Nineteenth Section Ice Formation

  Against the wind and snow, a military jeep was speeding down the road. Occasionally, due to the snow on the road surface, it would slightly drift in a straight line, but the driver inside quickly corrected it. From time to time, there were moments of deceleration, but outsiders could hardly notice.

  Ka Ba never thought that riding in a jeep could be so uncomfortable, even though he had fastened his seatbelt and was holding onto the handhold inside the vehicle with both hands, but still felt his body shaking violently.

  "Big brother, do all of you racing drivers play with your lives like this?"

  "Risking your life? Probably! All racing drivers are pushing the limits of their lives. But you'd better not speak again, no protective gear, be careful not to bite your tongue."

  For Kabar calling himself "big brother", Zhao Zhong didn't pay much attention to it. Perhaps this also had something to do with Kabar's image, although he was a lot older than himself, but he still couldn't get tense in front of him. Of course, this wasn't just Zhao Zhong's feeling, but also the feeling of all the road engineering team warriors.

  Zhao Zhong is not without experience driving in snowy conditions, but even if he wasn't being reckless, it's impossible for him to drive as fast as he is now on Harbin's snowy roads, especially since city streets are always promptly cleared of snow by sanitation workers.

  "Zzz... Squeak..."

  Another drift!

  Facing the continuous skidding, Zhao Zhong had to constantly apply and release the brakes. Now he could only try to keep the car on the middle line of the road as much as possible, and if a skid occurred, he might still be able to turn the car around in time.

  Zhao Zhong's heart felt a sense of admiration for rally drivers for the first time. Circuit racing drivers only fight with their cars and fixed tracks, unless it's a new track, every driver can completely remember all road conditions on the road, and even use their feet to personally experience the ups and downs of the road surface, not to mention facing different weather conditions and having different tires to choose from. But rally drivers face unpredictable natural tracks every time, no one can estimate the depth or predict the danger, the challenges are completely different.

  But now is not the time to admire others, even if both hands and feet have been shaken numb, Zhao Zhong did not dare to be careless at all.

  Facing each drift, apart from grasping the steering wheel well, Zhao Zhong almost always performs a shift in gear, brakes and releases the accelerator, with no fixed order or depth. This is not only the technique that Zhao Zhong has cultivated on the racing track but also the technique he has honed on Harbin's roads.

  Knowing Zhao Zhong liked driving, his parents never suppressed his talent and hobby. Since he was 14 years old, he had been practicing driving on the outskirts of Harbin at midnight or racing with others.

  His parents, who also loved racing, not only never stopped his adventures but would personally go to refuel for him when he was racing with others. Such parents may seem absurd in the eyes of others, but Zhao Zhong's heart has always been deeply moved.

  "Big brother! It seems like there's no challenge at all!"

  After gradually adapting to the frequent sideslips, Kabar spoke again. For plateau people, they have never been afraid of any difficulties or dangers. Perhaps inlanders can cry and wail for those natural disasters that occur once in ten years, fifty years, or a hundred years, but such things will absolutely not happen on plateau people.

  The geographical environment and climate of the Gobi Plateau have determined that every natural disaster they face is a test of life and death, fearless of life and death, optimistic and open-minded, this is the true character of plateau people.

  "Cut the crap, don't give me nonsense."

  No challenge? That's just for the passengers. The maximum speed of the jeep has always been inferior to those box-type cars, mainly because its volume is small but the chassis is very high. Once the speed is too fast, it is easy to happen rollover and overturn. Fortunately, now is on the straight road section, if it is in a curved place, Zhao Zhong may not dare to drive the jeep like this.

  As long as there was a chance, Zhao Zhong would step on the accelerator to the end, but perhaps due to the headwind, the speed could not exceed 140 km/h.

  Four-wheel drive jeeps are suitable for various road conditions, but under the requirement of speed, the requirements for drivers are quite high.

  "Hey yo la li hey yu, ……"

  Seeing that Kabar has adapted, even humming a little tune with his driving skills, Zhao Zhong also began to gradually become bolder, trying some dangerous moves, no longer being so cautious.

  Of course, these dangerous actions are not intentional, but rather just delaying the braking time and prolonging the acceleration time.

  "Squeak!"

  With a sharp cry, the car was suddenly thrown onto the shoulder of the road. Fortunately, Zhao Zhong reacted in time and quickly turned the car around using the Jeep's four-wheel drive.

  "What's wrong?"

  "It's starting to freeze."

  In the midst of Ka Ba's exclamation, Zhao Zhong gazed forward with a gloomy face.

  Zhao Zhong did not expect the road to freeze so quickly. Even if he could still use his driving skills to hold on for a while, considering the situation, he would have to consider putting snow chains on the car. However, that would slow down the car's speed significantly, and whether he could still complete the task was a test.

  The formation of ice from snow and from water are two completely different concepts. Moreover, the snow in front is not high, which shows how low the road surface temperature has dropped.

  The barren land around was now a vast expanse of white, and Zhao Zhong also knew that it should be ice, not snow.

  Driving on snowy roads and icy roads is completely different, Zhao Zhong now only hopes that the snow can fall a bit bigger. It's best to cover up the thin layer of ice on the road surface, so as to ensure that his newly adapted driving speed won't be affected.

  "How did the car slow down? Is it related to the icy road?"

  Like all plateau people, Kaba is not unaccustomed to driving a car, but he will not take the initiative to drive on the road in abnormal weather. The awe of nature has been deeply engraved in the hearts of plateau people, and as long as they can better protect their lives, they will never be stingy about bowing their heads to nature.

  "Ugh! Don't talk to me anymore."

  This is not Zhao Zhong's intention to create tension, but if he really wants to send Songba down the mountain, he must complete the task before the blizzard arrives. In this way, he may face more icy roads than snowy roads.

  Kaba's body is fine, he should adapt to the ice road conditions as soon as possible, he can't let a patient like Songba accompany him on an adventure drive.

  Of course, he couldn't say this to Kabamin either.