Annihilation of the solar system

Chapter 269 Crossing the Ridge

The steam train dragged a long trail of smoke through the endless tunnels and viaducts, and the continuous autumn rain floated in the gloomy sky, making the whole wet world look particularly cold.

As the train passed through the northern mountains that were scorched like flaming mountains by the earth's fire, the heat was unbearable in the crowded carriages. Although the people on the roof of the train often faced the danger of tunnels passing over their roofs, they were still cool.

However, after the train trudged through the mountainous Qinling Mountains and away from the blazing ash-filled furnace, the suddenly lowered temperature coupled with the accelerating airflow when the train went downhill caused many people to catch colds.

Cao Rui returned to the front of the car from the rear compartment through the roof. His hair and clothes were soaked. He squatted next to the stove, rubbed his hands and said:

"The brakes of each carriage have been checked. They are badly worn on the long downhill slope, but they still have braking effect."

Wei Xu, who was covered in soot, took a breath:

"That's great. It shouldn't be long before we reach Jiange City on the edge of the Sichuan Basin. If it's like the situation in Jinghua, if we can't stop the car and rush in, it'll be all over."

Cao Rui turned to look at Zhou Cheng beside him. He was wrapped in a thick quilt and sleeping on the floor. His face was as pale as paper, his dark green lips were slightly open, and his breathing was so weak that he could hardly feel it. Cao Rui used

My hand tried it on his forehead:

"Oh, it's still so hot! Have you taken any medicine?"

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Shen Manling, who was squatting next to Zhou Cheng, looked haggard and sad:

"After taking it, I took double the antibiotics. The antipyretic medicine has stopped working since last night and I can't take it off at all. As she spoke, a line of crystal eyes slipped from her cheeks.

Cao Rui smiled and said:

"It's okay, sister-in-law. This kid can withstand heat. When he was studying, he did better than me in the exam even though he had a high fever. We will go to Jiange soon. There must be medicine and medical facilities there. You can join me before night

There was a quarrel."

Shen Manling wiped away the tears on her face and nodded slightly without saying anything, because she knew very well that what was waiting for them in Jiange could only be ruins.

"We see the city! It should be Jiange!" Wu Fan, squatting on the roof of the car behind with a telescope, shouted.

Cao Rui walked to Wu Fan in a few short steps, took the telescope and looked along the railway. In the misty autumn rain, the shadows of the city's buildings could indeed be seen.

"Do you want to slow down in advance?" Wu Fan asked.

Cao Rui carefully adjusted the focus of the telescope and looked at it for a while:

"The building doesn't seem to have collapsed, so there should be no problem. I seem to have seen lights."

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"Then let's drive directly into the city! Teacher Zhou can't continue like this!" Wei Xu shouted from the front.

Cao Rui put down the telescope and thought for a while:

"There are many people with fever on the roof of the car behind. We really need to hurry up, but we can't take too many risks. Slow down appropriately, stay vigilant, and enter the city slowly!"

When the train slowly approached Jiange City, everyone was surprised to find that the city was actually intact. What was even more exciting was that many buildings still had lights on!

When the train entered the station, there were already many people in camouflage uniforms waiting on the platform. Cao Rui jumped directly from the moving train. A man with the rank of major and several soldiers immediately

Welcoming them, Cao Rui asked in surprise after revealing his identity and where he was from:

"You knew we were coming?"

The major said:

"Our patrol car spotted you when your train was still on the mountain dozens of kilometers away. Seeing that your train was full of people, we expected that the situation might be bad. But there are no roads around the railway on the mountain, so we couldn't

After getting in touch with you, I can only wait for you here."

"That's great! We have a lot of people with fevers and we need to get them treated quickly!"

As soon as the train stopped, people on the platform rushed up to transfer the patients. People who were still healthy were led to the waiting hall, where steaming dishes were already prepared.

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Wei Xu devoured the hot food. Lin Tianyu on the side took a few bites and said worriedly:

"I don't know how Teacher Zhou is doing. How about we go see him first!"

