Huang Tingwei had been preparing to say the words that he had kept to himself, but now he had no choice but to say them. This was a critical period of the war. If Huang Quan were to send Yuri back like before, when Zhang Xiao Qiang returned, it wouldn't matter if Yuri knew about the marriage, but the entire foundation wouldn't have to worry about being homeless after returning. For this reason, he had no choice but to tell them about Zhang Xiao Qiang's matter.
"Pa …"
Yomi slammed his palm on the table again and stood up. His blood-red eyes stared at Huang Tingwei like those of a rabbit. Through gritted teeth, he said, "Wh … at?
Zhang Xiaoqiang … was kidnapped? "
He was about to explode, but he didn't say anything. His eyes rolled for a while, and he put his hand by his mouth. He coughed and sat back. "Erm, it's not our fault that Zhang Xiaoqiang was kidnapped. That's Ke 'er and the rest's problem. No one can tell anyone about this. This is Zhang Xiaoqiang's personal problem …"
Huang Quan finally understood the logic behind it. The other three nodded, but Lu Xiaobu's eyebrows twitched. He slammed the table and shouted, "I understand now. Brother Cockroach wasn't captured. He was captured by someone else …"
Lu Xiao Bu thought that he had seen through Zhang Xiao Qiang's intentions, and began to explain his conjectures, causing the other 3 to nod their heads, praising Lu Xiao Bu's deductions.
"All in all, Zhang Xiaoqiang killed two birds with one stone. He avoided the Queen of Storms' forced marriage and successfully infiltrated New Era. Who knows, New Era's two armies in Sichuan might be torn apart by Zhang Xiaoqiang. We don't have to worry at all …"
Lu Xiaobu concluded proudly. Ding Luo asked curiously,
"But … what if Zhang Xiaoqiang is really captured and his body is completely restrained?"
Lu Xiaobu waved his hand.
"Then there's even less to worry about. Zhang Xiaoqiang has the life of a cockroach. Look at him flying from Hubei to Inner Mongolia, then from Inner Mongolia to Vladivostok, and then from Vladivostok to Sichuan. When has anything really happened?
Wherever Zhang Xiaoqiang is, there will be no loneliness. Wherever Zhang Xiaoqiang is, there will be trouble … "
At that moment, the entire conference room fell silent. Through the radio, they knew that Zhang Xiao Qiang was able to summon clouds and rain with a flip of his hand in Inner Mongolia. Through Yuri, they knew that Zhang Xiao Qiang had fought for a territory and an ally in Vladivostok with his bare hands, recovering half of the city. If it wasn't for the fact that time was tight, Zhang Xiao Qiang might have been able to take back the land that the late Qing had segregated.
"Alright, alright, let's just assume that Zhang Xiaoqiang is willing, but what will those people do?
I heard that there was an entire company of them that came out. They were divided into twelve teams and sailed down the river … "
"Wait …"
Yomi raised his hand to stop Lu Xiaobu from speaking, frowning.
He furrowed his brows and said, "Why did only two teams reach?
What about the remaining ten?
Was it dangerous along the way? "
"This …"
Speaking of this, Lu Xiaobu's expression was very interesting. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and said in a low voice, "These people are too inflexible. Three teams rushed into the rapids and capsized, completely wiped out. Four teams were washed to the riverside, and they ended up staying there. Another team went missing when they went down the river. One team's food fell into the water, and they starved to death. One team's water spilled, and they died of thirst …"
"Sss … Where did that Storm Queen find such a bunch of weirdos?
Will they die of thirst in the Yangtze River? "
Huang Quan covered his face and groaned. Ding Luo was deep in thought at the side. After three to five seconds, he shook his head and said, "Looks like we can't treat the Storm Queen as an ally.
"It seems like we can't treat the Queen of Storms as an ally. She might be the most dangerous enemy. These people are obviously controlled by her and have lost their sense of self. If we follow this logic, she might be able to control anyone who isn't an evolved human. I suggest that we deploy three battalions to guard the dam and prevent the Queen of Storms from contacting us …"
"That's right. Even Zhang Xiaoqiang is afraid of her, and we can't afford to offend her. But … what are we going to do with these people?"
Huang Quan confirmed Ding Luo's analysis. He was having a headache over the twenty useless armed men who died because of his stupidity. Lu Xiaobu quickly said, "Give them all to me. I heard that they are very obedient. They will do whatever we say. Soldiers who would rather die of thirst than drink river water are such good soldiers.
They will definitely not bargain with us if we send them on a mission that will definitely kill them … "
Huang Quan and the other two leaned back and looked at Lu Xiaobu, who was beaming with joy. Another light flashed in their hearts. It seemed like it was not a bad idea to put them under his command. Perhaps they should let the troops guarding the Three Gorges Dam go against the river and see if they could find the rest?
