183.Chapter 183
The wind roared, the snow was raging, and the goose-feather snow could not tell whether it was falling from the sky or being blown up on the ground, and in the whistling wind and snowflakes, a team of men and horses were already walking forward against the wind and snow.
Carrying their respective equipment, taking three days of food, this time their goal is to climb over the 6221-meter-high main peak of Gradan East, which is also the highest peak in the Tanggula Mountains, this is a challenge, but also an adventure, heavy snow in the mountains, Yuntian with twenty people began this terrifying journey.
The main peak of this Gradan East is still fifty kilometers away from their training camp, and after making sure that they are advancing from the south, Yun Tian and the others have prepared many sets of plans, but this plan is already difficult to implement under the wind force of seven or eight levels.
In the wind and snow, they walked forward step by step in equipment, and after their bodies were connected by ropes, they also had mutual restraint, led by Yuntian, followed by Tang Xi, and the night owl and the big-faced tiger were responsible for the finish.
This is the final challenge they have faced with the wind and snow in the past half a month, and it will also be the most rigorous assessment since the training of special forces.
Without rescue and supplies, it is like fighting behind enemy lines, except that the enemy they face will be the most ferocious nature.
Every step is very difficult, facing the cold wind and walking in waist-deep snow, if you are not careful, you will be swallowed by the snow, this kind of horror is definitely not what ordinary people can imagine, fortunately, this time, they are wearing warm cotton clothes, and even their eyes have wind-shielding glasses, otherwise they will not be able to cross this terrible snow-capped mountain.
"With this kind of ghost weather, how can anyone survive that terrifying mountain." When they reached a sheltered point, everyone leaned on the stone weakly, the terrifying scene of the howling wind was definitely a forbidden area for life, and the distance of fifty kilometers was definitely not so easy to cross, let alone climb the main peak with an altitude of more than 6,000 meters.
"It is precisely because it is the moat that is our best attack route, we must arrive at the campsite tonight, everyone take a rest and set off immediately." Yun Tian pointed to the campsite on the map, during this southwest wind, this campsite belongs to the longitudinal canyon, which can shelter the invasion of the cold wind, and it is also the place where they must arrive before tonight.
"Yes!" There was no other way, after leaving the camp, there was no way back, so they tightened their backpacks, and they set off again, step by step towards their goal.
In the windy and snowy valley, the goose feather snow that covers the sky makes it difficult to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, and the cloud sky led by him can only identify the direction according to the GPS positioning and compass that occasionally fails, and the people behind him just give all their trust to Yun Tian.
The most rare of them are the snow-capped mountains and deserts, and the danger of marching in such a desolate place is much higher than that of the jungles and swamps with the most wild beasts, and it can be said that the latter two are simply paradise in comparison, and in this terrifying zone of struggle with nature, any one careless will bury the whole team.
Fortunately, everyone helped each other along the way, and the previous hunger training gave them tenacious physical strength, so when it was close to night, they also reached the first scheduled resting place.
This is a deep valley, the wind above the head is rolling snowflakes, constantly flying, and although the deep valley is full of ravines, but without the invasion of the wind, they can at least spend the night in peace, so under the order of Yuntian, twenty people immediately waved the sapper shovel in their hands, and began to clear a wall of snow that could be accommodated.
There was not much drinking water and food on their bodies, and since it was the first day of the march, everyone had not eaten, after all, three days' rations were absolutely precious in the face of a difficult march of at least a week.
"Alright, everyone rest at once, and continue to set off early tomorrow morning." After checking everyone, Yun Tian confirmed that there was no accident, and then gave the order, and twenty people were divided into several teams to snuggle up to each other for warmth.
As a girl, Tang Xi naturally wouldn't huddle with a group of old men, so she chose Yuntian's right hand, and at this time, Yuntian deliberately used her backpack to build a windproof wall and let Tang Xi lean on it, which can be regarded as a special care for the only female soldier.
The cold wind was biting, and in the snowy mountains of more than 30 degrees below zero, twenty soldiers snuggled up to each other and entered the dream, and Tang Xi also leaned on Yuntian's shoulder, tightened the cotton clothes on his body, and slowly closed his eyes.
The first day's march came to an end, and they only walked twenty kilometers of the fifty-kilometer journey, but this was already very good for the snow-capped mountains where the wind was roaring, and they certainly wouldn't have thought in their sleep how many crises were waiting for them at this time.
