The next few days were the most comfortable days since Liang Guocheng entered the dynasty, with no specific work and no pressure. His job orientation is a staff officer, specifically a reconnaissance staff officer; Because college students enjoy the treatment of cadres as soldiers, they are actually scouts of artillery regiments. Therefore, every morning he familiarized himself with the regimental headquarters, and in the afternoon Li Yuanchao took him to familiarize himself with the situation of the troops, and gave him a lecture on the basic knowledge he needed to master in reconnoitring the enemy's situation. On this day, when I got up in the morning and came to the regiment headquarters, I suddenly felt that everyone was busy, and the phones rang one after another. He asked Section Chief Xiao of the General Staff Office, and Section Chief Xiao glared at him without speaking. He felt that he was a part of this place and should do some work. But there was no one to assign him a job, and he didn't know what to do, and standing in the room was particularly obstructive, like a superfluous person, standing or sitting. He walked out of the house lightly, stood at the door, took a deep breath of the cold winter air, and wanted to clear his brain, why is everyone busy, and he is an idler, no work, did he do something wrong, or did he have another arrangement? When he was annoyed, he saw Li Yuanchao running into the regiment headquarters, and after a while, he came out again, beckoned to him and said, "Don't talk, check your weapons, and follow me!" They went to the kitchen, took the bags of dry food they had prepared, and went out of the woods to the road not far away.

On the road, cars are one after another, and the roar of motors can be heard in the distance. Li Yuanchao stood on the side of the road, stretched out his hand to stop a car, said a few words to the driver, and beckoned Liang Guocheng and the two to get into the back of the car. Because it was daytime, the car drove fast in order to avoid the bombing of US planes, and in addition to the fact that it was a temporary highway during the war, it was uneven, and people who were bumpy all the way were dizzy. Li Yuanchao didn't seem to be affected, the car drove for a while, and he took out a crumpled map from his satchel to look at it. Liang Guocheng wanted to ask him, he felt that he should at least tell him where to go and what to do. But as soon as he asked him, he pointed his finger at the other soldiers in the car and put a finger to his mouth and "shhhh

The car ran wildly all the way, and when it was just dark, Li Yuanchao stood up and patted the top of the car, the car stopped, and the two of them jumped out of the car. Get off the road because it's the coldest season of the year. In the open field, there has been snow for many years, and the foot goes down, not above the knee, and this foot is pulled out, and the other one sinks again. The snow is so white that you can't see the unevenness of the ground under the snow, and if there is a pit, step on it and sink one leg into it; If there is a bigger pit, the whole person will fall into it. The moon rose, and the two of them were tired and panting, and they didn't go many miles. During the Korean War, ordinary soldiers did not have a watch, Li Yuanchao looked up at the moon, and then looked at his shadow, and it was estimated that it was eleven o'clock. If you continue like this, you will not be able to reach the predetermined place by dawn. He looked around and saw a bush not far away, beckoning Liang Guocheng to walk towards the bush. The bushes were one man high, and the weeds were growing underneath, and the wind-blown snow blocked the way here, and the snow here was thicker than in other places, and the person stepped on it and sank into the big foot. Li Yuanchao asked him to rest for a while, and he took out a captured American military thorn from his waist and went inside. After a while, he came out with a bundle of rattan. As if he had been prepared, he took out a few thin pieces of hemp rope from his pocket, cut the rattan into sections, and tied them up. Liang Guocheng couldn't see what he was priding at all, and he wanted to help but couldn't intervene. I saw that he skillfully made six rattan sticks about a foot long into the ground, and the top four as horizontal logs, and tied them into something like a small fence, and tied four in a row, and then tied two large brooms.

Li Yuanchao handed him two and said, "Take them to your feet." ”

Liang Guocheng took it and asked, "What is this and what is the use?" ”

Li Yuanchao said: "When the army was in the northeast, a hunter taught me. I can't sink into this foot in the snow. ”

Liang Guocheng said: "I was born in Shanxi, although it is in the north, there is no such heavy snow, nor is it so cold, I have never seen this thing. Is he famous? ”

Li Yuanchao replied with a smile: "The old hunter didn't say it, I named him, Foot Cuff!" ”

Liang Guocheng also smiled: "You really know how to make a name." ”

"Don't look at this thing as inconspicuous, you can't sink your feet in the snow in winter, and you can't get your feet in the mud in summer!"

Wearing something called a leg cuff by Li Yuanchao, the foot really can't sink into the snow, but the foot can't bend, and the two of them walk on the snow one after the other, like two male ducks.

A bright moon rises, and the moonlight shines on the snow-white ground, and the moonlight on the reverse is like day. By daybreak, the terrain begins to undulate and enter a semi-hilly area. Li Yuanchao looked at the map, and according to the map of the land, they found a small ditch, which should be a small stream, but now it is frozen, covered with thick snow, and it is impossible to see whether there is water below. Out of the creek into a small forest, as soon as they entered the woods, Li Yuanchao began to sweep the footprints behind them with a broom. Because the trees in the woods are blocked, the field of vision is narrow, and if you encounter an enemy patrol, you will leave footprints on the snow and cannot be avoided. It was not too far from the enemy's position, and the gunfire from the enemy's position could be faintly heard. Li Yuanchao, who has combat experience, knows very well that in the cold winter, steel will also shrink, and in order not to affect the use of machine guns, all their machine guns fire a shuttle of bullets every two hours, so the enemy's position often fires loudly. The further he went, Li Yuanchao showed extra caution, walked for a short while, then stopped, listened attentively and then left. Liang Guocheng was also very nervous. Suddenly, Li Yuanchao stopped, then picked up the snow on the ground, tilted his head sideways and listened to Keduo on the ground, hurriedly stood up, and beckoned Liang Guocheng to walk quickly to a place where there were weeds and snow was relatively deep. "When we encounter an enemy patrol, we need to hide ourselves."

Liang Guocheng was a little dazed, he couldn't hear or see the enemy, and felt that Li Yuanchao was a bit of a soldier. "The enemy is there, can't you see it?" He clenched his grip and said, "A small group of enemies, just destroy them." ”

Li Yuanchao whispered: "Our mission is reconnaissance, and it is to destroy more enemies."

Li Yuanchao quickly pulled away the snow with his hands, and when it reached the length that a person could lie down, he said, "Lie down and cover your mouth and nose with your hands." No matter what happens, don't expose yourself! ”

Li Yuanchao gently buried Liang Guocheng with snow and swept it flat with a broom. I found a new place and buried myself in the snow in the same way. Experienced scouts, in the event of an emergency, or in a sudden encounter with the enemy's return to the situation that are not in a hurry, are all separated and hidden, even if they are discovered by the enemy, the loss will be too great, and the people who remain can continue to complete the mission.