Novosibirsk, on the periphery of the fortress, the position of the 1st "Yunlong" Infantry Regiment of the Chinese Empire.

The cold wind of minus 30 degrees Celsius whistled, and the sky and the earth were white, as if even the air had frozen.

The soldiers in the trenches shivered, and the standard military overcoats were draped in raincoats, animal skins, and women's headscarves, which were colorful and decorated with ice and snow.

Every ten or so paces in the wall of the trench was dug into an anti-artillery bunker that could only accommodate three or four squatting people, and in it there was a stove burning inside, in which soldiers who were about to freeze could take turns to warm up, and if they were lucky, they could drink a few sips of hot tea with sugar - this was learned from the Russians.

From time to time, there was a dull sound in the distance, as sappers were detonating explosives to open communication trenches in the steel-hard frozen earth.

The siege had been going on for more than three months, with cobweb-like trenches spreading to the front of the fort, and the Russians had at first blocked them with artillery fire and occasionally sent commandos to launch counterattacks, but after spending a lot of ammunition and dumping thousands of corpses buried in the snow and ice in the field, they were quiet and allowed the Chinese sappers to dig the parallel trenches to a dangerous distance close to the barbed wire.

"It's almost ...... It's time to start and it's time to end......"

In a bunker large enough to fit a table and a marching bed, the regimental commander, Colonel Lee Seo-seok, muttered seemingly to himself, as he used the Kinhard cigarette in his hand to borrow fire from two young officers wearing chariot armbands.

"It's long over, I've had enough of this place...... Not a place for people at all! ”

The one on the left who complained so much, with a delicate face, a woolen scarf around his neck that was already full of dirt, and his eyes always showed the liveliness of a big boy, his name was Qiu Yipeng, the lieutenant and deputy company commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Tank Company.

"It's true that it's not human, so Maozi, dogs and bears can stand up to us, anyway, they are all the same kind."

The one who answered on the right, with a wide face and strong body, a lofty spirit, and his eyes always showed cautious arrogance intentionally or unintentionally, his name was Zhong Yi, the late son of Zhong Xiahuo, the Duke of Wuzhen, who had already inherited the title, and now served as the commander of the 1st Company of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Vehicle with the rank of captain.

Qiu Yipeng glanced at him after hearing this: "I don't care if you want to be like a bear, anyway, I can't bear it, and my chariot can't stand it, just warming the car every day is enough for the brothers......"

"If you can't bear it here, how about going to Africa?"

Li Ruishi said coldly.

Qiu Yipeng blinked puzzledly: "Africa? Didn't we just hit India......"

"Look, I will definitely go back, this is what I promised to the 'King of kings'...... Even if he's no longer alive. ”

Li Ruishi rubbed his hands and said regretfully.

Zhong Yi made it clear at one point: "You mean Abyssinia?" Are we really going to hit there? ”

Li Ruishi squinted and smiled: "I just said that I will definitely go back, I want to come with me, and there is still a chance to sign up now." ”

"What's going on, mysterious—how long will it take to get there if you sign up now?" Qiu Yipeng was obviously a little interested.

"Don't worry, think about it first, you have already crossed most of Siberia, if you stop there, the dream of stepping through the Ural Mountains and drinking the Volga River will probably be ......"

Qiu Yipeng patted his knee: "It doesn't matter what the fucking dream is, as long as you don't suffer in this place where birds don't shit, you can go anywhere, I've killed enough Maozi, and I have the opportunity to mix around that rare place, and I will have to blow it when I go back in the future." ”

After speaking, he tilted his head towards Zhong Yi again: "Your Excellency Wu Zhengong, what do you think?" ”

Zhong Yi said unhappily: "Don't call me that, and don't use honorifics on me!" ”

Qiu Yipeng scratched his head: "Zhilu Dao...... Just kidding...... So, what do you think exactly? ”

"Commander Li won't just talk casually, right?" Zhong Yi became serious.

"Do you think I have that idleness?" Li Ruishi smiled.

