War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 656 The Strange Transport Vehicle

Late at night on October 10st, when those tourists from Huaxia to Inta took advantage of this rare National Day holiday, they took the old An-1 plane to chase the aurora in the night sky.

Wei Ran also gently pulled out the arm held by Sui Sui, carefully opened the door and went downstairs, went into the dark room on the first floor and locked the door behind him.

As the lighting illuminated the windowless room, Wei Ran couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, but soon, he sat on the chair and took out the Nagan revolver from the drawer.

Without any hesitation at all, Wei Ran took out the metal book.Under his gaze, the metal book flipped its pale yellow pages, and when it stopped slowly, the metal quill began to draw.

In the friction between the metal pen tip and the paper, a Nagan revolver held by the hand was gradually drawn into shape.

But what made Wei Ran frowned was that although he didn't know who the pistol in the pattern was pointing at, he could clearly see that the finger resting on the trigger had already started exerting force, and even the hammer could not Already ready to go, it seems that it will hit the primer at any time.

After a while, lines of text also appeared under the drawn image:
Role identity: Transporter driver Victor
Return task: Take a work photo for each member of the same car, and take a group photo for the same car members.Maintained a neutral stance and survived until 1992.

Stay neutral?What kind of request is this?
Wei Ran froze for a moment, then his vision was replaced by a strong white light.However, it wasn't until the white light faded, until the low roar of the engine came to his ears, and even until he felt the bumps under his buttocks, that he realized belatedly that he was not given any usable props at all this time!
Blinking his eyes hard, as his vision recovered a little bit, the first thing he saw was the various instruments and opening lights emitting a faint light on the left front.

Looking around, there was no doubt that I was sticking out of the cab of a DT-30 transport vehicle.On the left hand side, a young soldier wearing only a sea soul shirt on his upper body is holding the steering wheel, manipulating this huge steel monster, moving slowly on this frozen snowfield under the light provided by the halogen headlights .

And in the nearly square-sized space between the other party and myself, in addition to two seats with winter jackets, cotton caps, gloves and goggles, there is also a wooden slat fixed with iron wires at the foot box.

Although the light in the cockpit is slightly insufficient, Wei Ran can still vaguely see that besides a tin thermos and two enamel cups, there are also half a carton of cigarettes and several cans in the crate, as well as a seemingly Glass bottle with vodka.

Look straight ahead, where the "glove box" is located. Two AKS-74 rifles with dark brown fiberglass handguards are firmly fixed on the metal gun rack.Even under his feet, he stepped on a wooden ammunition box. In addition to an iron bullet box, there were more than a dozen magazines scattered around that seemed to be full of bullets!
On his body, apart from the wide and thick cold-proof pants and boots, his upper body was only wearing a sea soul shirt that smelled of sweat and a dark wool vest.

Almost when he finished looking at the outfit he was wearing, a barely gentle voice came from a small speaker above his head, "Apolly, Apolly, how long before we can get back to the camp?"

Under Wei Ran's gaze, the young soldier in charge of driving reached for the microphone hanging by his hand, and responded loudly, "It will take at least another hour and a half to get back to the camp."

"In this case, let's stop for a while."

Said the voice over the loudspeaker, "Our fire is going out and we need some firewood. I just saw what looked like a fallen dead tree."

"Good Comrade Murat"

The driver named Apoli stepped on the brakes before he finished speaking, "Victor, get out of the car with your gun."

After finishing speaking, Apoli quickly picked up the cold clothes on the seat on the right and put them on.

Seeing this, Wei Ran quickly put on the cold-proof clothes on the seat next to him, and finally took an assault rifle and handed it to the other party.

When Wei Ran also took the rifle in his hand, Apoli immediately pushed open the car door. Immediately, the howling wind, the wanton snowflakes, and the low temperature estimated to be [-] to [-] degrees below zero instantly took the driver away. The temperature in the room is sweating.

