The last emperor

Chapter 330 A Patrol That Does Not Count as a Patrol

After taking down the entire Southern District, the way back to Chengguan was much smoother. You can walk through the west gate, or you can use the "secret passage" that Chen Lie and the others opened up when they came. Zhang Jin chose the secret passage and personally checked the stability of this secret passage. .

According to Chen Lie's description, he followed the sign. There are two important areas in this secret passage. One is to pass through a messy mixed area after leaving the commercial area. Chen Lie and Xiao Hu chose to go through an alley with high walls. Walk a good distance, then pass through a residential building and onto a spillway.

Along the spillway, you can directly reach the highway on the edge of the city. If you go out directly from the spillway, you have to go through a section of spillway.

There are not many floods in Xinyang, so the spillway has been abandoned for many years. Some people ride bicycles into the spillway from the road to take a shortcut, so now if you run an off-road vehicle, the conditions are not too good, but it is in a complex A relatively smooth road has been formed in the area.

There were not many zombies scattered on the road, and the cold winter made the zombies move slowly and react slowly, but Zhang Jin still smelled the resurgence of the tide of zombies.

I found a car from the highway and drove off the highway. The main force of Xinyang is agriculture, so most of the outside of the city is farmland. It is much easier to drive from the ruined farmland than the congested road, and the goal is directly at Chengguan Town.

Looking at the wet and withered crops being crushed in front of the car, Zhang Jin could only sigh. After the zombies resurface, these crops will be completely inedible. At that time, the survivors will find less food, and the dark days will begin. .

When the other party entered Chengguan Town, two guards with guns came out from the dark, and after finding out that it was him, they hurriedly let him go and notified Fatty Wang by the way.

The town seems to be still building defenses, useless intersections have been blocked, houses are marked with different symbols, and a team of people is still busy in the town.

Fatty Wang rushed to the gate of the base to greet him, and he was in great spirits.

"Castle Lord."

Zhang Jin got off the car and nodded, looking at the roadblocks in front of the base became more and more interesting.

Fatty Wang hurriedly said: "Xianren suggested that we plan the entire town, and the mayor and I agreed after consultation. We have built roadblocks in important positions, so that both people and zombies can carry out defensive attacks. We are planning the entire town. All house inspections are marked, useless ones can be locked, and useful ones are marked according to the importance of materials, and soon the whole town will be as safe as our backyard."

Zhang Jin nodded and walked in: "It's better than I expected, and the progress is much faster."

Fatty Wang was even more proud of being affirmed, and hurriedly followed: "The materials have been sorted out, and the functional areas of the base have basically been built. The medical room has been put into use, and our food and drink expenses can be guaranteed within half a year."

Zhang Jin took a look in the courtyard and sure enough, as Fatty Wang said, there were people busy in the weapon maintenance and medical room, a team of soldiers were practicing the tactics prepared by Chen Lie and Lei Zhen, and the entire base was operating in an orderly manner.

"Well, it looks good, is the connection with Kaifeng Town established?"

Fatty Wang laughed hurriedly: "Tested it two days ago, Lei Yun went back and calibrated it again, saying that it can be used normally next time."

"Well, I'm here to get the black dragon. Chen Lie may stay in the city for a few more days, so it's up to you here." Zhang Jin walked towards the garage.

Fatty Wang also ordered people to cook, knowing that he couldn't force him to stay, he hurriedly asked curiously: "The castle owner also built a base in the city?"

Zhang Jin rode on the black dragon and nodded, "The southern area is already under our control. You need to build a warehouse and a convoy here, and it won't be long before you can transfer supplies."

"Yes, we are already speeding up the formation of the team." Fatty Wang replied excitedly, watching Zhang Jin whizzing away, feeling amazed in his heart.

Yuan Xianren hastily finished the work at hand and rushed over to find Zhang Jin gone, annoyed: "The castle master is leaving now? I just arranged everything."

Fatty Wang looked in the direction of Xinyang and sighed: "The castle master is really amazing. I have never seen such a strange and powerful person in my life. He entered the city alone, and it took a month at most. He even took it down." Half a new sun, it's amazing."

"Ah?" Yuan Xianren was shocked: "Didn't Xiao Hu come here last time to say that he only took down a small base, and that he took down Boss Cao in the business district?"

Fatty Wang nodded and said: "Yes, I will not believe what others say, but I will believe it even if the castle owner does not. We have to hurry up the construction of the base. In the future, we will be an important station for material transfer, and it will even connect Xinyang and The important town of Black Dragon Castle, you can get whatever you want after you finish your job."

"Yes, our importance is self-evident. Whether we can gain more trust depends on our dedication." Yuan Xianren nodded.

