The Walking Dead: Rebuild

Chapter 92 Cooperation
Looking at Frank, the iron wolf with a serious expression, Leon whispered a few words against Peggy's cheek, and the girl walked into the room with a slightly blushing face.

It wasn't until the girl's figure disappeared from the door that Leon smiled at Frank and said:
"Lieutenant Frank, what brings you to see me?"

Iron Wolf Frank was not a man who beat around the bush. He was silent for a second or two and then said directly:

"I don't know when we can deal with the zombies in the Fort Benning Fortress."

"My sister and the families of the soldiers are inside. I hope it will be as soon as possible."

After listening to Iron Wolf Frank's words, Leon immediately understood what he meant. He thought for a moment and took a bottle of sobered fine Lafite from the table nearby. This was intended to be used by him and Peggy in the evening. Yes, but it’s also a pretty good thing to use to entertain guests.

He poured himself a glass, and then poured another glass for the iron-blooded captain, and took a sip. The mellow taste immediately filled his mouth.

"Captain Frank, you should know very well that our previous agreement was for me to help you deal with the zombies wandering outside the building, and it did not include helping you clean up the zombies inside the Fort Benning Fortress."

"Our previous agreement has been completed."

"You are also someone who has lived in New York City for a period of time. You should know very well that zombies hiding in every corner of the building are far more dangerous than those zombies that wander outside and have been exposed to wind and rain."

After Iron Wolf Frank was silent for a few seconds, he asked:
"In other words, don't you plan to clean up the zombies inside the Fort Benning Fortress?"

Leon, sitting on a chair opposite Frank, took a sip of red wine and said:
"That's not the case. Once we are sufficiently prepared to be safe, we will clear out the zombies inside the fortress and obtain the equipment inside."

"However, I have always believed that in the end of the world, human beings themselves are the most important resource. Until our people gain a foothold in this area, I will not arbitrarily test the lives of my employees."

Frank's lips moved a few times, and finally he asked:
"How long will it take you? And what is the content of the cooperation you mentioned before?"

Leon showed a faint smile and said:

"I don't know the specific time now. It depends on the attitude of the surrounding forces. It may be one month or three months."

"After all, this is a very dangerous job. If we are attacked by an outside attack while exploring the inside of the fortress, we will be attacked from two sides, and it is very likely that I will suffer heavy losses."

"I had to tread lightly."

He took another sip of Lafite and said:

"As for cooperation, it is actually very simple. I should have told you that we are an organization with lofty goals and do not refuse other survivors to join, as long as the person is kind-hearted, has high morals, and is willing to do his best for the cause of mankind. We will sincerely accept them and make them one of us."

"So after meeting me, I wanted to see if I could recruit you to work for our organization."

"We have a safe camp, a complete organizational structure, doctors, teachers, a lot of resources, and even virus experts who can crack the zombie virus. As long as you make enough contributions to the organization, you can even live a more peaceful life. A better life period.”

However, no matter how delicious the cake drawn by Leon was, the captain seemed unmoved and asked:

"I want to know, what do we need to do so that you will help us rescue those people in the shelter?"

Leon put down his wine glass, shook his head, and said:
"Captain Frank, it's not that we won't help you, we must prioritize our own safety before we can do other work."

"I heard that there is a Fire Dog Gang in the city of Columbus. They have a large number of people and like to rob. There are also some military forces at the military outpost in the north. They hate survivors very much. You should get to know them. I don't think they will come easily. Let go of the supplies in this military base and the organization composed of thousands of refugees in Troy Jun. What they lack most is weapons and ammunition, and they must also want to get a share of the pie."

"I hope you understand my concerns, Captain."

Iron Wolf Frank did not respond. He lowered his head and pondered for nearly 2 minutes. Then he picked up the Lafite on the table and drank it in one gulp. He exhaled and said in a deep voice:
"Leoncastle, stop beating around the bush, I know what you want to do. I've seen many careerists like you."

He glanced at Leon, whose expression was almost unchanged, and said:
"I will take care of the soldiers at the northern outpost for you. I know very well that the current commander of those soldiers is just an incompetent bureaucrat. I will replace him and make them obey my orders."

"As for the refugees from the Fire Dog Gang and Troy Jun, they have neither equipment nor fighting power. They are just a mob. You can deal with it yourself."

"However, in half a month at the latest, I hope we can work together to rescue the families of the soldiers in the shelter."

"If you agree, as long as I am still the commander of this group of soldiers, when you need help in the future, we will help you three times."

Leon was a little surprised. This soldier who looked like a reckless man had already seen through his thoughts. His thoughts were racing in his mind, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of Frank's proposed cooperation. After thinking about it for dozens of seconds, he spoke said:
"I can cooperate with you, but afterwards, this military base will belong to us, and you will receive weapons and ammunition for 2000 people."

Iron Wolf Frank thought for a few seconds and said:
"We need 5000 people, as well as some tanks and armored vehicles."

Leon picked up Lafite and poured a glass for each of them, and asked with a smile:
"There are less than 200 of you in total, and you don't have a safe camp. Even if you are given so much equipment, can you move it?"

"Hmph, don't worry about it!"

I discussed cooperation matters with the Iron Wolf Captain for a while.

