187. Chapter 187: The Crisis of the Fracture Layer
The busy three days passed quickly, and the five seriously injured soldiers had also passed the dangerous period, except for two who were seriously injured and could not walk on their own, the other three could walk independently with the support of their comrades.
Yun Tian made two stretchers out of branches, and made a soft cushion with ropes, and then put the wolf skin under him, which was carried by two people in turns, and the rest of the personnel were responsible for the backpacks of two people, and the other three were supported by the other two people, and the team was once again ready to go.
With three days of rest, coupled with the abundant wolf meat, it can be said that these three days are simply extremely happy for them, and now everyone is full of energy, in Niu Boyu's words, they have all gained weight.
It's already afternoon, and the reason why they set off now is because the ice and snow are prone to avalanches under the direct sunlight in the morning, and after precipitation in the afternoon, the snow-capped mountains will be safer, so they have to set off in the afternoon and strive to reach the summit in the early morning.
"Let's go." Today's weather is good, it is rare that there is no howling wind, this has also become the best time to reach the top, Yuntian gave an order, twenty people immediately marched towards the top of the mountain, all the way up, everyone helped each other.
The main peak of Gradan East is not steep, but it moves at high altitudes, and the physical consumption is extremely strict, so over the years, only 100 people have been able to successfully reach the summit, and this time it will welcome new guests.
"Wow, that's beautiful." Just when the sun was about to set, they came to a flat position, and at this time, Tang Xi on the side suddenly sighed, and everyone followed her gaze to look into the distance.
Standing in their current position and looking to the left, what appeared in front of them was an endless ice tower, which was crystal clear and beautiful in various forms, so that everyone couldn't help but admire.
The ice tower is formed by the differential melting of the glacier surface for a long time, up to tens of meters, the form is different, mostly in the shape of a tower, one by one stands on the ice surface, so it is called the ice tower forest, the ice tower is scattered between the ice lakes, ice caves, ice ditches and ice bridges, crystal dazzling, very spectacular, this natural beauty is definitely not a park artificial carving can be compared.
This tower is called Ganga Qiaoba, which means Baixue Holy Lamp in Chinese, and the tower body is crisscrossed by colorful pillars of light that flicker in the guò sun, turning the entire ice forest into a rainbow world. The towering towers stand on the tops of the towers and the melodious sound of Dharma bells in the wind, which is also named because of this wonder.
Covering an area of 400 square kilometers, the most interesting thing is the seven-colored light in the depths of the ice forest, there is a broken ice tower in the depths of the ice forest, and there is a deep crack in its remaining roots, from which the brilliant seven-colored light flashes, colorful, unpredictable, fascinating, and of course, accompanied by many legendary myths.
"It would be nice if I could go and see it." Girls are born to love beauty, even Tang Xi, who has always been strong, is fascinated, but this Tallinn is at least ten kilometers away from them, and it is at the foot of the mountain, with the wounded in front of them, it is obviously impossible for them to make the trip.
"There will be opportunities in the future." Yun Tian smiled and patted Tang Xi's shoulder, although he said so, everyone knew that they were going to change the training camp this time, and they didn't know when they would come here next time.
However, of course, the two of them at this time would not have thought that they would have a super intimate contact with this colorful Tallinn, and they would die in it.
After resting for a while, the group continued to set off, and they began to be cautious as they climbed to the top of the mountain, because this part of the road had to cross the snow layer laterally, which is also a very easy area to cause avalanches.
Climbing a snowy mountain is basically a climb along the snowy ridge, because the rocky layer below the ridge is not deep and not prone to danger, but a huge crack in front of them forced them to start venturing through the cross-section of the snowy mountain.
"I'll find the way." Just when Yuntian was about to explore the path again, Tang Xi behind him grabbed him.
"No, it's too dangerous." Of course, Yun Tian would not agree, but Tang Xi had already untied his backpack and handed it to Yun Tian.
"I weigh ninety-eight pounds, do you think there are people who are lighter than me here, now we are on the march, but this is not the time for you to show your machismo." Tang Xi's words immediately made Yun Tian speechless, because what she said was indeed right.
"Then you have to be careful." Yun Tian nodded, and he looked at Tang Xi as he held the rope tightly.
"Don't worry, my life is still in your hands." Skillfully fastening the belt, Tang Xi said with a smile, she was absolutely relieved that the safety rope was handed over to Yun Tian's hand.
In this way, Tang Xi walked to the cross-section of the snow-capped mountain little by little, and in the waist-deep snow, Tang Xi moved little by little, constantly using his feet to grasp the landing point below, and quickly hit the pitons after finding the rock, and then moved towards the next location.
