Northern Territory.
The gate of the outer city wall.
Ling Feng gave Tu Wentan a cold look.
Back to the Northern Federation, when he followed the minister to garrison in the Northern Territory, the people in the Northern Territory did not dare to talk to him like this.
Not to mention you, a mere force in the northern border.
Too lazy to talk to you.
Tu Wentan saw that Ling Feng was not moved at all, and the evil fire in his heart suddenly aroused.
I made up my mind to give this man some shoes after meeting Governor Yuan later.
So he asked in a cold tone:
"What's your name? Do you dare to say it?"
"Ling Feng." Ling Feng glanced at him and said calmly.
"Okay, okay, a mere gatekeeper dared to ride on my head. When I see Governor Yuan later, you will have a good harvest!" Tu Wentan pointed at Ling Feng's nose and cursed.
Just at this time.
Lao Xie came over.
Ling Feng quickly walked over and reported the situation in a low voice in Lao Xie's ear.
Lao Xie frowned, looked at Tu Wentan and said:
"When entering the Northern City, you must pass inspection. This is a rule and you must implement it!"
After Tu Wentan saw Lao Xie, he thought Lao Xie would make the decision for him, but Lao Xie gave him a blow in the face.
But he is not a reckless person, the kind of person who can't tell the difference between a big king and a big king.
This old Xie looked like a relatively powerful person, so he said with a smile on his face:
"What do you call this leader? Where is Yin Xi, the former guard chief of the outer city? He and I are both brothers."
Lao Xie looked at him deeply and then said:
"died!"
"Ah? He's dead, what happened?" Tu Wentan asked in surprise.
Lao Xie looked at him and said:
"Do you want to see our city lord? If you want to see us, quickly accept the inspection and hand over your weapons."
"City Lord?" Tu Wentan frowned.
I feel something bad in my heart. Could it be that Governor Yuan of the Northern Territory has resigned?
Or did you change the name?
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to matter much.
He came here to ask for help. Even if Governor Yuan stepped down and a new leader was appointed, as long as he could get them to help him, he didn't really care who the leader of the northern border was.
But, if a new leader is appointed, will they be charged more protection fees?
This is what Tu Wentan is most worried about.
Lao Xie, who was opposite, saw that Tu Wentan had not made any move, so he said impatiently:
"Are you still coming in? Do you want to see our city lord?"
"If you don't want to come in, then get out."
Tu Wentan gritted his teeth and said bravely:
"See."
Then he waved to the men behind him:
"Everyone get out of the car and get checked!"
He has no choice.
After all, we need help from the north now, otherwise if we go back like this, we will definitely be wiped out by the force next door.
He must ask those who go to the north to help him repel the enemy.
After hearing what Tu Wentan said, the men behind him got out of the car one after another.
Tu Wentan watched his men hand over their weapons and asked cautiously:
"Our weapons will be returned to us when we go out later, right?"
Lao Xie looked at the weapons they handed over, which were mainly homemade crossbows and knives. There were only six or seven firearms, three of which were blunderbuss that were not secretly kept and handed over by the people before the end of the world.
Looking at their nervous expressions, it was as if I was afraid that I would swallow their weapons.
So Lao Xie said impatiently:
"Don't worry, I will return it to you, don't worry."
"That's good, that's good." Tu Wentan breathed a sigh of relief, with a flattering smile on his face.
Ling Feng saw that Tu Wentan acted arrogantly and respectfully, treating himself and Lao Xie in completely different ways.
I couldn't help but feel a little resentful in my heart. Who am I looking down on?
Later.
After Tu Wentan and others were inspected, Lao Xie nodded slightly and said:
"Come in with me."
Tu Wentan and his men quickly followed.
After entering the outer city, Tu Wentan saw that this area seemed to have experienced tremendous turmoil, the most obvious of which was the population.
Along the way, I saw only a dozen people.
And I didn't see anyone in the slum area.
Walking quickly, he followed Lao Xie and asked:
"This leader, what should I call you?"
Lao Xie glanced at him and said, "My surname is Xie."
