The combat mission of the 38th Army was issued, and the 39th Army was stationed at Changjin Lake in the upper reaches of the Qingchuan River to block the possible US 1st, 2nd, and 9th Armies.

(The real battle of Changjin Lake was fought by many volunteer corps, we did not disgrace the merits of the volunteers, the soldiers braved the low temperature of minus 40 degrees and the US army desperately, thumbs up first, this battle was also made into a movie "Seventeen Days of Severe Cold" by Hollywood with an investment of 170 million US dollars, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to see it.) ）

The two armies were stationed on the southwest side of Changjin Lake to prevent the US army from exploiting loopholes from here, and the two army corps were like the horns of a bull, separated by less than 100 miles, blocking the bridges and roads at both ends of Changjin Lake.

Now they are waiting for the American army to appear, and when they have repelled this wave of American attacks, they can cross the Kiyocheon River and take Tokugawa directly according to the predetermined plan and cooperate with several other armies.

But when the troops entered the defensive position, a heavy snowfall that had not been seen in fifty years disrupted their plans, and the temperature dropped again and again, and in one night, the lake was frozen enough to withstand the weight of the truck, which no one expected in advance.

The temperature went from a few degrees below zero, to more than ten degrees below zero, and then to more than twenty degrees, and the downward trend still did not stop, and the soldiers had no winter clothes, and they were so cold that they couldn't even pull the bolts of their guns, so how could they fight?

The 112th Division was still able to hold on, and most of the soldiers put on the "winter clothes" made by logistics, but the 113th Division was different.

Ma Youde saw a soldier of the 771st Regiment of the 113th Division wrapped in a quilt, holding a gun and putting it to his mouth, and the breath exhaled was white, but he couldn't feel a trace of temperature, it was too cold! His lips were shivering with cold, and his body was curled up uncontrollably, and he was about to twitch into a ball.

The snowflakes falling from the sky are fluttering one after another, falling on people's faces, and they can still melt at first, when the melted snow water freezes on the eyelashes, it has not melted again, and the eyelashes are frozen into a whole white popsicle, and the eyes of the people who are pressed can't open them.

Ma Youde will be thinking: This is not fighting, it is dying!

Also, the 112th Division is not much more comfortable than I imagined, and the clothes can be made by yourself, but what about the shoes?

What does it feel like to walk in the snow with a single layer of cloth shoes? Is it good to have socks to keep warm? Sweat and freeze? Is it good to go barefoot? Tell you, whether it's good or not, that foot isn't yours anymore, numb? Stiff? No, you can't feel the presence of your feet at all!

Everyone can only endure it, and no one dares to stop their activities, once they freeze there, they will break.

It is impossible to imagine how a person can survive in minus 40 degrees, only a thin quilt can keep warm.

(Close your eyes and experience this situation, you know, the refrigerator is only -30 degrees!) ）

And such a low-temperature weather, a low-temperature weather with heavy snow, lasted for 17 days! Terrible 17 days!

Ma Youde's first day with the troops to Changjin Lake.

"Squad leader, it's snowing!" Ma Youde said hehehe.

Wei San was wearing a winter coat made for him by Ma Youde, wrapped like a cotton roll, which Ma Youde specially made for Wei San, saying that he was grateful to Wei San for saving his life.

Wei San's body was not cold, but his heart was cold, and when he saw the brothers of other divisions shaking into Parkinson's, what he was worried about still happened: "It's really fatal, it's impossible to participate in the battle like this, right?" ”

The team couldn't stand the cold during the march, but when the team reached the predetermined position, the whole army stopped, and a gust of wind swept a large snowflake into the neck, which was unbearable!

Wei San untied the military catalpa from behind Gao Baoguo, walked to the dirt slope on the side of the road, shoveled away the snow, and planned to see how far the ground had frozen, and whether it was possible to pout a trench here.

Go down, good guy, I almost didn't break the military tree! There is a white mark on the ground, where can you shovel up a little soil?

Wei San dropped the military catalpa, ran to the front of the battalion commander, and saluted: "Battalion commander, are we planning to garrison here?" ”

The 2 battalion commander is called Chu Weijie, with a big nose and a big mouth, and his hair is short, and his green scalp is left, which will turn his green head into a white head, and he is also cold enough, and he shivered: "Yes...... At...... This, there are...... Questions? ”

Wei San: "It's a big problem, it's open here, there is not even a dirt slope, and it's rushing to the Changjin Lake Bridge, the enemy's fire will hit us without any obstacles, there is no hiding place here, the trenches can't come out, it's too hard!" ”

Chu Weijie moved in place: "That...... Yours...... Meaning...... Let's change places? ”

Wei San looked around and couldn't find a suitable favorable terrain, the surroundings were too peaceful, once such terrain let the tanks come, the consequences would not be too serious, and there was no place more suitable for tank combat than this place.

After looking around, Wei San saw that there were many boulders on the shore of the lake, each weighing less than a ton, and Wei San pointed to those stones: "Yes, those stones are our bunkers." ”

Chu Weijie jumped loudly, warmed up a little and spoke neatly: "How can we transport such a big stone?" ”

Wei San smiled: "Battalion commander, have you skated on the ice?" Let's build an ice tunnel and we'll be done. It is believed that these stones should be able to block the impact of the tank! ”

The lake was blown open with grenades, the gasoline barrels were filled with water, and seven or eight stick boys made stretchers for a group of trees that had cut down their arms, and began to lay the ice track with the gasoline barrels full of water, which was slow at first, and when the water was brought back, it formed an ice mound, and then the speed was accelerated, and the whole battalion was mobilized, and everyone was sweating on their heads, and the ice track was finally built.

The rest is to transport the stones, this is not in a hurry, everyone worked together, and saved a lot of effort when moving the stones to the ice, and finally piled up a fortress composed of stones before dark, from a distance it looks like building a bridgehead, this Wei San is relieved, these more than ten meters thick stone walls even cannonballs have to explode for a while to blow them up, right?

The remaining question is, how to heat up?

I don't know how long they will be stationed here, but the purpose of their visit is to prevent the American troops attacking from here, and the main task is to cooperate with other legions to attack in the direction of Tokugawa at the same time, and they can only leave here until the enemy arrives or receives orders from above.

Don't care so much for now, wait any longer, everyone will freeze to death, and after Wei San returns to his defensive position, he will let Ma Youde and them go to cut down the tree, Mr. Fire, wait for the warmth to come over and then find a way!

The tents were erected, and the flames of the fire made the people find their feet and hands, and some of the soldiers took off their shoes that had been frozen into lumps and put them next to the fire to roast, and some said, "If only you soak your feet in hot water!" ”

"I'm going to fetch water and boil some water for everyone to burn their feet!"

"No! Then the feet will be wasted! Weisan reminded.

Wei San suddenly thought of something: "It's broken!" Tell everyone, don't burn your feet! ”