Wei Xu said while swallowing the hot food:

"You haven't seen me eat so fast. Eat quickly before going! Feeding yourself and restoring your physical strength will help a lot."

Everyone speeded up their meal, and just as they were about to finish, Cao Rui came over with a lieutenant colonel and the major just now.

"How is Teacher Zhou?" Xia Lan stood up and asked anxiously.

Cao Rui smiled and said:

"The preliminary examination shows that he has lobar pneumonia. The condition is a bit serious and he will have to stay in the hospital for a few months. You don't have to worry, there are conditions for treatment here, and your teacher Shen will accompany him."

Several people let out a sigh of relief. Cao Rui said to the lieutenant colonel beside him:

"I just briefly told you about the situation in the north. There should be trains coming later. I can't tell how many trains there are, so you have to prepare. Besides, there are still a lot of people in the north. According to Professor Shen's understanding of the spread of ground fires

According to the forecast, we still have time. So after the trains arrive, we must prepare the trains to return to rescue more people."

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The lieutenant colonel nodded:

"I immediately arranged for people to go to the pass ahead. When I found the train, I asked this side to prepare in advance. After confirming that there was no train behind me, I immediately mobilized all diesel locomotives and took as many carriages as possible back to the north to rescue people."

Xia Lan was stunned:

"Didn't your diesel locomotive get damaged in the electromagnetic pulse storm?"

The lieutenant colonel smiled slightly:

"We were also hit by an electromagnetic pulse storm here, but the damage was not as serious as yours. Except for high-precision chips, all other losses were basically restored within a month. The power system is a little more difficult, and this is mainly

Because there is no adjustment from the national power grid."

Xia Lan and the others looked at each other in astonishment, and the lieutenant colonel said again:

"Maybe it's because we are on the edge of the basin. The damage here is quite serious in the Sichuan Basin, and Chengdu has basically not suffered any damage."

"Rongcheng? The high-energy particle research center where Junior Brother Chaowen is working is in Chengdu! Is this the same as the 'Super Oriental Ring'?" Xia Lan asked.

The lieutenant colonel paused:

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"There are rumors that this is the case. You see, it's still raining here, and the weather in Chengdu has always been clear and clear. But our superiors didn't tell us, and we don't know much about it."

"Other places are experiencing landslides and ground cracking, but the Shuchuan Basin is basically fine. This is hard to imagine!" Wei Xu said.

"During this period, our Sichuan River has received a lot of teams from the south, east and north of you. From them, I have also heard about the destruction in other places. We are also surprised, but maybe this is the luck of Sichuan and mankind.

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Moreover, our current situation is also very urgent. The large influx of teams requires a large amount of materials. We are organizing and systematically carrying out agricultural production, and we must first solve the problem of food. Otherwise, once the material warehouse is exhausted, this place will become a hell.

"Then what can we do next?" Xia Lan asked.

The lieutenant colonel smiled and took out an envelope and handed it over:

"Senior talents like you naturally cannot stay and farm. After losing contact with the Central Command Center, the Southwest Theater Command Center took over the defense and management of Sichuan in accordance with the crisis decree. The headquarters is in Chengdu. All senior talents are here

There, after you have rested, I will send a car to take you there.

This is a general letter. You also know that a large number of teams arrive in Shuchuan every day. Before completing self-sustainable production, resource allocation is very important, so the current order management is very strict. With this, you can reach Chengdu through checkpoints.

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Xia Lan took the envelope:

"Then we can set off immediately! There is no time to waste now!"

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The lieutenant colonel was stunned and looked at the major next to him:

"You should follow Dr. Xia Lan's request and make arrangements as soon as possible!"

"yes!"

The lieutenant colonel looked at Cao Rui again:

"Director Cao, do you think you are going to Chengdu with Dr. Xia Lan and others?"

Cao Rui shook his head slightly:

"I'll stay here until Lao Zhou's condition stabilizes."

Then he looked at Xia Lan and the others: