Chapter 1396: Burning Sun
Northern Border.
With the arrival of Zhang Qiwu, Lao Zhou and others, the renovation project in the Northern Border was restarted and gradually got on track.
It took half a day yesterday for Lao Xie and Gu Long and others to redeploy the defense system in the Northern Border.
Although it is not as tight as the headquarters base, it also has a certain air defense capability.
More than a dozen anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, plus sentry towers everywhere, are enough to deal a heavy blow when the enemy approaches.
Everything is on track.
In the inner city, Xie Weishan transported the PC sun panels and steel frames that had been produced in the warehouse and started to build a greenhouse.
This time he brought a dozen skilled construction workers over. After handing over the work here to them, he hurriedly transported some PC sun panels to the outer city with Guo Peng and others by truck.
Teach Dan Zheng and other outer city personnel to build greenhouses step by step.
The outer city of the northern border is vast, and the planting area is much larger than the inner and outer cities of the big camphor tree base.
In addition to residential buildings, parking garages, sidewalks, and driveways, greenhouses must be built in other places.
If greenhouses are built in these places, food can be produced stably all year round.
In this way, a large amount of food can be stably exported to the Oil City and the Camphor Tree Base.
At least five times more than the current food production of the Camphor Tree Base.
The area of the inner and outer cities of the Camphor Tree Base is not large, and a lot of space inside has to be used for other purposes, leaving much less space for greenhouses.
On the outer city wall.
Lao Huang took the bag of tobacco from Lao Yi and smiled.
"Lao Yi, you are still very considerate, thinking of me, Lao Huang."
Lao Yi smiled and did not respond.
He stretched and walked out of the sentry tower.
A heat wave hit, the sky was blue, the clouds were white, and the sun was shining.
After the thunderstorm, the temperature rose suddenly.
It has been at least 38 or 39 degrees these two days.
The temperature even reached 40 degrees in places without shade.
They had already changed into thin, wide, short-sleeved combat uniforms, but even so, they were still sweating profusely after staying on the wall for a while.
There was a plain to the south of the North Border, with an excellent view.
Plus the high wall, you can see far away.
A winding river flows into the plain, and there are scattered houses on the plain.
There are no buildings within three kilometers of the North Border. Yuan Zhi demolished all these houses in order to have a better view of the North Border.
In the plain, the abandoned ridges are full of weeds.
There was a heavy rain some time ago, and the sunshine is abundant these days, causing these shrubs and weeds to grow rapidly, growing to more than one meter high.
The roofs of the dilapidated houses in the distance are also full of various plants.
The trees are dense, and you can overlook this area from the wall.
It is full of vitality.
Even on the roads leading to the North Border, there are some sparse grasses.
In the cracks of the asphalt road that was blasted by the sun, a few dogtail grasses swayed in the wind.
"Hmm?"
Lao Yi suddenly saw a group of people coming towards them seven or eight kilometers away.
Who are they?
He returned to the sentry tower, took out the telescope, and looked over there.
This group of people looked extremely embarrassed. There were about a dozen people, carrying large and small packages on their backs, and leaning on crutches in their hands. They looked no different from the refugees seen in the end of the world.
However, Lao Yi saw guns in their hands, and he felt that these people might not be refugees.
How could refugees have weapons like guns?
In doubt, he quickly called the eagle who was also on duty on the outer city wall.
The outer city wall is now mainly guarded by the outer city personnel, but a team from the inner city will also be sent to guard the gate.
There are thousands of talents coming from the headquarters of the big camphor tree base, and some of them are technicians from various industries. The rest of the people also have to manage the inner and outer cities, and guard the inner city walls.
There are not enough people to guard the outer city, so the outer city personnel such as Eagle are needed to come to help.
After hearing what Lao Yi said on the intercom, Lao Ying hurried over from the side.
He rode a mini electric donkey produced in the camphor tree base. This means of transportation is extremely convenient.
It is very popular on the walls of Oil City and the camphor tree base.
