dawn effect

Chapter 123 Weiyuan Cement Plant

Although it is only more than 100 kilometers long, this area is also unique in that it is inaccessible. Although the expressway from Weiyuan to Renshou is built along the hills and valleys of the Zhubi Mountains, it is not safe.

Therefore, pre-reconnaissance is essential. Luckily, Tang Lujin sent a piece of good news. Brother Tangning, we can test the Red Bird drone.

The Red Bird UAV has a range of 15 kilometers, and can go back and forth on that road fifteen times in a day. The flight altitude can be set at different heights from 500 meters to [-] meters, and it can also compete with the powerful Han Antian. network for data synchronization.

On January 24, the deck of the Han'an Bridge was cleared, and sliding steel rails with arcs pointing to the sky were installed.

Tangning pulled the Pluto armed unit vehicle to the bridge, put on the helmet and entered the Skynet system, so as to coordinate with all parties.

In addition to the cold stiff wood powder that can shield supernatural powers, the exterior coating of the Red Bird UAV also has a newly developed stealth material imitating invisible human scales. After commissioning, the silver-white back of the drone immediately becomes The cement gray of the bridge.

Even the white separation mark in the middle of the road is reflected on the back of the fuselage. Under the monitoring of the high-altitude silver plate drone, it is impossible to see that there is a five-meter-long drone there.

At 09:30 in the morning, the various signal detection, control systems, and data transmission systems of the Red Bird UAV have all been connected to the Skynet. The man-machine drove towards the slide rail on the opposite side of the bridge.

Amidst the roaring jet, the speed of the drone became faster and faster, and finally raised its nose and shot towards the west sky along the slide rail.

After the plane reaches an altitude of 300 meters, it is difficult for people to see the trace with the naked eye, because the belly of the plane is now completely integrated with the color of the sky.

Only in the Skynet Control Center can its trajectory be clearly seen.

In the shot, the test flight team can be seen cheering on the bridge below and around the Pluto armed unit vehicle.

The drone flew low for two weeks around Han'an City, then adjusted its direction and flew towards Weiyuan.

The Red Bird UAV is designed with a minimum cruising speed of [-] kilometers per hour and a maximum flight speed of [-] kilometers per hour. It is a combination of an ancient missile turbofan and a contemporary UAV ion engine. Regardless of the flight speed range or distance, have been greatly improved.

With the accumulation of modern technology, although Panorama's core technology is mostly locked by Skynet, the principle can be found in any city Skynet, so the difference is often an ingenious idea.

Both the minimum speed and the maximum speed will damage the engine. Tang Lujin set the speed at [-] kilometers per hour this time, and can follow the predetermined route and go back and forth between Han'an and Renshou once in an hour.

Because the road from Han'an to Weiyuan is almost a straight line pointing to the west, and the distance is not long, 54 kilometers. Although Xiaozhi's patrol team did not run that far, it has traveled more than ten kilometers.

There is nothing abnormal under the drone. There are no big rivers in this area, and the mutant beasts along the way are all within the easy-to-handle range.

Weiyuan in the same period was not a big city, with a population of 50. Because it was too close to Bizhu Mountain, it was not suitable for human habitation at present.

Bizhu Mountain is almost a large triangle area with a side length of [-] kilometers. Now the vegetation is extremely luxuriant, and it is completely a huge forest area. The inspection route this time will pass through Weiyuan, which is the midpoint of the southern bottom. The vanadium-titanium iron and steel mining area in the center is tens of kilometers away from the apex and arrives at Renshou.

The drone flew extremely fast and quickly returned data information.

However, the forest vegetation is too dense to see the whole picture.

"There is nothing unusual, and a large mutant beast." Jiang also checked the data returned by the drone and said.

"Wait a little longer. There are still many trips to come." Tangning had already developed an extremely cautious character.

The scanning information transmitted from the drone, including video, audio, bioelectric field, magnetic field, and infrared thermal image, did not find any major abnormalities in the morning.

Everyone looked at Tangning, waiting for him to make up his mind.

Tangning brought up the screen, which is the core of the mountainous area, the vanadium and titanium mining and smelting industrial zone: "There is something wrong here."

"What's wrong?" Jiang couldn't help asking.

"It's too quiet." Tangning asked, "Don't you think so? If you look at the bio-distribution map, you will find that the bio-density in the central area is much smaller than the bio-density in the outer area."

"Maybe it's because there's not enough food here?" Wang Aiwen asked.

"It's possible, but just to be cautious..." Tangning thought for a while, "I want to do some reconnaissance."

"How many people are you going to bring?" Zhang Qiuyi asked.

"I don't need anyone else, just me, and the Pluto warrior. This is also convenient for advancing and retreating."

"This is really too dangerous." Li Hua immediately objected: "No matter what, you need a backup team."

Tang Lili said: "Boss, why don't we occupy this place, the Weiyuan Cement Factory not far from the intersection of Jiahan Expressway and Rongzun Expressway, and set up a forward base."

"How about the leader leading the Pluto warriors to explore the road from here to the mountain?"

