Chapter 185: Shoveling Snow
readx;?β Comrades, it is said that everyone should have a good rest now, but look at the ...... down the mountain."
The main forces of the Red Army had already arrived at the foot of the mountain one after another, looking down from the sky, like flowing water, and there was a black line flowing here in the distance, gathering at the bottom of the mountain like a small plate. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ At the other end of this small plate, a black line stretches up the hill, gradually upwards...... It is estimated from the distance that the front of the main forces will not be more than a kilometer away from the assault company.
"I'm sure they'll be here in less than an hour and a half. Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan deliberately paused and said: "We are an assault company, a Long March pioneer company personally designated by the leaders of the headquarters, and each of them is a carefully selected elite...... If we are caught up by the comrades of the main force behind, then do we still have the face to be called a pioneer?"
Seeing that the faces of the comrades gradually became serious, Zhang Qingshan also put on a straight face and said: "Our assault company should be twice as strong as an ordinary company by nature, whether it is fighting or facing various difficulties, I have no >." Wrong" novels are inherently supposed to be braver than others...... If others retreat, we must not retreat! If others advance, we should charge! When others drink soup, we should eat meat! In the same way, now, in the face of this snow-capped mountain, our assault company, as the pioneer of the road, should be more tenacious than others, braver than others, and more able to endure hardships and stand hard work than others, so how far they go, we should open up a road for them, even in the snow, and this should be the case...... Comrades, tell them with our practical actions why our assault company can eat meat and why it is stronger than them, just because we are the vanguard of the Long March -- the assault company!"
"Assault Company -- Courageously Forward!" Hu Yingze knows how to grasp the opportunity very well, and as soon as Zhang Qingshan's voice fell, he immediately raised his arms and shouted, causing his comrades to shout one after another: "Assault Company -- Courageously Forward!"
"Assault Company!"
"Forge ahead!"
"Assault Company!"
"Forge ahead!"
Every time Hu Yingze shouted the assault company, the comrades would go back and move forward. In the midst of this shout, everyone's emotions gradually rose, and finally, the blood boiled up one after another, waiting in a belligerent state.
"Okay!" Zhang Qingshan shouted loudly and said, "The platoon leaders of each platoon will start from one row and take turns shoveling snow to open the way according to the previous arrangement. β
Holding a shovel in his left hand, he waved forward with his right hand and took the lead: "Let's go!"
The comrades in the first row followed quickly, while the people behind were carrying firewood and other items, deliberately slowing down and following.
After advancing a few hundred meters, Zhang Qingshan inserted the red flag in his hand into the snow, took the shovel from Tian Guozhong's hand, turned around and shouted to the comrades behind him: "Okay, now we have entered the snow area." Comrades, the time has come to carry forward the spirit of our Red Army that is not afraid of difficulties and to forge ahead bravely, and let the comrades below see why our assault company can become the first company of the army...... Communist Party members, in particular, should set an example and strive to be the first in everything...... Comrades, let's see who shovels the most snow. β
Previously, they had climbed all the way up the mountain, and although at first there was only occasional snow on the side of the road, it was scarce. Then, as the altitude rises, the snow on the road naturally starts to increase. At this time, they were still more than 2,000 meters away from the mountain, but snow had already begun to appear under their feet, although it was only a thin layer, but it indicated that they had begun to enter the snow area, so the snow shoveling began...... (Don't be deceived by the scenes in the film and television dramas, in fact, it is impossible to walk into the snow area as soon as you come up, which has the most direct relationship with the altitude of the altitude, and you must slowly walk into the snow area as the altitude increases.) οΌ
In our opinion, under normal circumstances, there is only a thin layer, and there is no need to shovel snow at all, and wouldn't it be more slippery to shovel off the layer of snow on the surface and expose the ground? Because the vast majority of the Red Army wore straw sandals, they had to step directly into the snow, and after walking for long, everyone's feet had to freeze and break. But all the way to go are remote areas, lack of materials, where to get leather shoes to wear? But we can't help but climb the snowy mountains, so we can only find a way. Fortunately, there is the experience of the Central Red Army, so everyone can only be in' Socks' find a way to prevent snow soaking: the innermost layer is a layer of cotton cloth, and the outside of the cotton cloth is wrapped in kraft paper (this is still collected along the way, plus there is a small workshop specializing in kraft paper in the local area, which is barely enough), and the outside of kraft paper is wrapped in cotton or cloth (some comrades really can't find cotton, so they use dry leaves to stuff it in), and the outside of it is wrapped in palm leaf leaves or bark, so that even if it is soaked in the melting snow water, it can also be separated, and the outermost is wrapped in cloth, once this layer of cloth is frozen, it can also play a waterproof roleγ
Then, tie straw sandals to your feet, which look bulky, but they do provide some protection, at least, better than sticking your feet directly into the snow...... Some fighters even attached the 'socks' to their thighs, but there were still a small number of comrades who had to wrap their feet because they couldn't find much material.
Originally, the thicker the snow, the more difficult it is to walk, and if you want to step on the snow with this kind of 'sock', it is like hanging a shot put on your legs, ensuring that you will be surrounded by snow after a few steps, and finally get tired.
