"Retreat!"

After holding them off for a while, the crowd had already entered the water, and the zombies were closing in fast. The third platoon leader quickly ordered a retreat. Wang Bin got up, threw a grenade, and followed the others, fighting as they retreated.

Since everyone was fighting while retreating, their firepower weakened a bit, and soon zombies were upon them.

"Platoon leader, go quickly!"

Seeing the zombies closing in, two soldiers decisively stepped up to hold the rear, firing madly at the zombies!

"A-Qiang, Old Cat, come back!"

"Platoon leader, go quickly!"

"Let go of me!"

"Platoon leader, you can't go!"

"Platoon leader, go quickly, don't let our sacrifice be in vain!"

The third platoon leader's eyes turned red as he saw the two soldiers stepping up to buy them time. He struggled to stand with them, but was quickly grabbed by the two soldiers and dragged back.

Wang Bin felt terrible at this moment, but there was nothing he could do. He could only silently follow the others to the opposite side.

"Rat-a-tat-tat!"

The two soldiers fired wildly, taking down many zombies that got close, but soon more zombies rushed forward, and the two soldiers were overwhelmed.

"A-Qiang!"

"Old Cat!"

The members of the third platoon cried out in grief as they saw the two soldiers being overwhelmed by zombies.

The zombies behind them bypassed the two soldiers and rushed into the river. The water was deep, reaching their shoulders, making it impossible to shoot. Terrified, everyone swam frantically forward.

Perhaps because the zombies were too light and the river current was fast, as soon as the zombies entered the river, they were quickly swept away.

When Wang Bin and the others reached the opposite bank, they were all exhausted, lying on the riverbank, watching the zombies being swept away by the river with a smile.

But thinking of their fallen comrades, they couldn't smile anymore, staring blankly as the foolish zombies were swept away one by one.

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After watching for almost half an hour, the zombies continued to rush into the river, only to be swept away again.

"Let's go!" The third platoon leader didn't want to watch anymore, stood up, and led the way forward.

Hearing this, everyone said nothing and followed silently.

Originally, there were over a hundred soldiers in this battle, but now only about thirty survived, and everyone felt deeply saddened.

They walked and stopped, finally halting at noon to rest.

Now most of their food was lost, and at noon, everyone only got a little thin porridge. Wang Bin knew their food supply was running low.

Wang Bin had everyone cover him, secretly taking out half a bag of rice from the System and putting it in his backpack.

Everyone understood Wang Bin's intentions and his helplessness, so no one said anything.

Wang Bin, carrying the rice, found the third platoon leader, who was discussing with a soldier how to find food along the way. Their only option now was to find wild vegetables and tree bark, and everyone was in low spirits.

"Platoon Leader Liu, I need to talk to you about something!"

"Oh, it's Wang Bin, what's up?"

Seeing Wang Bin approaching, Platoon Leader Liu quickly smiled to welcome him.

Yesterday, Wang Bin and his group lent a helping hand, and all the soldiers of the third platoon admired them greatly. Along the way, Platoon Leader Liu and Wang Bin talked a lot and became familiar with each other.

"Platoon Leader Liu, how far are we from the base?"

"At our current speed, we should reach it in about two days!"

"Oh, are we out of food?"

"Yes, today's porridge was the last of our rice. Tonight, we'll have to find wild vegetables, maybe even eat tree bark!"

"We collected some food on the way here, and we still have half a bag of rice. Do you think it's enough?"

"What, you have rice! Thank you, thank you, on behalf of everyone!"

"You're welcome! I also have a few packs of cigarettes here, I'll give them to you too!"

"Oh, we can take the rice, but we can't take the cigarettes. I appreciate the gesture!"

"No, listen to me. The soldiers are exhausted and need something to relieve the pressure. We still have two days to go, and who knows if the road ahead will be safe. Let them have a smoke!"

"But cigarettes are precious, you could trade them for a lot at the base."

"No matter how precious, they aren't as valuable as a soldier's life. As long as we're alive, there's hope. I believe we'll defeat the zombies one day and return to the beautiful life we once had!"

"Well said, I'm glad to call you a friend!"

"Haha, I thought we were already friends!"

"Haha, my mistake!"

"I'm just joking!"

"Thank you! Li Hao, take the cigarettes and give one to each brother!"

"Cigarettes! Alright, thank you, Platoon Leader!"

"Don't thank me, thank Wang Bin. It's from them, along with this half bag of rice!"

"What, rice too, thank you!"

"You're welcome!"

Wang Bin chatted with Platoon Leader Liu for a while before returning to Officer Miao and the others, saying everything was settled.

Liu Hao handed out a cigarette to each comrade, then gave the remaining cigarettes to the platoon leader, deciding not to take more than one.

The soldiers were thrilled when they received the cigarettes, lighting up and enjoying the smoke.

"Feels good, haven't had a smoke in a long time!"

"Yeah, Wang Bin is really generous!"

"Yes, he gave us grenades and bullets across the river, and now cigarettes and rice. We, the third platoon, won't forget this kindness and will repay him when we can!"

"Yes!"

As the soldiers enjoyed their cigarettes, a few fierce-looking men saw them smoking and approached with a smile to ask for some.

"Sorry, we only have one each. If you don't mind, you can have mine," a soldier reluctantly offered half a cigarette.

One of the men thanked him and was about to take the cigarette, but another man stopped him.

"Are you looking down on us?"

"What are you talking about? We really don't have any more!"

"Who are you kidding? I saw that guy just now with half a pack of cigarettes!"

"Those were given to us by Wang Bin, and we have to hand over the rest!"

"So, you're not giving us any?"

The man then strode into the crowd, loudly proclaiming, "Everyone, they have food and smokes but won't share with us! What do they give us to eat? Porridge that's more water than rice. Is that fit for humans? Do you think they're right to do this?"

Many civilians, not knowing the truth, stood up and angrily sided with the man, glaring at the soldiers.

"Don't listen to their nonsense, we're really out of rice!"

"Nonsense, what's in that bag over there, and what are you holding?"

"The rice and cigarettes were given to us by Wang Bin!"

"Who believes that?"

"What's going on?" Platoon Leader Liu jogged over to inquire about the commotion.

"Platoon leader, they're accusing us of hoarding rice and not sharing!"

"Comrade, we just finished our last bit of food. That bag of rice was just given to us by Wang Bin!"

"Hmph, who believes you? You can say whatever you want!"

"How can you say that?"

"I'm just stating the facts!"

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