DipNovel Chapter 36 Icebreaker Sharp Knife Commando Team
Chapter 36 Icebreaker Sharp Knife Commando Team
Zhang Tiechuan's brows furrowed even more, and silence spread silently in the conference room.
But the next second, he suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
The nation entrusted him with such a heavy responsibility and provided him with countless workers and logistical resources. Even if there were mountains of knives and seas of fire ahead, he had to overcome them!
Zhang Tiechuan said decisively:
"Special problems require special solutions. Since we're in an ice age now, our construction organization can't follow the old ways!"
"We must reorganize the construction teams to address the current conditions of freezing weather!"
A young cadre's eyes lit up. He stood up abruptly and said quickly:
"That's right, we can organize the groups into more detailed and specialized groups, such as icebreaking groups, emergency repair groups, material transportation groups, warmth support groups, and medical groups, forming an efficient assembly line model."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tiechuan felt that the idea was very feasible.
"That's right, we can select tens of thousands of the strongest and best-equipped mixed engineering soldiers to form multiple icebreaking vanguard forces."
"Let them drive the large snow-clearing and heating machinery first to quickly clear the tracks."
Then, straw mats, salt water, quicklime, and other insulating and antifreeze materials are laid down to prevent the tracks from being covered by snow and frozen again before the repair team arrives.
Once the repair team catches up and repairs the rails, they will cover the insulation material back up.
"If we wait until the country's trains are running before uncovering the gates, we might avoid repeated repairs and greatly improve the efficiency of railway repairs!"
At this moment, another cadre asked:
"What about keeping the icebreakers warm? They're on the very front lines, in the most dangerous situations."
"Then we can further subdivide the Icebreaker Army into three waves—Assault, Recovery, and Preparation."
The assault team was first sent to launch a strong attack on the front line. When they could not withstand the low temperatures of the blizzard, they were withdrawn to the heated tents built by the logistics department to recover their strength and body temperature.
Then the recovery team and the reserve team prepare to take over and become the next wave of assault teams, and so on in three shifts.
With medical and logistical support constantly on their side, the safety of the icebreaking team members can be guaranteed to the greatest extent possible!
Someone else asked urgently, "Many railways are located in winding, narrow mountainous areas, where the snow is now over ten meters deep, making it impossible for trucks to get in. How will the materials be transported?"
"Then let's build an aerial corridor!"
Zhang Tiechuan said with piercing eyes, "Contact the military region and deploy heavy helicopters to drop rails and parts directly to the front line, just like airdropping ammunition!"
If the conditions aren't there, create them! We'll build custom-made sled trailers and send human transport teams—even if we have to carry it on our shoulders—to get the materials over there!
After deciding to analyze specific problems in a specific way and to look at the current project being built under the apocalypse of the glacier with a fresh perspective, everyone's thinking suddenly became much broader.
Like surging lava, bold yet rigorous proposals quickly took shape amidst intense discussions:
Barriers against gales and avalanches, flamethrowers to rapidly heat track spikes... all ideas were quickly recorded and integrated.
After the meeting, a "Wartime Plan for Railway Emergency Repair" document, outlining the meeting's outcomes, was transmitted to the Doomsday Survival Committee via encrypted radio waves.
The committee's experts had been waiting for this for a long time. After quickly reviewing the document and confirming its accuracy, they replied with only eight words:
"The plan is feasible; implement it immediately!"
Ultimately, this plan for repairing the railway spread to the workers at every railway node in the north, carried by the howling north wind.
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On the Heifengling Railway Line in Northeast China.
Hu Dahai, the person in charge, received a notification from his superiors.
"Heifengling is a key point on the Northeast Railway Line and is also one of the railway lines in the country that has been most severely damaged by the extreme cold."
The command has ordered that the strongest, most experienced, and most psychologically sound workers be selected immediately from all the work groups in your department.
Form an "ice-breaking elite team" to clear away the frozen obstacles ahead in a commando-style operation.
When Hu Dahai heard that his superiors had ordered the icebreaking team to face the blizzard head-on and be on the front lines, his heart skipped a beat.
"We have to put our fellow workers in the face of blizzards, and there's even the risk they won't be able to get back home that night..."
The lowest nighttime temperatures in Northeast China today are almost indistinguishable from those in Antarctica in the past.
If they couldn't return to camp in time, it was almost a certainty that they would face death.
Now, as the person in charge of the workers on this railway line, he has to personally escort his fellow workers to such a dangerous and perilous place...
Hu Dahai took a deep breath and silently lit a cigarette.
He took a few deep drags and then stubbed out the cigarette in his palm.
He stood up, lifted the heavy windproof curtain, and stepped into the roaring white snowfield outside.
At this moment, many workers in the camp were either debugging the roaring machinery, setting up generators, or checking their maintenance equipment.
Hu Dahai took out a megaphone, coughed a few times, and called for everyone to come and gather.
Soon, several thousand workers gathered and filled the snowfield.
Hu Dahai walked to a slightly higher snowdrift in the center of the camp, looked at everyone, remained silent for a moment, and then shouted with all his might, his voice even louder than the wind and snow.
"Fellow workers!"
"The command center has ordered us to organize an 'ice-breaking task force' to clear the ice and snow obstacles in the path of the repair team in the shortest possible time!"
Hu Dahai paused, the cold wind rushing into his throat, and he coughed violently a few times before continuing to roar:
"I, Hu Dahai, am not lying to you! This job is extremely dangerous, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death!"
In the wilderness where temperatures drop to minus sixty degrees Celsius, even a piss can freeze instantly into an icicle!
Rescue communication may be lost, and if something goes wrong, rescue will be very difficult!
But what we need now is a brave and resourceful suicide squad to carve out a path to survival for the people far away and for the country!
"As usual, those who are only children, have injuries or illnesses that haven't healed, are not mentally prepared, or have young children at home will all be kept."
Those who remain—those who are courageous, intelligent, and capable—are welcome to participate voluntarily!
"I!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than a figure suddenly stood up from the front of the crowd.
He was an extremely young worker, his face still bearing traces of childishness, but his eyes were incredibly bright.
"Foreman! I'm young! Unmarried, no burdens! Let me go!"
Count me in too!
Another burly man stood up.
"I'm a veteran, I should be at the forefront!"
"I'll go too! I used to be in the mine rescue team! I know emergency response!"
A composed-looking middle-aged man raised his hand and shouted.
"There are three brothers in my family! Wow!"
"I'm a retired reconnaissance soldier!"
"I'm strong!"
"I……"
"I!"
The passionate calls to arms came from all directions.
Hu Dahai was somewhat stunned.
He originally thought that there would be very few people participating in such a life-threatening job, and that it would be good if a team of a hundred people could be formed, which is why he held an open selection.
But to my surprise, so many people signed up that there weren't enough seats for them.
Oh, right... I almost forgot about such an important thing.
Those who choose to leave the warm and safe shelter and rush to the freezing cold to repair the railway are all tough guys who are not afraid of death or fatigue...
Hu Dahai smiled and said loudly:
"Great! You're all excellent!"
But the elite team isn't about who shouts the loudest; it's about selecting the best of the best!
Next, we'll conduct physical examinations. Those who pass, come to me to collect your equipment and wait for the assembly and departure!