Chapter 1071 Pingxiang Official Gathering Place

The young man brought by the soldier looked to be in his twenties, with a haggard face and ragged clothes. He looked almost unremarkable among the survivors.

But his eyes at this moment were unusually bright, burning with excitement, eagerness, and an urgency of finally seeing hope after long-term suppression.

He had some scratches and bruises on his body, but his overall mental state was still good. It was obvious that he had tried his best to protect himself in the chaos just now.

"Report to the company commander! This comrade claims to be a staff member of the former Pingxiang City Development Zone Management Committee. His name is Li Wen. He is... an official spy planted here." The soldier reported.

Upon hearing this, Company Commander Wang Xiaoyu's eyes swept over the young man named Li Wen like an eagle.

The eyes under his helmet were sharp and cautious. He did not believe it immediately, but looked the other person up and down carefully. In this doomsday, all kinds of evil tricks might appear.

Li Wen was a little nervous under Wang Xiaoyu's gaze, but he tried to straighten his back, took a deep breath, and spoke in a voice as clear as possible but with a slight tremor, his eyes eagerly looking at Wang Xiaoyu and the well-equipped soldiers behind him:

"Leader! Are you...are you the troops coming from the Chongyou Safety Zone? Are you here to recapture Pingxiang? Great! We've waited so long!"

His tone was full of anticipation, as if a drowning man had grasped at the last straw.

Wang Xiaoyu did not answer his question directly, but asked in return: "You said you are an official. What evidence do you have? Why should I believe you?" His voice sounded a little dull through the gas mask, but it was capable and direct like a soldier.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wen hurriedly and carefully took out something wrapped in layers of plastic cloth from his underwear pocket.

After opening it, there was a plastic-sealed work permit inside. Although it was old, the photo, the words "Pingxiang City Border Economic Cooperation Zone Management Committee" and the red official seal were still clearly visible.

In addition, there is a folded, simple hand-drawn map that marks some of the internal structure and personnel distribution of the Wantong gathering place.

"This is my work ID! When the disaster struck, I wasn't able to evacuate with the main force, but later I found a way to join the bonded area gathering place led by the former deputy mayor."

"Ma Laosan's gang is powerful and ruthless. In order to obtain their movements and information and ensure the safety of our gathering place, I was sent here to lurk voluntarily..." Li Wen spoke quickly, trying his best to prove his identity and value.

Wang Xiaoyu took the ID and map and glanced at them quickly. His gaze lingered briefly on the title "Level 3 Chief Clerk" on the ID. He then handed it to the communications soldier beside him and said, "Verify it."

Although it was impossible to verify remotely for the time being, the style and details of these things were highly credible, so he turned to answer Li Wen's original question: "We are not Chongyou's troops."

As soon as the words fell, the excitement on Li Wen's face froze, and a trace of surprise and confusion flashed across his face: "Not Chong You? Then who are you..."

"Zhongzhou War Zone, a subordinate unit of the Railway Command." Wang Xiaoyu said concisely.

"Zhongzhou....war zone??!"

Li Wen was stunned. This name was very unfamiliar to him, and even had a sense of geographical remoteness.

His brain seemed to freeze for a few seconds, as if trying to process this information. Not the nearby Chongyou, but... a military organization that sounded larger and came from further north?

But then, the confusion in his eyes was quickly replaced by greater shock and ecstasy!

Although he was not a member of the military, he believed that not only he, but all ordinary people in Zhou State should be able to understand what the word "war zone" meant!

It is no exaggeration to say that the war zone is the largest combat system of the Zhou State and the core component of the country's entire military and war system!

This means that the one in front of us is not an ordinary rescue team or an isolated local force!

The strength and resources implied by the war zone behind it are far beyond what he had expected in the Chongyou Safe Zone!

Huge monster! Huge monster!!!!

Just hearing the word "war zone", Li Wen had a shocking scene of a torrent of steel covering the sky and the earth in his mind!

"A... a war zone-level force?!" Li Wen's voice trembled again due to extreme excitement, and he even cried.

"Great! This is really... really great! Pingxiang is saved! The survivors are saved!"

He was so excited that he was a little incoherent, as if he had seen the real savior.

Wang Xiaoyu interrupted his excitement. Time was running out and he needed information:

"What's the current situation at your gathering place? Who's in charge? How many people are there? How armed are they? Are there any major conflicts with Ma Laosan?"

Li Wen tried to calm down his excitement, took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and answered quickly but clearly:

"Reporting to the commander! We currently have approximately 3000 people gathered here, primarily from the former municipal government, port management committee, customs, border defense, and their families, as well as some survivors who were taken in later. Our leader is Comrade Zhou Weimin, the former Executive Vice Mayor of Pingxiang City."

"As for our weapons, we mainly use police pistols and riot guns collected during the early stages of the disaster, as well as a small number of Type 82 rifles and accompanying ammunition left behind by the retreating border defense detachment. However, we only have a limited supply, and ammunition is extremely scarce. We usually use them to defend against zombies, and rarely engage in active attacks."

At this point, a trace of bitterness and resentment appeared on his face: "With Ma Lao San... the conflict has always been huge!"

"They often clash with our out-of-state search teams. There have been several small-scale bloody skirmishes, with both sides winning and losing."

"Deputy Mayor Zhou has been urging restraint, fearing that a large-scale conflict would be mutually destructive, giving the zombies an opening or benefiting those Vietnamese monkeys to the south... So we've been primarily defensive, trying to avoid them..."

"But I've been collecting intelligence on them, hoping that one day..." He looked at the militants kneeling on the ground, then at Wang Xiaoyu, his eyes full of anticipation:

"Leaders, it's great that you're here! If Deputy Mayor Zhou and the others knew that the main force from the war zone was coming, they would definitely cooperate fully!"

Wang Xiaoyu listened quietly and digested the information quickly.

This large-scale gathering place with an official background should be one of the three major survivor forces in Pingxiang that Aliang provided information about earlier.

The leader is the former deputy mayor, with a relatively stable personnel structure, weak but orthodox armed forces, and a sharp conflict with Ma Laosan's forces...

This information is very important.

He nodded and said to Li Wen, "Okay, Comrade Li Wen, the information you provided is very valuable. Please stay with our logistics team first, rest for a while, and treat your wounds. We will contact you when we need you."

After saying that, he signaled the soldier to take Li Wen away and settle him down.

Li Wen nodded excitedly and almost saluted. When he was led away by the soldiers, he kept looking back at Wang Xiaoyu and those mighty soldiers, his eyes full of the glow of rebirth.

Wang Xiaoyu turned around, picked up the communicator, and began to report the latest situation to the battalion headquarters, emphasizing the existence of the official gathering place in the bonded area and the information of its leaders.

This information may directly affect the railway troops' subsequent handling strategy for the entire Pingxiang area.