Now they are not considering whether the value of Black Dragon Castle is worth trusting unconditionally, but to consider how much Black Dragon Castle will trust them. With one point, they can get closer, and the benefits are self-evident.

Heilong drove fast all the way, and arrived at Kaifeng Town not long after. This town is more than twice as small as Chengguan. The defense facilities left by Han Jinquan at the entrance of the town have been strengthened a lot now. The two guards hurriedly opened it when they saw Heilong. roadblock.

Lei Chong took the walkie-talkie and happily notified Lei Zheng and Zhang Jin that Zhang Jin was back as if it was Chinese New Year.

Zhang Jin slowly rode the black dragon and walked in. The town was obviously much more dilapidated than Chengguan. Many damaged vehicles left over from the disaster were still parked randomly, and the abandoned houses hadn't changed much. The houses were fenced off, connecting the entire core block together, and a safe area was established.

"Castle Master!" Lei Zheng almost ran out of the base to greet him.

Zhang Jin looked at Lei Zheng with red eyes, his face darkened with the smell of alcohol.

Lei Zheng hurriedly straightened his messy clothes and said with an embarrassed smile: "Castle Master, I was wrong. Today I was a little bored and panicked so I had a few drinks. I accept the punishment."

"Who manages the supplies here?" Zhang Jin asked coldly without entering the room.

"I... But I arranged for someone who is familiar with the work." Lei Zheng blushed and hurriedly called a name into the room, he knew not to drink indiscriminately, especially in the daytime, he knew he was wrong and did not dare to look Zhang Jin in the eye.

"Gu Yun, Gu Yun comes out, the Castle Lord is here."

Under Lei Zheng's loud roar, a woman ran out in a hurry, wearing a very old denim jacket and gloves, holding a pen and a notepad.

"Fortress... Fortress owner." Gu Yun came to Zhang Jin and looked at Zhang Jin with surprise.

Zhang Jin was also a little surprised that it would be this woman.

Lei Zheng hurriedly explained: "Gu Yun came to ask for help some time ago, and Han Jinquan who escaped died in her hands. I saw that the couple were helpless and took them in. Now Gu Yun is in charge of managing supplies, and her man is helping Renovate the base."

Of course Zhang Jin knew who Gu Yun was, the woman who was bullied in the hotel by the town, of course he would not bring up this dark past for this woman, nodded his head and said: "You are in charge of managing supplies, right? I have a task for you."

When Gu Yun saw Zhang Jin, she couldn't help recalling the scene of that day. This man was actually the Castle Lord that Lei Zheng had been mentioning all the time. She hurriedly nodded gratefully and said, "The castle master told Gu Yun that he will definitely do it."

Zhang Jin glanced at the grinning Lei Zheng and said: "From now on, you will control the wine. Lei Zheng is only allowed to drink one bottle of wine a month, and usually no more than one glass at a time."

Gu Yun glanced at Lei Zheng, Lei Zheng is the mayor here, she is a woman who was kept by Lei Zheng, how dare she care about it.

Lei Zheng hurriedly said: "Gu Yun don't worry about me, I just have poor self-control, the order given to you by the castle master is the law of heaven, I will definitely cooperate with you, and stop drinking indiscriminately."

Seeing Lei Zheng admitting his mistake so consciously, Zhang Jin shook his head and said, "You said you knew this earlier, why didn't you keep your mouth shut? It's been a month, and you see that your place is still like a ruin. Although it's just an outpost, There is no shortage of supplies, the location is good, and there are conditions for building a survival base, so why do you have no ambition to become the mayor of the town?"

Lei Zheng scratched his head and said, "I really want to do it well, but I'm not as smart as the castle master, I don't know how to do it, and there are fewer manpower."

Zhang Jin glanced at the base, and found that Lei Zheng had few people, basically no newcomers were taken in, and Lei Yun was found on the second floor.

Lei Yun just ran down and said excitedly: "Castle Master, you are back, and Sixth Brother is still talking about you."

Lei Zheng was even more embarrassed, the chanting was so eloquent that he came back from the chanting when he was half drunk.

Zhang Jin nodded and said: "It is true that there are fewer people here. I will go back and check the situation of Guangfeng and Guangyuan. If there are suitable ones, I will transfer them to you. I will also recruit people appropriately. It’s grown, isn’t it ashamed to be like a polished commander?”

"Yes, I'm working hard to build the base." Lei Zheng responded seriously, and immediately said with a playful smile: "I haven't been home for so long, can I go home, just to see my precious son."

"Okay, go back tomorrow and bring some people over to help you." Of course Zhang Jin has no reason to refuse Lei Zheng, this guy is a good man who takes care of his family, and probably the reason why he doesn't go home for a month is because of his drinking.