Soon, Tang Xi crossed the crosscut of more than 700 meters, and after choosing a relatively safe place halfway, Tang Xi beckoned to Yuntian.
"Okay, everyone, cheer up, don't make too much noise, and pass guò one after another." Yun Tian nodded, and after explaining, he followed the path that Tang Xi leaned out, grasping the safety rope and walking through the crosssection step by step.
One after another, the twenty men spent an hour before they could get through the dangerous layer of snow, and then their second challenge was to begin, which was to climb up to a new platform thirty meters away.
This is an almost vertical distance, but Yun Tian, who has already adapted to the snow field, doesn't care, this time he certainly can't let Tang Xi take the lead, Yun Tian with two ice axes in his hand has already climbed up along the ice layer little by little.
If it was bare-handed, it would definitely not be able to complete this difficult task, but with an ice axe and non-slip shoes, this task is much simpler, step by step on the glacier upward clouds, and it will not be long before you have already arrived on that platform.
This platform is very wide, it is a large protruding block of ice, more than 30 meters thick ice block is extremely strong, protruding enough to be five or six meters away, enough to accommodate twenty people, as long as you reach this position, the next journey will be relatively easy.
Digging down a thinner place with an ice axe, he quickly found a position that could be fixed, and after hitting three pitons and using a mountaineering buckle to make a protection on the safety rope, Yun Tian dropped the rope.
In order to test the safety of the rope, Tang Xi took the lead in climbing, and she went up along the ice wall little by little, but she was not panicked at all, because she believed in Yuntian and his professionalism, so soon, she followed closely to this foothold.
The rope is fine, and the next thing is to go up, in order to bring the wounded up, so at least five or six people must be on in advance, so the panda tightened his backpack and pulled the rope after confirming that it was safe.
Yun Tian and Tang Xi, who were kneeling on it, also looked nervously at the panda that was climbing a little bit, although there were also safety measures, but after all, there was no absolute safety in this wild, but when Yun Tian was engrossed in looking at the panda climbing a little below, suddenly, he felt a chill in the back of his head.
"Not good!" This is a perception that comes from the battlefield, even if he didn't see anything, but he felt the strangeness in the air, and suddenly looked up, he was already looking towards his head, and the murderous aura came from above his head.
"Bang!" A gunshot suddenly made the silent mountain peak roar, and the bullet instantly pierced the panda's backpack that had just climbed halfway, and under the firelight, the panda's backpack instantly turned into a ball of fire.
"Molotov cocktails, take them off." Yun Tian hurriedly shouted loudly at the panda, although he didn't know who the other party was and why he did this, but shooting here was tantamount to triggering a terrifying avalanche.
Seeing the fire behind him, the panda hurriedly ripped off the backpack behind him, and the backpack that had been engulfed by the flames suddenly fell downward, and at this time, the people below had already clenched the weapons in their hands and stared at the top with a nervous expression.
However, now, whether it was the cloud sky on the platform above, or the other warriors on the platform below, they were not blocked at all, and they were completely exposed to the enemy's fire net, and at this time they were still suffering from the threat of snow hanging over their heads.
"American M200 sniper rifle with a silencer." Yun Tian looked vigilantly above his head, at this time there was still snow in front of him, it was obvious that the sniper was hiding in the snow, but the distance was far, and it was already night, so they hadn't found each other yet.
"Why add a silencer?" Tang Xi, who was protected by Yuntian, asked suspiciously, sniper rifles are rarely equipped with silencers, because when they are equipped with silencers, the lethality will be reduced a lot, and the accuracy of long-distance will be affected.
"Obviously, the other side is not prepared to cause an avalanche and kill us all." Yun Tian watched the silence return to silence again in the dark night, and he never imagined that he would encounter an enemy attack in such a place, and Yun Tian had no choice at this time.
"Everybody don't shoot." Yun Tian looked at the snow-capped mountains in the night, and did not forget to tell his comrades below, now they are in the middle of the snow layer, the gunfire just now has made part of the snow fall off, if there is a firefight here, no need for the other party's shooting, everyone will be swallowed by the snow.
Now, there is no passage in front and no way to retreat, everyone is completely trapped on the two platforms in the middle of the snow layer, and if the thousands of tons of snow on his head collapse, even if he is the king of soldiers, it will be useless.
"Night cat, I think it's time to talk about our conditions." After being silent for a while, about five hundred meters above, a figure stood up, holding an M200 sniper rifle in his hand, it was Snow Eagle, and he was speaking in broken Chinese at this time.