Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't dare to hesitate and told Zhang Xiaoqiang everything he had heard. When Zhang Xiaoqiang found out that Huang Quan had stabilized the base and that Yang Ke-er was in charge, he couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity. How could Yang Ke-er be a good leader with her noisy behavior?
When he heard that the missile base had been established in the mountain area, he immediately thought of Yang Ke-er. Other than her, no one else could have thought of such a stupid name, and they wouldn't have insisted on this name. When he heard that 80,000 civilians had settled down in the mountain area and the first season's harvest was already in his hands, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He was most worried about the food problem over there. After all, back at the gathering place, he had repeatedly hesitated and feigned civility with the other forces. Wasn't it because he was worried that the food wouldn't be able to feed so many people?
As he listened, Zhang Xiaoqiang was no longer nervous. He was most afraid that something would happen over there. After all, that was his real base. Although the development over there wasn't as fast as Inner Mongolia, and the security level wasn't as high as here, in Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart, those who had fought with him from the millions of zombies were the most loyal and most reliable. Whether it was Huang Quan, Zhang Huai An, Huang Tingwei, or Wang Le, they were all his left and right arms.
Just as he stepped out, he saw Tie Zhongyuan riding towards Zhang Xiaoqiang. Zhang Xiaoqiang didn't care at first, but when he saw the hesitation on Tie Zhongyuan's face …
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, thank you for letting me go at my most difficult time. Now that my troops have been organized and the resources are in place, it's time to set off …"
Tie Zhongyuan's departure made Zhang Xiaoqiang decide not to go to the Yinchuan Army for the time being. Everything in the hot spring base was fine, Mu Peipei and the other women were fine, and the other side had also received news from him, so he naturally didn't have to worry anymore.
This time, there were 4,000 soldiers who followed Tie Zhongyuan back to Mongolia, 2,000 cavalry, 1,500 infantrymen, and the rest were armored soldiers and vehicle carriers. There were also about 50,000 Mongolians who followed him back, and they were all from the Black Wolf Flag and Ash Wolf Flag. They were always afraid that Zhang Xiaoqiang would find them to settle the score, so when Tie Zhongyuan mentioned it, they agreed to follow.
With the departure of Ash Wolf Flag and Black Wolf Flag, Zhang Xiaoqiang integrated the Blood Wolf Flag into the new county town, but he arranged for the Blood Wolf Flag to be stationed at Alxa, cutting off Alatan Ao Du's connection with the Blood Wolf Flag. This indirectly weakened their influence and made Alatan Ao Du the commander of a military unit, and he no longer had any relationship with the civil affairs.
The long formation of tens of thousands of people moved for a long time, but there were no changes. Only the cavalrymen who galloped back and forth on both sides showed some vigor. There were a large number of long carts in the formation, and only a few of them had horses. Most of them had to be pulled by manpower. All sorts of parcels, tools, and clothes were all placed on the carts. Children sat on the carts and looked around quietly.
In the middle of the huge formation, there were various logistical support vehicles at intervals. In order to support Tie Zhongyuan, Zhang Xiaoqiang had spent a lot of money. In addition to the various vehicles that he had promised before, he had also given some cars and off-road vehicles that were in relatively good condition. Of course, there were also more than ten military fuel trucks.
If Zhang Xiaoqiang had not found a huge fuel warehouse in the military camp and obtained a lot of gasoline and diesel, he would not have been so generous. It must be known that the most precious thing in the apocalypse, other than ammunition, was fuel. Once ammunition could be reloaded, the importance of fuel was even greater than ammunition.
Tie Zhongyuan accepted Zhang Xiaoqiang's gifts with a smile. At the same time, he was merciless towards Alatan and Ao Dou's extortion. If Zhang Xiaoqiang was not in charge of settling down the troops of the Blood Wolf Flag, he was afraid that he would have been driven crazy by the consumption of tens of thousands of people. Since that was the case, all of his spare weapons had been confiscated. Needless to say, his vehicles had been taken away. Originally, Zhang Xiaoqiang had given him five armored transport vehicles to keep up appearances, but Tie Zhongyuan had forcefully taken away three of them.
There was also ammunition. When he thought of ammunition, Alatan and Ao Dou wanted to cry. He had searched the warehouses of the three Blood Wolf Flags. He had kept ten percent of the warehouse for each Blood Wolf Flag. Counting the land, his one thousand and five hundred troops were enough to fight three wars. However, after Tie Zhongyuan had disregarded his reputation and personally visited him, he once again realized how ruthless this cousin of his was. Until now, every soldier could only maintain two magazines of ammunition. In other words, his Blood Wolf Flag was only slightly stronger than the beggars.