After all, the area is large and the perimeter of the wall is also long. If you walk over, the speed will be too slow.
The small electric donkey is just right.
It is small and can be lifted by one person.
Lao Ying came to the main gate of the wall, "Captain Yi, are you looking for me?"
Lao Yi handed over the telescope in his hand, frowning slightly.
"Take a look, do you know these people?"
Lao Ying glanced in the direction Lao Yi was looking at, but the distance was too far and it was not very clear.
Put the telescope in front of his eyes, and after magnification, it became much clearer.
He looked carefully.
He stayed on the man at the front of the group for a few seconds.
He put down the telescope with a complicated expression.
"Know?" Lao Yi guessed when he saw his expression.
"Yeah."
"I know them. They are from the Flame Gang. They are also members of the Northern Territory. However, during the thunderstorm, they refused to enter the Northern Territory or go to the Oil City. They chose to stay in their own base."
"The one walking in front is the leader of the Flame Gang, Huo Guanghua."
"It seems that they should have walked all the way from their own shelter."
Old Eagle's tone was full of sighs. Among the affiliated forces in the North, the Flame Gang was a relatively strong team, with a size of four or five hundred people and dozens of guns.
Huo Guanghua, the leader of the Flame Gang, was also a very proud man. At that time, he sneered at those who stayed in the North.
They gathered in Ding County, 80 kilometers away in the southeast of the North. Unexpectedly, after a thunderstorm.
There were only so few people left.
The mortality rate reached more than 95%.
However, being able to survive the thunderstorm disaster was also considered a skill of Huo Guanghua.
The mortality rate of those who stayed in the North was also extremely high.
Not to mention those who stayed outside.
After Lao Yi learned that these people were the affiliated forces that were unwilling to enter the North before, his face was a little unhappy.
These people had reminded them that they did not believe in thunderstorm disasters. Now they have become so miserable, and they still have the nerve to return to the North.
However, it was unhappy.
The minister was here, and he did not have the power to stop these people from entering the city.
Whether they can enter the North, they still need to ask the minister's opinion.
Thinking of this, he pressed the play button on the intercom on his chest,
"Minister, the people of the Flame Gang have come to the North. They are the affiliated forces that we reminded before, but did not come to the North. It seems that they have suffered heavy losses. Now there are only a dozen people."
"Should we drive them away or let them in?"
Uncle San was in the PC sun board processing factory in the inner city at this time. After hearing what Lao Yi said, he said to the staff next to him:
"Produce as soon as possible. Now waiting for the sun board to be used, you must supply Xie Weishan and others with the speed of use."
After speaking, he walked out of the factory.
The sun was scorching, and he did not answer Lao Yi's words immediately.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Wait, I'll come."
He got on the pickup truck parked outside the factory and turned on the air conditioner in the car.
The cold air blew out slowly from the vents, which made people feel refreshed.
"Captain, are you going to the outer city?" Lao Qin asked while sitting in the driver's seat.
"Well, let's go and have a look."
The vehicle drove through the main road of the inner city.
After two days of cleaning, the inner city is no longer as messy as when we first arrived.
It's just that the weather is a little hot, and people who are exposed to the sun are a little listless.
Crack!
The vehicle stopped at the steps on the outer city wall, and the third uncle got out of the car.
Looking at the long steps, he smacked his lips and said, "It's still convenient to go to the headquarters base, there is a helicopter elevator."
Lao Qin heard this and laughed, "Indeed, Captain, we have been out of the headquarters base for more than half a year."
The third uncle counted the days, "Yes."
"Yes, let Jackal go back to the headquarters base someday. His son is at the headquarters base, and the two father and son haven't seen each other for more than half a year. It's just right for him to send back the zombie body that Lao Yi brought back."
"Well." Lao Qin nodded.
After climbing the wall, Lao Yi and Lao Ying and others came to greet them.
The third uncle saw a group of people coming from the main road to the north three kilometers away at a glance.
He picked up the telescope and looked at the group of people carefully. They looked pale and hungry.
He put down the telescope and thought for a few seconds.
