Volume 1 Section 238 The Hive

Su Hao's smile was a little bleak, his laughter was full of madness, and his eyes were full of obvious chills.

He originally thought that this time and space would change somewhat from the future. At least, in the face of the strength they have shown, those people will have thoughts like "cherishing talents".

However, Su Hao still underestimated the ability of meanness and lust for power. They would rather make the situation worse than weaken and give up even the slightest bit of what they already possess.

Huang He took a hard puff of his cigarette and said seriously: "But then again, you are now an out-and-out general. There is an official document from the military department, and no one can forge the rank number. This time they were self-defeating, shooting themselves in the foot. ”

Su Hao smiled calmly and said indifferently: "They are not as stupid as you think. Since they are willing to give up the title of general, they will naturally be prepared for both. If I guessed correctly, when the military department found out that the defense of Xinnanyang was not going on as expected, it would definitely cause a new round of chaosβ€”β€”β€”β€” blame each other, find new responsible persons, ridicule, and scold...... Just thinking about it gives me a headache. Perhaps, they will also mobilize troops and attack us. As for countermeasures...... The most likely thing is that a new general will be parachuted in to take charge of the 11th Independent Army. If I obeyed, I would be completely dismissed and placed in an idle position in the propaganda department or the production department. If they refuse, those guys will have ample excuses, and hats like disobedience to superiors and refusal to obey orders will be pressed down one after another. When the time comes, the military department will go all out to propagandize through all channels, and we will be the rebels who will never be able to get rid of it. ”

Huang He's fingers holding the cigarette were a little stiff, and his eyes were a little puzzled: "...... them Will it really attack us? Anyway, we're allies too? ”

"The odds are high."

Su Hao's answer was still indifferent, and he showed no mercy: "They want everything, and they are not willing to give up anything." The Battle of Hefei had been lost, and with the discussion at the meeting of the military department, perhaps I had already been classified as a scapegoat. ”

Huang He shook his head again and again: "Don't make this kind of joke. You objected before the war, and you broadcast the minutes on public channels. Many people saw that scene, and no matter how stupid the people in the military department were, they would not do such a thing. ”

"Not necessarily."

Su Hao whispered in a faint, ghost-like voice, "Those bastards can figure out everything." Things like confusing black and white and beating a rake are good for them. ”

In the distance, the sound of explosions coming from the east direction of the base city became louder and louder, and there was a faint tremor on the ground, and even the sand and soil trembled slightly. Faintly, you can even hear the terrible screams of mutated creatures.

Su Hao got into the off-road vehicle and looked at the tall gray city wall in the distance.

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, he suddenly has a sense of relief.

A large number of fragmentation bombs have been planted inside and outside the city of the new Nanyang base, and if they want to break through the minefield and enter the city, the mutant creatures must pay a heavy price. The exact number cannot be determined at this time, but it will definitely not be less than 100,000 heads

On this plane, this is the first base city to be captured.

There are a lot of raw materials in stock, complete machinery and underground workshops. Relying on the central computer, Su Hao sealed off the entire base, and the mutated creatures could only be entrenched on the ground, unable to penetrate deep into the underground part.

I'm going to come back eventually.

The appearance of Haig allowed Su Hao to discover another new biological warfare method. As the sole owner, no one else can copy it, let alone know its secrets.

Zhang Shengfei's stubbornness caused the defeat of the entire campaign.

However, Su Hao has reaped a lot of benefits in it.

He had enough respect for that old man, not because of the gains, but because of the courage and bloodiness that Zhang Shengfei showed in the last moment.

Although he was greedy, although he was blinded by profit, he died like a real soldier.

On the map of the Republic, here is an endless stretch of mountains in the southwest corner. Between the canyon and the mountain forest is a fast-flowing river, all the way to the south, there is a large area of fertile land. Due to the hot climate and high humidity throughout the year, crops grow much faster than in the north.

As early as the future world, Su Hao had already selected this place as the base coordinates through satellite maps. Of course, at that time, Su Hao himself didn't know what the future of Lu Dao would look like? He didn't know if he could get the prototype potion? I didn't know that I would become a "queen bee". Everything that was done then was prepared for the present. Whether you can use it or not, it's better to have a complete plan than to be busy on a temporary basis.

From a hidden valley, steel rails stretched, and two roads that were apparently new. They are connected to the external highways to form a new transport hub.

It's a secluded location, with dense jungle growing on both sides of roads and railroad tracks. There are tall and straight trees, and there are also clumps of verdant bamboo. The plants curved from both sides of the road towards the middle, creating a natural green track that obscured the entire sky.

The valleys and highways are filled with busy people, densely packed, like swarms of ants rushing for food.

"Drive the car over, go fast, don't grind."

