Chapter 247 What's the situation
Gao Yuan and the others took a long and winding road.
The road was easy to walk in the first two days, but then it turned into plateau mountains. There were many sections blocked by heavy snow, and most of the roads were above 4,000 meters above sea level.
The road was difficult and supplies were in short supply. In order to save fuel, Gao Yuan and the others had to abandon one vehicle very early, leaving only one military truck. In this way, they could save at least one-third of their fuel.
The off-road vehicle cannot haul supplies, and it is impossible to squeeze fourteen people into it, so if two vehicles are combined into one, they can only squeeze into the truck.
Of course the feeling on the road was not pleasant. It was bumpy, cold, and had altitude sickness. This road was really difficult.
But taking this plateau road, I didn’t meet anyone along the way. Although the speed was slow, it was very safe.
Later, the road ran along the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The road was basically parallel to the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The road condition of this section of the road was actually okay, but it was more difficult to walk.
Because the virus damage in plateau areas seems to be much less, the number of survivors has increased dramatically.
The sharp increase in the number of survivors means that this road is not only unsafe, but has become extremely dangerous. Gao Yuan and the others were attacked twice after walking a short distance of about 60 kilometers.
The originally sparsely populated place now seems to have become a paradise for human beings to survive. However, Afhan is a place that has been in war all year round. There is no shortage of supplies. These survivors want to rob everything they see.
So for safety reasons, Gao Yuan and the others had to travel at night.
Do not turn on the lights, use night vision devices throughout the journey, and the on-board thermal imaging can detect in advance whether there is anyone on the road.
In this way, we walked all the way to the westernmost end of the Wakhan Corridor, a place called Ishqasim.
Throughout the high-altitude zone, the heavy snow would not melt until 6, 7, 8 or 3 months. Gao Yuan and the others were ready to abandon the car and walk, but they miraculously drove to the Wakhan Corridor.
When we arrived at the Wakhan Corridor, we were only a few dozen kilometers away from Pakistan. However, the Wakhan Corridor was originally a canyon between mountains, so after entering the Wakhan Corridor, Gaoyuan and the others could not directly enter the border of Pakistan.
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Because there is still a mountain range blocking the way, if you want to enter the Pakistani border, you can either go eastward along the Wakhan Corridor for more than 200 kilometers and enter the Pakistani border, or you can go all the way south in Afghanistan and walk another 200 kilometers.
Kilometers, anyway, you have to go around impassable mountains.
Gao Yuan and the others chose to go east, and finally turned south into Baki when they were less than a hundred kilometers away from China.
After walking for more than a month and covering several thousand kilometers, we have just arrived at the westernmost point of China.
If it weren't for the fact that there were still a lot of supplies left, Gao Yuan and the others would simply go back to China to resupply.
But one sunny afternoon, the truck drove into the Pakistani border in the Wakhan Corridor.
Bucky has many troops stationed here in the Wakhan Corridor. When Gao Yuan and others entered Bucky through the Creek Pass, there was also a rather large military station.
But there was no one. Zhao Qiang thought that he would establish contact with Baki when he entered the country, but no, the border of Baki was empty. Gao Yuan and the others did not meet anyone, and they crossed the border easily.
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After walking thirty or forty kilometers into Baki, Zhao Qiang finally said: "It seems that Baki has given up here. Think about it, the altitude here is too high, and the only way to survive is by transporting supplies from the rear. The defenders here should
If you still can’t hold on, you should withdraw it.”
The altitude was still very high and the road was still extremely difficult, but they made it through.
Now it is Kashmir region.
"We have to walk in the valley along this road, and there are many small villages and towns along the way. It is impossible to detour on the road in the mountains and valleys, but looking at the situation along the way
, this kind of high-altitude area will be very little affected by the virus, maybe the villages passed along the way will be fine."
Gao Yuan was still very optimistic. He also licked his lips and said with a smile: "Maybe I can have a serious meal."
No one laughed at Gao Yuan this time, because they hadn't had a meal that could be called a meal for a long, long time.
"The road sign shows that there is a small town called Qahabad more than 120 kilometers ahead."
What Zhao Qiang cares about is not eating, he only cares about safety, and always only safety.
"Although the relationship between the two countries is good and the emotional foundation of the people is also very good, now is an extraordinary period and we still need to be more vigilant. If, if there is really no virus here, then we should not have contact with the local people to avoid spreading the virus.
Infect them."
Gao Yuan nodded somewhat depressedly.
If the places you pass by on the way are full of zombies, you can only fight them, which will be very troublesome. But if the place you pass by is not affected by the virus and has no zombies, then you have to stay away from the crowd. It is best not to do so at all.
contact to avoid spreading the virus to the local area.
So no matter what, Gao Yuan and the others couldn't have a nice meal or find a bed to sleep well.
This journey is too difficult, but there are big cities as long as you get off the plateau, and as long as you get near the big cities, you should be able to get supplies. It's just a matter of finding them yourself from the cities occupied by zombies, or having them supplemented by the local government.
"There's someone ahead!"
The car was still driving slowly, but its speed suddenly dropped and then stopped completely.
Liu Deguang, who was driving, turned around and shouted out of the car window. Although his voice was not loud, everyone in the back car who was drowsy woke up immediately.
Finally, finally someone!
The key thing is that this is in Pakistan.
