Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 283 The disappearance of the beast tide, ten times the marching speed
The 9th day of the sixth month, the second year of Daxia

More than half an hour after nightfall, heavy snow covered the sky to the northwest of the Beehive.

Due to the low vegetation coverage in Pingxiyuan, the thickness of snow on the ground is much higher than in other places, often three to five meters. It is not uncommon for some low-lying areas to be as deep as more than ten meters. Occasionally, there are a few gullies that can even reach nearly a hundred meters.

The ground of Bingyuan is so hard that if someone falls from a height of more than ten meters, even a woodcutter with advanced cultivation will suffer broken bones; and if someone falls from a height of nearly a hundred meters, even a digger who has just broken through will probably be seriously injured.

As a result, traveling became a very troublesome thing for people living in Longyou.

Fortunately, most people usually only operate within their own sphere of influence and basically do not cross the border to other camps. As for the cold-resistant level and the stronger digging level, these troubles can be overcome.

"That was under normal circumstances. From the end of April to the beginning of May, we relocated more than 70,000 people from Longyou. There were all kinds of accidents along the way, such as cold beasts, roadblocks, gullies, and snow. There were probably more than 400 casualties during the migration. Fortunately, we were lucky and didn't encounter any monsters. Otherwise, this number would probably have been several times higher."

On a raised snow hill, Xia Chuan, Peng Bo, Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, Wu Tianxing, Lu Yang, Meng Yi and Lin Kai stood behind Xia Hong.

Xia Chuan, who was wearing light gold armor, couldn't help but sigh when he heard Peng Bo's description of the terrain features of Longyou.

Peng Bo nodded upon hearing this and said, "Last month's population migration was indeed a special case. Normally, there wouldn't be so many people moving together.

But to be honest, in just half a month, more than 70,000 people were successfully relocated from Longyou to a place as far away as Xiacheng, and the casualty rate was less than 1%. I guess no one in the camp would dare to believe it if I told them..."

Peng Bo's words immediately resonated with Chen Yingyuan.

"From Wushuang to Fengchao, and then through Jinggu to Xiacheng, the straight line is more than 70 kilometers. Counting the detours in between, it is at least 100 kilometers. It is incredible that more than 70,000 people can be migrated in half a month!"

Hearing the sighs of Chen and Peng, Lu Yang, Meng Yi and Lin Kai, who participated in the migration, showed a little pride on their faces.

Xia Chuan was no exception, but after thinking for a moment, he smiled and explained: "Thanks to Wu Shuang's people who are familiar with the road conditions, and we deployed a large number of elite troops along the way to ensure safety, the migration was so smooth, of course..."

He paused, turned his head and looked at the snow hill not far away, and continued: "The most important thing is the Xia Straight Road. The most difficult part of the migration route is actually Longyou. As long as everyone reaches Jinggu, they can take the straight road back to Xiacheng, and the speed will be several times faster."

Everyone followed his gaze and nodded slightly.

Clank clang clang……

From below the snow hill, there came the sound of iron hammering.

Following the sound, we could see a five-meter-high bonfire not far from the snow hill.

There were hundreds of people around the bonfire, some forging iron, some driving piles, some cutting wood, some moving trees, and there were also many members of the elite hunting team patrolling outside, wearing armor and holding strong bows...

Everyone has a clear division of labor, performs their duties, and works enthusiastically.

"Give me a log, two meters in diameter."

"Start building the horizontal board, ten people come to help."

"Clear the snow path ahead and prepare to drive stakes over there."

"I'm coming."

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If you look more closely, you will find that right behind the bonfire, there is a black tunnel entrance buried under the snow.

At the entrance, there were always people coming in and out with tools, either carrying wood or iron materials, or carrying coal and stone... You could tell at a glance that they were construction workers.

It is hard to imagine that in the southeast corner of Longyou in the extreme cold late at night, there is a large construction site with so many people involved.