"Track 3 needs a steel cable, send it right away. Also, there are matching parts for the two generator sets. ”

"Warehouse No. 27 is full, notify the people in front and direct the truck to go to warehouse No. 28 to unload

Everywhere is a hot scene, the convoy from the new Nanyang base drove into the highway in order, according to the signal and direction given by the staff on duty, according to the type of goods loaded in the carriage, slowly drove into the valley or designated warehouse, and was unloaded by heavy cranes and various machinery erected next to it.

The construction of the "castle" has been completely suspended. In addition to leaving a small number of personnel to continue the daily maintenance and management work, more than 90 percent of the "worker bees" have been transferred here to be responsible for the construction of the new base, the "No. 1 hive".

Lao Song wore a set of tropic-style military training stations in the dark tunnel, constantly adjusting the angle of the spotlights fixed to the helmet, and carefully observing the progress of the roadheader.

Compared with when he first met Su Hao in Kunming City, Lao Song has lost a lot of weight, but he looks stronger and energetic.

Of course, there is an element of exertion, but more importantly, the subtle conversion effect of black particles on muscle and fat. Lao Song now looks thin and clear, with a high nose bridge and deep-set eye sockets, which has a kind of toughness and tenacity that is special to the elderly. Although the corners of his eyes and forehead are full of wrinkles, there is no sense of old age and fatigue, but he releases wisdom and respectable authority that grows with age.

The body was tall and burly, and the half-open neckline showed strong muscles in the middle. Lao Song held his hands high, and the arms stretched out from his sleeves were full of strength. Although the skin is dark, it glows with a faint shine under the illumination of the tunnel wall lamp.

The trucks that arrived first in the valley unloaded four enclosed heavy TBMs. Shaped like a cannonball, with a powerful overlapping auger at the front, and three side-mounted grinders, the hard rock shaken off during the excavation is quickly crushed to fill the surrounding walls

This type of TBM has a working component more than 50 meters long, and through a combination of traction, it sprays the perimeter of the excavated channel faster than cement, quickly stabilizes the channel, and makes it less prone to ground fracture. Along the excavated part, the follow-up construction machinery enters sequentially, laying the road while erecting steel bars to reinforce the original concrete layer...... Because it is fully mechanically operated, the engineering structure and operation are handled by computers, and the construction speed of the entire "hive" is extremely fast. In just a few days, a warehouse with a huge capacity has been built, as well as underground space for six heavy-duty workshops.

Together with the five more TBMs that were commissioned just yesterday, the excavation speed in the underground space has more than doubled. According to the relevant data obtained from Xinnanyang, the necessary space for the installation of the core components of the base has been excavated at a depth of more than 3,000 meters underground. By tomorrow evening at the latest, the large lift will be ready for initial installation. At that time, the core components will gradually be transported underground and become the heart of the entire "hive".

In order to complete the task in the shortest possible time, Lao Song mobilized a large number of raw materials and equipment. Four large and medium-sized hydropower stations near regional rivers have been brought under control, and there is now an adequate supply of electricity and a variety of building materials. As the project progresses, several more cement plants will be added around the hive that have been relocated from other locations.

The relevant archives of the future world include a series of resource coordinates that are indispensable for the construction of the base. The "hive" construction location chosen by Su Hao is one of them. As early as peacetime, it was judged to be a large iron ore mine. It is only because the buried location of the mine is too deep, it is not easy to excavate, and the balance between cost input and income cannot be maintained, so it is not included in the mining plan. Once the base is set up here, it will continue to produce ore and become an ever-expanding source of material supply for the base.

As the site's components continue to improve, the computer will also list construction projects such as nuclear power plants. However, Su Hao has no interest in this for the time being. First, the energy provided by the hydropower plant is sufficient, and second, there is no stable source of uranium. Even if the power station is to be erected, that will be a matter for the future.

With the valley as the core, dozens of hidden fortifications of various sizes have been built in the surrounding area. Relying on mountains and roads, there are reinforced concrete positions of different specifications everywhere. There are bunkers, and there are guard towers. A large number of shrubs are transplanted around them, and the hot and rainy climate allows the plants to grow luxuriantly, obscuring their presence from the air and the ground. Even if you get closer, it's hard to spot a powerful cannon in the dark corners deep in the leaves and grass stems.

It's a long way from the city, and there are no abandoned villages and towns nearby. Mutated creatures mostly congregate within the city, and they rarely roam the wilderness. As long as the initial construction of the "No. 1 Hive" is completed, Lao Song will be able to transfer some of his manpower back to the "castle" to continue the temporarily suspended progress. Over time, the resources of the two places can complement each other, thus forming a solid and solid line of defence.

Looking at the construction site in full swing, no matter who you are, you will feel so excited, and even your emotions will be unconsciously infected and become excited.

This is our base, our home.

We are not alone, we are not in pain. We have countless brothers and sisters and friends who trust each other.

We will continue to grow and eventually make the entire world stunned and shocked.

The highway is crowded with fleeing people, densely packed and shoulder to shoulder, which has the flavor of a downtown area in peacetime.

