The final scene of the zombie siege was captured by the Dawn Army.

Through the television station's broadcast, the catastrophe was spread across the entire province.

After the television program was aired, for a moment, people throughout the province were left speechless.

They couldn't possibly miss it; every survivor base had designated people responsible for watching television and reporting any situation to the leaders in a timely manner.

The province was not solely comprised of bases like Ice City or Oil City; many survivor bases existed in other cities as well.

However, the bases in those cities were not unified—scattered in various sizes—many places were in a state akin to the Warring States period.

When people saw the zombies break the base of the Divine Dragon Army, many were simply stunned.

Bases like the three major ones in the province seemed impregnable to outsiders, with no apparent danger.

But today, people's understanding of the zombies' ferocity deepened.

It's apparent that these creatures have developed a certain level of intelligence; they're brutal and savage, acting on instinct, and all humans are their prey.

Previously, people felt that eliminating zombies was only a matter of time; some even enjoyed the post-apocalyptic sensation.

But from today onwards, that feeling vanished entirely.

The roles between humans and zombies have reversed; on this planet, survivors will be the weaker side.

Some survivor gathering points near Crane City began a mass exodus for safety.

However, in this cold winter, with inconvenient transportation, escaping far wasn't feasible.

The only possible safe havens were just a few, like Ice City, Oil City, Dawn City.

Meanwhile, Guo Zhun from the Ice City Liberation Army made a speech on television.

"From the Dawn Army's broadcast, I have identified a few issues."

"First, the Dawn Army witnessed the fall of the Divine Dragon Army but failed to provide assistance. There are two possibilities for this."

"Either they didn't want to save them or lacked the capability. Either way, it shows that the Dawn Army can't truly confront the zombies."

"Second, the zombie horde appeared in Crane City, and next, they might move towards Huacheng. Dawn City's position is extremely vulnerable, so I urge survivors in the vicinity not to flee there unless they want to follow in the footsteps of the Divine Dragon Army."

"Our Liberation Army is established in Ice City, with the natural barrier of the Great River. More than half of Jiangbei District has been cleared. Once we secure Jiangbei District, we can accommodate not just 300,000 or 500,000 but even millions, providing you with ample living guarantees."

"Furthermore, I formally invite Oil City's leader Li Yuntian, Dawn City's leader Ye Fan, Coal City's Daqing Mountain Prison's leader Yan Zhihuan, and others to join the Liberation Army. Unity is the only way in this apocalyptic world. I, on behalf of the entire Liberation Army, warmly welcome you to join."

"If anyone prioritizes personal gain over public safety, they will become a traitor, eternally condemned, and engraved on history's pillar of shame. I hope everyone can consider the context wisely and rationally."

After Guo Zhun's speech, the first to respond was Yan Zhihuan.

During a Liberation Army media interview, Yan Zhihuan stated directly that the 100,000 citizens of Daqing Mountain Prison were willing to accept the leadership of Guo Zhun and officially become part of the Liberation Army.

However, given the long distance and large population of Daqing Mountain, a migration isn't feasible right now, but they will choose a suitable time to collectively move to Ice City.

Guo Zhun's words, coupled with Yan Zhihuan's timely cooperation, swayed many who intended to head to Dawn City.

Fleeing to Dawn City may lead to a zombie attack, so it's better to head to Ice City instead.

Some who originally planned to go to Dawn City chose to change their route and began proceeding towards Ice City.

Some froze to death on the road, others were consumed by zombies.

However, many managed to traverse the path and reached the Ice City area.

In the eyes of many, Dawn City had become an unsafe place, resulting in very few arriving there.

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Ye Fan had no time to respond to Guo Zhun's aggressive stance on television.

Currently, Dawn City was already extremely busy, and it was better that other survivors didn't come since there wasn't even space for those who did.

Liu Chengjun had a brief direct confrontation with the Divine Dragon Army.

It was after the Divine Dragon Army had been bombarded and sent over twenty tanks to launch an assault on the Dawn Army.

Liu Chengjun was overjoyed and immediately deployed the Dawn Army's tank battalion to the battlefield.

The vehicle-mounted anti-tank missiles of the D-55 model demonstrated significant prowess at this moment.

The tanks of the Divine Dragon Army fell one by one on the assault route, each being taken down by the D-55 anti-tank missiles.

After this defeat, the Divine Dragon Army finally began to confront the issue seriously.

Because the Dawn Army didn't press the advantage to completely wipe out their remaining tanks, but instead replayed the broadcast recording of Jiang Mountain's leader via aircraft.

At this point, they couldn't help but believe it.

Liu Chengjun later sent a representative to inform them that the Divine Dragon Army had become history and that their survivor group was advancing in this direction, ready to be seen within a day.

The people of the Divine Dragon Army finally believed it, with over 10,000 people turning their vehicles around to meet their people.

