The old man looked at Jian Daolian and the others, not knowing how to react. On the contrary, the little girl actually laughed when she saw Zhang Xiaoman and Jiao Xiaochen bickering.
Children's world is simple, and they don't understand how scary it is.
Ren Xiaosu asked the old man: "Which is the closest fortress here?"
"Fortress No. 144," the old man answered truthfully: "It's about sixty kilometers to the west. "Ren Xiaosu looked at Zhang Xiaoman: "Can you confirm our location?"
"Yes," Zhang Xiaoman nodded: "Fortress No. 144 belongs to the Zong family. Granary, because 70% of the fertile land is near Barrier 144, it can be said that this barrier is specially built for food resources, just like the Qing family's barrier."
"That's it," Ren Xiaosu nodded. Said: "Then let's start near the 144 barrier."
Jiao Xiaochen suddenly asked: "What should I do with the old man and the little girl? Don't care, what if they report the news?"
The old man suddenly became anxious: "Sir, don't worry, we will never report the news to the Zong family. You are coming from the 178 Fortress. To be honest, we ordinary people hope that you can come."
Zong's treatment of the refugees was so harsh that he lost popular support among the refugees.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly said: "If the Zong clan hadn't recruited all the young and strong people, we might have been able to organize the refugees and form an armed force behind enemy lines to surround the fortress. I listened to Mr. Zhang's lecture before. When he was young, he said that there was such a force that could fight a hundred battles..."
Zhang Xiaoman and the others were stunned by these words, but now they no longer have this condition.
Someone next to me asked: "Old man, do you still have food here?"
The reason for asking this was because they were short of dry food. Although there was food for Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu was My sister prepared it for Ren Xiaosu alone.
According to Sister Xiaoyu’s opinion, these things are enough to save Ren Xiaosu from having to worry about finding food for three months in the wilderness.
There is a lot of food, but it cannot hold up a sharp knife and there are even more people. If one person can eat for three months, 184 people can only eat for two days.
So their immediate priority is to find food.
Ren Xiaosu can grow potato shooters, but this method of consuming gratitude coins must be used as a last resort.
But I heard the old man say: "How can we still have food here? The Zong family has confiscated it all. I hid some of it secretly before, but they also dug it out."
Ren Xiaosu glanced at the basket the old man was carrying. It was full of wild vegetables. It seemed that he took the little girl out just now to dig wild vegetables. The old man was not lying.
"Then what should we do?" Jiao Xiaochen asked.
Zhang Xiaoman waved his hand: "It's okay, let's go blow up the factory. There are so many workers in the factory, how can we still have no food?"
When everyone heard thisHe immediately headed west to find military uniforms and food, solving these two problems at the same time.
Things went more smoothly than expected, because they didn't go far when they saw a factory with white smoke coming out of the chimney.
The Sharp Knife Company carefully planned a surprise attack from two directions. As a result, they didn’t even see a decent garrison. Only two people from the private army were there. When these two people saw Ren Xiaosu and the others, I just knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, with no resistance at all...
There were also homeless people in the factory who all came out and stood in line.
Zhang Xiaoman asked in confusion: "Just two people watching a factory?"
The soldier from the private army knelt down and replied: "They have all been transferred to the Zong family's army... "
"Okay," Zhang Xiaoman confiscated their firearms and said, "Take out some of the food you have here, we will take it away."
Two of the private troops. The soldier hesitated to speak, but finally complied.
But Zhang Xiaoman and the others were shocked when they saw each other's food. They saw the moldy cornbread in front of them. He was surprised and said: "This is the only thing in this factory? A refugee came out. Answer me."
A refugee said: "Sir, this is what we usually eat."
Zhang Xiaoman's face turned dark immediately. No wonder Zong was unpopular, no wonder that one. The old man said that he was looking forward to the coming of Fortress 178. It turned out that this was how the refugees lived.
Ren Xiaosu sighed, although the Qing family was also a consortium and exploited the refugees, at least the refugees could have enough to eat in the factory.
It’s not about how good Qing’s family is, it mainly relies on the support of peers...
Jiao Xiaochen opened a steamed bun, only to see that the moldy steamed bun was actually mixed with wheat husks: " Is this really edible? Won’t someone die if I eat it? "Sir, it’s good to be alive," the refugee replied.
This factory is for smelting copper, so the Sharp Sword Company found neither clothes nor Zong family uniforms. This made Zhang Xiaoman a little uncomfortable. He looked at Ren Xiaosu: "We can't eat this, it tastes bad." Forget it, we have also eaten unpalatable food, but moldy food is really inedible and will affect our combat effectiveness."
"I guess this is the case in nearby factories," Ren Xiaosu said with emotion. : "So if you want to find food, you have to go to the Zong clan to find it."
"Barrier 144 is known as the Zong clan's granary. We can definitely find food there, and if we destroy this so-called granary, we will definitely be able to find food." It gives Zong a headache. He won’t have enough food to fight, and maybe the troops will mutiny.”
“Let’s just dream,” Zhang Xiaoman scolded with a smile, “There is at least a regiment of defenders in the 144th barrier. , how do we fight?"
Ren Xiaosu suddenly said: "Let's fight their transport team!"
Originally, the sharp knife company did not want to come into contact with the Zong's regular army here. It's the rear of the house.
But now we can’t do it without fighting. If we don’t fight, we will starve to death. Life is forcing us...
No one could have imagined that the bloody turmoil in Zong's territory was caused by the need for food.
Two days later, the Zong family headquarters suddenly received a notification that a grain transport team outside the 144th fortress was defeated by a small group of enemy troops. The opponent was a company from the 178th fortress. The transport team was not completely wiped out.
Now the defenders of the 144th Barrier Infantry Regiment are pursuing this company with all their strength.
The frontline generals at the headquarters frowned when they received the news. The 144th Fortress has a special geographical location. If the 178th Fortress wants to reach here, it must cross the river. However, the 178th Fortress does not have a ship of its own, so before I don’t worry too much about strategic deployment here.
Unexpectedly, there was still a problem with the 144 barrier.
The headquarters sent a document to the 144th barrier, instructing the commander of the infantry regiment to clear out this company and ensure the safety of the rear supply line!
However, just a few hours after the document was sent out, news came back from the 144 barrier, saying that it had been lost...
The general in charge of logistics at the headquarters was furious. On his own territory, he was able to chase the enemy away! ?
Look for it! We must find this company, otherwise you, the leader, will stop doing this!