Chapter 350: The hidden murderous intention of the sandstorm
Desert nights are not scary, but sandstorm nights are different.
Although the special armored vehicles opened the way, we did not encounter landmines or ambushes, but God was unfavorable and the next natural disaster occurred.
Sandstorm weather usually occurs in inland desert areas, and the Far East Army convoy will pass through such a journey on its way to the border city of Osheira when it leaves Mount Serat.
Winter is dry and rainless, and temperatures begin to rise. These are special weather conditions for the formation of sandstorms. The single fluid on the ground gradually develops into clouds or squall lines, allowing sandstorms to develop and continue to intensify in scale, as long as favorable wind speed and terrain conditions appear.
, a sandstorm formed immediately.
Just before nightfall completely fell, the Far East Army's convoy was driving on its way to O'Shea. At this time, every time it moved forward, the wind outside seemed to be blowing more violently, and the sound of sand and stones beating on the outer walls of the vehicle became more and more intense.
Big, the times become more dense, like steel bullets and hailstones.
Sitting in the command vehicle, Li Ningyu was already sitting with frowning, and the iron soldiers were also extremely busy, because from time to time there would be vehicle reports on the walkie-talkies. The glass of the vehicle was damaged in the wind and sand, and the road conditions ahead were constantly reported. Now
Warriors No. 2 and 3 are responsible for clearing the way for the convoy, and Warrior No. 5 is responsible for guarding the rear.
"Reporting to Yangtze River, I am Warrior 2. Our current position is 5 kilometers in front of the convoy. The visibility here is less than 300 meters!"
"Yangtze River received, Warrior 2, please control the speed and pay attention to safety!" After hearing the latest situation from the front, Tie Bing then responded.
After hearing the report from the front that the visibility was only less than 300 meters, Li Ningyu immediately turned to Tony and asked: "Do sandstorms like this happen often? How long does it usually last?"
When translator Tony heard Li Ningyu's question, he replied without thinking: "After winter, from spring to summer, there will be sandstorms every day, and big sandstorms usually last for about two days!".
After hearing Tony's answer, Li Ningyu became silent and began to recall the knowledge about sandstorms.
In fact, the culprit of sandstorms is atmospheric circulation, and wind is the hand. But what Li Ningyu has to consider now is the next issue, because sandstorms seem to be getting bigger and bigger.
If dust weather is divided into four categories, they are floating dust, blowing sand, sandstorms and strong sandstorms. General dust weather is just dust and fine sand floating in the air. There is basically no problem, and the visibility can reach 10
kilometers, if the weather is blowing sand, the air will be quite turbid, and the visibility will naturally drop to less than 10 kilometers.
Sandstorms are the kind of strong winds that the Far East Legion is encountering now. A large amount of dust and sand are blown up by the wind. The air is very turbid. The horizontal visibility is less than 1 kilometer. The wind speed is about level 6. However, strong sandstorms are not far behind and are considered to be of medium intensity.
Sandstorm.
It was already night at this time, but under the starlight in the sky and the headlights of the vehicles, the air was obviously blurry and turbid, and visibility was extremely low. In addition, this kind of weather was something that many soldiers had never encountered, so
It still caused some small-scale panic.
There are two main hazards of sandstorms, one is wind, and the other is sand. The hazards of strong winds are already very high, but when the sand and rocks are rolled up, the destructive intensity is very high.
Main consequences: causing house collapse, fire, casualties of humans and animals, damaging crop growth, affecting traffic, endangering health...
Wait, it affects traffic safety!
Li Ningyu, whose expression kept changing, suddenly realized a problem after thinking about the dangers of sandstorms.
"Tie Bing, do sandstorms often occur in this desert?"
Li Ningyu's inquiry, whether it was from the tone or the face, Tie Bing could see the importance of answering the matter, so Tie Bing immediately replied calmly: "Master, according to the report of the members of the intelligence team, this section of the desert will
In autumn, sandstorms occur half the time every month, and the level is not low!"
"If you were our enemy, would you take advantage of this weather?" Li Ningyu's next words stunned Tie Bing, and even Tony, the translator on the side, was slightly surprised.
However, while Tie Bing was stunned, Li Ningyu continued to ask hurriedly, and his tone couldn't help but improve a lot: "Is it possible?".
"Yes! Definitely!" After being slightly stunned, as a professional soldier, Tie Bing responded quickly.
"Immediately order the entire convoy to slow down, and send two more special armored vehicle detachments to explore the road ahead!" As soon as Tie Bing's answer came out, Li Ningyu's order came soon after.
"Every vehicle, please pay attention and slow down! All vehicles must slow down immediately to a speed of 15 kilometers per hour, and keep a distance of 5 meters between each vehicle!"
"Special three, special four, immediately support Pioneer Warrior 2 and start clearing mines again!"
The iron soldier on the side quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and issued orders one by one, while Li Ningyu quickly walked to the military map, looked at the route map in front of him, and quickly calculated the kilometers.
Although 360 kilometers is not a very long distance, in the face of such wind and sand, if you use a speed of 15 kilometers per hour, it will take at least 24 hours. If you encounter an attack or landmine attack, this time will be postponed further.
Li Ningyu secretly calculated in his heart, but after coming to this conclusion, Li Ningyu then thought of another problem, that is, the issue of logistical supplies. According to the arrangements for individual combat in the Far East, generally only 3 days of rations are carried.
If there are no problems on this section of the road, the rations will be enough, but the opponents lurking in the dark seem to be unwilling to give up such a good opportunity.
Thinking of this, Li Ningyu immediately started a new deployment. First, he sent a telegram to Kong Xiaoping from the command vehicle again, asking him to negotiate with King Duleazi of Hijaz, and immediately mobilized a large force from the border city of Oshela.
Troops, connect with the Far East Army, and at the same time investigate suspicious persons and caravans along the road.
Then a telegram was sent to Bismarck, asking him to issue another announcement, saying that the Far East Army encountered another large-scale attack after leaving Mount Serat, and that this force was a special guard force of the Ottoman Empire. The unit number was
321 Army 333 Regiment!
After the two telegrams were sent, the authorities of various countries were shocked, especially Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire. After seeing the troop numbers mentioned in the second diplomatic announcement from the Far East, Hamid II sat down on the sofa.
, and then cold sweat was dripping down.
And the several princes and ministers on the side also staggered anxiously, like ants on a hot pot.
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