Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2209 Blizzard Siege, Tungsten Bullets in Short Supply!
Edge City.

Bags of grain were unloaded from the train and loaded onto transport trucks.

The headquarters transported 4000 tons of grain to the oil city, requiring a full 100 trucks to load it all.

Three hours later, the large grain convoy, led by Zhong Chuchu, drove around the city, instead of taking the shortest route back to the grain storage area of ​​the trading market.

Instead, they deliberately took a detour through the residential areas of the outlying and buffer cities.

The third residential area in the eastern part of the city has a small pedestrian street outside.

There is also a basic food supply store on the pedestrian street, and some residents are queuing outside the store to buy food.

The heavy rain continued, and the transport convoy drove past on the main road not far away.

Tap tap tap~
A young man ran from the direction of the train station in the pouring rain.

"The train to headquarters has arrived at the station!"

He ran up to a middle-aged man who was in line and said breathlessly:

"Uncle, the train has arrived at the station. We don't need to continue hoarding food."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man widened his eyes and asked:

"Really? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

The young man nodded and said, "Yes, it wasn't just me who saw it, many other people saw it too. The convoy transporting the grain has already set off and is heading to the trading market now!"

When the other customers buying food nearby heard the news, chaos erupted.

"Oh my god, it's all stuck with me! I bought so much grain, hoping to sell it at a high price and make a profit. Now look what's happened, how am I going to eat it all!"

"Yeah, I bought all tortillas. Now I'm in trouble."

Some were happy while others were sad; those residents who hadn't stockpiled food were all smiles.

"I always thought the train would make it to the oil city on time. We should just follow the official policies; that's the best way."

"Yes, in times like these, you have to trust the official channels."

The news of the train entering the city and hundreds of trucks transporting grain spread like wildfire throughout the entire oil city.

In less than a day, sales of essential grain stores in the oil city plummeted by three-quarters, returning to previous normal levels.

At the same time, the impact was not just that the food-buying frenzy subsided, but also that conflicts decreased significantly.

A stable food supply will affect all aspects of the oil city, especially the residents' confidence in the oil city.

The arrival of the train boosted the confidence of the more than 900,000 residents of the oil city, giving them a deeper understanding of the government's ability to withstand external risks.

The storm of the impending food crisis vanished without a trace in just one day as the train arrived at the station.

Twenty-odd hours had passed since the first wave of King Kong zombies arrived in Oil City.

The second large-scale zombie outbreak has arrived.

Thanks to the experience gained from fighting zombies in the sea fog at their headquarters, and the advance preparations made by the oil city, they found dealing with the second large-scale zombie horde much easier.

My third aunt stayed in the oil city for half a month before taking a train back to the headquarters.

The sea fog continued to spread, gradually extending from the oil city to the northern border and the Wuyuan Mountain base in the northwest over the past two weeks.

At this rate, it's estimated that it will be able to spread to the other three branch bases of the Northwest Base in another half month.

During this period, the trains operated normally, exchanging supplies between the various bases and ensuring the supply of materials needed by each base.

The crisis of sea fog and zombies initially created a sense of urgency, but as time went on, people gradually adapted to it.

Although minor issues occasionally arise with the tracks, the on-site track maintenance staff have resolved the crises perfectly on several occasions.

Headquarters base.

Watchtower No. 4.

Bai Wenyang leaned against the wall, eating a heated can of pork.

The howling of zombies outside was like background music during a meal, failing to stir any strong emotions within him.

"It's been a month," Bai Wenyang said, taking a sip of the canned pork soup.

Unbeknownst to them, the sea fog had lasted for a month, and he led his men in the third handover of the city's fortress defenses, blocking the zombies attacking from the outside.

After nearly a month of snow, in freezing weather, they stayed inside the fortified city and fought a hard battle against the zombies.

"Captain, there are fewer zombies lately. Do you think we've almost wiped them all out?" Lin Xing asked, sitting next to Bai Wenyang.

Bai Wenyang narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Although the number of zombies has decreased, there seems to be a significant increase in mutated zombies, especially the number of King Kong zombies, which is more than ten times greater than before. This is not a good sign."

Lin Xing said with a confident expression:
"But we have tungsten carbide alloy bullets! Even if there are a lot of giant zombies, we can still take them down with one shot!"

"Besides, the base has mass-produced mechs. The combat test this morning was really explosive. Thirty mechs directly crushed hundreds of King Kong zombies."

"It is said that mass production has already begun, and some orbital stations have already been equipped with one or two mechs."

Upon hearing him mention mecha, Bai Wenyang's face also showed a look of emotion.

"Mechs are indeed powerful. With mechs, we can even face zombies head-on without any problems."

