"It's not my deliberate indulgence on them, it's a kind of protection."

Xie Kun slowed down his speech, and his pain could be heard in his hoarse voice: "I'm not a qualified city manager. I kind of understand now that everyone's abilities are different. I used to think that those who were in charge were waste, but now I know that managing a city is complicated...... I can't take care of everyone, but women and children...... I have to take care of them. ”

The atmosphere in the room was somewhat silent.

"I didn't know what I was supposed to do. It wasn't until I got married, many years later, that I really understood that some things are not as perfect as they should be. ”

Xie Kun continued to break the silence with a hoarse voice: "I missed out on a lot of good things, especially my wife. She's dead. I will never forgive those who killed her, but I can also protect a lot of people like her. Even though they won't do anything, I'm going to protect them. In this city, that's my responsibility. ”

Tian Guangyao got up from the chair, walked up to Xie Kun, whose eyes were full of tears, patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and comforted: "Don't do this. ”

"We can't always be at war with remorse, we can't always make amends."

Huang He also sighed and persuaded: "We have all lost friends and family. Almost all of us in this world have had the same experience as we do. Actually, we were lucky. At least he's alive, and he's stronger than most. ”

He Chao paused for chopsticks in the bowl with dipping sauce, and couldn't help but say, "There has been no news from the boss, what should we do now?" ”

Xie Kun had already controlled his emotions. He sniffled vigorously and said lightly, "Wait and see!" He's safe, he just doesn't know why he hasn't shown up. ”

Tian Guangyao nodded: "Maybe Liu Tianming was delayed by something." I feel the same way. ”

He immediately turned his gaze to Xie Kun, pulled a chair from the side and sat down, and asked seriously, "What are your plans now?" Guarding the city like this? ”

Xie Kun thought carefully for a long time, nodded, and said seriously: "This is the best choice at the moment. ”

Tian Guangyao felt a little incredible: "You must be crazy." You yourself said that there are now at least 400,000 people in the city. Are you going to keep them like that? ”

Xie Kun doesn't think there's anything wrong with this group: "Now the integration of the farm has ended, and the yield is stable. We are not short of food. ”

"You still don't understand what I mean, it's not a question of lack of food."

Tian Guangyao looked a little anxious: "What is the use of these people to you?" Can they help you out of trouble? Or will it stand in front of you when danger comes? ”

Xie Kun shook his head: "I didn't think about this. ”

After a pause, he continued, "I just want more people to live and not let them become food for the corpses. ”

Tian Guangyao was stunned.

He stopped talking, took a cigarette out of his coat pocket, distributed it to those present in order, and then lit the cigarette in his hand with a lighter.

After a long time, he said lightly: "You can't protect them forever. ”

Xie Kun didn't follow Tian Guangyao's words: "I plan to turn this city into a fortress. ”

This sentence caused everyone in the room to stop moving, and they all focused their eyes on him.

"What do you say? Fortress? Huang He felt that he might have misheard.

"We don't have heavy weapons, but there are a lot of guns, and the supply of bullets is not a problem."

Xie Kun obviously had a plan for this plan: "I have carefully considered that as long as I control the most core area of the city and use buildings to build firepower points, I can form a solid defensive circle. The defensive effect of crossfire is very good, and the armed personnel have no problem dealing with external attacks as long as they have received simple military training. ”

Among all the people here, Tian Guangyao's military literacy is the highest. He was originally a professional officer, and he was the kind who climbed from the bottom and rose through the ranks by relying on his ability and military exploits. Xie Kun's idea is not a problem in his opinion, and it can even be said that he is clever———— with a group of guys who cannot be regarded as professional soldiers at all, and wants to take on the responsibility of guarding the entire city, which is undoubtedly an invisible burden on himself. But if Xie Kun really does this and builds the entire city into a fortress, then the overall protection capacity can be multiplied, and it can even be turned into a strong fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"You've got a good idea."

Tian Guangyao didn't directly pour cold water on Xie Kun: "But there are a few questions, I don't know if you have considered it?" There are many prerequisites for the fortification of cities, the most important of which is the stability of material and logistical support. On top of that, you'll have to have one or two long-range fire support groups, which are artillery. ”

Xie Kun was stunned, and then a helpless wry smile appeared on his face.

"You know I don't have heavy firepower."

