CH 257

The exit road of Changshan County is a dangerous cliff road, with the cliff of Qiyun Mountain on the left and a deep abyss on the right. It is a two-lane road that only allows four cars to pass at a time, and it is very narrow.

Lin Wen was sitting in a special car and got stuck on the way.

"It looks like this road needs to be widened," Lin Wen thought.

Since the development of Changshan County, the number of vehicles coming and going has increased dramatically. Most of them are doing small business nearby, transporting goods, or normal personnel flow in and out.

However, Changshan County is still under strict inspection, and any personnel or vehicles entering Changshan County must undergo detailed inspections to prevent smuggling and espionage activities.

As a result, traffic in and out of Changshan County is often congested.

Traffic is like blood flow, and roads are like blood vessels. If the blood vessels are narrow, how can they function?

However, widening the road on the cliff is very difficult.

What to do?

While pondering, the special car slowly drove out of the road and onto the main road.

This is Imperial Road 133, a standard two-way ten-lane road that starts from Qingcheng in Zhongzhou, passes through Hangu Pass, and goes straight to the capital of East Qin Prefecture, Danyang City, with a total length of over 600 kilometers.

Arriving here, he was free from the constraints. The special car sped along the wide road, and Lin Wen looked at the rapidly receding scenery, thinking to himself, "Changshan County also needs this kind of road."

After passing through Hangu Pass, he arrived at Qingcheng.

Looking out over the wasteland outside the pass, it seemed as if endless piles of garbage reached the sky, tattered and colorful, full of gray soil, the theme of everything.

As for what was under the cloth, inside the cloth, those dirty creatures were inconspicuous and unnoticed by anyone.

Except for Lin Wen.

Qingcheng still has over 4 million refugees, and the number is increasing at a very high speed.

They have no guarantees of any kind, and Zhongzhou is unable to bear anything for them. Changshan County can only provide a little food because it is not within the territory of Changshan County, and rescue work is too difficult.

Changshan County can only accommodate around 200,000 refugees per day, which is already the limit. Now, the shortage of supplies has become a major problem. If it is not resolved quickly, the reception work will soon stagnate again.

Currently, Lin Wen has only solved a part of the more urgent problems.

But it doesn't matter, soon he will solve all the remaining problems.

Right now, Lin Wen is in the process of solving the most urgent problem.

Outside Hangu Pass, Lin Wen found Fang Dashan, who was assigning tasks to the soldiers.

Since the last outbreak of conflict, Fang Dashan's troops have been used to maintain order in the refugee camp.

A total of over 11,000 soldiers are responsible for the refugee camp with over 4 million people, and the task is quite heavy.

But the results are also remarkable. The order in the refugee camp has visibly improved, and there is no longer any snatching of food during distribution. Those who deliberately spread rumors and incite hatred were quickly caught.

With the joint efforts of Qin Luoshuang and Fang Dashan, in just a few days, over 2,000 rumor spreaders were identified in the refugee camp, including over 300 spies from the Council of Review, and the remaining 1,700 were hired thugs and ruffians.

After publicly announcing their crimes and executing the most serious offenders, there were no more rumors in the refugee camp.

Zhao Minggong pays great attention to policy transparency and public information dissemination. Some seemingly ordinary information may not seem to be of much concern, but if one day it is not made public, rumors will have a breeding ground.

No one wants to be kept in the dark, and purposeful partial concealment is even worse than complete concealment.

So, either don't make the information public, or make it completely transparent at once.

Zhao Minggong chose the latter.

As a result, there was only one voice left in the refugee camp: "Hurry up and take us in! I want to work!"

Every day, there are people inquiring about work in Qingcheng's work location in Changshan County:

"If I work for free for four months, can I enter first?"

As soon as this was said, someone immediately followed up, "I can work for free for five months! Just let me in!"

"I can work for six months!"

"Seven months!"

"One year!"

"I'm strong! I can work 16 hours a day without a day off!"

"I can work 18 hours a day!"

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"I won't sleep!"

The staff in Changshan County quickly reported this information back to the county government.

At that time, many newly promoted middle-level cadres thought it could work, and some even made a list, detailing how many seconds each level of free laborer could bring into Changshan County and how much benefit it would bring to Changshan County.

Although there were not many people in the upper echelons of Changshan County who agreed, this was a meeting organized by the Organization Department based on the spirit given by Lin Wen, and the grassroots cadres also had the right to vote.

