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"Tour of the East" Part 4

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Mysterious Oriental，Is the final end of the trip，It is also another starting point for travel。When the Pamir team marching towards the first Chinese city, the city of Tashkurgan, Xinjiang，"Chinese Team" will also start from Tianjin。

1931，China is in a stage where the domestic situation is very complicated，This makes the safety of the team the top priority。April 6，The team members of the Chinese team got up at more than three o'clock，7 heavy band cars and 2 logistics trucks in the Oriental Tour of the Chinese Team，Take advantage of the night to quietly depart from Tianjin at the fastest speed，forward to Beijing。

1. Although the future is difficult

But the team members are firm

Difficulties followed。At that time, China's highway construction was not well developed，Path conditions outside the city are not suitable for car walking。I just walked 10 kilometers，Because in mud、Narrow on the narrow dirt road all the way，seabet loginThe crawler of an expedition was cracked，The team has to stop repairing。5 kilometers after repairing，constantly bumps and let the direction of logistics truck bearing broken，The team can only stop again for repair。The large and small stones spread all over the ground have also caused a great threat to the vehicle。When another track car crawler breaks，The team has to suspend the progress，Only 17 kilometers on this day。

The fleet damaged 3 tracks the next day! The Chinese team just fights against the road，Not the tire is broken，The track is stuck，or the truck fell into the ditch，Thick dust，Almost penetrated into every place，Even entering the engine。

After passing through Beijing，The Chinese team has used all the spare tires，The parts are also basically damaged，The team has to stay near Zhangjiakou，Waiting for Citroen to send parts from France。Disassembled the broken engine，Send a faulty part to Beijing to repair。

When the spare parts of Citroen are sent to，The team starts to march in Mongolia，The pavement is still bumpy，These heavy semi -track trucks do their best to drive on this mysterious land。Team members must find roads on a slice they are not familiar with，Explore forward。The muddy and bumps on the road are a big problem，Vehicle mechanical problems continue to continue，Every metal break，Each time it is overheated due to excessive use，All make the mechanics worry。

2. Gobi is hot and impatient

Increased fuel risk

Safety reference，The team chooses to cross Gobi Beach。The vast area of ​​5500 kilometers in the border of Beijing and the west，The expedition has formed a huge camel guard，In order to ensure that the vehicle can travel 1,500 kilometers without refueling，Team members give up their luggage to ensure that the vehicle seabet appcan continue to move forward。

At the end of May，The Chinese team arrives at the Gobi Desert。The semi -band car of Citroen shows its amazing ability，Average 100 kilometers per day，More than 10 times faster than the usual camel caravan。Golden Desert、Camel Ling Dingdang Chamber of Commerce、Fantastic mirage ... but it is not so easy to cross the desert trip。Two days later，The team encountered sandstorms，The speed of the team is slower。High temperature for the past few days，Make a fuel barrel burst，Fleet fuel shortage，Captain Pu'an can only reduce the speed again。Pu'an sent a vehicle to the storage point 400 kilometers away to take fuel。What is gratifying is，These storage fuels are not affected by high temperature。