The most ruthless person in the apocalypse

Chapter 740 Let’s go now!
"The bigger idea, could it be..."

Yu Wen's eyes turned, and seeing the confident smile on Zhang Su's lips, he took a breath and said, "Mr. Zhang, are you planning to recruit Zhao Linfeng's people as well? This is... I don't think it's appropriate."

The reason why there were two factions must be because of differences of opinion.

Zhang Su was not surprised that Yu Wen could guess his thoughts, but he was a little puzzled by his opinion, so he asked, "What are your concerns?"

"Mr. Zhang, I know you think that with the fighting power of Tianma Island, you can intimidate the people around Zhao Linfeng, or forcibly recruit them. It's not hopeless, but Huo Jingang's analysis is correct. Zhao Linfeng has established the Iron Wall Security Camp for a long time. Wait... Yes, Iron Wall, Iron Wall! Doesn't this name sound familiar to Mr. Zhang?"

At this point, Yu Wen was suddenly stunned, and his early memories came to his mind.

"Sound familiar?"

Zhang Su fell into memories.

Yu Wen reminded from the side: "The first time we left Qincheng city, we listened to the radio in Shuiwa Village. Was there any news about the Iron Wall Security Camp recruiting survivors?"

Snapped!
Zhang Su slapped his thigh and said, "I remember now. Yes, I have heard this name before. It's been so damn long that I have forgotten it. OK, Lao Yu, you have a good memory... This is really a well-established safe camp!"

Memories flooded into his mind. Zhang Su remembered the first time he led the team out of the urban area of ​​Qincheng. They first went north along another provincial road. On the way, everyone in the RV listened to the radio. The Iron Wall Security Camp was issuing a message to recruit survivors, and it was very exaggerated.

Some people thought that the Iron Wall Security Camp was a gang of robbers who deceived people into stealing supplies. In addition, they were heading north at the time and the Iron Wall Security Camp was in the south, so they didn't take it seriously. Later, when they arrived at the Chuhai River, they found that the bridge had been blown up. Then they spent the night in the nearby Shuiwa Village and met Pang Dakun.

As soon as Yu Wen mentioned it, Zhang Su remembered everything.

Human memory is difficult if it is simply memorized by rote, but it becomes much easier if it is combined with special things, such as unique smells and unusual events.

After the end of the world, special events with extremely strong impacts occur almost every day. The things that happen along with these events will be deeply stored in the brain. If you don’t think about them, it’s not because you have forgotten them, it’s just been forgotten.

"This Iron Wall Security Camp is quite impressive. It arrived at Tianma Island a week earlier than us. If they really established a security camp at that time, they should be the first organized survivor force in Qincheng. It is really not easy for them to make it all the way here."

The camp that was able to survive the early stages of the disaster was definitely not relying on luck. From the basic members to the top leaders, they must have had outstanding qualities, otherwise they would have been destroyed in this disaster long ago.

It was impossible to make any statistics when the disaster first broke out, but today, when Zhang Su recalled the past, he could think of more than twenty survivor camps of varying sizes in Qincheng. These were the ones he had encountered, and there must be many small gathering places scattered throughout the countryside.

But as time went on, these forces, big or small, struggled hard in one disaster after another. Some were destroyed, some merged, and after a few months, only Tianma Island and the broken Southern Alliance were left.

"So I say that Zhao Linfeng must have some outstanding qualities. If they are willing to go west, let them go. There is no benefit in forcing them to stay."

Yu Wen’s view is similar to Zhao Linfeng’s, believing that a forced melon is not sweet.

Zhang Su’s views on this matter are completely opposite to those of the other two. Perhaps it is because of their different identities and status. Since he is in a slightly higher position, the scenery he sees is different, and naturally the things he thinks about are also different.

We cannot say that the decision we make by standing on the top of the mountain and seeing more is necessarily correct, so communication is necessary.

"Old Yu, do you know what the most important resource is right now?"

Zhang Su's eyes sparkled behind his toad-shaped goggles as he answered himself, "It's not food, fuel, or weapons. You may think it's technology. I don't deny that technology is important, whether it's past technology or research related to zombies. They are all important!
But there is one thing that is more important than technology, and that is population! Didn’t we just calculate that the population of Qincheng is probably less than 3,000 people now? Zhao Linfeng is going to take away more than 800 people. 800, that’s more than the population we have on Tianma Island now!”

In the past, let alone a residential community, a tall commercial building could have fifty floors, with six households on each floor. Even if we assume each household has three people, that would be more than eight hundred people. At that time, it seemed that the population was worthless. Amazing!

