Chapter 32 Cannon Oilfield
After two days in the desert, the convoy still saw only the same yellow sand. Repetitive scenes make it easy to get sleepy and even depressed.
Xuanzang was still riding a motorcycle intercepted in the First World War at the Black-robed Man Base, with spikes on the tires, two rows of high flamethrowers on the tail, and a chainsaw in the back seat. Compared with Chang'an's standard vehicles, the wild shape is slightly incongruous.
The other two motorcycles were wrapped in heavy armor with machine gun mounts sticking out on either side, with heavy wartime features. The all-terrain vehicle opened by Shen Fang was also similar to the armor shape, and Yuan Ce stood on the back compartment, holding a machine gun in his hand, always on alert.
"It's almost an oasis!" Yuan Ce's voice came out muffled through the mask.
Several motorcycles immediately changed formation, forming a triangle around the ATV, gradually slowing down.
Xuanzang wiped the sand and dust on the windproof goggles, and saw several low hills appear on the horizon, adding a touch of green to the yellow sand.
Before leaving in the morning, Wei Chigong mentioned this oasis to him, which was the same as what Li Shimin said before. When I first heard Li Shimin say it, it seemed that it would be easy to build this place into a relay station, but after Wei Chigong's addition, Xuanzang knew that this place had been occupied by another force, which was also one of the factors hindering the immigration plan.
"The Overseer wants to share this place with them, how can it be so simple?" Wei Chigong said, "What the cannon oil field has is the strongest heavy firepower in this desert. ”
Cannon oil fields, a neutral force. They mined and smelted oil near the oasis, and basically supplied the entire desert with gasoline, buying oil from the roaming bandit gangs and the Chang'an Shelter. Some gangs also worked part-time for caravanserais, buying oil from it and selling it at a high price to small communities like the Jinshan Caves.
Because of the cannon oil fields, this desert can be considered alive, otherwise manpower alone will not be able to support the flow of resources in this area.
Naturally, everyone wanted to take the field, but no one could beat them. As the name suggests, the field is stockpiled with several mortars and howitzers, each with heavy firearms that are orders of magnitude more powerful than conventional weapons.
Oil buying and selling is a large transaction, they don't take bottle caps, let alone chips dedicated to Chang'an, and the cannon oil field only accepts barter. With an oasis on their backs, water and food are not a problem, and the most they receive is weapons. As a result, the armed forces of this force have become stronger and stronger, and they have been able to become independent of the world without looking at anyone's face.
After approaching the opponent's fire coverage warning sign, the convoy immediately stopped, and Yuan Ce lit the signal stick and waved it ahead. A few minutes later, a flare rises on the opposite side, signaling that they can get closer.
The convoy circled to the back of the oasis, where several rigs stood like giants in the sand, and in the shadows they cast, several batteries pointed silently into the distance, and several armored vehicles raised their MLRS in their backs, ready to fire.
Wei Chigong parked the car and waited in front of the gate covered with barbed wire. After a while, the people from the cannon oil field opened the door and shook his hand, which seemed familiar.
Hu Hongdao and Yuan Ce each carried a few boxes in front of the man, and the two sides began to bargain, and finally exchanged for several large barrels of oil. Wei Chigong complained: "Why is the price increasing again? ”
"Because your stuff is getting less and less attractive." The other party replied, "To be honest, it's not very short, but you can't mix without gas." ”
"Sooner or later, the oil fields will dry up."
"Hey, when the time comes, it's time to change places and do another vote, anyway, I'm tired of staying in the desert. Go back and tell your overseers that the oasis is coming out, be patient and wait a few more years, and don't suffocate in your underground jar too soon. The man teased.
Wei Chigong was not angry because the other party laughed at the supervisor, but replied with some complicated feelings: "It's too early to go back, I have to go far away." ”
"No wonder you change so much oil. Where to? ”
"Go to the West Heaven, Tianzhu."
The other party didn't seem to have heard of the place name, and had no idea about its distance, so he gave a perfunctory look.
Hu Hongdao embedded the fuel tank in the support of the all-terrain vehicle, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and wiped his hands, and asked, "Has anyone from outside the desert come to you recently?" ”
"How many are there, what's wrong?"
