Chapter 42: Ablation

It turns out that Talia's three-defense suit is so absent, if it weren't for the two of them, I promise I won't believe it. It's so appalling, we are atheists, and defeating all the strange forces is our slogan.

Later, these things were learned by the defeated Red Guards, and when we were chased all over the streets by the little ghosts who shouted these slogans and fought with guns, we realized that everything has two sides.

"I don't blame you for not believing it, to be honest, if it weren't for Lao Tzu's personal experience, Lao Tzu wouldn't believe it." Chen Zaihai sighed.

"How did you get here after that?" I said.

After hearing this, Talia told me to calm down, she had a few other details to say. At that time, when she took back the sapper shovel, she still kept an eye on it. She turned on her flashlight and took a good look at the shovel's indication. At that time, she thought that no matter what happened anywhere, people and things could not just disappear out of thin air, and there would always be some clues left.

It was her strictly forbidden style that made them find a clue. Here it is necessary to explain the sapper shovels that our troops were equipped with at that time.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, our engineering troops were still equipped with the first generation of sapper shovels. The birth of this thing can be said to be the need for survival, and it can also be said to be the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people.

At first, the engineers found that the wooden handle of the ordinary shovel was too long, not easy to carry, and easy to expose the target, so they sawed the wooden handle short, which was originally just a local accident.

Later, I don't know why, this method gradually spread, and at that time, our logistics department added some small changes to the shovel based on the suggestions of many old engineers and the field observation of many shovels that have been used for many years, and these small changes are very interesting.

First of all, a small hole is opened parallel to the shovel surface at the top end of the wooden handle away from the shovel, and secondly, according to the wear and tear of some old shovels that are often used, the wooden handle is changed to a thick-thin-coarse streamline shape, and small holes are also added on both sides of the shovel surface.

The four small holes are designed to use a rope to tie the shovel to the marching bag, which is not easy to fall off during armed swimming, strenuous exercise and long marches, and the streamlined wooden handle is more suitable for hand holding, and traditional army green paint is also used.

This can almost be regarded as an epoch-making improvement, and from this small shovel alone, we can see how good our grassroots troops are. During the Liberation War, I was in the ** rear, and I saw many experts who claimed to be experts in whatever they were, and they were very awesome to say, but when it came to specific issues, they were all soft. Eighty percent of them can't think of this kind of improvement in their lifetime.

As for when the second-generation shovel began to be reequipped, to be honest, I don't know very well, but there are already a lot of troop equipment, which can be said to be the mainstream sapper shovel. However, due to the very long use of the first generation of shovels, and the fact that our People's Liberation Army's equipment is usually well stocked, many local troops still commonly use the first generation of shovels.

But we have nothing to do with the word ordinary, from food, clothing, housing and transportation, to weapons and equipment, we were all assigned to the best in the country at that time, and this of course includes the sapper shovel.

Because of this, Chen Zaihai and I felt that this mission was not easy at first.

The birth of the second-generation shovel is largely based on the reference to the Soviet army engineer shovel, simply put, it can be folded once, and the handle is changed to a triangular streamline according to the principle of mechanics.

According to the two engineers who followed Chen Zaihai, this thing is made of high-quality quenched high-carbon steel, which can not only increase strength and resist wear. The ability to resist corrosion and high temperature was also the top in the country at that time.

"This thing does think a lot like the shovels that our troops are equipped with." Talia flipped the shovel in her hand. "Probably a little bit better than what we're using now."

The engineers said that the strength of the shovel was definitely worth guaranteeing. Normally, you just shoot at it, and as long as the caliber does not exceed fifty millimeters, there will be no damage to this thing.

"But, Su Zhenpeng, look at this." Chen Zaihai took the shovel from Talia's hand and brought it to me.

I took it with both hands, and I've touched this shovel before, and it's very heavy. It's not that these long-trained engineers can't move at all.