"The Xiazhi Road from Jing Valley to Fengchao has been completed. There are two roads under construction at the same time. The one in front of us is from Fengchao to Wushuang, and the other is from Fengchao to Hanqiong Hulu Valley. Once both roads are completed, from now on, whether it is transporting materials or mobilizing manpower from Longyou to Hongmuling, not only will the efficiency be much higher than before, but the speed will also be more than ten times faster than before."

When everyone heard Xia Chuan's words, they became excited.

Transporting materials is secondary, mobilizing manpower is the key.

What does it mean to be ten times faster?
The journey that originally took ten hours to complete now only takes one hour. This is nothing if it applies to an individual, but what if it applies to a large army?

The key is that the Xiazhi Road is buried under the snow and is completely blocked from light, which means that it will not be affected during the day and can still be traveled on.

"Xia Zhidao, the project is huge and requires a lot of manpower and material resources, so the construction period is also very long. But because of this, it is also difficult to destroy. Unless there is a cold-resistant level that can destroy it without any effort, or a large-scale beast tide tramples it, otherwise it will only be damaged for a section at most. As long as it is repaired in time, its maintenance cost is almost negligible compared to the huge benefits it can bring to the camp."

After all, he is the leader, and Chen Yingyuan revealed the key to Xia Zhidao in one sentence.

Everyone nodded when they heard this, showing a hint of approval.

“After the Xia Straight Road was built, there was almost no maintenance cost. It was nothing more than regularly clearing the snow above the straight road. The hunting teams stationed at various locations went out for inspection every night. If there were any problems, they would report them to the craftsmen department for repair in a timely manner.

Moreover, as the iron ore in the camp becomes more abundant, the construction standards of the straight roads in various places are getting higher and higher. For example, this straight road between Fengchong Lianwu Shuang has used a lot of iron materials to stabilize it, and there is no need to clear the snow. The maintenance cost will only get lower and lower. "

After Xia Chuan finished his supplement, he turned around and found that Xia Hong had been staring at the southwest direction. He immediately stepped forward and asked softly: "Leader, are you worried about the Bailugui?"

Xia Hong came back to his senses and shook his head. Then he looked at the Xia Straight Road that was under construction, frowned slightly and asked everyone, "Do you think that the lack of beasts in the Arrow Bamboo Forest in May has something to do with the White Dew Ghost?"

Hearing this question, everyone's expressions froze slightly and they fell into deep thought.

After nightfall, they did not follow the Yunjiao Army along the Xiazhi Road. Instead, they walked through the snow and the bamboo forest to Jing Valley, and then from Jing Valley to the Beehive, and finally arrived at their current location.

The reason why Xia Hong asked this question was because when passing through Jinggu, Yue Feng came to him to report something.

All eight people were present at the time, so they heard it.

The beast tide that used to occur in the Arrow Bamboo Forest every four months has disappeared!

After Yue Feng gave the report, not only Xia Hong, but all of them were stunned.

Not to mention Xia Chuan and others, the Yang Lu and Fengchao families had previously relied on Hongmu Ridge for their livelihood, so Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo also knew about the beast tide.

In the past, every four months, when the crystal fruits matured, thousands of cold beasts would gather in Redwood Ridge, forming a large wave of beasts and rushing towards the arrow bamboo forest.

According to the time calculation, it should be here in early May.

But this year, it is indeed gone.

In early May, they were still busy relocating a large number of people from Longyou. After being reminded by Yue Feng, the nine people, including Xia Hong, finally reacted.

Fortunately, there is no beast tide this year, otherwise the migration would not be so fast.

Xia Hong was distracted just now, and was obviously thinking about the reason why the beast tide disappeared.

Everything has to happen for a reason. The beast tides that used to occur every four months suddenly disappeared this year. It makes sense for Xia Hong to connect this to the resurrection of the Bai Lu ghost this year.

But the eight people remained silent, and no one dared to confirm Xia Hong's guess.

The reason is simple. Bai Lugui is not dead. So far, it is just Yuwen Tao's guess and there is no evidence to support it.