The iron-blooded soldier said goodbye and left. He planned to take his soldiers back to the northern outpost overnight to plan for the seizure of power.

After the captain left, Leon's face darkened.

As a local officer who controls so many soldiers, he doesn't want to compete with them for control of this fortress. Do you really think he is a fool?

It seems that this iron wolf Frank looks honest, but he is actually an old man.

Holding half a bottle of Lafite, Leon turned around and returned to the room. If he didn't hurry up, the beauty would be in a hurry.Two days later, Lyon's troops were assembled, and the equipment pulled from the military base had been handed over to the hands of each squad leader. The equipment of more than 200 elite soldiers had been updated, all replaced by the latest Amerika. Standard equipment.

Under the command of Colonel William, there are all kinds of long guns and short cannons, tanks, and armored vehicles. Everyone is almost fully equipped. They are tall, strong, burly, battle-hardened, and their temperament is more like veterans of hundreds of battles. Just a glance , it will make people feel that this is the most elite force.

Their target today is a military academy located on the outskirts of Columbus, where the largest camp in Columbus, the territory of the Fire Dog Gang, is stationed.

Leon was sitting on a modified black jeep, and Paige, the co-pilot, was immersed in controlling the drone and conducting reconnaissance in the vicinity.

Leon threw a cigar to the flattering local dog Coolpa beside him and said:

"Cool, please show us the way. After today, there will be no more Fire Dog Gang. You can also be a normal survivor."

At the military academy on the outskirts of Columbus, Ace the Fire Dog was beating up his men. He was a strong white man over 1 meters tall, with a bald head and a scarred face. He was tall and powerful.

Ace kicked his subordinate in the stomach with his own foot and cursed:

"This piece of trash, I feed you and drink for you, but you are of no use to me at all."

"It's been so many days. That Cool boy and more than 30 people have been killed by others, but you have no information at all. You can't even find out who did it."

"What a loser. He only knows how to play with women."

"Damn it, next time you let me see you not doing things well, I will feed you to the zombies."

After saying that, he kicked his subordinate a few more times in the chest, kicking him so hard that he was foaming at the mouth and couldn't even say a word for mercy, and then he stopped his actions.

He took a towel from the hand of a trembling girl in scantily clad clothes and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He pointed at another subordinate and shouted:

"Hey, it's you. I asked you to lead people to investigate what that black smoke is about. Have you investigated clearly?"

It was a thick black man. Facing his boss, he quickly lowered his head and said with a hint of fear:

"Boss Ace, that black smoke came from the Fort Benning military base. When I took people over to check, I saw that a long section of the concrete wall in the base had been blown open, and the zombies inside were all No more, a thousand-meter-long earth pit was dug next to the wall."

"The inside was blackened by the fire, and there were still traces of charred clothes and corpses. On the flat ground a few hundred meters away, the charred corpses were piled into a mountain. There were at least hundreds of thousands of zombies. Being burned to death was like hell, very scary.”

He saw the confused look on the boss's face and said quickly:

"We also found a lot of traces of moving cars on the ground, all of which were large cars, as well as some garbage thrown away after eating. Several people and I counted carefully. At least 300 people had been there."

After listening to his subordinate's report, Fire Dog Ace squinted his eyes and began to think. The scar on his face became very ferocious due to the change in his expression. He thought for a few minutes and thought of nothing. Then he gave up thinking and faced the situation just now. The subordinate who reported him kicked him and knocked him to the ground.

Then he pointed at him and cursed:

"You are also a waste. If you are asked to find out information, won't you look elsewhere?"

"You brought back some unknown information, how can I figure out what happened in it?"

He walked a few steps and suddenly thought of something. He quickly turned around and grabbed the collar of his little brother on the ground, pulled him up in the air, and asked anxiously:

"You said that all the zombies in the base were burned to death. Where are the bullets and weapons inside? Did you see them?"

The black boy was confused for a few seconds, and then replied timidly:
"We were so frightened by the piles of charred corpses that we had no other thoughts at all, so we quickly came back and told you, the boss, what we saw."

Fire Dog Ace was so angry that his eyes were on fire. He threw his men to the ground with force and cursed loudly:

"Damn it, you are as stupid as pigs. You only know how to eat, drink, have fun, and abuse slaves all day long. If you are asked to do something, you can't do anything well."

"Hurry up and find someone to take a look. If you see any military equipment, bring it back to me."

"Hurry up, don't wait any longer. Weapons are much more important than food now."

However, before he could organize his subordinates to move equipment to the base, a subordinate who was on sentry duty rushed in and shouted with panic on his face:
"Boss! Boss! We are surrounded by the army."

"So many tanks! So many cannons! So many troops!"

"Every one of them has machine guns and artillery, and they have already come to our door."

This subordinate's voice was quite loud, and many people from the Fire Dog Gang heard his shouts, and they all hesitated and panicked.

With anger on his face, Fire Dog Ace walked up to the man, kicked him over, grabbed his neck, slapped him several times in succession, and shouted:
"Damn it, how many people are here and where are they? What the hell did you see?"

The little brother was dazed by the slap and said vaguely:

"Boss, I haven't read any books. I can't count how many of them there are."

"But there are really a lot of tanks and a lot of artillery, and we are about to be surrounded."

(End of this chapter)