Everyone was soaked after crossing the river, and the temperature on the mountain was significantly lower than down below.
Shivering from the cold, they lit a fire to dry themselves out before they could continue their journey.
The wet clothes on their bodies were blown by the cold wind, and everyone was sneezing.
Shen Anan is very worried if they go down the mountain to transport supplies every week and go back and forth like this.
The bodies of these warriors are prone to illness.
Only then did she fully realize how difficult it was for these border guards stationed at the border.
This is something they can't understand.
Although the road ahead is still very difficult, it is already easy compared to the previous road.
There were many steep slopes where Huo Chengan was pulling in front and the soldiers were pushing from behind. Only then did Shen Anan finally climb up.
Shen Anan regretted it now. It was because of herself that she allowed these people to bear so many hardships.
Without themselves, their traveling speed would not be delayed.
And my physical strength is useless on this stretch of the journey.
And these little warriors still smiled happily even though they had delayed their journey several times. They never complained, and they were still so cheerful.
Shen Anan looked back at the outpost camp on the top of the mountain that was no longer visible.
Suddenly all the admiration for the military profession reached its peak.
In the past, it was only believed that soldiers served the people, and that soldiers were the protectors in everyone's hearts.
It is probably a firm concept in everyone's mind to turn to soldiers when encountering difficulties.
But I instinctively ignored that these soldiers were also human beings, and they were also ordinary mortals.
They have to go through more hardships than ordinary people to do anything.
What they endure is probably harder than ordinary people.
These young warriors are also sons to their parents at home.
Maybe he was raised by his parents in the palm of his hand, but here he has to become a strong man and a strong soldier.
It's not that it's not hard work, it's not that it's not dangerous, but they just grit their teeth and don't say anything.
If they walked this distance every day, Shen An'an would feel sorry for them.
Huo Chengan said that they had to patrol the border every day, so every journey was difficult.
Although they were not going down the mountain, they had to follow another path to patrol the border.
We walked to the foot of the mountain and rode a horse or a camel before completing the inspection.
After coming back, we have to walk such a difficult journey back to the top of the mountain.
Shen Anan didn't know why the camp was set up on the top of the mountain, but she knew there must be a reason.
When they arrived at the camp, the camp staff immediately welcomed them into the camp and let them take a rest.
Keep warm and dry your clothes.
After drinking the hot ginger soup, the little soldiers who kept sneezing obviously got used to it all at once.
They experience this every day. Even if they don't come down to deliver supplies, they still patrol the border every day.
Everyone is used to it.
Shen Anan drank the spicy ginger soup and felt warm all over.
At the same time, I admire Huo Chengan and others even more for the work they do every day.
The supplies for them were quickly arranged.
A large backpack for each person.
Shen Anan doesn't need to carry it, mainly because it is already very difficult for her to walk alone.
Not to mention carrying a backpack weighing about 20 pounds.
The journey back was even more difficult, but on the way back, Shen Anan tried her best to rely on herself.
These soldiers and Huo Chengan were carrying much heavier loads than when they went down the mountain. They all carried them up the mountain on their own.
These supplies include food, vegetables and various supplies.
Shen Anan couldn't bear to cause trouble to them, but she still had to rely on Huo Chengan and these soldiers to push and pull her up when she was in danger.
Shen Anan's eyes were red all the way.
I feel so guilty.
If he hadn't been so willful at the beginning and insisted on following Huo Chengan down the mountain, he wouldn't have caused so much trouble to everyone.
Because it added a lot of difficulties to everyone, it was already 12 o'clock in the middle of the night when they returned to the mountain.
Everyone ignored eating and almost went back to the barracks, fell on the bed and fell asleep.
Shen An'an was very tired, but she still pumped water, wiped the sweat and cement on Huo Chengan's face with a wet towel, and took off his shoes.
Only then did I realize that there was a big hole in Huo Chengan's socks, and his thumb was stuck out of the socks.
My feet are covered with calluses from walking.
Huo Chengan slept deeply.
Shen Anan took off his coat.
Huo Chengan just raised his eyelids and took a look. When he found that it was Shen Anan, he continued to sleep. Obviously they were exhausted from this trip.
The main reason is that during the return trip, the water in the river surged for some reason when crossing the river.
Shen Anan almost couldn't cross the river.
In the end, they had no choice but to untie the rope and go over one by one.
In the end, Huo Chengan made two trips alone, first sending his backpack there, and then returning to carry Shen Anan over.
The rapids tried to wash away the two people several times, but Huo Chengan forcefully caught Shen Anan back.
Shen Anan cried so hard that it was hard for her to imagine how she was carried to the mountain by these people when she was unconscious.
These are the cutest people. Their environment is so difficult, but no one complains about it. They still face all tasks with a bright and cheerful attitude.
And I have caused such a big burden to them today.
I didn't see anything in the darkness last night, but today I realized that Huo Chengan had many wounds on his chest and back.
Some of the wounds were ugly and weird, and it was obvious that they should have been treated privately at the time.
The stitched wound was horribly twisted.
Touching the wounds with distressed hands, Shen Anan burst into tears.
With the experience in her previous life, she rarely cried in this life, but now she really felt sorry for Huo Chengan.
Huo Chengan fell asleep and covered him with a quilt. Shen Anan also fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Shen Anan woke up.
No matter how tired they are, these soldiers wake up the next morning and remember to get up and go train.
When Shen An'an got up, they had already finished breakfast and set off for today's patrol mission.
There are six people in total, and they are divided into two patrol teams every day.
Groups of three.
One team goes down to patrol every day, and another team is stationed at the camp.
Huo Chengan led the team down the mountain today, and Shen Anan had already set off when he got up.
After Shen Anan finished breakfast, she saw the soldiers putting the clothes they had changed into yesterday in a large basin, obviously preparing to wash them.
Shen Anan rushed over and took over the task of washing clothes.
I took a needle and thread to rip their clothes first, and sewed up all the scratches, and then I threw them into the basin and started washing them.
After washing clothes all morning, my hands, waist, and back hurt, but when I hung those clothes to dry on the line.
Shen Anan's heart was full of satisfaction.
Finally something can be done for them.