The headquarters base's scientific and technological development speed is too fast. During the Great Collection Operation, it collected a large number of advanced equipment from before the apocalypse and recruited a large number of technical talents.

After several months of settling down, the energy that erupted from him was somewhat astonishing.

Although the zombies are getting stronger, their technological development is also accelerating, and their ability to deal with zombies is also increasing.

Tread-tap-

A series of footsteps approached.

Song Zhi, the person in charge of the No. 4 fortress, ran over and said, "Captain, we're almost out of ammunition. The remaining ammunition will only last for one day. Why don't you contact your superiors and ask them to send some more ammunition?"

"So fast? Didn't they just send over 10 rounds of ammunition the day before yesterday?" Bai Wenyang frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Song Zhi replied helplessly:
"Recently, the number of King Kong zombies has surged, and ordinary bullets pose no threat to them at all, so we are basically using tungsten steel alloy bullets."

"What about white phosphorus bombs? Aren't white phosphorus bombs very effective against zombies?" Bai Wenyang asked back.

Song Zhi explained:
"Have you forgotten what happened last time? When we went down to rest last time, headquarters gave us a notice to use white phosphorus bombs as little as possible."

Bai Wenyang slapped his forehead, only then remembering that there was indeed such a thing.

There are currently two ways to defeat the King Kong zombie:

The first method uses tungsten steel alloy bullets, which penetrate the skull of the King Kong zombie to achieve a kill.

The second method involves attacking the King Kong zombie by using incendiary bombs or white phosphorus bombs, taking advantage of the fact that the skin of the King Kong zombie softens when it reaches a temperature of 140 degrees Celsius.

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The second method was not as effective as expected.

While incendiary bombs can hit the King Kong zombies and cause flames to burn for several minutes, ordinary bullets will not be able to penetrate their skulls if the incendiary bombs do not hit the zombies' heads.

White phosphorus bombs are not difficult to manufacture at the current Dazhangshu military factory.

Stable storage is difficult; white phosphorus is spontaneously combustible upon contact with air, and it is extremely prone to fire and explosion during processing. Most importantly, if white phosphorus bombs are used on a large scale outside the base city in the twelve fortified cities, the toxic fumes produced when the white phosphorus bombs burn will drift into the headquarters base, causing great harm to the residents.

Therefore, at present, the guards of the city fortress have received a policy to reduce the use of white phosphorus bombs.

"Captain, why don't you just tell the headquarters? They have plenty of tungsten steel bullets, don't they?" Song Zhi urged.

A hint of difficulty appeared on Bai Wenyang's face. "Alright, I'll talk to the headquarters later."

Only after hearing his reply did Song Zhi feel relieved and leave.

After he left, a look of worry appeared on Bai Wenyang's face.

The consumption of tungsten carbide alloy bullets is simply too high.

Nearly 50,000 rounds are consumed every day, and this is only for one fortified city. The headquarters base of the Great Camphor Tree has twelve fortified cities, and the fortified cities alone consume 600,000 tungsten steel alloy bullets every day.

The headquarters base walls also need to use these bullets to defend against the King Kong zombies rushing in, so he did a simple calculation and found that the headquarters base in the big camphor tree alone would consume 100 million bullets a day.

That's 1000 million shots in ten days.

This is just one part of the headquarters base.

The oil city, the northern border, Wuyuan Mountain, and Oriental Paradise are now shrouded in sea fog.

Since there are relatively few King Kong zombies in Wuyuan Mountain and the Northern Territory, we will only consider the three places: Oil City, Oriental Paradise, and Headquarters Base for now. The Headquarters Base and Oriental Paradise are closer to the ocean, so let's assume that 100 million tungsten steel alloy bullets are consumed per day.

The oil city is located inland, and the large-scale King Kong zombies probably haven't arrived yet, even if 50 tungsten steel alloy bullets are used.

They need to fire 250 million tungsten carbide alloy bullets every day.

In just half a month, that would consume more than 3000 million tungsten carbide alloy bullets.

Bai Wenyang did a quick mental calculation and immediately gasped.

It seems the number of King Kong zombies has increased recently, which may cause huge trouble.

However, at this stage, the only way to kill the King Kong zombie is with tungsten steel alloy bullets. If the King Kong zombie is allowed to climb walls without restriction, the impact pressure on the intelligent mobile guillotine would be too great.

Although tungsten steel high-manganese switch blades are now used, they still can't withstand continuous impacts.

Therefore, they still need to control the King Kong zombies' offensive.

Thinking about this, he lost his appetite.

He gave the remaining canned pork to Lin Xing and got up to walk towards the communications room.

"Hello, yes, this is Bai Wenyang, Commander Yi. I'm almost out of tungsten carbide alloy bullets. We only have enough for one day. Could you send some over?"

