Chapter Seventy-Three: The Search for a Settlement
North of Fengcheng.
This is the northernmost part of western Sichuan Province, bordered by Grassland Province to the north, Lianghe Province to the east, and Mobei Province to the west.
The towering Hailan Mountains are the natural dividing line between western Sichuan and the grasslands.
There are vast plains, and agriculture is the mainstay of the industry.
After the survivors of Fengcheng escaped from the city, most of them went to the northern area of Fengcheng to settle down.
At this time, Tang Zheng's car had already crossed Fengcheng City and was on the way north.
The matter in Qinzhou was solved, and Tang Zheng went north this time, and there were four more fuel tankers in the convoy.
The tanker truck was loaded with fuel, which was a ransom for those people.
Tang Zheng, who decided to leave, didn't want to be entangled there, and after some scraping by himself, there was not much money left among the survivors in Qinzhou to collect.
The car had already gotten off the highway and was walking on the provincial road.
In the car, Wu Di turned on the radio and was listening to the radio here.
Hanyue's radio station is also sub-regional, and the normal broadcast of one channel can only be listened to in the area of the city, 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 interest.
At this time, it was a person from an international base who spoke.
This is a foreigner, but he is able to speak Hanyue fluently.
"Yonglin Ling! Are you crazy bastard? It's the third time they've attacked our international base to collect supplies, right? Do you think that if you are the earl of Hanyue, I can't take it? ”
On the other side of the radio, another relatively familiar voice came from Tang Zheng.
"International base, I'm phew! It's just a chowder soup composed of a bunch of foreign miscellaneous pieces, if I, Yonglin Ling, am afraid of you, I won't be able to do this earl. ”
"And you still have the face to scold me, how many bad things you have done, have you forgotten yourself."
The people from the international base over there said: "You guy has a sick brain, I told you a long time ago, we haven't done that thing in the international base, and I will guarantee the reputation of the Magnolia Empire." ”
"Fuck your Magnolia, what is the reputation of Magnolia, that bandit country? And a few Magnolia people that day almost told me the color of Jonathan's old pervert's underwear, can this matter be fake? I'll tell you, we're not done with this! ”
"Okay, you Yonglin Ling, reversing black and white nonsense here, do you really think we are afraid of you? Tell you not to get complacent too soon, we can get mercenaries to clean you up. ”
"Come on, you know what's the use of bragging? can come out of Fengcheng alive, and your grandfather Yong doesn't know how to write the words he is afraid of. ”
The scolding on the radio was in full swing, and Tang Zheng was a little embarrassed.
Speaking of which, the water is very deep.
The car walked for a while, got off the provincial road, and onto the country road.
The road gradually became a little bumpy.
Tang Zheng sat in the car, a little drowsy.
But he knew that the road was not difficult to walk now, and there were still more than 100 kilometers to go, which might be even more difficult.
It was now his third day of departure, and he was a little tired from the three-day trek, but fortunately he was about to reach his destination today.
The car walked for more than an hour, and mountains gradually appeared in front of me.
"General, we're almost there."
The correspondent called Tang Zheng, and Tang Zheng opened his eyes.
"Oh, are you almost in the Highland Mountains?"
"General, strictly speaking, this is just a branch of the Hailan Mountain Range, this mountainous area is called Guyun Mountain, the highest peak is called Guyan Mountain, and the source of the Fengming River is on Guyan Mountain."
Tang Zheng nodded slightly, it seems that the correspondent has done his homework.
The Fengming River is a tributary of the Chi River, but the purity of the water flow is far greater than that of the Chi River.
It is said that the source of the Fengming River is the result of melting snow and spring water from the mountains of the Lonely Smoky Mountain, and the water quality is first-class in China.
At the beginning, Hanyue Royal Radio once broadcast advertisements, which were made by Fengminghe Mineral Water Factory.
Tang Zheng still remembers that advertising slogan.
"We don't process water, we're just porters of the Fengming River."
This shows how good the water quality of the Fengming River is.
The water of the Fengming River is mineral water, which means that it is also rich in mineral resources.
It is said that there used to be gold mines in the Guyun Mountain area.
This is also Tang Zheng's destination this time, he wants to come here to build a survival base of his own.
Judging from the scene on the road, this time it was the right choice.
There are almost no people on the road, and there are no zombies in sight, especially after entering the mountainous area, it is difficult to even see the marks of ruts, which shows that after the end of the world, few survivors will come here.
After slowly driving down the hillside for more than 20 minutes, the car finally stopped.
Tang Zheng opened the door and got out of the car.
As soon as he got out of the car, Tang Zheng felt a cold wind coming.
"It's a little cold."
On Tang Zheng's side, scientific research soldier Guo Yun said: "General, we have walked almost 1,500 kilometers from Qinzhou to here, and then 200 kilometers to the north, we will arrive at the grassland province in the north of the empire, plus the temperature this year is almost ten degrees lower than usual, it is normal to be cold." ”
As he spoke, Guo Yun pointed into the distance: "General, please look, there is a lonely smoke mountain, and you can still see snow on the top of the mountain." ”
Tang Zheng looked up, and in the clouds and mist in the distance, the snow on the Lonely Smoky Mountain was indeed clearly visible.
