Chapter 111 A huge migration team
Su Qing took out a steamed bun from his backpack and chewed it slowly. This bun was bought in the capital. It was made of cornmeal. It had a rough, dry and hard texture and a stale smell. It was really not very tasty.
After the end of the world, it is difficult to produce. The main source of food for the capital is the old grain stored in the national reserve granary. The varieties are rice, wheat, corn, and soybeans. In order to facilitate storage, the grain is stored in the original shell.
At present, fine processing is extremely difficult. The price of high-quality rice and flour stockpiled before the end of the world is ridiculously high. Only the upper class can afford it. Therefore, ordinary people mostly eat coarsely processed grains, which are divided into three staple foods: brown rice, cornmeal steamed bread, and whole-wheat steamed bread. Brown rice is rough and hard, and it is also more difficult to cook. Whole-wheat steamed bread is black in color and has a rough and bitter taste. In comparison, cornmeal steamed bread is much easier to accept.
But these days, any food you have is good and there’s nothing to complain about.
After finishing the steamed bread with water, it was already completely dark. The bracelet vibrated continuously. Su Qing opened the page and saw Fang Qing reporting today's schedule in the management group.
"We traveled thirty kilometers today and encountered several waves of zombies, resulting in over twenty casualties. We stumbled upon a six-man team along the way, and they're temporarily accompanying us."
Su Qing's heart sank when she saw the words "more than 20 people were injured or killed". It was impossible for such a large group to move without being noticed by zombies. She was mentally prepared for casualties on the road, but when it really happened, it was still a little hard to accept.
It's not that we haven't thought about using helicopters to transport people, but the number of aircraft is limited and the number of people they can carry at a time is too small. In addition, the scarcity of aviation fuel makes it impossible to support the transportation of hundreds of thousands of people.
The large transport planes at the capital's military headquarters can carry thousands of people at a time, but a single flight of such top-notch aircraft consumes countless resources and is not easily used. The last time military aircraft were dispatched to support the Dawn Base was for Professor Gu's laboratory, something that concerns the survival of mankind.
Therefore, this migration operation can only rely on vehicles to carry people to the new base.
"The new base is almost complete. I'll be joining you soon."
After Su Qing sent the message in the group, she continued to adjust the base. This time, her cabin was no longer independent of the base. She planned a piece of open space near the research institute and placed the lost courtyard house and her own small farmland breeding area there.
This location is far away from the bustling area of the base, with no public transportation and few people, which perfectly meets her requirements.
After everything was settled, it was already past one in the morning. Su Qing put away the helicopter and drove into the base. The city was roughly the same as the pre-apocalyptic metropolis except that there were no green plants.
Su Qing was the only one in the entire base. The car was driving on the silent road. The empty buildings around it looked particularly cold in the night. Her eyes passed through the car window and swept across the tall buildings on the roadside. Although the city structure had not changed, under the cover of the end of the world, there was an indescribable weirdness and desolation everywhere.
Soon Su Qing arrived at her new home. It still had the same ancient red wooden door. Two lanterns hung on both sides of the door, emitting a faint glow that illuminated the way home. She got out of the car, pushed open the door, and what came into view was still the stone-carved hollow screen wall.
Walking into the yard, the central spring pool was constantly splashing with water. Su Qing walked across the pool and passed through several rooms one by one.
Everything was so familiar: the comfortable and soft bunk bed, the convenient bathroom, the kitchen with all kinds of appliances, and... the empty warehouse.
She finally had this home again in this strange world!
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At three o'clock in the morning, Su Qing, who had only slept for two hours, packed up everything and flew a helicopter to where Fang Qing and the others were.
After flying at high speed for several hours, a huge migrating team appeared in front of Su Qing on the ground.
The helicopter was a big target, and as soon as she landed, she was surrounded by a team of soldiers patrolling the periphery. Su Qing handed them passes and verified their identities. Then, under the guidance of the soldiers, she walked down a street before officially entering the tent area where civilians were resting.
At the outermost edge of the tent area, there are rows of cars stretching as far as the eye can see, and inside, there are many military tents set up for people to rest.
By this time, most people had gotten up and were packing up. The headlights of their cars were on, and every other small square formation, there were a few soldiers holding up camping lights and shouting. At a glance, the place was full of people, shouting, counting, and urging, one after another.
She followed the leading soldier and squeezed in for a long time before finally seeing Fang Qing and the others.
At this time, Fang Qing was discussing today's route with Chief Liang Dong Wen in the tent while looking at the map.
"Report!" the soldier leading the way shouted from outside the tent, "Someone is holding our army pass and wants to see the commander and Chief Fang!"
When Fang Qing heard this, she hurried over and lifted the tent curtain. Su Qing saw her and smiled faintly.
"I'm back."
Fang Qing pulled Su Qing into the tent, and Liang Zheng and Dong Wen greeted her.
"Comrade Su."
"leader."
They chatted briefly for a while, and after deciding on the route, they left.
"Come with me in the same car." Fang Qing pulled Su Qing out of the tent again.
Su Qing followed Fang Qing to a military jeep. A soldier was sitting in the driver's seat. He saluted them when he saw them.
