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Chapter 496 I went too late and couldn’t even drink the soup.
When the howling wind blew in the capital.

In the high-altitude areas far to the west, heavy snow has fallen like goose feathers.

If in summer and autumn, they are greeted by oil paintings with rich colors, then when winter comes, they have to face the biting cold wind and the huge temperature difference between morning and evening.

This is the most difficult road Li Xuewu has walked throughout his life.

The road from east to west to Ganoderma lucidum is still a well-built road. It is just transportation difficulties caused by terrain problems.

But hundreds of kilometers further west of Ganoderma lucidum, there is simply no road left. Although the terrain has become flat, we are faced with water networks and swamps.

If it weren't for the directional signs and deep ruts along the way, Li Xuewu himself would have doubted whether he had gone to the wrong place.

Taking out the compass given to him by Staff Officer Lei, Li Xuewu had to look at the direction from time to time, because even the rut marks were mostly covered up by the heavy snow.

The snow-capped scenery is beautiful, but if you look at it for a long time, your eyes will only feel a deep sting, and tears will fall involuntarily.

"Fuck, I'm stuck again~!"

After a bump, the car tilted to the right rear. The cab was obviously raised. I stepped on the accelerator a few times and heard the roar of the engine. The mud thrown out by the tires made a loud bang on the rear compartment floor. Li Xuewu cursed secretly and hit the steering wheel with his fist.

"Oh~ This world is like this. I can't catch up anyway, so take your time~!"

Squad Leader Qiu on the side twisted his neck, opened the car door, and fired several shots into the empty field outside.

The sharp sound of gunfire resounded across the plains, coupled with the pungent smell of gunpowder. After hearing this sound, the hungry wolves consciously left far away. This was the simplest and most effective way to drive them away.

Even Hai Dongqing, who was soaring in the sky, was flying further and further away in his sight.

The old squad leader unloaded the sleepers under the carriage with a skill that made people feel distressed. His Adam's apple rolled as he watched the rear wheels sink deeply into the mud pit.

The white snow became dirty after being mixed with mud and sewage. Tightening his collar, the old squad leader picked up the shovel behind the cab and started digging.

Li Xuewu, who was in the cab, also got out of the car. He leaned on the open door and looked around. There was not even a stone in this place, let alone a tree. He instantly gave up the idea of ​​finding a place to hang the hinge. .

Just as I was about to take out the car key, I remembered the company commander's instructions: Never turn off the engine in the wilderness, especially when you are on top. Don't worry about wasting fuel, because once you turn off the engine, it will be difficult to turn it on again.

Li Xuewu picked up the 56 punch on the door panel and carried it on his back. Li Xuewu pressed the cotton hat on his head with one hand and jumped out of the cab.

To the rear right, the old squad leader was already half-kneeling on the ground and started cursing.

After shoveling the snow under the wheels for a long time, I felt like the more I shoveled, the more I shoveled. My mentality exploded.

"If you can't, just use sleepers!"

Looking at the turbid water, my brows knitted together. I guess the car in front had fallen into it before, which was why I couldn't climb out of this hole.

The two people worked together to slightly flatten the front of the right rear wheel, then put down the sleepers and spread some stones to increase friction, and then they were able to rescue the car.

The sweater inside was already soaked. This happened not once or twice. The two young men, who were exhausted, finally collapsed in the cab.

"Damn it, how far is it? I'm going to die on this road!"

Squad Leader Qiu wiped the smoky top of his head and pressed his trembling hands against the iron plate under the cab facing the front of the car, letting the heat from the engine transfer to his red hands from the cold.

Li Xuewu also rubbed his hands. At this time, he missed the woolen gloves that his mother knitted for him at home. Although they were a bit ugly, they had been with him in several cold winter classrooms, and his hands had never suffered from frostbite.

After taking the map and doing some calculations, Li Xuewu said in a deep voice: "We have just passed two large lakes. It is estimated that there is still more than 200 kilometers to Ali~!"

After running around for several days, this young man couldn't bear it at this time. It was too painful. When he was learning to drive in a driving school, it was really like going up to the sky and down the earth.

"No, I'll eat a sweet potato first!"

"Get one for me too~!"

After wiping the mud splashed on his body with a rag, the unshaven Li Xuewu's eyes lit up and he licked his peeling lips.

I have to say, at this time, roasted sweet potatoes are the best way to warm your hands. I don’t know who invented it. You can put taro or sweet potatoes in the corner of the engine room, out of the way. As you drive a long distance, this thing will naturally It was cooked by the heat emitted by the engine, and was charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It was much more enjoyable than eating steamed buns.