Tu Wentan climbed up the pole and continued:
"Brother Xie, why do we seem to have so few people in the north..."
Since I didn't know Lao Xie's position, I called him Brother Xie.
Next to Lao Xie, Liu Youguang and Tietou held the guns in their hands tightly and looked at Tu Wentan and others with vigilance.
After Lao Xie heard Tu Wentan's question, instead of answering him, he asked:
"Where are you in Langshi?"
Tu Wentan felt a little strange when he saw that Lao Xie didn't answer his words.
He felt it as soon as he entered the northern border.
But after seeing the situation in the outer city, and Lao Xie not answering his own question, but asking this question, the strangeness in his heart became more obvious.
How could they not know about these affiliated members of the Northern Territory?
So he kept an eye on it and said vaguely:
"Captain Liu Wei went there before, right in the suburbs of Langshi."
Lao Xie heard that he was a little vague, so he didn't bother to ask.
Although the northern border has been taken, Li Yu held a meeting with them a few days ago.
The positioning of the northern border is as simple as an agricultural production base and a station in the north.
But today this Tu Wentan came up. According to him, he was a former affiliated member of the Northern Territory. This time he came to seek military support.
He had heard before that the Northern Territory had taken over many small forces nearby, and they had originally sent people to take over the Oil City.
However, he didn't know whether the city lord would want these small forces to join him.
after all,
Although some protection fees can be obtained from these small forces, they must also be provided with a certain amount of protection. These are all troubles, and the city lord may not necessarily want to do this.
soon.
They arrived at the gate of the inner city.
He was searched again by Zhong Chuchu, Shen Xiaoxiao and others.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Entering the inner city, Tu Wentan saw a dense row of vehicles parked on the right side. The vehicles were all filled with various supplies, and the doubts in his heart deepened.
Arrive at the downstairs of the City Lord's Mansion.
The guard at the door signaled that only two people could get in.
Tu Wentan had no choice but to ask a more trustworthy subordinate to follow him.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the office on the fourth floor.
Tuk Tuk——
Lao Xie knocked on the door.
"Enter!"
Li Yu was sitting on the sofa in the center, smoking a cigarette and looking at the door.
Next to him, the third uncle also crossed his legs and looked at the door curiously. Sitting next to the third uncle was Wu Jianguo.
Li Tie and Cannon were sitting on the stools at the back. There was a thumbnail map of the Northern Territory on the table. When someone knocked on the door, Li Tie quickly put the map away.
The door was pushed open.
After Lao Xie walked in, he bowed slightly and said respectfully to Li Yu and his third uncle:
"City Lord, Minister, I brought them here."
Li Yu waved his hand, but looked behind him.
I saw a short but rather strong man looking at me with confusion, and a young man following him.
Li Yu did not stand up, but pointed to the seat next to him and said:
"sit."
This was not the first time that Tu Wentan came to this office, but it was Governor Yuan who sat here before.
But now, sitting here is a strange and handsome young man. Could it be that this is Yuan Zhi's son, who looks like he doesn't want to grow up.
When he saw Wu Jianguo, he felt calm. He didn't meet anyone he knew along the way.
He had seen this Wu Jianguo before when he came to the northern border.
With his heart full of doubts, he hurriedly walked over, stood and said:
"It's okay, it's okay. I can just stand. I wonder what you call me, City Lord?"
Li Yu raised his eyebrows and said lightly:
"My surname is Li, sit down and chat."
Then he greeted the cannon behind him:
"Cannon, give these two a cup of tea."
When Tu Wentan saw Li Yu asking him to sit down again, he didn't dare to stand anymore.
The first time may be to be polite, you can stand to show your dignity and order, to show weakness.
But if I ask you to sit down for the second time, it is an order.
If you don't know the truth, you may offend someone, and your attempts to please will be counterproductive.
But after he sat down, his butt only dared to touch the sofa a little bit, and his body tensed up tightly.
Li Yu and the third uncle next to him looked at each other.
Just now on the way Tu Wentan came over, Li Yu had already discussed it with his third uncle.
Sanshu and Li Yu were not sure about the forces affiliated with the Northern Territory, but Wu Jianguo had stayed in the Northern Territory for a relatively long time.
