Ye Fan was mentally prepared for a night battle.

The last time three hundred thousand zombies attacked the city, Ye Fan disrupted the night battle with explosive trucks, and since then, he paid close attention to this aspect.

The biggest advantage zombies have over humans in night battles is vision.

Zombies are nocturnal and have better vision at night, while humans are virtually blind in the dark.

To solve this problem, Ye Fan utilized his supply depot.

After the military warehouse was constructed, it was primarily used for storage and hadn't yet produced anything.

The warehouse doesn't produce weapons but can purchase some auxiliary equipment with money.

Taking advantage of the period when the Mutated Birds retreated, Ye Fan simultaneously purchased equipment and ordered everyone to eat immediately.

The Dawn Army's logistics support team drove food trucks to the base of the city wall.

The aroma of food wafted, and the frontline soldiers on the wall took turns coming down to eat.

Zhou Qing learned another lesson; through the logistics and medical care of the Dawn Army, he saw the stark difference between the Liberation Army and here.

Though the Liberation Army has numbers, its logistics is problematic, as Guo Zhun focused all his energy on armed forces, lacking adequate attention in this area.

Moreover, he admired the mental resilience of the Dawn Army soldiers, joking and laughing when eating down the wall, and immediately transforming into a different demeanor when back on the wall, showcasing remarkable composure.

The people Zhou Qing brought had solemn faces, clearly not on the same level.

During the meal, Ye Fan told Zhou Qing they could rest during the night battle and come to relieve the Dawn Army soldiers the following day.

Zhou Qing adamantly disagreed; he wanted to prove himself here. He finally decided to have two thousand soldiers from the Liberation Army as a reserve force here, while the rest should rest, as they wouldn't hold up otherwise.

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The broadcast by Dawn TV Station brought immense shock to the entire province.

The volcanic eruption-like shooting scenes left a profound impression on everyone.

Especially the combat comparison between the Liberation Army and the Dawn Army, which highlighted the gap between the two sides.\

No harm without comparison; during peacetime, both appeared as mighty armies, but to see if they're worth their salt, they must be put to the test on the battlefield.

Despite this, people didn't believe Dawn City could be defended.

The zombies were ferocious enough to sacrifice tens of thousands just to clear mines.

During the period surrounding the Mutated Bird attacks, at least over four hundred thousand zombies fell in the wilderness outside the South City District.

Adding the losses from the previous train assaults and the recent loss of Mutated Birds, the zombie army now only had two million three hundred thousand remaining.

But one crucial thing was that by 8 PM, the zombie army had cleared all minefields outside the South City District!

The Little One had learned to strategize, directing ordinary zombies to step on mines, advancing in a scattered fashion. Despite significant losses, by nightfall, they had cleared the area outside Dawn City.

It sent a few scattered zombies and Mutant Rats running around to confirm the absence of mines, after which the Little One prepared to launch an attack.

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Night fell, and the sky was as black as a pot bottom.

The cameras of Dawn City continued broadcasting, but you could barely make anything out by now.

Via television, people could see the zombies' eyes in the distance, glowing like red lanterns in the night.

Muffled roars echoed faintly, sending chills down the listeners' spines.

Having survived the apocalypse, everyone had heard this sound before; it was the most terrifying sound in the world.

Atop the lookout tower of the Dawn Army, all spotlights were turned on!

Brighter than stage lights, they formed crisscrossing beams across the wilderness.

Zhongjing stood on the wall, pointed to the sky, "All spotlights, aim at the sky, prioritize defending against Mutated Birds!"

The lights pointed upwards, casting columns of light into the sky.

"All military vehicles, turn on your lights, illuminate the sky!"

Vehicles like the Tigers, Dragons, and anything with bright headlights turned on their high beams.

With nearly ten thousand vehicles in Dawn City, almost all usable ones were employed.

A remarkable scene unfolded.

The dark night was dispelled, the sky lit up as if it were daylight.

Despite varying illumination distances, the large number of lights was significantly effective.

Zhou Qing watched from behind, clicking his tongue in admiration.

However, he had a question: while the Dawn Army was focused on aerial defense, what about the wilderness ahead?

After all, the main threat was from the relentless zombie horde, not just the harassing Mutated Birds.

But he said nothing, as Ye Fan and the others couldn't possibly overlook this.

Ye Fan stared at the radar screen; even though the zombies lurked in darkness, their movements were clearly displayed on the radar.

Not only could he view the radar screen, but his top aides could too, like the armored division's Liu Chengjun, who kept a constant eye on the zombie horde's movements.

At 8:20 PM, the zombie horde began assembling!

Liu Chengjun sneered, "Thinking of assembling for a charge? You'd better ask our cannons for permission first!"

The cannon shells had been exhausted during the day; now they were using backup ammunition at night.

Soldiers quickly loaded the shells.

Then came the patient wait—for the zombie formation to tighten further.

Around 8:40 PM, the Little One finally launched the first wave of attacks on Dawn City!

A massive force of two hundred thousand zombies had formed a very solid attack arrowhead.

The Little One didn't intend to shove all zombies at once, as the area in front of Dawn City couldn't accommodate millions attacking together.

