The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

Chapter 431

"You know, we have to transport three tons of supplies from below, even if it's just to the east. If we send three tons up, we have to consume a ton and a half of oil just going back and forth. If it's to the west, if we send three tons of supplies, it will be Three tons of fuel have to be consumed, and often the vehicle can only hold a small amount of supplies, and most of it is used to hold fuel."

Captain Lu was holding a cotton-padded coat in his mouth and said with pity to Li Xuewu who was refueling, "This yellow-orange diesel fuel is as orange as urine, but it is more expensive than the subsidy. This small thing A bucket is enough for one month's salary. You have to fill up the gas tank along the way, and you have to use up all the small gas tanks on the car.

Listening to Squad Leader Lu's words, Li Xuewu shook his head in disbelief. He still knew what was loaded in his car. The sacks contained some dehydrated vegetables, rice, noodles and other supplies. The price probably wasn't enough to cover fuel costs.

"Isn't it a pity to just give these things that are worthless to the people below? It's a waste of so much money, but the most precious thing above is the dehydrated vegetables. Occasionally, I can get some meat for a toothpaste, but I won't eat vegetables for a long time. , people can’t stand it, these things are human lives, not even enough for them to eat for a day!”

"I was so hungry. I not only ate wild vegetables, but also caught mice...!"

Captain Lu knocked on the side panel of the carriage, his expression indescribable. Compared with the top, the bottom is where people live.

Li Xuewu's face became paler. He didn't expect that the high mountains he had experienced turned out to be the lifeline of those above him. No wonder Company Commander Chang was so anxious that he needed an extra driver. Although Company Commander Ma had a tough attitude, he still gave himself up. Let go.

The reason is that on this thrilling road, one more driver is much more important than one more soldier. People need food and drink, and live-fire exercises require ammunition. Only the wheels can provide these. Send it up.

"Why, why are you practicing up there? The consumption and cost are too huge!"

"It's not that we want to choose the live-fire exercise here, it's the blue side. Their transportation conditions are much better than ours. For us, it's an altitude of four or five thousand, but for them, it's a plain. Whether it's personnel or logistics materials, where Like us, we often climb up and down for a thousand or two thousand kilometers."

"Isn't it fair? This is the way the world is. It's a real-combat exercise. There's nothing fair or unfair!"

"Even if there is, it was typed. Do you know a poem written by MZX? The five mountains are meandering and the waves are rolling, the clouds are majestic and the mud balls are walking, the golden sand and water are warm against the clouds and cliffs, and the iron cables across the Dadu Bridge are cold. This is where it is said. And our red party is the beginning of this poem."

"You have come up now. I can tell you some things. You know, the blue side has built dozens of fortresses. It is hard to imagine that it is so difficult for us to transport food and ammunition supplies. They have cement and sand. The wood can be transported up easily!”

"That's almost it, Lao Lu, don't scare the new recruits. What will happen once it's built? We on the red side can pull out bunkers and blow up strongholds. It's an easy and old business. At that time, the squad leader was comparable to It’s still difficult now, this new country has been established!”

An old squad leader who was busy moving oil drums heard squad leader Lu's words and sneered. He shook his arm and relaxed his muscles. He clenched his right hand into a fist and then opened it suddenly. In front of Li Xuewu's eyes, Demonstrates the scene when the watchtower was blasted.

"You kid, you don't have to think so much. It's not your turn. You guys, just turn the steering wheel and transport us more equipment and ammunition. We still have to rely on our infantry to do this special skill. They If the blue team wants to win this exercise, it must step over us first."

The old squad leader may have been sitting in the car for a long time, and it is rare for him to come down to brag. What he is facing is still an arrogant driver. What he means in his words is that you have no chance to go to the front. Please watch their performance next. "Okay, if you have the skills, help me carry a few buckets. You also quickly put on your cotton clothes and trousers. After we pass here, it is still very cold on the mountain. Don't freeze here. If you catch a cold, go there But there is no hospital, and someone might die!"

They are all grown men, and there is no need to avoid suspicion. Li Xuewu filled up his tank and put on the cotton clothes and pants he carried in his backpack obediently. Although it was autumn, let alone, after reaching the top, the wind did feel chilly. No wonder everyone is required to bring cotton clothes and pants.

After filling up the tank and continuing on the road, the road conditions behind were even more complicated. Not only were there winding mountain roads, but there were also bridges built with a few pieces of wood from time to time. At this time, Captain Chang got off the car and took command in person. Li Xuewu was able to pass.

The most thrilling thing is the double-sided bridge with two wooden poles. Below is the turbulent water. If the car falls off, it will disappear in an instant. Otherwise, there is only a detour, and it is necessary to go upstream dozens of kilometers away. If you want to save time, you have to take such a convenient temporary passage.

Along the way, he also saw too many square stone monuments, each of which represented the soldiers and civilians who sacrificed their lives to build the road. The road for vehicles to go up was already so difficult, not to mention that when there was no road in the first place, a road was carved out of the cliff. The predecessors of the road.

One kilometer down the road, a martyr lies buried. This is what Company Commander Chang said. At that time, his expression was very depressed, but without this road, there would be no communication channel between the lower and upper parts. Let alone supplies, it is difficult for people to get up there.

Only by coming here and standing here in person can you feel its charm and inner power.

The thin air made Li Xuewu feel a little uncomfortable for a while, but he didn't know whether it was the water soaked in the stamens given by Captain Chang that worked, or whether it was because he was tightening the string all the way. Anyway, after he got used to it, he still felt cold up there. The air is somewhat fresh.

The towering snow-capped mountains in the distance stood proudly, the rolling hills, the vast sky and the earth merged into one, the blue lakes and the stretching grasslands formed a beautiful picture that he had never seen before.

After passing through the grasslands and forests, you can see groups of cattle and sheep running happily. The sun shines through the gaps in the clouds. The scenery is really beautiful.

The road is tortuous, but the future is bright. No wonder, no wonder this road needs to be built. For Li Xuewu, who grew up in the city, this precious land is worth it, no matter how high the price is.

Until this moment, he had forgotten the thrills and excitement brought by Erlang Peak, Zheduo Peak, and 72 Turns. It was really his luck to be able to visit this place in his life. From the northeast all the way to the southwest, it was really unbelievable. I have seen places more beautiful than this place.

Looking at the sign for Ganoderma lucidum not far away and the returning vehicles on the road, Li Xuewu couldn't help but roll down the window like the car in front of him and wave to them constantly.

Beyond the roar of the engine, he seemed to hear dull thunder in the distance.

(End of this chapter)