The second fleet of the multinational force came around from the south.

Initially, they thought the first fleet was enough to solve the problem, so at the start, they weren't in a hurry to travel, and even docked at a military port waiting for news.

Therefore, when they received James's order, they still needed to detour around half of the island to reach the battlefield.

So it was destined that they couldn't catch up to the most critical part of the battle.

After the Divine Dragon's Star Promotion, it continued to engage in battle with the multinational force's warships, and although Jiang Xin wanted to upgrade to Two-Star today, the subsequent battle was clearly not going to end so easily.

The enemy's numbers were large, but destroying one doesn't provide much experience, and this first naval battle in the apocalypse would last a while.

Meanwhile, the land battle was about to begin.

........

After issuing orders to support the navy, James began to deploy ground combat.

To completely resolve Ye Fan, relying solely on the navy was not enough; the army was also needed.

He already understood the situation in the villa area; Ye Fan's forces almost occupied the entire villa district.

As for Ye Fan's landing site, he figured that out too; the black line on the Great River was a temporary floating bridge, through which Ye Fan's forces crossed the river.

The specific number of landed forces was unknown since today's heavy rain had delayed many things.

Much of his information came from remote observation, able to glimpse someone with binoculars on the tall buildings in the villa area and someone using filming equipment.

Only vaguely visible things could be seen, and it was not very clear.

James hadn't fought in a war before, but he figured out a battle plan based on the villa area situation, having seen others fight.

Quickly set up artillery positions, bombard the villa area heavily and to make it ragged, consuming part of Ye Fan's forces.

Once the artillery had finished firing, push the armored forces forward, try to trap Ye Fan's forces within the villa, then surround with the navy, and dismantle the floating bridge, cutting off Ye Fan's reinforcements.

On the surface, this plan seemed flawless because once the artillery positions were built, bombarding the villa area would be easy.

Ye Fan's main forces were concentrated in the villa area, and they did not have the ability to attack the artillery positions.

Their artillery might counterattack, but don't forget, the villa area was small, and in case of artillery duels, the Dawn Army would surely suffer.

James's plan was unanimously approved by the legislators, and soon the location for the artillery positions was decided.

They decided to set up the artillery positions near Wanguo Island's railway station.

Wanguo Island had train access; the bridges on the Great River were both road and railway bridges.

Previously, trains could directly reach the island, making transportation quite convenient.

Later, to ensure the island's safety, the multinational force destroyed a central section of the bridge, preventing trains from coming up; transport relies on sea and air.

The railway station had several stops, and they placed the station at the last stop, only five kilometers from the villa area.

To prevent an assault by the Dawn Army, they specifically dispatched troops to blockade the road from the villa area leading there.

Roadblocks piled up on the road, and mines were even laid, preventing the Dawn Army from quickly advancing west after crossing the bridge.

This plan was discussed without any issues.

The only possible risk might be the handful of traitor forces from the White Eagle Country; after attacking the Curry Country forces, they disappeared.

However, that group only had light weapons, and now there are troops stationed at key points on the island, unlikely to cause any trouble.

The artillery positions here were being urgently built, and the Dawn Army's artillery had just arrived on the island, also urgently building.

Both sides racing against time, today's battle is very subtle, it's still unclear who will win or lose.

......

Time goes back thirty minutes.

Mid-northern region of Wanguo Island.

Here was once the location of Jiang Bridge, connecting the north of Wanguo Island.

The railway and road bridges here were the most important northern passage, originally destroyed under the pretext of zombie defense.

Now, there are soldiers from the multinational force stationed here, though few, only a platoon of thirty men.

Their tasks here are to monitor zombies and seagulls and other Mutated Birds, as well as the river surface. From their vantage point east, they can see the rolling black smoke on the river, where a naval battle is still ongoing in the northeast.

These soldiers came from several countries, their tasks were relaxed, a casual duty.

Heavy rain pouring now; except for leaving a few to observe the naval battle, most sheltered in nearby buildings.

Steaming hot pot assembled, is there anything more delightful than drinking at this time?

The sentry stood in the guardhouse, enviously watching the people eating indoors.

