"There's news from Zhang Xiaoqiang. The Yangtze River Fleet's patrol team has intercepted a small boat coming down the river. The people on the boat are the liaison personnel of the Shazhou Island gathering place. They're hoping that we can send a fleet to pick them up. From their mouths, we learned that Zhang Xiaoqiang has rebuilt a small force in Shanghai …"
Huang Quan pushed open the door to Zhang Huai An's room and shouted excitedly at Zhang Huai An. At this moment, Zhang Huai An was hiding in his room, eating some dried fruit to go with his wine. When Huang Quan suddenly barged in, he accidentally poured the wine down his nose, choking his tears and snot. His wrinkled face turned red from the violent coughing. Before he could even catch his breath, Huang Quan had already grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the room. At this time, Zhang Huai An was still holding a wine glass.
Huang Quan pulled Zhang Huai An and rushed out of the room. He did not feel apologetic for making Zhang Huai An suffer. Instead, he felt an indescribable grief and indignation. Zhang Xiaoqiang had left without saying goodbye, pushing him, the Minister of Military Affairs who was below Zhang Xiaoqiang and above tens of thousands of people, into the limelight. Not only did he have to deal with all kinds of complicated military affairs, Zhuo Mingyue and Meow also came to question him for no reason. Even Mu Peipei, who had always been indifferent and only had Hao 'er in her heart, was unsatisfied that Huang Quan did not tell Zhang Xiaoqiang where he went.
However, Huang Quan really did not know Zhang Xiaoqiang's whereabouts. Zhuo Mingyue was fine. After all, Huang Quan's identity was different, so she could not force him too much. She only had a few maids take turns to stay by Huang Quan's side and ask for information. This made Chen Ye very jealous and made him sleep on the sofa many times. However, Meow did not care at all. This place was strange to Meow, and even his mother, Xu Mengzhu, was a stranger. Xu Mengzhu was no longer his mother, but Doudou Tang's mother. She gave all the good food and fun things to Doudou Tang. Doudou Tang's cute and obedient appearance also made Xu Mengzhu forget the guilt she felt towards Meow and poured all the motherly love she owed to Doudou Tang.
Therefore, in this place, the only family in her heart was Zhang Xiaoqiang. Zhang Xiaoqiang's disappearance did not even make her feel jealous. She felt restless and restless all day. She thought about how she had made the Rainbow Eagle grow to a size that could take her to fly from the grasslands thousands of miles away to Hubei. How could she be willing to lose him before she even had a chance to be intimate with Zhang Xiaoqiang?
Meow was not willing to give up, so the resentment in his heart naturally fell on Huang Quan. It turned out that in the grassland army, even Shi Yuanye, who was calm and tough, was pestered by Meow to the point that he wanted to go to heaven and hell. Huang Quan, who was not good at keeping his temper, could not resist Meow at all. All kinds of vicious oaths were repeated several times in his mouth. He even took out the buttocks of his ancestors and children as proof, but it still could not appease Meow's resentment. In the end, he had to hide in Wuhan and enter the underground office mode to avoid Meow.
Without a target to vent his anger on, Meow rode the Rainbow Eagle back to Yin Meng in a fit of anger. When he left, he took the sample of the Source of Corrosion with him. Obviously, he was going to mobilize the army there to find Zhang Xiaoqiang himself. This made Huang Quan heave a long sigh of relief. He was still a little uncomfortable in his heart. Yin Meng had blocked some of their results, and he did not want the Source of Corrosion to benefit Yin Meng. Unfortunately, in the heart of Meow, Yin Meng's army was obviously closer to him than Hubei.
Today, he finally got the news of Zhang Xiaoqiang, which made Huang Quan feel that the bitterness was over and the sweetness was beginning. At the same time, he was also very resentful of Zhang Xiaoqiang's frequent abandonment of his family. The evil fire in his heart made him find Zhang Xiaoqiang to discuss with Zhang Xiaoqiang. He wanted to find a way to make Zhang Xiaoqiang stay at home obediently and not go anywhere. Although they could not really stop Zhang Xiaoqiang's actions, it would be good if they could let Zhang Xiaoqiang bring some people with him so that they could keep track of his movements at all times.
When he brought Zhang Xiaoqiang to the conference room, it was already full of people in charge. Among them were the chief officers of the main force such as Zhao Deyi, the chief officers of the intelligence support force such as Huang Tingwei, and the chief officers of the logistics force such as Lei Ze City. Sitting next to Lei Ze City was a young and handsome officer, Wang Bing, who was Wang Le's godson. Last time, he wanted to plead for the 2nd Division and was severely scolded by Zhang Xiaoqiang. Therefore, he finally gave up and returned to the army, becoming the adjutant of the Equipment Department, responsible for the maintenance and distribution of weapons and equipment. In addition, the chief officers of the second line forces such as Xiao Shan and the intelligence officers of the two fleets stationed at the bases were also present.