Shaking his body, Wei Ran pulled up his mask and put on the windshield, finally opened the butt of his gun, and looked up at this two-section tracked transport vehicle that could be called a land dragon.

On the driving roof of this car, there is a guardrail about one meter high. On the edge of the guardrail, there are rows of halogen headlights side by side.

In addition, there is a reindeer skull with antlers fixed in the center of the front face.

Looking in the direction of the rear of the car, there is a light installed on the edge of the two carriages almost every one meter.Therefore, a certain range around the car is bright enough to be called daytime.

Just when he moved his eyes to the smoke from the chimney on the rear car, Apolly also came around from the other side.

"Don't be in a daze, Victor, come and help." Before he finished speaking, Apoli stepped on the wide track and opened the hatch of the car in front.

Seeing this, Wei Ran hurried over and took over the two motorcycle saws that the other party pulled out from the carriage.

After such a short time, a person dressed almost the same as them also came from the rear of the car.

"Sharip, where is that tree?" Apolly asked loudly in the cold wind.

"It's less than 20 meters away from the rear of the car!" Shalip shouted, pointing in the direction of the rear of the car, "I'll take you there."

"Take this!" As Apoli spoke, he tore half of a [-]-liter oil drum tied with a rope from the carriage and handed it to the other party, and then closed the hatch with a bang.

Deliberately following these two people, Wei Ran walked all the way back, not only saw the glass window on the rear compartment protected by a steel plate shaped like a shutter, but also saw a figure looming through the glass window.

Of course, there are two backs of the car who are collecting snow with small stainless steel buckets, and a figure who seems to be dumping garbage.

Looking away, before Wei Ran could get out of the range of the searchlight, the man named Shalip stopped on the side of the wide track, pointed at a fallen dead tree and shouted, "That's it!"

"Stay away!"

While Apoli was speaking, he had already taken off his rifle and handed it to the other party, and then called Wei Ran to start the motorcycle saws in his hands.

Amidst the roar of the engine and the splashing of sawdust, Apoli easily cut this thigh-thick dead tree into a half-meter-long wooden pier, and then Wei Ran cut it into four pieces with a motorcycle saw , and was finally picked up by the man named Sharip into the half oil barrel that served as a sled.

After sending firewood to the carriage behind three times in a row, Shalip signaled Wei Ran and Apoli to stop.

Without the roar of the motorcycle saw, this windy winter night seemed to be quieter, Shalip raised his wrist and looked at the time and said, "Pavel has just cooked red cabbage soup, Apoli, Victor, Why don't you wait until your stomach is full before moving on."

"Let's send these things back first"

Apolly pulled off his mask and said loudly, "Also, Victor and I seem to have two canned vegetables and a bottle of vodka left, which we just drank before returning to camp!"

"That's what we think!" Shalip laughed and patted Wei Ran and Apoli on the shoulders, "Remember to turn off the engine and come here quickly!"

"no problem!"

Apoli responded loudly, beckoned to Wei Ran, dragged the oil barrel with two motorcycle saws together, and walked towards the cargo door of the first carriage.

"Let me go up there." Before Wei Ran finished speaking, he stepped on the track and opened the hatch.

With the dim light above the warehouse, Wei Ran could clearly see that it was divided into three parts by barbed wire.

Near the front engine, there were a few wooden boxes and four oil drums with a capacity of [-] liters.

In the middle section, there are such things as motorcycle saws, snowboards, and even various maintenance tools and parts, as well as a piece of equipment that can't be seen for what it is used for, and a generator fixed to the floor with screws.Of course, there are five full [-]-liter oil barrels filled with coking coal.

As for the section near the rear of the car, it is particularly interesting. This section is also the only locked area. Through the barbed wire, the only thing he can see is the iron sheets next to each other, placed against the wall and reaching the roof. cabinet.As for what is contained in this tin cabinet, it is not known at all.

