When Ren Xiaosu saw the 178 barrier from afar, he was suddenly shocked.

This barrier was unlike any other he had seen, the majestic and vicissitudes of the barrier were full of scars, and even large traces of filling in the gaps, as if the barrier had been collapsed and rebuilt many times.

Again and again bad luck comes and goes, but it always stands here.

Although the previous walls also have traces of time, the walls of the walls have not been badly damaged, so they look very neat.

But the walls of the 178 barrier are different, and when Ren Xiaosu first saw it, he suddenly felt that this wall seemed to have a tenacious life.

He also suddenly understood why someone called the 178 barrier a fortress.

This is a truly fortified fortress built for war, and it is more defensive than any previous fortress.

Zhou Yinglong said proudly: "We all call this place the 178 Fortress, which is different from those weak and wind-suppressing barriers outside!"

Ren Xiaosu stood under the towering wall of Fortress 178, and above the high wall were soldiers with loaded guns on guard, but because they arrived with Zhang Jinglin, the soldiers on the wall did not warn.

According to what Xu Xianchu said, it is difficult for anyone with unknown origins to get close to this barrier, and it would be impossible for him to come in if he didn't have Ren Xiaosu's letter of recommendation.

Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked, "I also wrote letters of recommendation to some people before, did they come to Fortress 178?"

Xu Xianchu shook his head: "No." ”

"It seems that they also had an accident," Ren Xiaosu sighed.

At this time, Ren Xiaosu pulled a bullet off the wall: "Why are there bullets on the wall?"

Of course, the 178 fortress was built to defend against the enemy, but in Ren Xiaosu's impression, everyone kept saying that the 178 fortress was to defend against wild beasts.

Everyone is saying that there are few beasts in the interior because humans have driven the beasts out of the barrier circle, and Fortress 178 stands in the northwest to prevent a large number of terrifying beasts from invading.

But how to explain the bullets on the wall, this is clearly left by the foreign enemy with a firearm on the wall.

Only humans use firearms.

Xu Xianchu said with a smile: "In the future, you will understand that in the era of thermal weapons, the real enemy of mankind is only human beings themselves." ”

This sentence is somewhat familiar to Ren Xiaosu, and a librarian named An Yuqian also said the same thing.

It's just that Angozen means that science is uncontrollable, and it will allow humans to create forces that they can't control.

And Xu Xianchu's meaning is more straightforward, the enemy of Fortress 178 is humans.

The heavy gates of the 178th Fortress slowly lifted, and the rumbling sound was like a dragon roaring through the ramparts.

The group walked in and found that although the appearance of the 178 fortress was shabby, it was extremely neat and clean.

Originally, Ren Xiaosu thought that the place where a group of northwest men lived should be very dirty and messy, but it turned out to be not like this.

Enter the long street where the gate is located, and at the end you will see a huge bronze bell hanging high above a tower.

Xu Xianchu introduced to Ren Xiaosu: "This bell is not the same as our previous barrier, the bells of other barriers are used to tell the time, and the bell of the 178 fortress will only ring when it is a warning, and when the bell rings, everyone in the army will be ready to fight to the death." ”

"When was the last time the bell rang?" Ren Xiaosu said curiously.

"Sixteen years ago," Xu Xianchu said with emotion: "It's a pity that I didn't see that scene, many of us in the interior didn't even know that there was a war here, and Fortress 178 was like a wall, blocking out danger and darkness." ”

There are many people on the streets, everyone wears coarse cloth clothes, neon signs are rarely seen in front of the shops, there are almost no private vehicles on the road, and there are occasional military off-road crossings.

Wang Shengyin said curiously: "You guys look so primitive here. ”

Xu Xianchu said: "There is a shortage of electricity, and new power plants are being built on the periphery, but there is a shortage of talents in the 178 fortress, and the construction is very slow. There was also a large power station before, but it was artificially destroyed during the war. ”

"The resources don't seem to be very sufficient," Wang Shengyin said: "The northwest is quite suitable for growing cotton, there is plenty of sunshine, and the water and groundwater of the snow-capped mountains are also sufficient, so why not grow more cotton?"

Xu Xianchu glanced at her and said, "You have to eat a full meal first." ”

Ren Xiaosu looked at the scene in the 178 fortress, to be honest, it was indeed a little shabby, but for some reason, he felt much more comfortable here than in other barriers.

When the pedestrians on the street saw Zhang Jinglin's motorcade passing by, they didn't deliberately stutter, but said hello like old friends, and then went about their own business.

Xu Xianchu glanced at Ren Xiaosu: "Xiaosu, do you have the energy of that black medicine, someone here has frostbite in winter, and the chilblains have not been cured, and the medicine needed for the war has been in short supply, if you can have your black medicine, it will be great news for our 178 fortress." ”

Xu Xianchu had also heard about the fact that his predecessor Xiaosu became a doctor in the market town, and Zhang Jinglin also knew about it.

Ren Xiaosu shook his head: "It can't be mass-produced." ”

Xu Xianchu was a little disappointed: "It's okay, when the trade route is opened, you can find the Central Plains people to buy medicine." ”

What the 178 Fortress lacks is not only medicine, but also clothing, food, etc., and the opening of trade routes is an imminent matter for Zhang Jinglin, who returned to the 178 Fortress.

Zhang Jinglin spent several months clearing up the chaos in the 178 fortress one by one, and now it was time to consider the development of the fortress.

Xu Xianchu arranged Ren Xiaosu and them in a small building: "This is our guest house, it's a bit shabby, don't dislike it." ”

Ren Xiaosu shook his head: "It's already very good." ”

Wang Shengzhi and Wang Shengyin may not have lived in such a dilapidated house, but Ren Xiaosu has even lived in a shack, so of course he won't care about this.

At this time, Xu Xianchu was a little embarrassed and said: "Xiaosu, your wound is not healing, I will go to the quartermaster department to apply for some medicine for you, but now the medicine in the fortress is too scarce, and you may not be able to apply for ......."

Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "It's okay, I also brought some black medicine." ”

"That's good, that's good," Xu Xianchu rubbed his hands and smiled: "Then do you have any extra black medicine, that ......"

Xu Xianchu was a little embarrassed to say that one of his soldiers was injured during training before, and the wound has not healed yet, and the quartermaster department has actually run out of medicine for a long time, so he can only carry it. But Ren Xiaosu just came, and he didn't take care of others, so he even asked someone to ask for something, what kind of thing is this.

saw Ren Xiaosu stuff a small porcelain bottle into Xu Xianchu's hand: "You're welcome." ”

When Xu Xianchu was the most impoverished, he was willing to give the remaining half of the nest to himself, and Ren Xiaosu would not be stingy with Xu Xianchu.

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Thanks to the two classmates who stood in 1984 and became the new leaders of this book