Moreover, the strength of these hungry people is limited. Years of hunger have disintegrated most of the muscles and fat in their bodies, leaving them lacking strength.
Song Ziyu estimated that even if there were pulleys to help reduce the force, it would be good if these skinny guys could fire the bow a few times. Ten arrows for each person would be redundant.
So in any case, the only thing we can really rely on is the three hundred experts in the hands of the three giants!
Can this prevent the Northern Chamber of Commerce from retaliating?
Song Ziyu was not sure.
Fortunately, now I still have a hand to play!
Song Ziyu found Xu Yingnan and said, "Now I need the help of the Bounty Hunter Association. I need manpower and intelligence."
"No problem, come with me and we'll go find Lao Gao."
Xu Yingnan agreed wholeheartedly, and then took Song Ziyu to Dayou Recycling and found Lao Gao who was studying mobile phone data cables.
As the person in charge of the bounty hunter organization in the Longshan settlement, Lao Gao listened to Song Ziyu's request, then looked at Xu Yingnan with a reproachful look on his face and said: "My dear, where can you drain this muddy water? It's almost the same. Just accept it as you see fit! If I were you, it would be almost time to leave."
Xu Yingnan's face quickly turned cold when he heard this: "Old guy, do you want to help or not?"
Lao Gao spread his hands and said: "You are really obsessed. You asked me to help. How do you want to help? Do you think the current situation is a matter of hiring a few hunters? You have to understand the nature of it. This is war! War!"
Hearing these words, Song Ziyu felt a little heavier.
At this time, Lao Gao said again: "Let me ask you two, you both say that in war you must know yourself and the enemy. Do you know how many people there are in the Northern Chamber of Commerce?"
Song Ziyu shook his head blankly.
Lao Gao asked again: "Then do you know how wide the Northern Chamber of Commerce's territory radiates?"
Song Ziyu still shook his head.
"Then do you know how many troops the Wasteland Chamber of Commerce has?" Lao Gao asked again.
Song Ziyu still shook his head.
"You don't know anything. Doesn't this mean you have a black eye? What are you going to do to fight this war?" Lao Gao sneered.
After Song Ziyu said this, he immediately lost his temper and even his confidence was shaken.
Xu Yingnan slammed the table and shouted: "Lao Gao, you can bluff Song Ziyu, but you can't bluff me! Don't be too pretentious. I know that you were one of the leaders of the Hunter Association back then, and you have always had the reputation of being very wise. Today you must get it for me." An idea! Otherwise..."
Xu Yingnan took out the dagger he carried with him and dangled it in front of Lao Gao.
"You girl, you are so lawless, and you still rely on me!" Lao Gao rolled his eyes, feeling that he couldn't make sense.
"Hey, are you indifferent even if the knife is pressed against you? Do you want to tell me? If you don't tell me, I will set your store on fire." Xu Yingnan threatened.
"well."
Gao Zhongping sighed and said, "Daughter, please stop fooling around. Let me ask you, even if I can recruit people for you now, do you think it's too late to mobilize hunters from other places to Longshan?"
Hearing this, Xu Yingnan was also a little discouraged.
Lao Gao is right. The Bounty Hunter Organization is not so much an organization as it is a platform.
There are not many hunters affiliated with the platform, it just provides a platform for the majority of hunters to work.
This is like a platform for selling second-hand cars. The platform itself does not have cars, the cars are owned by others...
Lao Gao felt that he was still unfinished and said again: "Besides, the Northern Chamber of Commerce has its own intelligence organization. If you recruit people with great fanfare, won't others have a way to deal with it? I can guarantee you that once your opponent counterattacks you, If you recruit ten hunters, no more than three will be able to successfully reach Longshan!"
Lao Gao knocked on the table and said: "You must understand that the entrance and exit of Tuodi is in the hands of the settlement where the Northern Chamber of Commerce is located. There is a huge risk for hunters to come."
"Is there really nothing we can do?" Song Ziyu asked.
"Give me a cigarette." Lao Gao licked his lips.
Song Ziyu quickly took out a cigarette and lit it for Lao Gao.
Gao Zhongping finished smoking a whole cigarette happily, and then he said with unfinished content: "I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower. Let's see which one you choose."
"Please tell me." Song Ziyu was secretly happy. Lao Gao was really an expert. In such a situation, he actually had three strategies: upper, middle and lower. Isn't this Zhuge Kongming's rebirth in another world?
