Donggang Plantation.
The traces of war were fading. The survivors moved the bodies of their compatriots from the ruins and buried them on the hill north of the plantation. On the street outside the barbed wire, the zombies staggered and wandered between the ruins unconsciously.
After days of artillery fire, the besieging Empire's army blew up their walls several times, cut the barbed wire, and lured the zombies into the plantation. The siege turned into a chaotic battle between humans and zombies.
In the chaotic battle, more than a thousand slaves lost their lives.
With limited ammunition, the slaves were able to control the casualties to less than a thousand in a crossfire against the army. Needless to say, the slaves were quite capable.
Of course, NAC's airstrike was also part of the reason.
Because of concerns about NAC's airstrike, Empire's Second Division was unable to focus on the plantation. It wasn't until the capital fell that the Second Division, out of fear of NAC's power, made the decision to retreat to the north. The siege of Donggang Plantation finally ended.
Since they didn't know where to go, the one thousand survivors chose to disperse, and the remaining seven thousand survivors gathered together. Under the leadership of their elected leader, they began to rebuild their home on this land.
One morning.
A jeep rushed out of the street, knocked down a few dumb zombies, and stopped at the gate of the plantation.
The two machine guns on the top of the wall immediately aimed. A survivor with a scarf on his face and a rifle in his hand knocked on the window.
"This place is not open to the public, please leave."
Li Wang glanced at the black muzzle on the wall, took a deep breath, pressed on the door, and rolled down the window.
"I have no ill intentions. I'm here on behalf of NAC, and I want to see your leader. "
Li Wang originally thought that these people would respectfully welcome him in, but he didn't expect that the person's expression would change, and his gaze towards him was filled with vigilance.
This kind of contrast was somewhat unexpected to him.
The soldier guarding the door pressed on his collar, walked to the side, and said a few words to his superior before quickly returning to the window.
"I can take you to see our leader, but we have to search you."
Li Wang's eyebrows raised. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he remembered the test. He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
"Of course."
With that, he pushed open the car door and walked out. He stood in front of the soldier and spread his hands.
"I swear I'm not carrying any weapons."
The soldier ignored him and simply searched his body. After confirming that there were no weapons, he brought him into the plantation.
Passing through the muddy path, they arrived in front of a three-story office building that had been repaired.
Stepping through the door, Li Wang saw the leader of these survivors.
His gaze was as sharp as a knife, as if it could pierce through a person's heart. His thin face carried the mark of a slave, but from his straight back, Li Wang couldn't see the slightest bit of humility that a slave should have.
This person was not easy to deal with.
This was Li Wang's first thought.
After the uprising broke out, the spies who fanned the flames withdrew from the plantation amidst the chaos. There was no one here who could provide him with any assistance. The only information he had was the most recent, and it was from a week ago.
"Aha, let me see who's here. NAC's envoy? You finally remembered us as your neighbors. " The leader walked in front of Li Wang, narrowed his eyes, and aggressively stared into his eyes. "Tell me, your purpose."
Li Wang's eyes didn't dodge. He paused for a moment and said in a calm tone.
"We are allies, aren't we?"
"Using us to contain Empire's Second Division and using our blood to pave the way for your victory, you call this the behavior of an ally?" The leader laughed and spread his hands. "And then? You took over the capital, and now you plan to take over the slaves of the capital? "
"You misunderstood."
"I'm telling you, we will never accept anyone's enslavement, even if you are powerful enough." The leader lowered his voice and used a hoarse voice to say word by word.
Just freed from the shackles of slavery, these poor people were more sensitive than anyone else and more conceited than anyone else. Although they only held poorly made rifles in their hands and the bullets in their arsenal were pitiful, they still believed that they could rely on their beliefs to defend their freedom.
They were sensitive to any form of rule and remained suspicious and hostile.
At this time, they couldn't listen to anything.
[I should use the rockets of Order to wake these people up …] This was the only thought in Li Wang's mind.
"We won't do that," Li Wang said in a calm tone.
"But who can guarantee that you won't do that?" The leader asked in an exaggerated tone, "We have our own hands and feet. We can grow mutated fruits and Carm tree sap. Why do we have to join you?"
"We can purchase your mutated fruits and Carm tree sap."
"Federation's market is also fine. You're not the only one."
The negotiation was in a stalemate from the beginning, but fortunately, Li Wang noticed the problem.
"Federation was here?"
The leader opened his hands and responded to his noncommittal expression.
Not denying it at this time usually meant tacit agreement.
Li Wang slowly took a deep breath, cleared the thoughts in his head, and calmly said.
"Can you give me five minutes?"
…
Inside the command center, Jiang Chen was writing at the desk.
With regards to NAC's development in Hongcheng, he was working on some details to make a general plan. Although the Sixth Street's model could provide some reference, it couldn't be completely copied here. Some minor adjustments were needed.
For example, elections, laws …
Just then, the door opened and Wang Zhaowu walked into the office.
"Busy?"
"I'm almost done. What's up?" Jiang Chen stopped writing, looked at Wang Zhaowu, and asked in a pleasant tone.
"Nothing special. I just wanted to ask if you have a candidate for the captain?" Wang Zhaowu closed the door and asked with a smile.
The situation in Hongcheng was basically stable. After signing the border opening agreement with Federation, NAC had gained a firm foothold here. It was almost the end of July. After being away for a month and a half, it was time to return at the beginning of August.
Before he came, Jiang Chen said that before the end of the expedition, the captain of Order would be selected. After all, as a marshal and a regiment commander, it was impossible for them to be the captain and vice-captain at the same time.
"I have one, but it's not confirmed yet."
When Wang Zhaowu heard that Jiang Chen already had an idea, he was relieved and laughed.
"I thought you forgot about it. I'm relieved that you remember."
"Okay, do you really think I'm going to let you be the vice captain forever? Go pack up. It won't be long before you go back to the Second Division. "Jiang Chen laughed.
"Roger!"
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