Chapter 963: Nature's Test (Guaranteed Monthly Pass 2)
Fortunately, they have goggles, at least there is no need to worry about the appearance of snow blindness, but the snow in the Gobi Desert is not so thick, not boundless white, and the yellow sand and gravel soil are exposed to the outside in many places.
Whatever they thought, they were soon at their destination, where there were already large refueling vehicles underneath that would refuel the helicopters.
After landing, their mission was displayed directly on their tablets, and they had to hike 180 kilometers north-east before reaching their destination.
After getting off the helicopter, the helicopter began to replenish fuel, and Yang Rui and the others were not talking nonsense, but started to move forward directly.
It was only when they walked into the wind and snow that they realized how big a problem it was for them to forget to carry their tents, because at the moment the wind was about five or six magnitudes, and it was still a vast Gobi Desert, there was no shelter at all, and the wind blew on their faces like knives.
They wore helmets, but they weren't the kind of cotton hats that covered them all.
At this time, they also understood why Jiang Yanhai allowed them to carry all the supplies, because they were no longer facing the problem of food and drinking water, but the cruel test from nature!
After walking for seven or eight kilometers like this, Yang Rui suddenly said: "I suggest that we bring all the burning wood and other burning materials that we see now, otherwise, we will have a hard time at night." ”
There are not many things to burn in the Gobi Desert, although Alxa is not nothing, for example, tumbleweeds, the most common plant in the Gobi Desert, are available, and they are also easy to burn.
But it was impossible for this to burn overnight, and what they were looking for was wood that had been dead for an unknown amount of time, and if they found it, they had to take it with them.
They have also seen the terrain here, it is not completely flat, and it is not difficult to find a sheltered place to start a fire at night.
As long as there is a fire, it is not so difficult to endure at night, but it is not easy to find fuel that can burn for a night, but it is difficult to find them, and they have no choice now, so they can only bring it along the way, which means that their weight will inevitably increase.
"Come on!" I don't know who yelled, but the others also yelled, and then started walking again.
They all have similar experience in this kind of extreme survival training, and walking is not like 10 kilometers or how many kilometers of armed cross-country running, they have to allocate their physical strength.
"In this way, we are divided into several rows and walk side by side, with the rear row blocking the air vent at the back, and several rows of people taking turns, so that the front ones can maintain their body temperature." Gong Jian put forward another opinion, and everyone had no opinion, and soon everyone was divided into three rows.
The people in the back row walked on the air vent and helped the people in front of them block the wind, although they couldn't block all the cold wind, but it worked.
"How?" Jiang Yanhai, who had returned to a command car at this moment, asked.
"Their physical characteristics are intact, the temperature during the day is only about -10 degrees, they have no problem spending it, and the night is the hardest time for them, but they are aware of the problem, and according to the observation of our drone, they are consciously collecting and taking away some wood."
"Well, keep an eye on their security status." Jiang Yanhai nodded, these people were the most elite, and Jiang Yanhai couldn't tolerate their losses.
Training is necessary, but the loss of this non-war state is also unacceptable to Jiang Yanhai.
The time finally came to night, when the sun set, the surrounding temperature is constantly decreasing, especially the wind seems to be stronger at night, the temperature at this moment is close to minus 20 degrees, although it has not yet reached the lowest temperature.
Their journey today is still okay, they set off today in the afternoon, and by this moment it took about 7 hours for them to walk about 60 kilometers.
The average hike is close to 9 kilometers per hour, which is already very fast, not to mention the fact that the weight on their bodies is increasing when carrying fuel such as wood.
And the main load is still a small thing, because the volume of wood is relatively large, difficult to transport, which is a test for them.
"Gong Jian, Lao Gao, Shao Bing, we can't go." Yang Rui finally spoke.
"If this continues, our players will be injured, the temperature is constantly decreasing, during the day, we can maintain body heat by walking and exercising, but now our physical energy is rapidly consumed, coupled with low temperature, walking will have accidents."
"There's a leeward place over there, go over there, set up camp!" There was moonlight tonight, and the ground was covered with snow, so the surrounding light was okay, and Gong Jian quickly found a leeward area ahead.
Fortunately, after 60 kilometers of trekking, the area they are currently in is no longer a flat Gobi area, but some uneven terrain, and sometimes even some hills, so it is still possible to find some shelter from the wind.
In such a large northwest, shelter from the wind is very important, at the moment there is snow on the Gobi Desert, once the white hair wind blows, sometimes it is really a matter of minutes to freeze to death.
When they arrived at the place pointed by Gong Jian, they soon found another better place a few hundred meters ahead, which happened to be a semicircle that could block the wind on three sides.
Everyone quickened their pace, and as they walked over, they picked up some tumbleweeds, which could be used as ignitions.
Arriving at the shelter, everyone immediately took action, more than sixty people, each carrying part of the fuel, so much wood gathered together at the moment is really a lot.
After a few minutes, the raging flames finally burned, and everyone who didn't want to speak couldn't help but let out a cheer.
The raging flames dispelled the cold, and although one fire could not envelop everyone, their conditions did not allow them to make a second fire.
Their fuel is only enough for a fire to burn for a night, but their place is sheltered from the wind in three directions, as long as most of the people are crowded in this area, and then the people inside the crowd will definitely not feel cold, and the people closest to the fire outside should not be a problem to have the warmth of the fire.
More than sixty big men are crowded into a large pile, fortunately the area of this place is not small, otherwise so many people really can't squeeze in.
At the beginning of the break, everyone first took out all the canned beef, but after taking it out, everyone smiled a little bitterly, thinking that they had been walking in the field above minus 20 degrees, and this backpack was not air-conditioned, so it was impossible to keep warm.
Everyone knows what the canned beef looks like.