Three Hundred and Eighty-One, One Hundred and Seventy-Eight Strongholds!

When Ren Xiaosu saw Barrier 178 from a distance, he was suddenly shocked.

This fortress was different from any other fortress he had seen. The majestic and vicissitudes of the fortress were full of scars, and there were even large areas of filling traces, as if the fortress had experienced many collapses and reconstructions long ago.

Doom comes and goes again and again, but it still stands here.

Although the previous barriers also have traces of time, the walls of the barriers have not been severely damaged, so they look very neat.

But the wall of Fortress 178 is different. When Ren Xiaosu saw it at first glance, he suddenly felt that this wall seemed to have a tough life.

He also suddenly understood why some people would call fortress 178 a fortress.

This is a fortress-level barrier that was truly built for war, and it pays more attention to defensive functions than any previous barrier.

Zhou Yinglong said proudly: "We all call this Fort 178, it's different from those flimsy barriers outside!"

Ren Xiaosu stood under the majestic wall of Fort 178, and above the high wall were armed soldiers on guard. It was just because they arrived with Zhang Jinglin that the soldiers on the wall did not warn.

According to what Xu Xianchu said, it is very difficult for anyone with unknown background to get close to this barrier. If he did not have Ren Xiaosu's recommendation letter, it would have been impossible for him to enter.

Ren Xiaosu suddenly asked: "I wrote letters of recommendation to some people before, have they come to Fortress 178?"

Xu Xianchu shook his head: "No."

"It seems that they also had an accident," Ren Xiaosu sighed.

At this time, Ren Xiaosu picked out a bullet from the wall: "Why are there bullets on the wall?"

Of course Fort 178 was built to defend against enemies, but in Ren Xiaosu's impression, everyone kept saying that Fort 178 was for defending against wild animals.

Everyone is saying that there are few wild beasts in the interior because humans have driven wild beasts out of the barrier circle, and Fort 178 stands in the northwest to prevent a large number of terrifying wild beasts from invading.

But how to explain the bullets on the wall, it was clearly left by foreign enemies hitting the wall with guns.

Only humans use guns.

Xu Xianchu smiled and said: "You will understand later,

In the era of hot weapons, the real enemy of human beings is only human beings themselves. "

This sentence was somewhat familiar to Ren Xiaosu, a librarian named An Yuqian also said the same words.

However, what An Yuqian meant was that the uncontrollability of science will allow human beings to create power that they cannot control.

But Xu Xianchu's meaning is more straightforward, the enemy of Fort 178 is human beings.

The heavy gate of Fortress 178 was slowly raised, and the rumbling sound was like a giant dragon roaring in the barrier.

A group of people walked in and found that although the appearance of the 178 Fortress was dilapidated, it was extremely neat and clean.

Originally, Ren Xiaosu thought that the place where a group of northwestern big men lived should be dirty and messy, but it turned out not to be the case.

Enter the long street where the gate is located, and at the end you can see a huge bronze bell hanging high above a tower.

Xu Xianchu introduced to Ren Xiaosu: "This clock is different from our previous fortresses. The clocks in other fortresses are used to tell the time. The clock in Fort 178 will only ring when there is a warning. When the bell rings, the army will Everyone is ready to fight to the death."

"When was the last time the bell rang?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.

"Sixteen years ago," Xu Xianchu said with emotion: "It's a pity that I didn't see that scene. Many people in the inland didn't even know that there was a war here. Fort 178 is like a wall, blocking danger and darkness. outside the wall."

There are many people on the street, everyone is wearing coarse clothes, and there are few neon lights at the door of the store. There are almost no private vehicles on the road, and occasionally military off-road vehicles pass by.

Wang Shengyin said curiously: "You look so primitive here."

Xu Xianchu said: "The electricity is insufficient, and a new power plant is being built around it, but there is a shortage of personnel in Fort 178, and the construction is very slow. There was a large power plant before, but it was artificially destroyed during the war."

"The resources don't seem to be very sufficient," Wang Shengyin said: "The northwest is quite suitable for growing cotton. There is sufficient sunlight, snow-capped mountains and groundwater. Why don't we grow more cotton?"

Xu Xianchu glanced at her and said, "You have to eat enough first."

Ren Xiaosu looked at the scene in Fortress 178. To be honest, it was a bit shabby, but for some reason, he felt much more comfortable here than in other fortresses.

When the passers-by on the street saw Zhang Jinglin's convoy passing by, they didn't deliberately flatter them. Instead, they greeted each other like old friends, and then went about their own business.

Xu Xianchu glanced at Ren Xiaosu: "Xiaosu, does your black medicine produce energy? Some people here have frostbite in winter, and the frostbite has never healed, and the medicines needed for the war have been in short supply. If you can have your black medicine, yes Our Fort 178 is great news."

Xu Xianchu had also heard about Ren Xiaosu becoming a doctor in the market town before, and Zhang Jinglin also knew about it.

Ren Xiaosu shook his head: "It cannot be mass-produced."

Xu Xianchu was a little disappointed: "It's okay, when the trade route opens up, you can buy medicine from the Central Plains people."

Fortress 178 lacked not only medicine, but also clothing, food, etc. The opening of trade routes was an urgent matter for Zhang Jinglin who returned to Fortress 178.

It took Zhang Jinglin several months to clear up the chaos in Fort 178 one by one. Now it's time to consider the development of the fort.

Xu Xianchu arranged Ren Xiaosu and the others in a small building: "This is our guest house, it's a bit shabby, so don't dislike it."

Ren Xiaosu shook his head: "It's already pretty good."

Wang Shengzhi and Wang Shengyin may not have lived in such a dilapidated house, but Ren Xiaosu even lived in a shack, so of course he wouldn't care about it.

At this time, Xu Xianchu was a little embarrassed and said: "Xiao Su, your wound is not healed, I will go to the military supply department to apply for some medicine for you, but the medicine in the fortress is too scarce now, so it may not be possible to apply..."

Ren Xiaosu said with a smile: "It's okay, I also brought some black medicine."

"That's good, that's good," Xu Xianchu rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Then do you have any extra black medicine, that..."

Xu Xianchu was a little embarrassed to say that, one of his soldiers was injured during training before, and the wound still hasn't healed yet, and the military supply department has long run out of medicines, so he can only bear it. But when Ren Xiaosu just arrived, it's fine if he didn't take good care of others, but he even asked for things from others, what kind of a thing is that?

But Ren Xiaosu stuffed a small porcelain bottle into Xu Xianchu's hand: "You're welcome."

Back then when Xu Xianchu was the poorest, he was willing to give himself the only half of the corn bread left, so Ren Xiaosu would not be stingy to Xu Xianchu.

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Thanks to the two students who stand at thirty in 1984 and the lonely father who became the new leader of this book