At around 10 o'clock in the morning, Zhao Xuan's new team officially started operations.
Four groups of combat team members escorted several technicians and a dozen skilled workers, and more than 40 workers went to the factory parking lot to select solid off-road vehicles and heavy-duty trucks and push them to the largest machine shop.
Two groups of escorts led other technicians, technical workers and more than a hundred workers into the largest machine shop to clean up the site.
Their task was to use simple tools to move the CNC equipment out of the workshop to make room for the older equipment behind it.
After recruiting more than a hundred skilled workers, Yang Xingang suddenly remembered the matter of site cleaning. After he mentioned it to Zhao Xuan, Zhao Xuan immediately asked him to recruit another 200 laborers specialized in handling work.
Seeing the last opportunity, the remaining four hundred workers all signed up enthusiastically, allowing Yang Xingang to easily select the two hundred most powerful workers.
At this time, Zhao Xuan's team suddenly expanded to nearly 500 people.
After everyone else was in place, Zhao Xuan personally led the main combatants to the old warehouse area of the old factory.
In the center of the old warehouse area, there is the largest warehouse that is more than 40 meters long, 20 to 30 meters wide, and more than ten meters high at the highest point.
At the door of the largest warehouse, a huge emerald willow tree with a diameter of about 1 meter and a height of about 30 meters stands tall and tall.
The branches of this willow tree swayed in the wind, almost completely covering the largest warehouse below it.
And in the grass on the road under the willow tree, there are some bones scattered vaguely.
"Captain, the two largest sets of old-fashioned generator sets in the factory are stored in the largest warehouse in front. Not only are there generator sets, but there are also four tanks from the 1960s and 1970s. But there are no more tanks inside. Artillery shells. And the tank has been sealed for so many years. I wonder if it can still be repaired?" Zhang Zian, the team leader who newly joined the team, pointed to the largest warehouse from a distance and said.
"A tank without shells? There is indeed a tank here." Zhao Xuan's eyes flashed.
When Doudou foresaw the scene of her getting on the tank, Zhao Xuan still didn't believe it.
But now that I heard Zhang Zian’s introduction, I had to believe it even if I didn’t believe it.
And according to Doudou's prediction, Zhao Xuan not only believed in the existence of tanks, but was also very sure that tanks could be repaired.
Tanks don't have much effect in the middle of the apocalypse, and are basically eliminated in the late apocalypse. But in the early days of the apocalypse, zombies and mutated creatures are not too powerful, and tanks can still play a great role.
Even an old-fashioned tank without shells, as long as you are a little careful, you can show off your power on the streets of the apocalypse and crash at will.
Because tanks are not like cars, their path will be blocked by mountains of zombie bodies. During this period, only extremely powerful zombies or king zombies and king-level mutant creatures can tear it apart directly. Ordinary zombies and mutant creatures cannot do anything to the tank.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan's eyes immediately lit up with enthusiasm.
"That big willow tree, is it the 'killer willow' you call it?" Zhao Xuan asked, pointing to a huge willow tree forty meters away at the door of the large warehouse.
"Yes, that's the killer willow. Yesterday morning, Brother Liang...Liang Xinzhong also remembered the four tanks in the warehouse, and wanted to take them out to see if they could be used. But he was stopped by the killer willow. No. We lost two brothers because of this." Zhang Zian said a little frightened.
He was afraid that Zhao Xuan would let them rush in again.
"Brother Zhang is right. The two brothers did die miserably yesterday. Captain, don't look at the big willow tree that looks very nice and quiet now, but once you get within reach of its branches, you will be hit by it. Wrap it up and drag it to its roots. Its roots will pierce the human body like an awl and suck the person dry quickly." Nong Kaiping, another team leader, added with a grimace.
"The most terrible thing is that its branches are tougher than steel wire. We can't cut them with the knives in our hands. Even if we are lucky enough to cut off one, it will regenerate immediately. So captain, you must be careful." Guan Feng added again.
"You are interested. I will be careful. By the way, did Liang Xinzhong stop thinking of a solution after losing his manpower yesterday?" Zhao Xuan nodded and said.
"No. His main focus yesterday was not on here, but on the outside. Yesterday, we spent all day cleaning up the zombies around the cafeteria and the road from the cafeteria to the south gate, as well as on the streets outside the south gate. And he moved back the common things from the shops on both sides of the street. What he meant was that after the supplies were almost fully stocked, he would then think of ways to deal with the big willow tree and get the tanks out," Zhang Zian explained.
Zhao Xuan nodded in relief, his expression not as severe as Zhang Zian and others imagined.
The level of the mutated willow tree in front of him has reached level 2. If he wants to deal with it personally, it will be somewhat risky, but it is far from being impossible to deal with.
If he didn't want to risk it himself, the easiest way would be to attack with fire.
He believed that Liang Xinzhong also thought of this, but he just didn't have time to implement it.
Moreover, if Liang Xinzhong used fire attacks on the big willow tree, it would be difficult for him not to damage the large warehouse under the tree.
But he had no such concerns.
"Zhang Zian, do you have gasoline reserves in the factory?" Zhao Xuan asked.
"Captain, there is a dedicated gasoline warehouse in the vehicle workshop. The gasoline is stored in oil barrels. Under normal circumstances, at least 10 oil barrels are full." Zhang Zian answered.
Zhao Xuan nodded.
"Go and ask the laborers to carry three barrels of gasoline." Zhao Xuan said.
"Understood." Zhang Zian immediately ran back to find the laborer.
"Xiao Cai, just stand here and sense it. Can you control the soil at the roots of the willow tree?" Zhao Xuan said to Zhang Xiaocai again.
"Boss, I can barely do it." Zhang Xiaocai quickly replied.
"Okay. Now you start from our feet and slowly open a shallow trench to the root of the willow tree. Note that the closer you are to the root of the tree, the gentler your movements should be, so as not to put pressure on the willow tree or cause it to interfere. "Zhao Xuan ordered.
"Okay boss."
Zhang Xiaocai immediately concentrated on using his skills to control the soil.
Everyone saw that starting from the ground beneath their feet, a trench twenty to thirty centimeters wide and more than ten centimeters deep was formed out of thin air, and gradually extended towards the roots of the big willow tree.
The new people who joined Zhao Xuan's team realized that this beautiful girl who had been following Zhao Xuan was actually an earth power user!
In addition to being amazed in their hearts, they were still amazed.
Zhang Xiaocai ignored the reactions of these people and just focused on controlling the ditch to move forward steadily.
As the ditch got closer and closer to the roots of the willow tree, the joy on everyone's faces continued to deepen.
However, when the ditch extended to a distance of five or six meters from the roots of the willow tree, the naturally spreading willow branches of the big willow tree began to move irregularly.
