"Please note, give oil with Car No. 2! Everyone is working hard, follow my command and give oil!"

"Boom~Boom~"

"one two three……"

The old Jiefang Automobile's chimney was emitted from the chimney, and the wedge-shaped face tank covered with yellow-brown gray layers also emitted from the tail.

The roar of the engine and the sound of people on both sides of the car, the whistling sound of the tarpaulin on the car's cover, gathered into a symphony in this deserted and crowded place.

The rear wheel was trapped in the frozen soil, and the tires were rotating rapidly, and a large amount of black frozen soil was shoveled to the back.

The steel cable connected to the 359 tank in front was pulled straight.

"Give it oil! Get more effort and it will come out soon."

Driven by the powerful power of the 359 tank, the old Jiefang car was trapped in the mud rear wheels and slowly rose up toward it.

After they all escaped from the frozen soil, everyone suddenly heard a burst of cheers.

"oh……"

"What are you proud of? These were originally used to support tanks, but they were asked to support them. What are you happy about? Then who would go back and take a look, and there were no other cars getting up." Deputy Chief Designer Xu Ruixiang was not happy at all.

"Mr. Xu, everyone can't cry. It's more than 200 kilometers away from the next supply station!" A thin man with chapped lips and frostbite on his face said with a smile.

Xu Ruixiang looked at him and was amused and laughed, "Being! You can go quickly! The one in front of you doesn't know how far you have gone. Let the car go along the road that tanks and construction vehicles have crushed. Who can cheat again and ask them to get out!"

"Mr. Xu, we want to get out. Look, there is no place to go to the village in front and no shop in the back, right? Otherwise, you always call Yun Shi to pick us up?" A young man with cracked lips and red face said with a smile.

"Get out!" Xu Ruixiang pretended to kick the young man, who smiled and flashed back, "By the way, Mr. Liang, why haven't Yunshi come yet? Let the base drop a few chickens for us."

"Do you know how much it costs to fly here? Every gram of material is precious!" Xu Ruixiang was furious, "I want to eat chicken, and when I go back, I will make you feel so angry!"

"Mr. Xu, it's okay if you don't apply for chicken feeding. Let the base drop some cabbage and potatoes for us. At the time, when I was at the base, I had to vomit all these things. Now I want to eat them every day..." Another young man said with a smile.

Starting the day before National Day, the test convoy of 359 tanks began to cross the desert from Dunhuang.

According to the originally set route, we did not go straight through the desert and headed towards Pakistan. In order to test more terrain, we have been turning around in the western territory.

Mountains, deserts, Gobi, frozen land, etc.

It has been two and a half months since the test.

The two tanks, but there were 60 or 70 people for logistics maintenance. The Pakistani technicians who followed the test team could not bear this kind of pain and returned a month ago.

In the western region, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, in order to avoid being known about the itinerary and the outside world to understand the performance data of the new tank, the test convoy has been moving forward far away from the city.

There is no GPS positioning, you can only rely on the map and compass.

Therefore, in areas without roads, it is normal to go the wrong way.

I have been here for more than a month and have just entered the Tianshan area, and the itinerary is only more than a thousand kilometers.

There are major problems with insufficient testing of the 359 tank and the use of various components in low temperature weather.

The weather here is already very cold. At night, there is no barracks and can only be found in tents. If there is no fire, I don’t even know what to do. The diesel used in the tank has turned into paste, and the motor oil inside is difficult to run.

So, the trip is very slow.

At the beginning, the logistics support fleet could still be guaranteed. Under the harsh climate, the engineering vehicle modified by the 59 tank was difficult to use, while the 359 tank became a rescue vehicle.

If you don’t want the 59 tank, it takes half an hour to start. Except for some electronic components at the beginning that perform poorly under low temperature conditions, after improvement, the 359 tank became stronger and stronger. Although it still has problems from time to time and affects the itinerary, it has become a rescue tank for the entire test fleet.

Before departure, the preparations were not done enough and various material replenishment difficulties were difficult. In desperation, the base could only send a second Yunshimo machine that was still conducting test flights to airdrop various supply substances and parts to the entire test fleet.

So far, it has been airdropped twice.

There are about a hundred people, and there are a lot of consumption.

Food and cold-proof materials can be replenished nearby places. It is difficult to guarantee the spare parts needed by tanks, cars and even engineering vehicles.

"The convoy has arrived in Tianshan, right?" Xie Kai went to the headquarters from time to time to inquire about the situation of the test convoy.

A month ago, 11 prototype cars used for combat in Iraq arrived in Iraq.

Use is better than expected.

The test fleet contacted the base through the telegram machine carried with the team and kept reporting on the situation.

"If there is no problem with the itinerary, we will arrive tonight." Wang Guilin was also a little worried, "It snowed heavily three days ago, and the logistics supply convoy was dragging him down. We finally started, but it was difficult to drive on those roads..."

"Director Wang, the telegram from the convoy." At this time, a middle-aged man came in with a thick stack of telegrams.

Generally, telegrams are dozens of words.

However, the convoy contacted the base and could not contact it by phone, so it could only be telegrammed.

