This short distance of one kilometer was quite a hardship for Director Li. After walking five hundred meters, he fell into a snowdrift. He finally struggled, but he kept breathing heavily. After Lin's opinion,
, immediately took out the oxygen tube and handed it to him, "Breathe it through your nose, it's very cool."
After ten seconds of pause, before Director Li could react, Lin Yi took back the oxygen tank and said, "Don't be addicted to this. We don't have much with us. We'll save it for emergencies."
In fact, people in the outpost cannot use oxygen tanks at all in such windless or breezy weather. The only time they can use them is on windy days. Because the wind is strong, people's breathing cannot keep up. At this time,
Appropriate supplementation of some oxygen is required to prevent physical exhaustion.
Although Deputy Commander Kong was physically very strong, he could not compete with the young man at the outpost. Although he did not open his mouth to breathe during these several hundred meters, his thick nasal voice let Lin Yi know that Deputy Commander Kong was now also
I'm just gritting my teeth and persisting.
"Deputy Commander Kong, why don't we go back? Next we have to cross a snowy area. In this area, we have to crawl forward. If we accidentally fall into a snow pit, it will be quite troublesome to rescue us."
Deputy Captain Kong waved his hand, "There is no need to go back. If I can't even walk one kilometer, then do I have the nerve to fuck this deputy captain? Director Li, can you insist? If you can't insist, just wait where you are.
us."
Director Li also closed his mouth tightly at this time and breathed heavily through his nose. When he heard Deputy Commander Kong's words, he waved his hands firmly and said, "I can keep up."
Lin Jing noticed that Director Li was quite stubborn and reminded: "If you accidentally fall into the snow pit, remember not to move around, we will come to rescue you. The snow surface is only hard on the top, and the snow below has not been blown by the wind.
It's relatively soft. If you move around and get buried in the snow, you'll really suffer."
Snow is different from water. Even if it is buried, you will not suffocate. As long as you clear an area with your hands, you can always breathe air, because snowflakes are soft and there is air inside the snowflakes.
If some people don't believe it, you can try it and jump into a snow nest in winter to ensure that you can breathe.
Unless the layer of snow buried above is so thick that no air can get in, then there is no other way but to rely on the oxygen tank you carry with you for short-term oxygen inhalation.
But generally speaking, as long as it's not an avalanche, half of it won't be buried too deep. After all, the snow here is quite hard. Even if you do get stuck, most likely your legs will be stuck and your body will sink.
Can't go down.
And even if the snow in that place is very soft and the whole person falls, as long as you don't move around, the snow will not collapse. If you save yourself properly, your life will not be in danger.
Director Li had just fallen into a snowdrift once, but the snow only reached his waist, and his feet hit the ground. He crawled to the ground, used both hands to push hard, and his legs came out.
But what we have to cross is a snow-covered area. The depth below the snow-covered area is unfathomable. If you really fall in, unless you are very experienced, you will have to wait for rescue by your companions.
Because of his experience, Director Li was unsure, but he knew that being stuck in snowdrifts was absolutely normal in plateau areas, and he had to get used to it.
Touching the bottle of oxygen on his waist, Director Li made up his mind, "Don't worry, I will actively save myself and try my best to climb out with my own strength."
Lin Jing saw Director Li's courage and didn't say much. He just got down and crawled forward.
If it had been yesterday, Lin Yi would not have crawled through this snowy area, but not today. The sun is too strong today, especially now that we have just had lunch and it is the time when the snow is melting. The snow does not look like it did in the morning or in the morning.
At night, the load-bearing capacity is so strong.
One person weighs 70 kilograms, and with equipment weighing 80 kilograms upward, six people weigh half a ton.
Just relying on the pressure of the soles of the feet, this piece of snow was stepped on by six people with a total weight of half a ton. Who can guarantee that it will not collapse?
When Deputy Captain Kong saw Lin Yi lying down, he also crawled forward. Because the contact area was large, the things that made Director Li worried did not happen. The load-bearing capacity of the snow surface was still very strong, and no one fell in.
Inside the snow.
But the snow area of less than 200 meters took a group of people half an hour. The main reason was that Director Li couldn't keep up. If it was an outpost patrol team, the distance of 200 meters would take less than ten minutes.
You can crawl over.
Don't feel slow, everyone. When crawling on the snow, you can't use too much force. It's not as good as the sand pit where you can use it at will.
In fact, Lin Yi had also thought about whether he could use tools such as sleds to walk in this snowy area. After thinking about it later, it was not realistic. First of all, the outpost did not have such equipment.
In fact, these equipment are not light. Even if you ask your superiors to apply for these equipment, it is still very heavy to wear. Besides, it can only be used in this 200-meter snow area. After passing this snow area, the rest is
The mountain is so exposed that ski equipment cannot be used at all.
However, for such a long distance, it would have to carry more than ten kilograms of weight, which is not cost-effective no matter how you think about it.
It won't work if you just pile the equipment next to the snow area.
As long as a snowstorm passes, all these equipment will be blown away. After thinking about it, whether you apply for ski equipment from your superiors or make your own ski equipment from wooden boards, crossing this snowy area is not as fast as crawling forward.
It's convenient.
Moreover, the patrol team always leaves in the morning and comes back in the afternoon. These two points are relatively cold, and the snow is very frozen, so even if you don't crawl on it, you won't get stuck in it.
So the idea of making ski equipment was abandoned.
After passing this snowy area, the distance of 200 to 300 meters is a pure uphill climb. Lin Yi looked at Deputy Commander Kong and said, "This hilltop is the best hilltop to walk on on the patrol road, although it seems to be very steep.
It's big, but very gentle. As long as you use your hands and feet together, it's easy to climb up."
At this time, Director Li was panting for oxygen, looking at the gravel on the mountain road, and asked in surprise: "But there are so many gravels here, won't your feet be slippery?"
Lin Yi nodded, "It's slippery, that's why I said to use both hands and feet. If your feet are slippery, your hands can't be slippery too, and when you climb up, just try not to step on the gravel. Let's go.
There are traces there, just follow them when the time comes."
Director Li didn't expect that the distance was less than one kilometer, and he was about to fall down from exhaustion. He really couldn't imagine how the officers and soldiers of the eighth squadron could guarantee a patrol every day. This was simply not something that humans could do.
Lin Yi looked at everyone, "According to the rules, the leader goes first, so that we can explore the path and ensure the marching speed.
In addition, don’t follow too closely. There will be pebbles rolling down the road. If they hit you, don’t cry out for pain. You must hold back. However, under the condition of ensuring safety, you should pay attention to evade if you can avoid it.”
Then he picked up a pebble and threw it at Director Li. Director Li didn't react and was hurt by the hit. He quickly looked at Lin Yi and said, "Platoon Leader Lin, what are you doing?"
Lin Yi asked: "Does it hurt when I hit you just now?"
Director Li rubbed his arm and said, "It doesn't hurt."
Lin Yi pointed at the gravel, "When the gravel rolls down and hits you, it will feel like this pain. How about if you can persist? If you can persist, just follow us. If you can't persist, don't
Show off your strength."
Director Li had persisted until this point and had no reason to give up. If he gave up now, what he said in the morning would be nonsense, so he said firmly: "If you can persist, I will go with you."