He does know a little bit about it.
I also learned about the situation of the affiliated forces in the north from Wu Jianguo.
Surrounding the Northern Federation, the farthest affiliated force is 500 kilometers away from here.
The nearest one is only fifty kilometers away. Among them, there are some big and small forces.
There are twenty-six in total.
These forces take the initiative to transport protection money to the Northern Federation every quarter.
Before Li Yu and the others invaded the Northern Territory Federation, these forces happened to have paid protection fees to the Northern Territory a few days ago.
So for now, most of the forces may not know that the Northern Territory has changed its owner.
Wu Jianguo was not very impressed by Tu Wentan, he just knew that he was a small force.
Relying on a natural cave in the suburbs of Langshi, a small force with a hundred people was established.
This natural cave is surrounded by steep hillsides.
Resembling a bowl, the surroundings of the cave are steep at 80 or 90 degrees, with rugged rocks.
But there is an open space in the center. There is no obstruction above this open space, and the sun can shine through.
However, the area is not large, only about ten acres.
There are entrances at the front and back of the cave, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. One man can guard the gate and ten thousand men cannot open it.
Because of this, they were able to resist the zombie wave with their extremely weak firepower.
However, because their power is really weak, they have been harassed by other forces around them.
In the end, he fled to the north and was able to survive.
Li Yu originally wanted to ignore these forces because he was too lazy to bother.
And once these forces cause trouble or have conflicts with each other, they have to go over and mediate.
It's not worth spending a lot of energy just for those protection fees.
However, when Wu Jianguo revealed the amount of protection fees these forces paid to the North every quarter, Li Yu changed his mind.
Also...it's not like you can't take in some younger brothers...
In addition, the third uncle also mentioned that since Yuan Zhi escaped, the place of escape is likely to be among these forces.
If these forces are not gathered together,
Once Yuan Zhi convinces these two dozen forces to fight back together, it will also be a threat.
In addition, the third uncle also mentioned two reasons why Li Yu had to do this.
One is to use these forces to let them find the whereabouts of Yuan Zhi.
The other is to use these forces to expand their influence in the north, and even lure some people to the Oil City to help build a trading market.
Therefore, under the persuasion of his third uncle and Wu Jianguo, Li Yu planned to talk to Tu Wentan first, and take this opportunity to tell the other twenty-five forces through Tu Wentan and let them take the initiative to come and see him.
If anyone doesn't come, don't blame him for being rude.
And for those who don’t come, it’s very likely that Yuan Zhi is in that force.
....
Li Yu withdrew his gaze, looked at Tu Wentan calmly and said:
"I always pay attention to efficiency in my work."
"You said you have encountered a problem. The force next door to you is causing trouble for you. What is the name of that force? How many people are there? How strong is it?"
Tu Wentan saw that Li Yu was straight to the point, so he put aside his doubts.
He doesn't care who is in charge of the Northern Territory, as long as he can help him.
So he quickly said:
"That force is also an affiliated force in our northern territory and is very powerful.
It's very close to us in Gu County.
The name is the Dawn Group. There are about three hundred people. They were lucky enough to seize a county-level police station with about dozens of guns.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! They blatantly violated the rules of our Northern Federation and launched attacks like other affiliated members. This is a slap in the face of our Northern Territory."
When Li Yu heard this, he looked at Tu Wentan a little funny.
Is just having dozens of guns called strong?
But it's understandable, after all, having a gun is already rare in the apocalypse.
Many times, guns only serve as a deterrent.
Without bullets, a gun is no different than a fire stick.
Tu Wentan saw that Li Yu was silent, so he continued:
"City Lord Li, I don't know what changes have taken place in the Northern Territory, but we still firmly support the Northern Territory. As long as the Northern Territory exists, we will definitely pay the protection fee every quarter."
Li Yu looked at Tu Wentan and felt that he was somewhat interesting.
Tu Wentan's meaning is very clear.
It is to tell Li Yu that he is not loyal to a certain person, but he is loyal to the North.
As long as whoever controls the Northern Territory, he will pay the protection fee to whomever he wants and listen to whoever does it.