He looked at the Eagle and asked, "Eagle, do you think we should let them in?"
"Ah?"
Eagle obviously didn't expect the minister to ask him this question.
He couldn't guess what the minister was thinking.
After all, he had reminded them before, but they didn't listen. Now he came back and didn't seem very sincere.
After all, a person who doesn't believe in you, who has suffered losses outside and now comes to seek refuge, is somewhat disgusting.
However, although he was not familiar with Huo Guanghua of the Flame Gang before, he at least had an acquaintance.
"I think we can let them in."
After a long while, he still said his truest thoughts.
"Reason?" Uncle San asked immediately after he finished speaking.
"They have suffered losses outside, and they know how to cherish the opportunities given now. They will definitely be more loyal to you in the future."
Uncle San didn't care much about loyalty or not. People's hearts are separated by their stomachs, and he was not so powerful that he could see through people's hearts at a glance.
But the old eagle was right about one thing. Only those who have suffered know how to cherish more.
"Then let them in."
Uncle San looked at Lao Yi and said:
"You can find out from them how they survived during this period. It's interesting that they can walk a hundred kilometers without ultraviolet lamps."
"Okay, Minister."
This is a small matter after all, and Uncle San will not stay here to wait for them to come over and receive them in person.
The speed of those people was too slow. It would take at least 20 to 30 minutes to walk three kilometers.
As for opening the city gate and taking them in by car, that was even more impossible.
These people made their own choices and had to bear the consequences themselves.
Uncle San took a look and left here. He wanted to check the air defense system layout in the outer wall.
He had not had time to come and see it since the layout was completed yesterday. Now he happened to come to the outer wall and take a look.
The weather was so hot that it was suffocating. The ground was as hot as a furnace. Huo Guanghua and others on the asphalt road kept crossing the edge of the road where grass grew on the side of the road.
Sweat dripped down their foreheads, and their backs were already soaked with sweat.
Their heads felt dizzy.
After the thunderstorm ended, they came out of the building where they had been hiding for several months.
Tragic!
Those who did not run into the building in time all died in the thunderstorm.
Most of the food was also washed away by the floods during the heavy rain and there was no time to save it.
As soon as the thunderstorm ended, they knew that they would definitely not be able to survive the apocalypse if they relied on their own strength.
So they unanimously decided to head to the north.
They regretted it endlessly. If they had known that they had listened to Minister Li and the others and moved to the north to stay together with other forces, it would have been better than now.
Traveling through mountains and rivers, they have to be wary of wall-climbing zombies at night. They can only hide in basements or closed buildings in the evening and spend the night.
Fortunately, there were only a few of them and their popularity was not strong, so they did not attract too many zombies.
Just because of the food consumption along the way, many people can no longer hold on.
thump!
When Huo Guanghua heard the sound, he quickly turned his head and saw one of his men falling to the ground.
"Binjie!" Huo Guanghua called out in a low voice.
His face was covered with sweat, and he walked over and squatted down.
He put his hand on Lan Binjie's nose, but he was still breathing.
Bang bang!
He slapped Lan Binjie twice in an attempt to wake him up.
Didn't wake up, passed out completely.
Motionless like a dead corpse.
If they left him alone, Lan Binjie would probably die here.
Friends, don't give up.
Huo Guanghua gritted his teeth and looked at the two people next to him.
"Du Feng, Niu Laosan."
"Quick, help him up, we're only two kilometers away." Huo Guanghua shouted to his men on the left and right.
The two men were also weak and handed the backpacks on their backs to their companions.
Their physical strength has reached the limit. If they carry a bag and have to support someone, they will definitely not be able to support it.
The two of them squatted down with difficulty, and then helped Lan Binjie up.
His legs were shaking violently and seemed unable to support Lan Binjie's weight.
Lan Binjie fainted at the damn right time. Both of them hated their companion at this moment.
Their bodies were on the verge of reaching their limit, and they wanted to pass out and let their companions support them.
well.
Hard to support, faltering.
