Li Yu and the others rested at the Military Base for two days, and their condition had mostly recovered, so they prepared for their second departure.
After replenishing ammunition and gasoline, it was still the same group of people.
But Yu Tong was added; she had wanted to come out last time, but it wasn't very convenient.
This time, when she wanted to come out, Li Yu agreed.
They set off, and their destination this time was Laowu Mountain in the west.
A long time ago, Li Yu had been to the vicinity of this place, and he still remembered that there was Laowu Village here.
It was another early morning, and the group set off in their five vehicles.
Whenever Li Yu departed, he would always look back at the Military Base, and from the massive wall, his Second Uncle and the others would always watch Li Yu and the others leave.
They drove at full speed.
Soon, they arrived at a nearby small town, where Captain Lü and his group were still present.
Originally, when they returned to the Military Base last time, Li Yu had thought about meeting Captain Lü and the others again, but due to time constraints later, he didn't look for them.
This time, as they were already out, he immediately went to find them.
From a distance, they saw the Official Building, and even before Li Yu and his group got close, the gate of the town's Official Building opened.
Coming out to greet them were Captain Lü, Lao Xie, and others. They showed joyful expressions upon seeing Li Yu.
The vehicles stopped steadily, and Li Yu got out of the car.
Upon seeing Captain Lü, he immediately asked, "Captain Lü, have you found any new people around here these past two days?"
Captain Lü nodded and replied, "Yesterday, we encountered someone named Sun. They had about ten people, but they were just passing through, and we didn't discuss much in detail. They were also quite wary of us."
Li Yu then asked, "What do you still lack now?"
Captain Lü seemed to have accepted his role as a subordinate to Li Yu and his group, and at this moment, he spoke to Li Yu with the attitude of a subordinate: "Mr. Li, what we lack most now is still food. At this time, it's already very difficult to find supplies in some of the surrounding buildings."
Li Yu glanced at him and then said, "The courtyard of your Official Building is actually quite spacious, and it's surrounded by a wall. You can also plant some crops there. I brought you some seeds; you can grow some yourselves."
Captain Lü, hearing this, happily nodded and said, "That's great! We originally wanted to plant some things, but we searched many places around and couldn't find any suitable seeds. Most of the seeds we found were submerged in water."
"Mm. Tie Zi, give them some seeds, and also give them a box of dried noodles," Li Yu said.
Li Yu and his group did not lack food; in fact, they had a lot, but that didn't mean they should give it all to Captain Lü and his group at once. So, each time Li Yu helped them, it was only a small amount.
Giving too much would only incite greater greed. Giving just a little, on the other hand, could convey its preciousness more effectively.
After all, up to this point, Captain Lü and his group hadn't made any substantial contributions, so giving them this little bit of food was already good enough for them.
Giving them seeds was in the hope that they could become self-sufficient in the future.
After chatting with Captain Lü for a couple more sentences, Li Yu got back in the car and set off.
After returning to the Military Base last time, he had also discussed with his Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and others at the Military Base whether to accept Captain Lü and his group.
The final answer they received was to temporarily not let them in.
Up to now, everyone who had entered was either Li Yu's closest family members or people who had made some contributions to the Military Base, and they were only allowed in after multiple assessments.
They headed west.
This journey, they arrived at their destination around two in the afternoon.
Li Yu looked at the somewhat familiar Laowu Village; this village now seemed like a ghost village.
He remembered that this Laowu Village had many hundred-year-old camphor trees and some former residences of the Red Army as scenic spots.
Although Laowu Village also had the words 'Laowu' in its name, it was still a bit of a distance from Laowu Mountain.
On Laowu Mountain, the Shan Feng were steep.
With an elevation of over 800 meters, it was the highest mountain in this area.
Li Yu stood at the foot of the mountain, taking out a map to carefully examine the terrain of Laowu Mountain.
There must be a convenient transportation route outside the Military Base, otherwise, it would be difficult to transport firearms in.
After inspection, Li Yu and the others found that there was only one concrete road leading up the mountain.
However, this concrete road was built on a rather steep slope.
It wasn't intentionally built on such a steep slope; it was just that Laowu Mountain was too steep.
This concrete road was even built in a 'Z' shape; otherwise, the road would definitely be a 90-degree incline.
Yet, even with a 'Z'-shaped road, one side of the road was a cliff, and the other side was a precipice, carrying the risk of falling if one was not careful while driving.
Falling from such a height would mean a near-certain death.
To reduce the risk and to more thoroughly search for this Military Base, Li Yu decided to get out of the car and climb the mountain.
Leaving Li Tie and Wang Cheng behind, Li Yu and the others all got out of the car and began searching for the Military Base.
Taking out their detection instruments, everyone slowly started walking up the mountain.
Along this path, everyone followed the cliff, not missing any spot.
Except for Li Gang and Li Hang, who held the detection instruments and slowly pressed them against the wall, everyone else held iron rods, tapping here and hammering there.
Everyone continued to move forward when suddenly, halfway up the mountain, Li Hang excitedly exclaimed loudly, "It's empty! This place inside is empty!"
Everyone immediately focused their attention.
Li Gang even brought his instrument over and tested it again.
"Yes, there is indeed a problem here, hahahaha!" Li Gang said excitedly.
Even Li Yu's face could not hide his expression of joy.
Everyone began to use the prepared hammers to smash and then use entrenching tools to dig.
But unfortunately, this wall was entirely made of granite mixed with soil, making it exceptionally sturdy.
Everyone smashed for about ten minutes before they managed to break open just a small area.
Seeing this, Li Yu glanced at Da Pao. Da Pao had many grenades and satchel charges in his backpack.
Da Pao understood immediately upon seeing Li Yu's expression.
"Everyone, step back," Da Pao said, walking over with two satchel charges.
"Everyone, step back," Li Yu said.
Smashing open this cliff with hammers and hoes would take a long time; it would be better to just blast open an opening with satchel charges.
Everyone immediately walked towards the mountain peak above, so that if the blast was too strong, they wouldn't be hit by rolling soil and rocks.
Da Pao placed the satchel charges in position.
He lit the fuse of the satchel charges, and the fuses sizzled as they burned.
He immediately hurried away; he had tested this satchel charge when blasting zombies before, and its power was especially fierce!
The fuse burned for nearly 30 seconds, and Da Pao had already run a hundred meters away.
Everyone watched the satchel charge; its fuse had been lengthened specifically to avoid being injured by the blast.
The fuse shortened little by little.
Boom!