After getting out of the car, Squad Leader Qiu put his left hand into his right hand and placed the sweet potatoes wrapped in cloth on the passenger's chair. After opening them, he rubbed his ears, threw one to Li Xuewu, and took one himself.

Then the two of them peeled off the skin and started to feast on it. Even though it was so hot that they grinned, the sweetness really whetted their appetites.

"It would be great if there were more of them there~!"

Monitor Qiu obviously didn't eat enough. The sweet potato skin was licked by his tongue until it was as thin as cicada wings, almost transparent. There was no trace of sweet potato flesh on it. It was so clean that he ate it.

Li Xuewu did the same thing here. He licked his fingers and then wiped his hands randomly. At this time, his hands became warm.

"Come on, come on, give me two more. Captain Qiu, you have worked hard on this journey. Next time, it will be cooked. I'll give it to you~!"

He took out two large sweet potatoes from the sack under the seat again. Li Xuewu handed them over, feeling a little embarrassed. He originally had a lot of work that he should do, but was overtaken by Squad Leader Qiu. Just now, he was covered in mud and water. Not as many as Squad Leader Qiu.

"Why are you so polite? You're the one driving this whole way. I'm the one in the car. If I don't do some work, I'll have nothing to do. It's [-] kilometers. Is there a military station in the middle?"

After putting the sweet potatoes back into the engine compartment and closing the lid, Squad Leader Qiu waved his hand and said politely.

"No, let's drive on at once. There should be hot water when we get there!"

The thermos bottle tied to the seat behind him was already empty. There was still some water bottle in the body-hugging bottle. These were not picked up at the military station.

Instead, put snow into a kettle and melt it with body temperature. The taste is not good, but it can quench your thirst at critical times. Don't drink it if it is too cold, otherwise you will have diarrhea and your legs will become weak.

These are all survival skills that Li Xuewu learned from the old squad leaders of the car company after he came up. Yes, everything is made from local materials, whatever is convenient.

In fact, if you pump a little bit of the oil in the trunk, you can still boil water, but that's not what the saying goes.

The carpenter's house has no bench, the tailor has no new clothes, the oil seller has water to comb her hair, and the bamboo maker's house is exposed to the sun. This is precisely because he knows how difficult it is to transport supplies, especially here in the west.

If you waste one liter here, you may have to waste ten or even twenty liters later.

Amidst the rumbling noise, the vehicle continued to go west. Not far further, it was about to go north, more than 200 kilometers away. If nothing unexpected happened, it would reach its final destination in about ten hours, that is, at night.When it comes to hard work, Li Xuewu is indeed even harder. Not to mention his swollen right leg when he stepped on the accelerator and brake, his two arms alone weighed more than a thousand pounds. He also had to cheer up, look at the road, and look at the direction. It can be said that it was really hard. It was both mental and physical torture.

This is just exercise. Looking at Squad Leader Qiu who was swaying, holding a gun on his shoulder, and gradually falling asleep, Li Xuewu kept quiet.

The purpose of coming to the melting pot was not only to make steel into steel. After the exercise in the east, I went down to rest for a while. The car was connected with other people, but the people and the car kept spinning. They had walked this road several times in the past few days. .

Thinking of this, Li Xuewu's eyes became more determined. If he complained endlessly after one trip, he would lose the face of the men in the capital.

From early morning to dusk, from dawn to dusk, setting off under the stars and returning to camp at dusk is the responsibility on his shoulders, and it is also the basis for the survival of thousands of households and lights in the rear.

In the swaying cab, Li Xuewu's mind suddenly opened up at this moment, and he understood the deeper meaning of what Staff Officer Lei said to him.

Here, there is no place for being clever. Only by being down-to-earth and down-to-earth can we achieve great results.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Li Xuewu gritted his teeth tightly and got closer and closer to his destination. He seemed to have heard the roar of artillery fire on the other side of the snowy mountain, just like the scene he witnessed while standing on the top of the mountain a few days ago.

Approaching Ah Li, Li Xuewu saw the familiar big baby again on the muddy road in the distance.

"What's wrong? Is the car stuck?"

Looking at the big iron lump in front of him, Li Xuewu blew his air whistle. The sleeping squad leader Qiu beside him also rubbed his eyes and was awakened by the cold wind that suddenly opened the window and rushed in.

On the turret of the tank, the bright red five-pointed star was very close at hand, even closer than the previous few days.

Looking at the turret, which was almost longer than a truck, Li Xuewu swallowed his saliva and felt a little envious, but he didn't understand how these iron guys could run faster than him and how they got to the front.

