The atmosphere at the scene began to become tense, but Chen Zhong was not worried that the other party would take action.
Although he knew that Guo Jialiang had an army of 800,000, he was perfectly clear about how much of that army was actually comprised of dubious numbers.
After all, the daily consumption of an army of 800,000, including food, drink, toilet facilities, and various other necessities, is an astonishing figure. Even in such a wealthy location as their core, they would not dare to recruit so many troops all at once.
After all, supporting an army is extremely difficult; they need to train on a daily basis, and their accommodation needs also need to be taken care of.
If this continues, even for an army of 800,000 before the apocalypse, the daily food supply and various expenses would be a headache.
However, Guo Jialiang recruited an army of 800,000 in one go, and Chen Zhongzheng certainly knew why the other party did this.
Because of the large number of people in these fortresses, managing all of them would require an army of 800,000.
However, to everyone's surprise, the grain collection activity on site was quite popular, and Guo Jialiang quickly collected nearly 50,000 tons of grain.
Guo Jialiang looked at the grain coupon in his hand and a look of shock appeared on his face.
He clearly hadn't expected the other camps to be so wealthy; they were able to obtain 50,000 tons of grain simply by relying on the intentions of the higher-ups. This seemed unbelievable to him.
"Guo Jialiang, what else do you have to say? I have now raised 50,000 tons of grain for you, which should be enough for you to use for a while."
A hint of dissatisfaction appeared on Chen Zhongzheng's face; Guo Jialiang's previous behavior had already been extremely disrespectful.
However, since it was a meeting, Guo Jialiang had to be respectable, even if he was shameless. After all, as the head of the entire region, everyone was watching their attitude.
Therefore, Chen Zhongzheng cannot confront the other party directly in public, otherwise it will discourage the other camps.
Guo Jialiang simply nodded slightly, but he was already deep in thought.
"These people are all so wealthy. If we could seize their camp, it would be a huge benefit for us!"
Then, Guo Jialiang conceived a plan, but it was not yet fully complete. He needed to refine it step by step before putting it into practice.
After waiting for several hours, the expert team that had gone out to conduct exploration finally returned.
They were all soaked to the bone, their faces and bodies drenched. Although they were wearing heavy raincoats, they still couldn't escape the raindrops from this super storm.
These raindrops don't fall directly from above; they fly horizontally. Even if your raincoat is very tight, these strong winds can still tear a hole in it, letting a lot of rainwater soak you.
"How did things go?"
The leader wiped the sweat and rain from his face, then handed over a crumpled piece of paper.
"The investigation is complete! The most important locations on the alluvial plain are all here. As long as we blast this open, we can drain all the water out of here!"
After hearing this, Chen Zhongzheng's face immediately lit up with joy: "Great, can this matter be confirmed?"
"It's confirmed. Our expert team went to the site for an on-site inspection, and here is the exploration data sheet!"
The other party took out another stack of data sheets from his pocket and handed them to Chen Zhongzheng.
Chen Zhongzheng then handed it over to a person in charge of geology who was standing nearby.
After glancing at it, the other party nodded to Chen Zhongzheng, indicating that the investigation was fine.
"Alright, in that case, I'll leave this to you! Demolish the alluvial plain as quickly as possible and drain the water!"
Chen Zhongzheng had just finished speaking when he noticed that the head of the expert group had a serious expression on his face.
"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there anything else you want to say?"
The other person pondered for a long time, looked at the people present, and Chen Zhongzheng immediately realized that he must have something else more important to say to him.
So he said to everyone present, "Everyone, I have a small personal matter to attend to. Please don't panic, I'll be there shortly!"
As Chen Zhongzheng led the man to the small room next door, the people present immediately began to whisper among themselves.
"What was that investigator talking about? Why did he leave without explaining the timeline to us?"
"Yes, is it possible that this problem is difficult to solve? If that's the case, what should we do in the future?"
"No way, his expression seems a bit off. Could it be that I'm not going to be able to complete this mission?"
People started speculating, and the more the story spread, the more serious it became.
Some people in the crowd even began to say that the fortress could not be held and that they should move to the side immediately.
The atmosphere in the conference room became even more oppressive.
Chen Zhongzheng led the other party to a small room. Before closing the door, he nodded to his assistant, indicating that the assistant should not stand guard outside and should not let anyone in.
Then, pointing to the seat next to him, he said to the investigator from the expert group, "If you have anything else to say, hurry up and say it!"
"Well... we investigated and found that the blasting site is quite close to where Mr. Lu and his family are. If we blast from there, the flood should be resolved, but it might blow open the tunnel under Mr. Lu's house, and then water will rush into their home all at once!"
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