Doomsday Commander

  Chapter 73 Finding settlements

   North of Fengcheng.

  This is the northernmost part of Western Sichuan Province, bordering Grassland Province to the north, Lianghe Province to the east, and Mobei Province to the west.

  The towering Hailan Mountains are the natural boundary between western Sichuan and the grassland.

  There are vast plains here, and agriculture is the pillar industry here.

  After the survivors of Fengcheng escaped from the city, most of them went to the northern area of ​​Fengcheng to settle down.

  At this moment, Tang Zheng's car had passed Fengcheng City and was on its way north.

  The matter in Qinzhou was settled, Tang Zheng went north this time, and there were four more tank trucks in the convoy.

  The fuel tank truck is filled with fuel, which is the ransom for those people.

   Tang Zheng, who decided to leave, didn't want to get entangled there. After his own collection, among the survivors in Qinzhou, there was not much money to collect.

  The car has got off the expressway and is walking on the provincial road.

  In the car, Wu Di turned on the radio and was listening to the radio here.

  Hanyue's radio stations are also divided into regions. Normally, a channel broadcast can only be listened to within the city area. Tang Zheng left Qinzhou, and the news from Qinzhou could not be received.

   But at this time, he was still listening to the radio news in the car with great interest.

   The person who spoke at this time was a person from an international base.

   This is a foreigner, but he can speak fluent Chinese and Yue language.

"Yong Linling! Are you crazy, you bastard? It's the third time you've come to attack our international base's collection team again, right? Do you think you're the Earl of Hanyue, so I can't do anything with you?" How about it?"

  Another voice that Tang Zheng was relatively familiar with came from the radio.

   "International base, I'm bah! It's just a chowder made up of a group of foreign offal. If I, Yong Linling, are afraid of you, I won't even be an earl."

   "And you still have the face to scold me, have you forgotten how many bad things you have done?"

  The person from the international base over there interfaced again: "You must be mentally ill. I told you earlier. We have never done that at the international base. I guarantee the reputation of the Magnolia Empire."

"Fuck your mother's Magnolia, what reputation does Magnolia's bandit country have? And the few Magnolia people that day almost told me the color of Jonathan's pervert's underwear. Can this matter be false? Tell me You, we are not done with this matter!"

   "Well, you Yong Linling, you're talking nonsense here, do you really think we're afraid of you? Tell you not to get complacent too early, we can find mercenaries to deal with you."

   "Come on, you know what's the use of bragging? If you can come out of Fengcheng alive, your Grandpa Yong doesn't know how to write when you are afraid of words."

  The cursing on the broadcast was in full swing, Tang Zheng was a little ashamed.

   Speaking of this matter, the water is very deep.

  The car walked for a while, got off the provincial road, and embarked on a country road.

  The road conditions gradually became bumpy.

   Tang Zheng sat in the car, a little drowsy.

  But he knew that the current road was not too difficult, and there were still more than 100 kilometers to go, so it might be even more difficult.

   It is already the third day of his departure. The three-day trek has made him a little tired, but fortunately, he will reach his destination today.

  The car walked for more than an hour, and mountains gradually appeared in front of it.

   "General, we're almost there."

  The correspondent called Tang Zheng, and Tang Zheng opened his eyes.

   "Oh, are you approaching the Hyland Mountains?"

   "General, strictly speaking, this is just a branch of the Hailan Mountains. This mountainous area is called the Guyun Mountain, and the highest peak is called the Guyan Mountain. The source of the Fengming River is on the Guyan Mountain."

   Tang Zheng nodded slightly, it seems that the correspondent has done his homework.

  Fengming River is a tributary of Chihe River, but the purity of the water flow is far higher than that of Chihe River.

   It is said that the source of the Fengming River is formed by melting snow and spring water from the high mountains of Guyan Mountain. The water quality is first-class in China.

  The Fengminghe Mineral Water Plant made the commercials broadcast on Hanyue Royal Radio Station.

   Tang Zheng still remembered that advertisement.

  “We do not process water, we are just porters of Fengming River.”

   From this we can see how good the water quality of Fengming River is.

  The water in Fengming River is mineral water, which shows that the mineral resources here are also very rich.

   It is said that there used to be gold mines in Guyun Mountain.

   This is also Tang Zheng's destination this time, he wants to come here to build a survival base that belongs to him.

   Judging from the scene on the road, this time the choice was right.

  There are almost no people and no zombies on the road, especially after entering the mountainous area, even the rut marks are hard to see, which shows that after the end of the world, few survivors will come here.

   After driving slowly along the hillside for more than 20 minutes, the car finally stopped.

   Tang Zheng opened the door and got off the car.

  As soon as he got off the car, Tang Zheng felt a gust of cold wind hit him.

   "Hiss is a bit cold."

Next to Tang Zheng, Guo Yun, a scientific researcher, said: "General, we have traveled about 1,500 kilometers from Qinzhou to here, and another 200 kilometers to the north, we will reach the grassland province in the north of the empire. Usually it’s about ten degrees lower, so it’s normal to be cold.”

   As he spoke, Guo Yun pointed far away: "General, please look, there is Guyan Mountain, and you can still see snow on the top of the mountain."