The only thing that made Alatan and Ao Dou feel better was that Zhang Xiaoqiang had also promised that if there was a mission, he would temporarily replenish the ammunition. In the future, if there was any new equipment that was seized or discovered, he would also distribute it to him.
Compared to Alatan and Ao Dou's unwillingness, Rakshin was more like Tie Zhongyuan's Deputy Flag Leader. Not only did he grant all of Tie Zhongyuan's requests, he even took the initiative to bring up many things that Tie Zhongyuan did not know about. He kept surprising Tie Zhongyuan, causing Alatan and Ao Dou to almost choke his own Deputy Flag Leader to death.
Compared to Alatan and Ao Dou, Rakshin's heart was like a mirror. Zhang Xiaoqiang acquiesced to Tie Zhongyuan's plunder of the Blood Wolf Flag. In fact, he was weakening the Blood Wolf Flag in a disguised way. He made the Blood Wolf Flag rely on him for all their supplies, turning the Blood Wolf Flag into a hungry dog. The reason was simple. If Tie Zhongyuan was gone, there would be no goal to balance them. The Blood Wolf Flag should not continue to grow stronger.
Tie Zhongyuan also saw this clearly, so he unscrupulously squeezed his poor cousin. Zhang Xiaoqiang naturally understood what Tie Zhongyuan was doing. Tie Zhongyuan was helping his cousin one last time. The more Zhang Xiaoqiang squeezed, the safer his cousin would be. After all, they were of the same bloodline.
Therefore, the situation developed to the point where everyone understood what was going on. Even Alatan and Ao Dou did not know what was going on. They could not eat or sleep well for the next few days, and they did not have a good expression when they saw anyone.
"After we part ways here, I don't know when we will meet again. You will have to rely on yourself in the future. Take care …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang carried Meow in his arms and rode a horse beside Tie Zhongyuan. Behind him, the orderly cavalry camp quietly stood in formation, like a mountain guarding Zhang Xiaoqiang's back. Beside the cavalry camp was Li Zhongyue's search team. Tie Zhongyuan and Li Zhongyue had formed a friendship when they guarded Salt Lake Town together. Today, he also brought his subordinates to send him off.
"I really hope that I never have to see you again. The world is so big. Maybe we really won't have to see each other for the rest of our lives …"
Tie Zhongyuan smiled and straightened his back at the same time. Although the road ahead was unpredictable, in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang, the feeling of straightening his back was very comfortable. The depression that had always existed in his heart disappeared.
Hearing Tie Zhongyuan's words, Zhang Xiaoqiang could not help but laugh. He shook his head and teased,
"You feel relaxed, but I feel the same. I can forgive the Mongolians, after all, they are just knives. But as the leader who committed the crime, I can't forgive them no matter what. Although I know what happened, you are the leader of the Mongolians, and I am a Han. If we didn't have this kind of relationship, we would be friends. Now, we should be happy that we are not enemies …"
The regret in Zhang Xiaoqiang's words was also the regret in Tie Zhongyuan's heart. He moved his golden hair behind his ear and opened his palm in the air. He felt the wind passing through his fingers, and finally, he clenched his fist tightly.
Putting down his fist, Tie Zhongyuan looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang and asked with a hint of hope,
"Can we keep Mongolia?"
"Impossible, Mongolia is mine …"
"That is the land of my ancestors, and it will be the forever home of the Mongolians."
"There are Mongolians under me. They can't go there now, but it doesn't mean that they can't go there in the future. We won't dig up your ancestors' graves, and don't even think about separating Mongolia from me …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not back down, which made Tie Zhongyuan smile bitterly. He said with a hint of desolation:
"There are so many places in the world, why do you have to be so entangled with a cold land …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang glanced at Tie Zhongyuan, and pulled out Flash, who was crawling in his arms, and threw it away. He pinched his nose and said:
"Because I am a Chinese …"
Looking at the team disappearing into the horizon, Zhang Xiaoqiang carried Meow and turned his horse around. He shouted at Li Zhongyue who was behind him:
"Leader Li, take your team and explore all the towns along the Yellow River. Gather all the information about the zombies and give it to Shi Yuanya …"
"Yes!"