"It's just that the number of King Kong zombies has increased recently. There's nothing I can do about it."

"I've already told the brothers to use it sparingly."

"But in this heavy snow, the King Kong zombies are so agile that you can only kill them by hitting their heads, so the hit rate is already low."

"Yes! I will use it sparingly, thank you, Commander!"

After putting down his headset, Bai Wenyang's expression showed no joy at the commander's promise to send him ammunition.

Instead, his expression turned extremely worried.

From his conversation with the I Ching just now, he clearly sensed that his ammunition seemed to be less plentiful than before.

When he first went up to the fortress, he didn't even need to apply to the headquarters; ammunition was being transported over from afar.

Moreover, the headquarters base seemed to be honing their combat capabilities, so they weren't being allowed to use it sparingly.

But now they're telling him to save as much as possible.

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Bai Wenyang picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Everyone at the group leader level or above, come to the second-floor platform. I need to hold a short meeting with you!"

Inside watchtower number 24 of the outer city wall.

After communicating with Bai Wenyang, Yi Jing sighed deeply. Just now, besides Bai Wenyang, several other city fortresses had also asked him for tungsten steel alloy bullets.

The consumption of tungsten carbide alloy bullets has been too high this past week.

The main reason for this situation is the surge in the number of King Kong zombies. Now, at least tens of thousands of King Kong zombies appear outside the Big Camphor Tree Base every day.

These Vajra zombies are extremely fast and can climb. Their bodies are as hard as steel, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

As a high-ranking official in the military department of Dazhangshu, he had some knowledge of the tungsten carbide alloy bullet stockpile in Dazhangshu.

Although he didn't know the exact amount of stock, Liu Jianwen, who was in charge of the military equipment department of the entire camphor tree force, had reminded him to conserve ammunition many times.

Moreover, during the last meeting, he heard Liu Jianwen propose sending a mining team to restart tungsten mining.

All of this proves that the ammunition stockpile in Dazhangshu is under tremendous pressure.

Thinking of this, he said to Li Tie, who had just returned from the oil city a couple of days ago:

"Li Tie, I have something to report back to the command center. You can take command here for me for now."

Li Tie had just returned from the oil city and wasn't very familiar with the situation at the headquarters base these days.

But having overheard Bai Wenyang's conversation with the I Ching, he had some guesses.

However, he didn't ask, but nodded and replied, "Okay, leave this to me, you can go and get busy."

Yi Jing put on a raincoat, took the elevator from the watchtower down to the ground floor, and then took a special car to the outer city command hall.

A dozen minutes later.

He arrived at the Second Outer City Administrative Building, outside the command hall.

Before he even went inside, he could hear arguing coming from inside.

"The tungsten metal in the military factory is only enough to last another ten days. Even if the remaining tungsten concentrate is refined into tungsten metal, it will only last for another five days at most. The consumption of tungsten steel alloy bullets is too high now, and we must go out to mine tungsten mines!"

"But there are so many zombies outside, and the sea fog is thick. How can we mine? A large mining base needs so many people and so many guards. Isn't running out now just suicide?"

"Then let me tell you, the best way to deal with the King Kong zombie is to use tungsten steel alloy bullets. There is no other way. If we let the King Kong zombie keep charging and break the guillotine, we will face an even greater threat!"

"I just don't understand. Didn't we mine millions of tons of ore and produce hundreds of millions of tungsten carbide alloy bullets before? Why is it not enough? Is there really that little tungsten concentrate? And why is the bullet consumption so high? Isn't it too wasteful?"

"Old Bi, you don't understand this. One ton of tungsten metal requires at least two tons of tungsten concentrate, and one ton of tungsten concentrate requires at least 345 tons of raw ore for refining."

In other words, it takes 690 tons of raw ore to obtain one ton of tungsten metal. Do you think tungsten metal is that easy to get?
Besides, is 100 million bullets a lot? Before, we faced a siege of a million zombies, but those were ordinary zombies that moved slowly and were like targets. On average, two or three bullets were enough to hit and kill them.

But these newer Vajra zombies now require an average of 10 bullets to kill, five times the usual amount. And these are tungsten carbide alloy bullets, a relatively scarce material.

"Sigh, so we're going to send people out to their deaths? How can we handle such an extreme environment?"

After listening for a while outside the command hall, Yi Jing felt even heavier in his heart.

I pushed open the door and went inside.

As soon as he entered, everyone who had been arguing immediately turned their attention to him.

"Old Yi, don't tell me you're sending people to deliver ammunition to the city fortress again, are you?" Liu Jianwen looked at the Book of Changes, a bad feeling rising in his mind.

(End of this chapter)