Chapter 198 is finally here.
Gu Yanxu also drove to catch up with the group ahead, while Lin Zhou drove another car behind them.
The convoy that followed gradually caught up, and it took several minutes for the convoy to leave the base area.
They sent twenty teams, totaling more than two hundred people, to provide support.
Firstly, it's for picking people up by car; secondly, it's to prevent any accidents from happening if they're out alone and there aren't enough people around.
Each squad has some combat capability, andChen Weiliang has also arranged for people to carry enough weapons in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
Bai Tang's team, along with two other teams responsible for transporting supplies, were positioned in the middle of the formation and were well protected.
In just one morning, they left the Shengshi area from the national highway.
It wasn't until noon that Chen Weiliang told everyone to rest in the Walkie-talkie.
Bai Tang and his group got out of the car and breathed a sigh of relief; they had now entered another city.
The road surface on their side wasn't corroded by the previous acid rain.
The roads and buildings within the Shengshi Base area were eroded beyond recognition byacid rain.
So they drove a little slower.
They ate mostly the dry rations and food they brought with them.
The transported supplies were intended for disaster victims at two other bases.
However, their team also gets a share, though it's just dinner.
They planned to get a good rest at night and make the most of their time during the day.
So during the lunch break, Bai Tang and the others ate what they brought themselves, and the same was true for everyone else.
Captain Zhao Lei also sent people to check if any supplies were missing from the vehicles of their three squads.
Captain Zhao Lei said as he checked, "Try to understand."
Bai Tang said, "That's normal, we understand."
After a quick rest last night, their team hurriedly set off again.
Qingshi Base and Wenshi Base are 1,000 kilometers away from Shengshi Base.
It takes several cities and national highways to reach the destination.
Chen Weiliang's thought was that if they could walk a little more, the disaster victims would have to walk a little less.
So everyone put in their best effort and rushed to the coastal areas.
When they set off again, Bai Tang drove, and Gu Yanxu sat in the passenger seat peeling sunflower seeds for her.
Lin Fan sat in the back seat and kept complaining to Bai Jiyang and the others in the car, while he was being fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
They didn't stop for a while, and it wasn't until after 9 p.m. that Chen Weiliang's voice came through Walkie-talkie again.
Let them rest and adjust where they are, and continue their journey at 6:30 am tomorrow.
Chen Weiliang and Captain Zhao Lei led a group of people to set up a large pot, and then used a loudspeaker to call everyone to come and get their rice.
Captain Zhao Lei also arranged for people to eat in the car early in the morning, and then those people would patrol and keep watch around the area when they were dropping off their food.
Because it's outside the base, there might be some potential dangers.
Therefore, they made ample arrangements well in advance.
After the meal, everyone sat or lay down in the car to rest.
The same applies to Bai Tang and the others; it's inconvenient for all of them to enter the space to rest because there are too many people and too much attention.
So they simply made do and slept in the car.
The sound of snoring could be heard coming from a car at night, and occasionally a nightPatrol Team would walk past the car.
The night passed quickly, and it was six o'clock in the morning.
Chen Weiliang grabbed a megaphone and shouted for everyone to get up, pack their things, and prepare to continue their journey.
After being woken up, Bai Tang and the others reluctantly rinsed their mouths with tasteless mouthwash.
Since no one had a chance to brush their teeth or access water, they couldn't stand out.
Then Bai Tang first put breakfast in Lin Feng's car.
He went back to his car and had breakfast withGu Yanxu and the others.
Half an hour later, everyone in the group had packed up their things and had a simple breakfast.
Their team set off again very soon.
The teams from Keishi City and Wenshi Basemostly carried their supplies on foot because they had few vehicles.
Whether elderly or children, everyone walked inland.
It took them a whole day to walk out of the area of the two cities.
They barely escaped the terror of being swept away by the tsunami.
After all of them had left the base, the relentless tsunami once again ravaged both of their bases.
They could only be thankful that they had made the decisive choice to leave.
Otherwise, both bases might have been completely wiped out by now.
They dared not rest in the wild for too long, fearing they might encounter wild animals.
Moreover, their team is large, and wasting even a minute means wasting another batch of supplies.
They couldn't withstand such strain, so they could only hurry on their way.
The Base Leaders of the two bases led their teams at the head of the procession.
Some of the soldiers were positioned at the rear of the column to protect everyone's rear.
A group of people went ahead to scout the way, while the people in the middle were ordinary people.
They all wisely stayed close to the main group, knowing that falling behind meant certain death.
Both sides rushed to their respective bases.Chen Weiliang and his team all drove, so their speed was naturally faster.
Although there were some difficult sections of the road, they still traveled very quickly.
On the fifth day after they set off, at noon, Chen Weiliang used his binoculars to spot a group of people slowly advancing ahead.
He said in Walkie-talkie, "Guys, we've picked up the people. The people from the other two bases are just ahead."
There were still about a kilometer between them, and Chen Weiliang told the driver to speed up a bit.
As they drew closer, the people of Qing City andWenshi Base also spotted Chen Weiliang's convoy.
Everyone stopped and shouted, "We're here!"
Their car soon stopped in front of the two base members.
Chen Weiliang got out of the car and walked towards the Base Leaders of the two bases.
He began by introducing himself: "Hello, I amChen Weiliang, the squad leader of Shengshi Base."
Shengshi Base sent us to pick you up; you must have had a long journey.
The two base chiefs, Qingshi Base Chief andWenshi Base Chief, grasped Chen Weiliang's hands and said:
"I am Zhang Yuheng's Qingshi Base Leader, and he is Sun Tao's Wenshi Base Leader."
The two sides exchanged information, and Chen Weiliang said:
"Please tell everyone to rest here for a bit."
We brought some food from the base, so we can cook it and share it with everyone.
We'll arrange the transportation details after we've rested.
Soon Chen Weiliang summoned Captain Zhao Lei and asked him to bring people to bring supplies and cook some food for the people at the two bases.
They originally had a lot of people at their two bases, but after the two tsunamis, there were very few left.
The total number of people who escaped with them is less than 10,000.
Compared to the people of Shengshi Base, their numbers are pitifully small.
When they saw the people from Shengshi Basecoming to meet them, many of them couldn't help but cry.
They were both lamenting their own good fortune and the misfortunes of their deceased family members.
Captain Zhao Lei arranged for people to quickly set up a large pot and start cooking rice.
Soon everyone lined up, and they had been on the run for five whole days.
These five days were neither long nor short, but we endured wind and rain on the road and never had a hot meal.