But as soon as the green shovel handle reached my hand, I felt that something was wrong, this shovel was much lighter than I thought. It felt as if it had been hollowed out from the inside, leaving only a shell on the outside

I took a closer look at the sapper shovel that Talia had used by the light of the electric light behind me. At this time, I realized the strangeness of this, and immediately asked the engineers behind me to light the miner's lamp for me. After a few minutes, I waved my hand and turned off the miner's lamp. With a breath of turbidity, I calmed my mind. I'd love to know which Engineer and Talia outfit turned out to be, but I really, really don't want that to be the case

In fact, the shovel will of course be lighter, because most of the quenched steel that makes up the shovel head is gone. I just noticed that the seemingly flat surface of the shovel is actually densely covered with extremely tiny steam-bag-like protrusions, which are as dense as those ground lice. I really got goosebumps just now, like there were 10,000 little bugs crawling on me.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a scene that only occurs when something is corroded. It was clear that the shovel had been corroded by something. Considering the workmanship of this thing, I think that the corrosiveness of that thing is definitely more than one level higher than that of concentrated sulfuric acid, no wonder Talia's three-defense suit will disappear, it will simply be dissolved in an instant!

I don't think she would have lasted long if she hadn't stopped quickly enough. What's in those containers!

Thinking of this, I told the two people in front of me what I thought. They looked very shaken, especially Talia, who probably thought of the fate of the engineers who went to explore the path

To be honest, when I first noticed this, I was extremely uncomfortable. Eighty percent of these engineers didn't even have time to scream, and the whole thing was wiped out. I really don't know if they are lucky or unfortunate compared to the warriors who died in the mouth of the ground lice, and I feel like tears are about to flow when I think about it.

"Didn't you notice that?" After calming down, I asked Chen Zaihai a little strangely. "And how did you get here?"

"It happened so suddenly, who would be in the mood to think about why." He said. "We finally tested the top surface of the container again. It didn't happen, and we ran all the way from above. ”

Hearing him say this, we think we climbed from the outside of the container to the top. Why didn't something happen when we all boarded the carriage first? Could it be that there is some mechanism on this container that we unconsciously touched when we first climbed up?

We didn't make any unnecessary moves in our memory. It's really useless to think about it now, we're definitely not going back to the second half of the train anyway. We're not obsessive-compulsive and don't try to solve all the puzzles. Here, those who will do so will not end well.

"Say. How did you get here? Chen Zaihai asked again.

I told the truth about what happened to us before, including the situation in the front of the car behind me.

"You say there's no one in the cab? Are you sure? Talia asked curiously.

I nodded and said yes. In such a small place, let alone a person, not even a fly can hide.

"Then let's hurry up and check the situation." She suggested it right away. "It is impossible for this train not to be driven for no reason, otherwise how did it start?"

"Talia is right, listening to Lao Su say this, I always feel that this train may have been abandoned," Chen Zaihai guessed worriedly.

Hearing the two of them say this, even I became nervous together. Due to the small amount of space inside, we left the four remaining engineers to guard the door, and told them not to leave no matter what happened. You can come in and come to us, but you must not leave us! Talia gave the four warriors a death order.

Now there should be no need to worry about the further dispersion of personnel.

The three of us bypassed the iron wall in front of us and entered the empty cab once more. It's still the same place as I just left, and the coal that is the power source is burning very well, and the temperature inside is simply unbearable.

I really don't know how many tons of coal were thrown into it in one go, how could it burn so vigorously? No wonder the train keeps accelerating

"Old Su, were you just saying that this train has been accelerating?" Chen Zaihai suddenly grabbed my shoulders and shook them vigorously with great excitement.

For a while, I was shaken by him, and I couldn't figure out why she was in such a hurry. Speechless, I had to keep nodding my head, indicating that the train had been accelerating. And you can't feel it yourself, although this acceleration is small, it is not non-existent.

"Lao Tzu can feel a bird's egg wearing this thing!" Chen Zaihai said. "Talia! Do you hurry up around here to see if there is a dial that is the same as a water meter, and what is the value on it? Tell me, quick! ”

This time his expression was very serious, and it didn't look like a joke. Talia also acted immediately, and after rummaging, Talia said a value.

"Fuck me!" Chen Zaihai scolded. "I said, why don't these dog baskets run away from the cab on their own! This train has been fucking speeding for a long time! ”

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