The next morning, as soon as Shen Rusong opened his eyes, he heard a crackling sound on the tent cloth. He opened the curtain door and a gust of cold wind blew in. The cold made him shiver, so he quickly closed it, thinking to himself Platoon Leader Xu is such a crow’s mouth, he really got it right, it’s going to rain today!
Not to mention raining, we should continue training even if it snows. Everyone braved the wind and rain to dismantle the tent and put away the stakes. There was no need to put the tarpaulin in the armory box. They simply untied it according to the pre-marked lines and turned it into pieces of triangular chipped camouflage tarpaulin with a bottom of 240 cm and two sides of 203 cm. , you can put it on your body with a little arrangement and turn it into a raincoat. If necessary, a pile frame can be added and flattened to become a stretcher.
The rain beat against Shen Rusong's helmet covered with sunshade cloth, dripping down the brim of the helmet. He looked at the sky worriedly. Of course, a rain was nothing. He was a little worried that this might be the beginning of a spring rain. If this is the case, then there will be few sunny days in the next month.
The thought of marching on muddy mountain roads makes me feel tired.
It's not easy to light a fire with wet firewood when it rains. However, the use of solid fuel requires the consent of the squad leader. Shen Rusong doesn't want to eat cold, greasy cans for breakfast. He can eat some rough meals for strength for lunch, but it is best not to eat breakfast.
So Shen Rusong told the soldiers to open the solid alcohol fuel pack, heat a canned rice, and boil a pot of hot water to drink on the road.
After cleaning up, the team broke camp and set off. Those who forgot to spray camouflage pheromones on the old site were all scolded. The rain is better now, and the smell dissipates quickly. If you are in the ruins of a war zone, why don’t you spray pheromones when camping? A few hours later, helmeted rats followed the smell and dug through the feet. They fell in and devoured them alive!
Just after 7 o'clock in the morning, the rain was only moderate, so the whole company started climbing, slowly going up the winding mountain road. The cavalry squad with skillful equestrian skills led the way, and some veterans led the horses at the end of the formation to protect the technical soldiers and recruits in the middle of the team.
Shen Rusong asked Deng Feng to take care of it temporarily. He took out the map, unfolded a corner, leaned on the horse and marked the current location with a pencil.
His current location is roughly around 40 degrees 30' to 40' north latitude and 108 degrees 10' east longitude. On the edge of the Qianshan Mountains, walking a hundred kilometers south, you can reach Qin Lake, a famous scenic spot before the war. This lake has a nickname called "Little Tianchi", which means that it is particularly similar to Longshan Tianchi. They are both lakes between mountain tops, like the eye of the sky.
Raindrops washed away the plastic map, and Shen Rusong compared the map with the contour lines here. He looked up through the treetops and could clearly see the neighboring hills, which meant that the drop was not large, the slope was gentle, and the contour lines on the map were sparsely drawn, but a little further away, there were continuous dense lines.
"We pass through the river valley ahead, watch your step." The voice of the veteran leading the way came from the walkie-talkie.
By noon, the rain stopped and the team reached the cliff of the valley. In order to prevent slipping or improper horse control, the platoon leader ordered all engineers to dismount and lead the ponies through this most dangerous section of the road.
The narrow mountain road is only for two horses to run parallel. At this time, they are naturally not allowed to run parallel to each other and must stay inward. Shen Rusong probed his head and looked at the rock wall that was as sharp as a knife or an axe. It was hard to imagine that the Hailan River, which was hundreds of meters wide on the plain, was as narrow as only ten meters here.
"This river goes south and goes out to Yungang." Someone whispered in a low voice.
"It's weird that the water doesn't go around and goes into the mountains."
"At first glance, you are not from Longshan. Our ancestors are from Longshan, serious Bailongshan people. It is written in our genealogy that my wife and grandpa are the captain of the Dragon Army under the First Emperor!"
"what do you want to say?"
The man continued to show off his ancestral lineage. Seeing that the other party was impatient, he cut to the chase and said:
"We have heard the myth of Longshan since childhood. It is said that the dragon in Longshan had nine sons and nine daughters. One of them eloped with the youngest son of the Sea Dragon King. The dragon was angry, so he expelled the daughter from his ancestral home and set up Sanjiang. She went to the mountain and was not allowed to meet her lover. As it turned out, the dragon girl was also fiery. Not only did she really pull out her roots from the dragon mountain, but she also cut her roots through the mountain and into the sea. So you see, there are nine big rivers in the northeast. , only the Hailan River does not originate from the main peak of Longshan, but emerges from Longnv Peak, splitting thousands of mountains and rushing to the Taiping Sea."
