The sudden war against Zhou shocked the entire barrier alliance.

The first field division in the Wang family army crossed Luocheng at lightning speed and arrived at the northern defense line of Zhou. Although the Zhou family was prepared for a long time, the Zhou family's garrison was now lax and even the military discipline was very lax, so they were defeated in the first week of the war.

The Zhou family group headed by Zhou Qingyang began to leave Barrier No. 73 and migrate to the south the Zhou family's political center.

This kind of shrinking attitude also made the Zhou soldiers feel cold. Many people say that Zhou Shiji and Zhou Shoushi's generation were the last glory of Zhou.

No one paid attention to this hustle and bustle. At this time, there was an off-road vehicle on the Northwest Barrier No. 144, heading towards the even more lonely Fortress 178 in the distance.

Nowadays, the northwest is lively and prosperous after opening up commerce.

The entire northwest of the country originally belonged to the Zong family, like a huge matrix, is constructed and developed day and night with the No. 144 barrier as the center.

Only the 178 Fortress stands in the more remote northwest, mottled but majestic.

Nowadays, merchants don’t like to go to the 178 Fortress because there are more soldiers from the Northwest Army there, so the profit of doing business in the 178 Fortress has always been far inferior to other barriers.

Moreover, other fortresses in the northwest are only one or two hundred kilometers apart, but if they want to go to Fort 178, they can only start from the nearest barrier No. 141 and then pass through the unmanned land nearly 400 kilometers.

There is no place to refuel or eat on the road, and everything is very desolate.

Because of the few vehicles coming and going, sandstorms caused by soil erosion nearby often cover the road with a layer of yellow sand.

Ren Xiaosu drove the off-road vehicle alone and sped across the road. The huge yellow sand was raised by the wheels, like an off-road vehicle dragging its long tail, passing through the wilderness like a meteor.

He set out from Barrier 144 in the morning, and when he arrived at Fortress 178, it was already evening.

Ren Xiaosu had also been here before, but when he saw the towering fortress again, he still felt inexplicably shocked.

This is a fortress that is completely different from other barriers. Everything is built for war. There are dense shooting balustrades above the city walls, and there are honeycomb-like cannon holes in the cracks of the walls.

From the outside, this fortress gives people an extremely depressing sense of shock. When you enter, you can see the complex structure inside the fortress wall.

Different roads lead to various parts of the fortress walls, with wide tracks for transporting artillery and "horse roads" for soldiers to pass through.

Ren Xiaosu could even imagine how lively the city wall would be when the war came to this fortress one day.

Xu Xianchu had been waiting outside the gate of the 178 Fortress Gate early. When he saw Ren Xiaosu, he could get off the car and hug him warmly: "Long time no see, let's go, the commander is waiting for you."

Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "Long time no see, Lao Xu."

Xu Xianchu suddenly felt that Ren Xiaosu called Lao Xu very skillful and friendly, as if they had never parted.

This made Xu Xianchu feel that Ren Xiaosu definitely treats him as a friend!

The two walked all the way to the fortress. Ren Xiaosu was planning to drive, but Xu Xianchu stopped him with a smile: "The commander has specifically explained that from now on, you need to walk."

Ren Xiaosu was surprised: "Didn't you just need to walk when you walk through the checkpoints? Why did it start now? Is there such a rule?"

"Oh, it's not the rule," Xu Xianchu smiled and said, "but the commander wants everyone in the fortress to see what their young marshal looks like so as not to be aware of it in the future."

Ren Xiaosu was stunned for a moment. At this time, he found that people were constantly coming on both sides of the road, not for anything else, just to see his young marshal.

Everyone smiled kindly, and the residents on the roadside were crowded with onlookers.

Xu Xianchu explained with a smile: "The 178 Fortresses are proud to join the army to protect their homes. If someone in the family is selected into the Northwest Army, it will be a matter of shining the lintel, and they have to invite the neighbors to dinner. Everyone loves us, so it is normal for you to be curious about what your young marshal looks like."

Ren Xiaosu laughed silently: "It's a bit exaggerated."

Xu Xianchu glanced at the young girls gathered nearby, and then smiled and said, "If everyone hadn't known that you and Miss Xiao Jin had a firm relationship, many matchmakers would have stopped you on the road. He said that we came out of the No. 113 barrier together. You were a refugee, and I was a down-and-out private army officer. Now that time has passed, you are already the young commander in the northwest!"

At this time, an old man on the side of the road smiled and said, "Comrade Xiao Xu doesn't have to belittle himself. You are the king of pots in our northwest! Everyone says that you can use a slight black pot in a superb way, which can cover the sky and the sun!"

Xu Xianchu said reservedly: "The old man has been awarded too much, he has been awarded too much!"

Ren Xiaosu: "..."

He didn't know that Xu Xianchu had already known the name of the King of Pots...

And what the hell is this black pot that can cover the sky and the sun? How big is Xu Xianchu's black pot?!

"That..." Ren Xiaosu asked casually: "How big is your culprit?"

Xu Xianchu said with a smile: "It's not as exaggerated as covering the sky, it's just a few dozen meters in diameter."

"That's big enough!" Ren Xiaosu sighed.

At this time, there were still several veterans standing by the roadside in military uniforms. They were all gray-haired and their bodies were hunched down, but the military medals on their chests were wiped and shining brightly.

In everyone's opinion, the young marshal's entry into the city seemed to be a ceremony. From today on, the authority in the northwest will change little by little. It was not until Zhang Jinglin finally put all the power in his hands safely in Ren Xiaosu's hands, which was the end.

A veteran watched Ren Xiaosu walk through the long street and muttered in a low voice: "I heard that this young marshal is very good at fighting, but I don't know if he will be like the old commander and Commander Zhang, and he will be polite to the new recruits below."

Another veteran laughed and scolded: "Do you still need to worry about this kind of thing? Who are you old? "

These veterans are very old. When Zhang Jinglin became the commander, they were all discharged from the army. When Zhang Jinglin entered the city as a young marshal that year, they also stood on the street like this, looking at it from afar.

The old commander they mentioned was not Zhang Jinglin, but Zhang Jinglin's previous term.

At this time, someone next to him smiled and said, "In the battle with Zong before, Sharp Knife made many military achievements under his leadership, but no one died. So he will protect this place like the commanders of the fortresses of all generations, don't worry."

Several veterans turned around and suddenly found that Zhang Jinglin was standing beside them at some point. Ren Xiaosu also found Zhang Jinglin's figure, and then smiled and said hello: "Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Jinglin walked out of the crowd: "Are you ready? This decision is made, but you are not allowed to look back."

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There are two chapters left tonight, which may be very late. Now I have to go live to eat elbows first...
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