Chapter 784: Volcanic Eruption. Magma
Mount Li, Anshi and Shengtang form an irregular triangle.
Lishan volcano is 100 kilometers away from Anshi and 130 kilometers away from Shengtang outer city. The area in between is mostly towns, villages and farmland, which cannot stop the volcanic ash. According to the early survey of Lishan volcano, after the volcanic eruption, the magma will stretch for 30 kilometers, and the volcanic ash will affect the area within 100 kilometers. Anshi will be slightly affected, but Shengtang will not be affected.
In other words, even if there is an impact, it is minimal. The outer city of the prosperous Tang Dynasty alone covers an area of 300 square kilometers and has a diameter of about 20 kilometers, not to mention the inner city which is more than ten times larger than the outer city.
With the outer city as a buffer, the possibility of the inner city being affected is really very, very small. But... it's better to be safe than sorry.
On January 21, at 7 a.m., Mount Li volcano erupted.
The top of the volcano began to tremble slightly, followed by a low and deep roar, like venting the anger of a god. The next moment, smoke and ash came out of the crater, swirling and rising, covering the sky. Then, a stream of hot magma gushed out from the crater.
At the checkpoint at Anshi, five military trucks were parked, each with 20 soldiers in protective clothing and masks, ready for action. Most of the people in Anshi had been transferred to the checkpoint between the two cities overnight, but some who did not want to leave, could not leave, and had lost hope in life, resolutely stayed in Anshi.
There are fewer people wanting to enter Sheng Tang these days, and the queue at the entrance and exit of Anshi only stretches out for one kilometer.
Last night, Sheng Tang ordered that entrances and exits should no longer be inspected, and people should be allowed to enter the checkpoint between the two cities first, and then re-inspected after the impact of the volcano ended.
In addition to the military vehicles entering and exiting Anshi, there are four off-road military vehicles, an armored command vehicle and a Hummer parked three kilometers away.
The off-road military vehicle was to warn people heading to the prosperous Tang Dynasty that the Lishan volcano was erupting and to speed up their entry into the city. The Hummer was Chu An and Gu Ye, who were brought out by Mou Ci's special approval.
There was no one in the Hummer at this time. The two people in the command vehicle stared at the images sent back by the drone.
No one in the car had ever seen a volcanic eruption, and the devastating scenes made everyone hold their breath. The colors on the screen changed from dark red to orange and yellow, and then to a dazzling white.
The magma flowed down the hillside, forming lava rivers that swallowed up everything around them.
The sound of magma hitting rocks, accompanied by an explosive roar, resounded through the sky and was heart-pounding.
"Captain, judging from the data sent back by the drone, the impact range is much smaller."
"Okay, continue observing." Mou Ci breathed a sigh of relief, and the others also breathed normally.
"Are you relieved now?" Mou Ci looked at Chu An.
"Yeah." Chu An and Gu Ye held hands tightly.
It was Chu An's strong request that the two of them appear here. As the saying goes, save people to the end and send Buddha to the west. Since Mou Ci is going to the front line, she has to follow him, otherwise everything she has done before will be in vain and the people she has saved will be in vain.
As for Gu Ye, he will most likely be wherever Chu An is.
Last night, she had specially tested the heat resistance of the stone slabs in the space. As long as they didn't go to the center of the volcano, they would definitely be able to survive. She could also mobilize the stream water in the space and the snow on the snowy mountain. Moreover, the danger they faced was more from volcanic ash, which had a temperature of about 500 degrees Celsius, so it was even less of a problem.
"Da Liu, pay attention to the time, we still have 30 minutes." Mou Ci picked up the walkie-talkie and reminded the team members who were directing the vehicles outside.
The speed of volcanic ash can reach 100 kilometers per hour. It has been 20 minutes since the volcanic eruption. They are three kilometers away from Anshi, so 10 minutes is plenty of time for evacuation.
"Got it, Captain." Da Liu saw more than a dozen cars driving towards him not far away, and was ready to guide them to take a shortcut.
When one of the cars passed another, it slowed down and told Liu that there were many people behind it.
Liu raised his telescope and suddenly saw more than twenty pedestrians running hard.
He put down the intercom and estimated the time to pick them up. Although these people had not been checked and it was unknown whether they were good or bad, at this moment they only had compatriots in their eyes.
"Yangzi, let's exchange cars and you go and deliver those two cars." Da Liu knocked on Zuyang's car window.
Zu Yang's car has a large dump box, and with the front middle row of seats, it can easily accommodate more than 20 people.
Zu Yang got out of the car and patted him on the shoulder, "Watch the time, I'm still waiting for you to go back for a drink."
Da Liu smiled and raised his eyebrows, "Don't worry, I'll treat you this time when I go back."
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As time passed, the data remained unchanged and the people in the armored vehicle returned to normal.
"Has everything been arranged with Uncle Chu?" Mou Ci suddenly asked.
If Chu An hadn't forced him to follow, he would have forgotten about making arrangements for them. He felt a little guilty at this moment.
"Captain Cui and Captain Guo helped arrange it."
It was impossible for Ye Hang to complete the registration so quickly, and when she sent Lao Chu and the others over, she saw Cui Liang's son.
"That's good."
Suddenly, the armored vehicle shook violently. Chu An was close to the window and immediately leaned over to see. The ground around him began to shake, as if the entire earth was trembling.
Everyone was shocked. Was it an earthquake?
"Report...Report, the volcano has erupted again." The recorder said in a trembling voice, holding the equipment.
Several people rushed to the screen. The volcanic ash and smoke in the picture were sprayed into the sky, forming a huge mushroom cloud. The surroundings instantly fell into chaos and darkness, and the drone also made a beeping malfunction sound.
"Has the data changed?" Mou Ci's voice was very heavy.
"Yes..." The recorder was unable to write down the data, and the data clerk was trembling as he entered the data.
"Captain, this is bad... this is bad."
"explain."
"The lava damage is expected to extend to 50 kilometers, and the ash ... ash coverage is expected to extend to 160 kilometers."
"Report, the volcanic ash is accelerating and will reach Anshi in 50 minutes. 30 minutes have passed now. We need to evacuate in advance. The speed is still accelerating and we need to evacuate as soon as possible."
Mou Ci gritted his teeth. If Anshi could not be defended, and if Shengtang's outer city could not be defended, the inner city would also be affected.
He did not dare to delay and immediately reported the situation to Zhuo Hao and sent back a copy of the data.
"Retreat, everyone retreat." Mou Ci ordered loudly on the walkie-talkie. Who knows if there will be other emergencies.
This was not the first time they had felt the power and majesty of nature, and no one could compete with it.
"Can you predict when we will arrive at Sheng Tang Outer City?"
"About 45 minutes."
"Captain, the volcanic ash impact area has increased to 170 kilometers." Another data officer reported anxiously.
Mou Ci picked up the intercom and switched to the public channel, asking his men to put down all their work and assemble immediately.
He pushed open the car door and went out, looking at the cars coming back one by one, "Where's Zu Yang?"
"I'm here. I just exchanged cars with Liu. He went to pick up refugees."
Mou Ci adjusted the channel, "Da Liu, no matter where you are now, come back immediately, come back immediately, and receive a reply."
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