Chapter 85: Crossing the Yalu River
For the next two days, the expedition team rested and waited to receive the equipment transported from other places.
Chen Ziyang went to a nearby farmhouse to buy a large iron pot and refined Baiyang Dan on the spot, which was the first time he had boiled Baiyang Dan by himself. Because there are a few things that are really hard to find for refining Baiyang Dan, the materials that Wang Lele brought to him are only enough to boil about 10 grains.
Put the materials in the cauldron and boil for a whole day, the bottom of the cauldron formed some viscous paste, Chen Ziyang used a bamboo tube to hold the Baibao soup, and took out these pastes at the bottom of the pot, and the next day in the sun for another day, and then wrapped it with a spiritual rune written in his own blood, Baiyang Dan was made.
Although the time spent in the sun was a bit short, these Baiyang Pills were also stronger than Chen Ziyang's other magic weapons, and through the battle with the corpse demon, Chen Ziyang found that only this Baiyang Pill was more convenient for him to use, and it was more powerful. The other magic weapons on his body are much worse in comparison.
On the morning of the third day, the equipment had already arrived, and when everyone gathered downstairs and watched the people who transported the equipment help carry the equipment onto the truck, Chen Ziyang saw the three bodyguards for the first time.
Two workers carried a huge wooden box and put it into the bed of the truck, probably because the box was too heavy, and the two workers only pushed the box halfway into the car before letting go, and one of the workers who was arranging the box accidentally touched the box with his leg, and the box slipped off the car.
At this moment, Chen Ziyang saw one of the bodyguards step forward, holding the heavy box with one hand, preventing it from sliding, and then he pushed the box into the carriage with two hands.
Seeing this scene, Umbrella Shishuai said to Chen Ziyang and Yang Lei: "This kid's skills are not ordinary, anyway, I can't compare, with his reaction speed and arm strength, this kid can be regarded as half a soldier when he was a soldier before." These bodyguards all showed the temperament of a soldier in their gestures, and they should have been soldiers for some years. The way of being a soldier has gone deep into their bones. These people don't eat dry food, and with them, we can rest assured. ”
The truck was directly sent by the Eastern Dynasties, in addition, there was a minibus, the drivers were also from the Eastern Dynasties, the scientific expedition team of 10 people got on the minibus, and three bodyguards sat in the compartment of the truck.
Changbai Mountain in a broad sense refers to the Changbai Mountains, which include all the mountainous areas in the eastern part of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in China, and the westernmost is the Great Black Mountain in Jilin Province and the Daqing Mountain in Heilongjiang. east to Weihuling and Longgang Mountains; south to the Thousand Hills Mountains; To the east is the main vein of Wanda Mountain, Lao Ye Ling and Changbai Mountain. The mountain range covers an area of nearly 300,000 square kilometers.
Changbai Mountain in the narrow sense refers to the Changbai Mountain Range east of Zhangguangcai Ridge, Weihuling and Longgang Mountains, which includes Tianchi of Changbai Mountain, with a total area of about 4,500 square kilometers. The South Baidong Autonomous County is located on the southern slope of the Changbai Mountain in the narrow sense.
Strictly speaking, some of the mountains in the territory of the Eastern Dynasties also belong to the Changbai Mountain Range. It's just that because of the boundaries of the country, they are divided by life.
After passing through the Chinese border checkpoint, the two vehicles slowly passed through the China-North Korea Changhui International Bridge and arrived at Huishan City, which is opposite the bridge.
At the Qiaotou border checkpoint in Huishan City, the group was inspected by the North Korean side. After a long time to explain that the arc guns brought by the Xu brothers were not weapons, and those instruments were not bombs, the group was released.
The dividing line of the Sino-North Korean border, the Yalu River, flows in a straight line, but it is in the middle and lower reaches, from the Changbai Mountain Tianchi in the upper reaches of the Yalu River to the Miyun Reservoir in the middle reaches, the entire Yalu River is a huge "U" shape, this "U" shaped Yalu River wraps a section of the protruding territory bordering the Eastern Dynasties, and at the tip of this protruding Chinese territory is the Nanbai Dongchao Autonomous County, which faces Huishan City in the Eastern Dynasties across the river.
The people of the Eastern Dynasties followed the name of the Manchus, calling Changbai Mountain Baitou Mountain, and the main peak where Changbai Mountain Tianchi is located is called General Peak. To the south of the General Peak is the Baimao Plateau, where there is a peak with an altitude of nearly 2,500 meters, called Nanthong Mountain. To the south of Nantwins Mountain is Huishan City.
The destination of this expedition team is the southeast of Huishan City, the main peak of the Baitou Mountain Range called by the people of the Eastern Dynasty, and the Touliu Mountain with an altitude of 2,300 meters.
From Huishan City to the foot of Touliu Mountain, the straight-line distance is not far, only about 200 kilometers, but it is this 200 kilometers away, and the scientific expedition team has walked for most of the day.
Because the roads are mountainous, the convoy needs to detour along the foot of the mountains. After going around in a big circle, by the time the convoy arrived at a military camp at the foot of Touliu Mountain, it was already dark.
The expedition team was received by a battalion commander surnamed Jin from the Eastern Korean military, who was also the person in charge of the North Korean side of the archaeological excavation.
Camp Commander Jin is not tall, only about 1.65 meters, probably because he has been working in the field all year round, Camp Commander Jin has dark skin, and this person is not smiling, always with a serious face.
That night, in a makeshift tent set up by the army, the expedition team distributed the accompanying equipment. Each person was given a modified red hard hat and a walkie-talkie. The front end of the hat is stuck with a headlamp with a camera. The data and power cables extend from the back of the hard hat and are connected to the battery compartment pinned to the back of everyone's waist.
This kind of hard hat is the standard equipment of the scientific expedition team, and Chen Ziyang estimates that the video taken by Zhang Tianhao he saw before was taken with the camera on this hard hat, and the picture taken by the hat should be able to be transmitted to the headquarters of the Institute of Archaeology in real time by satellite.
In addition to the helmet, each person was given a backpack. The backpacks were filled with food and water, as well as medicines. After receiving simple training on related equipment. Chen Ziyang knew the special features of this kind of backpack.
The maximum weight of such a backpack is 40 kg. Inside the backpack is a special layer of sandwich that contains some kind of chemical. When a rope is pulled out of the backpack, the chemical in the backpack compartment reacts chemically, filling the backpack with gas. Even if a backpack weighs 40 kilograms, the buoyancy generated by the backpack in the water is enough to hold a person.
Seeing this backpack, Chen Ziyang Yang remembered the dragon's lair of the shallow-water fish dragon's lair that was submerged. He didn't know if Cardinal Wang had turned into a dragon or not, but at least Cardinal Wang had enough water for this fish now.
In addition, the captains Qin Liang and Wang Lele are each equipped with a satellite phone. Team doctor Yu Gang also brought some extra medical supplies. The easiest thing for the entire expedition team should be the translator Lin Xueping, whose backpack is not even half full.
After resting in the army's tent for the night, the members of the expedition team walked to the top of Touliu Mountain with the personnel of the Eastern Korean military early the next morning.