Between falling and breaking a leg or even losing one's life, of course, you have to choose wrestling. In order to prevent this from happening, Zhang Qingshan and others had the task of shoveling snow and opening the way...... And the leaders were considered thoughtful, and even forcibly ordered that the soldiers must each beat two pairs of new straw sandals, because the new straw sandals are definitely better than the old ones in terms of slip resistance.
"Good!" everyone applauded. But there was a thorn in the head who couldn't help but ask: "Company commander, is there any reward for shoveling the most?"
Tian Guozhong, who was on the side, glared at him and was about to criticize the guy, but Zhang Qingshan pulled him lightly and smiled at the soldier: "Of course there is! I decided that the class that shovels the most snow will reward each person with two sips of wine." β
Comrades applauded again.
Tian Guozhong hurriedly added: "Comrades should pay attention, at most, just shovel out a width of about two meters, but don't waste your strength by shoveling too wide." β
Immediately, the crowd began to shovel snow.
At the beginning, everyone was full of energy, and each was responsible for a section in the class, and the comparison was speed - fighting for the first place was secondary, and the key was that no one wanted to be the first from the bottom, which would be a joke. In addition, the snow on this section of the road is thin, so in a burst of snowflakes, everyone quickly shoveled out a road about two meters wide and nearly two hundred meters long.
But later, the speed of the people dropped sharply: first, they climbed the mountain all the way, and everyone exerted too much physical strength, second, the oxygen content in the air began to decrease at this time, and everyone did not adapt to this environment, and third, the thickness of the snow began to slowly increase......
Seeing this, Zhang Qingshan had to order everyone to rest. With a wave of his hand back, the fighters of the second platoon immediately rushed forward and opened the way.
The comrades in the row straightened up one after another and wiped their sweat. looked left and right, and saw that everyone was emitting a mist exuding, like a gathering of three flowers, and they all laughed immediately.
It has to be said that the assault company is worthy of the carefully selected elite, which can be seen from the physical strength alone: in only about five hours, they miraculously shoveled out a kilometer-long road. But it can also be seen that the higher you go, the more difficult it is to shovel snow.
At this time, the sky was already dark, but because I was in the vast snowfield, it was silvery white, and the visibility was naturally high. Although the comrades asked to continue fighting, Zhang Qingshan shook his head directly when he saw that everyone was 'gathering three flowers' and sweating profusely: in addition to the three reasons for appealing, bad weather has become one of the biggest reasons. In just a few hours, they have been hit by three baptisms of rain and two hailstorms.
There is another reason, the 49th Regiment of the Pioneer Regiment is less than 100 meters away from them, and the head of the regiment Tian Jingshan, who is walking in the front, has already waved at them.
"Comrades, I know that everyone is hungry and tired now, and they really want to sit down and rest, but according to the experience of the Central Red Army when they climbed the snow-capped mountains, at this time, everyone must not sit down or lie down, and must supervise each other......" Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan groaned for a moment -- the soldiers of the assault company were all proud, and naturally refused to admit defeat. If you don't take care of their emotions, it may backfire. Therefore, after Zhang Qingshan paused, he pointed to the road he drove out and shouted solemnly: "Everyone looks back at the results of our struggle for several hours, it is absolutely fruitful, and other companies will definitely not be able to do ......it."
Everyone looked back, and when they heard this, they all smiled happily.
"But to achieve such results, everyone knows how hard and tired they are. Therefore, at this time, it is not a shame to let the comrades around you help you when you are tired, but you should be proud, because it shows that you have paid great physical strength to complete this glorious task...... Therefore, I ordered that the commanders and fighters of the whole company must help each other and stand and lean against each other to rest. β
To be able to give such an order in advance is the benefit of benefiting from the experience of the Central Red Army.
Soon, the head of Tian Jingshan arrived one after another with the 49th regiment.
Tian Jingshan came to Zhang Qingshan's side out of breath and asked the comrades who had followed him to take the shovel from the assault company and go to the front. Then, he looked back and smiled at Zhang Qingshan: "Tsk! Xiao Zhang, your assault company is worthy of being an elite! With this speed of shoveling snow, it is still very good~!"
It's uncomfortable to listen to, it's too ironic.
Zhang Qingshan wiped the sweat on his forehead, panted, glanced at him, and shot back angrily: "Lao Tian, I found that since you straightened up, your official authority has become bigger, your temper has become bigger, and you even speak a lot louder, and you like to carry a gun and a stick." Say, Captain, what's the new instruction?"
"Hey, hey!" Tian Jingshan would never talk like this in front of others, but he had a friendship with Zhang Qingshan, and he had a lot of relationship. After laughing dryly, he smiled: "I don't have any big instructions, I just think that you can drive such a long way with such a brutal effort, and I am a little surprised." β
Zhang Qingshan was shocked, and then asked very unconvinced: "Listen to what you mean, do you have a way not to be brutal?" Come, head of the regiment, give me some pointers." β
"It's okay to point~!, but I don't have a taste in my mouth, it's just ......" Iron Rooster Tian Jingshan laughed hesitantly, put his right index finger and middle finger on the side of his mouth and made a gesture of holding a cigarette, blinking his eyes, with a look of what you know......