Cut off my army's food supplies? I'll open a portal between the two worlds and max out my

Li Wen took a taxi to the warehouse in advance and waited there.

Seeing Lao Zhou's car approaching, Li Wen waved and said, "Lao Zhou, over here!"

The truck sounded its horn once and drove towards Li Wen's warehouse.

The park where Li Wen's warehouse is located is a very large logistics park with complete supporting facilities, and it also offers forklift rental services.

Before Lao Zhou arrived, Li Wen had already rented a forklift for Lao Zhou to use.

Old Zhou has a rule when selling things: he will pack and unload anything over 10,000 yuan.

"Wow! Sure enough, the warehouse has gotten bigger since Manager Li got promoted."

After getting off the bus, Lao Zhou remarked with emotion.

Li Wen smiled and didn't deny what Lao Zhou said. Explaining the new contract would be troublesome, so it would be easier to just tacitly agree to what Lao Zhou and the others had guessed.

Old Zhou and his apprentice smoked a cigarette outside before starting work.

With the help of a forklift, Lao Zhou and his apprentice quickly unloaded the goods from the truck.

"Don't rush off, I'll treat you to something to eat at the restaurant near the entrance."

Seeing that Lao Zhou got into the car directly, Li Wen went up to greet him.

Old Zhou smiled and declined, saying, "Let it go this time. I have a big order coming up this afternoon. I'll treat you next time."

"Then be careful on the road."

Li Wen then tossed two packs of cigarettes to each of Lao Zhou and his apprentice.

After giving Li Wen a thumbs-up, Lao Zhou drove away with his apprentice.

After Lao Zhou left, Li Wen swept the dust off the doorway with a broom, then went into the warehouse, closed the door, took a deep breath, summoned the double-door, and began to move the rice and noodles little by little.

To avoid overexertion, Li Wen only carried one-third of the supplies, but he prioritized bringing over the two hundred catties of fine salt that Lao Zhou had given him.

This refined salt not only had an audience in the Gobi Desert, but also held great appeal for the royal families of other small kingdoms throughout the Western Regions.

Because of a previous deal with the Black Stone Tribe, Li Wen did not break his promise to sell instant noodles again, but instead made the Black Stone Tribe his exclusive agent.

Li Wen knew very well that if he wanted to develop Anxi Army into a market trading point, credibility was the most important thing.

Refined salt is a scarce resource for all factions. Combined with Li Wen's personal reputation, if he continues to build credibility and word-of-mouth, it won't be long before the surrounding tribes and factions will recognize the existence of the Anxi Army.

The development of civilization in the Western Regions has always been rather barbaric. Even if there is a brief period of unified government, it will soon split up due to issues of interests.

The local powers all knew what kind of person the other party was; they would rob each other whenever they met, and they would never have the idea of ​​doing business.

However, things are different when dealing with the forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even the fiercest tribes will trade with the Great Zhou caravans according to the rules.

Because they themselves were well aware that once they broke the local customs, they would be blacklisted by all caravans.

On this land, robbery is not a simple matter. Even the most powerful tribe cannot guarantee success in every raid. Trading with caravans is the most stable way to replenish supplies.

Breaking the rules is tantamount to abandoning your own path to recovery.

But not everyone follows the rules.

The bandits of Fengyue Valley were members of a tribe who had fled from the southern plateau.

They were originally part of a tribal coalition, but were defeated by a more powerful tribe in an internal struggle. According to their tribal rules, the defeated men would be enslaved for twenty years.

Unwilling to be enslaved, they abandoned their tribe and fled from the plateau all the way to the Gobi Desert in the western regions.

"Hahaha! What a fruitful day! Separating the women and children!"

The bandit leader was a one-eyed, burly man with hideous scars on his face. As he looked at the trembling women from the Western Regions, the fire of desire within him was ignited.

The subordinate understood what his boss meant, but seeing the crying children, he felt a little sorry for them and said, "Boss, our rule in Heaven is not to kill children who are not even as tall as a cartwheel."

The oldest of these crying children was only five or six years old.

Although these bandits abandoned their tribe, not all of them were utterly depraved.

The bandit leader had long since lost his faith. He grabbed a woman and dragged her towards the tent, turning back to snarl, "Why don't you just flatten the wheels? Do you want to send these little brats back to cause trouble for the brothers? If our whereabouts are exposed, I'll kill you first!"

Faced with the leader's murderous gaze, the subordinates could only close their eyes and carry out the order.

This band of bandits completely disregarded the rules of the Gobi Desert. In the Gobi Desert, tribes that mainly consist of women and children and live an agricultural life would not be involved in tribal conflicts. The area was a supply point where everyone could exchange supplies.

As a result, after arriving here, this group of bandits not only robbed caravans, but also targeted neutral and harmless tribes.

Because these tribes often have few men, their defenses are extremely weak.

Ordinary tribes also have their own armed forces, so they specifically target women and children.

Li Wen returned to the military camp and had just changed his clothes when he heard a noise outside.

After Li Wen came out, he found that Jiang Tian had returned.

Jiang Tian had just returned and stormed angrily towards Li Wen's tent. Li Wen happened to see this and asked, "Jiang Tian, ​​what's wrong?"

Upon seeing Li Wenzhen, Jiang Tian seemed to have found a pillar of support and reported, "Reporting to the General! My brothers and I encountered some..."

It turns out that some survivors of the ravaged tribes found the bandits' hideout, but because they were outnumbered and outmatched, they were powerless to take revenge and could only wander around.

Overjoyed to see the Anxi army, they wanted to ask them for help, so they told Jiang Tian and his men all the information they knew.

Jiang Tian was the first to return and report the intelligence.

After hearing about the heinous things these bandits had done, Li Wen was filled with rage, but he did not act impulsively; he could not lose his mind because of anger.

The Anxi army needs at least two more days to recover its physical condition before it can form a highly effective fighting force.

Furthermore, the armor will take several days to make, so now is not the time to launch an attack.

Fortunately, according to the intelligence brought by Jiang Tian, ​​the bandits' active cycle is generally about seven days, and they will not go out to harm others during this period.

Li Wen called Jiang Tian back to his tent and explained his detailed plan to him.

He planned to eliminate the bandits and then have the Anxi army establish a market in Fengyue Valley to attract other tribes to trade through the sale of goods.

If things continue to develop, the Anxi Army can use the market as the core and develop Fengyue Valley into Anxi Town. In the future, members of the Anxi Army can also bring their families over.