Chapter 30: Wisdom Fights Subalpine Meadows
It is said that when the enemy's situation is unknown, the safest thing is to continue to enter the mountains and avoid the edge.
The reason why he said this is the safest is because what he lacks most at present is not only winter equipment, but also ammunition. The "Plateau Wolf Resistance" of Hisalma had basically run out of ammunition, and although several hundred rounds of ammunition from two Spetsnaz special forces were later captured on the other side of the Kunar River, they were not combat-ready at all.
If you go head-to-head with the squad sent by the 334th Independent Special Forces Detachment of Spetsnaz, it will be like hitting an egg against a stone, and you will not have a single round, and there is no hope of winning at all.
But if you have to cross the glacial canyon and climb the higher snowy peaks, most of the people of Hisarma will probably freeze to death on the ice Osaka without cold equipment. Even if they don't freeze to death, they will be buried by avalanches like the warriors of the Eastern Han Dynasty. If this is the case, the heavenly spirits of the warriors of Ban Chao will never forgive him.
"The widow is extremely stupid, I have reminded you, and you have to kill yourself, it is really intolerable!!"
Now the surprising winning move is to take advantage of the fact that the 334th Independent Special Forces Detachment of Spetsnaz has not yet sent a team into the mountains, stealthily cross the Kunar River, suddenly withdraw to the border area, and fight it for a time difference.
After the small team of the 334th Independent Special Forces Detachment returned to the Asadabad barracks, Yu Songyuan and Thomas took advantage of the darkness before the early morning to quietly leave the observation point and walk about ten kilometers downstream, then chose the Marawar Gorge and quickly returned to the mountain in a straight line.
If you don't rest at night, it only takes two and a half days to reach the bear cave above the snow line.
But this canyon is extremely difficult to navigate, and it is a large canyon completely covered in snow and ice. Entering the canyon, the two walked with extreme difficulty. At your feet are countless glaciers, ice Osaka, and ice fields, and on your left are high ice cliffs. On the right, there is a bottomless rift glacier, dozens of meters deep and nearly 100 meters deep. The terrain in the canyon is unimaginably complex, and if you are not careful, you will slip into a big heel bucket. If you are not careful, you will slide down a glacier or ice board, and you will easily die.
Along the way, Yu Songyuan was repeatedly amazed by the strangeness of the terrain.
Thomas had lived in the alpine snowfield for two years, and he and Anna walked on the ice with great ease and ease. There are many lots, which need Thomas to go first, and then with the help of ropes, with Yu Songyuan's skills, in order to pass safely.
More than two hours after the two entered the canyon, Ruth in the sky suddenly squeaked and let out a crisp whistle, although the sound was soft, but it was clear to the ears. When Anna heard this, she quickly became nervous, and her throat and eyes whined, followed by the sound of the alarm.
"Captain, there's a situation!" Thomas held the gun in his arms and quickly gave a warning.
Yu Songyuan had already sensed the danger, and he clearly felt that there were already people who had entered the snow-capped mountains from this road before them.
"What did Ruth see?"
"Captain, Ruth is not a military eagle. It just senses that something on the ground is threatening me, so it sends me an alarm signal! Judging by the signals it sends, the threat should be half a day away from us! ”
"Let it continue to scout, and let's continue to go!" Yu Songyuan made up his mind.
Thomas let out a whistle, and the three of them continued on their way. The terrain here is even more peculiar, with large ice slabs like narrow bridge decks. Ice cliffs, like city walls. In some sections, countless ice blocks tens of meters high form a maze array, which is easy to confuse people and can't get out.
After a few more hours of walking, it was already getting dark, and Ruth suddenly whistled in the sky again.
"Captain, this is a sign of danger approaching!"
When Yu Songyuan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. "You're a soldier, so why can't you train it professionally?"
"Captain, I'm on the mountain, and I can't see anyone. Just know when the big animals are coming to attack the meadow and what kind of beast is coming to attack the meadow. I didn't think it would be a military eagle! ”
"Well, I don't blame you. We can't go, they've spotted us behind, and they're probably preparing to ambush us! ”
"So what do we do? Do you turn back the way you came from? ”
Yu Songyuan took out the rope and flying claws, and threw them to the top of the ice rock wall on the left with a "whoosh". The cliff is seventy or eighty meters high, and after throwing it, I tried it hard, and the flying claws were pulled back again. I tried several times in a row, changed more than a dozen places, and finally caught it. I tried it, and I already had the strength to eat.
"You go up first!" Yu Songyuan ordered.
Thomas grabbed the rope in his hand and began to climb upwards. This is a section of ice cliffs, straight up and down, extremely steep. Anna was in a hurry underneath, and Yu Songyuan touched its head before it quieted down.
Because when a person climbs up, it is almost suspended in the air, and it moves completely by the power of the palm. After all, Thomas had been struggling in the mountains for two years, and his strength had not yet recovered, and the climb was very difficult, but he still climbed up little by little. Thomas' panting voice finally came from the headset, "Captain...... I'm already up! Oh, I'm going to die, God...... Rope safety! ”
Yu Songyuan squatted up and motioned for Anna to jump onto the equipment bag behind him. Anna squirmed a few times, but still understood what she meant, and quickly jumped onto the equipment bag. Yu Songyuan took out a piece of canvas, wrapped it tightly and fastened it to the equipment bag, and began to climb. He swooped up quickly and quickly, and soon reached the top of the cliff.