He sighed and said: "Don't say it's artillery, we don't even have a heavy machine gun." Even if you get artillery, you can't produce shells. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have thought of turning the city into a fortress. ”

Tian Guangyao laughed meaningfully: "You don't have it, I have it." ”

Xie Kun obviously expected him to say this: "I know that the northwest base has a well-equipped military factory, and there are plenty of raw materials for production. But it was too far away to be transported in large quantities. Moreover, with your current helicopter models, I am afraid it will be difficult to transport heavy artillery. ”

"It's not a problem with shipping. Speaking of which, it is also a coincidence that the last time the new Beijing side sent people to clear the base, it left a few heavy transport planes. If the guns were taken apart and transported in parts, the number of guns carried would be a little higher. As for the shells...... I can even ship you a complete production line. When the time comes, you can build as much as you want. ”

Tian Guangyao looked directly into Xie Kun's eyes: "I want to know, if you have a sufficient number of weapons, how will you use them?" Or is it firmly guarded to the city, as it is now? ”

Xie Kun thought silently for nearly half a minute, then raised his head: "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”

"There's no point in just defending. As the old saying goes, "Even the strongest defenses will be breached one day." Even if you turn the whole city into a fortress, everyone here will obey the orders and obey the arrangement, but can you keep it that way forever? ”

"During this time, we observed several towns near the northwest base, and found that the degree of evolution of those murderous corpses was very high. They are rebuilding the world, according to their own logic, of course. Many humans have taken refuge in them and have been formed into subordinate armies. Regardless of the number of people or firepower, the murderous corpse must have an advantage over you. It may not be a big difference in a short period of time, but this cannot be the case forever. It won't be long before the murderous corpses will definitely be eyeing here, and war will follow. ”

"You've got to build an army!"

Tian Guangyao touched his newly shaved bald head and said seriously: "I have an idea, we should connect the northwest base with Xi'an. ”

Xie Kun's thinking was very flexible, and he immediately understood Tian Guangyao's intentions: "You are in charge of the supply of weapons?" ”

Tian Guangyao nodded: "I can move some of the production equipment over, and the northwest base can also accept some of the people from your side." ”

He Chao suddenly understood, and the whole person became very excited: "Yes! We can complement each other and exchange the advantages of our people with you. ”

Tian Guangyao looked at him with a smile on his face: "It's not an exchange, it's a cooperation." We are friends and partners. ”

Xie Kun took a deep breath, and his voice was not as heavy as before: "As long as there are weapons, there is no problem in terms of personnel." ”

"We seem to have found common ground together."

Tian Guangyao was excited: "We can join forces to strengthen the city. In fact, it is also helping Liu Tianming expand his influence. There's a lot we can do. ”

Huang He chimed in: "We have to do this." Because in addition to the murderous corpses, we must also deal with stronger enemies. ”

Tian Guangyao stopped talking.

Xie Kun is also sensitive to this issue.

They all understood that the Yellow River was referring to the new Beijing side.

The hatred between each other cannot be dissolved, and it must be washed away with blood.

……

Qi Yuanchang lay on the roof of the armored truck and put the tiny figure on the guard tower in the distance into the center of the black cross of the scope.

Pulling the trigger, the sniper rifle made a powerful vibration, and the dull sound of gunfire suddenly rang out, and the human body that had been shot fell from the tower, falling straight to the ground with blood scattered in the sky.

The shot was accurate, and it blew the target's head on the spot.

Without Qi Yuanchang's order, the four armored trucks that had been prepared for a long time immediately started their engines, and their speed skyrocketed to eighty kilometers per hour in just a few seconds. Heavy rubber tires rolled up large patches of mud on the ground, and fierce killing intent swayed in the cold wind, and everyone's face was fierce and fanatical.

All four trucks had heavy machine guns mounted on their roofs, and their ferocious fire suppressed the checkpoints directly ahead. People kept running out of the room, panicking and trying to pick up arms to fight back. Qi Yuanchang's accurate long-range sniping came into play at such times———— he never wasted bullets, he didn't rush to shoot one shot at a time, and in just half a minute, he took out six people who emerged from the windows and towers.

As long as the opponent does not have heavy fire suppression, individual weapons of ordinary caliber cannot pose a threat to armored trucks.

At this time, the doors are all open.

The truck roared into it, knocking a few guys who didn't have time to dodge on the spot. Before it could come to a complete stop, the movable armor baffles on the left, right, and back sides of the carriage were all pushed open, and the heavily armed people jumped down one after another, shouting and shooting at their chosen targets.

(End of chapter)