"Then why don't you send more people?" Ren Xiaosu asked: "Aren't you asking us to die? Just send a large army to suppress the bandits!"
"Do you know why it has become a three-no-nonsense zone? "?" Yang Xiaojin said: "Because it is a transportation hub in the northwest, with four branches, three of which lead to the Zong family, the Yang family, and the 178 barrier. Anyone who sends troops into this area will arouse the suspicion of the other two families. Back then, the three families There was a lot of friction because of this, and everyone didn't want anyone else to control this line."
"So everyone didn't move, and it gradually became a gathering place for bandits?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously: "No wonder the three families have to join forces when it comes to suppressing bandits. Even Xu Xianchu made a special trip to the Yang family."
"Yes, there are even large-scale bandit organizations settling there and robbing the refugees." Women lived in the past," Yang Xiaojin said: "To use the army, we must jointly suppress the bandits. No one can act alone this time. Everyone is murderous. This banditry must be suppressed."
"Then let's all send troops together..." Ren Xiaosu said speechlessly: "What's the point of sending us there?"
"The terrain in the river valley area is complex and unique, making it extremely convenient for bandits to hide there," Yang Xiaojin said: " Someone must first find out the situation of the bandits in the entire river valley, know where they are, and whether there is any chance of catching them all, and then make a plan."
Ren Xiaosu understood now that they were just going to explore the road. There was no need to fight hard. Originally, he and Yang Xiaojin had nothing to do with the plan. The main task fell on the thirty nano-warriors and the Zong clan's soldiers.
If the army directly pressed into the river valley area, many bandits might hide or run away, and it would be easy for the three parties to have conflicts.
"If you want to get rid of them, you should mainly want to get rid of Zong Cheng, right?" Ren Xiaosu asked tentatively.
"Yes," Yang Xiaojin nodded: "Because the Zong family is more familiar with the river valley area, so the Zong family proposed that they lead the way this time, but they were the ones who raised this banditry, and there are many forces among the bandits. They all have a lot to do with them. If they lead the way, otherwise we will only see some of the situations he wants us to see."
In the end, we want to avoid the Zong family. , Don’t let Zong lead the way.
Ren Xiaosu didn’t have any objections. Yang Xiaojin was also a highly skilled and bold person. Who would dare to break into a bandit’s den like this? Ren Xiaosu asked curiously, “Aren’t you worried that something will happen?”< /p>
"Don't you still have me?" Yang Xiaojin glanced at him and said that she suddenly stepped on the accelerator at an intersection.
When exiting the barrier, Yang Xiaojin deliberately drove behind the team. At this time, the team in front had already turned into another fork in the road, so when Yang Xiaojin suddenly changed lanes and drove towards the west, the vehicle in front No one even reacted!
By the time they discovered that the off-road vehicle driven by Yang Xiaojin had changed its route, they had no time to turn around and could only stop the vehicle and watch.Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin drove northwest, watching helplessly as the off-road vehicles raised huge amounts of dust on the road.
The wilderness in the south was still lush green, separated only by two barriers, but the earth under the sky suddenly changed from green to earthy yellow, and desolate mounds were everywhere.
Going north from here, it is difficult to see vast stretches of forest, and the only vegetation that can be seen is low shrubs.
Originally, there was serious water and soil erosion here before the disaster, and desertification has become an irresistible trend, which requires a lot of manpower, material and financial resources to stop it.
But disaster followed, and the entire land became completely desolate.
Zong Cheng stood outside the car and looked at the departing off-road vehicle with a calm expression.
Someone among the nano warriors asked on the ground: "Squad leader, what should we do?"
The squad leader thought for a while and said: "We will continue to carry out the mission as originally planned."
Originally, they were going deep into the northern river valley area. The joining of Yang Xiaojin and the others was unplanned, so even if Yang Xiaojin left now, they would not be confused and confused.
Zong Cheng looked at the nano warriors with a smile and said: "Maybe they have more important tasks, but it doesn't matter. I hope we can cooperate happily in the next time."
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According to the established plan, Yang Xiaojin and Ren Xiaosu should follow the team to the east, which is the line of Shangying Mountain, Lianta Mountain, and Dingyuan Mountain, all the way to the core area of the river valley area.
After Yang Xiaojin changed her route this time, she would pass through Daban Mountain, Tangwang Mountain, and Guan Mountain, and finally join the team. This was something she had planned long ago. She wanted to see with her own eyes what the banditry in the river valley was. Sample.
Not long after the vehicle started driving, the two abandoned the vehicle and walked on foot, so that although they were slower, they would not be recognized as members of the consortium at a glance.
Yang Xiaojin even prepared slightly tattered clothes to make the two of them look like refugees who had just escaped from Yang's factory.
Yang Xiaojin said: "In fact, there are many small human settlements in the river valley area. They are some refugees who cannot bear the exploitation by the consortium. They fled here and barely lived on the farmland near the water source."
"Aren't they afraid of bandits?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"The bandits deliberately left many refugees in the river valley area," Yang Xiaojin said: "They will not touch these refugees, and they don't know who gave them the trick. Every time a consortium wants to When encircling them, if they don't have time to hide, they will hide their weapons and hide in the refugee settlements, pretending that they are also refugees living there."
Ren Xiaosu was surprised: "What's the use of this. ?"
"For the consortium, people are also a resource," Yang Xiaojin said: "When the Yang family first suppressed bandits, when they saw refugee settlements, they escorted them back to the market town and let them Continue to work in the factory and continue to create value. Then those bandits disguised as refugees will spend a year and a half.They will take some refugees and flee back to the river valley area..."
"It's not easy for bandits," Ren Xiaosu sighed.
"I suspect there is someone behind them to help them. "Yang Xiaojin said.
"Maybe it's their own wisdom," Ren Xiaosu said while standing on a mound.
"I'm not saying that the bandits don't have wisdom, but that behind their backs There must be a force sponsoring them," Yang Xiaojin said: "In the early years, the ruins of those catastrophic civilizations were dug up, and there was not much left, and merchants were too scared to come. So in these years, they What do you rely on to survive? We also found that these bandits often have brand-new guns and even brand-new motorcycles. Some forces are very well-informed. I don't believe that there is no consortium behind them. ”