"Let bygones be bygones. Don't keep thinking about the past. What do you think about Beijing?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang comforted him. Huang Quan chuckled and turned his attention away from Beijing. He looked at the scattered signal points along the coast and inland and said casually, "They are still hoping that the surrounding troops can kill their way into Beijing, which has a population of more than 20 million, to rescue them. I dare say that they are like us last year, trapped in a small underground space. Now that the bigger troops have dispersed, the smaller troops can't even protect themselves. Even if someone really wants to rescue them, they don't have the ability to rush in. In the current world, it's better to take care of ourselves … Zhang Xiaoqiang just said … we can't just focus on our current territory. Could it be that Zhang Xiaoqiang has ideas for other forces?"
At the same time, he said to Huang Quan, "Sichuan is the focus, as long as we can take down Sichuan, we will be able to open up Qinghai and Tibet. The land there is sparsely populated, and there are large amounts of resources waiting for us to develop. We can settle some people there, and I believe that compared to the mainland where there are zombies everywhere, there will be a lot of people willing to go there, even if they have to start from scratch. Of course, establishing a foothold isn't the main point, our main goal is to get to Gansu. Gansu is next to Inner Mongolia, at that time, our forces will truly be united. With Sichuan as the hinterland, we will establish a production base, with Qinghai and Tibet as our space to maneuver, with Hubei as the bridgehead, we will eliminate the zombies near Hubei, and with Yinchuan as …."
With Zhang Xiaoqiang's outline, their goal became more and more ambitious. It was so ambitious that it was beyond Zhang Xiaoqiang's imagination. Huang Quan was overjoyed when he heard Zhang Xiaoqiang talking about Yinchuan. He hesitated for a long time before saying heavily, "At that time, not only do we have to work hard in Hubei, but we also have to work hard in Yinchuan. At that time, the two forces will be united …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang's plan was perfect, but he did not know that his plan was to travel almost half of China. If the road collapsed, he was afraid that they would need to travel more. He did not know how much resources and manpower would be consumed during the exploration. Even if they could open up the road, God knows how much fuel and vehicles they would need to use to ensure smooth travel. However, this was not what he was thinking. If they could really open up the road between the two places, it meant that they would have greater control over their subordinates. At that time, it would be worth it no matter how much resources they had to sacrifice.
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know that when he turned on his personal terminal, Nuwa also connected the activation signal of the personal terminal. New Era's equipment was unique. Everyone could only use their own equipment. If it was someone else, even their comrades could not activate it. There were not many people who could be equipped with a personal terminal, so even if they had seized a lot of terminals, they could not use it. Zhang Xiaoqiang's personal terminal was found in Vladivostok. Later, the people of New Era returned it to him. With the help of Nuwa, they cracked the original program and set Zhang Xiaoqiang as the only user. At the same time, without his knowledge, they reinstalled the original backdoor in the terminal that New Era used to control their subordinates.
Inadvertently, some of the words that Zhang Xiaoqiang said to Huang Quan were transmitted to Nuwa, including the evaluation of the former government. This caused him to lose some points in Nuwa's data, and his control over Nuwa became more distant. He would never know that he was actually only one step away from truly controlling China. Controlling the Big Dipper System was almost equivalent to controlling China. Through the Big Dipper System, he could easily find a safe passage connecting the two forces. There was no need to go through so much trouble, and the manpower and material resources he could save would be calculated by the heavens.
Zhang Xiaoqiang's words to Huang Quan were spread throughout the entire base in the afternoon. There were also rumors about the arrangements for the personnel to be withdrawn, and they would be sent to Sichuan to start the preliminary work. With the help of the former news, the latter news suddenly changed from bad news to good news. Many people knew that a city in Sichuan had been recovered, and there were thousands of elite soldiers stationed there. Going there was not a real sense of reclamation, and many things had been laid down. Sichuan was also the core of the base's future development in Hubei. Hubei, which was surrounded on all sides, could be counted as a land of hundreds of battles. If they could settle down in Sichuan, or go to the no man's land in Qinghai, it would mean that they could get rid of the nightmare of zombies forever. For the survivors who lacked a sense of security, this was the best news.
Just when the base was surging with undercurrents for the development of Sichuan, Zhang Xiaoqiang walked into Mu Peipei's hillside courtyard with a gloomy face. As soon as he entered, the female soldier who was on sentry duty said to Zhang Xiaoqiang, "The regiment commander has brought Hao 'er to see the big bird. The big bird is at the back of the mountain. If you want to find them, you can follow the bluestone mountain road all the way up. There will be people who will guide you along the way …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded blankly. He walked along the bluestone path with his hands behind his back. He was not in the mood to stop while enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way. In his mind, he was thinking about the diagnosis report that had just been sent over from Wuhan. After a day and a night of emergency treatment, Yang Ke-er had finally stabilized. Her injuries would not continue to worsen. The doctor and a few surgeons discussed Yang Ke-er's injuries together. The final conclusion that they came up with was not optimistic. At that time, Yang Ke-er was wearing an inner protective leather armor. Even large caliber bullets could not penetrate it. However, she was hit by a huge rock. The huge force not only broke the bones at the back of her waist, many bones were smashed into pieces. If it was not for the fact that Yang Ke-er's body was strong, perhaps just the internal injuries would have taken her life.
The doctor's suggestion was to make an incision to remove the broken bones and then use a medical steel nail to fix the spine. Perhaps this would allow Yang Ke-er to stand up and walk, but she would never have the chance to run or jump. Even so, Yang Ke-er would still feel pain from time to time. At that time, the doctor would have no choice but to use painkillers or morphine to anesthetize her. If she did not undergo surgery, Yang Ke-er would have to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.
This was a very bad news for Zhang Xiaoqiang. Although he had the equipment and doctors, the few surgeons under him, including Shen Li, did not have much confidence in performing the spinal fixation surgery. Even if Shen Li had dissected countless zombies and removed countless bones, it was still the same. After all, he had never restored a person's bones before. Once there was a risk, it would mean unpredictable danger.
While he was worrying about Yang Ke-er's future, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know what to do. The top of the mountain was more like a garden compared to the waist of the mountain. All kinds of exotic flowers and plants were scattered everywhere. The stone chairs and tables were quiet and elegant under the shade of the trees. The mountain breeze blew and the branches trembled. All kinds of fragrant flowers lingered around the top of the mountain, making him feel relaxed. Standing at the top of the mountain, he looked at the distant horizon. Under the blue sky and white clouds, everywhere was full of vitality. The worry in his heart also faded a lot. Although he did not see his son, in this meticulously arranged garden, his mood was also a lot better. His gloomy face became more lively, and his frowning eyebrows also relaxed a lot.
Standing at the top of the mountain, Zhang Xiaoqiang saw a small path leading to the foot of the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there was a small valley bottom. A clear pond was glistening at the bottom of the valley. There were not many buildings at the bottom of the valley. The scattered red brick houses were exquisite like country cottages. Several female soldiers were surrounding Mu Peipei, who was holding the child, and strolling among the cottages. There was also a separate narrow cement road leading to the valley. The white cement road was brand new. Obviously, it was specially built for the valley. This made Zhang Xiaoqiang a little curious about the secret inside.
Walking down the hillside, he saw the inspection post controlled by the female soldiers at the entrance of the valley. Suddenly, he understood that everything inside belonged to Mu Peipei. The female soldiers also knew Zhang Xiaoqiang. They smiled at him and let him pass. One of them excitedly turned around to inform Mu Peipei. Walking into the valley, Zhang Xiaoqiang found that the scenery here was also very good. The small lake was blue and crystal clear. Many colorful mutant fish that looked like goldfish decorated the small lake like a fairyland. There were also many kinds of strange flowers and plants, but these flowers and plants were arranged in order, growing neatly like a farm. In the corner of the valley, more than a hundred tree stumps with branches were scattered.
Seeing those tree stumps, Zhang Xiaoqiang knew that they were Perilla wood. There were dense scratches on these Perilla wood, and some of them were slowly oozing milky white wood pulp into bamboo containers. Everything was natural and somewhat ancient. After receiving the news, Mu Peipei walked over with a smile on her face. Zhang Xiaoqiang meowed to Mu Peipei. Behind Mu Peipei, there were more than a dozen waterfowl the size of ostriches lying lazily in the open space surrounded by barbed wire to bask in the sun. Seeing those waterfowl whose wings had been cut, Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly thought of his fried eggs for breakfast.
"I just came to see Hao 'er. There's nothing else. I hope I didn't disturb you …"
As Zhang Xiaoqiang said this to Mu Peipei, he only stared at his son. The baby in Mu Peipei's arms sucked on his fingers and also stared at Zhang Xiaoqiang. His big black eyes were as pure as crystals. Looking at his son, Zhang Xiaoqiang gave a knowing smile and quickly stepped forward to hold him. Just as Mu Peipei was about to hand him over, he quickly withdrew his hands and smiled awkwardly at Mu Peipei. "You should hold him. My hands are not very clean …"
As he spoke, he saw his son biting his fingers and saliva dripping from the gaps between his fingers. He shook his head lovingly, but he felt extremely regretful. In the end, he couldn't make up his mind to hold his son with his bloody hands and wipe his saliva. Mu Peipei didn't think too much about it. She grabbed the handkerchief in front of the baby's chest and wiped his saliva. She asked softly, "You don't look good today. Did something happen?
Did Ke 'er's injury change? "
After all, as a mother, Mu Peipei had become more attentive and sensitive. She knew what was bothering Zhang Xiaoqiang just by looking at his frowning eyebrows. Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at Mu Peipei in surprise and roughly explained Yang Le 'er's situation. After listening to him, Mu Peipei lowered her head. She wasn't in a good mood either. When she was pregnant, Yang Le' er had a premonition that someone wanted to touch the baby, so she sent the two mutated dogs to her side. The two dogs also dealt with a few evolvers who wanted to break in. She owed Yang Ke-er a huge favor. Now that Ke 'er was injured and Erlang Shen was dead, she also felt uncomfortable. For a moment, the two of them were speechless. It wasn't until the baby felt uncomfortable being held and twisted his body that Mu Peipei came back to her senses and asked, "What are you going to do?
Are you going to do the surgery or not? "
Zhang Xiaoqiang was stumped. If they did the surgery, Yang Ke-er might bleed profusely or have other accidents. However, they had a life-saving pill that could save Yang Ke-er's life. However, there was only one chance for the surgery. If it didn't succeed this time, it might never succeed again. Moreover, Yang Ke-er hadn't woken up yet. The boulder had grazed the back of her head and caused a concussion. Without a brain surgeon, they couldn't be sure if the concussion was serious or not. All in all, it was all bad news. That was why Zhang Xiaoqiang was so anxious.