"What's the situation?" Wang Guilin has become accustomed to the number of telegrams and newspapers every day, and can tell what kind of situation the convoy encountered that day.

"The logistics fleet needs some spare parts. The comrades who tested asked if they could airdrop some potatoes and cabbage. There were cans and compressed biscuits every day, and vitamins were scarce..." The person who reported the report was a little embarrassed.

"I want to airdrop again?" Xie Kai asked with a frown.

"The test fleet takes three days to get to the nearest Kuqa County, six days back and forth..."

"This cost is a bit high. Potatoes and cabbage, isn't this the most unpopular thing in our base?" Zheng Yucheng, who had just entered, asked in surprise, "Anyway, Yun Shi must continue to test. Just airdrop."

Potatoes and cabbage, these years, have been the main supply of vegetables in the base in winter.

"Beef stewed with potatoes is good." Xie Kai said with a smile.

But I felt very distressed.

The northwest region is remote, and the supply of various materials is far less abundant than that of the mainland. Even if you want to transport from the mainland to the northwest, the cost is ridiculously high. This is especially true when plastic greenhouse planting has not yet been promoted.

"I'm full!" Wang Guilin was obviously unhappy.

Airdrop supplies are not cheap.

Even if it's a flight test, you have to pay for it, right?

"Put them some shipping. Anyway, the transportation accessories will not occupy all the cabin space." Xie Kai supported it, "It's cold and it's almost impossible to see vegetables in winter. You can buy potatoes, cabbage, sea fish, etc. for them to airdrop. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, right?"

"..." Zheng Yucheng couldn't refute.

Wang Guilin told the person who reported, "Prepare various accessories and other supplies according to their requirements. If there is any spare, airdrop more vegetables that can be stored for them. It is not easy to buy there, and also airdrop some high-priced meat."

"Leader, really vote?"

"Didn't I hear what I said?" Wang Guilin was dissatisfied.

"I heard that the material that can be used for a lot of airdrops can consume a lot of fuel, which is also a cost."

"Comrades give up the warm house and the relaxed environment to get first-hand data for us. If they weren't really unable to stand it, wouldn't they know?" Wang Guilin asked sternly, "How much fuel can a ton of vegetables consume?"

The subordinates left awkwardly and went to make arrangements.

Zheng Yucheng and Wang Guilin looked outside and sighed.

Such testing work is monotonous and arduous, and even more terrible, it may lose your life at any time.

"Mr. Zhang said that after more than two months of testing, he has obtained a detailed understanding of the entire 359 tank. Many test data have never been seen before." Xie Kai was very pleased with Wang Guilin's attitude. "How could it be possible without the test convoy's suffering?"

"617 hopes to obtain our data." Zheng Yucheng said.

"Are they here to pick fruits?" Wang Guilin's face changed, "How did he treat it before asking them for help?"

The 359 Tank Project was originally the business of the 617 base, and Xie Kai and Zheng Yucheng did it.

In this case, people will naturally not give good support to the 404 base.

"Either pay for it or exchange it with the technology we need." Xie Kai said. "We will not suffer any loss when giving the data. Anyway, if we can exchange more of the required ones, it will also reduce the cost!"

"I mean, don't give it." Zheng Yucheng was unwilling, "They had sufficient funds and bought more than 2,000 69 tanks for Iraq, more than one billion US dollars."

Zheng Yucheng was completely jealous of the 617 tank base.

The 404 tank was still fooled by various conditions to allow Iraq to accept 11 vehicles.

"No. The main user of 617 is our army. There is no problem that the south is not cold in winter. The northern grasslands, northwest and northeast are the coldest in winter. Only by giving them these data can we provide our domestic troops with better performance equipment..." Xie Kai firmly opposed Zheng Yucheng's conservative behavior.

The 617 tank base is the main manufacturer of domestic tanks.

I have never had an extreme cold test.

Many domestic tests are not very perfect.

Nowadays, Tucker, who is equipped with troops, needs a considerable preparation time in winter when it is severely cold. If he fights, his tanks will be opened to his doorstep, but the domestic tank troops are still waiting to heat the tank oil circuit and gearbox...

"Our data costs a lot. How much hardship did our comrades suffer? It's nothing to ask them to pay some money. I think Xie Kai is right." Wang Guilin supported Xie Kai's statement.

"What's your private deal? It seems now..." Zheng Yucheng looked puzzled.

Xie Kai and himself both dislike each other, but Wang Guilin is increasingly supporting Xie Kai. As the highest person in charge of the base, he naturally has some doubts about the increasingly better relationship between the two.

Do you have any shameful py transactions in private?

"What's there? He was right! We have obtained the data, and the cost of investment will not be recycled? After recycling it, there is no need to count this cost in the improved tank, right?" Wang Guilin said without changing his face.

"You guys talk, I have to go back to class. Now I am in my third year of high school, and the review tasks are getting heavier and heavier! I still expect to get into a good school after the New Year." Xie Kai quickly left.

Zheng Yucheng is here, and he can't ask Liao Dong and the others about his situation.

According to the previous plan, one month ago, Liao Dong and his team had already arrived in Pakistan and even entered Afghanistan.
To be continued...