After acquiring a large number of cold weapons, Qiu Rui expanded again.

However, Qiu Rui's expansion strategy is very particular. He annexes some teams and strongholds with serious internal conflicts, just like Fatty Wang's previous strongholds.

Due to the shortage of resources and the corruption of core members in these strongholds, Qiu Rui was able to use internal conflicts to dismantle and annex them very successfully.

As for those teams that were relatively united internally, Qiu Rui did not use extreme measures, but started normal trade with the other party.

Liu Xi is naturally happy to see this kind of thing come to fruition. The fortifications have not been completed yet, so she dare not take any big action. Now Qiu Rui indirectly helps her communicate with other strongholds. Not only does she not object,

Instead, he gave me support.

Taking advantage of the trade advantage with the base, Qiu Rui quickly expanded his team to five to six hundred people, becoming the largest force in the vicinity.

However, Liu Xi is not worried that the other party will threaten her. In addition to her trust in Qiu Rui, the most important thing is that Qiu Rui's power is maintained by trade and material assistance with the base. Once the base's trade and assistance are terminated,

, Qiu Rui's power will collapse instantly.

Especially when it comes to food supply, Qiu Rui's forces cannot be self-sufficient at all. It's not that Qiu Rui can't think of a way, but that he does it deliberately. His purpose is to join the Xingtian base, not to become an object of fear of the base.

And he deliberately sent the flaws in his power to the base, not only to gain the trust of the base, but also to prevent some dim-witted people in his power from having inappropriate ideas.

After all, his current power is the result of rapid expansion and annexation. Although the number of people has increased dramatically, it is a mixed bag and unstable. If it is not handled well, it may backfire on itself. There must be an "insurance measure".

Moreover, knowing the strength of the base, he has no interest in being a local bully here.

Because he deeply knows that in the end of the world, only productivity will have a future. This kind of force organized purely by scavenging and robbery is as fragile as a castle on the beach.

In the half month that Qiu Rui's strength had expanded, the shore defenses at the barge dock were finally completed. Only then did Liu Xi and others gain a firm foothold in Yushan. She no longer had to hide and could formally submit to the government.

The tentacles are stretched out.

The first thing Liu Xi had to do was to ask Qiu Rui to bring the leaders of the strongholds that had trade relations with the base to meet and prepare for subsequent actions.

After a period of transactions and communication, these leaders also knew through Qiu Rui that there was a stronger force behind him. However, because of Liu Xi's instructions, Qiu Rui refused to disclose the specific information until he brought him here today.

"Lao Qiu, you are not kind. How long did it take for us to have contact with that noble man of yours?"

"That's right, we don't even know your noble man's name now."

"Then why did the noble man suddenly summon us here?"

After everyone got off the bus at the commercial street outside the gatehouse building, they looked around and "complained" about Qiu Rui.

However, these people's "complaints" are just jokes. They dare not really be dissatisfied with Qiu Rui, not only because Qiu Rui is the strongest survivor stronghold nearby, but also controls their trade channels with that mysterious force.

.

It can be said that Qiu Rui now controls their life and death.

However, Qiu Rui usually didn't put on any airs with them. He followed the rules and was even a little humane. After getting along for a long time, the two sides became somewhat familiar with each other. Qiu Rui liked this way of getting along very much, so everyone could talk freely.

joke.

Qiu Rui was not annoyed after hearing the "complaints" of the leaders. Instead, he laughed and said: "Sorry everyone, I can't help myself. I don't want to be too ostentatious, so I can't tell you everything, but today

It will be different after that..."

"Why is it different?" Everyone wondered.

Qiu Rui just smiled mysteriously, did not answer the crowd, but led them towards the gate tower building.

The gatehouse building at this time has changed greatly from before. The hollow part on the ground floor has been sealed with a thick wall and a steel door has been installed. The windows on the upper floors have also been sealed, leaving only

I fired some shots and it looked like a bunker.

As for the roof of the building, no one could see it due to the angle, but seeing that there were people on duty with guns and live ammunition, they didn't dare to look too far.

"Chief Qiu, you are here, welcome!" Yuan Na saw Qiu Rui coming with a large group of people, and stepped forward to greet him with a smile, followed by several female team members holding large boxes.

As the military commander of the dispatch team, Yuan Na is naturally responsible for security work. However, when the other party comes with a smiling face, it is not easy for her to ask the other party to disarm. She still has to say what should be said in the scene.

"Excuse me, Captain Yuan..." Qiu Rui responded with a smile as he took out all the weapons on his body and put them into the female team member's box.

The others followed Yuan Na and Qiu Rui's footsteps and followed Yuan Na and Qiu Rui into the gate building. As soon as they entered the gate, they saw several female team members with live ammunition inside, and they were a little surprised.

Qiu Rui had exchanged many women from them before. At that time, Qiu Rui didn't say what these women were exchanged for. He only said that they would give them a good future. No one cared about it. In this world, women only have those few uses.

I didn't expect that women would be allowed to become combatants here.

But after being surprised, I was shocked, because the equipment of the female team members was so luxurious. They were wearing riot gear, holding shotguns, and grenades on their waists. Moreover, these female team members were very powerful, and everyone was staring at them.

Look, everyone stared back with sharp eyes.

These leaders immediately had some understanding of the strength of this mysterious force. Even women had guns, let alone men.

"Everyone, please follow me upstairs." Yuan Na came to an added staircase and motioned for everyone to follow her.

"Aren't you going to barge?" Qiu Rui was surprised for a moment, but then realized that Liu Xi might want to show these people the strength of the base and establish his authority.

"This is this!?" As soon as everyone went up to the second floor, they saw two water-cooled Browning shotguns placed at the shooting holes, and these machine guns were hung with ammunition chains, connected to the ammunition boxes on the side. Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Didn't come back to his senses.

Even Qiu Rui was the same. This was the first time he saw a Browning shotgun. Before, he had seen pump-action shotguns, semi-automatic shotguns, and at most 56-pound and 95-mm rifles. Browning machine guns were simply

Never seen it.

Everyone looked at the machine gun with eager eyes, but no one dared to touch it because a female team member with a gun on guard was standing next to the machine gun.

"It looks like I'm going to see a lot of things today!" Qiu Rui was a little excited. Before, he thought Liu Xi didn't reveal his trump card to him, but now it turned out to be true.

"Everyone, please continue upstairs with me!" Yuan Na urged when she saw that everyone couldn't move while looking at the machine gun.

"Sorry, sorry..." The people who were urged were not dissatisfied at all, and their attitude was extremely respectful, and they continued to follow Yuan Na upstairs.

There was no heavy firepower on the third floor, and there was nothing interesting to see. Everyone was a little disappointed, but when they arrived at the top floor, they were frightened by what was on it.
Chapter completed!