If Xia Hong's guess is true, it would be equivalent to indirectly acknowledging that Yuwen Tao's guess is true. Bai Lugui is indeed not dead, and it is very likely that he is secretly controlling a large number of cold beasts and plotting something bad.

If this is true, then this is a big deal!

"Okay, I'm confused too. Instead of asking you, why not go to Yang Lu and see for yourself? Wait until Wu Shuang has rested for two days, and then Peng Bo will lead the way to Yang Yuan Peak to see what the situation is."

"Yes, I obey."

Peng Bo looked a little excited. Yangyuan Peak was his home where he had lived for decades. It had been almost two months, and he wanted to go back and visit it all the time.

"Someone is coming in the straight road!" "It's a large army, the army of Xiacheng."

"Get out of the way, get out of the way."

"It's the army heading to Wushuang garrison, get out of the way."

"Make way for the army!"

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Suddenly, the crowd who were building a straight road not far from the snow hill became agitated.

The people who were originally gathered around the campfire working immediately made way out of the tunnel entrance.

As the entrance of the tunnel appeared, soldiers wearing light golden armor, holding hundred-forged swords, and carrying strong bows and quivers, walked out quickly.

"Is this the army of Xia City?"

"Why are their armors all golden?"

"Look at the swords in their hands. They are all forged hundreds of times."

"Bow, even the bow on my back is of 100-forged grade!"

"The weight of this equipment alone must be 20,000 kilograms, right? They walked with it without even taking a breath, this..."

"Is Daxia's strength so terrifying?"

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Most of the people who built the straight road here were captives from Longyou, and only a small number were craftsmen transferred from Daxia.

When the local craftsmen of Daxia saw the Yunjiao Army for the first time, most of them showed pride on their faces; but it was different for the captives from Longyou. They had never been to Daxia before, and when they saw this group of soldiers, they all exclaimed in surprise.

The captives who were repairing the straight road only had the strength of lumberjacks. They had no way of seeing through the cultivation level of the Yunjiao Army soldiers and could only guess based on the weight they were carrying.

"Put up the flag!"

call…………

After the army had grown to about a hundred people, a loud shout was heard suddenly, and then a flag seven or eight meters high was suddenly erected in the front row of the team, facing the cold wind.

The flag was black in color, about two meters wide and four meters long. A large golden word "Xia" took up almost the entire front, and a golden dragon was embroidered on the back. The cold wind was whistling, making the flag flutter, and the dragon seemed to be soaring in the clouds, looking lifelike.

"Speed ​​up and don't delay others from repairing the straight road. Hurry!"

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"Is that Liu Yuan's voice leading the charge? You let him be the leader of the Yunjiao Army Scout Battalion, then what about your Yunjiao Squadron?"

On the snow hill, seeing that the commander was Liu Yuan, Xia Hong immediately asked Xia Chuan.

This time, the army was built by almost draining all the members at the Digging Realm level in the intermediate hunting teams, and the Yunjiao team was no exception. He originally thought that Xia Chuan would continue to keep Liu Yuan in the team, but he didn't expect that he would also be brought into the Yunjiao Army.

"There's nothing I can do. No one is available. Anyway, I brought the Yunjiao Squad to Wu Shuang. Liu Yuan can be the leader of my scout camp while serving as the captain of the Yunjiao Squad. There is no conflict."

If nothing unexpected happens, the Yunjiao Army will definitely be stationed in Wushuang for a long time in the future, and bring the Yunjiao team here as well. That will not affect Liu Yuan's dual duties. This is an opportunity that Xia Chuan has taken advantage of.

Xia Hong shook his head and chuckled, not caring at all, and continued to ask: "How long did it take the army to get here from Xiacheng?"

Hearing Xia Hong ask this, the eyes of the seven people around him immediately focused on Xia Chuan, with a hint of curiosity on their faces.

Xia Chuan looked up at the sky and replied, "One hour."

An hour!
Upon hearing this answer, the eight people present, including Xia Hong, all brightened up and looked slightly excited.

