Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2144 The train line opens!

The white horse passes through the gap.

January arrived in the blink of an eye.

There are only six months left before the sea fog arrives at the headquarters base in Dazhangshu.

The area covered by the sea fog has reached tens of millions of square kilometers.

Centered on the waters off Palau, the entire central and southern Philippines were shrouded in sea fog, and most of Indonesia was also enveloped in it.

The reconnaissance teams dispatched continued their weekly patrols around the sea fog.

However, due to the current vastness of the sea fog, even the most advanced helicopter, flying at its fastest speed, would need to fly for 10 hours through the fog.

This is too dangerous.

Within the sea fog, there are also areas experiencing torrential rain and lightning.

Their electric, sustainable helicopters are all electrically powered and are easily affected by heavy rain and lightning.

Previously, the judges were in a rainstorm area when they were struck by lightning, causing problems with the electrical system.

If they hadn't managed to land in the Philippines and hadn't been helped by local Chinese, the judge and his team might not have made it back.

Therefore, subsequent missions did not fly into the sea fog disaster area.

At most, they would scout the edge of the sea fog to see if there had been any major changes in the zombies and zombie sea monsters, and to calculate the speed at which the sea fog was spreading.
On the side of the camphor tree faction.

The first railway line, which had been under construction for six months, was officially completed on January 12 and a trial operation ceremony was held!

Half past eight in the morning.

Headquarters base.

The outer walls of this city have been completed, and the weapons and equipment on the walls have been deployed in the past month or so.

The westernmost part of the edge city.

Train station.

In the vast train station, a 2000-meter-long train line lies quietly on the tracks.

The train's exterior resembles a tortoise shell and appears very sturdy.

The entire headquarters base covers an area of ​​over 100,000 acres. The outermost edge city has enough space to accommodate a train, and also enough space to park a train upright.

Around the train station, a large number of residents gathered, all looking at the train dozens of meters away through the railing, their eyes filled with excitement.

"It's truly spectacular! I never imagined that railway transportation could be restored after the apocalypse; it's nothing short of a miracle!"

"Who can argue with that? I never imagined I'd see trains resume one day."

"After the train opens, our material exchanges with the oil city will be more frequent, and the oil shortage will not be so severe then."

"Haha, I heard that after the line opens, some carriages will be open to passengers, then we'll be able to take the train to the oil city!"

"Yeah! This train is really impressive; it looks incredibly sturdy!"

They stared at the train; every five carriages there was a combat car, and that combat car was full of heavy weapons.

The close-in weapon system at the very front of the train was dazzling and mesmerizing.

A military enthusiast nearby scoffed and said:

"I can tell you don't know anything. Can you name a heavy weapon? That one with the long barrel is called a 105mm cannon."

The combat compartment was also equipped with six heavy machine guns, and next to them was an anti-aircraft machine gun, which, judging from its design, should be able to rotate 360 ​​degrees.

"What's that carriage used for?"

The military enthusiast narrowed his eyes and guessed:
"I guess that platform is a drone take-off and landing platform."

"I'm talking about that platform in the back. Is the drone take-off and landing platform that big?" someone next to me asked.

The military enthusiast hesitated for a moment, considering the size and specifications of the platform on this carriage, as well as some other arrangements.
It couldn't possibly be a helicopter landing site, could it?

Aside from docking helicopters, he couldn't think of any other more reasonable use for it for the time being.

"Commander, this way please." Zhang Yunxiang, his face flushed, led Li Yu toward the train.

Li Yu was also very happy; the train tracks had been under repair for so long, and now they were finally open to traffic.

He Bing and the others followed behind. When He Bing saw Zhang Yunxiang in front of him, his brows furrowed slightly.

This old guy is in charge of track maintenance in the north section, but his maintenance speed is not as fast as Shan Zimo, who is in charge of the south section.

The southern section was built all the way to the Wushi military base, meaning that the track mileage that Shan Zimo was responsible for was more than twice that of Zhang Yunxiang.

Before Shan Zimo next to you could even say anything, you were already trying to curry favor with the leader.

Besides, you're in charge of track repair; train modification is their research department's job, okay?

Zhang Yunxiang is acting like he's the one who made the train run.

