The body of a snow transport vehicle has to be at least a certain thickness.
It won't be scrapped on the spot by one or two rocket hits.
As for the retired buses.
They can also be used as transportation between the subsidiary shelters and the farmhouse courtyard.
It just so happens that the first batch of construction teams has initially opened up the four main underground passages.
The number of construction workers that can be accommodated at the same time is increasing.
A large number of transportation vehicles are needed every day to transfer workers from various subsidiary shelters to the farmhouse courtyard.
"It's said to be transferring workers."
"In fact, it can also be seen as taking advantage of the fact that the surface environment is not too harsh right now."
"Start concentrating the population towards the farmhouse courtyard as soon as possible."
"If nothing unexpected happens in the future, these workers will not move out again after they come to the farmhouse courtyard."
After checking the battle report, an interlude.
Su Wu began to formally count the gains of this trade caravan.
This time.
The trade caravan brought back a total of 1,520 civilians from the Tumen City official shelter.
As well as about 20 tons of daily necessities such as toothpaste, soap, and toilet paper.
Plus about 80 tons of fertilizer.
Among the goods used for trade.
In addition to mobile phones, the best-selling items were Hand-cranked Generators and flashlights among small industrial products, as well as ordinary antibiotic drugs.
Don't think that before the apocalypse.
Pharmacies were everywhere in the streets and alleys.
In fact, when most ordinary people truly realize that they need to hoard some medicines to prepare for the apocalypse.
They often have no way to buy any useful medicines through normal means.
Under these circumstances.
Antibiotic drugs for ordinary people have a huge market.
In addition, although Su Wu sells them at a relatively low price, the cost of these drugs is almost zero.
For Su Wu.
Exchanging medicines for resources is easy and can be seen as getting them for free.
And small industrial products are easy to process.
The cost is roughly equal to the materials they use.
Only mobile phones have the highest cost.
But with the experience of this trade caravan transaction.
In the future, there is no need to use mobile phones to explore the way, just increase the proportion of other low-cost goods.
"So, if you calculate it like this."
"The profit from a trip by the trade caravan doesn't even need to be measured in multiples."
"It can be completely seen as just going to pick up goods."
"How many supplies you can bring back is equal to how much profit you have."
Profit moves people's hearts.
Su Wu is no exception now.
Looking at the unimaginable rate of return handed over by the trade caravan.
For a moment, action plans such as exploring minerals and occupying mining rights.
Became meaningless.
It would be better to just move them directly from the local shelter warehouse with that effort.
It also saves time and effort.
But after the impulse.
Su Wu quickly regained his composure.
The market for ordinary people inside the shelter is ultimately limited.
In the early stage, resources can be quickly harvested through trade.
But if you want to support the construction of a super shelter, that almost endless demand.
In the end, it still has to return to mining that can stably produce on a large scale.
But despite this.
After weighing it.
The importance of trade still rose to the first place in Su Wu's mind.
No matter what happens in the future.
At least for now, trade is the easiest way to obtain resources.
There is no reason to turn a blind eye to it.
"We must try to increase the size of the trade caravan as much as possible."
"The technical threshold for producing small industrial products and medicines is not high."
"Trade caravans from places like Changming City are also selling the same things."
"Plus those local merchants who hoarded medicines in advance."
"The competition is actually not small at all."
"The best strategy."
"Is to seize a wave on a large scale as soon as possible before they react."
And if you want to expand trade on a larger scale.
It is not enough to just expand the trade caravan.
Su Wu also needs to solve a problem first.
Eliminate the mastermind behind the attack on his trade caravan this time.
This is both clearing the trade route between Jianghe City and Tumen City, and establishing prestige.
It is convenient for the trade caravan to go to other cities for trade.
His gaze moved to the map marked with the coordinates of various shelters in Tumen City.
Su Wu's will was unprecedentedly firm at this moment.
"It's been so long."
"The interrogation results should be out by now."
Tumen City, suburbs.
Tang Zhixin sat in an armored vehicle, looking out the window.
As the number 2 figure in the Tumen City official shelter.
He would not lightly risk appearing on the ground.
But this time, because the matter was too important.
In order to show importance and sincerity, he had to come here in person.
And now, he only feels fortunate for his decision.