This man is very sensible.
Li Yu thought to himself.
At least, he is not a die-hard fan of Yuan Zhi.
On the other hand, there must be something wrong with the Dawn Group that Tu Wentan mentioned.
So he asked Tu Wentan:
"Did the Dawn Regiment attack you before?"
"No, I don't know what happened these days, but I suddenly violated the previous regulations." Tu Wentan said quickly.
Li Yu nodded slightly and said, "Yes, okay, I understand."
"Let's do this. You go over and bring a message to the Dawn Regiment and ask their leader to come to the north."
Tu Wentan said angrily:
"I told that Tong Rugui that he had violated the treaty made by the Northern Territory and would definitely be punished by the Northern Territory, but he said: Now that the Northern Territory is gone, we can still control him."
"I didn't believe it, so I ran over to ask for help myself."
Hearing Tu Wentan say this, Li Yu narrowed his eyes.
Some time ago, he heard that there were some survivors spying outside the outer city wall, and later ran into the mountains and forests.
The people who spied on it at that time were probably members of the Dawn Group.
But Li Yu did not immediately decide to help Tu Wentan, after all, this was just his one-sided statement.
What if there's something fishy...
And more importantly.
When you send out troops once, the bullets and fuel consumed are all materials.
First of all, we need to figure out why the two groups conflicted.
So he thought for a while and said:
"I understand, let's do this. I'll send someone later, and you can take my people over to check on the situation."
When Tu Wentan heard that Li Yu was willing to send someone over, he stood up excitedly.
He said with gratitude:
"Thank you, City Master Li, for saving us all..."
Li Yu's expression remained unchanged and he motioned for him to sit down.
Then he said to Li Tie and Dapao behind him:
"Tiezi, Cannon, take some people to fly with them in a helicopter."
Hearing this, Li Tie stood up and said, "Yes."
It's only a hundred kilometers from Guxian and Langshi to the northern border, and you can get there quickly by helicopter.
soon.
Li Tie and others had already prepared the helicopter, and took Tu Wentan and the others onto the helicopter.
As for the other people Tu Wentan brought, they could only come back as they came.
Helicopters fly extremely fast.
Twenty minutes later.
They arrived near the cave on the outskirts of Langshi.
"Captain Li Tie, the helicopter can park directly inside the cave. Yes, it will fly towards that direction..." Tu Wentan said quickly after seeing the cave below from the helicopter.
Li Tie ignored him, but still slowly flew in that direction.
really.
I saw a cave ahead.
There is a flat land of about six or seven acres in the center, which is surrounded by caves.
This place is really suitable for survival in the apocalypse. The cliff under the cave creates a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
It feels like a paradise.
However, dozens of vehicles gathered around these caves, blocking the entrances and exits of the caves one after another.
"Captain Li Tie, you see, those are the people from the Dawn Regiment. They started to besiege us again today. They come almost during the day and go back at night."
"Yeah." Li Tie didn't have much expression.
Later.
After observing for a while.
"Cannon, don't land on it for now. I'll go down and take a look first." Influenced by Li Yu, Li Tie acted very cautiously.
He was also worried that Tu Wentan would lie.
Flying over the cave, you will see many crops planted on the plains and some self-built houses on the inner wall of the cave.
At this time many people came out of the house.
Some of these people were holding sticks and some were holding blunderbuss, and they were staring closely at the helicopter.
After seeing the equipment of these people, Li Tie felt a little relieved.
They shouldn't pose much of a threat to people like themselves.
So the helicopter slowly landed.
The helicopter has just landed.
The people below gathered around him, their faces full of vigilance.
Crash--
When the group saw Tu Wentan coming out of the helicopter, they shouted excitedly:
"It's the boss."
"Boss, you're finally back! Those members of the Dawn Group have blocked the entrance again!"
Tu Wentan had a smile on his face and was full of pride. This was his first time taking a helicopter ride in the North.
More importantly, he brought back reinforcements.
Li Tie asked Dongfeng and Kuizi in the helicopter to stay inside.
Then he walked down with several other combatants.