However, this time, Zhao Minggong, with his special status, vetoed the proposal.

"This is poison," he said. "It only brings short-term benefits to Changshan County, but it sacrifices our most precious things."

"I firmly oppose this proposal. The reception of refugees must be based on the principle of fairness, with those who arrive first being admitted first. Only the elderly, children, and the sick have priority, and others must line up in order."The meeting passed Zhao Minggong's refugee recruitment plan, forbidding any conditional changes to the established order of priority.

Changshan County sent representatives to explain the policy and the reasons for its implementation. Although the refugees had their regrets, they could understand.

Before Hangu Pass.

Lin Wen found Fang Dashan and ordered, "Immediately gather 3,000 elite soldiers, arm them with our best weapons, and set out with me."

Fang Dashan had been waiting for this day for a long time. The army's mission was to fight; they trained incessantly, constantly upgrading and emphasizing discipline and spirit.

But in the end, their value was realized in battle.

What was different now was that this army knew what they were fighting for.

For their parents and fellow villagers, for their brothers and sisters, for their friends and the common people.

Only after these, came the pursuit of personal ambitions.

As for bureaucrats, elders, and the empire, such trash had already been swept into the garbage heap.

Fang Dashan was highly skilled in his duties, quickly assembling 3,000 well-armed soldiers, even including combat vehicles.

Fang Dashan had mounted the heavy weapons like machine guns and mortars, salvaged from scavenging, onto armored vehicles and off-road vehicles.

This gave them heavy firepower and combat vehicles, filling the void in Changshan County's arsenal.

After the assembly was complete, Fang Dashan excitedly ran over, "Sheriff Lin, are we going to Zhongzhou to join the battle? Are we preparing to attack that city, Xu's City, Xingye City, or..."

Lin Wen shook his head, turned, and got into the vehicle.

"Follow me."

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The Third Life Priest Corps was the core combat unit of the Grey Cloth Cult.

Life Priests referred to those who had undergone bio-modification, gaining enhanced vitality.

The number three indicated their ranking in combat strength within the unit.

This was a powerful special operations force.

Since receiving orders from the Cult Leader Deluo, they had been wandering around various regions of Zhongzhou for a long time.

Yet, they had not found a single trace of the Hunters, as if the Hunter units that had caused chaos in Zhongzhou had vanished overnight without a trace.

The commander of the Third Life Priest Corps, Grey Envoy Cheng Dehan, was becoming extremely anxious.

Since they had left Luozhou, they had been at a complete disadvantage in the battle against the Qin Clan Group. The Qin Clan's agents used more advanced three-dimensional and informational warfare tactics to suppress them.

In the realm of special operations, Luozhou had suffered a great loss.

As a unit ranked high in combat strength, they aimlessly roamed the wasteland, checking each potential enemy location provided by the headquarters, but found nothing.

For days on end, they encountered nothing but air and sand, not a single living person.

The special biological unit, the Crawling Listener, was eating dust daily, and the satellite link was of no use, merely occupying the channel.

This was a waste of life!

Grey Envoy Cheng Dehan had decided that after patrolling today's route, he would execute the Cult Leader's second command—

If the enemy could not be found, then attack Changshan County or raid the refugee camps.

Cheng Dehan had already planned it out; they would first raid the refugee camps, then cross the Taixu Mountain Range and attack Changshan County.

Hmph!

He sneered coldly.

Just a bunch of ants scurrying for cover, I'll burn down your nest and see where you can run to then?

The Third Life Priest Corps was not just any special operations unit; it was a more powerful, advanced, scientific combat group with tactics and coordination.

In his eyes, unless facing tens of thousands of regular troops, they could not possibly lose.

Cheng Dehan was already calculating what reward he would ask from the Cult Leader after establishing his military exploits.

He thought for a long time and finally decided he wanted ammunition.

The specially made Giant Mortar was their main weapon of war.

The thunderous roar of its firing, shaking the wilderness, was exhilarating, and the sight of the enemy being blown to pieces brought joy.

However, due to the large caliber of the mortar, these shells were specially made and not abundantly supplied.

Cheng Dehan's inability to fire at will was a matter of great regret.

If he could have more shells, he would thoroughly enjoy this intoxicating pleasure.

Boom!

A thunderous roar of explosive power erupted within the ranks.