The officer stopped talking. The soldier grabbed his chin and forced his face to face the river. His mouth was already deformed, but he seemed to have forgotten that his chin was in someone else's hand. His bulging eyes almost fell into the river. The soldiers behind him also looked at the white waves on the river's surface in various postures. They couldn't believe that they were not dreaming.
What the soldiers saw was the Water Snake army commanded by Zhang Xiaoqiang, or rather, the army commanded by Xiao Hei. Dozens of Water Snakes were like small loaches behind the huge Xiao Hei. These Water Snakes were about the same size as the Xiao Hei that Zhang Xiaoqiang had captured. Now that Xiao Hei had grown into a giant beast, he had brought Zhang Xiaoqiang back to his hometown in glory. Unsurprisingly, he had become the King of Water Snakes. In Xiao Hei's opinion, he was now a giant beast, and it was not a good thing for him to be alone every day. In the past, he was afraid that other Water Snakes would take his position, but now that his size and tonnage had increased explosively, he could gain some subordinates by his side. With this thought in mind, he returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers and buy horses, creating a miracle that made the soldiers think that they were daydreaming.
Zhang Xiaoqiang straightened his back and sighed in his heart. In the past, when he captured Xiao Hei, he never thought that he would be able to control the entire tribe. Now, it had given him a huge surprise. With these Water Snakes, he would have a mutated beast army in his hands. Unfortunately, after Erlang Shen had left, Zhang Xiaoqiang had been dispirited and listless. If Erlang Shen was still alive, it would be equivalent to having a mutated beast commander.
Under Xiao Hei's lead, the Water Snakes were playing in the lake. Under everyone's surprised gaze, Zhang Xiaoqiang jumped onto the pier and walked towards the top of the mountain. Halfway there, Zhang Xiaoqiang noticed that something was wrong. The soldiers coming and going were even angrier than usual. They looked at him with anger and grievance, causing him to scratch his head in confusion. When he reached the top of the mountain, all the soldiers in the camp suddenly stopped moving. They all straightened their backs and stared at him. Their gazes were the same as those of the soldiers on the road earlier. Surrounded by countless soldiers, Zhang Xiaoqiang stood in the distance and looked around. His heart skipped a beat. What was wrong with the camp?
Why was the atmosphere so strange?
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoqiang saw Huang Quan, Gao Feng, and Three limping towards him. Huang Quan, Gao Feng, and Three were all bruised, especially Three, who looked worse than the other two combined. His head was wrapped in bandages, and his right arm was hanging from his chest. His limping leg was even worse than a wounded soldier. This made Zhang Xiaoqiang furious. How could someone beat up three of his officers in his territory? Could it be an evolver?
He rushed forward, but before he could speak, he heard Three's shrill scream.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang … You have to avenge us …"
"Who, who injured you?
Tell me, this daddy will tear them apart, and there will be no law left. Aren't you ashamed to be beaten up like this in your own territory …? "
After Zhang Xiaoqiang scolded them, the three of them looked at each other and lowered their heads. Although Three had been beaten up by Huang Quan and Gao Feng, and he was the most injured out of the three, that was not what made him angry. He shouted, "It's not about fighting, it's about our people being killed by the Chinese. A man was cut into shreds, and he was cut more than a thousand times. It was Ran Xiuzhou that you personally sent. We will not let this go. Even if more people die, we will take revenge.
Zhang Xiaoqiang was stunned. He stared at Three in confusion, thinking that he had heard wrongly. In the morning, he had just demonstrated his strength and sent Staff Officer Ran Xiuzhou over to discuss the trade. This was a good thing for both sides. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not need to waste manpower and resources to attack a powerful force, and they did not need to worry about anything. They only needed to do business. If it was any other normal person, they would not anger Zhang Xiaoqiang. As long as they were given a chance to survive, they would not do anything. But now …
"Our emissary was killed. Zhang Xiaoqiang screamed until his throat was hoarse. They cut him a thousand times, not one less. Those bastards are all bastards, they are all scum. Zhang Xiaoqiang, you have to take revenge!"
Three's shout caused Zhang Xiaoqiang to regain his senses. He turned his head and stared at Huang Quan, only to see Huang Quan nodding his head at Zhang Xiaoqiang. At this time, all the soldiers around them shouted, "Revenge!
Revenge!
