Alyssa only woke up when it was time for lunch. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw two pretty young girls staring at her with their bright black eyes. When they saw her open her eyes, they asked in fluent Russian, "Madam, do you want to drink some water before getting up, or do you want to eat breakfast before …"
The 2 young ladies found 2 former students from a foreign language school in the canyon. Their specialization was Russian. They were found by Kong San Ju to curry favor with Zhang Xiao Qiang. At this moment, the camp was filled with people. Thousands of soldiers filled the path between the camp and the canyon. Amidst the dense flow of people, there were many panic-stricken survivors under the surveillance of the soldiers. They left the canyon that gave them shelter and headed towards the unknown outside of the mountains.
In the early morning, when the sky was slightly bright, Zhang Xiaoqiang's troops arrived one after another. Zhang Xiaoqiang also led his troops into the canyon that was already under the control of the Blood Wolf Second Regiment under the self-blame of the battalion commanders.
Following the winding mountain path, as soon as they entered, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air at the same time. A huge lake was embedded in the canyon plains, like a dark blue mirror. Near the entrance of the lake, there was a dam made of countless straw bags that was more than ten meters high.
The dam had been piled up for a long time, and the straw bags on top and bottom were different. From the mouth of the canyon to the inside, one-third of the area was occupied by the lake. Once the dam was breached, tens of millions of tons of water would wash away everything at the mouth of the valley. Whether it was people or zombies, including the place where they fought last night, everything would be turned into a swamp.
Seeing the lake and the dam, Zhang Xiaoqiang and Lakshin were both glad that Luo Kaishan had lost his mind and wanted to rush out to attack the garrison. Otherwise, if they had waited until they opened the canyon, the next step would have been a disaster.
Just as Zhang Xiaoqiang had guessed, both mountains had caves that led straight to the belly of the mountain. Inside the caves, people who were not familiar with the situation would definitely get lost. Because of time constraints, Luo Kaishan did not call out the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft cannons that were stationed in the caves. Similarly, during the attack at night, in the darkness, the garrison troops saw countless torches entering the canyon and thought it was their own armed forces. Only when they were captured did they know that Luo Kaishan had been beheaded.
Luo Kaishan had accumulated power in the canyon for a long time, causing his head to become the best pass. As long as they saw Luo Kaishan's head, many people would immediately become obedient. Then, under the lead of Kong Sanju who knew the ropes, several of the original middle management staff were arrested one by one.
Kong Sanju knew these people very well. During the previous meeting, many of them had thoughts of surrendering. Now that Luo Kaishan was dead, there were no more shackles, and with Kong Sanju's guarantee of everyone's safety, they naturally completed the task of organizing the survivors.
The middle management personnel were all shrewd people. They did not express any intimacy with Zhang Xiaoqiang, nor did they show any resistance. Towards these people, Zhang Xiaoqiang was not stingy. He gave each of them a small title and transferred them to various departments to become small managers, as long as they could obediently cooperate with the migration of all the survivors in Helan Mountain.
Although Luo Kaishan was stubborn and did not understand the current situation, he was a rare talent in opening up the wilderness. The canyon before was only a small plain that had just been developed. The mountain roads were difficult to traverse, and there were only three small villages here. Other than some fields and fruit trees, there were no famous specialties.
In Luo Kaishan's hands, he opened up all the fields, using the water resources of the Great Lake to open up tens of thousands of acres of paddy fields, and then all the dry fields were filled with all kinds of grain crops, including some relatively flat hillsides.
In addition to planting grain, he also planted soybeans and peanuts, built a small oil press workshop, found a small coal mine, and dug out fuel for tens of thousands of people to cook and warm. In addition, he also built an iron factory, and forged his own iron tools, becoming the richest force in the entire Helan Mountain.
Of course, nothing could be perfect. The grain was only enough for tens of thousands of people to eat and not starve to death. It was not to the extent of the luxury of wine. Materials were being consumed quickly, and there was a serious shortage of cloth. It had reached the point of collecting various plant fibers to make hemp clothes, not to mention electricity and entertainment. The only few solar panels had to be used for lighting in the small coal mine.
It was conceivable that under such circumstances, Kong Sanju was bribed by Zhang Xiaoqiang with some insignificant materials. As Luo Kaishan's hoarded food was brought out, the other survivors in Helan Mountain also said goodbye to the days of wild vegetables. Compared to the panic and anxiety of the survivors in the canyon, the survivors outside were all happy.