Lao Gao talked eloquently: "The best policy is to run away, the middle policy is to seek peace, and the worst policy is to surrender."
"That's it? What kind of bullshit are these three strategies!" Xu Yingnan asked, "Why can't we fight?"
"Auntie, do you still want to beat me? When I return to Hongcheng, I have to ask your mother in person whether your cute little head was crushed when she gave birth to you." Lao Gao was so angry that his head almost split. .
Song Ziyu fell into silence after listening to Lao Gao's words.
What Lao Gao said is absolutely correct. It would be unwise to confront the Northern Chamber of Commerce in the current situation.
But the three strategies mentioned by Lao Gao are indeed not the way he wants.
Song Ziyu raised his head and asked: "Mr. Gao, can you help me get detailed information about the Northern Chamber of Commerce?"
"There's no problem with this. I have it ready." As he said this, Lao Gao opened his old safe and took out a bag of animal skin files.
Song Ziyu narrowed his eyes and thought that Lao Gao was really a chicken thief. This old guy didn't even leave home and he didn't expect to have already kept an eye on the dynamics of the situation.
Song Ziyu stretched out his hand to pick it up, but Mr. Gao retracted his hand and said: "This is a secret that the bounty hunter organization spent a lot of money to spy on. If you want to see it, I have to pay...this is the rule."
"Just ask," Song Ziyu said.
"That kind of cigarette just now, five packs!" Gao Zhongping raised the price.
"No problem, I'll send it to you later!" Song Ziyu agreed boldly.
Song Ziyu didn't care about just five packs of cigarettes.
Gao Zhongping was then satisfied and handed the information to Song Ziyu.
After getting the information, Song Ziyu began to study it carefully.
I just learned from the intelligence that the Northern Chamber of Commerce is a behemoth covering hundreds of large and small settlements!
The so-called "North" is actually a general term and does not refer to a certain region.
Song Ziyu was not sure about the concept of this area, but when he saw the words "covering hundreds of settlements", Song Ziyu knew that with Longshan's hundreds of guns and more than a thousand bows and arrows, it was impossible for him to defeat this area. of a war.
As Mr. Gao said, this is not a physical level confrontation at all.
All it takes is one little finger to crush yourself.
This is force majeure. Once it is implemented, it will inevitably lead to destruction.
Song Ziyu felt powerless. Could it be that Longshan's foundation was about to be surrendered?
I am not reconciled to it.
…
Putting away her disappointed mood, Song Ziyu looked at the information again.
You must think of a solution that is enough to solve the problem!
Soon, Song Ziyu discovered something useful in the intelligence.
There is something wrong with the composition of this Northern Chamber of Commerce!
The Northern Chamber of Commerce is composed of several huge groups, such as the Wasteland Branch that is in charge of Tuodi trade, the Dark Branch that is in charge of the Ghost Domain, and the Red Dragon Branch that is in charge of the Chishui area...
Although I don’t know where these place names refer to specifically, there are as many as a dozen branches in the Northern Chamber of Commerce, such as the Wasteland Branch.
These branches each manage an area, but are not subordinate to each other. There may even be conflicts of interest in adjacent areas.
There is no affiliation between branches and they will only follow the orders of the headquarters. However, some branches that have become powerful have tended to follow orders but not propaganda.
Some branches even go hand in hand with the sworn enemies of the Northern Chamber of Commerce, often betraying their own people for profit...
After closing the information, Song Ziyu had a clearer understanding of this behemoth.
This is a decadent, crumbling empire built with money!
Although it is huge and has many vassals, these vassals are already in a state of disunity, making it impossible for the empire to concentrate its efforts on one thing.
The reason why it did not fall apart was because there were huge interests bound together.
But it is doomed to internal friction.
In addition, Song Ziyu also noticed a problem.
In the final analysis, the Northern Chamber of Commerce is still a chamber of commerce.
Although their radiation range is huge, this organization has huge inherent flaws.
Intelligence shows that, except for the Chamber of Commerce headquarters and core branches, other branches do not have their own armed forces.
All chapters are sojourns in various settlements.
This destined that those settlements would not be able to give the Chamber of Commerce the opportunity to develop military power calmly.
Therefore, the Northern Chamber of Commerce can make money locally and also pay taxes to the local area. Their greatest strength is trade rather than fists...
Think of this!
Song Ziyu’s eyes lit up!
I found out the reason why the Wasteland Branch has not taken action against me for so long!
That is……
They need to recruit people.
They have no one of their own.
