#1843 - Taoist priest goes down the mountain
Hospital.
Dapao woke up from his coma and heard laughter beside him in a daze.
"Oh, the God of Cannons is awake? I heard that you went to Tingfeng Tower." Li Tie asked with a smile.
"Brother Pao is so awesome. It is said that he came seven times in half an hour. So fierce!" Yang Tianlong gave him a thumbs up and praised.
When Dapao heard the ridicule, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted again.
"Mayor, don't let Brother Yu know about this," Dapao said quickly, holding back his headache.
"Brother already knew about this, he was too lazy to come see you, he told you to fend for yourself!"
Li Tie put away the smile on his face and said seriously:
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're already married, and you still go to Tingfenglou to mess around. If Song Min finds out, what will you do?"
"Ah? Are you in such a hurry?"
Li Tie ignored Dapao and left the ward with Yang Tianlong.
Nightfall.
Oil City, Uncle San’s dormitory.
Li Yu placed the silver-white safe he brought on the ground, opened it, and took out the Type 4 potion to show his uncle.
"Uncle San, this is a Type 4 potion. It is extremely powerful. Be careful when testing it."
"This time I brought two bottles of Type 4 solid potion and one Type 3 potion."
Li Yu put the medicine back into the safe, closed it, and told his uncle the password.
Uncle San asked in confusion, "You are going to the North tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry? Don't you want to stay in Oil City for a few more days?"
"No need. I feel at ease with you, Uncle San, here in Oil City. There has always been little news from the northern border, and the distance is far. This time I will mainly go to the northern border to take a look." Li Yu shook his head.
Uncle San sighed:
"The temperature has been rising very quickly recently. It's estimated that the ice and snow will melt and cause floods soon. I don't know if we can build the buffer city wall to more than 15 meters before the ice and snow melt."
Li Yu stretched his arms and asked, "Where's the food? How long can the food in Oil City last?"
"About two or three months."
After a moment of silence, Li Yu said:
"Well, if there's not enough food in Oil City later, I'll have the helicopter brigade airlift food from headquarters and the North."
"This is the only way we can do this. Now the grain produced by the ancient tomb plantation and the hundred acres of experimental fields above it is too little." Uncle San nodded and replied.
The entire Dazhangshu force has only about forty helicopters in total. Although airlifting food can alleviate the future food shortage problem in Oil City, this cannot last long.
The headquarters base, oil city, and northern border all need to have permanent helicopters stationed for defense.
The number of helicopters that can be freed up is very limited, and the cost of air transportation is too high. It is not just as simple as consuming fuel. More importantly, helicopters also have a flight lifespan.
In addition, the helicopter has a limited carrying capacity, with a load capacity of approximately 5 to 15 tons.
Ten helicopters can only carry more than 100 tons of food. Compared with ground transport teams, which can easily transport thousands of tons of food, ground transportation is more suitable.
Li Yu hadn't seen his third uncle for a long time. He chatted with his third uncle until late at night before returning to his dormitory to rest.
The next day.
Ten helicopters flew out from the sky over the Oil City. In addition to the six helicopters that Li Yu originally brought from the headquarters base, there were also four helicopters that remained in the Oil City.
There are 10 helicopters permanently stationed in Oil City, 4 in the North, and the rest remain at the headquarters base.
The main mission this time is to transport ammunition to the oil city.
Since he had to go to the North anyway, Li Yu might as well take more helicopters. When returning to Oil City from the North, he could load some food and transport it to Oil City.
Basically, every time the Oil City flies or travels between the headquarters base and the North Territory, no space will be wasted. Some things needed by other bases will be brought back to maintain the flow of materials.
Since Cannon had not yet recovered, he stayed in the Oil City to recuperate.
He was the first person to be injured in this mission so far, and he was injured in bed.
Dapao paid a huge price to prevent Li Tie and Yang Tianlong from telling Song Min about this. Now he was lying on the hospital bed, regretting his behavior.
Eleven o'clock in the morning.
Li Yu and others arrived at the northern border on time.
In the helicopter above, Li Yu saw that the snow in the inner and outer cities of the northern border had been cleared away. The snow was piled up to form a snow mountain tens of meters high.
There are also greenhouses in the north, so the demand for agricultural water is also relatively large.
“Brother!”
"City Lord."
"City Lord."
"City Lord."
Li Haoran, Ah Hong, Xiao Jun, Ma Yingxue, Guo Peng, Zhu Xiao, Qin Luoshu and others saw Li Yu get off the helicopter and went to greet him.