"From Xiacheng to Mirror Valley is 17 kilometers, from Mirror Valley to Beehive is 24 kilometers, and from Beehive to here is about 8 kilometers. In other words, the fully armed Yunjiao Army, taking the Xia Straight Road, can march at a speed of about 50 kilometers per hour!"

"Not only that, the Yunjiao Army has only been formed for a few days and has not received any systematic training. At this speed, it can continue to increase."

After hearing Xia Hong's statistics, Xia Chuan immediately added something excitedly.

Xia Hong's heart trembled slightly when he heard this.

He brought eight people to guard the snow hill in advance, not to watch the group of people building the straight road. The most important purpose tonight was to test how fast the Yunjiao Army could march along the Xia Straight Road.

Fifty kilometers an hour is 600 kilometers a day, or 1200 miles.

What a concept!
Xia Hong thought of something and immediately asked Xia Chuan:

"You told me last time that in order to attack Wushuang, you first transferred troops from Xiacheng to the Beehive, and then gathered troops from the Beehive to Wushuang. How long did it take?"

"I remember that time we mobilized a total of 1600 people, including 1500 combatants. We set out at nightfall on April th. When we arrived at the Hive, it was almost dawn. When we gathered troops and attacked Wushuang again, it was already April th, with only one hour left until dawn."

Perhaps because he felt that this statement was a little unintuitive, Xia Chuan thought for a moment and then changed his statement, saying, "I remember very clearly that there was no straight road from Mirror Valley to Beehive at that time. It took 1500 people five full hours to walk the kilometers. Based on this calculation, an army of a thousand people, at a normal marching speed, would only be able to travel about five kilometers per hour."

Taking the Xiazhi Road, you can travel 50 kilometers in one hour.

Ten times the marching speed!

Gulp...

Upon hearing this, the seven people present couldn't help swallowing their saliva, then turned around to look at the Yunjiao Army that had already walked out of Xia Zhidao, their expressions suddenly shocked.

"Go back and inform the six ministries to temporarily transfer all the prisoners in the camp and build a straight road connecting the three outposts in Longyou as quickly as possible. This Xia Straight Road may be our greatest weapon against the Longshan and Zhaoyang families!"

The marching speed is ten times that of the enemy. What does this mean?
The four words "speed is of the essence in war" are not just words.

Especially in a world like Bingyuan where it is difficult to move forward.

The strategic significance of Xia Zhidao is so important!
After Xia Hong finished explaining, he still felt that it was not enough, so he continued to add:
"It's not enough to just take prisoners. We need to use the contribution points to activate the logging team in the camp. This way, we can go faster. In short, we must build the Xiazhi Road connecting the three villages in Longyou as soon as possible at all costs."

"Yes, leader!"

Xia Hong calmed down a bit. Seeing that Liu Yuan had led the army towards Wushuang, he turned to Meng Yi and Lu Yang and said, "You two should go back to Fengchao and Hanqiong to guard. If there is any abnormal situation, send someone to Wushuang to report it in time."

"Yes, Chief, I will take my leave!"

Today is the ninth day of June, and the results of the competition for the garrison commanders at the three garrisons in Longyou have been announced. They are Lin Kai, Lu Yang and Meng Yi. This is also the reason why he brought the three of them to Longyou.

Meng Yi served as the garrison commander of Hanqiong, and Lu Yang was the garrison commander of Fengchao.

Wu Shuang is in a special location, and the Yunjiao Army will be stationed here. Xia Hong and Xia Chuan will also stay here for a short time. Lin Kai, the garrison commander of Wu Shuang, will definitely be useless in a short period of time.

"Okay, this place is still 19 kilometers away from Wu Shuang. It will take the army another four hours to arrive. You guys go with the army. I'll go to Wu Shuang first."

"Farewell, Chief!"

The remaining six people bowed and watched Xia Hong leave before walking to the side of the Yunjiao Army and followed the army to continue advancing towards the Wu Shuang Boulder Station in the northwest.

(End of this chapter)