"Director Tang, please make sure your people keep their distance."
"We will launch an attack on the Golden Lion Shelter in three minutes."
A cold female voice sounded in the communicator.
That was the external liaison officer from Jianghe City.
"Okay, Miss Ye Luoshuang."
"If there is anything you need assistance with, please feel free to ask."
Tang Zhixin replied.
Unconsciously, his tone was very low.
He actually wanted to be tough too.
But facing the legions of tens of thousands of black spider-shaped robots not far outside the car at this time.
Looking at the exaggerated Electromagnetic Cannon (Railgun) and Rocket Launch Pod mounted on armored vehicles more than 10 meters long.
Even if he had the courage, he would not dare to speak rudely.
For fear of causing misunderstanding.
After ending the communication.
Tang Zhixin turned to send the order to prepare for battle to his subordinates.
This time.
In order to cooperate with the Jianghe City expeditionary force.
To eliminate one of the three major forces in Tumen City that threatened their trade caravan.
The Golden Lion Shelter, composed of local traditional commercial organizations and clans.
Tang Zhixin also brought two regiments of the garrison.
The intention was to curry favor.
I also wanted to earn some employment fees from Jianghe City.
But when they really met on the ground.
Seeing the exaggerated troops of the Jianghe City sent, which could be called a legion.
This little thought of currying favor disappeared on the spot.
With Jianghe City's lineup.
Let alone assistance.
Even if they turned around and fought two against one.
Turning their Tumen official shelter into a target along the way.
The final result would not be any different.
In his emotion.
The communicator in his hand rang again.
This time the contact was initiated by an old acquaintance of his.
One of the elders of the Golden Lion Shelter, Miao Yi.
"Tang Zhixin, what do you mean?"
"I'm at a loss, I even joined forces with you to resist the Moon Shadow Group."
"But now you're bringing people to fight me."
Miao Yi's voice contained obvious anger and deep confusion.
They and the official shelter had long reached a de facto alliance.
Jointly resisting the Moon Shadow Group, the strongest local force in Tumen City.
But now, nothing has happened to the Moon Shadow Group.
The official shelter's garrison regiment surrounded their Golden Lion Shelter without warning.
"It seems you really don't know."
Tang Zhixin sighed deeply, with some pity in his tone.
Although his old acquaintance is nominally the leader with the highest status in the Golden Lion Shelter.
But the problem is, he is not the only elder.
The entire Golden Lion Shelter has complex and intertwined forces.
Everyone likes to do their own thing.
He may not really be able to control it.
"Know what?"
Miao Yi was a little surprised and suspicious, vaguely feeling a trace of ominousness.
"Your people dispatched three tanks to attack the Jianghe City trade caravan."
"Now they are here to take revenge."
If it was an ordinary attack, it could be excused.
Then the use of tanks, which can be called war weapons.
There is no room for excuses.
No one would believe that they didn't know about it in advance.
In the communicator.
Miao Yi was silent for a while.
Then he asked with some difficulty.
"Can you help me contact them?"
"It's too late."
Tang Zhixin shook his head and was about to say something more.
A sharp whistling sound came from a distance.
He looked up.
Seeing more than a dozen rockets rising into the air from the Jianghe City position gathered by dozens of large armored vehicles in the distance.
Falling far towards the entrance of the Golden Lion Shelter.
Seconds later.
The flames and dust set off by the violent explosion rose at the end of the line of sight.
Forming several mushroom clouds that soared into the sky.
"This momentum."
Tang Zhixin was horrified and felt a little scalp tingling.
He had never seen such a powerful rocket in reality.
It almost made him think he was seeing a nuclear explosion.
A few seconds after the explosion.
The communicator in his hand made a buzzing sound.
Automatically disconnected from Miao Yi's call.
Tang Zhixin lowered his head and glanced at the communicator.
He didn't try to dial back.
He knew that this should be his last exchange with Miao Yi.
November 14th, near dusk.
Su Wu's mechanical legion, which was almost out in full force.
After less than an hour of fighting.
Completely captured the Golden Lion Shelter, one of the three major forces in Tumen City.
So far.
This large shelter with a population of 800,000.
Became the first large stronghold that Su Wu occupied outside of Jianghe City.
After receiving this stronghold.
