Just after the Guiyang-Bijie Super Highway was completed and opened to traffic, Feipeng Group and China Construction Company obtained a new project.

Kangding urban area.

Fang Tuoye, general manager of Feipeng Construction of Feipeng Group, Li Nanbo, general manager of China Construction Group's branch, and Li Mufan, chief engineer of the Design Institute of the Construction Department responsible for highway planning and design, are discussing this new project at the temporary headquarters of Kangding's engineering project.

This new project is to build a new super highway from Kangding to Lhasa.

Li Nanbo looked at the terrain sand table in front of him and turned his head to ask: "Mr. Fang, what is your company's opinion?"

"If the old National Highway 318 is extended, it will indeed be much faster, but our construction must be completely closed, which does not meet the requirements. After all, Highway 318 cannot be closed for construction at will." Fang Tuoye mentioned a difficult problem.

Faced with this problem, everyone present was indeed a little embarrassed. Originally, there were three roads 318, 317 and 214, which were very core life transportation lines.

The southern line of National Highway 318 has relatively large population along the way and is more dependent on the only road traffic, so it cannot be closed for construction at will.

Chief Engineer Li Mofan said helplessly: "It seems that we can only choose a new route."

After saying that, he came up with several design plans. Although there was no sign of construction of the Sichuan-Tibet Expressway before, the relevant planning and exploration have actually been underway for decades, and the Planning and Design Institute has a large number of relevant planning routes.

Everyone looked at it for a long time. Although they had already made several copies of the planned routes, it did not mean that all these plans could be used.

The times are progressing, and science and technology are developing.

One time and another, the previous planning routes were only taken into account the economy and technology at that time, and may not be very adaptable to the present and future.

"Let's set the tone first!" Fang Tuoye continued: "According to current technology, tunnel excavation technology is very convenient. My idea is to take straight and turn bend less slope."

Li Mofan nodded: "Well, Mr. Fang's words are reasonable. According to the current technical conditions, there is indeed no need to make too many curves."

Soon they discussed a rough plan, from Kangding to Deda, this section of super highway is roughly the same as the route from National Highway 318.

This section is the eastern section.

When Deda went west, he did not go with National Highway 318. He chose to cross the Sharuli Mountains, Jinsha River, Mangkang Mountains, Canglan River, Hengduan Mountains, and passed Gobo, Bamu, Meiyu along the way, and finally arrived at Basu.

This section is the middle section.

Starting from the Bascus, it is the Western Front.

While everyone was discussing the road route, the exploration personnel had already rushed to the front line. The planning and design institute has already done basic exploration work in the eastern section along National Highway 318.

Now the exploration personnel need to do the work between Deda and Gobo, the Sharuli Mountains, the Jinsha River and the Mangkang Mountains.

Between the mountains and ridges.

There were more than 100 joint exploration teams wearing exoskeletons. In addition to the explorers, there were also 35 multi-foot mechas in the team.

These multi-legged mechas are civilian versions purchased by Feipeng Group and are specially used for special operations in mountains.

Among the mountains about 13 kilometers away from Deda, this is already a mountain range with a very high altitude. To describe it in a poem, it means: birds flying across thousands of mountains and people disappearing in thousands of paths.

Song Zhigao, who had just graduated from Southwest Jiaotong University, was deceived by Feipeng Group into the deep mountains and forests and climbed over a hillside. He picked up a kettle and took a sip of water.

At this time, the sky gradually dimmed.

The leader of the exploration team shouted on the intercom: "Everyone is going to set up camp and make do with it tonight."

After a few days, although it was very hard, Song Zhigao also adapted a little.

The materials for building the tent were removed from a multi-legged mecha. Although there were exoskeleton assistance, everyone was panting after setting up the tent.

The strong altitude sickness made many people pale. Several local guides were jumping around. After they equipped the exoskeleton, they were like a tiger with wings.

While it was not dark, Song Zhigao picked up the telescope and observed the deserted mountains.

A hand full of calloused hand handed him a bottle of peppermint.

"Did you feel very hard?"

Song Zhigao took the mint candy, poured a piece into his mouth, and replied with a smile: "It's okay, but the altitude retardation is a bit difficult, and the others are fine."

The middle-aged man in his forties took out a cigarette and lit it, and vented a cigarette ring: "You are living in a good era, and my two comrades died when they were exploring the Hengduan Mountains."

"It will get better and better. One day, this snowy plateau will be unobstructed." Song Zhigao comforted.

The middle-aged man looked into the distance in silence, and the sunset quietly sank into the other side of the mountain.

Half an hour later, a bright yellow light lit up in the camp. The light was so lonely between the mountains, like the Qiming star before dawn, guiding the people to a new era of light.

Song Zhigao took a portion of self-heated fried rice and ancestral chili sauce, which were all military rations.

Although the exploration team has enough mechas to transport supplies, most of the supplies they carry are exploration equipment, and the food they eat can only be simpler.

However, Feipeng Group still has more food, such as frozen dumplings, frozen beef, and frozen vegetables and fruits.

Song Zhigao took a piece of braised eel that he preferred and fried cucumber, and ate it with fried rice and chili sauce.

After dinner, everyone was not idle, but sorted and analyzed the exploration data collected during the day.

The middle-aged man who was talking to Song Zhigao in the evening carefully marked some things on a geological exploration map.

The team leader looked at the map for a while, raised his head and asked, "Guoqiang, see which direction do you go tomorrow?"

The middle-aged man thought for a while: "Let's go southwest! The rock formation trend over there is suitable for the next step of drilling."

"good."

The middle-aged man turned his head and ordered: "Zhigao, prepare for tomorrow's rock specimen tests, and don't be in a hurry at that time."

"I understand." Song Zhigao nodded.

The discussion and sorting work took place until around 11 o'clock in the evening. Except for two people who took turns to watch, everyone else got into the sleeping bag.

At night in high altitude areas, it is cold and deserted, mixed with the bitter cold wind, which makes people involuntarily shrink their body.

The next day, the sun just came out.

The camp has been cleaned up and the exploration team continues to move southwest.

The mountains here are densely covered with various ancient primitive vegetation and various strange animals, not only geological and climate dangers, but also some dangers in these animals and plants.

In many areas, even locals, few people have set foot in them. This place cannot be said to be rare, but a real no-man's land.

From the mountains and into the dry, hot and humid valley, the plants here are denser and the trees are taller, as if they are from the cold to the tropical zone.

At around 2:30 in the afternoon, the exploration team started drilling at a halfway upstairs with the help of Duozu Mecha.

Removed the drilling equipment from the multifoot mecha, and more than a dozen professional drillers drilled holes into the rock formations deep underground.

The sound of the engine roaring in the mountains caused waves of whistling echoes, which were the echoes of the industrial age.

Soon a rock sample appeared on Master Song Zhi.
Chapter completed!