A gathering of ten thousand people already felt like a mountain and river; with two hundred thousand present, they occupied the wilderness before Dawn City, with the rear forces still beyond the mountain.

This included approximately one hundred twenty thousand zombies, thirty thousand Mutated Birds, thirty thousand Mutant Rats, and other various Mutant Beasts.

Stretched out flat, it seemed utterly boundless!

With a roar from the Little One, the zombies surged forward!

The cameras mounted on the city walls trembled uncontrollably!

That was truly a great earthquake that even the viewers in front of the screen felt.

Because it was a live broadcast, and over at Dawn City, there's nothing but darkness except the sky, people in front of the TV feared that the people in Dawn City hadn't noticed yet.

"It's coming!"

"Hurry up and get ready! The zombies are going to attack!"

"The screen is shaking, haven't the defenders noticed yet?"

"Damn the dark sky, don't just focus on anti-air, the ground is key, point the lights forward!"

"Oh my gosh! I can't stand it, give me a gun, I want to go to the battlefield too!"

Ye Fan stood in a sentry tower at the back, holding his breath as he watched the screen.

He did not question how Liu Chengjun was thinking, after all, he was a professional commander, surely able to come up with the most reasonable battle plan.

On the radar screen, the zombie horde was already within three kilometers of Dawn City.

The roar could be heard through the TV screen, causing those watching TV to have dry, cracked lips from anxiety.

But the screen was pitch black, and they couldn't see anything.

The vanguard was two kilometers from the city walls!

The following horde was also within a seven-kilometer range!

It was only then that Liu Chengjun gave the order to open fire.

"All artillery prepare! Fire in three waves, shoot!"

Fifty cannons fired again, raising huge fireballs in the night.

Their target was the rear part of the zombie vanguard.

As for the zombie horde charging the front, other artillery dealt with them.

The D-77 rocket launchers were fired at this time.

Boom boom boom boom~~~!

Compared to the booming of the cannons, the rocket launchers' firing was much more spectacular.

One by one, the rockets lit up the night sky, each trailing a red tail as they tore through the sky!

A hundred rocket launchers fired one thousand six hundred rockets within ten seconds!

The entire expanse of land outside Dawn City was ablaze!

It was like a sea of red flowers blooming, the main attacking force of the zombies was truly plowed by artillery!

For the mutant rats charging at high speed, one rocket created a vacuum in their formation.

The advancing mutated zombies twisted within the flames.

Ordinary zombies died immediately, and agile zombies couldn't dodge and died as well!

Armored zombies might hold out a bit longer, but faced with this near-saturated attack, as long as they're within range, they're dead!

After firing sixteen hundred, another sixteen hundred came!

And after the rockets, there were mortar warriors!

These two-man crews operated swiftly, mortars flew into the sky and fell, connecting with other shells to form a sea of fire!

This offensive left the TV viewers dumbfounded.

The artillery of the Dawn Army was actually this powerful!

Watching the flickering trails of light across the sky, the red flowers blooming everywhere, everyone was shocked by the allure of this warfare.

But there was one problem, they didn't know if the artillery of the Dawn Army had hit the zombies?

Can this blind firing in the dark work? Surely there would be oversights.

In complete darkness, if the zombies that slipped through attacked, how would you defend?

Guo Zhun of the Liberation Army saw this scene and seemed to have finally found a mistake in the Dawn Army, a cold smile appeared on his lips: "This is sheer madness..."

Before the words fell, a sudden change occurred!

Another round of artillery from the Dawn Army took to the skies.

Ten shells, like giant skyrockets, whooshed into the sky, emitting sharp whistling sounds.

They continued to rise to a height of a hundred meters, then suddenly illuminated everything!

The entire range within two kilometers of the city walls near Dawn City became as bright as day!

Flares!

People widened their eyes, staring dumbfounded at the Dawn Army's maneuver.

On the plain below, zombies and mutant beasts were still charging, but their formations were completely disrupted.

Their advance was thrown into chaos by artillery shelling!

Flares combined with lighting, now the mutated birds and zombies were clearly visible.

As the zombies and mutant birds neared the wall, the soldiers of the Dawn Army nearly took a collective deep breath.

Chief of Staff Zhongjing's shout was incredibly clear in the night sky!

"Hit them hard for me!"

All anti-air firepower aimed again at the mutated birds, all ground firepower opened fire in sequence according to their range.

At this moment, the zombie vanguard was still one kilometer from the city wall, and the Dawn Army had already unleashed a particular weapon with ferocious roars!

That was the 25mm machine cannons on the sentry towers!

Half the glass of the sentry towers had been removed, soldiers standing behind the cannons, hands tightly gripped on the handles, the machine cannons spitting out deadly tongues of fire!

A hundred sentry towers, sixty right here at the south gate!

This super firepower, with a range of four kilometers, was originally used on naval ships and air force planes.

In this moment, repositioning them on the sentry towers revealed a dominant level of firepower!

Shells rained down!

Gunfire roared like thunder!

Plumes of smoke rose high into the sky, engulfing the plain in the night!

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