The lack of resources in Helan Mountain caused most of the survivors to not have a good life. It also caused these people to form the outlook and values of life after the apocalypse. The thousands of troops shocked them from the bottom of their hearts, but it did not make them have too much hope for the future. The people in Helan Mountain were used to giving first and then receiving, even if the effort and the reward were not proportional.
Therefore, no matter how sweet the pie drawn by these soldiers who were not from the People's Liberation Army but wore military uniforms, they did not take it to heart. The recruitment of the death-seeking group had already ended. 2,500 strong men who used to be brave and ruthless in Mount Helan and bullied others followed the death-seeking group to carry out the mission.
These people became the object of envy of all the survivors. There was no other reason than they could eat until they were full. Therefore, after these new prisoners knew their fate, they did not take it to heart. The days of eating wild vegetables made everyone's face the same color as the grass. They just wanted to eat steamed buns to fill their stomachs. Not to mention killing zombies, they could even kill each other.
As a result, when the grain from the canyon was transported out, the prestige of the army suddenly reached its peak. This was because they could eat the real grain, and because the survivors in the canyon, whom they were envious of before, carried all kinds of luggage and became one of them.
Zhang Xiaoqiang's way of doing things made the people of Helan Mountain completely trust the grassland army. They happily stood in the endless line and did not need the supervision of the soldiers. They lined up in a long line and walked out of Helan Mountain. Their speed was twice as fast as yesterday.
The migration work was in progress. Zhang Xiaoqiang, accompanied by Kong Sanju and Section Chief Mu, inspected all kinds of basic buildings in the valley. Seeing the fertile fields and factories built by Luo Kaishan, Zhang Xiaoqiang shook his head from time to time. The environment here was much better than the hot spring base of J Cheng. Even the cockroach base could not compare with it.
If this valley was in HB, Zhang Xiaoqiang would never let it go. In the hands of Luo Kaishan, he could defend against 100,000 zombies, but in the hands of Zhang Xiaoqiang, he could defend against millions of zombies. Even if the zombies' corpses filled up all the canyons and ditches in Helan Mountain, they would not be able to break through this mountain valley.
"This place is really not bad. Unfortunately, our manpower is limited. Even if you gave me a million people, it would still be impossible to run this place …"
After the tour, Zhang Xiaoqiang stood by the big lake and sighed as he looked at the soldiers who were using hand grenades to blow up the fish in the lake. Behind him stood Rakshin, Jin Xing, Kong Sanju, Section Chief Mu, and the bespectacled officer Jiang. Kong Sanju and the other two were the cornerstones of Luo Kaishan's management of the canyon. Zhang Xiaoqiang was not interested in their past. He only needed these people to cooperate and complete the migration.
Kong Sanju and the other two did not dare to speak. Zhang Xiaoqiang's power was getting more and more out of their expectations. Seven cities, tens of thousands of soldiers, hundreds of thousands of people, and he was always victorious. All of this was not something they could imagine. In the end, they were just a group of pitiful people trapped in the mountains by zombies.
When Jin Xing heard Zhang Xiaoqiang's words, he looked at the rich valley with regret. He could not let go of it. According to the Han people, a woman could be a mother, and the land could be used to gather food. The foundation here was already solid. Even if the transportation was not convenient, it could be used as a food base to hide in Helan Mountain. Not to mention, this place was absolutely safe. If two companies of militia were sent to guard the canyon, no one would be able to enter.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, this is a good place. It would be a pity to just give it up. Why don't we leave thousands of survivors here to farm? They can at least grow enough food to feed 20,000 people every year. Even if the food can't be transported out, we can store it here."
Zhang Xiaoqiang rejected Jin Xing's suggestion. He shook his head and said after a while:
"Our next step is to recover the Silver Stream Plains upstream of the Yellow River. At that time, the whole fertile land will be ours. We can have as much fertile land as we want. Once the food is produced, we will not be able to finish it. Not to mention that the food crops have mutated. The production cycle has shortened, and the constant has increased.
It would be a waste to leave thousands of people here. They can become workers, soldiers, and employees of various departments. As long as the productivity increases, our strength will become stronger. Not to mention … "