Mobile Shelter

Regarding Captain Gao's nominal request, Dong Qi figured he couldn't refuse anyway, so he might as well cooperate willingly.

Otherwise, if you really refuse, even if Captain Gao doesn't say anything this time, someone else will come and force you to cooperate.

After receiving Dong Qi's affirmative reply, Captain Gao told Dong Qi to prepare some change of clothes as soon as possible. Two hours later, they met directly at the highway entrance.

Although Captain Gao had made it clear that he would provide all the supplies consumed in this operation, Dong Qi still packed a backpack full of compressed food just in case before leaving.

When Dong Qi arrived at the highway entrance, he found that other vehicles were already waiting there.

Seeing that the vehicles were still using modified tires, Dong Qi immediately understood that these vehicles waiting here in advance, like him, were probably unofficial personnel assigned by the investigation team.

The drivers in the other vehicles didn't pay much attention when they saw that the tires installed on Dong Qi's car were the same as ordinary tires.

Although most vehicles parked outdoors suffer damage from snow when it falls, it is not difficult to find ordinary tires if you really want to.

After all, compared to the difficulty of modifying a vehicle to restore it to normal operation at this time, getting a few ordinary tires was a piece of cake for those people.

The reason they are still using modified tires and haven't reverted to the original model is because they are afraid of other unforeseen circumstances.

After all, compared to ordinary tires, the special tires they are now using are much better in other aspects, except that they are a bit more fuel-consuming.

The convoy of non-staff personnel did not wait long at the highway exit, and the investigation team had also arrived ahead of time.

As he watched dozens of members of the investigation team get out of the three armored vehicles, Dong Qi thought of a Wuling promotional video he had seen on Earth, in which a vehicle originally designed for seven seats could actually fit twenty-one people.

Furthermore, these twenty-one people were not all slender women, but rather robust young men.

Of course, this method of loading is only suitable for short-distance transport. If it were to carry that many people on a long distance, the passengers inside would definitely not be able to endure it for that long.

Presumably, the members of the investigation team in the armored vehicle were also equipped in the same extreme way as the Wuling back then.

Dong Qi's signature car is also a seven-seater, which theoretically can only carry six passengers.

But at this moment, both Dong Qi and Dong Hao, who brought the men, ignored this theory.

After lifting up the seats inside the carriage, the survey team members used their own equipment as seats, and twelve people entered the carriage alone.

Because Dong Hao and Dong Qi were quite familiar with each other, Dong Hao was assigned to the more comfortable passenger seat and also became the navigator for Dong Qi's car.

Although the grouping process was somewhat rushed, in order to save time, vehicles were dispatched immediately once they were full.

When the investigation team members boarded the vehicle, Dong Qi took a quick look at the packages they were carrying. However, no matter how Dong Qi looked at it, the investigation team members did not appear to be carrying firearms.

Since the purpose of this operation was to support the fighting along the coast, Dong Qi was a little curious and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Brother Hao, aren't we going there to support the fighting? I don't see that any of you are carrying weapons."

Hearing Dong Qi ask in a low voice, Dong Hao put down the map in his hand and then answered, "The mutated marine creatures that invaded the coast are not only numerous, but also have very low combat power."

Furthermore, many arms factories have not yet resumed normal production, so the vast majority of combatants are currently using melee weapons, with the exception of a very few individuals; most are using spears.

While using knives and swords looks cool, if we only consider practical combat, the spear is actually the most cost-effective weapon, bar none.

The saying "an inch longer, an inch stronger" is not just a saying. After all, the combat experience accumulated by our ancestors over many years has already selected the most suitable weapons for the battlefield.

After all, no matter how much you extol the weapons, the most important thing on the battlefield is to survive and keep your life.

Upon hearing that the weapons used on the front lines were spears, Dong Qi immediately recalled the words Gao had used to persuade him, and couldn't help but ask, "Since they don't use guns, why is the gun exchange privilege open to individuals and groups?"

Perhaps because he had anticipated that Dong Qi would ask this question, Dong Hao immediately gave a specific answer after hearing Dong Qi's inquiry:

"The reason why firearms are not used is mainly because although the imperial court has ordered enterprises to resume work and production, the arsenal is not on the first list because there are more ammunition reserves before the emergence of marine mutant creatures."

Now, the entire coastline of the Great Xia Dynasty has been invaded by mutated marine creatures, increasing the demand for ammunition by dozens of times.

Although, according to the think tank's calculations, at the current intensity of combat, the stockpiled ammunition can only sustain consumption for about six months.

Although the marine mutants that have appeared so far are all small, it cannot be ruled out that large marine mutants will appear in the future.

Therefore, in order to conserve bullets, we can only use melee weapons to kill the mutated marine creatures that come ashore.

Otherwise, even using only the Type 56 and Type 65, one person could easily guard nearly a hundred meters of coastline.

After explaining the reasons to Dong Qi, he couldn't help but sigh and say, "Well, the main problem is that the bullet production line is now too intelligent, and it is too difficult to repair after being damaged by EMP."

If we had enough bullets, we would need to fight those venomous mutated marine creatures in close combat, just like we are now.

Although no firearms were used in direct combat, fully armed squads patrolled the area around the battlefield. If an accident occurred in a certain location, these patrol members could provide timely support.

As for opening up gun exchange permissions, it's actually the same as arranging for patrol teams to carry guns.

In the event of an accident, the consequences of having a gun but not using it versus not having one are drastically different. After all, although patrol teams will cross-patrol the battlefield, oversights are inevitable. Providing weapons to combat personnel can effectively improve safety during combat.

After a slight pause, Dong Hao said in a low voice, "Although temporary access to firearms has been granted to the public, obtaining this access requires a guarantee from an official frontline combat participant."

Therefore, ordinary people who want to exchange for dealer privileges not only need to accumulate enough contribution points, but also need to find someone they know to help them act as a guarantor.

Since Captain Gao told you this directly, it means that once you've accumulated enough merit points to redeem the privileges, he will act as your guarantor when you apply for the redemption privileges.