We were very close to the northern border, and Huo Guanghua could see Lao Yi and Ying Ying standing on the outer wall.
He was extremely ashamed. He had always been proud, but pride was useless.
He lowered his proud head. This time he realized his problem.
If it had been then, perhaps so many people would not have died.
Maybe those supplies wouldn't be washed away by the floods.
Unfortunately there is no if.
The supplies that had been stored for many years were gone, and only the dozen or so people around him were dead.
Almost nothing.
Every time he thought about this journey, he felt extremely regretful.
But life must go on, and he must continue to live with the remaining people.
The scorching sun made them dizzy.
The food has been exhausted in the past few days. Without eating, there is no physical strength.
They have to walk such a long way again, and the only thing that supports them is their willpower.
Finally, we reached the gate of the northern outer wall.
Huo Guanghua pursed his stubborn lips and knelt down on the ground with a plop.
thump!
The group behind them also followed suit.
Rather than kneeling on the ground, it is better to say that he was exhausted and sat on the ground to rest.
"The Flame Gang, I, Huo Guanghua, was blind and did not listen to your suggestions. Our Flame Gang suffered heavy losses due to the thunderstorm and natural disaster."
"Now we have reached a desperate situation, please take us in!"
"please!"
He kowtowed towards the north gate.
Lao Yi glanced at Huo Guanghua below in surprise, and then looked at the eagle.
This attitude is quite low, so it's not that bad.
Although they suffered heavy losses, there were at least a dozen of them, and they might be able to survive outside if they thought of a way.
What Lao Yi didn't know was that the thunderstorm and natural disaster had dealt a huge blow to them.
Moreover, the wall-climbing zombies that appeared after the thunderstorm disaster were like a nightmare, making them realize how weak they were.
"Open the city gate and let them in." Lao Yi shouted to a team member in the guard tower behind.
The team members pressed the city gate switch button.
Boom boom!
The outer city gate slowly opened.
Huo Guanghua heard the sound of the city gate opening and raised his head from knocking on the ground.
Seeing the city gate open, his eyes were excited and there were some tears in his eyes.
"Brothers, the door is open, we are saved, let's go!"
He picked up a wooden stick on the ground, supported himself to stand up, and walked toward the door.
On the wall, the eagle saw the scene below and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
I'm not sarcastic, I just feel that sometimes it's not easy to live in this apocalyptic world.
Big camphor tree base.
Under the scorching sun, the watermelons picked in the greenhouse were chilled and transported to the duty rooms in the inner and outer cities to relieve the heat of the duty personnel.
The card clicks!
Yang Tianlong took a big bite of a piece of watermelon, which was ice-cold and sweet.
"This melon is delicious, sweeter than yesterday's."
Everyone else in the duty room was also eating watermelon, blowing on the air conditioner, and looked happy.
"Brother Yang, I've finished eating and I'm going out on patrol." A person on duty next to him said to Yang Tianlong.
"Put the watermelon rinds in the bucket. Lao Zhou said not to throw them away and feed them to the pigs." Yang Tianlong reminded.
"Yeah." Everyone said they understood.
Sometimes they also felt like they were dreaming, eating chilled watermelon in the hot weather of the end of the world.
It was outrageous.
They ate all the red parts of the watermelon, and even only the thin layer of skin below was left.
Although the headquarters base had watermelons, there were many people in the base, and the amount distributed to each person was limited.
They were on duty, so they got an extra piece.
For example, cooperative personnel and non-staff personnel were not qualified to share these.
Sometimes the difference between the four levels could not be felt, but it was often reflected in some details.
In the inner city.
Li Yu took a spoon to dig half of the chilled watermelon. He had a big appetite and could easily finish half of it.
Lying on the recliner, swaying.
While holding the walkie-talkie to learn about the situation in the base.
"He Chao, have Yu Wei and his team found a new limestone mine?"
"We found it. We have moved to a new one near the fourth satellite city, but it is half the size of the limestone mine in Hefeng Town."
"Let's mine it first. When it is exhausted, we can move to another place."
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