When Ren Xiaosu saw the 178 barrier from afar, he was suddenly shocked.

This barrier is different from any barrier he saw. The majestic and vicissitudes of the barrier are covered with scars, and there are even large traces of flaw filling, as if this barrier had been collapsed and rebuilt many times.

Dooms come and go again and again, but it always stands here.

Although the barriers in the past also had traces of time, the barriers and walls were not severely damaged, so they looked very neat.

But the walls with 178 are different. When Ren Xiaosu looked at it for the first time, he suddenly felt that this wall seemed to have a tough life.

He also suddenly understood why some people called the 178 barrier fortress.

This is a fortress-level barrier that is truly built for war, and it pays more attention to defense than any other barrier before.

Zhou Yinglong said proudly: "We all call this place 178 Fortress, which is different from those weak barriers outside!"

Ren Xiaosu stood under the towering wall of Fortress 178, and above the high wall were soldiers with live ammunition on the ground. It was just that because they arrived with Zhang Jinglin, the soldiers on the wall did not warn.

According to Xu Xianchu, it is difficult for anyone with unknown origin to approach this barrier. It would be impossible for him to come in without Ren Xiaosu's recommendation letter.

Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked, "I have written a letter of recommendation to some people before. Have they come to Fortress 178?"

Xu Xianchu shook his head: "No."

"It seems that they have something unexpected," Ren Xiaosu sighed.

At this time, Ren Xiaosu picked up a bullet from the wall: "Why are there bullets on the wall?"

The 178 Fortress was built to defend against the enemy, but in Ren Xiaosu's impression, everyone has been saying that the 178 Fortress was to defend against wild beasts.

Everyone is talking about the inland wild beasts because humans have driven wild beasts outside the barrier circle, and the 178 Fortress stands in the northwest to prevent a large number of terrifying wild beasts from invading.

But how to explain the bullets on the wall? This is clearly left by foreign enemies with guns to hit the wall.

Only humans use firearms.

Xu Xianchu smiled and said, "You will understand in the future that in the era of thermal weapons, the real enemy of mankind is only mankind himself."

Ren Xiaosu feels familiar with this sentence. A librarian named An Yuqian once said the same thing.

However, An Yuqian means that science is uncontrollable and will allow humans to create power that they cannot control.

Xu Xianchu's meaning is more straightforward, the enemy of the 178 Fortress is human.

The thick gate of the fortress 178 slowly lifted up, and the rumbling sound was like a giant dragon roaring among the barriers.

The group walked in and suddenly found that although the appearance of the 178 fortress was dilapidated, it was extremely neat and clean.

Originally, Ren Xiaosu thought that the place where a group of great men in the northwest lived should be very dirty and messy, but the result was not like this.

Entering the long street where the gate is located, you can see a huge bronze bell hanging high above a tower at the end.

Xu Xianchu introduced to Ren Xiaosu: "This bell is different from our previous barriers. The bells of other barriers are used to report the time. The bells of Fortress 178 will only ring when warning is given. When the bell rings, everyone in the army will be ready to fight to the death."

"When was the last time the bell rang?" Ren Xiaosu said curiously.

"Sixteen years ago," Xu Xianchu sighed: "I regret not seeing that scene. Many people in the interior have never even known that there was a war here. Fortress 178 is like a wall, blocking danger and darkness outside the wall."

There are many people on the street, everyone is wearing coarse cloth clothes, and there are rarely neon lights at the door of the shop. There are almost no private vehicles on the road, and occasionally military off-road passes by.

Wang Shengyin said curiously: "You guys look so primitive here."

Xu Xianchu said: "There is insufficient power, and the new power plant is under construction on the periphery, but the 178 Fortress is insufficient and the construction is very slow. There was also a large power plant before, but it was artificially destroyed in the war."

"The resources don't seem to be very sufficient," said Wang Shengyin. "The northwest is quite suitable for growing cotton. It has sufficient light and sufficient water sources in snowy mountains and groundwater. Why don't you add more cotton?"

Xu Xianchu glanced at her and said, "You have to have enough food first."

Ren Xiaosu looked at the scene in the 178 Fortress. To be honest, it was indeed a bit shabby, but for some reason, he felt much more comfortable here than in other barriers.

When pedestrians on the street saw the convoy where Zhang Jinglin was passing by, they did not deliberately curry favor with him. Instead, they greeted him like an old friend, and then went to work on their own affairs.

Xu Xianchu glanced at Ren Xiaosu: "Xiaosu, is your black medicine energy produced? Someone here has frostbite in winter, and frostbite has never been cured, and the medicines needed for war have always been in short supply. If you can have your black medicine, it will be great news for our 178 Fortress."

Xu Xianchu has heard of Ren Xiaosu becoming a doctor in the market town, and Zhang Jinglin also knew about this.

Ren Xiaosu shook his head: "It's impossible to mass produce."

Xu Xianchu was a little disappointed: "It's okay, when the trade route is opened, you can find people from Zhongyuan to buy medicine."

What this 178 Fortress lacks is not only medicine, but also clothing, food, etc. The opening of trade routes is an imminent matter for Zhang Jinglin who returned to the 178 Fortress.

Zhang Jinglin spent several months clearing the chaos in the 178 Fortress one by one. Now it is time to consider the development of the fortress.

Xu Xianchu arranged Ren Xiaosu and the others in a small building: "This is our guesthouse, so don't dislike it."

Ren Xiaosu shook his head: "It's already very good."

Wang Shengzhi and Wang Shengyin may not have lived in such a dilapidated house, but Ren Xiaosu has lived in a shack, so of course he wouldn't care about this.

At this time, Xu Xianchu was a little embarrassed and said, "Xiao Su, your wound has not healed. I will go to the Military Control Bureau to apply for some medicine for you, but now the fortress is too short of medicine, so I may not be able to apply for it..."

Ren Xiaosu smiled and said, "It's okay, I have brought some black medicine."

"That's good, that's good," Xu Xianchu rubbed his hands and smiled: "Then are there any excess black medicine? That..."

Xu Xianchu was a little embarrassed to say that a soldier under him was injured during training before. The wound has not healed yet. In fact, the military department has no medicine for a long time, so he can only bear it. But Ren Xiaosu just came and didn't take good care of him. He even asked someone for something. What's the point?

But Ren Xiaosu stuffed a small porcelain bottle into Xu Xianchu's hand: "You're welcome."

When Xu Xianchu was the most poor and destitute, he was willing to give himself the only half of the steamed buns left, so Ren Xiaosu would not be stingy with Xu Xianchu.

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Chapter completed!