After the Frost Descent, the weather got colder day by day, especially on the border of Da Qi, where the weather got colder especially quickly this year.
At this time of year in previous years, people still needed to wear light clothes at noon, but now, whether it is morning or noon, people have already changed into thick clothes early.
According to this level of coldness, once winter really comes, especially during the Lesser Cold and Greater Cold periods, people might really freeze to death.
Fortunately, military supplies and food wages were distributed very promptly this year, and the army changed into winter clothes early.
Especially this year's winter clothes, we specially added two sets of sweaters and a woolen coat. Everyone put them on when the weather got cold, and they received unanimous praise.
It is uncomfortable to wear a sweater close to the body. It is very prickly, as if you have thorns all over your body.
But as long as you wear something underneath, it's pretty good, just like having a small stove in your arms.
Even if people can breathe out white steam when walking outside, their bodies will still be warm.
As for the woolen coat, it is even more like a magical artifact. It is long and big enough. When you put it on when guarding the city, no matter how strong the wind is, it can't blow through.
Especially when keeping watch at night, if you wear a hat made of the same material to cover your ears and mouth, no matter how strong the wind is outside, it will not blow away the heat from your body.
When waiting for the shift change, you no longer have to huddle in the corner. You just need to find a place sheltered from the wind and squat on the ground. The large wool coat will wrap you up completely, just like a small tent.
Especially when going to the toilet, you can just squat on the ground and no longer have your buttocks frozen and blue like before, and you don’t have to carry anyone on your back.
They often squat on the ground to take care of their menstrual hygiene while greeting passers-by.
Once you've finished cleaning up and wiped your butt, the person you were chatting with will be surprised to find that there's something extra on the floor.
When you sleep at night, this thing can also be used as a quilt to cover your body, blocking out the wind and keeping you warm.
Some people also try to put it under their body, which is soft and warm.
In short, any troops that changed into sweaters and woolen coats saw their combat effectiveness in winter increase by at least 30%.
Everyone said that if the enemy attacked again, they would be made to pay the price.
Many people have regarded woolen coats as a third life besides weapons. Some people even declared that if they could return alive, they would definitely pass down the woolen coats as heirlooms.
Pan Erga is such a person. He is the second child in the family. He has an older brother who is in his thirties and has not yet started a family, and he has several younger brothers and sisters who are crying for care.
In order to find a wife for the eldest son, the family sold everything that could be sold.
In order to prevent his younger brothers and sisters from starving to death, Pan Erga resolutely signed up to join the army.
For children from poor families, it was a blessing to have a pair of shoes when they joined the army, and they definitely had no winter clothes.
Pan Erga was originally still worried about this matter, but he didn't expect that the quartermaster called them over two days ago and actually issued them winter uniforms.
Touching the woolen coat on his body and feeling his body as hot as a furnace, Pan Erga had never been so happy.
It’s good to be a soldier. Soldiers have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. He has never worn such good things at home.
"So, we have to thank the officials in the Ministry of War a lot. If they hadn't approved it, where would we find such a good thing? Speaking of which, they really spent a lot of money this time. In all my years in the army, I've never seen the Ministry of War be so generous!"
An old soldier was squatting in front of the fire and talking. Pan Erga knew this person. His name was Lao Juezi, and everyone in the team called him Uncle Juezi.
He is indeed a veteran. I heard that he has been stationed here for seven or eight years.
He has been through dozens of battles, big and small, for seven or eight years and is still alive. He is a capable man.
On weekdays, Pan Erga likes to chat with Uncle Lao Juezi. He thinks that just chatting can help him improve a lot of skills.
In the past, whenever Uncle Lao Juezi expressed his opinions, everyone would listen carefully and almost no one would refute him.
But today was different. As soon as Lao Juezi finished speaking, a man next to him said in a muffled voice, "Uncle, what you said is wrong. You've been here for so many years, don't you know what kind of people those big bosses in the Ministry of War are? Do you think they can be so kind?"
"Hey, Zhuzi, what you said means that you have inside information?"
Zhuzi scratched his head and said with a simple smile, "My brother-in-law came to the border to do business a few days ago and came to see me. You guys know about this, right?"
"I know, I know. Your brother-in-law even secretly gave you a pot of good wine. Please treat your brothers to a taste. We should thank you for this. You are a capable man!"
Zhuzi waved his hand. He had always been a generous person. It was just a pot of wine, and he really didn't take it seriously.
"The point isn't whether there's alcohol or not. The point is, my brother-in-law said, whether it's a sweater or a woolen coat, they were all invented by the old Imperial Master. They were all modeled after the treasures of the immortals."
"Think about it, they're treasures from the immortals, how could they be any worse? Anyway, the first batch has already been bought by those wealthy men in the capital, and the second batch has just been made. I heard that the wealthy people from the surrounding ethnic groups are also trying to buy them."
"But our national master said that this thing must be given priority to us soldiers stationed on the border. As long as one of us has not put on this good thing, no matter how much the aliens offer, the national master will not sell it to us."
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