Zhong Yi nodded slightly, put his hands on his knees, and became more and more serious: "Captain Li has outstanding ability, treats people sincerely and kindly, and follows Captain Li to work, naturally has a bright future. ”

"Lord Duke...... No, Zhong Lian said seriously, thanks to my high opinion, if I can cooperate with you two young talents, it will be my supreme blessing Li Ruishi. ”

Qiu Yipeng saw that the two of them were sympathetic to each other, and patted his thigh: "Don't be wordy, in this case, let's worship brothers, in the future, I, Qiu Yipeng, will follow Brother Li, Brother Li will let me go east, and my little brother will never dare to look west!" ”

Before the words fell, a staff officer poked his head through the entrance of the cave: "Is Regiment Commander Li here?" ”

Li Ruishi leaned over the top of the cave and said, "I am Li Ruishi." ”

"I am the staff officer of the division headquarters, and I am here to convey the combat order."

Zhong Yi hurriedly pulled Qiu Yipeng up: "Then let's avoid it first, by the way, I have to rush back to supervise them to warm up the car...... Reunite when you have time. ”

Qiu Yipeng turned back while moving his feet: "Don't forget about the worship...... Even if I sign up, you must take me with you when you go to Africa......"

……

Snow-covered forests, frozen riverbanks, white clearings, at the end of a slender scratch, a small plane with a twisted nose twisted crookedly, three soldiers wrapped in rice dumplings are discussing something together.

“…… It's not a way to wait like this, I think the weather is going to get worse, and if you don't find a room to hide, you won't be able to survive the night. ”

The man who said this had a fierce face and a rough voice, and a hexagonal star was sewn on the top of his cotton hat. His name is Zhang Xinyu, the brigadier general of the 29th Cavalry Brigade, and if the plane in front of him had not been in trouble, he would have been in front of the Northern Front in Krasnoyarsk, perhaps sitting in a warm room with a burning fireplace, having a hot and sumptuous meal with His Excellency the Marshal or something.

"There are a few small houses on the other side of the river, and Lieutenant Li said that he happened to see it when the engine stopped, and there was still smoke in the chimney, and there should still be people...... Probably in that direction, it is estimated that it is three or four kilometers, and you have to walk for a while. ”

The young man who made the suggestion was not tall, but he had a heroic face and was full of energy. His name is Ding Qian, the captain and deputy chief of the Second Section of the First Survey Department of the Northern Railway General Army, and the son of Lieutenant General Ding Jieyun, the commander of the Praetorian Guard who was disposed of as the culprit in the "Guangxing Ding Incident" twenty years ago - of course, this may be a secret that can never be made public. Today's task is to go back to the headquarters of the General Army and report the survey results of a certain section of the road to his boss, so it is better ~ the new fastest and easy to squeeze into the plane of His Excellency the Brigadier General, but I didn't expect this to be a bad luck trip.

"Even if you want to leave, you can't leave Lieutenant Li here, right? It's not good to make trouble for the bear blind man. ”

The young man who pointed to the pilot who had died in the driver's seat and spoke looked dark and honest, his name was Zhang Yu, he was originally an infantry private, because of some misfortune, he became Zhang Xinyu's personal guard since the Battle of Aleissk, by the way, this cavalry first-class soldier has not learned to ride a horse until now.

"Dig a pit on the side and bury it first, and mark it." Zhang Xinyu gave an order while drilling into the cabin to find tools.

An hour later, the panting trio saluted the bulging snowdrifts next to the plane and turned to hit the road.

Carefully passing through the frozen river and through a dense cedar forest, sweat and moisture froze on their beards and brims in the bitter cold of dozens of degrees below zero, which in turn exacerbated the consumption of calories.

Before walking out of the forest, Zhang Xinyu fell several times, and the last one was set up for Zhang Yu's death.

Outside the forest, by another small river, sure enough, there were a few Russian-style wooden houses smoking from the chimneys, Zhang Yu excitedly shouted: "It's here, it's finally here, we have saved ......"

Ding Qian covered his mouth: "Don't scream, there is a situation!" Brigade Commander Zhang, look, there's a horse over there...... It's a military horse. ”

Zhang Xinyu looked at it fixedly, and subconsciously took out two pistols from his waist - one of them was taken from the dead pilot.

"I heard someone shouting...... It seems like a woman is calling ......"

Zhang Yu's ears are quite clever.

Zhang Xinyu twisted his eyebrows and sneered: "It's a human or a ghost, we all have to go over and meet-Zhang Yu, you and Section Chief Ding go around to that end, I'll go over from the front, let's have a front and back attack, on!" ”