After arriving, there was another reporting meeting.
As the base grows and the number of staff increases, this situation is inevitable and some meetings will always have to be held.
In the past, there were only dozens or hundreds of people at the big camphor tree base, and if there was any problem, they would just talk it out and it would be resolved.
But now it’s different. It involves many aspects, there are more things to discuss, and naturally there are more meetings.
After the briefing meeting with Xiao Jun and others, Li Yu had a general understanding of the situation in the northern border.
In the north, which is under the icy disaster, although the greenhouses were affected by the white hair wind a while ago, the greenhouses of varying sizes affected reached one-tenth of the total planting area.
It can be said that the loss is huge.
In addition, because the temperature was too low, it was inconvenient for people to travel and they did not take good care of the crops.
As a result, grain production in the past few months has also dropped by 20% year-on-year.
The total grain output this quarter was 5,000 tons.
After the meeting, Li Yu did not stop but walked around the granary, the inner city boiler factory, the inner and outer city plantations, the staff residences, and the wall watchtowers.
When he finished walking around, it was already 4:30 in the evening.
Xiao Jun, who had been walking around with Li Yu, received a signal from Ma Yingxue behind him and said hesitantly:
"City Lord."
"Hmm? You go on." Li Yu looked at Xiao Jun's hesitant expression, and was somewhat curious about what he wanted to say.
"Are Lord Tiger's ashes still at the headquarters base?"
When Li Yu heard Xiao Jun mention Lord Tiger, his tone became heavy.
"Yes, the ashes are temporarily placed in Sanqing Temple."
Ma Yingxue came over and said to Li Yu with red eyes:
"City Lord, I want to bury my adoptive father's ashes in South Paradise. This time I want to go back to the headquarters with you and apply for a helicopter to bury my adoptive father's ashes."
Li Yu thought for a while and said:
"Master Tiger told me about this before he died, and I have already promised him. However, the snow outside is too thick and the temperature is too low. I think we should wait until the temperature rises before doing this."
"Then can I go to South Paradise in person to bury my adoptive father?" Ma Yingxue requested.
"Can."
Li Yu nodded, as if he remembered something, and said to Xiao Jun and the others:
"Our base adopts a rotation system. You have been stationed in the North for more than four months. Wait for another two months, and I will send someone to replace you."
"There are also several groups including Ah Hong and Zhu Xiao. They have been stationed here for almost two years. It is time for them to return to the headquarters base."
This was a normal basic transfer, and Xiao Jun was not surprised when he heard it.
The northern border was previously managed by Lao Luo, then it became Lao Yi, and then Lao Xie, and now he is in charge.
He was somewhat curious about who would be in charge of the next shift.
"City Lord, who will be the next chief in the northern border?" Xiao Jun asked with some confusion.
"Lü Cheng."
"Lü Cheng, Director of the Security Department."
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Xiao Jun was a little surprised. Since Director Lu joined the Dazhangshu Base, he had rarely seen Director Lu Cheng go out on missions. He had always been on the front line of the headquarters base, in charge of the defense of the headquarters base.
I didn't expect that Director Lu would be transferred here.
The reason why Li Yu transferred Lu Cheng here was actually because he was influenced by his third uncle.
A knife will not be sharp if it is not sharpened; a person who is too comfortable will lose his fighting effectiveness.
The headquarters base is really too safe. Lu Cheng has stayed in the headquarters base for so many years, and it is time for him to get out and hone his skills. Even though the northern border is relatively safe, it is meaningful to change the environment.
Xiao Jun did not ask why he chose to let Director Lu come here. The city lord naturally had his considerations for doing so.
After sending Li Yu back to the City Lord's Mansion, Xiao Jun and others left.
City Lord's Mansion.
Top floor.
Li Yu stood by the glass window, overlooking the northern border under the setting sun.
The City Lord's Mansion was built at the highest point in the North, so even though the City Lord's Mansion is only more than 30 meters high, one can still see the situation inside and outside the city.
"Haoran, it seems that sending you to the northern border is the right decision." Li Yu said suddenly.
"Brother."
Li Haoran came over from behind, "My parents, are they okay?"
"That's great. How about it? Do you still want to stay in the North?" Li Yu asked.
Naturally, he also knew about the affairs of the Northern Territory Military Chief. Now Li Yu asked him this because he wanted to hear his thoughts.
