The rat tide on the ground was raging, and after the fighters were pulled up, they lost their purpose.

But there is no such goal, there are other goals.

The zombies around have become the target of rats.

They poured up like a moving black carpet, quickly engulfing the zombies around them.

In just ten minutes, the rats spread across several neighborhoods and ate the zombies clean.

Not only is this sewer erupting with rats, but there are also a large number of rats pouring out of other manhole covers.

After eating up the zombies around them, the rats did not stay in the ice and snow, but quickly returned to the sewers, and it didn't take long for the ground to return to calm.

Tang Zheng was on top of a high-rise building and watched this scene all the time.

If it weren't for the bones of zombies on the ground, he almost didn't think the rat tide had ever appeared.

It wasn't until he finished reading it that Tang Zheng asked the people around him with a heavy heart.

"Why? Why are there so many scary rats here that I haven't noticed before? ”

Only Guo Yun can give some answers to this question.

Guo Yun thought about it for a moment before he said in a deep voice: "General, first of all, rats have always lived underground, and even if they mutate after the end of the world, they still maintain their previous living habits. ”

"A small number of rats are timid and rarely appear in front of humans or other mutated animals."

"But the situation here in Rumba is different, Rumba City is located in the grassland province, and there are many rats on the grassland, and they are also large, and many of these social creatures live in the sewers, and they gather more and more, which has caused today's situation."

When Tang Zheng heard Guo Yun's explanation, he also nodded and agreed.

But he still let out a long breath: "We fight with zombies and people, but there are not only zombies and survivors in this world, but also a large number of mutant beasts. ”

"Mutant birds are a problem, and now there are mutant rats, you know, in this world, there are more rats than people, so if this continues, when will we fight?"

"It's just that some people still don't realize this, thinking that zombies are not terrible, mutant beasts are not terrible, and they want to fight for power and profit, want to become warlords or even take over the empire, such people, I think sooner or later they will suffer the consequences."

The people around them were silent, and they didn't know how to speak.

If these words did not come out of the mouth of the general, they would have always thought that the general was such a person.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng also sighed with emotion, now that this rat tide exists, this bank can't get in.

Tang Zheng felt quite sorry in his heart, and after waiting for the wounded soldiers over there to receive treatment, he took a helicopter back to Chasing Light City.

Although he went back now, Tang Zheng did not give up the idea of seizing the bank vault in his heart, as long as he found a way to deal with the rat tide, he would come back.

A failed trip to Rumba City also made Tang Zheng a little tired, and after returning to Chaser City, he chose to rest.

It didn't seem that the rat tide would travel long distances, it was definitely safe here in Chasing Light City, and it was only twenty days before the New Year, so he decided to wait until after the New Year.

However, within two days of coming back, Tang Zheng received a message.

A message from Daliao.

Ferdinand, the leader of Daliao Volcano City, wanted to talk to Tang Zheng about ransom their captives.

Hearing this question, Tang Zheng smiled.

He had been holding the captives for more than ten days, and Ferdinand finally couldn't hold it anymore, which he had long expected.

Daliao is vast and sparsely populated, unlike Hanyue, which has a large population, and even after the catastrophe of the end times, there are still many survivors who survived.

Volcano City is a relatively prosperous city in Daliao, and the total number of survivors now does not exceed 400,000, and there are not as many people as the people in Chaguang City.

This one also includes 50,000 Hanyue people, and many people from other parts of Daliao came to Volcano City.

Therefore, the population problem has always been the fundamental problem plaguing Daliao, and it has not been solved for a long time.

The 25,000 Daliao soldiers were Ferdinand's elite troops, and it was impossible for him to give up easily.

In the past few days, Tang Zheng even received some reports that people in Daliao wanted to rob the prison.

Because they saw on the news that the soldiers of Daliao were imprisoned, they always wanted to move this idea.

But after many days, they finally found the place where the soldiers were being held, but the idea of robbing the prison could no longer be suppressed.

The solidity of the Prison of Chasing Light and the foolproof geographical conditions completely dispelled this idea for them.

If there is only one way to get out of the Prison of Light, it is through the air.

But there are two conditions to be met for air departure, the first is that there are planes, and there are a large number of planes.

The second is that there must be someone inside the prison to facilitate it, otherwise this will not be possible.

Daliao couldn't meet either of these two conditions, so he could only negotiate with Tang Zheng.

After hearing the news, Tang Zheng didn't talk to Ferdinand at all, but just sent someone to pass a message to him.

That is, if you want to ransom the captives, you must do three things.

First, the 50,000 Hanyue people imprisoned in Volcano City must be released immediately.

The second point is to send the remnants of the alliance back to Chaser Light City to face trial.

Third, Volcano City had to pay Tang Zheng ten tons of gold.

If these three conditions cannot be met, then there is no need to talk about it.

Tang Zheng put forward these three conditions with a certain degree of self-confidence.

Don't look at 50,000 people for 25,000 people, Daliao looks like a loss, but these 25,000 people are well-trained elite soldiers, and they are used to exchange for 50,000 people, and Ferdinand does not lose at all.

