Due to the impact of natural disasters, the original railway transportation system was seriously damaged, although the railway line has resumed operation under the emergency repair at any cost after the disaster, but the original electric locomotive is obviously unable to run, after all, most of the high-voltage power supply network along the line was destroyed in the previous fire and impact.

So now the railways in Yanguo are running old-fashioned steam locomotives.

Although the speed is not as fast as the electric locomotive, in this case, this coal-burning old locomotive is much more reliable than the electric locomotive, and the steam locomotive can run around with a coal car, without the support of the high-voltage power supply network along the line, and the maintenance requirements are much smaller.

The railway does not mean that the rails are paved and they are finished, the smooth flow of railway transportation is very dependent on the maintenance of the railway, and now it is not as troublesome as before the disaster, and it is much more troublesome to maintain the normal use of the rails than before, and it is not easy to ensure the transportation of important materials.

Hearing the rumbling of the train, Li Tou and the person in charge of the city government hurriedly adjusted themselves, one hurriedly finished the cigarette in his hand, threw away the cigarette butt and prepared to receive supplies, and the other signaled to his subordinates to be vigilant.

With the sound of the train's wheels, a locomotive spewing white steam appeared from the darkness like a monster, and the driver sounded the whistle, and the harsh sound pierced the night sky, like the roar of some giant beast.

What came out of the darkness was indeed a monster, a giant beast wrapped in steel, and the front of the car was sprayed with a rich white steam, which filled the entire platform with white mist, and suddenly blurred its vision.

Behind the white steam spews out the "body" of a steel beast, these carriages are wrapped in heavy metal armor, full of shooting holes, and several of them have turrets, which are quite hideous in the fog.

"This is an armored train?" Li Tou is quite knowledgeable, so he naturally knows this kind of thing that he has only seen in war movies.

This is something that appeared during World War I and World War II, where trains were armed with armor and artillery and used as mobile fortresses and fire bases, relying on the mobility of the trains, it was indeed effective in ensuring safety along the railway lines in times of war, and it could also be used to transport important supplies as it is now.

But this kind of armored train also has a big drawback, that is, it is extremely dependent on the railway, as long as the rails are damaged, although this armored train is powerful, it is not impossible to destroy.

However, in the current situation, this kind of armored train can come in handy to transport important materials, and it can indeed effectively ensure the safety of materials.

"Really...... Where did this drag out an old antique? Li Tou looked at the armored train slowly entering the platform, and couldn't help but spit out, although he also saw that this should be new, but the armored train itself can indeed be described as an antique.

The person in charge of the city government also felt that he could not bear the picture in front of him, and he had come to the railway station several times before to receive supplies, but those times were ordinary coal trucks and wagons, and they were not as exaggerated as armored trains.

Looking at the turrets and shooting holes on those armored cars, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and at the same time, he was also shocked by the momentum displayed by this steel monster.

Compared to Li Tou and the person in charge of the city government who were shocked by the armored train, Qin Lan only felt a sense of magic when he looked at this steel monster that came out of the darkness.

"Is this the steampunk that Ah Xin used to talk about?" Qin Lan couldn't help muttering, and the scene in front of her made her only think of this adjective.

In the last days without the sun, an armored train spewing steam and wrapped in steel, if it weren't for the reality that he was already in the post-apocalyptic world, Qin Lan would really feel that this was a scene from a movie before the disaster.

But unfortunately, this kind of scene, which would have only been seen in movies or historical documentaries, has become a reality in this post-apocalyptic world.

In this kind of weather, when the temperature is gradually decreasing, and June is comparable to December, steam locomotives are indeed much more practical than electric locomotives in some ways, especially now that the power system of the railway has basically been reimbursed.

At present, all over the country, except for a very small number of electric locomotives on railway lines that can still operate, most of them have been replaced by steam locomotives.

As for why the armored train is pulled out again, on the one hand, it is to ensure the safety of the important materials transported, and on the other hand, it is also to deter some guys who feel that the times have changed and can carry forward the traditional art of railway guerrilla not to take risks.

So far, there have been cases of sabotage of railways and looting of material transport trains in various places, and the use of armored trains to transport these important supplies is also a real need.

Most of these people come from villages and towns, and it is not impossible for them to destroy the railways and intercept trains in groups after the disaster in order to obtain supplies.

Most of these shelters were built temporarily three months before the disaster, and most of the people living in them were people from the same village or neighboring villages, most of whom were related to each other, and it was not uncommon for gangs to commit crimes.

This kind of thing was not uncommon in Yanguo in the past, and there were private road cards on the highway to block the road to collect fees, creating accidents that caused trucks to overturn and snatch goods......

Usually the whole village commits crimes, relying on the law and not holding the public accountable, and in many places, even if the police go, it has no effect.

As for clashes with the police, although there are not too many cases of overturning police cars, they are not isolated cases.

Before the disaster, of course, these people did not dare to destroy the railway and derail the train, but for the train parked on the railway, these people never gave up the idea of stealing from the train.

This was the case before the disaster, and after the disaster, these people became even more unscrupulous, so it is no wonder that the Yanguo government will use armored trains to escort important supplies, after all, each car is loaded with equipment that is related to the lives of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.

Under such a heavy responsibility, these armored trains received military orders, and the people who carried out the tasks were all soldiers, and military orders meant that someone would really kill someone if they died.

The heavy armored train made a screeching brake and stopped on the platform.

The door opened, and a group of heavily armed soldiers came down first, and after quickly setting up a line on the platform to stand guard, an officer with a document in his hand walked out of the carriage.

Seeing the appearance of the officer, the person in charge of the city government hurriedly greeted him.