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Chapter 66 Steampunk Armored Train

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    Due to the impact of natural disasters, the original railway transportation system was severely damaged. Although the railway lines have resumed operation due to emergency repairs at all costs after the disaster, the original electric locomotives obviously cannot run. After all, most of the high-voltage power supply networks along the lines have been destroyed.  in previous fires and impacts.

    So now all the railways in Yan State are running on old-fashioned steam locomotives.

    Although it is not as fast as an electric locomotive, under the current circumstances, this kind of old coal-burning locomotive is much more reliable than an electric locomotive, and a steam locomotive can run around with a coal car attached, without the need for  It is supported by the high-voltage power supply network along the line and requires much less maintenance.

    The railway does not mean that it is finished once the tracks are laid. The smooth flow of railway transportation is very dependent on the maintenance of the railway. Now it is not as good as before the disaster. Maintaining the normal use of the railway track is much more troublesome than before. It can ensure the supply of important supplies.  Transportation is no longer easy.

    Hearing the rumble of the train, Li Tou and the person in charge of the city government quickly adjusted themselves. One quickly finished the cigarette in his hand, threw away the cigarette butt and prepared to receive the supplies, while the other signaled to his subordinates to let them go.  They are on alert.

    With the sound of train wheels "What's more, what's more," a locomotive spewing white steam appeared from the darkness like a monster. The driver sounded the whistle, and the harsh sound cut through the night sky, like the sound of some giant beast.  Roar.

    What drove out of the darkness was indeed a monster. It was a giant beast wrapped entirely in steel. The front of the car was sprayed with rich white steam, filling the entire platform with white mist, and the sight suddenly changed.  Gotta be blurry.

    Behind the front of the car, which was spewing white steam, was the "body" of the steel beast. These carriages were all wrapped in thick metal armor and full of shooting holes. Several of the carriages also had turrets.  Shadows appear in the mist, which is quite ferocious.

    "Is this an armored train?" Li Tou was quite knowledgeable and naturally knew something like this that he had only seen in war movies.

    This is something that appeared during World War I and World War II. Arming trains with armor and cannons and using them as mobile fortresses and firepower bases. Relying on the mobility of trains can indeed effectively ensure the safety along the railway during wartime. It can also  Used to transport important supplies like now.

    But this kind of armored train also has a big drawback, that is, it is extremely dependent on railways. As long as the rails are destroyed, although this kind of armored train is powerful, it is not indestructible.

    ¡°However, in the current situation, this kind of armored train can be of great use to transport important materials, and it can indeed effectively ensure the safety of materials.

    "Reallywhere did this old antique come from?" Li Tou looked at the armored train slowly driving into the platform and couldn't help but complain. Although he could also see that this should be a new one, the armored train itself,  It can indeed be described as an old antique.

    The person in charge of the city government also felt that he could not bear the scene in front of him. He had come to the train station to receive supplies several times before, but those times they were ordinary coal trucks and trucks, not as exaggerated as armored trains.

    Looking at the turrets and shooting holes on those armored carriages, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened. At the same time, he was also shocked by the momentum displayed by this steel monster.

    "Compared to Li Tou and the city leaders being frightened by the armored train, Qin Lan only felt a sense of magic when looking at this steel monster driving out of the darkness.

    "Is this the steampunk that A Xin used to talk about?" Qin Lan couldn't help but muttered. The scene in front of her made her only think of this adjective.

    ??In the apocalypse without the sun, an armored train is spewing steam and wrapped in steel. If it were not for the reality after the apocalypse, Qin Lan would really think that this was a scene from a movie before the disaster.

    But unfortunately, this kind of scene that could only be seen in movies or historical documentaries has become a reality in this post-apocalyptic world.

    In this climate where the temperature is gradually dropping and June is comparable to December, steam locomotives are indeed much more practical than electric locomotives in some aspects, especially now that the railway's power system has been basically eliminated.

    At present, except for a few electric locomotives on railway lines in various parts of the country, most of them have been replaced by steam locomotives.

    As for why armored trains are brought back from history, on the one hand, it is to ensure the safety of important materials transported, and on the other hand, it is also to deter some people who think that times have changed and the traditional art of railway guerrillas can be carried forward.  Those who can do it should not take risks.

      So far, railways have been destroyed and material transport trains have been robbed in various places. The use of armored trains to transport these important materials is also a practical need.

    Most of these people come from villages and towns. They escaped disaster by relying on village shelters before the disaster. It is not impossible for groups of people to destroy railways and intercept trains in order to obtain supplies after the disaster.

    Most of these village and town shelters were temporarily built three months before the disaster. The people who live in them are basically people from the same village or nearby villages. Most of them are related to each other. It is not uncommon for gangs to commit crimes.

    This kind of thing was not uncommon in Yan State in the past. Private roadblocks were set up on the highway to block the toll, causing accidents and causing trucks to overturn and snatch goods

    Usually the whole village commits the crime, relying on the law to ignore the public. In many places, even if the police go there, it will have no effect.

    As for conflicts with the police, although there are not too many cases where police cars are overturned, they are not isolated cases either.

    Before the disaster, these people certainly did not dare to destroy the railway and derail the train, but for the train parked on the railway, these people never gave up the idea of ??stealing things from the train.

    This was the case before the disaster, but these people became even more unscrupulous after the disaster. Therefore, it is no wonder that the Yanguo government would use armored trains to escort important supplies. After all, each vehicle carries hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of lives.  equipment.

    Under such a heavy responsibility, these armored trains received military orders, and those who performed the tasks were all soldiers. Military orders also meant that those seeking death would be killed without mercy.

    The heavy armored train made a harsh braking sound and stopped on the platform.

    The car door opened, and a group of armed soldiers came out first. After quickly setting up a team on the platform to guard, an officer holding a document in his hand walked out of the car.

    Seeing the officer appear, the person in charge of the city government rushed to greet him.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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