Chapter 318 Nighttime Preparations

The blueprint in the R&D center made Lin Xian's brain buzz. He never expected that the R&D center would come up with such a blueprint.

Because this is the latest model of ship-borne energy weapon that has just been put into service by the Interstellar Army, before the Apocalypse Day, Lin Xian had enthusiastically discussed it with a group of military fans on the Internet. The thermal damage that this weapon can cause is extremely terrifying, and the strong electromagnetic field released can also induce the target circuit to produce a transient high-voltage EMP effect!

But Lin's first reaction at this moment was.

Can this thing fit on a train?

He looked at the parameters. The main gun was over 53 meters long, and there was also an extremely powerful particle accelerator that was half the size of a basketball court. He couldn't even fit this thing in two carriages...

Even if it can be accommodated, the second problem is that the energy density is not enough.

The thermal efficiency of Gemini 11R's nuclear energy is 290 megawatts. In order for the energy storage device to complete particle acceleration to the critical point, it is estimated that the entire train will have to cut off power and turn off lights and wait.

"R&D Center, you are playing a big joke on me."

At this moment, Lin Xian's heart was like ten thousand horses galloping through it. Even if he had a blueprint, he didn't know where to start.

Turn a train into a starship?

Let’s not talk about whether Lin Xian can do it at the moment. Isn’t it just for a plate of vinegar dumplings…

A difficult problem was presented here. At this moment, Lin Xian looked at the R&D center and felt an inexplicable headache. Originally, he wanted to upgrade the railgun blueprint and then put the 1130 in to try, but now Lin Xian could only give up this idea.

It took so much time to develop the blueprints, but they are of no use for the time being. Although the Star-Shaking Cannon looks very powerful and majestic, if it is just a blueprint, it is useless if it cannot be built in Lin Xian's current situation.

And those basic weapons don't seem to need to be upgraded at the moment.

Just at this moment, Lin Xian turned his head to look at Sasha, who was wearing goggles and studying the arc string vibrator, and immediately thought of another powerful weapon.

Vulcan!

[This blueprint is of a higher level, current mechanical manufacturing level: 5, research and development time increased by 50%]

[T8-Z Vulcan Assault Type (Blueprint) Development Time: 28 days 23 hours]

Lin Xian looked at the information that popped up from the R&D center with a determined look. If this thing could be developed into a higher-end heavy-duty mecha, even if it was overweight, it should be able to be towed away by a train.

With the experience in Xilan City, Lin Xian's optimism about mechas has greatly increased. In the face of large-scale disasters, the tactical value of large mechas that are both offensive and defensive is sometimes higher than that of most psychics.

But currently, Shasha is the only one in the team who can drive, so Lin Xian thought that he could build a few more Vulcans when he has time, and also upgrade this powerful weapon.

Thinking of this, Lin Xian directly confirmed the research and development.

"Brother Lin, this desert area is strange and unpredictable. It seems that we must solve the problem of sand bandits as soon as possible. Otherwise, if we stay here for too long, we may encounter some weird things at night."

In Longshan No. 1, Shi Diyuan, Ning Jing and a group of key members were in the meeting carriage, listening to the reports from each carriage with gloomy faces.

Fortunately, there was no exchange of fire or fighting tonight, so everyone did not panic. Otherwise, under the high-intensity darkness invasion, Sidi Yuan had no idea how many of the thousands of people on Longshan No. 1 would be killed.

He was really sweating just now, so before Lin Xian could say anything, he expressed his concerns first.

"Yes, water is also a problem. The uninhabited area is too large. It will take us at least two or three days, and that doesn't include any unexpected situations."

Lin Xian said in the communicator at this time, and the backbone members of Infinity also came to carriage No. 2 at this time.

At this time, Lin Xian briefly discussed the situation of Aksai and Hulushou with the other team members. Although they had the advantage of the initiative, numbers and combat power this time, this was the first time for the entire joint train to fight as a whole. In addition, as for the situation of the sand bandits, Lin Xian only knew that there were no more than a thousand of them, but lacked information on firepower and other aspects. Therefore, in order to defeat the enemy in one blow and prevent future troubles, Lin Xian felt that he must attack with all his strength and consider multiple situations.