  Tang Zheng looked up, in the distance surrounded by clouds and mist, the snow on Guyan Mountain was indeed clearly visible.

   Tang Zheng tugged at the collar: "Let's go, if you come, you will be safe, let's look for our settlement."

   "General, if you are looking for settlements, I suggest looking along the river. After all, you said that we must ensure clean drinking water, so along the river is a necessary condition."

   "Okay, just do as you say."

  The convoy was already not far from the river, Tang Zheng led a group of people, and soon came to the riverside of Fengming River.

  Fengming River is a medium-sized river with a width of about 50 meters. The current is a little fast, mainly because of the terrain.

   Tang Zheng came to the river bank, where he could clearly see the bottom of the river.

  Some rocks protrude from the water surface. After thousands of years of river washing, the stones are smooth and round.

   On the surface of the water, occasionally some cold-water fish jumped out of the water, and they were not small in size.

  In the end of the world, no one is fishing anymore, and these aquatic groups are also growing stronger, and it seems that many unprecedented species will appear.

  Tang Zheng and his party walked along the river for a long time, and finally came to the foot of Guyun Mountain.

   Further up, there is a high mountain rising from the ground.

  Guyun Mountain is nearly 2,000 meters above sea level, and it is a veritable mountain in the plain area.

  Looking at the steep mountain peak reaching into the clouds, Tang Zheng stopped.

   "I can't walk anymore, this mountain is too difficult to climb."

   "General, how do you feel about this place?"

  Tang Zheng looked around, and found some wild fruit trees on the hillside, and they were bearing red fruits at this time.

   Looking around, there are vast plains to the south and east.

   To the north and west are the steep slopes of Guyun Mountain.

  This is a natural haven. Standing here, I feel that the climate is warmer.

   "Yes, there are mountains and water, and a microclimate has also been formed. How big is the area here?"

Guo Yun, a scientific research soldier, looked at it for a while: "General, if you calculate from the Fengming River, the corner of this mountainous area is about five or six square kilometers. If you cross the Fengming River, this area will have Eleven or twelve square kilometers."

  Tang Zheng nodded: "I've read all the nearby maps, where are they closer?"

"I've seen the general. Six hundred kilometers to the south from the position under our feet is Fengcheng, and eight hundred kilometers to the east is the boundary of Lianghe Province. It is only 1,300 kilometers away from the Jinghe County you mentioned. distance."

   "Bypassing the Guyan Mountains and heading north, 220 kilometers away, you'll be Lunba City in the Prairie Province. It is said that there are also some survival bases there, and they are developing well."

   "One hundred and fifty kilometers to the west is the Huanglong Desert in Mobei Province. If you pass through the desert, you can go directly to the Nahan Kingdom in the west."

  Tang Zheng asked again, "What about the nearby counties and towns?"

Guo Yun obviously understood it very clearly, so he opened his mouth and said, "Within a hundred kilometers from us, there are two counties, one is Qingquan County in Fengcheng, and the other is Caiqi County in Lumba. There are seven towns in total. One, only 30 kilometers away from the nearest town, called Changling Town, where there is also a railway passing through."

   Tang Zheng nodded approvingly: "You did your homework well, so do you think it's appropriate for me to come to this area to establish a base?"

"It couldn't be more suitable. We are backed by Guyun Mountain, and there are mountains in the west and north as natural barriers. It is safe and secure. The only thing we need to beware of is the mutant birds and beasts in the mountains. However, under the current scale of our army, Those birds and beasts are hardly a threat."

   "There is water, the climate is warm, and it is very livable. The only disadvantage is that the transportation is somewhat inconvenient. However, as long as the general expands the engineering team and brings in some large machinery, these things will not be a problem."

"Another very important point is that there are few people here, especially after the end of the world, no one has ever been here, so even if the general builds a city here, it will not look very abrupt. After all, everyone doesn't know what happened here. It means that the general should build the city bigger in advance, so as to avoid future expansion.”

   Regarding this point, Tang Zheng also quite agrees.

  To establish, one step is required, but I don't know if the funds in my hand are enough.

  The funds obtained by Tang Zheng at the trading conference have been exchanged, which is a little more than expected. Now he has a total of 1.72 million funds in his hands.

   Moreover, most of the firearms that were used for sale at the beginning were confiscated by him, and there are more than a thousand 98K in his mind.

   This batch of firearms has also become a concern of Tang Zheng, it seems that he has to find another opportunity to sell it again.

  If he wants to build a base now, Tang Zheng doesn't plan to build a city wall first.

  The first thing he wants to build is the resource recycling station.

   After all, the capital needed for the city wall is massive. If there are resource recycling stations and enough materials, 90% of the construction cost can be saved.

  Tang Zheng thought for a while, then turned around and asked Guo Yun: "You still have blueprints, did you come up with anything?"

   "Some generals, I have made a new drawing here."

   As he spoke, Guo Yun handed Tang Zheng a blueprint.

   Tang Zheng took it and used it directly.

   There is a new building in the system.

  【Wind Power Plant: The construction price is 50,000 gold. 】

  (end of this chapter)