Within less than a day, the Divine Dragon Army members rendezvoused with their survivor group.

Upon learning the base was indeed overrun by zombies, the soldiers of the Divine Dragon Army broke down in tears.

Some even wanted to fight back, but were rebuked harshly by the survivors.

There's simply no chance of going back; however many people return, it's a death sentence.

They were saved by the Dawn Army, and now the only place they can go is Dawn City.

This was hard for the Divine Dragon Army soldiers, who just fought against the Dawn Army, to accept. But other than going to Dawn City, they had nowhere else to go, so whether people were willing or not, they all eventually set off toward Dawn City.

Liu Chengjun was still waiting for them on the road; he had another task.

That was to disarm these Divine Dragon Army people.

Since they were in Dawn City, the task of defending the city was no longer their responsibility, and they no longer needed to carry weapons.

The members of the Divine Dragon Army now all became civilians, following Liu Chengjun's troops back to Dawn City.

By the time they returned, it was already the second day.

Ye Fan ordered the people inside the city to urgently arrange accommodations for them.

Approximately 140,000 people from the Divine Dragon Army arrived, outnumbering the original residents of Dawn City. This wasn't a small number.

Within the activity houses of Dawn City, a crowding mode had begun.

Initially, a house accommodated two or three people, later seven or eight, and now it was seventeen or eighteen.

Fire kangs turned into large communal beds, with one person living next to another.

Fortunately, the initially constructed space in the Outer City District was large enough, barely managing to squeeze them in.

The settlement work for the survivors continued for two days, during which time Ye Fan constructed the eighth barracks.

Many individuals from the Divine Dragon Army still had jewelry on them, and Ye Fan had them turn it all in, acquiring more than 200,000 Gold in the process.

The original 2,500,000 Gold had, after these few days of spending, decreased to over 2,200,000, but was replenished this time.

After more than two days of busy work, the issue of resettling the Divine Dragon Army was finally resolved.

The current population of Dawn City had reached 250,000, now in a basically saturated state.

Unless multi-storey buildings begin to be constructed inside Dawn City, it's already difficult to accommodate more survivors.

With the inclusion of the Divine Dragon Army people, Dawn City had suddenly become the third largest base in Divine Dragon Province.

Surpassed only by the Liberation Army's more than 400,000 people and the Storm Army's over 300,000 people.

As the population increased, so did the problems.

Ye Fan was primarily concerned about the security issue in the Outer City District.

Currently, the vast majority of people are concentrated in the Outer City District. If zombies attack, the three-meter-high city wall of the Outer City District might not provide much defense.

It's not only Ye Fan who realized this issue, others did as well.

Guo Zhun, seeing Ye Fan ignoring him, began making bold remarks on television.

"The scale of Dawn City is okay, but the low city walls are a fatal flaw. How did the Divine Dragon Army fall? The Outer City walls of Dawn City aren't as high as the Divine Dragon Army's; what obstacle can they pose to zombies?"

"Once zombies arrive, the city walls won't be able to stop them, and Dawn City will immediately follow in the footsteps of the Divine Dragon Army."

"Construction is impossible in the winter, so the fall of Dawn City is just a matter of time. Ye Fan, if you still cared for anyone or have a conscience, you should immediately lead people to join our Liberation Army, before it's too late!"

"I call here for the people of Dawn City to unite and overthrow Ye Fan's tyranny because your lives are at stake!"

Guo Zhun's words were quite damaging. Once the residents of Dawn City saw the television program, they immediately became somewhat panicked.

They couldn't help but panic as the precedent of the Divine Dragon Army was right in front of them. How could such city walls withstand zombies?

Even though they did not immediately rise to overthrow Ye Fan as Guo Zhun suggested, the people of Dawn City were already anxious.

Many even thought Guo Zhun made sense; perhaps joining the Liberation Army was the best choice.

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But this worry quickly diminished.

In the morning, the loudspeakers of Dawn City began broadcasting, calling all residents to action to build the city walls!

Ye Fan had long decided on this matter.

In winter, the ground was as hard as steel and very difficult to work with. To build city walls, there was only one way.

Water!

Just after the population was settled, Ye Fan immediately ordered the ice layer of the Star River to be blasted open, starting to pour water on the outer city walls.

The weather was cold enough to freeze to death; water poured on would immediately turn into ice. He intended to temporarily construct an ice wall.

Demolition experts placed explosives on the river surface, and after a thunderous explosion, the ice on the river was blown open.

The people of Dawn City all took action, carrying ice blocks, fetching water from the river, and pouring it on the outer city's walls.

Water poured on turned to ice almost before it could run off.

The speed of this wall construction was simply incredible.

In just one day, all the city walls of the Dawn Army were reinforced and heightened.

A ten-meter-high, four-meter-thick ice wall rose up!

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