"The intelligence provided by the Fu Lu Shou convoy is that there are three main bandit iron alliance teams within the hundreds of kilometers of Aksai and Shashekou. One of them is the Red Vulture Group we encountered. There are more than 200 people. There are three teams mainly carrying out looting missions outside. We have killed one of them. The leader is nicknamed Red Eagle. He is a psychic, but we have never seen him take action."

"The largest convoy is called the Sand Scorpion Gang, which has more than 400 members. The leader calls himself the Emperor of the Desert, nicknamed Old Scorpion. The convoy has cannons and heavy firepower, and there are many psychics following them. It is also the strongest."

"The remaining one is called Tulonghui. They have the fewest members, just over a hundred, but they have a lot of high-speed vehicles. They are a Gobi guerrilla group that specializes in harassment. Their leader is Huagulong..."

"At most, there are eight hundred people in total. However, from the perspective of estimating the enemy's strength, we should treat these three groups as a thousand people, not including those guarding the base."

Qian Dele of Joker Team heard Lin Xian's words and directly expressed his opinion: "There are so many people, we can't kill them all."

"Just defeat them."

In carriage No. 2, Lin Xian said directly: "The Sand Bandits have many enemies in this place. As long as we kill the main force and seize the heavy weapons and supplies, the remaining scattered soldiers will not be able to cause any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Shi Diyuan hummed heavily in the communicator: "That makes sense. The remaining small fish and shrimps can't do much. Even if the Iron Alliance wants to counterattack, they can't be as fast as us, and they are all in other areas. As long as we reach Quancheng, I don't believe that a group of bandits dare to charge into the city!"

"I think we shouldn't take the Iron Alliance too seriously." Monica sat in her No. 1 cockpit, holding a glass of red wine, and said leisurely, "They are just a group of doomsday thugs. No matter how crazy they are in front of the electromagnetic cannon, they will have to pee their pants obediently. Captain Lin is right. Kill all the main forces. There will definitely be people who want to beat the remaining ones, such as the Aksai Brotherhood. They can't wait to eat those sand bandits alive."

"Captain Lin, what if those bandits run away?" Luo Yang asked a key question on the communicator.

“I can’t run away.”

Lin Xian looked at the Iron Alliance Order in his hand and said, "Thanks to their Iron Alliance Order, in addition to being able to search for their path, we can also identify whether their leader is in charge. We conducted reconnaissance during the day and found that those members of the Sand Bandit Group have been roaming around Aksai in the uninhabited area of ​​100 to 150 kilometers for several days."

"So even if they don't come tomorrow, I am ready to organize an action team to carry out point-to-point clearance!"

One of them was to clear the obstacles for the joint train. This group of sand bandits had been looting in this uninhabited area for several months and they must have a lot of resources. Lin Xian just wanted to use them to prepare supplies for crossing the uninhabited area.

Another point is that we can also find out the source of the kidnapping and sale of people with special abilities and obtain some useful information.

"Okay! Brother Lin, we will follow your instructions." Shi Diyuan said in a heroic tone: "But Aksai is open and vast. If that group of people attack the city and then defend it, we will rush over like this. There is no cover in the Gobi Desert. I am afraid we will be hit by a lot of heavy firepower."

“I thought of that, too.”

On the Infinity, Lin Xian looked at everyone and said sternly, "So, I have a slightly exciting plan."

Stimulate?

When the captains of all the convoys in the communication band heard this word, their hearts skipped a beat.

…

At 5 a.m., the cold wind in the Gobi Desert in the dark night was as sharp as a knife, blowing up the sand.

The train carriages are still extremely busy.

In the Infinity carriage No. 12, Lin Xian sat on the ground, using mechanical manufacturing in the closed and quiet carriage. Countless materials from the decomposed space were constantly combined and forged in front of him, and circuit boards began to take shape.