Tang Zheng tugged at his collar: "Let's go, if you come, you will be safe, let's look for our settlement." ”
"General, if you are looking for a settlement, I recommend looking along the river, after all, you said that we must ensure that the drinking water is clean, so it is a necessary condition to be along the river."
"Okay, just do as you say."
The convoy was actually not far from the river, and Tang Zheng and his group soon came to the riverside of the Fengming River.
The Fengming River is a medium-sized river, the river is about fifty meters wide, and the current is slightly rapid, mainly because of the topography.
Tang Zheng came to the river, and the position on the bank could clearly see the bottom of the river.
Some of the rocks protrude out of the water, and after thousands of years of washing by the river, the stones are smooth and round.
On the surface of the water, there are occasionally some cold-water fish jumping out of the water, and they are not small.
In the last days, there is no one to fish, and these aquatic populations are growing, and it seems that there will be many species that have never been seen before.
Tang Zheng and his entourage walked along the river for a while, and finally came to the foot of Guyun Mountain.
Further up, there are high mountains rising from the ground.
The altitude of Guyun Mountain is close to 2,000 meters, and it is a veritable mountain in the plain area.
Looking at the steep peak, Tang Zheng stopped.
"I can't walk, it's too difficult to climb this mountain."
"General, how do you feel about this place?"
Tang Zheng looked around and found that there were still some wild fruit trees on the hillside, which were red and bearing fruit at this time.
As far as the eye can see, to the south and to the east, there are vast plains.
To the north and west, there are the steep slopes of Guyun Mountain.
It's a natural haven, and standing here, the climate feels a little warmer.
"Yes, there are mountains and rivers, and a microclimate has been formed, how big is the area here?"
Guo Yun, a scientific research soldier, looked at it for a while: "General, if you start to calculate from the Fengming River, the corner of this mountainous area is about five or six square kilometers, and if you cross the Fengming River, this area will be eleven or twelve square kilometers." ”
Tang Zheng nodded: "I've seen all the maps nearby, where are they all closer." ”
"I've seen the general, six hundred kilometers south of this position under our feet is Fengcheng, eight hundred kilometers to the east, is the boundary of Lianghe Province, and it is only 1,300 kilometers away from the Jinghe county you said."
"Bypassing the Lone Smoky Mountain to the north, 220 kilometers away, is the city of Rumba in the Grassland Province, where it is said that there are also some survival bases, and they are developing well."
"One hundred and fifty kilometers to the west, there 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 very clearly, and came as soon as he opened his mouth: "Within a hundred kilometers from us, there are two county seats, one is Qingquan County in Fengcheng, and the other is Caiqi County in Rumba, and there are seven townships and towns, and the nearest township is only thirty kilometers away, called Changling Town, where there is also a railway. ”
Tang Zheng nodded approvingly: "I did my homework well, so do you think it's appropriate for me to come to this area to establish a base?" ”
"It's more suitable, we are backed by the Guyun Mountain Area, there are mountains as natural barriers in the west and north, safe and worry-free, the only thing we need to watch out for is the mutant birds and mutant beasts in the mountains, but under the current scale of our army, those birds and beasts are already difficult to pose a threat."
"There is water, the climate is warm, it is very livable, the only drawback is that the transportation is a little inconvenient, but as long as the general expands the engineering team and gets some large machinery, these things are not a problem."
"There is also a very important point, that is, this place is inaccessible, especially after the end of the world, no one has ever been here at all, so even if the general builds a city here, it will not seem very abrupt, after all, everyone does not know what is happening here, that is, the general wants to build the city bigger in advance, so as to avoid future expansion."
Tang Zheng also agrees with this.
If you want to build it, you have to do it in one step, but I don't know if I have enough funds at present.
The funds obtained by Tang Zheng at the trading conference have been exchanged, which is a little more than expected, and now he has a total of 1.72 million funds in his hands.
And most of the guns that were used for sale at the beginning were confiscated by him, and there were more than 1,000 idle 98K in his heart.
This batch of firearms has also become a matter of Tang Zheng's mind, and it seems that he has to find an opportunity to sell it again.
If he wants to build a base now, Tang Zheng doesn't plan to build the city wall first.
The first thing he wanted to build was a resource recycling station.
After all, the city wall needs a huge amount of money, and with a resource recovery station and enough materials, it can save 90% of the construction cost.
Tang Zheng thought for a while, turned around and asked Guo Yun: "You still have drawings there, have you come up with anything?" ”
"Some generals, I've made a new drawing here."
As he spoke, Guo Yun handed Tang Zheng a drawing.
Tang Zheng took it and used it directly.
A new building has been added to the system.
[Wind power plant: the construction price is 50,000 gold. 】
(End of chapter)