The other party heard this interestingly and asked: "How did I hear that Hailanjiang is the largest in Jiujiang? Could it be that the eldest daughter ran away back then?"
When it comes to love affairs between men and women, especially when it comes to exciting topics like elopement, people's courage can always leap several steps at a moment's notice. The two boys ignored the squad leader's repeated emphasis on focusing on their feet, and they closed the distance and continued to murmur.
"Then you guessed it right, Hailan Tuduo, how can a man choose such a name? Otherwise, why would Shenlong be so angry? Seeing that his daughter was causing such a big trouble under his nose, he sent his second son, Hua Jiang, to Hailan On the way out of Qianshan, Jiang stopped, do you know Qin Lake? It is said that the place where Dragon Girl died, a lake was created, and Dragon Girl also beat her brother half to death before she died, and the Huajiang River merged with Qin Lake. The lake is much smaller when you come out, and it dies before you reach the sea."
Shen Rusong, who had a good ear, said that what this guy said was indeed correct, but there was one point that needed to be corrected, so he walked a few steps faster, knocked on the shoulder of the man in front of him, and said: "The Huajiang River merges with the sea, but it's just where the river is called. Songhua River.”
"Oh, that's right, I'm still...ah, squad leader 2!"
"If you know, go away and walk properly! Otherwise, I will whip you for your monitor!"
On the way to cross the river valley, Captain Xia Xiaoyuan saw that the suspension bridge in front of him looked old and weathered, and he did not dare to let horses with a heavy load onto the bridge. After deliberation for a while, he said that there was no need to take a detour and dug directly in front of the bridge. Mark the point, find the reserve materials left by the engineers who built the bridge, and re-reinforce it.
Someone had to pull the wire to the other end of the bridge. There was a strong wind above the valley, and the rain started again. The strong wind in the valley caused pieces of the suspension bridge to peel off, and it looked like it was about to collapse. While the company commander was hesitating, a clear female voice sounded. :"I come!"
Chen Xiaoxiang tossed off her raincoat, tied her cuffs tightly, and regardless of everyone's shocked eyes, she picked up the steel cable coil and ran onto the bridge!
The bridge swayed like a noodle, swaying from side to side at thirty or forty degrees. Next to it was a guardrail made of only three loops of rope. If one accidentally fell and slipped into the rushing river, there would be no way to save him!
Chen Xiaoxiang walked very steadily, as if she had taken root on the bridge. She swayed no matter how the bridge swayed, rising and falling with the pace of the horse like a horse. In one cigarette, she ran to the opposite side and picked up the hammer. He smashed the pile foundation with his head, tied up the steel cable, and waved his hands.
The team cheered again and again, and the hearts of everyone in the company fell back into their stomachs.
Gao Keming excitedly hammered Shen Rusong on the back and shouted, "This girl is so fierce! She stole my job!"
Shen Rusong took off the hood of his raincoat and let the rain hit his face. He couldn't open his eyes but still laughed loudly: "This girl is a Hunan girl! She's very fierce!"
"Our squad leader's ancestral home is Sanxiang! Really a Xiang girl!" said someone in the cavalry squad who was desperately applauding.
Shijian, Sanxiang, and Chaoqiu, these three provinces were collectively known as the Tianhai Province before the war. They have been prosperous and prosperous since ancient times. Unfortunately, they were destroyed by a major earthquake in a nuclear attack a hundred years ago, and Sanxiang, which is just on the side of Tianjing In the province, the ancient Xiangfei bamboos all over the mountains have since disappeared and submerged in the Taiping Sea. But to this day, people still call those girls who dare to love and hate as "Xiang Meizi", which is a different kind of inheritance.
Shen Rusong patted Gao Keming on the shoulder and motioned him to go back to work. Then he looked at the queue, picked up the next round of steel cable drums, and shouted: "Engineer! It's our turn!"
The safety lock locked on the steel cable that Chen Xiaoxiang had just pulled. Shen Rusong walked fairly steadily, but he inevitably fell. Gritting his teeth, he reached the opposite side without looking at Chen Xiaoxiang, who was holding her flat wine bottle again. Go straight to strengthening the bridge foundation.
