Wasteland Survivalist: A Scientific Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Survival

After completing the production of the homemade gun, Gu Lang disassembled the boar-hunting spear and temporarily put it away.

With two firearms at his disposal, he no longer needed to risk his life with melee weapons.

Military combat content is now found in various movies, novels, and TV series.

They are basically the result of a combination of Ming and Qing dynasty novels and Hong Kong films.

This completely contradicts the common sense of cold weapon combat.

Cold weapon combat is a high-intensity anaerobic exercise.

Most duels begin with probing each other in circles, and the winner is decided within one or two rounds.

At most, it will not exceed five rounds; the possibility of a battle lasting hundreds of rounds simply does not exist.

If we really play like that, we'll be exhausted even if we don't kill anyone.

When fighting with cold weapons, it is generally impossible to fight one against many.

In combat with secondary weapons, you can also use terrain to your advantage or move around to create distance.

In combat at the primary weapon level, a multi-on-one situation is a complete rout.

Even if they are three ordinary people who have received basic training.

As long as you can hold the spear level, it's enough to keep a master completely at bay.

Furthermore, in duels involving cold weapons, the issue of being struck from behind is unavoidable.

Especially in combat involving secondary weapons, there are numerous instances of double kills.

To put it simply, it means that while we are slashing at the opponent's throat with our sword, the opponent is simultaneously stabbing at our abdomen with their sword.

Both sides launched all-out attacks without putting up any effective defense.

The most likely outcome is mutual destruction.

The enemy has been stabbed in the throat, while we have been stabbed in the abdomen; life and death are now in the hands of fate.

According to general combat rules, the time difference between the two sides being hit is within a quarter of a second.

Basically, both can be considered a double kill.

Cold weapons have weak braking force and are insufficient to completely incapacitate the opponent in a short period of time.

This resulted in very low efficiency in using cold weapons for defense.

A thrust can only block one point, and a slash can only defend one line, and even then, it's not guaranteed to block it completely.

Therefore, most martial arts styles place extreme emphasis on offense.

No matter how good your counter-attack strategy is, it's not as effective as an endless loop of powerful slashes and thrusts.

If you try to block out of fear, you will immediately be at a disadvantage.

Completely abandoning defense and adopting an offensive strategy often results in a double victory.

Gu Lang loves watching old movies.

Realistic sword and spear films and martial arts films feature very simple fighting styles.

Once the fight begins, a winner must be decided.

Early martial arts films would specifically invite renowned martial arts masters to provide guidance.

For example, in the famous Japanese sword-fighting film "Goyongkin".

Before the final snow duel, the detail of warming hands with torches was specially preserved.

This level of detail is enough to demonstrate that the action director truly has experience with outdoor combat in winter.

If your hands are frozen, it will obviously affect your shooting speed.

Wearing thick gloves will affect flexibility; warming your hands with a torch is the best option.

Gangster movies from the 1960s and 70s often featured very fast-paced fight scenes.

The entire sequence of drawing a gun, firing, and running away was executed flawlessly, taking no more than thirty seconds.

In the movie "The Godfather," the Corleone family wiped out all five major New York families in about two minutes.

However, this realistic style is not enjoyable to look at and is not attractive enough to the audience.

After the 1980s, movies shifted towards a more elaborate, long-running style.

They even invented "gun-fu," which is completely out of touch with reality.

In previous combat engagements, Gu Lang prioritized using the crossbow to kill enemies from a distance.

Only when it is certain that there is only one person left in the vicinity and they do not have a long weapon will one use a boar spear to thrust at them.

The fact that they were able to kill the enemy so easily without taking any damage was entirely due to the fact that the enemy's arms were too short.

Next, if we encounter enemies again.

At long range, he prepared to use his crossbow for a precise attack.

At medium range, you can fire 6 bullets with the 05 revolver.

At close range, a two-shot homemade gun can spray out a large area at once.

Firearms have an overwhelming advantage over cold weapons.

The saying "A gun is fast from seven paces away, and accurate and fast within seven paces" is absolutely true.

The stopping power of bullets can effectively prevent the enemy from trading one for one.

The intimidating effect of gunfire can also quickly demoralize ordinary enemies.

Gu Lang noticed that with the outbreak of nuclear war...

After order was out of control, the intensity of the struggle is increasing exponentially.

He encountered two waves of enemies.

In just half a month, the enemy's weapons had already changed from the machetes they used at the beginning.

Rapid iterations led to the development of long-handled weapons and even firearms.

If you want to complete the game without taking any damage, you must continuously upgrade your tactical system.

After sorting through the weapons, Gu Lang pulled out two walkie-talkies that had been captured.

All models are Baofeng UV5RH, with a nominal maximum power of 10 watts and a maximum communication distance of 5 to 10 kilometers.

It supports the transmission and reception of civilian and maritime frequency bands.

It can also monitor aviation bands, public safety bands, amateur radio bands, and FM radio broadcasts.

The only problem is the lack of AM broadcast reception functionality.

Fortunately, in recent years, countries around the world have mandated that automakers pre-install radios in their vehicles and that AM radio functionality be retained.

Gu Lang learned about the flood through the car radio.

In retrospect, AM broadcasting did indeed play a vital role during disasters and wars.

However, after experiencing the previous thrilling battle...

Gu Lang had personally experienced the dangers of evacuating by car.

After summarizing the lessons learned, he came to a conclusion.

The light truck is too conspicuous, so you must be prepared to abandon the vehicle at any time to save your life.

Therefore, he also needs to keep a radio in his bag.

Carrying a walkie-talkie, Gu Lang walked to the nearby mountain road.

Qingyuan County is located at the bottom of the Soul River Valley below, and the entire urban area is extremely long and narrow.

Stretching for tens of kilometers from east to west, with multiple checkpoints in place, forcing one's way through is impossible.

This is a key transportation hub for those wanting to travel southwest to Fushun city.

If you travel downstream along the Soul River, you will reach Shenyang, the largest city in Northeast China.

Gu Lang turned on the walkie-talkie and searched for a while, but did not receive a valid signal.

"We still need to go into the county town and find out some information."

Back at the medical waste disposal center, Gu Lang prepared two backpacks.

One of them is the standard BOB backpack, which stands for Bug Out Bag, an escape backpack.

The 65-liter backpack was filled with carefully selected supplies, equipment, and weapons.

It is sufficient to support a person's long-term survival in the wild or for escape during relocation.

The other is the PSK backpack, which stands for Personal Survival Kit.

Compared to the BOB backpack, this type of backpack only carries basic survival supplies to facilitate quick movement or running.

Gu Lang found some unimportant items and stuffed them into the 27-liter canvas bag he had seized from the bandits.

The next morning, he locked his car and the gate to the medical waste center.

This place is extremely remote, and the light truck has been completely disguised as a medical waste transport vehicle.

Leaving for a short period of time is not a big problem.

After descending the mountain, Gu Lang sealed the BOB backpack in a medical waste bag and buried it in the grove.

I shouldered my PSK backpack and headed towards the county town.