The riverside base of the hot spring base was a comprehensive base. It was mainly used as a supply and cargo storage warehouse for the Yangtze River Fleet. Most of the things here were not fortifications, but rows of warehouses and sheds, as well as oil storage tanks of various sizes.
Close to two thousand logistics personnel were busy here. This was not an ideal place for the ships, but Gao Feng still decided to make this the main base of the Yangtze River Fleet. It was because this was the closest to the hot spring base, and it was the easiest for the commanders of the hot spring base to notice it. This way, their suspicions would be reduced to the minimum. No matter what, it was not easy to be the commander of a fleet that could travel thousands of miles at any time. Once he was suspected of rebelling, the first thing that would take his life would be the diehard fans of the hot spring base hiding under him.
In the middle of the war, the usually busy dock was much quieter. Most of the people had been transferred to the frontline, leaving only a small number of logistics personnel and over a thousand women to maintain the operation here. The Yangtze River Fleet had set sail, and there was nothing to do at the dock. Everyone was gathered together to speculate about the war at the frontline when the sudden ringing of an electric bell broke the peace here.
Everyone got up and ran to the dock. When they reached the dock, they saw a long fleet of ships coming from downstream. In an instant, everyone dispersed to their respective posts, preparing to unload and resupply the fleet.
The first ship was a ro-ro ship, which was specially used to transport vehicles. As soon as this ship docked at the special dock for ro-ro ships, the paratroopers parked in the ship were lifted. Seeing the mighty armored vehicles, the crowd on the dock immediately cheered. They didn't care whether the armored vehicles were really that powerful. They only knew that the frontline could get more support.
A total of eight IFVs came ashore, followed by paratroopers equipped with heavy machine guns, recoilless cannons, and anti-tank missiles. This time, it was as if a fire had been lit in the hearts of the people, and they worked even harder.
Following that was the unloading of various supplies. There was no need to mention the daily necessities, just the green ammunition boxes were piled up into a small mountain. The workload was too heavy, and the people did not have the energy to sort them out. Beside the ammunition boxes, there were six Type 63 107mm rocket launchers, two 25mm anti-aircraft cannons, and a few 57mm anti-tank missiles. Li Zhi even took out their own heavy weapons.
The people were busy from morning until afternoon, unloading the ships and loading the vehicles. The fully loaded vehicles formed a long queue as they drove towards the cockroach base. During this period of time, no one had the time to eat lunch, they did not even have the time to go to the toilet. By the time they had used various methods to transfer all the supplies to the shore, and filled all the empty spaces, almost 80% of the people did not sit down to rest, but instead ran to the toilet with their legs between their legs.
Their bodies were drenched in sweat, and they were so tired that they could not even straighten their backs. They sat on the ground and discussed about the supplies and the armored vehicles that had been driven away. Suddenly, the electric bell rang again, and everyone rushed towards the pier.
This time, the fleet was slightly smaller, and the 10 flat-bottomed sand boats were all loaded with anti-aircraft machine guns covered in tarpaulin. There were many types of anti-aircraft machine guns, and they were all equipped before the 60s. There were Type 54 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns, Type 56 quadruple, and Type 58 dual 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns. There were about a hundred of these weapons, and although most of them were extremely rusty, there were many spare parts and barrels that came along with the ships. Adding on the large number of anti-aircraft machine guns that the base had obtained from the armory, it was enough to raise the cockroach base's defense to a new level.
Other than the anti-aircraft machine guns, there was also a large amount of ammunition. These ammunition were all sealed in thick wooden crates, and the seals on the crates were from the 80s. It was obvious that after such a long time, no one had bothered with them. Every large wooden crate was about half a person's height, and when they opened the wooden crate, they could see countless kraft paper sealed together. When the kraft paper was opened, the bullets wrapped in black butter were inserted neatly, and even after the butter was wiped off, the bullets were still a dazzling golden color.
There were twenty large-caliber bullets in each kraft paper, and two hundred and fifty kraft papers in each wooden crate.
Calculating, every wooden crate had 5000 bullets, and there were at least 300-400 wooden crates here. If all of them were transported to the cockroach base, the cockroach base's large caliber bullets would be able to exceed a million.
This time, there were no basic necessities, only weapons and ammunition. In order to send them to the base as soon as possible, everyone disregarded their fatigue and tried their best to move these heavy items ashore. When the last wooden crate came ashore, a few thousand people laid down in exhaustion, and even the aroma of food from afar could not wake them up.
At this moment, the sky was already dark, and the diesel generators at the docks were noisy. The lights illuminated the docks like the Neon Plaza in his previous world. The plaza was filled with supplies and weapons, and the boxes of ammunition were piled up like cabbages in a market. The people were resting in the gaps between these supplies. Even if they were tired to death, no one wanted to leave the cold and dirty ground and sit on these boxes for a while. To them, these boxes were sacred, and were the guarantee that the frontline soldiers relied on to kill the enemy. They did not want to tarnish them.