Chapter 97 A Lake Without Water
Since entering the Tibetan area, rock climbing has become an indispensable exercise for night pines and bean seedlings every day. New locations, new outposts, new climbs, it seems to have become a cycle.
Rock climbing is fearless for Yesong and Doumiao, not to mention that after two months of training in Tibet, their agility in movements, proficiency in skills, and durability of physical strength have improved explosively.
"The climate in Tibet is really polarized, and the dense fog in the distance of our snow-covered mountains is faintly dark green." Dou Miao looked into the distance.
"There is no way, this region is cross-cut by the Himalayas, the south is a subtropical mountain humid and semi-humid climate, and the north-central part where we are currently located belongs to the plateau alpine climate." Yamatsu put down the binoculars and said.
Dou Miao looked up at the mountain beside him and said: "Counting the task of this outpost, one-third of the task will be completed, there are still four outposts in Tibet, it is estimated that we can arrive in the Xinjiang region in January next year, and we will almost be able to complete the task and return to the armored brigade in March." ”
"I'm afraid the truth is not as simple as you think, don't forget that this is a Tibetan area, and it will be the blizzard season in more than half a month, and climate factors will definitely affect our process."
Dou Miao scratched her head and said, "Hmm...... In case we are lucky enough to encounter sunny days in a row, it is not a dream to complete the Tibetan mission by January next year. ”
Ye Song shrugged his shoulders, since Dou Miao insisted on maintaining this optimism, then he didn't need to fight at all, after all, in this remote mountain forest, a good attitude can make people persevere.
"Yesong, let's compete again today to see who gets to the outpost first?" Doumiao suggested as she tightened her shoelaces.
"Okay, whoever loses will carry a ten-kilometer backpack for the other party." Night Pine adjusted the harness and said.
"Then it's decided! I counted to three and started. Get ready...... Three! ”
Looking at the figure of Dou Miao who immediately ran away when he directly shouted "three", Ye Song licked his lips with the tip of his tongue and smiled helplessly before quickly chasing after him.
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There are two dark shadows speeding on the snowy mountain.
Ice beaches, snow tops, dead wood bridges, cliffs, stone walls, climbing ropes.
These roads, which were originally extremely difficult, were turned into "snow mountain parkour" by night pine and bean seedlings.
Dou Miao, who was in front of her, was running and thinking of ways to cause some trouble for Ye Song to hold him back. At this time, a large ice beach appeared in the distance, and Dou Miao immediately accelerated and pulled out the dagger on his waist at the same time, and then he stomped on the edge of the ice beach to make his body leap as far as possible. When his toes hit the ground, he squatted down, landing on his toes, one in front of the other, to reduce friction and ensure that he could slide across the ice. In addition, he thrust his dagger into the ice beach, propelling himself forward like a ski.
After sliding across the ice beach, he picked up a few snowballs and threw them on the ice, and if Yamatsu had used a method like him, he would have slipped and fallen due to the snow when squatting.
Ye Song in the rear smiled slightly after seeing his actions from a distance and then sped up, also exerting force on the edge of the ice beach, but when he landed, he landed on the ground with his rucksack first, and his legs quickly formed an end-abdominal position, and his whole body was like a large snowboard.
Seeing that Yesong was getting closer and closer to her, Doumiao was so anxious that she was sweating profusely, and if she continued like this, she was very likely to lose the game. In this kind of alpine dilute oxygen zone, he didn't want to add more than 30 catties of weight. However, there is a large snowy slope and rocky road ahead, and there is no way to cause trouble for the night pine, so he can only rely on endurance and explosiveness to win.
Dou Miao's rapid breathing, splitting headache, and strenuous exercise in this thin oxygen exert two to three times the physical exertion of the mainland.
"Hold on a little longer, and I'm not feeling well." Doumiao secretly cheered for herself.
Dou Miao gritted her teeth and took a step to make the final sprint.
300 meters!
200 meters!
The last 100 meters!
The outpost is right in front of you, and there is also a rock engraved with the words "Nameless Lake".
"Ahh
Doumiao turned back suddenly, but saw the night pine stepping on the scattered stones like a dragonfly, and then roared to overtake herself, and was the first to reach the national flagpole of the outpost.
"Huhuhu...... Hey...... I...... I won! Ye Song said breathlessly as he sat on the national flag stand.
Lying on the ground resting, Doumiao did not reply, no, it should be said that he was too tired to speak at this time.
Ye Song unscrewed the lid of the kettle, drank it all, threw the kettle to Dou Miao and said, "Old Dou, go and help make a pot of water." ”
"Why me?"
"Hehe, the loser will be punished accordingly."
Doumiao rolled her eyes, unloaded her backpack and staggered to her feet, then carried two kettles and walked towards the rock engraved with "Nameless Lake".
He originally thought that there was a small ponding lake like the Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain, but when he came to the rock, he found that there was not even a drop of water to be seen here, except for another small dry puddle.
When he returned to the flagpole, he saw Ye Song talking to two soldiers.
"He's Dou Miao, my partner on the mission." Ye Song introduced.
A fourth-class sergeant major smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Welcome to the 'Nameless Lake' outpost, I am Zhou Kun, the sentry commander here. ”
Dou Miao picked up the kettle and said, "May I ask where is this so-called 'nameless lake'?" ”
Zhou Kun pointed to the rock and said, "The small puddle there is." ”
"I'll go, there's something wrong! Can a small puddle with no water at all be called a lake? ”
Zhou Kun looked at the rock and said: "This outpost is located at an altitude of 4,520 meters, and its oxygen content is less than 50% of that of the mainland, but the ultraviolet radiation is 2.5 times that of the mainland. Due to the serious shortage of water at the outpost, the first batch of officers and soldiers stationed in the post melted their thirst for water into a small puddle that dries up all year round next to the outpost, so it was named "Nameless Lake". ”
"Then what are you going to do with water?"
"Go down the mountain to carry the water or dig the ice to get water. When I was still a conscript, I once went down the mountain with my former sentry commander. When he was less than 300 meters away from the outpost, the sentry commander stepped on the dark ice and fell 2 meters away, and the plastic bucket slammed into the sharp rock and cracked several holes, and the water trickled straight out. Since then, the old sentry's tool for carrying water has been replaced with an iron bucket for clear oil, and the weight of the bucket has increased by more than 10 catties. ”
Zhou Kun said proudly: "But the more difficult the conditions, the more firm our belief in staying here becomes. When the outpost barracks were converted from wooden houses to concrete bungalows, we worked with the contractor team to move stones, break stones, and mix cement...... Without raw materials, just pry stones on the mountains at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, and no one does not shout that they are tired! ”
Zhou Kun took them into the new barracks and said: "Now the new barracks not only has a good warmth effect and good lighting performance, but also the monitoring equipment has been upgraded. ”
When Ye Song listened to Zhou Kun with an oxygen tube, he suddenly felt a feeling of congestion in his chest, and he stroked his chest and frowned slightly.
It seems that there is something wrong with the lungs......