Chapter 48: Derailment
Talia quickly disappeared into the circular hole, with a hint of determination. I checked the Type 54 I was carrying and it was in good condition, and if it happened by mistake, it would only be my problem.
Compared with Chen Zaihai, my 54 has a big advantage, it can shoot and it is easy to aim. Now I really regret why we threw away all the Type 54 in the first place.
The steam pipes of the steam locomotive are all distributed near the boiler, and we must be very careful to do it, because the power of the steam explosion is not inferior to the explosion of ordinary combustible gas, and it can be said that it is a little more powerful in terms of biological power. The high heat of water vapor is definitely a nightmare for all living things.
After checking the space again, Chen Zaihai and I also climbed down. The pipes are so densely distributed that it's easy to tell which is the circuit pipe and which is the steam pipe if you get the hang of it. But the hardest part was aiming, and we had to make sure that the bullets didn't hit the boiler right next to us.
It's as dangerous as playing with fire on a pile of explosives. The two of us who put on the three-defense suit again, as soon as we entered the cab, it was very cramped. It is troublesome to turn around every time, and in this case, it is definitely a difficult task to aim the gun at the arm-thick steam pipe.
I pulled the bolt with my heavily gloved right hand, ready to test my hand on a steam pipe that looked the best to handle. Because of the gas mask, I was able to see everything a little blurry. Really! Like Su Zhenpeng! Who was trying to make Talia heroic?
I was sweating in my gas mask because of my nervousness. Especially the head, the sweat oozing from the head door, sleeping cheeks directly to the neck. Some of the sweat even scratched my eyes, and I couldn't wipe it off because of the interference of the mask, so I had to blink all the time.
The sound of "bang" came rhythmically from behind me, and it seemed that Chen Zaihai had succeeded many times. The water vapor around me gradually thickened, and my vision became more and more hazy as the pipes burst and the slightest leak sounded of air leaking. This made the job even more difficult, and every once in a while I had to clean the water vapor from my gas mask and goggles.
Now the small cab should be close to 100 degrees, the quality of the three-proof suit is really good, and now I just sweat a little more than before, and the temperature is about 50 degrees, which can be tolerated.
However, the temperature in the cab continued to rise, and I thought that if anyone looked at the locomotive from the outside, it must be smoking. And the inside is no different from the steamer, if it weren't for the good heat absorption and heat dissipation ability of the pure iron front of the car, Chen Zaihai and I would have been steamed a long time ago.
When we were in the upper floors, we also sternly warned Talia not to bring anyone in no matter what was going on inside. Without the three-pronged suit, they will definitely become the same as those corpses in the power plant when they come in.
Pull the bolt, aim, pull the trigger. Bang! There was a crisp sound of bullets, and a fierce steam rushed to his face. I immediately flashed to the side. The reason is very simple, no one will deliberately hit a bullet just because they are wearing body armor.
Moreover, I shot through what seemed to be a relatively large steam pipe this time, and I could already clearly feel that the flow of steam was gradually decreasing. It seems that Chen Zaihai has just played a role in the destruction of the coal pusher.
"Old Su! You use this first to smash those pipes that have been shot through! Chen Zaihai, who was covered in moisture, handed me a sapper shovel.
Maybe he thinks I'm shooting too slowly, but now isn't the time for me to do it. Compared to me, his accuracy and speed are indeed a lot faster. I took the shovel, swung it away with all my might, spotted a pipe that was steaming, and smashed the head of the sapper shovel down.
All of a sudden, the tube was smashed into a huge incision by me, and I almost cut it off at the waist. An unprecedented torrent of steam poured out of the incision, and I staggered out of the way. The steam stream spewed directly onto the opposite iron wall, making a loud noise.
I suddenly found that I was still very good at this job. It completely aroused the desire for destruction in my heart, and we were either chased by this or killed by that along the way, it was really a long time since I had such a refreshing feeling. I was a little excited, and soon every bubbling pipe I could see was completely dilated.
On the other hand, Chen Zaihai put down the Czech style and copied my 54 style to continue his work. After all, there is a big gap in age, and in terms of performance, it is still 54-style possession. I think in this environment, the old gun would have been overheated and about to explode.
In this way, every time Chen Zaihai shot through a pipe, I went over and smashed it. His marksmanship was really good, and in this smoky environment, not a single bullet missed. The boiler was intact, not a single ricochet, and I now really doubt what he was doing in the USSR. Did he and Talia really lose their knowledge and skills? No matter how I look at it now, neither of them is inferior to our engineers.
These two guys aren't going to lie to me, are they, in fact, they are not college students at all, but special forces trained in the Soviet Union for four years? I had to ask if I had the chance, and I secretly decided.