There are not many remnants of the alliance left in Daliao, and those councillors are all dead, and Ferdinand has no reason not to agree to this condition.

As for ten tons of gold, it sounds like a lot, but after all, Daliao is also a big country with a population of more than one billion, and Volcano City is also an important city, where there are also bank vaults, Ferdinand must have gold in his hands, ten tons is indeed a lot, but it should be able to get it together.

And gold is very important to Tang Zheng, but for others, it is not so important.

Tang Zheng believed that since Ferdinand proposed to ransom the prisoners, he was ready to be blackmailed, and without this awareness, would he still be the defeated side?

Three days after the request was made, Tang Zheng finally waited for Ferdinand's reply.

The demands were all agreed, and they were ready to trade.

Hearing that Ferdinand agreed, Tang Zheng was also overjoyed.

Fifty thousand Hanyue people have always been a problem for Tang Zheng, and now it has finally been solved.

was able to bring 50,000 compatriots home for the New Year, Tang Zheng did a very beautiful job.

And you can make a fortune easily, ten tons of gold is 10 million dollars, kill two birds with one stone, why not.

As for the more than 20,000 captives sent back, Tang Zheng was not worried at all.

If you can annihilate them once, you can annihilate them a second time, and as Tang Zheng has more and more money in his hands, his strength will only get stronger and stronger.

The two parties agreed to the deal, and the deal was immediately finalized.

The place of the transaction was in the wasteland located two hundred kilometers south of the North Wind Crossing.

Each side sent its own escort unit, where the prisoner exchange took place.

During the exchange, Ferdinand's men brought the gold and the remnants of the Alliance who had remained in Volcano City.

This time, both parties were more sincere, and although Tang Zheng was not present in person during the transaction, the transaction was still very smooth.

The entire process of the transaction lasted about five hours, and the two sides completed the prisoner exchange.

On the Daliao side, Qin Xiaolou and the others were also escorted to the front of the Chasing Light Army.

Qin Xiaolou's whole face was like ashes, the original council members of the Northern Regions Survivors Alliance were all dead, and now he has become the agent of the alliance, helping Ferdinand to do a lot of bad things, but he was abandoned after all.

At the same time, Ferdinand also had ten tons of gold brought over, most of which were gold bars and gold bricks, but there was also a lot of gold jewelry, and it seemed that his gold inventory was basically drained.

The survivors of the 50,000 Han Moon returned to their native land, and they all burst into tears.

These few months in a foreign country are a nightmare they will never forget.

The Union sent them away, and everyone was tortured inhumanely.

Fortunately, now that the Chaguang Army is in charge, the leader of Tang Zheng ransomed them back, which made each of them full of infinite gratitude to Tang Zheng in their hearts.

These people are all young people, and they will all be the future of the city in the future, and it is conceivable that they will be Tang Zheng's staunchest supporters in the future.

Even if the empire broke with Tang Zheng, they would firmly choose to stand on Tang Zheng's side.

In order to heal the physical and mental wounds of these people, Tang Zheng decided to bring them back to the City of Chasing Light.

Although the city was already overcrowded, Tang Zheng did so, and Tang Zheng also opened the buffer zone between the inner and outer cities as a temporary residence for these people.

Later, when the city changes, expands or something, they are given new shelters, and these people are currently living in the buffer zone.

As for Qin Xiaolou and the others, they were also escorted back to Chasing Light City.

For this kind of person, Tang Zheng didn't have any nonsense, decided to give them a happy time, and announced their death on TV.

However, before making a move on Qin Xiaolou, Tang Zheng asked him a question.

That's about Luo Qiuwan.

The mastermind behind Luo Qiuwan, in addition to Ferdinand, is this Qin Xiaolou, who single-handedly planned and personally presided over the assassination.

Qin Xiaolou may also know that he will die, and he also wants to ask for a good time, so he simply explained the matter about Luo Qiuwan.

Tang Zheng heard that Qin Xiaolou gave Luo Qiuwan the zombie virus as an antidote, and then after Luo Qiuwan left, his mood was also very heavy.

I just had a little feeling for a woman, is this woman about to become a zombie?

However, Tang Zheng did not show this heaviness, and ordered Qin Xiaolou and others to be sent on the road.

On the news that night, Tang Zheng asked the TV station to broadcast these two happy events.

Completely exterminate the remnants of the alliance, and bring 50,000 compatriots home for the New Year.

At this time, it is only half a month before the lunar New Year.

Tang Zheng believes that such news will definitely make everyone happy for a good year.

That night, Tang Zheng was in front of the TV, ready to watch the TV station's news program.

But the news of Jinghe TV, since the last time it was stolen from the limelight by the city, the current broadcast time is half an hour earlier than the news of the city, and Tang Zheng did not fight for this time.

So before turning on the TV today and seeing his own program, Tang Zheng first saw Jinghe's program.

For the possibility that Jinghe may recover Hezhou at any time, Tang Zheng has long been mentally prepared.

But today's show made Tang Zheng stand up from the sofa in one fell swoop!

(End of chapter)