Shen Feng and his subordinates rested in Ice City for a long time. During this period, Gong Changfa and He Qiuan were also mobilizing their men to prepare for revenge. Mobilizing the people below for revenge was not a difficult task, because in the Northeast region, the hatred for mutated birds and mutated beasts was as deep as the sea. As long as it was said to go and fight mutated birds, everyone would become very enthusiastic.
However, this time, the mobilization for revenge also required screening. Many children in their teens wanted to join the army, which was definitely not allowed. Those participating in this operation must be over thirty years old, and it was best to have children, because even if they died, they could leave behind their descendants.
He Qiuan explained to Shen Feng, "Mr. Shen, please don't laugh at our actions. It's really unavoidable. Children are the future of Ice City. Many of these children are also orphans. When Gong Changfa found me with a group of orphans and widows, I could only take them in. Their fathers had already sacrificed themselves years ago while resisting mutated birds."
Shen Feng certainly wouldn't laugh. Instead, he said seriously, "How could I laugh at you? In fact, there are many orphans in Yuzhou. These orphans have no homes. After I trained them, they have now successively become the backbone of Yuzhou."
When Shen Feng said this, He Qiuan immediately felt a sense of mutual appreciation with Shen Feng. Both of them had protected their people in difficult situations and had done good deeds. Many orphans in various places were not taken in at all, so the newspaper selling song from a hundred years ago was often sung by these children.
"La la la, la la la, I am a little newspaper seller, I don't wait for dawn to deliver papers, walking and calling. Today's news is really good, seven companions bought two newspapers.
La la la, la la la, I am a little newspaper seller, running through the streets in wind and rain. I walk unsteadily, and slip. Covered in mud and water, I am laughed at, and only I know hunger and cold.
La la la, la la la, I am a little newspaper seller, running through the streets, enduring hunger and cold. I don't have enough to eat, and I don't sleep well. Who can I tell about this painful life? One day, light will come."
Shen Feng had previously thought that the newspaper selling song was just a simple children's song. It was only when Shen Feng personally saw many dirty children crying and selling newspapers in the southeastern region that he understood. Under normal circumstances, why would children sell newspapers? Only for survival would they go out to work, and the only work children could do was selling newspapers.
After waiting for a week, Gong Changfa gathered his men. There were a total of eight thousand people. After gathering on the ground, they all had weathered faces, and their faces were filled with vicissitudes.
Shen Feng couldn't help but ask, "You've gathered eight thousand people to fight. Isn't that a bit too exaggerated? We're going to Siberia. Many roads are impassable now. My people can fly. When will you reach Siberia with these people?"
Gong Changfa replied seriously, "We plan to achieve victory in one battle. Since we are going to fight and seek revenge, we must go all out. Therefore, we must gather enough strength. During the battle, they will definitely perform bravely."
Shen Feng shook his head helplessly, feeling that the opponent deploying eight thousand people was simply child's play. Battles against mutated birds always emphasized traveling light and fast, finding the mutated birds as quickly as possible, and then launching an attack. However, with so many people gathered in Ice City now, it would not be easy to reach Siberia in a short time.
Wei Xinglong also said at this time, "Just by looking at the large number of people, you can tell that they were gathered in a hurry. They are definitely not prepared enough for the charge, which is why they are like this."
But then a large amount of supplies was transported from underground in Ice City. These supplies included mutated mushroom powder, gasoline, and food. With so many supplies, it was enough for not only three months of fighting but even half a year.
Wei Xinglong was stunned on the spot when he saw this scene, "They actually have so much food. How did they do it?"
It was not that Wei Xinglong was so surprised at this moment, but he did not expect that Ice City could casually produce enough supplies for over ten thousand people to fight for half a year. Both food and ammunition were readily available, and even Yuzhou had never been so generous.
However, Shen Feng then explained, "Don't be so surprised, be careful not to be laughed at for being ignorant. The Songnen Plain is nearby, and this is the black soil plain. Producing grain is very easy. Now that Ice City has energy and has developed industry, mechanical operations can be carried out. Accumulating a large amount of grain in five years is not a difficult thing."
After hearing the city lord's explanation, Wei Xinglong also realized that it was indeed true. The black soil in the Northeast was very fertile, and Ice City was developing its industry, so achieving mechanized operations was not a difficult task. In this situation, a large amount of grain could also be obtained.
Many of Shen Feng's people also realized this when they saw the food prepared by Ice City. How could they not have been prepared? Since they had prepared so many things, they must have been preparing for a long time.
"Perhaps this time, the situation of mutated birds attacking humans can be fundamentally changed. Before, I was basically fighting alone. No matter where I went, I was respected by others, but the help others could provide was very little. Now, the help I'm receiving is from a city of two million people. This can help me achieve my goal of reducing the number of mutated birds." Shen Feng thought to himself at this time.