"Hey." Chen Xiaoxiang came over, handed over the wine bottle, and said crisply: "Take a sip to warm yourself up?"
Shen Rusong was busy with both hands and replied: "No, no! I'm working on something!"
Chen Xiaoxiang naturally did not insist, and stood carelessly at the bridge, drinking a small drink by herself. The soldiers crossing the bridge must have shouted "Sister" with their thumbs up when they saw her, but the platoon leader felt quite unhappy when he saw her.
"Put it away, put it away, where did you get it? The impact is too bad!" the platoon leader warned in a low voice. This is for the sake of being a member of the direct cavalry. If there is such a ruthless gangster in his platoon, he can't break the rules for the sake of his dignity.
Chen Xiaoxiang rolled his eyes. He didn't talk much about the platoon leader Xu Bowen. The newly-promoted second lieutenant Mao Er was much more arrogant. It was rare to see her with real abilities!
Chen Xiaoxiang raised his head and took a big sip, snorted the alcohol at Xu Bowen, and then got into the rain curtain with a smile.
Xu Bowen was immediately furious and wanted to catch up and reprimand him. After a few steps, he saw the cavalry surrounding Chen Xiaoxiang cheering. He endured his anger and looked at the company commander on the other side of the river, and finally just cursed: "Lawless!" That’s all
After all, the 2nd Company is a combat engineer company, and its engineering skills are good. It can build a bridge, tighten the wire rope, re-drill the pile foundation, and re-pave the bridge deck. Within a few quarters of an hour, the suspension bridge was stabilized, and soon the first heavily laden packhorse began to cross the bridge. More than an hour later, the entire company crossed the valley.
After crossing the river valley and heading north, the mountain roads gradually became denser and denser. The tall horses of the cavalry squad could easily break their legs while walking on this road. The cavalrymen also complained a little. After all, these precious horses were supposed to run on the plains, but in the end they ended up running through the mountains. Lin, if you step into a dark pit, the horse's leg will be broken, and a good horse will be ruined.
In desperation, Captain Xia ordered a platoon of people to dismount and rush to the front of the team, using a machete to chop off the obstructing shrubs and branches, which would inevitably slow down the speed again.
They took turns to clear the way, and soon it was the turn of shift 2. Shen Rusong led the men to chop for more than half an hour before feeling tired. Where would they usually cut these slippery and tough branches and leaves? Quite a few people had their faces covered with flowers when the branches were pulled back, which made them so angry that they wanted to take out a flamethrower and burn them all.
Setting fire to the mountain was of course nonsense. No matter how big the fire was, we had to hold it in. We hurriedly hurried and took our time, and we only arrived at the campsite after it was completely dark.
This time, everyone didn't have the extra energy to do as much as they did yesterday. They dragged their bodies with their heads drooped to chop wood to light the fire, build tents, place horses, and fell asleep as soon as their heads touched the pillows.
However, others could sleep, but the squad leaders could not. They had to patrol the camp to make sure everything was in order before they could rest. Shen Rusong was also called by the platoon leader to use the radio to send positioning information to the base.
You are obviously tired and want to rest, so why don't you train me? Shen Rusong finished the briefing and returned to his tent. He groaned as soon as he lay down. After a day of climbing mountains and building bridges and roads, his back ached and his feet cramped.
Thinking of this, Shen Rusong felt pain in the soles of his feet. He took off his military boots. His socks were slightly wet, and there was a stuffy smell. He sighed, woke up the rest of the team who had fallen asleep, and asked them to get up to smoke their boots and remove the blisters, otherwise they would suffer even more on the road ahead.
The mountain road became more rugged the next day, and the rain continued. In a narrow place, a horse slipped and fell. The man was able to get out of the way and jumped off, and the horse was dragged back with force. However, in order to save the horse, the people had to remove the heavy weight. Ordnance boxes and hundreds of kilograms of precious materials just rolled down the mountain, making people wipe their eyes with distress.
At noon, after turning around a mountain col, the communication base station suddenly came into view. When they first saw the tin house, everyone was happy. At least they didn't have to sleep in the mud at night.
"Speed up! Finish repairing this broken tower and rest early!" Everyone cheered.