The tracks of the tank car were deeply sunk into the mud on the side. Viewed from the rear, the chassis on the right side was already touching the ground and leaning to the side. If it weren't for the cover on the turret and the man wearing a black hat, , Li Xuewu even doubted whether he was an empty guy.

"Which part?"

The commander on the tank patted the cover, and the track gradually stopped, as if he had given up the struggle.

Li Xuewu stuck his head out of the car window and shouted: "You are from the car company of the XX regiment, do you want to help?"

Squad Leader Qiu on the side also put his head towards the main driver's side, stuck his head out, and looked to the left curiously.

"Let me borrow the sleepers for you first. You can't tow this car!"

The commander on the turret stretched out his hands and got out of the turret. Hearing this, Li Xuewu and Squad Leader Qiu also hurriedly got out of the car. Since they were all their comrades, there was no reason to turn a blind eye.

"When we came here, we were still together with you. This thing can run so fast, it's already ahead of us!"

While untying the sleepers under the carriage, Li Xuewu chirped.

"Oh~ That should be our follow-up battalion. Thank you. If it doesn't work, we are ready to abandon the vehicle~!"

Looking at the bundles of small logs under the tracks, Li Xuewu realized that it was not that they did not bring sleepers, but that they were used differently with cars.

Some of the small logs had their ropes broken and fell apart, so the big thing sank deeper and deeper.

"It's already here. What a pity. If we give up, how much fuel will it cost~!"

Hearing this, Li Xuewu pushed the sleepers in with greater force, but no matter what, the tank was too heavy and the tracks could not move at all.

"Second Lieutenant Han, I'm sorry, I guess it won't work~!"

At the front of the tank, the driver opened the roof panel above the driver's seat and tried. However, the track was idling and the sleeper inserted in the front was swallowed directly to the bottom of the track, but the weight of the vehicle still pressed the sleeper down.

Li Xuewu and Squad Leader Qiu stared at this scene with their mouths open. Their truck relied on the sleepers to go all the way. This was the first time they saw that when they could press the sleepers into the ground, they did not move at all.

"Try again~!"

Second Lieutenant Han had a bitter look on his face, as if he had gone through 81 hardships in his journey to the West, and finally arrived at the gate of Ximen Bliss. Looking at the door so close, he only had a chance to open it, but he couldn't push it open.

"There are only five cars in total. Lao Hua and Gou Zi laid down one after another. I thought I was lucky enough to be able to fire a few shots, but I didn't expect it to break here!"

Two more people crawled out of the tank's turret one after another. They looked helplessly at the scene in front of them, and one of them said angrily.

"You still let go, what the hell did you eat, and you couldn't hit the target when you came up!" The other one, who must be the second gunner, glanced at the first gunner with a regretful look on his face, muttering to himself.

"How can you blame me? Damn, not only is there something wrong with the engine, but there is also something wrong with the turret. The top here is really different from the bottom~!" The first gunner scratched his head and argued to himself with a tigerish face. It's okay now, the car is stuck. Go in, and you will never be able to cleanse yourself of the reputation of having a wrong ejaculation.

"Don't find any other reasons why you can't hit. If your eyes are lame, take my place. My TN shot will definitely be more accurate than yours!"

"Okay, old cow, stop arguing!"

Lieutenant Han couldn't help it any longer. The two of them kept shouting. The second gunner kept trying to usurp the throne and squeeze the first gunner out. But now that the car could no longer reach its destination, he felt annoyed.

Two outsiders, Li Xuewu and Squad Leader Qiu, looked at each other in confusion. Looking at them here, they were still arguing when things came to an end. They wanted to laugh but had to hold back.

"It seems like an order has come, Second Lieutenant Han, please listen!"

The driver, who had not gotten off the front of the tank, put his right hand next to his ear and patted the vehicle board.

Second Lieutenant Han's expression changed. He took three steps at a time and rushed into the turret. He found an earmuff from somewhere and fastened it on his forehead.

"Abandon the car, abandon the car, follow their car and go to the north, it's already started there~!"

Within 2 minutes, Lieutenant Han emerged from the turret again. After closing the cover, he greeted the driver directly.

"Yes~!" The expressions of everyone on the tank team changed, knowing what this order meant.

"Has it started?" When Squad Leader Qiu heard this, his expression instantly became tense. Only Li Xuewu was still confused.

"Let's go, let's go, don't stop. Let's go to the front line for exercises. The battalion commander has already captured the Blue Army's tank, the Eagle M3, for us. Throw this thing here first. We won't be able to drink the soup if we get there too late!"

(End of this chapter)