Chapter 197 The Bad Situation of Heavy Snow Weather
Lin Yi looked at Xue Peng again, "Do you have any objections to me?"
Xue Peng shook his head, "No."
Lin Yi nodded, "Okay, that's all for now. Xue Peng will go on patrol with me tomorrow."
After dinner, the heavy snow began to fall again. Xue Peng saw Lin Yi standing outside with a frown on his face, and quickly approached him. However, he did not dare to ask casual questions. He could feel that Lin Yi's body was about to blend into the big world.
Naturally, is this his ability?
So he began to feel the nature, but even though Xue Peng was the number one strongman in the group, he couldn't feel the changes in nature at all. The only thing he could feel was that the snow was getting heavier and heavier.
Lin Yi frowned because he felt thick clouds accumulating in the sky, which meant that the heavy snow would not stop in a short time.
Heavy snow is different from strong winds. When strong winds blow, it has a great impact on the safety of patrol personnel. Therefore, once the wind reaches a certain level, patrols will be temporarily stopped.
But heavy snow does not. No matter how heavy the snow is, even if it is the kind of heavy snow that can bury you in the snow if you stand outside for an hour without moving, the outpost officers and soldiers cannot stop patrolling. The reason is very simple: the danger level of the heavy snow.
Not high enough to suspend patrols.
Although the danger level brought by heavy snow is not enough, if you ask the officers and soldiers at the outpost what weather they are most afraid of, they will definitely mention heavy snow.
Some people may wonder, the danger level of strong winds is so high that there is no need to patrol, but the danger level of heavy snow is obviously not as good as that of strong winds. Why are people afraid of heavy snows?
The reason for this is very simple, because there is no need to patrol in windy weather.
It's so comfortable for everyone to hide in the outpost, play chess and read a book. If you have nothing to do, you can go to the kitchen to help Master Wu cook. You can also cook whatever you like. It's so comfortable.
There must be some people who will say that if the wind level is not high and patrols can be carried out, will everyone still find the heavy snow weather more difficult?
Lin Yi could almost say with certainty, yes.
When the wind is not strong enough, the cotton coats worn by the soldiers are enough to withstand the cold. As long as the body does not lose body temperature, there is no big problem. It is just walking against the wind, which will be a little tiring, but it will never be particularly tiring.
After all, the wind is too strong and the patrol will be suspended.
But heavy snow weather is different. Heavy snow weather is not cold at all. Not only is it not cold, it is also hot.
After a soldier has put on his clothes, he is not allowed to unzip any piece of clothing casually on the road. Even if you want to relieve yourself, you must unzip your clothes and do so under the supervision of your teammates. After you relieve your hands, your teammates
I also have to keep an eye on you as you pull the zipper properly to make sure nothing is missed.
You may think it’s not such an exaggeration. There are people in the Northeast who swim in the winter at minus 30 degrees Celsius. Are you going to be so exaggerated?
Really awesome.
For example, if your zipper is opened and a gap is exposed, you won't feel it because it is thick and heated by the electric clothes, so you won't be able to feel it for a while.
At this time, a strong wind suddenly blew, and it was a very high wind. In such an emergency, everyone would definitely choose a good place to hide or dig a hole to hide from the wind as soon as possible.
When a person is concentrated, it is impossible to feel the changes in the body all the time. It is very likely that after ten or twenty minutes, the area where your zipper is exposed and the skin under the clothes will be frozen to death, even if it is separated by
Electrically heated clothes, sweaters and other clothes can't stop it at all.
Lin Yi said before that in plateau areas, even if there is no wind, if you have a little water stain on your hands and you don't pay attention or wipe them dry, if you go out and walk around, it will only take three to five minutes for your hands to be stained.
The wound will be cracked by the freeze, and when it thaws after returning to the outpost, the blood will flow out.
Not to mention, after the wind and snow blow into the zipper opening, the electric heating clothes and your own body temperature heat the snow that blows in and turn it into water.
The water turned into ice and stuck to the skin due to the strong wind.
If it's just the skin that freezes, it's not bad. But if it causes hypothermia in the body and metabolic disorders of the body's organs, it would be even worse. This is a plateau area, and any small mistake will have serious consequences.
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In fact, the impact of rising temperatures is far from the worst of heavy snow weather.
The worst part is that after heavy snow falls, the ground will become very soft and slippery.
As long as a normal patrol road is blown by a strong wind, the snow surface will become extremely hard. Under normal circumstances, people walking on it will not sink. It is like walking on a flat road. It is actually quite smooth.
relaxing.
After it snows, the newly fallen snow is very soft and will break down if you step on it. This is equivalent to walking on a muddy dirt road, which consumes more energy than before.
But the scariest thing is not the snowy roads, but the roads without snow in the first place.
On the patrol route, the road without snow means that the wind is usually very strong. The wind will blow away the snow on this road, but the wind will also blow the stones extremely sharp.
Although some stones will be very brittle when blown, this kind of stone will be sharper. Some stone flakes are even thinner than the blades on military thorns. If you accidentally brush against these stones, it will be easy to cut them.
The pants were unzipped.
Lin Yi also said just now that if the clothes are not zipped up properly and cause frostbite, the consequences will be very serious.
In fact, being cut is not a bad thing, because the quality of our outer pants is very good. If you cut the first layer, it will be protected by the second layer, so frostbite is rare.
But you are afraid that the stone will be so sharp that your leg will bleed. In many cases, the stone will cut your leg and bleed through your pants. Even if the pants are not scratched, there will be blood stains flowing out of the leg.
Wounds are more sensitive to temperature, especially after being frozen, which will cause the wound to fester, which will be even more troublesome.
Moreover, heavy snow is relatively slippery, so if you don’t pay attention when climbing a mountain and your feet slip, the danger will be even greater.
Even when the eighth squad leader is here, he will be extremely cautious when encountering snowy weather. He would rather walk for an hour and rest for fifteen minutes than walk straight to the end in one breath.
People's mental state is limited, and it is impossible to remain tense for several hours, so he must ensure that everyone stops and relaxes after walking for a while, lest everyone not pay attention and be scratched by the stones under their feet.
Lin Yi breathed out and looked at Xue Peng, "Go back to the house and make the bed. Go to bed early tonight. Our patrol team will have a hard time tomorrow."
Xue Peng is not afraid of hardship, "Platoon Leader Lin, don't worry, I won't hold you back. I guarantee that I will follow you wherever you go."
Lin Yi was not worried about Xue Peng's physical fitness, but worried about Xue Peng's carelessness. It was quite difficult to walk on the patrol route, especially after it was covered with heavy snow, and many hidden dangers could not be seen. "You will be at the end of the line tomorrow, I will tell you
My request is very simple, follow everyone’s footsteps, and step where others step, do you understand?”