Most of the refugees are men and women in the prime of life, and the elderly and children are rarely seen. Many of them died when the virus broke out, and even if some struggled to escape the city and come to the new Nanyang base, it was difficult to survive hunger. In the end, he either died of illness and starvation, or he was killed in the dark and at night, and became cooked meat in the soup pot beyond recognition.

Although the refugees left the base city earlier than expected, they were too slow. Even in the best of times, the average daily speed does not exceed 20 km/h. Due to the narrow roads and poor traffic capacity, conflicts often erupt due to collisions, quarrels, snatching of food and women, etc. This has slowed down movement and sharpened the antagonism between the population.

There are just too many of them. Coupled with a part of the civilians who left the city, according to Su Hao's order, the group of people who moved towards the southwest along the leaflets and radios was as much as more than 300,000, far exceeding the expected figure of 200,000.

On the roads where the refugees passed, garbage was littered everywhere. Clothes, shoes, tattered suitcases, all kinds of daily necessities, smashed glass shards...... In the meantime, of course, there are also corpses. There are men, and there are women. No one knows how they died. Most of the scars on the body were left by sharp objects, with obvious traces of rape, and some were brittle limbs, no legs, feet, arms, and internal organs

Blatant murder is certainly impossible. The 11th Independent Force dispersed into hundreds of combat groups and moved slowly into the refugee group. In order to prevent food snatching and mutant creature attacks, armed soldiers walked on both sides of the road, guarding the refugees in the middle. Still, whenever you take a break at night, there are always people who are constantly venting their desires in the dark.

There are gangs and various groups in the refugee community. The reason why Su Hao opened the weapons warehouse of the 184th Group Army and distributed the decommissioned guns to civilians was to distinguish them. Now, most of the civilians who don't believe in mutant creatures besieging the city and would rather stay in the city and die than leave are mostly lucky, and there are also quite a few gangster groups. They are armed and feel they can deal with a sudden frenzy of creatures. Since he decided to die, Su Hao wouldn't say anything.

The chaos on the road lasted for two days. As the refugees gradually left the border of the military-controlled area of New Nanyang, some scattered figures appeared on the nearby roads.

The departure time of Du Tianhao and Cao Rui's team was slightly later than that of Lao Song's construction army.

Many familiar faces reappeared: Zhang Jingjing, Zhang Lin, Lin Siwen, Han sisters, Luo Jingpeng

Almost the entire "worker bees" in Kunming City were mobilized. Except for a small number of left-behind personnel and members of the "swarm" who psychologically induced the "worker bees" in preparation, there were only a few special guards with fifth-order strengthened strength and strong combat power, who were specifically responsible for the safety of the "castle" and the camp.

The new arrivals waited in groups of two at both ends of the road, climbing over the fence to join the refugees as they passed.

These people are "worker bees".

They were dressed like civilians, carrying heavy travel bags and carrying simple belongings or weapons such as knives, axes, and clubs, and their faces were haggard and tired.

No one doubted them. There are so many refugees leaving New Nanyang that it is impossible for anyone to know every face. Although the accent of the south and the north sounds a little troublesome, it confirms from another perspective that this is a catastrophe in the world. For strangers who suddenly come to their side, refugees are at best wary and curious for a short time. With more contact with each other, a few short conversations can quickly shorten the distance, and when you take out some food and water in exchange for rest, your goodwill will naturally increase rapidly.

The refugees prepare a wide variety of foodβ€”β€”β€”β€” often boiling rice, which is greatly reduced in weight and stored for a long time. When eating, just pour water and soak it slightly to satisfy your stomach. In some cases, flour, corn, and potatoes are mixed together and kneaded into foods like nests to be dried and preserved.

In order to keep these people from starving to death, Su Hao set up a large number of supply stations along the way. The food distributed ranged from compressed bread to canned food, including vitamin pills and purified water.

The food distribution is scheduled for 5 p.m. each day. At this point, the emotions of the refugees become agitated and uncontrollable. Many of the able-bodied men would appear in groups and take up vantage points near the trucks loaded with supplies in advance. They get their food earlier than others, but they are not busy leaving, but remain where they are. If someone tries to squeeze in front of them, they will immediately be fisted and scolded.

This practice is no different from the "scalpers" who wander in theaters, theaters, and stations in peacetime. Occupied positions must be exchanged for food or medicine. A piece of bread, or a can, is stronger than others. If the anger of most of the civilians is provoked, these people will gather and grab a few of the leading refugees and beat them violently, and the rest will soon become submissive. If someone is not pleasing to the eye, the "scalpers" will kill them at night, which is one of the sources of corpses on the road.

The soldiers did not stop these atrocities. According to the plan, all the work of guiding the refugees must be completed by Cao Rui, Du Tianhao and others.

The current Du Tianhao is no longer what Su Hao looked like when he left Kunming.