432、The compulsion of life
The old man looked at the sharp knife and the others, not knowing what to do. Instead, the little girl actually laughed when she saw Zhang Xiaoman and Jiao Xiaochen quarrel.
Children's world is simple, and they don't understand how terrible this world is.
Ren Xiaosu asked the old man: "Which is the closest barrier here?"
"Barrier No. 144," the old man answered truthfully: "It looks like it is about sixty kilometers west."
Ren Xiaosu looked at Zhang Xiaoman: "Can we confirm our location?"
"Yes," Zhang Xiaoman nodded: "Barrier No. 144 is the Zong family's granary, because 70% of the fertile land is near the 144 barrier. It can be said that this is a barrier specially built for food resources, just like the Qing family's 114 barrier."
"So that's it," Ren Xiaosu nodded and said, "Then let's start with the 144 barrier."
Jiao Xiaochen suddenly asked, "What should I do with this old man and the little girl? No matter what, what if they report the news?"
The old man suddenly became anxious: "Sir, don't worry, we will never report to Zong. You came from Fortress 178. To be honest, we all hope that you can come."
Zong was so harsh about refugees that he had lost the hearts of the people among them.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly said: "If Zong had not summoned all the Qingzhuang family, we might have organized refugees to form an armed force behind enemy lines and surround the barriers. When he heard Mr. Zhang's lectures before, he said that there was such a army of battles..."
Zhang Xiaoman and the others were stunned by this, but now they don’t have the conditions.
Someone next to him asked, "Old man, do you still have food here?"
I asked this because they had a shortage of dry food. Although there was food brought by Ren Xiaosu, Sister Xiaoyu prepared it for Ren Xiaosu alone at that time.
According to Sister Xiaoyu's idea, these things can allow Ren Xiaosu to spend three months in the wilderness without having to worry about finding something to eat.
There are many things, but I can’t stand the sharp knife and even more people. If you eat something for three months by one, 184 people will only eat it for two days.
So the imminent thing they are looking for food.
Ren Xiaosu can grow potato Sagittarius, but this method of consuming thank-you coins is definitely a forced one.
But the old man said, "There is no food here? All of them were confiscated by Zong. They hid some secretly before, but they also took it out."
Ren Xiaosu glanced at the basket the old man was carrying, which was filled with wild vegetables. It seemed that he had just taken the little girl out and just digged wild vegetables. The old man didn't lie.
"What should we do?" Jiao Xiaochen asked.
Zhang Xiaoman waved his hand: "It's okay, let's go to the factory to explode. There are so many workers in the factory, can we still have no food?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately headed west, looking for military uniforms and food, and these two things were solved together.
Things went smoother than they thought, because they saw a factory without going far away, and the chimney was still emitting white smoke.
The sharp knife even made a careful plan and raid from two directions, but he didn't even see a decent garrison force. There were only two private troops. When they saw Ren Xiaosu and the others, they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and they had no spirit of resistance at all...
There are also refugees in the factory who come out honestly to line up and stand.
Zhang Xiaoman said in confusion: "Two people are watching in a factory?"
The soldier from the private army knelt and replied: "All have been transferred into the Zong army..."
"Okay," Zhang Xiaoman confiscated their guns and said, "Take out some of your food here and we will take it away."
Two soldiers from the private army wanted to speak but stopped, but they did as a result.
But Zhang Xiaoman and the others were shocked when they saw each other's food. They saw moldy steamed buns in front of them. He said in surprise: "The only thing in this factory? A refugee came out to answer me."
A refugee said, "Sir, this is what we usually eat."
Zhang Xiaoman's face suddenly turned dark. No wonder Zong was unpopular, no wonder the old man said he was hoping for the 178 Fortress to come. It turned out that the refugees lived this kind of life.
Ren Xiaosu sighed. Although the Qing family is also a consortium and also exploits refugees, at least the refugees can eat enough in the factory.
It’s not that Qing’s family is so good, it’s mainly based on peers’ highlights…
Jiao Xiaochen opened a steamed bun, but saw that the moldy steamed bun was mixed with wheat peel: "Can you really eat this thing? Will it not kill anyone after eating it?"
"Sir, it's good to be alive," replied the refugee.
This factory is made of copper smelting, so the sharp knife even found neither the clothes nor the Zong military uniform, which made Zhang Xiaoman feel a little uncomfortable. He looked at Ren Xiaosu: "We can't eat this, it's okay if it's bad. We have eaten something bad, but we can't eat something moldy, which will affect our combat effectiveness."
"I guess this is the case in nearby factories," Ren Xiaosu sighed: "So if you want to find food, you have to go to Zong's family to find it."
"The 144 Barrier is known as the Zong family's granary. We can definitely find food there. And destroying this so-called granary will definitely make Zong family a headache. If they can't eat in war, they may have a mutiny in the army."
"Dream," Zhang Xiaoman cursed with a smile: "There are at least a regiment of defenders in the 144 barrier. How can we fight?"
Ren Xiaosu suddenly said: "Let's fight their transportation team!"
Originally, the Sharp Knife Company did not want to have contact with the Zong family's regular army here, after all, this is the rear of others.
But now I can't fight anymore. If I don't fight, I'll starve to death. Life is forced...
No one could have imagined that a bloody storm in the Zong family was caused by looking for food.
Two days later, the Zong command suddenly received a notice that a grain transport team outside the 144 barrier was destroyed by a small group of enemy troops. The other side was a company of 178 fortress and could not completely wipe out the transport team.
Now the infantry defenders at the 144th barrier are chasing this company with all their might.
The front-line generals of the command center frowned when they received the news. The 144 barrier was located in a special geographical location. Fortress 178 had to cross the river to reach this point, but Fortress 178 itself had no ship, so they didn't worry about it in their previous strategic deployment.
But unexpectedly, there was still a problem with the 144 barrier.
The command center issued documents to the 144th barrier and instructed the infantry regiment commander to clear out this company to ensure the safety of the supply line in the rear!
However, just a few hours after the document was sent out, the 144 barrier sent back a message saying that it was lost...
The general in charge of logistics at the command headquarters was furious and could even chase the enemy on his own territory!?
Chapter completed!