In today's world, eight hundred people could account for a quarter of the number of survivors in a city, or even a higher proportion!
"Are you willing to just watch those people migrate to an unknown place? From a selfless point of view, it doesn't matter where they settle down, as long as they don't go against Tianma Island. From a selfish point of view, I hope they can become a member of Tianma Island and a part of our camp!"

The last time I went into the city to recruit the Four Tigers of North City, I was somewhat pushed by the challenge mission, but this time it was entirely Zhang Su's personal idea. When I realized that under this disaster, the probability of people surviving was only one in a thousand, nothing was more important than population!
"Mr. Zhang, I agree with your point of view, but this matter is very difficult. How confident do you think you are?"

Yu Wen has been in this position. He needs to judge the impact of the incident on the camp from an objective and fair perspective. He also has another task, which is to help Zhang Su when he runs forward recklessly. "I have analyzed it. If we don't consider the extremely loyal members of the Iron Wall Security Camp, I am 80% sure!"

Zhang Su confidently made the number eight with his thumb and index finger.

"Eighty percent? That's really not low! Is this under the assumption that there will be no conflict?" Yu Wen asked the most crucial question. Peace is the most needed factor among human beings at present.

Zhang Su took a breath, and the concept of avoiding conflict made his mind go cold.

Before, I was a little too enthusiastic because I took the large population into consideration.

The use of force is not advisable, but how much confidence can we have if we just show off our muscles?
"If there is no conflict...then do your best. Get as many people as you can. Even if you can't get even one person, it's just a waste of gasoline. What do you think?"

In the absence of any grudges or hatred, humans need to exercise restraint!
When we were still a group of survivors, if we encountered conflicts of interest, we would take action instead of making a quarrel. But things are different now. When we are in charge of a camp of hundreds of people, violence is not the best option, except for a madman like Ding Wei.

"It's nothing more than a waste of gasoline? Mr. Zhang, you're putting it a little too lightly!"

Yu Wen looked embarrassed.

Zhang Su was stunned. He was just saying it casually, so why did people take it seriously?
"What? Is the camp running out of fuel?"

He hadn't paid attention to the fuel situation for a long time. Anyway, there was someone in charge...

"Gasoline is a big problem. We need to transport hundreds of people this time. Even if we fill up all the pickup trucks and container trucks, we'll need at least a hundred vehicles!"

Although Yu Wen had just officially taken over as the general manager of the materials management department, he had done a lot of work before that, such as keeping statistics on the fuel inventory of vehicles in the camp.

"From Tianma Island to Nanhe International Entertainment Center, the round trip is more than 140 kilometers. Let's calculate it as 150 kilometers. Considering the extreme load, each car will need at least 15 liters of oil! That's 1,500 liters, which... will consume more than half of the stockpile of oil!"

"so much?"

Zhang Su was surprised. He had just mentioned the gasoline issue casually, but he didn't expect it to be so serious when he calculated it carefully.

Yu Wen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Usually when we go out to search for supplies, the distance is no more than 30 to 50 kilometers at most, and only three to five vehicles are dispatched each time. The fuel collected on the road can even make up for the consumption and achieve a balance, but this 150 kilometers..."

If the speed is increased, 150 kilometers will only take more than an hour to drive, but the energy consumption is worrying. At present, fuel is an absolutely non-renewable resource.

Zhang Su thought for a while, and suddenly laughed: "It's not like the Southern Alliance doesn't have cars. Huo Jingang said that Zhao Linfeng seized all their cars. No matter if he is willing to come to Tianma Island or not, he has no right to seize those cars! In addition, there are actually many vehicles in the city. Let Lao Tan and the others collect more fuel later. It won't be a big problem!"

According to the number of cars in Qincheng, less than one percent of them are currently in use. Even if many of them cannot be driven, it doesn’t matter. Just drill a hole and drain the oil.

"If fuel is really scarce in the future, let's get new energy vehicles. Even if we don't have fuel, can we still be without electricity?" Zhang Su smiled confidently.

It is simply unimaginable to resume oil extraction, but as for electricity, as long as the thermal power generating units are in place, electricity will be inexhaustible!

"I am also an old-fashioned person. I even forgot that there are new energy vehicles."

Yu Wen laughed at himself, looked at the time, it was half past eleven, lit up a cigarette and took a long puff, and said, "So when do we leave?"

Zhang Su said without hesitation: "Let's go now!"

The Southern Alliance has made preparations for migration, and the sooner the better. After making the decision, Zhang Su picked up the walkie-talkie on Yu Wen's desk used for internal communication with various officials and began to issue orders.

(End of this chapter)