In the month after the Daxing Northwest was upgraded to version 2.0, Ren Xiaosu and Big Bluff made 15 trips to the Central Plains with an average of one trip every two days. They abducted a total of 90,000 refugees from the Zhou Clan and brought them to the Daxing Northwest.
During this month, the Daxing Northwest became famous throughout the Barrier Alliance. Even the owner of the Daxing Northwest, Wang Congyang, became famous.
What made Ren Xiaosu curious was that Wang Congyang did not come out to clarify where he had run off to. This made him even more unscrupulous in using the steam locomotive.
The Daxing Northwest 2.0 plan was still ongoing. Wang Yuexi said that Stronghold 144 had reached its limit of capacity. If more refugees arrived, it would have a negative effect.
Big Bluff immediately ran to Fortress 178 to report the matter to Zhang Jinglin. The good news was that Stronghold 145 had also started to expand the contracting system to coordinate with the Daxing Northwest 2.0 plan.
Actually, Big Bluff knew from the beginning that the construction of Stronghold 144 was in full swing now. This proved that the Young Marshal Ren Xiaosu was capable of presiding over the overall situation of the reforms. The commander had always done his best to support Ren Xiaosu's rise to power. At this time, he would definitely be very willing to give Ren Xiaosu the green light.
However, just as Ren Xiaosu was about to continue abducting more refugees to the Daxing Northwest, an accident suddenly happened.
The steam locomotive slowly came to a stop in the mountains. Ren Xiaosu looked at the Wang Clan troops stationed in front of the train in silence.
There were not many people in this troop and it looked like it was only a regiment. For the other party to appear here, Wang Shengzhi must have grasped Ren Xiaosu's marching pattern through Zero, so he had ordered his men to stop him here.
Ren Xiaosu waited quietly in the train. An acquaintance of the Wang Clan's troops walked out of the crowd and slowly approached the steam locomotive.
"Young Marshal, long time no see," Wang Run greeted with a smile.
Wang Run could be considered an old acquaintance of Ren Xiaosu's. When he and the Trinity Institute went to the Kong Clan to carry out the decapitation mission, Wang Run was responsible for providing information to Ren Xiaosu.
Later, on Zuoyun Mount, Wang Run led the team to deliver the first batch of weapons and equipment. They even fought alongside each other on Zuoyun Mount for half a month.
As the saying went, one should not slap a smiling face. Ren Xiaosu dispersed the steam locomotive and went up with the Great Hoodwinker. "The Wang Consortium is going to attack the Zhou Consortium? He's really anxious. "
"It's not that we're anxious. It's just that we can't miss the opportunity." Wang Run explained with a smile, "The Zhou Clan is at its weakest now, and it's also when the morale of our Wang Clan's soldiers is at its highest. If we don't make a move now, it'll be even more troublesome."
Ren Xiaosu nodded. He had no intention of participating in the war in the Central Plains. He was not particularly concerned about anything that had nothing to do with the Daxing Northwest.
To be honest, if he were to consider the interests of the Northwest alone, he would prefer that both the Wang Clan and the Zhou Clan suffer heavy losses. That way, the Northwest would have more time to complete its own development.
Ren Xiaosu asked, "Why are you here?"
"To block your path, Young Marshal, of course," Wang Run said calmly. "On one hand, it's because the Wang Clan's main forces have already arrived at the Zhou Clan's border. If you appear in the Zhou Clan's territory at this time, I'm afraid you'll accidentally injure my troops. On the other hand, the homes of these Central Plains refugees are in the Central Plains, so we have no choice but to go to the Northwest. Our Wang Clan will definitely settle them down properly after the war ends, so Young Marshal, you don't have to worry too much about their safety. Let them stay in their hometowns."
He had to admit that Wang Run's words were extremely polite. The other party was still polite to Ren Xiaosu despite leading a regiment of troops. It could be said that he was being polite before resorting to force.
In fact, regardless of what happened between Ren Xiaosu and the Wang Clan, and whether the other party stood by and watched Jiang Xu, Wang Shengzhi still saved Ren Xiaosu's life.
Although he could be considered to have repaid this debt by helping the Wang Clan, it was best not to get into a fight with each other if possible.
Wang Shengzhi had the same attitude towards Ren Xiaosu. It was as though the other party did not wish for their former friends to meet each other in battle.
Ren Xiaosu sized up the soldiers behind Wang Run. "You brought an entire regiment here just to tell me this?"
Wang Run explained, "I brought a combat brigade with me, but I'm afraid Young Marshal will misunderstand, so I only brought a regiment with me."
"Got it." Ren Xiaosu nodded. If he couldn't convince the other party, he would prepare to intercept them. Moreover, the other party knew his strength. Those regiments that did not appear here would definitely have weapons and equipment that were specially designed to deal with him.
No matter how powerful he was now, he should not underestimate the technology of human civilization.
Ren Xiaosu smiled. "Alright, I'll be heading back now. I wish you all the best."
Wang Run took the initiative to shake Ren Xiaosu's hand. "Thank you, Young Marshal. Come visit the Wang Clan when you're free."
Ren Xiaosu shook hands with him. "It's fine if you come to the Northwest as a guest, but forget about visiting the Wang Clan. We people from the Northwest are very friendly. Come visit us when you're free."
"Definitely." After saying that, Wang Run turned around and walked towards his soldiers. Ren Xiaosu conjured the steam locomotive again and returned to the Northwest.
Along the way, Big Bluff lamented, "The Wang Clan's war is progressing even faster than we expected. I feel that with the current state of the Zhou Clan, the outcome of the war will probably be decided in two to three months. The winner takes all, and the Central Plains will soon belong to the Wang Clan."
"P5092 will be back soon." Ren Xiaosu said, "Some time ago, someone from the Northwest Chamber of Commerce brought news that he's already taken … led the remnants of the Pyro Company through the Shenmu River in the grasslands. They'll be arriving in the Northwest very soon. After he returns, he'll have to complete the deployment of the Wang Clan's troops at the border as soon as possible. I have a feeling that the Wang Clan will not stop here. Wang Shengzhi's target is the entire Barrier Alliance. "
"Young Marshal," Big Bluff suddenly said, "it's time for you to make a trip to Fortress 178."
Ren Xiaosu fell silent. Ever since he arrived in the Northwest, he had not gone to Fortress 178 to see Zhang Jinglin because he did not want to talk about his identity as the Young Marshal of the Northwest in detail.
But even if he did not admit he was the Young Marshal now, it would be useless. Right now, Ren Xiaosu was the future master of the Northwest in everyone's hearts. There was no doubt about that.
If Ren Xiaosu continued to shirk the responsibility, it would only make him look pretentious.
He asked Big Bluff, "Other than meeting Mr. Zhang after we get to Fortress 178, what else do we need to do?"
Big Bluff smiled. He knew Ren Xiaosu had agreed to it, so he explained, "First of all, Commander Zhang will bring you, Young Marshal, to the bronze bell to pay tribute to the pioneers of Fortress 178. After that, you'll have to walk to all the outposts outside Fortress 178 to pay tribute to the soldiers who have been drinking ice for a decade."
"And after that?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"After that?" Big Bluff said with a smile, "From the moment you return from the outposts, Young Marshal, you'll be the future of the Northwest."
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