"Wow, Captain, you're in good shape!"
"Retriev Ruth and evacuate quickly!"
Yu Songyuan put down Anna and put away the rope. Thomas made a whistle, and Ruth swooped down from the sky and stood directly on Thomas's shoulder. The four of them quickly moved away from the Malawal Glacier Gorge from a perpendicular direction to the glacier.
After walking through the snow for about an hour, I changed to the direction of the mountain and climbed the mountain. At dawn, we came to the bottom of an ice cliff. Yu Songyuan found a leeward place, took out the jerky, and the four of them had a collective meal with the snow. After eating breakfast and climbing to the top of the cliff, Yu Song ordered Thomas to release Ruth.
Ruth was like an arrow, reaching into the sky.
Yu Songyuan did not give the order to set off, but set up a sniper position at the top of the cliff. Since they suddenly left the Marawar Gorge at night, after the other party could not snipe them, they would definitely search to the left side of the canyon, and then they would definitely follow the trail and chase after them. And the terrain here is the best ambush battlefield.
Thomas also set up a sniper position about twenty meters away from Yu Song.
The boring wait began, and there was no shelter here, and the north wind howled, carrying the snow over and over them like a whip. As a result of being still, the body quickly froze. From time to time, they can only hide behind the ice wall and exercise their bodies to ward off the cold.
It took more than two hours for Ruth to raise a warning in the sky.
After another hour had passed, Yu Songyuan saw two small black dots in the telescope, one behind the other, walking towards them slowly and with difficulty on the snowfield. About seven or eight hundred meters away from them, Ruth's dove-like whistle revealed their purpose, and the other party suddenly fell to the ground in the snow, motionless.
Yu Song was far from carrying a sniper rifle, and the AKS-74 with sights could not do anything at such a distance.
"Captain, bastard Ruth has exposed us!"
"I know!" Yu Songyuan said helplessly, "Hold on for an hour, and then evacuate covertly!" ”
For a whole hour, the other party lay motionless in the snow. Yu Songyuan understood that although this was not Spetsnaz, it was a high-level secret soldier with the same training as them. Until the threat is lifted, they will hide in the snow until night comes, and then quietly escape.
"Thomas, Covert Evacuation!"
"Captain, Ruth is hovering in the sky, and the other party has already noticed it. As soon as Ruth leaves, they'll know we're evacuated! ”
"There is no other way, there are still a few hours until dark, evacuate quickly and distance yourself!"
When Thomas heard this, he took Anna and quickly disappeared into the woods behind. Yu Songyuan waited for Thomas to evacuate, and then placed defensive equipment such as Xiang Yilei, and quickly evacuated.
They quickly climbed up the mountain, and in the evening, they finally climbed the mountain more than 3,000 meters high and entered a subalpine meadow. The artemisia grass, thatch, and shrubs in the meadow, as well as the surrounding trees, were burned by the Mi-24P with incendiary bombs, and the meadow was bare and turned into a snowy field. The woods around the meadow were only a swarthy branch.
It is blocked by mountains, leeward and sunny, with dense vegetation, and in the middle of the meadow there is a small alpine glacial lake only a few acres in size. With its unique geographical structure, it was once a paradise for a variety of highland birds. Every year, flocks of whooper swans also fly here from the north to spend the winter.
But when winter comes, heavy snow covers the mountains, black-necked cranes, red-footed sandpipers, black storks and other birds have flown south to the warm Indus Valley for wintering, plus the meadow fires caused by the Mi-24P, the migrating whooper swans have also been driven away or eliminated, and it is difficult to find birds here.
Yu Songyuan and Thomas cross the snow-covered meadow and enter the woods at the edge of the meadow. After walking for a while, he turned back from the side and crept back to the bottom of the cliff next to the meadow. Along the way, Thomas swept his footprints with tree branches. From time to time, Yu Songyuan set up a defensive device such as a deceitful mine.
Under the cover of the stumps of trees here, there are many caves under the cliffs, most of which belong to weathered stone caves, and many caves are connected by caves. At this time, it was getting late, Yu Songyuan chose an independent and relatively hidden cave, and everyone went into it stealthily to begin to recover and replenish their strength.
The cave is very deep, and there are two big bends in it. Yu Songyuan lit a bonfire inside, and Thomas gave the jerky to Anna and Ruth to eat, and he squatted to the side and looked at them motionlessly, wiping away tears.
Yu Songyuan made three defensive facilities outside the cave, and also went to another cave about ten meters apart next door, deliberately lit a bonfire, and quickly extinguished it as a suspicious hole. Then after cleaning the traces of the snow in front of the cave, I walked into the cave. The scene in front of him shocked him extremely much.
I saw Thomas in tears, reluctantly stroking the feathers on Ruth's back, and quietly drew the dagger.