After the Cataclysm, many things became worthless, but many things also had sky-high prices. Truly sky-high prices, the kind that ordinary people wouldn't be able to afford even if they worked for ten thousand years.
According to the price of gold before the Cataclysm, five hundred thousand grams of gold was equivalent to one hundred and fifty million dollars.
However, there seemed to be a reason why it was so expensive, because this was the crystallization of City One's technology. Although it wasn't a miniaturized controllable nuclear fusion reactor, it was the latest achievement in wireless power transmission technology.
This wasn't the first time Gao Qi was in the sky, but it was the first time he was able to look down from the sky.
On one side was a vast and boundless plain, and on the other was a mountain range. Gao Qi had never seen the world he was in so clearly before. It was actually so beautiful.
Who was in charge of the vast land?
Could this great country only be controlled by those short-sighted people in Chaoxi City?
"Chen Shaojun is leading a fully mechanized army. They have been out of the city for one and a half hours. An hour ago, they passed through the observation point we set up along the way. Their speed is very fast. Based on this speed, we should be near the salt mine by the time Chen Shaojun arrives."
After saying that, Han Ruofeng looked at Gao Qi with a slightly worried expression. "We don't know where Chen Shaojun is right now, and we don't know if he will continue to attack the salt mine. However, we should be able to easily find Chen Shaojun's army from the sky. But what should we do next? Have you thought about it?"
Chen Shaojun brought about eight hundred people with him. There were ten armored vehicles and thirty ordinary troop transport trucks. They didn't have any heavy weapons, at most some mortars, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, and heavy machine guns. They were all covered by regular infantry.
The biggest change brought about by the alien beast war was that their mobile combat ability had been greatly reduced. Fixed firepower, which was more useful for defending a city, had become the mainstream of heavy firepower.
The alien invasion had pushed humanity's war standards from the integration of land, sea, and air to the World War II era. The alien beast war had pushed humanity's war standards back to the World War I level, except that city walls and firepower points had replaced trenches and barbed wire.
Tanks were no longer suitable for fighting against alien beasts, so they had been eliminated. Armored vehicles with rapid-fire cannons and large-caliber heavy machine guns were fast and light, and could even carry some infantry. They were the main mobile armor weapons when humans fought against alien beasts.
Armored vehicles that were effective against mutated beasts were even more effective against Desolate Dwellers.
This was because the Desolate Dwellers did not have cannons, anti-tank rocket launchers, or even machine guns. The most powerful weapon they had was a heavy machine gun, and a heavy machine gun could not penetrate an armored vehicle.
Knowing this, he knew that if Chen Shaojun wanted to take down the salt mine first, he would definitely send a group of armored vehicles to charge and break through the Desolate Dwellers' defensive line in one fell swoop. Then, he would let the infantrymen on the armored vehicles get off and fight. After the Desolate Dwellers' defensive line was completely broken, he would let the infantrymen directly enter. The rest would be to search for the Desolate Dwellers who had escaped.
Therefore, it was actually very simple to deal with the troops led by Chen Shaojun.
"I don't know either."
Gao Qi said absent-mindedly, "If Chen Shaojun's troops are still gathered on the road, then it will be very easy to deal with. If Chen Shaojun's men have already taken over the salt mine and are scattered, then it will be a little troublesome. However, it shouldn't be too troublesome."
The helicopter could fly in a straight line and was faster. Logically speaking, they should be able to catch up with Chen Shaojun's troops before they arrived at the salt mine. However, when Gao Qi and Han Ruofeng boarded the helicopter, they did not bring a radio and only relied on a walkie-talkie. There was no way for them to contact Wang Laohu.
Therefore, there was no way for them to contact Wang Laohu and ask him about the situation there.
However, according to Gao Qi's estimation, Wang Laohu should not resist. After he sent out the fake news, he had already completed his mission. Therefore, when he discovered that Chen Shaojun was leading an army, he would just take his men and hide first.
The speed of the helicopter was very fast. At full speed, it only took more than 20 minutes to reach the area where the salt mine was located.
But at this time, after the pilot said a few words, Owen, who was sitting in the co-pilot's seat, turned around and said, "Boss, there seems to be a battle below."
The helicopter flew at an altitude of two thousand meters and cruising speed of two hundred and eighty kilometers per hour. At this height and speed, it was actually difficult to find people shooting on the ground. The pilot could find the battle on the ground at a glance because of the thick smoke that was billowing out.
Gao Qi immediately stuck behind the porthole. Through the glass, he saw two columns of smoke rising into the sky from the ground.
Two armored vehicles were burning.
The armored vehicles were spreading out and entering the abandoned farmland from both sides of the road. The cars behind the armored vehicles had stopped. Looking down from the sky, the ant-like people had all left the trucks. Most of them stayed on both sides of the road.
"Why are they fighting?"
Han Ruofeng appeared extremely astonished. Although he wasn't a stoic person who didn't show his emotions on his face, Han Ruofeng rarely turned pale with fright like this.
Han Ruofeng left his seat. Half of his body leaned out and shouted, "Those desolate people! They attacked the City Guard. How dare they! "
Gao Qi saw that on the ground below, several armored vehicles were rushing at high speed. However, there was no exchange of fire. It seemed that the two burning armored vehicles were the result of the battle.
"Could there be an accident?"
"Impossible!"
After Han Ruofeng flatly denied Gao Qi's guess, he turned to look at Gao Qi and said with a shocked face, "Those desolate people, they dared to attack the City Guard. What did you tell them? Was it you who instigated them? "
Gao Qi immediately shook his head. Then he said with certainty, "Absolutely not. I told Wang Laohu to just send a fake message. He dares to put on a show. He has to have the guts to attack the City Guard. Moreover, the original plan did not include how to deal with Young Master Chen. As long as Liu Qiang is dead, the rest will be up to Speaker Li."
They had planned to close the city gate so that the Liu family's troops could not enter. Then they would let Li Jin clean up the mess. Because if they wanted to divide the Liu family, the Li family and the Qi family had to do something.
Now, they needed Gao Qi to personally deal with the remaining forces of the Liu family. This was beyond Gao Qi's imagination. But no matter what, the desolate people had nothing to do with it. Gao Qi did not expect Wang Laohu and the desolate people to be of more use.
However, the two armored vehicles were destroyed on the way to Xiguan Town. This could not be a coincidence. Moreover, Young Master Chen's troops were in a battle stance.
Therefore, there seemed to be a little accident near the end of the plan. It could be a big or small accident.
If Wang Laohu really attacked the City Guard, then no matter what the reason was, no matter who the order was, he would have to die.
Chaoxi City would not tolerate anyone who provoked the City Guard. No matter who it was, no matter why, no matter whether they attacked the Liu family's troops or not, anyone who dared to challenge the authority of the City Guard must die.
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