Chapter 19: Go and Stay

Along the way, Liu Chang and his party bypassed countless terrifying creatures and some crowds, and finally arrived at the southern suburbs of Kaifeng.

There was a force stationed here, and the number was not small - because Kaifeng was close to Zhengzhou and was in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the number of troops in Kaifeng was very large.

The military region here is different from other places in Kaifeng, and there are already a lot of people gathered - it seems that at any time, fools are in the minority, Liu Chang and they thought of seeking help from the army, and many people also thought of this.

In those years, food was scarce and vehicles were impassable – half-human-tall grass, visibility of three metres, potholes in the ground – all limited human mobility. And there is a shortage of food for monsters everywhere, no matter what, the army here can still make people feel more at ease.

There are a large number of people gathered here, although due to the limitation of vision, no one can see how many people have gathered here, but judging from the smell of people everywhere, there are no less than 100,000 people here.

"Attention to all residents, attention to all residents." As soon as Liu Chang arrived here, he saw a man standing on the jeep, howling around with a big horn.

"All the residents who come here should pay attention, everyone should not make noise, do not push, so as not to get hurt." The military jeep has a high chassis and can also be open-topped, so this person can stand on the car and the driver can drive slowly and leisurely.

And when the car passed by Liu Chang and the others, they all pricked up their ears and quietly listened to what the main person wanted to say.

"Everybody's quiet, everybody's quiet." The loudspeaker on the jeep shouted vigorously, intending to let more people hear his voice: "Everyone has seen and understood the current situation. Therefore, everyone try not to squeeze around, everyone must know what the consequences of being injured are, and I won't talk nonsense, just say two or three issues that everyone is most concerned about. ”

"The first one, the question of whereabouts." The soldier with the loudspeaker looked very capable in speaking and acting, obviously carefully selected, and besides, everyone really didn't want to hear nonsense now. So, when he said that, there was silence, and everyone was listening to what he was going to say next.

"As for the future destination, our army is ready to divide into two waves, the first wave is to continue to be stationed here, build a temporary fortification, and try to create a relatively safe living environment for everyone."

"The second wave of people, we are going to move to Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, where we can join the large army, and maybe even go north to Beijing, go there to ask for help, you can choose a destination. The crowd who wanted to stay here went south to the military district; And the crowd that wants to leave, just stay where you are. ”

The soldier said such a series of words in one breath, and after taking a breath, he continued: "The second problem is the problem of food, now there is a shortage of food, and the army is no exception, I hope that everyone's food will be self-sufficient as much as possible, and the distribution of the army is really limited!" ”

After he said this, the quiet crowd below suddenly became lively, and the crowd showed a look of indignation.

"Why don't you give us food to eat, doesn't it mean that the grain of the Chinese is enough for the Chinese people for three years even if they don't farm?" The crowd below shouted loudly.

"That is, the grain is grown by our suburban farmers, what does it have to do with you, besides, we pay taxes to feed you, or you don't eat it."

"Why don't you give us food, are you even more ferocious than the monsters outside?"

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The people below were making a lot of noise, but fortunately no one rushed into the jeep with excessive excitement -- the deterrent effect of the army among the people was still there, and everyone did not dare to do anything, but they were all expressing their dissatisfaction with their mouths.

The people in the jeep looked at everyone's excited appearance and did not speak, and only after the first wave of words had passed, did he interject: "Don't be excited, everyone, listen to me." Don't talk yet, just listen to me. ”

He repeated the sentence twice in succession before he could be regarded as appeasing the people around him, and when the discussion subsided, he hurriedly said.

"On the issue of food, I would like to explain to you that the grain in our granary is no longer edible. If you don't believe me, you can go to the granary and see for yourself, the wheat and rice there are all worms and mold, the granary is already stinking, and those foods will kill people if they eat them. ”

His words were quite convincing, and sure enough, after saying this, the mood of the masses calmed down a lot.

"So, we don't have anything to eat ourselves, except for some military compressed biscuits and instant noodles, we really don't have too much food in stock, so in the next few days, I hope everyone can still be self-sufficient."

After saying this, the soldier with the horn patted the driver, and the two left here and continued to go to the other side to do propaganda.

And Liu Chang and others, who stayed, began to think about their future.

"Do you want to go or do you want to stay?" After Li Qingshui and the others quieted down, he asked in a low voice.

"I don't want to go." Liu Chang said: "The whole world is like a bird, where is it different? It's still familiar, and I'd like to go back every once in a while to see if my mom is there. What about you, do you want to leave or do you want to stay? ”

"I wanted to follow the army to Beijing to see, I felt that they must know something, but I didn't have the confidence to survive the road at all, so I chose to stay." Li Qingshui smiled self-deprecatingly.

"I want to be here too, I don't have the confidence to get out alive." The fat man who once shouted at school that all his classmates had become zombies, and he could run out safely, looked at the red mist in the sky and the grass under his feet at this moment, and his eyes showed a look of obvious fear: "Actually, if I hadn't followed you, I don't think I would have even had the courage to walk from the city center to the suburbs, and I would definitely die on the road." So, I chose to stay as well. ”

"I'll stay too." Zhu Lin, who had been quietly following the team, also whispered.

"What about you?" Liu Chang looked down at the little girl below.

"I'll follow you." The little girl smiled at Liu Chang, and the knife wound on her face slowly bloomed.

"Okay, since everyone has chosen to stay, let's wait here and discuss future plans by the way."

"Our plan is to live." Li Qingshui smiled slightly, "And the problem of survival is, first, food shortage, and second, a safe place to live." ”

"As for the place of residence, didn't that person just now say that the military region will open up a place?" Liu Chang nodded after listening, and said: "Although the army has no mechanized equipment now, for now, it shouldn't be very dangerous to live in the military region!" ”

"Then there's only one problem."

"How to get food!" Several people interface at the same time.

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