Revenge! "
Waves of shouts exploded in the camp like a tsunami. Everyone used their greatest strength to roar out their most furious shouts. Waves of air rushed into the sky from the center of the soldiers, like a raging wave crashing into the wilderness. The busy people at the pier also stopped what they were doing. As if they had suddenly awakened, they waved their arms and joined in the roar. This roar seemed to be contagious, engulfing the entire camp and pier. From the pier, it spread to Three's camp. Tens of thousands of people roared at the same time, forming a sound that spread to the surface of the lake, causing dozens of mutated water snakes that were fishing to flee in panic. In the end, under the deterrence of Xiao Hei, who was used to seeing humans, they shrank their heads and gathered around their boss.
Zhang Xiao Qiang was surrounded by this fiery anger. His blood vessels surged and his eyes turned red. He clenched his teeth so hard that his teeth creaked. He clenched his fists tightly and punched the sky above his head. He shouted, "If I don't take revenge, I'm not a man …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang's roar that came from his chest was extremely penetrating, causing the surrounding people to hear it like a clap of thunder. Three jumped excitedly and limped down the mountain. As he jumped, he waved his uninjured left hand and shouted with the surrounding people for revenge. The roars of the tens of thousands of people in the camp were almost the same as the roars of the thousands of elite soldiers in the camp. At this moment, the Jiangxi detachment had acknowledged that they would advance and retreat together with the Hubei base against a common enemy. This made Three want to let out a long roar to vent the anger and joy in his heart.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, you can't do that!"
Huang Quan's shout caused Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes to be like swords that pierced through his heart. Under Zhang Xiaoqiang's murderous gaze, Huang Quan shouted, "Once we take action, all 270,000 people will die … …"
The cause of the incident was after Zhang Xiaoqiang's demonstration, Ran Xiuzhou had come ashore to discuss trade with Hua Guoqiang. Originally, as a low ranking officer, he had made contact with Hua Guoqiang and felt that Hubei base was looking down on him. However, now that there was a chance, Hua Guoqiang would not be so stubborn and brought Ran Xiuzhou to his office to discuss the details.
In truth, Ran Xiuzhou looked down on Hua Guoqiang's faction. They had 270,000 people and had to rely on the protection of the water network to survive until today. They were like turtles hiding in the small safety zone of the Triangle Lake. Compared to Hubei base which had a hundred thousand people and had conquered close to ten million people, the difference was like heaven and earth. Regardless of how he treated people or how he discussed matters, Ran Xiuzhou carried a faint arrogance that made Hua Guoqiang even more unhappy.
In the beginning, Hua Guoqiang could still control his thoughts and discuss with Ran Xiuzhou, wanting to get a bigger share of the trade. However, Ran Xiuzhou did not give in at all, which made Hua Guoqiang, who liked to be the center of everything, annoyed him more and more. Other than that, Hua Guoqiang also had other thoughts in his mind. Since Ran Xiuzhou had taken the initiative to come to him, he would definitely not be able to do anything to his favorite defensive tactic.
At this time, Ran Xiuzhou remembered Zhang Xiaoqiang's previous instruction to prioritize the population. He endured Hua Guoqiang's arrogance and took a step back. He took the initiative to propose to trade bullets for people. However, Hua Guoqiang did not expect Hua Guoqiang to have no intention of transferring the people out. In his opinion, he was the king with these people. Without them, he was nothing. He would rather let them starve to death than to trade them out. When he heard that Hubei base could trade bullets with them, he immediately overturned the previous agreement and only allowed Hubei to trade bullets for their local products and lake products.
This kind of request was unreasonable in Ran Xiuzhou's eyes. Hubei base had the entire Wuhan city, what resources did they not have?
Sisi was also about to start trading with Hubei. Whatever resources they could provide, Sisi would also be able to provide. Since Hua Guoqiang did not have any intention to trade with Hubei base, he was not afraid of being punished by Zhang Xiaoqiang. He ridiculed Hua Guoqiang and pointed out that Hua Guoqiang was looking at the sky from the bottom of a well. In the end, he infuriated Hua Guoqiang and was executed by the ruthless Hua Guoqiang.
After killing Ran Xiuzhou, Hua Guoqiang ordered Ran Xiuzhou's body to be packed in a bag and sent back to the small boat that Ran Xiuzhou came from. He even cut off the ears, nose, and lips of the soldier who rowed the boat. Hua Guoqiang wanted to send Ran Xiuzhou's body back, but he did not expect that the soldier had already fainted from the pain. Following that, Hua Guoqiang found a subordinate who was an eyesore and wanted to kill to row the boat and send the corpse back.