Not only was he somewhat displeased, but Shan Zimo and the others were also rather uncomfortable.

After all, the opening of the train involves many aspects, and various departments have made contributions.

Li Yu boarded the train, and Zhang Yunxiang was about to introduce the train when Li Yu stopped him:
"We'll talk about it on the way."

Even if Zhang Yunxiang hadn't said anything, Li Yu already knew something about the train.

After all, he had been going to the research department frequently over the past few months to check on the progress of the train modification project.

Sometimes, he would also offer some suggestions.

So he is very familiar with the train that has now been completed and put into service.

Li Yu looked at He Chao behind him and asked, "Is everything ready?"

He Chao nodded and said:
"The supplies destined for the oil city have been loaded onto the trains and are ready to depart at any time."

"Then let's open the road!"

He Chao picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the train driver: "Start the engine, prepare to open the line!"

Didi didi dou——

The train sounded its boarding alarm, and the guards on board got off the train to check the carriages before returning to the carriages and closing the doors.

After all the train doors closed, the driver's voice came over the loudspeaker:
"Passengers, you are on the Dashi Line. The current time is 8:45. We are scheduled to arrive at Oil City at 3:45 PM. There will be a brief 10-minute stop at the Wushi Military Base."

"Please take your seats. We will depart in two minutes."

Li Gang sat opposite Li Yu, listening to the driver's announcement on the radio, and chuckled:

"Brother, this driver has a deep voice, it's really magnetic."

Li Yu smiled but did not respond.

The carriage they were in was a luxury carriage, so there was a lot of space between the seats.

The cannon sitting next to Li Yu raised the table in the middle.

"Wow, this table is great, it can even be used as a card table."

He looked at the carriage and exclaimed in amazement:

“Before, it would take us more than ten hours to drive to the oil city, even without rest. Now it only takes six or seven hours. It’s so convenient.”

"I just don't know if this train can withstand the onslaught of zombies."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Zhang Yunxiang, who appeared out of nowhere, replied:

"Absolutely. We've reinforced the rails, and with the train accelerating at high speed, zombies won't be able to stop it."

"The train has been reinforced multiple times, and it is equipped with so many weapons that if a zombie horde attacks the train, the people on board can eliminate all the zombies as soon as they reach the train."

Da Pao gave Zhang Yunxiang a somewhat disgusted look; he wasn't going to tolerate Zhang Yunxiang. "Why are you everywhere? Did you modify the train? Always chattering away!"

Zhang Yunxiang looked embarrassed and was speechless for a moment.

The train just started moving at that moment.

Because it is electrically powered, the train is relatively quiet.

As the speed increased, the train eventually maintained a speed between 150 and 180 kilometers per hour.

Li Yu asked Da Pao and Li Gang to move to the back, and let Shan Ziming and Zhang Yunxiang sit opposite him.

After all, they were the two of them who were responsible for building this line, and they were the most familiar with it.

"Come on, you two, tell me about the situation on this route."

Before Shan Zimo could speak, Zhang Yunxiang preemptively said:
"Commander, the Dashi Line is 1100 kilometers long and passes through a large transit point, the Wushi Military Base."

In addition, a maintenance station is set up every 100 kilometers. These stations are fully enclosed buildings, ensuring their safety even in sea fog.

"Currently, this line is based on the K824 line, so the overall route follows the original K824 line. However, in order to connect with the Wushi military base, the line has been extended."

Li Yu listened patiently, and only after Zhang Yunxiang finished speaking did he ask:
"Is there an emergency plan in case of a train derailment or other similar incident?"

Zhang Yunxiang quickly replied:

"There are some."

"First of all, we have set up a maintenance station every 100 kilometers, and the maintenance station can send people out at any time to help repair the tracks."

"Secondly, the train itself is equipped with maintenance carriages, and the last few trains also have explosion-proof maintenance carriages. After the train stops, these explosion-proof maintenance carriages can also be driven off to carry out maintenance."

"Third, we adopted..."

It must be said that Zhang Yunxiang performed very well when presenting himself to his superiors.

If Li Yu hadn't seen Zhang Yunxiang's performance in the past six months of investigation, she would have really thought that Zhang Yunxiang was better than Shan Zimo.