While making the equipment, Lin Xian looked at the time. In the carriage, he was not going to take a rest today and was concentrating on preparing the equipment.

In each carriage, everyone was preparing for battle in full swing. For tonight's battle plan, Lin Xian had assigned tasks to almost everyone.

Of course, there is only one exception.

Ding Junyi, Director Ding.

The tasks Lin Xian assigned her were to stay alive, stay elegant, and take good care of the plants and flowers.

In carriage No. 5, Shuqin, Lu Chang, Miao Lu and the building were preparing ammunition seriously, and all the power armors in the car were charging their energy.

Sasha wore goggles and took tools and a ladder to install a new arc pulse string vibrator on her ship Sally. She removed the heavy Vulcan chest armor, each piece weighing more than 100 pounds. She actually grabbed it with her small hands and threw it lightly to the ground, then continued to work among a pile of circuit boards.

In carriage No. 2, Xiaoyuan was learning the automated operations of all weapons in the information center with KIKI. The girl was extremely serious about the important task assigned to her by Lin Xian, and she took notes from time to time with a small notebook in her hand.

On Luo Yang's side, Li Guangwen and the entire team all put on power armor. Amin Luoluo was telling the team about the experience of using power armor.

In the back, Li Yi also led a group of strong workers to make tactical arrangements according to Lin Xian's requirements. Liang Lei, who had almost recovered, took off the bandage and shook his hand. His entire arm quickly turned from flesh and blood into dark silver metal skin, and an indestructible force emerged.

"Leizi, how is it?"

"That's great." Liang Lei stood up and twisted his neck, his face full of excitement: "I'm finally going to fight side by side with Captain Lin, I will definitely not let him down!"

On the Longshan No. 1 side, Shi Diyuan and Ning Jing led a group of people to study the terrain around Aksai. In another carriage, Xiao Qing had a cold face and was maintaining her weapon with knife oil. The girl was already fully armed at this time. She held the handle of the gun blade with one hand, and a slight vibrating sound suddenly sounded out of nowhere.

Ah Bai, who was lying quietly on the bed, wore black glasses and said softly

"Your knife is so sharp, be careful not to get hurt."

Xiaoqing paused and looked at Abai: "You are the one."

In Joker's team, deputy captain Xiao Meng was preparing weapons and combat equipment carefully. On the contrary, Qian Dele was leaning back in a chair with a leisurely look on his face. An old record player that he found from somewhere was playing the cheerful song "I'll Be There for You".

"So no one told you life was gonna be this way."

"Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA"

“…”

Xiao Meng was wearing black power armor, and her beautiful figure was filled with a sense of coldness like a blade. She said to her subordinates: "Everyone, adjust the output value of the power armor's running assist system to the highest level. There will be a lot of maneuvers tomorrow!"

Over on the Queen Mo, in the quiet carriage No. 1, Monica was lying in a spacious bathtub, enjoying the pleasure of taking a bath in the desert Gobi. She was holding a red wine glass, and the mobile TV screen in front of her was playing "The Count of Monte Cristo" which she had watched countless times. The mist in the bathtub made her beautiful cheeks look a little red, and the whiteness of her chest was like a raging storm, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

Next to the bathtub, on the big bed were high-end underwear, armor linings, and a special Phantom Wolf-class full-coverage armor that Monica called the "Eye of Hestia" that was being charged.

For Monica, there are the fewest people in her car and the most abundant water resources. In addition, the car has an advanced water circulation system, so she can take a bath as she pleases. Anyway, some people outside are teasing her at this time, hoping that her bath water can be unfiltered so that they can taste it and satisfy their inner strange habits.

All the trains ahead now had their lights on, and the atmosphere in the carriages was filled with tension.

Of course, one of the trains is called Hellraiser.

…

The next day, at 8:30, the sky was still dark.