Tu Wentan introduced to his subordinates:
"This is the special commissioner I invited from the north. This time we are saved."
Li Tie frowned and said:
"Stop talking nonsense, I'll go meet the people from the Dawn Group later."
Tu Wentan suppressed the excitement on his face and said:
"Okay, I'll take you there right now."
Then he pushed aside the crowd and led Li Tie and others towards the entrance of the cave.
On the way over, Li Tie used a walkie-talkie to contact the cannon in the air, asking him to monitor the situation from the air for support.
Arrive at the entrance of the cave.
There were more than a dozen people from Tu Wentan at the entrance, confronting the people from the Dawn Group.
They didn't dare to close the door. Once they closed the door, they would be completely blocked by the people from the Dawn Group.
If they can't get out, they will be trapped and die.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although there is water in the cave and crops can be grown, the water source is insufficient.
There is a small river near the cave, and they dug a pipe to introduce water from the river into the cave.
But this pipeline was cut off by people from the Dawn Group.
Without the water source, all the crops grown in the cave will wither.
So, they have to go out and protect their water sources.
.....
It's about a hundred meters away from the cave entrance.
Hua Feng, deputy leader of the Dawn Group, sat in the car and flipped through Playboy magazines boredly.
There are too few entertainment activities in this post-apocalyptic world.
You can only look at this kind of thing.
Their purpose in surrounding the cave is simple: they covet this treasure land.
Although this place is not big, it can accommodate not many people.
But I can't help it because of its strategic location, which can effectively block the zombie wave.
What's more, this force is weaker than them. In the past, people from the North were still in charge, but now the North is gone. Without the protection of the North, he will naturally seize this place.
....
"Captain, there are two helicopters over there, and one of them flew into the cave." A subordinate knocked on the car window and shouted.
Hua Feng frowned when he heard this and opened the car door.
Looking into the sky, I suddenly spotted a helicopter.
"This is...."
His mind was filled with doubts. Helicopters were only available nearby in the North.
"Didn't you say that there are no people in the north? Why are there still helicopters?"
Hua Feng's mind was filled with questions.
He quickly said to his men: "Go and call Commander Tong quickly."
"yes."
The subordinates looked at the helicopter in the sky with a fearful look in their eyes.
He once saw a helicopter launch rockets, blowing up several cars.
In his eyes, helicopters are extremely powerful.
With Li Tie by his side, Tu Wentan was no longer afraid to approach people from the Dawn Group like before.
He walked up to the Dawn Group with great vigor and high spirits.
"Hey! Isn't this Xiao Tu? I asked you to run out this morning. How dare you come to your door?"
As he said that, Hua Feng glanced at Li Tie next to Tu Wentan, his eyes a little fearful.
Li Tie and others were wearing uniform combat uniforms, and they exuded a heart-stopping aura.
So he looked at Li Tie slightly and asked:
"Where did this friend come from?"
Tu Wentan pulled the tiger's skin and said in a mocking tone:
"This is Captain Li Tie, the special commissioner I invited from the North. If you know who I am, you should withdraw the team quickly, otherwise the North will come and you will get the best of you! Hum!"
Li Tie glanced at him.
Tu Wentan had a stern expression and quickly closed his mouth.
This Tu Wentan is not a good person in nature. He will be arrogant when facing people he thinks are inferior to him, but he will be extremely humble when facing people he thinks are better than him.
There are the most people like this at any time.
Hua Feng was a little surprised when he heard Tu Wentan's words.
He looked at the helicopter in the sky with some fear on his face, and asked Li Tie dubiously:
"Is Governor Yuan still in the north?"
Li Tie raised his eyebrows, remembering what he had said before setting off.
He said with some disdain:
"We defeated the northern border, Yuan Zhi escaped, and now we take over."
"From now on, your protection fees will still be paid to the North Territory, and they will still be subject to the previous regulations."
"Also, let me ask you, why did you attack Tu Wentan and the others?"
When Hua Feng heard this, his face was full of shock.
Are they as powerful as the North Territory defeated by this mysterious force?
How did they do it!
