"Why is this snow so deep, no wonder Team Leader Chen and they came back so late!" Looking at the snow layer that was about to reach his knees, he said to Xiaotian in his heart.

And tonight's night is not bad, there is a bright moon, there are stars, there is no wind, and the moonlight shines on the snow, which is about the same as half a day.

Xiang Xiaotian walked in the middle of the team, at the front was Li Jun, and the fifth squad leader at the end, Sun Zhe, was also a five-year veteran who was about to recover this year.

Everyone's pace is not easy, Xiang Xiaotian's height of 1.76 meters is almost below his knees, and it is even more difficult for a slightly shorter person to walk, and he has to carry a gun, cartridge belt, shoulder bag, and water bottle! It was already almost one o'clock in the middle of the night, but Xiang Xiaotian felt that they had walked at most five kilometers, that is, the distance of running back and forth towards the red star.

In fact, at this moment, in addition to Xiang Xiaotian in the fourth class, there are two new soldiers in the fifth class, their hearts are not very depressed, and their physical fitness is not as good as Xiang Xiaotian, who is opening a small stove every day.

At this time, although it was the middle of the night, and it was about zero degrees, even if there was no wind, the three recruits had already sweated a lot on their bodies, because at least this section of the road was quite flat, plus there was moonlight, and there was no special situation for the squad leader to lead the way in front, and now what affected them was this pile of messy things on their bodies, and it was too difficult to walk in the snow.

"We're already uphill, and the road will get narrower and narrower in a while, and it will even be accompanied by some talc, you three recruits have to be careful! Xiao Yang, Xiao Kong, you two have to lead the horse, everyone follow me. Li Jun's words interrupted every soldier who was thinking nonsense.

"Yes!" With a crisp answer, everyone retracted their hearts, and they didn't dare to think about it, even if they were veterans who had walked countless times, they didn't dare to take it lightly in the face of a familiar and unfamiliar road.

Unconsciously, the team has risen to a lonely mountain, looking left and right, the scenery is spectacular, with the moonlight, the empty col is endless, and the mountains are floating with white clouds, wrapped around their waists, looking at this scenery, but also to this group of tired little warriors a lot of energy.

The scenery was often accompanied by danger, and the patrol road was unusually narrow, and the plain-like road ahead had been replaced by various steep peaks, but the difference was that they were already in the middle of the mountain, and from the current view it was likely that they would have to walk on the top of the mountain for a while.

The patrol road of the two columns has become a single column, and the soldiers leading the horses are also walking in the middle like Xiang Xiaotian and several of their recruits, obviously the lives of these two horses are more important than them.

And among the three of them, the private is still sweating at the moment, and compared with the uncertainty just now, they can be sure now: there must be cold sweat on their bodies!

Because even if the scenery on both sides is beautiful, they definitely have no intention of caring about it.

A pair of eyes stared straight at his feet, glancing at the comrades in front of him from time to time, trying to step on the footprints in front of him, and now he was really frightened.

"Damn, let's get out of here, I didn't even notice that I was so afraid of heights!" Xiang Xiaotian cursed in his heart, at this time, he had no intention of caring about the cold, the most important thing was to say that this mountain peak had passed, until now he hadn't even glanced at his watch, but he had taken a look at it after walking for a while!

Li Jun's voice sounded again: "Everyone pay attention to the safety under your feet, hold on, you will pass this mountain peak soon, the road ahead will be a little smoother, I will inform everyone to form two columns!" ”

The difference from the previous one was that there was no sound reply at this time, including the veteran, everyone just stared at their feet cautiously, carefully following the footprints of the person in front of them.

Although he has been walking this road for eight years, every time it is like the first time, the comrades-in-arms in the back and the footprints in front can be stepped on, and in the road conditions just now, he may be able to roll directly down the mountain with one footstep, and in this case, even death will not play a glorious role, because they still need to walk on their own. Maybe after this dangerous section, the next one will come soon, so he must bring these little brothers out safely, and bring them back safely.

In fact, it is no problem to walk a car at the width of this road, but the key is that this is not a road, this is a mountain, there are scattered stones on it, and there is a knee-deep layer of snow, and it is constantly up and down, looking at this situation can walk a kilometer in an hour is thankful.

"There is no road in the world, and the more people walk, the more they become the road, this is very reasonable, but why is this road that our predecessors have walked for decades or this virtue." Xiang Xiaotian began to complain again in his heart.

Unconsciously, they have now walked out of the kind of mountain just now, the road conditions at this time are relatively flat, and it is almost five o'clock when they look at the table below, because this is located in the westernmost part of China, and now in the current month, the sunrise at eight or nine o'clock in the morning is normal, and now compared to the mainland, it should be late at night here!

"Actually, our predecessors walked this road, more or less will take care of this road, and even walk all the way will kick the stones on both sides, but there is no way, the wind and sand are strong in summer, and there are mostly pebbles and stones in the Gobi Desert, maybe you kicked away in the front, and the back will blow back to you, and it is difficult to walk in winter when the snow covers the mountains, let alone build the road." The first to break the silence was the deputy squad leader Wu Ying, and these few words solved the doubts in the hearts of these recruits.

The difference is that everyone, including Li Jun, an eight-year veteran, grinned, as if they had thought the same thing about this issue when they first experienced it.

After a while, Li Jun's voice sounded: "Everyone should pay special attention to the road below, because the left and right up and down roads are uncertain, there is no need to follow me, it may be more dangerous, because this road is mainly stone, and it is still round, so it is better for everyone to spread out." However, the snow layer is thinner now, so be careful not to twist it under your feet. ”

In fact, Li Jun is more worried about their mental state now, early morning is the time when people are the most sleepy, and their consciousness is also the worst, and it is likely that there will be danger at this stage.

Wu Ying panted against a big stone and said to the privates: "Come on, at your fingertips, there is still a mountain in front of us, let's go there and take a rest, you can eat some rations to replenish some physical strength!" ”

The stone was strange, with a long oval shape attached to a boulder next to it, and the warriors had drilled through it.

A senior soldier said with a smile: "This stone is a treasure, and when the wind and snow come, we hide here to block the wind!" ”

Xiang Xiaotian has already drilled through the stone cave, his physical strength is now much better than that of some veterans, and he still has some energy to take care of him left and right, but it is the first time to experience this kind of task, and there is inevitably a lot of curiosity in his heart, which is of course accompanied by some inexplicable little fear.

Seeing that the distance between the front and back of the team had gradually widened, he also took the time to stand beside the oval stone, looked forward, and sighed:

"I'll go, this is a bit of Stonehenge, and some of the ones ahead are gone!"