According to calculations, the dawn time should be around 9:15, but in Aksai city, countless convoys of survivors have already turned on their headlights, and a large number of cars are roaring their engines and starting to drive towards the east city exit. Going east along the aisle for hundreds of miles, after passing through the Sand Snake Mouth, you will enter the endless Aksai no-man's land.

A series of convoys in the dark night looked like light strips traveling across the vast wilderness, moving slowly forward in a tense atmosphere, raising large clouds of yellow sand and dust.

These convoys either formed alliances of three or five, or had sufficient supplies and equipment, and drove towards Shashekou in groups.

As dawn approached, the city began to become empty, with only the Dawn Convoy and the Aksai Brotherhood's convoy camp parked in the suburban streets, with the lights still on.

Outside the Black Rose Bar, dozens of large trucks were parked in an orderly row in the square.

These carts were well-equipped and well-stocked. The more than 100 members of the Fu Lu Shou convoy were all dressed neatly. Among them was an elite team wearing power armor, and the team leader was Sun Chang.

Inside the bar, Hu Lushou, wearing two sets of bulletproof vests, sat at the bar, looking at the empty bar with a complicated expression. He inexplicably felt that he hated that his talent was not in the right era. He couldn't help but pick up a wine glass and began to look at his reflection narcissistically.

"Hu Lushou, Hu Lushou, your parents gave you this name because they hope you will have good fortune, wealth and longevity. So today, your longevity should also continue, right?"

As he spoke, he looked towards the basement of the bar, his eyes flashing with solemnity.

At this time, an engine sounded, and then the door of the bar was pushed open. Lu Zhao, the leader of the Dawn Team, and Xie Guan of the Aksai Brothers walked in together. Lu Zhao saw Hu Lushou sitting there alone, and immediately said

"Boss Hu, those convoys have all left, isn't it time for us to leave too?"

"Our people are ready too." Xie Guan said seriously.

"Uh... is it time?" Hu Lushou took out a gold pocket watch from his arms and looked at it, then raised his head and said, "Um, where is Wu Dapeng?"

"I've called the communicator several times, but there's no response." Lu Zhao said.

"I saw their convoy still parked in the west of the city." Xie Guan said.

"Did he fall asleep?" Lu Zhao cursed.

"No response?" Hu Lushou's face darkened, and he quickly pressed the communicator: "Captain Wu, Captain Wu?"

"It's a bit strange. I'll just ask someone to go check it out. This old guy is usually very cautious, so this shouldn't happen." Lu Zhao said directly, and then he looked at Hu Lushou with an anxious look on his face: "Also, which route are you talking about? You're making it so mysterious. Are you afraid that other convoys will see it?"

Hu Lushou cleared his throat and said, "It's nothing mysterious. We just... follow the northern track."

"Railway?" Lu Zhao and Xie Guan were both surprised when they heard this.

"Why?" Lu Zhao asked.

"The railway is indeed a good route. If we follow the railway, at least we won't get lost in the uninhabited area. Although the road in the Gobi Desert is not easy to travel, it is indeed a method. It is the fastest route. There are very few trains passing by now, and those sand bandits may not focus on it." Before Hu Lushou spoke, Xie Guan began to analyze the situation. The more he analyzed, the more excited he became, and Lu Zhao looked puzzled.

"That sounds right. Many teams have mentioned this route before, but..." Lu Zhao frowned, "Is this the secret route that Boss Hu has been talking about for so long?"

The disadvantage of following the track for the team is that there is no road. Although the Gobi Desert has a wide terrain, openness does not mean there are roads.

The Gobi Desert is rocky and full of windy sand. Although the vehicles of these survivor convoys have been modified for the doomsday and can handle most terrains, the speed is definitely slower than taking the national highway and the hardened highway to cross thousands of kilometers of uninhabited areas.

"No, no, no."

Hu Lushou coughed mysteriously and said, "Taking this road is not just a matter of route, there is another important reason."

"What's the reason?"

Bang bang bang!

Before he finished speaking, a strange burst of gunfire suddenly rang out in Aksai City. When Hu Lushou heard the sound, a bitter expression as if "trouble is coming" immediately appeared on his face.