"I want to know what the situation is on the other side of Twin Forks, I haven't been there for too long, what do they say?"
When the oil merchant heard the name, he flattened his mouth and said, "As always, no one dares to go." They said they could hear the shouting from several kilometers away. ”
Hu Hongdao turned his head and glanced at Shen Fang inquiringly, who still nodded firmly.
The deal was over, and everyone got back into their respective cars and left the Cannon Field. In order to facilitate conversation, everyone's speed was slowed down. Wei Chigong leaned next to the all-terrain vehicle, pulled down his mask and said to Shen Fang: "Master, you also heard it, do you really not consider a detour?" ”
"We're afraid our fuel can't withstand that kind of consumption. From the map, the best route is to go through the middle of the Double Fork Ridge. With a rift valley on one side and a high mountain on the other, you can only walk from the middle. Shen Fang replied.
"Mr. Xuanzang, what do you think?" Hu Hongdao glanced at him, suggesting that he would persuade him as a guide.
Xuanzang shook his head, in the information sent by Yang Jian, the coordinates of the first checkpoint fell on Shuangchaling, of course he couldn't deviate from the route. "Have you ever been to Twin Forks?" He asked.
Hu Hongdao said: "If you get closer, the ground is full of the bones of the intruder, and only those who don't know dare to go there." ”
"So you haven't actually had a head-to-head confrontation with the monsters there, so how do you know if it's an opponent?" Xuanzang said.
Wei Chigong and Hu Hongdao glanced at each other, so they had to sigh and accelerate to the front to open the way.
Fear comes from the unknown, but Xuanzang has a certain understanding of Shuangchaling, Yang Jian sent him detailed information in advance, and the future battle will never be unprepared.
The monsters in Twin Forks are actually nothing special, just like the mutated creatures elsewhere, they are also products of radiation, most of them are tigers and wolves, and their combat effectiveness will be relatively strong. But it's just a slightly more powerful animal, and in comparison, the lizard demon clan is more worthy of the name of youkai.
However, it is mentioned in the information that after years of natural screening, there are a few monsters in the Twin Forks Ridge that have begun to have advanced intelligence, and these boss-level creatures may be tricky.
After a few more days of trekking, the convoy finally came to the edge of the desert, Xuanzang couldn't help but look back at the sea of sand that had been left behind, and felt some emotion in his heart.
It was getting late, so they decided to rest here for the night, and the next day they had enough energy to cross the Twin Forks Ridge in one fell swoop, so as not to linger in it for too long and cause an accident.
However, unexpectedly, the accident happened that night, and the camp was attacked by a team of robbers.
Yuan Ce, who was on duty, was the first to notice the abnormality, and from the infrared radar made by Xuanzang, he saw more than ten small dots outflanking them. He woke up the others and gave a brief description of the situation.
"It's so dark that you can't see anything, except for a night vision goggle on your sniper rifle." Yuan Ce said as he assembled his own weapon.
Shen Fang whispered, "Isn't there a car light?" ”
"Can't open it, there are too many people on the other side, if they know that they have been discovered, they will come hard, we are too disadvantaged." Yuan Ce observed it with a scope, and said, "The camouflage is very good, but they didn't expect that we had infrared radar." ”
Wei Chigong said: "We must find a breakthrough and lead them far away so that we can't hurt our car." ”
"The brocade robe that the Bodhisattva gave me can hide my body and let me go." Shen Fang said, pulling out the mercy on his back. His nano armor had already put away the exaggerated appearance of his robe, and at this moment, a distorted rainbow light swept across the surface, and the whole person disappeared.
"Master, be careful."
Xuanzang watched the almost imperceptible footprints go away, and thought to himself why Guanyin wanted to put the heavenly court together and not let them make a move.
This is to set up a stage for the King James to learn from the scriptures and help him shine all the way!
You will definitely be able to gain a lot of popular hearts, and improving your prestige starts from your side. It's a pity that my duty is to be a pig teammate.,Although it's not yet to the catastrophe in the setting.,But I'm going to seize every small opportunity.,Try to pit you.。
It's so sad that I have been reduced to playing such a role. Xuanzang regretted it, and at the same time, with full of bad taste, pressed the signal transmitter in his hand.