When Yun Tian opened his eyes again, he found that Tang Xi didn't know when, he had already entered his arms, his little hands were holding his arms tightly, and there was a smile on his cold red little face.
During this time, everyone was tired and exhausted every day, even after Yuntian added weights, he also exhausted his physical strength, so the two of them didn't have much communication, the only thing they had was the affectionate glance before going to sleep.
As Yun Tian moved her body, Tang Xi immediately opened her eyes, and at this time, she realized that she didn't know when she was lying in Yun Tian's arms, so she hurriedly sat up straight and stood up with a blushing face.
Although the valley was blocked by the strong wind, but even if there was a wall of snow to block it, everyone was already buried in the snow, struggling to get up, and the rest of the food was naturally to be kept until the time of hunger, but the drinking water was guaranteed.
Take out the gas tank and stove from the backpack, grab two handfuls of snow with the lunch box and put it in the lunch box, as the stove spews out blue flames, not long after, a bowl of hot water is presented in the lunch box, which is absolutely inexhaustible for the vast snow-capped mountains, everyone drank two bowls of hot water, and suddenly felt a lot warmer up and down.
"Let's go." There is hot water to warm up, which is definitely a very good supply, even if you have an empty stomach, you will not feel particularly cold, so Yuntian gave an order, and everyone embarked on the journey again.
At this time, God is also very face-saving, the wind that roared yesterday has disappeared, and there is still a warm sun hanging high in the sky, but the danger is definitely not what it seems on the surface.
After the wind blows, the earth is snow-white, like a layer of cream covering the earth's snow, but it covers the original ravine.
Among the snow-capped mountains, the most terrifying are the dark cracks and snow ditches, once you step on the wrong step, you will disappear in an instant.
Therefore, Yuntian asked Niu Boyu to follow him twenty meters away, tied to his waist with a rope alone, ahead of the entire team, he was responsible for exploring the way for him, and the people behind him also stepped on the footprints of another person, and approached the main peak step by step.
A few times, Yun Tian stepped into the air, and his body slipped down the terrifying swallowing gap, but fortunately, the rope was strong, and under the pull of everyone behind him, he did not turn into meat sauce.
Therefore, even if the sky is clear, their speed is still not fast, especially when they get closer and closer to the main peak, and their speed can only ensure that they reach their destination at night.
Fifty kilometers in a straight line, they had to avoid many gullies that swallowed people, so by the time they came to the foot of the main peak, it was already the evening of the third day, and at this time, the main peak of Gradan East stood proudly in front of them.
"Build a snow cave in pairs, and it looks like we'll only be able to start climbing tomorrow morning." Climbing the snow-capped mountain at night was almost a journey to death, so Yuntian could only decide to start climbing early tomorrow morning.
Because there was no shelter from the wind around, the sapper shovels that everyone took out began to pile up the snow together to form a large snowdrift, and after compacting it with heavy objects such as backpacks, the prototype of the snow cave was ready.
Once again, they burned a little snow water and drank it, and they had to start the first meal of supplies after three days of eating, and at the same time give the snowdrift time to settle.
Open the individual soldier's rations, everyone can't wait to eat, only three days of food is obviously not enough to cope with this difficult trek, but for the special forces, it is enough.
After a full meal, and hot water, everyone felt rejuvenated, so they stood up again, and began to dig a gap in the deposited snowdrift, and the door of the cave was facing away from the wind, and little by little cleared enough shelter for two people.
While working, everyone eats snow at the same time, which is a very important method in the snow field survival, because once sweating on the snow field, the clothes inside will become wet, and when there is a slight cool breeze, it will lose the heat preservation effect, so at this time, directly eating snow to reduce the temperature of the body is the only way for them to keep warm.
After finishing cleaning up, everyone entered the snow cave in twos and twos, letting the night wind howl outside, but there was no wind at all in the barrier formed by the snowdrifts, and they got into the warm sleeping bag, and in the dark snow cave, Yun Tian and Tang Xi slowly closed their eyes.
Rushing in the snow, it consumes physical energy very much, especially a few thrills, so that Yun Tian is tired, sometimes he can't wait to untie his heavy clothes and move forward, but in the end, he still gave up, after all, this is an experience for himself, he must persevere.
At midnight, at the foot of the silent snowy mountain, the warriors in the ten snowdrifts were sleeping soundly, but Yun Tian, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes.