At this time, Lin Cong pushed away those who were crowded but afraid to step forward. He didn't want others to be so fearful. His feelings towards Zhang Mu were more of admiration.

Because he knew that Zhang Mu was extremely kind to his brothers, and that he was not as cold-hearted as the outside world rumored. As for the fact that his decisiveness in killing was fabricated into killing without blinking an eye, Lin Cong was too lazy to explain.

You know your own elder brother.

"Brother Mu, Brother Wang Liang is waiting for you in the meeting room of the gathering place." Lin Cong walked to Zhang Mu's side with a respectful look on his face, and people automatically made way for the two of them, casting glances of gratitude and awe.

"Oh, Wang Liang looks like a leader now. If he still comes out to pick me up like a young boy, I really feel like beating him up." Zhang Mu replied to Lin Cong with a smile.

Lin Cong also laughed and said, "Yes, Brother Mu, after you talked about Brother Wang Liang last time, he has become much more stable. Now the gathering place needs a de facto leader who can establish prestige.

As for the spiritual leader, Brother Mu, you really deserve the title."

Zhang Mu was also very pleased to hear this. He smiled faintly and said, "It's useless to be strong alone. You just saw it. No matter how strong a person is, what can he do when facing a tide of nearly 5,000 mutant beasts? If he can escape and save himself, he is already a strong person."

If I hadn't had the bargaining chips to trade with the beast king this time, it wouldn't have dispersed the herd so easily."

After Zhang Mu said this, his image in Lin Cong's mind instantly became taller. It turned out that Zhang Mu used his own interests in exchange for the withdrawal of the White Tiger King, thereby saving Luoyang City from the crisis.

Seeing Lin Cong's expression, Zhang Mu was too lazy to explain. It would be awkward to say now that it was because of him, Zhang Mu, that he had provoked such a huge monster. So he just let it go. The problem had been solved and it was no big deal.

When they arrived at the meeting room, Lin Cong consciously opened the door for Zhang Mu and stood outside the door with an extra guard.

Seeing Zhang Mu push the door open, Wang Liang took off his gold-rimmed glasses, stood up, and said apologetically, "Brother Mu, I'm here. I just followed what you taught me last time and acted like a leader. I'm waiting for you here."

Zhang Mu laughed heartily

After a pause, he said, "It has to be this way. Otherwise, you will be a loser as the leader of the gathering place, and no one will be convinced by you. Someday you have to show your strength to those who don't know your strength inadvertently, and then you can shut them up completely.

If you, Wang Liang, want to become the leader of Luoyang City, it is very possible without me, Zhang Mu. It is just a matter of time. I considered letting you do it yourself before because I didn't want to interfere too much, but now I feel that there is no time to sharpen the knife. I helped you to sit in this position, and you need to adjust and adapt as soon as possible.

I am not as good as you in many aspects. This path is not suitable for me. I will need your help in the future. "

Zhang Mu did not use the word "maybe" because he knew that he would definitely need Wang Liang's help.

Wang Liang saw the seriousness in Zhang Mu's eyes, nodded solemnly, and said to Zhang Mu, "Brother Mu, I, Wang Liang, will not let you down. I am already prepared."

Zhang Mu raised his eyebrows, became interested, and asked, "What are your plans?"

Wang Liang immediately returned to the large desk where he had just worked, pushed away everything on the desk, cleared it out, took down a huge map from the wall, spread it on the desk, and took out a pencil to draw circles on the map.

Zhang Mu came over, looked at what Wang Liang was busy with, nodded slightly and said, "Do you have any ideas for other cities?"

"I thought about what you said last time, Brother Mu. If we focus on Luoyang City, our horizons are still too narrow. Now that Luoyang City has been unified, it is time to consider recovering other cities and expanding our territory.

Because before the beast tide formed, the outer city forces had almost saturated the small area of ​​Luoyang City. If the beast tide receded completely, the refugees would surely rush into Luoyang City like crazy.

Luoyang City is now probably the only city that could survive being surrounded by a tide of five thousand mutant beasts.

Anyone who is not a fool will definitely run to Luoyang City to seek protection.

Moreover, Luoyang City cannot be guaranteed to be intact, so we need to find a way out.

So I did a comparative analysis of several nearby cities, focusing on a few with relatively high feasibility. Brother Mu, can you help me choose?

Choose one. ”

Zhang Mu saw the places Wang Liang circled and dotted on the map, and he probably had some points. He smiled and said, "Tell me your detailed analysis."

Wang Liang nodded heavily, pointed at the upper left corner of Luoyang City with the tip of his pen, and said slowly, "This is Jinzhong City. Although it is in the provincial capital of Shanxi, Luoyang City is already on the edge of the provincial capital of Henan, and the first big city connected to it is Jinzhong City.

The specific reason for choosing Jinzhong City is that the transportation here is relatively convenient and the distance is short. If there are no unexpected situations on the road, it will take less than a month to reach the destination by forced march. "

Zhang Mu smiled but said nothing. The first city that Wang Liang took a fancy to was Jinzhong City. He had a strategic vision. The resources and transportation conditions here were indeed good. Zhang Mu himself was familiar with the route.

However, there is a very important issue. Jinzhong City has now been taken over by Long Qi and is under the jurisdiction of Shanxi City.

Wang Liang was a step behind, but Zhang Mu still wanted to wait until he had finished all the analysis before telling him. Speaking directly now would dampen his enthusiasm.

Under Zhang Mu's encouraging gaze, Wang Liang adjusted his golden glasses and continued, "The second one is Handan, which is located in the capital of Hebei Province. It is a little farther away from Jinzhong City, but it is an ancient cultural city with a long history and rich heritage.

This is something that can be considered. Although delaying the battle line is a taboo in military strategy, the attacking soldiers now are not ordinary humans in ancient times, but evolvers.

With good endurance and running at full speed, the distance between Luoyang and Handan is not so far away.

"I don't think much of the last one, but the benefits are too great, so I put it on the candidate list. It is also the city I want to capture the most in my plan."

Zhang Mu's eyes became serious, and he looked at Wang Liang seriously and said, "Have you thought it through? Do you really want to move Zhengzhou City?"

Seeing Wang Liang's fiery eyes, Zhang Mu immediately took a mouthful of cold noodles.

Even the powerful leaders of settlements in later generations slowly built up their territory by encroaching on smaller cities.

This Wang Liang, a newborn tiger cub, is ready to gnaw on the hardest bones!

(End of this chapter)