Tu Wentan, who was next to Li Tie, was equally shocked.
He originally thought that the Northern Territory was an internal fight, but then Li Yu from the Northern Territory showed up.
But they never thought that City Lord Li and the others were actually foreign forces.
Hua Feng asked somewhat cautiously:
"May I ask where you come from? Do you have any titles?"
Li Tie glanced at him.
Said impatiently:
"You don't need to know this."
At this moment, a man behind Hua Feng raised his gun and pointed it at Li Tie.
He said to Hua Feng: "Captain, I'm afraid of him."
"I personally went to see the Northern Territory. There are no people there at all. These people must be making it up."
Snapped!
The man just finished speaking.
Hua Feng slapped him hard.
"Bastard, who asked you to speak?"
Then he took the gun out of his hand.
He said to Li Tie with a guilty look on his face: "I'm sorry, Commissioner, I didn't discipline my subordinates well. It's my fault."
Li Tie had just been pointed at by a gun and was very nervous, but his face was calm and relaxed.
Seeing what Hua Feng said, he said, "You didn't answer my question!"
Hua Feng frowned and said, "It's all a misunderstanding."
Misunderstand?
Li Tie didn't bother to delve into it and kept in mind what Li Yu told him.
So he asked:
"Are you the leader? Can you represent the Dawn Regiment?"
"No, no, no, I am the deputy leader. The leader is still on the way and will be there soon," Hua Feng said.
Li Tie nodded slightly and said:
"Before the sun sets this afternoon, I will ask your captain to come to the north. If you don't come, you will be responsible for the consequences."
After saying that, he walked towards the cave without looking back.
Several combatants behind Li Tie quickly followed.
Seeing Li Tie turn around and leave, Hua Feng quickly walked over to stop him.
"You dare to stop me?"
Li Tie glanced at Huafeng and then at the helicopter in the sky.
Then he picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Cannons, rockets are ready..."
"No, no, no, don't dare. I want to say that our group leader will be here soon, or..." Hua Feng explained quickly.
Li Tie bumped his arm and walked over.
A voice came from the front: "I said, let your leader go to the north to report."
After saying that, he ignored Hua Feng and walked towards the cave.
He came here just to see for himself whether Tu Wentan was lying.
Just send a message.
If you don't listen, then this Dawn Group will be over.
The destruction of the Dawn Group will serve as a warning to other forces.
Specifically, it depends on whether the Dawn Group will listen and whether they will come to the north today.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Tu Wentan, who was following Li Tie, was very excited when he saw Hua Feng's men raising their guns just now.
If you offend this new northern force, the Dawn Regiment will definitely be punished later.
Feel good.
He followed Li Tie and kept trying to please him, and then said bad things about the Dawn Group.
"Special Commissioner, you have seen that this Dawn Group does not take you seriously at all... They must be severely punished. I suggest that we simply kill them all, so that other forces will listen to you...
..”
Li Tie took a deep look at Tu Wentan.
He said something that filled his whole body with chills.
"This is the first and last time. If you don't pay the protection fee on time next month, how do you plan to punish you?"
....
Li Tie answered the helicopter, and then Dongfeng quickly started to take off and return to the north.
Twenty minutes later.
Back to the north.
Li Tie hurried to the city lord's mansion and told Li Yu what he had just seen and heard.
Li Yu looked at the busy crowd outside the window and said:
"what time is it now?"
Cannon looked at his watch and said, "It's almost twelve o'clock."
"Yeah." Li Yu nodded and did not continue talking.
There are too many things going on here in the North. We have just solved some things and here comes another one.
However, these affiliated forces in the Northern Territory can also be regarded as the heritage of the Northern Territory.
There is no reason not to inherit.
If you can have a stable protection fee, why not do it?
The reason why I intervened to resolve the conflict this time is because this is the first time I have taken over.
If it is really taken over later, by that time, no one will listen to the designated regulations.
Then we need to remind those people through a hearty killing.
Regarding the leader of the Dawn Regiment, Li Yu hoped that he would come.
I also hope he doesn't come.
If you don't come, then you have a reason to take action.
....
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This chapter has been completed!