He wanted to join, but he dared not; the leader told him it was unsettled on the island, Ye Fan had attacked with the Dawn Army. Though unlikely to reach here at the broken bridge, they had to at least keep appearances with a guard.

The sentry shrank under the checkpoint, avoiding the raging storm, feeling very displeased.

On this rainy day, the road was deserted, and nobody would come to this broken bridge to check-in, yet he was assigned to guard, too excessive.

Hmm... it's not completely deserted, there's a vehicle coming.

Several off-road vehicles drove over and stopped at the sentry post entrance.

The sentry remained alert, watching a soldier from the White Eagle Country get out of the car, open an umbrella, and then open the rear door of the first vehicle.

A man who looked like an officer stepped down, exuding a commanding presence.

More soldiers from the White Eagle Country came forward and directly presented their credentials.

"We are the military inspection team, here to check your combat readiness. This is Captain John!"

The sentry, who also happened to be from the White Eagle Country, glanced at the document without seeing it clearly but didn't hesitate to stand at attention.

"Reporting, sir! Our platoon consists of thirty men, all on duty. I am on watch right now; two men are observing at the bridgehead, and the rest are dining."

"Young man, where are you from?" the officer asked him kindly.

"Reporting, sir! I'm from California."

"I know the place, it's beautiful, with sunny beaches, delicious champagne, and warm churches... Do you believe in God?"

"Reporting, sir! I believe in God."

"Good, then I'll send you to meet him."

Whoosh~~!

The person beside the officer raised a silenced pistol, taking out the sentry with one shot.

The sentry fell, and the others quickly advanced.

A sniper picked up his rifle and shot at the men observing from the bridgehead in the distance.

With two bangs, the sentries at the bridgehead were also killed.

The people from the back vehicles quickly took positions around the barracks. Two people smashed windows, threw in four grenades in succession, and then others kicked open the door and started spraying bullets with machine guns.

The people inside, who were having hotpot, had no time to react, first being blown over by the grenades, and then brutally slaughtered.

After a few volleys of bullets, the entire platoon stationed at the bridgehead was annihilated.

Two people who looked like engineers swiftly reached the bridgehead.

One of them opened the intercom: "Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang, I am Engineer Sam from the Foreign Camp, we are ready here."

A voice came from the other end: "We have arrived as well. In five seconds, we will concurrently start the bridge repair program. Four people working together can repair this bridge in five minutes."

"Five, four, three, two, one... start!"

The two engineers on this side coordinated with the two engineers on the opposite side to repair the bridge together.

This was one of the Black Technologies from Red Alert—bridge repair.

In games, engineers could instantly repair any bridge, but in reality, it wasn't so easy. Engineers could repair things, but not as quickly, and it required resources.

The Dawn Army was not lacking in resources now. With four engineers working together, the task could be completed in five minutes.

The elaborate effort to seize this bridge had long been part of the Dawn Army's plan.

To attack Wanguo Island, Ye Fan had to commit all available troops, and having the armored train stationed on the north bank was undoubtedly a huge waste.

Especially when Dark Clouds scouted that the Wanguo Island troops had concentrated artillery near the station, this plan was put into action immediately.

The runaway Black Pot Camp acted again, taking out the garrison and opening the way for the armored train to enter the island.

Minute by minute, time passed, and there were also astonishing changes occurring at the bridge.

The piers appeared automatically, and all the rebar and concrete structures were instantly restored.

Even the tracks automatically connected, and the road resumed traffic.

Rumble~~!

With a slight tremor, this bridge, which had been demolished for a year, was finally restored.

The Dawn Army timed everything perfectly: just as the bridge was restored, in the pouring rain, the Dawn Dragon Armored Train rumbled forward.

In the past, when a train entered Wanguo Island, it would certainly draw a lot of attention, but today was different.

The battle and the downpour distracted people, blinding many eyes.

People living near the tracks, hearing the train passing by, peeked out incredulously, dumbfounded.

Where did this pitch-black train come from?

In pre-apocalypse times, many might have chosen to call the police, but not now.

Ordinary people had no means of communication; they could only watch the train pass by, having no one to report to.

The armored train had a very clear destination: it was heading straight for the northeastern station.

From this location to the station was not far, only a dozen kilometers.

Meanwhile, at the station, the artillery positions were just being set up.

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