Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 145 Blizzard is coming again

Whether Purficott needed large-scale autonomous machinery was no longer a question after she returned to the north with Andrew.

Because another blizzard has swept across the entire northern border, this time the thickness of the snow has exceeded one meter.

Looking at the chest-high snow on both sides of the cleared road, Andrew was horrified.

He was already tall, but even so, he would probably be unable to move even if he encountered such deep snow.

Northern cities in the New World colonies also encountered heavy snowfalls in winter, but even when it could be called a snowstorm, the snow never reached this depth.

This really opened Andrew's eyes and at the same time he was deeply shocked. He couldn't help but sigh: "Is this the winter in the north? The snow is too heavy! No wonder, Lord Earl, you said you need large-sized machinery. This is not big enough." The machinery is really not good."

With more than one meter of snow, even the original world before Purficott traveled through was a very scary existence. Not many things could cope with such thick snow and the severe cold weather that followed.

Not to mention in this era, there are no crawlers, diesel engines, etc. Apart from their own two legs, the only things humans can use are sleds and steam locomotives.

If Perficott hadn't built the airship, I'm afraid the northern border would have been cut off from traffic by now.

And it is not that communication with the New World colonies and the mainland of the empire is cut off, but only the communication between the Eagle Beak Cliff base and the fjord camp is cut off.

Due to the heavy snow, the railway connecting the three current strongholds in the north was directly buried. The deep snow made the railway snow removal and debris clearing machines useless.

"What's the situation now? Is anyone clearing the snow?" Upon hearing such bad news as soon as she came back, Purficott's mood suddenly became very bad. She didn't bother to arrange for Andrew, and directly reported to the civil servant who had always reported to her. The official asked about the current situation.

"The current situation is very bad. Although we have organized manpower to excavate the rails on the railway side, everything, including the four locomotives and all carriages, has been submerged in snow. Railway traffic is now completely interrupted." Officials told Perfico Te reported, his face full of severity and worry.

Speaking of which, before this official came to the North with others, he did not know that the conditions in the North were so difficult, nor did he know that the wind and snow in the North could be so terrible.

However, his sense of responsibility as an imperial civil servant still kept him from flinching, and he still performed his duties conscientiously.

Of course, he had no way out.

In addition to airships, the current northern border is really facing a cutoff in transportation. Before transportation is restored, let alone running away, even the fuel for heating is running out.

"Is there not enough fuel? I remember I requested that both the Eagle's Mouth Cliff Base and the Fjord Camp must reserve at least enough coal to last for more than a week. How come it's not enough?" Purficott frowned. Frowning, he was obviously dissatisfied with the situation.

When asked by Purficott, the official couldn't help but feel nervous, but he still hurriedly explained: "There were several heavy snowfalls before this blizzard, which caused a reduction in coal mine production, so before the blizzard, the Yingzui Cliff Base and The coal reserves in the fjord camp have dropped to 60% of their original capacity.

Afterwards, the blizzard hit the coal mines and completely stopped production. Further consumption of coal has caused the reserves to drop to a very dangerous level. We now have to adopt a rationing system to reduce coal consumption. "Is the situation so bad?" "Perfect frowned very much. She didn't expect that the situation was so bad.

She originally had some prediction that the snow and wind in the north might cause traffic disruptions and make it impossible to obtain coal, so she ordered at least a week's worth of coal to be stored in case of emergency.

However, they did not expect that they had underestimated the impact of the severe weather in the north, which has resulted in the coal supply being cut off and the coal reserves being almost exhausted.

Thinking of this, she asked directly: "With the rationing system, how long will coal be enough to last? Three days or five days?"

"It's...two days." The official cringed a little and answered Purficott's question in a low voice.

This answer made her frown suddenly and her face became very ugly.

However, the official quickly added: "There are still some timber reserves here at the Yingzui Cliff Base, which are sleepers cut down during the construction of the railway. We have calculated that they can last for two or three days.

But the fuel consumption at the fjord camp is greater than ours, and they may not have enough fuel. "

"Let all the steam knights of the White Bear Knights go out to cut down the trees. No living person can suffocate to death. There are forests around here, and wood can be burned." Purficott immediately told the White Bear Knights around him He issued the order and asked: "How many people in the Knights are currently able to use the Steam Knight Armor?"

"At present, all the great knights of the Knights can use the Steam Knight Armor. About 80% of the official knights can use the Steam Knight Armor. If you need it, the Knights can gather fifty knights who can use the Steam Knight Armor." Captain William stood next to Purfict and reported. He was currently wearing a steam knight armor, and he understood why Purfict asked this.

Purficott nodded, thought about it carefully and then said: "Excuse me, please mobilize all the steam knights now to open the railway line from Eagle Beak Cliff to the fjord. At the same time, gather all the knights who can use the steam knight armor, and sit down The airship rushed to the fjord camp and unsealed the Steam Knight Armor there."

"Yes, Lord Earl." Captain William accepted the order, but then asked: "What are our specific mission arrangements?"

He needed to confirm the specific mission of the Knights to avoid deviations.

Purficott nodded slightly, feeling the biting cold, she thought for a moment and said: "Your main task is to open up the railway line, and then leave ten Steam Knights each in the fjord and Eagle Beak Cliff, and cut down trees to supplement these two fuel in a place.

Others... forget it, I'll find a way over there at the coal mine. Your task is to ensure the fuel supply to the fjord and Eagle Beak Cliff. "

"I understand, the White Bear Knights will never disappoint you!" This can be said to be the first formal mission after the establishment of the White Bear Knights, and Captain William naturally hopes to complete it successfully and beautifully.

While he arranged for his followers to pass on the order, he also took all the remaining steam knights to the train station at the base of Eagle Beak Cliff, intending to dig out the small train first.

(End of this chapter)