46: I thought it was a speed bump.

As Lin Zhi's voice faded...

Each platoon and squad orderly carried their weapons and boarded the dongfeng mengshi armored vehicles and type 99a main battle tanks.

Beside the zbl-08 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles...

Lin Xiaoxiao, Yun Lele, Lan Xiaoxi, and Li Xue stood there excitedly.

Especially Yun Lele.

She was so excited that she was even clutching the hems of Lan Xiaoxi's and Lin Xiaoxiao's clothes.

"Wow, Brother Lin Zhi is so stylish!"

"No matter how many times I see it, this kind of scene is so cool!"

"Especially when Brother Lin Zhi gives the orders and the soldiers answer in unison—the scale is just grand, isn't it?!"

"I'm getting all fired up!"

Hearing Yun Lele's excited and trembling voice...

Teacher Li Xue, standing beside her, covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Indeed, I've only ever seen this in movies before."

"I never expected to experience it in person one day."

Even Lan Xiaoxi, who usually had no interest in military matters, nodded.

"It really is quite imposing."

Hearing the praise from her friends and teacher...

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but proudly puff out her not-so-impressive chest.

A smile played on her lips.

"Of course, after all, he is my brother."

If you praised Lin Xiaoxiao for her academic prowess or her perfect looks...

She likely wouldn't care and wouldn't have the slightest reaction.

But if you praised Lin Xiaoxiao's brother...

Then she was wide awake.

"What are you all chatting about so happily?"

Just then, Lin Zhi, dressed in a sharp military uniform, walked over and appeared before them.

"Hee hee, of course we're talking about how incredibly handsome Brother Lin Zhi is!"

"I'm almost becoming your little fangirl!"

Yun Lele spoke up immediately, not shying away from Lin Xiaoxiao nearby.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao didn't mind at all.

Because she knew Yun Lele had such a straightforward personality.

Hearing Yun Lele's exaggerated words...

Lin Zhi only smiled.

"Alright, get in the vehicle quickly. Time is tight."

Then the group opened the hatch of the zbl-08 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and entered.

As the time reached 10:30...

Lin Zhi picked up the walkie-talkie, his serious voice echoing in every officer's channel.

"vehicle no. 1 leads, infantry fighting vehicles in the middle, tank convoy in the rear. Everyone, move out!"

"Roger!"

Responses from each group rang out.

On the small concrete square...

The roar of engines from each vehicle suddenly erupted, weaving together into a blood-boiling battle song!

Inside the zbl-08 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, Lin Xiaoxiao and the other girls pressed against the bulletproof glass observation windows at the rear, looking with somewhat reluctant eyes at the farm and Shenghai Town, which, though far away, still had visible outlines.

Shenghai University and Shenghai Town held the traces of their years of study and life.

And now, after leaving this time, there might be few chances to return here in the future.

Even if they were to return, it would likely be after Lin Zhi had completely liberated H City... The top speed of the zbl-08 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle is 100 kilometers per hour, and the top speed of the dongfeng mengshi armored vehicle is no less than 115 kilometers per hour.

While the top road speed of the type 99a main battle tank is 80 kilometers per hour.

Lin Zhi set the departure time for 10:30 and the arrival time for 1:00 PM sharp, allowing two and a half hours for travel.

Based on the speeds of the zbl-08 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and the dongfeng mengshi armored vehicle, it would only take 48 minutes—less than an hour—to arrive at full speed.

However, Lin Zhi set such a long time to accommodate that ultimate weapon, the type 99a main battle tank.

The type 99a main battle tank has a total weight of 55 tons; it can be called a behemoth!

Although its top road speed can reach 80 kilometers per hour.

But they were traveling on a national highway with a cement-concrete surface.

The type 99a main battle tank moves on tracks.

If the overly heavy Type 99A tank traveled at its maximum speed, it would become an existence dozens of times more terrifying than a dump truck on the national highway.

Cement-concrete surfaces are hard and smooth, especially when dry; the static friction coefficient between the tracks and the road is relatively low, making it difficult to instantly provide enough friction to offset inertia, which easily leads to relative sliding between the tracks and the road—namely, skidding.

At the same time, such roads struggle to bear weights over 30 tons and are prone to damage.

If it truly ran at extreme speeds, it could easily cause chain-reaction accidents.

Therefore, on this kind of road, the optimal driving speed for the type 99a main battle tank is 20-40 kilometers per hour.

Calculated at 40 kilometers per hour, it would take exactly 2 hours to reach Songshan Town.

As for the extra half hour, it was set to prevent accidents and account for other factors.

For example, encountering zombies on the highway that need to be eliminated, or blocked vehicles that need to be cleared, and other uncertain factors.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened along the way.

Even though the national highway wasn't a high-speed expressway.

There were very few abandoned vehicles in the lanes, let alone zombies.

Even if stray zombies appeared...

...they were all crushed into dregs by the Dongfeng Mengshi "dump trucks"!

What, the dongfeng mengshi armored vehicle couldn't crush them to death?

The zbl-08 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle behind it would have something to say.

And the type 99a main battle tank expressed: "I didn't know? I thought they were speed bumps..." And so it went.

About an hour and a half later...

Lan Xiaoxi, who had been sitting in her seat, suddenly seemed to see something and hurriedly pressed against the bulletproof glass observation mirror at the rear of the infantry fighting vehicle.

When she saw the scenery outside clearly, her body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Seeing Xi Xi like this...

Lin Xiaoxiao and Yun Lele both walked forward worriedly and patted Xi Xi's shoulder.

"Xi Xi, what's wrong?"

Facing the inquiries of her two good friends...

Xi Xi tried hard to calm her emotions, then spoke.

"I saw it."

"We're already very close to Songshan Town."

"The scenery receding around us—I've seen it countless times growing up!"

Hearing Xi Xi say this...

Yun Lele and Lin Xiaoxiao understood instantly.

They glanced at each other, both sensing the other's emotions.

Then, they both patted Xi Xi's shoulder and offered soft words of comfort.

"Don't worry, Xi Xi, your parents will definitely be fine!"

"We're almost there; you'll see them very soon."

"That's right, didn't you say your house has a lot of cured meat and dried fish hanging? You have to let us taste them then. I haven't eaten meat in so long, I'm craving it to death!"

"Lele, you foodie, what else can you think about all day besides eating?"

"Hey, Xiaoxiao, you already called me a foodie, so isn't it only natural for me to think that way?"

"...Your skin is simply thicker than a city wall."

"..."

Listening to the mutual teasing and banter between Lele and Xiaoxiao...

Xi Xi, who had been very nervous and apprehensive, couldn't help but relax a bit.

She looked at these two good friends, with whom she could be said to have experienced life and death, with a gaze full of gratitude.

"Xiaoxiao, Lele."

"Thank you."

To this, Xiaoxiao and Lele replied with smiles, not minding at all.

"Good sisters stick together!"

"Sisters in our hearts—if anything happens, just call me!"

Lin Xiaoxiao: "Will it even go through?"

Yun Lele: "Guess?"

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