"How about … I bring some people to make a few boats out of the empty gasoline barrels. As long as the lake is not too deep, we can use bamboo poles to cross?"
This was Wang Le's suggestion. Without the materials, he could not make boats. Making a few boats was already his limit.
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang hesitated. The main goal of the convoy was to cross the river. Accepting survivors was not within his consideration. The last time, he had brought the hundreds of people with him because of the doctor. So far, they had not caused any trouble for the convoy. On the contrary, they had become an indispensable aid for the convoy, but that did not mean anything.
"Then do you have any idea how to do it?
What if they do one thing in front of you and another behind your back? How are you going to guard against them? "
Lu Xiaobu had made up for the shortcoming of the barrels. Zhang Xiaoqiang already had a plan. Everything was ready except for the east wind.
Zhang Xiaoqiang felt that this was a good idea. The conditions here were unique. Not only could it be used as a base, but it could also be used to grow vegetables. This lake was tens of kilometers wide, and it was not something that could be filled with hundreds of thousands of zombies. But how to control it effectively was a big problem. One small team might not be enough, but two?
How many small teams did he have?
"Alright … let's do that. Prepare to land on the island tomorrow. Kill all the leaders who have grievances with the people. Let's kill the chicken to warn the monkey first. We'll do as you said. All the team leaders, go back and prepare. Tomorrow, no one is to be missing.
Everyone left the tent one after another. Huang Tingwei stood in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang, feeling a little uneasy. Zhang Xiaoqiang had said that there would be a reward, but he did not know what it was. Naturally, he was looking forward to it.
Zhang Xiaoqiang interrupted Huang Tingwei and said a bunch of things. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhang Xiaoqiang then remembered that he was the one who had asked Huang Tingwei for advice.
When Huang Tingwei heard that Zhang Huai'an was prepared to give up a few hundred survivors, he was somewhat disapproving. He was a teacher and naturally knew that in order to achieve great things, people and territory were the first priority. In ancient times, even if one could not obtain it, one could not let the opponent obtain it. Liu Bei's move of the common people was the same. The few hundred survivors in front of him were like ripe fruits waiting to be plucked, but Zhang Huai'an wanted to give them up.
After getting Zhang Xiaoqiang's approval, Huang Tingwei continued, "Actually, those people are easy to deal with. After we control them, we can use Huxin Island as our logistics base. We won't stay in Wuhan City forever.
We still have to return to the hot spring base. This place can supply all kinds of wild vegetables and aquatic products to the base. If the highway is opened, we can go back and forth in less than a day. "
Zhang Huai'an's idea was obviously to Zhang Xiaoqiang's liking. This was the best of both worlds for the convoy. Although it was a little unfair to the survivors on Huxin Island, it was the only way.
Although Huang Tingwei's voice was trembling, his words were clear and coherent. His tone was clear, and his pronunciation was also very accurate. In the end, he was a teacher and his performance was not bad.
After being called by Zhang Xiaoqiang, the person immediately stood up. He was a little nervous and a little reserved. He had never spoken to Zhang Xiaoqiang before. He took a few deep breaths and calmed the excitement in his heart. With a trembling voice, he said, "My name is Huang Tingwei. I'm 27 years old this year. I used to be a primary school teacher. Now, I'm the search team leader of the third team."
"Alright, let's go back and prepare.
Captain Huang, stay here. The rest of you go prepare … "Zhang Xiaoqiang couldn't remember Huang Tingwei's name. He only said it once. It was already good enough that he remembered the surname.
"I see that you seem to have something to say.
Say it, I can say anything here. As long as your idea is good, once it is adopted, the convoy will give you an extra reward. "
When Huang Tingwei heard this, he felt a little more confident. At least Zhang Xiaoqiang was leaning towards his suggestion. He arranged all his thoughts and narrated to the dozen or so companions who were listening attentively.
Zhang Xiaoqiang hesitated again. God knows if that thing was safe or not. If the boat capsized, then everyone who went down would die.
When he heard about collecting taxes, Zhang Xiaoqiang felt a little strange. Why did it feel like he was collecting protection fees?
"Hey … Zhang Xiaoqiang … I have an idea. Do you think it will work?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded thoughtfully. He raised his chin and signaled Huang Tingwei to continue.
"They are so afraid. Other than not wanting to be found by the outside world, they may also be feeling guilty. Although I don't know why they feel guilty …"
"Yes … it's like this. I think … they should know about our movements these two days, but they are hiding and don't dare to see us. It can only mean that they are afraid. Whether we are the army or not, they are afraid. I think this is a weakness that we can exploit."
Zhang Huai'an spoke. If he didn't make it clear now, it would be his fault if he couldn't bring out the means of transportation on the lake tomorrow.
"I know where the boats are. Yesterday, we found a tourist spot. There is a water park there with a lot of pedal boats. As long as you use the pedal, you can run. There are at least hundreds of them …"
"We don't need to send a single person. Let them take care of themselves. Just like the autonomous region, they are safe enough now. We don't need to send people to guard them. At the same time, we can let them collect things for us in exchange. Of course, we can also collect a certain amount of goods as taxes."
"In this world, there are not many people who are clean. They can even barter children for food and make human meat sausages. What else can't they make?
As long as they don't eat people, I don't care about their sh * t. Oh … continue … "
"Since they are so afraid of us, it means that they don't have the confidence to face us head-on. We can go straight to their door and scare them with rifles. Then, they can do whatever they want. If Zhang Xiaoqiang wants to recruit them, he just needs to shoot a few people who have public grievances, and the others will follow him."
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, the boats … what about the boats?
We can't swim over, can we? "
Originally, Huang Tingwei couldn't have a say in these things. Since Zhang Xiaoqiang asked for his opinion, he couldn't help but speak his mind.
"First of all, we need to break their current management. Then, we will recruit as many people as possible who have families. Then, we will let their families take over the management. That way, they won't act rashly with hostages in our hands. When the new team members integrate with us, they will form a benefit group with us. At that time, they will be firmly under our control."
"It's easy to control them, but how to manage them is a problem. You have to know that we don't have enough people to begin with."
Zhang Huai'an saw Zhang Xiaoqiang's hesitation. He knew what Zhang Xiaoqiang was worried about. Last time, Zhang Xiaoqiang had arranged for more than 60 women for no reason. Now, they might encounter 10 times the number of survivors. When that time comes, it would be difficult to arrange everything. Bringing so many people on the road would just be a burden.
Huang Tingwei naturally didn't expect to get any extra rewards. He just wanted to get recognition, especially from Zhang Xiaoqiang. He admired Zhang Xiaoqiang a lot. He didn't worship him blindly like the others. He just admired Zhang Xiaoqiang. A capable person who could gather thousands of people and lead them to rebuild a new order. How could he not admire such a person?
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, you said that we are just looking for a few people to lead the way. We don't need so many people. Why don't we just use the name of recruitment to recruit some people and let the others fend for themselves?"