and happened to see this scene.
"What happened?" Sean asked.
Zhang Qiang walked past Rick and jogged towards the community gate. He had just received a call from Alan saying that there was a big problem in the Savior Hall and he had to deal with it now.
Rick looked at Zhang Qiang who was leaving, and his intuition told him that something big was about to happen.
"It's okay, just a little misunderstanding." Rick responded to Sean evasively.
As for Carl, Rick decided to teach him how to properly resolve conflicts between people.
After a moment, Zhang Qiang's serious voice appeared on everyone's intercom:
"All pioneers, assemble at the gate immediately and be on combat readiness."
Rick and Sean looked at each other and ran towards the door.
At the door of the house, Sigma untied the belt behind her apron and ran towards the community gate with Abraham and others.
The community gate has been damaged for a long time and has been repaired many times.
Alan and Laura were reporting the situation to Zhang Qiang, especially Laura, who described the enemy who attacked the Savior Hall very clearly.
The attackers were tall and thin, but extremely strong. With their fearless charge, they broke through the sentry line of the Savior Church. The bullets seemed to have no effect on them.
Alan thought they were the zombies mentioned in textbooks.
Zhang Qiang solemnly affirmed that he would undoubtedly send more troops to support the areas around Washington, as the zombies were enemies that had to be completely wiped out.
"Does Negan know about this? Where is he? Is he dead?" Zhang Qiang asked Laura in confusion.
Laura was stunned for a moment and replied, "Negan went to the garbage dump. Didn't you arrange the mission? He went to carry it out personally. But we haven't been able to contact him."
Zhang Qiang made a decision immediately: "I understand. You go and take care of the wounded. Don't go out during this period. Guard the community to prevent the enemy from attacking. I will make my own arrangements later."
The pioneers notified by Zhang Qiang have all arrived at the community gate, followed by most of the community’s native residents.
"The Alexandria community will face new challenges." Zhang Qiang looked at the people who came seriously.
"A group of monsters may attack us. The Salvation Temple has been occupied by them, and many people have been killed and injured."
"I will send the army to solve this matter. Before the army arrives, I ask everyone to be vigilant. The expansion of the wall will be stopped first, and the construction team will repair the gap in the wall as soon as possible."
"Maggie, arrange the sentry rotations and prepare the large-caliber rifles. Don't save the bullets. Keep shooting as long as the enemy doesn't fall down."
Zhang Qiang finally said to Maggie and the others: "A group of enemies similar to the Newnan cult has appeared. You know what to do."
Maggie and Glenn's expressions suddenly became very solemn.
After disbanding the group, Zhang Qiang was contacting Atlanta. People in the community took action, and the degree of martial law was greatly increased.
"I understand. Take off the drone as soon as possible. Let the search team return to Alexandria first. I need manpower now."
Atlanta has sent an armored regiment to the airport, as well as aviation forces. The troops are currently clearing the airport, and drones are about to take off to investigate the situation around Washington.
After communicating with the headquarters, Zhang Qiang breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the zombies did not attack Alexandria today, they would not survive tonight.
The Global Hawk drone left behind by Da Piaoliang has a reconnaissance area of more than 100,000 square kilometers during the day. It takes off from Charlotte and flies all the way to Washington, and then flies a circle around Washington. No demons or monsters will be able to hide.
Zhang Qiang doesn't have to worry too much about how the battle will be fought later. The army now has officers in command, so he doesn't need to be a "micro-control master".
When the search team came back, they only served as Zhang Qiang's bodyguard team.
Without the unlimited firepower supply from the panel, Zhang Qiang really had no confidence to fight the zombies in the dark. Frontal combat and counterattacking when attacked are two completely different things.
Unless Zhang Qiang puts on the Fearless power armor again.
By the way, the Dreadnought power armor had already been transported to Alexandria by Abraham.
At the edge of the community, construction crews are filling the wall at an accelerated pace, using cars and galvanized steel sheets to simply build the remaining wall. There is no time to reinforce the wall for the time being.
The walls of the Alexander community are useless to the zombies. With their physical fitness, they can easily climb over a three or four meter high wall, which is only slightly more difficult than a Dongguan guy jumping over a hurdle.
The only function of the wall to the community is to provide early warning, so Zhang Qiang does not need the construction team to reinforce the newly built wall with gaps.
Abraham was in the construction team, helping with the work, panting heavily. In the low temperature of autumn, the hot air coming out of people's mouths was visible to the naked eye.
Zhang Qiang found Abraham, pulled him aside and said, "Remember the package I asked you to deliver?"
Abraham was surprised for a moment, and thinking about what was in the package, he became a little excited.
"That suit of armor looks heavy. Can you move while wearing it?"
Although he was amazed by the Dreadnought power armor, Abraham still doubted its practicality.
Zhang Qiang said to Abraham, "Take me to find it."
Abraham nodded and ran home with Zhang Qiang.
In the basement of Abraham's house, a huge cubic package was placed on the ground. Zhang Qiang removed the outer shell of the package, revealing the Fearless Warrior power armor supported by a bracket inside.
"When you put it on, it's not as heavy as you think. At least you can walk normally. If you find that the enemy needs high-intensity combat, you can turn on the battery to load power."
Zhang Qiang looked at Abraham. The community needed a reliable and continuous firepower point. Even if Zhang Qiang did not wear armor, he could still carry out high-intensity and continuous combat with his current blood volume.
It would be better to give the Dreadnought power armor to Abraham, as he is the strongest in this community except Sigma.
Sigma was not given the armor because he was too big. The size of the armor was originally issued according to Zhang Qiang's height. Abraham's height of 1.9 meters was just right for it, and Zhang Qiang would be more comfortable wearing the armor because there was still space inside and it would not rub against his body.