If he wanted to return to the headquarters base with Xiao Jun in two months, he would also send a new internal affairs talent to take charge of the internal affairs in the northern border.
Li Haoran thought for a moment and asked:
"If you don't stay in the North, what are your plans?"
Li Yu thought about it and realized that the buffer city of the Oil City was still under construction, and a buffer city supervisor would be needed to be in charge of internal affairs in the future, but it was still early.
Moreover, the situation in the buffer city will definitely be more complicated than that in the north. After all, there are all kinds of people there, and it is relatively difficult to manage.
The personnel structure in the North is simple and the tasks to be performed are relatively easier.
"Oil City's buffer city, once it's built, are you interested in going there to be the head of internal affairs?"
"Over at the Oil City?" Li Haoran's eyes lit up.
He had been to the Oil City, which was full of vitality compared to the somewhat decadent North, and there were many fun places in the commercial district.
It feels more interesting there than staying in the North.
“I’m interested!”
Li Yu glanced at him and smiled, "The buffer city has not been built yet, so we don't need a supervisor for a while. There are not many people here now, so it will probably take some time."
"Either you return to the headquarters base and help your second uncle manage internal affairs, or you continue to stay in the North and go to the buffer city after it is built. Which one do you choose?"
"The second one." Li Haoran chose to stay in the northern border without hesitation.
Staying at the headquarters base, he was always restricted by his father. He was used to the freedom in the north, and he felt uncomfortable returning to the headquarters base and listening to his father every day.
In the headquarters base, the person in charge of housekeeping is my second uncle.
There is no supervisor in the inner city. After all, there are only a few hundred people, and everyone in it basically has a position. When it comes to internal affairs, it is basically my second uncle who takes on the responsibility.
The outer city’s internal affairs director is Song Min, and the buffer city’s internal affairs director is He Chao.
My second uncle also has a secretary, Cai Dandan, who helps him manage some things.
When Li Haoran returned to the headquarters base, he would probably be responsible for some trivial matters such as canteen management and warehouse management.
This is what he used to do at the headquarters base.
The headquarters base has a large number of soldiers and generals and a lot of talented people. Even though he is Li Yu's cousin, his opportunities are limited.
Only by going out can you find more opportunities.
When Li Yu heard that Li Haoran chose the second day, he smiled and nodded, "Okay, it's up to you."
Lying on the luxurious king-size bed that Yuan Zhi bought before the end of the world, this bed has excellent support performance and is moderately soft and hard. The mattress sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan before the end of the world.
It really feels different when sleeping.
Li Yu was lying on the bed, feeling that old man Yuan Zhi really knew how to enjoy himself.
The next day, he gathered the combat troops and personnel from the outer city, gave a few speeches, and encouraged everyone.
The people who had not seen the city lord for a long time were extremely excited when they saw him, and the applause lasted for a long time.
Li Yu stayed in the northern border for two more days and did not return to Oil City until the third day.
When they returned to Oil City, they brought ten helicopters loaded with food grown and produced in the North.
Although it's only over a hundred tons, it's better to take some with us than to return empty-handed.
Huashan.
Mountain top.
Inside a dilapidated Taoist temple.
Jiba rummaged through his backpack and found only a dozen compressed biscuits left in it.
When he came out of the trading market, he bought a lot of corn tortillas. Li Yu also secretly asked someone to give him five kilograms of compressed biscuits.
While wandering around, he also obtained food supplies from the wild, trying to use as little of the food he brought from the trading market as possible.
But after the blizzard, he and the old Taoist priest were trapped here, and their source of food supply became much less.
The old Taoist's cloth bag was also empty. He could always find some random leaves, roots, and other things that he didn't recognize at all in the bag.
The old Taoist priest is not picky about food. He eats dandelions, lichens, tree barks, and leaves. In Jiba’s opinion, what the hell are these? How can he eat them all?
But the old Taoist priest ate with gusto.
Sometimes he couldn't understand why the old Taoist priest was so thin but still looked so good.
"Master, let's go to Oil City. I think it's not that cold outside anymore. We can go out now." Ji Ba looked at the old Taoist priest who was resting.
"What? Can't stand the loneliness? Cultivation is to be pure and free from desires."
Hearing the old Taoist priest telling him these profound truths again, Ji Ba felt a bit of a headache.
"Master, let's go to the market. If we don't go now, the snow will melt and it will be even harder for us to walk. There will be water everywhere."
The old Taoist opened his eyes and sighed.
"Well, it's time."
(asking for monthly ticket)
