Chapter 1022: Snowy March
Maybe Bargan feels too fierce, and everyone's movements are unconsciously a lot faster. Behind him are the cadres and backbones of the reserve militia brigade, and when the White Plague came, he also became the commander of the light pole, because his militia was trapped in their respective tribes by heavy snow and could not be assembled at all.
He took over this winter training detachment and formed a disaster relief team. And quickly built a new organizational structure, and the backbone cadres of the militia brigade directly assumed the leadership and squadron leaders of the winter training detachment. The original instructors of the detachment were all transferred to deputy positions, and the political work cadres remained unchanged.
Their first task was to lead a group of Mongol prisoners to clear the road leading to several nearby warehouses with various tools, and then each unit began to receive various supplies in turn.
That day, the task of their detachment was very heavy, and they had to walk a long way on the snowy steppe to go to several distant nomadic detachments to relieve the disaster. Therefore, they received more supplies, including five field food packets, each containing two packs of four compressed biscuits, a box of canned whale meat, a packet of mustard, and a packet of dried meat and dried vegetables.
In addition, each person also received a field marching bag, a tube of antifreeze grease, which can be applied to the face and other exposed parts; a bottle of high-grade liquor in two or two bottles; A few sticks of animal fat oil are made from cold regions, which can quickly increase calories when eaten in extremely cold weather. There are also matches, first aid kits, frostbite cream and other equipment necessary for cold areas.
Because the temperature after the snow on the grassland is now close to minus 40 degrees, everyone also received a wool hood and suede sheepskin leg guards, the wool hood is the kind of warm hood worn on the head that only exposes the eyes and mouth, no matter how cold the weather is, it can prevent the face from being frostbitten. Sheepskin leggings are a piece of lamb skin wrapped above the foot and below the thigh, and it is also a field equipment in extremely cold weather.
To make it easier to walk on knee-deep snow, each person is also equipped with a pair of sandals. That is, the so-called snowboard shoes, which are also called "bear paw shoes". It is to use a wooden board to fix the leather rope on the cotton shoes, which can spread the weight of the human body in a larger area and avoid the feet from falling completely into the snow. Wearing sandals makes it easy to go cross-country in deep snow.
That day, they received their equipment and dressed up neatly. He also went to the horse farm to bring out a large number of war horses and a large number of sleighs. For every four horses, a sleigh is attached. The sleds were then loaded with all sorts of relief supplies.
This kind of sled is a kind of winter snow equipment equipped by the company for the northern troops, which can walk freely on snow and ice. The steel frame and wooden body are not only sturdy and durable, but also scientifically designed with modern mechanics, which can load more materials and equipment, and can run at high speed on the snowfield or the frozen river in any environment in the northern winter.
They also took out bags of concentrate feed and fed the war horses well, and it was estimated that it would take several days to walk this way. All the way is a snowy field. Although Mongolian horses have good physical strength and are resistant to extreme cold, it is still an extremely difficult journey.
After an hour of preparation, the various disaster relief detachments were finally ready to go. Before leaving, they had another hot lunch, a large pot of boiled mutton, all kinds of canned meat, and steaming fine flour cakes, all of which were enough to eat, and each of them was given a bowl of spirits.
A group of Mongols watched the steaming marching pots. It's all lamb bones that have already been cooked. Ritu's eyes were red at that time, and the meal was finished. I can barely walk. He didn't know how much mutton he ate and how many bowls of greasy haggis soup he drank, anyway, he had eaten so much for the first time in his life.
Especially after drinking the bowl of spirits, the bottom of the throat was hot, and the whole body was wrapped in warmth, rushing from the inside out to the heat.
Although everyone ate very well. But everyone knew in their hearts that going out this time was definitely not a good errand. They are well aware of the terrible winter of the grassland, and it is not so easy to travel in such a dripping and icy weather. Especially at night, the temperature can even reach minus forty or fifty degrees, which is simply a fate.
"Didi...... Tick ......"
With a burst of whistles. On that day, they sorted out their outfits, and then drove the carriage and sleigh to the outside of the camp with difficulty. As soon as he left the camp, his originally hot body was instantly swept away by the howling north wind, and Ritu couldn't help but shiver. Fortunately, there was a thick layer of snow everywhere on the grassland, and they were trekking hard all the way, and after walking for a while, they began to sweat.
A procession of thousands of people traveled across the white snowfield, and hundreds of horse-drawn sleigh carts followed the footprints of the queue in front of them.
The howling cold wind was like a knife that slashed Na Ritu's cheeks, and the grease on his face had long since dried up, and the edges of his woollen hood and cotton hat were covered with a thick layer of frost.
Although his feet were wearing clogs, which allowed him to easily walk through knee-deep snow, after only one day of walking, his legs seemed to be filled with lead, and he almost didn't feel anything, so he could only mechanically drag his legs forward.
If it weren't for more than two months of physical fitness and cross-country training, the day chart might have been spread out on the ground long ago. As a people on horseback, they can march long distances on horseback for more than ten days, but they can walk in such an environment for a day, even the strongest tribal warriors can't bear it.
At this moment, a stout figure hurried past him, shouting as he went: "Hurry up, it's only been a day, and it's a bear." I don't know what you've been practicing, a bunch of......"
That day Tu looked at the majestic guy, he was stunned for a day, and he was all watching him scurry back and forth in front of the queue, on a cold day, this guy didn't even wear a hat, and his bare head was steaming from the seeds. He also kept scolding everyone with a loud voice.
"I really don't know what this guy grew up eating, he's just a beast!"
Na Ritu sneered, took a deep breath, and then took out the wine bottle and took a sip with his head up. The spicy wine burned his throat, and his body, which was originally frozen, instantly warmed up a lot, and his body seemed to have strength.
He picked up the flask, gritted his teeth and took a few steps to catch up with the team, and walked forward quickly with his head down in the face of the howling cold wind. After a day of difficult trekking, everyone was almost unable to stand it, but the herdsmen on the grassland, without saying anything, gritted their teeth and persevered.
Eventually, it was getting darker, and I couldn't see the road ahead. At this time, the day chart was like a walking corpse, almost unconscious, and could fall on the snow at any time.
"Didi...... Tick ......"
A rapid trumpet sounded, and everyone heard this pleasant sound, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. Many people simply fell directly into knee-high snow, panting for breath and never remembering again.
(To be continued.) )