A cup of Immortal Mist Silver Tea showed the potential of the three factions. The Green Jade Vine they were sitting on was a special product of Poyang Lake. Although it didn't have any special benefits to the human body, it could maintain a green jade luster for a long time. The original vine could also grow fist-sized Green Jade Fruits, just like cucumbers. As a fruit with a good taste, it could also supplement the vitamins needed by the human body. There was also the Dark Abyss Wood carved into the wooden tea table. This Dark Abyss Wood could be used as sandalwood. Although it didn't have any special fragrance, it could keep people's minds clear. Using this kind of wood to make a work table would greatly increase the efficiency of work, especially for staff officers and government officials who needed to use their brains. Even the Wood Tree outside their door was a rare local product. The tubers could be used as starch, and when dried, they could be used to make flour or noodles. Moreover, as long as they were not plucked, the longer they grew, the better they would taste, and there was no fear of them rotting. "Our main food is still lake products.
The fishing boats are our lifeline, and the armed sailboats are there to protect the fishing boats. Apart from us, there are two other factions in Poyang Lake, and we can only be ranked second. The faction in front of us is called the Jiangxi Autonomous Provisional Government, and their leader is called Hua Guoqiang. Their sphere of influence is in the lake area between Nanchang, Fuzhou, and Yingtan. The fishing industry there isn't developed, and they like to rob the areas we control. Their military force is not weak either. They have about twenty thousand armed men, and they are equipped with more than seven thousand rifles, and more than a hundred light and heavy machine guns, cannons, and other weapons.
It is said that they have captured the camp of the Reserve Anti-Aircraft Regiment … In the water area opposite us is a faction led by a woman called Rao Man. Their population is about thirty thousand, and they have the least guns. They are also the poorest. Their force is the fiercest, and they are the least afraid of death. Every day, they think about how to rob our fishing boats.
We thought about sending troops in the past, but the number of ships is limited. They mobilized everyone into soldiers, regardless of whether they were men or women. If they were captured, most of the population would die. They don't have the ability to build ships, so they usually use wooden rafts to fish. They lack all kinds of means and tools. At most, the poor won't starve to death. Moreover, they often lack food, so they will send thousands of wooden rafts to attack us. Their goal is only to extort food and supplies from us. No matter how much, as long as we give them, they will go back. Otherwise, they will block your door.
There were currently 3 powers in Poyang Lake, all of them had swallowed each other to form a balance point. Apart from the mouth of Yangtze River, the two sides of the narrow lake were Three and Rao Man, and at the end of the lake was Hua Guoqiang. Hua Guoqiang had the largest population, with 270,000 survivors, and was considered a giant in the hinterland of China. Three was second, with 50,000 people, all of which were gathered along the way. Behind Three's sphere of influence was the Fu-Yin Highway, and he was also the founder of the hot spring search team. He was an expert in searching for resources and people, and had built up his foundation from scratch. Rao Man belonged to the grassroots, the Hudong region had a large mountainous area, and even before the apocalypse, it was considered an economically underdeveloped area. The people there were valiant, and they were united and violent. From the way they used human lives to extort food and resources, they were like mad dogs. Three had long since given up on the idea of taking them under his command.
Three's intelligence caused Zhang Xiao Qiang to fall silent, Huang Quan's eyes flashed, Gao Feng seemed to be calculating something, Ai Qing Shan rolled his eyes and looked around, the red bamboo teacup in his hands had been hidden by him. After Three spoke of the intelligence, he exchanged glances with his subordinates and heaved a sigh of relief. They knew why the Yangtze River Fleet had come, it was because they had discovered the large number of people hidden in Poyang Lake. No one understood the hot spring base better than them, they would never be able to learn the development model of the hot spring base. All of them knew the situation of the base in detail, if it was them, none of them would be able to guarantee that they could use 50 old soldiers to swallow up a hundred thousand people in the base, to be able to evacuate the majority of the population in a situation where there were millions of zombies surrounding the city and cutting off their escape route, to retreat the majority of the population, to fight for a few hundred miles, and finally send everyone across the Yangtze River. Time after time of deduction, time after time of practice, everyone broke out in cold sweat, no one could reach such heights, not even Three.