Su Wu became even busier.
Maintaining the security of the Golden Lion Shelter, calming the fires and rioting thugs everywhere.
Wiping out the fleeing remnants of the armed forces.
And conducting emergency consultations with the high-level officials of the Tumen City official shelter and the Moon Shadow Group, comforting them and making promises.
Solving one thing after another.
Unconsciously.
He spent a sleepless night.
The next day.
After solving all the urgent matters.
Su Wu was finally able to take the time to inspect the state of the Golden Lion Shelter as a whole.
As a result, the situation was quite bad.
Although the actual combat time was very short.
But on the eve of the final fall.
The original management of the Golden Lion Shelter.
Still calmly destroyed a series of key equipment, including generators, water plants, central air conditioning, etc.
And burned a large amount of warehouse materials.
If the workers below hadn't realized something was wrong and temporarily organized resistance.
Plus Su Wu's mechanical legion entered the shelter fast enough.
It is likely that all that would be left for him would be a shelter burned to ruins.
And what shocked Su Wu even more.
Was a set of self-destruct devices directly connected to the shelter's control center that was found afterwards.
If that device hadn't malfunctioned in the middle for some unknown reason.
Then when Su Wu's mechanical legion occupied the Golden Lion Shelter.
It is likely that it would have been completely blown up to the sky along with the 800,000 shelter residents.
Highlighting a lose-lose situation.
"The generator, and the central air conditioning, etc., have been destroyed too thoroughly."
"There is no value in repairing them."
"We can only transport a few new sets of equipment from Jianghe City."
"The shelter entrance needs to be re-filled and repaired."
"And there seem to be quite a few vehicles preserved in the Golden Lion Shelter."
"We can use those vehicles to transfer some people to Jianghe City in advance."
As the first large base outside of Jianghe City.
Su Wu naturally didn't want to give it up easily.
He can only start from scratch and try to repair it little by little.
At the same time.
For those residents in the shelter.
Su Wu doesn't intend to let them continue to stay there.
Instead, he plans to transfer them to Jianghe City for unified management.
This process is destined to be very long.
But considering that between Jianghe City and Tumen City.
The highway has basically been restored.
The environment has also become relatively safe with the demise of the original Golden Lion Shelter management.
It is entirely possible to use those pre-apocalypse vehicles in the Golden Lion Shelter for transfer.
It will not occupy the trade caravan's own valuable transportation capacity.
It's not too big of a problem.
"Also, the medium-sized potash mine in Tumen City happens to be the property of the Golden Lion Shelter."
"This is also a convenient thing."
"We can directly take over and start mining."
The importance of potash mines to Su Wu is now becoming increasingly apparent.
Without the fertilizer provided by potash mines.
The plantation that maintains the food needed for Jianghe City's population of ten million.
It won't be long before it stalls due to lack of nutrients.
Although when it comes to the critical moment, it is not that there are no other ways to replace it.
But after all, it is not as direct and stable as potash mines.
"Finally, there seems to be some accident in Shanghe City."
"After the trade caravan returns from Tumen City."
"Let them take a batch of relief supplies and go to Shanghe City to take a look."
The communication signal tower that Su Wu deployed in Shanghe City.
Discovered that there seemed to be a huge turmoil there due to a shortage of supplies.
Many people died.
For this earliest source of refugees.
Su Wu has defaulted to treating the population there as his own.
Emotionally, it is difficult to accept that it will suffer accidental losses.
Therefore, it is necessary to send an armed force there as soon as possible to maintain order.
But.
Currently speaking.
Su Wu only has a trade caravan composed of a base vehicle and 50 snow transport vehicles.
Capable of safely reaching Shanghe City by land across hundreds of kilometers.
The others are not very reliable.
But the trade caravan only has one, and cannot respond immediately.
At least it needs to wait several hours to complete the original task before it can set off.
"Take it slow."
"If it's really too late to rescue, then there's no way."
Su Wu's gaze looked at the location of Shanghe City on the map.
His eyes were unusually calm.
As the number of people he ruled increased.
So-called human lives are becoming more and more like a number in his eyes.
If it cannot be saved due to objective reasons.
For him, it is just a loss of some resources.
It doesn't matter to the overall situation.
(End of this chapter)