Finally, Ice City prepared over two hundred trucks and began to advance north. He Qiuan had originally planned to go to Siberia for revenge, but if he also left, Ice City would be in a state of leaderless chaos. Gong Changfa had already taken action with his men. If He Qiuan also left now, Ice City would truly fall into chaos.
Before everyone left Ice City, Gong Changfa said to He Qiuan, "Your prestige in Ice City is very high. When the Northeast was ravaged by mutated birds, you led people to stabilize morale and find the survivors. As for me, I am just a soldier under you, so I can die, but you cannot! This time, you should not participate in the battle. If I fail, you will lead the people to continue fighting. If I return alive, the credit for this battle will also be inseparable from you."
He Qiuan nodded vigorously and said, "Good brother, you must come back!"
"Don't worry, I will fight to the death. I am different from the lost and decadent wretch I was before. As long as I am alive, I am invincible," Gong Changfa said seriously.
Shen Feng, who was listening to the two of them, couldn't help but ask, "What is the relationship between you two? You are already old and not married, but you are so reluctant to part when you say goodbye. Could it be that you are gay?"
When Shen Feng said this, it immediately drew angry glares from the surrounding people, because they could not bear to see their city lord and deputy city lord being insulted by others. The city lord and deputy city lord had established a deep friendship in special difficult times, but in the eyes of others, it was an unclean relationship, which was simply unforgivable.
"Shen Feng, even if you are the renowned Wind God, you shouldn't talk nonsense like this, slandering others' reputations. Please take back your words," someone next to him said seriously, with lingering anger on his face.
He Qiuan also explained to Shen Feng, "Mr. Shen, you are also a prominent figure. Please do not talk nonsense and tarnish people's reputations! Gong Changfa and I have a pure friendship."
Shen Feng also saw that the people around him were looking at him with unfriendly expressions, so he said sheepishly, "I was just saying it casually. Don't mind it. Speaking of which, you two excellent people, why haven't you gotten married yet? I don't believe there are no women here that you fancy."
He Qiuan replied seriously, "With the birds and beasts not extinguished, how can we have a home?"
Gong Changfa said, "We both have deep hatred. We dream of revenge all the time during these years. Marriage is not the main thing at this time. Before the world is at peace, we have decided not to get married. We cannot compare to you, Wind God, with your three wives and four concubines."
Shen Feng was also sarcastically taunted by the other party with a few words, so he could only shrug helplessly. Then, over ten thousand people set off. The first ten vehicles drove out to scout, and the remaining trucks followed behind, escorting supplies. These large trucks were very huge, each carrying a standard container, and the supplies inside made people's eyes water.
Shen Feng led his men to set off. The long convoy directly detoured through the grassland and was soon discovered by satellites. It was immediately observed by other forces because these forces in China shared intelligence with each other. As soon as abnormal situations were discovered, they had to react immediately.
"What's the situation with the convoy on the northern grassland? Why is there a large convoy on the back at this time?"
"Isn't the Northeast already in ruins? Why do these convoys seem to be coming from the Northeast region?"
"I remember that there are still a few small cities in the Northeast with people, basically struggling to survive. All capable people have entered the pass or taken ships south. These convoys might be several small cities moving."
"You're simply talking nonsense. Look closely at these satellite images. The orderly movement of these convoys clearly indicates that they are well-trained. How could they come from small cities?"
People from various forces started discussing online because they clearly did not expect such a force to emerge from the deep mountains and old forests in the Northeast.
A group of people in Jinling were even more surprised and uncertain, completely unaware of what was happening. All the forces with some fame in the Chinese region had been recorded by Jinling, but the Northeast region, judging by the brightness of the night lights, did not have any large cities. How could such a huge force suddenly emerge?
Of course, the people in Jinling did not understand. Although Ice City was by the river, half of the city was gathered underground, and the surface buildings were very small. At night, the lights were not bright enough. From the satellite's perspective, it was naturally impossible to see the specific situation, as most people lived underground.
"This matter must be investigated thoroughly. We cannot remain indifferent to the emergence of a new force. I heard that Shen Feng had been active in the Northeast region before. Contact Yuzhou and ask Shen Feng to find a way to investigate the situation in the Northeast." Jinling directly issued instructions.
The Yuzhou side replied, "We don't have a chance to contact Shen Feng for now. Our city lord's sister is getting married, and we don't have time now. We will reply to you later."
Jinling had no choice but to specially dispatch people from the northern base to gather information. Jinling did not have the right to order the people of Yuzhou to act, because Yuzhou produced the evolution base that they needed, and they could not fall out with Yuzhou.
Jinling also did not forget to send people to Rongcheng to deliver gifts. Yuzhou, where Shen Feng was located, was very close to Rongcheng. Now Shen Feng's sister was about to hold her wedding in Rongcheng, marrying the captain of the Ability Administration. Such an important event, how could Jinling pretend not to know? Sending gifts was also a very necessary matter.