From the start, Three had faced Huang Quan in a high-profile manner to provoke Huang Quan's guilt, and had not really wanted to merge with the hot spring base. However, Zhang Xiaoqiang's appearance had caught them off guard, and no one dared to go against Zhang Xiaoqiang. Zhang Xiaoqiang was like a god when they were still in the hot spring base, and they thought that after some waves, they would have no choice but to merge with the Hubei base. Who would have thought that Zhang Xiaoqiang would actually take the initiative to say those words, which made them feel touched, and the knot in their hearts was untied. They took the initiative to reveal the intelligence of Poyang Lake, hoping that Zhang Xiaoqiang would shift his attention to someone else.
"Three, you also came from the hot spring base, but your development outside still disappoints me. One Hua Guoqiang and one Rao Man are enough to make you fearful. Hua Guoqiang's population is several times that of yours, and he has a large number of weapons, but that woman Rao Man's population is far less than yours, and her weapons are needless to say, yet she still managed to make you feel helpless, really … …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang shook his head and said. The meaning behind his words was clear to everyone present. Three's face also turned red, and he lowered his head, not knowing what to say. His lips trembled a few times, and finally said: "Rao Man is unreasonable, she always uses the civilians to take the lead, and those people were bewitched by her … …"
"Bullshit … … it is you who is fearful. Huang Quan, tell Three, how many people did I kill in the base?
How many people died because of us …. "
Zhang Xiaoqiang's sudden outburst caused all the officers to straighten their backs. Even Ai Qingshan, who was usually indifferent, quietly swallowed his saliva, and focused on Zhang Xiaoqiang with the rest. Huang Quan stood up calmly and turned to face Three. He stared into Three's eyes and said: "That day, the base was filled with internal and external threats, and the people were confused. Although we were the ones who initiated the attack, we could not completely control the survivors. Many of them secretly tried to escape. The first time, it resulted in the death of a hundred managers, and Zhang Xiaoqiang killed a thousand of them. The second time, thousands of people wanted to take the opportunity while we were fighting against the zombies to seize the ship, and Zhang Xiaoqiang killed three thousand of them, causing the lake to turn red.
The third time, in order to prevent the soldiers from escaping the base, Zhang Xiaoqiang gave the order to choose people to cross the bridge, and those who were in despair jumped into the river and drowned. Finally, the survivors who escaped wanted to rob the supplies, and Li Zhi gave the order to shoot a few thousand of them. All in all, directly or indirectly, the number of survivors that died at our hands was close to twenty thousand … … "
It was the first time many of the officers were hearing this, at least it was the first time for Ai Qingshan and the officers on Three's side. Ai Qingshan felt as though he needed another cup of tea, his mouth was dry as he looked at Zhang Xiaoqiang in disbelief. Zhang Xiaoqiang had treated him rather well, and was tolerant towards the survivors. He had thought that he was a kind and generous elder brother, but he did not expect him to have such a bloodthirsty side. Thinking back to the first time they met, and the thick killing intent and smell of blood that permeated from Zhang Xiaoqiang's body, he could not help but wipe off his sweat. Luckily, he had not truly angered Zhang Xiaoqiang.
"Don't say that you don't even know this, there is no such thing as mercy in troubled times. If you want to end the troubled times, you have to kill to stop the killing. There were a hundred thousand people in the base, and the number of people that died is uncountable. However, I saved even more people. Didn't Rao Man have thirty thousand people?
Kill ten thousand for me, and see if the remaining twenty thousand will be afraid. Isn't Rao Man very strong?
Kill her until she is afraid, and when the time comes, ask her to kneel down and lick your shoes. Let's see if she dares to do so.
If you want to achieve great things, you cannot have the heart of a woman. If you want to achieve great things, you have to be decisive … … "
Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes were bloodshot, and his entire body was filled with a thick killing intent. Ai Qingshan was the first to rush out to take a breather, and the remaining evolvers were suffocating under the immense pressure. Just when they could not hold on any longer and wanted to retaliate, Zhang Xiaoqiang suddenly retracted his killing intent, causing the surrounding people to gasp loudly. Even Huang Quan and Gao Feng could not help but unbuckle their first Discipline Button.