Tangning pulled out the map of the Weiyuan Cement Factory and found that it was a place where he could advance, attack, retreat, and defend: "This plan is not bad. It's far away from Weiyuan County and avoids the interference of undead people. Then follow the daily cleaning plan. Today Who is on duty?"

Lu Qiao smiled and stood up: "I'll notify the team."

Soon, a capable armed team drove out from Han'an City Industrial Zone. In addition to a 15-member team led by Lu Qiao, there were also Peregrine drones, Pluto armed units, and three vehicles controlled by Xiaozhi. Patrol armored vehicle.

Tang Ning was sitting in the battlefield eco-cabin, and the Pluto warrior was riding a motorcycle to clear the way first.

After exiting the transportation hub of Han'an Economic Development Zone, he took the highway from Jiazhou to Han'an City. After ten kilometers, he entered an area outside of Xiaozhi's daily patrol.

The vegetation on both sides of the road began to flourish, and the huge tree canopy almost covered the ten-lane expressway in both left and right directions.

In order to prevent the situation of being ambushed and wiped out during the exercise, the team was divided into three parts and advanced sequentially.

Xiaozhi's unmanned patrol vehicle and Pluto fighters took turns to protect the three manned armored transport vehicles in the middle.

The guardrails on both sides of the road showed signs of being crashed in many places. The Pluto warriors had to stop from time to time to clean up obstacles on the road. Tangning found a lot of excrement from mutant beasts on the road.

Everyone likes to walk along the good road, and Tangning was vigilant in her heart. Such a wide road may become the passage chosen by the herd of beasts.

This is actually not a bad thing, at least they can predict and prevent the beast tide in advance.

They also encountered some undead and mutants on the road. Most of them came out of the damaged vehicles and rest stops on the roadside. Tangning and Xiaozhi wiped them out without any need for a team.

With these delays, it took the team more than three hours to reach the Weiyuan hub for a journey of more than 50 kilometers.

Turning down 500 meters from Weiyuan Expressway is Weiyuan Cement Factory.

Datong Times is a relatively large factory here, relying on the local abundant coal, limestone, pyrite slag and other resources to produce sulfuric acid and cement.

The team used the armored vehicle to set up a defensive position at the intersection of the highway. Tangning controlled the Pluto warrior, and together with the armored vehicle controlled by Xiaozhi, they walked towards the cement factory.

The outer wall of the cement factory was already covered with vines. With a big chainsaw in his hand, the Pluto warrior kept sawing down the giant trees on both sides of the road, and then dragged them to the side of the road to arrange them. In addition to clearing the field of vision, it also formed a A temporary wooden wall protecting the road.

The huge movement broke the silence of this area for 20 years. A mutant beast resembling a jackal rushed out of the woods, and after being knocked down by the single-barreled heavy machine gun on Xiaozhi's car, it disappeared screaming. in the jungle.

When they arrived at the gate of the cement factory, countless undead people had been alarmed and gathered here.

There were almost 500 people, most of them were wearing yellow vests and broken work clothes, and there were quite a few ordinary clothes. It seemed that the workers of the factory had used this place as a refuge, but in the end they still could not escape the fate of destruction.

The Pluto warrior threw out two light mines, which accurately exploded among the undead crowd, wiping out a large area in one fell swoop. Tangning took out the baby pistol and killed the remaining third-level mutants one by one.

The gate of the cement factory was tightly closed, and Tangning didn't intend to destroy it, so she called the armed team to drive over.

When the convoy arrived, Tang Ning also came out of the ecological cabin, led the team onto the roof of the armored vehicle, and climbed up to the fence of the factory area.

The drone patrolled the factory area and played a summoning infrasonic wave, attracting the remaining undead who could be summoned in the factory area.

When the undead saw the team on the wall, they rushed over, and were quickly cleared by the team's crossfire.

Only then did the team jump off the wall and move towards the power center along the base of the wall.

The cement plants of the Datong era are highly automated, but they are still energy-intensive. Whether it is the mining of limestone or the firing of cement, a lot of energy is required.

In addition to the huge photovoltaic energy system, Weiyuan Cement Plant also uses underground natural gas as fuel.

Therefore, there must be a large-scale photovoltaic power plant and energy distribution center, as well as spare parts in stock to ensure the operation of the center.

The 15-person team was divided into three groups, covering each other all the way and groping towards the center.

Fighting took place quickly, and the undead around the power plant began to appear around the armed squad.

Tangning was at the forefront of the battle. His double-layer armor allowed him to fight close to the undead without any damage.

After the team cleaned up the power plant, Jiang also pieced together available units and turned on the computer equipment in the main control room.

The equipment was immediately connected to Skynet, and Xiaozhi took over the overall control and scheduling of the entire cement plant.

The damage to the power plant was not small, but the warehouse was still complete. The next step was to replace the equipment and restore the power. Tangning took the equipment to repair the gate.

Soon, the power generation, energy storage, and transmission towers were repaired one by one, the gate of the cement factory was opened, and the convoy drove in.

The team began to reinforce the main power control room, using it as a stronghold, and set up machine gun posts at some nearby high points, such as the power transmission tower, the feeding room on the top of the firing workshop, and the water tower.

(End of this chapter)