"You sit in the passenger seat." Fang Qing said as she opened the passenger door.
Su Qing shook her head. "No, I can sit in the back row."
There were people everywhere outside and it was very crowded. Su Qing didn't delay and quickly opened the back door and got in.
Fang Qing put one hand on the car window and said helplessly, "It's still a while before we leave. You should take a rest first. We can move after the traffic jam ahead is far away."
"Where are you going?" Su Qing asked.
"I have to arrange for people to ease the traffic. You don't know how chaotic the convoy is every time we set out."
Su Qing hadn't slept for long and was feeling sleepy, so he didn't ask any more questions. He tilted his head and closed his eyes to conserve his energy.
Seeing that Su Qing had fallen asleep, Fang Qing carefully gave the driver some instructions, then turned and left.
When Su Qing woke up again, she heard the sound of car horns. She opened her eyes, sat up straight and looked outside, and found that the car in front had started moving.
"Are you awake?" Fang Qing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, heard some movement in the back seat and turned to look over. "We'll be leaving soon."
"Hmm..." Su Qing lowered the car window a little, and the roar of cars and loud shouts of people outside suddenly poured into the car. The sound was as noisy as in a large vegetable market.
The jeep followed the vehicle in front and moved slowly. At the front of the convoy, an armored vehicle led the way, armed helicopters circled overhead for investigation, tanks guarded the team on both wings, and patrol cars were interspersed in the team from time to time for inspection and command. Everything was in order.
Su Qing blinked and sighed, "I'm reminded of the several major migrations in Chinese history. Hundreds of thousands of people! It took a lifetime to leave once."
As she said, China's history records several major population migration events. When society was in turmoil due to natural disasters or man-made disasters, people fled their homes and looked for new places to live in order to survive.
This time they will also leave their mark in history books.
"Yes, leaving home is a lifelong journey." Fang Qing sighed as she looked at the situation outside the window.
A convoy of hundreds of thousands of people starts from the front of the team and leaves at the end. It is a huge and long process. After a few hours, they will have driven more than ten kilometers.
Su Qing hunched over the chair, adjusting the base page in his mind from time to time to pass the time.
Until sunset, the convoy, which had traveled dozens of kilometers, gradually stopped moving forward. Vehicles passed by from time to time, and patrolmen sat in the cars and held loudspeakers to shuttle among the team to announce that they were going to set up camp and prepare for the night.
Seeing that the jeep had stopped for quite a while, Su Qing simply opened the door and got out to stretch his muscles. He felt sore all over after sitting in the car for a whole day and felt really uncomfortable.
She looked around and saw a wide national highway with six lanes in both directions. There was dry land on both sides of the road, with some sparse and dry plant branches remaining on it. It seemed that she would have to sleep in the wilderness today.
However, the terrain here is flat and open, so if you have any problems, you can just get in the car and leave along the highway, which is also a good option.
The leading vanguard team took the lead, removed the guardrails to allow armored vehicles and tanks to enter the fields, and set up protection around the periphery. The others scattered to check the surrounding environment. It was an hour after the preliminary investigation was completed that the vehicles behind them began to drive into the fields one after another.
After more than two hours of busy work, the camp was finally set up and basically everyone was accommodated. Since they were in the wild, Fang Qing asked some people to sleep in the car and some to live in tents so that they could evacuate quickly in case of any emergency.
It was completely dark by then. The team hung up camping lights, and dots of light were scattered throughout the camp. Everyone divided into groups and waited for the distribution of dry food. People sat around together to eat and chat, which added some vitality to the wilderness.
Su Qing did not ask for special treatment and ate the same rough dry food as everyone else. She leaned against the car door and looked at the people not far away. They were eating and chatting at the same time, and the atmosphere was very good.
"What are you looking at?" Fang Qing walked over with some dry food and leaned against Su Qing.
"I've discovered that humans can always find some solace in the midst of suffering. Perhaps it's a vision for the future, or perhaps it's letting go of the past. These people don't seem to be worried or afraid at all." Su Qing looked around and found that some people in the crowd were actually finding joy in the midst of suffering, singing and dancing.
Fang Qing followed Su Qing's gaze and chuckled, "This is the power of humanity. In the face of adversity, we support each other and move forward together. There's an old Chinese saying, 'Man can conquer nature.'"
Everyone was very tired after sitting in the car for a whole day, and they had to travel early tomorrow morning. After dinner, people began to rest.
Su Qing and Fang Qing decided to sleep directly in the car, while the soldier driving the car found a tent to rest.
The two men folded down the driver's and passenger seats, leaned on them and chatted quietly. The weather was hot and humid, and the car windows were half open. Outside, there was a constant noise of snoring, people talking, patrol officers walking around, and so on.
Su Qing was physically tired but his mind was very clear. The night in the apocalypse was the most dangerous, especially in a camp like this outdoors. Once danger occurred, if there was a lack of organization, people would be trampled to death in a riot.
After chatting with Fang Qing until the second half of the night, Su Qing gradually felt sleepy. Half asleep and half awake, a scream suddenly pierced the night sky. She was suddenly startled and opened her eyes quickly.
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