Crossing the Western Tianshan Mountains

He didn't know how long it had been, but suddenly someone called him, "Secretary Ling."

Ling Fengxi woke up as if from a dream, turned around and saw Lin Jinghui... The two of them looked at each other with some awkwardness.

Lin Jinghui doesn't mean that he doesn't respect Ling Fengxi. At least deep down in his heart, he has a hostile attitude towards Ling Fengxi and feels that Ling Fengxi is too bureaucratic. Ling Fengxi has no opinion on Lin Jinghui. He knows that he is the boss during the actual construction. The technical support of the workers, their daily work and which area they work on are basically all coordinated by Lin Jinghui.

He knows the entire construction team as well as Wu Yongjie, or even better than Wu Yongjie.

The two of them walked over to the mechanical rack inside the side level guide tunnel and sat down. Lin Jinghui said, "Captain Wu must have been seriously injured this time. He's not afraid of pain, but he cried when he first came back."

Ling Fengxi nodded.

Lin Jinghui added, "I heard from Comrade Li that there's a huge underground glacier ahead, and filling it up won't solve the problem. Will our project be stopped?"

Ling Fengxi asked in return: "If it stops, what will you think about this matter?"

Lin Jinghui said, "If it's stopped, then it's stopped. We've worked on many projects with Captain Wu over the years, traveling all over the country and doing whatever he was told to do. We did what we could, so we should accept any outcome, right?"

"Have there been any failed projects in the past?" Ling Fengxi asked.

"Before?" Lin Jinghui thought carefully, "Ever since I joined Captain Wu, I don't remember ever having a failed project."

Ling Fengxi suddenly laughed and said, "Otherwise, why is he called Wu Lao Hu?"

Lin Jinghui couldn't laugh. Such a huge price was paid this time. If it failed and the project could not be completed, it would not only be a mockery of all the people involved in the project, but also make the engineering team look like a failure. The key point was that everyone must be dissatisfied if they could not successfully cross the Western Tianshan Mountains.

Leaving such an unfinished project in your life will be a lifelong regret.

Since they had nothing to do, the two of them sat here and chatted for a long time. What surprised Lin Jinghui was that although Ling Fengxi was a leader, he knew a lot about the project, including key issues and technologies in construction, and even studied various types, models and brands of equipment.

Perhaps because of his research on these related issues, when discussing underground glaciers, he suddenly said, "Actually, this problem is not completely unsolvable."

Lin Jinghui just smiled perfunctorily and didn't take his words to heart.

However, Ling Fengxi went on to say, "There are ways to detect underground glaciers. For example, seismic reflection methods involve artificially stimulating seismic waves. When seismic waves encounter the interface between the glacier and surrounding rocks, they will be reflected. Based on the timing and amplitude of the reflected waves, the boundary position and approximate thickness of the glacier can be inferred, and thus the extent can be estimated.

There is also ground-penetrating radar, which emits high-frequency electromagnetic waves into the ground and identifies the extent of the glacier based on the characteristics of the reflected signals of the electromagnetic waves, just like doing a 'CT scan' of the underground."

You can even drill and survey... Of course, it seems that this method is not feasible now...

After all, Wu Yongjie and the others have already tried it, and the last method is currently useless.

Lin Jinghui thought Ling Fengxi was just talking big, so he didn't take his words too seriously. Who can't talk? Only the capable can do it.

If there were so many methods, Wu Yongjie, Li Jianguo and others would have used them long ago. Why would Ling Fengxi need to remind them?

The two of them chatted for a while, and it was almost dark when they returned to the camp. It was time for dinner again...

Lin Jinghui, holding his lunch bowl, told Li Jianguo and the others about his conversation with Ling Fengxi in the tunnel. When they talked about seismic reflection method, Lin Jinghui laughed and said, "What kind of method is that? I've never heard of it. Our Secretary Ling is quite well-read."

Li Jianguo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up. "This method is feasible! It just requires new surveying equipment! Oh my God, why didn't we think of this before?"

Lin Jinghui was stunned. "Really?"

Li Jianguo quickly provided Wu Yongjie with this information, and Wu Yongjie laughed and scolded, "I was told that three cobblers can only be as good as one Zhuge Liang. It's surprising that this idea was thought up by that blockhead Ling Fengxi."

Wu Yongjie praised Li Jianguo on the phone, but he was actually unsure. If Ling Fengxi really thought this method was feasible, why didn't he come and communicate with him first?

He would never believe that Ling Fengxi didn't communicate with him because he felt sorry for him because he was a patient.

He knew Ling Fengxi well. If there was no communication, there must be a reason. There must be some uncertain factors involved.

He resisted the urge to call Ling Fengxi, picked up his computer, and began to look up information about earth surveying procedures. After searching for several hours, he called his old classmate to inquire about this matter. It was not until late at night that he understood why Ling Fengxi told Wu Yongjie about this matter through someone else.

It turns out that conducting geophysical surveys not only requires a specific plan, but the equipment used is also very expensive and dangerous. For example, a simple portable radar costs tens of thousands of yuan, not to mention some special supplies such as explosives or electrodes. The field operation costs of a medium-sized geophysical survey can reach hundreds of thousands to millions of yuan a day.

The key point is that the entire process, including the special items used, requires a license. Apart from other things, just obtaining these licenses is not something that can be completed in a short period of time.

While the process is being processed, applying for funding is another hassle...

Ling Fengxi must have thought of all this, so he wanted to throw the problem to the engineering team to solve. Wu Yongjie figured this out and couldn't help but think bitterly, "Ling Fengxi, you're so cunning! You want to push the problem onto me? Humph, I won't let you succeed."

That night, the West Tianshan Tunnel Construction Camp was not so quiet, because the medical staff led by Ye Minglang, who were dealing with the epidemic in the herdsmen's sheep, suddenly went down the mountain together on that day. Many herdsmen also went down the mountain with them, and they brought more than ten sheep with them.

They also presented a large red banner to the camp, thanking the West Tianshan Construction Camp for the convenience and assistance it brought to the herders.

After the medical staff arrived at the camp, they were unwilling to stay overnight and went down the mountain immediately. Ye Minglang did not force them and arranged a car to take all the medical staff to Wensu County at the foot of the mountain, and they all went home to rest.

The herders didn't mind and said they understood the medical staff's eagerness to go down the mountain. It was really because they had suffered too much in the mountains during this period.

Instead, I dedicated all my gratitude and enthusiasm to the workers in the camp and the staff in the medical room.