"Something happened!" When Lu Zhao and Xie Guan heard the gunshots, they were shocked and immediately rushed out of the bar.

Hu Lushou looked at the two men's backs and sighed helplessly.

"You will soon know the reason..."

The sound of gunfire was abrupt and harsh in the city of Aksai before dawn. The people in the several convoys parked in the city were nervous at the sound. Lu Zhao ran out of the bar with his men, but before he could ask anything, he heard the voice of his team members on his communicator.

"Boss Lu, damn, Wu Dapeng's convoy shot at us!"

"What?!"

Lu Zhao was shocked and immediately pressed the communicator: "Wu Dapeng, what the hell are you doing?!"

But no matter how he shouted, there was no response in the communication frequency band.

"Not good!" At this time, Xie Guan behind him pressed the headset and said in astonishment: "Our people saw a large number of convoys rushing in from the north of the city. Judging from the paint, they are the sand bandits!"

"Boss, Boss!"

The observation post of the Dawn Breaking Team at a high altitude in Aksai City also reported to him at the same time: "Sand bandits are appearing at Bozipo in the southern suburbs!!"

"Damn it!" Lu Zhao felt his scalp tingling when he heard that. How could that bandit seize the opportunity so accurately?

Bang! Lu Zhao and Xie Guan pushed open the door of the Black Rose Bar again. "Boss Hu, we're being watched. Let's retreat!"

"There's no place to retreat. There are hundreds of Sand Bandit vehicles coming from the direction of Shashekou, and they are all surrounding this side." Sun Chang walked in from outside at this time, and said with a stern look: "Two small convoys were chased back together. Now the situation has become tense. We are being attacked from all sides, and we can only defend the city!"

"All around?" Xie Guan was stunned: "We can't go to the west of the city?"

"That Wu Dapeng shot at my people, and you can't f*cking see it!" Lu Zhao said angrily, "It must be this bastard who reported it, and now he's blocking our way back!"

"He is not here to report the news. He is a bandit..."

Hu Lushou, who was sitting inside, slapped himself in the face in annoyance and cursed: "Damn it, I, Hu Lushou, have met countless people, how come I didn't see that this old guy is a bandit?"

"The sand bandits don't wear their identities on their faces. The equipment of the Shelter Convoy is all clean. As long as they don't reveal themselves, no one will know they are sand bandits." Sun Chang said bluntly.

"Fuck, there's no point in saying this now. Hurry up and pack up your weapons, let's fight our way out!" Lu Zhao shouted angrily.

Xie Guan shook his head in panic and said, "So many bandits must have been prepared in advance. Even if we rush out, we can't get rid of them. We will only be exhausted to death in the no-man's land."

"Then what do you say we should do?!"

"We can only defend the city." Sun Chang still looked calm: "Captain Xie is right, there is still room for a city battle, and rushing out is tantamount to committing suicide."

"Yes." Xie Guan said anxiously at this time: "After dawn, there may be another convoy passing by. These sand bandits can't stay in Aksai forever."

"Will other teams care about us? That's unreal!"

"Hurry up and inform the people in the convoy that Wu Dapeng is a bandit!"

Lu Zhao was extremely anxious at this moment. He glanced at several people and immediately turned around and rushed out of the bar. Xie Guan also ran out immediately and began to gather their own convoys to retreat into the city and set up a defensive formation.

"Our people have been deployed around the square, and the commanding heights and firing points have been set up in advance."

Sun Chang looked at Hu Lushou: "The bandits from several directions add up to at least 700 to 800 people. Judging from the situation, Old Scorpion, Red Eagle and the others are probably here this time."

"I know."

Hu Lushou rubbed his hands with a frown, and said to Sun Chang: "Those few superpowers may cause trouble. Tell them to be more careful. Don't open fire without my order!"

…

I have been saving up manuscripts recently and sorting out the plot. I will update the plot once I have enough manuscripts. Thank you for your support. I beg for a monthly ticket. Thank you very much!

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