Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 971 - 420 Strategic Meeting

Chapter 971: Chapter 420 Strategic Meeting

Stone was polite and generous, and then explained to Shana his intention to meet with her. He hoped that the Railroad Bridge Base could have limited cooperation with the Survivor’s Alliance. He believed that in this current Apocalypse Era, humanity needed to unite and could not fight alone. The biggest obstacle in his expanding territory was the Veteran Base, which stubbornly delineated their sphere of influence and did not allow the Survivor’s Alliance to enter.

Stone told Shana that he had more than a hundred armed gunmen, but considering the need to unite all humanity, he maintained a restrained attitude toward the aggressive stance of Veteran Base. If Railroad Bridge Base could nominally join the Survivor’s Alliance, they could surround Veteran Base from north and south, forcing Veteran Base to join the Alliance as an independent base.

In doing so, humanity would gain control over the edge areas of the south and west, possess a large amount of land where refugees could be settled, and many factories that could resume production. Therefore, he sincerely hoped to reach an agreement with Railroad Bridge Base and establish the largest community of human survivors in Day After Tomorrow City.

Whether Stone was bragging or not, he claimed that the number of people in the Survivor’s Alliance had already exceeded a thousand, with 150 armed gunmen, and had established trade relations with East Base.

Shana was very tempted, indicating she would discuss it with the leader before giving Stone a reply. Shana’s performance was so convincing that Stone quietly told her that if their leader disagreed, he could provide people and boats to stealthily move downstream to Railroad Bridge and assist Shana in a coup during the night.

Shana and Stone discussed some details of the coup, took Stone’s phone number, and shook hands to say goodbye. To show sincerity, Stone gifted Shana all the supplies from three pharmacies, one clinic, and one dental clinic on this street.

At eleven o’clock in the morning, the field team returned fully loaded, and a drone followed them in the sky until near the distribution center. After the field team returned, Shana explained the situation to Maya and Stone, and during lunchtime, Railroad Bridge Base held an emergency meeting.

First agenda item: Does the Survivor’s Alliance have any intention to attack Railroad Bridge?

The answer was no, at least not for now.

Shana analyzed on the map: "Look, Survivor’s Alliance controls 30% of South City, but they can no longer expand northward and eastward due to the high density of zombies, calculated by the tens of thousands. It’s impractical to completely occupy South City. South City, near central city, has zombie numbers around a hundred thousand."

Shana continued: "Survivor’s Alliance has already secured the urban occupied area, so naturally, the suburban areas with extensive lands have become their target. The best development strategy is to expand southwest, swallow Veteran Base, then take Railroad Bridge Base, and control the entire distribution area, extending their power to the Southwest Mountains."

Shana said: "Southwest Urban District, Southwest Suburban District, and Southwest Suburban Area of Day After Tomorrow City are all strategic targets of the Survivor’s Alliance. But what causes the greatest trouble for Survivor’s Alliance is Veteran Base. Veteran Base is like a nail stuck in their route to advance west. Although the Survivor’s Alliance has more people, Veteran Base is composed of battle-hardened veterans, and a direct battle would be mutually damaging. However, Veteran Base also has a disadvantage; their weapons and ammunition are not sufficient to sustain prolonged battles."

Maya interjected: "Let me add. If Shana is right about Stone’s strategical concept, the Survivor’s Alliance should be strengthening their arms, preparing to engage in combat with Veteran Base. They would use the weapons and ammunition obtained from East Base for a war of attrition against Veteran Base."

Maya continued: "Your presence offers Survivor’s Base a different approach. If we could ally with them, it could form an encirclement around Veteran Base, reducing their living space. Ultimately, whether through combat or persuasion, there’s a significant chance of success."

Maya remarked: "Occasionally, you can see gliders flying in the sky and small boats passing under the Railroad Bridge, most probably people from the Survivor’s Alliance. Shana, continue."

Shana nodded: "I suggest our strategy be to fully support Veteran Base. Considering the situation of both enemies and allies, it’s necessary to visit Veteran’s Club once or multiple times, to assist them in taking all the munitions stored in the second basement level of the clubhouse’s vault. I believe there are also veterans within the Survivor’s Alliance, hence Veteran Base has some popular support, but lacks ammunition."

Shana said: "Given the current zombie density in central city, only helicopters could enter, or another flood. Helicopter fuel is a significant issue; we need kerosene, and the known potential location is Southeast Refinery."

Lin Wu raised his hand: "The southern railway tracks are already controlled by the Survivor’s Alliance. Though they are not many, we could stealthily infiltrate at night. However, we are unaware of the situation on the southern tracks, and they might purposely obstruct and damage the tracks."

Shana concluded: "Therefore, we can only transport fuel by helicopter."

Lin Wu asked: "How long can one transport of fuel last?"

Shana thought and said: "One transport should be enough for two operations."

Lin Wu remarked: "That means we’re betting on finding kerosene at the Southeast Refinery."

Shana nodded: "Exactly. Another option is not to seek kerosene, but to directly infiltrate Central City. However, transport capacity is somewhat restricted, and multiple raids require quite a few people. After two or three round trips, the fuel gauge would need to be checked again."

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