Zhao Qiang took a long breath, and then he said loudly: "I'll go to the front to negotiate how far it is."
"Less than four hundred meters away, there is a guard post with a machine gun position. I saw someone."
Zhao Qiang perked up and said, "Let's go over and negotiate. Gao Yuan, Li Yang, you come with me."
Yu Shunzhou said excitedly: "I'll go too, I'll go too."
Before Zhao Qiang could speak, Gao Yuan said, "What are you going to do? Do you understand what they say? Just stay in the car."
Gao Yuan was the first to jump out of the car and took a look outside. He immediately said loudly: "This terrain is so damn scary. You have to get down. You can just do some exercise here."
Zhao Qiang also jumped out of the car. He glanced forward, then frowned and said: "Don't get out of the car, Deguang, reverse the car."
How could the road in the mountain gorge be so straight? The checkpoint in front was at a turning point, and the entire road was blocked by sandbags. If they hadn't seen the sandbags exposed, Liu Deguang and the others wouldn't have been able to find anyone.
Gao Yuan said doubtfully: "Isn't that right? Falling back, does it look a bit hostile?"
Zhao Qiang hesitated for a moment, and then he said: "Safety first, then go down another two hundred meters."
Logically speaking, when you come to a friendly country and meet someone, even a soldier, the first thing you should do is negotiate, rather than just retreat a few hundred meters.
Zhao Qiang took a breath and said: "I feel uneasy. No one can say what will happen at this time. The car is backed up and the people are farther away. If I go forward to negotiate, it is not considered to be hostile. The other party
You should also understand."
Li Yang got out of the driver's seat, and Li Yang also got out of the driver's seat, and then he whispered: "It's Bucky's flag. I saw people just now. It's Bucky's military uniform, but after seeing us, there was no
What kind of action, the people who stayed on the machine gun position ran back, which is a bit strange."
Li Yang looked at the national flag on the front of the car and said: "This is probably not the reaction when you see our national flag, but maybe you will report it later."
Zhao Qiang thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "Li Yang will negotiate with me. We may need to speak Pashto, Gao Yuan..."
Gao Yuan quickly said: "I'd better go, shall we bring weapons?"
Zhao Qiang hesitated for a moment and said: "I won't bring the spear. You bring the cold weapon. The cold weapon won't be too conspicuous. Everyone else should pay attention. Let's go over."
The car started to fall backwards, and Zhao Qiang, Li Yang and Gao Yuan started to walk forward.
At this time, we could see several people appearing in front of the machine gun position that completely blocked the road.
"Seven people, no obvious hostility, but this situation... isn't quite right."
Li Yang seemed a little confused, and his pace slowed down a bit. Then he looked at Zhao Qiang and whispered: "Boss, they should take the initiative to come over and greet me. Even if the situation is special now, someone should come over and shout.
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Zhao Qiang thought for a moment and said: "It's just a special situation. Maybe we are worried about being infected. Let's stay away and talk and see what happens."
Less than a hundred meters away from the machine gun position, someone from the opposite side finally shouted: "Who are you!"
Zhao Qiang and Li Yang looked at each other, and then they looked at Gao Yuan together.
Li Yang then shouted in Pashto: "We are from China, hello."
There was some commotion on the opposite side, but so far, everything that happened was normal.
Now is a special period. The whole world has fallen into a doomsday state and the virus is raging. No matter how good the relationship between the two countries is, people do not dare to get too close out of self-preservation. This is understandable.
There seemed to be some chaos on the position, and then several people quickly retreated, but two officers were left in place. Then the officer continued to shout in Pashto: "People from China? Please come here quickly, you...
…Come here first, come here first.”
The officer seemed very enthusiastic. Although he was still dozens of meters away, Gao Yuan immediately felt relieved when he saw the smile on the officer's face.
The officer walked out from behind the bunker, stood in front of the machine gun position, and shouted: "My friends, you are welcome."
When he was still about twenty meters away, Li Yang stopped and said: "We may have viruses on us, so let's talk from a distance. May I ask why checkpoints are set up here? Is there any problem?"
"Just to prevent any accidents, the current situation is difficult to tell. Please come over, we all have antibodies."
Li Yang felt relieved when he said there were antibodies. He nodded to Zhao Qiang, and then the three of them continued walking forward.
The officer did not hug Li Yang, but he took the initiative to extend his hand, and then shook hands with Gao Yuan and the three of them in turn. Then the officer stretched his hand back and said: "Why hasn't the car come? Please come over and talk here."
Gao Yuan took a few steps forward and entered the machine gun position. At this time, he could see the situation behind him.
It's such a big temporary military camp with densely packed tents.
There were dozens of soldiers in front, looking at Gao Yuan and the three of them, but the expressions on their faces were a little strange, and some soldiers even stayed in the machine gun positions made of sandbags and did not come out.
Two officers sandwiched Gao Yuan and the three of them on one left and one on the right. At first, everything made sense and looked normal, but when walking forward, Zhao Qiang suddenly smiled and said: "These people are wrong, I think they are three
Yinzi, give it a try, Xiao Gao is going to retreat, don’t ask or think about it, just run away if you are asked to retreat.”
Li Yang also smiled and turned to Zhao Qiang and said: "That's not right. There is something wrong with the gun. I don't think there is a need to try it."
Chapter completed!