With the 54-style Chen Zaihai, he is even more like a fish in water, and he shoots so fast that I can't keep up with his rhythm. Thick steam completely flooded the entire cab, and the lights began to flicker on and off.
This is a good sign, indicating that the steam generators that provide electricity are starting to stop working. The two of us turned on the miner's lamp, put it on our heads, and continued to tinkle and wreak havoc.
It is to let the saboteur who came upstairs know who it is, and the destruction must be completely destroyed. We won't stop until we tear this cab apart completely.
"Chen Zaihai, Su Zhenpeng! Are you still alive? How's it going inside? "Just as we were having fun and not doing it, there was an anxious shout from Talia outside.
It seems that she has managed to meet up with the engineers and rushed back.
"I'm still alive for the time being, don't come in." Chen Zaihai wiped the moisture accumulated on the goggles with his hand and shouted in the direction of the door.
"It's almost done, it's like a steamer." I shouted. "If you don't want to be old, don't come close, let's pull the brake gate and come out."
Chen Zaihai and I reasonably broke the last steam pipe, in fact, there should be some outside, but that is an area that we can't reach. And the train is slowly slowing down to the extent that we can perceive it, our purpose has been achieved, and now all we have to do is to go up and activate the braking system.
"Lao Su, there's nothing for you here. That thing can be done by one person, but two people can't move, you go outside and cool down. Let Talia prepare them for the onslaught of the brakes! Chen Zaihai grabbed me and pushed me outside.
"Are you doing it alone? Why don't I stay down here and answer you? I asked worriedly.
"Don't talk nonsense! No matter how useful it is to you, hurry up and meet them with Talya! Chen Zaihai left such a sentence and disappeared into the steam.
At this time, it was useless for me to chase it, the visibility was not even a meter, and I couldn't see anything at all. It would be a waste of time for two people to bump into each other, so I'd better go out first.
I found the wall by the light of the miner's lamp, and it was best to follow the wall. It didn't take me long to find the iron wall outside the cab, and after holding it around, I finally ran out of the cab completely.
According to Talia later, when I came out, it was a humanoid cloud of steam, and a large piece of steam came out of it. They were all far away from me, and they were afraid that I would splash them with hot water.
When I ran out in a daze, I found that Talia was waiting outside with the four engineers. None of them dared to touch me, keeping a very delicate distance from me.
Talia herself seemed very anxious, and I knew that she must be tempted to run over and grab me by the collar and ask about the situation inside, but I was so tired that I couldn't stand on my feet.
"Don't worry about that kid, he's going to activate the braking system. I'll be down soon when I'm ready. "I hit the floor outside the cab and gasped for air against the outer wall. If it weren't for the fear of burning myself, I really wanted to pull off this Rausch gas mask immediately, it was really suffocating.
Talia: They listened to what I said, and a big stone hanging in their hearts finally landed. I sat there and asked how the four engineer connections were doing.
The answer was yes, they said that the old steam locomotive had fatal flaws in the design of the joints, and although there were a lot of bolt rivets, once the knock was found, these things were no different from nothing. They have seen this kind of connection many times in the military region, and they have even transformed it with their hands, so it is very easy to get started.
I smiled bitterly, and said in my heart that it was no wonder that it was cut so quickly, and the emotion thing just hit the muzzle of their guns.
It was still dark outside, and the light from the gas lamps in front of the car had diminished a lot. I could tell from the angle of Talia's white-blond hair flying that our destruction played a big role. Now the speed has slowed down at least, as long as Chen Zaihai turns on the brakes smoothly, I think the train can completely stop within five minutes.
With the help of the air flow from the forward train, the steam on my body was quickly blown away, and the temperature of the three-proof suit should have dropped rapidly. After waiting for a while, I asked the engineers to help me unload this terrible outfit.
A piercing, shrill sound suddenly reached my ears. Oops! I was so tired just now that I forgot to remind them to pay attention to the inertia when braking!
This is obviously Chen Zaihai began to brake for the train, and the sudden slowdown caught us off guard, and I hit the outer wall of the cab at once, but fortunately, I have not completely taken off the three-proof suit. I didn't care if my hands were hot or not, and I immediately grabbed the three-defense suit that I had just taken off from my upper body in mid-air and padded it to my back, preventing myself from making direct contact with the outer wall in time.
The four engineers reacted quickly, each holding on to the nearest object and not allowing themselves to be thrown out. Talia wasn't as lucky as they were, and she flew straight at me. In order to keep her from being burned by the outer wall, I had to use myself as a cushion of flesh in front of her.
Talia crashed into my arms all at once, and the impact was really big, and I was directly knocked to pieces, and in an instant half of the air in my lungs was squeezed out.
"Su Zhenpeng! Something happened! Hurry up and look at the back! Talia herself didn't care that she almost turned into a teppanyaki, and she held me by the shoulders as she desperately pointed to the front of the train
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