The comrades of the rescue team still maintained their style on the battlefield, almost jogging all the way when carrying supplies.

It only took less than half an hour to complete the preparations.

After reporting the situation to the headquarters and the Gobi Desert via the radio, Brigade Liu waved his hand: "Let's go!"

The two land beasts roared out of the capital.

Although the roads in this era were rough, there were almost no vehicles on them.

Pedestrians on the road heard the roar, caught a glimpse of the bright red flag on the front of the car, and moved out of the way.

Due to time constraints, Li Weidong did not care about saving fuel and traveled nearly 400 kilometers in one morning.

When the sun was high in the sky, the water surface had already bottomed out.

There is a crystal clear river next to the road, and two big oxen are drinking water by the river.

Li Weidong blew the horn twice to drive away the two cattle on the road, and drove the truck slowly to the side of the river ditch.

"Team Liu, my stomach can't hold it anymore, and the truck needs to be filled with water. Let's take a short break."

"Take a rest!" Captain Liu raised his wrist and looked at his watch.

He jumped out of the car and informed the rescue team members in the car: "Hurry up and take out the kerosene stove and cook some food."

The rescue team members jumped out of the truck holding dark kerosene stoves.

Someone went to fetch water, someone prepared food, someone set up a kerosene stove, everything was tense and orderly.

By the time Li Weidong and Xiao Meng carried the oil drums to fetch water from the river and fill the truck with water, the black iron pot sitting on the kerosene stove was already boiling and emitting white smoke.

Team Liu took the compressed biscuits handed over by the team members, pulled out a sharp dagger from his waist, cut the compressed biscuits into small pieces, and threw them into the pot.

Then, close the lid.

After waiting for five minutes, when the lid was opened, a home-cooked meal for the field army came out of the oven.

The compressed biscuits in the iron pot have now turned into a brown and black paste.

"It smells good, should I try it?"

Xiao Meng had never eaten compressed biscuit paste, so he couldn't wait to pick up the spoon and filled two spoons.

When he put it in his mouth, his expression suddenly became very strange. He opened his mouth to spit it out, but felt that it was a waste of food, so he quickly swallowed it again.

My face turned red and my neck became thick from holding it in.

The rescue team members nearby looked at his embarrassment and all showed proud expressions.

Bitterness is not for everyone!

However, when they saw Li Weidong taking out sugar, pickled radish strips, and peanuts from under the car seat, they were all a little confused.

Do you have to endure hardships to perform the promised tasks? Why doesn't this little driver act according to common sense?

"Brothers, would you like some?" Li Weidong picked up a pickled radish strip and put it into his mouth to chew, making a crisp sound.

The expedition team members turned their attention to Team Liu.

At this time, Team Liu had already approached Li Weidong with a rice box, picked up a peanut and stuffed it into his mouth: "Comrade Weidong, these peanuts are really good, crunchy and crunchy, how are they fried?"

"I don't know, it was given by a neighbor in our compound." Li Weidong said.

"Really? It's delicious. It seems like there's too much salt. I'll try it again." Captain Liu's chopsticks were like raindrops.

….

Expedition members: "."

After eating and drinking without much rest, Li Weidong started the truck again.

When he left the river, he saw the two big oxen staring at him with dissatisfaction.

"Baba~"

"Moo~"

"."

Two days later, the convoy arrived at a small town outside the Qaidam Basin.

This is the closest town to Qaidam. Further ahead is the endless Animaqing Mountain, and behind the mountain is Qaidam.

The road in the town is narrow, with cramped adobe houses on both sides. The sand and gravel flying in the air give it a somewhat ancient color.

Only the bright white and gray slogans on the walls glowed under the dim sunlight.

Under the guidance of Team Liu, Li Weidong parked the truck in front of an adobe house with a slightly larger front. A white-painted nameplate hung on the wall of the house.

The comrades in the commune seemed to have received the news a long time ago. Before the truck had stopped, four or five comrades wearing black cotton-padded jackets rushed out of the courtyard.

"Comrade Liu, you are finally here. The supplies have been prepared for you."

"Secretary Hu, we don't have time to chat anymore, hurry up!"

"I've prepared it for you a long time ago. Your exploration team is really like this. If such a big thing happens, why don't you let people from our commune rescue it?

I organized all the people and borrowed a tractor from the commune next door.

Confidentiality, confidentiality, whether human life is more important or confidentiality is more important."

"Lao Hu, some things are indeed more important than human life! This is the decision of the organization. Stop being nagging and hurry up."

The commune secretary shook his head and threw a bag of food into the bed of the truck.

The comrades from those communes filled the oil drums with water.

During the whole process, Li Weidong didn't even have time to get out of the car and move his body.

The residual heat in the truck engine had not yet disappeared, so we set off again.

Approaching Animaqing Mountain, the weather suddenly became cold.

The cold wind was raging on the road, and Li Weidong couldn't help but shiver even while sitting in the cab.

Brigade Liu took out a military coat from the truck bed and handed it to him.

Oh, the size is just right.

Li Weidong squinted his eyes, buttoned up his cotton coat, felt warm all over, stepped on the accelerator, and drove the truck towards the endless Animaqing Mountain.

The roads in the mountains were temporarily built by comrades involved in oil exploration.

On both sides, you can see temporary bridges and sawed-off trees.

There are big trees that cannot be hugged by one person.

It can be imagined that they have been growing in the mountains for hundreds of years, and now only tree stumps are left.

Driving on this kind of temporary mountain road, Li Weidong was even more careful and drove slowly along the mountain col most of the time.

In particular, the roads in some places are very narrow and trucks can be said to be crowded.

The hardships along the way cannot be described in words.

Fortunately, the comrades who opened the road chose a better location, and the distance on the mountain road was not too far.

Three hours later, the truck emerged from its mother's body like a newborn baby.

At this time, Qaidam was still a desert with few people inhabited, and there were gravel everywhere.

Where the truck drives is the road.

….

Driving in the endless wilderness, the surrounding scenery was roughly similar, and Li Weidong quickly lost his sense of direction.

Captain Liu was well prepared and took out the compass and the hand-drawn map and spread them out on the dashboard.

After driving for more than two days, Li Weidong was already mentally exhausted, but he persisted with the faith in his heart.

What made him uncomfortable was that since entering the Tarim Basin, Team Liu began to limit the water use of the team members. Each person could only use three kilograms of water per day.

For this reason, Li Weidong had to give up the habit of brushing his teeth and washing his face.

"Old Liu, I have almost turned into a barbarian. When I return to the capital, you have to explain it to my wife."

Li Donglai took out a cigarette from his pocket, threw it to Team Liu, and then took out one himself.

Captain Liu struck a match, held it in both hands and lit a cigarette for him: "Don't worry, as long as you rescue the person, I will personally ask for credit from the higher ups."

"Hi, ho!"

Li Weidong opened the window and let the cold wind in, and his whole body suddenly became more energetic.

Trucks dragged clouds of dust as they raced through the wilderness.

When he saw a large piece of rusty barbed wire ahead, Li Weidong knew that his destination was approaching.

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Having reached 5.0, he even saw the almost peeling words painted on the wooden posts tied to the barbed wire: "** Forbidden area, no entry allowed."

After passing through the barbed wire fence, many dilapidated wooden simple houses appeared in the distance. The roofs were covered with sand and gravel and were almost crushed.
To be continued...