Thinking of this, Song Ziyu had an extremely bold idea!
It's not like there's no possibility of breaking the situation.
"Elder Gao, can you help me find out how many people the Wasteland Branch is planning to send out to attack us this time?" Song Ziyu asked.
"You still want to fight?" Gao Zhongping had an intriguing expression on his face.
Song Ziyu nodded and said: "We will definitely fight, but the purpose of fighting is not to fight against the Northern Chamber of Commerce, but to have enough chips to join them!"
Gao Zhongping raised his eyebrows: "How do you say this?"
Song Ziyu said: "Mr. Gao, think about it, if I give in as soon as I am threatened by the Wasteland Chamber of Commerce, they will definitely think that I am easy to bully. As long as I have this impression, even if I want to negotiate terms with them, I will not. The qualifications for the conditions... But if I hit them hard and hurt them, making them retract their dog claws, and then I use the power of victory to negotiate conditions with them, will my price be higher? "
"Boy, your thinking is very advanced!" Gao Zhongping clapped his hands and praised: "I didn't realize you had such a scheme."
Song Ziyu continued: "The way I join them must be worthy of their respect. If I can't do this first point, I will definitely be cannibalized by them! I must tell them a truth. Cooperating with me is better than getting rid of me. They You will get more benefits.”
Song Ziyu attaches great importance to the word profit.
"No problem, I will get the information for you now and I can deliver it to you within a few days!" Gao Lao said.
"In addition, I would like to know which branch within the Northern Chamber of Commerce has a hostile relationship with the Wasteland Branch." Song Ziyu said.
"Boy, I know what you're thinking. It's really yours. I'll take care of it." Gao Lao said, patting his chest.
"But the sooner the better!" Song Ziyu warned.
"Hey, Xiao Song, as long as you can afford the money, maybe there will be information tomorrow!" Gao Zhongping smiled slyly.
Song Ziyu said: "Just give me the price!"
Gao Zhongping smiled and said: "I want fifty packs of the cigarettes just now!"
Song Ziyu was a little shocked: "Aren't you afraid of being beaten to death?"
"I'm afraid of a ball!" Gao Zhongping cursed: "It's a fixed price!"
"Deal!" Song Ziyu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give it to you later."
"Then you go back and wait for the news, and deliver the goods and the intelligence tomorrow." Lao Gao said confidently.
"No problem." Song Ziyu said.
"Send off guests!" Lao Gao was about to close the shop.
Seeing Lao Gao's appearance, Song Ziyu was very puzzled.
How many secrets does this powerful old man have?
…
After Song Ziyu and Xu Yingnan left, Gao Zhongping immediately closed the shop and turned back to the back room.
Arriving at the wall of the back room, Lao Gao opened the secret room hidden in the wall.
The secret room was three square meters in size, and contained a table, black mechanical equipment and a large number of parts.
If there are knowledgeable people here, they will definitely exclaim that this is actually an assembled short-wave telegraph machine!
"It's time to let the boys get moving." Looking at the telegraph machine, Gao Zhongping's eyes gradually became sharp.
…
In the afternoon of the next day, Song Ziyu received a detailed intelligence.
"The crusade army recruited by the Wasteland Chamber of Commerce is gathering in the Snake Ear settlement. There are about five hundred people." Gao Lao dictated the information.
"Snake Ear Settlement!" Song Ziyu thought of the guy who deliberately looked for trouble when the Longshan Chamber of Commerce was established.
It seems that they are just a nest of snakes and rats.
"Just such a few people? Where did they get the courage!" Song Ziyu was a little angry. He was frightened and expanded his armaments like crazy... There were only more than 500 enemies!
This is not taking yourself seriously.
Song Ziyu quickly weighed it and found that with only 500 enemies, he could defend it with the strength of the settlement!
One thousand and fifty against five hundred, the advantage is mine!
Thinking of this, Song Ziyu finally let go of his choice.
Gao Zhongping nodded and said: "Judging from the current mobilization of troops by the Wasteland Branch, it can basically be determined that this action has nothing to do with the headquarters. This is entirely an operation led by the Wasteland Branch itself."
"That's easy to handle!!" Song Ziyu was relieved.
After all, the Northern Chamber of Commerce is just a business alliance, and being able to recruit more than five hundred people is considered a large scale.
Although the Longshan settlement is poor, it is still a sovereign settlement, and the mobilization capabilities of the two sides are incomparable.
Song Ziyu figured it out on his own.