Everyone in the conference room was related to the army. Only Zhang Xiaoqiang was the chief officer in charge of the government affairs. This time, he was called to unite the army and the government to find a way to tie down Zhang Xiaoqiang, so that he would not run around like a wild horse without its reins. After the army was reorganized, a large number of officers who had gone through systematic training had gradually formed the embryonic form of a regular army. When Huang Quan and Zhang Huai An walked in, all the officers stood at attention and saluted them. The ashen-faced Huang Quan and the red-faced Zhang Huai An nodded to the officers and went to their respective seats to start today's conference.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang has helped me obtain a foothold in Shanghai. Our next step of development will be to go down the river and collect as many survivors and resources as possible. This is to prepare for the large scale zombie tide. We have received news that the millions of zombies in Zhenjiang have failed to cross the river and are currently migrating inland. They will not cause too much damage to us for the time being. Therefore, we have sufficient time to clear out the surrounding zombies and build a good foundation for the future war. Now, let Minister Zhang tell everyone about our current situation …"
Huang Quan would not complain about Zhang Xiaoqiang in front of his subordinates. Not only could he not complain, he had to pick the good news to let everyone know of Zhang Xiaoqiang's new contribution to China's revival. At the same time, he had to show everyone the results. He would let Zhang Huai An explain the situation in Hubei. Zhang Huai An had already communicated with Huang Quan on the way here. When he heard Zhang Huai An's words, he stood up and said, "Everyone can be at ease. We will not be able to endure the zombie tide in Wuhan again. We will also not be lacking in weapons and resources like before. The harvest in Wuhan has increased the production of ammunition by 10 times. Our ammunition reserves are 20 times more than before. Furthermore, there are no large scale zombie tides within 200 kilometers of us. Our base and city are currently one of the safest places in China. I'm not very familiar with battles, but in terms of logistics, I can guarantee that you will not have to worry about ammunition anymore …"
Zhang Huai An's speech did not have any cadence and was filled with excitement. To the practical Zhang Huai An, Zhang Huai An did not have much talent in giving speeches. His speech was more like a report. Because of his lack of exaggeration, the soldiers present were able to better understand the scale of Hubei's development.
Huang Quan's ashen face eased a little when he heard Zhang Huai An's summary of the recent achievements. He sighed in his heart. Before Zhang Xiaoqiang came back, the base in Hubei had developed to the point where it had even become a magnificent cockroach base. However, compared to when Zhang Xiaoqiang came back, the difference was like clouds and mud. Not only had the population expanded to 500,000 in a short period of time, but their influence had also expanded to almost half of Jiangxi. There was also the free economic strategy that Zhang Xiaoqiang came up with. Although the efficiency was slightly lower than the previous labor support system, it was not much worse. More administrative personnel were released to join the positions that needed them more. All kinds of production were also handled by the operators themselves, accumulating taxes for the base. This allowed the survivors under the influence to gradually gain vitality and gradually forget about the apocalypse they were living in. They began to reconstruct their own future with a positive attitude, which reduced the number of people who committed suicide due to despair.
There was also the Hunter United Front Department set up by Zhang Xiaoqiang. This new department was established in Hubei and Yinmeng at the same time. A large number of survivors who thought they were strong joined the Hunter United Front Department. When the military had no time to deal with them, they consciously cleaned up the scattered zombies around them. Not only did it reduce the military's hard work, but it also made a lot of people rich overnight. Not only did they earn a lot of money, but they also provided all kinds of resources to the administrative department and killed a large number of scattered zombies that the military couldn't deal with. All of this could be done without the logistics department taking out anything. The Hunter United Front made the surrounding zombies disappear quickly. They recovered small villages and small towns. While enjoying all kinds of rich lives, they also set their goal on the JS Substance that was circulated among the higher-ups. Becoming an evolved person was the dream of every survivor. Suddenly, this dream was within their reach, and it aroused the greatest enthusiasm in their hearts. Unfortunately, each JS Substance needed to kill 100,000 ordinary zombies or 30,000 evolved zombies to achieve it. Even the most efficient Hunter Team would need more than half a year of continuous battles to gather enough JS Substance for one person. Other than killing zombies to change areas, they could also use resources to exchange for the JS Substance. Because of this, the Hunter Team exploded with the enthusiasm of exploration. No matter how far away the place was, there would definitely be traces of them. More and more safe areas and buffer zones were opened up.
Under this unprecedented reward system, thousands of zombies were killed every day regardless of Hubei or Jiangxi. As the basis for accumulating Renaissance Coins to purchase the JS Substance, Huang Quan no longer had to worry about the scattered zombies threatening the surrounding environment. At the same time, because the Hunter Team actively went out to hunt zombies and search for resources, more and more survivors were found by them and sent to the main base as contributions. This caused the main base's population to rise continuously. It could be said that everyone was happy.