Chapter 722 Two Plans
The next morning, I got up early. The sun was shining brightly outside, and some people were already up making breakfast.
Yu Sheng got up earlier than me. I saw him come back from outside and was curious about what he had been doing.
After I asked, Yu Sheng replied, "I just went outside for a walk to check the surroundings. I didn't find any suspicious people, which means we're still safe here. We weren't exposed when we retreated last night."
I didn't expect Yu Sheng to actually do this. I underestimated him a bit, but it makes sense. He used to be in the military, so this kind of vigilance is a professional habit.
The rest of the day passed uneventfully. We didn't investigate the larger community; we just had people patrolling the area continuously. Our location was close to the military base, so if the people in the larger community wanted to search, they would definitely be able to find us.
It depends on whether they're willing to investigate.
However, if they really do come to investigate, I estimate that Yu Jin will be the first to discover it and then come to remind us. He is currently collecting zombies near the large community, and he can basically know about any movement in the large community, which is a good thing for us.
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was evening.
I spent almost the entire day thinking, but my brain wasn't as sharp as Pu Weichao's. I couldn't come up with any feasible or effective solutions. I could only come up with a few plans and see if they could be successfully implemented.
It's already evening. I made an appointment with Liu Jiang last night to go over today, but I don't know if Liu Jiang is still there.
If he's gone, I'll have no choice but to come back. At least his departure removes one obstacle from our path, and in the future, his neutral group won't pose any threat to us.
I would be very happy if he were still here.
I drove to the vicinity of the military base, then cautiously approached the door of the military quarters. I knocked on the door, and heard footsteps inside. Hearing this, I breathed a sigh of relief; at least they were still there and hadn't left.
After they let me in, they said directly to me, "Captain Liu is waiting for you in his office."
"Okay." I went to Liu Jiang's office without hesitation and saw him sitting in his office chair, looking melancholy, and I didn't know what he was thinking.
After I closed the door, I said, "You didn't leave, which means you agreed?"
Liu Jiang looked at me with a reluctant expression and said, "Yes, I agree. Are you satisfied now?"
I didn't smile, nor did I show any happiness. Instead, I shook my head and said, "Not satisfied."
Liu Jiang frowned. "I've already agreed to join you, and you're still not satisfied? What more do you want from me?"
I said, "I don't want anything from you. I just want all of us to live peacefully. I don't mean anything else. I said I was not satisfied because you don't have confidence in yourself. You think that if you agree to my request, you will definitely die. This makes me very unhappy."
Liu Jiang snorted coldly and didn't say a word.
I continued, "I know this makes you very unhappy, but I think it's good that you're staying; at least you've chosen a path. What are your plans for the future?"
Liu Jiang looked at me and asked, "What about Pu Weichao from before? Wasn't he quite capable? Why didn't you let him make the arrangements?"
I said, "He has his own things to do. I will take over everything here. Since you don't have any ideas, I will make the arrangements for you. You don't have any objections, right?"
Liu Jiang said, "Tell me your plan first. If it's reasonable, I have no objection. If it's not reasonable, I won't agree."
I said, "My plan is simple: stay put and don't leave. Let's see how the larger community reacts. If they dare to come any closer, we'll continue to ambush them."
Liu Jiang frowned and said, "You want to use us as targets?"
I said, "That's not what I meant. If you think my decision is unreasonable, you can come up with a solution."
Liu Jiang fell silent, seemingly pondering a solution. For him, the next move concerned the safety of his men. Several of them had died the previous night, and half of them were injured. Leaving the area would be difficult, but staying would also be problematic.
"Can't I join you?" he asked me.
I said, "It's possible, but if we do that, it will basically expose our existence. The larger community probably doesn't know we exist yet, so if you want to come over, we'll have to expose ourselves."
Liu Jiang frowned. "But shouldn't you have been exposed by now? As long as the people from the larger community are monitoring us, they will definitely discover your existence."
I said, "I've thought about that too, but even if they find us, they don't know our situation right now. They'll just think of us as a team that split off from here, and they won't treat us as outsiders. That's our advantage. As long as they keep thinking that way, we can maintain that advantage."
Liu Jiang said, "If that's the case, I have no choice but to follow your method and stay here as a target."
I said, "Actually, there is another way, but it takes time and involves risks."
Liu Jiang asked, "What method?"
I said, “Starting today, every night one person will evacuate from here. The injured will evacuate first and stay with me. That way, this place can be emptied without anyone noticing, and then we can use an empty city strategy on them.”
Liu Jiang nodded, his eyes thoughtful. "Yes, yes, I think this method is feasible. Let's do it this way. Starting tonight, my people will go to your place one by one, and we'll also transport our weapons there. Even if a lot of people from the larger communities come, they'll just find an empty city."
I said, "Well, since you agree, let's do it this way. But this will take a while. You have more than 20 people here, so it will take at least a month. If the people from the large community show up in the next few days, we will have to proceed according to the original plan. Do you understand?"
Liu Jiang nodded and said, "Don't worry, I know that. We will continue to defend for the next few days and will not give them a chance to launch a sneak attack."
(End of this chapter)
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