Just at this moment, the roar of the engine stopped abruptly.Seeing this, Wei Ran hurriedly jumped out of the warehouse and closed the heavy hatch.

Almost front and rear, Apolly also walked over with a bottle of vodka and cans in a net bag.

Follow the other party to the rear of the car again. After a while, there is already a metal ladder at the hatch door in the middle of the rear.

Apoli knocked the snow on the soles of his feet, and patted the car door hard. As the car door was opened by the people inside, the roiling heat wave and the music with a sense of the times, accompanied by the smell of feet and body odor mixed with it, paved the surface. Come.

Following Apoli, he got into the carriage that seemed to be 20 square meters in size. As far as his eyes could see, the interior layout was extremely simple.

On the left hand side of the entrance, there is a bathroom with a glass window, and there is a sign of "no one in use" hanging on it.

On the right side opposite, there is a space welded with angle iron and chain link fence, which is specially used for the opponent's firewood.And directly above the piles of firewood, there is still a large stainless steel water tank fixed, and there is even a Soviet-style slogan written in red paint on it-what have you done for the reform?
Looking forward, next to the water tank and the firewood, there is a stove fixed on the bottom plate. The charcoal fire in this stove is booming, and there is an enamel pot steaming with steam, and a snow-filled pot filled with snow. soup bucket.

And the socks baked on the wire tied around the stove are obviously the source of the hot smell in the carriage.

Looking directly opposite the stove, next to the toilet is a metal cabinet that is no different from the one seen in the front compartment, except that the upper part of the metal cabinet is locked. Half of it even had a safe fixed to the floor.

Looking forward, there is a glass window with a width of one meter and a height of half a meter on each of the bulkheads on both sides. There is also a metal handle on the edge of the glass window. Obviously, as long as the handle is pulled, the outside of the window can be closed. shutter steel plate.

Next to these two windows, there is a four-seater solid wood table on both sides. At this time, on the table on the left hand side, there is a radio playing music and a black wired telephone microphone.

On the table on the right, in addition to a stack of newspapers and a microscope, there is also a calendar. The time displayed on it is December 1991, 12.

At this time, the six people that Wei Ran had seen in the photo were sitting around these two tables, making dinner together, talking and laughing.

Further inside from these two tables, there are four bunks placed side by side. On the headboards of the bunks, there are decent wooden signs hanging on each of them, with their respective names written on them.And on the walls of the high and low shops on both sides, there are also sundries such as shotgun clothes or backpacks hanging on them.

Looking behind him, there is still a 24-hour quartz clock hanging on the closed hatch, and the time displayed on it is 21:46.

"Victor, don't stand around stupidly, wash your hands quickly, and then come and help."

Glancing at the person who was greeting him, Wei Ran matched him with the doctor named Pavel in the photo, and immediately responded enthusiastically, then turned and went into the bathroom.

I have to admit that even though it was the end of 1991, this bathroom was absolutely simple and practical.

In addition to the redundant round window on the door, which is as big as a washbasin, there is a small window of [-] centimeters square on the wall facing the door. You can see the small window outside. A small wrench that controls the closing of the steel shutters on the outside.

On the floor, there was actually a slightly sunken pipe valve, and on the wall next to it, there was a notice "Please open the valve before taking a bath" marked in conspicuous red letters.

Looking at the pipe opening as thick as an arm, and the metal valve switch on the wall that is somewhat similar to the gear lever, Wei Ran is extremely skeptical that this thing is basically modified with an old-fashioned fire valve.

Not only the drain valve is a bit doable, but the folding toilet is even more doable, because it only has a stainless steel toilet seat that can be folded to the wall, and what is placed underneath is just a tin bucket filled with charcoal ash.

Forget it, but there is a shower head above the head, and there is a stainless steel washbasin and a mirror on the bulkhead facing the door.Even when he turned on the faucet, the water coming out of it was still warm.

Wei Ran muttered to himself, washed his hands hastily, turned and left the weird bathroom.

(End of this chapter)