The supervisory body located within the large camphor tree oversees all aspects of life, including industry, agriculture, the military, and construction. The supervisory body also sends personnel to be stationed there.

Through the oversight agency, Li Yu can have a very clear understanding of how these people below him are doing their jobs.

The Zhang Yunxiang in front of me has an incredibly impressive background, even before the apocalypse.

He was once the core person in charge of the development of railways in western China.

In this renovation of the Dashi Line, his performance was far inferior to that of Shan Zimo.

However, Zhang Yunxiang himself is not a big problem. He is indeed capable of railway repair work, and his abilities are quite good.

I've spent too much time on building relationships.

It's too abstract, lacking any real substance.

Otherwise, the construction of the northern section could have been completed even faster.

Li Yu looked at Shan Zimo, who had remained silent, and asked:

"Shan Zimo, tell me what you think."

After pondering for a moment, Shan Zimo said:

"Sir, Engineer Zhang has already told you the general situation. This is the first test run, and I would like to go inside the carriage to take a look. I also want to stop and check out the maintenance stations we pass along the way."

If any problems arise, we can identify and address them promptly.

Li Yu glanced at Shan Zimo with some appreciation.

This is exactly what a person who gets things done should be like.

Looking at Zhang Yunxiang next to him, he had an idea.

The Dashi Line is now complete, but railway repair and construction projects have not stopped.

Construction has begun on the railway line between Oil City and Oriental Paradise, but there isn't enough experienced supervisors to oversee it.

Now that the Dashi Line is completed, both Zhang Yunxiang and Shan Ziming can be sent there.

This time, however, one of the two will be the principal and the other the assistant.

The two of them had no distinction between being on top or bottom on the large stone line that had been built before.

This was meant to be a test for the two of them; whoever did the best would be in charge of the railway construction.

In retrospect, Shan Zimo, who values ​​efficiency and pragmatism, would have been a more suitable person to be in charge of railway construction.

Sea fog is coming soon, and the train tracks connecting the various bases are very important.

Efficiency is paramount!

What they need now is a highly efficient railway construction manager.

"Okay, go ahead and take a look around." Li Yu didn't stop Shan Zimo, and waved him away.

Zhang Yunxiang was left sitting there, unsure whether to leave or stay.

Seeing his restless state, Li Yu said:
"You go too."

"Okay, sir. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me anytime." After saying this, Zhang Yunxiang hurriedly left.

After the two left, Li Yu sat in the zero-gravity chair, watching the scenery rushing past the window.

It's been a long time since I've taken a train.

The last time he took a train was half a year before the apocalypse. At that time, it was a special time, and it was not easy to buy tickets. He also took the train back to his hometown.

It's been almost ten years since the apocalypse, and I never expected that he would be on a train again today.

It hasn't rained for a year, and the trees outside have all their leaves, leaving them barren and dry.

The earth was withered and yellow, and the soil was cracked.

They did not see a single river or lake along the way.

Even animals are rarely seen.

Seeing this scene, Li Yu sighed, "This drought has really lasted a long time."
Since the availability of helicopters, he has rarely traveled by vehicle to other branch bases.

Therefore, they rarely come into such close contact with situations outside the base.

The drought outside was more severe than he had imagined.

If a water treatment plant hadn't been built at the base and a reservoir hadn't been dug outside the base, the headquarters base would likely have faced water shortages as well.

Li Yu gazed at the scenery outside the window, his thoughts wandering.

Carriage 4.

He Chao sat in the chair and said to Ding Jiu, who was sitting next to him:
"Chief Engineer Ding, one trip like this can transport about 1 tons of supplies, right?"

Ding Jiu shook his head and said, "No, only 8000 tons."

He Chao laughed and said, "That's about right. One train carries 8000 tons."

“There are three trips a day, which is 24000 tons, and hundreds of thousands of tons a week.”

"This transport volume is too large, much faster than road transport. Road transport has to take detours, and if there is a landslide or something, it will delay the time."

Ding Jiu put down his notebook and said:

"Actually, it's not that easy. There are only three trains that have been renovated so far."

"Besides, we don't need such a large volume of transportation; we don't even have that many supplies to transport."

He Chao stretched and said:
"This trip to test drive the car is like a vacation for me. It's been a long time since I've been to the oil city."

(End of this chapter)