Lei Yun hurriedly interjected: "Castle Master, the communication between Black Dragon Castle and here has been established, don't spoil my sixth brother, he was chatting with his son just now."

Lei Zheng stared immediately when he saw Lei Yun dismantling the stage. This video has nothing to do with meeting at home. Besides, what do you know, your sister-in-law is waiting for me at home, but of course he can't say it.

"Hehe, Lei Yun has done a good job. Maybe you can go to the city to help out when you're done here." Zhang Jin laughed.

"Soon, short-distance video communication and long-distance radio are almost perfectly realized. I must go to the city to see what the end of the world has become." Lei Yun said excitedly.

Lei Zheng also said: "Castle Master, have you found Uncle Xiao and the others in the city this month?"

Zhang Jin nodded and said: "We took down the Southern District. We originally wanted you to bring people into the city to support, but it seems that you can't separate people from here, and you can't go."

"I... I'll go alone, let Lei Zhengtang come over to be the mayor, I'm not the mayor anymore." Lei Zheng knew that he really couldn't move others, so he had to find another reason.

"Develop your base with peace of mind. You will go there when you can. I'm going to Zhang Hu's place." Zhang Jin rode the black dragon and drove out.

Lei Yun said depressedly: "I still want the castle owner to see my achievements, so I'm leaving now, and I won't enter the house."

Lei Zheng patted the brim of Lei Yun's hat and said: "You little bastard, let me go into the city with the castle owner."

"Huh, who cares about your mayor, I want to go into the city by myself." Lei Yun turned his head upstairs triumphantly, he knew that his communication skills were valued by Zhang Jin, so he was happy.

"Hey, you little bastard." Lei Zheng was extremely depressed, and said to Gu Yun, "Call the people of Qi to hold a meeting tonight, let's study how to develop the base."

Gu Yun nodded, she didn't expect that Zhang Jin really didn't mention what happened that day, she was very grateful in her heart, and Lei Zheng didn't know what happened that day, although she chose to survive to face it, but in retrospect it would be extremely painful. People mentioned that she didn't know what would happen to her.

At noon, Zhang Jin had already arrived at Zhang Hu's site. Many vehicles were parked in the repair shop on the side of the road. The repair shop was welded with barbed wire and various kinds of steel to make it look like a small base.

There are quite a lot of people here, and several people in the repair shop are welding the vehicles in full swing. Zhang Hu, wearing a welder's cap, ran out excitedly when he heard the sound of the car.

"You've done a good job here." Zhang Jin looked at a pickup truck. The body had been welded with some stronger guard plates, and a splinter was welded on the front.

Zhang Hu said with a smile: "The base has stabilized recently, and the number of zombies seems to be increasing slowly during patrolling. I feel that enhanced vehicles are more suitable for operations in the apocalypse, so I am trying to make modified vehicles."

"Well, it's a good idea, let's keep working." Zhang Jin nodded. Zhang Hu has always been a good guy, so it was right to transfer Zhang Hu to take over here.

"How's the situation at the base?"

Zhang Hu hurriedly replied seriously: "The survivors have almost recovered, and they all voluntarily accepted the arrangement after recovery. Now patrols, resource collection, and base construction are proceeding in an orderly manner, and daily soldier training is also in progress."

"Well, your leadership is good. This is the first front post. Patrols and soldier training can't be relaxed." Zhang Jin is very satisfied. The development here is good, but it can't be mobilized. Generally, outsiders enter the Quartet through this road. The probability of going to the town is more than that of taking Kaifeng.

Zhang Hu was very excited to hear Zhang Jin's affirmative appreciation, and whispered: "Recently, I have taken in a few survivors, and there are relatively few zombies now. These people are not safe, and I am not good at managing survivors. I have been undecided whether to continue to take him in or not.”

Zhang Jin nodded and said: "The conditions here are indeed not suitable for taking in survivors frequently. If conditions permit, let them go to Black Dragon Fort or Kaifeng Town by themselves, and if conditions do not, let the patrol team send them there. You can't easily transfer people here. If we want to increase it, we will directly transfer trained fighters from Black Dragon Castle."

Zhang Hu nodded. He understood Zhang Jin's meaning and the importance of his location. The base cannot be messed up, and it is far away from the nearby bases. If something happens, it is difficult to get immediate support. It was also something he had been worried about.

"Go to the base and sit down." Zhang Jin knew that this place was more complicated, logically speaking, he should let Chen Lie sit in charge, but because he was going to advance to Xinyang, he had to let Zhang Hu come. Zhang Hu is better than Lei Zheng in managing the base. Zhang Hu is steady and careful.

So here he purposely went into the base to stay for a while, to give Zhang Hu some prestige, so as to prestige these unfortunate survivors.

(End of this chapter)