Chapter 461: Moving Forward (6)
"The most important thing is that there has been no follow-up on the base of the volcano. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "This is a situation that many people are worried about.
It is impossible to put them in front of the airship. The two were never on the same level, and their rifle bullets could not even penetrate the armor of the enemy airship, only a flappy but feeble spark on it.
The team had been moving forward again for more than half a day, and the blizzard continued to get stronger, and the wind did not want to stop, and began to howl again. The wind was so strong that it was no longer suitable for walking, and it was soon getting night. Everyone felt like they were walking not in a mountain range, but on a completely frozen glacier.
"There are many such places on the other side of the Endless Sea, where the climate is very cold, a large area is frozen ground, and heavy snow and winds are common. Now the situation in this mountain range is similar to there. Someone spoke, a veteran who had been in the military base on the other side of the Endless Sea, "The equipment there is specially designed to withstand the cold, and it can be difficult enough to go out on a mission and patrol, let alone what we are now." ”
The others sighed as they hid in a slightly wider hollow, leaning against a few large straight trees. The snow in the pit had been cleared, and they were now burning solid fuel and boiling hot water from the iron pot made of bullet casings.
Kasia and the other two captains were busy pushing a few larger stones outside, making a simple windbreak in the limelight of the pit. However, the main function is not to prevent wind, but to prevent a large amount of snow from being carried into the pit by the wind. The place where you settle is not large, and if you don't take some precautions, you can easily be buried by a gust of wind and snow in the middle of the night.
"It's probably seven or eight winds. As the captain of the third team spoke, the windbreak was improvised and the windswept snow parted like flowing water and piled up on both sides.
Beneath the flying snow and mist, only a few meters away, the faces of the other two captains were already blurred.
"With this level of wind, our actions will all be affected. If you don't walk close to the ground, those veterans can't walk at all. Wait for the wind to stop, Major Barron and they probably encountered the same problem, and rushed to the meeting place at the agreed time, but now in such weather, it should not work. The three of them walked to the pit, where a group of soldiers were drinking hot water.
Several large trees next to it were also shaken by the strong wind, and their branches were bent a lot, but they were flexible, and none of them broke. On the contrary, the leaves of the original evergreen trees have been frozen by the cold temperature, and under the violent friction, they have now become broken, and in many places only a few branches remain.
"It's probably a cold snap from the right side of the continent, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of the reason for this kind of weather. There were three blazing flames burning in the pit, and several people sat on the edge of the fire. Except for the sentry, everyone was resting with their eyes closed.
It seemed that no one really slept, and the snow would visit the shallow pit from time to time, and the fire was kept alive, but the soldiers had to wipe their faces from time to time. It didn't take long for it to be either a layer of snow or a frost.
This continued until the next day, when the gale did not stop until just around noon. The blizzard was a little smaller at the same time, and a lot of people noticed it, and the light was a little brighter after that. It seems that the snow clouds in the sky are slowly depleting.
At this time, they finally poked their heads out of the pit, and the outside was a soft white like cotton, except for the breeze that occasionally raised a little snow mist and spread over the surface of the snow.
Windbreaks play a big role. When Kasia looked out of the pit, there were two high walls of snow in their eyes.
"Thankfully, we were prepared yesterday. Others sighed. Because of the windbreak wall, the snow piled up on both sides is more than two meters high, and it slowly descends in a trapezoidal shape, like a small model of the mountain, placed not far from the pit.
Snow of this thickness is no longer suitable for traveling. Even if there was no wind, the three of them could open the way in front of them and use their bodies and super stamina to force their way out of a feasible snow passage, but the difficulty of the road still exceeded the limits of the others.
Everyone looked at the snow in front of them and shook their heads. Kasia remembered the idea of making skis again. I saw a few straight trees next to me, although I don't know the type of tree, but after the test of strong winds, the flexibility should meet the requirements.
Then everyone got their hands on it, and there was a veteran from the side of the endless sea in the team, who was very good at skiing, and he said the same thing afterwards. Don't worry about the technical problems, now it's just the production of the snowboard. I knocked down those big trees with a gun, and the main trunk couldn't be handled, but the other branches could be used. And rope is one of the necessities that everyone carries, and the idea is doable.
After a few more stops in the same place, the problem of walking in the snow was finally completely solved.
The effect is not as good as everyone imagined, and in terms of speed and physical exertion, it is only about one or two layers less than the original. But it was enough, at least a large number of equipment could be replaced by simple sleds.
In the end, the other seventeen men managed to walk on the snowy surface, but Kasia and the other two captains could only rely on their bodies to make their way through the snow like a river. The weight of the surgeon is not comparable to ordinary people, and even though Kasia thought of this when he was making the skis and deliberately made the area of the skis as large as possible, there was still no effect.
The speed of the journey had increased considerably, and Kasia and the other two lieutenants were in good spirits. The trio took turns to take the lead in the snow, saving a lot of physical strength, and even a little faster than the average veteran who was hurrying on improvised skis.
At this moment, Snow Peak was officially standing in front of them. You need to raise your head to see the snow-white halfway up the mountainside, and the layers of snow are like surging raging waves.
A huge mountain, the view directly in front of it was completely obscured, except for the mountain that towered like a wall. The magnificent momentum naturally emanated, pressing down from the top of the head, making people's hearts beat slightly faster. Cassia and the others stopped to look over and sighed for a long time before they plunged into the white snow again. Their combat uniforms also turned white, and they soon lost the difference between the snow and themselves.
I found a hidden place to rest at night. Because it is already very close to the area of the snow peak, it is also divided into periods of time to burn solid fuel for heating at night, so as to avoid exposing one's position as much as possible.
The next day, the breeze and snow were a little lighter, and the pattern changed from a big blizzard to a normal blizzard. After a night, the snow also dropped one layer and became firmer. The skis have been improved overnight by Kasia and a few other skilled people, making them even more applicable in the current environment.
At dawn, they left their resting place, judged their position according to the map and compass, and hastened towards the meeting place that Major Barron had set.
It's not far from them, about three hours or so, and you can get there.