Seeing this scene, Deputy Captain Kong nodded, and then patted Lin Yi on the shoulder, "Okay, I'll leave it to you in Class 8. If you don't understand anything, just ask Class 8 Leader. He is an old border guard and knows how to do it."
I explained it to you very clearly."
As everyone saluted again, Deputy Commander Kong and Assistant Xu quickly set off on their way back without hesitation.
Border defense is no different than other places, where there is no room for hesitation and things must be done neatly and neatly. After all, the natural environment is harsh and people are not allowed to drag their feet.
Lin Yishi had been inconvenient for seven hours and now wanted to go to the toilet, so he looked at Squad Leader 8 and asked, "Can I go to the toilet first?"
Squad leader 8 nodded quickly, "Of course, and then he stuffed a walkie-talkie on Lin Yi. We have regulations that you must carry a walkie-talkie with you when you go to the toilet at night, and you must bring it with you in bad weather during the day."
Lin Yi was stunned by these words, "Why do you feel like you're on a mission after going to the toilet? You must have an intercom."
But when he saw that he had to climb two three-meter-high snow-capped mountains before he could reach the dry toilet, Lin Yi breathed out, "It seems that you have to bring the walkie-talkie with you, otherwise it will get stuck in a snowdrift and you won't be able to get out."
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8 The squad leader heard this and smiled. He couldn't get into this snowdrift. It was accumulated from three days of wind and snow. The snow was very firm, just like the desert. If you don't believe it, you can only leave a footprint if you step on it.
Lin Yi climbed up using both hands and feet, and found that it was really solid. When his feet landed on it, he could only leave one footprint.
But he didn't dare to jump. The snow was snow after all. It was good if it could withstand the weight of a person. If he jumped, he would definitely fall into it.
After climbing over two snow hills, Lin Yi came to the dry toilet. Because there was a door blocking it, the wind and snow were not blown in. However, it could be seen from the marks of the shovel that the toilet door must have been buried in snow.
Passed.
After solving personal problems, I ran back to the outpost to wash my hands and face. I was about to go out and feel the warm sunshine when I was suddenly grabbed by the 8th squad leader.
"Don't go out."
This scene frightened Lin Yi. Although it was minus 30 degrees outside, we were wearing thick clothes, and the sun was so bright, it wasn't cold at all.
Squad leader 8 pointed to the water on Lin Yi's face and said: "Platoon leader Lin, you didn't know when you first came to the post. You can't go out if there is water on your skin. Otherwise, if you are blown by the wind, your wound will burst immediately."
It doesn't matter that we are at the border all year round. Who doesn't have chilblains on their hands and cracked skin on their face?
You are different. If you don't take good care of yourself, don't go back to the group. The group will say that we abused you.
Hiss, there is water on the skin, and it will crack if it is blown by the wind, and then blood will flow out?
Lin Yi didn't dare to imagine, and quickly took out a tissue from his pocket to wipe away the water stains on his skin.
When the 8th squad leader saw that Lin Yi had no intention of going out, he took out the work log and handed it over, "If you want to know how the outpost operates, just read the log. There are reserve personnel standing guard every hour. Patrol personnel who go out do not stand guard. The night shift is specially prepared.
Two people are dedicated to the night shift, so that other soldiers will not be in low spirits during the day."
The route we patrol is a bit far, and we need to hike for more than six hours a day, so we have to eat lunch outside.
Normally, it’s biscuits and snow. Unless there are some festivals, you can bring self-heating dry food, but it’s not very useful to bring self-heating dry food in winter.
You think, you have to warm the snow in your arms first, then turn it into water, and then soak it in self-heating dry food. The weather is too cold to cook it. It tastes half-cooked and half-cooked, and it is better to eat dry food. Anyway, it is just a meal, so you can just eat it.
Just pad it.
It doesn't matter if you eat a little full in the morning and a little full at night.
Then the 8th squad leader found a small man to sit down and said, "We can't sleep on the bed during the day. If we have nothing to do and want to play cards, we can sit in the restaurant. It's not messy and easy to clean. The outpost is not big, and there isn't much room to stay. Normally
You work in the conference room, which is a big place. Apart from a small meeting in the conference room in the evening to summarize the current work, there is basically nothing else."
The outpost is actually not dangerous. If an enemy who can't imagine it wants to march from here, nature will teach him a lesson. I have been working as a border guard for more than ten years and I have never encountered an enemy.
Our biggest enemies are the harsh environment and loneliness. There are now a total of 12 people in Class 8, including 13 of you. You can still talk when you first come here, but after a month, you will have nothing to say, and you will understand.
For example, our soldiers who have been working for a year often know what to do without even speaking a word, just with every movement and expression. There is nothing they can do, they really understand it too well.
We don’t have a network on our mobile phones, so we only have walkie-talkie signals. We usually don’t dare to use the remote intercom at the regiment headquarters, so we can only use the small intercom in the station.
In fact, the work at the outpost is very complex, but sometimes it is very relaxing.
You say less, you have to take care of everything, including eating, drinking, and sleeping, and even how much diesel is left in the generator, you have to worry about it at all times, in case a snowstorm blows and the power is cut off, and there is no electricity available.
But if you want to say more, there are only a dozen or so people in the outpost, how can there be more?
At this time, the deputy squad leader and the backup staff had put on shovels and snow shovels, "Squad leader, then you continue to explain the work to platoon leader Lin. I will take people to shovel the snow first. No matter what, the playground must be shoveled out."
8 Squad Leader nodded, "Okay, come back in two hours to replace people. It's too cold to work for a long time."
In response to the complaint, Lin also pulled up his cold mask, put on his cotton hat and prepared to go out, "Let's do it together."
Squad leader 8 grabbed Lin Yi and said, "Those who can't run away, wait two hours and we'll bring them in. Shoveling snow in the plateau area is not as easy as you think. It's very strenuous. You have to leave a few people with equipment to prepare for duty."
To prevent emergencies.”
Lin Yi then took off the cold mask around his neck, "Okay, then you can continue the introduction."
In fact, there are not many things to introduce about life and work, the most important thing is the armory.
Squad leader 8 took Lin Yi to the armory and pointed to the weapons inside, "You come from a big place. The weapons here are all individual weapons. You must be familiar with them. After all, the outpost has these conditions. There are
It is enough to hold a single weapon."
Lin Yi reached out and picked up the white holster on the gun, feeling a little curious.
Squad Leader 8 smiled and said, "You have never seen this kind of thing before. This is only equipped in extremely cold areas like ours to prevent the gun from being frozen and unable to fire."
Lin Yi knew that the 95 rifle was a very durable rifle, but he didn't expect that he would have to wear clothes in such weather. The environment here was really cruel.
Then squad leader 8 took Lin Yi to the kitchen. There was a soldier in charge of the kitchen. He was a five-year veteran and his cooking skills were quite good. "Old Wu, come here and call someone."
Corporal Wu trotted over quickly and saluted: "Platoon leader Lin, I am making tomato braised noodles for you. I put a few slices of yak meat in it to make sure you eat well."
Monitor 8 explained: "It is our tradition to make dumplings and make noodles when you go out. The noodles in plateau areas don't taste as good as yours, but the tradition cannot be changed, so please understand."
Lin Yi didn't expect Class 8 to be so hospitable, and waved his hands repeatedly, "I just like to eat soft noodles, Lao Wu, hurry up and make them. I'm a little hungry."
Corporal Wu looked happy, "Okay, I'll do it right now."